Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C78), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 12 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Rabinovich Variation.
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- ECO code
- C78
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
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