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C71

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C71.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

5 named variations grow from this line, including Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, and others.

Together the deeper variations number 11 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
C71
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
8
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
11

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Variations (5)

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