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  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Ruy Lopez C60
  6. Morphy Defense C70
  7. Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
  8. Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation C78 you are here
C78

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C78.

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

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5, after 10 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
C78
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
10
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense:

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