Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Steinitz Deferred › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred
- 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
- Steinitz Deferred C79
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C79), 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4, after 14 plies of opening development.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense Deferred, Boleslavsky Variation.
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- ECO code
- C79
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
- Direct variations
- 1
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