Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Wing Attack
- 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
- Wing Attack C78 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wing Attack
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wing Attack 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 begins with 13 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C78
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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