Tree path 10 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Rosen Attack › Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap
- 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
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C84
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C88
- Rosen Attack C88
- Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap C88 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C88), 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 20 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 c5 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C88
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 20
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