Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Open › Ruy Lopez: Open › Ruy Lopez: Open
Ruy Lopez: Open
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C80), 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 is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Open, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 3 documented sub-systems: Ruy Lopez: Open, Harksen Gambit, Schlechter Defense.
In total, the branch covers 24 sub-variations across all depths.
Explore the position on the interactive board, study its real-world results from Lichess, and challenge the engine when you are ready.
- ECO code
- C80
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Open
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 24
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. A more detailed, human-written description is on the way — and you can speed it up by suggesting one yourself.
Statistics from Lichess
Loading…
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached
Description
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Variations (3)
Show all 24 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C80 Ruy Lopez: Open 15-ply
- C80 Harksen Gambit 15-ply
- C80 Schlechter Defense 16-ply
- C80 Ruy Lopez: Open, Berger Variation 19-ply
- C80 Main Line 16-ply
- C80 Zukertort Variation 16-ply
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open 17-ply
- C80 Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation 17-ply
- C81 Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack 17-ply
- C82 Berlin Variation 18-ply
- C80 Luther Line 19-ply
- C83 Classical Defense 18-ply
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense 20-ply
- C81 Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack 19-ply
- C81 Ekstrom Variation 24-ply
- C82 Italian Variation 18-ply
- C80 Ruy Lopez: Open, Karpov Gambit 21-ply
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation 22-ply
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin Variation 21-ply
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack 19-ply
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation 19-ply
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap 25-ply
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation 22-ply
- C82 Nenarokov Variation 20-ply