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Ruy Lopez: Open
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C82), 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 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3, after 17 plies of opening development.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 3 documented sub-systems: Berlin Variation, Classical Defense, Italian Variation.
In total, the branch covers 10 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C82
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 10
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Variations (3)
Show all 10 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C82 Berlin Variation 18-ply
- C83 Classical Defense 18-ply
- C82 Italian Variation 18-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