Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense › Rio Gambit Accepted › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation › Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense C65
- Rio Gambit Accepted C67
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation C67
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Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C67.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 11 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C67
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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