Tree path 12 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 › Main Line › Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation
- 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: Open C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Main Line C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation C80 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation 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 begins with 17 plies and takes 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. Nbd2 to reach the canonical position.
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: Luther Line, Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, Ruy Lopez: Open, Karpov Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C80
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line
- Direct variations
- 3
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