Tree path 13 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 › Luther Line
- 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
- Luther Line C80 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation, Luther Line
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation, Luther Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C80.
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 19 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 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. Qe1.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C80
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 19
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