Tree path 14 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 › Classical Defense › Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation
C83

Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C83.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

The line arises from 22 plies — specifically the moves 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 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5.

It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C83
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
22
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense

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