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 › Classical Defense
Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C83.
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 Be7, after 18 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Open, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation, Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin Variation, Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap.
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- ECO code
- C83
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 18
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Open
- Direct variations
- 3
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