Tree path 15 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 › Italian Variation › Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation › Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation
C82

Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C82.

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 22 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. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C82
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
22
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation

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