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, Howell Attack
- 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, Howell Attack C81 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C81), 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. Qe2 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 2 documented sub-systems: Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack, Ekstrom Variation.
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- ECO code
- C81
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line
- Direct variations
- 2
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