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Tree path 11 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
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Ruy Lopez C60
  6. Morphy Defense C70
  7. Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
  8. Ruy Lopez: Open C80
  9. Ruy Lopez: Open C80
  10. Ruy Lopez: Open C80
  11. Ruy Lopez: Open C80
  12. Main Line C80 you are here
C80

Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C80), 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.

The line arises from 16 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.

The line refines Ruy Lopez: Open, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

The line splits into 3 documented sub-systems: Ruy Lopez: Open, Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation, Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack.

Together the deeper variations number 18 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
C80
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
16
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Open
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
18

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Variations (3)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Ruy Lopez: Open:

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