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- 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 C82
- Italian Variation C82
- Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation C82 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C82), 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 is reached after 19 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.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Open, Italian Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation.
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- ECO code
- C82
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 19
- Direct variations
- 1
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