Tree path 14 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, Tarrasch Trap
- 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
- Classical Defense C83
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap C83 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C83), 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.
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 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Qd7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Rxe4, after 25 plies of opening development.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C83
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 25
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