Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Schliemann Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Schliemann Defense C63 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C63.
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 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Dyckhoff Variation, Exchange Variation, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted, and others.
Together the deeper variations number 8 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C63
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 8
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Variations (4)
Show all 8 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C63 Dyckhoff Variation 7-ply
- C63 Exchange Variation 7-ply
- C63 Jaenisch Gambit Accepted 7-ply
- C63 Schönemann Attack 7-ply
- C63 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Classical Variation 14-ply
- C63 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Kostić Defense 10-ply
- C63 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Möhring Variation 14-ply
- C63 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation 10-ply