ECO C81: Ruy Lopez
ECO C81 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack:
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.
That position has come up in 12,231 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.6%, 8.8% were drawn and Black won 40.6%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | 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 |
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| Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | 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 Be7 10. c4 |
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| Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack, Ekstrom Variation | 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 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 |
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