Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Anti-Berlin Variation › Mortimer Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Anti-Berlin Variation C65
- Mortimer Variation C65 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C65.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap.
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- ECO code
- C65
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
93,331 games · White 42.9% / Draw 4.4% / Black 52.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 29,873 | |
| Nxe5 | 29,009 | |
| c3 | 13,401 | |
| Bg5 | 7,074 | |
| Nc3 | 4,341 | |
| Bc4 | 2,112 | |
| Ba4 | 1,510 | |
| h3 | 1,461 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:53:35
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