Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense › Beverwijk Variation
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense C65
- Beverwijk Variation C65 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C65.
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 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit.
In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C65
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
1,941,252 games · White 54.8% / Draw 4.1% / Black 41.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 675,632 | |
| Re1 | 371,003 | |
| d3 | 368,379 | |
| Bxc6 | 187,567 | |
| Nxe5 | 148,981 | |
| Nc3 | 96,950 | |
| h3 | 53,644 | |
| d4 | 14,892 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:53:38
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