Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense › Rio Gambit Accepted › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation
- Chess 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
- Rio Gambit Accepted C67
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation C67
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C67.
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 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe5, after 11 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C67
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
9,967 games · White 46.3% / Draw 6.8% / Black 46.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 8,274 | |
| d5 | 993 | |
| Nc5 | 232 | |
| a6 | 219 | |
| d6 | 95 | |
| Ng5 | 63 | |
| Nxe5 | 35 | |
| Bc5 | 23 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:30:44
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