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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, Winawer Attack
  1. Caissa Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Ruy Lopez C60
  6. Berlin Defense C65
  7. Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense C65
  8. Rio Gambit Accepted C67
  9. Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation C67
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C67

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack

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Overview

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack after 9. Nd4
After 9. Nd4

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack (ECO C67) is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 — 9 moves.

In 23 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 60.9%, Black 30.4% and 8.7% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 9…O-O, in 83% of those games.

ECO code
C67
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
9 moves
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

23 games · White 60.9% / Draw 8.7% / Black 30.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
O-O19
Nc54

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-berlin-defense-winawer-attack