Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Classical Variation › Central Variation › Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Classical Variation C64
- Central Variation C64
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C64.
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 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C64
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
40,149 games · White 49.8% / Draw 4.0% / Black 46.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 21,326 | |
| d4 | 12,336 | |
| Bxc6 | 2,687 | |
| d3 | 2,118 | |
| a4 | 564 | |
| h3 | 392 | |
| Qe2 | 236 | |
| b4 | 166 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:53:26
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