Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Delayed Exchange
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C84
- Delayed Exchange C85 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C85.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Closed, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C85
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Closed
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Statistics from Lichess
79,883 games · White 51.3% / Draw 6.8% / Black 41.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc6 | 75,086 | |
| bxc6 | 4,294 | |
| b5 | 456 | |
| O-O | 26 | |
| b6 | 17 | |
| Bf8 | 1 | |
| g6 | 1 | |
| Bd6 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:31:24
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