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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C88.
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 15 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Closed, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap.
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- ECO code
- C88
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 15
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Closed
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
43,898 games · White 40.7% / Draw 5.1% / Black 54.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 14,481 | |
| Bg4 | 11,223 | |
| O-O | 10,603 | |
| Nxd4 | 4,234 | |
| Na5 | 2,557 | |
| Bb7 | 424 | |
| h6 | 163 | |
| Bd7 | 61 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:06:39
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