Tree path 12 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Flohr System › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid
- 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
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C88
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C90
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C92
- Flohr System C92
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid C92 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C92.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 24 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C92
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 24
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Statistics from Lichess
2,750 games · White 49.0% / Draw 7.0% / Black 44.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc2 | 1,853 | |
| Ba2 | 398 | |
| d5 | 242 | |
| Nf1 | 186 | |
| Qc2 | 41 | |
| dxe5 | 10 | |
| a4 | 6 | |
| Nh4 | 6 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:30:38
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