Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Wormald Attack › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Wormald Attack C77
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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C86.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C86
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
19,885 games · White 55.8% / Draw 5.6% / Black 38.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 6,389 | |
| Bg4 | 6,297 | |
| d4 | 2,334 | |
| Re8 | 1,421 | |
| Bb7 | 1,407 | |
| Be6 | 841 | |
| h6 | 665 | |
| Na5 | 237 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:16:24
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