Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation › Alekhine Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation C68
- Alekhine Variation C68 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alekhine Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alekhine Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C68.
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 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C68
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
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Statistics from Lichess
20,832 games · White 45.0% / Draw 10.2% / Black 44.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 6,198 | |
| O-O | 6,060 | |
| Be3 | 5,227 | |
| f4 | 1,136 | |
| f3 | 611 | |
| Nf5 | 412 | |
| Nd2 | 188 | |
| Ne2 | 185 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:58:51
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