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: Marshall Attack › Modern Variation › Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line
- 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 C88
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack C89
- Modern Variation C89
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line C89 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C89.
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 23 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 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line.
Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C89
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 23
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
230,096 games · White 39.2% / Draw 5.5% / Black 55.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd6 | 228,947 | |
| Bf6 | 643 | |
| Nf6 | 218 | |
| Be6 | 78 | |
| Bb7 | 31 | |
| Qc7 | 29 | |
| Re8 | 25 | |
| Kh8 | 22 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:30:11
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