Tree path 14 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 › Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line › Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation
- 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
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line C89
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation C89 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C89), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 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 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5, after 36 plies of opening development.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C89
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 36
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Statistics from Lichess
1,103 games · White 41.3% / Draw 9.6% / Black 49.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| axb5 | 947 | |
| Bxd5 | 73 | |
| Qf1 | 41 | |
| f4 | 10 | |
| Nf1 | 8 | |
| Ne4 | 8 | |
| Bd1 | 6 | |
| h4 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:32:27
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