Tree path 13 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
- 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 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C89.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 28 plies and takes 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 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation.
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- ECO code
- C89
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 28
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
191,573 games · White 40.1% / Draw 5.8% / Black 54.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qf3 | 61,880 | |
| Be3 | 47,300 | |
| Re4 | 31,730 | |
| Bxd5 | 24,246 | |
| Qd3 | 13,080 | |
| Nd2 | 6,800 | |
| Qe2 | 4,759 | |
| Bc2 | 898 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:32:15
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