Tree path 11 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, Modern Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation 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.
It is reached after 22 plies of play, with the move sequence 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.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C89
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 22
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
335,160 games · White 39.8% / Draw 5.5% / Black 54.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 229,843 | |
| Bxd5 | 37,190 | |
| d3 | 30,674 | |
| Re1 | 13,515 | |
| Qf3 | 7,807 | |
| Qe2 | 3,721 | |
| g3 | 3,559 | |
| Qe1 | 2,578 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:29:02
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