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 › Steiner Variation
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Steiner 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 begins with 18 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 e4 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C89
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 18
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack
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Statistics from Lichess
46,751 games · White 31.1% / Draw 3.7% / Black 65.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc6 | 36,936 | |
| Ng5 | 6,350 | |
| Nd4 | 1,574 | |
| Ne5 | 1,172 | |
| d4 | 457 | |
| h3 | 87 | |
| d3 | 53 | |
| a4 | 47 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:20:31
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