Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Alapin's Defense Deferred
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Alapin's Defense Deferred C70 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Alapin's Defense Deferred
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Alapin's Defense Deferred is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C70.
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 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C70
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
5,085 games · White 59.9% / Draw 3.9% / Black 36.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 3,236 | |
| O-O | 1,504 | |
| a3 | 197 | |
| Nc3 | 61 | |
| Bxc6 | 37 | |
| Bb3 | 22 | |
| Qe2 | 11 | |
| c4 | 6 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:53:56
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