Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Cozio Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Cozio Defense C70 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense 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.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7.
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
88,583 games · White 47.1% / Draw 5.9% / Black 47.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 49,989 | |
| c3 | 21,618 | |
| d4 | 5,112 | |
| Nc3 | 5,054 | |
| d3 | 4,323 | |
| Bb3 | 847 | |
| c4 | 418 | |
| Qe2 | 349 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:54:05
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