Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Anderssen Variation › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Duras Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Anderssen Variation C77
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Duras Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Duras Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C77), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 11 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C77
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
6,585 games · White 47.2% / Draw 7.2% / Black 45.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 2,238 | |
| g6 | 1,785 | |
| Bd7 | 1,468 | |
| Bg4 | 810 | |
| h6 | 147 | |
| b5 | 62 | |
| Nd7 | 34 | |
| Be6 | 19 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:31:03
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