Tree path 14 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Open › Ruy Lopez: Open › Ruy Lopez: Open › Ruy Lopez: Open › Main Line › Ruy Lopez: Open › Classical Defense › Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C80
- Main Line C80
- Ruy Lopez: Open C82
- Classical Defense C83
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation C83 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C83.
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 22 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C83
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 22
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Statistics from Lichess
130 games · White 41.5% / Draw 3.1% / Black 55.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| f3 | 75 | |
| Nxe6 | 39 | |
| f4 | 6 | |
| Bf4 | 6 | |
| Rxe4 | 3 | |
| Nd2 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:28:59
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