Tree path 9 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 › Classical Defense, Main Line
- 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
- Classical Defense, Main Line C83 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, Main Line
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, Main Line 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.
It is reached after 19 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 d5 9. dxe5 Be6 10. c3.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Open, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C83
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 19
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Open
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Statistics from Lichess
4,526 games · White 48.7% / Draw 7.9% / Black 43.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 3,601 | |
| Nc5 | 504 | |
| Bc5 | 178 | |
| Qd7 | 130 | |
| h6 | 48 | |
| Na5 | 40 | |
| Bg4 | 12 | |
| Ng5 | 3 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:23:33
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