Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Rabinovich 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: Morphy Defense C78
- Ruy Lopez: Rabinovich Variation C78 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Rabinovich Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Rabinovich Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C78.
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 20 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Rxe5+ Kf8.
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
- C78
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 20
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
34 games · White 32.4% / Draw 0.0% / Black 67.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 15 | |
| d6 | 6 | |
| Nc3 | 5 | |
| h3 | 4 | |
| d3 | 2 | |
| Qe1 | 1 | |
| Nxf7 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:26:19
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