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C63

Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C63, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

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 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5.

The line refines Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C63
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
7
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense

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Statistics from Lichess

358,396 games · White 42.1% / Draw 4.3% / Black 53.6%

MovesGamesW / D / B
e4278,376
Nf645,905
d622,016
Bc53,663
d53,620
Qf61,652
a61,377
Nd4641

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:40:50

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