Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Schliemann Defense › Dyckhoff Variation › Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Schliemann Defense C63
- Dyckhoff Variation C63
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Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C63.
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 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C63
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
81,429 games · White 45.9% / Draw 6.6% / Black 47.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxf6+ | 28,034 | |
| d3 | 22,934 | |
| Qe2 | 22,071 | |
| Bxc6 | 3,867 | |
| Ng3 | 2,548 | |
| Nc3 | 1,013 | |
| Neg5 | 392 | |
| Nfg5 | 169 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:18:42
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