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ECO C70Side: White
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
- Open games
- Positional play
- Classical
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3…a6
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(6 plies • 3 moves)3…a6Defining moveTabiya
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Article
Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening)Legends who played it
Paul Morphyas Black · Named after the player
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- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Alapin's Defense Deferred
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation2 lines
- C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred2 lines
- C71Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense12 lines
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Duras Variation
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation
- C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack
- C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
- C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
- C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation
- C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation
- C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation
- C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wing Attack
- C79Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred2 lines
- C80Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation