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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 ◀ Undo move

♞ You have reached Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation C70 — the catalogued line ends exactly here.

Book continuations

Bb3 4

Matching openings 5

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation C70 2 plies deeper
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation C70 2 plies deeper
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit C70 3 plies deeper
Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap C71 8 plies deeper

…and 1 more lines run through this position — keep making moves to narrow it down.

3810 catalogued lines in total · openings encyclopedia