Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation C64

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7

Position after 8 half-moves — White to move.
Material is balanced.
Family “Ruy Lopez” contains 235 recorded variation(s) here.

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Variations of this family

Name	ECO	Main line length
Ruy Lopez	C60	5 plies
Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense	C60	6 plies
Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit	C60	10 plies
Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit	C60	6 plies
Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation	C60	6 plies
Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense	C60	6 plies
Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Paulsen Variation	C60	8 plies
Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit	C60	16 plies
Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense	C60	6 plies
Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit	C60	8 plies
Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation	C60	6 plies
Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation	C60	6 plies