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Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation C89

C — Open games & French · Family: Ruy Lopez · basic reference page

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 …

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Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Ruy LopezC605 plies
Ruy Lopez: Alapin DefenseC606 plies
Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense, Alapin GambitC6010 plies
Ruy Lopez: Brentano GambitC606 plies
Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian VariationC606 plies
Ruy Lopez: Cozio DefenseC606 plies
Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Paulsen VariationC608 plies
Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Tartakower GambitC6016 plies
Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto DefenseC606 plies
Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz GambitC608 plies
Ruy Lopez: Lucena VariationC606 plies
Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg VariationC606 plies

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#lqTAW rating 1707

crushing, opening, short

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#Hl6YM rating 1672

attraction, crushing, fork, long, opening, sacrifice

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#DSfXW rating 1315

crushing, fork, long, middlegame

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#wbL6t rating 1268

advantage, opening, short

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#GNCld rating 2325

advantage, long, middlegame, skewer

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#KaC8P rating 1703

advantage, opening, short

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#oFXeX rating 1521

crushing, discoveredAttack, kingsideAttack, long, opening

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#kLYpr rating 1681

attraction, kingsideAttack, long, mate, mateIn3, middlegame, sacrifice

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