ECO C60

Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense

Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO C60. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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