ECO C61

Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation

Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C61. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4.

Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation — board position

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4

The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4. 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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