ECO C68

Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation

Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C68. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6. 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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