Chess opening
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96
The Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code C96. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5
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Comes from
Main continuations
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Borisenko Variation (C96)
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense (C97)
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defense (C96)
Related lines in the Ruy Lopez
- Ruy Lopez (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Paulsen Variation (C60)
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit (C60)
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