Exact catalogue record
Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin VariationC83
Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin Variation is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO C83, in volume C (open games after 1.e4 e5 plus the French Defense).
- ECO code
- C83
- Opening family
- Ruy Lopez
- Recorded half-moves
- 21
- Last numbered move
- 11
- Side to move
- Black
- Castling rights
- No castling rights remain
- Material
- Material is level
- FEN
- r2q1rk1/2p1bppp/p1n1b3/1p1pP3/4n3/1BP2N2/PP1NQPPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 4 11
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Comes from
Other records under Ruy Lopez
These records share the source catalogue’s family label; that relationship alone does not imply the same plans or resulting position.
- 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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