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C8021 plies · black to move

Ruy Lopez: Open, Karpov Gambit

The Ruy Lopez: Open, Karpov Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C80 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 11 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
Black b
5
Black p
Black n
White p
White n
4
Black p
3
White b
White p
2
White p
White p
White n
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
f
White r
g
White k
h

Resulting Position