C85 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange
C85 holds a single named line. It leaves C84 (Ruy Lopez: Closed) with 6.Bxc6. When the reference line ends, White is three pawns up on material. That final move, by the bishop, guards the pawn on e4 and pins the pawn on d7 to its king.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | e5 |
| 2 | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3 | Bb5 | a6 |
| 4 | Ba4 | Nf6 |
| 5 | O-O | Be7 |
| 6 | Bxc6 |
The road to C85
- 1.e4 … 4...Nf6six earlier stops: B00, C20, C40, C44, C60, C70
- 5.O-OC78 Morphy Defense
- 5...Be7C84 Closed
- 6.Bxc6C85
The position after 6.Bxc6
White has brought out the knight on f3 and bishop on c6; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on e7. Black could capture with Nxe4, bxc6, dxc6. Undefended and attacked: the bishop on c6. Black is to move and has 25 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| C78 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | four squares: a4, c6, e7, f8 |
| C86 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack | four squares: d1, e2, a4, c6 |
| C69 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | six squares: c6, f6, d7, e7, f8, g8 |
| C79 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | six squares: a4, c6, d6, d7, e7, f8 |
| C80 | Ruy Lopez: Open | six squares: a4, e4, c6, f6, e7, f8 |
| C87 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | six squares: e1, f1, a4, c6, d6, d7 |
| C88 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | six squares: e1, f1, b3, b5, c6, b7 |