Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C86), reached after 11 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2.

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6…b5 2 lines
- C86 Castling Line
- C86 Delayed Castling Line

About this opening

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C86. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 11 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2.

It belongs to the Ruy Lopez family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Closed → Worrall Attack line). The immediate parent line is Ruy Lopez: Closed, transitioned via 6.Qe2.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.Bb5 a6, 4.Ba4 Nf6, 5.O-O Be7, 6.Qe2. From this position exactly one named continuation is recorded in the encyclopaedia.