I like the funny names in there, such as the Fishing Pole (3. … Nf6, 4. O-O Ng4) and the Soviet Youth variation (3. … f5, 4. Nc3, Nd4, 5. O-O). All in all over 200 named variations.
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The-Kawaii-Duck wrote:
omg i did not realize that there were so many variations of my fav opening
There's alot more these are just the most popular
Hey nice one putting together this list in a convenient format but you missed a few here are the ones you missed
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Mackenzie, Center Attack
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Schlechter, Berger Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz, Siesta Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin, Panov System
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Jaffé Gambit
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation
- Ruy López Opening Jaenisch, Exchange Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Exchange, Lutikov Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Exchange, Lutikov, Romanovsky Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Exchange, Keres Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Exchange, Normal Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Deferred Bird's Defense
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Deferred Alapin Defense
- Ruy López Opening Jaenisch, Schönemann Attack
- Ruy López Opening Jaenisch, Dyckhoff Variation
- Ruy López Opening Berlin, Fishing Pole Variation
- Ruy López Opening Berlin, Beverwijk Variation
- Ruy López Opening Berlin, Improved Steinitz Defense
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Central Countergambit
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Brix Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation
- Ruy López Opening Old Steinitz, Nimzowitsch Attack
- Ruy López Opening Marshall Attack, Modern, Fischer Variation
- Ruy López Opening Marshall Attack, Modern Variation
- Ruy López Opening Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation
- Ruy López Opening Marshall Attack, Modern, Main Line, Spassky Variation
- Ruy López Opening Marshall Attack, Modern, Main Line
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Closed, Morphy Attack
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Bernstein Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Howell Attack
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Schlechter Defense
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Zukertort Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Harksen Gambit
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Richter Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Friess Attack
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Riga Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Skipworth Gambit
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Knorre Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Open, Tartakower Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense
- Ruy López Opening Cozio, Paulsen Variation
- Ruy López Opening Classical, Central Variation
- Ruy López Opening Retreat Variation
- Ruy López Opening Morphy Defense, Caro, Norwegian Variation
- Ruy López Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted
These were likely missed due to inaccuracies on wikipedia's part
yeah this one