Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Balla Variation C88
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4
21 tournament games from this position · White wins 71%, draws 24%, Black wins 5%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b4 | 7 | 57% 29% 14% | 2183 | 2026 |
| Rb8 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2155 | 2021 |
| c4 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2366 | 2022 |
| Bb7 | 3 | 100% | 2029 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 1 | 100% | 1971 | 2022 |
| cxd4 | 1 | 100% | 2434 | 2016 |
| O-O | 1 | 100% | 1913 | 2012 |
Top games
| Saric, Iv2628–Postny, E2631 | 1-0 | 17th Corsican Circuit Final | 2013 |
| Bosiocic, Mari2563–Rogic, D2557 | 1-0 | TCh-CRO Final 2015 | 2015 |
| Brkic, A2597–Mazur, Ste2368 | 1-0 | TCh-HUN 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Puranik, A2476–Vijayalakshmi, S2393 | 1-0 | Philippine Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Majdan, J2366–Vijayalakshmi, S2375 | ½-½ | 11th World Teams Women | 2017 |
| Pulpan, J2319–Cap, A2346 | 1-0 | ch-CZE Junior 2016 | 2016 |
| Kovacevic, A2496–Jashari, Ardian2121 | ½-½ | 11th ch-Mediterranean | 2021 |
| Savanovic, A2416–Obuca, B2047 | 1-0 | 18th Premier League BIH | 2019 |
| Kalezic, B2454–Cadjenovic, Dragan1842 | 1-0 | TCh-MNE Premier 2019 | 2019 |
| Voinikonis, Nikita2217–Slastikhin, Vladislav2062 | ½-½ | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | 2020 |
Ruy Lopez variations
Ruy LopezC60Brentano GambitC60Bulgarian VariationC60Fianchetto DefenseC60Nürnberg VariationC60Rotary-Albany GambitC60Spanish CountergambitC60Steinitz DefenseC62Schliemann DefenseC63Morphy DefenseC70Alapin DefenseC60Lucena VariationC60Pollock DefenseC60Retreat VariationC60Vinogradov VariationC60Bird VariationC61Classical VariationC64Berlin DefenseC65Cozio DefenseC60Steinitz DefenseC62Schliemann Defense, Schönemann AttackC63Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff VariationC63Classical Variation, Central VariationC64Classical Variation, Spanish Wing GambitC64