Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense C95
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5
177 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 27%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 107 | 39% 23% 37% | 2379 | 2026 |
| Nf1 | 54 | 31% 39% 30% | 2265 | 2024 |
| b3 | 10 | 30% 20% 50% | 2249 | 2024 |
| a4 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2299 | 2025 |
| dxe5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2099 | 2017 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2828–Harikrishna, P2726 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Ni Hua2713–Zhou Weiqi2646 | ½-½ | 3rd China Mind Team | 2015 |
| Sjugirov, S2657–Efimenko, Z2697 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Saric, Iv2678–Postny, E2658 | 0-1 | 24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015 | 2015 |
| Kravtsiv, M2641–Jones, G2676 | 0-1 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | 2017 |
| Jakovenko, D2698–Postny, E2605 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Sasikiran, K2661–Postny, E2620 | 1-0 | 46th Rilton Cup 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Saric, Iv2666–Postny, E2611 | 0-1 | 25th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2016 | 2016 |
| Duda, J2591–Saric, Iv2661 | ½-½ | 16th ch-EUR Indiv 2015 | 2015 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32597–Khairullin, I2653 | ½-½ | 9th Ugra Governor's Cup | 2013 |
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