Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack C84
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4
115 tournament games from this position · White wins 28%, draws 39%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 79 | 19% 48% 33% | 2275 | 2026 |
| b5 | 18 | 50% 17% 33% | 2047 | 2024 |
| O-O | 9 | 33% 22% 44% | 2214 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2075 | 2024 |
| Nxe4 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2288 | 2023 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Ding Liren2801 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Rapport, R2763–Karjakin, Sergey2743 | ½-½ | 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2021 |
| Pancevski, F2503–Amin, B2661 | 1-0 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Pancevski, F2489–Ragger, M2659 | 0-1 | 21st European Teams | 2017 |
| Horvath, Ad12495–Lenic, L2637 | ½-½ | 22nd TCh-SLO 2012 | 2012 |
| El Taher, F2483–Mista, A2609 | 0-1 | Sharjah Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Sukandar, I2407–Sargissian, G2681 | 0-1 | Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid | 2021 |
| Sengupta, D2494–Sivuk, V2541 | 1-0 | Sahibkiran Amir Temur Cup | 2024 |
| Djurhuus, R2407–Urkedal, F2555 | ½-½ | ch-NOR 2022 | 2022 |
| Harmon, L2399–Panchanathan, M2557 | 0-1 | 8th Philadelphia Open 2014 | 2014 |
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