Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System C99
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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4
720 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 31%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 442 | 43% 33% 25% | 2216 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 99 | 44% 38% 17% | 2177 | 2025 |
| Rd8 | 87 | 38% 30% 32% | 2279 | 2026 |
| Bb7 | 70 | 47% 16% 37% | 2137 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 10 | 20% 50% 30% | 2340 | 2019 |
| Re8 | 6 | 50% 50% | 2177 | 2025 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2015 | 2017 |
| Bd8 | 2 | 100% | 2213 | 2022 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 2013 | 2022 |
| Nc4 | 1 | 100% | 2110 | 2018 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2734–Caruana, F2795 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2774–Svidler, P2729 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Wei Yi2721–Yu Yangyi2763 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2736–Harikrishna, P2740 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2015 | 2015 |
| Ni Hua2704–Zhou Weiqi2643 | 1-0 | 3rd China Mind Team KO | 2015 |
| Saric, Iv2695–Akopian, Vl2650 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Puranik, A2616–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2713 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2706–Naroditsky, D2620 | 1-0 | Qatar Masters Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Hou Yifan2649–Short, N2670 | 1-0 | Short-Hou Yifan m | 2016 |
| Shankland, S2647–Sarana, A2668 | ½-½ | KazChess Masters 2026 | 2026 |
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