Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation C92
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 Nd7
245 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 30%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 229 | 38% 29% 33% | 2367 | 2026 |
| d3 | 9 | 22% 56% 22% | 2469 | 2022 |
| a4 | 7 | 14% 29% 57% | 2261 | 2025 |
Top games
| Kovalev, Vl2661–Harikrishna, P2748 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Safarli, E2628–Harikrishna, P2725 | ½-½ | Qatar Masters Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Salem, Ar2684–Naiditsch, A2664 | 0-1 | 55th Biel GM 2022 | 2022 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2794–Olszewski, Mi2551 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Naiditsch, A2710–Erdos, V2621 | ½-½ | TCh-CRO Div 1a 2014 | 2014 |
| Shirov, A2683–Granda Zuniga, J2644 | 1-0 | 3rd Floripa Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Fedorchuk, S2634–Efimenko, Z2689 | 1-0 | 81st ch-UKR 2012 | 2012 |
| Swiercz, D2649–Ipatov, Alexander2662 | 1-0 | St Louis Spring Classic A | 2017 |
| Volokitin, And2627–Lenic, L2646 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2014-15 | 2014 |
| Saric, Iv2681–Romanov, E2582 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2019 | 2019 |
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