Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid 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 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6
359 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 43%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc2 | 265 | 39% 45% 16% | 2418 | 2026 |
| Ba2 | 56 | 34% 38% 29% | 2451 | 2026 |
| d5 | 38 | 39% 45% 16% | 2464 | 2026 |
Top games
| Radjabov, T2713–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Giri, A2798–Ding Liren2782 | ½-½ | 8th Grand Slam Masters | 2015 |
| Anand, V2786–Morozevich, A2760 | 1-0 | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |
| Giri, A2798–Dominguez Perez, L2732 | ½-½ | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2734–Caruana, F2795 | ½-½ | 10th Sinquefield Cup | 2023 |
| Topalov, V2761–Ding Liren2755 | 1-0 | 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 | 2016 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2778–Le, Quang Liem2728 | ½-½ | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Radjabov, T2759–Wojtaszek, R2737 | ½-½ | 47th GM 2019 | 2019 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2754–Svidler, P2734 | ½-½ | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Ni Hua2696–Ding Liren2781 | 0-1 | 5th Chinese Rapid Masters | 2015 |
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