Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line C86
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3
245 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 30%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 88 | 34% 27% 39% | 2313 | 2025 |
| Re8 | 55 | 24% 31% 45% | 2239 | 2025 |
| Be6 | 45 | 27% 33% 40% | 2235 | 2023 |
| d4 | 20 | 35% 40% 25% | 2338 | 2026 |
| dxe4 | 15 | 60% 27% | 2172 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 12 | 83% 17% | 2131 | 2024 |
| h6 | 9 | 56% 22% 22% | 2327 | 2025 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2554 | 2024 |
Top games
| Bacrot, E2725–Aronian, L2805 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Short, N2707–Brkic, A2575 | 1-0 | 16th Corsica Masters KO | 2012 |
| Polgar, Ju2689–Kovalev, Vl2583 | 1-0 | 19th European Teams | 2013 |
| Safarli, E2681–Santos Ruiz, Miguel2554 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2019 | 2019 |
| Smirin, I2650–Stefansson, H2573 | ½-½ | 16th ch-EUR Indiv 2015 | 2015 |
| Dourerassou, J2489–Fressinet, L2651 | 1-0 | ch-FRA Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Grover, S2505–Sethuraman, S2622 | 0-1 | 52nd SIB-CMS ch-IND 2014 | 2014 |
| Tiviakov, S2552–Rasulov, Vu2557 | ½-½ | UzChess Cup Futures 2024 | 2024 |
| Drozdowski, K2463–Azarov, S2616 | 1-0 | ch-European Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Arenas, D2439–Bachmann, Ax2623 | 1-0 | 17th Sants Open 2015 | 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