Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Keres Variation C68
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3
512 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 35%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f6 | 276 | 29% 40% 31% | 2260 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 71 | 55% 24% 21% | 2124 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 49 | 57% 16% 27% | 2033 | 2026 |
| Qd6 | 41 | 24% 51% 24% | 2270 | 2026 |
| Qf6 | 40 | 50% 23% 28% | 2256 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 29 | 45% 34% 21% | 2163 | 2025 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 1872 | 2015 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2209 | 2024 |
| Nf6 | 1 | 100% | 2454 | 2025 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 2409 | 2014 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2331 | 2023 |
| Bb4 | 1 | 100% | 2274 | 2018 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2722–Caruana, F2804 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2024 |
| Harikrishna, P2744–Ding Liren2777 | ½-½ | 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Duda, J2755–Ragger, M2670 | ½-½ | 2nd Prague Masters 2019 | 2020 |
| Gurel, Ediz2645–Keymer, Vincent2776 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Socko, B2604–Harikrishna, P2762 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2567–Nakamura, Hi2772 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Karthikeyan, M22661–Pranav, V2661 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team 5-8th | 2026 |
| Gurel, Ediz2645–Alekseenko, K2659 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Gurel, Ediz2602–Sindarov, Javokhir2674 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2024 |
| Karthikeyan, M22593–Adhiban, Baskaran2676 | 1-0 | 18th Asian Continental | 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