Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation C78
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7
1,456 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 32%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 762 | 38% 36% 26% | 2386 | 2026 |
| Re1 | 429 | 42% 28% 30% | 2306 | 2026 |
| c3 | 122 | 21% 23% 56% | 2220 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 62 | 52% 27% 21% | 2353 | 2026 |
| d4 | 48 | 29% 31% 40% | 2221 | 2026 |
| Ng5 | 16 | 38% 25% 38% | 2117 | 2023 |
| Qe2 | 9 | 44% 44% | 2195 | 2019 |
| a4 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2276 | 2024 |
| Bd5 | 1 | 100% | 2197 | 2019 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2324 | 2019 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2808–Carlsen, M2853 | 0-1 | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2804–Carlsen, M2855 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Carlsen, M2855 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2804–Carlsen, M2840 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2754–Firouzja, Alireza2793 | 0-1 | SuperUnited Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2779–Grischuk, A2766 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2779–Topalov, V2760 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2016 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2671–Carlsen, M2862 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Sokolov, Ivan2663 | 1-0 | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2731–Firouzja, Alireza2785 | ½-½ | 11th Norway Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
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