Openings/Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack C82
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3
61 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 44%, Black wins 15%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 48 | 38% 50% | 2353 | 2025 |
| Bb6 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2323 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2461 | 2023 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 2254 | 2016 |
| Ba7 | 1 | 100% | 2536 | 2019 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2260 | 2024 |
Top games
| Giri, A2782–Anand, V2759 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2706–Ding Liren2764 | ½-½ | 6th Chinese Master Rapid | 2016 |
| Anand, V2794–Sethuraman, S2617 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2708–Adhiban, Baskaran2639 | 0-1 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2579–Matlakov, M2662 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Smirin, I2644–Golod, V2573 | ½-½ | Karpos Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Adhiban, Baskaran2654–Lalith, B2558 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2020 | 2020 |
| Mista, A2592–Kaidanov, G2540 | 1-0 | St Louis Spring B | 2019 |
| Bartel, Mat2561–Teclaf, Pawel2571 | ½-½ | 83rd ch-POL 2026 | 2026 |
| Van Kampen, R2580–Mikhalevski, V2551 | ½-½ | 6th Calgary International 2013 | 2013 |
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