Ruy Lopez (C60–C99)
One of the oldest and most classical openings. White develops rapidly and puts pressure on Black's center.
Every line in this family begins 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5, then branches. Each variation below has its own page with the full move order, the position it reaches, and a Stockfish evaluation.
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All 184 variations of the Ruy Lopez Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit C60 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit C60 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit C60 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 4. Nxe5 Qg5 Spanish Countergambit, Harding Gambit C60 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 4. Nxe5 Qg5 Bird Variation, Paulsen Variation C61 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 Old Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation C62 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 Steinitz Defense, Center Gambit C62 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack C62 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 Schliemann Defense, Classical Variation C63 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 Schliemann Defense, Kostić Defense C63 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 Schliemann Defense, Möhring Variation C63 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation C63 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 Classical Defense, Benelux Variation C64 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation C64 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 Classical Variation, Modern Main Line C64 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen Variation C65 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Duras Variation C65 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Kaufmann Variation C65 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap C65 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack C65 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit C65 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein Variation C66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation C66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 Berlin Defense, Closed Wolf Variation C66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation C66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap C66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 Closed Berlin Defense, Chigorin Variation C66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Cordel Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Pillsbury Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Rosenthal Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Trifunovic Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, Zukertort Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Westerinen Line C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Open Berlin Defense, Showalter Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation C67 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 Exchange Variation, Alekhine Variation C68 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, Keres Variation C68 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, Romanovsky Variation C68 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange, Alekhine Variation C68 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit C69 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation C69 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation C69 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, King's Bishop Variation C69 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Exchange Variation, Normal Variation C69 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 Morphy Defense, Graz Variation C70 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation C70 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit C70 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred, Jaenisch Gambit Deferred C70 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C71 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C71 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Noah's Ark Trap C71 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 Closed, Kecskemet Variation C72 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C72 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C73 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C73 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C74 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C74 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation C74 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C75 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C75 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation C76 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Duras Variation C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Wormald Attack, Grünfeld Variation C77 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Brix Variation C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Central Countergambit C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Wing Attack C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Rabinovich Variation C78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred C79 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred C79 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Steinitz Defense Deferred, Boleslavsky Variation C79 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Steinitz Defense Deferred, Lipnitsky Variation C79 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Berger Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Bernstein Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Bernstein Variation, Luther Line C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Friess Attack C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Harksen Gambit C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Karpov Gambit C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Knorre Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Main Line C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Richter Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Riga Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Schlechter Defense C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Skipworth Gambit C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Zukertort Variation C80 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Howell Attack C81 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Howell Attack C81 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Howell Attack, Ekstrom Variation C81 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Berlin Variation C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Dilworth Variation C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Italian Variation C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Motzko Attack C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, St. Petersburg Variation C82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Breslau Variation C83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Classical Defense C83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Classical Defense C83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Classical Defense, Main Line C83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Malkin Variation C83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Open, Tarrasch Trap C83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed C84 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Basque Gambit C84 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Center Attack C84 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Center Attack, Basque Gambit C84 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Martinez Variation C84 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Morphy Attack C84 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Delayed Exchange C85 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Worrall Attack C86 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line C86 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line C86 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line C86 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Averbakh Variation C87 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Alekhine Gambit C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Anti-Marshall C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Balla Variation C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Leonhardt Variation C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Rosen Attack C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Trajkovic Counterattack C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Noah's Ark Trap C88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Main Line C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Modern Variation C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation C89 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed C90 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Lutikov Variation C90 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Pilnik Variation C90 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Suetin Variation C90 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Bogoljubow Variation C91 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Yates Variation C91 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Yates Variation, Short Attack C91 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed C92 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Flohr System C92 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Karpov Variation C92 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Kholmov Variation C92 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid C92 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Zaitsev System C92 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Smyslov Defense C93 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Breyer Defense C94 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation C94 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Breyer C95 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Breyer Defense C95 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Breyer Defense C95 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid C95 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Borisenko Variation C96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense C96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense C96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense, Gajewski Gambit C96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Keres Defense C96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Rossolimo Defense C96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense C97 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense C97 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin, Yugoslav System C97 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense C98 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense C98 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System C99 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 Frequently asked questions
What are the main moves of the Ruy Lopez?
The Ruy Lopez begins 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5. From there it branches into 184 named variations, each with its own move order and typical plans.
What is the ECO code for the Ruy Lopez?
The Ruy Lopez is catalogued under ECO codes C60–C99. Individual variations list their own specific code on their page.
How can I practise the Ruy Lopez for free?
Open any variation on Chess Ramp and use Learn mode to walk the line one move at a time, then Drill mode to replay it from memory. Practice runs in your browser with no account required.
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