C70: Ruy Lopez

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4

Ruy Lopez

C70 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4

Ruy Lopez, fianchetto defence deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6

Ruy Lopez, Cozio defence deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7

Ruy Lopez, Bird's defence deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nd4

Ruy Lopez, Alapin's defence deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4

Ruy Lopez, Classical defence deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5

Ruy Lopez, Caro variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5

Ruy Lopez, Graz variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5

Ruy Lopez, Taimanov (chase/wing/accelerated counterthrust) variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5

Ruy Lopez, Schliemann defence deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5

Overview

Games on Database:

109463

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

37%

38%

24.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Viswanathan Anand	269 games
Vlastimil Jansa	238 games
Michael Adams	207 games

Black
Svetozar Gligoric	295 games
Alexander G Beliavsky	269 games
Oleg M Romanishin	266 games

Possible continuations:

4... Nf6

93386

36.4 %

39.2 %

24.5 %

4... d6

9362

38.3 %

34.3 %

27.4 %

4... b5

2562

52.1 %

23.5 %

24.4 %

4... Bc5

1414

46.6 %

25.6 %

27.8 %

4... Nge7

1349

30.3 %

37.3 %

32.4 %

4... f5

543

39.4 %

25.2 %

35.4 %

4... g6

537

38.7 %

32 %

29.2 %

4... Be7

231

52.8 %

22.5 %

24.7 %

4... Bb4

43.8 %

40.6 %

15.6 %

4... f6

78.6 %

14.3 %

4... Nd4

33.3 %

4... Bd6

85.7 %

14.3 %

4... Qf6

80 %

20 %

4... d5

75 %

25 %

4... h6

33.3 %