C78: Ruy Lopez, Archangelsk (counterthrust) variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7

Ruy Lopez, Archangelsk (counterthrust) variation

C78 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, 5.O-O
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O

Ruy Lopez, Wing attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4

Ruy Lopez, ...b5 & ...d6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6

Ruy Lopez, Rabinovich variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Rxe5+ Kf8

Ruy Lopez, Archangelsk (counterthrust) variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7

Ruy Lopez, Moeller defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5

Overview

Games on Database:

3385

Last Played:

Mar 2024

Overall score:

38.4%

32.6%

29%

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Possible continuations:

7. d3

1310

41 %

34 %

25 %

7. Re1

1171

36 %

33 %

31.1 %

7. c3

554

39.5 %

29.6 %

30.9 %

7. d4

172

32.6 %

34.9 %

7. Nc3

42.5 %

38.4 %

19.2 %

7. Ng5

31 %

17.2 %

51.7 %

7. Qe2

40 %

28.6 %

31.4 %

7. a4

33.3 %

25 %

41.7 %