C78: Ruy Lopez, Moeller defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5

Ruy Lopez, Moeller defence

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:

2001

Last Played:

Apr 2024

Overall score:

41.2%

34.5%

24.3%

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Played frequently by:

White
Viswanathan Anand	9 games
Michael Adams	9 games
Peter Svidler	8 games

Black
Alexander Onischuk	49 games
Antoaneta Stefanova	35 games
Vladimir P Malaniuk	19 games

Possible continuations:

6. c3

1254

38.8 %

37.7 %

23.5 %

6. d3

293

43.3 %

32.1 %

24.6 %

6. Nxe5

154

40.3 %

32.5 %

27.3 %

6. Re1

125

53.6 %

16.8 %

29.6 %

6. Bxc6

107

42.1 %

36.4 %

21.5 %

6. Nc3

50 %

21.1 %

28.9 %

6. Qe2

68.4 %

15.8 %

6. h3

80 %

20 %

6. d4

25 %

50 %

25 %