C99: Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4

Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4

C99 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4

Overview

Games on Database:

2654

Last Played:

Feb 2026

Overall score:

36.9%

39.8%

23.3%

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Played frequently by:

White
Vlastimil Jansa	15 games
Alexei Shirov	13 games
Gyula Sax	13 games

Black
Herman C Van Riemsdijk	30 games
Julian Estrada Nieto	23 games
Davor Rogic	22 games

Possible continuations:

13... Nc6

1332

34.4 %

43.5 %

22.1 %

13... Bb7

579

39.7 %

36.8 %

23.5 %

13... Bd7

457

38.7 %

35.4 %

25.8 %

13... Rd8

237

38.4 %

36.3 %

25.3 %

13... Be6

34.8 %

43.5 %

21.7 %

13... Re8

45.5 %

27.3 %

13... exd4

40 %

20 %

13... Nc4

100 %

13... Ne8

50 %

13... Nd7

50 %