C60: Ruy Lopez, fianchetto (Smyslov/Barnes) defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6

Ruy Lopez, fianchetto (Smyslov/Barnes) defence

C60 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

Ruy Lopez, Nuernberg variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f6

Ruy Lopez, Pollock defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Na5

Ruy Lopez, Lucena defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Be7

Ruy Lopez, Vinogradov variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qe7

Ruy Lopez, Brentano defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g5

Ruy Lopez, fianchetto (Smyslov/Barnes) defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6

Ruy Lopez, Cozio defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7

Ruy Lopez, Cozio defence, Paulsen variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6

Overview

Games on Database:

2994

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

34.5%

36.3%

29.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Eduardas Rozentalis	9 games
Nick E De Firmian	7 games
Efim Geller	7 games

Black
Vladimir P Malaniuk	49 games
Vassily Smyslov	45 games
Ivan Radulov	40 games

Possible continuations:

4. c3

1098

36.1 %

37.9 %

26 %

4. d4

905

36.1 %

38.1 %

25.7 %

4. O-O

797

31.5 %

34.1 %

34.4 %

4. Nc3

35.3 %

26.5 %

38.2 %

4. Bxc6

25.4 %

27 %

47.6 %

4. d3

26.7 %

31.1 %

42.2 %

4. h4

37.5 %

50 %

4. Ba4

66.7 %

16.7 %

4. b3

75 %

25 %