C70: Ruy Lopez, Classical defence deferred

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5

Ruy Lopez, Classical defence deferred

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:

1423

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

46.5%

25.9%

27.7%

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Played frequently by:

White
Pablo Matilla Gutierrez	4 games
Ana Berke	4 games
Thomas Ernst	3 games

Black
Bjarke Kristensen	11 games
Viacheslav Pechenov	8 games
Haritomeni Markantonaki	8 games

Possible continuations:

5. O-O

746

50.1 %

23.5 %

26.4 %

5. c3

591

42 %

28.6 %

29.4 %

5. d3

40

47.5 %

25 %

27.5 %

5. Nc3

30

40 %

26.7 %

33.3 %

5. Bxc6

8

25 %

62.5 %

5. Nxe5

5

60 %

20 %

20 %