C70: 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, Taimanov (chase/wing/accelerated counterthrust) variation

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:

829

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

37.5%

31.7%

30.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Thomas Ernst	4 games
Viswanathan Anand	4 games
Jiri Fichtl	3 games

Black
Svein Johannessen	36 games
Arne Zwaig	28 games
Bernd Stein	17 games

Possible continuations:

6. O-O

576

39.8 %

33.7 %

26.6 %

6. d4

112

30.4 %

32.1 %

37.5 %

6. Bxf7+

32.7 %

16.4 %

50.9 %

6. Nxe5

42.9 %

21.4 %

35.7 %

6. Nc3

32 %

36 %

32 %

6. c3

33.3 %

55.6 %

6. d3

54.5 %

18.2 %

27.3 %

6. Qe2

50 %

6. Bd5

50 %