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C82: Ruy Lopez, open, 9.c3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3

Ruy Lopez, open, 9.c3

C82 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 2721
Last Played: May 2025
Overall score:
37% 35.6% 27.4%

Played frequently by:

White  
Anatoly Karpov 14 games
Paul Keres 12 games
Nigel D Short 12 games
Black  
Viktor Korchnoi 37 games
Max Euwe 36 games
Wolfgang Unzicker 20 games

Possible continuations:

9... Bc5  1318
35.9 % 35.1 % 29 %
9... Be7  1188
38.1 % 37.2 % 24.7 %
9... Nc5  192
37.5 % 29.2 % 33.3 %
9... g6  9
44.4 % 22.2 % 33.3 %
9... Qd7  5
40 % 40 % 20 %
9... g5  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
9... Na5  2
100 %
9... h6  2
50 % 50 %