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C84: Ruy Lopez, closed defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7

Ruy Lopez, closed defence

C84 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 50307
Last Played: Apr 2025
Overall score:
34.5% 42.5% 23%

Played frequently by:

White  
Viswanathan Anand 186 games
Vlastimil Jansa 152 games
Mikhail Tal 141 games
Black  
Svetozar Gligoric 259 games
Oleg M Romanishin 245 games
Alexander G Beliavsky 202 games

Possible continuations:

6. Re1  41121
34.4 % 42.9 % 22.7 %
6. d3  3665
35.3 % 42.7 % 22 %
6. Bxc6  2757
32.5 % 44.5 % 23 %
6. Qe2  1379
41 % 31.5 % 27.4 %
6. d4  733
32.3 % 39 % 28.6 %
6. Nc3  383
33.7 % 36.3 % 30 %
6. c3  242
26.9 % 26.4 % 46.7 %
6. Qe1  12
16.7 % 75 %
6. h3  5
20 % 80 %
6. Bb3  4
25 % 50 % 25 %
6. c4  4
25 % 75 %