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: 48057
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
34.6%42.3%23.1%
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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  39622
34.5 % 42.7 % 22.7 %
6. d3  3050
35.5 % 42.5 % 22 %
6. Bxc6  2649
32.2 % 44.6 % 23.2 %
6. Qe2  1370
41.1 % 31.5 % 27.4 %
6. d4  724
32.6 % 38.7 % 28.7 %
6. Nc3  376
33 % 36.4 % 30.6 %
6. c3  240
26.7 % 26.7 % 46.7 %
6. Qe1  12
16.7 % 75 %
6. h3  5
20 % 80 %
6. Bb3  4
25 % 50 % 25 %
6. c4  3
33.3 % 66.7 %