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C88: Ruy Lopez, closed

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3

Ruy Lopez, closed

C88 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 44774
Last Played: Jul 2026
Overall score:
35% 42% 23%

Played frequently by:

White  
Viswanathan Anand 147 games
Vlastimil Jansa 139 games
Alexei Shirov 131 games
Black  
Svetozar Gligoric 216 games
Alexander G Beliavsky 180 games
Oleg M Romanishin 175 games

Possible continuations:

7... d6  27112
34.2 % 44 % 21.8 %
7... O-O  17409
36.1 % 39 % 24.8 %
7... Bb7  222
36.5 % 36 % 27.5 %
7... d5  17
58.8 % 23.5 % 17.6 %
7... Na5  7
57.1 % 42.9 %
7... h6  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
7... Bc5  2
50 % 50 %