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C88: Ruy Lopez, closed, 7...O-O

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

Ruy Lopez, closed, 7...O-O

C88 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 17009
Last Played: Jul 2025
Overall score:
36.3% 38.8% 24.9%

Played frequently by:

White  
Viswanathan Anand 85 games
Alexei Shirov 52 games
Peter Svidler 52 games
Black  
Mark L Hebden 171 games
Efim Geller 126 games
Michael Adams 121 games

Possible continuations:

8. c3  7773
31.3 % 41.7 % 27 %
8. a4  3798
40 % 36.4 % 23.6 %
8. h3  2773
40.9 % 37.9 % 21.3 %
8. d4  1537
41.3 % 34 % 24.7 %
8. d3  992
40 % 35.8 % 24.2 %
8. Nc3  64
29.7 % 32.8 % 37.5 %
8. a3  56
41.1 % 42.9 % 16.1 %
8. Bd5  12
66.7 % 25 %
8. c4  3
66.7 % 33.3 %