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C88: Ruy Lopez, closed, anti-Marshall 8.a4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4

Ruy Lopez, closed, anti-Marshall 8.a4

C88 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 3791
Last Played: Jul 2025
Overall score:
40% 36.3% 23.6%

Played frequently by:

White  
Viktor D Kupreichik 32 games
Milan Matulovic 29 games
Sergey Karjakin 17 games
Black  
Michael Adams 39 games
Mark L Hebden 36 games
Levon Aronian 34 games

Possible continuations:

8... Bb7  2087
41 % 35 % 24 %
8... b4  1333
35.9 % 39.8 % 24.3 %
8... Rb8  285
48.8 % 30.5 % 20.7 %
8... d5  44
54.5 % 36.4 %
8... Na5  31
45.2 % 32.3 % 22.6 %
8... bxa4  7
85.7 % 14.3 %
8... d6  3
66.7 % 33.3 %