C90: Ruy Lopez, closed (with ...d6)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6

Ruy Lopez, closed (with ...d6)

C90 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, closed (with ...d6)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6

Ruy Lopez, closed, Pilnik variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. d3

Ruy Lopez, closed, Lutikov variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. Bc2

Ruy Lopez, closed, Suetin variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. a3

Overview

Games on Database:

27707

Last Played:

Jun 2025

Overall score:

33.2%

45.5%

21.3%

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Possible continuations:

9. h3

23443

32.5 %

46.8 %

20.6 %

9. d4

3043

37.1 %

37.5 %

25.4 %

9. d3

807

34.3 %

40.4 %

25.3 %

9. a4

287

40.1 %

36.9 %

23 %

9. a3

100

31 %

46 %

23 %

9. Bc2

41.7 %

45.8 %

9. h4

50 %