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:

Overview

Games on Database: 24583
Last Played: May 2018
Overall score:
33.1%45.5%21.4%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Mikhail Tal 109 games
Vlastimil Jansa 108 games
Gyula Sax 90 games
Black  
Svetozar Gligoric 208 games
Oleg M Romanishin 166 games
Alexander G Beliavsky 134 games

Possible continuations:

9. h3  20665
32.5 % 46.8 % 20.7 %
9. d4  2765
37.1 % 37.7 % 25.2 %
9. d3  769
34.7 % 39.9 % 25.4 %
9. a4  259
39.4 % 37.1 % 23.6 %
9. a3  99
31.3 % 46.5 % 22.2 %
9. Bc2  23
43.5 % 43.5 %
9. h4  2
50 % 50 %