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C92: Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.h3

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. h3

Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.h3

C92 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 25185
Last Played: Mar 2025
Overall score:
33.4% 45.8% 20.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Vlastimil Jansa 110 games
Mikhail Tal 105 games
Alexei Shirov 83 games
Black  
Svetozar Gligoric 193 games
Oleg M Romanishin 144 games
Alexander G Beliavsky 117 games

Possible continuations:

9... Na5  10155
36.3 % 41.2 % 22.5 %
9... Nb8  5417
32.4 % 45.2 % 22.4 %
9... Bb7  4870
29.7 % 52.8 % 17.5 %
9... Nd7  1267
35.5 % 42.5 % 21.9 %
9... Re8  1243
23.3 % 63.2 %
9... h6  1195
32.6 % 45.9 % 21.5 %
9... Be6  604
39.9 % 45 % 15.1 %
9... a5  264
30.7 % 43.6 % 25.8 %
9... Qd7  61
42.6 % 31.1 % 26.2 %
9... Rb8  49
28.6 % 46.9 % 24.5 %
9... Bd7  33
42.4 % 39.4 % 18.2 %
9... d5  12
41.7 % 33.3 % 25 %
9... Kh8  7
71.4 % 14.3 % 14.3 %
9... Ne8  2
100 %
9... Na7  2
50 % 50 %