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: 24441
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
33.4%45.7%20.9%
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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  10003
36.3 % 41.2 % 22.5 %
9... Nb8  5184
32.2 % 45.5 % 22.3 %
9... Bb7  4660
29.8 % 52.7 % 17.6 %
9... Nd7  1257
35.6 % 42.3 % 22 %
9... Re8  1172
23.4 % 63.1 %
9... h6  1164
32.9 % 45.7 % 21.4 %
9... Be6  591
40.3 % 44.3 % 15.4 %
9... a5  252
30.6 % 43.7 % 25.8 %
9... Qd7  61
42.6 % 31.1 % 26.2 %
9... Rb8  48
29.2 % 45.8 % 25 %
9... Bd7  25
32 % 48 % 20 %
9... d5  9
55.6 % 33.3 %
9... Kh8  7
71.4 % 14.3 % 14.3 %
9... Ne8  2
100 %
9... Na7  2
50 % 50 %