C97: Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence

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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7

Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence

C97 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 6579
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
37.6%40.1%22.3%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Aleksandar Matanovic 31 games
Isaak Boleslavsky 29 games
Vlastimil Jansa 27 games
Black  
Bela Lengyel 61 games
Borislav Ivkov 56 games
Julian Estrada Nieto 40 games

Possible continuations:

12. Nbd2  5634
37.2 % 40.8 % 21.9 %
12. d5  666
41.1 % 36.2 % 22.7 %
12. Bg5  67
38.8 % 31.3 % 29.9 %
12. a4  47
51.1 % 25.5 % 23.4 %
12. dxe5  46
26.1 % 37 % 37 %
12. b4  44
47.7 % 40.9 %
12. b3  31
32.3 % 29 % 38.7 %
12. dxc5  20
25 % 50 % 25 %
12. Be3  11
18.2 % 27.3 % 54.5 %
12. a3  9
66.7 % 22.2 %
12. Qe2  2
100 %
12. Bd2  2
50 % 50 %