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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall

ECO C88 · 334 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
51% White9% Draw40% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bb711935.6%
b411935.6%
Rb87321.9%

A further 23 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Ruy Lopez 3. Bb5Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 3... a6Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 5. O-ORuy Lopez: Closed 5... Be7Ruy Lopez: Closed 7. Bb3Ruy Lopez: Closed 7... O-ORuy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall 8. a4

Other lines in this family

ClosedC88…2,181Marshall AttackC89… 8. c3 d5918Marshall Attack, Modern VariationC89… 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6471Marshall Attack, Main LineC89… 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4302ClosedC88…3,404ClosedC90… 7... d6 8. c3 O-O957ClosedC92… 7... d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3836Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 7... d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5393Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 7... d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2387Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 7... d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5375

All 94 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.