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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation

ECO C91 · 91 games · White to move

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4

54% White5% Draw41% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Be3	47	51.6%
d5	20	22.0%

A further 24 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 King's Pawn Game 1... e5 King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6 Ruy Lopez 3. Bb5 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 3... a6 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 5. O-O Ruy Lopez: Closed 5... Be7 Ruy Lopez: Closed 7. Bb3 Ruy Lopez: Closed 8... O-O Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation 9. d4Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation 9... Bg4

Other lines in this family

Closed, Yates VariationC91…199 ClosedC90…957 ClosedC92… 9. h3836 Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 9. h3 Na5393 Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2387 Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5375 Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7136 Closed, Breyer DefenseC94… 9. h3 Nb8125 Closed, BreyerC95… 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4111 Closed, Flohr SystemC92… 9. h3 Bb783

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.