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Ruy Lopez: Closed

ECO C90 · 957 games · White 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 d6 8. c3 O-O
48% White10% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
h368371.4%Ruy Lopez: Closed C92
d417618.4%Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation C91
d3404.2%

A further 58 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 8... O-O

Other lines in this family

ClosedC92… 9. h3836Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 9. h3 Na5393Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2387Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5375Closed, Yates VariationC91… 9. d4199Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7136Closed, Breyer DefenseC94… 9. h3 Nb8125Closed, BreyerC95… 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4111Closed, Bogoljubow VariationC91… 9. d4 Bg491Closed, 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.