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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense

ECO C97 · 393 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 9. h3 Na5
46% White10% Draw44% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bc238798.5%Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense C96

A further 6 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-ORuy Lopez: Closed 9. h3Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 9... Na5

Other lines in this family

Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 10. Bc2387Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 10. Bc2 c5375Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7136ClosedC92…836Closed, Breyer DefenseC94… 9... Nb8125Closed, BreyerC95… 9... Nb8 10. d4111Closed, Flohr SystemC92… 9... Bb783Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev HybridC95… 9... Nb8 10. d4 Nbd782ClosedC90…957Closed, Yates VariationC91… 9. d4199

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.