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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense

ECO C96 · 375 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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5

47% White10% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
d4	326	86.9%

A further 49 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 9. h3 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 9... Na5 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 10. Bc2Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 10... c5

Other lines in this family

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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.