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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation

ECO C91 · 199 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 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4
51% White5% Draw44% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bg413366.8%Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation C91
exd4105.0%

A further 56 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, Yates Variation 9. d4

Other lines in this family

Closed, Bogoljubow VariationC91… 9... Bg491ClosedC90…957ClosedC92… 9. h3836Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 9. h3 Na5393Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2387Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5375Closed, Chigorin DefenseC97… 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7136Closed, Breyer DefenseC94… 9. h3 Nb8125Closed, BreyerC95… 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4111Closed, 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.