C60-C99

Ruy Lopez

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a5

About This Opening

The Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5) is one of the oldest and most analyzed openings. Named after a 16th-century Spanish priest, it remains popular at all levels from beginners to world champions.

Famous Games

  • Morphy vs Duke of Brunswick, 1858
  • Kasparov vs Karpov, multiple World Championship games

Variations

210 found
C60
Bulgarian Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a5
C60
Rotary-Albany Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 b6
C60
Alapin Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bb4
C60
Lucena Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Be7
C60
Sawyer's Gambit, Ruy Lopez; Spanish Countergambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d5
C60
Nuremberg Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f6
C60
Brentano Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 g5
C60
Cozio Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nge7
C60
Vinogradov Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Qe7
C60
Frankfort; Gunderam Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Qf6
C63
Exchange Variation, Schliemann Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Bxc6
C63
Schoenemann Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 d4
C63
Jaenisch Gambit Accepted, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 exf5
C63
Berger (Dyckhoff) Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Nc3
C64
Spanish Wing Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 b4
C68
Exchange Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6
C60
Paulsen Variation, Cozio Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nge7 Nc3 g6
C64
Charousek Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 Bb6
C64
Konikowski Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d5
C64
Cordel Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 f5
C64
Boden Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 Qe7
C65
Mortimer Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 d3 Ne7
C65
Beverwijk Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5
C66
Fishing Pole Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Ng4
C68
Lutikov Variation, Ruy Lopez Exchange
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 bxc6
C70
Caro Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5
C70
Alapin's Defense Deferred, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Bb4
C70
Classical Defense Deferred, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Bc5
C70
Cozio Defense Deferred, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nge7
C71
Modern Steinitz Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6
C60
Harding Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d5 Nxe5 Qg5 Nxc6
C60
Fricke Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d5 Nxe5 Qg5 O-O
C62
Center Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 exd4 O-O
C63
Soviet Youth Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Nc3 Nd4 O-O
C64
Zaitsev Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 O-O Nd4 b4
C64
Zukertort Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 O-O Nf6 c3
C65
Kaufmann Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 d3 Bc5 Be3
C65
Anderssen Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 d3 d6 Bxc6+
C65
Duras Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 d3 d6 c4
C65
Nyholm Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O
C68
Keres Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 bxc6 Nc3
C68
Barendregt-Fischer Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 O-O
C70
Jaenisch Gambit Deferred, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 f5 exf5
C71
Keres Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 c4
C77
Bayreuth Variation, ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 Bxc6
C77
Jaffe Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 c3
C77
Anderssen Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d3
C77
Mackenzie Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4
C77
Nimzovich; Tarrasch Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 Nc3
C77
Wormald Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 Qe2
C60
Alapin Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bb4 c3 Ba5 Bxc6 dxc6
C61
Paulsen Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nd4 Nxd4 exd4 O-O Ne7
C63
Kostic Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Nc3 fxe4 Nxe4 Be7
C63
Tartakower Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Nc3 fxe4 Nxe4 Nf6
C63
Kostic Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Nc3 Nf6 exf5 Bc5
C65
Mortimer Trap, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 d3 Ne7 Nxe5 c6
C67
Rosenthal Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 a6
C67
Rio de Janeiro Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7
C67
L'Hermet Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Nd6
C68
King's Bishop Variation, Ruy Lopez Exchange
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 O-O Bd6
C69
Bronstein Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 O-O Qd6
C74
Siesta Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 c3 f5
C77
Center Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4
C78
Moeller Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Bc5
C79
Central Countergambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O d5
C79
Russian Defense, Ruy Lopez; C79; Lasker Defense
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O d6
C79
Brix Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O g6
C62
Nimzovich Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Nf6 Bxc6
C67
Minckwitz Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 dxe5
C68
Romanovsky Variation, Ruy Lopez Exchange
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 bxc6 Nc3 f6 d3
C70
Nightingale Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Na5 Bxf7+
C73
Richter Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 Bxc6+ bxc6 d4
C77
Duras Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d3 d6 c4
C80
Knoore Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 Nc3
C80
Tartakower Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 Qe2
C84
Center Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 d4
C84
Lopez Four Knights, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Nc3
C64
Benelux Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 Bb6 O-O O-O
C66
Hedgehog Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Be7
C66
Closed Wolf Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 exd4
C67
Trifunovic Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 Qe2 d5
C68
Alapin Gambit, Ruy Lopez Exchange
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 O-O Bg4 h3 h5
C73
Alapin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 Bxc6+ bxc6 d4 f6
C78
Neo-Steinitz Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O b5 Bb3 d6
C80
Riga Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 exd4
C80
Skipworth Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5
C87
Averbakh Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 d6
C66
Closed Bernstein Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Be7 Bg5
C66
Closed Showalter Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Be7 Bxc6
C66
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Grab
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O a6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Bd6 Nf3
C74
Kopaiev Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 c3 f5 exf5 Bxf5 O-O
C77
Ruy Lopez: Knight Pin
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1
C78
Wing Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O b5 Bb3 Be7 a4
C80
Richter Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 d5
C80
Friess Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Nxe5
C63
Moehring Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 f5 Nc3 fxe4 Nxe4 d5 Nxe5 dxe4 Nxc6 Qd5
C66
Tarrasch Trap, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Be7 Re1 O-O
C67
Westerinen Line, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Nd6 Bxc6 dxc6 dxe5 Ne4
C68
Alekhjne Variation, Ruy Lopez Exchange
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 d4 exd4 Qxd4 Qxd4 Nxd4 Bd6
C78
Shannon Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O b5 Bb3 Bb7 Ng5 d5
C88
Trajkovic Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 Bb7
C62
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Snatch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 a6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8+ Kxd8 Nxe5
C62
Ruy Lopez: Solid Play
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Nf6 Bxc6 Bxc6 Qd3 exd4 Nxd4
C64
Ruy Lopez: Queen Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 e5 Ne4 O-O dxc3 Qd5
C64
Ruy Lopez: Central Push
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 e5 Nd5 O-O O-O cxd4
C65
Ruy Lopez: Knight Trap
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5 Nxe5 Nxe5 d4 c6 dxe5 Nxe4 Bd3
C80
Harksen Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 c4
C83
Malkin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5
C84
Basque Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 d4 exd4 e5 Ne4 c3
C88
Rosen Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 d4
C88
Anti-Marshall Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O a4
C60
Tartakower Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nge7 d4 exd4 Nxd4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Be3 O-O Qd2 d5
C67
Cordel Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 Qe2 Nd6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 Nf5
C80
Schlechter Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 a4 Nxd4
C80
Zukertort Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Ne7
C86
Schlechter Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Qe2 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5
C89
Marshall Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5
C62
Ruy Lopez: Endgame Pawn
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 a6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 Bg4 O-O dxe5 Qxd8+ Rxd8 Nxe5
C64
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Trap
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 Bd7 Qa4 a5 a3
C64
Ruy Lopez: Center Clamp
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 e5 Ng4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 O-O O-O
C64
Ruy Lopez: Pinning Crush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb6 d5 a6 Ba4 Bd7 dxc6
C64
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Qf6 O-O Qxe5 d4 Bxd4 cxd4
C66
Ruy Lopez: Queen Skewer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O a6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Qd4 Nf3 Qxe4 Re1 Qxe1+ Qxe1+
C66
Ruy Lopez: Strong Center
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 Re1 Bd7 c3 a6 Ba4 Be7 d4 exd4 cxd4
C67
Pillsbury Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 Qe2 Nd6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 Nb7 b3
C67
Zukertort Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 Qe2 Nd6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 Nb7 c4
C80
Bernstein Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 Nbd2
C89
Marshall Counter-Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5 d4
C90
Suetin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O a3
C90
Lutikov Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O Bc2
C90
Pilnik Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O d3
C90
Suetin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d6 a3
C67
Winawer Attack, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 Qe2 Nd6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 Nb7 Nd4 O-O
C82
Italian Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Bc5
C82
Berlin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Nc5
C86
English Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Qe2 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d6 d4 Bg4
C87
Kecskemet; Timbuktu Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 d6 c3 O-O d4 Bd7 Nbd2 Be8
C89
Steiner Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5 exd5 e4
C92
Keres Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 a5
C92
Kholmov Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Be6
C92
Keres Defense, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Nd7
C92
Zaitsev System, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Re8
C62
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Up Center
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 Bd7 Nc3 Nf6 Bxc6 Bxc6 Qd3 Be7 dxe5 dxe5 Nxe5 Qxd3 cxd3
C64
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Snare
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 a6 Bxc6+ bxc6 Qa4 a5 a3
C65
Ruy Lopez: King Displace
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5 Nxe5 Nxe5 d4 Bxd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Bxc6 dxc6 Qxd8+ Kxd8 Nc3
C66
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Retreat
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 Re1 Bd7 c3 a6 Ba4 b5 Bc2 Be7 d4 exd4 cxd4
C67
Berlin; Rio de Janerio Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Be7 Qe2 Nd6 Bxc6+ bxc6 dxe5 Nb7 Nc3 O-O Re1
C67
Ruy Lopez: Pinning Break
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 exd4 Re1 d5 Nxd4 Bd7 Bxc6 bxc6 f3 Bc5 fxe4
C70
Ruy Lopez: Rook Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 e5 Ng8 Qf3 Qe7 Qxa8
C70
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Outpost
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 dxe5 Nc5 Bd5 Be7 Nc3 O-O Be3
C70
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Anchor
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 dxe5 Nc5 Bd5 Bb7 Nc3 Be7 Be3
C77
Ruy Lopez: King Hunt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Bc5 e5 Nd5 Bb3 Nb6 Ng5 O-O Qh5
C80
Berger Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 a4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 Nc3
C81
Adam Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 Qe2 Be7 c4
C82
St Petersburg Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Bc5 Nbd2
C82
Motzko Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Bc5 Qd3
C71
Noah's Ark Trap, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 d4 b5 Bb3 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 c5 Qd5 Be6 Qc6+ Bd7
C80
Karpov Gambit, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 Nbd2 Nc5 c3 d4
C82
Nenarokov Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Bc5 Qd3 Ne7
C87
Romanovsky Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 d6 c3 O-O d4 Bd7 Nbd2 exd4 cxd4 Nb4
C88
Pseudo-Marshall Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 Bb7 c3 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Nxe5 Nxe5
C90
Balla Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Qc7
C95
Borisenko Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Nb8 d4 Nbd7
C62
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Storm
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 d6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bd7 Nc3 Nxd4 Bxd7+ Qxd7 Qxd4 Nf6 Bf4 Be7 O-O-O O-O e5
C64
Ruy Lopez: Piece Gain
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 Bd7 Qa4 Nge7 d5 a6 dxc6 bxc6 Bd3
C66
Ruy Lopez: Pin Win
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O a6 Bxc6 bxc6 Nxe5 Nxe4 Re1 d5 d3 Bd6 dxe4 Bxe5 exd5 f6 f4
C66
Ruy Lopez: King Expose
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 Re1 Be7 c3 O-O d4 exd4 cxd4 Bg4 Nc3 Bxf3 gxf3 a6 Bf1
C66
Ruy Lopez: Classic Ruy
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 Re1 Bd7 c3 Be7 d4 exd4 cxd4 O-O Nc3 a6 Ba4 b5 Bc2
C70
Ruy Lopez: En Passant Rook
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 e5 Ne4 Qf3 d5 exd6 Nxd6 Qxa8
C70
Ruy Lopez: Rook Snare
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 d6 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8+ Kxd8 Ng5 Be6 Bxe6 fxe6 Nf7+
C70
Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 e5 Ng8 Qf3 d5 Bxd5 Be6 Bxa8
C70
Ruy Lopez: Decoy Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 d6 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8+ Nxd8 Nxe5 Nxe4 Nxf7 Nxf7 Bd5
C77
Ruy Lopez: Royal Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Bc5 e5 Nd5 Bb3 Nb6 Ng5 Nxe5 Re1 d6 Nxf7
C77
Ruy Lopez: Center Crash
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Nd5 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nb6 Bb3 O-O Bf4
C81
Ekstrom Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 Qe2 Be7 Rd1 O-O c4
C82
Dilworth; Kleczynski Var, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Bc5 Nbd2 O-O Bc2
C83
Breslau Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Be7 Re1 O-O Nd4
C95
Arseniev Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Nb8 d4 Nbd7 c4
C95
Simagin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Nb8 d4 Nbd7 Nh4
C96
Borisenko Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Nc6
C96
Keres Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Nd7
C64
Ruy Lopez: Piercing Pawn
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 Bd7 Qa4 Nge7 d5 a6 dxc6 axb5 cxd7+ Qxd7 Qxa8+
C64
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Snag
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 Bd7 Qa4 Nge7 d5 a6 dxc6 axb5 cxd7+ Kxd7 Qxb4
C64
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Up
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb6 d5 a6 Ba4 Ba5+ Nbd2 b5 dxc6 bxa4 Qxa4 Bb6 Nc4
C65
Ruy Lopez: Knight Corral
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5 Nxe5 Nxe5 d4 Bd6 dxe5 Bxe5 f4 Bd6 e5 Bc5+ Kh1 Ne4 Qe2 c6 Bd3
C66
Ruy Lopez: Pawn Bulwark
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O d6 Re1 Bd7 c3 Be7 d4 O-O Ba4 exd4 cxd4 Bg4 Nc3 Bxf3 gxf3 Nh5 f4
C67
Ruy Lopez: Queen Raid
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 exd4 Re1 f5 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 c6 f3 cxb5 fxe4 fxe4 Rxe4+ Be7 Qxg7
C67
Ruy Lopez: Knight Lasso
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Nd6 dxe5 Nxb5 Bg5 Be7 Bxe7 Qxe7 a4 Nbd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 O-O Nc3
C70
Ruy Lopez: Bishop Lure
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Nf6 d4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 e5 Qe7 O-O Ng8 Qf3 Rb8 Bg5 f6 exf6
C77
Ruy Lopez: Knight Pierce
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Bc5 e5 Nd5 Bb3 Nde7 Ng5 O-O Qh5 h6 Nxf7 Rxf7 Bxf7+
C77
Ruy Lopez: King Shatter
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O b5 Bb3 Bc5 e5 Ng4 Bd5 O-O h3 Nh6 Bxh6 gxh6 Nbd2
C77
Ruy Lopez: Solid Center
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Ne4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nc5 Nc3 Nxa4 Qxa4 O-O Bf4
C89
Fischer Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 c6 g3
C92
Spanish Benoni, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Qc7 d5
C97
Classical Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Qc7 1Nbd2
C65
Ruy Lopez: Triple Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5 Nxe5 Nxe5 d4 Bd6 dxe5 Bxe5 f4 Bd6 e5 Bc5+ Kh1 Ne4 Qe2 Nf2+ Rxf2 Bxf2 Qxf2
C77
Ruy Lopez: King Breaker
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Ne4 Nxd4 Nc5 Nf5 Nxa4 Nxg7+ Kf8 Bh6 Kg8 f4 d6 e6
C77
Ruy Lopez: Positional Edge
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Nd5 Nxd4 O-O Nf5 Nb6 Qg4 g6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe7+ Qxe7 Qg3
C77
Ruy Lopez: Positional Edge
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Ne4 Nxd4 Nc5 Nf5 O-O Qg4 g6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe7+ Qxe7 Qg3
C90
Leonhardt Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Qc7 h3 Nc6 d5 Nd8 Nbd2 g5
C65
Ruy Lopez: Mating Net
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5 Nxe5 Nxe5 d4 Bxd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Bxc6 bxc6 Bg5 O-O e5 h6 Bh4 g5 exf6 gxh4 Qg4+ Kh7 Qg7#
C67
Ruy Lopez: Knight Squeeze
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Nd6 dxe5 Nxb5 Bg5 Be7 Bxe7 Qxe7 a4 Nbd4 Nxd4 O-O Nb5 Qxe5 Re1 Qf4 N1c3 d6 Nd5
C89
Kevitz Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 c6 Bxd5 cxd5 d4 Bd6 Re3
C95
Romanishin Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Nb8 d4 Nbd7 Nbd2 Bb7 Bc2 Re8 Nf1 Bf8 Bg5
C98
Rauzer Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Na5 Bc2 c5 d4 Qc7 Nbd2 Nc6 dxe5 dxe5 a4
C89
Geller Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5 exd5 Nxd5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 c6 d4 Bd6 Re1 Qh4 g3 Qh3
C67
Ruy Lopez: Knight Hunt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 Nd6 dxe5 Nxb5 Bg5 Be7 Bxe7 Qxe7 a4 Nbd4 Nxd4 O-O Nb5 Qxe5 Re1 Qxb2 N1c3 Qb4 Nd5 Qa5 Nbxc7
C77
Ruy Lopez: Dark Invader
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Ne4 Nxd4 O-O Re1 Nc5 Nf5 Nxa4 Qg4 g6 Nxe7+ Qxe7 Qxa4 Nxe5 Bd2 Qf6 Nc3 d6 Nd5
C77
Ruy Lopez: Dark Bind
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Be7 e5 Ne4 Nxd4 O-O Re1 Nc5 Nf5 Nxa4 Qg4 g6 Nxe7+ Qxe7 Qxa4 d6 Bh6 Re8 Nc3 dxe5 Nd5
C77
Ruy Lopez: Sacrificial Storm
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O b5 Bb3 d6 Ng5 Ne5 f4 Nc4 e5 dxe5 Bxc4 bxc4 fxe5 h6 exf6 hxg5 Qf3 Be6 Qc6+ Bd7 Re1+ Be7 Rxe7+ Qxe7 Qxa8+ Qd8 fxg7 Rg8 Qxd8+ Kxd8 Bxg5+ Kc8 Bf6