Chess openings / Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez starts 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5. The opening book names 199 variations of it, under ECO C60 to C99.
The main line, move by move Starting position5 more to go
Start Back Next End Flip
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Do you play the Ruy Lopez? Knowing the moves is the easy part. What costs games is the move after the book runs out. Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username and the free check reads your newest 10 Rapid and Blitz games and shows the mistake you repeat most. No account needed.
All 199 Ruy Lopez variations C60 Alapin Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 C60 Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 C60 Brentano Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g5 C60 Bulgarian Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a5 C60 Cozio Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 C60 Cozio Defense, Paulsen Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 C60 Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 C60 Fianchetto Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 C60 Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 f5 C60 Lucena Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Be7 C60 Nürnberg Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f6 C60 Pollock Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Na5 C60 Retreat Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nb8 C60 Rotary-Albany Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6 C60 Spanish Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 C60 Spanish Countergambit, Harding Countergambit, Fricke Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. O-O C60 Spanish Countergambit, Harding Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxc6 C60 Vinogradov Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qe7 C61 Bird Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 C61 Bird Variation, Paulsen Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Ne7 C62 Steinitz Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 (also reached by 1 other move order) C62 Steinitz Defense, Center Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O C62 Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxc6 C62 Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. c4 C63 Schliemann Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 C63 Schliemann Defense, Classical Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 C63 Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 C63 Schliemann Defense, Exchange Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6 C63 Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5 C63 Schliemann Defense, Kostić Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 C63 Schliemann Defense, Möhring Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qd5 C63 Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 C63 Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 C64 Classical Defense, Benelux Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 C64 Classical Defense, Boden Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 C64 Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. b4 C64 Classical Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 C64 Classical Variation, Central Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 C64 Classical Variation, Charousek Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 C64 Classical Variation, Cordel Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 C64 Classical Variation, Konikowski Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 d5 C64 Classical Variation, Modern Main Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 C64 Classical Variation, Spanish Wing Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. b4 C65 Berlin Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 (also reached by 1 other move order) C65 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 C65 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+ C65 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Duras Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c4 C65 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Kaufmann Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 C65 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c6 C65 Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 C65 Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 C65 Berlin Defense, Fishing Pole Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 C65 Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O C65 Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 C65 Halloween Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nxe5 C66 Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5 C66 Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxc6 C66 Berlin Defense, Closed Wolf Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd4 C66 Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 C66 Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 C66 Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O C66 Closed Berlin Defense, Chigorin Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Nd7 C67 Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 C67 Berlin Defense, Cordel Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nf5 C67 Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe5 C67 Berlin Defense, Pillsbury Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. b3 C67 Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 C67 Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 (also reached by 1 other move order) C67 Berlin Defense, Rosenthal Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 C67 Berlin Defense, Trifunovic Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 d5 C67 Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 C67 Berlin Defense, Zukertort Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. c4 C67 Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 C67 Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 C67 Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Westerinen Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Ne4 C67 Open Berlin Defense, Showalter Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 C67 Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 C68 Exchange Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 C68 Exchange Variation, Alekhine Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 C68 Exchange Variation, Keres Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 C68 Exchange Variation, Lutikov Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 C68 Exchange Variation, Romanovsky Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d3 C68 Exchange, Alekhine Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 C69 Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 C69 Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 C69 Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 C69 Exchange Variation, King's Bishop Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 C69 Exchange Variation, Normal Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O C70 Bird's Defense Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nd4 C70 Morphy Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 (also reached by 2 other move orders) C70 Morphy Defense, Alapin's Defense Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 C70 Morphy Defense, Caro Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 C70 Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 C70 Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 C70 Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 C70 Morphy Defense, Graz Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5 C70 Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 C70 Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ C70 Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 C70 Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred, Jaenisch Gambit Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. exf5 C71 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 (also reached by 9 other move orders) C71 Noah's Ark Trap1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 d6 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 c5 (also reached by 1 other move order) C72 Closed, Kecskemet Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Be8 C74 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 C76 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7 C77 Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 C77 Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 C77 Morphy Defense, Duras Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 C77 Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. c3 C77 Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 C77 Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 C77 Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 C77 Wormald Attack, Grünfeld Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3 Bg4 C78 Brix Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O g6 C78 Central Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d5 C78 Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 C78 Morphy Defense, Møller Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 C78 Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 C78 Morphy Defense, Wing Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 C78 Rabinovich Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Rxe5+ Kf8 C79 Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 (also reached by 1 other move order) C79 Steinitz Defense Deferred, Boleslavsky Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. dxe5 d5 10. Nc3 C79 Steinitz Defense Deferred, Lipnitsky Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Bg4 C80 Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Qe2 C80 Open1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 (also reached by 4 other move orders) C80 Open, Berger Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. a4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nc3 C80 Open, Bernstein Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 C80 Open, Bernstein Variation, Luther Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. Qe1 C80 Open, Friess Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Nxe5 C80 Open, Harksen Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. c4 C80 Open, Karpov Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 C80 Open, Knorre Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 C80 Open, Main Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 C80 Open, Richter Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. d5 C80 Open, Riga Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 exd4 C80 Open, Schlechter Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. a4 Nxd4 C80 Open, Skipworth Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 C80 Open, Zukertort Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Ne7 C81 Open, Howell Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 (also reached by 1 other move order) C81 Open, Howell Attack, Ekstrom Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 C82 Open, Berlin Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Nc5 C82 Open, Dilworth Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2 C82 Open, Italian Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 C82 Open, Motzko Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 C82 Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 Ne7 C82 Open, St. Petersburg Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 C83 Open, Breslau Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5 C83 Open, Classical Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 (also reached by 1 other move order) C83 Open, Classical Defense, Main Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 d5 9. dxe5 Be6 10. c3 C83 Open, Malkin Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2 C83 Open, Tarrasch Trap1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Qd7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Rxe4 C84 Closed1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 (also reached by 4 other move orders) C84 Closed, Basque Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3 C84 Closed, Center Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 C84 Closed, Center Attack, Basque Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3 dxc3 C84 Closed, Martinez Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 C84 Closed, Morphy Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 C85 Closed, Delayed Exchange1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 C86 Closed, Worrall Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 C86 Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O (also reached by 1 other move order) C86 Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 C87 Closed, Averbakh Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 C88 Closed, Alekhine Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nf1 Bg4 13. Ne3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 C88 Closed, Anti-Marshall1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 C88 Closed, Balla Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4 C88 Closed, Leonhardt Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 Nc6 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nbd2 g5 C88 Closed, Rosen Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 C88 Closed, Trajkovic Counterattack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 C89 Marshall Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 (also reached by 1 other move order) C89 Marshall Attack, Main Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 C89 Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 C89 Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 C89 Marshall Attack, Modern Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 C89 Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 C89 Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 C89 Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 e4 C90 Closed, Lutikov Variation1. 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. Bc2 C90 Closed, Pilnik Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 C90 Closed, Suetin Variation1. 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. a3 C91 Closed, Bogoljubow Variation1. 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 Bg4 C91 Closed, Yates Variation1. 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 C91 Closed, Yates Variation, Short Attack1. 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 Bg4 10. a4 C92 Closed, Flohr System1. 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 Bb7 C92 Closed, Karpov Variation1. 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 Nd7 C92 Closed, Kholmov Variation1. 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 Be6 C92 Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid1. 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 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 C92 Closed, Zaitsev System1. 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 Re8 C93 Closed, Smyslov Defense1. 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 h6 C94 Closed, Breyer Defense1. 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 Nb8 (also reached by 2 other move orders) C94 Closed, Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation1. 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 Nb8 10. d3 C95 Closed, Breyer1. 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 Nb8 10. d4 C95 Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid1. 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 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 C96 Closed, Borisenko Variation1. 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 11. d4 Nc6 C96 Closed, Chigorin Defense1. 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 (also reached by 5 other move orders) C96 Closed, Chigorin Defense, Gajewski Gambit1. 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 d5 C96 Closed, Keres Defense1. 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 11. d4 Nd7 C96 Closed, Rossolimo Defense1. 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 c6 11. d4 Qc7 C97 Closed, Chigorin, Yugoslav System1. 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 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 g6 C99 Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System1. 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 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Check your own games for free →
Want every game reviewed? Create an account .