Ruy Lopez

The Ruy Lopez (Spanish) begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, pressing the defender of the e5 pawn to create long-term positional pressure. White aims to maintain the tension, often castling kingside and maneuvering toward a superior endgame or a controlled kingside attack.

  • Variations: 28
  • Total lines: 60
  • Winrate: 53.3%

Main lines

  • French Defense: Knight Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bb5+ c6 4.Bd3 dxe4 5.Bxe4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bc5 7.a4
  • Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Bxd7+
  • Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxc6
  • Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3
  • Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Nxd4
  • Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Nf6 6.O-O
  • French Defense: Knight Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bb5+ c6 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.O-O
  • Ruy Lopez: Closed: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2
  • Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bd3
  • Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Qe2
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 5.Re1
  • Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3
  • Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4
  • Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3
  • Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1
  • Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3
  • Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4
  • Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 a6 5.Bxc6
  • Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Be7 5.Nc3
  • Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4
  • Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O
  • Scandinavian Defense: Main Line: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3
  • Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 c5 5.Bb5+
  • Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4
  • Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O
  • Philidor Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5
  • Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6: 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3