Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line
Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line (C80) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6. In 3,741 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 35% are drawn and Black wins 21%; the most played move is 9.Nbd2 (52%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6
- ECO
- C80
- Games between strong players
- 3,741
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.Nbd2 | 52% (1,957) | Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation | |
| 9.c3 | 34% (1,270) | – | |
| 9.Be3 | 7% (261) | – | |
| 9.Qe2 | 4% (163) | Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | |
| 9.Nc3 | 2% (71) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Ruy Lopez: Open 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation 1,956 games
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Italian Variation 709 games
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack 163 games
More Ruy Lopez lines
- Ruy Lopez 127,277 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 73,666 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 46,127 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation 38,807 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted 33,037 games
- Ruy Lopez: Closed 16,648 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation 8,617 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense 7,654 games
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack 6,317 games
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation 5,883 games
- Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation 4,086 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 3,510 games
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