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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
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C60 · Ruy Lopez
19 PGN · 19 FEN
- Ruy Lopez:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 - Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 - Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g5 - Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a5 - Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 - Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 - Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Be7 - Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f6 - Ruy Lopez: Pollock Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Na5 - Ruy Lopez: Retreat Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nb8 - Ruy Lopez: Rotary-Albany Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6 - Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5
C62 · Ruy Lopez
5 PGN · 5 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 - Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Center Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O - Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. c4 - Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxc6
C63 · Ruy Lopez
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Exchange Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Kostić Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Classical Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qg5 - Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Möhring Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 Qd5
C65 · Ruy Lopez
13 PGN · 13 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 - Ruy Lopez: Halloween Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nxe5 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Fishing Pole Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+ - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Duras Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c4 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Kaufmann Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O - Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3
C66 · Ruy Lopez
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 - Ruy Lopez: Closed Berlin Defense, Chigorin Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Nd7 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Wolf Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd4 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxc6 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O
C67 · Ruy Lopez
16 PGN · 16 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rosenthal Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe5 - Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, Showalter Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 - Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Trifunovic Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 d5 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Westerinen Line:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Ne4 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Cordel Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nf5 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Pillsbury Variation:
1. 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
C69 · Ruy Lopez
5 PGN · 5 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O - Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 - Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 - Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, King's Bishop Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 - Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5
C70 · Ruy Lopez
12 PGN · 12 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 - Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defense Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nd4 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Alapin's Defense Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred, Jaenisch Gambit Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. exf5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+
C72 · Ruy Lopez
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation:
1. 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
C73 · Ruy Lopez
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6
C74 · Ruy Lopez
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O
C76 · Ruy Lopez
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 d6 6. d4 Bd7
C77 · Ruy Lopez
8 PGN · 8 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. c3 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Duras Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 - Ruy Lopez: Wormald Attack, Grünfeld Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3 Bg4
C78 · Ruy Lopez
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O g6 - Ruy Lopez: Central Countergambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wing Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 - Ruy Lopez: Rabinovich Variation:
1. 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
C80 · Ruy Lopez
18 PGN · 18 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Open:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Qe2 - Ruy Lopez: Open:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Knorre Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Riga Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 exd4 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 - Ruy Lopez: Open:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Friess Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Nxe5 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Richter Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. d5 - Ruy Lopez: Open:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Harksen Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. c4 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line:
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
C81 · Ruy Lopez
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack:
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 9. Qe2 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack:
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 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack, Ekstrom Variation:
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 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7
C82 · Ruy Lopez
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Open:
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 9. c3 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Berlin Variation:
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 9. c3 Nc5 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Italian Variation:
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 9. c3 Bc5 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack:
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 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 - Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation:
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 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation:
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 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 Ne7 - Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation:
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 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2
C84 · Ruy Lopez
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Morphy Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Basque Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack, Basque Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3 dxc3
C85 · Ruy Lopez
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6
C87 · Ruy Lopez
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
C88 · Ruy Lopez
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 - Ruy Lopez: Closed:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Trajkovic Counterattack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 c5 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Balla Variation:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Leonhardt Variation:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Alekhine Gambit:
1. 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
C89 · Ruy Lopez
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack:
1. 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. a4 Bb7 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line:
1. 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 - Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation:
1. 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
C91 · Ruy Lopez
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation:
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 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation:
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 Bg4 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation, Short Attack:
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 Bg4 10. a4
C92 · Ruy Lopez
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed:
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. h3 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System:
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. h3 Bb7 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation:
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. h3 Nd7 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation:
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. h3 Be6 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Zaitsev System:
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. h3 Re8 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid:
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. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6
C94 · Ruy Lopez
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense:
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. h3 Nb8 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation:
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. h3 Nb8 10. d3
C95 · Ruy Lopez
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer:
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. h3 Nb8 10. d4 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid:
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. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense:
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. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nh4 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense:
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. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5
C96 · Ruy Lopez
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Gajewski Gambit:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Borisenko Variation:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nc6 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defense:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rossolimo Defense:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c6 11. d4 Qc7
C98 · Ruy Lopez
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. dxc5
C99 · Ruy Lopez
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System:
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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4
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