♟ Chess Openings

C60-C99

Ruy Lopez

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

159 found

Spanish Defense, KID

d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 a6

Reversed Spanish, Vienna

e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4 Bb4

Bulgarian Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a5

Caro Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5

Nightingale Gambit, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Na5 Bxf7+

Alapin's Defense Deferred, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Bb4

Classical Defense Deferred, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Bc5

Modern Steinitz Defense, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6

Richter Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 Bxc6+ bxc6 d4

Alapin Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 Bxc6+ bxc6 d4 f6

Siesta Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 c3 f5

Kopaiev Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 c3 f5 exf5 Bxf5 O-O

Keres Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 d6 c4

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

Jaenisch Gambit Deferred, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 f5 exf5

Bayreuth Variation, ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 Bxc6

Jaffe Gambit, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 c3

Anderssen Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d3

Duras Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d3 d6 c4

Mackenzie Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4

Center Attack, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 d4 exd4

Nimzovich; Tarrasch Var, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 Nc3

Shannon Gambit, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O b5 Bb3 Bb7 Ng5 d5

Wing Attack, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O b5 Bb3 Be7 a4

Neo-Steinitz Defense, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O b5 Bb3 d6

Moeller Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Bc5

Center Attack, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 d4

Basque Gambit, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 d4 exd4 e5 Ne4 c3

Lopez Four Knights, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Nc3

Schlechter Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Qe2 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d5

English Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Qe2 b5 Bb3 O-O c3 d6 d4 Bg4

Trajkovic Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 Bb7

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

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

Suetin Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O a3

Lutikov Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O Bc2

Pilnik Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O d3

Keres Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 a5

Kholmov Variation, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Be6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Keres Defense, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Nd7

Zaitsev System, Ruy Lopez

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Re1 b5 Bb3 d6 c3 O-O h3 Re8

And 109 more variations...