Ruy Lopez: Complete Guide

The classical test of 1.e4 e5 — subtle pressure on Black's position that lasts for 30 moves. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

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All 66 variations of the Ruy Lopez

Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez ECO C60 74M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense ECO C62 18M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ECO C65 14M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation ECO C64 8M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense ECO C70 8M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: a6 ECO C60 7M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: Bxc6+ ECO C62 4M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense ECO C60 4M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation ECO C61 4M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nf6 ECO C60 4M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Nxd4 ECO C61 3M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: b5 ECO C70 3M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: d6 ECO C60 3M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bc5 ECO C60 2M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: Bxc6 ECO C65 2M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: O-O ECO C62 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: Bxc6 ECO C64 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: d4 ECO C62 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: Nc3 ECO C62 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: Nc3 ECO C65 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation ECO C60 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation ECO C60 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: d3 ECO C65 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: O-O ECO C60 1M games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: O-O ECO C65 917K games Gambits Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense ECO C63 863K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: h3 ECO C62 779K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nge7 ECO C60 702K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: d6 ECO C70 529K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: Bxc6 ECO C60 514K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Bc5 ECO C70 420K games Gambits Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit ECO C60 382K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: c3 ECO C64 382K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nd4 ECO C60 357K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: Nc3 ECO C64 326K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: Bxc6 ECO C60 304K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Vinogradov Variation ECO C60 269K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Nge7 ECO C70 234K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense ECO C60 180K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense ECO C60 154K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation ECO C60 139K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: Nc3 ECO C60 103K games Gambits Ruy Lopez: Rotary-Albany Gambit ECO C60 96K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: Nc3 ECO C60 95K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: c3 ECO C65 87K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: O-O ECO C64 84K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Nxe5 ECO C61 69K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: d4 ECO C60 67K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: O-O ECO C60 66K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: d3 ECO C60 65K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Pollock Defense ECO C60 47K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: d3 ECO C64 45K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Nf6 ECO C70 44K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Be7 ECO C70 39K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation ECO C60 38K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Ba4 ECO C61 27K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: c3 ECO C62 25K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Nc3 ECO C61 24K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: c3 ECO C60 19K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: d4 ECO C65 18K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Bc4 ECO C61 17K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Retreat Variation ECO C60 17K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: d4 ECO C60 11K games Gambits Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit ECO C60 8K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: c3 ECO C60 6K games Openings & Plans Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: Nxe5 ECO C64 1K games

Frequently asked questions about the Ruy Lopez

What is the ruy lopez in chess?

The Ruy Lopez is a chess opening family with 66 variations covered on Chessy. Over 188 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.