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Ruy Lopez
ECO C60
74M games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
ECO C62
18M games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
ECO C65
14M games
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation
ECO C64
8M games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
ECO C70
8M games
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Ruy Lopez Exchange
ECO C68
7M games
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Ruy Lopez: a6
ECO C60
7M games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: Bxc6+
ECO C62
4M games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense
ECO C60
4M games
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Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation
ECO C61
4M games
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Ruy Lopez: Nf6
ECO C60
4M games
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Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Nxd4
ECO C61
3M games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: b5
ECO C70
3M games
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Ruy Lopez: d6
ECO C60
3M games
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Ruy Lopez: Bc5
ECO C60
2M games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: Bxc6
ECO C65
2M games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: O-O
ECO C62
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: Bxc6
ECO C64
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: d4
ECO C62
1M games
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Ruy Lopez Exchange: dxc6
ECO C68
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: Nc3
ECO C62
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: Nc3
ECO C65
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation
ECO C60
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: d3
ECO C65
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: O-O
ECO C60
1M games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: O-O
ECO C65
917K games
Gambits
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense
ECO C63
863K games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: h3
ECO C62
779K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nge7
ECO C60
702K games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: d6
ECO C70
529K games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: Bxc6
ECO C60
514K games
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Ruy Lopez Closed
ECO C84
500K games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Bc5
ECO C70
420K games
Gambits
Ruy Lopez: Spanish Countergambit
ECO C60
382K games
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: c3
ECO C64
382K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nd4
ECO C60
357K games
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: Nc3
ECO C64
326K games
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Ruy Lopez Exchange: bxc6
ECO C68
313K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: Bxc6
ECO C60
304K games
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Ruy Lopez: Vinogradov Variation
ECO C60
269K games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Nge7
ECO C70
234K games
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Ruy Lopez Open
ECO C80
222K games
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Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense
ECO C60
180K games
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Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense
ECO C60
154K games
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Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation
ECO C60
139K games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: Nc3
ECO C60
103K games
Gambits
Ruy Lopez: Rotary-Albany Gambit
ECO C60
96K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: Nc3
ECO C60
95K games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: c3
ECO C65
87K games
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: O-O
ECO C64
84K games
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Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Nxe5
ECO C61
69K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: d4
ECO C60
67K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: O-O
ECO C60
66K games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: d3
ECO C60
65K games
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Ruy Lopez: Pollock Defense
ECO C60
47K games
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation: d3
ECO C64
45K games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Nf6
ECO C70
44K games
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense: Be7
ECO C70
39K games
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Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation
ECO C60
38K games
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Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Ba4
ECO C61
27K games
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Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense: c3
ECO C62
25K games
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Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Nc3
ECO C61
24K games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: c3
ECO C60
19K games
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense: d4
ECO C65
18K games
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Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation: Bc4
ECO C61
17K games
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Ruy Lopez: Retreat Variation
ECO C60
17K games
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Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense: d4
ECO C60
11K games
Gambits
Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit
ECO C60
8K games
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Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation: c3
ECO C60
6K games
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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 70 variations covered on Chessy. Over 197 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.