C84: Ruy Lopez, closed defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7

Ruy Lopez, closed defence

C84 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, closed defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7

Ruy Lopez, closed, centre attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4

Ruy Lopez, closed, Basque gambit (North Spanish variation)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3

Overview

Games on Database:

50995

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

34.4%

42.5%

23%

Download master games

Played frequently by:

White
Viswanathan Anand	186 games
Vlastimil Jansa	152 games
Mikhail Tal	141 games

Black
Svetozar Gligoric	259 games
Oleg M Romanishin	245 games
Alexander G Beliavsky	202 games

Possible continuations:

6. Re1

41532

34.4 %

43 %

22.7 %

6. d3

3878

35.1 %

42.9 %

22 %

6. Bxc6

2813

32.5 %

44.5 %

23 %

6. Qe2

1383

41.1 %

31.5 %

27.4 %

6. d4

735

32.2 %

39.2 %

28.6 %

6. Nc3

384

33.6 %

36.5 %

29.9 %

6. c3

243

27.2 %

26.3 %

46.5 %

6. Qe1

16.7 %

75 %

6. h3

20 %

80 %

6. c4

25 %

75 %

6. Bb3

25 %

50 %

25 %