C97: Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence

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 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7

Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence

C97 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence
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 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7

Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, Yugoslav system
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 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 g6

Overview

Games on Database:

6698

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

37.6%

40%

22.4%

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Played frequently by:

White
Aleksandar Matanovic	31 games
Isaak Boleslavsky	29 games
Vlastimil Jansa	27 games

Black
Bela Lengyel	61 games
Borislav Ivkov	56 games
Julian Estrada Nieto	40 games

Possible continuations:

12. Nbd2

5674

37.1 %

40.8 %

22 %

12. d5

742

41.4 %

36 %

22.6 %

12. Bg5

38.8 %

31.3 %

29.9 %

12. a4

51.1 %

25.5 %

23.4 %

12. dxe5

26.1 %

37 %

12. b4

45.7 %

41.3 %

12. b3

34.4 %

28.1 %

37.5 %

12. dxc5

25 %

50 %

25 %

12. Be3

18.2 %

27.3 %

54.5 %

12. a3

66.7 %

22.2 %

12. Qe2

100 %

12. Bd2

50 %