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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 Re8

White to move
764 games · 1912-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

10. d4

578

33%

51.2%

15.7

10. Ng5

207

80.2%

10. d3

29.2%

50%

20.8%

10. a4

50%

10. a3

100%

10.a4 +0.22 (28 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Oll vs Y Kruppa, 1987 (1-0)
Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1983 (1-0)
Shirov vs Anand, 2007 (0-1)
Adams vs Ponomariov, 2002 (1-0)

DEBUT: Stein vs Geller, 1969 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: M Bartel vs Valentin Dragnev, 2017 (1-0)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C92: Ruy Lopez, Closed (638)
C93: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense (112)
C95: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (8)
C97: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (3)
C99: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (2)
C94: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense (1)

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