C82 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open, Italian Variation
18/18
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Italian Variation22k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
7.5%1.7k53%
4.8%1.1k46%
3.8%84353%
3.5%78749%
2%44751%
1.7%37846%
0.7%16252%
0.3%6522%
Famous games in this line1.0k master games
Carlsen, M. (2855) – Mamedyarov, S. (2762)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)Dominguez Perez, L. (2760) – Caruana, F. (2800)Nakamura, Hi (2760) – Caruana, F. (2783)Giri, A. (2782) – Anand, V. (2759)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2757) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2782)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2750) – Caruana, F. (2786)Carlsen, M. (2864) – Niemann, Hans Moke (2642)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nakamura, Hi · Giri, A. · Vachier Lagrave, M.
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C82
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5
Classical
★ Read the guide: Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening)Explore all 234 Ruy Lopez lines →Keep exploring
Go deeper — named lines from here
Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko AttackC82 10.Qd3 · 1 deeper lineRuy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg VariationC82 10.Nbd2 · 1 deeper lineRuy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov VariationC82 10.Qd3 Ne7Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth VariationC82 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Bc2 Nxf2
Nearby lines in the family
From the archives
Ruy López de Segura was a 16th-century Spanish priest whose 1561 book systematized 3.Bb5 — alongside advice like seating your opponent facing the sun. The 'Spanish torture' has been a world-championship battleground from Steinitz to Carlsen: slow pressure, forever.
Study this opening