Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line

C64

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5

How it went

5 ours · 127 masters

White wins 60% Draws 20% Black wins 20%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Naiditsch, Arkadij — Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 · 2009
Anand, Viswanathan — Leko, Peter 1-0 · 2000
Topalov, Veselin — Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 · 2008
Topalov, Veselin — Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2-1/2 · 2008
Karjakin, Sergey — Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 · 2008

Games in Spain

Shirov,A (2649) — Shkapenko,P (2424) 1/2-1/2
Shirov,A (2647) — Bachmann,Ax (2599) 1-0
Sanz Wawer,Daniel (2307) — Travica,Robert (2027) 1-0
Sanz Wawer,Daniel (2307) — Popchev,M (2241) 1-0
Estrada Nieto,J (2280) — Viskelis,D (2223) 0-1

This line is also written

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d4 Bb6 7.Bg5
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 O-O Bc5 5 c3 O-O 6 d4 Bb6 7 Bg5
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 Nf6 O-O Bc5 c3 O-O d4 Bb6 Bg5
e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bb5, Nf6, O-O, Bc5, c3, O-O, d4, Bb6, Bg5