Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line

C86

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O

How it went

5 ours · 120 masters

White wins 40% Draws 0% Black wins 60%

Continuations

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

Master games

Vallejo Pons, Francisco — Aronian, Levon 0-1 · 2017
Nepomniachtchi, I. — Narayanan, SL. 0-1 · 2022
Vallejo Pons, Francisco — Ding, Liren 0-1 · 2017
Svidler, Peter — Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 · 2008
Polzin, Rainer — Svidler, Peter 0-1 · 2008

Games in Spain

Szente Varga,F (2100) — Estrada Nieto,J (2280) 1-0
Vargas Rodriguez,W (2273) — Bustos Bernardo,Samuel (2176) 0-1
Galiana Salom,J (2163) — Andrejevs,A (2224) 1-0
Mateos Rozas,M (2213) — Putri,Regita Desyari (1863) 0-1
Romero Barkouk, Rayan (1870) — Corchon Granero, Mateo (1968) 0-1

This line is also written

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 O-O
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Qe2 b5 7 Bb3 O-O
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Be7 Qe2 b5 Bb3 O-O
e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bb5, a6, Ba4, Nf6, O-O, Be7, Qe2, b5, Bb3, O-O