Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4
The Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO C67, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,903 times by this move order. White won 52%, 7% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 5. Re1 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.14 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5)
- ECO
- C67
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,781 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,729 | |
| 2000+ | 1,393 | |
| All | 4,903 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Re1 | 3,068 (63%) | |
| 5. d4 | 1,319 (27%) | |
| 5. Bxc6 | 298 (6%) | |
| 5. d3 | 87 (2%) | |
| 5. Qe2 | 48 (1%) | |
| 5. Nxe5 | 28 (1%) | |
| 5. c3 | 20 (0%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 18 (0%) |
Master games
5,558 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 26%, draw 56%, Black 18%). The strongest:
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2828) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) 0-1 · 8th Norway Armageddon · 2020-10-12
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2820) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) 1/2-1/2 · FTX Crypto Cup Prelim · 2021-05-25
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2855) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2812) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016-06-20
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) – GM Liren Ding (2791) 1/2-1/2 · Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · 2020-08-09
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 1/2-1/2 · Skilling Open KO 2020 · 2020-11-27
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM gmbrewchess (2985) – Nana_jede_cevape (2884) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Sunrise34 (2892) – IM KAPUTVSEMU (2830) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- IM Kostik_Mostik (2882) – InvisibleGuest2023 (2837) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense (3… Nf6 4. O-O) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O
Continuations
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation C67 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation (5. d4 Be7) C67 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rosenthal Variation C67 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6
More Ruy Lopez lines (all)
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Paulsen Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation C60
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.