Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O
The Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap is a chess opening classified as ECO C66, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 8 times by this move order. White won 75%, 0% were drawn and Black won 25%. The most popular continuation is 8. Bxc6 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.40 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Bf4 dxe5)
- ECO
- C66
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Bxc6 | 7 (88%) | |
| 8. h3 | 1 (13%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- GM Maksat Atabayev (2492) – FM Vitaly Boiarintsev (2391) 1-0 · 13th Moscow Open A 2017 · 2017-01-29
- WIM Kathie Goulart Librelato (2181) – WCM Jolly Nepando (1642) 1-0 · BRICS Games Blitz Team · 2024-06-21
- Enzo Erich Kreutz Hirano (1861) – Maria Luiza De Oliveira Poli (1171) 1-0 · 10th Floripa Open 2024 · 2024-01-20
- Ruben Manuel Freitas (1636) – Vicente Nuno Marques Amorim (1084) 1-0 · XVII Profigaia Open 2017 · 2017-06-18
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Vnebo (2697) – Zaplya (2548) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Sri24111 (1950) – omegalulxxx (1977) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
- guatrache (1966) – reveriang (1921) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 5s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense (3… d6 4. d4) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4
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.