Ruy Lopez: Closed Berlin Defense, Chigorin Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Nd7
The Ruy Lopez: Closed Berlin Defense, Chigorin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C66, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Nd7. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 6. d5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.66 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 6. Be3 Be7 7. d5 Ncb8 8. Bd3 Nf8)
- ECO
- C66
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pppn1ppp/2np4/1B2p3/3PP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 1 6- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Nd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. d5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- GM Temur Kuybokarov (2558) – WFM Kathryn Hardegen (1887) 1-0 · Australian Open 2023 · 2023-01-03
- IM Gert Schnider (2422) – Ante Ikica (1882) 1-0 · 32nd Pula Open 2018 · 2018-06-23
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- TrebolNegro (1941) – hwolly77 (2050) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 480 + 3s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6
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.