Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
The Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C88, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 18 times by this move order. White won 39%, 11% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 8… exd4 (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.47 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 8… Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. a4 Bb7 11. c3)
- ECO
- C88
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 9 | |
| All | 18 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… exd4 | 7 (39%) | |
| 8… Bg4 | 6 (33%) | |
| 8… Nxd4 | 4 (22%) | |
| 8… h6 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
16 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 19%, draw 6%, Black 75%). The strongest:
- GM Ori Kobo (2494) – GM Rinat Jumabayev (2602) 0-1 · World Blitz 2018 · 2018-12-29
- FM Vladimir Sofronie (2229) – GM Anton Demchenko (2580) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-08
- GM Namig Guliyev (2538) – WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa (2255) 0-1 · Cappelle Online Bullet · 2021-03-05
- FM Ivan Frolov (2365) – FM Roman Golubev (2340) 0-1 · Panchenko Mem IM 2016 · 2016-10-22
- FM Georg, Dr. Braun (2360) – FM Robert Stein (2325) 0-1 · ch-GER Blitz 2020 · 2020-08-15
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- eRrOr105MaTe (2273) – Charon1965 (2339) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- rattascalpel (2210) – lopezasceves (2152) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Sprut1958 (2143) – Wichmann1 (2127) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Closed (6… b5 7. Bb3) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
Continuations
- Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap (10. Qxd4 c5) C88 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 c5
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.