Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6
The Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid is a chess opening classified as ECO C92, 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. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 34% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 13. Bc2 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2 g6)
- ECO
- C92
- Moves
- 24 plies
- FEN
r2qrbk1/1bp2pp1/p1np1n1p/1p2p3/3PP3/PBP2N1P/1P1N1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 13- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 13. Bc2 | 3 (100%) |
Master games
210 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 38%, Black 18%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2835) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2777) 0-1 · Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · 2023-07-21
- GM Teimour Radjabov (2713) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2881) 1/2-1/2 · Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · 2014-04-29
- GM Anish Giri (2798) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2732) 1/2-1/2 · 31st ECC Open 2015 · 2015-10-24
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2778) – GM Quang Liem Le (2728) 1/2-1/2 · FTX Crypto Cup 2022 · 2022-08-16
- GM Teimour Radjabov (2759) – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2737) 1/2-1/2 · 47th GM 2019 · 2019-07-13
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- puziko52 (2851) – Vahe_S (2743) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- ozolin_alexey (2274) – Anyinsaman (2304) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- TheDito (2188) – ThomasSankara (2115) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7
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.