Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 f5
The Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C60, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 f5. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 5. d4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.49 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 5. d4 fxe4 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nxe5 Bg7)
- ECO
- C60
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. d4 | 2 (100%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 25%, draw 25%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- FM Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes (2250) – FM Dawid Janaszak (2331) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th Jul Late · 2022-07-12
- GM Jean-Noel Riff (2505) – Alexandre Vieira Guerreiro (1984) 1-0 · 32nd Cappelle Open 2016 · 2016-02-16
- Nitai Leve (2128) – FM Dawid Janaszak (2331) 0-1 · Titled Tue 26th Jul Late · 2022-07-26
- Maurizio Prelati (1820) – Christian Salerno (2012) 1/2-1/2 · 44th Arco Open 2022 · 2022-10-15
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- ujo66 (2231) – Huszar-Hedjodattaa (2147) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 3s
- Mr_Bucket-san (958) – mfk1934 (878) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 5s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
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: Lucena Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Pollock Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Retreat 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.