Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4
The Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO C89, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. 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 299 times by this move order. White won 40%, 5% were drawn and Black won 55%. The most popular continuation is 12… Bd6 (99% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.12 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 12… Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2)
- ECO
- C89
- Moves
- 23 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 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 147 | |
| 2000+ | 151 | |
| All | 299 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 12… Bd6 | 296 (99%) | |
| 12… Bf6 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
41 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 18%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Goran M Todorovic (2446) – GM Slavisa Brenjo (2436) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-SRB Premier 2017 · 2017-09-03
- IM Eline Roebers (2331) – GM Mariya Muzychuk (2505) 1-0 · 27th Hoogeveen Crown · 2024-10-31
- GM Goran M Todorovic (2441) – Lumir Mrazek (2273) 1-0 · 31st Belgrade Trophy · 2017-11-27
- GM Goran M Todorovic (2476) – FM Goran Starcevic (2204) 1-0 · ch-Belgrade 2014 · 2014-01-24
- FM Magnus Orn Ulfarsson (2358) – FM Isak Storme (2304) 0-1 · TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22 · 2021-10-02
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM JoeAssaad (2666) – sec_acc (2675) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- IM MassterofMayhem (2644) – GM AtalikS (2657) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- IM MassterofMayhem (2649) – puretraining (2598) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
Continuations
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line C89 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3
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.