Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 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 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3
The Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation 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. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 10 times by this move order. White won 50%, 10% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 14… Qh4 (80% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 66; best line 14… Qh4 15. h3 Qf4 16. Rg3 Qf6 17. Re3)
- ECO
- C89
- Moves
- 27 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. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 9 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 14… Qh4 | 8 (80%) | |
| 14… Bf5 | 1 (10%) | |
| 14… f5 | 1 (10%) |
Master games
24 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 21%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Nidjat Mamedov (2604) – GM Misratdin Iskandarov (2548) 0-1 · 76th ch-AZE Prelim 2022 · 2022-02-12
- GM Evgeny Postny (2551) – FM Garv Gaur (2374) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 18th Feb Early · 2025-02-18
- IM Alexander Khripachenko (2375) – GM Aleksey Goganov (2493) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 2026-04-27
- IM Robert Bellin (2338) – GM Mark L Hebden (2523) 0-1 · 90th Hastings Masters 2014-15 · 2015-01-02
- FM Ruslan Gadzhiev (2298) – IM Nitish Belurkar (2466) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Jul 2026 · 2026-07-21
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM mick_chess (2758) – IM Hripach007 (2682) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
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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
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- 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.