Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2
The Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C82, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2. 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 15 times by this move order. White won 60%, 0% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 12. Rxf2 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 12. Rxf2 f6 13. Nf1 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 fxe5)
- ECO
- C82
- Moves
- 22 plies
- FEN
r2q1rk1/2p2ppp/p1n1b3/1pbpP3/8/2P2N2/PPBN1nPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 12- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 13 | |
| All | 15 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 12. Rxf2 | 15 (100%) |
Master games
301 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 24%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2855) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2762) 1-0 · Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · 2021-09-26
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) – GM Quang Liem Le (2728) 1-0 · Meltwater Tour Final 2022 · 2022-11-18
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2779) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2801) 1/2-1/2 · 51st Biel GM 2018 · 2018-07-30
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2760) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2783) 1-0 · FIDE Candidates 2022 · 2022-06-26
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2750) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2786) 1-0 · Superbet Classic 2022 · 2022-05-08
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- TwilightX6M2200Magic (2556) – IM Ural_bogatyr (2595) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- naturedragon99 (2440) – LE_BON_BELGE (2427) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- ARL_12 (2354) – anfisa2400 (2420) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2
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.