Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5
The Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C80, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5. 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 93 times by this move order. White won 69%, 1% were drawn and Black won 30%. The most popular continuation is 7. d3 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.50 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nxe5 Be6)
- ECO
- C80
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 40 | |
| 1500-1999 | 43 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 93 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. d3 | 48 (52%) | |
| 7. Nxe5 | 24 (26%) | |
| 7. d4 | 10 (11%) | |
| 7. Bxc6+ | 10 (11%) | |
| 7. c4 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 29%, draw 28%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- CM Metehan Ozen (2127) – FM Sanjin Culum (2409) 1-0 · Titled Tue 17th Sep Late · 2024-09-17
- FM Jose Barria (2377) – FM Leandro Jimenez Jimenez (2151) 0-1 · Titled Tue 25th Apr Early · 2023-04-25
- Daniel Garcia Castellote (2030) – Alexandre Pinsach Gelabert (2113) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 · 2018-02-10
- CM Boris Ferrufino (1868) – CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut (2081) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th Sep Late · 2023-09-12
- Jan Cermak (1943) – Meikel Weber (1976) 1/2-1/2 · 31st Czech Rapid G1 2020 · 2020-09-24
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Take_A_Deep_Breath (2182) – AnonPrep (2304) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
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Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Open (5. O-O Nxe4) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4
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.