Ruy Lopez: Rotary-Albany Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6
The Ruy Lopez: Rotary-Albany Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C60, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6. 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 245 times by this move order. White won 58%, 3% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bxc6 (44% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.74 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 4. c3 a6 5. Bc4 Na5 6. Be2 d6)
- ECO
- C60
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 129 | |
| 1500-1999 | 107 | |
| 2000+ | 9 | |
| All | 245 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bxc6 | 108 (44%) | |
| 4. O-O | 68 (28%) | |
| 4. d4 | 18 (7%) | |
| 4. c3 | 18 (7%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 18 (7%) | |
| 4. d3 | 11 (4%) | |
| 4. Nxe5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 4. Ba4 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 80%, draw 0%, Black 20%). The strongest:
- FM Suleyman Suleymanli (2260) – IM Mukhiddin Madaminov (2442) 1-0 · Titled Tue 15th Nov Late · 2022-11-15
- CM Miraziz Matyakubov (2272) – CM Huseyin Said Deveci (2212) 1-0 · Titled Tue 20th May Early · 2025-05-20
- CM Denis Denisenko (1932) – CM Sasha-Matei Craciun (2257) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Dec Early · 2024-12-10
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Rotary-Albany Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Barry_Lindon (2618) – ISEECOMPENSATION (2601) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- DucInAltum (2260) – Ellycheru (2274) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- BonifaceB (2054) – laupl (2056) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
More Ruy Lopez lines (all)
- 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
- Ruy Lopez: Pollock Defense 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.