Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5
The Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO C63, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5. 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 1,264 times by this move order. White won 42%, 4% were drawn and Black won 54%. The most popular continuation is 4… e4 (81% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.29 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 4… e4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nd4)
- ECO
- C63
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 376 | |
| 1500-1999 | 714 | |
| 2000+ | 174 | |
| All | 1,264 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… e4 | 1,027 (81%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 153 (12%) | |
| 4… d6 | 37 (3%) | |
| 4… d5 | 18 (1%) | |
| 4… a6 | 9 (1%) | |
| 4… Qf6 | 8 (1%) | |
| 4… Nd4 | 6 (0%) | |
| 4… Qe7 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
94 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 30%, draw 10%, Black 60%). The strongest:
- IM Nderim Saraci (2415) – IM Matthew Herman (2383) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 9th Mar · 2021-03-09
- CM Levente Miszler (2301) – IM Ernesto J. Fernandez Guillen (2467) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Jun Early · 2023-06-06
- WFM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2099) – GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (2655) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th Jul Early · 2024-07-30
- FM Rosh Jain (2248) – IM Emin Ohanyan (2500) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Aug Early · 2023-08-01
- IM Ivan Aldokhin (2413) – FM Adwilhans Luciano Souza (2329) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Aug Late · 2024-08-13
Highest-rated Lichess games
- strizibuba (2544) – cavapiker (2497) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- IM Parkour1 (2513) – Pochochino (2411) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- naukarus (2402) – Homo_recte_vivens (2473) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5
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.