Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Kostić Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7
The Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Kostić Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C63, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bxc6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.13 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 6. d4 d5 7. Neg5 Nh6 8. Nxe5 O-O)
- ECO
- C63
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bxc6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 0%, Black 60%). The strongest:
- IM Facundo Pierrot (2426) – IM Marcelo Villalba (2188) 1-0 · 44th Marcel Duchamp · 2013-03-26
- FM Alan Pichot (2300) – IM Marcelo Villalba (2227) 0-1 · 4th Marcel Duchamp Premier · 2012-10-29
- IM Szalanczy, E. (2237) – FM Mark Lyell (2225) 1-0 · FSIM Sept 2012 · 2012-09-04
- FM Igor Tokuichi Kikuchi Cadilhac (2051) – IM Marcelo Villalba (2244) 0-1 · 2nd Floripa Open 2016 · 2016-01-21
- Igor Tokuichi Kikuchi Cadilhac (2015) – IM Marcelo Villalba (2201) 0-1 · Floripa Open 2015 · 2015-01-16
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Wayne1857 (971) – sordonogordo (1086) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3
More Ruy Lopez lines (all)
- Ruy Lopez C60
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- 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.