Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4
The Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C63, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4. 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 359 times by this move order. White won 54%, 4% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 4… fxe4 (85% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 4… fxe4 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nf6 7. O-O)
- ECO
- C63
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 23 | |
| 1500-1999 | 163 | |
| 2000+ | 173 | |
| All | 359 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… fxe4 | 305 (85%) | |
| 4… exd4 | 32 (9%) | |
| 4… Nxd4 | 10 (3%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 6 (2%) | |
| 4… d6 | 5 (1%) | |
| 4… Qf6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
272 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 15%, Black 48%). The strongest:
- GM David Navara (2679) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th Dec Early · 2023-12-05
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2674) – GM Vladislav Kovalev (2603) 1-0 · Uralsk Open 2023 · 2023-07-26
- GM Jules Moussard (2597) – GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2523) 0-1 · Chess.com Classic Play-In · 2025-05-19
- IM Volodar Murzin (2465) – GM Grigoriy Oparin (2652) 0-1 · PNWCC Online Blitz JP 19 · 2020-08-29
- GM Nigel D Short (2664) – GM Gerhard Schebler (2451) 1-0 · 15th BCC Open 2015 · 2015-04-16
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Fettywapest (2737) – Kruciatos (2737) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Nut5105 (2696) – Kruciatos (2716) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Barry_Lindon (2588) – Kruciatos (2630) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5
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.