Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6
The Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C63, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6. 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 202 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 6. Qe2 (34% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.39 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 6. Qe2 d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6 8. d4 Bg7)
- ECO
- C63
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 15 | |
| 1500-1999 | 60 | |
| 2000+ | 127 | |
| All | 202 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Qe2 | 68 (34%) | |
| 6. Nxf6+ | 59 (29%) | |
| 6. d3 | 50 (25%) | |
| 6. Bxc6 | 9 (4%) | |
| 6. Ng3 | 8 (4%) | |
| 6. Nc3 | 5 (2%) | |
| 6. Neg5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6. O-O | 1 (0%) |
Master games
613 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 25%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th Sep Late · 2023-09-12
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2777) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-08
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2777) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-08
- GM Viswanathan Anand (2772) – GM Ivan Sokolov (2663) 1/2-1/2 · 75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013-01-20
- GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2700) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2710) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Feb 2026 · 2026-02-10
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Sawa-169 (2526) – ElKlemerr (2674) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Sawa-169 (2504) – ElKlemerr (2671) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Sawa-169 (2494) – ElKlemerr (2662) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
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
- 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.