Ruy Lopez: Vinogradov Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qe7
The Ruy Lopez: Vinogradov Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C60, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qe7. 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 966 times by this move order. White won 51%, 4% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 4. O-O (39% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.35 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Ba4 b5)
- ECO
- C60
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qe7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 536 | |
| 1500-1999 | 383 | |
| 2000+ | 47 | |
| All | 966 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. O-O | 375 (39%) | |
| 4. Bxc6 | 272 (28%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 161 (17%) | |
| 4. c3 | 67 (7%) | |
| 4. d3 | 55 (6%) | |
| 4. d4 | 17 (2%) | |
| 4. a3 | 6 (1%) | |
| 4. b3 | 4 (0%) |
Master games
15 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 80%, draw 0%, Black 20%). The strongest:
- WGM Joanna Worek (2330) – IM Richard Jr. Biolek (2445) 0-1 · ch-CZE 2017 · 2017-05-04
- FM Viacheslav Malyi (2429) – Artem Legenia (2092) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Jun Early · 2022-06-21
- Pawel Jarmula (2228) – Marcin Somyk (2015) 1-0 · ch-POL Academic Team 2016 · 2016-01-16
- Nicolas Kulik (2067) – CM Laurens Schilstra (2166) 0-1 · 1st 3-0 Thu 10th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-10
- WCM Leyla Mirzaliyeva (1762) – FM Jacob Dreelinck (2324) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 12th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-12
Search all games of the Ruy Lopez: Vinogradov Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- PaulWeb (2231) – Garry1304 (2061) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- SylentKnyght (2090) – rich-cookie (2185) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Carlos64_b (2205) – Garry1304 (2046) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 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.