ECO C97: Ruy Lopez
ECO C97 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5.
That position has come up in 367,658 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 49.5%, 5.9% were drawn and Black won 44.5%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 |
18 |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 |
22 |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin, Yugoslav System | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 g6 |
28 |