Caissa Codex
C67

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack after 9. Nd4

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Statistics from Lichess

23 games: White 60.9% / Draw 8.7% / Black 30.4%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.38 White is slightly better

Best play: 9... O-O 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Be3 Qe8 12. f4 d6 13. Nf3 Bb6 14. Rae1

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack (ECO C67, Open Games) is a variation of the Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 (9 moves).

In 23 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 60.9%, Black 30.4% and 8.7% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 9…O-O, in 83% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4, the position after Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack (C67)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-berlin-defense-winawer-attack

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