Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Kholmov Variation
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C92.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 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 Be6, after 18 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Closed, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C92
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 18
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Closed
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Statistics from Lichess
68,973 games · White 56.2% / Draw 5.3% / Black 38.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc2 | 33,869 | |
| d4 | 24,880 | |
| Bxe6 | 8,376 | |
| d3 | 1,241 | |
| a4 | 420 | |
| Ng5 | 82 | |
| a3 | 51 | |
| Bd5 | 30 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:20:43
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