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Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Worrall Attack › Castling Line
  1. Caissa Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Ruy Lopez C60
  6. Morphy Defense C70
  7. Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
  8. Ruy Lopez: Closed C84
  9. Worrall Attack C86
  10. Castling Line C86 you are here
C86

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line 7. Bb3 O-O

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Overview

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line after 7…O-O
After 7…O-O

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line (ECO C86) is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O — 7 moves.

In 28,070 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.1%, Black 41.3% and 5.6% were drawn. White's most played move here is 8. c3, in 80% of those games.

ECO code
C86
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
7 moves
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack

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Statistics from Lichess

28,070 games · White 53.1% / Draw 5.6% / Black 41.3%

MovesGamesW / D / B
c322,574
Rd11,964
a41,750
d3579
h3483
d4376
Nc3119
Bd580

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:59:04

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-closed-worrall-attack-castling-line