Ruy Lopez: Open 7…d5 8. dxe5
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Statistics from Lichess
152,315 games: White 47.4% / Draw 7.5% / Black 45.1%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Main Line | 147,504148K | |
| 2,4552,455 | ||
| 933933 | ||
| 709709 | ||
| 244244 | ||
| Zukertort Variation | 143143 | |
| 8888 | ||
| 8080 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 25, 2026
Engine evaluation
+0.27 The position is about equal
Best play: 8... Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. Ne4
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Open (ECO C80, Open Games) is a variation of the Ruy Lopez: Open, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 (8 moves).
In 152,315 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 47.4%, Black 45.1% and 7.5% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 8…Be6, in 97% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line and Ruy Lopez: Open, Zukertort Variation. In all, 20 named lines continue from it.
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Variations (2)
All 20 named lines that continue from here
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- C80 Main Line 8 moves
- C80 Zukertort Variation 8 moves
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open 9 moves
- C80 Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation 9 moves
- C81 Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack 9 moves
- C82 Berlin Variation 9 moves
- C80 Luther Line 10 moves
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense 10 moves
- C83 Classical Defense 9 moves
- C81 Howell Attack 10 moves
- C81 Ekstrom Variation 12 moves
- C82 Italian Variation 9 moves
- C80 Ruy Lopez: Open, Karpov Gambit 11 moves
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation 11 moves
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin Variation 11 moves
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack 10 moves
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation 10 moves
- C83 Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap 13 moves
- C82 Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation 11 moves
- C82 Nenarokov Variation 10 moves
Cite this page
Caissa Codex. “Ruy Lopez: Open (C80)”. Lichess data as of 25 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-open-4