Caissa Codex
C80

Ruy Lopez: Open, Berger Variation

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Open, Berger Variation after 10. Nc3

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Statistics from Lichess

2 games: White 100.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 0.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 24, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.61 Black is slightly better

Best play: 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. f4 g6 13. f5 gxf5 14. cxd4 Bd6 15. Bf4

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

Overview

Ruy Lopez: Open, Berger Variation (ECO C80, Open Games) is a variation of the Ruy Lopez: Open, Schlechter Defense, 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. a4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nc3 (10 moves).

In 2 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 100.0%, Black 0.0% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 10…Be7, in 50% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Caissa Codex. “Ruy Lopez: Open, Berger Variation (C80)”. Lichess data as of 24 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-open-berger-variation

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