Caissa Codex
C83

Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation after 11…Nxe5

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Statistics from Lichess

130 games: White 41.5% / Draw 3.1% / Black 55.4%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.08 The position is about equal

Best play: 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Bd6 14. Bf4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Rxe6 Bxf4

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

Overview

Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation (ECO C83, Open Games) is a variation of the Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical 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. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5 (11 moves).

In 130 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 41.5%, Black 55.4% and 3.1% were drawn. White's most played move here is 12. f3, in 58% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5, the position after Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation (C83)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-open-breslau-variation

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