Caissa Codex
C82

Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation

Chess diagram: Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation after 10…Ne7

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Statistics from Lichess

14 games: White 71.4% / Draw 14.3% / Black 14.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 13, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.31 White is slightly better

Best play: 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. Nxe4 dxe4

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

Overview

Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation (ECO C82, Open Games) is a variation of the Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, 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 Bc5 10. Qd3 Ne7 (10 moves).

In 14 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 71.4%, Black 14.3% and 14.3% were drawn. White's most played move here is 11. Be3, 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, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation (C82)”. Lichess data as of 13 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/ruy-lopez-open-motzko-attack-nenarokov-variation

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