Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense

The book line for Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense is e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bb5, Nf6. This page collects the 31 named lines under that variation.

31 named lines · ECO C65, C66, C67 · 6,681 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Bb5
  6. Nf6

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  5. White bishop moves from f1 to b5.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.

Named lines

  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Duras Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c4
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Kaufmann Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c6
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Fishing Pole Variation (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Bernstein Variation (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxc6
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Wolf Variation (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd4
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tarrasch Trap (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Cordel Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nf5
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Minckwitz Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe5
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Pillsbury Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. b3
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Nd4 Ne6 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c5
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rosenthal Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Trifunovic Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 d5
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Winawer Attack (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Zukertort Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. c4
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Westerinen Line (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Ne4

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