ECO C82 · Ruy Lopez

Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation

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

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

11. Nbd2+0.44

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation (C82), 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, Stockfish 18 recommends 11. Nbd2 for White. White is slightly better (+0.44).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.4411. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bg5 Qd7
  2. +0.4011. Bc2 Bb6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Nxf5
  3. +0.3811. Qe2 Bb6 12. Nbd2 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. Re1 Ne6 15. Nf1 O-O

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation?
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, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11. Nbd2 for White, continuing Bf5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bg5 Qd7. White is slightly better (+0.44). The next best moves are 11. Bc2 (+0.40) and 11. Qe2 (+0.38).
Is the Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.44: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation?
C82. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).