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Ruy Lopez · As White · updated November 2026

Play the Ruy Lopez like Amin Tabatabaei

A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 49 of Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Amin Tabatabaei chose most often. Where Amin Tabatabaei has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.

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  • Amin Tabatabaei was #46 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,207) and scored 53% against opponents averaging 3,101 in these games.
  • You play Amin Tabatabaei's own move in 32 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Train lines

Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#46

Chess.com

Rating

3,207

as of 10 Nov 2026

Games

49

in this opening

Score

53%

in these games

Opponents

3,101

average rating

Based on 49 games, Sep 2025–May 2026

More about Amin Tabatabaei

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 12 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 12% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3

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  2. Line 2 · 10% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.c3 d6 11.h3 b4 12.d3 bxc3 13.bxc3

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  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3

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  4. Line 4 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2

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  5. Line 5 · 7% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d3 h6 9.Re1 O-O 10.Nbd2

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  6. Line 6 · 7% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 Be7 7.Re1 b5 8.Rxe4 d5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 bxa4 11.b3 O-O 12.Ba3

    New

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.O-O

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  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.O-O

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  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d3 h6 9.Re1 O-O 10.Nbd2 Bb6 11.Nf1 Ne7 12.Ng3 Ng6 13.a4

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  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.c3 d6 11.h3 Re8 12.d4

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Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Amin Tabatabaei's main line in the Ruy Lopez, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3.

  1. 3…Nf6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
  2. 4.O-O Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 4.O-O in 7 games, scoring 71%.
  3. 4…Nxe4 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 4…Nxe4. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
  4. 5.d4 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 5.d4 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  5. 5…Nd6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 5…Nd6.
  6. 6.Bxc6 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 6.Bxc6 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  7. 6…dxc6 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 6…dxc6.
  8. 7.dxe5 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 7.dxe5 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  9. 7…Nf5 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 7…Nf5.
  10. 8.Qxd8+ Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 8.Qxd8+ in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  11. 8…Kxd8 Reply · Amin Tabatabaei's games A common reply here is 8…Kxd8.
  12. 9.h3 Your move · Amin Tabatabaei's games Amin Tabatabaei played 9.h3 in 6 games, scoring 83%.

Questions about this course

How does Amin Tabatabaei play the Ruy Lopez?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Amin Tabatabaei's most common line is 3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3. At top level it comes up about 12% of the time.
Is this Amin Tabatabaei's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Amin Tabatabaei's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
49 of Amin Tabatabaei's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,101. Amin Tabatabaei scored 53% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
10 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
Who is Amin Tabatabaei?
GM Amin Tabatabaei was ranked number 46 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.

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