Ruy Lopez · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Ruy Lopez like Jules Moussard
A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 56 of Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jules Moussard chose most often. Where Jules Moussard 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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- Jules Moussard was #45 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,208) and scored 61% against opponents averaging 2,838 in these games.
- You play Jules Moussard's own move in 13 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.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#45
Chess.com
Rating
3,208
as of 6 Nov 2026
Games
56
in this opening
Score
61%
in these games
Opponents
2,838
average rating
Based on 56 games, Sep 2024–Aug 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 9% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Re1 Bd7 10.d4
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.O-O O-O 9.axb5
- New
Line 3 · 8% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.O-O d6 9.axb5 axb5 10.h3 O-O 11.Nc3
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.O-O Nge7 6.d3 O-O 7.Be3
- New
Line 5 · 7% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O Bd7 7.c4
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Re1 Nd7 10.b4
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Re1 b5 10.Bc2
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Re1 h6 10.a3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.Nc3
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1
- New
Line 13 · 4% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Nd7 7.O-O
- New
Line 14 · 4% at top level
3…d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.Be3
- New
Line 15 · 3% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3
- New
Line 16 · 3% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O b5 7.Bb3 Na5 8.c4
- New
Line 17 · 3% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.O-O Be7 8.c4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Jules Moussard's main line in the Ruy Lopez, move by move
The most common line at top level: 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Re1 Bd7. From there the course continues with 10.d4.
- 3…a6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 84% of the time.
- 4.Ba4 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 4.Ba4 in 46 games, scoring 59%.
- 4…Nf6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 60% of the time.
- 5.d3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 5.d3 in 20 games, scoring 78%.
- 5…d6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 5…d6. At top level, this comes up about 33% of the time.
- 6.O-O Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 6.O-O in 10 games, scoring 70%.
- 6…g6 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 6…g6. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
- 7.c3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 7.c3 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
- 7…Bg7 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 7…Bg7.
- 8.h3 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 8.h3 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
- 8…O-O Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 8…O-O.
- 9.Re1 Your move · Jules Moussard's games Jules Moussard played 9.Re1 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
- 9…Bd7 Reply · Jules Moussard's games A common reply here is 9…Bd7. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
- 10.d4 Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Jules Moussard play the Ruy Lopez?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Jules Moussard's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Re1 Bd7. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time. From there the course continues with 10.d4.
- Is this Jules Moussard's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jules Moussard's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
- 56 of Jules Moussard's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,838. Jules Moussard scored 61% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 17 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 Jules Moussard?
- GM Jules Moussard was ranked number 45 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,208 when this course was built.