Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Ruy Lopez like Faustino Oro
A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 76 of Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Faustino Oro chose most often. Where Faustino Oro 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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- Faustino Oro was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,201) and scored 76% against opponents averaging 3,037 in these games.
- You play Faustino Oro's own move in 23 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
#48
Chess.com
Rating
3,201
Games
76
in this opening
Score
76%
in these games
Opponents
3,037
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 10% 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
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.h3
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
3…g6 4.c3 a6 5.Ba4 d6 6.d4
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.a5 d6 10.h3 Be6 11.Ba4 Nxa5 12.d4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.d4 Bd7 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bd3 g6 8.a4
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
3…f5 4.d3
- New
Line 10 · 4% 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.Nc3 O-O 12.Qd3 Bd6 13.Rxd5
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Faustino Oro's main line in the Ruy Lopez, move by move
The most common line 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.
- 3…a6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 67% of the time.
- 4.Ba4 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 4.Ba4 in 42 games, scoring 77%.
- 4…Nf6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 54% of the time.
- 5.O-O Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 5.O-O in 29 games, scoring 69%.
- 5…Be7 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 5…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 32% of the time.
- 6.Re1 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 6.Re1 in 10 games, scoring 75%.
- 6…b5 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 6…b5. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
- 7.Bb3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 7.Bb3 in 8 games, scoring 69%.
- 7…O-O Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 7…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
- 8.a4 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 8.a4 in 7 games, scoring 64%.
- 8…Bb7 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 8…Bb7. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
- 9.d3 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 9.d3 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
- 9…d6 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 9…d6.
- 10.Nbd2 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 10.Nbd2 in 3 games, scoring 17%.
Questions about this course
- How does Faustino Oro play the Ruy Lopez?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Faustino Oro's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
- Is this Faustino Oro's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
- 76 of Faustino Oro's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,037. Faustino Oro scored 76% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 11 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 Faustino Oro?
- GM Faustino Oro was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.