Ruy Lopez · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Ruy Lopez like Aram Hakobyan
A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 52 of Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Aram Hakobyan chose most often. Where Aram Hakobyan 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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- Aram Hakobyan was #34 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,226) and scored 47% against opponents averaging 3,191 in these games.
- You play Aram Hakobyan's own move in 17 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
#34
Chess.com
Rating
3,226
Games
52
in this opening
Score
47%
in these games
Opponents
3,191
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 14% at top level
3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bg5
- New
Line 2 · 9% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.a4
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7 6.d4
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Nd7 8.d4 exd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.Bf4 Nc5 11.Qe3 Ne6 12.Bg3 Bc5 13.Qc3 Qe7 14.Nbd2
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Be3 O-O 9.a4
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
3…Nge7 4.O-O Ng6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bc5 7.Nf5 O-O 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.Nxe3 Nce7 10.Bd3
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.c3 Ng6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
3…f5 4.Qe2 fxe4 5.Qxe4 Nf6 6.Qe2 e4 7.d3 d5 8.O-O
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Bd6 8.d4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Aram Hakobyan'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.Bg5.
- 3…Nf6 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 3…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 19% of the time.
- 4.O-O Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 4.O-O in 8 games, scoring 38%.
- 4…Nxe4 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 4…Nxe4. At top level, this comes up about 14% of the time.
- 5.d4 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 5.d4 in 5 games, scoring 10%.
- 5…Nd6 Reply · Aram Hakobyan's games A common reply here is 5…Nd6.
- 6.Bg5 Your move · Aram Hakobyan's games Aram Hakobyan played 6.Bg5 in 2 games, scoring 0%.
Questions about this course
- How does Aram Hakobyan play the Ruy Lopez?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Aram Hakobyan's most common line is 3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bg5. At top level it comes up about 14% of the time.
- Is this Aram Hakobyan's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Aram Hakobyan's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
- 52 of Aram Hakobyan's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,191. Aram Hakobyan scored 47% 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 Aram Hakobyan?
- GM Aram Hakobyan was ranked number 34 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,226 when this course was built.