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Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Ruy Lopez like Kazybek Nogerbek

A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 52 of Kazybek Nogerbek's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Kazybek Nogerbek chose most often. Where Kazybek Nogerbek 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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  • Kazybek Nogerbek was #50 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,202) and scored 61% against opponents averaging 3,026 in these games.
  • You play Kazybek Nogerbek'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.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#50

Chess.com

Rating

3,202

Games

52

in this opening

Score

61%

in these games

Opponents

3,026

average rating

More about Kazybek Nogerbek

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 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Bd6 8.d4 Nd7 9.Nbd2

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  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.d3

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  3. Line 3 · 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

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  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re2 b6 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Ne4 13.c3

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  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3

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  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    3…Nge7 4.Nc3

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  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.Nc3

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  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Nf6 6.d4 d6 7.c3

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  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3

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  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4

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  11. Line 11 · 5% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.Re1 Bd7 7.c3 g6 8.d4

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

Kazybek Nogerbek'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.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Bd6 8.d4 Nd7 9.Nbd2.

  1. 3…a6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 67% of the time.
  2. 4.Ba4 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 4.Ba4 in 25 games, scoring 74%.
  3. 4…Nf6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 43% of the time.
  4. 5.O-O Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 5.O-O in 15 games, scoring 90%.
  5. 5…Be7 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 5…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 26% of the time.
  6. 6.Bxc6 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 6.Bxc6 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
  7. 6…dxc6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 6…dxc6.
  8. 7.Re1 Your move · Kazybek Nogerbek's games Kazybek Nogerbek played 7.Re1 in 4 games, scoring 75%.
  9. 7…Bd6 Reply · Kazybek Nogerbek's games A common reply here is 7…Bd6. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  10. 8.d4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
  11. 8…Nd7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…Nd7.
  12. 9.Nbd2 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Kazybek Nogerbek play the Ruy Lopez?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Kazybek Nogerbek's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Bd6 8.d4 Nd7 9.Nbd2. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Kazybek Nogerbek's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Kazybek Nogerbek's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
52 of Kazybek Nogerbek's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,026. Kazybek Nogerbek scored 61% 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 Kazybek Nogerbek?
GM Kazybek Nogerbek was ranked number 50 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,202 when this course was built.

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