Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Ruy Lopez like Awonder Liang
A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 36 of Awonder Liang's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Awonder Liang chose most often. Where Awonder Liang 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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- Awonder Liang was #41 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,208) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 3,082 in these games.
- You play Awonder Liang's own move in 14 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
#41
Chess.com
Rating
3,208
Games
36
in this opening
Score
64%
in these games
Opponents
3,082
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 9% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Bd7 10.Bg5 Rb8 11.axb5 axb5 12.Re1
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.a5 Rb8 11.Nbd2 Be6 12.Bxe6
- New
Line 4 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.a5 Ba7 11.h3
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Nd7 7.O-O
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.c3 Nge7 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 Ne7 5.O-O
- New
Line 8 · 5% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O
- New
Line 9 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4
- New
Line 10 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Awonder Liang's main line in the Ruy Lopez, move by move
The most common line at top level: 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3.
- 3…a6 Reply · Awonder Liang's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 69% of the time.
- 4.Ba4 Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 4.Ba4 in 24 games, scoring 73%.
- 4…d6 Reply · Awonder Liang's games A common reply here is 4…d6. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
- 5.O-O Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 5.O-O in 3 games, scoring 83%.
- 5…Bd7 Reply · Awonder Liang's games A common reply here is 5…Bd7.
- 6.c3 Your move · Awonder Liang's games Awonder Liang played 6.c3 in 3 games, scoring 83%.
Questions about this course
- How does Awonder Liang play the Ruy Lopez?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Awonder Liang's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
- Is this Awonder Liang's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Awonder Liang's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
- 36 of Awonder Liang's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,082. Awonder Liang scored 64% 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 Awonder Liang?
- GM Awonder Liang was ranked number 41 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,208 when this course was built.