Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026
Play the Ruy Lopez like Zhamsaran Tsydypov
A repertoire in the Ruy Lopez built from 42 of Zhamsaran Tsydypov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Zhamsaran Tsydypov chose most often. Where Zhamsaran Tsydypov 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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- Zhamsaran Tsydypov was #42 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,216) and scored 63% against opponents averaging 2,898 in these games.
- You play Zhamsaran Tsydypov'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
#42
Chess.com
Rating
3,216
Games
42
in this opening
Score
63%
in these games
Opponents
2,898
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 23% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.d3
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 f5 5.d3 fxe4 6.dxe4 Nf6 7.Qd3 Bb4+ 8.Nc3
- New
Line 5 · 6% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 f5 5.d3 fxe4 6.dxe4 Nf6 7.Qd3 d6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nc3
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Bc2
- New
Line 7 · 5% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.d3 Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Nd5
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.c3 Nge7 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Bg4 10.a3 Ba5 11.Be3
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 Kf8 6.Bxc6
- New
Line 10 · 3% at top level
3…Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.c3 O-O 7.Re1
- New
Line 11 · 3% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4
- New
Line 12 · 3% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4
- New
Line 13 · 3% at top level
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Zhamsaran Tsydypov'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.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.d3.
- 3…a6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 74% of the time.
- 4.Ba4 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 4.Ba4 in 31 games, scoring 65%.
- 4…Nf6 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 55% of the time.
- 5.O-O Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 5.O-O in 16 games, scoring 75%.
- 5…Be7 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 5…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 38% of the time.
- 6.Re1 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 6.Re1 in 10 games, scoring 85%.
- 6…b5 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 6…b5.
- 7.Bb3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 7.Bb3 in 10 games, scoring 85%.
- 7…O-O Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 7…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 30% of the time.
- 8.c3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 8.c3 in 4 games, scoring 63%.
- 8…d5 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 8…d5. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
- 9.exd5 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 9.exd5 in 3 games, scoring 83%.
- 9…Nxd5 Reply · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games A common reply here is 9…Nxd5.
- 10.d3 Your move · Zhamsaran Tsydypov's games Zhamsaran Tsydypov played 10.d3 in 2 games, scoring 75%.
Questions about this course
- How does Zhamsaran Tsydypov play the Ruy Lopez?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Zhamsaran Tsydypov's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.d3. At top level it comes up about 23% of the time.
- Is this Zhamsaran Tsydypov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Zhamsaran Tsydypov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
- 42 of Zhamsaran Tsydypov's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,898. Zhamsaran Tsydypov scored 63% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 13 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 Zhamsaran Tsydypov?
- GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov was ranked number 42 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,216 when this course was built.