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Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Ruy Lopez like Dmitrij Kollars

A Ruy Lopez repertoire built from 94 of Dmitrij Kollars's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitrij Kollars chose most often. Where Dmitrij Kollars 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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  • Dmitrij Kollars was #45 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,202) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 3,052 in these games.
  • You play Dmitrij Kollars's own move in 28 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#45

Chess.com

Rating

3,202

Games

94

in this opening

Score

64%

in these games

Opponents

3,052

average rating

More about Dmitrij Kollars

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 8 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 11% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c4 Nge7 7.Nc3

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.O-O

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Nd7 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 Bd6 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.O-O

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 b4 8.Nd5

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    3…g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 a6 6.Bxc6

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    3…g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 dxc3 6.Nxc3 h6 7.Qb3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    3…f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.O-O Bc5 7.Bxc6

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    3…f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Bc4 Na5 9.Be2 O-O 10.h3

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.O-O Ng6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.O-O O-O 10.d3

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bxc6+

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

Dmitrij Kollars'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.c4 Nge7 7.Nc3.

  1. 3…a6 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 64% of the time.
  2. 4.Ba4 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 4.Ba4 in 60 games, scoring 57%.
  3. 4…d6 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 4…d6. At top level, this comes up about 18% of the time.
  4. 5.O-O Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 5.O-O in 13 games, scoring 58%.
  5. 5…Bd7 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 5…Bd7. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  6. 6.c4 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 6.c4 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
  7. 6…Nge7 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 6…Nge7. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  8. 7.Nc3 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 7.Nc3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitrij Kollars play the Ruy Lopez?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Dmitrij Kollars's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c4 Nge7 7.Nc3. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
Is this Dmitrij Kollars's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitrij Kollars's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
94 of Dmitrij Kollars's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,052. Dmitrij Kollars scored 64% 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 Dmitrij Kollars?
GM Dmitrij Kollars was ranked number 45 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,202 when this course was built.