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Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Ruy Lopez like Brewington Hardaway

A Ruy Lopez repertoire built from 40 of Brewington Hardaway's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Brewington Hardaway chose most often. Where Brewington Hardaway 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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  • Brewington Hardaway was #28 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,226) and scored 65% against opponents averaging 3,106 in these games.
  • You play Brewington Hardaway's own move in 20 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#28

Chess.com

Rating

3,226

Games

40

in this opening

Score

65%

in these games

Opponents

3,106

average rating

More about Brewington Hardaway

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 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

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

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.O-O b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Nd5

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.Nxc6

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nd4 5.Be2 d6 6.c3 Nxf3+ 7.Bxf3

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

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

  7. Line 7 · 5% 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.Bd3 Bxe5 11.dxe5 Ne8 12.Nc3 d6 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh6 Be6 15.Bg5

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Ne8 10.c4 Bf6 11.Re1 d5 12.cxd5 Qxd5 13.Be3 Qd8 14.Nc3

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.Rxe5+ Be7 8.Bf1 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Bd3 Re8 11.Bf4

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.Rxe5+ Be7 8.Bf1 O-O 9.d4 Ne8 10.c4

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

Brewington Hardaway's main line in the Ruy Lopez, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4.

  1. 3…a6 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 60% of the time.
  2. 4.Ba4 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 4.Ba4 in 24 games, scoring 58%.
  3. 4…Nf6 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 50% of the time.
  4. 5.Nc3 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 5.Nc3 in 14 games, scoring 61%.
  5. 5…Be7 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 5…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
  6. 6.O-O Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 6.O-O in 5 games, scoring 50%.
  7. 6…b5 Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 6…b5. At top level, this comes up about 17% of the time.
  8. 7.Bb3 Your move · Brewington Hardaway's games Brewington Hardaway played 7.Bb3 in 4 games, scoring 38%.
  9. 7…O-O Reply · Brewington Hardaway's games A common reply here is 7…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  10. 8.a4 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Brewington Hardaway play the Ruy Lopez?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Brewington Hardaway's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Brewington Hardaway's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Brewington Hardaway's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
40 of Brewington Hardaway's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,106. Brewington Hardaway scored 65% 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 Brewington Hardaway?
GM Brewington Hardaway was ranked number 28 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,226 when this course was built.