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Ruy Lopez · As White · updated October 2026

Play the Ruy Lopez like Parham Maghsoodloo

A Ruy Lopez repertoire built from 66 of Parham Maghsoodloo's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Parham Maghsoodloo chose most often. Where Parham Maghsoodloo 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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  • Parham Maghsoodloo was #32 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,221) and scored 55% against opponents averaging 3,157 in these games.
  • You play Parham Maghsoodloo'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

#32

Chess.com

Rating

3,221

Games

66

in this opening

Score

55%

in these games

Opponents

3,157

average rating

More about Parham Maghsoodloo

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 · 15% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Rb8 9.h3

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Rb8 10.a5 Ba7 11.Re1

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.Re1 Bd7 7.c3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.h3 O-O 10.Nbd2

  4. Line 4 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3

  5. Line 5 · 8% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c3

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.c3 Ng6 6.d4 exd4 7.h4

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 5% 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

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.Bd2 Qd7 11.Nc3

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.O-O

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Qd6 7.Nbd2

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

Parham Maghsoodloo'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.a4 Rb8 9.h3.

  1. 3…a6 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 3…a6. At top level, this comes up about 73% of the time.
  2. 4.Ba4 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 4.Ba4 in 48 games, scoring 55%.
  3. 4…Nf6 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 4…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 56% of the time.
  4. 5.O-O Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 5.O-O in 28 games, scoring 61%.
  5. 5…Be7 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 5…Be7. At top level, this comes up about 30% of the time.
  6. 6.Re1 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 6.Re1 in 11 games, scoring 64%.
  7. 6…b5 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 6…b5.
  8. 7.Bb3 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 7.Bb3 in 11 games, scoring 64%.
  9. 7…O-O Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 7…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 22% of the time.
  10. 8.a4 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 8.a4 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  11. 8…Rb8 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 8…Rb8. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  12. 9.h3 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 9.h3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Parham Maghsoodloo play the Ruy Lopez?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, Parham Maghsoodloo's most common line is 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 Rb8 9.h3. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time.
Is this Parham Maghsoodloo's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Parham Maghsoodloo's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Ruy Lopez course based on?
66 of Parham Maghsoodloo's Chess.com blitz games in the Ruy Lopez as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,157. Parham Maghsoodloo scored 55% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
12 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 Parham Maghsoodloo?
GM Parham Maghsoodloo was ranked number 32 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,221 when this course was built.