1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1b5  3... a7a6  4. b5a4  4... g8f6  5. e1g1  5... f6e4 The Ruy Lopez Open Variation continues to be considered one of the most reliable options for Black, even though it's not as popular among the elite as the Berlin nowadays. 6. d2d4  6... b7b5  7. a4b3  7... d7d5  8. d4e5  8... c8e6  9. c1e3 White has four very popular moves, in order of importance: 9.c3, 9.Nbd2, 9.Qe2, and 9.Be3. 9... f8e7  10. c2c3  10... e8g8  11. d1e2 A move that is seldom played. I've observed that players with White in the elite are choosing innovative ideas to face the Open Variation. Probably they no longer find an advantage in the more known paths or else they feel that it's more worthwhile to test lines that have not been tried much, since the computer still finds many new ideas. 11... f7f6 This move was previously played by Van Foreest, a surname associated with young Dutch grandmasters, but the game I'm referring to is from one of his ancestors and dates back to 1888.