C72: Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, 5.O-O

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, 5.O-O

C72 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, 5.O-O
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O

Overview

Games on Database:

3296

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

41.4%

33.5%

25.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
Bruno Parma	16 games
Vlastimil Jansa	16 games
Milan Matulovic	15 games

Black
Heikki MJ Westerinen	36 games
Victor Ciocaltea	31 games
Valeri Yandemirov	30 games

Possible continuations:

5... Bd7

2004

40 %

35.9 %

24.1 %

5... Bg4

598

43.1 %

28.3 %

28.6 %

5... Nf6

373

43.2 %

34.6 %

22.3 %

5... b5

50.5 %

28.3 %

21.2 %

5... Nge7

32.6 %

26.3 %

41.1 %

5... Be7

48.1 %

21.2 %

30.8 %

5... g6

48.8 %

31.7 %

19.5 %

5... f5

54.5 %

27.3 %

18.2 %

5... g5

75 %

5... Be6

50 %