C61: Ruy Lopez, Bird's defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4

Ruy Lopez, Bird's defence

C61 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 2479
Last Played: Mar 2023
Overall score:
49%24.2%26.8%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Efim Geller 6 games
Garry Kasparov 5 games
Szymon Winawer 5 games
Black  
Jiri Jirka 96 games
Marat Burakovsky 26 games
Henry Edward Bird 24 games

Possible continuations:

4. Nxd4  2070
49.4 % 24.6 % 25.9 %
4. Bc4  260
45.8 % 23.5 % 30.8 %
4. Ba4  109
49.5 % 19.3 % 31.2 %
4. Nc3  21
52.4 % 19 % 28.6 %
4. Be2  9
55.6 % 33.3 %
4. Nxe5  5
40 % 60 %
4. O-O  2
50 % 50 %