C62: Ruy Lopez, old Steinitz defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6

Ruy Lopez, old Steinitz defence

C62 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 5829
Last Played: Dec 2022
Overall score:
56.3%19.8%23.9%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Emanuel Lasker 23 games
Alexander Alekhine 20 games
Jose Raul Capablanca 17 games
Black  
Maxim Novikov 38 games
William Steinitz 27 games
Aldo Haik 21 games

Possible continuations:

4. d4  2926
58.8 % 21.4 % 19.8 %
4. O-O  1335
58.7 % 18.2 % 23.1 %
4. c3  440
65.9 % 20.7 %
4. Bxc6+  356
39.9 % 19.7 % 40.4 %
4. h3  320
51.9 % 22.8 % 25.3 %
4. Nc3  280
38.2 % 19.3 % 42.5 %
4. d3  133
44.4 % 15.8 % 39.8 %
4. c4  16
50 % 25 % 25 %
4. Ba4  7
28.6 % 71.4 %
4. Bc4  5
100 %
4. b3  3
100 %
4. Qe2  3
100 %
4. a3  2
50 % 50 %