C71: Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence

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

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence

C71 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 8095
Last Played: May 2019
Overall score:
38.6%34.1%27.3%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Paul Keres 26 games
Wolfgang Unzicker 26 games
Bruno Parma 24 games
Black  
Valeri Yandemirov 106 games
Victor Ciocaltea 78 games
Heikki MJ Westerinen 69 games

Possible continuations:

5. c3  2860
38.3 % 35.9 % 25.8 %
5. O-O  2515
42.2 % 33 % 24.9 %
5. Bxc6+  1318
36.4 % 34.7 % 28.9 %
5. d4  736
33.4 % 30 % 36.5 %
5. c4  392
37 % 38.5 % 24.5 %
5. h3  169
37.3 % 23.7 % 39.1 %
5. d3  57
31.6 % 36.8 % 31.6 %
5. Nc3  39
33.3 % 28.2 % 38.5 %
5. Qe2  7
57.1 % 28.6 % 14.3 %
5. a3  2
50 % 50 %