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:

Overview

Games on Database: 2839
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
42.2%32.9%24.8%
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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  1678
41.1 % 35.5 % 23.4 %
5... Bg4  539
43.2 % 28.2 % 28.6 %
5... Nf6  336
42.6 % 34.2 % 23.2 %
5... Nge7  88
33 % 27.3 % 39.8 %
5... b5  79
54.4 % 24.1 % 21.5 %
5... Be7  50
50 % 18 % 32 %
5... g6  38
47.4 % 31.6 % 21.1 %
5... f5  22
54.5 % 27.3 % 18.2 %
5... g5  5
80 % 20 %
5... Be6  2
50 % 50 %