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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: 2964
Last Played: Feb 2024
Overall score:
41.8% 33.1% 25.1%

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  1770
40.6 % 35.6 % 23.8 %
5... Bg4  559
43.1 % 28.6 % 28.3 %
5... Nf6  345
42.6 % 34.2 % 23.2 %
5... Nge7  90
32.2 % 26.7 % 41.1 %
5... b5  81
53.1 % 24.7 % 22.2 %
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 %