C73: Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, Alapin variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, Alapin variation

C73 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, Richter variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, Alapin variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6

Overview

Games on Database:

798

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

34.8%

34.6%

30.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Aleksandar Matanovic	10 games
Hans Joachim Hecht	8 games
George Alan Thomas	8 games

Black
Heikki MJ Westerinen	18 games
Bogdan Sliwa	16 games
Valeri Yandemirov	14 games

Possible continuations:

7. Be3

285

36.1 %

37.2 %

26.7 %

7. Nc3

224

31.3 %

39.3 %

29.5 %

7. c4

109

36.7 %

30.3 %

33 %

7. O-O

31.5 %

28.1 %

40.4 %

7. h3

37.1 %

22.9 %

40 %

7. Nh4

37.5 %

25 %

7. Qd3

52.9 %

29.4 %

17.6 %

7. c3

16.7 %

66.7 %

7. Nbd2

75 %

25 %

7. h4

50 %

7. dxe5

50 %