C74: Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence

C74 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3

Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, siesta variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5

Ruy Lopez, Siesta, Kopayev variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O

Overview

Games on Database:

3253

Last Played:

Apr 2026

Overall score:

38.4%

35.4%

26.3%

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Played frequently by:

White
Herman Pilnik	18 games
Mikhail Tal	13 games
Semen I Dvoirys	12 games

Black
Valeri Yandemirov	44 games
Bogdan Sliwa	35 games
Victor Ciocaltea	26 games

Possible continuations:

5... Bd7

1962

36.2 %

37.7 %

26.1 %

5... f5

632

36.7 %

32.6 %

30.7 %

5... Nf6

319

44.5 %

31 %

24.5 %

5... g6

132

39.4 %

37.1 %

23.5 %

5... Nge7

37.9 %

34.8 %

27.3 %

5... b5

62.1 %

21.2 %

16.7 %

5... Bg4

58 %

28 %

14 %

5... Be7

64.7 %

17.6 %

5... g5

57.1 %

42.9 %