C77: Ruy Lopez, Morphy defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6

Ruy Lopez, Morphy defence

C77 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, Morphy defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6

Ruy Lopez, four knights (Tarrasch) variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3

Ruy Lopez, Treybal (Bayreuth) variation (exchange var. deferred)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6

Ruy Lopez, Wormald (Alapin) attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2

Ruy Lopez, Wormald attack, Gruenfeld variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3 Bg4

Ruy Lopez, Anderssen variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3

Ruy Lopez, Morphy defence, Duras variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4

Overview

Games on Database:

91489

Last Played:

Jul 2025

Overall score:

36.4%

39%

24.6%

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Possible continuations:

5. O-O

76006

36 %

40.2 %

23.8 %

5. d3

6876

38 %

33.5 %

28.5 %

5. Qe2

3248

41.1 %

29.8 %

29.1 %

5. d4

3122

38.7 %

35.5 %

25.8 %

5. Nc3

1434

34.9 %

34.6 %

30.5 %

5. Bxc6

746

31.8 %

40.6 %

27.6 %

5. c3

37.3 %

17.6 %

45.1 %

5. Bb3

50 %