ECO C60 · 81,005 games · Black to move
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 25,315 | 31.3% | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C70 | |
| d6 | 16,905 | 20.9% | Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense C62 | |
| Nf6 | 13,601 | 16.8% | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense C65 | |
| Bc5 | 10,861 | 13.4% | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation C64 | |
| Nge7 | 4,072 | 5.0% | Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense C60 | |
| Nd4 | 3,434 | 4.2% | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation C61 | |
| f5 | 3,014 | 3.7% | Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense C63 | |
| Qf6 | 1,233 | 1.5% | ||
| Bd6 | 793 | 1.0% | ||
| g6 | 358 | 0.4% | Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense C60 | |
| f6 | 353 | 0.4% | Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation C60 | |
| Qe7 | 226 | 0.3% | Ruy Lopez: Vinogradov Variation C60 |
A further 840 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.