Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation
ECO C61 · 3,434 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nxd4 | 2,853 | 83.1% | | |
| Bc4 | 308 | 9.0% | | |
| Ba4 | 129 | 3.8% | | |
| Nc3 | 60 | 1.7% | | |
| Nxe5 | 23 | 0.7% | | |
A further 61 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Ruy LopezC60…81,005Morphy DefenseC70… 3... a625,315Steinitz DefenseC62… 3... d616,874Berlin DefenseC65… 3... Nf613,579Classical VariationC64… 3... Bc510,849Morphy DefenseC78… 3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O8,101Berlin DefenseC65… 3... Nf6 4. O-O6,538Exchange VariationC68… 3... a6 4. Bxc66,463Steinitz DefenseC62… 3... d6 4. d45,512Cozio DefenseC60… 3... Nge74,072
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.