Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense
ECO C60 · 4,072 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| O-O | 1,904 | 46.8% | | |
| c3 | 763 | 18.7% | | |
| d4 | 392 | 9.6% | | |
| Nc3 | 388 | 9.5% | | |
| d3 | 284 | 7.0% | | |
| Bxc6 | 210 | 5.2% | | |
| h3 | 26 | 0.6% | | |
| Qe2 | 11 | 0.3% | | |
| a3 | 10 | 0.2% | | |
| Bc4 | 10 | 0.2% | | |
A further 74 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Cozio Defense, Paulsen VariationC60… 4. Nc3 g688Ruy 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. d45,512
All 94 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.