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Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Keres Variation

ECO C68 · 524 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3
51% White8% Draw41% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bd618535.3%
f612824.4%
Bg49317.7%
Bc5366.9%
Qf6254.8%
Nf6254.8%
Qd6132.5%

A further 19 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Ruy Lopez 3. Bb5Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 3... a6Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation 4. Bxc6Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Keres Variation 5. Nc3

Other lines in this family

Exchange Variation, Normal VariationC69… 5. O-O2,558Exchange Variation, King's Bishop VariationC69… 5. O-O Bd6800Exchange Variation, Gligoric VariationC69… 5. O-O f6493Exchange Variation, Alapin GambitC69… 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5279Exchange, Alekhine VariationC68… 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7121Exchange Variation, Bronstein VariationC69… 5. O-O Qd682Exchange VariationC68…6,463Exchange Variation, Lutikov VariationC68… 4... bxc6359Morphy DefenseC70…25,315Morphy DefenseC78… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O8,101

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.