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Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation

ECO C69 · 2,558 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O
51% White7% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bg487834.3%
Bd680031.3%Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, King's Bishop Variation C69
f649319.3%Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation C69
Qf61315.1%
Nf6893.5%
Qd6823.2%Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation C69
Bc5261.0%
Ne7150.6%
Qe7100.4%

A further 34 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, Normal Variation 5. O-O

Other lines in this family

Exchange Variation, King's Bishop VariationC69… 5... Bd6800Exchange Variation, Gligoric VariationC69… 5... f6493Exchange Variation, Alapin GambitC69… 5... Bg4 6. h3 h5279Exchange Variation, Bronstein VariationC69… 5... Qd682Exchange Variation, Keres VariationC68… 5. Nc3524Exchange, Alekhine VariationC68… 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7121Exchange 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.