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Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation

ECO C60 · 199 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Be7
51% White6% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O8944.7%
Bxc64321.6%
c32613.1%
Nc3126.0%
d3105.0%

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: Lucena Variation 3... Be7

Other lines in this family

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

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.