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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense

ECO C70 · 25,315 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
50% White7% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Ba418,66773.7%
Bxc66,46325.5%Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation C68
Bc41290.5%
O-O210.1%

A further 35 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... a6

Other lines in this family

Morphy DefenseC78… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O8,101Exchange VariationC68… 4. Bxc66,463ClosedC84… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be73,408ClosedC88… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb33,404Morphy Defense, Caro VariationC70… 4. Ba4 b53,071Morphy Defense, Anderssen VariationC77… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d32,967Exchange Variation, Normal VariationC69… 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O2,558ClosedC88… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O2,181Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz DefenseC71… 4. Ba4 d61,822Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk VariationC78… 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc51,300

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.