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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense

ECO C78 · 8,101 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O

Out of 8,101 games from this position: White wins 49%, draws 8%, Black wins 43%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Be73,29740.7%
b52,75634.0%
Nxe47919.8%
Bc55957.3%
d65616.9%
Bd6290.4%

A further 72 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.