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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense

ECO C78 · 8,101 games · Black to move

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

49% White8% Draw43% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Be7	3,297	40.7%		Ruy Lopez: Closed C84
b5	2,756	34.0%
Nxe4	791	9.8%		Ruy Lopez: Open C80
Bc5	595	7.3%		Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation C78
d6	561	6.9%		Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred C79
Bd6	29	0.4%

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

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 King's Pawn Game 1... e5 King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6 Ruy Lopez 3. Bb5 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 3... a6Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense 5. O-O

Other lines in this family

ClosedC84… 5... Be73,408 ClosedC88… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb33,404 ClosedC88… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O2,181 Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk VariationC78… 5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc51,300 ClosedC90… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O957 Marshall AttackC89… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5918 ClosedC92… 5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3836 OpenC80… 5... Nxe4791 Morphy Defense, Steinitz DeferredC79… 5... d6723 Morphy Defense, Møller VariationC78… 5... Bc5695

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.