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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense

ECO C75 · 157 games · White to move

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7

52% White4% Draw44% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
d4	66	42.0%
O-O	53	33.8%

A further 38 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... a6 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 4... d6 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. c3Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 5... Bd7

Other lines in this family

Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz DefenseC74…705 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz DefenseC71…1,822 Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz DefenseC72… 5. O-O870 Morphy DefenseC78… 4... Nf6 5. O-O8,101 ClosedC84… 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be73,408 ClosedC88… 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb33,404 Morphy Defense, Caro VariationC70… 4... b53,071 Morphy Defense, Anderssen VariationC77… 4... Nf6 5. d32,967 ClosedC88… 4... Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O2,181 Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk VariationC78… 4... 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.