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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack

ECO C77 · 305 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2
51% White8% Draw41% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
b521169.2%
Be7289.2%
d6289.2%
Bc5258.2%

A further 13 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... a6Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack 5. Qe2

Other lines in this family

Morphy DefenseC78… 5. O-O8,101ClosedC84… 5. O-O Be73,408ClosedC88… 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb33,404Morphy Defense, Anderssen VariationC77… 5. d32,967ClosedC88… 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O2,181Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk VariationC78… 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc51,300ClosedC90… 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O957Marshall AttackC89… 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5918ClosedC92… 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3836OpenC80… 5. O-O Nxe4791

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.