Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
ECO C62 · 5,512 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| exd4 | 3,171 | 57.5% | | |
| Bd7 | 1,445 | 26.2% | | |
| a6 | 483 | 8.8% | | |
| Bg4 | 249 | 4.5% | | |
| Nf6 | 25 | 0.5% | | |
| f6 | 25 | 0.5% | | |
A further 114 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Steinitz DefenseC62…16,874Ruy LopezC60…81,005Morphy DefenseC70… 3... a625,315Berlin DefenseC65… 3... Nf613,579Classical VariationC64… 3... Bc510,849Morphy DefenseC78… 3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O8,101Berlin DefenseC65… 3... Nf6 4. O-O6,538Exchange VariationC68… 3... a6 4. Bxc66,463Cozio DefenseC60… 3... Nge74,072Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin VariationC65… 3... Nf6 4. d33,802
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.