Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense (C70) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6. In 46,127 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 28% are drawn and Black wins 32%; the most played move is 4.Ba4 (91%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- ECO
- C70
- Games between strong players
- 46,127
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.Ba4 | 91% (42,015) | – | |
| 4.Bxc6 | 9% (4,087) | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
- Ruy Lopez: Closed 16,648 games
- Ruy Lopez: Open 5,076 games
- Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation 4,086 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 3,510 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 2,885 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 2,506 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred 1,527 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense 1,349 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation 1,240 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred 1,189 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation 1,138 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation 855 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation 731 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation 700 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred 540 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack 430 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred 420 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation 369 games
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wing Attack 57 games
More Ruy Lopez lines
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 73,666 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation 38,807 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted 33,037 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation 8,617 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense 7,654 games
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack 6,317 games
- Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation 5,883 games
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line 3,741 games
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall 3,447 games
- Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation 2,581 games
- Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation 1,956 games
- Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense 1,806 games
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