ECO C61: Ruy Lopez
ECO C61 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 2 named lines under it.
The shortest is Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4.
That position has come up in 2,854,407 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.6%, 4.2% were drawn and Black won 44.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 |
6 |
| Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation, Paulsen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Ne7 |
10 |