ECO C72: Ruy Lopez
ECO C72 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 2 named lines under it.
The shortest is Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O.
That position has come up in 593,608 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.7%, 5.1% were drawn and Black won 43.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O |
9 |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Be8 |
18 |