ECO C79: Ruy Lopez
ECO C79 is part of volume C, Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6.
That position has come up in 552,813 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 52.9%, 5.3% were drawn and Black won 41.8%.
| Opening | Moves | Games | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 |
553K | 5 moves |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 |
1,474 | 7 moves |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense Deferred, Lipnitsky Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Bg4 |
2,848 | 7 moves |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense Deferred, Boleslavsky Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. dxe5 d5 10. Nc3 |
7 | 10 moves |