Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Modern Steinitz Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Modern Steinitz Defense C71
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C74
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense C75
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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C75.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C75
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
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Statistics from Lichess
10,930 games · White 48.9% / Draw 5.7% / Black 45.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 5,340 | |
| d5 | 2,157 | |
| dxe5 | 706 | |
| Bg5 | 643 | |
| Be3 | 536 | |
| Bb3 | 393 | |
| Nbd2 | 305 | |
| Bc2 | 247 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:41:14
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