Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Steinitz Defense › Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense › Nimzowitsch Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Steinitz Defense C62
- Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense C62
- Nimzowitsch Attack C62 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C62), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 11 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxc6 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C62
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
43,156 games · White 53.5% / Draw 6.8% / Black 39.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxc6 | 34,504 | |
| bxc6 | 8,442 | |
| exd4 | 174 | |
| b6 | 14 | |
| Be7 | 13 | |
| a6 | 6 | |
| g6 | 1 | |
| Qe7 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:30:41
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