Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Steinitz Defense › Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense › Semi-Duras Variation
- 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
- Semi-Duras Variation C62 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C62.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. c4.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C62
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
8,372 games · White 58.7% / Draw 5.1% / Black 36.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 2,994 | |
| a6 | 2,230 | |
| Nxd4 | 1,468 | |
| Nf6 | 972 | |
| Be7 | 147 | |
| Nce7 | 117 | |
| Nge7 | 100 | |
| h6 | 74 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:06:40
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