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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6

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White to move
16,575 games · 1836-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4. O-O

9,937

30.2%

48.8%

21%

4. Nc3

6,458

34.3%

40.5%

25.3%

4. d3

5,147

35.2%

42.4%

22.5%

4. Qe2

551

39.4%

36.1%

24.5%

4. d4

348

37.1%

33%

29.9%

4. Bxc6

76

28.9%

38.2%

32.9%

4. c3

9

33.3%

22.2%

44.4%

4. Ba4

3

66.7%

33.3%

4. Kf1

Grischuk vs Giri, 2021 1/2-1/2

4.d3 +0.58 (41 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 (1-0)
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907 (0-1)
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001 (1-0)
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006 (1-0)

DEBUT: H Hesse vs NN, 1803 (1-0)
RECENT: G Oparin vs Aronian, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Anti-Berlin System: 4. d3, Part One by Ron
5-rl by classicalwin2
Anti-Berlin System: 4. d3 , Part Two by Ron

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C67: Ruy Lopez (7841)
C65: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (6768)
C66: Ruy Lopez (778)
C64: Ruy Lopez, Classical (448)
C48: Four Knights (277)
C49: Four Knights (197)
C77: Ruy Lopez (84)
C80: Ruy Lopez, Open (65)
C82: Ruy Lopez, Open (24)

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