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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3

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Black to move
7,423 games · 1859-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6...Bc5

2,632

36.3%

38.4%

25.3%

6...Bb7

2,392

36.5%

35.1%

28.5%

6...Be7

2,031

46.6%

30.6%

22.8%

6...d6

308

46.1%

27.6%

26.3%

6...Nxe4

129

51.9%

26.4%

21.7%

6...d5

7

71.4%

28.6%

6...h6

7

85.7%

14.3

6...Bd6

5

40%

20%

40%

6...Rb8

K Zvorykina vs Graf-Stevenson, 1955 0-1

6...Bb4

S Mareco vs Nicolas De Vargas, 2006 1-0

6...Bb7 +0.11 (42 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 (1-0)
Judit Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999 (0-1)
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011 (0-1)
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933 (1-0)
Minic vs A Planinc, 1975 (0-1)

DEBUT: P Journoud vs de Riviere, 1859 (1-0)
RECENT: J D Ruiz Castillo vs S J Breckenridge, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
C78 Spanish: Archangelsk [Black] by chess.master
3...b5 Ruy Lopez by SeazerCZ
A00 C78 Spanish: Morphy [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C78: Ruy Lopez (6013)
C92: Ruy Lopez, Closed (196)
C91: Ruy Lopez, Closed (165)
C97: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (165)
C89: Ruy Lopez, Marshall (121)
C96: Ruy Lopez, Closed (117)
C95: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (97)
C90: Ruy Lopez, Closed (95)
C99: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (88)

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