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C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 d6

C62 is the opening Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense of the volume C · Open games: 6 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 5 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

732 games in the collections, from 1851 to 2020. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2406.

White wins 48 %, draws 31 %, Black wins 21 %

Most games: Steinitz, William (19), Alekhine, Alexander (18), Haik, Aldo (18), Lasker, Emanuel (18), Blackburne, Joseph Henry (15)

All 5 variations

  1. Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 d6
  2. Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 d6 4.d4
  3. Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Center Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O
  4. Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 d6 4.d4 ♗d7 5.♘c3 ♘f6 6.♗xc6
  5. Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 d6 4.d4 ♗d7 5.c4