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C73 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 d6 5.♗xc6+ bxc6 6.d4

C73 is the opening Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense of the volume C · Open games: 11 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 2 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

665 games in the collections, from 1892 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2429.

White wins 32 %, draws 39 %, Black wins 29 %

Most games: Westerinen, Heikki MJ (21), Ciocaltea, Victor (18), Sliwa, Bogdan (17), Keres, Paul (16), Yandemirov, Valeri (14)

All 2 variations

  1. Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 d6 5.♗xc6+ bxc6 6.d4
  2. Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 d6 5.♗xc6+ bxc6 6.d4 f6