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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4

Black to move
1,034 games · 1892-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6...f6

652

37.1%

31.3%

31.6%

6...exd4

308

38%

40.3%

21.8%

6...Bg4

33.3%

35.2%

31.5%

6...Nf6

36.4%

22.7%

40.9%

6...f5

60%

20%

6...Ne7

A Kwilecki vs Sliwa, 1952 0-1

6...exd4 +0.10 (30 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934 (1-0)
Alekhine vs Koltanowski, 1932 (1-0)
Bogoljubov vs G A Thomas, 1922 (1/2-1/2)
G A Thomas vs Capablanca, 1936 (0-1)
Timman vs Spassky, 1983 (0-1)

DEBUT: J Mason vs Blackburne, 1892 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: N Abdusattorov vs M Vavulin, 2017 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (C73) by fref

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C73: Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (1034)

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