C79: Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defence deferred (Russian defence)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6

Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defence deferred (Russian defence)

C79 Sub-variants:

Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defence deferred (Russian defence)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6

Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defence deferred, Lipnitsky variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Bg4

Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defence deferred, Rubinstein variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4

Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defence deferred, Boleslavsky variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. dxe5 d5 10. Nc3

Overview

Games on Database:

2282

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

42.3%

32.1%

25.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Frederick Yates	12 games
Emanuel Lasker	12 games
Alexander Alekhine	12 games

Black
Paul Keres	17 games
Akiba Rubinstein	16 games
Alexander Alekhine	14 games

Possible continuations:

6. Re1

1170

44.8 %

30.6 %

24.6 %

6. c3

391

40.7 %

36.1 %

23.3 %

6. Bxc6+

289

41.2 %

34.6 %

24.2 %

6. d4

211

41.2 %

28 %

30.8 %

6. d3

27.2 %

37 %

35.8 %

6. c4

46.8 %

29.8 %

23.4 %

6. h3

35.1 %

29.7 %

35.1 %

6. Nc3

34.5 %

27.6 %

37.9 %

6. Qe2

37 %

40.7 %

22.2 %