C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
C62 holds five named lines, all under the name Ruy Lopez. It leaves C60 (Ruy Lopez) with 3...d6. Material is no longer level at the end of two of its lines; the widest gap, three pawns in White’s favour, comes in Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack. That final move, by the d-pawn, covers c5 and e5 and opens a line for the bishop on c8 and the queen on d8.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | e5 |
| 2 | Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3 | Bb5 | d6 |
Lines filed under C62
All five share their first six plies, the whole reference line.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense | (the shared start itself) | 6 | |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense | 4.d4 | 7 | |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Center Gambit | 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O | 9 | Black +1, White castled |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation | 4.d4 Bd7 5.c4 | 9 | |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack | 4.d4 Bd7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bxc6 | 11 | White +3 |
The road to C62
- 1.e4 … 2.Nf3three earlier stops: B00, C20, C40
- 2...Nc6C44 Normal Variation
- 3.Bb5C60 Ruy Lopez
- 3...d6C62
The position after 3...d6
White has brought out the knight on f3 and bishop on b5; Black the knight on c6. White could capture with Bxc6+, Nxe5. White is to move and has 32 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| C41 | Philidor Defense | four squares: f1, b5, c6, b8 |
| C44 | King’s Knight Opening: Normal Variation | four squares: f1, b5, d6, d7 |
| C50 | Italian Game | four squares: c4, b5, d6, d7 |
| C61 | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | four squares: d4, c6, d6, d7 |
| C63 | Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | four squares: f5, d6, d7, f7 |
| C64 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | four squares: c5, d6, d7, f8 |
| C65 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | four squares: d6, f6, d7, g8 |
Where lines continue from here
One named line filed under other codes passes through the position after 3...d6. It belongs to C66.