Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation

C70

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5

How it went

46 ours · 165 masters

White wins 54% Draws 20% Black wins 26%

Continuations

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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit C70 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+ 2

Master games

Anand, Viswanathan — Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 · 2007
Anand, Viswanathan — Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 · 2009
Polgar, Judit — Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 · 2008
Dominguez Perez, Leinier — Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 · 2008
Aronian, Levon — Sadhwani, Raunak 1-0 · 2021

Games in Spain

Vachier Lagrave,M (2731) — Pichot,A (2637) 1-0
Vachier Lagrave,M (2731) — Pichot,A (2637) 0-1
Tabatabaei,M (2689) — Pichot,A (2633) 1-0
Jimenez Almeida,L (2203) — Sarana,A (2679) 0-1
Shirov,A (2648) — Pichot,A (2613) 0-1
Dau Khuong Duy (2438) — Pichot, Alan (2629) 1/2-1/2
Alexakis,Dimitris (2544) — Pichot,A (2599) 1/2-1/2
Dau Khuong Duy (2489) — Pichot,A (2597) 1/2-1/2

This line is also written

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 b5 5 Bb3 Na5
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Na5
e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bb5, a6, Ba4, b5, Bb3, Na5