Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+
The Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Anderssen Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C65, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 227 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 5… bxc6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.10 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 5… bxc6 6. d4 Nxe4 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1)
- ECO
- C65
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bxc6+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 120 | |
| 1500-1999 | 97 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 227 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… bxc6 | 226 (100%) | |
| 5… Bd7 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
24 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 17%, draw 37%, Black 46%). The strongest:
- Stockfishdev-20250802-a37b38bd (3731) – LCZero0.31-dag-4d98c58-BT5-3700000 (3692) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-23
- LCZero0.31-dag-4d98c58-BT5-3700000 (3692) – Stockfishdev-20250802-a37b38bd (3731) 0-1 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-23
- Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) 0-1 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-24
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) – Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) 0-1 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-23
- Obsidiandev-16.14 (3645) – Ethereal14.40 (3618) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-23
Highest-rated Lichess games
- figipy99 (2236) – shamayeli (2137) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
- Miisuri (2181) – albertillus (2169) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Fireman125 (2117) – Avs04 (2077) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3
More Ruy Lopez lines (all)
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Paulsen Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation C60
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.