Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c6
The Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap is a chess opening classified as ECO C65, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c6. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 65 times by this move order. White won 34%, 3% were drawn and Black won 63%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bc4 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.29 (Stockfish, depth 39; best line 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Ba4 d5 8. Nc3 g6)
- ECO
- C65
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pp1pnppp/2p2n2/1B2N3/4P3/3P4/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 6- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 6 | |
| 1500-1999 | 35 | |
| 2000+ | 24 | |
| All | 65 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bc4 | 29 (45%) | |
| 6. Ba4 | 28 (43%) | |
| 6. Nxf7 | 4 (6%) | |
| 6. Nc4 | 3 (5%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 23%, draw 15%, Black 62%). The strongest:
- IM Ashot Nadanian (2248) – IM Jakob Leon Pajeken (2426) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st Jan Early · 2025-01-21
- FM Gustas Morkunas (2074) – IM Balazs Csonka (2480) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Aug Early · 2023-08-08
- CM Pablo Lalanne (2208) – FM Mauricio Vargas Benavides (2056) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Feb Late · 2023-02-28
- FM Stanislaw Osiecki (1996) – FM Dmitry Minko (2247) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Nov Early · 2023-11-21
- WIM Salomeja Zaksaite (2217) – CM Dewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel (1984) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Aug Early · 2023-08-01
Highest-rated Lichess games
- LUCENA-H (2428) – Yaponets (2572) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- FM bartsimpson6 (2460) – Martink_2001 (2439) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- obilv (2475) – FM TadeuszSoplica (2410) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7
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.