600Your bandD at 600
At 600, the Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense scores 42.9% for Black across 1,812 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
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Ruy LopezSteinitz Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 42.9%42.1%42.2%40.4%
- Band 600, n = 1,812Band 1000, n = 18,026Band 1400, n = 18,993Band 1800, n = 33,627
- Blunder rate
- pending33.3%25.0%29.9%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- DDCD
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.2%0.2%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 53.4% | 3.7% | 42.9% | - | - | 1,812 | D |
| 1000 | 53.6% | 4.3% | 42.1% | 33.3% | ply 7.0 | 18,026 | D |
| 1400 | 53.0% | 4.7% | 42.2% | 25.0% | ply 7.0 | 18,993 | C |
| 1800 | 54.6% | 5.0% | 40.4% | 29.9% | ply 7.0 | 33,627 | D |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
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1000Your bandD at 1000Blunder rate 33.3%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense scores 42.1% for Black across 18,026 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (18 games at 1000).
1400Your bandC at 1400Blunder rate 25.0%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense scores 42.2% for Black across 18,993 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (28 games at 1400).
1800Your bandD at 1800Blunder rate 29.9%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense scores 40.4% for Black across 33,627 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 29.9% include an early material blunder (67 games at 1800).
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At 600, the Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense scores 42.9% for Black across 1,812 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
At 1000, the Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense scores 42.1% for Black across 18,026 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (18 games at 1000).
The Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense (C62) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4.