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Ruy Lopez or Italian

Stockfish at depth 56 says that after 3 moves...
White is +0.2 in the Ruy Lopez
White is +0.1 in the Italian game

The lichess database also says that after 3 moves, white wins 30% of games in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (vs 19% for black), 29% of games in the main line of the Italian game (vs 25% for black).

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