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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4b55.Bb3Na56.Bxf7+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation, Nightingale Gambit16k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
99%16k41%
0.7%11120%
Famous games in this line19 master games
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789) – Vallejo Pons, F. (2707)2017½–½Ismagambetov, An (2528) – Vavulin, M. (2556)20191–0Vitolinsh, Alvis (2430) – Zhuravliov, Valerij (2475)19801–0Berelowitsch, Alexander (2492) – Ivanov, Andrey A (2303)19991–0Paramonov, Dimitriy (2332) – Orlov, Vassily (2444)20000–1Hoen, Ragnar Harald (2385) – Wibe, Terje Paul (2370)1974½–½Kudriashov, Anatoli (2370) – Guseinov, Aidyn (2375)19910–1Jusic, Zdenko (2432) – Bilic, Mario (2298)20021–0
Heroes of this opening Ismagambetov, An · Vitolinsh, Alvis · Berelowitsch, Alexander · Orlov, Vassily
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C70
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bxf7+
GambitClassical
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From the archives

Ruy López de Segura was a Spanish priest whose 1561 book set out 3.Bb5 as a system; the move itself is already in the Göttingen manuscript, written around 1500. The 'Spanish torture' has been a world-championship battleground ever since: slow pressure, forever.

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