C60 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Bb4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense57k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%26k59%
29%16k59%
18%10k55%
4.6%2.6k54%
1.9%1.1k54%
0.1%5751%
0.1%5060%
0.1%4658%
0.1%4657%
0.1%3450%
Famous games in this line122 master games
Karjakin, Sergey (2771) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Meier, Geo (2647) – Carlsen, M. (2834)Grigoriants, S RUS. (2568) – Carlsen, M. (2834)Stevic, Hrvoje (2624) – Sedlak, Nikola (2571)Balogh, Csaba (2608) – Sedlak, Nikola (2550)Efimenko, Zahar (2689) – Markovic, Miroslav (2458)Sax, Gyula (2605) – Hector, Jonny (2465)Polgar, Zsuzsa (2530) – Hector, Jonny (2535)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Balogh, Csaba · Hector, Jonny · Polgar, Zsuzsa
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C60
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4
Classical
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Ruy López de Segura was a 16th-century Spanish priest whose 1561 book systematized 3.Bb5 — alongside advice like seating your opponent facing the sun. The 'Spanish torture' has been a world-championship battleground from Steinitz to Carlsen: slow pressure, forever.
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