C65 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.d3Ne75.Nxe5c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Trap27k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%14k36%
40%11k33%
6.2%1.7k44%
1.3%35859%
0.2%5934%
0.2%5532%
0.1%2627%
0.1%2522%
0%1354%
0%1025%
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C65
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Nxe5 c6
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From the archives

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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