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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.d4exd45.O-O
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack23k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%7.9k40%
20%4.6k45%
18%4.2k37%
16%3.7k45%
9.1%2.1k42%
1.1%26043%
0.7%17140%
0.6%14219%
0.4%10041%
0.2%4929%
Famous games in this line151 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2835)Aronian, Levon (2825)20120–1Carlsen, Magnus (2837)Karjakin, Sergey (2779)20121–0Gashimov, Vugar (2758)Karjakin, Sergey (2723)20091–0Gashimov, Vugar (2703)Eljanov, Pavel (2720)20081–0Fressinet, Laurent (2606)Kramnik, Vladimir (2809)20020–1Gharamian, T. (2657)Fressinet, L. (2708)20140–1Fressinet, Laurent (2654)Bacrot, Etienne (2695)2007½–½Mamedov, Rau (2652)Matlakov, M. (2685)2014½–½
Heroes of this opening Gashimov, Vugar · Aronian, Levon · Carlsen, Magnus · Kramnik, Vladimir
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C65
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O
SolidAggressiveClassical
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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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