C67 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.O-ONxe45.d4Be7
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Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation19k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%6.7k50%
14%2.7k53%
8.8%1.7k47%
4.8%91162%
2.6%50045%
0.2%3544%
0.1%1369%
0%863%
0%425%
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Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Grischuk, A. (2750) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Topalov, Veselin (2757) – Morozevich, Alexander (2741)Dominguez Perez, L. (2754) – Ivanchuk, V. (2731)Svidler, Peter (2735) – Morozevich, Alexander (2741)Wei Yi (2741) – Rapport, R. (2735)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2726) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2712)Svidler, Peter (2722) – Malakhov, Vladimir (2712)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Svidler, Peter
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C67
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7
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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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