C78 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-Og6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation2.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%1.3k63%
22%63459%
13%36371%
10%29374%
7.6%22063%
2.8%8161%
0.6%1666%
0.3%956%
0.2%580%
0.1%3100%
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C78
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O g6
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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