C64 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Bc54.c3Qe7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation30k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%23k56%
12%3.6k55%
5.6%1.7k51%
3.7%1.1k43%
1.1%34256%
1%31546%
0.7%21549%
0.4%11351%
0.2%6047%
0.1%3654%
Famous games in this line12 master games
Gumularz, Szymon (2591) – Gilea, L. (2273)20251–0Almasi, Zoltan (2595) – Szurovszky, Elek (2230)19971–0Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2559) – Markovic, Milovan (2240)20101–0Sax, Gyula (2545) – Szurovszky, Elek (2230)19971–0Rogulj, Branko (2430) – Mrkonjic, Nenad (2298)19990–1Tristan, Leonardo (2450) – Sapienza, Julian (2219)20111–0Acs, Peter (2420) – Szurovszky, Elek (2230)19981–0Siklosi, Zoltan (2370) – Szurovszky, Elek (2275)19951–0
Heroes of this opening Gumularz, Szymon · Almasi, Zoltan · Solodovnichenko, Yuri · Sax, Gyula
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C64
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7
Classical
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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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