C64 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Bc54.c3Bb6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation35k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%19k51%
30%11k55%
7%2.5k49%
5.5%1.9k47%
1.4%50744%
1.1%37549%
0.5%18257%
0.4%15743%
0.3%10643%
0.2%6644%
Famous games in this line50 master games
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter (2661) – Stocek, Jiri (2591)Balogh, Csaba (2616) – Stocek, Jiri (2578)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2710) – Sepp, Olav (2420)Nijboer, Friso (2553) – Hector, Jonny (2570)Oral, Tomas (2550) – Stocek, Jiri (2559)Puranik, A. (2536) – Ehlvest, J. (2521)Kobalia, M. (2628) – Shkapenko, P. (2425)Vescovi, Giovanni P (2526) – Lima, Darcy (2525)Heroes of this opening Beliavsky, Alexander G · Nijboer, Friso · Ehlvest, J. · Kobalia, M.
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C64
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6
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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