C64 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.O-OBc55.c3O-O6.d4Bb67.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line9.3k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%5.5k52%
32%3.0k56%
4.8%44652%
1.1%10029%
0.7%6541%
0.6%5652%
0.5%4721%
0.4%4154%
0.2%1414%
0.1%1010%
Famous games in this line448 master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2769) – Leko, Peter (2725)20001–0Naiditsch, Arkadij (2697) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)2009½–½Shirov, Alexei (2751) – Leko, Peter (2725)20001–0Karjakin, Sergey (2732) – Aronian, Levon (2739)2008½–½Morozevich, Alexander (2742) – Leko, Peter (2713)20021–0Topalov, Veselin (2767) – Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2684)2008½–½Topalov, Veselin (2767) – Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2684)20081–0Topalov, Veselin (2700) – Leko, Peter (2694)19990–1
Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Shirov, Alexei · Morozevich, Alexander · Topalov, Veselin
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C64
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5
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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