C88 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Alekhine Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3Na59.Bc2c510.d4Qc711.Nbd2O-O12.Nf1Bg413.Ne3Bxf314.Qxf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Alekhine Gambit20 games · Black to move
Only 20 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
95%1950%
5%1100%
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C88
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nf1 Bg4 13. Ne3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
GambitClassical
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Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 VariationC89 7…O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 …Ruy Lopez: Closed, Leonhardt VariationC88 11.h3 Nc6 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nbd2 g5Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main LineC89 7…O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 …
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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