C94 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.h3Nb810.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation8.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%5.4k46%
20%1.6k47%
8.3%66744%
1.6%13142%
1%8433%
1%8241%
0.9%7436%
0.1%956%
0.1%729%
0.1%650%
Famous games in this line355 master games
Firouzja, Alireza (2767) – Carlsen, M. (2832)20241–0Vidit, S. (2707) – Yu Yangyi (2760)2018½–½Anton Guijarro, D. (2651) – Mamedyarov, S. (2791)20171–0Ivanchuk, V. (2710) – Tomashevsky, E. (2728)2016½–½Short, Nigel D (2677) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2747)20121–0Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2723) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2699)2010½–½Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2703) – Caruana, Fabiano (2709)20101–0Short, N. (2688) – Amin, B. (2680)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Firouzja, Alireza · Anton Guijarro, D. · Short, Nigel D · Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C94
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 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d3
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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