C84 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack56k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%25k51%
40%22k45%
6.9%3.9k47%
4.9%2.8k49%
3.3%1.9k40%
1%57958%
0.1%4547%
0.1%4441%
0%825%
0%40%
Famous games in this line293 master games
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Ding Liren (2801)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2615) – Karpov, Anatoly (2705)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600) – Nikolic, Predrag (2645)Timman, Jan H (2620) – Beliavsky, Alexander G (2620)Romanishin, Oleg M (2610) – Adams, Michael (2600)Timman, Jan H (2605) – Spassky, Boris V (2605)Pancevski, F. (2503) – Amin, B. (2661)Gonzalez, Bolívar Ribeiro (2480) – Piccoli, Fábio Bidart (2678)Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, M. · Karpov, Anatoly · Pancevski, F.
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C84
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4
AggressiveClassical
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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Basque GambitC84 6…exd4 7.e5 Ne4 8.c3 · 1 deeper lineRuy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack, Basque GambitC84 6…exd4 7.e5 Ne4 8.c3 dxc3
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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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