C84 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack, Basque Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.d4exd47.e5Ne48.c3dxc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack, Basque Gambit361 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%12243%
22%8154%
17%6154%
14%4939%
6.6%2421%
2.8%1020%
1.9%750%
0.6%20%
0.3%10%
0.3%1100%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Nihal, Sarin (2692) – Svane, R. (2619)2025½–½Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (2402) – Injac, Teodora (2385)20221–0Pasarelu, Dan (2325) – Baluta, Constantin (2335)19961–0Tomczak, Rafal (2365) – Christ, Ralf (2283)2011½–½
Heroes of this opening Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra · Pasarelu, Dan
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 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8. c3 dxc3
GambitAggressiveClassical
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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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