C99 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.h3Na510.Bc2c511.d4Qc712.Nbd2cxd413.cxd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System21k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
42%8.7k54%
23%4.8k47%
18%3.8k50%
4.6%95839%
3.3%67646%
2.5%50954%
2.4%50357%
2.2%45748%
0.9%19142%
0.1%2648%
Famous games in this line3.5k master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2817) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779)Topalov, Veselin (2775) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779)Anand, Viswanathan (2786) – Svidler, Peter (2735)Kramnik, Vladimir (2777) – Shirov, Alexei (2736)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Svidler, Peter (2727)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2774) – Svidler, P. (2729)Leko, Peter (2763) – Adams, Michael (2737)Kramnik, Vladimir (2753) – Adams, Michael (2737)Heroes of this opening Topalov, Veselin · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Leko, Peter
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C99
- 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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4
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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