C88 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Leonhardt Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3Na59.Bc2c510.d4Qc711.h3Nc612.d5Nb813.Nbd2g5

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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. h3 Nc6 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nbd2 g5

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Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch TrapC83 5…Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 …Ruy Lopez: Closed, Alekhine GambitC88 11.Nbd2 O-O 12.Nf1 Bg4 13.Ne3 Bxf3 …Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 VariationC89 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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