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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation191k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%137k47%
16%31k48%
11%21k43%
0.9%1.6k44%
0.2%39439%
0.1%17039%
0.1%11642%
0%3220%
0%2741%
0%1828%
Famous games in this line5.6k master games
Carlsen, M. (2882) – Ding Liren (2805)Anand, V. (2804) – Carlsen, M. (2876)Carlsen, M. (2876) – Aronian, L. (2780)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Carlsen, M.. (2847) – Ding Liren (2799)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Caruana, F. (2808) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2789) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M.. · Ding Liren · Anand, V. · Nepomniachtchi, I..
- 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. d3
Classical
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Ruy López de Segura was a Spanish priest whose 1561 book set out 3.Bb5 as a system; the move itself is already in the Göttingen manuscript, written around 1500. The 'Spanish torture' has been a world-championship battleground ever since: slow pressure, forever.
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