C88 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack
15/15
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack39k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%13k62%
26%10k55%
24%9.5k51%
8.6%3.4k72%
6.2%2.5k37%
1%38851%
0.4%15452%
0.1%5846%
0.1%3241%
0.1%3015%
Famous games in this line14 master games
Nijboer, Friso (2580) – Karpov, Anatoly (2735)Kobo, Ori (2494) – Jumabayev, R. (2602)Perez Candelario, Manuel (2408) – Harikrishna, Penteala (2551)Martí Pericot, Juan Manuel (2447) – Windebank, Garry H (2506)Berger, Steve (2427) – Stern, Rene (2457)Kuzmin, Gennadi P (2465) – Garakov, Mikhael (2412)Ardelean, George Catalin (2450) – Mateuta, Gabriel (2402)Vajda, Levente (2447) – Vajda, Szidonia (2282)Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Jumabayev, R. · Harikrishna, Penteala · Vajda, Szidonia
- 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. d4
AggressiveClassical
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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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