C96 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rossolimo Defense

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.h3Na510.Bc2c611.d4Qc7
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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rossolimo Defense810 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%52156%
13%10555%
6.3%5159%
4.2%3451%
3.8%3160%
3.6%2953%
2.7%2255%
0.5%40%
0.4%367%
0.4%367%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Kavalek, Lubomir (2520) – Lombardy, William James (2555)1972½–½Parma, Bruno (2515) – Lombardy, William James (2520)1976½–½Hjartarson, Johann (2415) – Lombardy, William James (2505)1984½–½Peters, Jack (2335) – Lombardy, William James (2520)19751–0Alonso, Salvador (2441) – Hungaski, Robert Andrew (2412)2006½–½Vleer, Henk (2356) – Cernovský, Karel (2377)20180–1Picos Nebril, José Luis (2210) – Hernáez Fernández, Cecilio (2238)2012½–½
Heroes of this opening Peters, Jack · Cernovský, Karel
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C96
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 c6 11. d4 Qc7
Classical
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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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