C92 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.h3Bb710.d4Re811.Nbd2Bf812.a3h6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid649 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%38453%
20%12946%
9.2%6053%
6.3%4137%
2.9%1939%
0.6%475%
0.6%450%
0.5%317%
0.2%10%
0.2%10%
Famous games in this line1.6k master games
Radjabov, T. (2713) – Carlsen, M. (2881)2014½–½Giri, A. (2798) – Ding Liren (2782)2015½–½Topalov, Veselin (2796) – Morozevich, Alexander (2771)20091–0Anand, Viswanathan (2786) – Morozevich, Alexander (2760)20131–0Giri, A. (2798) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2732)2015½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2734) – Caruana, F. (2795)2023½–½Topalov, V. (2761) – Ding Liren (2755)20161–0Shankland, S. (2705) – Ding Liren (2811)2019½–½
Heroes of this opening Topalov, Veselin · Anand, Viswanathan
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C92
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 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6
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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