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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Suetin Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.a3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Suetin Variation2.4k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%85449%
29%69954%
10%24953%
8%19440%
5.4%12951%
4.7%11351%
3.6%8655%
1.1%2752%
1%2536%
0.4%1030%
Famous games in this line138 master games
Grischuk, Alexander (2763) – Carlsen, Magnus (2837)20120–1Carlsen, M. (2847) – Le, Quang Liem (2709)20211–0Navara, D. (2745) – Ding Liren (2778)20180–1Grischuk, Alexander (2752) – Kamsky, Gata (2732)2011½–½Svidler, Peter (2739) – Kamsky, Gata (2741)20111–0Ponomariov, Ruslan (2704) – Aronian, Levon (2724)20050–1Topalov, Veselin (2702) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2709)2000½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2690) – Shirov, Alexei (2715)2007½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Ding Liren · Svidler, Peter · Aronian, Levon
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C90
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. a3
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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