C88 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Trajkovic Counterattack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3Bb7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Trajkovic Counterattack23k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
78%18k51%
8.9%2.0k54%
5.1%1.2k52%
3.5%80454%
2.1%48749%
1.2%27549%
0.4%10152%
0.3%7248%
0.2%5732%
0.2%4466%
Famous games in this line301 master games
Anand, V. (2743) – Fedoseev, Vl3 (2717)20251–0Nakamura, Hi (2736) – Predke, A. (2682)20211–0Yu Yangyi (2763) – Mareco, S. (2634)20191–0Salem, AR. (2679) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2716)2022½–½Karjakin, Sergey (2762) – Kravtsiv, M. (2621)20151–0Motylev, A. (2661) – Robson, R. (2676)20180–1Hansen, Eric (2606) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2701)2022½–½Fedoseev, Vl3 (2659) – Kravtsiv, M. (2621)20150–1
Heroes of this opening Anand, V. · Nakamura, Hi · Yu Yangyi · Karjakin, Sergey
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 Bb7
AggressiveClassical
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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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