C86 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Qe2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack19k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%15k44%
11%2.1k42%
9.1%1.7k39%
0.2%4335%
0.1%1650%
0.1%1443%
0.1%1050%
0%30%
0%1100%
Famous games in this line1.0k master games
Bacrot, E. (2725) – Aronian, L. (2805)Vallejo Pons, F. (2707) – Aronian, L. (2805)Vallejo Pons, F. (2707) – Ding Liren (2777)Svidler, Peter (2727) – Aronian, Levon (2757)Narayanan, SL. (2647) – Carlsen, M. (2831)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2711) – Leko, Peter (2749)Adams, Michael (2729) – Kamsky, Gata (2714)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2739) – Aronian, Levon (2693)Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Ding Liren · Carlsen, M. · Leko, Peter
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C86
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2
AggressiveClassical
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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling LineC86 6…b5 7.Bb3 O-ORuy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling LineC86 6…b5 7.Bb3 d6
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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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