C86 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Qe2b57.Bb3O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line18k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%14k57%
7.6%1.4k54%
5.9%1.1k54%
2.3%42556%
2.1%37553%
1.2%21057%
0.5%9551%
0.3%6244%
0.3%5154%
0.2%3038%
Famous games in this line885 master games
Bacrot, E. (2725) – Aronian, L. (2805)20170–1Vallejo Pons, F. (2707) – Aronian, L. (2805)20170–1Svidler, Peter (2727) – Aronian, Levon (2757)2008½–½Vallejo Pons, F. (2707) – Ding Liren (2777)20170–1Ivanchuk, Vassily (2711) – Leko, Peter (2749)20050–1Vallejo Pons, F. (2716) – Tomashevsky, E. (2710)20171–0Short, Nigel D (2685) – Karpov, Anatoly (2725)19921–0Short, Nigel D (2685) – Karpov, Anatoly (2725)19921–0
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Short, Nigel D · Ding Liren · 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 b5 7. Bb3 O-O
AggressiveClassical
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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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