C86 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Qe2b57.Bb3d6
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Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line13k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%9.3k58%
14%1.9k54%
9.6%1.3k60%
4%53553%
1.3%17445%
0.5%6839%
0.3%3950%
0.3%3761%
0.1%1726%
0.1%1547%
Famous games in this line368 master games
Adams, Michael (2729) – Kamsky, Gata (2714)20070–1Ivanchuk, Vassily (2739) – Aronian, Levon (2693)2005½–½Adams, Michael (2729) – Karpov, Anatoly (2670)20071–0Vallejo Pons, F. (2707) – Inarkiev, E. (2689)2017½–½Smirin, Ilia (2661) – Kamsky, Gata (2732)2011½–½Shirov, A.. (2662) – Vitiugov, N.. (2724)2021½–½Adams, Michael (2729) – Korotylev, Alexey (2600)2007½–½Kamsky, Gata (2695) – Piket, Jeroen (2605)19941–0
Heroes of this opening Kamsky, Gata · Adams, Michael
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 d6
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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