C91 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation, Short Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3d68.c3O-O9.d4Bg410.a4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation, Short Attack1.3k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%58349%
16%20351%
11%13745%
9.7%12749%
6.3%8335%
4.6%6055%
2.9%3866%
2.7%3665%
1%1354%
0.6%869%
Famous games in this line54 master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2731)20080–1Short, Nigel D (2655) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710)19940–1Naiditsch, Arkadij (2664) – Sasikiran, Krishnan (2692)20060–1Short, Nigel D (2687) – Sokolov, Ivan (2663)20041–0Short, Nigel D (2683) – Navara, David (2656)2007½–½Sandipan, Chanda (2600) – Shirov, Alexei (2705)20050–1Bartel, Mateusz (2609) – Roiz, Michael (2630)20070–1Shabalov, A. (2544) – Amin, B. (2693)20181–0
Heroes of this opening Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Sasikiran, Krishnan · Short, Nigel D
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C91
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. d4 Bg4 10. a4
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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