C65 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Halloween Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.Nxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Halloween Attack5.7k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
94%5.4k68%
2.2%12763%
1.9%10954%
0.6%3443%
0.5%3043%
0.3%1916%
0.3%1540%
0.1%825%
0.1%317%
0%250%
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- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C65
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nxe5
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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