C89 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3O-O8.c3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack590k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
89%525k43%
5%29k51%
4.2%25k53%
0.8%4.7k36%
0.4%2.6k33%
0.2%1.5k34%
0.2%1.0k40%
0.1%32535%
0%25927%
0%4043%
Famous games in this line5.5k master games
Carlsen, M. (2870)Ding Liren (2801)20191–0Anand, V. (2791)Carlsen, M. (2863)2015½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)Carlsen, M. (2832)2017½–½Karjakin, Sergey (2778)Carlsen, M. (2843)2018½–½Anand, Viswanathan (2810)Aronian, Levon (2805)2011½–½Caruana, F. (2782)Aronian, L. (2812)20141–0Karjakin, Sergey (2778)Aronian, Levon (2816)2012½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)Aronian, L. (2793)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Caruana, F.
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C89
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5
SharpAggressiveClassical
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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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