C89 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3O-O8.c3d59.exd5Nxd510.Nxe5Nxe511.Rxe5c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Variation276k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
12%32k41%
7.2%20k54%
4%11k43%
2.7%7.5k35%
1.3%3.6k21%
1%2.7k51%
0.9%2.5k24%
0.8%2.3k47%
0.4%1.1k25%
Famous games in this line4.9k master games
Carlsen, M. (2870) – Ding Liren (2801)Anand, V. (2791) – Carlsen, M. (2863)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Karjakin, Sergey (2778) – Carlsen, M. (2843)Anand, Viswanathan (2810) – Aronian, Levon (2805)Karjakin, Sergey (2778) – Aronian, Levon (2816)Caruana, F. (2782) – Aronian, L. (2812)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Aronian, L. (2793)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 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
SharpAggressiveClassical
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Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main LineC89 12.d4 · 2 deeper linesRuy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 VariationC89 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.d4 Bd6 14.Re3Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main LineC89 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 · 1 deeper lineRuy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky VariationC89 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 …
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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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