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Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3O-O8.c3d59.exd5Nxd510.Nxe5Nxe511.Rxe5Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack70k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
77%54k36%
6.9%4.9k35%
6%4.2k40%
3.3%2.3k29%
2.4%1.7k30%
1.9%1.3k26%
1%68635%
0.6%41241%
0.4%25852%
0.1%9651%
Famous games in this line41 master games
Agopov, Mikael (2443) – Sulskis, Sarunas (2591)2011½–½Sjugirov, Sanan (2627) – Akylbekov, Nasyr (2390)20100–1Hazai, Laszlo (2480) – Nikolac, Juraj (2450)19851–0Eslon, Jaan (2430) – Barczay, Laszlo (2435)19831–0Smeets, Jan (2515) – Perdomo, Leandro Daniel (2312)20040–1Mori, Dr. Andrea (2394) – Vozda, Jindrich (2428)2005½–½Fleck, Juergen (2385) – Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2410)1991½–½Rojicek, Vojtech (2346) – Klima, Lukas (2439)2008½–½
Heroes of this opening Akylbekov, Nasyr · Hazai, Laszlo · Eslon, Jaan · Perdomo, Leandro Daniel
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 Nf6
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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