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Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3O-O8.c3d59.exd5Nxd510.Nxe5Nxe511.Rxe5c612.Bxd5cxd513.d4Bd614.Re3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Re3 Variation3.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
87%2.7k52%
4.3%13345%
3.4%10640%
3%9248%
0.6%1831%
0.6%1718%
0.5%1560%
0.2%550%
0.1%450%
0.1%438%
Famous games in this line100 master games
Polgar, Judit (2722) – Shirov, Alexei (2737)2003½–½Polgar, Judit (2670) – Almasi, Zoltan (2615)19970–1Graf, Alexander (2637) – Gustafsson, Jan (2616)20050–1Huebner, Robert (2605) – Nunn, John DM (2620)19891–0Adams, Michael (2630) – Nunn, John DM (2580)1993½–½De Firmian, Nick E (2540) – Sargissian, Gabriel (2667)2007½–½Huebner, Robert (2605) – Nunn, John DM (2575)1989½–½Van der Wiel, John (2555) – Nunn, John DM (2610)1990½–½
Heroes of this opening Almasi, Zoltan · Gustafsson, Jan · Huebner, Robert
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 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3
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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