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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.c3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit109k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
42%46k48%
17%19k50%
17%19k52%
11%12k46%
9.6%10k47%
1.3%1.5k49%
0.5%50638%
0.4%40142%
0.2%16648%
0.1%12246%
Famous games in this line3 master games
Sax, Gyula (2560) – Hort, Vlastimil (2585)1983½–½Schut, Lisa (2299) – Margvelashvili, Giorgi (2552)20120–1Sahu, Sekhar Chandra (2380) – Hegde, Ravi Gopal (2345)1987½–½
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C77
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. c3
GambitClassical
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From the archives

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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