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Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4b55.Bb3Na5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation132k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
26%35k54%
22%29k59%
21%27k54%
5.6%7.4k58%
4.7%6.2k52%
4.2%5.5k55%
3.1%4.1k58%
0.4%54752%
0.2%25949%
Famous games in this line623 master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2801) – Morozevich, Alexander (2755)Anand, V. (2743) – Nakamura, Hi (2810)Erigaisi, Arjun (2797) – Praggnanandhaa, R. (2746)Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2760) – Firouzja, Alireza (2759)Anand, Viswanathan (2788) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2719)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2719) – Morozevich, Alexander (2787)Adams, Michael (2729) – Morozevich, Alexander (2774)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2736) – Firouzja, Alireza (2766)Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Erigaisi, Arjun · Vachier Lagrave, M.. · Dominguez Perez, Leinier
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C70
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5
Classical
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Ruy López de Segura was a Spanish priest whose 1561 book set out 3.Bb5 as a system; the move itself is already in the Göttingen manuscript, written around 1500. The 'Spanish torture' has been a world-championship battleground ever since: slow pressure, forever.
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