C80 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.Qe2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation4.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%2.9k53%
14%56633%
7.4%30645%
3.8%15840%
3.4%14243%
1.7%7231%
0.6%2656%
0.1%510%
0%250%
0%10%
Famous games in this line11 master games
Galego, Luis (2390) – Sorin, Ariel (2470)Vibbert, Sean (2312) – Fishbein, A. (2499)Boudre, Jean Pierre (2390) – Neidhardt, Claus Ulrich (2400)Bartel, Michal (2273) – Semcesen, Daniel (2479)Lurie, Michael (2285) – Bykhovsky, Avigdor (2452)Kaposztas, Miklos (2294) – Hardarson, Robert (2369)Rocha, Sergio (2370) – Baron Rodriguez, Jesus (2270)Mounib, Abdelaziz (2205) – Norri, Joose (2395)Heroes of this opening Sorin, Ariel · Semcesen, Daniel · Rocha, Sergio · Norri, Joose
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C80
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Qe2
Classical
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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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