C80 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open
10/10
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open342k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%171k50%
4.1%14k51%
0.5%1.8k52%
0.4%1.3k46%
0.3%1.1k49%
0%7742%
0%5642%
Famous games in this line7.7k master games
Caruana, F. (2819) – Carlsen, M. (2875)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Carlsen, M. (2872)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Carlsen, M. (2872)Carlsen, M. (2843) – Mamedyarov, S. (2808)Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2789) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Carlsen, M. (2830) – Caruana, F. (2794)Caruana, F. (2822) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Caruana, F.
- 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
Classical
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Ruy Lopez: Open, Knorre VariationC80 6.Nc3Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tartakower VariationC80 6.Qe2Ruy Lopez: Open, Riga VariationC80 6.d4 exd4Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth GambitC80 6.Re1 d5
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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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