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Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5Nf64.O-ONxe45.d4Nd66.dxe5

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Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation28k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

27k50%

46738%

23031%

1030%

617%

1100%

Famous games in this line712 master games

Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)2020½–½ Grischuk, A. (2766) – Nakamura, Hi (2769)20180–1 Nakamura, Hi (2760) – So, W. (2773)2022½–½ Naiditsch, A. (2718) – Aronian, L. (2812)20140–1 Nakamura, Hikaru (2774) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2754)2011½–½ Nepomniachtchi, I. (2757) – Grischuk, A. (2766)2018½–½ Grischuk, A. (2745) – Aronian, L. (2775)2022½–½ Caruana, F. (2763) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2747)2022½–½

Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Aronian, L.

Family: Ruy Lopez
Category: Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C67
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5

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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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