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Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Be710.Re1O-O11.Nd4Nxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau Variation109 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%5650%
35%3828%
5.5%633%
4.6%580%
2.8%333%
0.9%150%
Famous games in this line10 master games
Smirin, I. (2644) – Kuljasevic, D. (2567)2014½–½Smirnov, Pavel (2631) – Vokarev, Sergey (2475)20071–0Jaracz, Pawel (2521) – Krasenkow, Michal (2573)20010–1Aveskulov, V. (2470) – Dudin, Gleb (2537)20231–0Sulskis, Sarunas (2528) – Zimina, Olga (2377)20071–0Woelk, Tom-Frederic (2378) – Schlecht, D. (2371)20241–0Roebers, Eline (2390) – Van Foreest, Machteld (2266)20241–0Robson, Ray (2347) – Torres, Javier (2274)20071–0
Heroes of this opening Smirnov, Pavel · Krasenkow, Michal · Aveskulov, V. · Sulskis, Sarunas
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C83
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5
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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