C82 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Bc510.Nbd2O-O11.Bc2Nxf2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Dilworth Variation3.8k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%3.8k39%
0%1100%
Famous games in this line462 master games
Carlsen, M. (2855) – Mamedyarov, S. (2762)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)Nakamura, Hi (2760) – Caruana, F. (2783)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2757) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2782)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2750) – Caruana, F. (2786)Carlsen, M. (2864) – Niemann, Hans Moke (2642)Caruana, F. (2792) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2702)Firouzja, Alireza (2766) – Duda, J. (2725)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nakamura, Hi · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Firouzja, Alireza
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C82
- 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 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2
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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