C80 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open, Friess Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Nxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Friess Attack63 games · Black to move
Only 63 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%4245%
29%1844%
3.2%20%
1.6%150%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Yudasin, Leonid (2403) – Chekhov, Valery A (2468)Nadanian, Ashot (2436) – Hasan, Mehdi (2264)Ivanov, Andrey A (2303) – Tikhomirov, Alexey (2319)Nikitinyh, Boris (2217) – Vlasov, Egor (2275)Sandehn, Kenth (2211) – Ibar, Marcelo Rodolfo (2241)Heroes of this opening Yudasin, Leonid · Nadanian, Ashot · Ivanov, Andrey A · Nikitinyh, Boris
- 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. d4 b5 7. Nxe5
AggressiveClassical
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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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