C80 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open, Knorre Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Knorre Variation145 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%10564%
23%3359%
1.4%2100%
1.4%275%
0.7%1100%
0.7%10%
0.7%10%
- 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. Nc3
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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