C80 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line87k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
11%9.8k44%
5.1%4.4k52%
4.3%3.7k55%
3.9%3.4k49%
2.1%1.8k25%
1.4%1.2k46%
0.6%52832%
Famous games in this line7.0k master games
Carlsen, M. (2843) – Mamedyarov, S. (2808)Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2789) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Caruana, F. (2822) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)Carlsen, M. (2855) – Mamedyarov, S. (2762)Caruana, F. (2808) – Mamedyarov, S. (2800)Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Caruana, F. (2804) – Giri, A. (2790)Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Carlsen, M. · Mamedyarov, S. · Nakamura, Hikaru
- 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. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6
Classical
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From the archives
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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