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Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Be710.Nbd2O-O11.Qe2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Malkin Variation442 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
71%31451%
17%7651%
4.5%2045%
2.9%1331%
1.4%617%
0.9%425%
0.9%40%
0.7%333%
0.2%10%
0.2%10%
Famous games in this line38 master games
Anand, Viswanathan (2792) – Leko, Peter (2740)20061–0Svidler, Peter (2765) – Sokolov, Ivan (2689)2006½–½Anand, Viswanathan (2792) – Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2650)2006½–½Polgar, Judit (2708) – Karpov, Anatoly (2670)2007½–½Motylev, A. (2660) – Matlakov, M. (2704)2018½–½Mecking, Henrique (2615) – Kortschnoj, Viktor (2670)1974½–½Dervishi, Erald (2553) – Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2676)20070–1Navara, D. (2736) – Sanal, V. (2490)2018½–½
Heroes of this opening Anand, Viswanathan · Vallejo Pons, Francisco
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. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2
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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