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Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Bc510.Qd3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack429 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
80%34544%
3.3%1446%
3.3%1450%
2.1%956%
2.1%950%
1.9%813%
1.9%850%
1.2%50%
0.9%413%
Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation0.9%463%
Famous games in this line177 master games
Giri, A. (2782) – Anand, V. (2759)20181–0Wei Yi (2706) – Ding Liren (2764)2016½–½Xiong, Jeffery (2709) – Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2758)2020½–½Kamsky, Gata (2710) – Anand, Viswanathan (2715)1995½–½Anand, V. (2794) – Sethuraman, S. (2617)20171–0Ivanchuk, Vassily (2700) – Kamsky, Gata (2710)1995½–½Xiong, Jeffery (2708) – Adhiban, Baskaran (2639)20190–1Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710) – Piket, Jeroen (2605)19941–0
Heroes of this opening Giri, A. · Anand, V. · Adhiban, Baskaran · Ivanchuk, Vassily
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. Qd3
AggressiveClassical
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Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov VariationC82 10…Ne7
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Ruy Lopez: Closed, BreyerC95 5…Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 …Ruy Lopez: Open, Berger VariationC80 8.a4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.Nc3Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin DefenseC96 5…Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 …
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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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