C82 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Bc510.Qd3Ne7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Motzko Attack, Nenarokov Variation4 games · White to move
Only 4 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
25%150%
25%10%
25%10%
25%1100%
Famous games in this line15 master games
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2580) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2700)1995½–½Gashimov, Vugar (2658) – Jussupow, Artur (2599)2007½–½Short, Nigel D (2635) – Jussupow, Artur (2615)1990½–½Lastin, Alexander (2648) – Romanov, Evgeny (2588)2009½–½Amonatov, Farrukh (2648) – Filippov, Anton (2584)20091–0Sokolov, Andrei (2595) – Jussupow, Artur (2620)1988½–½Palac, Mladen (2561) – Atalik, Suat (2632)2006½–½Mista, A. (2592) – Kaidanov, G. (2540)20191–0
Heroes of this opening Amonatov, Farrukh · Mista, A.
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 Ne7
AggressiveClassical
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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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