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Ruy Lopez: Open, Richter Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Richter Variation1.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%64553%
16%17844%
11%12356%
6.1%6731%
2.4%2635%
2.3%2566%
0.8%933%
0.7%838%
0.5%580%
0.4%425%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Neelotpal, Das (2468) – Sorokin, Maxim (2560)20030–1Gallegos, Carlos (2452) – Sagalchik, Gennadij (2487)20040–1Schneider, Kurt (2204) – Schneider, Dmitry (2517)20060–1Balaskas, Panayotis (2245) – Skembris, Spyridon (2450)19970–1Paz Ladron de Guevara, Daniel (2225) – Baron Rodriguez, Jesus (2380)1997½–½Fabri, Ferenc (2265) – Fordan, Tibor (2251)20011–0Wantiez, Fabrice (2265) – Akhayan, Ruben (2202)20051–0
Heroes of this opening Sorokin, Maxim · Sagalchik, Gennadij · Schneider, Dmitry · Skembris, Spyridon
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. d5
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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