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Ruy Lopez: Open, Riga Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4exd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Riga Variation29k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
77%22k54%
17%4.9k54%
4.9%1.4k50%
1.5%45167%
0.3%7952%
0.1%2520%
0.1%1653%
0.1%1631%
0%850%
0%560%
Famous games in this line111 master games
Almasi, Zoltan (2650) – Varga, Zoltan (2540)19960–1Efimenko, Zahar (2689) – Drenchev, Petar (2496)2012½–½Kokarev, Dmitry (2616) – Virovlansky, Semen (2471)2012½–½Kulaots, Kaido (2548) – Sulskis, Sarunas (2539)20201–0Horvath, Csaba (2530) – Horvath, Jozsef (2515)1996½–½Tolnai, Tibor (2514) – Varga, Zoltan (2530)2000½–½Kovalev, Andrei (2526) – Antoniewski, Rafal (2509)2006½–½Georgiadis, Ioannis (2435) – Sulskis, Sarunas (2596)2012½–½
Heroes of this opening Varga, Zoltan · Kulaots, Kaido
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 exd4
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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