C80 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth Gambit
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.Re1d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Skipworth Gambit20k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%9.5k70%
33%6.6k68%
13%2.6k62%
6.5%1.3k56%
0.5%9850%
0.4%7768%
0.3%5132%
0.1%1136%
0%1040%
0%20%
- 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. Re1 d5
GambitClassical
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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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