C83 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-ONxe46.d4b57.Bb3d58.dxe5Be69.c3Be710.Re1O-O11.Nd4Qd712.Nxe6fxe613.Rxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap4 games · Black to move
Only 4 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%30%
25%10%
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C83
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 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Qd7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Rxe4
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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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