C63 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense1.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%441k49%
3.4%48k48%
0.8%12k51%
0.2%3.4k34%
0.1%1.6k39%
0%53536%
Famous games in this line4.4k master games
Caruana, F. (2818) – Carlsen, M. (2882)Caruana, F. (2832) – Aronian, L. (2765)Anand, Viswanathan (2817) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2765)Anand, Viswanathan (2798) – Carlsen, Magnus (2775)Caruana, Fabiano (2772) – Radjabov, Teimour (2793)Karjakin, Sergey (2760) – Aronian, Levon (2801)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Radjabov, Teimour (2761)Anand, V. (2743) – Caruana, F. (2795)Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Aronian, L. · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C63
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5
Classical
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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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