C63 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Exchange Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5f54.Bxc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Exchange Variation345k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
86%297k59%
13%43k47%
1%3.3k37%
0.2%75737%
0%398%
0%2035%
0%1533%
0%1118%
0%1118%
0%520%
Famous games in this line197 master games
Milos, G. (2583) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2679) – Aronian, Levon (2744)Pavlovic, Milos (2533) – Sokolov, Ivan (2657)Zinchenko, Yaroslav (2527) – Khalifman, Alexander (2622)Landenbergue, Claude (2450) – Sokolov, Ivan (2625)Kozhuharov, Spas (2477) – Ivanisevic, Ivan (2595)Spraggett, Kevin (2585) – Karpatchev, Aleksandr (2472)Milos, Gilberto (2555) – Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes (2465)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Milos, Gilberto
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C63
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6
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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