C63 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5f54.exf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Jaenisch Gambit Accepted333k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
77%256k58%
13%44k50%
6.4%21k49%
1.1%3.5k50%
1%3.5k36%
0.5%1.6k46%
0.4%1.3k43%
0.2%61642%
0.1%33542%
0.1%32044%
Famous games in this line38 master games
Megaranto, Susanto (2544) – Purnama, Tirta Chandra (2379)Reyes Larena, Juan (2430) – Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes (2455)Peters, Jack (2357) – Khachiyan, Melikset (2509)Narancic, Vlado (2385) – Todorovic, Goran N (2400)Henri, James (2363) – Vötter, Dr. Hans-Dieter (2410)Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu (2488) – Rzayev, Bahruz Iqbal Oglu (2273)Larino Nieto, David (2442) – Lillo Castay, Victor (2287)Trichkov, Vasil (2410) – Schlingensiepen, Christian (2315)Heroes of this opening Purnama, Tirta Chandra · Todorovic, Goran N · Larino Nieto, David
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C63
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. exf5
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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