C63 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5f54.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack87k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
84%73k50%
10%8.7k45%
3.1%2.7k44%
1.7%1.5k42%
0.6%47932%
0.3%28630%
0.2%18638%
0.1%8034%
0%4341%
0%2534%
Famous games in this line174 master games
Polgar, Judit (2670) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2725)Timofeev, Artyom (2637) – Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2674)Niemann, Hans Moke (2674) – Kovalev, Vl (2603)Short, Nigel D (2645) – Piket, Jeroen (2625)Yu, Yangyi (2631) – Venkatesh, Marani Rajendran (2499)Andriasian, Zaven (2588) – Mastrovasilis, Athanasios (2539)Short, N. (2664) – Schebler, G. (2451)Polgar, Judit (2682) – Milliet, Sophie (2388)Heroes of this opening Timofeev, Artyom · Niemann, Hans Moke · Yu, Yangyi · Andriasian, Zaven
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C63
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4
AggressiveClassical
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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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