C63 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5f54.Nc3fxe45.Nxe4Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Tartakower Variation55k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%18k45%
33%18k49%
22%12k55%
5.9%3.2k45%
3.5%1.9k49%
1.6%90042%
0.7%36345%
0.3%15031%
0.2%12439%
0.1%7929%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Movsesian, Sergei (2721) – Aronian, Levon (2801)Karjakin, Sergey (2776) – Radjabov, Teimour (2744)Leko, Peter (2751) – Aronian, Levon (2750)Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) – Radjabov, Teimour (2729)Leko, Peter (2749) – Radjabov, Teimour (2729)Morozevich, Alexander (2721) – Aronian, Levon (2752)Shirov, Alexei (2699) – Radjabov, Teimour (2747)Anand, Viswanathan (2772) – Sokolov, Ivan (2663)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Leko, Peter · Morozevich, Alexander · Radjabov, Teimour
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C63
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6
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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