C62 · Open · a plan for White

Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5d64.d4Bd75.Nc3Nf66.Bxc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack40k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%31k45%
20%8.1k38%
0.4%17122%
0%1319%
0%115%
0%617%
0%10%
0%1100%
0%10%
Famous games in this line42 master games
Grischuk, Alexander (2756) – Ivanov, Alexander Al (2481)20101–0Hracek, Zbynek (2584) – Comas Fabrego, Luis (2490)2003½–½Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2611) – Mirzoev, A. (2428)2023½–½Baramidze, D. (2614) – Thiede, L. (2411)20191–0Rublevsky, S.. (2653) – Musalov, R.. (2348)20201–0Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu (2515) – Guliev, Sarhan (2467)20120–1Wedberg, Tom (2485) – Abramovic, Bosko (2495)1990½–½Potkin, V. (2574) – Ivanov, AA. (2400)20171–0
Heroes of this opening Grischuk, Alexander · Baramidze, D. · Rublevsky, S.. · Guliev, Sarhan
Family
Ruy Lopez
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C62
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxc6
AggressiveClassical
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From the archives

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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