C77 · Open · a plan for White
Ruy Lopez: Wormald Attack, Grünfeld Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.Qe2b56.Bb3Be77.d4d68.c3Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ruy Lopez: Wormald Attack, Grünfeld Variation717 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
42%30157%
16%11137%
13%9052%
7.3%5253%
5.6%4029%
5.4%3945%
4.7%3428%
2.9%2150%
1.4%1020%
1.4%1065%
Famous games in this line15 master games
Tiviakov, Sergei (2655) – Almasi, Zoltan (2630)Tiviakov, Sergei (2599) – Hector, Jonny (2528)Tischbierek, Raj (2520) – Romanishin, Oleg M (2595)Sethuraman, S. (2638) – Quparadze, G. (2462)Paehtz, Thomas Sr (2451) – Gabriel, Christian (2545)Ivanov, Alexander (2555) – Kotliar, Mark (2310)Fries Nielsen, JO. (2416) – Pedersen, NicV (2390)Gumula, Daniel (2387) – Olszewski, Michal (2409)Heroes of this opening Tiviakov, Sergei · Quparadze, G. · Gabriel, Christian · Ivanov, Alexander
- Family
- Ruy Lopez
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C77
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3 Bg4
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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