As White

Ruy López (Spanish Opening) · Intermediate

The classical opening par excellence. It puts immediate pressure on the centre.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 4...d6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Kf1 Bd7 8.Qa4 a5 9.a3 Nxd4 10.Nxd4

2. Opponent's mistake · 5...Nd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Nd4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qd5+ Ke8 10.Qxa8

3. Opponent's mistake · 5...d6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4

4. Opponent's mistake · 6...Qe7

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 exd4 6.Re1 Qe7 7.Nxd4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 f5 9.Nc3 c5 10.Qd5 a6 11.Qxf5

5. Steinitz Defense · 4.d4 a6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 a6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Nxe5 Be6 9.Nxc6+

6. Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation · 5.c3 Nxe4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3 Nxe4 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.d5

7. Steinitz Defense · 5.d5 Nd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.d5 Nd4 6.Bxd7+ Qxd7 7.Nxd4 exd4 8.Qxd4

8. Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation · 5.c3 O-O

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.e5

9. Steinitz Defense · 4.d4 exd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.Nxc6 Bxc6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Qe2 Be7 9.b3

10. Steinitz Defense · 5.d5 Nb8

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.d5 Nb8 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.Be3 Ngf6 8.Nfd2

11. Morphy Defense, Caro Variation

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 d6 6.c3 Nf6 7.a4

12. Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Bc5 6.O-O Nf6 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3