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Chigorin, Breyer, Zaitsev [C90-99]
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Archangel & 3...Bc5 [C78 & C64]
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Open Variation [C80-C84]
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Exchange Variation [C68-C69] & Delayed Exchange [C85]
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By: George Jempty
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Berlin Defence [C65 & C67]
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Schliemann
Schliemann
Schliemann Gambit/Jaenisch 3...f5 [C63] and Delayed Schliemann [C70]
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By: PlayerCorres
1. e4 e5 Spanish 1. e4 e5 Spanish
(Ruy Lopez) [C60-99] with IM Harry Grieve
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The Modern Steinitz -- what's wrong with it?
I’ve noticed there’s been a bit of interest on the Forum recently (from Bibs and others) in the Modern Steinitz, so I thought I’d open a couple of new threads on it. This one is intended to be general...

Started 03/12/08 at 00:30:08 by Michael Ayton
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By: kylemeister
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July 2013 Update?
It seems as though the July 2013 update for e4-e5 is announced, but not published.  Is a fix in the works?

Started 07/16/13 at 23:33:19 by poisonpawn
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By: poisonpawn
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ABC of the Ruy Lopez 2nd Edition
I have the 1st edition of this DVD, not sure if it's going to be worth me getting the 2nd edition, so I'm touting for feedback. 

Started 06/04/09 at 17:52:28 by JEH
7 6482 Last Post 06/15/09 at 20:58:43
By: tracke
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New book on Bc5 Lopez or Berlin?
Is anyone writing or know of someone writing a book on the Bc5 lines in the Lopez (including the Moller, Archangelesk) ot the Berlin (3...Nf6?)

Started 07/14/06 at 21:03:49 by ano
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By: ano
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Question in main line Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0
Here 5. ... Be7 6.Re1 b5 is main line
However it allows versions of the Worall and Center attack where black has commited to Be7. These aren't too...

Started 10/07/04 at 13:19:41 by bob000 (Guest)
1 3158 Last Post 10/23/04 at 18:53:53
By: MNb
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Worrall Attack Questions
It's finally time to get back to some real serious chess discussion on this forum!
In Mihail Marin's book, A Spanish Repertoire for Black, against the main line of the Worrall Attack he recommend...

Started 08/15/08 at 07:02:50 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
2 2607 Last Post 08/15/08 at 20:13:55
By: micawber
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Ruy Lopez : How to attack with Black
I am an attacking player , even with Black , and I need initiative
Formerly , I used to play Open Defence
I had good chances with Dilworth or McKenzie , but 9 Nbd2 has killed all that
s...

Started 02/15/06 at 11:58:58 by photophore
6 5073 Last Post 02/20/06 at 11:21:23
By: John Simmons(Guest) (Guest)
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a4 idea in Ruy Lopez
In the following game http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044287 Fischer playes 11.a4 this move seems standard in many the ruy lopez variations. Ofcourse it threatens axb but what it the rea...

Started 07/18/07 at 19:38:42 by chesscheese
3 2783 Last Post 08/26/07 at 20:05:15
By: dsanchez
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Two Black TN's in Spanish Fianchetto
I started playing 3...g6 against the Spanish a couple of years ago and love it.  There's lots of room for experimentation, but at its heart its logical and sound.  After all, the Spanish is all about ...

Started 04/21/03 at 11:19:41 by gjempty
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By: John Cox (Guest)
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What to play against the the Ruy Lopez as black
I am a very aggressive player and usually play openings where my pieces come out very quickly, for example I play the chigorin against 1.d4, the morra gambit against the sicilian, the milner Berry aga...

Started 07/30/07 at 20:32:59 by megazord
13 8164 Last Post 08/04/07 at 20:40:58
By: Dji
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Further thoughts on the Cozio (Deferred)
Quite a while ago now, I had an interesting discussion with kylemeister about a line of the Cozio which NCO treats as a Cozio Defence Deferred, namely 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nge7 5 0-0 g6 6 ...

Started 08/28/06 at 23:45:58 by Michael Ayton
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By: Michael Ayton
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Ruy Lopez Russian Variation
Does anyone have any ideas for white after:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 d6
6. ??
So far I have seen the following line:
6. d4 b5
7. dxe...

Started 06/14/06 at 03:52:54 by Dinomike100
1 1967 Last Post 06/14/06 at 18:56:00
By: JEH
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Norwegian Ruy Lopez
The Norwegian variation of the Ruy Lopez is severely underrated. (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5). The best move here isn't 6.Nxe5 so why shouldn't black play ...Na5? The fact that Nxe5...

Started 01/03/10 at 03:29:02 by BobbyDigital80
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By: BobbyDigital80
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Books for White in the Spanish game?
Hello everyone,
I have been working on my white repertoire with 1.e4 recently, and I was wondering if there are any books out there that present a White repertoire for the Ruy Lopez?  I have e4 r...

Started 03/31/06 at 20:05:54 by Scott Rex(Guest) (Guest)
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By: Scott Rex(Guest) (Guest)
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Sokolov: Ruy Lopez Revisited
New in chess has announced a new opening book (according to amazon.de):
The Ruy Lopez Revisited: Offbeat Weapons and Unexplored Resources
by Ivan Sokolov
~240 pages, ~€23, forthcoming (decemb...

Started 05/19/09 at 14:58:54 by tracke
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17 13322 Last Post 06/20/09 at 21:21:12
By: ghenghisclown
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what to play against the ruy lopez?
having reestablish that i will play and study the open games more, it is therefore logical that i should study a main line against the ruy lopez.  after looking over my options; my main choice is the ...

Started 01/27/08 at 23:38:36 by wcywing
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19 13608 Last Post 02/20/08 at 11:08:04
By: Dragan Glas
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Center Attack in the Ruy Lopez
Hey everyone!
I've been playing the Center Attack in the Ruy off and on for the last year now, and I was wondering what you guys think of it. It starts with
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d4<br ...

Started 05/26/05 at 15:10:18 by roastednuts
4 5771 Last Post 07/20/06 at 22:21:45
By: devinjc
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Main Lines of the Spanish
It says something about this board that these don't get discussed here very much.  The board fills up with threads about the Latvian, Ponziani, the Schliemann, and all sorts of other minor systems, bu...

Started 01/04/10 at 14:02:53 by Markovich
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By: TonyRo
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New Ruy Book for Black
Fighting the Ruy Lopez
Milos Pavlovic 
The Ruy Lopez is incredibly common at all levels of chess, and everyone who plays 1 e4 e5 as Black needs to have a reliable antidote to this powerful o...

Started 01/29/09 at 14:13:14 by rossia
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By: Ptero
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5.d3 in the Spanish
Having played several games with this move and countless on playchess I have noticed that the coverage of the site is less than appropriate (no fault of the site - too wide a subject to cover a sideli...

Started 06/24/10 at 18:08:44 by zen_learner
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By: JEH
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