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C90 RuyLopz,What do you think?
I was wondering what you think about this line in RuyLopez (C90),1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.d3!?....it can also be employed as an antt-marshall as well...
Started 09/14/05 at 23:45:56 by armtwister |
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 09/15/05 at 09:39:15By: bob000 (Guest) |
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Status of Closed Ruy Lopez mainlines
I have not been keeping up with the theory of the Closed Ruy Lopez for the last few decades.
Could anyone please update me on the status of the mainlines? I am in principle interested in all the... Started 08/16/05 at 07:23:27 by tafl |
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09/14/05 at 15:54:04 By: Fernando Semprun |
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9...Qd7 in the Closed Ruy Lopez
I just had a look at the slightly rare Closed RL variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Qd7!? and consider taking it up. There are not a lot of ... Started 08/24/05 at 08:59:49 by tafl |
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08/24/05 at 16:13:07 By: photophore |
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Another question in main line Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.a4
What does everyone think about this move for white? Bb7 is bad for black leaving b4. Can white make a decent tr... Started 04/05/05 at 00:21:38 by Arthur I (Guest) |
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06/16/05 at 15:13:33 By: johnmac |
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Breyer: 16... Bf8
In the main line Breyer, after
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3... Started 04/04/05 at 16:04:45 by Billy Cember (Ex Member) |
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04/04/05 at 16:04:43 By: Billy Cember - Ex Member |
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Ruy Lopez - Flohr-Zaitsev 9...Bb7
Hey all,
I'm trying to help my dad understand openings better, and right now we're working through the Ruy Lopez. Kinda difficult cause I live in FL and he lives in NC  (and he's really looking... Started 08/05/06 at 18:45:25 by blueguitar322 |
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09/02/13 at 07:53:50 By: Matemax |
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Spanish, Closed, Zaitsev: is 10...Nd7 good?
Spanish, Closed, Zaitsev: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4
The big problem is 10...Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 and either Black accepts the draw... Started 05/09/20 at 22:41:29 by Marc Benford |
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05/10/20 at 10:15:44 By: Seeley |
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Zaitsev 12.a4 (and Smysov 9...h6)
Hello!
I have some questions about the Zaitsev and the Smyslov 9...h6. I am a weak player, nethertheless I will start with a game I played recently as White: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf... Started 03/25/09 at 11:44:20 by emary |
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01/12/12 at 06:46:16 By: tp2205 |
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Gajewski's 9...Rb8
Hello,
I'm going to face an opponent who plays the 9...Rb8 variation (7...d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Rb8) in the main tabiya of the Ruy Lopez. The material i have don't suggest an "easy way" to obtain... Started 09/03/07 at 17:06:20 by Ametanoitos « Pages 1 2 all » |
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12/11/09 at 21:20:27 By: HgMan |
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The Chigorin Bible book-Graf variation coverage
Just noticed the book "The Chigorin Bible", which came out in 2019. I think this is the first book that covers the interesting Graf variation, 11...Nd7, from Black's perspective since Nigel Davies boo...
Started 04/05/20 at 21:49:27 by MicahSmith |
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04/26/20 at 17:44:35 By: Lauri Torni |
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04/02/12 at 03:13:24 By: Gilchrist is a legend |
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...c5 in the Breyer
Does anyone know why Black plays ...c5 after a4 in this line:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. ... Started 09/25/14 at 15:06:25 by BobbyDigital80 |
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09/25/14 at 19:06:00 By: kylemeister |
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Ruy Lopez Chigorin cd cd bd7
In this line seems a bit odd that Tal plays Black in a line where he destroyed Hjartarson 2 years earlier and gets an easy draw. Similarly Leko couldn't do anything v Short later. Anyone able to clari...
Started 09/03/08 at 12:13:17 by ANDREW BRETT |
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09/05/08 at 17:59:35 By: Paddy |
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My Secrets in the Ruy Lopez by Portisch
A book by the legendary Lajos Portisch is certainly an event in chess literature. I've seen the PDF excerpt and it seems to me that it is in the form of reasonably deeply annotated games (not necessar...
Started 06/11/17 at 11:37:53 by grandpatzer « Pages 1 2 all » |
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04/10/18 at 15:43:47 By: Pingudon |
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Ruy Lopez, Closed line with 9..., Rb8
Greetings,
Although I don't play the Open Game, I was intrigued by the following line, whose statistics seem to indicate it as a more viable line for Black than most of the more popular ones...<b... Started 02/27/08 at 00:28:37 by Dragan Glas |
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12/11/09 at 21:19:13 By: HgMan |
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Early three-fold repetition in the Zaitsev
You know the one
1 e4 e5, 2 Nf3 Nc6, 3 Bb5 a6, 4 Ba4 Nf6, 5 0-0 Be7, 6 Re1 b5, 7 Bb3 d6, 8 c3 0-0, 9 h3 Bb7, 10 d4 Re8, 11 Ng5 Rf8, 12 Nf3 Re8, 13 Ng5 etc. Does anybody know any examples of K... Started 05/19/12 at 13:32:22 by JonathanB « Pages 1 2 all » |
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07/22/12 at 22:11:40 By: JonathanB |
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Smyslov's other system
Perhaps superseded by the Zaitsev, but the Smyslov system 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9 h3 h6 is well known. The idea behind 9. .. h6 being to pre...
Started 06/16/18 at 11:31:56 by RdC |
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06/16/18 at 11:31:56 By: RdC |
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Breyer move order
In a recent game, I was faced with an unusual move order.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 and now 8. .. Nb8 9. d4 Nbd7 I continued normally with 10. ... Started 09/05/15 at 14:11:44 by RdC |
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09/05/15 at 23:27:53 By: RdC |
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