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Ruy Lopez Opening: Gunderam Variation


The Ruy Lopez  also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5

The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It is one of the most popular openings, with such a vast number of variations that all codes from C60 to C99 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) are assigned to them.


 Ruy López Opening: Gunderam Variation

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>>start<<  1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.Bf1-b5

Nr. Move OpeningGames 1-01/20-1
13...a7-a6 Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening)9094 27.6% 56.7% 15.7% 
23...Ng8-f6 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence2288 25.7% 55.9% 18.4% 
33...f7-f5 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann defence157 31.8% 51.6% 16.6% 
43...Bf8-c5 Ruy Lopez, Classical (Cordel) defence119 26.9% 63% 10.1% 
53...Ng8-e7 Ruy Lopez, Cozio defence89 31.5% 46% 22.5% 
63...g7-g6 Ruy Lopez, Fianchetto (Smyslov/Barnes) defence146 30.8% 53.4% 15.8% 
73...d7-d6 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz defence24 41.7% 41.6% 16.7% 
83...Nc6-d4 Ruy Lopez, Bird`s defence49 38.8% 44.9% 16.3% 
93...Bf8-b4 Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening)6 33.3% 33.4% 33.3% 
103...Qd8-e7 Ruy Lopez, Vinogradov variation2 50% 50% 0% 
113...Nc6-b8 Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening)1 0% 100% 0%

Ruy López Opening: Gunderam Variation


The Ruy Lopez is so popular it’s hard to find a player who hasn’t played it at some point in their chess career.

It’s considered to be one of the best openings for beginners because it typically leads to open games, with a lot of play for both sides. Mastering the fundamentals of this opening isn’t rocket science and today we will go over the basics to get you going with the Ruy Lopez.

The Ruy Lopez begins with the following moves:

White plays 3.Bb5 entering the Ruy Lopez spanish torture1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 (see the diagram on the right)

One of White’s key ideas in the Ruy Lopez is to quickly control the center. This is achieved by placing a pawn in the center on the first move (1.e4), a move which also liberates the White’s light-squared bishop and queen.

By playing 2.Nf3, White immediately attacks the Black central pawn on e5. Afterwards, White moves his bishop to b5 from where it threatens to eliminate the knight on c6, Black’s piece that protects the pawn on e5. With these three moves, White immediately puts pressure on the center.

Following these ideas, White achieves the 3 main goals of any opening: control of the center, rapid development, and preparation for castling to safety.








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