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Opening for White· Beginner

The Ruy Lopez

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6Chapter 1
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“Black guards e5 with a knight. Now the Ruy Lopez move: Bb5, attacking the guard.”

The Ruy Lopez for White in nine short chapters: the classic plan with c3, h3 and d4, and how to punish each of Black's main replies to 3.Bb5.

9
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28 min
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What Black plays, and what you learn

Black's moveGamesLines in the course
3...a632%3 lines
3...d622%1 line
3...Nf616%1 line
3...Bc513%1 line
3...Nge75%1 line
3...Nd45%1 line
3...f53%1 line
OthersQf6, Bd6, f6, g65%—

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Chapters
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Duration
28 min
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Being recorded: every line of the opening, narrated.

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9 chapters · 28 min
  1. 1The Closed Ruy: c3, h3 and d43...a6 4.Ba4 Nf64 min
  2. 23...Nge7: castle, Bc4 and a43...Nge7 4.O-O a63 min
  3. 3Early ...b5 and ...Bc5: the big centre4...b5 5.Bb3 Bc53 min
  4. 44...d6: c3, Bc2 and the centre4...d6 5.c3 b53 min
  5. 53...d6: open the centre with d43...d6 4.d4 exd43 min
  6. 6The Berlin 3...Nf6: 4.d3 and the same plan3...Nf6 4.d3 Bc53 min
  7. 73...Bc5 4.c3 d6?: d4 wins a piece3...Bc5 4.c3 d63 min
  8. 8The Bird 3...Nd4: the Qg4 double attack3...Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd43 min
  9. 9The Schliemann 3...f5: 4.d3 and a free pawn3...f5 4.d3 fxe43 min
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