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Due to the difficulty for Black in achieving equality, a common nickname for the opening is "The Spanish Torture".Īt the most basic level, White's third move attacks the knight which defends the e5-pawn from the attack by the f3-knight. The opening remains the most commonly used amongst the open games in master play it has been adopted by almost all players during their careers, many of whom have played it with both colours. Popular use of the Ruy Lopez opening did not develop, however, until the mid-19th century, when the Russian theoretician Carl Jaenisch "rediscovered" its potential. Although it bears his name, this particular opening was included in the Göttingen manuscript, which dates from c. The opening is named after the 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del Ajedrez, written in 1561. 3.3.2 Yates Variation and Bogoljubow Variation: 9.d4.
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3.2.1 Delayed Exchange Variation Deferred: 6.Bxc6.3.2 Closed Defence 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7: alternatives to Main line.3.1.5 Schliemann Defence Deferred: 4.Ba4 f5.3.1.4 Modern Steinitz Defence: 4.Ba4 d6.3.1 Morphy Defence: alternatives to Closed Defence.