Invented by a Spanish priest, Ruy López de Segura, in 1561 — and still the main event of top-level chess. They call its slow grind 'the Spanish torture.' Every world champion has played it.
Built from millions of real games in your rating range — not master theory you'll never see:
e4 — played in 67% of games at club level
d4 — played in 22% of games at club level
Nf3 — played in 3% of games at club level
e3 — played in 2% of games at club level
Every move explained
e4: Claim the center on move one. The pawn also unlocks the queen and the light-squared bishop.
Nf3: Develop and attack e5 at the same time — Black has to answer before doing anything else.
Bb5: The Spanish bishop. It pressures the knight that defends e5 — a slow squeeze instead of the Italian’s quick strike.
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