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Ruy Lopez

Open, Breslau Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5a6
  4. 4.Ba4Nf6
  5. 5.O-ONxe4
  6. 6.d4b5
  7. 7.Bb3d5
  8. 8.dxe5Be6
  9. 9.c3Be7
  10. 10.Re1O-O
  11. 11.Nd4Nxe5

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Sharp branch of the Classical Open Ruy Lopez in which White's 11. Nd4 lets Black take the e5-pawn, aiming for play on the open e-file.

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About the Breslau Variation

The Breslau Variation is a branch of the Classical line of the Open Ruy Lopez (Open Spanish). It arises after 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4. The knight move abandons the e5-pawn, and 11...Nxe5 leaves Black a pawn up. In return, White has a rook on the open e-file facing two black knights posted in the center on that same file. The resulting play is sharp and calculation-heavy.

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