Open, Classical Defense, Main Line
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.Bb5a6
- 4.Ba4Nf6
- 5.O-ONxe4
- 6.d4Be7
- 7.Re1b5
- 8.Bb3d5
- 9.dxe5Be6
- 10.c3
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Main line of the Open Ruy Lopez's Classical Defense, in which White's rook on e1 adds pressure to Black's centralized e4 knight in an open center.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Main Line
In this line of the Open Ruy Lopez (Open Spanish), White's rook is already on e1 and bears down on the e4 knight, whose only support is the d5 pawn. It arises from the Classical Defense order 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1. It can also come about through 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3. With 8. Bb3, White declines the central liquidation 8. Rxe4 d5 and keeps the tension, and Black has to decide how to handle the knight.
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