Lakdawala/Hansen: Chess Opening Origins; Ruy Lopez Book III: Main Lines after 3...a6 CT c4 Introduction / 8

c4 Introduction / 8

I have tried to discover their essence and present to you

and Black cannot easily prepare at home as the engines consistently show a fair advantage for White while top GM games are scarce

Although chess can be considered a rather complex and mysterious game

and many more powerful openings tips and tactics

Lakdawala/Hansen: Chess Opening Origins; Ruy Lopez Book III: Main Lines after 3...a6 CT c4 Introduction / 8Meistere die Ruy Lopez Von Marshall Gambit bis Chigorin Variante Today's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in