[Event "The Ruy Lopez for all calibre of players: What is the Ruy Lopez"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/tmxyapCB/v4PVa9lp"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C60"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/tmtnt200"] [UTCDate "2020.08.28"] [UTCTime "17:43:02"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tmxyapCB/v4PVa9lp"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { The Ruy Lopez is objectively one of the most solid openings with white and is Magnus Carlsen's most successful opening. If you enjoy open positions then this opening is for you. There are not many sidelines black can go for so you will not need to spend a week booking up. } 1... e5 { This study will give you a full repertoire against e5. } 2. Nf3 Nc6 { My favourite thing about this opening is that it is very hard to go wrong and with decent play white will always have a small positional advantage. Objectively, this is regarded to be the most promising opening after 1. e4 e5 } 3. Bb5 { The Ruy Lopez (alternatively known as the Spanish opening) starts with a King's pawn game and features a bishop on b5 (Spanish bishop.) If you are a beginner that is very new to the game I would recommend the Italian opening where you will play Bc4 on move 3 instead of Bb5. } *