[Event "Ruy Lopez - main variations: Classical variation"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/vBAzEqQr/yhvfGyDT"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Luciano_the_best"] [StudyName "Ruy Lopez - main variations"] [ChapterName "Classical variation"] [UTCDate "2017.06.21"] [UTCTime "21:56:54"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/vBAzEqQr/yhvfGyDT"] [Orientation "white"] { By Nazar1005 } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 { The oldest varianin Ruy Lopez it First mention in 1490 . Black are Aim at point f7 with a bishop and developing bishop to the most active square } { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc5f2] } 4. c3 { Now white want to play d4 and Blacks bishop c5 Will be attacked and white will have really strong centre it is one of ideas in Ruy Lopez play c2-c3 and d2-d4 (d2-d3-d4) } { [%csl Rc5][%cal Gc2c3,Gd2d4] } (4. O-O { Its good move but not Most important } 4... Nd4 { black can attack whites bishop it is good idea for black in Ruy lopez } { [%csl Rb5][%cal Gd4b5] } 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. Na3 Nf6 10. Re1 $14 { and white has a bit better but its good variant for black }) (4. Bxc6? dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 $17) 4... Nf6 { black attacking the e4 pawn which Weakened by the progress of c2-c3 } { [%cal Gc2c3,Gf6e4] } 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 d6 $14 { White is better rhey have strong centre and good pieces now wehite can play h3, Bg5, a4 and close centre d4-d5 or open d:е. Black can play Re1, Nc6-e7-g6, h6, Be6 or Bg4 and a3 } { [%cal Ga2a4,Gh2h3,Gc1g5,Gd4d5,Gd4e5,Gf8e8,Ga7a6,Gh7h6,Gc8g4,Gc8e6] } *