The Ruy Lopez Opening (or Spanish Opening) is a very old and popular chess opening and often played in chess tournaments and world championships.
The moves of the Spanish Opening are:
Black moves
| 3…a6 4.BxN dxc Exchange Variation |
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 Main Line |
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| 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 The MARSHALL ATTACK |
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 Center Attack A sharp and risky variation |
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| 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Qe2 Worrall Attack White plays 6.Qe2 and not the usual 6.Re1 to support the e-pawn with the queen. The rook will move to d1 to support the advance of the d-pawn. |
3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 Open Defence A solid defence played in world championships. Black captures the e-pawn. White will lose time to regain the pawn. |
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| 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 Arkhangelsk Defence (or Archangel Defence) Black delays castling and develops his queenside first. |
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| 3…Bc5 Cordel Defence (or Classical Defence) Black develops his bishop to the strongest square and doesn’t play a6 at all.. |
3…Nf6 Berlin Defence – solid and drawish |
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