Don't waste your time. Look up good things instead.
The Ruy Lopez position
The ruy lopez gives black great attacking chances but is incredibly passive for white.
I think you're really off the mark.
Breyer Variation
Tchigorin Variation
Zaitzev Variation
Open Variation
Exchange and Delayed Exchange Variation
This will keep you busy for the next decade or so.
Throw them on the heap too.
By the time you get done with an in-depth Lopez study, you'll be a really good chess player.
(Just don't bother with the Bird Variation 3...Nd4)
Don't waste your time. Look up good things instead.
You bast*rd! I'm joking of course. ;)
Learning the Lopez is a good way to start down that path.
thought starting off with the king pawns (or queen pawns) opening and work your way up to the Ruy Lopez would be good.
Isi'nt Ruy a good position? I know we talked about it on the first page but the king's pawns are good. And bread and butter.
kco wrote
thought starting off with the king pawns (or queen pawns) opening and work your way up to the Ruy Lopez would be good.
Is Ruy Lopez a real person?
Can you please show us a PGN of this "Bread and Butter" opening you've mentioned, as it seems no one except you knows what it is
Oh! Smith defence! I will look that up!