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HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE RUY LOPEZ

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JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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so i read an article about chess opening basics by a International master on this website. and he provided this game as an example of a chess opening, and he chose to demostrate the ruy lopez with explanations of each move.

Someone please explain to me 

 
I don't understand move 3. Bb5
this attacks the knight yeah, so i kinda get it, but really it doesn't seem that effective to me, I can't seem to wrap my head around the idea that this is such a great move, but keep on reading below
 
3...a6,
well this makes no sense at all when you think about it. If White really wanted to take blacks knight, then white would make the move 4.Bxc6, thus taking blacks knight, and making blacks pawn move to a6 obselete. But if white didn't plan on taking  blacks knight right away, then why move your bishop over there when your going to have to move him back anyway to keep blacks a6 pawn from taking your b5 bishop. Plus, if white isn't planning on attacking the c6 Knight, then how does the move 3. Bb5 do anything, because black wouldn't have to worry about white taking the b5 bishop, because he knows that once white make Bxc6 then black can take the bishop with one of his pawns. If white really was attacking the c6 knight, then why doesnt white just take the c6 knight. If you aren't planning on taking the c6 knight, and you aren't pinning that knight, then why would you make the move 3.Bb5. And why would you make the move 3.Bb5 when it can be so easily countered anyways??
 
5.0-0
 
well this move makes no sense at all. it doesn't defend the e4 pawn at all. The e4 pawn is still a hanging piece and totally unprotected and in danger of being captured on the next move. Black can literally just make the move 5...Nxe4 and now white has lost it's e4 pawn. I get that white the makes the move 6. Re1, and this now protects the e4 pawn, but the e4 pawn might already have been taken by blacks knight, thus making the move pointless. Plus, even if this were supposedly to defend the e4 pawn, there are many other/better options white has for defending this e4 pawn, ones that only require making 1 move for the e4 pawn to be safe, and not requiring 2 moves of 5. 0-0 and 6. Re1 for the e4 pawn to be protected. THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. HOW ON EARTH IS 5.0-0 THE BEST MOVE BC IT DEFENDS THE E4 PAWN?????
 
5...Be7
I don't even know where to begin on this one. WTF IS black protecting its king from. There are still two pieces between the King on the e file and the rook. THE KING WAS STILL PLENTY SAFE ON THE E FILE TO BEGIN WITH!!!! The only benefit i can see from this move is that it frees black up to castle. and also, Black was already safe to make an attack on the e4 pawn a while ago. 5...Be7 doesnt free up blacks knight so that black can now finally make an attack on the e4 pawn, instead of making the move 5...Be7, why doesn't black just attack the e4 pawn like he supposedly wants to do by doing 5...Nxe4!!! THE E4 PAWN IS STILL TOTALLY UNPROTECTED.
 
 
 
SERIOUSLY GUYS, I'M LOSING MY MIND HERE!!
JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#2

hello

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#3

someone please comment

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#4

for gods sake

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#5

or for my sake

 

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#6

Hopefully someone sees this and answers

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#7

please god

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#8

hot topic pleasee

JoEvJohn
JoEvJohn
Jun 23, 2016
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#9
Alvin_Cruz wrote:

Hey stop spamming else you will be reported. People can see your post you will get answers. Dont you want to get what you need?

 

dude calm down, i'm not trying to spam, i'm just trying to get alot of people to answer the same question so I can figure out what's right. It's called peer review. Scientists do the same things with theories and hypotheses.

VintagePawn
VintagePawn
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Jun 23, 2016
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#10

One topic is enough. Locking this one. If anyone wants to move any analysis or text to the other topic, please do so.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/is-the-ruy-lopez-a-lie

tacticalninja123
tacticalninja123
Jun 23, 2016
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#11
Alvin_Cruz wrote:
JoEvJohn wrote:
Alvin_Cruz wrote:

Hey stop spamming else you will be reported. People can see your post you will get answers. Dont you want to get what you need?

 

dude calm down, i'm not trying to spam, i'm just trying to get alot of people to answer the same question so I can figure out what's right. It's called peer review. Scientists do the same things with theories and hypotheses.

It is you who need to calm down. Before me, its only you who posts here. to tell you the truth, your post really suck. Honestly, you can try to find ways on how to ask a question. You even question the words of a master?

So you need to read rather than talking dude. Chess is a mind game.

I thought that was very rude and unsupportive. He's trying to understand a popular opening, not "question the words of a master" (by the way, there's nothing wrong about having curiosity about why masters play certain moves). No need to degrade OP for trying to improve his chess.

 

And OP, don't spam...

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