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How to counter the Ruy Lopez/Spanish Game?
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That is absolutely true, but you can play 3. ...a6 and they may take on c6, but they will most likely play Ba4, avoiding the early endgame.
I thank you for your comment. However, I do not think that any player will miss a chance to mess up their enemy's structure in the early moves of the game.
When I used to play e5 most players didn't exchange. It usually didn't turn out well for those that did. I'm not saying that the exchange is bad, but the stronger players I would face seemed to prefer piling on the pressure. If your that worried about Bxc6, you should try the classical variation.
Thank you for the advice.