The Ruy Lopez

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What do you think about the Ruy Lopez?

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Pretty boring stuff. To be avoided at all costs

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Play the Zaitsev as black and it's super tactical and fun

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Child_Krishna wrote:

Pretty boring stuff. To be avoided at all costs

It's Boring?

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Nach11012 wrote:
Child_Krishna wrote:

Pretty boring stuff. To be avoided at all costs

It's Boring?

Well, it's common, especially at the GM level, so as a fan it can be boring to see. Although, I think all GM chess is pretty interesting

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Child_Krishna wrote:
Nach11012 wrote:
Child_Krishna wrote:

Pretty boring stuff. To be avoided at all costs

It's Boring?

Well, it's common, especially at the GM level, so as a fan it can be boring to see. Although, I think all GM chess is pretty interesting

I think GM chess is interesting too.

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There's a lot of types of positions you'll need to play.  Something against the Berlin Wall, Archangelsk, Moller, Marshall Attack, Steinitz, and others but what's most important is learning pawn structures, especially the c5-d6-e5 vs. c3-d4-e4 listed in Soltis' book on it.  Also queenless middlegames against the Berlin Wall.

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Nach11012 wrote:
 


What do you think about the Ruy Lopez?

No idea, as i dont play it.

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The Ruy Lopez has it all: Very quiet positional games, wild tactical messes, deep positional sacrifices, extremely subtle strategical themes... It is the king of all openings.

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pfren wrote:

The Ruy Lopez has it all: Very quiet positional games, wild tactical messes, deep positional sacrifices, extremely subtle strategical themes... It is the king of all openings.

Do you play it often?

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Nach11012 wrote:
pfren wrote:

The Ruy Lopez has it all: Very quiet positional games, wild tactical messes, deep positional sacrifices, extremely subtle strategical themes... It is the king of all openings.

Do you play it often?

Yes, with both colors.

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Nobody off the computer line era

Try Spassky smyslov Keres karpov

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3...Nf6 just leads to equality, so both sides have winning chances and black might not want a queenless middlegame even if it's the fastest route to equality. 

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XPLAYERJX wrote:

The Ruy Lopez is busted.

You want to know the winning refutation. I'll tell you its the move 3.Nf6  created by my man Kramnik. The Berlin Wall tis a fortress.

The Ruy Lopez is busted?

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XPLAYERJX wrote:

The Ruy Lopez is busted.

You want to know the winning refutation. I'll tell you its the move 3.Nf6  created by my man Kramnik. The Berlin Wall tis a fortress.

You mean like that?



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Does anyone else likes the Ruy Lopez?