Closed Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez · C84 · you play White. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7
About the Closed Ruy Lopez
The Closed Ruy Lopez is the main line of the Spanish: both sides castle short and White prepares d4 with c3 and h3, the move that stops ...Bg4. The famous knight manoeuvre Nbd2–f1–g3 and the bishop on c2 give White long-term pressure. Many world championship games have started this way.
The Closed Ruy Lopez (C84) is one of 5 lines of the Ruy Lopez you can train here as White. It starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6. Start in learn mode to see the idea behind every move, then play the Closed Ruy Lopez yourself and let the coach correct your mistakes. Knowing the moves is only half the work, so this page also covers the plans for the middlegame, the endgames to aim for and some grandmaster games. It fits in a White repertoire; speed mode and the drill help to keep the moves fresh.