Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bb5/3...a6/4. Ba4/4...Nf6/5. O-O/5...Nxe4/6. d4/6...b5
| Open Spanish | |
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a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h | |
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 | |
| Parent: Open Spanish | |
6...b5
[edit | edit source]Black ends White's pressure on the c6 knight.
7. Bb3 is necessary to save the bishop and the typical, automatic move.
From time to time some bright spark will wheel out 7. d5?!, the Richter variation, which can entrap Black if they avoid trading knight for bishop.
7. Nxe5!?, the Friess attack, can lead to a number of trades and an equal position. 7...Nxe5 8. dxe5 bxa4 9. Qd5 Rb8 10. Qxe4.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Spanish | Bb3 d5 |
dxe5 Be6 |
Nbd2 | ⩲ | ||
| Richter variation | d5?! Ne7 |
Re1 bxa4 |
Rxe4 d6 |
⩱ | ||
| ... ... |
... Nc5? |
Nxe5! bxa4?? |
Qf3 f6? |
Qh5+ | +- | |
| ... bxa4 |
dxc6 d6 |
Re1 f5! |
⩱ | |||
| Freiss attack | Nxe5 Nxe5 |
dxe5 bxa4 |
Qd5 Rb8 |
Qxe4 | = |
References
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source] | Wikipedia has related information at Ruy Lopez. |
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