Ruy Lopez 2 Common Traps


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This chess opening lesson presents a video about Ruy Lopez traps. The title of the video is "Ruy Lopez 2 Common Traps", and it is designed for chess beginners. Find the video at the bottom of this page, and the following is a short description of the video in question (see below how the Ruy Lopez chess opening begins).

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Ruy Lopez chess opening

The Ruy Lopez chess opening begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. When you are playing a chess game which started as Ruy Lopez, please be aware about and watch the following 2 common traps in the Ruy Lopez. You can learn these 2 common traps of the Ruy Lopez in the following video.

Ruy Lopez: Video 2 Common Traps


There are a few dozens of the Ruy Lopez traps and many of them are deep in play. The below chess video will show you 2 Ruy Lopez traps which are not deep, common, and must be useful for chess beginners. The first trap may happens at the very beginning of a Ruy Lopez game -- Black will be better.

The second trap is called the Mortimer Trap in which Black intentionally moves back waiting for the mistake -- Black may win the White knight. Both traps may be used for trapping the White opponent and do not lead to the checkmate. The video runs for 2 min 38 sec and consists of 3 parts. To see it, click the Play button below:




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Ruy Lopez Schliemann Defense Variation


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This lesson will give you initial knowledge on the Schliemann Defense variation of the Ruy Lopes, also known as Jaenisch Gambit. To learn the Schliemann Defense of the Ruy Lopez (Jaenisch Gambit), you can read its data in Part I, see a Ruy Lopez Video in Part II, and download the Schliemann Defense PGN file in Part III.

I. Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense: Data


Name: Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense Variation
Other Name: Jaenisch Gambit
ECO Code: C63
Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5

Schliemann Defense variation of Ruy Lopez

Popularity: 5-7% of the Ruy Lopez games.
Sub-Variation Name: Schliemann Defense, Berger variation
Sub-Variation Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3

The Schliemann Defense is one of the six most popular Ruy Lopez variations. It was originated by Carl Jaenisch but later on was named after German lawyer Adolf Karl Wilhelm Schliemann. 4.Nc3, then 4.d3, and 4.Bxc6 are considered the best White answers to the Schliemann Defense.

The Schliemann Defense has 3 main lines: [1]4.Nc3 fxe4, [2]4.d3 fxe4, [3]4.Bxc6 dxc6. Also, there is one sharp line [4.Nc3 fe 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 de 7.Nxc6 Qg5 8.Qe2 Nf6..] which is used rarely by chess masters as surprise. This line may not be recommended for chess beginners.

II. Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense: Video


The video is made up of 3 parts. Part 1 shows the designated moves of the Schliemann Defense. Part 2 shows how to correctly play the 1st proven line [4.Nc3 fxe4]. Part 2 shows how to correctly play the 2nd proven line [4.d3 fxe4]. To see the video, click the Play button below:




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III. Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense: PGN File


The PGN file will show the latest tendencies in playing the Schliemann Defense. The file is 20 games played in 2010 by FIDE players rated 2400 and above. Game 8 is the famous sharp line performed by a chess player rated 2672 against a top chess player with the rating of 2813.

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At the bottom of this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you can download free chess PDF ebook on the Ruy Lopez chess opening. The title of the above PDF ebook is "Ruy Lopez All Variations." It is designed for chess beginners and not only to learn the Ruy Lopez chess opening. Before downloading, welcome to read more about this PDF ebook below.

I. See a Picture: The Ruy Lopez


Ruy Lopez all variations

The Ruy Lopez chess opening starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 (see figure above). Then a Ruy Lopez game may runs via many variations of this chess opening as shown in the PDF ebook which you can easily download below from Google Drive. Many variations? But many many of them are unknown and many of them are not played at all...

The chess ebook "Ruy Lopez All Variations" will provide you with a list of all official variations of the Ruy Lopez including their names, ECO codes, and designated moves. There are 182 variations of the Ruy Lopez chess opening: 131 variations starting with the 3rd move of Black 3... a6 and 51 variations without 3... a6 (see above).

The chess PDF ebook "Ruy Lopez All Variations" will also provide you with the list of 6 most common variations of the Ruy Lopez including their names, ECO codes, designated moves and main short lines. Do you know the list of 6 most common variations of the Ruy Lopez? Do you know their names and how often are they played in real games?

6 most common variations are 94% of all Ruy Lopez games. In calculating these statistics, there was used a 3-million database of chessmaster games. Also, the PDF ebook will give you a short essential description on the Ruy Lopez. There are 20 pages to read, and the ebook is made up of 5 parts. Part 5 is not related to the content of the ebook.

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