Starting Out:

The Ruy Lopez

John Shaw

• Publisher: Popular Chess
• eBook ISBN:
  9781781940846
• Year: 2003

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Ruy Lopez. The Ruy Lopez is one of the most famous of all chess openings. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all of the strongest Grandmasters: Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand ¿ the list goes on! From very early on White activates pieces, takes the initiative and sets about building a dominant centre. In this user-friendly book, author John Shaw goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Ruy Lopez and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. * User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas * Concentrates on the key principles of the Ruy Lopez * Ideal for the improving player

Table of contents

• Introduction
• 1 Third Move Options for Black
• 2 Fourth Move Options
• 3 Fifth and Sixth Move Options
• 4 The Marshall Attack and Rare Closed Lines
• 5 Main Line Closed Ruy Lopez
• Index of Complete Games
• Adams-Narciso Dublan, Cala Galdana 2001
• Al Modiahki-Asabri, Casablanca 2002
• Alekseev-De Vreugt, Hoogeveen 2002
• Anderson-Benjamin, Connecticut 2002
• Bartel-Mamedyarov, Heraklio 2002
• Berg-Nyysti, Stockholm 2002/03
• Brynell-Hector, Linkoping 2001
• Czebe-Ballon, Triesen 2000
• De Vreugt-Hector, Wijk aan Zee 2003
• Dervishi-Estrada Nieto, Aosta 2002
• Dervishi-Khachian, Panormo 1998
• Dominguez-Peng Xiaomin, Istanbul Olympiad 2000
• Enders-Nenashev, Seebad Heringsdorf 2000
• Fercec-Plachetka, Rijeka 2002
• Flores-Papp, Athens 2001
• Fontaine-Jedryczka, Pardubice 2001
• Fressinet-Ionescu, Bucharest 2001
• Fressinet-Mikhalevski, Saint Vincent 2000
• Fressinet-Moreno Carnero, Pamplona 2002
• Galkin-Bologan, Tomsk 2001
• Ganguly-Beliavsky, FIDE World Cup, Hyderabad 2002
• Gozzoli-Miton, World Junior Championship, Goa 2002
• Grischuk-Sulskis, Moscow 2002
• Gross-Houser, Czech League 1996
• Hinks-Edwards-Hebden, Port Erin 2002
• Hracek-Kramnik, Prague 2002
• Hracek-Sokolov, Selfoss 2002
• Kaiumov-Inarkiev, Alushta 2002
• Kasimdzhanov-Sokolov, Pamplona 2002
• Kasparov-Khalifman, Moscow (rapid) 2002
• Khalifman-Adams, Wijk aan Zee 2002
• Khalifman-Marin, Istanbul Olympiad 2000
• Kharlov-Kobalija, Halkidiki 2002
• Korneev-Vazquez, Ferrol 2002