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David Gertler
This theoretically solid opening repertoire for White, based on playing 5.d4 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6), gives you a…
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Gary Lane
Though the Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings in chess, it offers a host of exciting new variations just discovered in recent years; and though a favourite of…
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Milos Pavlovic
Milos Pavlovic devises a sound and yet ambitious repertoire for Black against the Ruy Lopez, the basis of which is provided by the legendary and ever-popular Marshall Attack.
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Glenn Flear
The Open Ruy Lopez or Open Spanish has withstood the test of time after decades. It offers both sides opportunities for a sharp clash of forces in which the better…
Krzysztof Panczyk,Jacek Ilczuk
Noted opening theoreticians Krzysztof Panczyk and Jacek Ilczuk explain the crucial strategies and tactics of the Ruy Lopez Exchange. Using model games for both White and Black, the authors provide…
Andrew Greet
In this book, Andrew Greet provides a comprehensive and yet concise repertoire for White in the popular Ruy Lopez, one that can be assimilated into an opening armoury with relative…
Alexis Levitin
The Delight and Distress of Chess
The royal game has the power to make one feel elated or disconsolate. This is true whether one plays serious tournament chess or casual…
Ivan Sokolov,Ivan Lopez
The Chigorin Variation is one of the oldest variations of the Ruy Lopez, ‘in- vented’ (according to my database) at the Monte Carlo tournament in 1902 by Carl Schlechter in…
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Grandmaster Glenn Flear investigates the main line of the Lopez, outlining the crucial ideas and tactics for both White and Black.
Lajos Portisch
It’s major news when a legendary chess player such as Lajos Portisch reveals his opening secrets.
Joshua Doknjas
This book examines all aspects of the highly complex Ruy Lopez and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis.
The Open Spanish, Ruy Lopez is a variation that never gives a boring struggle. It’s one of the most active and dynamic defenses you will find around. If Black is…
John Emms,Tony Kosten,John Cox
Well-known opening experts take a innovative look at the Ruy Lopez and select a wealth of ‘dangerous’ options for both White and Black.
Neil McDonald
Grandmaster Neil McDonald examines one of the most important openings of all, the Ruy Lopez. He shares his experience and knowledge, and continually challenges the reader to answer probing questions…
John Shaw
In this easy-to-read guide, chess players go back to the basics of the Ruy Lopez, studying the key principles of its many variations.
Glenn Flear,Milos Pavlovic
Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Fighting the Ruy Lopez by Milos Pavlovic and Open Ruy Lopez by Glenn Flear, brought together in one volume.
Sarratt J H
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Jacob Henry Sarratt
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
Leonard William Barden
Fabiano Caruana
The Ruy Lopez is arguably the most classic of chess openings. White immediately starts the battle for the centre, fighting for the initiative. This strategic clarity has made the Ruy…
Dariusz Swiercz
If you want to become a better chess player, learn the Ruy Lopez opening.
Those words of wisdom were given to me by one of my first coaches when I…
Alexey Kuzmin
The Zaitsev System is one of the most dynamic setups for Black in the ever popular Ruy Lopez. Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov demonstrated the power and the flexibility of…
I would like to thank you for purchasing this book, I really appreciate it. It also means that you found an interest in my work of trying to crack the…
Ruy Lopez de Sigura,Lopez de Sigura-R,Ruy Lopez De Sigura
WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in…
Ruy Lopez
The first English translation of Fr Ruy Lopez’s 1561 book about chess, Libro de la invencion liberal y arte del juego del ajedrez. Lopez is widely acclaimed as one of…
Nandini Tewari
In The Queen's Gambit, Strategy Is Deployed,
Like Stars Dancing 'round A Wandering Asteroid.
A Scoop Of Raspberry Sorbet, Smooth And Cold,
Melts Like Time In The Pull Of Black…
Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala
In this volume, the authors cover the main lines of the Closed Ruy Lopez. These lines include: The Marshall Attack, The Anti-Marshall, The Zaitsev Variation, The Breyer Variation, The Chigorin…
Cipriano L Pez Salgado
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Provides coverage of innovative methods and strategies to produce the next generation of health professionals. The book lays the groundwork for an implementable teaching and learning model that facilitates basic…
This volume offers a broad and comprehensive examination of observational, modeling and theoretical aspects of coastal sea level science. The collection of overview articles provides up-to-date information on the causes…
Today's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild…
