The Ruy Lopez pressures Black's knight and the e5 pawn, leading to deep strategic struggles. A favourite of world champions for over a century, with main lines like the Closed, the Berlin and the Marshall Attack.
Openings / C60–C99
Ruy Lopez (Spanish)
The classical battle for the centre after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5.