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Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense

Difficulty 3/3Black repertoireECO C65–C67

Rio Gambit Accepted, Re1 (C67)

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Meet the open game directly and stop White from taking the full center for free.

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Sample line with full explanations: Ruy Lopez Main Line, h3 Mistake.

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Black repertoire · ECO C88–C89

Sample line with full explanations: Modern Main Line, Spassky Variation.

Ruy Lopez Tricky SystemsDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO C62–C90

Sample line with full explanations: Ruy Lopez Exchange, Nxe5 Punishment.

All lines in this course

ECO C65–C67

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Rio Gambit Accepted, Re1Sample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6

  2. l'Hermet, Berlin Wall Defense

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8

  3. l'Hermet, Qe2 and Nd4

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qe2 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4

  4. Anti-Berlin, c3-d4 Center

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. b3 d5

  5. Anti-Berlin, Bxc6 and Be6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Nf3 Nf8

  6. Anti-Berlin, Bxc6 and Re8

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8. O-O Re8 9. Kh1 a5 10. a4 b6