The Classic Ruy Lopez

The Ruy Lopez is an opening which teaches all the aspects of chess in one single game like maintaining the center, development, direct and indirect pinning, gaining a tempo, closing the centre and attacking the king, wing attack. maneuvering the knights, greek gift, sacrificing at the king to open up and many more. Hence experience in this opening helps to learn chess in many ways.

Prakash, Om (1776) - Van Bommel, Ton (2017)

Result: 1-0

Site: Lechenicher SchachServer

Date: 2011.07.05

[...] 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 ♘f6 5.O-O ♗e7 6.♖e1 b5 7.♗b3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 ♘a5 10.♗c2 c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 ♗b7 13.d5 ♖c8 14.♘bd2 ♕c7 15.♗d3 ♘h5

Relevant: 15...♘d7 16.♘f1 ♘c5 17.b3 f5 18.exf5 ♗f6 19.♗e4 ♕f7 20.♘g3 ♘xe4 21.♘xe4 ♕xd5 22.♗d2 ♘c6 23.♗g5 ♘b4 24.♗xf6 gxf6 25.♘xd6 ♕xd1 26.♖exd1 ♗xf3 27.gxf3 ♖c3 28.a4 ♖xb3 29.axb5 axb5 30.♔h2 ♔g7 31.♖g1 ♔h6 32.♖g4 ♘c6 33.♖ag1 ♔h5 34.♖g7 h6 35.♘e4 ♖xf3 36.♖1g4 1-0 (36) Kramnik,V (2754)-Sokolov,I (2685) Wijk aan Zee 2005

16.♘f1 ♗f6 17.g3 ♕d7 N?

Predecessor: 17...g6 18.♘e3 ♕d7 19.♗d2 ♘c4 20.♘xc4 bxc4 21.♗f1 ♗d8 22.♗h6 ♘g7 23.♖c1 f5 24.♘d2 fxe4 25.♘xe4 ♗b6 26.♖xc4 ♕f5 27.g4 ♗xf2 28.♔h2 ♕d7 29.♖xc8 ♗xc8 30.♖e2 ♗d4 31.♖c2 ♗b7 32.♗c4 ♕d8 33.♕e2 ♗a7 34.♖c3 ♖f7 35.♖f3 ♖xf3 36.♕xf3 ♕b6 37.♘f6 ♔h8 38.♕f1 ♗c8 39.♘e4 ♔g8 40.b3 ♗b7 41.♘g5 ♕f2 42.♕xf2 ♗xf2 43.♘e4 ♗h4 44.♘xd6 ♗a8 45.♘e4 ♔h8 46.♘g5 ♗xg5 47.♗xg5 Figlio,G (2445)-Kitson,K (2549) ICCF email 2004 1-0

18.♘3h2!? 'Setting a trap.' 18...g6 19.♗e2 ♗g7 20.♗xh5! Weakening the pawn structure. ' 20...gxh5 21.b3!21...♕xh3? Losing Valuable time. 22.♘f3!22...♗f6 23.♗d2

23.♗a3!!+⁠−23...♗e7 24.♘e3 f5!?25.exf5 ♖xf5 26.♘xf5 ♕xf5 27.♘xe5!27...♗f6 28.♗xd6 ♖d8 29.♗c7+⁠−

23...♗d8 24.♗b4!24...♕d7 25.♕d2 f5 26.♘g5!26...♔h8 (26...h4!?) 27.♘e6 ♖g8 28.♘xd8 ♕xd8 29.♗xa5 ♕f6 30.exf5 ♕xf5 31.♖ac1 ♕f3 32.♕d1 ♕f7 33.♖xc8 ♖xc8 34.♗b4

34.f4!!34...♕xd5 35.♕xd5 ♗xd5 36.fxe5 dxe5 37.♖xe5 ♗f7 38.♖e7+⁠− Also wins.

34...♖c1!35.♕d3 (35.♕xc1??35...♕xd5) 35...♖xe1 36.♗xe1 ♕xd5 37.♕xd5 ♗xd5 38.♗b4!38...♔g7 39.♘e3 ♗e4 40.♗xd6 ♔f6 41.♔f1 ♗b1 42.a4!42...♗a2 43.axb5 axb5 44.b4 ♔e6 45.♗c7!45...♗b1 46.♔g2 ♗e4 47.♔h3 ♗f3 48.♔h4 h6 49.♗b6 ♔d6 50.♘f5 ♔e6 51.♘g7!!