Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
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Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
OK Colin and what do you recommend against the ExchangeBlack players playing for a win should consider this line seriously as it is a lot more interesting than the Berlin
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
No mention of the other Smyslov variation( 9. ..h6 instead of 9. .. Nb8 or 9. .. Bb7) . That's usually now considered obsolete although there are some transpositions to lines of the Zaitsev.
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
There's at least one other Smyslov variation for Black in the Ruy - the Chigorin line with Bd7 immediately after Qc7.
But that is if anything considered even more obsolete than the 9...h6 branch these days.
But that is if anything considered even more obsolete than the 9...h6 branch these days.
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
Leonard's 1960s book had another Smyslov idea. That was to play .. Qd7 with the idea of defending f7 with Nc6-d8.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 3:25 pmThere's at least one other Smyslov variation for Black in the Ruy - the Chigorin line with Bd7 immediately after Qc7.
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
The book looks very interesting, but I found this wording from an early part of the sample pdf rather strange (my underlining in quoted part below):
After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 ♘f6 5.0-0 ♗e7 6.♖e1
b5 7.♗b3 Black has a very fundamental choice. Should he invite the
Marshall Attack with 7...0-0 or does he allow the Classical Ruy Lopez with
7...d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3, with a choice of various systems including the Zaitsev,
Chigorin and Breyer?
After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 ♘f6 5.0-0 ♗e7 6.♖e1
b5 7.♗b3 Black has a very fundamental choice. Should he invite the
Marshall Attack with 7...0-0 or does he allow the Classical Ruy Lopez with
7...d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3, with a choice of various systems including the Zaitsev,
Chigorin and Breyer?
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
It's decision time for both players. Should Black threaten a Marshall with 7. .. 0-0 even if the intention is to play something else? Should White risk allowing a Marshall or play one of the many anti-Marshall ideas? It can be simpler for White if Black declares a lack of interest by playing 7 .. d6, White can head into anti-Marshall territory with 8 a4 anyway as suggested in the book or accept Black's choice of defence.Tim Spanton (Caruana's new book) wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:20 pmAfter the moves 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 ♘f6 5.0-0 ♗e7 6.♖e1
b5 7.♗b3 Black has a very fundamental choice.
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Re: Caruana's Ruy Lopez: A White Repertoire for Club Players
Well ,yes, but Black is not inviting a "Marshall Attack" - he is threatening to play one.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:34 pmIt's decision time for both players. Should Black threaten a Marshall with 7. .. 0-0 even if the intention is to play something else? Should White risk allowing a Marshall or play one of the many anti-Marshall ideas? It can be simpler for White if Black declares a lack of interest by playing 7 .. d6, White can head into anti-Marshall territory with 8 a4 anyway as suggested in the book or accept Black's choice of defence.Tim Spanton (Caruana's new book) wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:20 pmAfter the moves 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 ♘f6 5.0-0 ♗e7 6.♖e1
b5 7.♗b3 Black has a very fundamental choice.