This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge.Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.

In this book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies one of the most important openings of all, the Ruy Lopez. This famous opening enjoys a long and distinguished history and is still widely regarded as White’s strongest choice after 1 e4 e5. McDonald shares his experience and knowledge of the Lopez, examines the main ideas for both sides and offers answers to the key questions.

◦ Essential guidance and training in the Ruy Lopez

◦ Important ideas absorbed by continued practice

◦ Coversboth mainline and d3 repertoire options for White

Contents

Series Foreword

Introduction

1. White Plays d2-d3

A plan to get you started with the Ruy Lopez White's restrained centre

The restrained centre versus a Closed Lopez set-up

The restrained centre versus a ...Bc5 (Möller) set-up

The restrained centre versus a ...Bb7 (Archangelsk) set-up

The restrained centre versus the Steinitz Deferred

The restrained centre versus the Berlin Defence A restrained line against the Schliemann Defence

2. White Plays d2-d4

The Chigorin Variation

The Breyer Variation

The Karpov Variation

The Zaitsev Variation

The Smyslov Variation

The Steinitz Deferred and similar centre-holding ideas

3. Black plays ...Bc5

The Classical (or Cordel) Defence

The Berlin with ...Bc5

The Möller Defence Bird's Defence

4. White's e5 Pawn Centre

The Berlin Defence with 4 0-0 Nxe4 5 d4 Be7

The Berlin Endgame The Open Variation

5. Gambit Lines The Schliemann Defence

The Steinitz Deferred: Siesta Variation

The Gajewski Gambit in the Chigorin

The Marshall Attack

The Anti-Marshall with 8 h3 

Index of Variations  

Index of Complete Games

317 Seiten, 2001, kartoniert, englisch.