Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 Kunst thanks also to Ferenc Berkes'

thanks also to Ferenc Berkes' brilliant game against Boris Gelfand from the World Cup

Hochwertige Schachuhr

with the knowledge of which any position on the board can be evaluated precisely

Painfully Slow Moves

Rather than passively waiting for clear advantage

Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 Kunst thanks also to Ferenc Berkes'Today's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in alphabetical order! The Origins series is an attempt at a "big picture"