Descripción

The Modernized Ruy Lopez When I decided to write a book on the Ruy Lopez, covering a entire

repertoire for White, I initially did not realize the volume of work that lay ahead of me. I have played the

Ruy Lopez for many years with both colors and believed that I have good knowledge about this opening.

I thought that armed with my knowledge I could easily write a book about it.

The Modernized Ruy Lopez

Nothing could be further from the truth! While writing this book, I discovered that the number of resources and

lines that Black has here is astonishing. To provide very good material that would satisfy not only the reader, but

also myself, I decided to cover the entire opening in two volumes.

A Complete Repertoire for White 

The Modernized Ruy Lopez The first volume includes three parts. The first part is about Black’s

alternatives to the modern major lines. Even though they are not as frequent as lines that I cover in

subsequent chapters or volumes, I believe that it is good to know what to do in less popular variations

too. After all, why would we study only (say) the Berlin Defense, leaving our opponents able to surprise

us with the sharp Schliemann Variation? From a practical point of view, such a line would be very hard

to face over the board from both chess and psychological perspectives. Basic knowledge of sidelines is

therefore important.

Volume 1

The second part I devote to the extremely solid Berlin Defense. The Modernized Ruy Lopez  The amount

of theory in this opening has grown exponentially in recent years, as basically all the top players go for it

with at least one color. I will try to shed some light on this complex line and try to show different ways in

which White can try to get an advantage out of the opening.

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