The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.

In a total of three volumes, Caruana examines all Black replies after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. The world’s number two not only shows very concrete lines, but also outlines general approaches depending on the demands of each variation. How can White keep track of the manifold solid closed set-ups (e.g. the Breyer)? What’s the best way to defuse the risky Schliemann-Jaenisch Gambit? Which transitions to the endgame against the Open Variation are particularly unpleasant for Black? What are the guiding threads to follow against the Berlin Defence? In short, this trilogy not only provides the viewer with a complete premium Ruy Lopez repertoire, but also with fascinating insights into the mindset and chess understanding of a World Championship contender. Epiphanies guaranteed!

Subjects: The Classical Main Lines (Chigorin 9…Na5, Zaitsev 9…Bb7 and Breyer 9…Nb8), Anti-Classical (8.a4), Anti-Marshall (8.a4), Modern Arkhangelsk (6…Bc5), Open Ruy Lopez (5…Nxe4), Berlin Defence (3…Nf6 and 4.Nxe4), Averbakh Variation (6…d6), Schliemann Variation (3…f5), Smyslov Defence (3… g6), Cozio Defence (3…Nge7 and 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7), Bird’s Defence (3…Nd4), Steinitz Defence (3…d6) and Modern Steinitz (4…d6), Classical Defence (3…Bc5), Norwegian Defence (4…b5 5.Bb3 Na5)

• Video running time: 16 hours 20 min(English)
• Database with Caruana’s games in the Ruy Lopez
• Bonus: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels

• 01: Introduction [04:00]
• Anti-Marshall Setup 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4
• 01: Part 1: 8...b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 [38:19]
• 02: Part 2: 8...b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 [28:52]
• 03: Part 3: 10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 a5 [19:37]
• 04: Part 4: 10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 Bc5 [30:52]
• 05: Part 5: 8...Bb7 [39:22]
• Anti-Classical Setup 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
• 01: 8...Bg4 9.c3 0-0 10.h3 Bh5 [32:07]
• 02: 8...Bg4 9.c3 0-0 10.h3 Bxf3 [20:33]
• Classical Main Lines 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3
• 01: Chigorin: 9...Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 [28:07]
• 02: Breyer: 9...Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 [30:30]
• 03: Zaitsev: 9...Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 [30:16]
• Repertoire training
• 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4
• 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
• 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5
• 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8
• 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7
• Practice positions
• 01: Intro Breyer
• 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8
• 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7
• 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7
• 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4
• 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 b4
• 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 Bb7
• Open Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0
• 01: Part 1: 5...Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Nc5 [37:29]
• 02: Part 2: 5...Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7[31:42]
• Berlin Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4
• 01: 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 [55:51]
• 02: 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 [65:54]
• 03: 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 [59:04]
• Modern Arkhangelsk 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3
• 01: 6...Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Bg4 [24:31]
• 02: 6...Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Re8/Bb7/h6 [55:50]
• Averbakh Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0
• 01: 5...Be7 6.Re1 d6 [18:30]
• Repertoire training
• 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
• 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1
• 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5
• 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 d6
• Practice positions
• 01: Intro Berlin Defence [00:48]
• 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6
• 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 0-0
• 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7
• 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0
• Classical Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
• 01: 3...Bc5 [29:51]
• Bird's Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
• 01: 3...Nd4 [29:37]
• Schliemann Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
• 01: 3...f5 [48:36]
• Cozio Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
• 01: 3...Nge7 [33:38]
• 02: 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 [36:48]
• Smyslov Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
• 01: Part 1: 3...g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 [12:21]
• 02: Part 1: 3...g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 [30:00]
• Steinitz Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
• 01: 3...d6 [27:36]
• 02: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 [24:20]
• 03: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7/Nf6 [36:27]
• Norwegian Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
• 01: 4...b5 5.Bb3 Na5 [12:48]
• Repertoire training
• 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
• 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
• 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
• 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
• 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
• 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
• 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.bb3 Na5
• Practice positions
• 01: Intro Delayed Steinitz [00:35]
• 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.Re1 exd4 9.Bxd4 Bd7 10.Nc3 Be7 11.h3 0-07
• 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.0-0 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7
• 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 f5 5.d4 fxe4
• 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4
• 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5
• 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6
• 08: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.0-0 d6 7.Bc4 Bg4 8.h3 bh5 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.Be3 0-0-0
• 09: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nd5 Bg7
• 10: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.c3 g6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 b5 8.Bc2 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5
• 11: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.c3 g6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 b5 8.Bc2 Bg7 9.d5 Na5
• 12: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.d4 exd4
• 13: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.0-0 d6
• Bonus
• 01: Games by Fabiano Caruana
• 02: Repertoire database
• 03: Analysis database