Opening Repertoire the Ruy Lopez

Faktisk endelig en bok om å spille Spansk (Ruy Lopez) 1 e4 e5 2 Sf3 Sc6 3 Lb5 med hvit, uten å skygge unna hovedvariantene med å spille et tidlig De2. Det er ikke plass til svært utdypende forklaringer i boka, men aktuelle valg av mønsterpartier. 39 av de 40 hovedpartiene er spilt på 2010-tallet.

Boka passer nok best og mest for spillere med ratingnivå fra cirka 12-1300 og oppover, og blant annet som en god oppdatering for mesterspillere.

Praktiske snarveier i denne nye boka er slike som å spille Anti-Marshall med 1 e4 e5 2 Sf3 Sc6 3 Lb5 a6 4 La4 Sf6 5 0-0 Le7 6 Te1 b5 7 Lb3 0-0 8 a4, i stedet for å tillate Marshall-gambiten 8 c3 d5!? Men det er en svært innholdsrik og rykende aktuell bok. Boka "Play the Ruy Lopez" har vel også sine fortrinn, men tidlige valg av å spille De2 gir nok ofte ingen reell sjanse til å spille på en viss fordel.

Forlagets egen omtale:

The Ruy Lopez is perhaps the most classical of all chess openings. It dates back to the 16th century and has featured in the opening repertoire of every modern world champion. It is a highly flexible variation: Bobby Fischer used it to create numerous powerful strategic masterpieces. In the hands of Anatoly Karpov it led to many of his trademark positional squeezes, whereas Garry Kasparov often used it as a springboard for his typically powerful attacks.

Opening Repertoire: The Ruy Lopez is a modern examination of this perennial favourite. Joshua Doknjas has put together a repertoire for White based firmly around contemporary trends in the Lopez. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.

• A complete repertoire for White in the Ruy Lopez.
• A question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.

Joshua Doknjas is a FIDE Master from Canada who has enjoyed success competing internationally. He has won seven national titles for his age and tied for 1st in the 2019 U18 North American Youth Chess Championship. This is his second book for Everyman Chess.