Weak Queen side ?
S Collins vs G Flear, 2001  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 32 moves, 0-1
Dangerous defence - to whom ? White ?
Z Almasi vs I Sokolov, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1
A recent game
Naiditsch vs I Rogers, 2003  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Risky Defence?
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2001  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Young Yusupov walks on the Open side
Kupreichik vs Yusupov, 1981  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1
Why does Timman resign?
Shirov vs Timman, 1996  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 49 moves, 1-0
The move 11 .. Bd5 is most significant
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1994  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 53 moves, 0-1
Where did the Q-side pawns go?
Leko vs Khalifman, 2000 (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 43 moves, 1-0
Tactics galore
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 0-1
Young Kasparov punished
Kasparov vs E Magerramov, 1976  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 0-1
Active pieces
Boleslavsky vs Szabo, 1946 (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 31 moves, 0-1
More Szabo.. More Open Defence
Gligoric vs Szabo, 1953  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1
When White attacks
A Sokolov vs Timman, 1988 (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 48 moves, 0-1
Rubenstein plays a Classic!
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi and the Open Defence
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1965  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 49 moves, 0-1
The d pawn
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1955  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 33 moves, 0-1
Symslov and the Open Defence
Tal vs Smyslov, 1977  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 0-1
The Qe2 variation
Keres vs Bronstein, 1946  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
The new generation - Anand and the Open Defence
Adams vs Anand, 1994  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 45 moves, 0-1
The dangers for Black
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Those Queen side pawns
Boleslavsky vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
Max Euwe and the Open Defence
Boleslavsky vs Euwe, 1946  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1
A game all open defence players should know
O Chajes vs Tarrasch, 1923  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 0-1
Svidler's novelty
Svidler vs Anand, 1999  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
A rarely played variation that gives Black a nice ending
A Vajda vs Euwe, 1921 (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 0-1
Old games can give new ideas
S R Wolf vs Gruenfeld, 1913 (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 55 moves, 0-1
Tal plays the Open Defence
Sax vs Tal, 1979  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 52 moves, 0-1
Playing for the end game
Svidler vs Anand, 2004  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
Is it really so easy ?
P Jaracz vs Krasenkow, 2001  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 29 moves, 0-1
End Game Options
Dolmatov vs Yusupov, 1991  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 61 moves, 1-0
Central Pons (Pawns)
Karjakin vs F Vallejo Pons, 2006  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 34 moves, 0-1
Father Time
Stellwagen vs Korchnoi, 2008  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 74 moves, 0-1
Open up the pearly gates
Lasker vs Rubinstein, 1914  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 66 moves, 1-0
Bronstein schools Korchnoi
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Accepting the Knight
Shirov vs Anand, 2004  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
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