Johnsen/Johannessen, The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black

The Ruy Lopez (or Spanish Opening) is one of the critical chess battlegrounds. It has long been recommended as an excellent chess opening for training purposes, as it leads to a wide variety of structures and strategies. This book is a complete guide to handling the black side of the Lopez, based principally around the Zaitsev Variation, upon which Anatoly Karpov relied during much of his career. This line leads to sharp play, often in open battles where Black gains active counterplay and challenges White to seize the initiative on the kingside. The authors explain in detail how Black can weather the storm. They also explain how Black can handle the practical problem of the Ng5 repetition, and recommend reliable procedures against White's other options in the Lopez, starting off with the Exchange Variation, and moving on to a variety of closed systems. Throughout, the emphasis is on what readers actually need to know and understand in order to play the opening successfully in practice. There is a great deal of explanation of important ideas, and the authors take pains to guide their readers away from potential pitfalls.
207 S., kart., 2007

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Symobls
Bibliography
Preface by Sverre
Preface by Leif

Part 1: Introduction
A Quality Opening
A Great Learning Tool
Learning the Closed Ruy Lopez
Closed Ruy Lopez Strategy
Some Closed Ruy Lopez Concepts
Ruy Lopez Overview

Part 2: The Main Battleground
1    The Zaitsev Main Line
2    The 17...c4 Zaitsev
3    Other Zaitsev Lines
4    Imperfection
5    Regrouping System

Part 3: White Ducks the Challenge
6    Rare 8th and 9th Moves
7    5th and 6th Move Alternatives

Part 4: Exchange Variations
8    The Exchange Variation
9    Delayed Exchange Variation

Index of Variations