Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 OHNE BILD d4 d5 and various deviations

d4 d5 and various deviations for White as 1

When reviewing his own games

Und da man häufig von solcherlei Denk-Schablonen beeinflusst bzw

determining one's own characteristics as a chess player

initially investigated by English grandmasters

Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 OHNE BILD d4 d5 and various deviationsToday's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in alphabetical order! The Origins series is an attempt at a "big picture"