advanced·Plays as white
Ruy Lopez Closed
The Closed Ruy Lopez — the deepest, richest opening in chess. Master the Chigorin, Breyer, Zaitsev, Smyslov, Karpov, Anti-Marshall, Marshall, Worrall, and Center Attack, all from White's side.
The Closed Ruy Lopez is the queen of openings — the deepest, most studied position in chess. This advanced course walks you through every major Black defense — Chigorin's 9...Na5, Breyer's hypermodern 9...Nb8, Karpov's Zaitsev with 9...Bb7, Smyslov's flexible 9...h6, and the Marshall Attack with its sharp gambit. You'll also learn the Anti-Marshall, the Worrall, and the aggressive Center Attack. Each drill takes you through 15+ moves of mainline theory, building the positional understanding to play either side of the world's most prestigious opening.
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