Ruy Lopez Chess Opening Explained in 10 Minutes [TRAPS Included]

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All the world chess champions had one thing in common; they all played the Ruy Lopez chess opening (also known as the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game). It occurs after the opening moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. It is one of the most popular chess openings.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov teaches you how to play the Ruy Lopez as White and the best ways to counter Black in different variations, including the Morphy Defense, Steinitz Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Bird Variation, and more.
You will learn the aggressive variations for White that are filled with nasty traps.
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► Chapters
00:00 Ruy Lopez Chess Opening for White
01:04 1) If Black plays 6...Bg4
02:40 2) If Black plays 6...Nf6
03:26 Fried Liver Attack in Ruy Lopez?
04:20 3) 3...d6, Steinitz Defense
05:59 4) 3...Nd4, Bird Variation
07:57 5) Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation
11:11 6) Black's best response (for advanced players)
13:12 Quiz: Puzzle of the day
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@GMIgorSmirnov 7 ай бұрын

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@R.Akerman-oz1tf 6 ай бұрын

Question) @1:14 Ba4-b3. If Knt) c6-a5...sac Bish or B-d5? Then c7-c6 attacks Bish... I'm kinda lost here.

@samadithvimanshaka 7 ай бұрын

For the puzzle, I think it's a queen sac. Qxh7 after Kxh7, Rh5 is checkmate.

@christopherstokes9393 7 ай бұрын

Yep, Anastasia's Mate :) !

@ItIsYouAreNotYour 7 ай бұрын

Nice catch! I oddly was having problems with this one. I was looking everywhere but the queen sacrificed haha.

@Johan1991100 3 ай бұрын

Nice I didn't think of that

@357Bullseye Ай бұрын

Chk mate

@clashroyalgameplay2077 Ай бұрын

How can knight go to h7 it's is on e7

@pat57132 7 ай бұрын

13:19 To complete White’s attack, you sacrifice your queen by capturing the pawn on h7. Then, after the king takes your queen, you deliver a beautiful checkmate-known as Anastasia’s Mate-by swinging your rook over to h5.

@mahaveerhirawat7323 5 ай бұрын

noice

@GMIgorSmirnov 7 ай бұрын

► Chapters 00:00 Ruy Lopez Chess Opening for White 01:04 1) If Black plays 6...Bg4 02:40 2) If Black plays 6...Nf6 03:26 Fried Liver Attack in Ruy Lopez? 04:20 3) 3...d6, Steinitz Defense 05:59 4) 3...Nd4, Bird Variation 07:57 5) Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation 11:11 6) Black's best response (for advanced players) 13:12 Quiz: Puzzle of the day

@CastlesKingSide 7 ай бұрын

Puzzle solution: 1.Q:h7 K:h7 2.Rh5

@itsiqbalgaming 5 ай бұрын

A variety of fun ideas covered in this video. Thank you for an entertaining video Igor!

@user-uk9er5vw4c 5 ай бұрын

awesome video, there's a lot to digest but it looks fun

@minhdao-nn7ho 2 ай бұрын

Very informative Igor. Thank you

@contextinvideos 6 ай бұрын

just recently got into chess, and for some reason the ruy lopez opening infuriates me to my core every time i see that bishop threaten my knight. it feels like i play the exact same opening every single bullet game and its gotten me so desensitized to other openings that if my enemy plays something else my brain malfunctions for a good 5 seconds. i have even started premoving the entire ruy lopez opening up to taking the bishop when they take my knight 400 elo rating just to clarify

@Monkey-D-Smoothie 20 күн бұрын

I don't recommend bullet for new players tho

@tonyjames1980 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this

@SuperRoss33 7 ай бұрын

Wow thank you for sharing

@OlegCapovani 7 ай бұрын

Amazing, thanks Igor

@bloodmoney88 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you very much.

@katis999 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@neoetude Ай бұрын

Thank you for this great video! This is really helpful! :D

@GMIgorSmirnov Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@somakarpati9847 7 ай бұрын

You could do a dutch defense video, its relatively rare and unique so most opponents would be unprepared

@breakermike6887 22 күн бұрын

I'm always amazed when I'm trying to practice an opening That absolutely nothing that was explained to me ever comes into play ever

@HonestMan07 7 ай бұрын

Can someone wish me a happy birthday? Today is my special day, but the loneliness is overwhelming. There's no one to share this day with, no one to surprise me with a cake. A deep sadness has settled in my heart. I'm not sure why I'm writing this here, maybe just to share my feelings and find a bit of comfort, as they say talking about our troubles can help.

@peterbago4574 7 ай бұрын

Happy birthday. Also please know all days are just the same. I will turn 43 in 4 days. I will celebrate with family, I have people around but to be honest it doesn't mean a thing. It is just a day. Good things happen to some people. Bad things happen to some other. Actually know what? Life starts 9 month earlier that's when you're created. So please worry not about this day it is not something special and of special meaning.

@GMIgorSmirnov 7 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday! 🎂 I know it might not feel like it right now, but life has a way of surprising us with its ups and downs.

@HonestMan07 7 ай бұрын

@@GMIgorSmirnov Oh my god! I literally didn't expect my idol GM Egor to wish me for my birthday... What else do I need... Thank you so so much Egor.... I will remember it forever...

@Tetfima 2 ай бұрын

I'm 4 months late but happy birthday I hope you enjoy this year and age you seem just from this comment alone that you're a great person and someone I'd love to know! 🔥🩵

@sj001 Ай бұрын

Im 5 months late but happy birth Year 😅

@Gongo70 4 ай бұрын

Great video! At 08:18 you previously recommended Qe2, the Wormald attack, but in this video you mention d4, the Mackenzie variation. Which of these lines do you recommend to your viewers?

@LeviSiccard 4 ай бұрын

The puzzle is basically Anastasia's checkmate. Very nice variation! Thanks Igor! for expanding my Ruy Lopez repertoire and making it a real torture!🙂

@alex16cole Ай бұрын

Very good

@twentyrothmans7308 7 ай бұрын

Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh5 ++ Thank you, as always, Igor!

@blackice6505 7 ай бұрын

Thanks🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

@davidbatchelder85 Ай бұрын

never mind, you answered it wonderful

@ankitjain-bo5rh 7 ай бұрын

1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 (forced move). 2.Rh5# ( Knight covers escape on g6 or g8, and nothing can stop the rook or block the check.

@jasonuerkvitz3756 Ай бұрын

Anastasia's mate. Qxh7+, Kxh7, Rh5# Thanks for this lesson, Coach. This makes this game a bit more clear between Morphy and Andersen I was looking at recently: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 c6 7. O-O cxb5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. exf6 Bxf6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. c3 d5 13. cxd4 Be6 14. Nc3 a6 15. Re5 Rd8 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Rae1 g5 18. R1e3 Rg8 19. Qd1 Qf6 20. Rxe6 *

@ZacD 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for this video, this is exactly what I wanted, now let's see who remembers them !

@GMIgorSmirnov 17 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lars-christianheinz6902 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Anastasia's mate. So brutal and beautiful.

@RedBarnAcademy Ай бұрын

5:55 You have to move the bishop into battery with the Queen after the King moves out of check, otherwise you can lose your knight. Would've been better if he just went 2 more moves on that one to show how it works, but he probably assumes you're going to look over the whole board.

@dashingwithvon7870 6 ай бұрын

Queen sac at the end for the checkmate in two 🤟🏾

@andreyvstaroselskiy 2 ай бұрын

13:18 you sack the queen on h7 and slide the rook on h5 for mate! Beautiful!

@davidbatchelder85 Ай бұрын

what I have found, black moves the knight to d4 right away hitting the knight and the bishop. Disrupting all aspects of the formation. What should one do in this case

@vladislavshevchenko634 7 ай бұрын

With due respect, Igor, fried liver attack with the knight sacrifice line is objectively better for black if black finds or knows all the Stockfisch moves, they are just a piece up for example I personally go for traxler now, but I used to play into fried liver, knight sacrifice as black.

@peterbago4574 7 ай бұрын

You say some funny stuff, but usually not in the first ten seconds. So I vote this the best intro you have done in these videos. 😅

@DavidEmerling79 7 ай бұрын

At 8:16, when white plays 5.d4 for this "more aggressive approach," it is *white* who can stumble into a trap after 5...exd4, 6.Nxd4?. This is the famous Noah's Ark Trap. 6...Nxd4 Qxd4, 7.c5 Q-moves, 8. c4 and white's bishop is trapped. It's worth mentioning that *white* can also stumble in the early stages of the Ruy Lopez.

@sugarpoyon2077 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for pointing at this, I didn't saw the resemblance with the Noah's Ark

@Kanekikun007 4 ай бұрын

And he sacrifices his queeeeeeen

@camdowg 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying it the correct way

@icetroll734 Ай бұрын

Queen sacrifice, very nice

@wasanthadharmasena840 7 ай бұрын

Greate video Igo😊

@EmileMondou-fp6tt Ай бұрын

I dont know this academy, but I want to know it!

@johnalexwallwall 7 ай бұрын

The puzzle at the end, took me a sec but its a queen sac, then move the rook over in its place. Check mate 😊

@gm2407 7 ай бұрын

1.Qxh7+ kxh7 (only move). 2.Rh5# ( the knight prevents escape on g6 or g8, the king is to far from the rook to take and nothing can take the rook or block the check.

@AGUNGKAYA 4 күн бұрын

king to g7?

@gm2407 4 күн бұрын

@@AGUNGKAYA The g7 square is occupied by the black pawn, so the black king can't take it.

@AGUNGKAYA 4 күн бұрын

@@gm2407 i see . But the more I setup or plan to force mate, it mostly fail. I just checkmate by accident 😅

@gm2407 4 күн бұрын

@@AGUNGKAYA Can't force what isn't there. Just set problems that are difficult to solve. Once they fall into forced mate you need to see it though. The more threats someone has to consider the harder it is to defend them all

@ElloJayMusic 7 ай бұрын

13:15 sacrifice Queen. (checks king) 5h7h King takes white queen. 8h7h Move rook to 5e5h (check mate)

@boddu 2 ай бұрын

For the puzzle is it qxh7 after kxh7, rh5 that is checkmate🎉

@cupihealth 2 ай бұрын

sacrifice the queen in last one

@lmangoi3074 Ай бұрын

Anastasia's Mate aka Magnus's fav mate

@advitmahipati1728 2 ай бұрын

1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Rh5#

@TauraPramuditya 5 ай бұрын

sac the queen, and rh5

@akashnarayanraozol9871 7 ай бұрын

13:12 1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 is forced then Rh5#

@sonipolakian4256 7 ай бұрын

Nice video

@ohyeahohyeah1071 7 ай бұрын

While facing this opening as black, after e4 e5; Nf6 Nc3; Bb5, I usually play Bc5 because most of my opponents take the knight. If they take, I recapture with the d pawn, and if they then take my e pawn, I play Qd4, threatening mate in 1. Unless someone finds Nd3, which makes their position worse, they either get mated or lose a knight

@jakit0556 2 ай бұрын

qh7 rh5 beautiful sac but i immediately wouldve went for the fork due to the pin

@MohitKumar-jf8lz 3 ай бұрын

At 2.07 what if blsck captures our knight with his knight?

@AGUNGKAYA 4 күн бұрын

thinking fast, I'll go rook to E4. Because in situation where underpressure we never think like this 😂 . Fight with time

@sahitinalam8875 3 ай бұрын

At 4:16 wt if black king move to e6

@kramareva7446 7 ай бұрын

Qxh7, Rh5...😃😃

@sumeetkushwaha6488 2 ай бұрын

In 5:52 how it is winning position?

@RedBarnAcademy Ай бұрын

Agreed, he skipped how to "exchange queens". Not seeing it. The king can take the knight after moving out of check.

@davidbatchelder85 Ай бұрын

sacrifice the queen, Qh7 check, king takes h7 Rh5 #

@paulmacariola10 7 ай бұрын

Qh7+ kxh7 Then Rh5+# it is correct coach. it is last part of your vedio

@DarkMonarchleader 6 ай бұрын

7:51 what if king goes e7?

@beaconite4249 5 ай бұрын

If he goes to e7 then white can play Qe5+ and force the king to f7. Then he plays Qe5+ and picks off the rook in the corner anyway. Just one move later.

@terencetembo8382 7 ай бұрын

For the puzzle its qxh7+ king takes queen is forced and rook g5 is a beautiful check mate 😂

@cr4zyj4m1e87 7 ай бұрын

H5***

@mahadev4256 7 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@sayantabhattacharjee9808 5 ай бұрын

Anastasia's Mate....after forced capture Qxh7

@hemakanthadesilva2087 3 ай бұрын

anastasia mate

@Georgewalsh100 6 ай бұрын

Master class

@juline190782 5 ай бұрын

Queen sacrifice!

@stevensutton2252 7 ай бұрын

The Spanish Inquisition

@abdulkhader6245 4 ай бұрын

Queen to h7 (We sacrifice "the QUEEN") black King had to take them the Rook end his career with rook to h5 (Forced checkmate)

@prplt 7 ай бұрын

I just play f5 the jaenish gambit 😂

@user-dj6zv9hd8j 5 ай бұрын

This all depends on your Opponent making the moves You want them to make.....🤷

@pastorofmuppets4552 5 ай бұрын

All chess traps do.

@lenigaussgauss2428 3 ай бұрын

Sac the Queen on h7

@AGUNGKAYA 4 күн бұрын

Hmm I see . But nice thing like this is rarely happened in real life 😅

@ashoksafaya5397 7 ай бұрын

I first learnt from the book of Mr Spasky, recovering the pawn captured by black Knight after placing the castled rook in the same file could not see in this video besides one mate trap sacrificing queen when knight pinned by black bishop.

@krestwoodb 4 ай бұрын

Not sure if it was luck or what but first game I tried this and in 12 moves I was up 22 points lol. Granted I am 500 elo LOL edit: now i have won 10 games in a row lmao. This opening is OP.

@sadiqliyev923 7 ай бұрын

K e 6 ?

@KyeHortonNinjaWindowCleaning 2 ай бұрын

Queen h7 then cm with rook 😁

@desmyt67 7 ай бұрын

I'm sorry gm smirnov but I only play 1. b3 :P I won a tournament (not official one) by playing it with white eheh

@alextonyt636 Ай бұрын

queen h7 and then rook h5 easy checkmate

@sangareswaran.m7315 7 ай бұрын

Sacrifice the queeeeeeeeen. Hi I'm a Gotham sub

@user-cm4og2zb6x 4 ай бұрын

Sankyo

@ExtraditionLawFirm 3 ай бұрын

👍

@zarnshow6922 7 ай бұрын

Your board was flipped?

@lyingcat9022 7 ай бұрын

Your best girl Anastasia joins the party ;)

@walterbrownstone8017 7 ай бұрын

Ruy Lopez is the greatest!

@chakre11 7 ай бұрын

Best

@romelliilagus4314 7 ай бұрын

In 10:33, what if black plays O-O

@cr4zyj4m1e87 7 ай бұрын

Queen takes the hanging bishop on C5

@_a1g7_ 7 күн бұрын

if rook goes to e4

@redlech5162 6 ай бұрын

they play me Ke4 in the 3rd move :(

@boddu 2 ай бұрын

Happy birthday

@user-zv5vw8lk9n 7 ай бұрын

Sácalo en español 😦

@benjaminropercurzon6913 20 күн бұрын

Why is the king and queen in the wrong position at the start ? Shouldn’t the queen be on the right side of the king

@reydonz Ай бұрын

why they call it Ruy Lopez opening?

@kirtimangopanayak8851 26 күн бұрын

I think it's named after a Spanish priest. That's why they also call it Spanish Opening

@universpro7741 2 ай бұрын

Spanish glory🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

@ItIsYouAreNotYour 7 ай бұрын

Are there any traps against Ruy Lopez? My buddy always takes the c6 knight immediately and then does a3 and h3 and he's pretty locked down. I know those last 2 moves aren't the "best moves" but it's still a pain in the butt.

@pastorofmuppets4552 5 ай бұрын

There’s the Noah’s Ark Trap, but it involves the bishop not taking the knight. It comes from the Modern Steinitz variation.