easy guide to the Ruy Lopez by John Emms EVERYMAN CHESS Evrmsn Ces omer Cadogan Chess publ by Evan Fublshers LondonFirs publishes in 1999 by Everyman Publishers pl, formerly Calg Books pe, Gloucester Mansons, 140A Shallesbury Avene, Losdon WC2H SHD in asscition with Gait Publications Ll, 69 Masbro Read, London W 4 OLS, Copyright © 1999 Gambit Publications ‘The igh of John Ems to be dane asthe autor ofthis work hasbeen sero in acordance with te Copyrights, Designs aod Patenls Act 1988. Allsighs served. No prt of this pblication may be reproduced, sored ina ‘exieval system or eansmiled in any form or by ay meas, eleconic, clectosac, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying ecrding or oberwise, ‘without prior permision in ting from the publishes [British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data ‘ACIP catalogue vou for this bok ie aallable fom the Bish Libary. ISBN 1857442202 Distribute Nowh America by The Globe Pequot Press, 6 Busnes Pack Road, PO. Box 833, Ol Saybvook, Connecticut 06475-0833. Telephone 1-800 2430895 (lle) Alloter sls enquiies should be diested to Everyman Chess Gloucester Mansions, 140A Shaftesbury Aven, London WC2H SHD tel 0171 539 7600 fax: 0171 379 4060 To Christine [EVERYMAN CHESS SERIES (formerly Cadogan Chess) (Chief Advisor: Garry Kasparos Serie Editor: Moray Chandler Edited by Graham Burgess and typeset by Petra Nun for ‘Gant Publications Lis Prine in Great Britain by Redwood Books, Tromfridge, Wis Contents Symbols Bibliography Introduction 1 Rare Third Moves for Black 2 The Schliemann Variation 3. The Classical Variation 4 The Berlin Defence 5. The Deferred Steinitz and Other Fourth Move ‘Altematives 6 — Moller and Arkhangelsk Variations 7 ‘The Open Lopez 8 The 8.4 Anti-Marshall 9 Ideas in the Closed Lopez 10 Rare Closed Lopez. Variations LThe Karpov Variation 12 The Zaitsev Variation 13. The Smyslov Variation 14 The Breyer Variation 15. The Chigorin Defence Index of Variations a 35 al 89 99 107 19 122 127 2Symbols BCC 8 qual to hen 1 o 1D) eck ‘oable check, ‘heckmate caper rine move ‘ood move Interesting move dbious move bd nove border hampionsip team championship ‘world championship Candidates event interzonal event zonal event olympiad European Ciobs Cup nor event remota event rapiplay game ‘omespndence game ‘qualifying event. the game ends aa win for White the game ends ina daw the game ends in a win for Black rnb ach game fee net diagram Bibliography Books Nun's Chess Openings, John Nuno, Gaba Burges, John Ems and Joe Gallagher Everyman'Gambit, 1999) Enoylopaedia of Chess Openings, Volume C (Sahovshilaformator, 1997) ‘The Complete Spanish, Alese Sutin Batsford, 1991) Mastering he Spanish, Daniel King and Peto Ponzetto (Batsford, 1993) The Closed Spanish: Zaitsev and Kerpov Lines, Anatoly Bykhovsky Batsford, 1993) ‘ay Lopes Breyer Sytem, Los Blackstock (Basford, 1976) Spanish without «a6, Mikhail Yodovch (Basford, 1986) ooxng wth he Schema, Mika Tein (Maxwell Macmillan, 1991) ‘The Open Spanish, Mikhall Krank (Cadogan, 1995) ‘The Marshall Atak, John Nona and Tm aeding (Batsford, 1989) Periodicals Informator (CheseBase Magazine “The Week in Chess Briish Chess Magazine Chess Monthly