Fritz Trainer: ABC Ruy Lopez w/Andrew Martin

The Open Ruy Lopez. Black's Best Answer to the Spanish Torture.

The Open Ruy Lopez gives Black free piece play, active counterchances, and the opportunity to seize the initiative against one of White's most powerful openings. It's been used by some of the all-time greats — Anand, Korchnoi, Botvinnik, Keres, Euwe, Fine, and Reshevsky — and remains popular at every level of play.

IM Andrew Martin shows that if Black takes the time to learn the ideas and tactical themes that underpin the Open Variation, they have every chance to win the game — especially at club level, where the sharp positions often favour the better-prepared player.

What This Course Covers (3h 40min):

• The core ideas and tactical themes of the Open Ruy Lopez
• How Black achieves free piece play and avoids passive positions
• Why the Open Variation is one of Black's very best responses to the Spanish
• Practical guidance for club and tournament players of all styles

A Fritz Trainer video course — 3 hours 40 minutes on one of chess's richest and most fighting Black systems against 1.e4.

Stop suffering in the Ruy Lopez. Play the Open Variation. Active, fighting chess as Black.