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“Failing to open the center at the right moment - a common error by White in the Exchange Lopez - can allow Black an excellent game.”

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Andrew Soltis

Andrew Soltis, born on May 28, 1947, is a renowned chess author and commentator. His works cover a range of levels from beginner to advanced, and are highly appreciated by chess enthusiasts. more

“Play the open variation of the Ruy is my advice to all ordinary club players, and I recently even wrote a book about it, seen from Black's point of view. Why does everybody try to copy the grandmasters' strange positional maneuvers in the 5. ... B-K2 variation, instead of fighting for the in intiative?”

Trying Doe Book Play Fighting Black Views Player Advice Strange Ordinary Clubs Point Of View Chess Opening Copies Variation

Author:Bent Larsen

“Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.”

Waiting Struggle Patient Chess Opening Be Patient Lengthy

Author:Boris Spassky

“When life was worrying about a car payment or a rent payment and a bill, you're so consumed with that, you really don't have time to know yourself. That's surviving and getting by.”

Knows Worry Car Bills Know Yourself Surviving Consumed Payment Car Payments

Author:Fred Durst

“This sacrifice of a pawn nowadays is only played for drawing purposes. Especially against the very strongest masters it has proved to be quite useful to this end.”

Ends Purpose Sacrifice Masters Drawing Chess Opening Strongest Very Strong Pawns

Author:Jan Hein Donner

“All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.”

Play Lines Principles Chess Opening Bishops Imprisonment

Book:The Game of Chess

Source: The Game of Chess

“The Ruy Lopez occupied a constant place in my opening repertoire. In it is reflected the classical interpretation of the problem of the centre.”

Problem Constant Chess Opening Interpretation Centre

Author:Vasily Smyslov

“Had I not played the Sicilian with Black I could have saved myself the trouble of studying for more than 20 years all the more popular lines of this opening, which comprise probably more than 25 percent of all published opening theory!”

Years Black Lines Study Trouble Theory Percent Saved Chess Opening Sicilian

Author:Bent Larsen

“Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?”

Sides White Study Asking Chess Opening Bother Chunks Asking Why Sicilian

Author:Daniel J. King

“The main line of the Yugoslav Attack has become just too vast for most players to study in depth, and anyone intending to venture into such tricky waters needs to have an intimate knowledge of all the hidden reefs.”

Needs Water Lines Study Player Depth Chess Opening Intimate Venture Tricky Reefs

Author:John Nunn

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