Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 Holz e4 players get their turn

e4 players get their turn

der König im Zentrum oder Motive auf der h-Linie

but instead offer the opportunity to take the game in a different direction

weiß ein Spieler tragischerweise oft nicht

Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 Holz e4 players get their turnToday's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in alphabetical order! The Origins series is an attempt at a "big picture"