Navigating the Ruy Lopez Vol.3

The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.

In a total of three volumes, Caruana examines all Black replies after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. The world’s number two not only shows very concrete lines, but also outlines general approaches depending on the demands of each variation. How can White keep track of the manifold solid closed set-ups (e.g. the Breyer)? What’s the best way to defuse the risky Schliemann-Jaenisch Gambit? Which transitions to the endgame against the Open Variation are particularly unpleasant for Black? What are the guiding threads to follow against the Berlin Defence? In short, this trilogy not only provides the viewer with a complete premium Ruy Lopez repertoire, but also with fascinating insights into the mindset and chess understanding of a World Championship contender. Epiphanies guaranteed!

On this Volume: Schliemann Variation (3…f5), Smyslov Defence (3…g6), Cozio Defence (3…Nge7 and 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7), Bird’s Defence (3…Nd4), Steinitz Defence (3…d6) and Modern Steinitz (4…d6), Classical Defence (3…Bc5), Norwegian Defence (4…b5 5.Bb3 Na5)

• Video running time: 5 hours 26 min (English)
• Database with Caruana’s games in the Ruy Lopez
• Bonus: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels

1. 01: Introduction [03:39]
2. Classical Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
3. 01: 3...Bc5 [29:51]
4. Bird's Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
5. 01: 3...Nd4 [29:37]
6. Schliemann Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
7. 01: 3...f5 [48:36]
8. Cozio Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
9. 01: 3...Nge7 [33:38]
10. 02: 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 [36:48]
11. Smyslov Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
12. 01: Part 1: 3...g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 [12:21]
13. 02: Part 1: 3...g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 [30:00]
14. Steinitz Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
15. 01: 3...d6 [27:36]
16. 02: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 [24:20]
17. 03: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7/Nf6 [36:27]
18. Norwegian Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
19. 01: 4...b5 5.Bb3 Na5 [12:48]
20. Repertoire training
21. 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
22. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
23. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
24. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
25. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
26. 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
27. 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.bb3 Na5
28. Practice positions
29. 01: Intro Delayed Steinitz [00:35]
30. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.Re1 exd4 9.Bxd4 Bd7 10.Nc3 Be7 11.h3 0-07
31. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.0-0 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7
32. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 f5 5.d4 fxe4
33. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4
34. 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5
35. 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6
36. 08: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.0-0 d6 7.Bc4 Bg4 8.h3 bh5 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.Be3 0-0-0
37. 09: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nd5 Bg7
38. 10: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.c3 g6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 b5 8.Bc2 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5
39. 11: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.c3 g6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 b5 8.Bc2 Bg7 9.d5 Na5
40. 12: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.d4 exd4
41. 13: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.0-0 d6
42. Bonus
43. 01: Games by Fabiano Caruana
44. 02: Repertoire database
45. 03: Analysis database