Magnus Carlsen’s favorite Opening: Ruy Lopez

The Ruy Lopez is a chess opening that’s played by Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It’s one of the strongest chess openings and it will help you win more games of chess. Subscribe if you want more chess content.

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500 Comments

  1. We can't download this YouTube video.😢

  2. I have been playing the Ruy Lopez my whole life, and it's pretty much how I conceptualize it. The Ruy "storyline" is very easy to follow once you know the key ideas… Awesome video 👍, that's the vid I will recomment to people saying the Ruy is too complicated… (…hi there Levy!…)

  3. Why can't I go Qe2 or d2 to protect the pawn faster?

  4. Can’t wait to use it in a game and completely forget all game plans.

  5. Albert Einstein played this opening against Robert Oppenheimer and won🗿

  6. 03:48 why does the knight have to retreat, what if they defend it with one of the pawns?

  7. My god, i love your vids! Thank you for creating.

  8. This gives me Disguised Toast Vibes 🤔 Love it !!

  9. i love that brain guy character does he have a name?

  10. As a beginner, I find the middle game really fking inapplicable as by the time I get there against my bot friends, they have made countless weird ass moves.

  11. This is a phenomenal guide. I hope you plan to do more in future! I'd love one covering the Scotch Game or King's Gambit, but from this video I'm sure whatever you put out will be immensely helpful.

  12. 2:19 – Berlin defense variation THEORY (Knight attacks the center pawn)
    3:34 – Berlin defense, but knight takes the "free" center pawn, after that it retreats
    4:24 – How to play the middle game THEORY with two pawns
    5:25 – How to play the middle game THEORY 2, The gameplan
    6:36 – Game 1 ( example ), Berlin defense, Pawn sacrifice
    8:19 – Game 2, Berlin defense, Bishop got attacked 1 time and it retreated one time back (then later 2nd time), No pawn sacrifice
    The end

  13. Mr. Lopez knew what he was doing back in the day.

  14. Now I understand why this is magnus Calsen favorite opening

  15. I'm a d4 player so I won't use this opening, but the explanation of openings around pieces having missions is so much easier and more intuitive than "memorise these fifty lines", you teach a lot better than most resources I've seen

  16. Hey can u pls do the ponziani steinitz attack/gambit??

  17. What does the Goldsmiths Defense hold for black?? People say that it's the most ridiculous opening for black, but I seem to have won a lot of times playing that particular opening at 800-900 elo.

  18. We need a nimzo indian video. With a caveat to play Queen's indian if white avoids the nimzo.

  19. I play e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4, ( Bc5 or Nf6 ) you can start fried liver with Nf6

  20. This is Insane! The best guide i have ever seen.

  21. Nearly a minute of nonsense intro. Brilliant. Thumbs down. Goodbye.

  22. hey can you make a video about the scotch gambit

  23. I enjoy your funny regular content but you are really good making these more instructional videos too. You made one of the most complex opening to look simple and easy to understand with "missions" and general game plan. I really hope that se will see more content like this on future! Maybe solid opening as a black against D4?

  24. the ruy Lopez is also my favorite opening besides the Italian Game

  25. Your videos are a bit below my level, but with this one you definitely made a really useful opening tutorial for beginner players. I totally agree on your approach of explaining the game plan and missions of every single piece. It’s way more efficient than going through the lines one by one.

  26. Just like the pinned comment, I am not aware that I have been playing a famous move. The only problem is, I am always sucking in middle game and have no directions at all. After watching this, I think I understand the mission now. Thank you, now back to funny videos 😅😅😅

  27. This guide is amazingly good and easy to understand, I love it

  28. Pretty boring opening. You open by threatening to trade your bishop pair for… A pawn?

  29. Question: After I go Nf3 black goes Nf6 immediately, As in if I take their pawn and they straight up take mine. What do?

  30. Make a video on the Kings Indian Attack or defense

  31. I remember subscribing to this guy when he had 1.7k subs even though that was just 4 months ago . Good times!

  32. what about all of the hundreds of sidelines

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