Understanding Ruy Lopez Chigorin
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d6 9.h3 The three most common choices for Black in this position are Zaitsev, Breyer or Chigorin variations. Black knight jump to a5 represents Chigorin variation of Ruy Lopez. While Zaitsev and Breyer variations have some ‘plans in common’, Chigorin variation leads to (type of) play of its own. 9…Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 This is the starting position of Ivan Salgado’s analyses. Ivan delves into distant past [...]