Chess Life Online 2006 June Ruy Lopez by the fire | Ruy Lopez by the fire |
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| By William T. Harvey | |
| June 21, 2006 | |
 Chess set Aluminum and Anodized Gold, created by Kurt Grohs This puzzle series is aimed to acquaint you with typical tactics in the Ruy Lopez. If you don't play the Ruy, you'll still find the exercise useful for general tactical training. They're all from real Ruy games, and there are some recurring patterns. Notice how frequently the light squared Bishop plays a leading role in the tactical death of white. This should give you an idea of why it's uncommon for white to give up this bishop, even when it seems that it's not doing much. (problems 1,3,6,11 +16) 1. White to Move  Henk Schouten-Frank Denys Huy 1992 Bird Opening 2. Black to Move  Stoddard-Sorenson Corr.1977 Schliemann 3. White to Move  Kliavinish, Y-Zhuraliov, V. URS 1968 Classical 4. White to Move  Bobotsov, M-Olafsson,F. Lyons 1955 Exchange Variation 5. Black to Move  Parnenzini,P- Fernandez, J. Corr. 1992 Center Game 6. White to Move  Martin Vaculik- Stanislav Galicek Svetla nad Savnou,1994 Moller 7. Black to Move  Torres-Alekhine Seville, 1922 Steinitz Deferred 8. White to Move  Laroschikn-Groper Berlin 1923, Open Ruy Lopez 9. White to Move  Ivanov,A.-Hoover,N. Sioux Falls, 1998 Open Ruy Lopez Howell Variation 10. Black to Move  Morabito-Dangremond Eastpointe, 1994 Worall Attack 11. White to Move  Zatisev, Igor-Vornokov,B. Moscow, 1966 Closed Ruy-Zaitsev Variation 12. White to Move  Fischer-Gligoric Zagreb, 1970 Closed Ruy-Smyslov Variation 13. White to Move  Boleslavsky-Kholmov Leningrad, 1956 Closed Ruy-Chigorin Defense 14. Black to Move  Hatzl,S-Jovanovic,Sasa Frohnleiten, 1999 Closed Ruy-Breyer 15. Black to Move  Rodriguez,A- Rodriguez,E. Uruguay 1986 Bird Opening 16. White to Move  Zatocha,V-Shamil,G. Harkany, 1994 Bird Opening 17. White to Move  A Ynigo-D.Levine Philadelphia, 1995 Bird Opening 18. Black to Move  Dworzynski-Keres Moscow, 1956 Modern Steinitz 19. Black to Move  Kostiukchenko-Levin, M. Kiev, 1958 Marshall Gambit 20. White to Move  Jansson,B-Tchalkhasuren,C. Anti-Marshall Solutions |
