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Navigating the Ruy Lopez with Fabiano Caruana

Navigating the Ruy Lopez with Fabiano Caruana

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Lines covered:

  • The Classical Main Lines (Chigorin 9…Na5, Zaitsev 9…Bb7 and Breyer 9…Nb8)
  • Anti-Classical (8.a4)
  • Anti-Marshall (8.a4)
  • Modern Arkhangelsk (6…Bc5)
  • Open Ruy Lopez (5…Nxe4)
  • Berlin Defense (3…Nf6 and 4.Nxe4)
  • Averbakh Variation (6…d6)
  • Schliemann Variation (3…f5)
  • Smyslov Defense (3… g6)
  • Cozio Defense (3…Nge7 and 3…a6 4.Ba4 Nge7)
  • Bird’s Defense (3…Nd4)
  • Steinitz Defense (3…d6) and Modern Steinitz (4…d6)
  • Classical Defense (3…Bc5)
  • Norwegian Defense (4…b5 5.Bb3 Na5)

• Video running time: 16 hours 20 min(English)

  1. 01: Introduction [04:00]
  2. Anti-Marshall Setup 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4
  3. 01: Part 1: 8...b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 [38:19]
  4. 02: Part 2: 8...b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 [28:52]
  5. 03: Part 3: 10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 a5 [19:37]
  6. 04: Part 4: 10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 Bc5 [30:52]
  7. 05: Part 5: 8...Bb7 [39:22]
  8. Anti-Classical Setup 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
  9. 01: 8...Bg4 9.c3 0-0 10.h3 Bh5 [32:07]
  10. 02: 8...Bg4 9.c3 0-0 10.h3 Bxf3 [20:33]
  11. Classical Main Lines 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3
  12. 01: Chigorin: 9...Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 [28:07]
  13. 02: Breyer: 9...Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 [30:30]
  14. 03: Zaitsev: 9...Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 [30:16]
  15. Repertoire training
  16. 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4
  17. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
  18. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5
  19. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8
  20. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7
  21. Practice positions
  22. 01: Intro Breyer
  23. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8
  24. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  25. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7
  26. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4
  27. 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 b4
  28. 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 Bb7
  29. Open Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0
  30. 01: Part 1: 5...Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Nc5 [37:29]
  31. 02: Part 2: 5...Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7[31:42]
  32. Berlin Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4
  33. 01: 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 [55:51]
  34. 02: 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 [65:54]
  35. 03: 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 [59:04]
  36. Modern Arkhangelsk 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3
  37. 01: 6...Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Bg4 [24:31]
  38. 02: 6...Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Re8/Bb7/h6 [55:50]
  39. Averbakh Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0
  40. 01: 5...Be7 6.Re1 d6 [18:30]
  41. Repertoire training
  42. 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4
  43. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1
  44. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5
  45. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 d6
  46. Practice positions
  47. 01: Intro Berlin Defence [00:48]
  48. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6
  49. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 0-0
  50. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7
  51. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0
  52. Classical Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
  53. 01: 3...Bc5 [29:51]
  54. Bird's Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
  55. 01: 3...Nd4 [29:37]
  56. Schliemann Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
  57. 01: 3...f5 [48:36]
  58. Cozio Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
  59. 01: 3...Nge7 [33:38]
  60. 02: 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 [36:48]
  61. Smyslov Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
  62. 01: Part 1: 3...g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 [12:21]
  63. 02: Part 1: 3...g6 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 [30:00]
  64. Steinitz Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
  65. 01: 3...d6 [27:36]
  66. 02: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 [24:20]
  67. 03: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7/Nf6 [36:27]
  68. Norwegian Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
  69. 01: 4...b5 5.Bb3 Na5 [12:48]
  70. Repertoire training
  71. 01: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
  72. 02: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
  73. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
  74. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
  75. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
  76. 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
  77. 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.bb3 Na5
  78. Practice positions
  79. 01: Intro Delayed Steinitz [00:35]
  80. 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
  81. 03: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.0-0 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7
  82. 04: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 f5 5.d4 fxe4
  83. 05: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4
  84. 06: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5
  85. 07: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6
  86. 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
  87. 09: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nd5 Bg7
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. 12: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.d4 exd4
  91. 13: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.0-0 d6
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