Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 UpdateSN_required true he won against Alekhine and

he won against Alekhine and Rubinstein

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which aims to quickly gain material or achieve checkmate through tactical maneuvers

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Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book I: Black avoids 3...a6 UpdateSN_required true he won against Alekhine andToday's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in alphabetical order! The Origins series is an attempt at a "big picture"