1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 - Practical Repertoire against the Ruy Lopez
We are honored to present the first-ever Modern Chess course by the strong player and renowned theoretician, GM Vaibhav Suri. Ruy Lopez has always been White's most challenging option against 1...e5. Building a repertoire for Black usually requires a lot of theoretical knowledge. The idea of this course is to provide you with a practical repertoire against Ruy Lopez, which is based on minimum theory. Yet, the suggested system is very challenging.
The starting position of the course arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
This rare response against Ruy Lopez has been gaining momentum. This is a fighting approach against Ruy Lopez instead of the stable and often boring Berlin System. Our goal is to get a complex middlegame involving fresh and new positions.
The course consists of 8 theoretical chapters, 15 interactive test positions, a Memory Booster, and a Video Version (3h and 10min).
In response to 3...Nge7, White's most challenging continuation is 4.Nc3. This move is examined in the final chapters of the database.
Chapter 1 examines 4.Bc4 as well as the sidelines that White might try. It may seem odd to play 3.Bb5 and then retreat the bishop on the next move, but Levon Aronian tried it and it is surprisingly tricky to deal with. Nevertheless, GM Suri shows a convincing solution for Black.
Chapter 2 is dedicated to the position arising after 4.c3 d5!
We should immediately strike in the centre. Further analysis shows that Black is doing fine in this line.
Another important continuation is 4.0-0
Here GM Suri gives two options that you can choose depending on your preferences and the type of fight you are seeking - 4...g6, and 4...Ng6. Both continuations are quite playable. The move 4...g6 is more popular while 4...Ng6 leads to less explored positions where one needs to show creativity and strong practical play. These two moves are examined, respectively, in Chapters 3 and 4.
Chapter 5 is dedicated to the move 4.d4.
This is a rather direct way to challenge the centre. Black needs to reckon with this advance in many lines of the Ruy Lopez. The main line goes 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6
Here, White faces a choice between the more popular 7.Bxc6 and the more challenging 7.Qe3. In both cases, Black is doing fine.
Against the main move 4.Nc3, we will answer with 4...Ng6.
White should handle this position energetically. Otherwise, after completing the development, Black will prepare the advance ...f7-f5. The most ambitious approach is 5.h4. The alternatives are dealt with in Chapter 6.
In response to 5.h4, GM Suri is again providing two options - the more popular 5...Nd4 and the relatively untested 5...Be7. These two moves are examined in Chapters 7 and 8. Both continuations are very interesting and lead to complex positions with an excellent counterplay for Black.
All in all, the suggested repertoire is a perfect match for the needs of the practical player who does not want to spend all his time in preparation. If White is not sufficiently well-prepared, he can easily find himself in trouble.
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