The Ruy Lopez for ambitious players
€19.95 GM Adrien Demuth looks at 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 f5 The starting position of our present survey. The Schliemann Defence Deferred has never been taken very seriously. But with current theory and the computer, "everything is equal"... We will try to determine if it's even true with this provocative opening, which is considered to be less precise than its version with the immediate 3...f5 (the original Schliemann Defence, also called the Jaenisch Gambit). From the above diagram, we will consider several moves. Let's take a tour through the variations! A) 5.B...