Hansen: Miniatures in the Ruy Lopez buchpakete Bh4 dxc4 7

Bh4 dxc4 7

and the attacker's success depends on finding the appropriate plan and executing it with precision

This knowledge is a “must” if you want to master classical play after 1

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Nc6 and may already get into trouble in the opening

Hansen: Miniatures in the Ruy Lopez buchpakete Bh4 dxc4 7The lines covered in this book, the Ruy Lopez Main Lines, arise (with a few exceptions for move order and such) after 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0 0. Some of the lines are incredibly theoretical, but rather than burden you with a ton of theory in lines you will have limited chance of using in your own games, the emphasis is on the lines that are more likely to occur in your games. Those lines will be in chapters 3 and 4, the two longest