Spanish portion

The Spanish opening. 1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Sg1-f3 Sb8-c6 3.Lf1-b5

with the Spanish portion concerns it an opening of the game of chess. It ranks among the open plays.

The naming of the Spanish portion decreases/goes back to the Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura,in the year 1561 the detailed book concerning its study of this chess opening, after it the play presented also occasionally Ruy Lopez opening is called.

The idea behind the Spanish portion is an indirect attack on the farmer e5, by the attack on its defender, lady Springer on c6.

The Spanish portion begins with the courses 1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Sg1-f3 Sb8-c6 3.Lf1-b5. It develops from the king Springer play.

The following main variants are well-known:

• Abbott from CH variant 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5xc6
• retarded Abtauschvariante 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5.La4xc6
• Archangelsk variant 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5.0-0b5 6.Lb3 Lb7
• Steinitz defense 3. ... d7-d6
• citizen of Berlin defense 3. ... Sg8-f6
• Bird defense 3. ... Sc6-d4
• Brentano variant 3. ... g7-g5
• Breyer variant 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5,0-0 Lf8-e7 6.Tf1-e1 b7-b5 7.La4-b3 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3 Sc6-b8
• Cozio variant 3. ... Sg8-e7
• Jänisch Gambit 3. ... f7-f5
• Classical defense 3. ... Lf8-c5
• Mars resounding attack 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5,0-0 Lf8-e7 6.Tf1-e1 b7-b5 7.La4-b3 0-0 8.c2-c3 d7-d5
• modern trend Steinitz defense 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 d7-d6
• open defense 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5,0-0 Sf6xe4
• Saitzev variant 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5,0-0 Lf8-e7 6.Tf1-e1 b7-b57.La4-b3 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3 Lc8-b7 10.d2-d4 Tf8-e8
• Smyslov variant 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5,0-0 Lf8-e7 6.Tf1-e1 b7-b5 7.La4-b3 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3 h7-h6
• Tschigorin defense 3. ... a7-a6 4.Lb5-a4 Sg8-f6 5,0-0 Lf8-e7 6.Tf1-e1 b7-b5 7.La4-b3 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3 Sc6-a5