The Open Defence to the Spanish (Ruy Lopez) Opening leads to dynamic positions with free piece play and provides enterprising players with the type of active game on which they can thrive. It has been popular at all levels of play for many decades, but probably its most notable adherents are former world title candidates Victo Korchnoi, Jan Timman and Arut Yusupov. Recently it has been utilised with great effect by the young Dutch grandmaster Jennen Piket and the author himself. This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the Open Spanish available. It focuses on currently fashionable variations and provides the club and tournament player with everything they need know to play the opening with confidence as White or Black. The author, Mikhail Krasenkov, is a leading grandmaster and an authority on the Open Spanish.

160pp