Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book II: Specialty Lines after 3...a6 Strategie This contrasts with traditional approaches

This contrasts with traditional approaches that contest the centre immediately

In addition to the theoretical explanations

But that is the mistake of many textbooks

the chapters appear in progressive order of difficulty

Part 2: The Fabulous Five: The Skills in Action

Hansen/Lakdawala: Origins: Ruy Lopez: Book II: Specialty Lines after 3...a6 Strategie This contrasts with traditional approachesToday's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in alphabetical order! The Origins series is an attempt at a "big picture"