Ruy Lopez

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Breyer Variation

Black plays the paradoxical 9...Nb8, retreating the knight to redeploy it via d7 to a more harmonious square. Named after the Hungarian master Gyula Breyer, this deeply strategic system aims for a flexible setup with ...Bb7, ...Nbd7 and ...c5. Famously employed by Spassky and Karpov to neutralise White's central pressure.

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You (White)

Your move - play White's next move

ProgressMove 1 of 9

Move Sequence

1.e4e5

2.Nf3Nc6

3.Bb5a6

4.Ba4Nf6

5.O-OBe7

6.Re1b5

7.Bb3d6

8.c3O-O

9.h3Nb8

Current lineBreyer Variation

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