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Really, among the open games the only opening with which

White can really fight for an advantage in the long term is

the Ruy Lopez. But in order to make this serious effort, he

has buckle down and learn a whole series of sub-variations.

That is what the professionals do, including of course

Viktor Bologan, who now reveals the secrets of his own

grandmaster repertoire. In the first part the top Moldovan

player deals with systems in which Black avoids the main

continuation 3...a6 on his third move. These include exotic

lines such as 3...Nd4, 3...Nge7, 3...g6 and 3...Bc5, which

should however not be under-estimated. In 3...f5 (the

Schliemann Defence) he examines a system which has even

found its way into the repertoire of many a top player. But

the most important variation starts with 3...Nf6 and in its

main move order leads to the Berlin Wall. Nowadays, anyone

who plays the Ruy Lopez must know above all what he is going

to play against this modern defence. Video running time: 4

hours 42 min.