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The Spanish Opening Theory

Spanish Opening

Practice of chess game indicates that controls chess opening is not easy. Elementary contradiction from all openings ranges from effort of White to have the advantage through exploiting of initiative in respect to White’s first move right and Black’s resistance in attempt to reach counter balance or creates a complication situation wherein both side has the same attack opportunity.
One of the eldest openings and still popular until now is Spanish opening or called as Ruy Lopez. This opening have ever been applied several times by world champion Anatoly Karpov to the challenger Victor Korchnoi in championship of world in Baguio City the year 1978.
At this opportunity we will check one of continuation to draw which been gone through by world titleholder Karpov at round 10 of the competition.

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A Simple Glossary of the Chess Terms

1. A douber (to adjust) – To Touch a Piece or a Pawn without intending to move it. It is a French expression, which means ‘I adjust’ (J’ adouble). It is obligatory to say so in case one does not wish to play the piece touched. Otherwise, the standard rule is you must move the Piece or Pawn you touch.
2. Blitz or Blitz Game – Lightening game with each move having just 10 seconds for contemplation.
3. Capture in Passing (En Passant) – Capture of a Pawn which has moved two squares forward on its first move, by an enemy Pawn in an adjacent square at the same level.
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  • A situation where the obligation to move is less than a handicap because any move likely to damage the position of the mover