All the world chess champions had one thing in common; they all played the Ruy Lopez chess opening (also known as the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game). It occurs after the opening moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5.

It is one of the most popular chess openings. In today’s video lesson, I’ll show you how to play the Ruy Lopez as White and the best ways to counter Black in different variations, including the Morphy Defense, Steinitz Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Bird Variation, and more.

You will learn the aggressive variations for White that are filled with nasty traps.

Below, you can find the variations shown in the video: