Fighting the Ruy Lopez

By Milos Pavlovic

The Ruy Lopez is incredibly common at all levels of chess, and everyone who plays 1 e4 e5 as Black needs to have a reliable antidote to this powerful opening. In this book, Milos Pavlovic provides the answer, devising a sound and yet ambitious repertoire for Black, the basis of which is provided by the legendary and ever-popular Marshall Attack. The Marshall is a perfect weapon for Black, as it avoids passive positions and the so-called 'Spanish torture' of many other variations. In contrast, with the Marshall Black's objectives are clear-cut and often involve a direct mating attack against the white king

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857445902
• ISBN13: 9781857445909
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"