Ruy López, Steinitz Defense

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:characterizedBy 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Ruy_López,_Exchange_Variation
Ruy_López,_Berlin_Defense
Ruy_López,_Classical_Defense
Ruy_López,_Modern_Steinitz_Defense
gptkbp:famousFor top players
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First used by Steinitz in the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruy López, Steinitz Defense
gptkbp:is_used_in World_Champions
gptkbp:mainLine 4...Nf6
4...Be7
4...d5
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Wilhelm_Steinitz
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:José_Raúl_Capablanca
gptkb:Wilhelm_Steinitz
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
Garry Kasparov
Mikhail Botvinnik
Solid pawn structure
Counterplay_against_White's_center
gptkbp:notableFeature used in classical chess
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:Karpov_vs._Kasparov,_1990
gptkb:Kramnik_vs._Anand,_2008
gptkb:Lasker_vs._Capablanca,_1921
Fischer_vs._Petrosian,_1971
Steinitz_vs._Zukertort,_1886
gptkbp:openedIn gptkb:Ruy_López
gptkbp:openingHours Create counterplay
Equalize the game
Prepare for the middlegame
gptkbp:restingPlace Rooks on e8 and d8
Bishop_on_e7
Knights_on_f6_and_c6
gptkbp:scientificName high
gptkbp:socialStructure d6 pawn
e5 pawn
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the center
King safety
Development of pieces
gptkbp:supportRole Skewers
Forks
Counterattack
Pinning pieces