CLEARANCE - The Arkhangelsk Variation of the Ruy Lopez - Volume 1 Luxury Chess Pieces offered in stratagem

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CLEARANCE - The Arkhangelsk Variation of the Ruy Lopez - Volume 1 Luxury Chess Pieces offered in stratagemWith his last two moves, Black has deviated from the usual lines encountered in the Ruy Lopez: the Open Defense with 5 Ne4 and the Closed Defense with 5 Be7. The tournament infancy of this maneuver dates back to the 1950's and perhaps earlier (cf. Krogius Minev, Leningrad 1958). However, the litmus test occured at the Gorki Team Championship in 1963 when the players from the northeastern Russian seaport of Arkhangelsk "sprung" their curious innovation