12 games: 9 wins, 3 draws, and 0 loses
Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
The Exchange Variation avoids much of the theory that comes along with most of the other Ruy Lopez variations. It avoids complication, something that can be extremely useful if White happen to be okay with a draw. After 4. Bxc6, Black has to play 4...dxc6. The alternative, 4...bxc6, leads to Steinitz Defense with an extra move for White. The main idea for White is to bring the game into the endgame where White would have a 4 to 3 pawn advantage on the King side. The pawn structure looks like this after 4...dxc6:
White will play d4 and the two pawns will come off the board. One of the best advantages is that White's plan is clear:
(1) Reduce material (expect the queen in some circumstances). (2) Get rid of Black's bishop pair. One of the main reasons the opening is not played by some players is because White has to give up his own bishop pair. (3) Create a passed pawn in the endgame.
Black's idea is to retain his bishop pair and attempt to gain a significant advantage before trading pieces. He may also try to attack the e4 pawn and try to use his 4 to 3 pawn advantage on the queen side, which will not be nearly as easy as it will be for White because of the doubled c-pawns. Below are all of Bobby Fischer's games with this opening.
[Event "Mar del Plata Rd: 13"]
[Site "Mar del Plata Rd: 13"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "J L Alvarez"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Nd1 Nc5 11. d3 Ne6
12. Be3 Bf6 13. Nc3 Qe7 14. Nb1 g5 15. Nbd2 Rg8 16. g4 Bg6
17. Nc4 h5 18. Ncxe5 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Nxg6 Rxg6 21. g5
O-O-O 22. c3 Bxg5 23. Kh2 Qd6 24. d4 Re6 25. e5 Qe7 26. Qe4
Kb8 27. Qf5 Bh6 28. Rae1 c5 29. dxc5 Qxc5 30. Qxf7 Rde8 31. a3
Ka7 32. Qd7 Qe7 33. Qxe7 R8xe7 34. Rg1 Kb6 35. Nd4 f3 36. Nxe6
Rxe6 37. Kg3 1-0
[Event "Habana ol"]
[Site "Habana ol"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Svetozar Gligoric"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4
7. c3 exd4 8. cxd4 Qd7 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. Bf4 Ne7
12. Rc1 Ng6 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Na4 Bxg3 15. fxg3 Kb8 16. Nc5 Qd6
17. Qa4 Ka7 18. Nxa6 Bxh3 19. e5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Nc5+
Kb8 22. gxh3 e4 23. Nxe4 Qe7 24. Rc3 b5 25. Qc2 1-0
[Event "Havana ol final Rd: 6"]
[Site "Havana ol final Rd: 6"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Lajos Portisch"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10. Na5 b5 11. c4 Ne7
12. Be3 f5 13. Nc3 f4 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Bxc5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ng6
17. Nc6 Be6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Na7 Rb8 20. Rdb1 Kf7 21. Nxb5
Rhd8 22. Rb4 Bxa2 23. Nxc7 Rbc8 24. h4 Rd2 25. Bb6 f3 26. Be3
Re2 27. Nb5 Ra8 28. h5 Ne5 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Re4
Kf6 32. Rd6+ Kf5 33. Rf4+ Kg5 34. Rxf3+ 1-0
[Event "Havana ol final Rd: 13"]
[Site "Havana ol final Rd: 13"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Eleazar Jimenez-Zerquera"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4
7. c3 exd4 8. cxd4 Qd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Ne5 Bxd1 11. Nxd7 Kxd7
12. Rxd1 Re8 13. f3 Ne7 14. Nc3 Kc8 15. Be3 f5 16. Rac1 fxe4
17. fxe4 g6 18. Bf4 Bg7 19. d5 Rd8 20. Na4 Rhf8 21. g3 g5
22. Bxg5 Rf7 23. Kg2 cxd5 24. exd5 Kb8 25. Re1 Bf8 26. Rf1 Rg7
27. Bf6 Rg8 28. Rce1 Rd7 29. d6 cxd6 30. Bxe7 Bxe7 31. Rf7 1-0
[Event "Monaco Rd: 7"]
[Site "Monaco Rd: 7"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Vasily Smyslov"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4
7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Nf6 11. Nc3 Bb4
12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rf8 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. Rxf6 gxf6 16. Rd1
Ke7 17. Rd3 Rf8 18. Kf1 a5 19. g4 Rg8 20. h3 b5 21. Ke2 Ke6
22. Kf3 Rb8 23. Ke3 c5 24. c4 bxc4 25. Ra3 Rb5 26. Kd2 Kd6
27. Rf3 Ke6 28. Kc1 Rb8 29. Ra3 Rb5 30. Rc3 Kd6 31. a3 Rb8
32. Rxc4 h5 33. f3 Kc6 34. Rc3 Rd8 35. Rd3 Rh8 36. Kd2 c4
37. Re3 Kc5 38. Re2 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rh1 40. Rg2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Athen sim"]
[Site "Athen sim"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "A Anastasopoulos"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. a4 O-O-O 11. Be3
b6 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. a5 c4 14. axb6 cxb3 15. Rxa6 Ne7 16. Ra8+
Kb7 17. Ra7+ Kb8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bc8 20. bxc7+ Bxc7
21. c4 Bb7 22. Rd3 Rd7 23. Rxb3 Bd6 24. Ra5 Kc8 25. Rab5 Bb8
26. g3 Re8 27. c5 Ba7 28. c6 Bxc6 29. dxc6 Rc7 30. Rb7 1-0
[Event "Siegen ol final Rd: 7"]
[Site "Siegen ol final Rd: 7"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Wolfgang Unzicker"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Be3 Ng6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Qd3 Ne5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bd6 14. f5 Qe7 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Bd7
17. Re1 Qc5 18. c3 Rae8 19. g4 Qd6 20. Qg3 Re7 21. Nf3 c5
22. e5 fxe5 23. Rfe4 Bc6 24. Rxe5 Rfe8 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Ne5
h6 27. h4 Bd7 28. Qf4 Qf6 29. Re2 Bc8 30. Qc4+ Kh7 31. Ng6
Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Bd7 33. Qe7 Qxe7 34. Nxe7 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5
36. Nd5 Bc6 37. Nxc7 Bf3 38. Ne8 Kh6 39. Nf6 Kg7 40. Kf2 Bd1
41. Nd7 c4 42. Kg3 1-0
[Event "Buenos Aires Rd: 14"]
[Site "Buenos Aires Rd: 14"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Jorge Alberto Rubinetti"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4
7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxf3 9. gxf3 fxe5 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Nd2 Ne7
12. Nc4 O-O-O 13. Rd3 b5 14. Na5 Bb4 15. Nb3 Rxd3 16. cxd3 Ng6
17. Kf1 Rf8 18. Ke2 Nf4+ 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Rg1 Rh4 21. Rxg7
Rxh2 22. a3 Bd6 23. f4 exf4 24. d4 Kd8 25. Na5 c5 26. e5 Bf8
27. Nc6+ Ke8 28. Rxc7 1-0
[Event "Manhattan blitz"]
[Site "Manhattan blitz"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "George Mortimer Kramer"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3
Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qd7 8. d3 O-O-O 9. Be3 f6 10. Nd2 Ne7 11. b4 Ng6
12. Rfb1 Be7 13. a4 b6 14. Qe2 Kb7 15. Nc4 Nf4 16. Qf3 Ne6
17. Rb3 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Rab1 h5 20. b5 cxb5 21. axb5 a5
22. Ne3 Qd7 23. Nd5 Bc5 24. Rc3 Qd6 25. Rc4 Rd7 26. c3 f5
27. Qxf5 Rf8 28. Qxh5 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Rdf7 30. Rc6 Bg3 31. Qxf7
Rxf7 32. Rxd6 cxd6 33. Ne3 Rf2 34. Nf5 Bf4 35. Nxd6+ Ka7
36. Nc4 Rc2 37. g3 Bxg3 38. Ne3 Rh2+ 39. Kg1 Rxh3 40. Kg2 1-0
[Event "Reykjavik-Wch"]
[Site "Reykjavik-Wch"]
[Date "1972.01.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Boris Spassky"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4
7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Nc4 Nxe4
12. Ncxe5 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 O-O 14. Be3 b5 15. c4 Rab8 16. Rc1
bxc4 17. Rd4 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Re4 20. g3 Be5
21. Rcc2 Kf7 22. Kg2 Rxb2 23. Kf3 c3 24. Kxe4 cxd2 25. Rxd2
Rb5 26. Rc2 Bd6 27. Rxc6 Ra5 28. Bf4 Ra4+ 29. Kf3 Ra3+ 30. Ke4
Rxa2 31. Bxd6 cxd6 32. Rxd6 Rxf2 33. Rxa6 Rxh2 34. Kf3 Rd2
35. Ra7+ Kf6 36. Ra6+ Ke7 37. Ra7+ Rd7 38. Ra2 Ke6 39. Kg2 Re7
40. Kh3 Kf6 41. Ra6+ Re6 42. Ra5 h6 43. Ra2 Kf5 44. Rf2+ Kg5
45. Rf7 g6 46. Rf4 h5 47. Rf3 Rf6 48. Ra3 Re6 49. Rf3 Re4
50. Ra3 Kh6 51. Ra6 Re5 52. Kh4 Re4+ 53. Kh3 Re7 54. Kh4 Re5
55. Rb6 Kg7 56. Rb4 Kh6 57. Rb6 Re1 58. Kh3 Rh1+ 59. Kg2 Ra1
60. Kh3 Ra4 1/2-1/2
[Event "#9 Ruy Lopez Spanish, $5 million match"]
[Site "#9 Ruy Lopez Spanish, $5 million match"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Boris Spassky"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "41"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. Nc3 Bd6
12. Be3 b6 13. a4 O-O-O 14. a5 Kb7 15. e5 Be7 16. Rxd8 Bxd8
17. Ne4 Kc6 18. axb6 cxb6 19. Nbxc5 Bc8 20. Nxa6 fxe5 21. Nb4+
1-0
[Event "#27 Ruy Lopez, $5 million match, Oct. 31"]
[Site "#27 Ruy Lopez, $5 million match, Oct. 31"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Boris Spassky"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Nbc3 Ne7 11. Bf4
O-O-O 12. Rd2 Ng6 13. Bg3 Ne5 14. Bxe5 fxe5 15. Rad1 c4
16. Kf1 Bc5 17. Ng1 Bg4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Nce2
Ke7 21. Ke1 b5 22. c3 Kf6 23. h3 Bh5 24. Ng3 Bf7 25. Nf3 g6
26. Nf1 g5 27. Ke2 Bg6 28. N3d2 h5 29. Ne3 c6 30. Kf3 Bf7
31. Ndf1 a5 32. Ke2 Be6 33. Ng3 Kg6 34. a3 Bf7 35. Ngf5 Be6
36. Kf3 Bd7 37. Kg3 Be6 38. h4 Bd7 39. hxg5 Kxg5 40. Nh4 Bg4
41. Nxg4 hxg4 42. Nf5 a4 43. f3 gxf3 44. Kxf3 Bf8 45. Ne3 Kh5
46. Nf5 Bc5 1/2-1/2
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