Flear: The Ruy Lopez Main Line Chessbase No other world champion has

No other world champion has come anywhere close to his dominance over an incredible 27 years

Cyrus Lakdawala's search starts with a series of Magnus wins and draws to give the reader a feel for how incredibly difficult it is to beat him

His primary focus is on explaining the relevant pawn structures and the middlegame ideas behind the lines he recommends

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and published several reviews of chess history books in the journal Schach

Flear: The Ruy Lopez Main Line Chessbase No other world champion hasThe Ruy Lopez (also known as the Spanish Game) is an extremely popular opening and one of the oldest in the history of chess. It has been played by virtually all the greats of the game, providing the battle scene for many world championship clashes involving the likes of Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov and Kramnik. Now, for the first time in many years, Grandmaster Glenn Flear investigates the main line of the Lopez, outlining the crucial ideas and tactics