I recently played this game of Ruy Lopez and won with it but dont know what is 7.c3 line called i want to know its name and to learn better contunations which i am quite satisfied with this opening.
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7.c3 dosen't have a name, it's just a variation of this line of the Ruy Lopez. After 7.c3 the main line is d6.
Indeed, it's just a variation of this line. And this line is called the New Archangel (or Archangelski) variation, whereas if black had played 6. ..Bb7 and only then Bc5 it would be the 'normal' Archangel variation.
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Aug 1, 2009
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FirebrandX wrote:
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BTW, I like Ouachita's blanket database eco code answer. Shows me who knows what they are talking about versus who's just pretending to know.
I know he's tring to be funny with his profile now but he's actually way funnier when he's being serious...no doubt the dbase he and "his interns put together which gives up to date modern opening and middle game theory" ( I paraphrase from his former profile postings) gave him the answer.
I would have said that 5b5 followed by 6Bb7 was the Archangelisk and 5Bc5 followed by 6 b5 is normally the Moller variation, so perhaps we have a hybrid here in this game?
Aug 1, 2009
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FirebrandX wrote:
BTW, I like Ouachita's blanket database eco code answer. Shows me who knows what they are talking about versus who's just pretending to know.
I'm not sure if that is supposed to reflect positively or negatively on Ouachita. It does lend credence to his assertion of being an engineer, though... reminds me of an old joke:
A man is driving down the road, lost, and comes across a fellow sitting on his porch. The driver asks, "Do you know where I am?" The guy on the porch replies, "Certainly. You're at 40.689060 north latitude, 74.044636 west longitude."
The driver says, "You must be an engineer." The guy on the porch says, "Why yes, I am. How did you know?" The driver replies, "Well, your answer is both precisely correct, and completely useless -- it's no help at all!"
What opening do you play? Oh, I play ECO D64. Who talks like that?
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The second part of the joke, for the benefit of the gallery:
So the guy on the porch says, "Well, you must be a manager." And the driver says, "Yes, I am! How did YOU know?" The guy on the porch says, "Well, you don't know where you are or where you're going. You asked me a question and I answered it correctly, but even though you're in the same position you were before you met me, your problem is now somehow my fault."