…oh and maybe that other dude too.
In this video, I play a thematic Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening) blitz tournament on lichess.org. Every game is timestamped below!
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0:00 Intro and exploring funny lines of the Spanish opening
0:30 Exploring the Nürnberg Variation
1:55 Exploring the Spanish Countergambit (foreshadowing the final game)
3:21 Tournament Begins! – Fianchetto Defense
10:10 Ruy Lopez Counter Gambit!
16:30 Non theoretical Berlin + Funny Story
19:45 Already really nice after 3 moves
23:53 Schliemann Gambit TRAP
27:43 CRAZY BERLIN
34:49 Steinitz Variation leads to EPIC KING WALK
40:17 Yates Variation TRAP
46:08 unexpected Magnus Carlsen
47:02 Hoppity Hoppity. Pushy Pushy.
52:00 Schliemann Gambit leads to INSANE ENDGAME
55:55 The BIRD Variation
58:40 COUNTER GAMBIT PREP I LEARNED RIGHT BEFORE THE TOURNEY
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