Ruy Lopez Books

I just found out there is a nice Knol about Moller and Archangels variations of the Ruy Lopez for White. If you have no idea about the theory of Ruy Lopez, this might be the best free Internet resource on the classic lines.

If you are interested in playing the Ruy Lopez Exchange as a short cut to all the complicated theory of the closed and open variations, not to speak about Marshall gambit, you should probably start with the commented games on the web site of the Exeter Chess Club. Even if the games by Emanuel Lasker do not represent the hottest new theory they are very helpful for anyone trying to grasp the ideas of the Ruy Lopes Exchange.

More interesting and classic games played in the variation can be found in Chessgames.com.

If you are looking for Internet resources about Ruy Lopez instead of books, here are some interesting links for you:

* Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense bibliography (The Kenilworthian)
* Bird's Defense Bibliography (The Kenilworthian)
* John Watson, "Ruy Lopez, Bird Defense".
* Andrew Martin, "The 'If It's Good Enough For Capa" Variation'" (3. ... Bc5 4. c3 Qf6!?)
* The Classical Defense (The Campbell Report), part one, part two.
* Sverre's Chess Corner has many interesting articles about Ruy Lopez.