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# Starting Out: the Ruy Lopez (Starting Out - Everyman Chess) Paperback – August 1, 2003

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Single-Best Introduction I Have Found
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015*

I absolutely love the “Starting Out” series.  I really don’t think it is worth the time for players under 2000 to look at openings much, but some superficial knowledge, mostly in the form of ideas for strategic purposes, can go a long way.  In preparing for a particular Expert level player (I was only 1477), I needed some ideas for the white side of the Lopez, and this book gave me everything I needed to get a draw (USCF rated G/120) –a fine result, given the rating disparity.  This book has the mainline theory at the start of each chapter, a breakdown of ideas and possibilities, and then it gives practical applications of those ideas in the form of practical games.  This is the layout for most all of the “Starting Out” books, and I think it is a recipe for success.This book should be for any player USCF rated under 2000, but I know all too many booked-up A-class players, so I will simply say that this book geared toward those who have no grounding or formal familiarity with the Ruy Lopez (aka the Spanish Game).  I played the first 3 Lopez moves for quite some time before formally learning the theory of the opening, learning some of the ideas on my own, but this book kicked me into a state of solid, basic theoretical understanding of the opening.  This series’ recipe certainly works for me, and I expect it will work for players who aren’t booked-up class players, but are similar players who have focused on tactics, positional play, strategy, endings, and so forth.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent "Starting out"
  

*by F***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2008*

I consider this book an excellent introduction to the Ruy Lopez. Many plans for black and white are explained well. Obviously a professional player with a 2100+ ELO would need other books on specific variations, but since this book is a "Starting Out", it seems a perfect book.I think that people under 2000 does not need other books, a opening database or a playing software with a complete "book tree" can fill the gap.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good start up book
  

*by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2005*

The book was simple and straight to the point. Pretty good book to help a beginner understand the ruy lopez. If you already use it as part of your repertoire then you might want a more advance book. On the downside I will say that it could use more detail explanations on some of the lines covered - then again Im no beginner. However, its my belief that we should not rely on books to do all the work for us - memorizing countless variations and openings from books is never a good idea unless you are well above class A level. The book is exactly what it says on the cover.

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