Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line
In the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code C86. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3: 17 moves in, with Black to play.
It belongs to the Ruy Lopez family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.
Club players rarely lose the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.