About the Author

Fabiano Caruana became a grandmaster at the age of 14. Ever since his majestic tournament win at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, he has been the undisputed #2 in the Chess world. In 2018 he earned the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen in a match for the World Championship and only narrowly lost in the play-off.

Reviews

"Caruana's first venture into writing yields a comprehensive repertoire for the white side of the Ruy Lopez with much material for anyone playing the black side."--Colin Lyne "British Chess News"

"I found Caruana's way of pointing out the logic and general reasoning behind the various choices highly instructive. Descriptions are long and lucid, with the author showing the patience to explain the choices in a manner that will indeed suit those who want a shining light rather than a fog of variations. The book contains relatively few games in the notes, but those that are there are sufficient for the reader to grasp the main ideas via comparisons. One can basically learn a great deal more from playing through this easy-read monograph than by finding dozens of unconvincing games in the database. Playing with White just seems so logical a' la Caruana! The World No.2's reasoning seems so logical when in context. So much so that although the subtleties of the choices might seem challenging, the project has worked well in my opinion as the explanations have been so well thought out. Stronger players could also benefit, but they would perhaps also want to check their database for more sidelines and recent examples. An ideal way for an up-and-coming player to get to grips with the white side of the Spanish. There can be no better training tool for someone who wants to take up 3.8b5, but who can't face the prospect of sifting through myriads of plausible but messy variations. Here an elite player has done most of the work already and has tested his ideas at the highest level!"--Glenn Flear, Grandmaster "New In Chess Workbook"

"The author's ability to put together an opening repertoire for White in a little over two hundred pages is remarkable. In this book, Caruana shows both, a high degree of proficiency in one of the oldest chess openings and an unusual understanding of the needs of club players. For example, against the Berlin Defense, Caruana proposes 4.0-0 instead of the complex and theoretically demanding 4.d3 (his own opening choice to compete at high level). Caruana's Ruy Lopez is a must-read for any club player eager to play the Rolls Royce of chess openings, The Ruy Lopez."--Miguel Ararat "Florida Chess Quarterly"

"The White repertoire that Caruuna presents has fifteen main variations. Caruana explains instructively the typical features of the positions, with a focus on your opponents' weaknesses and the way to best position your pieces."--Herman Grooten, International Master "Shaaksite"

"This book covers all lines of the Ruy Lopez from White's perspective. Fabiano Caruna, like the late Bobby Fischer, has the ability to make complex material accessible to a wide audience, something not common for an elite player. This comes through in this book as the Ruy Lopez, noted for its complexity and body of theory, has the potential to lose the amateur player in a maze of variations. Caruana makes sure this does not happen, but also doesn't dumb down the material. He does this partly by carefully selecting his variations (avoiding the Marshall and main lines of the Berlin) but primarily by his informal yet highly informative commentary. A great book and one hopes for future works of this nature by the author. His ability to succinctly explain complex ideas in simple terms will ensure that this book is useful long after specific lines pass their sell date."--John Donaldson, International Master