Guided replay
Seizing the file
A file opens; a rook pours through.
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Ruy Lopez
Watch how a single pawn trade pries open a file — and how the side that grabs it first turns the open line into an invasion. An open file is a road, not a knockout — the eval stays modest while control is built.
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