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The Neo-Archangel (Arkhangelsk) Variation in the Ruy Lopez, 6...Bc5: theory, strategy and resources. Annotated Ruy Lopez repertoires: https://www.patreon.com/posts/spanish-opening-150080716? Here's what I use to learn openings: https://chessbook.com/hanging-pawns Practice my Spanish repertoire against a sparring partner: https://go.noctie.ai/ruy-lopez-white Sort books on the Spanish by specific variation: https://chessreads.com/spanish-opening Learn the basics of the Ruy Lopez here: https://youtu.be/tiGEerTU6ms The Neo-Archangel, or Arkhangelsk is an improvement to the Archangel defense, since black plays the less committal Bc5 instead of bb7 on move 6. It's also an improvement compared to the Moller variation, 5.Bc5, since black includes b5, thus reducing white's options. It's an aggressive opening, and it leads to much sharper play than the Closed Spanish variations. 0:00 Introduction to the Neo-Archangel 01:04 Resources on the Neo-Archangel 02:41 History of the Neo-Archangel 11:32 Strategy and Basics of the Neo-Archangel 24:46 Theory of the Neo-Archangel