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Opening line: 1. e4 e5
Opening name: King's Pawn Game
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/xCg3RvL.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5
Winning percenatages:
White: 78492 (30.31%)
Black: 53926 (20.83%)
Draws: 126510 (48.86%)
Open Game
1...e5
1...e5 is Black's classical response to 1.e4. By mirroring White's move, Black grabs an equal share of the centre and scope to develop some pieces. 1...e5 is one of the few moves that directly interferes with White's plan of playing d4.
But the move's merit is also a drawback; the longer the position remains symmetrical, the longer White will have an advantage by moving first. Also, the pawn on e5 is undefended and it is easy for White to develop in a way that restricts Black's possible responses, by simply threatening to capture it.
Though the move is still common at every level, it saw a modest decline in popularity during the 20th century.
White's responses
The overwhelmingly popular move here, about 10 times more common than everything else combined, is 2.Nf3.
This threatens Black's undefended pawn while developing a piece in preparation for castling.
Another plan is to try and lever open the f-file for an attack on Black's weak f7 point with 2.f4, the King's Gambit.
This was popular in Victorian times and earlier, but Black has now found a few reliable ways of grabbing the proffered pawn and keeping it.
Most popular responses

• 1. Nf3 (2. Nf3 - Open Game) Black's valuable center pawn is threatened with capture, but White's pawn remains safe. The question for Black at this point is whether to challenge the White pawn on e4 or support the Black one on e5. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (647980302 games)
• 1. Bc4 (Bishop's Opening) This opening is seldom seen in modern play, although White targets the weak f7 pawn and keeps the possibility of playing a deadly f2-f4. Unlike in 2. Nf3, Black's e5 pawn is not under attack, giving him a wider range of choice. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (109947575 games)
• 1. d4 (Center Game) This move by White smashes open the center and allows White to develop his pieces with very great speed. Instead of the normal 2...exd4, a countergambit can be tried with 2...f5?!, but this is quite a dubious move and is only reserved for unprepared players. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (69389687 games)
• 1. Nc3 (Vienna Game) White's wish is to advance the f-pawn two squares to remove Black's powerful e5 pawn and strike at the heart of his position. Now it is possible to play f4 on the second move, for the King's Gambit, but when no Black piece has yet declared its intentions is there not a degree of hit-and-hope about such a move? If you have the patience to let Black build his bridge before you blow it up: welcome to the Vienna Game, a poison-tipped opening from the nineteenth century. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (68306860 games)
• 1. f4 (King's Gambit) White's pawn on f4 is attacked, which is the whole point of the King's Gambit. A gambit - which is not the same thing as an opening - involves a sacrifice of material (chess pieces, usually pawns) for positional gain. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (64725864 games)

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 55
Score: +0.35
Best Move: Nf3
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7
Puzzles based around King's Pawn Game
https://lichess.org/training/Kings_Pawn_Game
Historical games for King's Pawn Game

Game	Result	Year
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	0-1	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1-0	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1-0	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019

This is part of this week's series on King's Knight Opening (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Opening name: Ruy Lopez
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/qyIWZca.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5
Winning percenatages:
White: 40468 (29.91%)
Black: 25846 (19.1%)
Draws: 69001 (50.99%)
3. Bb5 - Ruy Lopez
The essential move marking the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Game. "It is the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has been adopted by almost all players at some point in their careers and many play it from both the White and Black sides."
White threatens to trade off Black's c6-knight, leaving the e5-pawn undefended. It's not an immediate threat, because after 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5, Black can win the pawn back with 5... Qd4 or 5... Qg5.
Black can respond in a variety of ways. The most common move is the Morphy Defence 3... a6. This forces White to make a decision about the Bishop - retreat or exchange.
Many other moves are available, some neglecting completely the protection of the knight and the pawn and continuing development.
The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura.
Most popular responses

• 3...a6 (Ruy Lopez) By far the most commonly played Black third move in the Ruy Lopez game is the Morphy variation, 3...a6, which "puts the question" to the white bishop. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (25157434 games)
  
• 3...d6 (Ruy Lopez) The move is sometimes called the Old Steinitz Defence because it is viewed as not best for black. The e5 is not threatened by Bxc6 so there is no need to defend the pawn. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (19591324 games)
  
• 3...Nf6 (Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence) The Berlin Defence is a common opening often played at grandmaster level. The move 3...Nf6 attacks the center and threatens the pawn on e4. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (19321793 games)
  
• 3...Nd4 (Ruy Lopez - Bird's Defence) Black gives up the defense of e5 and instead counter-attacks with a threat towards the bishop. The drawback is that after the knight exchange on d4 Black will have a slightly inferior pawn structure, with a bit of a space gain though. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (5135199 games)
  
• 3...f5 (Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence) The first thing to note about the Schliemann Defence, formerly known as the Jaenisch Gambit, is that it isn't a gambit. Despite the apparent similarity to the Latvian Gambit, the knight on c6 changes everything. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (1656528 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 55
Score: +0.34
Best Move: Nf6
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Bf1
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez

Game	Result	Year
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2805) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, M. (2875) vs Ding Liren (2805)	1-0	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	0-1	2015

This week's opening is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (King's Knight Opening Normal Variation)
The bot will post the most popular lines for this opening throughout the week.
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
Opening name: King's Knight Opening Normal Variation
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/7vJgGjT.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6
Winning percenatages:
White: 61049 (29.98%)
Black: 42877 (21.06%)
Draws: 99677 (48.96%)
2... Nc6 - King's Knight Opening
White's responses
White has multiple choices here which can lead to very different games.
Most popular responses

• 1. Bc4 (Open Game) And so we reach the Italian Game. White takes aim at Black's weak f7 Pawn. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (179027680 games)
• 1. Bb5 (3. Bb5 - Ruy Lopez) The essential move marking the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Game. "It is the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has been adopted by almost all players at some point in their careers and many play it from both the White and Black sides." White threatens to trade off Black's c6-knight, leaving the e5-pawn undefended. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (94166173 games)
• 1. d4 (Scotch Game) This aggressive move practically forces Black to play 3...exd4 which releases central tension very early. This should lead to a very open game with a lot of space for both players. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (70832504 games)
• 1. Nc3 (Three Knights Game) Black can copy White's moves with 3...Nf6, leading to a very quiet game. Other alternatives include bishop moves : It's also possible to play 3...g6. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (57763747 games)
• 1. c3 (Ponziani Opening) The Ponziani is one of the oldest openings. Its plan is to support a later d4, and set several traps for unwitting opponents, but it doesn't pose much of a problem for the defence if black knows the lines. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (13445838 games)

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 57
Score: +0.32
Best Move: Bb5
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
Puzzles based around King's Knight Opening Normal Variation
https://lichess.org/training/Kings_Knight_Opening_Normal_Variation
Historical games for King's Knight Opening Normal Variation

Game	Result	Year
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	0-1	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2805) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015

This week's posts for 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (King's Knight Opening Normal Variation):

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So, after speaking with four different "specialists", they refused me the refund. I called my bank, showed them photos of the improperly sealed envelope (I had opened it from the bottom since I wasn't paying attention to which end it was sealed at, and I had wanted this particular Swiss Army knife since before my son was born). My bank's investigator agreed, after seeing the photos I took that day of the order packaging, that it was clear that Amazon didn't even make an honest effort to make it right when they failed deliver the product ordered when it was clearly their fault, so they charged back only the amount the pocket knife cost.
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*My game is Skyrim SE Anniversary Edition v1.6.640.0*
I am currently facing this problem where every time I create a New game it automatically gets corrupted.
One of the mods I'm using is Alternate Start - Live another life. At every new game I create Mara's dialogue option doesn't appear, she only says "approach my child...etc. When I check the load there is no image and it says $Save Corrupt.
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Update : Issue resolved !!!
What I did to solve this was remove Immersive Citizens, someone told me it was incompatible with AI Overhaul which is in my load order ( If only my dumbass read things properly ) . I just in case also uninstalled FNIS to avoid any conflict with Nemesis, which I also got installed.
I am now making an effort to keep my LOOT order as white as possible. Making sure everything is patched and without conflicts.
I was also told this issue could be a bug that uses inactive plugins to create the Save corruption bug. I don't think this was my case however just to prevent from this becoming the case I'm going to delete all my inactive plugins from my mod manager.
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When I quit the game and come back everything is temporarily fine, but a couple of minutes later file gets corrupted again.
I've done some research and I suspected at first that my Skyrim hit the plugin limit of 255, however I'm not so sure, from what I understood it's ESP/ESM that fill out the load order and ESL's don't count.I checked on Vortex and realized that I currently have:
Active: 98
Light: 258
From what vortex tells me I can have a total of 254 plugins and 4096 light, so I guess I still got plenty of space for more mods.Knowing all that I now have no idea what is causing this corruption. Please check my load order below if it helps. I thank you in advance !My active Load Order
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254 FE f JK's Arnleif and Sons Trading Company.esp
254 FE 10 JK's Jorrvaskr.esp
254 FE 11 JK's Mistveil Keep.esp
31 1f T'Skyrim Riverwood with Leaf Rest.esp
32 20 Conner's Survival Mode.esp
33 21 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
34 22 Immersive Weapons.esp
35 23 Bijin NPCs.esp
36 24 Bijin Warmaidens.esp
254 FE 12 JK's Haelga's Bunkhouse.esp
254 FE 13 JK's Temple of Mara.esp
254 FE 14 JK's Palace of the Kings.esp
254 FE 15 JK's Temple of Dibella.esp
254 FE 16 JK's The Hag's Cure.esp
254 FE 17 JK's Sinderion's Field Laboratory.esp
254 FE 18 JK's Dragonsreach.esp
254 FE 19 JK's Silver-Blood Inn.esp
254 FE 1a JK's Elgrims Elixirs.esp
37 25 ezPG.esp
254 FE 1b JK's Bee and Barb.esp
38 26 Populated Cities Towns Villages Legendary.esp
254 FE 1c JKs Skyrim - Rob's Bug Fixes.esp
254 FE 1d JKs Skyrim_Dawn of Skyrim_Patch.esp
254 FE 1e LoS II - JKs Skyrim patch.esp
254 FE 1f JK's New Gnisis Cornerclub.esp
254 FE 20 JK's The Pawned Prawn.esp
39 27 cliffs.esp
40 28 Lit Road Signs.esp
41 29 TheFrontierFixed.esp
254 FE 21 BetterQuestObjectives.esp
42 2a Keep It Clean.esp
254 FE 22 Finding_Helgi_and_Laelette.esp
254 FE 23 JK's Riverwood Trader.esp
43 2b Northern Bathhouses.esp
44 2c DragonmournInn.esp
254 FE 24 EVGAT SIP.esp
45 2d man_DaedricShrines.esp
254 FE 25 JKs Dragonsreach - AI Overhaul.esp
254 FE 26 JKs Dragonsreach - Populated Cities and Towns Patch.esp
254 FE 27 JK's Radiant Raiment.esp
254 FE 28 JKs Skyrim - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
46 2e Deadly Shadows for JK Skyrim.esp
254 FE 29 EVGAT Caines Roof Access.esp
254 FE 2a Improved Bridges.esp
254 FE 2b JK's The Bannered Mare.esp
254 FE 2c JK's White Phial.esp
47 2f TheDomain.esp
48 30 AdalMatar.esp
254 FE 2d JK's Sleeping Giant Inn.esp
49 31 Clockwork.esp
254 FE 2e JK's Angelines Aromatics.esp
254 FE 2f JK's Temple of Talos.esp
254 FE 30 JK's Candlehearth Hall.esp
254 FE 31 JK's The Ragged Flagon.esp
254 FE 32 JKs Skyrim Leafrest Patch.esp
50 32 Northern Bathhouses_JKs Skyrim_Patch.esp
254 FE 33 JK's Bits and Pieces.esp
51 33 LoS II - Lantern Workers.esp
254 FE 34 moretodo.esp
254 FE 35 JK's Warmaiden's.esp
254 FE 36 JK's Arcadia's Cauldron.esp
254 FE 37 JK's Sadris Used Wares.esp
254 FE 38 JK's Temple of Kynareth.esp
52 34 Missives.esp
254 FE 39 Missives - JK Skyrim.esp
53 35 JK's Riverfall Cottage.esp
54 36 Immersive Patrols II.esp
254 FE 3a JKS_FindingHaL_Patch.esp
254 FE 3b Maleficus' Traversal.esp
55 37 ezPG - Emberveil.esp
56 38 Populated Skyrim Civil War.esp
254 FE 3c CWRepairs.esp
57 39 notice board.esp
254 FE 3d JKs Bee and Barb - KIC Patch.esp
58 3a Paragliding.esp
254 FE 3e JKs The Drunken Huntsman.esp
254 FE 3f JKs Drunken Huntsman - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 40 Nature of the Wild Lands - JKs Skyrim.esp
254 FE 41 3DNPC - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 42 JKs Candlehearth Hall - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 43 JKs Bee and Barb - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 44 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
254 FE 45 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 46 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 47 JKs Bannered Mare - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 48 JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 49 bob_halloween.esp
254 FE 4a LoS II - 3DNPC addon.esp
254 FE 4b EVGATMielbarr.esp
254 FE 4c JKs Bee and Barb - DoS Patch.esp
254 FE 4d moretosayrorikstead.esp
59 3b Paraglider Retrieval Overhaul.esp
254 FE 4e EVGAT-MastertheSummit patch.esp
254 FE 4f JKs Silver-Blood Inn - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 50 JKs Blue Palace - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
254 FE 51 JKs Elgrims Elixirs - Bee and Barb Patch.esp
254 FE 52 JKs Elgrims Elixirs - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 53 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 54 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - DoS patch.esp
254 FE 55 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 56 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 57 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 58 JKs Hags Cure - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 59 JKs Mistveil Keep - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 5a JKs Mistveil Keep - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 5b JKs Palace of the Kings - Populated Cities and Towns Patch.esp
254 FE 5c JKs Palace of the Kings - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 5d JKs Palace of the Kings - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 5e JKs Pawned Prawn - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 5f JKs Radiant Raiment - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 60 JKs Radiant Raiment - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 61 JKs Radiant Raiment - Immersion Patch.esp
254 FE 62 JKs Ragged Flagon - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 63 CW_Enjia.esp
254 FE 64 JKs Bannered Mare - Dawn of Skyrim Patch.esp
254 FE 65 JKs Ragged Flagon - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 66 JKs Sadris Used Wares - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 67 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 68 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 69 JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - CC - Fishing patch.esp
254 FE 6a JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 6b JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - AI Overhaul SSE Patch.esp
254 FE 6c JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - Populated Cities and Towns Patch.esp
254 FE 6d JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - SPO Patch.esp
60 3c Bijin Wives.esp
254 FE 6e JKs Temple of Dibella - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 6f JKs Temple of Dibella - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 70 JKs Temple of Kynareth - 3DNPC patch.esp
254 FE 71 JKs Temple of Mara - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 72 JKs Temple of Mara - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 73 JKs Temple of Mara - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 74 JKs Temple of Talos - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 75 JKs Temple of Talos - 3DNPC patch.esp
254 FE 76 JKs Temple of Talos - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 77 JKs Temple of the Divines - SPO patch.esp
254 FE 78 JKs Temple of the Divines - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 79 CWR_JKTemple_Patch.esp
254 FE 7a JKs Temple of the Divines - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 7b moretosaycityguards.esp
254 FE 7c JKs Understone Keep - 3DNPC.esp
254 FE 7d JKs Understone Keep - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 7e Throwable Items.esp
254 FE 7f JKs Understone Keep - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 80 JKs White Phial - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 81 JKs Winking Skeever - SPO patch.esp
254 FE 82 JKs Winking Skeever - Chair CR Patch no SFCO.esp
254 FE 83 dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
254 FE 84 moretosaywhiterun.esp
254 FE 85 moretosayriverwood.esp
254 FE 86 Nature of the Wild Lands - 3D NPC.esp
254 FE 87 Nature of the Wild Lands - Autumn Birches.esp
61 3d PAN_NPCs.esp
62 3e PositiveUndressedReactions.esp
254 FE 88 Precision.esp
254 FE 89 Project Cougar-BergritteBattleBorn.esp
254 FE 8a Project Cougars - Fralia.esp
254 FE 8b Project Cougar - Hafjorg.esp
254 FE 8c Project Cougar - Hilde.esp
254 FE 8d Project Cougar - Tilma.esp
254 FE 8e Project Cougar - Grelod the Kind.esp
254 FE 8f Project Cougar - IngeSixFingers.esp
254 FE 90 Project Cougar - LillithMaidenLoom.esp
254 FE 91 Project Cougars - Olava.esp
254 FE 92 Project Cougar - AI Overhaul Patches - AIO.esp
254 FE 93 Project Cougar - Bergritte Battleborn.esp
254 FE 94 guardencounters.esp
254 FE 95 moretosaygeneric.esp
254 FE 96 moretosaykarthwasten.esp
254 FE 97 moretosayriften.esp
254 FE 98 moretosayshorsstone.esp
254 FE 99 moretosaywinterhold.esp
254 FE 9a mtsfollowerbanter.esp
254 FE 9b priestsgrantblessings.esp
254 FE 9c secretofrorikstead.esp
254 FE 9d MLQSomebodyElsesProblem.esp
254 FE 9e Project Cougar - Idgrod Ravencrone.esp
254 FE 9f Project Cougar - Olava.esp
63 3f Hoamaii_SkyrimKiss.esp
64 40 DSer360MovementBehavior.esp
65 41 FaceSculptorsRacemenu.esp
66 42 AMatterOfTime.esp
254 FE a0 BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp
254 FE a1 CWRNimriel.esp
254 FE a2 BeastHHBB.esp
254 FE a3 mihailbloodymammothbones.esp
254 FE a4 BosmersHaveAntlers.esp
67 43 DSerCombatGameplayOverhaul.esp
254 FE a5 ezPG Visual Overhaul.esp
254 FE a6 Conditional Expressions.esp
68 44 SprintSlide.esp
69 45 TheCleaner.esp
254 FE a7 Dirt and Blood - Dynamic Visuals.esp
254 FE a8 EVGConditionalIdles.esp
70 46 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
254 FE a9 BetterQuestObjectives-DBForevertoMisc.esp
71 47 TaberuAnimation.esp
72 48 FNIS.esp
73 49 Extended Encounters.esp
254 FE aa Fridam_VolkiharFamily.esp
254 FE ab Headhunter - Bounties Redone.esp
Headhunter_AllGUD_Support.esp
74 4a Hellblade - Timed Block.esp
75 4b Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
76 4c ImmersiveInteractions.esp
254 FE ac IndecentExposure.esp
254 FE ad 3DNPC0.esp
254 FE ae 3DNPC1.esp
254 FE af 3DNPC Visual Overhaul.esp
254 FE b0 JK's Belethor's General Goods.esp
77 4d KS Hairdo's.esp
254 FE b1 PA44_FalkreathRiverwood_NPC.esp
254 FE b2 PA44_MiscMale_NPC.esp
254 FE b3 PA44_Reach_NPC.esp
254 FE b4 PA44_SmallTowns_NPC.esp
254 FE b5 PA44_Solitude_NPC.esp
254 FE b6 PA44_Whiterun_NPC.esp
254 FE b7 PA44_Windhelm_NPC.esp
254 FE b8 PA44_Winterhold_NPC.esp
254 FE b9 Killable Generals.esp
254 FE ba LoS II - Sounds of Skyrim patch.esp
254 FE bb LoS II - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE bc Look Around.esp
78 4e Eli_LeatherBackpack.esp
254 FE bd MCMHelper.esp
79 4f MaximumCarnage.esp
254 FE be JKs Bee and Barb - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE bf JK's Elgrims Elixirs - Dawn of Skyrim Patch.esp
254 FE c0 JKs Angelines Aromatics - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE c1 JKs Angelines Aromatics - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE c2 JKs Arcadias Cauldron - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE c3 JKs Arcadias Cauldron - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE c4 JKs Arnleif and Sons - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE c5 JKs Arnleif and Sons - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE c6 JKs Arnleif and Sons - Sounds of Skyrim patch.esp
254 FE c7 JKs Bannered Mare - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE c8 JKs Bannered Mare - Immersion Patch.esp
254 FE c9 JKs Belethors General Goods - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE ca JKs Bits and Pieces - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE cb JKs Bits and Pieces - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE cc JKs Blue Palace - Sounds of Skyrim patch.esp
254 FE cd JKs Blue Palace - Nature of the Wildlands patch.esp
254 FE ce JKs Blue Palace - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE cf JKs Blue Palace - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE d0 JKs Blue Palace - Immersion Patch.esp
254 FE d1 JKs Candlehearth Hall - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE d2 JKs Candlehearth Hall - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE d3 JKs Candlehearth Hall - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE d4 Project Cougars - Fralia Greymane.esp
80 50 Real Feeding V3.esp
254 FE d5 QuickLootEE.esp
254 FE d6 MLQ_ForswornSkinchangers.esp
254 FE d7 SilverHandImprovements.esp
JKs Skyrim - Farming Patch.esp
254 FE d8 Sleeping Expanded.esp
81 51 SmoothCam.esp
254 FE d9 Skyland Watercolor - Slow Green-Vanilla.esp
254 FE da Take A Peek - New Stealth Mechanic.esp
82 52 RaceMenu.esp
83 53 RaceMenuPlugin.esp
254 FE db TrueDirectionalMovement.esp
84 54 SGEyebrows.esp
85 55 UIExtensions.esp
254 FE dc Werewolf Footstep FX.esp
86 56 Wounds.esp
87 57 AHZmoreHUD.esp
88 58 Werewolf Hunger.esp
89 59 tmtStartgameMonsters.esp
254 FE dd ImprovedAlternateConversationCamera.esp
90 5a SOSRaceMenu.esp
91 5b XPMSE.esp
254 FE de SnowOverSkyrim.esp
254 FE df PA44_Companions_NPC.esp
254 FE e0 PA44_Riften_NPC.esp
254 FE e1 PA44_ThievesGuild_NPC.esp
92 5c Imperious - Races of Skyrim.esp
254 FE e2 Containers and Leveled Lists Fixes.esp
93 5d Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
94 5e Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
95 5f Convenient Carriages.esp
96 60 Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
254 FE e3 JK's The Winking Skeever.esp
254 FE e4 JKs Winking Skeever - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE e5 JKs Winking Skeever - Fishing Patch.esp
254 FE e6 JKs Winking Skeever - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE e7 JKs Candlehearth Hall - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE e8 JKs Winking Skeever - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE e9 JKs Bannered Mare - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE ea JKs Temple of Kynareth - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE eb JKs Dragonsreach - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE ec JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE ed JKs Drunken Huntsman - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE ee JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE ef JKs Palace of the Kings - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE f0 JKs Riverwood Trader - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE f1 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE f2 JKs Temple of Talos - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE f3 JKs Temple of the Divines - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE f4 JKs Understone Keep - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE f5 JKs Warmaidens - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE f6 JKs Winking Skeever - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE f7 JKs Winking Skeever - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE f8 JKs Winking Skeever - Alternate Start Mods Patch.esp
254 FE f9 JKs Winking Skeever - Immersion Patch.esp
254 FE fa CWR_IC_Patch.esp
254 FE fb CC_Headhunter_Patch.esp
254 FE fc CC_JKIvarst_Patch.esp
254 FE fd JKs Belethors General Goods - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
97 61 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
254 FE fe JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Alternate Start patch.esp
254 FE ff JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - Alternate Start patch.esp
254 FE 100 Nature of the Wild Lands - Alternate start.esp
254 FE 101 BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp

*My game is Skyrim SE Anniversary Edition v1.6.640.0*
I am currently facing this problem where every time I create a New game it automatically gets corrupted.
One of the mods I'm using is Alternate Start - Live another life. At every new game I create Mara's dialogue option doesn't appear, she only says "approach my child...etc. When I check the load this image pops up with the label $Save Corrupt.
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Update : Issue resolved !!!
What I did to solve this was remove Immersive Citizens, someone told me it was incompatible with AI Overhaul which is in my load order ( If only my dumbass read things properly ) . I just in case also uninstalled FNIS to avoid any conflict with Nemesis, which I also got installed.
I am now making an effort to keep my LOOT order as white as possible. Making sure everything is patched and without conflicts.
I was also told this issue could be a bug that uses inactive plugins to create the Save corruption bug. I don't think this was my case however just to prevent from this becoming the case I'm going to delete all my inactive plugins from my mod manager.
Thank you all who helped me out with this issue, you guys gave me a lot of insight and useful information that I will use to prevent future issues.
Seriously you guys are awesome !! Please keep doing what you do !!
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https://preview.redd.it/1kq68b1aba0b1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c6d08b2783aac3ea27b1cefa85771e1d61838e9
When I quit the game and come back everything is temporarily fine, but a couple of minutes later file gets corrupted again.
I've done some research and I suspected at first that my Skyrim hit the plugin limit of 255, however I'm not so sure, from what I understood it's ESP/ESM that fill out the load order and ESL's don't count.
I checked on Vortex and realized that I currently have:
Active: 98
Light: 258
From what vortex tells me I can have a total of 254 plugins and 4096 light, so I guess I still got plenty of space for more mods.
Knowing all that I now have no idea what is causing this corruption. Please check my load order below if it helps. I thank you in advance !
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My active Load Order
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0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm
254 FE 0 ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl
254 FE 1 ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl
6 6 ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm
254 FE 2 FaceSculptorsRacemenu.esl
254 FE 3 EVGAnimatedTraversal.esl
7 7 FISS.esp
8 8 3DNPC.esp
9 9 Lanterns Of Skyrim II.esm
254 FE 4 NoRecoil.esm
10 a OrganicFactions.esm
11 b EnhancedAIFramework.esm
254 FE 5 staggeronhit.esl
12 c Unofficial Skyrim Modders Patch.esp
254 FE 6 TrueHUD.esl
13 d Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
254 FE 7 Vanilla Script MicroOptimizations.esl
14 e Vigilant.esm
15 f Bijin NPCs.esp
16 10 Bijin Warmaidens.esp
254 FE 8 JKs Dragonsreach - Populated Cities and Towns Patch.esp
254 FE 9 JKs Drunken Huntsman - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE a JKs Drunken Huntsman - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE b JKs Elgrims Elixirs - Bee and Barb Patch.esp
254 FE c JKs Elgrims Elixirs - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE d JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE e JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE f JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - DoS patch.esp
254 FE 10 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
254 FE 11 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 12 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 13 JKs Hags Cure - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 14 JKs Mistveil Keep - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 15 JKs Mistveil Keep - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 16 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 17 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Alternate Start patch.esp
254 FE 18 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE 19 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 1a JKs Palace of the Kings - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE 1b JKs Palace of the Kings - Populated Cities and Towns Patch.esp
254 FE 1c JKs Palace of the Kings - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 1d JKs Palace of the Kings - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 1e JKs Pawned Prawn - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 1f JKs Radiant Raiment - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 20 JKs Radiant Raiment - Immersion Patch.esp
254 FE 21 JKs Radiant Raiment - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 22 JKs Ragged Flagon - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 23 JKs Ragged Flagon - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 24 JKs Riverwood Trader - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 25 JKs Sadris Used Wares - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 26 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 27 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 28 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 29 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 2a JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - Alternate Start patch.esp
254 FE 2b JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - CC - Fishing patch.esp
254 FE 2c JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 2d JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - AI Overhaul SSE Patch.esp
254 FE 2e JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE 2f JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 30 JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - Populated Cities and Towns Patch.esp
254 FE 31 JKs Sleeping Giant Inn - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 32 JKs Temple of Dibella - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 33 JKs Temple of Dibella - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 34 JKs Temple of Kynareth - 3DNPC patch.esp
254 FE 35 JKs Temple of Kynareth - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 36 JKs Temple of Mara - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 37 JKs Temple of Mara - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 38 JKs Temple of Mara - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 39 JKs Temple of Talos - 3DNPC patch.esp
254 FE 3a JKs Temple of Talos - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 3b JKs Temple of Talos - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 3c JKs Temple of Talos - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 3d JKs Temple of the Divines - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 3e JKs Temple of the Divines - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 3f JKs Temple of the Divines - SPO patch.esp
254 FE 40 JKs Temple of the Divines - USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 41 JKs Understone Keep - 3DNPC.esp
254 FE 42 JKs Understone Keep - AI Overhaul patch.esp
254 FE 43 JKs Understone Keep - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 44 JKs Understone Keep - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 45 JKs Warmaidens - Immersive Citizens Patch.esp
254 FE 46 JKs White Phial - SPO Patch.esp
254 FE 47 JKs Winking Skeever - 3DNPC Patch.esp
254 FE 48 JKs Winking Skeever - AI Overhaul Patch.esp
254 FE 49 JKs Winking Skeever - Alternate Start Mods Patch.esp
254 FE 4a JKs Winking Skeever - Chair CR Patch no SFCO.esp
254 FE 4b JKs Winking Skeever - Fishing Patch.esp
254 FE 4c JKs Winking Skeever - Immersion Patch.esp
254 FE 4d JKs Winking Skeever - Immersive Citizens patch.esp
254 FE 4e JKs Winking Skeever - KIC Patch.esp
254 FE 4f JKs Winking Skeever - SPO patch.esp
254 FE 50 JKs Winking Skeever - USSEP Patch.esp
17 11 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
254 FE 51 dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
18 12 Odin - Skyrim Magic Overhaul.esp
19 13 Northern Bathhouses.esp
254 FE 52 Nature of the Wild Lands - 3D NPC.esp
254 FE 53 Nature of the Wild Lands - Alternate start.esp
254 FE 54 Nature of the Wild Lands - Autumn Birches.esp
254 FE 55 Nature of the Wild Lands - JKs Skyrim.esp
20 14 Nature of the Wild Lands.esp
21 15 Paraglider Retrieval Overhaul.esp
22 16 PAN_NPCs.esp
23 17 Populated Cities Towns Villages Legendary.esp
24 18 PositiveUndressedReactions.esp
25 19 Populated Skyrim Civil War.esp
254 FE 56 Precision.esp
254 FE 57 Project Cougar - AI Overhaul Patches - AIO.esp
254 FE 58 Project Cougar-BergritteBattleBorn.esp
254 FE 59 Project Cougar - Bergritte Battleborn.esp
254 FE 5a Project Cougars - Fralia.esp
254 FE 5b guardencounters.esp
254 FE 5c moretodo.esp
254 FE 5d moretosaycityguards.esp
254 FE 5e moretosayfalkreath.esp
254 FE 5f moretosaygeneric.esp
254 FE 60 moretosaykarthwasten.esp
254 FE 61 moretosayriften.esp
254 FE 62 moretosayriverwood.esp
254 FE 63 moretosayrorikstead.esp
254 FE 64 moretosayshorsstone.esp
254 FE 65 moretosaywhiterun.esp
254 FE 66 moretosaywinterhold.esp
254 FE 67 mtsfollowerbanter.esp
254 FE 68 priestsgrantblessings.esp
254 FE 69 secretofrorikstead.esp
26 1a TheDomain.esp
27 1b TheFrontierFixed.esp
28 1c Clockwork.esp
254 FE 6a MLQSomebodyElsesProblem.esp
29 1d DragonmournInn.esp
30 1e AdalMatar.esp
254 FE 6b Project Cougar - Hafjorg.esp
254 FE 6c Project Cougar - Idgrod Ravencrone.esp
254 FE 6d Project Cougar - Hilde.esp
254 FE 6e Project Cougar - Olava.esp
254 FE 6f Project Cougar - Tilma.esp
254 FE 70 3DNPC - AI Overhaul patch.esp
31 1f Hoamaii_SkyrimKiss.esp
32 20 DSer360MovementBehavior.esp
33 21 AI Overhaul.esp
34 22 FaceSculptorsRacemenu.esp
35 23 AMatterOfTime.esp
36 24 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
37 25 Audio Overhaul Skyrim.esp
254 FE 71 AOS_ISC_Integration.esp
254 FE 72 BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp
254 FE 73 CWRNimriel.esp
254 FE 74 CWR_IC_Patch.esp
254 FE 75 CWR_JKTemple_Patch.esp
254 FE 76 CWRepairs.esp
254 FE 77 CW_Enjia.esp
254 FE 78 BeastHHBB.esp
254 FE 79 mihailbloodymammothbones.esp
254 FE 7a BosmersHaveAntlers.esp
38 26 DSerCombatGameplayOverhaul.esp
254 FE 7b ezPG Visual Overhaul.esp
39 27 Conner's Survival Mode.esp
254 FE 7c Conditional Expressions.esp
254 FE 7d Containers and Leveled Lists Fixes.esp
254 FE 7e CC_Headhunter_Patch.esp
254 FE 7f CC_JKIvarst_Patch.esp
40 28 Convenient Carriages.esp
41 29 SprintSlide.esp
42 2a man_DaedricShrines.esp
43 2b DepthsOfSkyrim.esp
44 2c TheCleaner.esp
254 FE 80 Dirt and Blood - Dynamic Visuals.esp
45 2d EVGATAIO.esp
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254 FE 82 EVGATMielbarr.esp
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This is part of this week's series on Queen's Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4)
Opening line: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3
Opening name: Slav Defense Three Knights Variation
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/1d3zwRb.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+d4+d5+2.+c4+c6+3.+Nf3+Nf6+4.+Nc3++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._d4/1...d5/2._c4/2...c6/3._Nf3/3...Nf6/4._Nc3
Winning percenatages:
White: 18002 (31.49%)
Black: 10408 (18.2%)
Draws: 28763 (50.31%)
Slav Defence after 4.Nc3
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3
White develops his other knight onto the c3 square where it increases the pressure on d5 and also exerts control over the e4 square. Although this knight is sometimes developed onto the d2 square by Nbd2, the c3 square is probably slightly preferable since it does not block in white's bishop on c1.
Most popular responses

• 4...Bf5 This move looks natural, but it allows the annoying cxd5 cxd5 Qb3. This may still be playable after Qb6, though. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (3259770 games)
  
• 4...dxc4 (Slav accepted 4. ... dxc4) Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 Black finally takes the sacrificial pawn with dxc4. This move has about half the popularity of the main line e6. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (2075883 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 50
Score: +0.31
Best Move: e6
PV Line: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O
Puzzles based around Slav Defense Three Knights Variation
https://lichess.org/training/Slav_Defense_Three_Knights_Variation
Historical games for Slav Defense Three Knights Variation

Game	Result	Year
Aronian, L. (2805) vs Carlsen, M. (2877)	1/2-1/2	2014
Carlsen, M. (2876) vs Topalov, V. (2798)	0-1	2015
Ding, Liren (2791) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	0-1	2020
Ding, Liren (2805) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2842)	1-0	2020
Giri, A. (2776) vs Carlsen, M. (2870)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2881) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2760)	1-0	2014
Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) vs Kasparov, Garry (2838)	1/2-1/2	2001
So, W. (2776) vs Carlsen, M. (2864)	1/2-1/2	2022
Aronian, L. (2793) vs Carlsen, M. (2832)	1-0	2017
Caruana, F. (2808) vs Anand, V. (2816)	1/2-1/2	2015

Hi there! I cant seem to fix this problem myself so your help would be really appreciated.
I have an ENUM state called AnimalState and by default is set to AnimalState == EAnimalState::EAS_Roaming. You can see it here on the viewport: https://prnt.sc/EZ-9TmkcNDmY
​

void ADear::Tick(float DeltaTime)
{
PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;
Super::Tick(DeltaTime);
if (AnimalState == EAnimalState::EAS_Roaming)
{

 Super::CheckCombatTarget(); Super::CheckPatrolTarget(); GEngine->AddOnScreenDebugMessage(-1, 2.0f, FColor::Yellow, TEXT("ROAMING")); 

}
if (PawnSensing)
{

 PawnSensing->OnSeePawn.AddDynamic(this, &ADear::PawnSeen); 

}
if (AnimalState == EAnimalState::EAS_Fleeing)
{

 Super::Flee(); 

}
}

And this is where i'm changing the state:

void ADear::PawnSeen(APawn* SeenPawn)
{
if (AnimalState == EAnimalState::EAS_Fleeing) return;
if (SeenPawn->ActorHasTag(FName("MainPlayer")))
{

 GetWorldTimerManager().ClearTimer(PatrolTimer); GetCharacterMovement()->MaxWalkSpeed = 0.f; 

AnimalState = EAnimalState::EAS_Fleeing;

 isDeerFleeing = true; GEngine->AddOnScreenDebugMessage(-1, 2.0f, FColor::Yellow, TEXT("Pawn Player Seen")); 

}
}

This is part of this week's series on Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
Opening name: Ruy Lopez Closed
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/zpeE3xE.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5+a6+4.+Ba4+Nf6+5.+O-O+Be7++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Ba4/4...Nf6/5._O-O/5...Be7
Winning percenatages:
White: 15285 (29.52%)
Black: 8896 (17.18%)
Draws: 27597 (53.3%)
Closed Ruy Lopez
Closed Ruy Lopez
Black chose not to capture White's e-pawn on the previous move, but the threat still hangs over White's head. White typically removes it with
Either
White can also opt for
Just as White had the option of 5. Qe2 last move, she can now play
Most popular responses

• 1. Re1 (Closed Ruy Lopez) Now the White's own e-pawn is defended, the threat Bxc6 followed by Nxe5 winning a pawn becomes a serious problem for Black. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (1461466 games)
• 1. Bxc6 (Ruy Lopez Main Line) (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (66684 games)
• 1. Qe2 (mw-content-text) The plan is to hold e4 with the queen and move the rook to d1 in preparation for d2-d4, and again this has the drawback of putting the queen on the file most likely to be opened by Black. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (26056 games)

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 46
Score: +0.36
Best Move: Re1
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez Closed
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez_Closed
Historical games for Ruy Lopez Closed

Game	Result	Year
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, Magnus (2862) vs Aronian, Levon (2813)	1-0	2013
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	0-1	2019
Carlsen, M. (2876) vs Aronian, L. (2780)	1-0	2015
Kasparov, Garry (2847) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2807)	1/2-1/2	2003
Anand, V. (2791) vs Carlsen, M. (2863)	1/2-1/2	2015
Caruana, F.. (2842) vs Ding Liren (2805)	1/2-1/2	2021
Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) vs Carlsen, M.. (2862)	1-0	2020

This is part of this week's series on Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Opening name: Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/g5kcaUE.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5+a6+4.+Ba4+Nf6+5.+O-O++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Ba4/4...Nf6/5._O-O
Winning percenatages:
White: 21050 (30.1%)
Black: 12373 (17.69%)
Draws: 36502 (52.2%)
Ruy Lopez, Main Line
Ruy Lopez Main Line
Black has a number of options here:
Developing the f8-bishop to allow castling is a logical step.
5...Be7 and
5...Bc5 are both played; Bc5 carries more superficial attacking potential along the g1-a7 diagonal, but Black's natural plan of playing ...d6 will cut this bishop off from the defence of the kingside, plus it means White's natural plan of c3 followed by d4 will come with gain of tempo. Be7 is the most common move for these reasons. The bishop is not necessarily a bad piece on e7, where it supports the knight against any coming Bg5 ideas, and in the long term if Black is forced into playing ...g6 to evict a White knight from f5, it's useful to have the bishop available to redeploy to g7 via f8.
5...b5 plans to develop the c8-bishop on b7 and the f8-bishop on c5, where they both aim at the kingside along adjacent diagonals. The difference between this move and the immediate ...Bc5 is that on ...Bc5 White can play c3 and get the bishop back to c2 in one move; here she must lose a tempo going via b3. Hence ...b5 is more common than ...Bc5.
5...Nxe4 gives the a game a different flavour. Black tries to distract White from her development by snatching a pawn, leading to a more open position. As usual when a player grabs a pawn in the Ruy Lopez, trying to hold on to it turns out to be a bad idea.
Common Moves
Most popular responses

• 5...Be7 (Closed Ruy Lopez) Black chose not to capture White's e-pawn on the previous move, but the threat still hangs over White's head. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (2002039 games)
  
• 5...b5 (Ruy Lopez) (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (1921588 games)
  
• 5...Nxe4 (Ruy Lopez: Riga Variation) The natural 6. Re1 is in fact a very minor sideline; not only does it commit the rook to the e-file unnecessarily, but it allows Black's knight to retreat to c5, forcing the exchange of the a4-bishop. If Bxc6 dxc6, Black is then doing rather well compared to the Exchange Variation as the bishop has lost a tempo and the disappearance of the centre pawns favours Black's bishop pair. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (465978 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 48
Score: +0.29
Best Move: b5
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense

Game	Result	Year
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, Magnus (2862) vs Aronian, Levon (2813)	1-0	2013
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2808) vs Carlsen, M. (2853)	0-1	2015
Caruana, F. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2855)	0-1	2016
Carlsen, M. (2876) vs Aronian, L. (2780)	1-0	2015

This is part of this week's series on Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
Opening name: Ruy Lopez, Main Line
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/19N80pg.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5+a6+4.+Ba4+Nf6++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Ba4/4...Nf6
Winning percenatages:
White: 24240 (30.44%)
Black: 14933 (18.75%)
Draws: 40472 (50.82%)
Ruy Lopez, Main Line
Ruy Lopez Main Line
Black's move 4...Nf6 threatens White's e-pawn. White may defend it directly with
5.d3, the Anderssen Variation or
5.Nc3 transposing to the Four Knights, Spanish Variation
but both moves interfere with White's natural plan of playing c3 and d4. Without playing c3 and d4 to create some central tension it will be difficult to generate open files for the rooks; additionally White's star attacker currently residing on a4 is liable to get swapped off if it does not have the option of retreating to c2.
5.Qe2, the Wormald Attack, retains the option of c3 and d4, and introduces the medium-term plan of shifting the king's rook across to d1 in a single move after White castles kingside. The downside is that it places the queen on a file that's very likely to get opened, or at least half-opened. Put your rooks on open files and your queen on a closed one!
The main line, and a more subtle way of maintaining material equality, is 5. O-O, after which Black can grab a pawn but cannot hold on to it.
Common Moves
Most popular responses

• 1. O-O (Ruy Lopez, Main Line) Black has a number of options here: Developing the f8-bishop to allow castling is a logical step. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (5393815 games)
• 1. d3 (mw-content-text) Though passive and harmless-looking, this move defends the e4-pawn and makes Bxc6 followed by Nxe5 a reality. Therefore, Black has to loosen his queenside with 5...b5. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (2004459 games)

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 47
Score: +0.37
Best Move: O-O
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 dxe4
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez, Main Line

Game	Result	Year
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, M. (2875) vs Ding Liren (2805)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, Magnus (2862) vs Aronian, Levon (2813)	1-0	2013
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	0-1	2019
Carlsen, Magnus (2848) vs Aronian, Levon (2815)	1-0	2012

This is part of this week's series on Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4
Opening name: Ruy Lopez
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/hWzR9f9.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5+a6+4.+Ba4++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Ba4
Winning percenatages:
White: 27329 (30.98%)
Black: 17112 (19.4%)
Draws: 43778 (49.62%)
Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defence
The last two moves ...a6 and Ba4 have made no substantial change to the position, therefore Black's options are much the same as they were on his previous move, although they are now known as deferred defences.
4...Nf6 is the most often played move and is referred to as the main line (rather than the Berlin Deferred). It attacks White's currently undefended e-pawn and helps prepare kingside castling.
4...d6 is the Steinitz Deferred. Much more popular than the true Steinitz Defence, it cuts out any threats to the e-pawn and reserves the option of an f5 push.
4...Bc5 is the Classical Defence Deferred. It develops a piece and controls the a7-g1 diagonal.
Hunting down White's bishop now is not wise. If Black plays 4...b5 5.Bb3 5...Na5, hunting down White's light-squared bishop, which is a good thing. However, it takes a lot of time, and after O-O Nxb3 axb3, Black is far behind in development. The game Pavlovic-Agdestein, 2003 continued (after 5...Na5) 6.0-0 6...d6 7.d4 7...f6 (holding on to e5 is Black's main idea in the Ruy Lopez) 8.Nc3 Nxb3 9.axb3 (Black doesn't have one piece off the back rank). Now, White can attack after Bb7 Qe2 g6 Be3 c6 dxe5 fxe5 Ng5 Be7 f4! opening more lines.[1]
Common Moves
Most popular responses

• 4...Nf6 (Ruy Lopez, Main Line) Black's move 4...Nf6 threatens White's e-pawn. White may defend it directly with but both moves interfere with White's natural plan of playing c3 and d4. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (7682524 games)
  
• 4...b5 (Morphy Defence) Black puts pressure on the bishop. 5. Bb3 is the only available move. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (4081002 games)
  
• 4...d6 (Steinitz Deferred) This move is a good developing move for black. It re-enforces the e-pawn, it allows the c8 bishop to readily join the battle and reserves the option of an f5 push. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (903759 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 47
Score: +0.31
Best Move: Be7
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez

Game	Result	Year
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, M. (2875) vs Ding Liren (2805)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, Magnus (2862) vs Aronian, Levon (2813)	1-0	2013
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	0-1	2019
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, Magnus (2848) vs Aronian, Levon (2815)	1-0	2012

This week's opening is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)
The bot will post the most popular lines for this opening throughout the week.
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Opening name: Ruy Lopez
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/U4WzDQC.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5
Winning percenatages:
White: 40468 (29.91%)
Black: 25846 (19.1%)
Draws: 69001 (50.99%)
3. Bb5 - Ruy Lopez
The essential move marking the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Game. "It is the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has been adopted by almost all players at some point in their careers and many play it from both the White and Black sides."
White threatens to trade off Black's c6-knight, leaving the e5-pawn undefended. It's not an immediate threat, because after 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5, Black can win the pawn back with 5... Qd4 or 5... Qg5.
Black can respond in a variety of ways. The most common move is the Morphy Defence 3... a6. This forces White to make a decision about the Bishop - retreat or exchange.
Many other moves are available, some neglecting completely the protection of the knight and the pawn and continuing development.
The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura.
Most popular responses

• 3...a6 (Ruy Lopez) By far the most commonly played Black third move in the Ruy Lopez game is the Morphy variation, 3...a6, which "puts the question" to the white bishop. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (23872312 games)
  
• 3...d6 (Ruy Lopez) The move is sometimes called the Old Steinitz Defence because it is viewed as not best for black. The e5 is not threatened by Bxc6 so there is no need to defend the pawn. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (18506201 games)
  
• 3...Nf6 (Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence) The Berlin Defence is a common opening often played at grandmaster level. The move 3...Nf6 attacks the center and threatens the pawn on e4. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (18214263 games)
  
• 3...Nd4 (Ruy Lopez - Bird's Defence) Black gives up the defense of e5 and instead counter-attacks with a threat towards the bishop. The drawback is that after the knight exchange on d4 Black will have a slightly inferior pawn structure, with a bit of a space gain though. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (4835295 games)
  
• 3...f5 (Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence) The first thing to note about the Schliemann Defence, formerly known as the Jaenisch Gambit, is that it isn't a gambit. Despite the apparent similarity to the Latvian Gambit, the knight on c6 changes everything. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (1546385 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 50
Score: +0.27
Best Move: Nf6
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez

Game	Result	Year
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2805) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, M. (2875) vs Ding Liren (2805)	1-0	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	0-1	2015

This week's posts for 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez):
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O (Closed Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 (Closed Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 (Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 (Closed Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 (Closed Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 (mw-content-text)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 (Ruy Lopez:Exchange Variation)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O (Ruy Lopez: Barendregt Variation)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 (Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 (Morphy Defence)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 (Ruy Lopez - Bird's Defence)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O (Ruy Lopez, Main Line)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 (Ruy Lopez, Main Line)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 (Ruy Lopez:Exchange Variation)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 (Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 (Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 (Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 (Ruy Lopez)
[Weekly: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez)] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 (Ruy Lopez)

Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Opening name: Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/X95TO61.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5+a6+4.+Ba4+Nf6+5.+O-O++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Ba4/4...Nf6/5._O-O
Winning percenatages:
White: 21050 (30.1%)
Black: 12373 (17.69%)
Draws: 36502 (52.2%)
Ruy Lopez, Main Line
Ruy Lopez Main Line
Black has a number of options here:
Developing the f8-bishop to allow castling is a logical step.
5...Be7 and
5...Bc5 are both played; Bc5 carries more superficial attacking potential along the g1-a7 diagonal, but Black's natural plan of playing ...d6 will cut this bishop off from the defence of the kingside, plus it means White's natural plan of c3 followed by d4 will come with gain of tempo. Be7 is the most common move for these reasons. The bishop is not necessarily a bad piece on e7, where it supports the knight against any coming Bg5 ideas, and in the long term if Black is forced into playing ...g6 to evict a White knight from f5, it's useful to have the bishop available to redeploy to g7 via f8.
5...b5 plans to develop the c8-bishop on b7 and the f8-bishop on c5, where they both aim at the kingside along adjacent diagonals. The difference between this move and the immediate ...Bc5 is that on ...Bc5 White can play c3 and get the bishop back to c2 in one move; here she must lose a tempo going via b3. Hence ...b5 is more common than ...Bc5.
5...Nxe4 gives the a game a different flavour. Black tries to distract White from her development by snatching a pawn, leading to a more open position. As usual when a player grabs a pawn in the Ruy Lopez, trying to hold on to it turns out to be a bad idea.
Common Moves
Most popular responses

• 5...Be7 (Closed Ruy Lopez) Black chose not to capture White's e-pawn on the previous move, but the threat still hangs over White's head. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (2002039 games)
  
• 5...b5 (Ruy Lopez) (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (1921588 games)
  
• 5...Nxe4 (Ruy Lopez: Riga Variation) The natural 6. Re1 is in fact a very minor sideline; not only does it commit the rook to the e-file unnecessarily, but it allows Black's knight to retreat to c5, forcing the exchange of the a4-bishop. If Bxc6 dxc6, Black is then doing rather well compared to the Exchange Variation as the bishop has lost a tempo and the disappearance of the centre pawns favours Black's bishop pair. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (465978 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 48
Score: +0.29
Best Move: b5
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense

Game	Result	Year
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, Magnus (2862) vs Aronian, Levon (2813)	1-0	2013
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2870) vs Ding Liren (2801)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2808) vs Carlsen, M. (2853)	0-1	2015
Caruana, F. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2855)	0-1	2016
Carlsen, M. (2876) vs Aronian, L. (2780)	1-0	2015

This is part of this week's series on Open Game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Opening name: Ruy Lopez
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/akucZgV.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5
Winning percenatages:
White: 40468 (29.91%)
Black: 25846 (19.1%)
Draws: 69001 (50.99%)
3. Bb5 - Ruy Lopez
The essential move marking the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Game. "It is the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has been adopted by almost all players at some point in their careers and many play it from both the White and Black sides."
White threatens to trade off Black's c6-knight, leaving the e5-pawn undefended. It's not an immediate threat, because after 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5, Black can win the pawn back with 5... Qd4 or 5... Qg5.
Black can respond in a variety of ways. The most common move is the Morphy Defence 3... a6. This forces White to make a decision about the Bishop - retreat or exchange.
Many other moves are available, some neglecting completely the protection of the knight and the pawn and continuing development.
The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura.
Most popular responses

• 3...a6 (Ruy Lopez) By far the most commonly played Black third move in the Ruy Lopez game is the Morphy variation, 3...a6, which "puts the question" to the white bishop. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (23872312 games)
  
• 3...d6 (Ruy Lopez) The move is sometimes called the Old Steinitz Defence because it is viewed as not best for black. The e5 is not threatened by Bxc6 so there is no need to defend the pawn. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (18506201 games)
  
• 3...Nf6 (Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence) The Berlin Defence is a common opening often played at grandmaster level. The move 3...Nf6 attacks the center and threatens the pawn on e4. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (18214263 games)
  
• 3...Nd4 (Ruy Lopez - Bird's Defence) Black gives up the defense of e5 and instead counter-attacks with a threat towards the bishop. The drawback is that after the knight exchange on d4 Black will have a slightly inferior pawn structure, with a bit of a space gain though. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (4835295 games)
  
• 3...f5 (Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence) The first thing to note about the Schliemann Defence, formerly known as the Jaenisch Gambit, is that it isn't a gambit. Despite the apparent similarity to the Latvian Gambit, the knight on c6 changes everything. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (1546385 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 47
Score: +0.2
Best Move: Nf6
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez

Game	Result	Year
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2805) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Carlsen, M. (2875) vs Ding Liren (2805)	1-0	2019
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	0-1	2015

This is part of this week's series on Open Game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
Opening name: King's Knight Opening Normal Variation
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/gmgaGFt.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6
Winning percenatages:
White: 61049 (29.98%)
Black: 42877 (21.06%)
Draws: 99677 (48.96%)
2... Nc6 - King's Knight Opening
White's responses
White has multiple choices here which can lead to very different games.
Most popular responses

• 1. Bc4 (Open Game) And so we reach the Italian Game. White takes aim at Black's weak f7 Pawn. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (168194029 games)
• 1. Bb5 (3. Bb5 - Ruy Lopez) The essential move marking the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Game. "It is the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has been adopted by almost all players at some point in their careers and many play it from both the White and Black sides." White threatens to trade off Black's c6-knight, leaving the e5-pawn undefended. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (88999087 games)
• 1. d4 (Scotch Game) This aggressive move practically forces Black to play 3...exd4 which releases central tension very early. This should lead to a very open game with a lot of space for both players. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (66568925 games)
• 1. Nc3 (Three Knights Game) Black can copy White's moves with 3...Nf6, leading to a very quiet game. Other alternatives include bishop moves : It's also possible to play 3...g6. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (53949784 games)
• 1. c3 (Ponziani Opening) The Ponziani is one of the oldest openings. Its plan is to support a later d4, and set several traps for unwitting opponents, but it doesn't pose much of a problem for the defence if black knows the lines. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (12414586 games)

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 49
Score: +0.25
Best Move: Bb5
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
Puzzles based around King's Knight Opening Normal Variation
https://lichess.org/training/Kings_Knight_Opening_Normal_Variation
Historical games for King's Knight Opening Normal Variation

Game	Result	Year
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	0-1	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019
Caruana, F. (2805) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015
Anand, V. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2876)	1-0	2015

This week's opening is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 (King's Knight Opening)
The bot will post the most popular lines for this opening throughout the week.
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Opening name: King's Knight Opening
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/bnYK14w.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3
Winning percenatages:
White: 71489 (30.12%)
Black: 47892 (20.18%)
Draws: 117981 (49.71%)
2. Nf3 - Open Game
Black's valuable center pawn is threatened with capture, but White's pawn remains safe.
The question for Black at this point is whether to challenge the White pawn on e4 or support the Black one on e5.
Supporting the Black pawn
It restricts the f8 bishop to the e7 square, and grants White an advantage in territory, but it builds a fortress that cannot be easily battered down.
An alternative (older) way to play this is to follow up with 3... f5.
Challenging the White pawn
Black wants the same things that White wants, but once again White will be back in a symmetrical position with the advantage of moving first.
This iconic counter-thrust divides opinion like very few other openings.
Has Black lured White into a minefield of tricks and traps leading to an inevitable violent death?
Or has Black given away a pawn for nothing?
Most popular responses

• 2...Nc6 (2... Nc6 - King's Knight Opening) White has multiple choices here which can lead to very different games. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (380660117 games)
  
• 2...d6 (2... d6 .E2.80.93 Philidor Defence) The Black fortress is solid. White should not wait before attacking it, because Black can play 3...f5 if White plays a passive move, which would definitely equalize. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (93722677 games)
  
• 2...Nf6 (Petrov's Defence) Black chose to play the Petrov's Defense. This defense is well known to be drawish and boring, especially due to the symmetrical position. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (78549270 games)
  
• 2...Qf6 (Greco Defence) Moves: The Greco Defence attempts to defend Black's e-Pawn with the Queen. This defence is rarely seen professionally as White is provided an advantage in development. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (13080021 games)
  
• 2...d5 (Elephant Gambit) The Elephant Gambit or Englund Counterattack. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (12552493 games)
  

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 54
Score: +0.29
Best Move: Nc6
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+
Puzzles based around King's Knight Opening
https://lichess.org/training/Kings_Knight_Opening
Historical games for King's Knight Opening

Game	Result	Year
Caruana, F. (2818) vs Carlsen, M. (2882)	1-0	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Caruana, F. (2818)	1/2-1/2	2019
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	0-1	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1-0	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1-0	2020
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2835)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, Fabiano (2835) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863)	1/2-1/2	2020
Caruana, F. (2819) vs Carlsen, M. (2875)	1/2-1/2	2019
Carlsen, M. (2882) vs Ding Liren (2805)	0-1	2019

This week's posts for 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 (King's Knight Opening):