Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy Lopez Part III

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 d3 d6
6 c3 b5 7 Bc2 g6 8 O-O Bg7 9 Re1 O-O
10 Bg5 Bb7 11 Nbd2 Qd7 12 Nf1 Rfe8 13 Ne3
13 ... Nd8 14 Nd2 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 4 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy
Lopez Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6:



5 d3



5 O-O
5 Qe2
5 d4
5 Nc3
5 Bxc6
5 c3

5 ... d6



5 ... Bc5
5 ... b5

6 c3



6 O-O
6 Nbd2
6 c4
6 h3
6 Nc3

6 ... b5



6 ... g6
6 ... Bd7
6 ... Be7
6 ... Bg4

7 Bc2



7 Bb3

7 ... g6



7 ... Be7
7 ... Bg4

8 O-O



8 d4
8 a4

8 ... Bg7



8 ... Bd7

9 Re1



9 d4
9 a4

9 ... O-O



9 ... h6
9 ... Rb8

10 Bg5



10 d4
10 Nbd2

10 ... Bb7



10 ... h6
10 ... Qe8
10 ... Bg4

11 Nbd2



11 Qd2
11 d4

11 ... Qd7



11 ... h6
11 ... Re8

12 Nf1



12 d4
12 Be3
12 h3

12 ... Rfe8



12 ... h6
12 ... Rae8
12 ... Rad8
12 ... Ng4
12 ... a5

13 Ne3



13 Qc1
13 Qd2

13 ... Nd8



13 ... h6

14 Nd2



14 Bh4
14 Bxf6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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