Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy Lopez Part V

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 Nc3 b5
6 Bb3 Be7 7 O-O d6 8 Nd5 Na5 9 Nxe7 Qxe7
10 d3 O-O 11 Bg5 h6 12 Bh4 g5 13 Bg3 Bg4
14 h3 Bh5 15 Qe2 Kg7 16 Qe3 Nd7 17 Nd2 Bg6
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 Nc3



5 O-O
5 Qe2
5 d3
5 d4
5 Bxc6
5 c3

5 ... b5



5 ... Be7
5 ... Bc5
5 ... d6
5 ... Bb4

6 Bb3



6 ... Be7



6 ... Bc5
6 ... d6

7 O-O



7 d3
7 a4

7 ... d6



7 ... O-O
7 ... Bb7
7 ... b4

8 Nd5



8 d3
8 a4
8 Ng5
8 Bd5
8 Re1

8 ... Na5



8 ... O-O
8 ... Bb7
8 ... Be6
8 ... Nxe4
8 ... Bg4

9 Nxe7



9 Re1
9 d4

9 ... Qxe7



10 d3



10 d4
10 Qe2

10 ... O-O



10 ... c5
10 ... Nxb3
10 ... Bg4

11 Bg5



11 Qe2
11 Bd2
11 Ne1
11 h3

11 ... h6



11 ... Bg4
11 ... Nxb3

12 Bh4



12 Bxf6
12 Be3
12 Bd2

12 ... g5



12 ... Bb7
12 ... Nxb3
12 ... Bg4

13 Bg3



13 Nxg5

13 ... Bg4



13 ... Nh5

14 h3



14 Re1
14 Qe2

14 ... Bh5



14 ... Nxb3

15 Qe2



15 Re1

15 ... Kg7



15 ... Nd7
15 ... Nxb3

16 Qe3



16 c3
16 Rfc1

16 ... Nd7



16 ... Nxb3

17 Nd2



17 d4

17 ... Bg6



17 ... Nb6
17 ... Qf6
17 ... Nxb3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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