Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (3 ... Be7)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Be7 4 O-O a6 5 Bxc6 dxc6
6 Nxe5 Qd4 7 Qh5 g6 8 Nf3 Qxe4 9 d3 Qf5
10 Qxf5 Bxf5 11 Re1 f6 12 Nbd2 O-O-O Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Closed
Ruy Lopez

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5:



3 ... Be7



3 ... a6 (Closed Ruy Lopez)
3 ... a6 (Open Ruy Lopez Part I)
3 ... a6 (Open Ruy Lopez Part II)
3 ... a6 (Marshall Gambit)
3 ... f5 (Schliemann Defense)
3 ... Nf6
3 ... g6
3 ... Bc5
3 ... Nd4
3 ... Nge7
3 ... d6
3 ... Bb4
3 ... a5
3 ... Qe7
3 ... Qf6
3 ... Nb8
3 ... Na5
3 ... Bd6
3 ... f6
3 ... Nce7
3 ... d5? 4 Nxe5 Qg5 5 Nf3 Qe7 6 e5.
3 ... g5? 4 d4 Nxd4 5 Nxd4 exd4 6 Qxd4 Qf6
7 e5 Qe7 8 O-O c6.

4 O-O



4 Nc3

4 ... a6



4 ... Nf6

5 Bxc6



5 Ba4
5 Bc4

5 ... dxc6



5 ... bxc6

6 Nxe5



6 Nc3
6 d3

6 ... Qd4



6 ... Nf6

7 Qh5



7 Nf3

7 ... g6



7 ... Be6

8 Nf3



8 ... Qxe4



9 d3



9 Qa5
9 Nc3

9 ... Qf5



9 ... Qe2

10 Qxf5



10 Qh3

10 ... Bxf5



10 ... gxf5

11 Re1



11 Bf4
11 Nc3

11 ... f6



11 ... h6
11 ... O-O-O

12 Nbd2



12 b3
12 Be3
12 Nd4

12 ... O-O-O



12 ... Bg4
12 ... Kf7

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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