Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (Classical Defense)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Bc5 4 O-O Nf6 5 c3 O-O
6 d4 Bb6 7 Bg5 h6 8 Bh4 d6 9 a4 a5
10 Re1 exd4 11 Bxc6 bxc6 12 Nxd4 Re8
13 Nd2 c5 14 Nf5 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 ... Bc5



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 ... Nd4
3 ... Nge7
3 ... d6
3 ... Bb4
3 ... Be7
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 c3
4 Nxe5
4 Nc3
4 Bxc6
4 Qe2
4 b4

4 ... Nf6



4 ... d6
4 ... Qf6
4 ... Nd4
4 ... Nge7

5 c3



5 d3
5 Nxe5
5 Nc3
5 Bxc6
5 Re1

5 ... O-O



5 ... Nxe4
5 ... a6
5 ... Be7

6 d4



6 Re1

6 ... Bb6



6 ... exd4

7 Bg5



7 Qd3
7 Re1
7 a4
7 dxe5
7 Bxc6
7 Qa4

7 ... h6



7 ... d6
7 ... exd4

8 Bh4



8 Bxf6

8 ... d6



8 ... a6
8 ... exd4

9 a4



9 Qd3
9 Bxc6
9 Nbd2
9 Re1

9 ... a5



9 ... exd4

10 Re1



10 dxe5
10 Qd3
10 Bxc6
10 d5

10 ... exd4



10 ... g5
10 ... Bd7
10 ... Bg4
10 ... Qe7

11 Bxc6



11 Nxd4

11 ... bxc6



11 ... g5

12 Nxd4



12 cxd4

12 ... Re8



12 ... Bd7
12 ... c5

13 Nd2



13 Nxc6
13 Qf3

13 ... c5



13 ... g5
13 ... Bd7

14 Nf5



14 Nc2
14 N4f3
14 Nb5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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