Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (Cozio Defense)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nge7 4 O-O g6 5 c3 Bg7
6 d4 exd4 7 cxd4 d5 8 exd5 Nxd5 9 Re1+ Be6
10 Bg5 Qd6 11 Nbd2 O-O 12 Ne4 Qb4 13 Bxc6
13 ... bxc6 14 Qc1 Rfe8 15 Bd2 Qb6 16 Nc5
16 ... Bf5 17 Ne5 Rad8 18 a3 f6 19 Nc4 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 ... Nge7



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 ... 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 Nc3
4 d4

4 ... g6



4 ... Ng6
4 ... a6
4 ... d6
4 ... Nd4

5 c3



5 d4
5 Nc3

5 ... Bg7



5 ... a6
5 ... d6

6 d4



6 Re1

6 ... exd4



6 ... O-O
6 ... a6

7 cxd4



7 Nxd4

7 ... d5



7 ... O-O
7 ... a6

8 exd5



8 Bxc6+

8 ... Nxd5



8 ... Qxd5

9 Re1+



9 Bg5
9 Bxc6+
9 Qe2
9 Qa4+

9 ... Be6



9 ... Kf8

10 Bg5



10 Ne5
10 Bxc6+
10 Ng5
10 Nc3

10 ... Qd6



10 ... Qb8
10 ... Qd7

11 Nbd2



11 Nc3

11 ... O-O



11 ... h6
11 ... Qb4

12 Ne4



12 Nc4

12 .... Qb4



13 Bxc6



13 Qd3

13 ... bxc6



14 Qc1



14 Qc2
14 Qd2

14 ... Rfe8



14 ... Bf5
14 ... Bxd4
14 ... Qb6
14 ..Rfe8

15 Bd2



15 h3
15 Bh6
15 a3
15 b3
15 Qxc6

15 ... Qb6



15 ... Qb5

16 Nc5



16 b3

16 ... Bf5



16 ... Rab8

17 Ne5



17 b3

17 ... Rad8



17 ... Re7
17 ... a6

18 a3



18 Bh6
18 b3

18 ... f6



18 ... Bf8
18 ... Bf6
18 ... h5
18 ... Nf6

19 Nc4



19 Nf3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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