Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy Lopez Part II

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 Qe2 b5
6 Bb3 Bc5 7 c3 O-O 8 d3 d6 9 Bg5 h6
10 Bh4 Be6 11 Bd5 Bxd5 12 exd5 Nb8
13 Bxf6 Qxf6 14 O-O Nd7 15 Nbd2 Bb6
16 a4 Rae8 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 Qe2



5 O-O
5 d3
5 d4
5 Nc3
5 Bxc6
5 c3

5 ... b5



5 ... Bc5
5 ... Be7
5 ... Qe7
5 .... Bd6
5 ... d6
5 ... g6

6 Bb3



6 ... Bc5



6 ... d6
6 ... Be7
6 ... Na5

7 c3



7 d3
7 a4
7 O-O

7 ... O-O



7 ... d6

8 d3



8 O-O

8 ... d6



8 ... Bb7
8 .. h6
8 ... d5
8 ... Re8

9 Bg5



9 O-O

9 ... h6



9 ... Be6
9 ... Bg4
9 ... Rb8

10 Bh4



10 Be3

10 ... Be6



10 ... Qe7
10 ... Re8
10 ... b4
10 ... g5
10 ... Rb8

11 Bd5



11 Nbd2
11 O-O

11 ... Bxd5



11 ... Bd7

12 exd5



12 Bxf6

12 ... Nb8



12 ... Ne7
12 ... Na7

13 Bxf6



13 b4

13 ... Qxf6



13 ... gxf6

14 O-O



14 Nbd2

14 ... Nd7



14 ... Qg6

15 Nbd2



15 Re1

15 ... Bb6



15 ... Qf4

16 a4



16 Rfe1
16 Ne4

16 ... Rae8



16 ... Qg6
16 ... Qf4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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