Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy Lopez Part IV

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 d4 exd4
6 O-O Be7 7 Re1 b5 8 e5 Nxe5 9 Rxe5 d6
10 Re1 bxa4 11 Nxd4 Bd7 12 Qf3 O-O 13 Nc6
13 ... Bxc6 14 Qxc6 Re8 15 Qxa4 Bf8 16 Bd2
16 ... Rxe1+ 17 Bxe1 Qe8 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 d4



5 O-O
5 Qe2
5 d3
5 Nc3
5 Bxc6
5 c3

5 ... exd4



5 ... Nxe4
5 ... Nxd4
5 ... Be7
5 ... b5

6 O-O



6 e5

6 ... Be7



6 ... d6
6 ... Nxe4
6 ... Bc5
6 ... b5

7 Re1



7 e5
7 Qe2
7 Nxd4

7 ... b5



7 ... d6
7 ... O-O
7 ... Bb4

8 e5



8 Bb3

8 ... Nxe5



8 ... Nd5
8 ... bxa4

9 Rxe5



9 Nxe5

9 ... d6



9 ... bxa4

10 Re1



10 Rg5
10 Rxe7+

10 ... bxa4



10 ... c5

11 Nxd4



11 Bg5

11 ... Bd7



11 ... Qd7

12 Qf3



12 Qe2
12 Qd3

12 ... O-O



12 ... d5
12 ... Rb8

13 Nc6



13 Nf5
13 Nc3

13 ... Bxc6



14 Qxc6



14 ... Re8



14 ... Nd7
14 ... Rb8
14 ... a3
14 ... d5

15 Qxa4



15 Nc3
15 Bg5

15 ... Bf8



15 ... d5
15 ... Qd7

16 Bd2



16 Rxe8
16 Rd1
16 Be3

16 ... Rxe1+



16 ... Qd7

17 Bxe1



17 ... Qe8



17 ... d5

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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