Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (3 ... Bb4)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Bb4 4 O-O Nge7 5 c3 Ba5
6 d4 exd4 7 Nxd4 O-O 8 Bg5 f6 9 Be3 Bb6
10 Bc4+ Kh8 11 Nxc6 bxc6 12 Qe2 d5 13 Bd3
13 ... f5 14 exf5 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 ... Bb4



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 ... 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 a3
4 Qe2
4 Bxc6

4 ... Nge7



4 ... Nf6
4 ... Nd4

5 c3



5 a3
5 d4

5 ... Ba5



5 ... Bd6

6 d4



6 b4
6 Bxc6
6 Na3
6 Qa4

6 ... exd4



6 ... Ng6

7 Nxd4



7 cxd4

7 ... O-O



7 ... Bb6
7 ... Nxd4

8 Bg5



8 Nxc6
8 Be3

8 ... f6



8 ... Nxd4
8 ... Bb6

9 Be3



9 Bf4
9 Bd2
9 Bxc6
9 Qb3+

9 ... Bb6



9 ... Nxd4

10 Bc4+



10 Re1

10 ... Kh8



10 ... d5

11 Nxc6



11 Na3
11 Qh5

11 ... bxc6



11 ... Nxc6

12 Qe2



12 Re1
12 Qf3
12 Bxb6

12 ... d5



12 ... Rb8
12 ... f5
12 ... Ng6

13 Bd3



13 Rd1

13 ... f5



13 ... Ng6

14 exf5



14 Bxb6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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