Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (3 ... Bd6)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Bd6 4 O-O Qf6 5 d3 Nge7
6 Bg5 Qg6 7 Nbd2 O-O 8 Nc4 a6 9 Ba4 b5
10 Nxd6 Qxd6 11 Bb3 Bb7 12 c3 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 ... Bd6



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 ... Bb4
3 ... a5
3 ... Qe7
3 ... Qf6
3 ... Nb8
3 ... Na5
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 d3
4 Nc3

4 ... Qf6



4 ... Nge7

5 d3



5 c3
5 Nc3

5 ... Nge7



5 ... a6

6 Bg5



6 Bc4
6 c3

6 ... Qg6



6 ... Qe6

7 Nbd2



7 Ba4
7 Bc4

7 ... O-O



7 ... a6
7 ... Nd4

8 Nc4



8 Bc4
8 Be3

8 ... a6



8 ... a5
8 ... Nd4

9 Ba4



9 Nxd6

9 ... b5



9 ... Re8
9 ... Bc5

10 Nxd6



10 ... Qxd6



10 ... cxd6

11 Bb3



11 Bxe7

11 ... Bb7



11 ... a5

12 c3



12 Qd2
12 Be3

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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