Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (3 ... Na5)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Na5 4 O-O a6 5 Be2 Bd6
6 d4 exd4 7 Nxd4 Ne7 8 Bg5 h6 9 Bh4 Nac6
10 Nf5 Be5 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPB2ayazWhXpBl_DJ5UcUYlouPLUhpKLOK5Fklw1_5Ci0BAGuqrJP53CasY0g5uNH_hIW9xF4dWLkxDzM9HqKK6GshuGFZ14l39Pqkv-zdQ9yaZRTPuSdiuiUxVTK_J_hoZzICw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive10Be5.gif)
For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Closed
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkaF_zO6MbCaHkjAt-xH9X54mM_5zRLE-pTACQ-tY_7oFd_NTYuHEBclyEk48qZNtgK6ARTvZqOVdMJTdynvsz_Z8WAg7oyRkVz8jYNDFpgbtuCllM-B_eU9L1cEBVQdzLfEp0g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzwRuyLopezBerlinDefense3Bb5.gif)
3 ... Na5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0auzP1NpoAfY_URCkMFB2U_Y6p91kUNFREcLhyphenhyphenTvS69X8NlqbuA922nDa30ec2FRzmNPWHzzjAAyvsTw0vVrjWcgOBzTOtR8g7ZKgLuogHSxtVwsTQwLdMYzdyzf6AcFG1qTYA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive3Na5.gif)
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 ... 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
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF3tu_3i6kFyHqPbwuGzY_Wsig3aQsujI3K4CiBHYFAzCtXmDKhrWaQGGe0Vi0JQHEibrifVtUubBisfCjCjxQc0ILZetYQoNmEBFWYbZvvNY03t8zq_5sAZWxgWW4eUpdiUKJw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive4O-O.gif)
4 Nc3
4 ... a6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDrGmt3kyotJiHSWoHBo135arn_zlqbwS8C3uO_d1gepD64vlYW0HizW86DHWgwPvZ6xK1aTgDrgaHUdkpuLfFKXm-7IsVLZ8u-AveYMsAn1-iG6z5Xj8qVSG9MB0X_OEU_DrcQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive4a6.gif)
4 ... Qf6
4 ... c6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Nf6
5 Be2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8gZEqLjY8y95lXxPA0XquDH-2nIXvnyA4GU4_fMnFShwOJ3DCoTgXD1ZiRU85fAA5ZiSXvgGM-zjvbdX-FKswxGuAx7jXSyWH9sBRSQwSRhlGcgJ1uJG3b5H1AJXaVnepUPx1Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive5Be2.gif)
5 Ba4
5 ... Bd6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThcAzoME17M2FEfaWYFXc965bfA70mZjkwlA-jbw8eS9rAv75xb5vLf8mud0psqIjaSj04rl-VwML-i_phzudnUKj9wcb9MXlhLcNwIugRFswfzUwbxmkspDNQYZG7l_bMgwCww/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive5Bd6.gif)
5 ... Nc6
5 ... Qe7
6 d4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHR1wuNENC0wPrJnzbr8_8BQ2TuStsykz3pNntd-6SHIxWqsWMiv01Zwg_laKSsxlzSUrJKrpcthR3eUhEVAX6hOSdOpZN1KkXk6hXup1rajVblqlWAzW1NHrxDMD1IUjYbq7_Xg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive6d4.gif)
6 Nc3
6 c3
6 ... exd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mFqPgL3Od5lzFxPcjIUWXHiXqmOW2UHdHPpWTno9Pc_-ZWfalXBviXRV0XT2rtJLq-k5sFhmHxkKX2BdAkDFW1Kqaikaxvo6pYIZ3hqz9yI68mYbOy9fG_fNZ44zgWkniCsnGw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive6exd4.gif)
6 ... Nc6
7 Nxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTpraWWSt3ZDuudGJ9SHNdbL6YWCr1PhCXFX8ro5zI7o-SG1JnMT-InzkoyNxnoLytLhBhyphenhyphenkD3b9DXb-issrbvmRYt1S5LLAMjOiZKGcM9VTxO0DH5zDIhNkyQY7nJug84UgPtQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive7Nxd4.gif)
7 Qxd4
7 ... Ne7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3oFUWUIQPTMeZWL1GWRtI37S_Ay6_oLbrxnI-sa4UIGjz0xe6hyphenhyphenx_Qn2OAwV1BU0P6XDDWNrzSHBjN6RSHTz_3xMIkQMTnsQreTcB64cs_1yVjhN0KpJdZqjunDYA6R2Y-VorQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive7Ne7.gif)
7 ... Qf6
8 Bg5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt5H0T-cuM7kINsBVeWFAwYjN1niftORtTu48nYjvq1YCA246mRX7nVwfJZLee59-IvihI2uQe1ANdjpZgTT6_YVMynV2OtGESkP83XQjusCRng-9fT530hgzFhswnwu5fZRydA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive8Bg5.gif)
8 Nc3
8 Nf3
8 ... h6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvHryGf6KJIbx0bW_fNYY_YrvL-oJdEB11VfUSCtVioTRGicOMlY8LfLOS8XXn9RkAFwL2A6g8-3RnAkJ4hdx7EpGXG6i61QquwXTbFdSsxFfGEn4RmHMXGA9OlIzC4Z5Sxvcvg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive8h6.gif)
8 ... Nac6
9 Bh4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt_GKL2etDx2i0lMX-7QdFo0kuQ0khjLM_Mo79BHOIlDGIfU-8S_a8iSLEwT9jEGCZ-9-npD3XVRtfRBPk-ADXgvDGxABAJM4RwNHtxn6bGbMg1BHjLzIFHoiyOZ6JNdymVqSKA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive9Bh4.gif)
9 Be3
9 ... Nac6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDncnF1fBo_1VcHXK6PD1luSdt_RK6xUGdHRjDufyjOzJINr8GX-Q75lSVcy9A0avIcKv8qRnfVqLHJ5kBu4V5_qq91lCpo2FgVeExKRzbsRcQ0Uer4z95s8iBS2JtqfFo7Ats9g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive9Nac6.gif)
9 ... Be5
10 Nf5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRb4r4n5l42-spemsvWsyedDWUz2SWzqGPa0NPil1NMjEi9gFGyDgn7QaO_f_0I4WEVUn_r_Tu92Q6WEt1Vlpb8QQax9A0m5r5mraj2gABA3Wao3h5D5frxZyZ2GWlq9qRrX35A/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive10Nf5.gif)
10 Nxc6
10 Nc3
10 Bc4
10 ... Be5
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 d4 exd4 7 Nxd4 Ne7 8 Bg5 h6 9 Bh4 Nac6
10 Nf5 Be5 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPB2ayazWhXpBl_DJ5UcUYlouPLUhpKLOK5Fklw1_5Ci0BAGuqrJP53CasY0g5uNH_hIW9xF4dWLkxDzM9HqKK6GshuGFZ14l39Pqkv-zdQ9yaZRTPuSdiuiUxVTK_J_hoZzICw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive10Be5.gif)
For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Closed
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkaF_zO6MbCaHkjAt-xH9X54mM_5zRLE-pTACQ-tY_7oFd_NTYuHEBclyEk48qZNtgK6ARTvZqOVdMJTdynvsz_Z8WAg7oyRkVz8jYNDFpgbtuCllM-B_eU9L1cEBVQdzLfEp0g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzwRuyLopezBerlinDefense3Bb5.gif)
3 ... Na5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0auzP1NpoAfY_URCkMFB2U_Y6p91kUNFREcLhyphenhyphenTvS69X8NlqbuA922nDa30ec2FRzmNPWHzzjAAyvsTw0vVrjWcgOBzTOtR8g7ZKgLuogHSxtVwsTQwLdMYzdyzf6AcFG1qTYA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive3Na5.gif)
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 ... 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
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF3tu_3i6kFyHqPbwuGzY_Wsig3aQsujI3K4CiBHYFAzCtXmDKhrWaQGGe0Vi0JQHEibrifVtUubBisfCjCjxQc0ILZetYQoNmEBFWYbZvvNY03t8zq_5sAZWxgWW4eUpdiUKJw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive4O-O.gif)
4 Nc3
4 ... a6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDrGmt3kyotJiHSWoHBo135arn_zlqbwS8C3uO_d1gepD64vlYW0HizW86DHWgwPvZ6xK1aTgDrgaHUdkpuLfFKXm-7IsVLZ8u-AveYMsAn1-iG6z5Xj8qVSG9MB0X_OEU_DrcQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive4a6.gif)
4 ... Qf6
4 ... c6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Nf6
5 Be2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8gZEqLjY8y95lXxPA0XquDH-2nIXvnyA4GU4_fMnFShwOJ3DCoTgXD1ZiRU85fAA5ZiSXvgGM-zjvbdX-FKswxGuAx7jXSyWH9sBRSQwSRhlGcgJ1uJG3b5H1AJXaVnepUPx1Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive5Be2.gif)
5 Ba4
5 ... Bd6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThcAzoME17M2FEfaWYFXc965bfA70mZjkwlA-jbw8eS9rAv75xb5vLf8mud0psqIjaSj04rl-VwML-i_phzudnUKj9wcb9MXlhLcNwIugRFswfzUwbxmkspDNQYZG7l_bMgwCww/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive5Bd6.gif)
5 ... Nc6
5 ... Qe7
6 d4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHR1wuNENC0wPrJnzbr8_8BQ2TuStsykz3pNntd-6SHIxWqsWMiv01Zwg_laKSsxlzSUrJKrpcthR3eUhEVAX6hOSdOpZN1KkXk6hXup1rajVblqlWAzW1NHrxDMD1IUjYbq7_Xg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive6d4.gif)
6 Nc3
6 c3
6 ... exd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mFqPgL3Od5lzFxPcjIUWXHiXqmOW2UHdHPpWTno9Pc_-ZWfalXBviXRV0XT2rtJLq-k5sFhmHxkKX2BdAkDFW1Kqaikaxvo6pYIZ3hqz9yI68mYbOy9fG_fNZ44zgWkniCsnGw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive6exd4.gif)
6 ... Nc6
7 Nxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTpraWWSt3ZDuudGJ9SHNdbL6YWCr1PhCXFX8ro5zI7o-SG1JnMT-InzkoyNxnoLytLhBhyphenhyphenkD3b9DXb-issrbvmRYt1S5LLAMjOiZKGcM9VTxO0DH5zDIhNkyQY7nJug84UgPtQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive7Nxd4.gif)
7 Qxd4
7 ... Ne7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3oFUWUIQPTMeZWL1GWRtI37S_Ay6_oLbrxnI-sa4UIGjz0xe6hyphenhyphenx_Qn2OAwV1BU0P6XDDWNrzSHBjN6RSHTz_3xMIkQMTnsQreTcB64cs_1yVjhN0KpJdZqjunDYA6R2Y-VorQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive7Ne7.gif)
7 ... Qf6
8 Bg5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt5H0T-cuM7kINsBVeWFAwYjN1niftORtTu48nYjvq1YCA246mRX7nVwfJZLee59-IvihI2uQe1ANdjpZgTT6_YVMynV2OtGESkP83XQjusCRng-9fT530hgzFhswnwu5fZRydA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive8Bg5.gif)
8 Nc3
8 Nf3
8 ... h6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvHryGf6KJIbx0bW_fNYY_YrvL-oJdEB11VfUSCtVioTRGicOMlY8LfLOS8XXn9RkAFwL2A6g8-3RnAkJ4hdx7EpGXG6i61QquwXTbFdSsxFfGEn4RmHMXGA9OlIzC4Z5Sxvcvg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive8h6.gif)
8 ... Nac6
9 Bh4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt_GKL2etDx2i0lMX-7QdFo0kuQ0khjLM_Mo79BHOIlDGIfU-8S_a8iSLEwT9jEGCZ-9-npD3XVRtfRBPk-ADXgvDGxABAJM4RwNHtxn6bGbMg1BHjLzIFHoiyOZ6JNdymVqSKA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive9Bh4.gif)
9 Be3
9 ... Nac6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDncnF1fBo_1VcHXK6PD1luSdt_RK6xUGdHRjDufyjOzJINr8GX-Q75lSVcy9A0avIcKv8qRnfVqLHJ5kBu4V5_qq91lCpo2FgVeExKRzbsRcQ0Uer4z95s8iBS2JtqfFo7Ats9g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive9Nac6.gif)
9 ... Be5
10 Nf5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRb4r4n5l42-spemsvWsyedDWUz2SWzqGPa0NPil1NMjEi9gFGyDgn7QaO_f_0I4WEVUn_r_Tu92Q6WEt1Vlpb8QQax9A0m5r5mraj2gABA3Wao3h5D5frxZyZ2GWlq9qRrX35A/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive10Nf5.gif)
10 Nxc6
10 Nc3
10 Bc4
10 ... Be5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPB2ayazWhXpBl_DJ5UcUYlouPLUhpKLOK5Fklw1_5Ci0BAGuqrJP53CasY0g5uNH_hIW9xF4dWLkxDzM9HqKK6GshuGFZ14l39Pqkv-zdQ9yaZRTPuSdiuiUxVTK_J_hoZzICw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzkRuyLopez3NaFive10Be5.gif)
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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