Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (3 ... Qf6)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Qf6 4 Nc3 Nge7 5 d3 a6
6 Ba4 Nd4 7 Nxd4 exd4 8 Ne2 Nc6 9 O-O Bd6
10 f4 Bc5 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5She3wu9OJSx1FAMOAx5FIMUDrt295gYVgmrB5269KKKDs-Q5o7CZgmMEvo7Y5Bbwf1XIegOrNSiymgquC2dbpaoxpMf0yJZWrGJtK51FmKNQdGJMWJ4s8Cx_BTFuxlPu0FDw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix10Bc5.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 ... Qf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFfaSkRK9ubWdrNhn4il0a1AV8zPYpXU-wQOe0WDl1CwSfJzRQuUA7ILCrXYmUyECH7U25WpN6iaUZ4sLshATwcWGhaV5mSYtininnMTyMhVYT6oYPY_s5ldnuwQT2f1_8kv8KQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix3Qf6.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 ... 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 Nc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9HWwIljSP4shThqskQ-u-Dp2fiNrSLh7OIp6cv2fTjAiG3zv0fzsGHF_mM2tYpjhVFD2XWhlD0xeXmDGnOHJxfaOEQZvfhLFjrgtjuWGDelJyr0Fi9i4hkWm-_Sji1BFxat44w/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix4Nc3.gif)
4 d3
4 ... Nge7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5QzHyVkEARVXAv-vOWk2OAIPwGPZLpeRHITcD9M28bCCG21z2f_JrOPqJqf2WTbjD6KjZt-dFLG3VFKKquhz5ffDsNyGlWJMsacbj1IjhsYDvvxRt_UBveUM0qwjgFPlJSiA2Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix4Nge7.gif)
4 ... Bc5
4 ... a6
4 ... Nd4
5 d3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGAgt5FSkndEBG-BqiVnYDEt6eFdsFWm1M8y1KEChGn8fCNXbCZzNXC5v3j5xlzn07-5H5nTy1XrMeP-eSKC5WzLWjEkrXjlztyzpYTHfZVXGamUYUmKk6neBKkdBPsD1idBkww/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix5d3.gif)
5 Bc4
5 O-O
5 ... a6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9kcn-LJRLIszAOs0O2VXKrELLymlIPFsG46rH8ae0Jpq_RxCgMVtC5g5H_OLaBSak_2fHqHBYJ-nZnLnpMyxdKWsr-uc34AWCnKl2DaarG_ehKZK-3uvYOWjXnXvRdHsuLJkMg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix5a6.gif)
5 ... Nd4
6 Ba4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFJvvVP24qqudC8a_LWAmsmAaLZdlJhMBfSAAjv9Ui3egVF6cJPfowZADyWhJUc801b4H_EIjNQcKe-YDt4xrEtbhdZJgccxFaJon3wbXtYFZ1vnwdka47sYS-DdRDbA253FZOg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix6Ba4.gif)
6 Bc4
6 ... Nd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntQzQ3qP-hBB1eik4QVuf7N_i2OI7IglzzKogW6KPwwr7Wxg8vILq4pj20v1c5G5JRCQIawa-mhnO4oY0pVjtJvKBSzHWFHG6Fd3sJEKwP_Fr5vzc3PvzVesqQUrlsIzCfXp1MQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix6Nd4.gif)
6 ... b6
7 Nxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIL517ATveRhPV1MKTgWhqHAZahj_iOdCaEVBqxd2CTmdtjnQA6YXxAVA2CP6ehFR2wzCp67iKGQ7MeUVlrdl7vCsMBKlOO03EtjBhClxU5eHuFWqC-Iv0D9ZTlv_2n7Ynl3UMA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix7Nxd4.gif)
7 Bb3
7 ... exd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl40pHPq-FN-YTEFKJ_RPjPia3IYd3vfJQ6svy0w42uq6_lkjnXPgpDopuH6C8W1vreM0ZS4I4HrBDP-jP9dS_mQKvy-c_IZOTxW_84J6A1F3c2olaZdWgSXEdsJ5E1WVBiYmKcQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix7exd4.gif)
8 Ne2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7dZMz5Fg4Vo6k-uG8rv7LvtJE8KtmNOw2CbFwcQ_gwJMk4kinAJTzuvonoRA9mAv_uWZi2qsBljgWOL5qpjDR7AIYSU-Cr7lKZDGhPg3NwZMtOPQGOomo_6fNbMJRlc4Lw-xQQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix8Ne2.gif)
8 Nb1
8 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbXUCE2gwiX76t9nL9-vaSFQB3kLxHmhc_axLJvX7VA13z4UYSx2bI11UgIUau1kRk6ovE5sOv7S3GJJTocA99iufNAC16FT1ueHuKYLidOEb9j0yQmet7IrMqnNjpY2lqub6VQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix8Nc6.gif)
8 ... Ng6
9 O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Clb6JHPKDEnuoTHiEN3yz6tAALf-4yp1fiFLzUTPmShjel8QzNWShGQ8mYoZshra4LdioZELfyY5ETNShvAMJRfqi0kSwNW_2zcLMGS9HEKc5LwmVDj-UWNMdrtZ_sLWqdKN-g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix9O-O.gif)
9 Qd2
9 Bb3
9 ... Bd6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcCkRp2OldlGOj0v7ZBuLlcioQmRaYWJnHWae1-PXciE-_a-hEkeh9k4vLwwZKn6azZ5VvHS-NlvcbvgvTeWZcrvMpLjlLGt2J9BKD2yjdCnpJrh8ALmqugl16rOwkBQnFLsS0A/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix9Bd6.gif)
9 ... b5
9 ... Bb4
9 ... Bc5
10 f4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiKiQgtIgEMbpfcNnLeL-hwcfKnAE5Wjsv15cttvsRW3tv-9YSvkDYkeuRbfGVgfYMsDj-tk_hRguqErmlCeQ9Bjlz3jojc8up-cuqWMe30rWiZOSN4_CnwafxdEE9VzPTNf6fA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix10f4.gif)
10 Ng3
10 ... Bc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5She3wu9OJSx1FAMOAx5FIMUDrt295gYVgmrB5269KKKDs-Q5o7CZgmMEvo7Y5Bbwf1XIegOrNSiymgquC2dbpaoxpMf0yJZWrGJtK51FmKNQdGJMWJ4s8Cx_BTFuxlPu0FDw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix10Bc5.gif)
10 ... Qd8
10 ... Qh4
10 ... Bb4
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 Ba4 Nd4 7 Nxd4 exd4 8 Ne2 Nc6 9 O-O Bd6
10 f4 Bc5 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5She3wu9OJSx1FAMOAx5FIMUDrt295gYVgmrB5269KKKDs-Q5o7CZgmMEvo7Y5Bbwf1XIegOrNSiymgquC2dbpaoxpMf0yJZWrGJtK51FmKNQdGJMWJ4s8Cx_BTFuxlPu0FDw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix10Bc5.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 ... Qf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFfaSkRK9ubWdrNhn4il0a1AV8zPYpXU-wQOe0WDl1CwSfJzRQuUA7ILCrXYmUyECH7U25WpN6iaUZ4sLshATwcWGhaV5mSYtininnMTyMhVYT6oYPY_s5ldnuwQT2f1_8kv8KQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix3Qf6.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 ... 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 Nc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9HWwIljSP4shThqskQ-u-Dp2fiNrSLh7OIp6cv2fTjAiG3zv0fzsGHF_mM2tYpjhVFD2XWhlD0xeXmDGnOHJxfaOEQZvfhLFjrgtjuWGDelJyr0Fi9i4hkWm-_Sji1BFxat44w/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix4Nc3.gif)
4 d3
4 ... Nge7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5QzHyVkEARVXAv-vOWk2OAIPwGPZLpeRHITcD9M28bCCG21z2f_JrOPqJqf2WTbjD6KjZt-dFLG3VFKKquhz5ffDsNyGlWJMsacbj1IjhsYDvvxRt_UBveUM0qwjgFPlJSiA2Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix4Nge7.gif)
4 ... Bc5
4 ... a6
4 ... Nd4
5 d3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGAgt5FSkndEBG-BqiVnYDEt6eFdsFWm1M8y1KEChGn8fCNXbCZzNXC5v3j5xlzn07-5H5nTy1XrMeP-eSKC5WzLWjEkrXjlztyzpYTHfZVXGamUYUmKk6neBKkdBPsD1idBkww/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix5d3.gif)
5 Bc4
5 O-O
5 ... a6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9kcn-LJRLIszAOs0O2VXKrELLymlIPFsG46rH8ae0Jpq_RxCgMVtC5g5H_OLaBSak_2fHqHBYJ-nZnLnpMyxdKWsr-uc34AWCnKl2DaarG_ehKZK-3uvYOWjXnXvRdHsuLJkMg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix5a6.gif)
5 ... Nd4
6 Ba4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFJvvVP24qqudC8a_LWAmsmAaLZdlJhMBfSAAjv9Ui3egVF6cJPfowZADyWhJUc801b4H_EIjNQcKe-YDt4xrEtbhdZJgccxFaJon3wbXtYFZ1vnwdka47sYS-DdRDbA253FZOg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix6Ba4.gif)
6 Bc4
6 ... Nd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntQzQ3qP-hBB1eik4QVuf7N_i2OI7IglzzKogW6KPwwr7Wxg8vILq4pj20v1c5G5JRCQIawa-mhnO4oY0pVjtJvKBSzHWFHG6Fd3sJEKwP_Fr5vzc3PvzVesqQUrlsIzCfXp1MQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix6Nd4.gif)
6 ... b6
7 Nxd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIL517ATveRhPV1MKTgWhqHAZahj_iOdCaEVBqxd2CTmdtjnQA6YXxAVA2CP6ehFR2wzCp67iKGQ7MeUVlrdl7vCsMBKlOO03EtjBhClxU5eHuFWqC-Iv0D9ZTlv_2n7Ynl3UMA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix7Nxd4.gif)
7 Bb3
7 ... exd4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl40pHPq-FN-YTEFKJ_RPjPia3IYd3vfJQ6svy0w42uq6_lkjnXPgpDopuH6C8W1vreM0ZS4I4HrBDP-jP9dS_mQKvy-c_IZOTxW_84J6A1F3c2olaZdWgSXEdsJ5E1WVBiYmKcQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix7exd4.gif)
8 Ne2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7dZMz5Fg4Vo6k-uG8rv7LvtJE8KtmNOw2CbFwcQ_gwJMk4kinAJTzuvonoRA9mAv_uWZi2qsBljgWOL5qpjDR7AIYSU-Cr7lKZDGhPg3NwZMtOPQGOomo_6fNbMJRlc4Lw-xQQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix8Ne2.gif)
8 Nb1
8 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbXUCE2gwiX76t9nL9-vaSFQB3kLxHmhc_axLJvX7VA13z4UYSx2bI11UgIUau1kRk6ovE5sOv7S3GJJTocA99iufNAC16FT1ueHuKYLidOEb9j0yQmet7IrMqnNjpY2lqub6VQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix8Nc6.gif)
8 ... Ng6
9 O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Clb6JHPKDEnuoTHiEN3yz6tAALf-4yp1fiFLzUTPmShjel8QzNWShGQ8mYoZshra4LdioZELfyY5ETNShvAMJRfqi0kSwNW_2zcLMGS9HEKc5LwmVDj-UWNMdrtZ_sLWqdKN-g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix9O-O.gif)
9 Qd2
9 Bb3
9 ... Bd6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcCkRp2OldlGOj0v7ZBuLlcioQmRaYWJnHWae1-PXciE-_a-hEkeh9k4vLwwZKn6azZ5VvHS-NlvcbvgvTeWZcrvMpLjlLGt2J9BKD2yjdCnpJrh8ALmqugl16rOwkBQnFLsS0A/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix9Bd6.gif)
9 ... b5
9 ... Bb4
9 ... Bc5
10 f4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiKiQgtIgEMbpfcNnLeL-hwcfKnAE5Wjsv15cttvsRW3tv-9YSvkDYkeuRbfGVgfYMsDj-tk_hRguqErmlCeQ9Bjlz3jojc8up-cuqWMe30rWiZOSN4_CnwafxdEE9VzPTNf6fA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix10f4.gif)
10 Ng3
10 ... Bc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5She3wu9OJSx1FAMOAx5FIMUDrt295gYVgmrB5269KKKDs-Q5o7CZgmMEvo7Y5Bbwf1XIegOrNSiymgquC2dbpaoxpMf0yJZWrGJtK51FmKNQdGJMWJ4s8Cx_BTFuxlPu0FDw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzmRuyLopez3QfSix10Bc5.gif)
10 ... Qd8
10 ... Qh4
10 ... Bb4
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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