Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (Berlin Defense)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 O-O Nxe4 5 d4 Nd6
6 Bxc6 dxc6 7 dxe5 Nf5 8 Qxd8+ Kxd8 9 Rd1+ Ke8
10 Nc3 Be6 11 b3 h6 12 Bb2 Be7 13 h3 Rd8 14 Ne4
14 ... Rxd1+ 15 Rxd1 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 ... Nf6



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 ... g6
3 ... Bc5
3 ... Nd4
3 ... Nge7
3 ... d6
3 ... Bb4
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 d3
4 Bxc6
4 Nc3
4 Qe2
4 d4

4 ... Nxe4



4 ... a6
4 ... Be7
4 ... Bc5
4 ... d6

5 d4



5 Bxc6
5 Qe2
5 Re1

5 ... Nd6



5 ... a6
5 ... exd4
5 ... Be7

6 Bxc6



6 dxe5
6 Bg5

6 ... dxc6



6 ... bxc6
6 ... e4

7 dxe5



7 Nxe5

7 ... Nf5



7 ... Ne4

8 Qxd8+



8 Qe2
8 Nc3

8 ... Kxd8



9 Rd1+



9 h3
9 Nc3
9 c4
9 Nbd2
9 Bf4
9 b3
9 a3
9 Ng5

9 ... Ke8



9 ... Bd7

10 Nc3



10 g4
10 a4
10 Bd2
10 Nbd2

10 ... Be6



10 ... a5
10 ... Be7
10 ... Ne7
10 ... h6
10 ... h5
10 ... b6

11 b3



11 Ne2
11 h3
11 Ng5
11 Bd2
11 a3

11 ... h6



11 ... Bb4
11 ... Rd8
11 ... Be7

12 Bb2



12 h3
12 a3
12 Ne2
12 Bd2

12 ... Be7



12 ... Rd8
12 ... Bb4

13 h3



13 Ne2
12 Ne4

13 ... Rd8



13 ... h5
13 ... a5

14 Ne4



14 a3
14 Rxd8+
14 Kf1
14 Ne2

14 ... Rxd1+



14 ... Bd5
14 ... Nh4

15 Rxd1



By ChessCoach@care2.com

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