Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (Bird's Defense)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nd4 4 Nxd4 exd4 5 O-O Bc5
6 d3 c6 7 Bc4 d6 8 Qh5 Qe7 9 Bg5 Nf6
10 Qh4 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 ... Nd4



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 ... 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 Nxd4



4 Bc4
4 Ba4

4 ... exd4



5 O-O



5 d3
5 Bc4
5 Qh5
5 c3

5 ... Bc5



5 ... h5
5 ... g6
5 ... c6
5 ... Ne7
5 ... Qh4
5 ... Qf6

6 d3



6 c3
6 Qf3
6 e5
6 Bc4
6 Qh5
6 Qg4
6 b4

6 ... c6



6 ... Ne7
6 ... Qh4

7 Bc4



7 Ba4
7 Qh5

7 ... d6



7 ... d5
7 ... Qe7

8 Qh5



8 f4
8 Re1
8 a4
8 Nd2

8 ... Qe7



8 ... Qf6

9 Bg5



9 Nd2
9 c3
9 Bf4
9 Qf3

9 ... Nf6



9 ... Qf8

10 Qh4



10 Qd1

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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