Chess: Understanding the Ruy Lopez (Steinitz Defense)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 d6 4 d4 Bd7 5 Nc3 Nf6
6 O-O Be7 7 Re1 exd4 8 Nxd4 O-O 9 Bxc6 bxc6
10 Qf3 Re8 11 Bg5 h6 12 Bh4 Rb8 13 b3 Rb4
14 Rad1 Bg4 15 Qd3 Rxd4 16 Qxd4 Bxd1
17 Nxd1 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 ... d6



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 ... 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 d4



4 O-O
4 c3
4 Nc3
4 Bxc6+
4 d3

4 ... Bd7



4 ... exd4
4 ... Bg4
4 ... Nf6

5 Nc3



5 c3
5 Bxc6
5 O-O
5 dxe5
5 d5

5 ... Nf6



5 ... exd4
5 ... Nge7
5 ... Nxd4

6 O-O



6 Bxc6
6 dxe5
6 Bg5

6 ... Be7



6 ... exd4
6 ... Nxd4

7 Re1



7 b3
7 dxe5
7 Bxc6

7 ... exd4



7 ... O-O
7 ... Nxd4

8 Nxd4



8 Nd5

8 ... O-O



8 ... Nxd4

9 Bxc6



9 Nxc6
9 Bf1
9 Bf4
9 Nf3
9 Bg5
9 Bc4
9 b3
9 Nf5
9 Nde2

9 ... bxc6



9 ... Bxc6

10 Qf3



10 Bg5
10 b3
10 Qd3
10 Bf4
10 h3
10 Rb1

10 ... Re8



10 ... Rb8
10 ... c5

11 Bg5



11 e5
11 Be3
11 Rb1

11 ... h6



11 ... Rb8

12 Bh4



12 Bf4
12 Bd2

12 ... Rb8



12 ... Qb8

13 b3



13 Rab1

13 ... Rb4



13 ... Nh7
13 ... Bg4

14 Rad1



14 Nf5

14 ... Bg4



14 ... Nh7
14 ... Qc8

15 Qd3



15 Qe3

15 ... Rxd4



15 ... Qd7

16 Qxd4



16 ... Bxd1



16 ... c5

17 Nxd1



17 Qxd1
17 Rxd1

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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