Ruy Lopez - Berlin defence - Rio de Janeiro variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Nd4 Ne6 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c5

White plays the king's pawn to e4. Black moves the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White develops the light-squared bishop to b5. Black jumps the knight to f6.

White castles kingside. Black captures with the knight on e4. White moves the queen's pawn to d4.

Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White places the queen to e2. Black transfers the knight to d6.

White captures with the light-squared bishop on c6. Black captures on c6 with the b-pawn. White captures on e5 with the queen's pawn.

Black jumps the knight to b7. White transfers the knight to c3. Black castles kingside.

White moves the rook to e1. Black transfers the knight to c5. White transfers the knight to d4.

Black moves the knight to e6. White moves the dark-squared bishop to e3. Black captures with the knight on d4.

White captures with the dark-squared bishop on d4. Black moves the c-pawn to c5.

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