Ruy Lopez - closed - Balla variation


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4

White pushes the king's pawn to e4. Black pushes 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 moves the a-pawn to a6.

White moves the light-squared bishop to a4. Black moves the knight to f6. White castles kingside.

Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White places the rook to e1. Black plays the b-pawn to b5.

White deploys the light-squared bishop to b3. Black pushes the queen's pawn to d6. White moves the c-pawn to c3.

Black jumps the knight to a5. White places the light-squared bishop to c2. Black advances the c-pawn to c5.

White pushes the queen's pawn to d4. Black moves the queen to c7. White plays the a-pawn to a4.


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