Ruy Lopez - closed - Bogolyubov variation


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bg4

White moves 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 plays 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 deploys the rook to e1. Black moves the b-pawn to b5.

White places the light-squared bishop to b3. Black castles kingside. White pushes the c-pawn to c3.

Black pushes the queen's pawn to d6. White advances the queen's pawn to d4. Black deploys the light-squared bishop to g4.


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