Ruy Lopez - closed - Keres (...Nd7) defence

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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7

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

White deploys 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 pushes the b-pawn to b5.

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

Black plays the queen's pawn to d6. White advances the h-pawn to h3. Black moves the knight to a5.

White deploys the light-squared bishop to c2. Black plays the c-pawn to c5. White advances the queen's pawn to d4.

Black moves the knight to d7.

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