Ruy Lopez - closed - Leonhardt 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. h3 Nc6 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nbd2 g5

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 plays the a-pawn to a6.

White moves the light-squared bishop to a4. Black transfers 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 moves the queen's pawn to d6. White moves the c-pawn to c3.

Black transfers the knight to a5. White deploys the light-squared bishop to c2. Black pushes the c-pawn to c5.

White moves the queen's pawn to d4. Black deploys the queen to c7. White pushes the h-pawn to h3.

Black moves the knight to c6. White pushes the queen's pawn to d5. Black transfers the knight to b8.

White transfers the knight to d2. Black pushes the g-pawn to g5.

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