Ruy Lopez - closed - Lutikov 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. Bc2

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

White moves the light-squared bishop to b3. Black castles kingside. White plays the c-pawn to c3.

Black moves the queen's pawn to d6. White deploys the light-squared bishop to c2.


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