Ruy Lopez - closed - Ragozin-Petrosian (`Keres') 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. h3 Nd7

White plays 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 places the light-squared bishop to a4. Black jumps the knight to f6. White castles kingside.

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

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

Black pushes the queen's pawn to d6. White advances the h-pawn to h3. Black transfers the knight to d7.


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