Ruy Lopez - closed - Smyslov 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 h6

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 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 moves the b-pawn to b5.

White deploys 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 plays the h-pawn to h3. Black advances the h-pawn to h6.


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