Ruy Lopez - Marshall counter-attack - 1


1. ..c e4 2. e5 Nf3 3. Nc6 Bb5 4. a6 Ba4 5. Nf6 O-O 6. Be7 Re1 7. b5 Bb3 8. O-O c3 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. c6

White moves the .-pawn to .c. Black pushes the king's pawn to e4. White moves the king's pawn to e5.

Black develops the knight to f3. White develops the knight to c6. Black develops the light-squared bishop to b5.

White moves the a-pawn to a6. Black places the light-squared bishop to a4. White moves the knight to f6.

Black castles kingside. White develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. Black places the rook to e1.

White pushes the b-pawn to b5. Black deploys the light-squared bishop to b3. White castles kingside.

Black plays the c-pawn to c3. White advances the queen's pawn to d5. Black captures on d5 with the king's pawn.

White captures with the knight on d5. Black captures with the knight on e5. White captures with the knight on e5.

Black captures with the rook on e5. White advances the c-pawn to c6.


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