Ruy Lopez - Marshall - main line - 12.d2d4

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 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4

White moves the king's pawn to e4. Black advances 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 moves the a-pawn to a6.

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

Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White deploys the rook to e1. Black moves 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 d5. White captures on d5 with the king's pawn. Black captures with the knight on d5.

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

Black plays the c-pawn to c6. White moves the queen's pawn to d4.

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