Ruy Lopez - Marshall - main line - Spassky 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 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5

White advances 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 moves the a-pawn to a6.

White moves the light-squared bishop to a4. Black transfers the knight to f6. White castles kingside.

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

White deploys 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 advances the c-pawn to c6. White plays the queen's pawn to d4. Black deploys the dark-squared bishop to d6.

White deploys the rook to e1. Black deploys the queen to h4. White advances the g-pawn to g3.

Black deploys the queen to h3. White places the dark-squared bishop to e3. Black places the light-squared bishop to g4.

White deploys the queen to d3. Black places the rook to e8. White transfers the knight to d2.

Black moves the rook to e6. White pushes the a-pawn to a4. Black moves the queen to h5.


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