Ruy Lopez - open - Italian variation


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5

White pushes the king's pawn to e4. Black plays 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 moves the light-squared bishop to a4. Black moves the knight to f6. White castles kingside.

Black captures with the knight on e4. White plays the queen's pawn to d4. Black pushes the b-pawn to b5.

White places the light-squared bishop to b3. Black moves the queen's pawn to d5. White captures on e5 with the queen's pawn.

Black develops the light-squared bishop to e6. White pushes the c-pawn to c3. Black deploys the dark-squared bishop to c5.


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