Ruy Lopez - open - Malkin 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 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2

White plays 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 advances the a-pawn to a6.

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

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

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

Black develops the light-squared bishop to e6. White moves the c-pawn to c3. Black moves the dark-squared bishop to e7.

White transfers the knight to d2. Black castles kingside. White places the queen to e2.

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