Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy Lopez

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 c3 d6
6 d3 Be7 7 O-O Bg4 8 Nbd2 O-O 9 h3 Bh5
10 g4 Bg6 11 Nh4 Nd7 12 Nxg6 hxg6 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 4 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Closed Ruy
Lopez Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6:



5 c3



5 O-O
5 Qe2
5 d3
5 d4
5 Nc3
5 Bxc6

5 ... d6



5 ... Bc5
5 ... Be7
5 ... Nxe4
5 ... b5

6 d3



6 d4
6 O-O
6 Qe2

6 ... Be7



6 ... g6
6 ... Bd7
6 ... b5
6 ... Bg4

7 O-O



7 Nbd2

7 ... Bg4



7 ... O-O
7 ... b5

8 Nbd2



8 Re1
8 d4
8 h3
8 Be3

8 ... O-O



8 ... Nd7
8 ... b5

9 h3



9 Qe1
9 h3
9 Bxc6

9 ... Bh5



9 ... Be6

10 g4



10 Qe1
10 Qe2

10 ... Bg6



10 .... b5

11 Nh4



11 Qe2
11 Bb3

11 ... Nd7



11 ... d5
11 ... Rb8

12 Nxg6



12 Nf5
12 Bxc6

12 ... hxg6



12 ... fxg6

By Chronic2001