Ruy Lopez {9..Nd7}

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Ruy Lopez {9..Nd7}
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These games show play after the position reached (in some games this is by a different move order) 1. e4 e5 2. ♘f3 ♘c6 3. ♗b5 a6 4. ♗a4 ♘f6 5. O-O ♗e7 6. ♖e1 b5 7. ♗b3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 ♘d7 10. d4 ♘a5 11. ♗c2 c5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. ♘bd2 ♗b7 While improvements for White are seen as the days go by, I think that this position merits more analysis as there seem to be a number of promising continuations for Black.

These games are very instructive for players who like to defend against the Ruy Lopez.

Romanishin plays the Keres variation
Tal vs Romanishin, 1983
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1
Endgame prospects
Lobron vs Romanishin, 1983
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 65 moves, 0-1
The dangers for Black
Short vs Portisch, 1988
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
If White plays passively
Psakhis vs A Graf, 1994
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1
More endgame prospects
A Kolev vs A Graf, 2002
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 79 moves, 0-1
Bronstein is overcome!
Bronstein vs Alatortsev, 1944
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1
A relatively less played White response
Adorjan vs A Beliavsky, 1998
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
{10..Na5}
de Firmian vs Ivkov, 1984
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 50 moves, 0-1
And now a word from the inventor
Fischer vs Keres, 1962
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 0-1
9 games

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