Jump to content

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bb5/3...a6/4. Ba4/4...Nf6/5. O-O/5...Nxe4/6. d4/6...exd4/7. Re1/7...d5/8. Nxd4/8...Bd6/9. Nxc6/9...Bxh2/10. Kh1

Add links
From Wikibooks, open books for an open world
< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...e5‎ | 2. Nf3‎ | 2...Nc6‎ | 3. Bb5‎ | 3...a6‎ | 4. Ba4‎ | 4...Nf6‎ | 5. O-O‎ | 5...Nxe4‎ | 6. d4‎ | 6...exd4‎ | 7. Re1‎ | 7...d5‎ | 8. Nxd4‎ | 8...Bd6‎ | 9. Nxc6‎ | 9...Bxh2
Ruy Lopez:Riga Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black kingb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black pawnb6 black kingc6 white knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 white bishopb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black knightf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 black bishop2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white rookf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white king1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqk2r/1pp2ppp/p1N5/3p4/B3n3/8/PPP2PPb/RNBQR2K b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 exd4 7. Re1 d5 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Nxc6 Bxh2 10. Kh1

Ruy Lopez:Riga Variation

[edit | edit source]

White has chosen to move the king to h1, replying to the bishop attack on h2.

Black still has queen under threat and knight pinned, as well as bishop possibly hanging. The only way to address this is 10...Qh4, threatening checkmate. Alternatives leave things hanging.

Taking with 10...bxc6 invites a king and rook fork after 11.Bxc6+. After 11...Bd7, white can also choose to play 12.Bxd5 and pile more pressure on the pinned knight white leaving the option open to take the hanging bishop.

10...Qd7 sets up a queen trade with a win of a pawn for white and the end of black's attack. This continuation may go 10...Qd7 11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Nb4+ Kf8 13.Nxd5 Be6 14.Rxe4 Bxd5 15.Rd4 Be6. After the queen trade, black has two pieces hanging, and cannot save both.

When contributing to this Wikibook, please follow the Conventions for organization.

References

[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia has related information at Ruy Lopez

Retrieved from "https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Ba4/4...Nf6/5._O-O/5...Nxe4/6._d4/6...exd4/7._Re1/7...d5/8._Nxd4/8...Bd6/9._Nxc6/9...Bxh2/10._Kh1&oldid=3229995"