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. Kh1/10...Qh4/11. Rxe4/11...dxe4/12. Qd8/12...Qxd8/13. Nxd8
Appearance
Ruy Lopez:Riga Variation | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
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 Qh4 11. Rxe4 dxe4 12. Qd8 Qxd8 13. Nxd8 |
Ruy Lopez, Riga Variation, Main Line
[edit | edit source]After all the active play, the dust is about to settle. Each side has a minor piece still in jeopardy. Black's best move here is to simply take the white knight, with 13...Kxd8. White will follow up by taking black's h2 bishop.