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Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black kinge8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black kingc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black bishopf7 black kingg7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black queeng6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 white knightf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 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 white pawne2 white queenf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Common moves:
9...Qe6 - Modern Variation
9...O-O - Castle (Timmerman) Variation
  • 9...O-O looks like the best developing move Black has, immediately bringing the rook to the open f-file. What could be better than that?
  • 9...Qe6 could be better than that. Catching the opposing king in the centre is half the fun of sacrificing pawns, and here 10.O-O?? would unprotect the White queen and so drop a piece to 10...d6.
    • 10.d4 is surprisingly popular given that it doesn't actually get out of the pin! (It does help develop a piece though.) Black has tried various moves to claim some initiative; Radjabov's choice is 10...Bf6, 10...O-O is also obvious, 10...a5 prepares ...Ba6 hitting the queen, 10...c5 immediately challenges the d-pawn.
    • Karjakin tried 10.Nf3 against Radjabov, which does get out of the pin. White loses castling privileges after 10...Qxe2 11.Kxe2 but can easily castle by hand with Re1 and Kf1.
    • Dominguez Perez tried 10.Nc4 against Fressinet, to similar effect.
    • 10.Qe3 is a radical solution tried by Frolyanov and Timofeev. Black has ...Ba6, ...Bf6 and ...c5 options after mutual kingside castling.


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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
2. Nf3
2...Nc6
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3
Three knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Other
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
2. Nf3
2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...Nc6 other
2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...d6 other
2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...e6 other
Others
Anti-Sicilians
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
2. c4
Queen's gambit
2. Nc3
2. other
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
2. c4 e6
2. c4 g6
2. c4 other
2. Nf3
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
1. Nf3
Zukertort
Flank
Unorthodox
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