Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bb5/3...f5/4. Nc3/4...fxe4/5. Nxe4/5...d5/6. Nxe5/6...dxe4/7. Nxc6/7...Qd5/8. c4/8...Qd6/9. Nxa7/9...Bd7/10. Bxd7/10...Qxd7/11. Qh5/11...g6/12. Qe5/12...Kf7/13. Nb5/13...c6

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< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...e5‎ | 2. Nf3‎ | 2...Nc6‎ | 3. Bb5‎ | 3...f5‎ | 4. Nc3‎ | 4...fxe4‎ | 5. Nxe4‎ | 5...d5‎ | 6. Nxe5‎ | 6...dxe4‎ | 7. Nxc6‎ | 7...Qd5‎ | 8. c4‎ | 8...Qd6‎ | 9. Nxa7‎ | 9...Bd7‎ | 10. Bxd7‎ | 10...Qxd7‎ | 11. Qh5‎ | 11...g6‎ | 12. Qe5‎ | 12...Kf7‎ | 13. Nb5
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Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black kingd8 black kinge8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black kingb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black queene7 black kingf7 black kingg7 black kingh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black pawnh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 white knightc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 white queenf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 black kinge4 black pawnf4 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 black kingd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Common moves:
14. Qd4 - only move

It's now time for White to offer to take the queens off with 14. Qd4 and hope that the two extra pawns will be sufficiently healthy to win the day.

The retreat 14.Nc3 has been played too, but the attack on e4 is an illusion as long as the e-file is open for the a8-rook (14...Nf6 15.Nxe4? Nxe4 and now 16.Qxe4?? Re8 is a train wreck while 16.Qxh8 Nf6 is just a free piece for Black compared to the earlier Qxh8 lines) so the knight won't be well placed on c3.