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Closed Ruy Lopez with 7...

d6: Early deviations


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.00 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 00 8.d3 Bb7 9.c3
d6 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nf1 Qc7 13.Ng3 Nc6 14.Nf5 last book move 14...Bd8
15.d4 Ne7 16.Ng3 Ng6 17.h4 exd4 18.cxd4 cxd4 Black has a new passed pawn: d4.
19.h5 White threatens to win material: h5xg6 19...Ne5 20.Nxd4 Rc8 21.Bb1 White has
a very active position [21.a4 Nfg4] 21...Re8 22.a4 bxa4 23.Ndf5 [23.Bc2 d5 24.Bxa4
Rf8 25.exd5 Nxd5] 23...Be7 [23...d5 24.Rxa4 (24.Qxa4 Neg4) 24...Neg4 25.Bd2]
24.Bg5 White has an active position [24.h6 d5 25.Rxa4] 24...Red8? [24...h6!? is a
viable option 25.Nxe7+ Qxe7=] 25.Nxe7+ [25.h6 g6 26.Nxe7+ Qxe7+-] 25...Qxe7
26.Nf5 Qe6 27.Ba2 Nc4 [27...d5!? 28.h6 Rd7 29.Nxg7 Qb6 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.exd5 Qxh6
32.Rxe5 Qxg7+-] 28.Qd4+- Kf8?? simply worsens the situation [28...Qe5 29.Bxf6
gxf6+-] 29.h6 g6 30.Ng7 [30.Bxf6 might be the shorter path 30...gxf5 31.Rac1+-]
30...Qg4 [30...Qe5 praying for a miracle 31.Qxe5 Nxe5 32.Bxf6 Ng4+-] 31.Qxf6
[31.Bxc4?! is impossible 31...Qxg5 32.Rxa4 Rd7=; 31.Bxf6 is not possible 31...Qf4
32.Bxd8 Qe5+-] 31...Bxe4 32.Ne6+! Mate attack 32...Ke8 [32...Qxe6 33.Qh8# Mate
attack; 32...-- 33.-- Mate attack] 33.Qe7# 10

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