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Here is the first game, C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
[pgnv]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Re1 Nd7 8.d4 exd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.Bf4 Nc5 11.Qe3 Bg412.Nd4 Qd713.Nc3 Rad814.Nf5 Ne615.Nxe7+ Qxe716.Bg3 Bh517.f3 f618.h3 h619.Kh2 Bf720.Rad1 b621.a3 a522.Ne2 Rxd123.Rxd1 Rd824.Rd3 c525.Qd2 c626.Rxd8+ Nxd827.Qf4 b528.Qb8 Kh729.Bd6 Qd730.Ng3 Ne631.f4 h532.c3 c433.h4 Qd834.Qb7 Be835.Nf5 Qd736.Qb8 Qd837.Qxd8 Nxd838.Nd4 Nb739.e5 Kg840.Kg3 Bd741.Bc7 Nc542.Bxa5 Kf743.Bb4 Nd344.e6+ Bxe645.Nxc6 Bd746.Nd4 Nxb247.Kf3 Nd348.g3 Nc149.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [/pgnv]
Lets understand in detail about this opening and the Doubly Deferred Exchange variation (DERLD) in detail now followed by a popular game played between Anatoly Karpov and Judit Polgar at Linares ESP
Ruy Lopez is a popular opening in chess, also known as the Spanish opening. It is named after a 16th-century Spanish bishop, Ruy Lopez de Segura, who wrote one of the earliest books on chess. The Ruy Lopez is characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, where White’s bishop attacks Black’s knight on c6. This move is intended to control the center of the board and develop White’s pieces quickly.
The Exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez occurs when White captures the knight on c6 with their bishop, and Black recaptures with their pawn. This leads to a position where both sides have doubled pawns on the c-file, which can make the position more open and dynamic.
The Doubly Deferred Exchange variation (DERLD) occurs when White delays the capture of the knight on c6 until after Black has played d6 and moved their bishop to e7. The move order for this variation is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f6. This variation is intended to take advantage of Black’s pawn structure, which can be weakened by the doubled pawns on the c-file.
To understand this opening and the variantion better, lets have a look at the below game. Linares: Anatoly Karpov vs Judit Polgar, Anatoly won the game.
[pgnv]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f68.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Nc4 Be6 10.Nxd6+ Qxd6 11.Qxd6 cxd6 12.Bf4 O-O-O 13.Rfd1 d514.Nd4 Bf7 15.e5 Ng6 16.exf6 Nxf4 17.fxg7 Rhg8 18.Nf5 Rde8 19.Re1 Kd720.Nh6 Rxg7 21.Nxf7 Rxg2+ 22.Kh1 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Rxf2 24.Ne5+ Kd625.Nf7+ Kc5 26.Ng5 Rxc2 27.Nxh7 Rxb2 28.h4 d4 29.Ng5 d3 30.Ne4+ Kd431.Ng3 d2 32.Rd1 Kd3 33.h5 Rc2 34.Kh2 Rc1 35.Rxd2+ Kxd2 36.h6 Rc5 37.h7 Ng638.Ne4+ Ke3 39.Nxc5 b6 40.Nxa6 c5 41.Kg3 c4 42.Nb4 c3 43.Kg4 Kd2 44.Kf5 Nh845.Kf6 c2 46.Nxc2 Kxc2 47.Kg7 Kb2 48.Kxh8 Kxa2 49.Kg7 b5 50.h8=Q b451.Qh2+ Ka3 52.Qd6 Ka4 53.Kf6 b3 54.Ke5 b2 55.Qd3[/pgnv]
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