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Ruy Lopez

Closed, Suetin Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5a6
  4. 4.Ba4Nf6
  5. 5.O-OBe7
  6. 6.Re1b5
  7. 7.Bb3d6
  8. 8.c3O-O
  9. 9.a3

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A ninth-move sideline of the Closed Ruy Lopez in which White plays the quiet queenside move 9. a3 instead of the usual 9. h3 preparing d4.

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About the Suetin Variation

The Suetin Variation, 9. a3, is one of White's ninth-move alternatives in the classical Closed Ruy Lopez. The standard approach is 9. h3, which prepares d4 by ruling out the pin ...Bg4 that blunts an immediate 9. d4. The move 9. a3 is a quieter queenside move that leaves ...Bg4 available. Other options at this point include 9. d3, 9. a4 and the Lutikov Variation, 9. Bc2.

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