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Ruy Lopez

Schliemann Defense, Möhring Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5f5
  4. 4.Nc3fxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4d5
  6. 6.Nxe5dxe4
  7. 7.Nxc6Qd5
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A sharp Schliemann Defense line in which 7...Qd5 forks White's c6-knight and b5-bishop, met almost always by the deflecting 8. c4.

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About the Möhring Variation

In the Dyckhoff line of the Schliemann Defense, 7...Qd5 attacks both the c6-knight and the b5-bishop at once. White, a pawn up for the moment, nearly always replies 8. c4, deflecting the queen from its double attack; 8. Nxa7+ and 8. Qe2 are much rarer. Engines give White a slight edge, although Black has scored well in the small number of games that reach the position.

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