C72

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation trainer

Type a move and press Enter: e4, Nf3, O-O, or from and to squares like g1f3 (e7e8q to promote). The board is also played with the mouse.

Practise the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation

Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Be8 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

Read about the line, its statistics on Lichess and Stockfish's evaluation on the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.