Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense trainer
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Practise the Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
The Modern Steinitz Defense is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6, the most common fourth-move sideline of the Morphy Defense in the Ruy Lopez. Play Black's moves of the line from memory —
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 — and the trainer plays
White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.
"Drill all" adds the 11 named lines that continue it, such as Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation, Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet Variation.
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