Tim Wall

Countering the Ruy Lopez with the fighting Modern Steinitz

Opening

The Modern Steinitz (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 d6!?) is an uncompromising counterattacking weapon that lets Black put White under pressure from the very start.

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6: Introduction

Historical Games

Historical Game 1: Reti-Capablanca

Historical Game 2: Euwe-Keres

Historical Game 3: Klavins-Mikenas

Historical Game 4: Parma-Keres

5th move alternatives

5.d4: Shipley-Capablanca

5.c4 Duras Variation: Brkic-Short

5.Bxc6 - The Exchange Variation: Karjakin-Grischuk

Attacking Repertoire

Introduction - 6.d3/d4: Storchak-Yandemirov

6.exf5 Bxf5 7.d4: Capablanca-Steiner

6.exf5 Bxf5 7.0-0: Tiviakov-Adhiban

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5

7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 Nxb3 10.axb3 hxg4 11.Ng5 Qd7 12.c4 Rb8 13.Rxa6 f6: S. Jones-Trent & 7.hxg4 & 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.hxg4

7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 Nxb3 10.axb3 hxg4 11.Ng5 Qd7 12.c4 Rb8 13.cxb5 axb5: Puranik-Willow

7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 Nxb3 10.axb3 hxg4 11.Ng5 Qd7 12.c4 Rb8 13.Nc3 f6: Korneev-Yandemirov

7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 Nxb3 10.axb3 hxg4 11.Ng5 Qd7 12.c4 Rb8 13.Qd5: De Firmian-Sokolov

7.d4 b5 8.Bb3 Nxd4 9.hxg4 hxg4 10.Ng5 Nh6 11.Bd5 c6: Cheparinov-Kovalev

7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.d3 Qf6: Smyslov-Yandemirov

7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.d4 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 exd4: Prraneeth-Azarya

Positional Repertoire

5.c3 Bd7 6.d4 g6 7.Bg5 f6 8.Be3 Nh6: Sokolov-Salov

5.c3 Bd7 6.0-0 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.Re1 Nf6: Karjakin-Carlsen

5.c3 Bd7 6.d4 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.d5 Nce7 9.Bxd7 Qxd7 10.c4 h6 11.Nc3 f5 12.Ne1 Nf6: Durarbayli-Khairullin

5.0-0 Bd7 6.Re1 Bd7 7.c3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Nbd2 0-0: Bellahcene-Salinas Herrera

5.0-0 Bd7 6.c3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.Re1 Nf6 9.h3 0-0: Anand-Caruana

5.0-0 Bd7 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Nxd4 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Qxd4 Nf6: Howell-McShane

5.0-0 Bd7 6.c3 Nf6 7.Re1 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Nbd2 exd4 10.cxd4 0-0 11.h3 Nb4: Caruana-Naroditsky

Repertoire Training

Practice Positions