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Chess Basics #19: Ruy Lopez - Miscellaneous defenses

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In this video, I look at other third move alternatives for black, besides the usual ... a6 (Morphy defense) or ... Nf6 (Berlin defense). These alternatives include ... f5, the Schliemann gambit, ... d6, the old Steinitz defense, and ... Nd4, Bird's defense.

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