This is a collection of 516 chess puzzles culled from thousands of Ruy Lopez miniatures where decisive positions are reached in 20 moves or less. Here the student can learn to identify tactics that naturally occur in familiar openings. The game begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. This is a collection of the tactics of those unusual third moves by Black, Bird's Defense 3.Nd4, the Old Steinitz Defense 3.

d6, the counterattacking Schliemann Defense 3.f5, the Classical Defense 3.Bc5, Berlin Defense 3.Nf6 and the Exchange Variation 3.a6 4.Bxc6. Study the more common tactics found within an opening you face and you will come away with an understanding of the real dynamics of the opening and pick up tactics you can already use.