Saturday, August 23, 2008

2007 SHELL FINALIST

Junior vs Mark DIMALIWAT
Practice Game

TRANSCO, Quezon City
August 23, 2008


1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 a6 3 Nc3 e6 4 d3 b5 5 g3 Bb7 6 Bg2 Qc7 7 b3 d6 8 Bb2 Nf6


Manual of Chess, “Possibly one might say without exaggeration that in the opening the plan should be rapid development and nothing else, at any rate, very little else.”

9 Qd2 Nd7 10 O-O














Mastering the Chess Openings, “One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your king from harm.”

10 … Be7 11 Ne2 O-O 12 Qc3?
Chess Player’s Handbook, “It is not good to play the Queen out into the game at the beginning, because she can be attacked by inferior pieces, and is compelled to retire with the loss of many moves.”

12 … b4 13 Qd2 Rfd8 14 Nf4 d5














15 Rae1?
The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, “You have to consider your follow-up before deciding on your move.”

15 … PxP 16 PxP NxP
Kasparov Teaches Chess, “No matter what the opening the best moves for both sides are always subordinate to one goal – the fight for the center.”

17 Qe3 Bf6 18 BxB NdxB 19 Rd1
Portable Chess Coach, “Rooks are best placed on open files.“

19 … Ng4 20 RxR+
Learn from Your Chess Mistakes, “Sometimes we are almost programmed to adopt standard set-ups and to make automatic recaptures.”

20 …RxR 21 Qe1 Nc3


22 Ng5?
Manual of Chess, "Search for the combination which brings home your advantage.”

That combination is 22 NxP! PxN 23 QxP+ and 24 Ng5!

22 … BxB 23 KxB h6 24 NxeP PxN 25 NxP? Qc6+ 26 f3 Re8 27 h3 RxN 28 Qd2??? … [0-1]

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