GM John Paul Gomez

De La Salle University Simul
W: GM John Paul GOMEZ
B: Rhal SOL CRUZ
Board 1 of 22

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 b5 5 Bb3 d6 6 O-O Nf6 7 Re1 Be7
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess

8 c3 O-O
Nothing is more important than safeguarding your K by castling early, within the first dozen moves, if possible.
Evans in The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes

As our Lord Jesus said, "Go and do the same."

This is the CLOSED SYSTEM which appeared in Kasparov vs Karpov, World Championship 1990.
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9 h3
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9... Bd7
[9... Bb7]
Placed on the long diagonal, the B is posted for its maximum potential control of the entral squares as well as eyeing the opposite wing of the enemy's camp.
Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals

10 d4

10... exd4?
Before making the exchange which will open a file, it is always wise to ask what advantage this will give us. If none, then it is better to put off the exchange until further preparations have been made.
Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame

[10... Re8]
Rs must be activated by placing them on open or half-open files.
Moskalenko in Revolutionize Your Chess

11 cxd4
The time to secure the advantage of a powerful pawn center is in the opening.
Reinfeld in The Complete Chess Player

11... Na5 12 Bc2 c6 13 Nc3 Qc7 14 Bf4 Rfe8! 15 b3 Qb6
In all cases, it is well to unpin the piece in question as quickly as possible, not only to give it back its freedom of action but also to liberate the masked piece.
Znosko-Borovsky in The Middlegame in Ches

16 Qd2 Nb7 17 Rad1 Rad8
Develop your R to the same file that your opponent develops his Q.
Heisman in Elements of Positional Evaluation

18 Qc1 Be6 19 Ng5

19... Bf8?
[19... Nh5 20 Be3 Qa5 21 Bd3]
LA BOURDONNAIS PLAN: To combat every developed unit of the enemy in the center with a force at least equal to it and to follow the enemy, after having thrown him back in the center, with a well-supported advance post in the heart of his position.

20 Nxe6
The GM "missed" 20 e5 +-.

20... fxe6 21 e5 Nd5 22 Nxd5 cxd5 23 Qe3 dxe5 24 Bxe5 Bd6!
Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged.
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach

25 Qg3

25... Re7
[25... Bxe5]
Trading pieces lessens an attack and helps the defense.
Heisman in Elements of Positional Evaluation

26 Rd3 Qc7 27 Bb1 Bxe5! 28 dxe5 g6?
So long as the pawns in front of the K remains unmoved, it is relatively difficult to work up a convincing attack; but let one of these lowly pawns advance a step, and very often the whole castled position totters on the brink of disaster.
Reinfeld in The Complete Chess Player

[28... Rf7]

29 h4 Rg7 30 Rf3 Rf8 31 Rf6

31... Qe7?
[31... Rxf6 32 exf6 Qxg3 33 fxg3 Rc7]
In cramped position, try to relieve the pressure by forcing exchanges of pieces.
Chernev in Logical Chess Move by Move

32 Qg5 Nd8
[32... Nc5 - Nd7 - NxRf6]

33 Re3 Rff7
[33... Nf7 - NxQg5]

34 Rc3 Rf8 35 Rc8 Nf7?? 36 Qc1 Qb7??
[36... Rxc8]

Result: 1-0