R7 Lopez vs Sol Cruz

[W: Lopez, Ralph Angelo]
[B: Sol Cruz, Raul Jr]
[R7 BD]
[Result: 0-1]
[Event: SHELL Southern Tagalog Elims]
[Site: Batangas City]


1.d4 d5 2.h3 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.a3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7
Get the Ns into action before both Bs are developed.
World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess


6.e3 b5
[6... Bd6 - Develop your pieces as quickly as possible.]


7.Bd2 Bb7 8.Be2 Be7 9.O-O O-O
Nothing is more important than safeguarding your K by castling early, within the first dozen moves, if possible.
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10.Re1 Qc7
Development is not complete until Rs are connected.
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11.Bd3 Rad8
[11... a5]


12.e4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 e5
[14... c5; In order to obtain its full working force, a B must be provided with open diagonals.
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15.dxe5= Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Nc3 Qd6
[17... Qc7]


18.Be3 Rfe8
[18... Qg6]


19.Qxd6 Bxd6 20.Re2 a6= 21.Rae1 Re7
[21... c5 or 21... Kf8]


22.g3 h6
[22... c5]


23.Kh2 Kh7
[23... c5]


24.Bb6 Rxe2 25.Rxe2 Rd7 26.Rd2??


diagram


26... Bc8?
[26... Bxg3+ 27.Kxg3 Rxd2 -+]


27.Ne4= Be5 28.Rxd7 Bxd7 29.b3? Bf5 30.Nc5? Bxc2 31.b4 Bb2 32.Nxa6 Bxa3
Rhal now has a one-pawn advantage.


33.f4?
Rhal won several moves later.