GM Joey Antonio

1st Simul for RP Paralympic

MERALCO, Pasig City

W: GM Joey ANTONIO

B: Rhal SOL CRUZ

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d3 d6
Symmetrical central pawn formations do not, in general, allow a suitable basis for attacking operations. The reason is that in most cases there will be one or more files which both sides will have to occupy, and the result will usually be exchanges with consequent drawish tendencies. Euwe & Kramer in The Middlegame

5 O-O Be7
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces. Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess

6 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

7 Re1 Na5
To combat every developed unit of the center with a force at least equal to it and follow the enemy, after having thrown him back in the center, with a well-supported advance post in the heart of his position.
La Bourdonnais Plan

8 Bb5 c6 9 Ba4 b5 10 Bc2 c5
Pawn moves are only admissible in the opening stage when they either help to occupy the center, or stand in connection with its occupation; that is to say a pawn move which protects its own or attacks the enemy center. Nimzovich in My System

11 Nbd2 Be6
In the opening, it is important to focus on developing the pieces and on the need to develop them as close to the center as posible. Yakovlev in Planning in the Middlegame

12 Nf1 Qc7 13 Ng3 Rad8
In the opening, Rs may have no open files, yet they will usually stand better on the central files since there is the potential of pawn exchanges which open a file. Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals

14 Qe2 a6 15 Nh4

15... d5
[15... Nxe4 16.Qxe4 d5 a) Qf3 Bxh4 b) 17.Qxe5 Qxe5 18.Rxe5 Bxh4]
Looking for a way to attack enemy pieces should come at the start of the hunt for candidates. Soltis in How to Choose a Chess Move

16 Nhf5 
A N that is firmly established on the 5th rank is normally a serious problem for the opponent. Nunn in Understanding Chess Move by Move

The typical support-point associated with the e-pawn center is f5 (f4 for Black), which is a most important base for K-side attack. Euwe & Kramer in The Middlegame

16... Nc6
You should try to identify the least active piece, the worst piece, in your own camp, and you look for a way to activate it. Kosikov in Elements of Chess Strategy

17 Bg5 h6
[17... dxe4]
We exchange in order to seize or open a file or diagonal without loss of time. Nimzovich in My System

18 Bd2
[18 Bxf6 Bxf6 19 exd5 Rxd5 20 Qf3 Rfd8 21 Nxh6+]

18... dxe4 19 Nxe7 Qxe7 20 dxe4 Rd7
[20... Bc4 21 Qd2 Qc7]
One of the most important ways of obtaining superiority is the penetration of pieces into the enemy position; the resulting superiority can be in actual material or merely crippling of the working power of the opposing pieces. Pachman in Modern Chess Strategy

21 b3 Rfd8 22 Rad1

22... c4
[22... b4 a) 23 cxb4 Nd4-+ b) f3]
The secret of success frequently lies in knowing how to create several threats at once. Kosikov in Positional Play

23 b4 Bg4 24 f3 Bh5
[24... Be6]

25 Be3 Rxd1 26 Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27 Qxd1 Qd8

Result: 1/2-1/2