3rd Simul for RP Paralympics
White: GM Jayson GONZALES
Black: Rhal SOL CRUZ
MERALCO, Pasig City
Board 3 of 25
1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 c4 e6 4 Nc3 c6
In opening theory, the set-up adopted by Rhal is known as the Queen's Gambit Declined - Semi-Slav Variation; pawns at e6, d5 and c6.
Related Games:
Topalov vs Vallejo-Pons 2006
Aronian vs Anand 2007
Ljubojevic vs Giri 2010
Grischuk vs Gelfand 2010
Zontakh vs Dreev 2011
Morozevich vs Caruana 2011
5 Bg5 Nbd7 6 e3
6... Be7
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
However, 6... Be7 is a rare continuation, the popular move is 6... Qa5, the Cambridge Springs Variation.
a) Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, World Championship 1929
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012604
b) Alekhine vs Euwe, World Championship 1935
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1013124
c) Karpov vs Kasparov, World Championship 1985
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067200
7 Qc2 Qc7
To protect yourself against double attacks by your opponent, you must try not to leave any of your pieces unprotected.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
[7... 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
8 Rc1
8... b6??
[8... O-O]
9 cxd5 cxd5 10 Bxf6 Bxf6?
[10... gxf6]
11 Nxd5
GAME OVER
11... Qxc2 12 Nxf6+ Nxf6 13 Rxc2 O-O 14 Be2 Bb7 15 O-O Bd5
[15... Rac8]
16 b3 Rac8 17 Rfc1 Rxc2
[17... Bb7]
18 Rxc2 h6 19 Ne5 Bb7 20 f3 Nd5 21 Kf2 f6 22 Ng6 Rc8 23 Rxc8+ Bxc8 24 e4
24.... Nc3??
[24... Kh7]
Counterplay is the best way of fighting against your opponent's initiative and attack.
Suetin in Soviet Chess Strategy
25 Ne7+ +-
Result: 1-0
White: GM Jayson GONZALES
Black: Rhal SOL CRUZ
MERALCO, Pasig City
Board 3 of 25
1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 c4 e6 4 Nc3 c6
In opening theory, the set-up adopted by Rhal is known as the Queen's Gambit Declined - Semi-Slav Variation; pawns at e6, d5 and c6.
Related Games:
Topalov vs Vallejo-Pons 2006
Aronian vs Anand 2007
Ljubojevic vs Giri 2010
Grischuk vs Gelfand 2010
Zontakh vs Dreev 2011
Morozevich vs Caruana 2011
5 Bg5 Nbd7 6 e3
6... Be7
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
However, 6... Be7 is a rare continuation, the popular move is 6... Qa5, the Cambridge Springs Variation.
a) Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, World Championship 1929
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012604
b) Alekhine vs Euwe, World Championship 1935
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1013124
c) Karpov vs Kasparov, World Championship 1985
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067200
7 Qc2 Qc7
To protect yourself against double attacks by your opponent, you must try not to leave any of your pieces unprotected.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
[7... 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
8 Rc1
8... b6??
[8... O-O]
9 cxd5 cxd5 10 Bxf6 Bxf6?
[10... gxf6]
11 Nxd5
GAME OVER
11... Qxc2 12 Nxf6+ Nxf6 13 Rxc2 O-O 14 Be2 Bb7 15 O-O Bd5
[15... Rac8]
16 b3 Rac8 17 Rfc1 Rxc2
[17... Bb7]
18 Rxc2 h6 19 Ne5 Bb7 20 f3 Nd5 21 Kf2 f6 22 Ng6 Rc8 23 Rxc8+ Bxc8 24 e4
[24... Kh7]
Counterplay is the best way of fighting against your opponent's initiative and attack.
Suetin in Soviet Chess Strategy
25 Ne7+ +-
Result: 1-0
GM Bong: On 7... Qc7, should play 7... O-O instead. It is very dangerous to place your Q at c7 whenever the c-file is open."
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