Wednesday, March 10, 2010

NM Mirabeu Maga

MERALCO Employees' Day 
Simultaneous Match
Lopez Bldg., Pasig City
W: SOL CRUZ, Rhal Jr. 
B: NM MAGA, Mirabeu

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess

7... dxe5 8.dxe5 Ndb4 9.Qd8+
Don't complicate. Exchange Qs and leave a R and 2 or 3 minor pieces on the board.
Kotov in Think Like a Grandmaster

9... Nxd8 10.Bb3 Nd3 11.Ke2 Nxc1 12.Rxc1 Nc6 13.Ba4
Don't lose time by moving the same piece twice.
Evans in The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes

[13.Nc3]
Neglected development of one's forces during the opening stage will often permit your opponent to exact a crushing toll later on.
Reinfeld in The Complete Chess Player

13... Bd7
14.Bxc6
Don't trade your B for a N unless you receive some other compensation.
Heisman in Elements of Positional Evaluation

[14.Nc3]

14... Bxc6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Rd1
In the middlegame, seize the open files and command them with your Rs.
Chernev in Logical Chess Move by Move

16... Be7 17.g3 g5

18.h4
[18. Nd4]
Post your pieces centrally, so long as you can do so safely, without inviting the advance of the pawn-rollers.
Nimzovich in My System

18... gxh4 19.Nxh4 Bxh4 20.gxh4 Rg8 21.Rg1
Fight for possesion of open files.
Heisman in Elements of Positional Evaluation

21... Ke7 22.Rg3
You should then endeavor to double your Rs, that is, to place them one before the other on the same file.
Nimzovich in My System

22... Rxg3 23.fxg3 Rg8 24.Kf2 Rg4 25.Rd1

Result: 1/2-1/2

This is Rhals third draw with a titled player: first was vs NM Vasquez in VCR Cup Simul in July 2009 and second was vs GM Antonio in 1st PARA Fund-Raising Simul in August 2009.

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