Sunday, August 3, 2008

Edson Gonzales

Junior vs Edson GONZALES
Aguila Memorial Cup
MERALCO, Pasig City
August 2, 2008


1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Bc5 4 Bc4 Nf6












Better Chess, "Your aim in the opening should be to get your pieces into play as quickly as possible, so that they can cooperate with one another, rather than getting into each other's way, and assist the more important plan of conquering territory and gaining space."

5 Ng5
The Game of Chess, 'The knight is chiefly useful for attack, and must therefore be advanced as far as possible into, or at least against the enemy camp, but not in the OPENING."

5 … O-O 6 BxP+ RxB 7 NxR KxR
Steinitz Theory: In the beginning of the game, ignore the search for combinations, abstain from violent moves, aim for small advantages, accumulate them, and only after having attained these ends search for the combination.

8 b3 d6 9 Bb2
Logical Chess, “A bishop is utilized to greatest effect in controlling an important diagonal or in pinning an enemy piece.”

9 … Bg4 10 f3
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, “Pawns are an asset when they can drive your opponent’s pieces back or control key squares.”

10 … Bh5 11 g4












Modern Art of Attack, “Another method of assaulting the orthodox castled position consists of a mass pawn advance.”

11 Bg6 12 g5? Nh5 13 Qe2?
Chess Player's Handbook, "It is not good to play the Queen out into the game at the beginning, because she can be attacked by inferior pieces, and is compelled to retire with the loss of many moves."

13 ... Nd4 14 Qd1 QxP 15 Nd5 Qh4+












The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, “Nothing is more important than safeguarding your King by castling early, within the first dozen moves if possible.”

16 Kf1 Qh3+ 17 Ke1 NxP+ 18 Ke2 Qg2+ 19 Kd3 Nf4+ 20 Kc3?













Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, “Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged.”

A worthy challenge is 20 NxN followed by Qe2.

20 … Bd4+ 21 Kb4 NxN 22 PxN a5+ 23 Ka4 Qg4+ 24 c4 Qd7# [0-1].
Kasparov Teaches Chess, "By remaining in the center, the King may be lured to the very center of the board by sacrifices and then disaster becomes imminent."

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