Best Grade School Player

Aguila Memorial CupMERALCO, Pasig City
W: Junior SOL CRUZ

B: Lawrence KIMO

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6
COMMON SENSE IN CHESS, "Bring your N's out before developing the B's, especially the QB."


4 Bc4
In theory, this is the ITALIAN VARIATION (on Bc4) of the FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME.

4 ... Bb4 5 Ng5?
THE 10 MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Don't lose time by moving the same piece twice."


5 ... O-O













6 BxP
BETTER CHESS FOR AVERAGE PLAYERS, "A common error by novices is to exchange B & N for the opponent's R & P."


6... RxB 7 NxR KxN 8 b3? d5 -+ 9 exd5
MY SYSTEM, "A center pawn should always be taken if this can be done without too great danger."


9 ... Nxd5 10 NxN QxN





















11 Bb2? Bf5 12 Qe2? Rd8 13 O-O
MASTERING THE CHESS OPENINGS, "One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm."



13 ... Qxd2 14 Qh5+
THE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY CHESS, "If in a bad position in the middle game, the retention of the Q will at least offer chances of a perpetual in the ending, for a lone Q can often force the draw in this manner."

14 ... Bg6 15 Qf3+ Kg8 16 Rad1
THE GAME OF CHESS, "The ideal to be aimed at is attack with development or defense with development."

16 … Qf4?? 17 RxR+ = NxR






















18 Rd1??
RYBKA recommends 18 Qd5+ !? Nf7 19 Qxb7=; retention of the Q.

18 ... Ne6?? 19 QxQ NxQ? 20 Bxd5 Ne2+ 21 Kh1 Bxc2 22 Rd8+
MY SYSTEM, "The ideal which lies at the root of every operation in a file is the ultimate penetration by way of this file into the enemy's game, that is to say to our 7th or 8th rank.



22 ... Bf8??




















23 Bxc7! +-
But stronger, as recommended by RYBKA, is 23 Rd2; simultaneous attack of unprotected pieces.
23 ... Nc3 24 Bd6!
THE GAME OF CHESS, "One of the most frequent and most dangerous forms of attack is the pin."


24 ... Kf7 25 RxB+ Ke6
W is an exchange up; R & B vs N & B.


26 Bc5 b6 27 Bb4 NxP 28 Bd2!
TURNING ADVANTAGE INTO VICTORY, "As your opponent finds his pieces squeezed further and further, he begins to accept defeat."

28 ... BxP 29 Re8+? Kd7 30 Rh8 Bc2 31 f4 Ke6 32 g4 Nb4??? 33 BxN +-




















W is already a full R ahead. But according to some GMs, the hardest thing to win is winning a won game.
33 ... a5 34 Re8+?? Kf6 35 Be7+??
RYBKA recommends 35 Bc3+ followed by 36 Rb8 +-

35 ... Kf7 36 Rc8 Be4+ 37 Kg1 KxB





















White loses his B as his Plan A of going for the mate faltered.


38 h3?
RYBKA suggests 38 Rb8 +-; R's behind the passed pawn.

38 ... Kd6 39 Rd8+ Kc5 40 Rc8+
RYBKA recommends 40 Kf2, "to set the K in motion, and strive to reach the center of the board."

40 ... Kb5 41 f5?? a4 42 Rc7 g6?? 43 f6! +-
THE COMPLETE CHESS PLAYER, "For the possibility of queening can reduce any number of enemy pieces to virtual immobility in the feverish effort to prevent the pawn's promotion."

43 ... Bd5 44 f7 BxP 45 RxB a3 46 h4? a2




















47 Ra7
TARRASCH FORMULA : The R’s proper place is behind the passed pawn, whether it be his own or an enemy.


47 … Kb4 48 Rxa2 b5 49 h5 Kb3 50 Rh2 g5 51 Kf2 b4 52 Ke3 Kc3 53 Ke4 b3 54 Kf5 h6 55 Kg6 b2 56 RxP KxR 57 Kxh6 [1-0].