Board 1: PAULA

W: Junior
B: Paula
SIMUL PLAY
Tahanan Walang Hagdanan, Cainta

1 e4 e5
Chess Fundamentals, "These moves both control central squares and open the diagonal for a B."

2 Nf3 Bd6? 3 Nc3 Nf6
Manual of Chess, "Get the N's into action before both B's are developed."

4 b3 O-O 5 Bb2
Portable Chess Coach, "It is usually advisable to bring out your N's and B's first, followed by your R's and Q."

5 ... b6 6 Qe2 c5 7 O-O-O















The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes, "Nothing is more important than safeguarding your K by castling early, within the first dozen of moves, if possible."

7 ... NxP???
Portable Chess Coach, "Avoid impulsive and snap judgments."

"Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?"

8 NxN +- a6??? 9 NxB e4 10 NxB h6??? 11 QxP QxN 12 QXR a5 13 Qe4 d6 14 Qc4 Qe8 15 Qc3 Qe6??? 16 QxP# [1-0].