Junior vs IvanMalibay Outreach MatchMERALCO, Pasig CitySeptember 6, 20081 d4 d5  2 c4 e5  3 e3 Nc6  4 Nc3 Bb4  5 Nge2Manual of Chess, “Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed.”
5 … Be6  6 a3 BxN  7 NxBChess Player’s Handbook, “It is desirable therefore generally to exchange your Queen’s Bishop or Queen’s Knight for the adversary’s King’s Bishop.”
7 … PxP???
8 d5!
Turning Advantage Into Victory in Chess, "Forks, pins, threats of various kinds, these are the bricks and mortar of technique."
8 ... BxP  9 NxBTraining for Tournament Player, “When converting an advantage, a moment is sure to come when one has to cease gradually improving one’s position and proceed to take firm action.”
With a one-piece advantage, perhaps the best move is to simplify or exchange major pieces by QxB.
9 … Ne7  10 BxP Na5Portable Chess Coach, "The simplest form of positional weakness is a piece that is hanging."
11 Qc2???The dark knight is hanging and the best way of exploiting such weakness is by 11 Qa4+, followed by 12 NxN.
11 … NxB  12 QxN QxN  13 QxQ NxQ  14 O-O O-O-OMastering the Chess Openings, “One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your king from harm.”
15 e4?Modern Art of Attack, “The attacker should strive to open at least one file for proper use of the heavy pieces against the King.”
Thus, 15 b4 is more appropriate in this situation and the bishop could via b2.
15 … Nf6  16 Bg5 Rd6  17 BxN?Chess Fundamentals, “For all general purposes, the bishop and knight have to be considered as of the same value, though most masters regard the bishop slightly favorably compared to a knight.”
17 … RxB  18 Rad1 h5  19 b4 g5  20 a4 h4  21 a5 h3  22 g3! Rc6  23 b5 Rc5
24 b6???Tarrasch Formula: The rook’s proper place is behind the passed pawn, whether it be his own or an enemy.
Thus, 24 Rb1 is necessary.
24 … RxP  25 PxP KxPBlack’s pair of connected passed pawns will win the game.
26 Rc1+ Kb8  27 Rfd1 Ra2  28 Rd5 f6  29 Rcd1 g4  30 R1d2? Ra1+  31 Rd1 RxR  32 RxR a5  33 Rd6 Rf8  34 Kf1 Ka7  35 Ke2 f5  36 PxP RxP  37 Ke3 Rf3+ 38 Ke4??? RxP  39 KxP RxP  40 Kf4 Rb2  41 KxP h2  42 Rh6 a4  43 Kf3 …  [0-1].