NM Gerry Cabellon

MERALCO Chess Club SIMUL
W: Rhal SOL CRUZ, Jr.
B: NM Gerry CABELLON
MERALCO, Pasig City

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Nc3
MODERN CHESS OPENINGS, "W's usual response is 3 d4 when B has two main options: maintaining the e5 strong point or giving up the center with 3... exd4."

3... Nf6 4 g3 Be7 5 Bg2 O-O 6 O-O
WINNING CHESS OPENINGS, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe King and an equal middle game."

6 ... Bg4 7 d3 Nc6
This is the FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME - GLEK VARIATION, on account of 4 g3, by transposition; Mamedyarov vs Harikrishna in World Juniors 2003, Ni vs Vladimirov in World Chess Cup 2004, and Glek vs Grischuk in Ordix 2004.

8 Bg5 h6 9 Bxf6 Bxf6 10 Nd5 g6 11 Nxf6 Qxf6 12 c3 Qe7 13 Qd2 Kg7 14 Rfe1 Rae8 15 d4 f5 16 exf5 gxf5


17 dxe5 (0.35)
But a better move is Nh4 (0.63).

17... dxe5 18 h3 Bxf3 19 Bxf3 e4 20 Bg2 Ne5


21 Qd4 (-0.40)
The equalizer is Qe3 (-0.07).

21... c5 22 Qe3 Nd3
BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH, "Putting a piece on an outpost square is an end in itself."

23 Re2 Qg5 24 Qxg5 hxg5 25 Rd1 c4 26 b3 b5













27 Re3 Red8 28 f3 (-1.17)
The best is bxc4 (-0.16).

28... f4 29 Rxe4 fxg3


30 Re7+ (-0.56)
Better is Rg4 (-0.09).

30... Kf6 31 Rxa7 (-1.33) Nf4 32 Rad7 Rxd7 33 Rxd7 cxb3 34 axb3 Ra8 35 Rd1 Ra2 36 Bf1 g2 37 Bxb5 Nxh3+ 38 Kh2 g1=Q+ 39 Kxh3 Rh2# [0-1]