R3 Gutierrez vs Sol Cruz

SHELL National Youth Championship
R3 Bd119 Kiddies Division G/25
W: Dennis GUTIERREZ, JR
B: Rhal SOL CRUZ, JR

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bc4 Bc5In opening theory, this is known as the ITALIAN GAME. But this is a rare variation with only 348 games out of the 4,261 in the database. The c3 square is usually occupied by a pawn rather than a N.

5 d3 O-OUsual is 5... d6

6 Bg5 d6The Middle Game in Chess, "In all cases, it is well to unpin the piece in question as quickly as possible, not only to give it back its freedom of action, but also to liberate the masked piece."

In practice, the usual response to the B pin is 6... h6 as played in Ivanovic vs World Champion Khalifman in Moscow 1993 [0-1].

7 Nd5 Be6 8 Nxf6+ gxf6Modern Art of Attack, "The prime aim of any attack against the orthodox castled position must be to provoke a weakness in its structure in order to focus the attack there."

9 Bh6 Re8 10 Nd2 Bxc4??Portable Chess Coach, "Avoid impulsive behavior and snap judgments. A single hasty move can lose a game you spent hours trying to win."

The best is 10... f5 11 Qh5 Qf6=.

11 Qg4+
Result: [1-0]