R5 Saltorio vs Sol Cruz

Valentine's Cup
MERALCO, Pasig City
R5 G/25
White: Jerome Saltorio
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
Italian Game


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
Hungarian Defense

4.O-O Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm.
Watson in Mastering the Chess Openings 

6.d3 d6 7.h3 Be6
[7... Na5 8.Bb3 Nxb3]
Bs are most often favored over Ns because of the great difference in mobility.
Reshevsky in The Art of Positional Play
 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Ng5 Qd7 10.f4 h6
[10... exf4]


11.Nf3 exf4 12.Bxf4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Rxf4 14.Nh2

14... Raf8
[14... Rxf1+ -+]


15.Rxf4 Rxf4 16.Qd2 Rf8 17.Rf1 Rxf1 18.Nxf1 Qe8 19.Qe3 Qg6 20.Nfd2 Bf6
[20... d5 - 21... Bg5]


21.c3 Qf5
[21... Be7]


22.Nf3 e5 23.g4 Qe6 24.b3 b6 25.g5 Be7 26.Kh2 Qg6
[26... d5]


27.h4 d5 28.Ng3 hxg5 29.hxg5 Bd6 30.Nh4 Qh7 31.Nf5

32... g6
[32... Qh5]


33.Nh6+ Kf8 34.dxe4


Result: 1/2-1/2