NM Bernardino vs Sol Cruz

MERALCO Chess Camp
MMLDC, Antipolo City
W: NM Marlon Bernardino
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr.

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 6.e4 Be7 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Be2 O-O 9.g4 Ne5 10.Rg1

10... Nexg4??
NM Marlon recommends 10... c5, to counter with a queenside expansion.

11.Bxg4 Nxg4 12.Rxg4 Bxg4 13.Qxg4 Re8 14.Nd5 c6
g6 is necessary in order to prevent Nf5.

15.Nf5 Bf8
The best defense is Bf6.

16.Bg5
The NM missed Nh6+ followed by Nxf7++

16... Qc8??
Rhal missed Rxe4+.

17.Nf6+

Result: 1-0