Ruy LopezC65

Dana DeLuca
Fred Irons (1561)

Airline Fundraiser
2006


C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 4. O-O Bc5+/= 4... dxc6= Black has the pair of bishops 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. O-O c5 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 c6 Consolidates b5+d5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Nh4 Nh5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 11... b6 12. f3 Bxf5 13. exf5= 12. exf5+/= Nf4 13. Ne4 White threatens to win material: Ne4xc5 13... Nd5 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Qe7 16. Ne4 b6 Prevents intrusion on c5 16... Rad8 17. Rfe1+/= 17. c4+/- Nf6 18. Rfe1 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qf6 19... f6 20. f4+/- 20. Rae1+- Qxf5 21. Rxe5 Qg6 22. R1e3 Rfd8 23. Rg3 Qd6 24. Rh5 24. Qg5 g6 25. Qe3 Qd4+- 24... Re8+/- 25. Kf1 25. Rhg5 g6 26. Re3 f5+/- 25... Re6 26. Qg5 26. Qc3 f6 27. Re3 Rae8+/- 26... Rg6 26... Qd4 27. h3=/+ 27. Qf5 27. Qe5 h6+/- 27... Re8? 27... >= Qb4!? should be examined more closely 28. b3 Qd2= 28. Rf3 >= 28. Re3 Rf8 29. Qe4+/- 28... Qb8?? strolling merrily down the path to disaster >= 28... Qc7+/- 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxg6 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]