C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 3... a6 4. Bc4= 4. O-O+/= d6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Bxc6+ 6. h3!? should be examined more closely 6... Bh5 7. d4+/= 6... Nxc6= Black has the pair of bishops 7. h3 White threatens to win material: h3xg4 7... Bh5 8. Re1 8. d3 Nd4 9. g4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Bg6= 8... Nd4=/+ 9. Nxd4?? >= 9. g4 the only rescuing move 9... Bg6 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2=/+ 9... Bxd1-+ 10. Nxd1 10. Nc6 cannot change what is in store for ? 10... bxc6 11. Nxd1 Be7-+ 10... exd4 11. a3 Be7 12. d3 c5 13. Bd2 13. a4 is not much help 13... O-O 14. c3 f5 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. exf5 Rxf5-+ 13... O-O 14. Rb1 14. c3 is no salvation 14... Bg5 15. f4 Bh4-+ 14... Bg5 15. f4 Bh4 16. Rf1 Qd7 17. Rf3 17. Nf2 cannot change destiny 17... Rae8-+ 17... Rae8 17... >= f5 and Black can already relax 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Nf2-+ 18. Kh2 18. g3 does not solve anything 18... Bd8 19. f5 d5-+ 18... Bf6 18... >= f5 ends the debate 19. g3 fxe4 20. dxe4 Rxe4 21. Rf2-+ 19. b4 19. c4 does not win a prize 19... Qa4 20. Rc1 a6-+ 19... Qa4 19... c4!? keeps an even firmer grip 20. b5-+ 20. Rb3 b6 20... cxb4 makes it even easier for Black 21. Bxb4 Be7 22. f5-+ 21. Nb2 21. b5 desperation 21... c4 22. Nb2 Qxb3 23. cxb3-+ 21... Qb5 21... >= Qd7 seems even better 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Nc4-+ 22. c4 22. Nc4 doesn't improve anything 22... Qd7 23. b5 d5 24. exd5 Qxd5-+ 22... dxc3 23. a4 Qc6 23... cxb2?! is easily refuted 24. axb5 Rc8 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bc3-/+ 24. b5 Qb7 25. Bc1 25. Bxc3 does not help much 25... Bxc3 26. Rxc3 d5-+ 25... d5 25... cxb2!? makes it even easier for Black 26. Bxb2 Bxb2 27. Rxb2-+ 26. Nd1 dxe4 27. Rg3 Rd8 27... >= Bh4 might be the shorter path 28. Rg4 Be1 29. Ra3 exd3 30. Rxc3-+ 28. Nf2 Qd5 28... >= exd3 and the rest is a matter of technique 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Nxd3-+ 29. Ra3 Rfe8 30. dxe4 Qd7 30... Rxe4 seems even better 31. a5 Re1 32. Rgxc3 Bxc3 33. Rxc3-+ 31. Rf3 31. e5 does not save the day 31... Bh4 32. Rf3 c2-+ 31... c2 32. e5 Rxe5 32... >= Qd1! keeps an even firmer grip 33. Nxd1 cxd1=Q 34. exf6 Qxc1 35. a5-+ 33. fxe5 Bxe5+ 34. g3 Qd1 34... >= c4 and Black can already relax 35. a5 bxa5-+ 35. Nxd1 35. Rfd3 a last effort to resist the inevitable 35... Bxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Rxd3+ 37. Rxd3 Qg1+ 38. Kf3-+ 35... cxd1=Q Inferior is 35... cxd1=B 36. Rfd3 Rd4 37. Bb2+- Less advisable is 35... cxd1=N 36. Rfd3 Rd4 37. a5= 36. Bg5 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 37. Rf2 cannot undo what has already been done 37... Qxf2+ 38. Kh1 Rd1# 37... Rd1+ 38. Rf1 Rxf1# 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]