SALTORIO vs NM BAGAMASBAD

MERALCO CHESS CLUB Simul Play
Joannah SALTORIO vs NM BAGAMASBAD
Pasig City

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4
The NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE that was popularized by Aron Nimzovich, author of the famous book My System.

MODERN CHESS OPENINGS, "The characterizing pin of the Nimzo, 3 ... Bb4, exerts control on the e4 and d5 squares and allows the option of doubling White's c-pawns."

4 Bd2 O-O
WINNING CHESS OPENINGS, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe K and an equal middle game."

5 e3 d5 6 a3 Be7 7 Nf3 c5 8 Bd3
DISCOVERING CHESS OPENINGS, "Chess pieces are generally more powerful, more mobile and thus more influential when placed in the center of the board."

8 ... Nc6 9 Ne2 cxd4 10 exd4 dxc4 11 Bxc4

D11

11 ... Nxd4??? 12 Nfxd4
THE TEN MOST COMMON CHESS MISTAKES, "Skill, in fact, might be defined as the ability to exploit the other guy's mistake."

12 ... e5 13 Nf3 b5 14 Ba2 Bb7 15 Nc3 e4 16 Nh4 Ne8 17 Nf5 Bc5 18 O-O Qf6 19 Qg4 Bc8 20 Qxf5 Bxf5 21 Nxc5 Nd6 22 Rfe1 a5 23 Re7 Rfc8 24 b4 axb4 25 Bxb4 h6 26 Bd5 Rab8 27 Rae1 Rd8 28 h3 Bg6 29 Nd7 Nf5 30 Nb8 Ne7 31 Nc6 Nc6 32 Bc6 Bd3 33 Rd1 Rc8 34 Bd7 Be2 35 Bc8 Bd1 36 Kf1 Bb3 37 Ke2 f6 38 Kd3 Kf7 39 Kd4 Ke8 40 Kc5 Ba4 41 Ba6 [1-0]