Axel vs Joash

9th Kiddies Tournament
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: Axel Fernandez
B: Joash Dellota
Arbiter: IA/NM Elias Lao, Jr.


1.e4 d5
The Center Counter Defense is one of the oldest recorded openings, first recorded as being played between Francesco di Castellvi and Narciso Vinyoles in Valencia in 1475 in what may be the first recorded game of modern chess, and being mentioned by Lucenain 1497.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_defense


2.exd5 Qxd5 3.b3??
The whole art of opening consists in bringing into action pieces which are at first shut in, in freeing pieces by a very few pawn moves, and in getting them favorable positions and that as quickly as possible.
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3... Qa5 
Winning is 3... Qe4+, then Qxa1 with a R advantage.


4.a4?? 
Consistent with b3 is Bb2.


4... c5 
The R is still for the taking via Qe4+.


5.Bb5+ Nc6 6.Nf3 
This move should be played as early as the second move.


6... Bd7 7.c3 e6 8.d4 Qc7 9.Be3 b6 10.g3 
This move is useless without the B at f1.


10... Bd6 11.Na3 e5 12.Nc2 Bg4 
A common task of the B is to pin potentially active hostile Ns.
The Right Way to Play Chess


13.Ra2 
NM Lao recommends 13.d5, attacking the pinned N.


13... e4 


14.Qd2 


14... Bxf3-+
With a 1-piece advantage, Joash went on to win.


Result: 0-1