Axel FERNANDEZ

Jose Balaoing Memorial Cup
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: Rolly Sol Cruz
B: Axel Fernandez

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca wrote in his classic book Chess Fundamentals, "Bring out Ns before bringing out Bs."
http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Fundamentals-Algebraic-Jose-Capablanca/dp/1857440730

3.Bb5
The Ruy Lopez Opening.
http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Guide-Lopez-John-Emms/dp/1857442202/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276962047&sr=1-10

3... a6 4.Bxc6
The Exchange Variation. Below are a few games in World Championship matches:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132676
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132718
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241473

4... dxc6 5.O-O Nf6 6;d3 g6? 7.Nxe5
White has a 1-pawn advantage.

7... Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm.
Mastering the Chess Openings
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=mastering+the+chess+openings&sprefix=mastering+the+c

9.Nc3 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 c5 12.Bg5
One of the most frequent and most dangerous forms of attack is the pin.
The Game of Chess

12... b6??
Posibly one might say without exaggeration that in the opening the plan should be rapid development and nothing else, at any rate, very little else.
World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess
http://www.amazon.com/Laskers-Manual-Chess-Emanuel-Lasker/dp/188869050X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276961755&sr=1-1

13.e5 Re8 14.exf6 +-
White has an overwhelming advantage; 1 pawn and 1 N.

14... Bxf6?? 15.Qxf6 Qd4 16.Qxd4
Simplification is advisable if we have superiority in material.
My System
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_5?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=my+system+21st+century+edition&sprefix=my+sy

Result: 1-0