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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
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Ruy López (a.k.a. Spanish) opening. |
 
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3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4
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6...b5; 7. Bb3, d5 is the main line of the Open Variation. 7...d5 is considered too risky. |
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6... exd4 7. Re1 d5
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7...f5; 8. Nxd4 is better for White. |
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8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Nxc6 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1
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Better than 10. Kf1, Qh4. |
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10... Qh4 11. Rxe4+ dxe4
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11...Qxe4 is worse due to 12. Nd4 ! b5; 13. Kh2. |
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12. Qd8+ Qxd8 13. Nxd8+ Kxd8 14. Kxh2 Be6 15. c3
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Julen Arizmendi's suggestion after Arizmendi - García Román, Cullera op 2005. 15. Be3, f5; 16. Nc3, Ke7; 17. g4 was played at Capablanca - Lasker, New York 1915. |
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15... f5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Nd2 Kc8 18. g4 fxg4
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18...g6; 19. gxf5, gxf5; 20. f3 creates a weak black pawn. |
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19. Nxe4 Rf8 20. Be3 b6
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An error. 20...Bd5 was Black's best option. |
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21. Bc6 Rb8 22. Bd4 Bd7
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22...Rf7; 23. Kg3, Bd7 was better. |
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23. Bd5
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White Bishops are in total control of the board, now. |
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23... Rf5 24. c4 g6 25. Rd1 Rf8 26. Kg3 h5 27. Nf6 Bf5 28. Re1 c5 29. Nh7
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29. Be5, Rb7; 30. Bxb7 , Kxb7 is also O.K. |
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29... h4+ 30. Kg2 cxd4 31. Nxf8 d3 32. Rd1
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32. Ne6! heading to d4 was even better. |
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32... b5 33. c5 b4 34. Be6+ Kb7 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Ne6 Re8 37. Nd4
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37. Ng7?? Re2 equalizes. The final is still far from won for White. |
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37... Re5 38. c6+ Kc7 39. Rxd3 f4
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How to continue? After 40. Rd1, f3 ; 41. Kg1, Rd5 or 40. Kf1, f3; 41. Rd2, Ra5, White is not making any progress. |
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40. f3
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40. f3!! The only way to break Black's compact mass of pawns. |
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40... h3+ 41. Kh2 g3+ 42. Kxh3 Rh5+ 43. Kg4
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43. Rg2, Rh2 ; 44. Rg1, Rxb2; 45. Rd1, Rxa2 gives Black some compensation. |
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43... g2 44. Ne2 Rh1 45. Rd2 Re1 46. Ng1
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Only move! |
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46... Rxg1 47. b3 Kxc6 48. Kxf4
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Now, the pawn at g2 will fall, and White will win the Rook ending. |
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48... a5 49. Kg3 Re1 50. Rxg2 Kd6 51. Rh2 Rg1+ 52. Kf4 Rg8 53. Rh5 Ra8 54. Kg4 Rg8+ 55. Rg5 Ra8 56. f4 Ke6 57. Rb5 Rg8+ 58. Kf3 Ra8 59. f5+ Kf6 60. Kf4 Ra6 61. Rb8 Rd6 62. Rf8+ Ke7 63. Ra8 Rd4+
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63...Kf6; 64. Ke4 was also hopeless for Black. |
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64. Ke5
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64. Kg5! was more accurate. |
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