I played on the white side of a Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense and opted for the quiet 4. d3. In my experience, d3 often leads to a slow position where an ensuing strategic encounter is commonplace. This game however proves otherwise, with play sharpening in the middlegame after 15. e5. My opponent’s reply came as a surprise to me; I was simply blind to it. From then on, the battle over e5 would become the great focal point of the game. The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment.
PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 O-O 10. O-O Ne7 11. Re1 c6 12. Bf1 Ng6 13. g3 Re8 14. Qc2 h6 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Ng4 17. Nc4 Qd5 18. Bg2 Qc5 19. b4 Qxb4 20. h3 Be6 21. Ncd2 N4xe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Red8 24. Nf1 Qd4 25. Rae1 Qd3 26. Qb2 Rab8 27. g4 Rd6 28. R5e3 Qc4 29. a3 b5 30. Ng3 b4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Qe5 Qd4 33. Qxd4 Rbxd4 34. Rc3 Rd1 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kh2 Rd2 37. Ne4 Re2 38. Bf3 Re1 39. Rxc6 Kh7 40. Ng3 Ra1 41. h4 a5 42. Be4+ g6 43. h5 Bxg4 44. hxg6+ fxg6 45. Rc7+ Kg8 46. Bxg6 a4 47. Nf5 Bxf5 48. Bxf5 a3 49. Ra7 Kf8 50. Be6 h5 51. f4 Rf1 52. f5 Rf3 53. Kg2 Re3 54. Kf2 Re5 55. Kf3 a2 56. Rxa2 h4 57. Kf4 Rb5 58. Rh2 Ke7 59. Kg5 Rb1 60. Rxh4 Rg1+ 61. Rg4 Rf1 62. Kg6 Rf2 63. Bd5 Rd2 64. f6+ Ke8 65. Bc6+ Kf8 66. Ra4 Rd8 67. Ra8 Rxa8 68. Bxa8 Kg8 69. f7+ Kh8 70. f8=Q
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