1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 The Ruy Lopez

3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 0-0 and ...d5 is the Marshall Gambit

8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Preventing Bg4 and preparing d2-d4

9...Na5 10.Bc2 Preserving the "Spanish bishop"

10...c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 White will usually develop with Nb1-d2-f3-g3 or e3 with good long-term play against the Black kingside

12...Bb7 13.d5 Rc8 14.Nbd2 Nh5 Idea f5 and Nf4

15.Nf1 Preventing Nf4 and now with the idea of Nxe5 and Qxh5

15...Nc4 16.a4 b4 17.b3 Na3 18.Bd3 Again, with the threat of Nxe5

18...a5 19.Nxe5 Bf6 20.Qxh5 Bxe5 21.Ra2 Rc3 Looking for compensation for the pawn, attacking b3 and the Bd3

22.Qd1 Qf6 23.Re3 Beating black Black's initiative

23...Rfc8 24.Bd2 There are now other entry squares for the Black rooks

24...R3c5 25.Rf3 back, back, back

25...Qd8 26.Ne3 idea Ng4

26...R8c7 27.Ng4 Qc8 Idea Rc1

28.Bf1 Rc1 29.Bxc1 Rxc1 30.Qd2 Ba6 31.Nxe5 Rxf1+ 32.Kh2 dxe5 White has a rook and pawn for the two minor pieces, but the Na3 is well out of play.

33.d6 and white has a powerful passed pawn

33...Bb7 34.d7 Qd8 35.Rd3 f6 [35...Bxe4 36.Rd6+- ]

36.Rd6 Kf7 37.Qe2 Rc1 [37...Ke7 38.Rad2 Rc1 39.Qh5 ]

38.Qh5+ Ke7 Diagram

39.Re6+! Kxd7 [39...Kxe6 40.Qe8+ ]

40.Rd2+ [40.Rd2+ Kxe6 41.Rxd8 ] 1-0