[Event "USCF/WS/23A01 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.03.01"] [White "Rodriguez, Keith A."] [Black "Rhine, Frederick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2361"] [BlackElo "2310"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/COTjwBdh/bITsCqJG"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7 { Testing Rhine's knowledge of ancient opening variations is bad strategy, to which I can attest. In the 1982 Midwest Masters Invitational in Chicago, David Sprenkle tried the Ponziani Opening against Fred, and Sprenkle ended up offering a draw on move nine in a poor position! } 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Nc3 O-O-O 10. Bf4 g5 11. Be3 a6 12. Be2 Bg7 $14 { is no better than the text. }) 8... Qxe5 9. Qxe5+ Nxe5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Kd8 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nd4 Re8 15. Bc4 Ne5 16. Bd5 Re7 17. f4 Ng6 18. Rxe7 Kxe7 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. g3 Ne7 21. Bf3 g6 22. b4 h5 23. c4 a5 24. b5 Rb8 25. Re5 Bg4 26. Bxg4 hxg4 27. Kc3 Rd8 28. a3 Rd7 29. c5 f6 30. Re2 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2