What about 24 Bxc7 ..... looks interesting
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NM Reb
So you're saying 24. Bxc7!?
If 24. ... Qxc7 then 25. Rxf6! and the f-pawn is pinned.
If 24. ... fxg6 then does White play 25. Qxg6? You at least get two pawns for a piece after Black retreats his Rook. Is this line playable?
Thanks for your time and comment.
Brandon- Surely, if the rook retreats, Rxf6+ both captures a bishop and forces white to give up his queen? Tell me if I'm missing something obvious, analysis is hard in your head! 
Nytik
Oh yeah, you're right! In the second line, Black can't retreat his Rook. I guess 24. Bxc7! is one of the moves that separates Masters from Class-level players. Thanks for the help in analyzing. It is difficult to catch everything in the mind's eye. And thanks Reb for humbly pointing out a killer move.
I think 26 Bxf7 can work: 26... Qxf7 27 Qxf7+ Kxf7 28 Be5 and you win the piece back with a pawn up.. any line I'm missing?
Boring304
Yes, I think you're right. Although the line you suggested continues:
26. Bxf7! Qxf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Be5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 and the dark Bishop is pinned to the King.
Very interesting line. For a second there, I thought the line failed to 28. ... Nxe5, but it all works out. I'm an OTB player at heart, and I didn't want to press the attack too hard and risk upsetting the apple cart. But since I had such a strong attack and solid defensive position, I had a feeling there are some deep combos like you and NM Reb suggested that I may have overlooked under the pressure. Thanks for the suggestion.
bigmac30
Hi. Sorry, I'm not sure what you are suggesting. At which move would it have been better to recapture with a Rook?
After looking a little more at this position 24 Bxc7 is winning but 24 Be5 wins even faster ! I verified this with the beasts. I found 24 Bxc7 myself but the beasts found 24 Be5 ! +- (6.63) The move I found is second best 
NM Reb
Thanks for another tactical insight. I'm amazed to see now that in all these various solutions, the White d-pawn plays such a critical role in this attack!
So after posting several games with the Ruy Lopez, this is a shift in gears with the Little ChessPartner playing another one of its pet openings in its repertoire: King's Indian Defense (KID). After beating the computer with the Spanish Game with it choosing Morphy's Defense and Schliemann Defense, I wanted to play the Ruy Lopez with the Black pieces. However, Little ChessPartner REFUSES TO PLAY THE SPANISH OPENING! Seriously, it sidesteps it every single time with a Three Knights Opening.
Anyway, so since I am a tactical player at heart, I'm experimenting with a lot of 1. e4 and seeing if I am comfortable with the myriad of defenses available for Black.
I think I would have shifted the move order around if I had more time to think, but other than allowing Black to play 5. ... Bg4, I achieved the overall position I wanted. In months past, I would try to establish a broad center with pawns on c4, d4, and e4, Knights posted on c3 and f3, and strong central control. However, one of my friends, who is a USCF Expert, feels that this is borderline over-extension by White, and prefers a c3, d4, and e4 set-up. When I play open games (1. e4 e5), this is the ideal pawn structure I aim for, so I figured that'd I'd give it a shot here.
The computer and I play some solid moves, with each of us achieving a nice middle game position with which to play for the advantage. The move I spent some time thinking about was 19. Qh5 Re8. I wasn't sure whether or not this was the best move, and I was surprised by Black's response. I was expecting other moves. So I got what I wanted out of the opening: solid central control and a spacial advantage, which allowed me to take control of the game and attack behind a very solid position of my own.
After 25. Qh5 Bf6 I decided not to force the issue, and accepted the draw. Against good players, I'm okay with draws. How would you have played it?