[ SICILIAN defence B20]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bxf6

Counter intuitive, since it took 2 moves to develop my bishop. But I like it.

5... gxf6 6. Qh5

novelty

6. Bb5 Rg8 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qf3 c4 9. Nc3 cxb3 10. axb3 Qb6 11. Nge2 Bg4 12. Qd3 Bd7 13. Ra6 Qb7 14. O-O f5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 e6 17. Nf4 Rd8 18. Raa1 c5 19. Rf2 Bc6 20. Qa6 Rd7 21. Qxb7 Rxb7 22. Nd3 Be4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Nb2 c4 25. Nxc4 Bc5 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27. dxe3 Rg5 28. Ra5 f5 29. Rd2 Rgg7 30. Rd6 Rge7 31. Rc5 Kf7 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. Ke2 h5 34. Rdc6 Rbb7 35. Rc8 Kg7 36. g3 Red7 37. Re8 Rdc7 38. Rxc7+ Rxc7 39. Kd2 Kh6 40. Rxe6+ 1-0, Moizhess Igor (RUS) 2445 - Goldberg Leonid S (RUS) 2200, Moscow (Russia) 1995

6... Nd4?!

I think this quick attack and Qa5 is bad, and can even be considered an opening trap since it is seductive, but loses for black .

7. Na3 Qa5?

novelty

7... Bd7 8. Nf3 Ne6 9. Bc4 Qa5 10. f5 Nd8 11. Nb1 Rg8 12. Qxh7 Rxg2 13. Nc3 Rg7 14. Qh8 Nc6 15. Kf2 O-O-O 16. Rag1 Rxg1 17. Rxg1 e6 18. Qxf6 Be7 19. Qxf7 exf5 20. exf5 Be8 21. Qd5 Kb8 22. Rg8 Qc7 23. Qe4 Ne5 24. Nd5 Bc6 25. Qxe5 dxe5 26. Nxc7 Rxg8 27. Bxg8 Kxc7 28. Nxe5 Be4 29. Be6 Bd6 30. Ng4 Bxc2 31. Ke2 b5 32. d3 Bf4 33. Ne3 Bxe3 34. Kxe3 Bd1 35. f6 Kd6 36. f7 Ke7 37. d4 cxd4+ 38. Kxd4 a5 39. Kc5 Be2 40. a4 bxa4 41. bxa4 1-0, Liebold Thomas (GER) 1920 - Michenka Jozef (CZE) 2315, Passau (Germany) 1998

8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Ne3 Bd7

9... e6 10. c3 Nc6 11. f5

10. c3

Definitely got all the play

10... Nc6?!

10... Ne6!? 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bd5 +=

11. Bc4

Straight in for the attack

11... e6

11... Nd8 12. a4 Bc6 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. f5 b6 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. O-O +=

12. Nf3

12. f5 Nd8 (12... O-O-O 13. Qxf7) 13. fxe6 Nxe6 14. Nf3

12... a6?

Don't know if there's a solution for black, but this doesn't look like it.

12... Na5

had to be played

13. f5 Nxc4 14. fxe6 Bxe6 15. bxc4 O-O-O (15... Qb6 16. Nd5 Qb2 17. Nxf6+ Ke7 18. O-O) 16. O-O

13. f5

attack!

13... Nd8

Black is resigned to a miserable position

13... Qc8 14. fxe6 Bxe6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qd7 17. O-O

14. fxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. O-O Bg7 18. Nh4

I spent 15 mins wondering about e5

18... Kf8 19. Nf5 Ke8 20. Nxg7+ Nxg7 21. Qh6 Ne6 22. Rxf6 b5?!

not much for black to do

22... Qd7 23. Rf5 Kd8 24. Qh4+ Kc8 25. Nb6+

22... Nc7 23. Qg7 Rf8 24. Raf1 Qd7 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Qg8+

23. Rxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kf8 25. Rf1+

Black resigns

1-0 [James Grist]