| 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 The 
 Closed Sicilian is a favourite of Tony Aguirre. 2...g6
 3.d3 Bg7 4.Be3
 d6 5.Qd2
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|  | [5.d4 cxd4 6.Bxd4
 Nf6 7.Nd5 Nbd7
 8.Bb5 O-O 9.Bxd7
 Bxd7 10.Nxf6+
 exf6 11.Qd3 Bc6
 12.O-O-O Re8
 13.f3 d5 14.exd5
 Qxd5 15.Kb1 Bb5
 16.Qd2 Rad8 17.c3
 Bc4 18.b3 Bxb3
 19.axb3 Qxb3+
 20.Kc1 Bf8 21.Qf4
 Qa2 0-1, Heimrath Reiner (GER) 2206 - Schaller 
 Sven (GER) 2308, Bad Zwesten (Germany) 1999] | 
| 5...Nc6 6.g3
 Rb8 7.Bg2 b5 This 
 position is 60% Black. 8.Nge2 Nd4
 | 
|  | [8...b4 is also possible 9.Nd1
 Nd4 10.O-O
 | 
|  |  | (10.c3 bxc3 11.bxc3
 Nxe2 (11...Bh3 ? 12.Bxd4) 12.Qxe2
 Nf6 13.O-O Qa5  ) | 
|  | 10...e5 11.c3
 bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxe2+
 13.Qxe2 Ne7 14.f4
 exf4 15.Bxf4 | 
|  |  | (15.gxf4 O-O 16.d4
 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qb6
 18.Qd2 Ba6 19.Rf2
 d5 20.e5 Qe6  ) | 
|  | 15...O-O 70% Black] | 
| 9.O-O e6 | 
|  | [9...Bh3 ?! does not work. 10.Bxd4
 cxd4 11.Bxh3
 dxc3 12.bxc3
  ] | 
|  | 
|  | [9...b4 10.Bxd4
 cxd4 11.Nd5
 Bd7 12.Nxb4
 a5 13.Nd5
 e6 14.Ndf4
 Rxb2 15.Rfb1
 Rxb1+ 16.Rxb1
 Qc7  ] | 
| 10.f4 | 
|  | [10.Nd1 Ne7
 11.c3 Nxe2+
 12.Qxe2 b4 =] | 
| 10...Ne7 73% Black in 37 games 11.h3
 | 
|  | [11.e5 Nef5
 12.Ne4 O-O 13.Bf2
 dxe5 14.g4
 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2
 Nd4 16.Qd2
 exf4 17.Be1
 e5 18.c3 Ne6
 19.Bf2 Qc7
 20.g5 Rd8
 21.Rad1 Bb7
 22.Qe2 Bxe4
 23.dxe4 Nxg5
 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
 25.Rd1 c4
 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8
 27.Bxa7 Bf8
 28.Bf2 Qd7
 29.Bf3 Qh3
 30.Bg2 f3
 31.Bxh3 Nxh3+ 0-1, 
 Thellier Francis (FRA) 2025 - Nguyen Thanh-Tong (FRA) 2351, Paris (France) 1998] | 
| 11...O-O 12.g4
 b4 13.Nd1
 f5 14.Ng3
 Bd7 | 
|  | [14...fxe4 15.Nxe4 | 
|  |  | (15.dxe4 Ba6
 16.Re1 Qa5
 17.Nf2 Qa4
 18.Rec1 Nec6
 19.c3 bxc3
 20.bxc3 Na5
 21.Qd1 Qa3  ) | 
|  | 15...Nd5  ] | 
| 15.c3 | 
|  | [15.gxf5 exf5
 16.h4 Be6
 17.h5 b3 18.axb3
 Bxb3 19.c3
 Nc2 20.Rxa7
 Nxe3 21.Nxe3
 fxe4 22.dxe4
 Nc8 23.Ra3
 Bf7 24.hxg6
 hxg6 25.Nd5
 Nb6 26.Nxb6
 Qxb6 27.Rf2
 Bh6 28.Qd3
 Be8 29.Qd5+ 1/2-1/2, 
 Cabrero De Cabo Miguel (ESP) 2099 - Perez Mauricio Xoel (ESP) 2090, Padrun (Spain) 2001] | 
|  | 
|  | [15.Kh2 a5
 16.Nf2 a4
 17.Rab1 b3 | 
|  |  | (17...Qc7 18.exf5
 exf5 19.c3
 bxc3 20.bxc3
 Nb5 21.d4
 Bc6 22.dxc5
 Bxg2 23.cxd6
 Nxd6 24.Kxg2
 Nc4 25.Qd3
 Rbd8 26.Bd4
 Nd5 27.Kh2
 Nxf4 28.Rb7
 Qxb7 29.Qxc4+
 Qd5 30.Qxd5+
 Nxd5 31.gxf5
 Bxd4 32.cxd4
 Ne3 0-1, Culbeaux Tello Oscar (MEX) 2209 
 - Hernandez Gilberto (MEX) 2542, Merida (Mexico) 2002) | 
|  | 18.axb3 axb3
 19.c3 Nc2
 20.Rfd1 Bc6
 21.Ne2 Kh8
 22.d4 fxe4
 23.Nxe4 Nxe3
 24.Qxe3 Nd5
 25.Qd2 c4
 26.Rf1 Qd7
 27.Rbe1 Rbe8
 28.N2g3 e5
 29.dxe5 dxe5
 30.f5 Nf4
 31.Qxd7 Bxd7
 32.Nd6 Nxg2
 33.Kxg2 Rd8
 34.Kg1 Bc6
 35.Rd1 Kg8
 36.fxg6 Rxf1+
 37.Nxf1 Bf8
 38.gxh7+ Kxh7
 39.Ne3 Bxd6
 40.Rd2 Rd7
 41.Nxc4 Bc5+
 42.Kf1 Rf7+
 43.Ke1 Bb5
 44.Rd5 Bf2+ 0-1, 
 Pereszlenyi Gejza (SVK) 2076 - Vlcek Stanislav (SVK) 2238, Slovakia 1995] | 
| 15...bxc3 16.bxc3
 Qa5 !? stirring things up nicely on the 
 Q-side. 
 | 
|  | [16...Nb5 17.gxf5
 exf5 18.a4
 Nc7 19.e5
 dxe5 20.Bxc5
 exf4 21.Qxf4
 Ne6 22.Qc4
 Rc8 23.d4
 Kh8 24.Bxe7
 Qxe7 25.Qd3
 Qd6 26.Ne2
 f4 27.Nf2
 Ng5 28.Ne4
 Nxe4 29.Bxe4
 Rce8 30.Bg2
 Re3 31.Qd2
 Bh6 32.Rf3
 Rxf3 33.Bxf3
 Bxh3 34.Rb1
 Qe7 35.Rb7
 Qg5+ 36.Kf2
 Qh4+ 37.Kg1
 Rf5 38.Rb8+
 Kg7 39.Rb7+
 Kf6 40.Bg2
 Bxg2 0-1, Hennink Wouter (NED) 2150 - 
 Novosak Jiri (CZE) 2311, Olomouc (Czech Republic) 2003] | 
| 17.e5 | 
|  | [17.exf5 Nb3
 18.axb3 Qxa1
 19.d4 is unclear and given as even by 
 my computer !] | 
|  | 
|  | [17.cxd4 Qxd2
 18.Bxd2 Bxd4+
 19.Nf2 | 
|  |  | (19.Ne3 Rb2
 20.Bc1 Rxg2+
 21.Kxg2 Bxa1  ) | 
|  | 19...Rb2 20.Rad1
 Ba4  ] | 
| 17...Nb5 | 
|  | [17...Nb3 18.axb3
 Qxa1 19.exd6
 Nd5 20.Bxc5 looked 
 unclear and dangerous] | 
| 18.exd6 Nxd6
 19.Rc1 | 
|  | [19.Qf2 ! Rfc8  ] | 
| 19...Nd5 20.c4 | 
|  | [20.Bxd5 exd5 Black 
 has a big advantage.] | 
| 20...Qxd2 21.Bxd2
 Bd4+ 22.Kh1
 Nb4 23.Bxb4
 Rxb4 24.Re1 ? 
 drops a pawn, but it's hard to find anything decent for White. 24...fxg4
 25.Ne2
 | 
|  | [25.hxg4 Rxf4] | 
| 25...gxh3 26.Bxh3
 Bg7 27.a3 ? 
 White's position is collapsing. 27...Rb3 28.Ndc3
 Rxa3 29.Ra1 ? 
 Time trouble with 7 moves to go.
 29...Rxc3 30.Nxc3
 Bxc3 31.Bxe6+
 Bxe6 32.Rxe6
 Bxa1 33.Rxd6
 a5 34.Ra6 resign 
 is a good alternative.
 34...Bc3 35.Kg2
 Rxf4 36.Ra7
 Rf7 37.Ra6
 Kg7 38.Rc6
 Bb4 39.Ra6
 Kh6 40.Kg3
 Kg5 41.Ra8
 h5 42.Ra6
 h4+ 43.Kg2
 Rf6 44.Ra8
 Kg4 45.Rd8
 h3+ 46.Kg1
 Kg3 47.Rh8
 Bc3 White resigns
 
 
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