1.e4
c5
The Sicilian Defense
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
Nf6
5.Nc3
d6
A very flexible approach by black. 6.Bg5 is the Rauser. 6.Bc4 is the Sozin
6.Bg5
The more positional approach, featuuring quick and effective development and the choice of f2-f3 or f2-f4
6...Bd7
...e7-e6 is more common. Black prefers quick queenside mobilization and avois the weakening of the d6-pawn.
7.Qd2
Avoiding Bxf6 which doubles the black f-pawns but cedes the two bishops and gives black good dark-square mobility later in the game.
7...Rc8
Black prefers quick counterplay on the queenside to safeguarding his king.
8.0-0-0
Nxd4
9.Qxd4
Qa5
10.f4
With the idea of e4-e5
10...e6
11.e5
[11.Kb1
Qc5!
]
11...dxe5
12.fxe5
Bc6
[12...Rxc3!?
13.Bd2!
(13.bxc3
Bc5
and black with 0-0 with a powerful mating attack) 13...Qxa2
14.Bxc3
g6
15.Kd2
Bc5
16.Qc4
(16.Qxc5
Ne4+
) 16...Qxc4
17.Bxc4
Ne4+
18.Ke2
Nxc3+
19.bxc3
Bc6
with compensation for the exchange sacrifice.]
13.Bb5
[13.Bxf6?!
gxf6
14.Ne4
Rd8!
(14...fxe5
15.Nf6+
Ke7
16.Qh4+/-
) 15.Nxf6+
Ke7
16.Qh4
Rxd1+
17.Kxd1
Kd8
; 13.exf6
Qxg5+
]
13...Nd5
14.Nxd5
Bxb5
15.Nc3
[15.Qxa7
Bb4!
(15...Ba6
16.Qb6
Qxb6
17.Nxb6
Rb8
18.c4
h6
19.Be3
Bxc4
20.Nxc4
Rc8
21.b3
b5
22.Kb2
bxc4
23.Rc1
c3+
24.Rxc3
Ba3+
25.Kc2
Ke7
26.Bd4
f6
27.Rb1
Bb4
28.Rxc8
Rxc8+
29.Kd3
f5
30.Rb2
Kd7
31.a4
g5
32.Rc2
Rxc2
33.Kxc2
Kc6
34.Bc3
Bc5
35.Kd3
Kd5
36.a5
Bg1
37.h3
Kc5
38.Bd2
Kb5
39.g4
f4
40.Ke4
Bc5
41.h4
Bf8
42.Be1
Bc5
43.Bd2
Bf8
44.b4
Ka6
45.Kd3
Kb5
46.h5
Be7
47.Be1
Bf8
48.Kc2
Be7
49.Kb3
Bf8
50.Bf2
Be7
51.Bg1
Bf8
52.Bd4
Be7
53.Bc3
Bf8
54.Be1
Be7
55.Bf2
Bf8
56.Bd4
Be7
57.Bg1
Bf8
58.Bf2
Be7
59.Bd4
Bf8
60.Bc3
Be7
61.Kc2
Bf8
62.Kd3
Be7
1/2-1/2 Salmensuu,O-Csom,I/Budapest 1999/CBM 69 ext (62)) 16.Qxa5
Bxa5
17.Ne3
(17.b4
exd5
18.bxa5
Bc4
19.Kb2
(19.a3
Kd7
20.Rhe1
Ke6
21.Kb2
Ra8
22.Bd2
Rhc8
23.Bb4
Bb5
24.Rd4
Rc4
25.Rxc4
Bxc4
26.Kc3
Rc8
27.Kd2
1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Dolmatov,S/Sverdlovsk 1984/MCL (27)) 19...Kd7
20.Bd2
Be2
21.Rde1
Bh5
22.Re3
Bg6
23.Rc1
Rc7
24.Rb3
Rhc8
25.Bc3
Be4
26.g3
Ke6
27.Rd1
Rc4
28.Rb6+
Kf5
29.Rb3
d4
30.Rxd4
Rxd4
31.Bxd4
Rxc2+
32.Ka3
Rxh2
33.e6
fxe6
34.Bxg7
Rg2
35.Re3
Bd5
36.Be5
Rxa2+
37.Kb4
h5
38.Bd6
Kg4
39.Be5
Bc6
40.Bc7
Ra4+
41.Kc5
Bd5
42.Kd6
Rc4
43.Bb8
Rc6+
44.Kd7
Rc2
45.Bc7
Kf5
46.Re5+
Kg6
47.Kc8
Rc3
48.Kb8
Rb3
49.Kc8
Ra3
50.Kd7
Rf3
51.Kc8
Rf8+
52.Kd7
Rh8
53.Bd8
Bc6+
54.Kc7
Rh7+
55.Kb6
Bd5
56.Bg5
Kf7
57.a6
bxa6
58.Kxa6
Rh8
59.Kb5
Rc8
60.Bf4
Bf3
61.Rc5
Rd8
62.Kc4
Rd1
63.Re5
Kf6
64.Kc3
Bg4
65.Rg5
Be2
66.Ra5
Bf3
67.Bg5+
Kg6
68.Bd2
Bd5
69.Ra7
Rg1
70.Bf4
Kf5
71.Rg7
Ke4
72.Rg5
Rh1
73.Re5+
Kf3
74.Re3+
Kg4
75.Bd6
Rd1
76.Re5
Rg1
77.Kd4
Rd1+
78.Kc3
Rf1
79.Kd4
Rf2
80.Kc5
Rd2
81.Bb8
Rd1
82.Bc7
Ra1
83.Kd6
Ra7
84.Kd7
Bb3
85.Kd8
Ra6
86.Ke7
Ra7
87.Kd8
Ba2
88.Bd6
Ra8+
89.Ke7
Ra6
1/2-1/2 Hort,V-Panno,O/Palma de Mallorca 1970/IZT (89)) 17...Rc5
18.Bf4
Bc7
(18...0-0
19.a3
Bc7
20.b4
Bxe5
21.Bxe5
Rxe5
22.Rhe1
f5
23.c4
Ba4
24.Nc2
Rxe1
25.Rxe1
Rc8
26.c5
b6
27.Rxe6
bxc5
28.bxc5
Rxc5
29.Re2
Kf7
30.Kb2
g5
31.Nd4
h6
32.g3
Bd7
33.Kb3
Kf6
34.Kb4
Rc1
35.a4
Rb1+
36.Kc5
Ra1
37.Nb5
Rxa4
38.Nc3
Ra3
39.Nd5+
Kg6
40.Re7
Bc8
41.Kd6
Ra6+
42.Ke5
Ra2
43.Kd6
Rd2
44.h4
f4
45.gxf4
gxh4
46.Rc7
Bg4
47.Ke5
Rb2
48.Kd4
h3
49.Rc6+
Kg7
50.Rc7+
Kf8
51.Ne3
h2
52.Rc1
Bf3
53.Rc8+
Kf7
54.Rc7+
Ke8
55.Rc8+
Kd7
56.Rc1
h1Q
57.Rxh1
Bxh1
0-1 Zezulkin,J-Groszpeter,A/Norresundby 1992/EXT 2000 (57)) 19.Rhe1
Bxe5
20.Bxe5
Rxe5
21.c4
Bd7
22.b4
Re4
23.b5
f5
24.Kb2
Ke7
25.Rd4
Ra8
26.Kb3
Be8
27.Rxe4
fxe4
28.Rd1
Kf6
29.a4
Ke5
30.c5
Bh5
31.Nc4+
Kf4
32.Rf1+
Kg5
33.Re1
Kf4
34.Kb4
e5
35.a5
Bg4
36.g3+
1-0 Zaichik,G-Groszpeter,A/Katerini 1992/CBM 32 ext (36); 15.Rhf1
Bc5
16.Qf4
Rf8
17.Nc3
h6
18.Bf6
gxf6
19.exf6
Bxf1
20.Qxf1
Be3+
21.Kb1
Rxc3
22.bxc3
Qb6+
23.Ka1
Qc6
24.Qd3
Bb6
25.c4
Rg8
26.Qh7
Qxg2
27.Qd3
Qc6
28.Qh7
Bd4+
29.Rxd4
Rg1+
30.Kb2
Qb6+
31.Kc3
Qa5+
32.Kd3
Rd1+
33.Ke3
Qg5+
34.Rf4
Rf1
35.Qe4
Re1+
0-1 Cordovil,J-Bilek,I/Praia da Rocha 1969/EXT 2001 (35); 15.Qg4
h5
16.Qh3
Bc6
17.Qc3
Qxd5
18.Rxd5
exd5
19.Qd4
b6
20.Qd3
Bc5
21.Rf1
Bd7
22.Qxd5
Be6
23.Qf3
a5
24.b3
a4
25.Rd1
0-0
26.h3
b5
27.g4
axb3
28.axb3
h4
29.Bxh4
Bb4
30.Be1
Be7
31.Kb1
b4
32.Qb7
Rfe8
33.Qe4
Rb8
34.Bf2
Rb5
35.Qc6
1-0 Korkina,S-Ivanov,T/Vladivostok 1994/CBM 43 ext (35)]
15...Bc6
[15...Bc5!
16.Qg4
Bb4
17.Nxb5
(17.Nd5
Rc4
18.Nf4
0-0
19.Bh6
g6
20.Bxf8
Bxf8
21.Qg5
Qxa2
22.Rd8
Rxf4
23.Rhd1
Rf1
24.Rxf1
Qa1+
25.Kd2
Qxf1
26.Qe7
Qxg2+
27.Kc3
Qh3+
28.Kb4
Qh4+
0-1 Wagman,S-Ceschia,I/Reggio Emilia 1982/EXT 2002 (28)) 17...Qxb5
18.Qe4
0-0
19.Rd4
a5
20.h4
Rc5
21.Bf4
Rfc8
22.Rhd1
Rxc2+
23.Qxc2
Rxc2+
24.Kxc2
h6
25.g3
a4
26.a3
Bc5
27.R4d3
Qc4+
28.Kb1
Qe4
29.Ka1
h5
30.R3d2
b5
31.Rd3
Kh7
32.R3d2
Kg6
33.Rd8
b4
34.axb4
Qxb4
35.R1d3
Qe4
36.Ka2
Qe2
37.Kb1
Bb6
38.R8d6
Qe1+
39.Ka2
Qb4
40.Rd7
Qc4+
41.Ka1
Bc5
42.Rc3
Qb5
43.Rd1
Qe2
44.Rcd3
a3
45.R1d2
Qe1+
46.Ka2
axb2
47.Rxb2
Qe4
48.Rbb3
Bd4
49.Kb1
Kf5
50.Kc2
Bxe5
51.Bxe5
Kxe5
52.Kd2
Qg2+
53.Ke1
Kf5
54.Rf3+
Kg6
55.Rbe3
e5
56.Rf2
Qc6
57.Rfe2
f6
58.Kf2
Kf5
59.Re1
Qc5
60.Kf3
Qd4
61.Kg2
e4
62.R3e2
Ke5
63.Re3
f5
64.R1e2
Kf6
65.Re1
g5
66.hxg5+
Kxg5
67.Kh3
Qd7
68.R3e2
f4+
69.Kh2
f3
0-1 Dolmatov,S-Yudasin,L/Frunze 1981/URS-ch (69)]
16.Rhf1
Bb4
[16...h6
17.Bh4
Qc7
18.Qg4
g5
19.Bf2
h5
20.Qg3
b5
1/2-1/2 Ksieski,Z-Bielczyk,J/Zielona Gora 1982/MCD (20)]
17.Ne4
N
17...Bd5
BLack has the two bishops and the makings of a nice attack. Beliavsky surprises us with a sudden attack. [17...0-0
18.Nf6+
Kh8
(18...gxf6
19.Bxf6+-
) 19.Qh4+-
]
18.Nd6+
Bxd6
19.exd6
f6
Diagram
20.Bxf6!
gxf6
21.Qxf6
At the cost of a bishop, white is in. The immediate threat, of course, is Qe7#
21...Kd7
22.Qe7+
Kc6
The king walk begins
23.d7!
[23.Rf7
Kb6
24.d7
Rxc2+!
25.Kxc2
Qa4+
26.Kd2
Qd4+=
]
23...Rcd8
24.c4
The open lines are worth the investment of another pawn
24...Bxc4
25.Qd6+
Kb5
26.Rfe1
Re5 [26.Rf5+
exf5
27.Qe5+
Ka6
28.Rd6+
b6
]
26...Bd5
Diagram [26...Qxa2
27.Re5+
Ka4
28.Qc5+-
]
27.Rxd5+
White now throws in another exchange sacrifice.
27...exd5
28.Re5
Kc4
[28...Rc8+
29.dxc8Q
Rxc8+
30.Kb1+-
]
29.Re3!
b6
[29...Rhf8
30.Rc3+
Kd4
(30...Kb5
31.Rc5+
) 31.Qe7+-
]
30.Rc3+
Qxc3+
31.bxc3
Kxc3
32.Qxd5+-
h5
33.Kd1
a5
34.Ke2
a4
35.Ke3
Kb4
36.Qd6+
Ka5
37.Qc7
h4
38.Ke4
Ka6
39.Ke5
Rh5+
40.Ke6
Rh6+
41.Kd5
Rh5+
42.Kd4
Rhh8
43.Kc4
Rdg8
44.Kb4
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