(1) Paulson,B (2335) - Edwards,J (2550) [B25]
ICCF NAPZ-F M01, 1998



1.e4 c5 2.Nc3
The Closed Sicilian

2...Nc6 3.g3 g6
Many move pairs here.

4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 e6
A key response. Black want to be able to respond to Nf3 with Nge7

7.Nf3 Nge7
Not Nf6 blocking f5 and inviting g4-g5 gaining time against the Nf6

8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3
idea d3-d4

9...Nd4
Idea stopping d4 and Ne7-c6

10.Qd2 Rb8
Removing the rook from the long diagonal and idea b7-b5-b4

11.Nd1
idea c2-c3

11...b5 12.c3 Nxf3+ 13.Bxf3 b4
Black's counter-play is usually on the queenside

14.Nf2 bxc3 15.bxc3 Qa5
Two attacks on c3

16.Rac1 Ba6
Stopping d4 (Bxf1)

17.Rfd1 Qa3
Eyeing the b2 entry square

18.Rc2 Bb5
Idea Ba4

19.Qe1
Now Ba4 Bc1 traps the Qa3

19...f5 20.e5 dxe5 21.fxe5 Nc6
Two attacks on e5

22.d4 cxd4 23.cxd4 Rbc8
Threatening Nxe5xf3

24.Rc3
Diagram

24...Nxe5! 25.Rxa3 Nxf3+ 26.Kh1 Nxe1 27.Rxe1 Rf7
Defending a7 and idea Rfc7

28.Rb1 Bc4 29.Kg1 g5 30.Nd3 Bxd3 31.Rxd3 Rd7 32.Bxg5 Bxd4+ 33.Kf1 e5 34.Rb5 Rdc7 35.Ke2 Rc2+ 36.Rd2 Kf7 37.Rd5 Ke6 38.Ra5 f4 39.Ra6+ Kf5 40.gxf4 Rxd2+ 41.Kxd2 exf4 42.Bh4 Be3+ 43.Kd3 Bb6 44.Ra4 Re8 45.Kd2 f3 46.Bg3 Be3+ 47.Ke1 Rc8 48.Ra5+ Kg4 49.Rd5 Rc1+ 50.Rd1 f2+ 51.Bxf2 Bxf2+ 52.Ke2 Rxd1 53.Kxd1 Kh3 0-1