B40 Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Counter-Attack
1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
e6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
Nf6
5.Nc3
Bb4
(?!) [This is supposed to be dubious.
>=5...Nc6
Taimanov V.; or 5...d6
the Scheveningen V.]
6.Qd3
[>=6.e5
Nd5
7.Bd2
(or 7.Qg4
Nxc3
8.Qxg7
Rf8
9.a3+/=
) 7...Bxc3
(‹7...Nxc3
8.bxc3
Be7
9.Qg4
) 8.bxc3+/=
]
6...0-0
7.Bg5
Qa5N
[>=7...h6
8.Bh4
d6=
/\ ...Nbd7 Fritz 8]
8.Bxf6
gxf6
9.Ndb5
a6
10.Qg3+
Kh8
11.Qd6??
[A gross blunder. >=11.Nd6=
/\Rg8??
12.Nxf7#
]
11...Bxd6-+
12.Nxd6
Resigns here or on the next 26 turns was a good alternative!
12...Nc6
13.0-0-0
b5
14.Kb1
Qc7
15.Be2
Bb7
16.Bh5
Kg7
17.Rd3
Ne5
18.Rg3+
Ng6
19.Rd1
Rfc8
20.f4
b4
21.Nxc8
Rxc8
22.f5
bxc3
23.fxg6
hxg6
24.Rxc3
gxh5
25.Rxc7
Rxc7
26.Re1
Kg6
27.h3
Kg5
28.g3
Rc4
29.e5
f5
30.Rd1
Bc6
31.c3
Re4
32.h4+
Kg4
33.Rd4
Kxg3
34.Rxe4
Bxe4+
35.Kc1
Kxh4
36.Kd2
Kg3
37.b4
h4
38.a4
& Black won. I suspect there were further moves.
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