B24: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3 sidelines
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Qc7 5.Nge2 Nge7 6.0-0 a6 7.d3 d6 8.a3 b5 9.Be3 Ng6 10.f4 Be7 11.Qd2 0-0 12.f5 [12.h4+/= ]
12...Nge5= 13.Bg5 b4!? even the computer thinks this is a good plan at first! [13...Bxg5 14.Qxg5 f6= looks solid]
14.axb4+/= cxb4 15.Nd1 Qa7+ 16.Kh1 f6 [16...Bxg5 17.Qxg5 f6+/= ]
17.Be3 Qc7 [17...Qb7 18.Bg1+/- ]
18.h3 [even stronger is 18.Nf4 a5+- ]
18...Bd7 19.b3 Nf7 20.Nf4 exf5 21.Nd5! Qb8?! [21...Qd8 22.exf5 (22.Nxb4?! Nxb4 23.Qxb4 d5+/= ) 22...a5 23.Qf2+- ]
22.exf5 [22.Nb6 Ra7 23.exf5 Nfd8+- ]
22...Re8? [22...Bd8+/- ]
23.Rf4? missing a winning move [23.Nb6 Qb7 24.Nxa8 Qxa8+- and White is up a clean exchange]
23...Bd8 24.Nf2?! [>=24.Nxb4 Ne7 25.Kh2 Nxf5 26.Bxa8 Qxa8 27.Rxa6+- ]
24...Re5?! and Black eventually won a swindle in time pressure [>=24...a5+/= would have been much better] 0-1