B45: Sicilian Four Knights
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 Bb4 7.Qd3 0-0 [7...Ne5 8.Qb5 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3=/+ ]
8.Be2 Ne5 9.Qb5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qc7 [10...d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Bd2=/+ ]
11.c4?! [11.Qb4! d5 (‹11...Nxe4? 12.Nb5 Qc6 13.f3+/- ) 12.Nb5 Qd7=/+ ]
11...Nxe4-/+ 12.Bf4 [12.Qb4 Nc6 13.Nxc6 dxc6-/+ ]
12...f6 [12...d6 13.Qb4 a5-/+ ]
13.Bxe5? [>=13.Qb4-/+ ]
13...fxe5-+ 14.Nf3 d6 15.Bd3 a6 16.Qb4 a5 17.Qb2 Nc5 18.Ng5 h6 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Qxc4 21.Bd3 Qd4!? trying too hard to move to an endgame?
22.Qxd4 exd4 this endgame can be a little hard for Black to consolidate and win
23.Rb1 Rb8 [23...Kf7 in post-game analysis with Steve Perry, he preferred this move]
24.Rb6 d5 25.Bb5 [25.f3 Bd7-/+ ]
25...Rf6 26.Bc6 [26.Rd6 Rf7-+ ]
26...Kf8 27.Ba4?! [27.Ke2 e5 28.Rhb1 Rd6-+ ]
27...Ke7 [27...e5! makes it even easier for Black 28.Rb2-+ ]
28.0-0 Bd7 29.Bxd7 Kxd7 30.Rfb1 Kc7 31.a4 e5 32.R6b5 b6 I knew perfectly well I was going to give up a pawn somewhere
33.Rxd5 Re8 34.Rbb5?! [>=34.Re1-+ presents Black with some concrete problems]
34...Rc6 35.Kf1 Rxc2 36.Rxe5 Rxe5 37.Rxe5 Kd6 38.Rb5 Kc6 39.g4?! [39.Rf5 Ra2-+ ]
39...Rc4 40.Rb3 Rxa4 41.h4 Rc4 42.Rd3 Kd5 43.f3 Rc3 0-1