B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves
1.e4 c5 2.Na3 a6 3.c3 e6 4.Nc2 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bd3 e5 [7...Nf6+/= ]
8.d5 Na7 9.Ne2 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.f3 [11.a4 Nd7+/- ]
11...Bd7 12.a4 b5 13.a5 0-0 14.Be3 Black is playing somewhat passive and is getting squeezed
14...Nc8 15.Qd2 Be8 [15...Qc7 16.Rac1+- ]
16.Ng3 [16.Nb4 Bd7+- ]
16...Nd7 17.b4 f6 [17...Nf6 18.Nf5+/- ]
18.Ra3 Bg6 19.Rc3 Qe8 [19...Na7 20.Rc1+- ]
20.Rc1 Bd8 21.Ne1 Ne7 22.Qc2?! it was important to keep Black bottled up [22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.exf5 Kh8+- (23...Nxd5? 24.Bc4 bxc4 25.Qxd5+ Qf7 26.Qxa8 Bxa5 27.Qb7 Rb8 28.Qxa6 Bxb4 29.Rxc4 Bc5 30.Bxc5 dxc5 31.Nd3+- ) 24.Be4 g6 25.fxg6 f5 26.g7+ Kxg7 27.Bh6+ Kh8 28.Bxf8 Qxf8 29.Bc2 Nf6 30.Bb3 Qf7 31.Nd3 Qh5 (31...Nexd5? 32.Nf2 Qb7 33.Rc6 Nf4 34.g3 Ng6 35.Qxd6 Be7 36.Qe6+- ) 32.Nf2+- ]
22...Qf7? Black misses his chance to get back in the game [22...f5 23.Bd2 Nf6= ]
23.Bf2 [23.Rc6! Nxc6 24.Qxc6 Bxa5 (24...Rb8 25.Qxa6 Qe7 26.Bxb5+- is even worse) 25.bxa5 Qe7+- ]
23...h6?! [23...f5 24.exf5 Bxf5 25.Nxf5 Nxf5 26.Bxf5 Qxf5 27.Qxf5 Rxf5 28.Rc8 Rxc8 29.Rxc8 Rf8 30.Nc2 Bg5 31.Rc6 Nb8 32.Rxd6 Rc8 33.Bc5+- ]
24.Qe2?? [still there is >=24.Rc6! Nxc6 25.Qxc6 Bxa5 26.bxa5+- ]
24...f5+/= 25.exf5 Nxf5 26.Bxf5 [26.Qc2 Ne7 27.Ne4 Bxe4 28.fxe4 Rc8 29.Rxc8 Nxc8+/= ]
26...Bxf5 27.Nxf5 Qxf5 28.Rc6 Bg5 29.R1c2 Qg6 [29...Be7 30.Rc7 Bd8 31.Rb7+/= ]
30.Rc7 [>=30.Nd3!+/- was hard to see, because the move itself is not very forcing]
30...Nf6= 31.R2c6!? [31.Qd1 e4= ]
31...Nxd5 32.Rd7 Rf6?? in a difficult position, Black makes a mistake [>=32...Qb1!= ]
33.Qa2+- Kh8 34.Qxd5 Re8 35.Rdxd6 Qf7 36.Qxf7 Rxf7 37.Re6 Rfe7 38.Rxe7 Rxe7 39.h4 Bd2 40.Rxa6 Bxb4 41.Nd3 Bc3 42.Bc5 Rd7 43.Rd6 Rxd6 44.Bxd6 Bxa5 45.Bxe5 b4 46.Kf2 b3 47.Bb2 Black resigned 1-0