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ANNOTATED GAME
B23: Silician, closed, 2. .. Nc6
Hashim O. Davis (USCF 959) vs. rpilaud (USCF 1262)
Annotated by: rpilaud (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), closed, 2...Nc6
Hashim O. Davis (USCF 959) vs. rpilaud (USCF 1262)
Annotated by: rpilaud (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), closed, 2...Nc6
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d3 h6 |
This is off book. I was worried about a bishop attack. |
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5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. e5 |
After the game, Davis said this was an intentional sacrifice to open up the queenside-bishop attack on the king. |
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7... Nxe5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 |
I think this is the strongest response to such attack. |
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9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Be3 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Ba4 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. a3 Bd6 15. Qf3 e4 |
The bishop was hiding and ... |
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16. Qg3 |
... white missed it. Fatal error. White makes an excellent effort to stay in the game by grouping his bishops and rooks, but being down a queen was just too much. |
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16... Bxg3 17. fxg3 Ng4 18. Bc5 Re8 19. Rae1 f5 20. b4 Qf6 21. Nd1 d4 22. Bb3+ Kh8 23. Nf2 Ne3 24. Ng4 |
White gives up another knight. |
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24... Nxg4 25. Rf4 h5 26. h4 g5 27. hxg5 Qxg5 28. Bxd4+ |
This could have been devastating, but I had plenty of support. |
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28... Nf6 29. Kh2 Kg7 30. c4 Kg6 31. Be3 Ng4+ 32. Kh3 Nxe3 33. Rxe3 Reh8 34. Ba4 Qg4+ 35. Kh2 Qg5 36. Re1 h4 37. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 38. gxh4 Qxh4+ |
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