Correct, 1...c5!! is pretty much immediately winning for Black

uh...

A desperate move. Desperate moves are okay in lost positions

And considering that byakuugan3 reckons White's game is in its last throes, 2.d4 would seem about as good as anything White might try. The move could foreshadow a Morra Gambit...

I don't like this move it's too early to decide where the knight should go

In Sicilian, isn't Nc6 standard? Besides, the knight develops to a good square with tempo.

It seems that byakuugan3 is taking his sense of humour out for a walk. Of course 3...Nc6 is a good move here.

But missing an instant win: 4... h5!!! with the threat of ...h4

just terrible

Maybe 5.Bc4 is more to the point, unless White is intending to exchange regardless on c6. Black could play 5...a6 here and there's no downside. 6.Bxc6 bxc6 presents Black with a central majority; and 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bb3 doesn't hurt Black's interests either. If White intended to establish the B on the h2-g8 diagonal, Bc4 achieves this purpose more efficiently.

better to take with the b-pawn because pawns increase in value as they go toward the centre, so it's more logical to bring a pawn toward the centre rather than pushing one away, weakening the position

I agree with byakuugen on this, but there isn't all that much in it, actually. The diagonal now opened is useful enough in combination with the d-file.

developing the queen's bishop is bad in almost every opening. The queen's bishop shouldn't be developed until the middlegame as it is the most useless piece in the opening

 

I like 8...Qd5 here, with the same ideas of gaining a tempo to bring the rook across, but it also attacks g2 at the same time.

I'm wondering what happens after Qxa7 hehe

10.Qxa7 Bxe5 But it does suggest 9...0-0-0 isn't quite right. Maybe just ...Rd8 is better.

blacks set up is very similar to Sicilian Dragon. What is lacking is the pawn to d6. Which I believe should of been played instead of queen side castle. You have a hole at c7 because the pawn is moved and the typical rule of thumb is move the pawns in front of your king only when necessary. Should of played d6 instead of developing bishop. However, you were playing against a rather inexperienced player (despite his 1500 rating) you are probably safe playing this way.

Don't you mean Bh6 instead of Bg6?

LOL I've watched this game twice and missed the annotation both times. Woah.

wth????

Clearly winning, forced move. (sarcasm)