Annotated by nyctalop (2166): In this game, my opponent plays a very natural move that fails tactically and is left down an exchange with hardly any compensation. After that it's just a mater of time until everything crashes and he's forced to resign. But enough with the description and on with the game! Every time I play this move against 1. e4 I imagine a boxer dodging a direct jab and countering with a right hook,…
Annotated by nyctalop (2166): This game was played in the 60th GK Tournament, on the fourth round. I have to give thanks to my opponent for avoiding the repetition that was available to him at one point and allowing me to play one of my best games so far on this site. I guess I'll have to start mixing it up sooner or later to prevent deep preparation, but so far that's not been necessary. Anyway, the Sicilian is, in my…
