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SicilianB27

Joseph St. Pierre (1986)
Jarod Bryan (2212)

Downeast Open
2006


B27: Sicilian: 2 Nf3, unusual Black 2nd moves

1. e4 c5 1... e5!?= 2. Nf3+/- g6 3. d4 White threatens to win material: d4xc5 3... Bg7 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 White gains space. 6... Bg4 Black has a cramped position 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Be3 Nh6 9. Bb5 9. Qb3 Qd7+/= 9... O-O 10. O-O White has a very active position 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nf5=/+ 10... Nf5=/+ 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 f6 14. exf6 14. e6 Qd6=/+ 14... Bxf6-/+ 15. Rfd1 15. Qg4!?-/+ 15... Nxd4!-+ an unexpected blow 16. Qg4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 Discovered attack 16... Nf5 17. Rac1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qe8 18... >= Kh8!?-+ 19. Qe6+-/+ Qf7 Black threatens to win material: Qf7xe6 20. Qxc6 e6 21. Rf1 Qe7 22. e4 White threatens to win material: e4xd5 22... Rac8 Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc6 23. Qb5 Bxc3 23... Rb8 24. Qe2 d4 25. Nd1=/+ 24. Rxc3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rxc3 25... Rf8+ 26. Kg1=/+ 26. Qb8+ 26. bxc3 Qd6 27. Qe8+ Kg7= 26... Qf8+ 27. Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. bxc3 dxe4 A pawn endgame occured 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Ke3 White threatens to win material: Ke3xe4 30... Kd6 31. Kd4 31. Kxe4 g5= 31... a5 31... e3!? 32. Kxe3 Kd5-/+ 32. h4= a4 33. g4 e3 34. Kxe3 Kc5 35. Kd3 h6 35... a3!?=/+ 36. a3?? White lets it slip away >= 36. c4= the rescuing straw * [Fritz 9 (5s)]