B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. d4 d5
4. e5 Nc6 5. a3 bxa3 $146 ( 5... Qb6 6. Ne2 Bf5 7. axb4 Nxb4 8. Na3 Rc8 9. Nf4
Bxc2 ( 9... Nxc2+ 10. Nxc2 Bxc2 11. Nxd5 Qb3 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. gxf3 e6
15. Bg5+ Ne7 16. Nxe7 Bxe7 17. Bxe7+ Kxe7 18. Rxa7 Rc7 19. Kd2 Rd8 20. Ke3 Rd5
21. Ba6 Rcd7 22. Bc4 Rxd4 23. Bb5 Rd8 24. Rxb7+
Mousa,A-Yasseen,A/Tanta 2000/CBM 76 ext/0-1 ( 50 ) ) 10. Qg4 e6 11. Bb5+
Kd8 ( 11... Nc6 12. Nxd5 Qd8 13. Nxc2 Qxd5 14. Rb1 h5 15. Qh3 Qe4+ 16. Kd1
Qg4+ 17. Qxg4 hxg4 18. Ba4 Rc7 19. Bxc6+ Rxc6 20. Rxb7 Ne7 21. Rxa7 Rc8 22. Ra4
Nd5 23. Bd2 Rb8 24. Ke2 Be7 25. g3 O-O 26. Ne3
Mariotti,S-Kuzmin,G/Leningrad 1977/MCL/1-0 ( 49 ) ) 12. O-O Nh6 13. Qg5+
Kc7 14. Nxc2 Nxc2 15. Nxd5+ exd5 16. Bf4 Qxb5 17. e6+ Kb6 18. Rab1 Bb4 19. Qxg7
Rcg8 20. Qe5 Bennett,W-Gilfillan,A/SCO 1994/CBM 42/1-0 ( 40 ) ) ( 5... Qb6 6. Be3 $15 )
6. c3 Prevents intrusion on b4 ( 6. Be2 Nh6 $15 ) 6... Bf5 7. Nf3 a2 $2
This move serves no purpose and just helps me develop. ( 7... e6 8. Bb5
$17 ) 8. Nbd2 e6 9. Bb5 a6 ( 9... Nge7 10. Ba3 $15 ) 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Bd3
12. Re1 Qa5 13. Re3 Bf5 ( 13... Qxc3 $2 is worthless because of 14. Rxa2 Rb8
15. Ne1 $18 This was the idea behind 13.Re3, but my 1300 USCF friend was too
good for that :D ) 14. Qb3 Ne7 ( 14... Rc8 15. Rxa2 Qb5 16. Ba3 Qxb3 17. Nxb3
Bxa3 18. Rxa3 $11 Where white should strive to keep the center locked, after 18... c5 white has tempo with 19.Rxa6, white should avoid exchanges here being up on development + space. Notice in front of the passed a-pawn whites
control of a5. ) 15. Ba3 ( 15. c4 c5 $11 ) 15... Qb5 $15 16. Qxa2 Qa5 ( 16... Bd3 17. Ree1 $15 )
17. c4 $11 17... Qd8 ( 17... Rb8 18. Rb3 Rxb3 19. Qxb3 $14 I think "white SLIGHTLY better" is a bit optimistic for black :D ) 18. Rb3 $14
18... Qd7 ( 18... Bg4 19. Rb7 $14 ) 19. Qb2 The b-file is very imprortant, note the
confusion by Deep Shredder 9's analysis, optimistic about blacks chances
allways, yet allways goes to an enevitable = or even += 19... Qd8 ( 19... Bg4 20. Rb7
Qd8 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Bc5 $16 When white owns the b6 sqauare and black has to
accept making uncomfortable decisions, when 22...f6 23.Ba7!,Kf7 ( to avoid the
heat ) 24.Rxa6 looks like the best line you know black is in trouble. )
20. Rb7 $16 20... a5 ( 20... Ng6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Qc3 $16 23... Bc8 24. Qc5+
Kg8 25. Rb6 Ne7 26. Nb3 Where the square in front of the passed a-pawn is kept
under lock and key, and stay's that way. ) 21. Bd6 $1 White is comfortable
in the black camp, with a space and coordination advantage and black in no position
to trade pieces white is obviously better as even any complete begginner would
see. After 21.Bd6! The critical b8 square is no longer black's territory. 21... a4 ( 21... Qc8 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Qb6 $16 23... a4 ) 22. Qa3 $18 22... f6 ( 22... Bg4 23. Qc5 f6 24. Bxe7 Bxe7 25. Qxc6+ Kf7 26. Rxa4 dxc4 27. Nxc4 ( 27. Rxc4 $6 27... Qd5
$16 ) 27... Rxa4 28. Qxa4 Bxf3 29. gxf3 $18 ) 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Rc1 Bg4 $18 After Rcc7 the
rooks are decisive, with the heavy pressure on the e7 square via Rb7,Rc7, Qa3,and Be6 and only a black King, Queen, and bishop defending the knight black simply cannot handle the pressure. 25. Rcc7 Note how the white knights stayed put
in the game, they were not completely useless as depending on blacks moves could have easily moved to more active post, but evidenced from the game that was'nt necessary, passive defensive knights does not equal useless :D
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