[Event "Esna Round 4: GM Ziska, Helgi Dam 2541 - CM Belzo, Krzysztof 2069 1 - 0"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/2cFripQk/MbQ7tG7Z"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B31"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Esna2021"] [UTCDate "2021.12.01"] [UTCTime "14:00:58"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/2cFripQk/MbQ7tG7Z"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 b6 8. Nbd2 h6?! (8... Qc7 { Its' a little bit better but white already slightly better in this opening }) 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. a4 a5? { After the second inaccurate move in the opening black losing } { [%csl Ga5] } 11. b4! b5 (11... axb4 12. a5 bxa5 13. Bxc5 Bf8 14. Bb6 $18) 12. axb5 (12. Nxa5 cxb4) 12... cxb5 13. Rxa5! { [%csl Ga5] } (13. Nxa5 { A strong GM played this variation in a blitz game. } 13... cxb4 14. Nb3 Rxa1 15. Nxa1 { 10.06 Kurnosov Igor 2657 - Popatov Pavel 2460 blitz } (15. Qxa1 $14) 15... f5 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. exf5 O-O 18. fxg6 Nd5 $44 { Black has compensation with bishop pair and will take back g6 soon }) 13... Rb8 (13... Rxa5 14. Nxa5 cxb4 15. Nb3 Ne7 16. O-O O-O 17. Qd2 $18) 14. Ncd2 (14. Ra7 Qxa7 15. Nd6+ Kd8 16. Bxc5 Qa2 17. O-O $18 { After d4, the position will open and white can close out black's queen to defend f7 square }) 14... cxb4 15. Ra7 Rb7 16. Rxb7 Bxb7 17. Qb1 $18 Qc3 18. O-O Bf8 (18... Nf6 19. Nb3 O-O 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Bxb4 $18) 19. Nb3 Bd6 20. Na5 (20. Nfd4 Ba6 21. Qa2 Qc8 22. Ra1 $18) 20... Bc8 21. d4 f6 (21... Ne7 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxb4 $18) 22. Bd2 Qa3 23. Nc6 Bxh3 (23... Ne7 24. Nxb4 $18) 24. dxe5 fxe5 25. Nfxe5 Bc5 26. Nd3 (26. Be3 { Its like a "computer move" as Ra7 was before, human doesn't move this one in winning position. } 26... Bxe3 27. Qd1 { Checkmate in 8.... Easy for stockfish :) }) 26... Bd7 27. Nxc5 Bxc6 28. Bxb4 Qa7 29. Qb3 Ne7 30. Rd1 Rf8 31. Qe6 Qc7 32. Nd7 { Close out the black queen from the defense } 32... Rf7 33. Ne5 Rg7 34. Bxe7 Rxe7 { 1-0 Game analyzed by IM Fancsy Imre } *