B43 Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Be2 a6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nc3 b5 8.a3 Bb7 9.Bf3)

The game you can see analysed below was played in a team match called Balkan Chess Unity open challenge. The match is played on 33 boards between Balkan Chess Unity and Magnus Carlsen Group. I play board six for the Magnus Carlsen Group in this match. The score is at the moment 38,5 - 18,5 in favor of our opponent so they have already secured the win in the match, sadly in many boards our players lost on time. I have still my other game against saxpanos to play but as it only began after this game ended it is still in the opening phase. I still have a lot of games to make moves in before this day ends as I need to make sure not to lose on time tomorrow when I go to play over the board game in a team match. I have added three mate in ones, one mate in two and one mate in three today. Now I need to focus on my correspondence games, until tomorrow, my fellow chess enthusiasts.

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Move	N	Result	Elo

1.e4	1,166,623	54%	2421
1.d4	947,298	55%	2434
1.Nf3	281,602	56%	2441
1.c4	182,102	56%	2442
1.g3	19,702	56%	2427
1.b3	14,265	54%	2427
1.f4	5,897	48%	2377
1.Nc3	3,801	51%	2384
1.b4	1,756	48%	2380
1.a3	1,206	54%	2404
1.e3	1,068	48%	2408
1.d3	954	50%	2378
1.g4	664	46%	2360
1.h4	446	53%	2374
1.c3	433	51%	2426
1.h3	280	56%	2418
1.a4	110	60%	2466
1.f3	92	46%	2436
1.Nh3	89	66%	2508
1.Na3	42	62%	2482

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Open 4.Nxd4 Qc7 4...a6 5.Nc3 5.Be2 5...Qc7 5...b5 6.Be2 Bb7 7.a3 0-1 (21) Garcia Rodriguez,V (2116)-Strikovic,A (2520) El Sauzal 2003 5...Nf6 6.Be2 Qc7 0-1 (32) Urlezaga Mandaluniz,J (1202)-Garcia Cervigon,J (1694) Cambrils 2015 6.a3 b5 7.Be2 Bb7 8.0-0 1/2-1/2 (46) Kostka,V (1805)-Neumann,J (2118) Karvina 2012 8.Bf3 Nf6 0-1 (42) Starczewska,D (1776)-Ruehrmund,D (1596) Leutersdorf 2007 5.Be2 a6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Nc3 b5 8.a3 Bb7 9.Bf3 B43 Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5.Nc3 9.Qd3! 9...Nc6 9...d6 10.Be3 10.g3= 10...d6N 10...Bd6 11.Nxc6 dxc6 10...Ne5 11.Bf4 11.Rb1 h5 12.h3 Neg4 13.hxg4 hxg4 14.g3 gxf3 15.Qxf3 Qe5 16.Rbd1 Nxe4 17.Bf4 Qh5 18.Qxh5 Rxh5 19.f3 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Rc8 21.Bd2 Bxa3 0-1 (21) Garcia Rodriguez,V (2116)-Strikovic,A (2520) El Sauzal 2003 11...d6 12.Nb3 Be7 13.Qe2 0-0 14.Rfd1 Nc4 15.Bc1 Rac8 16.Nd2 Ne5 17.g3 d5 18.exd5 Nxf3+ 19.Nxf3 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.c3 Ba8 22.Ne1 Bc5 23.Kf1 Qc6 24.f3 Rcd8 25.Be3 Kostka,V (1805)-Neumann,J (2118) Karvina 2012 1/2-1/2 (46) 10...Be7 11.Ndxb5 11.Nde2 Ne5 12.Bf4 Nxf3+ 13.gxf3 e5 14.Bg3 0-0 15.Qd3 Rfd8 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 d6 18.Nc3 Bc8 19.Qe4 f5 20.Qe2 f4 21.Rad1 fxg3 22.fxg3 Rf8 23.Ne4 Bf5 24.Rd2 Rac8 25.Nc3 Rf7 Urlezaga Mandaluniz,J (1202)-Garcia Cervigon,J (1694) Cambrils 2015 0-1 (32) 11.g3 Ne5 12.Bg2 Nc4 13.Bc1 0-0 14.f4 Bc5 15.Kh1 Qb6 16.Nb3 Be3 17.Re1 Bxc1 18.Qxc1 Ng4 19.h3 Nge3 20.Bf3 Rfd8 21.Nd2 Nxd2 22.Qxd2 Nc4 23.Qc1 Qf2 24.Bg2 Qxg3 25.b3 Qxc3 Starczewska,D (1776)-Ruehrmund,D (1596) Leutersdorf 2007 0-1 (42) 11...axb5 12.Nxb5 Qb8 13.Bb6 0-0 14.Bc7 Qc8 15.Bd6 Ba6 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Nd6 Qb8 18.b4 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Nc6 20.c4 e5 21.c5 Nd4 22.Bg4 Ra6 23.Be2 Rxa3 24.Rxa3 Qxb4 25.Rg3 Gelig,D-Lagura,M (1912) Bacolod 2017 0-1 (52) 11.g3 11.Nxc6= Bxc6 12.Qd4 11...Be7 11...Ne5 12.Qd2 12.Nxc6= Bxc6 13.Qd4 12...Ne5 13.Bg2 Nc4 13...0-0 14.Qc1 Nc4 14.Qc1 14.Qe2! 14...Nxe3 14...0-0-+ and Black stays clearly on top. 15.f3 d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxe3 0-0 15...h5 16.Rad1 White should play 16.Na2 16...Rfd8 16...g6 17.Rfe1 Rac8 17...h5 18.h3 18.Na2 18...Bf8 Black should try 18...h5 19.Re2 19.f4 19...Qb8 19...g6 20.Bf3 Nd7 20.f4 20.Na2 20...Qa8 20...a5 21.Rdd2 21.Ncxb5 e5 21.Ndxb5 d5 21...b4 22.axb4 axb4 21.Rde1 21.Kh2 21...Rc7 21...g6 22.Kh2 Rdc8 22...Nd7 23.Nd1 23.Rd1= 23...e5 23...h5 24.fxe5 24.Nf5 24...dxe5 25.Nf5 Rxc2? 25...a5!-+ 26.Qg5 Kh8 26.Nc3 26.Qg5!= keeps the balance. 26...Rxe2 27.Rxe2 Bc5 27...h6 28.Rd2 Bc5 28.Qg5

28...Ne8 29.h4 29.Nd5 Kh8 30.b4 Bxd5 31.exd5 29...b4? 29...Qb8 and life is bright. 30.axb4 Better is 30.Na4!± 30...Bxb4= 31.Nd5 Black is under pressure. Bxd5! 32.exd5

Black must now prevent d6. 32...Bd6 33.Rf2 Strongly threatening Nh6+. Qa7? 33...Rc7= 34.Nh6+!+- Kh8 35.Nxf7+ Kg8 36.Nh6+ Kh8 37.Ng4? 37.Nf7++- Kg8 38.Qf5 37...Nf6± 38.Re2 Rc1? 38...Qe7 39.Nxf6+- Less strong is 39.Qxc1 Nxg4+ 40.Kh3 Nf2+ 41.Rxf2 Qxf2± 39...Qg1+ 40.Kh3 Accuracy: White = 7%, Black = 15%. 1–0

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Vierjoki,T

1903

saxpanos

1810

1–0

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