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.

[Event "Balcan Chess Unity open challenge - Boa"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.11.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "saxpanos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B43"] [WhiteElo "1903"] [BlackElo "1810"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 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. O-O {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. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. Bf3 { -0.66/20 B43 Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5.Nc3} (9. Qd3 $1 $14 {0.44/20}) 9... Nc6 {-0.07/22} (9... d6 $15 {-0.66/20}) 10. Be3 {-1.24/19} (10. g3 $11 {-0.07/22}) 10... d6 $146 {0.03/21} (10... Bd6 $17 {-1.24/19} 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 O-O 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 O-O 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 O-O 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 O-O 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 {-0.96/19} (11. Nxc6 $11 {0.03/21} Bxc6 12. Qd4) 11... Be7 {-0.21/20} (11... Ne5 $17 { -0.96/19}) 12. Qd2 {-1.08/20} (12. Nxc6 $11 {-0.21/20} Bxc6 13. Qd4) 12... Ne5 $17 13. Bg2 Nc4 {-0.63/21} (13... O-O $17 {-1.35/19} 14. Qc1 Nc4) 14. Qc1 { -2.03/19} (14. Qe2 $1 $15 {-0.63/21}) 14... Nxe3 {-0.76/18} (14... O-O $19 { -2.03/19 and Black stays clearly on top.} 15. f3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 ) 15. Qxe3 O-O {-0.46/21} (15... h5 $17 {-1.20/19}) 16. Rad1 {-1.16/19} ({ White should play} 16. Na2 $15 {-0.46/21}) 16... Rfd8 {-0.58/21} (16... g6 $17 {-1.16/19}) 17. Rfe1 Rac8 {-0.36/23} (17... h5 $17 {-0.94/19}) 18. h3 {-1.26/21 } (18. Na2 $15 {-0.36/23}) 18... Bf8 {-0.73/24} ({Black should try} 18... h5 { -1.26/21}) 19. Re2 {-1.38/18} (19. f4 $142 {-0.73/24}) 19... Qb8 {-0.59/22} ( 19... g6 $17 {-1.38/18} 20. Bf3 Nd7) 20. f4 {-1.33/18} (20. Na2 $15 {-0.59/22}) 20... Qa8 {-0.32/19} (20... a5 $17 {-1.33/18} 21. Rdd2 (21. Ncxb5 e5 $17) (21. Ndxb5 d5 $17) 21... b4 22. axb4 axb4) 21. Rde1 {-0.91/18} (21. Kh2 $15 { -0.32/19}) 21... Rc7 {-0.45/21} (21... g6 $17 {-0.91/18}) 22. Kh2 Rdc8 { -0.30/23} (22... Nd7 $17 {-0.81/19}) 23. Nd1 {-0.87/19} (23. Rd1 $11 {-0.30/23} ) 23... e5 {-0.38/24} (23... h5 $17 {-0.87/19}) 24. fxe5 {-1.16/19} (24. Nf5 $15 {-0.38/24}) 24... dxe5 25. Nf5 Rxc2 $2 {-0.09/23} (25... a5 $1 $19 { -1.65/19} 26. Qg5 Kh8) 26. Nc3 {-1.48/21} (26. Qg5 $1 $11 {-0.09/23 keeps the balance.}) 26... Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Bc5 {-0.32/25} (27... h6 $17 {-1.20/19} 28. Rd2 Bc5) 28. Qg5 $15 {[#]} Ne8 29. h4 {-0.97/21} (29. Nd5 $15 {-0.35/23} Kh8 30. b4 Bxd5 31. exd5) 29... b4 $2 {0.94/19} (29... Qb8 $17 {-0.97/21 and life is bright.}) 30. axb4 {0.08/24} ({Better is} 30. Na4 $1 $16 {0.94/19}) 30... Bxb4 $11 31. Nd5 $36 {Black is under pressure.} Bxd5 $1 32. exd5 {[#] Black must now prevent d6.} Bd6 33. Rf2 {Strongly threatening Nh6+.} Qa7 $2 {10.02/19} ( 33... Rc7 $11 {0.00/27}) 34. Nh6+ $1 $18 Kh8 35. Nxf7+ Kg8 36. Nh6+ Kh8 37. Ng4 $2 {0.76/23} (37. Nf7+ $18 {8.74/24} Kg8 38. Qf5) 37... Nf6 $16 38. Re2 Rc1 $2 {12.48/19} (38... Qe7 $14 {0.48/25}) 39. Nxf6 $18 ({Less strong is} 39. Qxc1 Nxg4+ 40. Kh3 Nf2+ 41. Rxf2 Qxf2 $16) 39... Qg1+ 40. Kh3 {Accuracy: White = 7%, Black = 15%.} 1-0