B76 Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 9.g4 and 9.O-O-O (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.f3 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bd7)

This was played in a team match called Rematch. It was played on 47 boards between LATINO and Space Angels Celebrate Thanksgiving For All Angels In Andromeda's Cluster Of Infinite Bright Stars. I played on board 11 for Space Angels Celebrate Thanksgiving For All Angels In Andromeda's Cluster Of Infinite Bright Stars and in addition to this loss, I won my other game against cedula1066. The final result of the match was 37.5 - 56.5 in favor of Space Angels Celebrate Thanksgiving For All Angels In Andromeda's Cluster Of Infinite Bright Stars.

There was only one truly critical moment in this game and that you can see below. It is taken after the move 13...Rfc8.

Better options for me were 14.Nd5 and 14.Nb5.

I made a huge mistake in the position and played 14.Bh6?? I have seen similar exchange sacrifices on c3 like the one my opponent played in this game before, but for some reason I was not aware of the danger in this game. I should have played either 14.Nb5 or 14.Nd5 instead. I think I would prefer the latter if I were to end up in this same position again. My 14th move was the move that cost me the game and the game ended quite quickly after that.

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Classical Variation 0-0 7...Nc6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nb3 9.Qd2 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Battery Variation 9...a5 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Alekhine Line 9...Be6 10.f4 Na5 11.f5 Bc4 12.Bd3 Sicilian Defense: Dragon, Classical, Spielmann Variation 8.f3 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bd7 B76 Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 9.g4 and 9.O-O-O 10.Nb3 Be6 10...Rc8 11.g4 11.a3 a6 12.Bh6 Ne5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.g4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.h4 h5 17.gxh5 Nxh5 18.0-0-0 b5 19.Rhg1 Be6 20.Nd4 Qc8 21.Qg5 Nf6 22.f4 Rxc3 23.Nxe6+ Qxe6 24.bxc3 Nxe4 25.Qg2 Nxc3 Joseph,D-Mooney,G (1840) Baku 2016 1-0 11...a6 12.h4 Ne5 13.h5 b5 14.Bh6 b4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.Qh6+ Kg8 18.Nd5 Rf7 19.Nxf6+ exf6 20.0-0-0 Qc7 21.Rd2 Be6 22.Kb1 Nc4 23.Bxc4 Qxc4 24.Rdh2 Rg7 25.Qd2 Smuk,Z (2154)-Zubak,Z (1972) Croatia 2009 1-0 (36) 11.0-0-0 Na5N 11...Bxb3 12.axb3 Qa5 13.Kb1 Rfc8 14.Na2 Qc7 15.c3 Nd7 16.h4 Na5 17.Nc1 h5 18.g4 Nf6 19.gxh5 Nxh5 20.Bh6 Qb6 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Rdg1 e5 23.b4 Nc4 24.Qg5 Qe3 25.Qxh5 Qd2 26.Bxc4 Schugal,M-Zilleken,P Hiddenhausen 1997 1-0 (34) 11...Qc7 12.Kb1= 12.Nxa5 12.g4!?± 12...Qxa5= 13.a3 Rfc8 14.Bh6?? White lets it slip away 14.Nd5 is just about the only chance Qxd2+ 15.Rxd2 Nxd5 16.exd5= 14...Bxh6-+ 15.Qxh6 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Qxc3 17.Bd3 Rc8 18.Rdf1 18.Qe3 desperation d5 19.e5-+ 18...Qxd3 18...Qxd3 19.Rf2 Nxe4 20.fxe4 Qxa3+ 21.Kd1 Bg4+ 22.Re2 Bxe2+ 23.Kxe2 Rxc2+ 24.Qd2 Rxd2+ 25.Kxd2 Qb2+ 26.Ke3 Qxg2 27.Rd1 Qh3+ 28.Kd2 Qxh2+ 29.Kc1 a5 30.Rd3 a4 31.Rc3 b5 32.Rc8+ Kg7 33.Rc2 Qf4+ 34.Rd2 b4 35.Kd1 a3 36.Ke2 b3 37.Rd1 a2 38.Rf1 Qxf1+ 39.Kxf1 a1Q+ 40.Ke2 b2 41.e5 b1Q 42.Kf2 Qg1+ 43.Kf3 Qad1+ 44.Kf4 Qdg4# 0–1

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Vierjoki,T

1821

cedula1066

1759

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