[Event "ICC"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.05.30"]
[White "fabuzel"]
[Black "KyleMayhugh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1257"]
[BlackElo "1284"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian defense"]
[TimeControl "1380+12"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
d6 is considered the proper follow-up here. Learning these openings one move at a time
3. c3 Nf6 4. d3 b6
Crafty hates b6, which feels like a logical move to me. It creates the opportunity to fianchetto the bishop, which would be a key part of attacking the middle through the queenside. 4. ... e5 is the appropriate move here, apparently. That gives parity with a slight edge to black. As played, White is estimated up almost half a pawn.
5. Be2 Bb7
6. Nbd2 g6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nf4
8. c4 puts it back to a parity, crafty preferring Nc4. The e-pawn starts to look really vulnerable and I want to pressure it if I can. I also have the option of winning the bishop-pair advantage with his bishop pinned in and en prise to my knight. This feels like a real beginner opening for both sides, with so many moves and so little development.
9. O-O Qc7 10. Ne4 Nxe5
11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Bxf4 Qxf4
Pawn is won, but white's superior development is worrisome.
13. Bf3 Bxe4 14. dxe4 Bg7
Development feels a little better now, and we're starting to thin the board. A one-pawn edge is too little to nurse home at my level, but I'm going to try to not make mistakes.
15. g3 Qc7
16. Qd2 O-O 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. a4 e6 19. Ra3 Qe5 20. b3 Qd4
Crafty wants me to play the break here and open up the position with 20. ... f5. I really wanted to keep things simple, though.
21. Ra2 Qxd2 22. Raxd2 Bd4 23. b4 h5 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. h4 Rb8
26. g4 hxg4 27. Bxg4 Rb4 28. h5 Rxc4 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Ra2 Rb8
Rf4 was better for black here. But the game is basically over.
31. Be2 Rcb4 32. e5 Rb2 33. Rxb2 Rxb2 34. Kf1 Ra2 35. Rc1 Rxa4
36. Rxc5
0-1
