1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
e6
3.c3
Nf6
[3...d5
goes into a French]
4.e5
Nd5
5.d4
cxd4
6.cxd4
d6
7.Nc3
dxe5
[Looking at Nunn's Openings book after, a possible variation here is 7...Nxc3
8.bxc3
Qc7
]
8.dxe5
Nxc3
9.Qxd8+
Kxd8
10.bxc3
h6
11.Be3
Nc6
12.Bb5
Bd7
13.Rd1
Kc7
14.Be2
Be7
I have a comfortable, playable position here.
15.0-0
Rhd8
16.Bf4
Be8
17.Nd4
Nxd4
[17...a6
but I'd give up some Black squares around my king.]
18.cxd4
transforming White's isolated pawn into a backward pawn.
18...Bc6
19.Be3
Rac8
20.f4
g6
to prevent an f4-f5 break.
21.Rc1
Kb8
Getting out of the pin.
22.Rb1
Bd5
23.Bf3
Rc2
24.Rf2
Rc3
25.Bxd5
[25.Bd2
Rd3
]
25...Rxd5
26.Rfb2
b6
27.Bf2
White offered a draw around here.
27...Ba3
28.Rb3
Rc1+
29.Rxc1
Bxc1
30.g3
Ra5
31.Rb1
Bd2
32.Rb2
Bc3
33.Rb3
Ba1
34.a3
Rd5
35.Rd3
Kb7
36.Kg2
Ka6
37.Kf3
Kb5
38.Ke4
Kc4
My idea is to get a passed pawn on the queenside.
39.g4
b5
40.Rd1?!
[40.Rh3
White doesn't have time here.]
40...Bc3
41.Rd3
a5
42.h4
b4
43.axb4
axb4
44.Rd1
b3
45.f5
gxf5+
46.gxf5
h5
47.Rc1
b2
48.Rb1
Ra5
49.fxe6
fxe6
50.Kf4
Ra1
51.Rxb2
Bxb2
52.Kg5
Bxd4
53.Bxd4
Kxd4
54.Kxh5
Rg1
55.Kh6
Kxe5
56.h5
Kf6
57.Kh7
Kf7
58.h6
Rh1!!
\/AC
59.Kh8
Rxh6#
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