Daan Noordenbos

A Sicilian miniature

Daan Noordenbos (2107) - John Doe (2050)

Blitz, 2022.03.14

1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♘f6 5.♘c3 a6 6.♗g5 e6 7.f4 h6

This some what weakens the light squares, more principled is Qb6 directly if black plays the poisened pawn variation. 8.♗h4 ♕b6 9.♕d3!?

9.a3 Results in a simpeler game ♗e7 10.♗f2 ♕c7 11.♕f3 What will be important is that black has included h6, something which can be a possible hook in the future

9…♕xb2 10.♖b1 ♕a3 11.e5

11.f5 ♗e7 12.fxe6 fxe6 13.♗e2 O-O 14.O-O-/=

11…dxe5 12.fxe5 The critical moment ♘fd7?

12…♘d5 13.♘xd5 exd5 14.e6 ♘c6 15.exf7+ ♔xf7 16.c3 White has compensation for the pawn

12…g5?! Resulting in a complicated game 13.exf6 gxh4 14.♗e2 ♘d7 15.O-O ♗c5 16.♖b3 ♕a5 17.♘e4 h3 Unclear

13.♘xe6! Clearly ♕a5

13…fxe6 14.♕g6# The weakness of h6

14.♖b6!!

An amazing interference move threatening Nc7# ♕xe5+

14…♕xb6 15.♘d5

This is the point ♕a5+ 16.c3 g5

16…♗d6 17.♘xg7+ ♔f8 18.♘e6+ fxe6 19.♕f3+ ♔g8 20.♕g3+ ♔f8 21.♗e2 With a winning attack

17.♘dc7+ ♕xc7 18.♘xc7+ ♔d8 19.♗g3 ♔xc7 20.e6+ ♔d8 21.exd7

14…g5 15.♗f2 ♕xe5+ 16.♗e2 fxe6 17.O-O White’s activity proves to be too much. ♘c6 18.♖xc6 bxc6 19.♗h5+ ♔d8 20.♗b6+ ♔e7 21.♖f7+ ♔e8 22.♖xd7#

15.♗e2 Black is in a lot of trouble, none of his pieces are contributing. ♗b4

15…♘c6 16.♘d5 ♗d6 17.♘xg7+ ♕xg7 18.♖xc6 bxc6 19.♘f6+ ♘xf6 20.♕xd6 ♗e6 21.♗f3 ♖c8 22.O-O ♘d5 23.♗h5 ♕d4+ 24.♔h1

16.♖xb4 fxe6 17.♕g6+ ♔f8 18.O-O+ ♘f6 19.♗xf6 1-0