(23) Taylor,Richard (1734) - Yee,Stanley (1811) [B51]
Parkinson - Sicilian Rossolimo Auckland (6), 25.03.2008



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Ngf6 8.Nc3 b5 9.Bb3 Nc5
[? 9...Qc7 or Bb7 Yee]

10.0-0
[? 10.e5 Yee]

10...e5
[? 10...Bb7 Yee]

11.Qd2 Nxb3 12.axb3 Bb7 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 0-0 16.Rfd1
[?! 16.Qd3 Yee]

16...Bxd5
[?! 16...g6! 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qxd6 Qxd6 19.Rxd6 Bxe4 20.Nxe5 Bxc2 Yee]

17.Qxd5 Be7
[?! 17...Qc7! 18.Qxd6 Qxc2 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 Qxb3 Yee]

18.Qb7
This actually might not be best. I thought maybe 18.Nd2 to go to f1 e.g. 18...Kh8 [18...Qc7 19.c3 Qc5 doesn't give White time to get the Knight to d5 Yee] 19.Nf1 f5 and now either 20.Ne3 or 20.exf5 Rxf5 21.Ne3 (or 21.Nd2 heading for e4) and so on. Analysis by Taylor.

18...Qe8 19.Rxa6
19.g4!? is possibly better Taylor [19...g6 20.Kh1 f5 Yee]

19...Rxa6 20.Qxa6 f5
[?! 20...Qa8! 21.Qxa8 Rxa8 Yee]

21.exf5 Rxf5 22.Qb7 Qf7
[?! 22...Bf8 Yee]

23.Qd5
[?! 23.Rd5 Yee]

23...Rf4
[?! (=) 23...g5 Yee]

24.Qxf7+
[? 24.Qxb5 Yee]

24...Kxf7 25.c3 Ke6 26.Kf1 g5 27.Nd2
[?! 27.Re1 Yee]

27...d5 28.g3
[?! 28.b4 Yee]

28...Rf8 29.Kg2
29.c4!? Taylor [29...Bc5 30.cxd5+ Kxd5 Yee].

29...Ra8
30.c4 bxc4 [This repairs White's pawns. 30...Rd8 31.Nf1 d4 32.Nd2 Rb8 should keep White guessing with regards to the pawn structure Yee] 31.bxc4 d4 32.Nb3 Rb8 33.Rd3 e4 [? 33...Rb4 Yee] 34.Nxd4+ Kf6 (or 34...Ke5 35.Rd2) 35.Rd2 Bb4 36.Rc2 Rd8 [?? 36...Rc8 Yee] 37.Nb3 [?? 37.Nc6 wins Yee] Rb8 38.c5 e5 39.c6 Rc8 40.Rc4 Bd6 41.Na5. Or 30...d4 31.Kf3 Rf8+ 32.Ke2 g4 33.Rc1 bxc4 34.bxc4 Bc5 35.Nb3 d3+ 36.Kxd3 Bxf2 37.Nd2 Rd8+ 38.Ke2 Bc5 39.Ne4 Be7 40.c5 Kd5 41.Ke3 Kc6 42.b4 Rb8 43.Rb1 h5 44.Kd3 Rd8+ 45.Kc3 Rd4 46.b5+ Kb7 47.c6+ Kc8 48.b6 Rxe4 49.b7+ Kb8 50.c7+ Kxc7 51.b8=Q+ Lol! Rather perhaps a hopeful variation but shows the possibilities. Interesting game!! Analysis by Taylor. 1/2-1/2