(48) Yee,Stanley (1782) - McLaren,Leonard (2202) [B80]
Sutton - Sicilian Scheveningen English Auckland (7), 12.08.2008
[Yee, Stanley]



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Nb6
9...Qc7 is the alternative

10.g4
Or 10.h4

10...Bb7
Or 10...Nfd7

11.g5
Or 11.h4

11...Nfd7 12.h4
Or 12.Nb3

12...Rc8
Or 12...Ne5

13.h5
Or 13.Nb3

13...Ne5 14.Qg2
?! 14.b3 is weakening but best according to Mr Fritz

14...Rxc3
! Mr Fritz likes this and thought 14...b4! was also strong, but Kasparov favoured playing this exchange sac in rapid

15.bxc3 Na4
! The standard follow up move to the exchange sac

16.Bd2
16.Nb3 may be better

16...d5
! The dark squared Bishop comes to life

17.Re1
?! 17.Kb1 is safer

17...Qc7
17...dxe4 may be better to prevent the "e" file from opening, but nevertheless the exchange sac has worked and White is under all sorts of pressure

18.g6
? Desperation - White must create a counter attack, and I had considered the safer 18.Re3! which stops the Black attack in its tracks

18...hxg6
? The natural move but it is wrong to allow the exchange of his last Rook, whilst after 18...Nxc3 the Black initiative may be unstoppable

19.hxg6 Rxh1 20.gxf7+
! An in-between move (Zwischenzug) to rip open the King position

20...Kxf7
? The normal move but exposing the King, safer was 20...Nxf7

21.Qxh1 Nxc3 22.Qh5+
Or 22.Kb2 Qd6 first, then 23.Qh5+

22...g6
22...Ng6 was necessary, now the tide turns

23.Qh7+ Ke8
! A big fat juicy trap offering the Queen as bait 24.Qxc7?? Ba3 Mate, a lesser player would have fallen for it

24.Qg8
! Consistent in my plan to prevent the Bishop from entering the game and counter attacking on e6, this game is not for the faint-hearted

24...Bc8
? A natural move that loses, necessary was 24...Qc5 25.Qxe6+ Be7 26.Be3 Qd6 27.Qxd6 Bxd6

25.Nxe6
! Wins, as Black has too many pieces hanging and the King is stuck on the "e" file

25...Qe7 26.Qxf8+ Qxf8 27.Nxf8 d4
27...Nxa2+

28.Bxc3 dxc3 29.f4 Nf3
29...Kxf8

30.Rd1
30.Re3

30...Nd2
30...g5

31.Nxg6 Kf7 32.Ne5+ Kf6 33.Rxd2 cxd2+ 34.Kxd2 Be6 35.a3 1-0