Sicilian-Alekhine-AlapinB22

Alexopoulos G. (2236)
Nakamura H. (2648)

World Open: 5-Day (1)
2003


1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qb4 Qc6 14. a4 A game of great theoretical importance with a novelty on move 14!! (The 14. .. . Rd5 of Grandmaster Nakamura does not appear in any of my several multi-million game databases!! 14... Rd5!! 15. a5 e6 16. Qf4 Bd6 17. axb6!? Bxf4 18. bxa7! Ke7! The only move. 19. Bxf4 Ra8 The only move! 20. Bb8! Rd8! 21. Na3 Raxb8 22. axb8=Q Rxb8 23. Nc2 Rd8 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. b4 Rc8 26. Ra3 White is in time trouble. 26... Rc4 27. Rd1 Qc7 28. Ne2 h5!! 29. Rd4 Qe5 30. Rd2 Re4 31. Raa2 Qxc3 White loses on time. 0-1 [Alexopoulos]

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