SicilianB22

NM Ronnie Van Tonder
IM Watu Kobese

RSA Match (Game 3 of 7)
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 O-O-O 7. Be3 e5 8. c4 Qd7 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. O-O f5 12. Nc3 12. b4 is another try. 12... Nf6 13. a4 This is too slow,white should try 13. b4 with interesting complications. 13... h6 14. a5 g5 15. a6 b6 16. Na4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 e4 18. Qd1 f4 19. Nxb6+ 19. Bd4!? f3! (19... cxd4 20. Qxd4 is unclear.) 19... axb6 20. a7 Kb7 21. Qb3 Bd6 22. Ra5 White is already lost he now tries to confuse the issue. 22... fxe3 23. fxe3 Rhf8 24. Rfa1 Ka8 25. Qxb6 Bc7 26. Qb8+ Bxb8 27. axb8=Q+ Kxb8 28. Ra8+ Kc7 29. R8a7+ Kd6 0-1 [Watu Kobese]

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