SicilianB53

GM Mark Tseitlin (2484)
FM Ryan Harper (2207)

Guelph Pro (6)
Toronto, CAN, 2004


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 g6 10. Bc4 Bg7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bb3 Qh5










This idea of a kingside attack is a bit far fetched and premature. 13. Nh2 O-O 14. f3 Kh7 15. Rad1 b6 With the idea of having the queen defended if white tries to use Nd5 ideas...but this alo closes the diagonal for the queen to run back to d8 or c7. This move turns out to be quite bad positionally. 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Qa5 She returns. 18. Qe2 Nb8?! White needs to defend against Nd5 threat because it involves Nd5 then Nxf6 then Rd5or simply Nd5 followed by Bd2 depending on how it goes. 18... Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxb2 20. Bd2 Qa3 But this is very complicated. Seems like an easier position for white to play. 19. Kf2!? g5?! seems weakening, but black must find a way to limit or slow down the kingside attack. 19... Ng8 20. Rh1 Kg8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qa6 23. Qd2 Rc5 Threat on g5 is critical. 24. f4! 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. f4 gxf4 26. c4 (26. Qxf4 c4 27. g5 (27. Rxh6 cxb3 28. Rg5 f6 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rh1 (30. Qh2 Rg8 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32. Qh5 Qc4) ) 27... h5 28. Rxh5 cxb3 29. Qf5 Rc8) 26... Nd7 Black can attempt to hold using dark square power. 24... Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Nd7 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Bxg5 Ne5 28. Bxe7 Re8 29. Qg5 Qc8 30. Rh4?!










30. Bxd6 30... Qxc2+ 31. Kg3 Qd3+ 32. Kh2 Qe2 33. Kh3 Qd3+?! Was playing for some extra time while analysing the better move. 33... Rxe7! 34. Qxe7 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Nf3+! 36. gxf3 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qxf3+ 38. Kh2 Be5+ 34. Kh2 Qe2 35. Qf5 Rxe7 36. Qc8+ Bf8 37. Rh8+










37. Qf5= Threat on h7. 37... Kxh8 38. Qxf8+ Kh7 39. Qxe7 Qf2 40. Kh3 Qe3+ 41. g3 41. Kh2 Nxg4+ 41... Qc1 42. Kg2 Qxb2+ 43. Kh3 Qc1 44. Kg2 Qd2+ 45. Kh3 Kg7 46. Qxd6 Nf3 47. g5 Nxg5+ 48. Kg4 48. Kh4 Nxe4 49. Qe5+ Nf6 48... Nxe4










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