SicilianB93

IM Oladapo Adu (2303)
GM Alexander LeSiege (2504)

Continental Open (4)
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. a4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 a6 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 e5 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Nh2 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Ng4 g5 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Nf6+ I felt 20. Rf6 was even better. 20... Bxf6 21. Rxf6 Qxc7 22. Nxd5 Qe5 23. c4 Rae8 24. Raf1 Nd4 25. Nc3 Kg7 26. Ne4 Re6 27. Qd1 Also here I felt 27. h4 was stronger. 27... Rxf6 28. Rxf6 Re8 A tricky move. 29. Qh5 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Qd4+ 31. Ke1 Qg1+ 32. Rf1 Qxf1+! 33. Kxf1 Rxe4 34. Kf2 Nf4 35. Qf3 Re2+ 36. Kf1 Rxb2 37. Qe4 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Ne6 39. Kg3 Rb3 40. Kg4 Kf6 41. g3 Here a draw was agreed white might stand better after 41.g3, but was a little worried about losing my a pawn and giving him a passer on that wing. 1/2-1/2 [Adu]

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