• 3.Bb2 Nc6
  • 4.d4 d5
    • 5.ed5 Qd5
      • 6.c4 bc3
        • 7.Nc3 Qa5
          • 8.d5 Nb8
          • 8.d5 Ne5
            • 9.Qd4 Nd7
              • 10.Nf3 Ngf6
        • 7.Nc3 Qd4??
          • 8.Nd5+- Qd1
        • 7.Nc3 Qd8
      • 6.c4 Qd8
        • 7.d5 Nb8
      • 6.c4 Qe4
  • 4.d4 d6
  • 4.d4 e6

• 3.Bb2 d5
  • 4.ed5 Qd5
    • 5.a3 Nc6
      • 6.ab4 Nb4
      • 6.Nf3 Bg4
        • 7.Be2 e6
    • 5.a3 e5
      • 6.ab4 Bb4
        • 7.Na3 Ba3
        • 7.Na3 Nc6
          • 8.Nb5 Qd8
        • 7.Na3 Nf6
        • 7.Nc3 Bc3
          • 8.Bc3 Nc6
      • 6.Qf3 Qf3
      • 6.Nf3 Nc6
        • 7.ab4 Bb4
          • 8.Nc3 Bc3
        • 7.c4 bc3
          • 8.Nc3 Qa5
          • 8.Nc3 Qc5
          • 8.Nc3 Qd8
          • 8.Nc3 Qe6
        • 7.c4 Qe4
          • 8.Be2 Nf6
        • 7.c4 Qe6
          • 8.Bd3 ba3
          • 8.Bd3 Bc5
          • 8.Bd3 Bd6
            • 9.0-0 Nf6
          • 8.Bd3 f6
          • 8.Bd3 Nf6
            • 9.0-0 Bd6
              • 10.Re1 0-0
              • ...11.ab4 Nb4
              • ... ...12.Bf1 e4
    • 5.a3 Bf5
    • 5.a3 Nf6
    • 5.Bb2 e5
      • 6.ab4 Bb4
    • 5.c4 bc3
      • 6.Nc3 Qa5
        • 7.Nf3 Nf6
      • 6.Nc3 Qd8
        • 7.d4 Nf6-/+
        • 7.Nf3 Nf6
    • 5.c4 Qd8
    • 5.c4 Qe4
      • 6.Be2 Qg2-/+
        • 7.Bf3 Qg6
    • 5.d4 e6
      • 6.Nf3 Nf6
    • 5.d4 Bf5
      • 6.c4 bc3
        • 7.Nc3 Qe6
    • 5.d4 Nf6
      • 6.c4 bc3
        • 7.Nc3 Qa5
          • 8.Bc4 e6
            • 9.Nge2 Be7
              • 10.0-0 0-0
        • 5.Nf3 Nc6
        • 5.Nf3 Nf6
        • 5.Nf3 Bg4
          • 6.Be2 Nc6
  • 4.ed5 Nf6
    • 5.Bb5 Bd7
  • 4.e5 Nc6

• 3.Bb2 d6
  • 4.Bc4 e6
  • 4.Bc4 Nf6
  • 4.d4 e6
  • 4.d4 Nf6
    • 5.Nd2 e6
    • 5.Bd3 g6
      • 6.e5 Nd5
        • 7.Qf3 de5
  • 4.d4 g6
  • 4.Nf3 e5
  • 4.Nf3 Nf6

• 3.Bb2 e5

• 3.Bb2 e6
  • 4.c4 Nc6
  • 4.d4 d5-/+
    • 5.e5 Nc6
  • 4.d4 d6
  • 4.d4 Nf6
  • 4.Nf3 Nc6
    • 5.d4 d5
  • 4.Nf3 d5
  • 4.Nf3 Nf6
    • 5.e5 Nd5

• 3.Bb2 Nf6
  • 4.e5 Nd5
    • 5.c4 bc3
      • 6.dc3 e6
      • 6.Nc3 Nc3
        • 7.Bc3 e6
    • 5.Bc4 Nb6
      • 6.Bb3 e6
    • 5.d4 Nc6
      • 6.Nf3 e6
    • 5.Nf3 Nc6
    • 5.Nf3 e6

• 3.c4 bc3
  • 4.Nc3 Nc6
  • 4.Nc3 e6
  • 4.Nc3 g6

• 3.c4 Nc6
  • 4.d4 e5

• 3.c4 e5-/+
  • 4.a3 ba3
  • 4.Bb2 Nc6
    • 5.Nf3 d6
  • 4.Nf3 Nc6

• 3.Bc4 e6
  • 4.Bb2 Nc6
  • 4.Bb3 b6
  • 4.Bb3 Nc6
  • 4.Bb3 d6
  • 4.d4 d5
  • 4.d4 Ne7
  • 4.Qe2 Nc6
  • 4.Nf3 d5
  • 4.Nf3 Nf6

• 3.Nf3 Nc6
  • 4.a3 ba3
  • 4.a3 b3
  • 4.a3 d6
  • 4.a3 e6
  • 4.Bb2 d5
    • 5.ed5 Qd5
  • 4.Bb2 d6
  • 4.Bb2 Nf6
  • 4.d4 d5
    • 5.ed5 Qd5
      • 6.c4 Qa5
        • 7.d5 Nb8
      • 6.c4 bc3
        • 7.Nc3 Qa5
          • 8.Rb1?? Qc3?!
            • 9.Bd2 Qa3
              • 10.d5 e6
                • 11.dc6 bc6
          • 8.Rb1?? Qc3?!
            • 9.Bd2 Bb4
            • 9.Bd2 Nf6
          • 8.Bd2 e6
            • 9.Rb1 Nf6
            • 9.Nb5 Bb4
            • 9.Nb5 Qd8
              • 10.Bf4 Bb4
            • 9.Bc4 Bb4
            • 9.Bd3 Nf6
          • 8.Bd2 Nf6
            • 9.Bb5 e6
          • 8.d5 Nb8
          • 8.d5 Qc3-/+
            • 9.Bd2 Qa3
              • 10.dc6 bc6
                • 11.Qc2 Qd6
                • 11.Qc2 Bd7
            • 9.Bd2 Qc5
            • 9.Bd2 Qf6
              • 10.dc6 bc6
                • 11.Rc1 e5
          • 8.d5 e6
            • 9.dc6 Bb4
              • 10.Bd2 Bc3
                • 11.Rc1 Bd2
            • 9.dc6 Qc3-/+
              • 10.Bd2 Qc6
                • 11.Rc1 Qd6
            • 9.Bd2 Bb4
            • 9.Bd2 ed5
        • 7.Nc3 Qd8
          • 8.d5 Nb8
            • 9.Bc4 Nf6
      • 6.c4 Qd6
        • 7.d5 Ne5
      • 6.c4 Qd8
        • 7.d5 Na5
        • 7.d5 Nb8
          • 8.Qa4 Nd7
      • 6.c4 Qe4
        • 7.Be2 e6
        • 7.Be2 Bf5
        • 7.Be3 e6
          • 8.Bd3+/- Qg4
        • 7.Be3 Bf5
          • 8.Nbd2 Qc2
            • 9.Qc2 Bc2
              • 10.d5 Na5
        • 7.Be3 Bg4
      • 6.c4 Qh5
        • 7.Be2 Bg4
    • 5.e5 Bg4
  • 4.d4 d6
    • 5.a3 ba3
    • 5.d5 Nb8
      • 6.Bb2 Nf6
    • 5.d5 Ne5
      • 6.Ne5 de5
  • 4.d4 e5
  • 4.d4 Nf6
  • 4.d4 g6
    • 5.a3 ba3
    • 5.Bb2 Bg7
    • 5.d5 Bg7

• 3.Nf3 d5
  • 4.ed5 Qd5
    • 5.c4 bc3
      • 6.Nc3 Qa5
    • 5.c4 Qd8
      • 6.d4 Nf6
  • 4.ed5 Nf6
    • 5.a3 Nd5
    • 5.c4 bc3

• 3.Nf3 d6
  • 4.a3 ba3
    • 5.Na3 Nf6
    • 5.d4 Nf6
  • 4.a3 Qa5
  • 4.a3 b3
  • 4.a3 Nc6
  • 4.a3 d5
  • 4.a3 Nf6
    • 5.ab4 Ne4
      • 6.Bb5 Nc6
    • 5.Bb5 Bd7
      • 6.Bd7 Nbd7
    • 5.d3 ba3
    • 5.d3 Nc6
    • 5.Bd3 ba3
    • 5.Bd3 Nc6=+
  • 4.Bb2 e6
  • 4.Bb2 Nf6
  • 4.Bb5 Bd7
  • 4.c3 a5
  • 4.c3 Nf6
  • 4.Bc4 Nf6
  • 4.d4 Nc6
  • 4.d4 d5
    • 5.ed5 Qd5
    • 5.ed5 Nf6
  • 4.d4 Nd7
  • 4.d4 Nf6
    • 5.Nbd2 e6
      • 6.Bd3 Be7
    • 5.Nbd2 Bg4
    • 5.Nbd2 g6
      • 6.a3 ba3
    • 5.Bd3 Nc6
    • 5.Bd3 d5
      • 6.Nbd2 de4
        • 7.Ne4 Nbd7
          • 8.Neg5 Qc7
            • 9.c4 h6
              • 10.Nh3 g5
                • 11.Nhg1 Bg7
        • 7.Ne4 Ne4
          • 8.Be4 Nd7
      • 6.Nbd2 e6
        • 7.e5 Nfd7
      • 6.e5 Ne4
        • 7.0-0 Nc6
          • 8.a3 Bf5
    • 5.Bd3 e5
      • 6.de5 de5
    • 5.Bd3 e6
      • 6.0-0 Nc6
      • 6.0-0 d5
        • 7.e5 Nfd7
      • 6.0-0 Be7
        • 7.a3 ba3
        • 7.a3 Nc6
          • 8.Bd2 ba3
            • 9.Na3 d5
              • 10.e5 Ne4
        • 7.c4 bc3
        • 7.Re1 Nc6
      • 6.a3 ba3
        • 7.0-0 Be7
        • 7.Ba3 Be7
      • 6.a3 Nc6
        • 7.0-0 Be7
      • 6.a3 d5
        • 7.e5 Nfd7
      • 6.Nbd2 Be7
    • 5.Bd3 Bg4
      • 6.0-0 Nc6
      • 6.0-0 e6
        • 7.h3 Bh5
      • 6.Nbd2 e6
      • 6.h3 Bh5
    • 5.Bd3 g6
      • 6.0-0 Bg7
        • 7.a3 ba3
          • 8.Na3 0-0
      • 6.a3 ba3
        • 7.0-0 Bg7
        • 7.Na3 Bg7
          • 8.0-0 0-0
      • 6.Bb2 Bg7
        • 7.0-0 0-0
      • 6.c3 bc3
      • 6.Nbd2 Bg7
  • 4.d4 Bg4
  • 4.d4 g6
    • 5.a3 ba3
      • 6.Na3 Bg7
    • 5.Bc4 Bg7
    • 5.Nbd2 Bg7
    • 5.Bd3 Bg7

• 3.Nf3 Nf6
  • 4.e5 Nd5
    • 5.a3 e6
      • 6.ab4 Bb4

3.Bb2 a6 4.a3 ba3 5.Na3 e6 6.Nf3 d6 7.d4 d5 8.Bd3 de4 9.Be4 Nf6 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.0-0 Be7 12.Re1 0-0 13.c4 b6 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.Re3 g6 16.Rh3 Ne5 17.de5 Ne4 18.Qe2 Nc5 19.Bc2 Qc7 20.Nb1 f5 21.ef6 Bf6 22.Bf6 Rf6 23.Nd2 Raf8 24.Rf1 e5 25.Ne4 Ne4 26.Be4 Be4 27.Qe4 Rf4 28.Qd5 Kg7 29.Ra3 Rd4 (worse is 29...Rc4 30.Ra6 Rd8 31.Qe6-/+; 29...Qc4?! 30.Qe5 Kg8 31.f3-/+) 30.Qe6 Rf6 (30...Qc4?! 31.Qe5 Kg8 32.Ra6=; 30...Rc4?! 31.Ra6 Rf2 32.Rd1-+ (worse is 32.Kf2 Rf4 33.Ke3 Qc3 34.Ke2 Re4 35.Kd1 Rd4 36.Ke2 Rd2 37.Ke1 Qe3)) 31.Qh3 Rc4 32.Ra6 Rf2! 33.Kf2 (33.Rf2 Rc1 Mate attack; 33.Kf2) 33...Qc5 34.Qe3 (34.Ke2 Re4 35.Kd2 Qb4 36.Qc3 Rd4 37.Kc2 Rc4 38.Ra7 Kh6-+) 34...Rc2 35.Kf3 Qc6 (35...Qc6 36.Qe4 Rc3 37.Ke2 Qe4 38.Kd2 Qe3 39.Kd1 Rc1) 0–1. Bender,Klaus – Betker,Joerg, Germany ch–23 prel–3, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+=)

3.Bb2 f6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 d6 6.d5 Ne5 7.Nd4 Nh6 (7...Bd7 8.f4 Ng4 9.Qd2+=) 8.f4 Nef7 (8...Ng6 9.Qd2+=) 9.Bb5 (9.Ne6 Qb6 10.Bb5 Bd7+/-) 9...Bd7+= 10.Ne6 Bb5?? (better Qc8 11.Bd7 Qd7+=) 11.Nd8+- Nd8 12.a3 ba3 13.Na3 Ba6 (13...Bd7 14.Nc4 Rc8 15.Ne3+-) 14.c4 g6 (14...e5 15.Qa4 Ke7 16.Nb5+-) 15.0-0 Bg7 16.Qa4 Kf7 17.Qd7 Re8 18.e5 de5 (18...Kf8 19.ef6 ef6 20.Qd6 Kg8 21.Rfe1+- (21.Bf6?! Ndf7 22.Qd7 Bf6+=)) 19.fe5 Ng8 (19...Kf8 20.ef6 ef6+-) 20.Rae1 (20.ef6 Bf6 21.Bf6 Nf6 22.Rf6 Kg7 23.Ra6 Rf8 24.Qe7 Rf7 25.Qe5 Kg8 26.Qe8 Kg7+-) 20...Kf8 (20...Nc6 21.dc6 f5 22.cb7 Bb7 23.Qb7 a6+-) 21.d6 (better 21.ef6 Nf6 22.Bf6 Bf6 23.Rf6 Nf7 24.Rf3+-) 21...f5 22.g4 e6 (22...Nh6 23.Nb5 Bb5 24.cb5+-) 23.h4 (23.Nb5 Bb5 24.Qb5 Nf7+-) 23...Nc6 (23...Nf7+-) 24.gf5 Rad8 (24...gf5 25.Rf5! ef5 26.Qf5 Nf6+-) 25.fe6 Nf6 26.Qf7 1-0. Rusan,P (2100) - Andersson,Bj2 (2120), Titled Tuesday 9th Nov (10), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2)

3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Bb7 6.f3 e6 7.d4 d5 8.Nd2 (better is 8.e5!?-/+) 8...de4-+ 9.fe4 (9.Ne4 Be4 10.fe4 Qh4 11.Kf1 Qe4-+) 9...Qd4 10.Bb2?? (10.Rb1-+) 10...Qb2 11.Rb1 Qd4 (11...Qc3 12.Ne2 Qe3 13.Rf1-+) 12.Ngf3 Qe3 13.Qe2 Qe2 14.Ke2 Bc5 15.Rbd1 (15.Rbc1 Nf6 16.e5 Ng4-+) 15...Nf6 16.e5 Ng4 17.Rhe1 a5 (better is 17...Ne3 18.Rb1 Ng2 19.Rec1-+) 18.g3 (18.Ng5 Nf2 19.Rf1 Nd1 20.Kd1 a4 21.Nf7 ab3 22.Nb3 0-0 23.Nc5 Bd5-+) 18...a4 19.Be6 fe6 20.Ng5 Bd5 21.Nde4 Be7 22.Nd6 Bd6 23.ed6 h6 24.h3 (24.Rd5 ed5 25.Kf3 Kd7-+) 24...hg5 25.hg4 Ba2 0–1. May,R – Rihm,Frank, GER theme, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+=)

3.c3 a5 4.cb4 ab4 5.Bb2 (5.Qb3 e6=+) 5...d6 (5...d5 6.e5=+) 6.Bc4 e6 7.Qb3 (7.Qf3 Nc6=+) 7...Nf6 8.Bb5 Nc6 9.Qb4 Bd7 10.Qc4 Rc8 11.Nc3 Be7 12.Qa4 0-0 13.Nge2 (13.Nf3 Ra8 14.Qc4 d5 15.ed5 Nb4=) 13...e5 (13...Ne5 14.0-0=+) 14.0-0 Ra8 15.Qc2 (better 15.Qc4!?=+) 15...Nd4-/+ 16.Qd3 Qb6?? (better 16...Nb5 17.Nb5 Ne4 18.Qe4 Bb5-+) 17.Rab1?? (better 17.Nd4 ed4 18.Bd7 dc3 19.Qc3+/-) 17…Bb5-+ (17...Bb5 18.Nb5 Qb5 (18...Nb5?! 19.Bc3-/+) 19.Qb5 Nb5-+) 0-1. jaddwarrior - shm19cs, ChessWorld.net, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3)

3.c3 bc3 (= 3.c4 bc3).

3.c3 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 bc3 6.Nc3 ed4 7.Nd4 Bc5 8.Be3 Nd4 9.Bd4 Bd4 10.Qd4 Qf6 11.e5 Qd8 12.Bb5 (12.Nb5 Ne7 13.Nd6 Kf8 14.Qc4 Qa5 15.Kd1 Qd5 16.Qd5 Nd5 17.Bc4+-) 12...a6 13.Bc4 Ne7 14.Rd1 0-0 15.e6 fe6 16.Be6 Kh8 17.h4?? (better is 17.Bd7 Qc7 18.Ba4+=) 17…Nc6-+ (17...Nc6 18.Qd6 de6 19.Qd8 Rd8 20.Rd8 Nd8-+) 0–1. Grebely,Jozsef – Konnyu,Janos (2070), Miskolc U14, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 e5)

3.c3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Qb3 0-0 7.Ng5 e6 8.Qb4 Nc6 9.Qb3 Na5 10.Qa4 Nc4 11.Qc4 d5 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qc2 Bc6 14.e5 Nd7 15.d4 Rc8 16.0-0 Nb6 17.Qd3 Qd7 18.Qh3 h5 19.g4 Rfe8 20.gh5 gh5 21.Qh5 f6?? (better is 21...Nc4+/-) 22.Qh7+- Kf8 23.Ba3 Re7 24.Be7 (better is 24.ef6 Ke8 25.fe7 Qe7 26.Qg6 Kd7 27.Be7+-) 24...Qe7 25.Nf3 Ke8 26.Kh1+- Bf8 27.Qh4 Kd7? 28.Rg1 f5 29.Qh5 Kc7 30.Nbd2 Kb8 31.Nb3 Bb5 32.Rg3 Rc3 33.Rag1 Rc8 34.Ng5 Na4 35.Nf7?? Be8-+ 36.Qd1 Bf7 37.Na5 Nb6 38.Rb3 Be8 39.Qd2 Qh7 40.Qd3 Ba4 41.Rb2 Qh4 42.Rgb1 Qg5 43.Rb6 Rc1 44.Rc1 Qc1 45.Kg2 ab6 46.Nb3 Qf4 47.Qc3 Bc6 48.Qh3 Qg5 49.Kf1 Bb5 50.Ke1 Bh6 51.Qc3 Qg1 0–1. Kalliwoda,Theresa – Grewenig,Jan, GER–ch U10 Willingen, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 g6)

3.c4 e6 4.d4 d5 5.Nd2 Nc6 6.Ngf3 Nf6 7.Bd3 dc4 8.Nc4 1–0. Barry – Kershaw,Merv, corr, 1977. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e6)

3.Bc4 e5 4.a3 Nf6 5.Qf3 (5.Qe2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Be7=+) 5...Be7 6.Bb2 (6.ab4 Nc6 7.Nc3 Nb4-/+) 6...Nc6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Bb3 (8.Na3 d6 9.Qe2 Qb6-/+) 8...0-0 (8...d6 9.Nc3-/+) 9.Be5-/+ d6 (9...d5 10.Nc3 Ng4 11.Bg3 de4 12.Ne4=+) 10.Bc3 Nc6 (10...Bg4 11.Qf4 a5 12.Nf3=+) 11.Ne2=+ Bg4 12.Qd3 Ne5 13.Be5 (13.Qe3 Bd7 14.h3 Qc7=) 13...de5-/+ 14.Qd8 Rfd8 15.h3 (15.Nbc3!?-/+) 15...Be2-+ 16.Ke2 Ne4 17.g4 (17.Rd1 a5-/+) 17...Bh4 (17...a5 18.d3 Nc5 19.Nc3-+) 18.Rf1 (18.d3 Nc5 19.Nc3 a6-/+) 18...b5 (18...a6!? 19.Ra4 Nc5 20.Rb4-+) 19.d3-/+ Ng5 20.Nc3 a6 21.Rad1? (21.f4!? ef4 22.Rf4-/+) 21...Nh3 (21...Rac8 22.Nd5 Ne6 23.Ke3-+) 22.f3 (better 22.Rh1 Nf4 23.Kf3-+) 22...Nf4 23.Kd2 Bg5 (better 23...Rac8-+) 24.Kc1? (24.Ne4 Be7 25.Ke3-+) 24...Nd5 25.Kb2 Ne3 26.Ne4 Be7 (better 26...Bf4 27.Rh1 Nd1 28.Rd1-+) 27.c4 (27.Ra1 Nf1 28.Rf1 Ra7-+) 27...bc4 (better 27...Nf1!? 28.Rf1 Rd3 29.c5-+) 28.Bc4 a5 29.g5 (29.Rc1 Rab8 30.Kc3 Bb4 31.Kb3 Bd2 32.Ka2 Bc1 33.Rc1 Rb4-+) 29...Nf1 (29...Rab8!? 30.Kc3-+) 30.Rf1 g6 (better 30...Rab8 31.Kc3-+) 31.Nf6 (31.f4 ef4 32.Rf4 Rab8 33.Ka2-+) 31...Bf6 32.gf6 Rd6 33.f4 (33.Re1 Re8-+) 33…Rf6 0-1. Gazpacho – Mrfrankthetank, ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

3.d4 (--> 2.d4 cb4 3.e4).

3.Be2 e5 4.Nf3 Nf6 (4...Nc6 5.Bb2=+) 5.0-0 (5.Ne5 Ne4 6.0-0 Nc6=+) 5...Nc6-/+ 6.a3 (6.Bb2 d6-/+) 6...Ne4 7.Bb2 ba3 8.Na3 (8.Be5 Ne5 9.Ne5 Be7-/+) 8...Bc5 9.d3? (better 9.Bb5!?-/+) 9...Nf2-+ 10.Rf2 Bf2 11.Kf2 Qb6 12.Kf1? (better 12.d4 Qb2 13.Nb5-+) 12...Qb2 13.Nc4 Qb4 14.Qc1 (14.Nfe5 Ne5 15.Ne5 Qf4 16.Nf3 0-0-+) 14...0-0 (14...Qe7 15.c3-+) 15.c3 (15.Nce5 Ne5 16.Ne5 Re8-+) 15...Qe7 16.Qe3 b5 17.Nce5 Re8 18.d4 (18.Qe4 Bb7 19.d4 Ne5 20.Qe5 a6-+) 18...f6 19.Bb5 fe5 (19...Ne5?! 20.de5 Rb8 21.Bd3-+) 20.Bc4 (20.Bc6 dc6 21.Ne5 c5-+) 20...Kh8 21.Qd3 (21.d5 e4 22.dc6 ef3 23.Qe7 Re7 24.cd7 fg2 25.Kg2 Bb7 26.Kg3 Rd7 27.Bf1-+) 21…e4 (21...e4 22.Qd2 ef3 23.gf3 Qf6-+) 0–1. shm19cs (1680) – juliangon (2705), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4)

3.Nf3 Qa5 4.c4 e5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.d4 ed4 7.Nbd2 Bc5 8.Nb3 Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on d4 8...Qb6 9.Nc5 (worse 9.Nbd4 Nf6-/+) 9...Qc5 10.Nd4 Nd4 (10...Nge7 11.Nc6 Qc6 12.Qd4=) 11.Bd4+= Qg5 12.a3 ba3 13.Ra3 Ne7 (13...Nf6!?+=) 14.Rg3+/- (14.Ra7? Ra7 15.Ba7 Qa5 16.Qd2 Qa7-+; 14.Ba7?! b6 15.Qa1 Bb7=) 14...Qa5 15.Bc3 Qb6 16.Be2 f6 (better 16...Rg8!?+/-) 17.Rg7+- Ng6 18.Qc1 1-0. Bazza3 (2160) - JustifiedByFaith (1725), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3)

3.Nf3 e5 4.Ne5 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5 6.e5 Bg4 7.d4 Bf3 8.gf3 Nge7 9.Be3 Nf5 10.Bh3?? (10.Qd3 g6 11.c3=+) 10...g6 (better 10...Ne3 11.fe3 Qh4 12.Kd2 Qh3-+) 11.Bf5= gf5 12.Qd3 Qd7 13.Nd2 Rg8 14.Nb3 b6 15.c4? (better 15.Kd2!?=) 15...bc3-/+ 16.a3 Rc8 17.Rd1? (better 17.Qc2-/+) 17...Ba3-+ 18.Ke2 (18.Na1 Nb4 19.Qb1-+) 18…Nb4 0-1. agnivo (2445) - Zeppski88 (2455), Rated Blitz game, lichess.org, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3)

3.Nf3 f6 4.Bb2 e5 5.d4+/- Nc6 6.d5 (6.Nbd2 d6+/-) 6...Nce7 (6...Na5 7.Ne5 Nh6 8.Nc4+=) 7.Nbd2 d6 8.Nb3 (8.Bd3 Ng6+=) 8...Nh6 (8...f5 9.Ng5 Nf6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.f3=) 9.Bd3 (9.Qd2 f5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Qb4 a5=) 9...Ng6 10.Qd2 Bg4 1-0. TommyBoyTDB - sinjoor1, ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3)

3.Nf3 g6 4.Bb2 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.e6 Nf6 7.ef7 Kf7 8.Ne5 Ke8 (8...Kg7 9.Bc4=+) 9.Bc4= d5 10.Bb3 Bg7 11.Qf3 (11.c3 Qd6 12.cb4 Qb4=+) 11...Nc6 12.0-0 Rf8 13.a3? (better 13.Ba4 Bd7 14.Nd7 Qd7 15.Qb3-/+) 13...Ne4 14.Nc6 bc6 (14...Rf3?! 15.Nd8 Bb2 16.gf3 Ba1 17.fe4 Kd8 18.Bd5=+) 15.Bg7 Rf3 16.gf3 Ng5 17.f4 Nh3 18.Kh1 Nf4 19.Be5 Bh3 20.Rg1 Bg2! 21.Rg2 Ng2 22.Kg2 Qd7 23.Bg3 (23.ab4 Qg4 24.Kf1 Qb4-+) 23...Qf5 (23...ba3 24.Ra3 Qf5 25.d3-+) 24.ab4 Qe4 25.Kg1 Qe1 (25...Qb4!? 26.Ra4 Qb6 27.Be5-+) 26.Kg2-/+ a6 27.b5 cb5 28.Bd5 Rc8 (28...Rd8 29.Bc6 Kf7 30.c3-+) 29.Be6?? (better 29.c3 Rd8 30.Bc6 Kf7 31.Bf4-/+) 29…Qe6-+ 0-1. Blitzstream_twitch (2450) - Dominated (2515), Rated Bullet game, lichess.org, 2014. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3)

3.h3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.Nf3 e5 7.Ne5 (better 7.de5!? Qd1 8.Kd1=+) 7...Nd4-+ 8.Nd3 Qc6 9.Kd2 Bf5 10.Bb2 Rd8 11.c3? (11.a3-+) 11...Ne6 12.Qf3 (12.g4 Bg6 (worse 12...Qh1 13.gf5 Nf4 14.cb4-+) 13.Rg1 Nc5-+) 12...Be4 13.Qe3 Bc5 14.Qg3 Bd6 15.Kc2 (15.Qg4 Be5 16.Ke1 Bd3 17.Bd3 bc3 18.Bc1 Rd3 19.Qe2-+) 15...Bg3 16.fg3 Qb5 17.Be2 Rd3 18.Bd3 Qd3 19.Kb3 Nd4 20.Kb4 Qb5 21.Ka3 Nc2 0-1. 13_1971 – juliangon, ChessWorld.net, 2022. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4)

4.a3 ba3 5.Na3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Nf3 Ba3?? 8.Bg7+/- (8.Ra3?! Nf6 9.e5 Ne4=; 8.Ba3?! d5 9.ed5 ed5 10.Qe2 Be6=) 8...Be7 (better 8...Bb2!? 9.Bb2 Nf6+/-) 9.Bh8+- f6? (9...d6 10.Bb5+-) 10.0-0 (10.Nh4!? Nh6 11.Qh5 Nf7 12.Qh7 d5 13.Qg8 Kd7 14.Qf7 Qh8 15.ed5 Qh4 16.dc6 Kd6+-) 10...Qc7 11.d4 d5 (11...Qf4 12.d5 Ne5 13.Ne5 Qe5 14.Ra4+-) 12.ed5 ed5 (12...Nb4 13.Bb5 Kd8 14.de6 Qc2 15.d5+-) 13.Bd5 Nb4 (13...Kf8+-) 14.Bg8 Bd7 (14...Qc2 15.Qe1 Qg6+-) 15.Re1 Qd6 16.Bh7 0-0-0 17.Ra5 Nc6 18.Ra8 Nb8 (18...Kc7 19.Rd8 Bd8 20.Bg7+-) 19.c4 (19.Qe2 Rh8 20.Qe7 Kc7+-) 19...Rh8 20.Be4 (better 20.c5 Qf4 21.Re7 Re8 22.Re8 Be8+-) 20...Bd8 (20...Qc7 21.Qa1 Bg4 22.h3+-) 21.Qb3 Bc6 (21...Qc7 22.Rb1 b6 23.Qa3+-) 22.d5 (better 22.c5 Qd7 23.d5 Qf7+-) 22...Bd7 23.Re2 Bb6 (23...Qc5 24.Qb1 Rh5 25.d6+-) 24.h3 (better 24.Rb2 Re8 25.Bd3 Bc7 26.Rb8 Bb8 27.Qb7 Kd8 28.Qb8 Qb8 29.Rb8 Ke7 30.Re8 Be8+-) 24...Re8 (24...Bc5 25.Qb1 Rh5 26.Rb2+-) 25.c5! Bc5 (25...Bc5 26.Qd3 Combination; 25...Qc5 26.Qb2 Combination) 26.Qc3 f5 (26...b6 27.Nd2 Qe5+-) 27.Nd4 (better 27.Bd3 Re2 28.Be2+-) 27...Re4 28.Re4 fe4 29.Nb3 b6 30.Qh8 (30.Nc5!? bc5 31.Ra7 Kd8+-) 30...Kb7 31.Nc5 Ka8?? (better 31...bc5 32.Ra2 Na6+/-) 32.Na6 (32.Qa1 Ba4 33.Qa4 Na6 34.Qa6 Kb8 35.Qb7) 32...Kb7=+ 33.Nb8 Qb8 34.Qd4 Bf5 (34...Qf4 35.f3 Bf5 36.fe4 Qe4 37.Qg7 Kc8 38.Qc3 Kd8 39.d6-/+) 35.d6 (35.g4 Qg8=) 35...Qc8 (better 35...Kc6 36.Qf6 Bd7 37.Qc3 Kb7=+) 36.h4?? (36.Qd5 Kb8=) 36...Qc1 (better 36...Kc6-+) 37.Kh2=+ Qc6 (37...Kc6!? 38.d7 Bd7 39.Qe4 Kc7 40.Qe5 Kc8=+) 38.h5= Qe8?? (better 38...Kc8=) 39.Qd5+- Kb8? (39...Qc6 40.Qf5 Qd6 41.Kh3 Qc6+-) 40.Qf5 e3 (40...Qd8 41.d7 e3 42.fe3 Qh4 43.Qh3+-) 41.fe3 Qe3 (41...Qd8+-) 42.Qf8 Kb7 43.Qe7 (43.Qe7 Ka6 44.Qe3 Ka5 45.d7 Ka4 46.Qb6 Ka3 47.d8Q Ka4 48.Qa8) 1-0. tarasss - Thor401025 (1685), Rated Classical game, lichess.org, 2014.

4.a3 ba3 5.Na3 e6 6.d4 d6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Nf3 Bd7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.c4 Be7 11.d5 Ne5 12.Bc2 Nf3 13.Qf3 e5 14.Qg3 0-0 15.f4 ef4 16.Rf4 Qb6 17.Kh1 Qb2 18.h4 Qe5 19.Qf3 Qa1 20.Kh2 Qe5 21.g3 Ng4 22.Kh1 Qa1 23.Kg2 Bf6 24.Rg4 Bg4 25.Qg4 Qa3 26.e5 de5 27.Qh5 g6 28.Qg4 Qc3 29.h5 Qc2 30.Kh3 Qf5 31.hg6 Qg4 32.Kg4 fg6 33.Kh3 Bg7 34.g4 e4 0-1. rudotato – atikus, Rated Bullet tournament, lichess.org, 2014.

4.Bc4 a4 5.Nf3 a3 6.Bd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Ra5 8.d4 b5 9.Bb3 Nf6 10.e5 Ne4 11.d5 Nb8 12.Qd4 Nc3 13.Nc3 bc3 14.0-0 Qc7 (14...e6 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.d6+/-) 15.Ng5 (15.d6 Qb7 16.Qc3 Nc6+-) 15...d6? (15...e6 16.Ne4 b4 17.de6 de6 18.Nd6 Bd6 19.ed6+/-) 16.e6 (better is 16.ed6!? ed6 17.Rae1+-) 16...fe6+= 17.de6 Na6?? (better is 17...Bb7+=) 18.Qf4 Nc5 19.Bc5 Qc5 20.Rad1 h6 21.Nf7 g5 22.Nd6! ed6 23.Qf7 Kd8 24.Rd5 Qc7 25.Qf6 Qe7?? 26.Qh8 Be6 27.Rd3 Bb3 28.cb3 b4 29.Rfd1 (29.Rfd1 c2 A) 30.Rd6?! Kc7 31.Rd7 Kc8 (31...Qd7? 32.Rd7 Kd7 33.Qh7 Be7 34.Qc2+-) 32.Rd8 Kb7 33.R1d7 Kc6 34.Rd6 Kc7 (< 34...Qd6 35.Rd6 Bd6 36.Qc8 Kb6 37.Qc2+-) 35.R6d7 Kc6 36.Rd6 Kb7 (< 36...Qd6 37.Rd6 Bd6 38.Qc8 Kb6 39.Qc2+-) 37.R6d7 Kc6=; B) 30.Rc1+/-) 1–0. poulmorphy (1725) – chess69man, kurnik, 2011.

4.Nf3 a4 5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bb5 Nb4 10.c3 Nc6 11.d4 Ne4 12.Qd3 f5 13.Nd2 Nd2 14.Qd2 Bd6 15.d5 ed5 16.Rfe1 Ne7 17.Qd5 Qb6 18.Bc4 Rf8 19.Rab1 Kd8 20.Nb5 Nd5 21.Bd5 Qc5 22.c4 a3 23.Bd4 Qd4 24.Nd4 a2 25.Ra1 b5 26.c5 Be7 27.Nb5 Bc5 28.Ra2 Ra2 29.Ba2 Ba6 30.Bc4 Bb5 31.Bb5 d5 32.Rd1 d4 33.g3 Kc7 34.Bd3 g6 35.Kg2 Kd6 36.Ra1 Rb8 37.Ra6 Rb6 38.Ra8 h5 39.Rg8 Kd5 40.Rd8 Ke6 41.Re8 Kf6 42.h3 Rb3 43.Bc4 Rc3 44.Be2 d3 45.Bf3 d2 46.Rd8 Rc2 47.g4 hg4 48.hg4 fg4 49.Bg4 Bb4 50.Be2 Rc1 51.Kf3 Rc3 52.Ke4 g5 53.Rd2 Rc4 54.Rd4 Rd4 55.Kd4 Kf5 56.Kd3 Bc5 57.f3 Kf4 58.Kc4 Bb6 59.Kd3 Ba7 60.Bd1 Bb6 61.Be2 Ba5 62.Bd1 Bb6 63.Be2 ½–½. afro01 – alf5656 (1670), playok.com, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2)

4.Bb2 d6 5.f4 a6 6.Bc6 bc6 7.d4 Nf6 8.Nd2 e6 9.e5 (9.Nh3 d5-/+) 9...Nd5-+ 10.Qf3 de5 11.fe5 a5 12.Ne2 Be7 13.0-0 0-0 14.c4 bc3! 15.Nc3 (15.Bc3 Ba6 Combination; 15.Nc3 Ba6 Combination) 15...Ba6 16.Rfe1 (16.Rf2!?-/+) 16...Nb4-+ 17.Rac1?? (better is 17.Nb3-+) 17...Nd3 18.Qc6 (18.Nb3 Nb2 19.Rc2-+) 18...Qd4 19.Kh1 (19.Re3 Qe3 20.Kh1 Nf2 21.Kg1 Nd1 22.Kh1 Qe1 23.Nf1 Qf1) 19...Nf2 20.Kg1 Nh3 21.Kh1 Qg1! 22.Rg1 Nf2 0–1. May,R – Ramsauer,Martin, GER theme, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+=)

4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Qh5?? Nh5-+ 6.f4 (6.Nf3 Qc7 7.0-0 Ne5 8.Ne5 Qe5-+) 6...Nf4 7.g3 Ng6 8.Nh3 d6 9.Rf1 f6 10.g4 Bg4 11.Nf4 Nf4 12.Rf4 Bd7 13.Bd5 Rb8 14.e5 Ne5 15.d4 Ng6 16.Rf3 Bc6 17.Rf5 Bd5 18.Rd5 Rc8 19.Kd1 Qc7 20.c3 bc3 21.Rf5 c2 22.Ke1 Qb6 23.Nc3 Rc3 24.Kd2 Qd4 25.Ke1 Qd1 26.Kf2-+ Rd3 28.Kf1 Qd1 29.Rd1?? cd1Q 30.Kf2 Qc2 31.Kg1 Qb2 32.a4 Rd1 33.Rf1 Nh4 34.Rd1 Qg2 0–1. Reinders,Johanneke – Van Nies,Pauline, Hengelo U12 op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+=)

4.cb4 Nb4 5.Qb3 e6 6.a3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Qb6 8.Bc4 Qb3 9.Bb3 Nf6 10.Nc3 Bc5 11.0-0 Ke7 12.Ng5 b6 13.Bb2 Ba6 14.Rfe1 h6 15.e5 hg5 16.ef6 gf6 17.Nd5 Kd6 18.Nf6 Kc7 19.Re4 d5 20.Ra4 Be2 21.Rc1 a5 22.Bc3 Bd3 23.Re1 d4 24.Bb2 b5 25.Nd7 Kd7 26.Bc4 Bc4 27.Rc1 Rab8 28.d3 ba4 29.Rc4 Rb2 30.Rc5 Rb1 31.Rc1 Rc1 0–1. Fafner 2 – Gambiet, World Microcomputer chess, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4)

4.c4 e5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.d3 Bc5 7.Bg5 Qb6 8.Qe2 Nd4 9.Qd1 b3 10.a4 Nc2 11.Kd2 Na1 12.Ne5 Bd4 13.Nc3 Be5 14.Qa1 Qf2 15.Be2 Qg2 16.Bf6 Bf4 17.Ke1 Qh1 18.Bf1 gf6 19.h3 d6 20.Nd5 Bg3 21.Kd2 Be5 22.d4 Qh2 23.Kc3 Bd4 24.Kd4 Qe5 25.Ke3 Qa1 26.Nc7 Ke7 27.Bd3 Qc1 28.Kd4 Qa1 29.Ke3 Qc1 30.Kd4 Qb2 31.Ke3 Qc1 ½–½. Fafner 2 – Rook 4. 0, World Microcomputer chess, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4)

4.Nf3 bc3 5.Nc3 e5 6.Bc4 h6 7.d4 ed4 8.Nd4= Nf6 9.Nc6 bc6 10.e5? Ng8?? 11.0-0 Bc5 12.Ne4+/- Be7? 13.Nd6 Bd6+/- 14.Qd6 Qe7 15.Re1 Qd6 16.ed6 Kf8 17.Re4 Nf6 18.Re7+/- g5?? 19.Rf7+- Ke8 20.Rf6 a5 21.Bf7 Kd8 22.Be3 Ba6+- 23.Bb6 Kc8 24.Ba5 h5 25.Bc7 h4 26.Bb3 Bd3 27.Rf3 Be4 28.Re3 Bf5 29.Re5 Rf8 30.a4 Bd3 31.Rg5 Kb7 32.Rh5 Rf4 33.Re5 Raf8 34.f3 h3 35.Bd1 hg2 36.Re3 Bf1 37.Rb3 Ka7 38.Rab1 Rh4 39.Rb7 Ka8 40.a5 Rg8 41.Rb8 Rb8 42.Rb8 Ka7 43.Rd8 Rh7 44.Bb6 Kb7 45.f4 Rg7 46.f5 Rf7 47.Bh5 Rf5 48.Rd7 Kc8 49.Bg4 Kd7 50.Bf5 Kd6 1–0. hypermode (2270) – burrango (1970), net–chess.com, 2010.

4.cb4 de4-/+ 5.h3 (5.d4 e5 6.de5 Bb4 7.Nd2 Nc6-+) 5...e5-+ 6.Bc4 (6.Bb2 Bd6-+) 6...Qg5 (better 6...Nc6 7.b5 Na5-+) 7.a3?? (better 7.Rh2-/+) 7...Qg2-+ 8.Bf7 (8.Qh5 Kd8 9.Qf7-+) 8...Kf7 9.Qb3 (9.Qh5 g6 10.Qe5 Bg7-+) 9...Be6 10.Qg3 (10.Qe3 Qh1 11.f3 Nc6-+) 10...Qh1 11.d3 (11.Bb2 Nc6 12.Nc3 Nf6-+) 11...Nc6 12.Bb2 Rd8 13.Nd2 Rd3 14.Qg5 Be7 15.0-0-0 Bg5 (15...Bg5 16.b5 Bd2 17.Kb1 e3-+) 0–1. valla – juliangon (2690), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 d5)

4.d3 de4 5.cb4 Bf5 6.d4 (6.de4 Qd1 7.Kd1 Be4-/+) 6...Nc6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bc6 Bc6 9.Ne2 e5! 10.0-0 (10.de5 Qe7) 10...ed4 11.Nd4 Bb4 12.Nc6 Qd1 (12...bc6?! 13.Qa4 Qb6 14.a3-/+) 13.Rd1 bc6 14.Rd4 Bc5 15.Re4 Ne7 16.Na3 0-0 17.Nc4 Rad8 18.Ba3 Ba3 19.Na3 Rd7 20.Rae1 Rfd8 21.g3 Re8 22.Nc4 f6 (better is 22...Kf8!?-/+) 23.Na5= c5 24.Nc6? (better is 24.Nb3!?=) 24...Kf7-/+ 25.h4 Rc7 26.Na5 Rcc8 (better is 26...f5!? 27.R4e3 Rd8-/+) 27.Rc4 Nf5 28.Re8 Ke8 29.Nb3 Nd6 30.Rc5 Rc5 31.Nc5 a5 32.Kg2 Kf7 33.Kh3 f5 34.g4 g6 35.f3 Kf6 36.Nd7 Kg7 37.Ne5 Kh6 38.a4 f4 (better is 38...Kg7!?=) 39.g5+/- Kg7 40.Nd7 Kf7 41.Nf6 h6 ½–½. Kalliwoda,Theresa – Schnorr,Christian, GER–ch U10 Willingen, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 d5)

4.e5 bc3 5.dc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 e6 7.Ba3 Ba3 8.Na3 a6 9.Bd3 Qa5 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.0-0 Ne5 12.Ne5 Qe5 13.Rfe1 Qc7 14.Re3? (better is 14.Qd5! Nf6 15.Qd4-/+) 14...Nf6-+ 15.Qb4 Qe7 16.Qb3 0-0 17.Nc2 Qc5 18.Nd4 Ng4 19.Re2 (better is 19.Rh3 h6 20.Be2-+) 19...e5 20.Nc2 (20.h3 ed4 21.hg4 dc3 22.Re5-+) 20...e4 21.Be4 de4 22.Nd4 Nf6 23.Rae1 b5 24.h3 Bb7 25.a4 Bd5 26.Qb4 Qb4 27.cb4 ba4 28.Ra1 Bc4 29.Rc2 Bb5 30.Rc5 Rab8 31.Nf5 g6 32.Nd6 Bd7 33.Ra5 Rb6 34.Rd1 Bb5 35.Nb5 ab5 36.Rc1 Kg7 37.Rc5 Rfb8 38.Re5 Re8 39.Reb5 Rb5 40.Rb5 Ra8 41.Rc5 a3 42.Rc1 a2 43.Ra1 Nd5 44.b5 Nc3 45.Kf1 Rb8 46.Ke1 Rb5 47.Kd2 Rb1 (47...Rb1 48.Ra2 Na2-+) 0–1. Parkinson,Adam (1650) – Davies,Peter L (1925), BCF–chT4, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 d5)

4.Qb3 Nf6 5.d3 Nc6 6.Nf3 a5 7.Nbd2 a4 8.Qc2 bc3 9.Nc4? (better 9.Qc3 Bb4 10.Qc2-+) 9...d5 10.Nce5 Ne5 11.Ne5 Bd6 12.Qc3 (12.Nf3 Qc7-+) 12...d4! 13.Qd4 Qa5 14.Bd2 Be5 15.Ba5 (15.Qc4 Qd8 16.Qb5 Nd7-+) 15...Bd4 16.Bb4 (16.Rc1-+) 16...Ba1 17.Be2 Bd4 18.a3 (18.f4 e5 19.fe5 Be5-+) 18...e5 19.0-0 (19.Kd2 Be6 20.Bc3 Bc3 21.Kc3 Rc8 22.Kd2 Bb3-+) 19...Be6 20.h3 Kd7 21.Kh2 Rhc8 22.f4 ef4 23.Kh1 Rc2 24.Re1 Bf2 25.Bd1 Be1 26.Bc2 Bb4 27.e5 Nh5 (27...Nh5 28.g4 fg3 29.Kg2 Bd5 30.Kg1 Bc5 31.Kf1 g2 32.Ke2 g1Q 33.e6 fe6 34.d4 Ng3 35.Kd2 Qf2 36.Kd1 Ba3 37.Ba4 Ra4 38.h4 Rd4) 0–1. angel027 (1830) – marekt (2550), ChessWorld.net, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 e6)

4.cb4 Bb4 5.Ba3 Nc6 6.Bb4 Nb4 7.Nc3 a6 8.d4 d5 9.e5 Ne7 10.Nf3 Bd7 11.g4 Rc8 12.Qd2 Qa5 13.Rc1 0-0 14.Be2 f6 15.0-0 fe5 16.Ne5 Be8 17.Qb2 b5 18.h4 Nbc6 19.Nd1 Nd4! 20.Rc8 (20.Qd4 Qa4 Double attack) 20...Ne2 (20...Nc8 21.Qd4 Qa2 22.Bd3+=) 21.Qe2 Nc8 22.Nc6 Bc6 23.Qe6 Kh8 24.Qc6 Qa2 25.Qe6 b4 26.h5 h6 27.Ne3 Rd8 28.Nf5 Qb2 (28...Qd2 29.Qg6 Qg5 30.Qg5 hg5 31.Rb1-+) 29.g5 (29.Qa6 Qd2 30.Qb7 Qg5 31.Qb4 d4+=) 29...hg5 30.h6 Rg8?? (better is 30...g6 31.Ne3 Rg8-/+) 31.hg7 Rg7 32.Ng7 Kg7 33.Qc8 Qe2? 34.Rc1 Qb5?? 35.Rc7 (35.Rc7 Kf6 36.Qh8 Ke6 37.Qh3 Kd6 38.Qg3 Ke6 39.Qe3 Kf6 40.Re7 Qd7 41.Qe5 Kg6 42.Rd7 Kh5 43.Qf5 b3 44.Rh7) 1–0. Branson,James (1745) – Couradin,Jean Marie (1780), Montigny le Bretonneux–B 7th, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 e6)

4.cb4 Bb4 5.Bb2 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.Qg4 Kf8 10.Ne2 Be7 11.0-0 Na5 12.Nbc3 Nb3 13.ab3= f5 14.Qg3 a6 15.Na4 Nd5 16.Rfc1 b6 17.Nf4 Nf4 18.Qf4 b5 19.Nc5 Bc5 20.Rc5 Bb7 21.Rac1 Rc8 22.Rc8 Bc8 23.Qb4 Kf7 24.Qd6 Re8 25.Qb8 Kg6 26.b4 h6 27.Bd4 Rg8 28.Bb6 Qe8 29.Bc5 Kh7 30.Bd6 h5 31.Qb6 Qd8 32.Qd8 Rd8+= 33.Rc7 Re8 34.f4 h4 35.Kf2 Kh6 36.Kf3 Kh5 37.Bc5 g5 38.Be3 gf4 39.Bf4 h3 40.gh3 Kh4 41.Kg2 Rg8 42.Bg3 Kg5 43.h4 Kg4 44.h3 Kh5 45.Kf3 f4? 46.Bf2 Kg6 47.Bc5 Rh8 48.Kg4+- f3 49.h5! Rh5 50.Rc8 Re5 1–0. Pusch,Hermann – Wallhof,Dieter, Bochum SG, 1978.

4.d4 bc3 5.Nc3 d5 6.ed5 ed5 7.Bb5 Nc6 8.Nf3 Bb4 9.Qe2 (9.Qb3 Qa5 10.Bd2 a6 11.Bc6 bc6=) 9...Nge7-/+ 10.Bd2 (10.Qb2 0-0 11.0-0 Qb6-/+) 10...0-0 11.0-0 Bg4 12.a3 (better 12.Qd3-+) 12...Nd4! 13.Qe5 (13.Nd4 Bc3 Double attack (13...Be2 Pinning; 13...Be2 Deflection; 13...Bc3 Decoy)) 13...Nf3 14.gf3 Bd6 15.Qg5 Bf3 16.Bd3 Ng6 17.Qf5 Qh4 18.h3 Bf4 19.Ne4 (19.Nb5-+) 19...de4 20.Bf4 Nf4 21.Kh2 ed3 22.Rab1 Rae8 23.Rb4 Re2 24.Rf4 (24.Qf4 Rf2 25.Kg1 Rg2 26.Kh1 Qh3 27.Qh2 Qh2) 24...Rf2 25.Kg1 (25.Rf2 Qf2) 25…Qg3 0-1. JPKN3 – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3)

4.d4 bc3 5.Nc3=+ d6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.d5? Qa5?? 8.Bd7 Nd7 9.Qd2 ed5 10.Nd5= Qd2 11.Bd2 0-0-0 12.Rc1= Kb8 13.Nf3 Ndf6 14.0-0 Nd5 15.ed5= Be7 16.Ng5 Bg5=+ 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bf4 Ne7 19.Rcd1 Rhe8 20.Rfe1 g5 21.Bc1 Nd5 22.Re8 Re8 23.h3? Nc3-+ 24.Rf1 Na2 25.Bb2 Nb4 26.Bf6 h6 27.Rd1 d5 28.Bc3 a5 29.Bb4-/+ ab4 30.Rd5 b3 31.Rd2 b5 32.Rb2 Re4 33.Rb3=+ b4 34.f3 Rd4 35.Kf1 Kb7 36.Ke2=+ Kc6 37.Ke3 Kd5 38.g3=+ Kc4?? 39.f4 gf4 40.gf4 Rd5 41.Rb1-/+ b3 0–1. supercyclone (2080) – hcabrera (2065), net–chess.com, 2008.

4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Ne2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Nd2 0-0 9.Nf3 e5 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.de5 Bf3 12.ef6 Bf6 13.Bf6 Be2 14.Bd8 Bd1 15.Bc7 (worse is 15.Rad1 Rfd8 16.Rb1 Rac8+=) 15...Bg4 16.Bd6 Rfe8 17.f4 b6 18.h3 Rad8 19.e5 (worse is 19.hg4 Rd6 20.Rfd1 Red8-/+) 19...Bh5 20.g4 (20.c5!? bc5 21.Bb5+-) 20...Bg6+= 21.f5 Ne5 22.Be5 (22.fg6 Rd6 23.gf7 Nf7 24.Bh7 Kh7 25.Rf7 a5-/+) 22...Rd3 23.Bf4 (worse is 23.fg6 Re5 24.Rf7 Ra5-/+) 23...Bf5 24.gf5 Rh3 25.Rfe1 Rc8 26.Bd6 Rf3 27.Bb4 Rf5 28.Re4 Rg5 29.Kf2 f5 30.Rd4 Rg4 31.Rg4 fg4 32.Rc1 h5 33.c5 Kf7?? (better is 33...Rc6=) 34.cb6+- Rc1 35.b7 Rc2 36.Ke3 a5 37.b8Q ab4 38.Qb4 Rc1 39.Kf4 Kg8 40.Kg5 g3 41.Qb3 Kh7 42.Qg3 Rc5 43.Kh4 g6 44.Qe3 Ra5 45.Qb3 Kh6 46.a4 g5 47.Kg3 Ra6 48.Qb5 Rf6 49.a5 h4 50.Kg2 Rd6 51.Qb6! Rg6 52.Qg6! Kg6 53.a6 g4 54.a7 Kg5 55.a8Q Kf4 56.Qf8 (56.Qf8 Ke4 57.Qe7 Kf4 58.Qh4+-) 1–0. Leeners,Henk JM – Hannesson,Gunnar, EU/M/GT/224 corr, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 d6)

4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Ne2 g6 7.a3 Bd7 8.Bd2 ba3 9.Na3 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qb3 b6 12.Bc3 Re8 13.Qb2 e5 14.d5 Na5 15.Nb5 Bb5 16.cb5 Nd7 17.Qa3 Nc5 18.Bc2 Ncb7 19.Qb4 Rc8 20.h3 Qd7 21.Qb1 Rc5 22.Bd3 Rec8 23.Qb4 (23.Bb4 R5c7+=) 23...R5c7 24.Rac1 Nc5 25.Bc2 Ncb7 26.Bd3 Bh6 27.Rcd1 Qe7 28.Ra1 Rc3 29.Nc3 (29.Qc3 Rc3 Combination; 29.Nc3 Bd2 Decoy) 29...Bd2 30.Ra3 Nc5 (30...Qc7!? 31.Qa4 Nc5+= (worse is 31...Bc3 32.Rc1+=)) 31.Qb1+/- Nab3 32.Ne2 Nd4 33.Nd4 ed4 34.Qb2 Bc3 35.Qc2 Re8 36.Rd1 h5 37.Qe2 Kg7 38.Qf3 Bb4 39.Ra2 Bc3 40.Bc2 Rf8 (40...Ne4 41.Be4 Qe4 42.Qe4 Re4 43.Ra7+/-) 41.Qf4 Re8 42.g3 ½–½. marekt – Snoopy85, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 d6)

4.Bb2 Qc7 5.Nf3 e6 6.0-0 Nge7 7.d4 Na5 8.Bd3 Nc4 9.Bc4 Qc4 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Nd2 d6 12.Nd3 g6 13.f4 Bg7 14.Nf3 Qb6 15.Kh1 Bd7 16.Qd2 a5 17.c4 bc3 18.Bc3 (18.Bc3 0-0 Combination; 18.Qc3 Bb5 Decoy) 18...Qa6 19.a4 0-0 20.Rab1 Rfc8 21.Nf2 b6 22.Qb2 Rab8 23.Rfc1 Rb7 24.Qa3 Rbc7 25.Qd6 Bf8 (worse is 25...Rc3 26.Rc3 Rc3 27.Qd7+=; 25...Ba4 26.Kg1 Bf8 27.Rb6-+) 26.Nd1?? (better is 26.Rb6 Qe2 27.Re1-+) 26...Qf1 27.Ng1 Nd5 28.Qe5 Nc3 (better is 28...f6 29.Nb2 fe5 30.Rf1 Nc3 31.fe5 Nb1 32.Rb1 Rc1 33.Rc1 Rc1-+) 29.Nc3-/+ Qd3 30.Nge2 Bg7 31.Qd6 Qa6 0–1. Scheuer,Thorsten – Lahmers, Bexbach op, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 Nc6)

4.Bb2 e6 5.Nf3 Be7?? 6.Bg7+- Bf6 7.Bh8 Bh8 8.d4 d6 9.Bb5 Nge7 10.0-0 Bd7 11.c3 Qb6 12.Bc6 Nc6+/- 13.e5 0-0-0? 14.Re1 Qa5 15.Nbd2 bc3? 16.Nc4 Qd5 17.Nd6 Kc7 18.Nf7 Rf8 19.Nh8 Rh8 20.Qd3 h6 21.Re4 Rg8 22.Rae1 Qa2 23.Qc3 Qd5 24.Qe3 Be8 25.Qh6 Bf7 26.Rf4 Nd8 27.Ng5 Kb8 28.g3 Qd7 29.Re3 b5 30.Ref3 Bg6 31.Rf8 Rf8 32.Rf8 Bf5 33.Nf7 (33.Nf7 Qf7 34.Rf7 Nf7 35.Qf8 Kc7 36.Qf7 Kc6 37.Qa7+-) 1–0. gstevenson (2235) – rpatru (2165), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.d4 d6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.f3 g6 (6...d5!? 7.ed5 Nd5 8.Bf2-+) 7.Ne2 Bg7 8.a3 Qc7 9.Nd2 0-0 10.ab4 Nb4 11.c3 d5 12.Rc1 (12.Qa4 a5 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.cb4 dc4+=) 12...Nc2 13.Qc2 dc4 14.g4 (better is 14.Qa4!?=) 14...b5-/+ 15.h4 a5 16.h5 e6 17.Nf1 Ba6 18.Neg3 b4 19.g5 Ne8 20.e5 b3 21.Qh2 Bh8 22.Ne4 Bb7 23.Nfd2 Be4 24.Ne4 Qe7 25.Ke2 (better is 25.Qe2=) 25...a4-+ 26.Rcg1 a3 (better is 26...Ra6 27.Nf6 Nf6 28.gf6 Bf6 29.ef6 Qd6+- (29...Qf6 30.hg6 h5 31.Qh5 Rfa8 32.g7 Qh6 33.Qh6 f5 34.Qf6 a3 35.Rh8)) 27.Nf6+/- Bf6 28.gf6 Nf6 29.ef6 Qd7 30.Qf4 Kh8 (30...Ra7 31.Qh6 Qd4 32.Qg7) 31.Qh6 Rg8 32.Qh7! Kh7 (32...Kh7 33.hg6 Mate attack) 33.hg6 1–0. De Mayolas,Flavio – Bernier,Alejandro, Ushuaia Mayor Campeonato, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 Nc6)

4.d4 d6 5.Qh5 g6 6.Qb5 (6.Qf3 Nf6 (worse 6...Nd4 7.Qf7 Kd7 8.Bb2+=) 7.Bb2 Bg7-/+) 6...Qd7 (6...Bd7 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.Bb3-/+) 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.Nf3 Nh6 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 (10.Rb1 a6 11.Qb6 Qd8 12.Qd8 Nd8=+) 10...Qc7=+ 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.Qc4 a5 13.d5? (better 13.Rfb1=+) 13...Bb2-+ 14.dc6 (14.Rad1-+) 14...Ba1 (14...bc6 15.Qb3 Ba1 16.Ra1-+) 15.Ra1? (better 15.cd7 Qc4 16.Nc4-+) 15...bc6 16.h3 Be6 17.Ng5 (17.Qd4-+) 17...Bc4 18.Bc4 d5! 19.ed5 cd5 20.Bd3 Qe5 21.Ndf3 Qa1 (21...Qa1 22.Kh2 a4-+) 0-1. KMiroslav - Spirc55, ChessWorld.net, 2022. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.Qf3 e6 5.Ne2 Ne5-/+ 6.Qb3 Nf6 7.0-0 Ne4-+ 8.Bb5 Qb6 9.Qa4 Nc6 10.Bc6 bc6 11.d3?? Nc5 12.Qb3 Nb3 13.cb3 d5 14.d4 Ba6 15.Bb2 (15.Bb2 Be2 16.Re1-+). zeca (1645) – marcosramospg, net–chess.com, 2010.

4.Bb3 Qe5 5.c3 Qe4 6.Ne2 Qg2 7.Rg1 Qc6 (better is 7...Qh2!? 8.d4 bc3-+) 8.cb4 Nf6 9.Bb2 g6 10.Na3 b5?? (better is 10...Qd6-+) 11.Rc1= Qb7 12.Nb5 Nc6 13.a4 (better is 13.Nd6! ed6 14.Bf6+-) 13...Bg7-/+ 14.Ba3 0-0 15.Ned4 Nd4 16.Nd4 Qe4 17.Ne2 d5 18.d3 Qh4 19.Rh1 Bg4 20.b5 Bf3 21.Rf1 Ng4 (21...Qh2?! 22.d4-+) 22.h3 (22.Rc7 Nf2! 23.Rf2-+) 22...Ne3 23.Qd2 Nf1 24.Kf1 Qh3 (24...Qh3 25.Ke1 Qh1 26.Ng1 Qg1) 0–1. Sikula,Frantisek (1785) – Konstacky,Matej (2005), CZE–ch U14 Czechia, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 Qc7)

4.d3 b5 5.Bb5?? (better 5.Bb3-/+) 5...Bb7 (better 5...Qe5 6.Nc3 Qc3 (worse 6...bc3 7.Rb1-+) 7.Bd2 Qc5-+) 6.Bc4 (6.Nf3 Nf6+=) 6...Qe5 (better 6...d5 7.Bb5 Nd7-/+) 7.Qf3?? (better 7.c3 e6 8.Nf3+=) 7...Nf6 (better 7...d5 8.Bb5 Kd8-+) 8.d4?? (better 8.c3 d5 9.Bf4-/+) 8...Qd4-+ 9.c3 (9.Qb3 Ne4 10.Bf7 Kd8-+) 9...Qc4 10.Nd2 (10.Ne2 Be4 11.Nd2 Bf3 12.Nc4 Be2 13.Ke2 bc3-+) 10...Qc3 11.Qc3 (11.Rb1 Ne4 12.Ne2 Qf3 13.Nf3 e6-+) 11...bc3 12.Nb3 (12.Nc4 Nc6 13.f3 Nb4-+) 12...Be4 13.f3 Bd3 (13...Bg6 14.Ne2 Nd5 15.Ba3-+) 14.Ne2 Be2 15.Ke2 e6 0-1. raymac - sinjoor1, ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.Qe2 b5 5.Bd3 Qe5 6.c3 e6 (6...a6 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.Bb2=+) 7.Nf3= Qh5 8.Bb2 (8.cb4 Bb4 9.Bb5 Bb7=) 8...Nf6 (8...bc3 9.dc3 Bb7 10.Nbd2=+) 9.0-0 (9.cb4 Bb4 10.Bb5 Bb7 11.Bf6 gf6=) 9...Bb7 (9...a6 10.cb4 Bb4 11.Rc1=) 10.cb4 Bb4 11.Bc2 (better 11.Rc1!?=) 11...a6 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Nc3 0-0 14.Qe3 Nc6 15.Ne2 Ng4 16.Qf4 e5 17.Ng3 Qh2! (17...ef4?! 18.Nh5 Nb4 A) worse 19.Ng7 Nc2 20.Rc2 Be4-+; B) worse 19.Bg7 Rfc8 20.Bd1 Rc1 (worse 20...Be4 21.Rc8 Rc8 22.Nd4+=) 21.Rc1 Be4-/+ (worse 21...Na2 22.Ra1+=); C) 19.Bb1=+) 18.Nh2 ef4 19.Nf5 Bf6 20.Bf6 Nf6 21.Nd6 Rab8 22.f3 (22.Nf3!?-/+) 22...Ba8 (22...Ne8 23.Nb7 Rb7 24.Ng4-+) 23.Bb3 Ne8 24.Nf5 g6 25.Nh6 Kg7 26.Nf7 (26.N6g4 f5 27.Nf2 a5-+) 26...Rf7 27.Bf7 Kf7 28.d4 (28.Rab1 Nf6-+) 28...Ke7 (28...d5 29.Rd1-+) 29.Rd1 Nd6 30.Ng4 h5 31.Nf2 Nc4 32.a3 (32.d5 N6e5-+) 32...g5 33.e5 (33.Rd3 Ne3-+) 33...Ne3 34.Rd3 Nc2 35.Rad1 N6d4 (better 35...b4!? 36.ab4 Rb4 37.Nh3-+) 36.Rd4 Nd4 (36...Na3? 37.Rd7 Ke6 38.R1d6 Kf5 39.Rf6 Ke5 40.Ra6+-) 37.Rd4 Rc8 38.Nh3 (38.Rd6 Rc6-+) 38...Rc1 (38...Rc4 39.Rd6 g4 40.Ng5-+) 39.Kh2? (better 39.Kf2-+) 39...Rc4 40.Rd6 g4 41.Ng5 g3 (better 41...Rc1 42.fg4 Rc2 43.Ra6 Rg2 44.Kh1 Rg4 45.Ra8 Rg5-+) 42.Kh3 Rc1 (42...Rc5 43.Rf6 Re5 44.Nh7-+) 43.Kh4 Rh1 44.Nh3 Rh2 45.Kg5? (better 45.Rh6 Bd5 46.Rh5-+) 45...Rh3! (45...Rg2?! 46.Kf4 Bc6 47.Rg6-+) 46.gh3 (46.Kf4 Rh4 47.Kg3 Ra4-+) 46...Bf3 47.Kf5 0–1. Baran,Peter (2060) – Chrz,Pavel (2125), CZE–ChT2B, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 Qc7)

4.d3 e6 5.Bd2 d5 6.ed5 ed5 7.Bb3 a5 8.Nf3? (better 8.c3-/+) 8...a4-+ 9.0-0 ab3 10.cb3. 19larry – juliangon, ChessWorld.net, 2022. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.e5 d5 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bd7 Nfd7 7.e6 fe6 8.d4 (8.Nf3 e5-+) 8...e5-+ 9.de5 Ne5 10.Nf3 Nf3 11.Qf3 Nc6 12.Bb2 Qd7 13.0-0 e5 14.Re1 0-0-0 15.Be5 Re8 16.Nd2? (16.Qg3 Qf5 17.Bc3 Re1 18.Be1-+) 16...Ne5 17.Qb3 (17.Qe3 b6 18.Qg5 Bd6-+) 17...Bc5 18.Rad1 (18.Rf1 Ng4 19.Qd3 Ref8-+) 18…Ng4 (18...Ng4 19.Re8 Re8-+) 0-1. raymac – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.e5 d5 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Be2 Ng8 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 e6 9.Nb5 Bb5 10.Bb5 Nc6 11.Qg4 a6 12.Qa4 Rc8 (12...ab5 13.Qa8 Qa8 14.Ra8 Ke7 15.Nf3+-) 13.Be2 Qd7 14.Rb1 (better is 14.Nf3!?-/+) 14...Ne5-+ 15.Qd7 Nd7 16.Rb7 Rc2 17.Bb2 Rc8 (better is 17...f6!?-+) 18.Ba6+= Nc5 (better is 18...Rb8!?+=) 19.Bb5+= Kd8 20.Ra7?? (better is 20.Rf7 Ne7 21.Be5+=) 20...Rb8-+ 21.Ba3 Nf6 22.Ne2? (22.d4 Nb3 23.Nf3 Rb5 24.Ra8 Kc7 25.Rf8 Rf8 26.Bf8 Nd4 27.Nd4 Rb1 28.Ke2 Rh1 29.Bg7-+) 22...Rb5-+ 23.Nc3 Rb8 24.Rf7 Nd3 25.Ke2 Nf4 (worse is 25...Ba3 26.Kd3 Rg8 27.Ra1-+) 26.Kf3 Ba3 27.Kf4 Be7 0–1. Bach,Mat (2300) – Ochsner,B (2165), Politiken Cup, Copenhagen DEN, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.e5!? d5 5.Be2 -/+.

4.Nf3 Ne4 5.Bb2 e6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 d6 8.d5-/+ e5 9.Nbd2 Be7-+ 10.Ng5 0-0 11.f4 Ng4 12.Ne6? Qb6 13.Kh1 Ne3 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qh3 fe6 16.Rf3 ed5 17.Qh6 dc4 18.Rg3 Ng4 19.Rg4 Bg4 20.Nc4 Qf2 21.h3 Qf4 (21...Qf4 22.Qf4 Rf4 23.Ne5 Bf5-+) 0–1. Malia,J (2500) – Gallego,Victoriano (2355), Sevilla op, 1999.

4.g3 Qa5 5.Nd2-/+ Qc5 6.Nb3=+ Qc3 7.Bd2= Qf6 8.Nf3 Ne5 9.Be2 e6 10.0-0+/- Nf3 11.Bf3 e5 12.c3 bc3 13.Bc3 Ne7 14.d4 Nc6 15.de5+- Ne5 16.Bh5 g6? 17.f4 (17.f4 Bg7 18.Be2 (< 18.fe5 Qg5 19.Bg4 0-0+-) 18...Qb6 19.Bd4+-) 1–0. Anonymous – shiblock, internet, 2011.

4.g3 Nf6 5.Nf3 d5 6.Nbd2 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.ed5 Nd5 10.Bg7 Kg7 11.0-0 Bg4 12.Qc1 Nc3 13.Re1 a5 14.Nc4 Bf3-+ 15.Bf3 Nd4 16.Bb7?? Nce2 17.Kg2 Nc1 18.Ba8 Qa8 19.Kg1 Nce2 20.Kf1 Qh1# 0–1. burrango (1970) – pierred (2750), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.e5 Nc6 5.Bb2 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.g3 Bc5 8.Bg2 Nge7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 a5 11.d4 Bb6 12.h3 a4 13.a3 Qc7 14.Re1 Ba5 15.Re2 Rfc8 16.Rc1 ba3 17.Ba3 Nb4 18.Ne1 Na2 19.Bd6 Qd7 20.g4 Nc3 21.gf5 Nf5 22.Nf1 Nd1 23.Rd1 Nd6 24.ed6 a3 25.Nd3 Bc3 26.Nc1 a2 27.Na2 Ra2 28.Ne3 Qd6 29.Ng4 Qb6 30.Rf1 Bd4 31.Ne3 Be3 32.fe3 Rcc2 33.Rff2 Re2 34.Re2 Re2 35.Kf1 Qe3 36.h4 Qf2# 0–1. bigblockchevynigger – michaelbuss, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d3)

4.Nf3 de4 5.de4 Qd1 6.Kd1 Nc6 7.Bc4 Bg4 8.h3 Bf3 9.gf3 0-0-0 10.Bd2 e6 11.Rg1 Bc5 12.Rg2 Bd4 13.c3 bc3 14.Kc2 cd2 15.Nc3 Bc3 16.Rb1 Be5 17.Bd3 d1Q 18.Rd1 Nb4 19.Kb3 Rd3 20.Rd3 Nd3 21.a3 Ne7 22.h4 Rd8 23.a4 Nc6 24.Kc4 Na5 25.Kb5 Bc7 26.Rg7 a6# 0–1. pieeater – Bazza3, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d3)

4.Nd2 b5 (4...Nc6!?-/+) 5.Ngf3= Nc6 6.Nb3 (6.Bb2 Qe7=+) 6...d6 (6...Nf6 7.Be2-/+) 7.Be2 (7.d4 a6=) 7...a5 (7...Nf6 8.0-0-/+) 8.Nbd2 (8.d4 Rb8=) 8...Bb7 (8...d5 9.d4 de4 10.Ne5-/+) 9.0-0 (9.d4 Na7=) 9...Nf6 (9...d5 10.ed5 Qd5 11.Re1-/+) 10.h3 (10.d4 Qb6 11.d5 Nd4=) 10...Be7 (10...d5 11.ed5 Qd5 12.Ne4-/+) 11.Bb2 (11.d4 0-0=+) 11...0-0 12.c4 (12.Re1 Qb6-/+) 12...bc3! 13.Bc3 b4 14.Bb2 a4 15.a3 (15.Rb1 Re8-/+) 15...b3-+ 16.Nb1 (16.Qb1 Rb8-+) 16...Qb6 17.Nc3 (17.Nbd2 Rfc8-+) 17...Nd4 (17...Rfd8!? 18.Nh4-+) 18.Nd4 ed4 19.Nd5 (19.Nb1 d5 20.e5 Nd7-+) 19...Nd5 20.ed5 Bd5 21.Bf3 Bf3 22.Qf3 Bf6 23.Rac1 Rac8 24.Qe2 Rfe8 25.Qd2 Qb5 26.Rc8 Rc8 27.Rc1 (27.Re1 h6 28.Qd1 Rc2-+) 27...Qb7 (27...Rc1!? 28.Bc1 Qc5 29.Bb2-+) 28.Rc8 Qc8 29.f3 Qa6 (29...Qe6 30.Kh1-+) 30.Kf2 Kf8 (30...Qc6 31.Kf1-+) 31.g4. Tony _ R – jaddwarrior, ChessWorld.net, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d3)

4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd2 (5.Bb2 d5-/+) 5...Nf6-/+ 6.c3 d5 7.cb4 de4 8.de4 Ne4 (8...Nb4?! 9.Ne5 Qa5 10.Nc4=) 9.Nc3 (better 9.a3!?-/+) 9...Nd2-+ 10.Nd2 (10.Qd2 Bb4 11.Qd8 Nd8-+) 10...Bb4 11.Qb3 (11.Rc1-+) 11...Nd4 12.Qb2 Qa5 13.Rc1 Ba3 14.Bb5 (14.Qa1 Bc1 15.Qc1-+) 14...Kf8 15.Qb1 Bc1 16.Qc1 Nb5 17.Ndb1 (17.Nb5 Qb5 18.a4 Qd3-+) 17...Be6 18.0-0 (18.a4 Nc3 19.Qc3 Qc3 20.Nc3 Ke7-+) 18...Rc8 19.a4 (19.Qb2 Nc3 20.Nc3 Rc3 21.Qb7 g6-+) 19...Nc3 20.Nc3 0-1. shm19cs – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d3)

4.Bc4 Ne5-/+ 5.Qe3?? Nc4-+ 6.Qd4 b5 7.d3 Nb6 8.Bh6 Nh6 9.Nf3 Bb7 10.h3 a5 11.0-0 d5 12.Ne5 e6 13.Nd2 Nd7 14.Nd7 Qd7 15.Nf3 1–0. zeca (1795) – wwidener (1800), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.Bc4 Ne5-/+ 5.Qf4?? Nc4-+ 6.d3 Na3! 7.Kd1 Nf6 8.Ba3 ba3 9.Nf3 e6 10.Nc3 Qb6 11.Rf1 Bb4 12.Nb1 0-0 13.c3 Bd6 14.e5 Qb2 15.Na3 Qa1 16.Ke2 Qb2 17.Ke3 Qa3 18.ed6 Nd5 19.Kd4 Nf4 20.g3 Nd5 21.Ne5 Qc3 22.Ke4-+ b6 23.f3 Bb7 24.h4 Nb4 25.Kf4 Nd3 26.Ke3 Ne5 27.Kf4 Rac8 28.Re1 Qf3 29.Kg5 h6# (29...f6) 0–1. zeca (1795) – rthurc (2250), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Be2 Nh6 6.h3 Bc5 7.Bg7= Rg8 8.Bh6 Rg2? 9.Rf1?? Qf6= 10.c3 bc3 11.Nc3 Qh6-/+ 12.h4 Nd4 13.Ne5 Qh4-+ 14.Na4?? Bb4 15.Bf3 Rh2 16.a3 Ba5 17.Ng4 Rh3 18.Ne5?? Qf4 19.Bg2 Rh2 20.Nd3-+ Rg2 21.Nf4+- d5 22.Ng2 de4 23.Nh4 e5 24.Rg1 b5 25.Nc3 a6 26.Rc1 b4 27.ab4 Bb4 28.Ne4 Be7 29.Rg8 Kd7 30.Qg4 f5 31.Nf5 Nf5 32.Qf5# 1–0. gstevenson (2235) – zeca (1795), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.Bb2 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Be2 Be7 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.d4 d5-/+ 12.ed6 Qd6 13.Qd2 Nd5 14.Ne4 Qf4 15.Qc2 f5 16.Nc5 Ncb4 17.Qb3 b6 18.Nd3 Nd3 19.Qd3 Bb7 20.Bc1 Qd6 21.a4 Nf4 22.Bf4 Qf4 23.Qb5 Bd6 24.Qd7? Bf3 25.g3 Rf6 26.Bf3-/+ Qf3 27.Qd6 f4 28.Rae1 Re8 29.Qd7 Qa8 30.d5 Rd8-+ 31.Qe7 ed5 32.Re6 Re6 33.Qe6 Kh8 34.Qe5 fg3 35.fg3 Rf8 36.Rc1 Re8 37.Qf4 Rf8 38.Qe5-/+ Re8 39.Qf4 Rf8?? 40.Qe5-/+ Qe8 41.Qd6? Qe3-+ 42.Kg2 Qf3 43.Kh3 h6 44.Rc7?? Qf5 45.Kg2 Qf1# 0–1. Evans,JS – Romilly,PJ, Staffordshire op, 1975.

4.Bc4 d5 5.ed5=+ ed5 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Bd7 Nd7 9.0-0=+ Ngf6 10.Bb2 0-0-/+ 11.a3 Re8 12.ab4 Bb4 13.Qb5 a5 14.Qb7?? Rb8 15.Qa6?? Bd2 16.Bf6+- Nf6 17.Nbd2 Ra8 18.Qd3 a4 19.h3 Re7 20.Rfb1 Rea7 21.Nd4 Qd7 22.N2f3 g6 23.Ne5 Qe8 24.Nec6 Ra6 25.Re1 Qd7 26.Re7 Qd6 27.Qa3 Qa3?? 28.Ra3+- Kf8 29.Rb7 Ne4 30.Ne5 R6a7 31.Ra7 Ra7 32.Nec6 Ra8 33.Kf1 1–0. gbsrao (2185) – macedon (2020), net–chess.com, 2007.

4.e5 Nc6 5.Bb5 a6 6.Bc6 bc6 7.0-0 a5 8.a3 Ba6 9.d3 Bc5 10.Be3 Be3 11.fe3 ba3 12.Na3 Rb8 13.Ng5?? Qg5-+ 14.Qf3 Qe5 15.Qf7 Kd8 16.Rab1 Nh6 17.Rb8 Bc8 18.Qf4+- Qf4 19.ef4 Rf8 20.Nc4 a4 21.g3 d5 22.Ne5 Rf7? 23.Nf7 Nf7 24.Ra1 Kd7 25.Ra4 e5 26.Ra7 Ke6 27.Rc8 Nd6 28.Rc6 ef4 29.Rg7 h6 30.Rg6 Ke5 31.Rcd6 fg3 32.hg3 h5 33.Rge6 Kf5 34.Kf2 Kg4 35.Rd5 h4 36.Re4 Kh3 37.Rh4# 1–0. mberlin (2190) – zeca (1795), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4?? (better is 5.Bb2-/+) 5...Qd4-+ 6.Qa4 (6.Nc3 bc3 7.dc3 Qd1 8.Kd1 Bf5-+) 6...Nc6 7.Qb3 Qa1 8.Bd3 Qf6 9.Ne2 Bg4 10.0-0 (10.Bb2 Qd6-+) 10...Rd8 11.Bb2 (11.h3 Nd4 12.Qd1 Ne2 13.Be2 Be2 14.Qe2 Qd4 15.Kh2 Nf6-+) 11...Rd3! 12.Qd3 Qb2 13.Qb3 (13.h3 Be2 14.Qe2 Qa2 15.g3-+) 13...Qb3 14.ab3 Be2 15.Re1 Bd3 16.Kf2 Nd4 17.Ke3 Nc2 18.Kd3 Ne1 19.Ke2 Ng2 20.Kf3 Nh4 21.Kg4 Ng6 22.f5 Ne5 (22...Ne5 23.Kf4 Nd3 24.Ke4 Nc5 25.Kd5 e6 26.fe6 fe6 27.Ke5 Kd7-+) 0–1. May,R – Haas,Bernd, TT/4302 corr BdF, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+=)

4.ed5 Nf6 5.Bb5 Nbd7 (5...Bd7 6.Bd7 Nbd7 7.c4-+) 6.Nf3 g6 (6...a6!? 7.Be2 Nd5-/+) 7.c4 bc3 (7...Bg7 8.Bb2 0-0-/+) 8.dc3? (better 8.Nc3!? Bh6 9.0-0=+) 8...Bg7-+ 9.c4 (9.Qd4!?-+) 9...Nd5 10.cd5 (10.Bd7 Bd7 11.Ne5 Nf6-+) 10...Ba1 11.Nbd2 (11.Bd2 Qb6 12.Na3 Bf6-+) 11...0-0 12.d6 (12.Ba3 Bg7 13.Qe2 Re8-+) 12...ed6 13.Ba3 (13.Nc4 Bc3 14.Bd2 Bd2 15.Qd2 Nf6 16.Qd6 Be6 17.Qd8 Rfd8-+) 13...Re8 (13...Bc3 14.Qb3 Re8 15.Kd1-+) 14.Kf2 (14.Kf1 Qa5 15.Qa4 Qc3-+) 14...Bg7 (14...Qb6 15.Kg3 Nf6 16.h4 (16.Be8 Nh5 17.Kh4 Qf2 18.g3 Bf6 19.Ng5 Nf4 20.Bf7 Kg7 21.Be6 Be6 22.Qf3 Qf3 23.Ndf3 Ng2) 16...Nh5 17.Kh2 Qb5 18.Qa1-+) 15.Kg3 (15.Nc4 Re4 16.Qd6 a6 17.Bd7 Rc4-+ (worse 17...Qd7 18.Nb6 Qd6 19.Bd6+=)) 15...Qa5 (better 15...Re3 16.Bd7 Bd7 17.Nb3-+) 16.Qb3 a6 (better 16...d5!? 17.Bd6-+) 17.Bc4 Rf8 (better 17...Qf5 18.Bd6 Bf8 19.Bf8 Nf8-+ (19...Rf8?! 20.Nh4 Qc5 21.Ne4-+; 19...Kf8?! 20.Bd3 Qe6 21.Bc4-+)) 18.Bd6-/+ Nf6 19.h4? (19.Bf8 Kf8 20.Re1 Nh5 21.Kf2 Nf4 22.Bf7 Bf5-/+) 19...Be6! 20.Bf8 (20.Be6 Nh5 Double attack (20...Nh5 Decoy)) 20...Rf8 21.Be6 fe6 22.Qe6 Kh8 23.Nc4?? (better 23.Kh2 Re8 24.Qd6-/+) 23...Qc3 (better 23...Nh5 24.Kh2 Qa2-+) 24.Nce5 (better 24.Nd6!?=) 24...Nh5-/+ 25.Kh2 Nf4?? (25...Qc7 26.Re1 Nf4 27.Qb3-/+) 26.Qe7?? (better 26.Nf7 Rf7 27.Qf7+-) 26...Qc2 27.Rg1 Qf2 28.Nf7 (28.Nd7!? Rc8 29.Qg5-/+) 28...Kg8-+ 29.N7e5 (better 29.N7g5 Qa2 30.Qb7-+) 29...Ne2?? (better 29...Bf6 30.Qc7 Be5 31.Qe5 Qa2-+) 30.Qe6= Kh8 31.Rh1?? (better 31.Nf7 Rf7 32.Qf7 Be5 33.Kh1 Ng3 34.Kh2 Ne4 35.Kh1 Ng3 36.Kh2 Nf1 37.Kh1 Ng3=) 31…Qg3 0-1. Haukenfrers,Dale - Korol,D (2285), Titled Tue 8th Aug Early (6), 2023. (=1.f4 A02: Bird's Opening 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.e4)

4.e5 Bf5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb2 e6 7.Bb5 Rc8 (7...a6 8.Be2-/+) 8.d3 (8.a3 Qb6 9.Nd4 ba3-+) 8...Bg4 9.0-0?? (better 9.Bd4-/+) 9...Qb6-+ 10.Kh1 Qb5 11.Nbd2 Nh6 12.Qe1 Nf5 13.Nh4 (13.Nb3 Be7-+) 13...Ncd4 14.Nf5 Nf5 (14...Bf5?! 15.Bd4 Rc2 16.Ba7 Qd3 17.Nb3-+; 14...ef5?! 15.Bd4 Rc2 16.Qe3-/+) 15.h3 (15.a4 Qd7 16.Qb1 Bc5-+) 15...Be2! 16.Rf2 (16.Qe2 Deflection from g3 16...Ng3 A double attack) 16...Rc2 17.Qe2 (17.Re2 Qd3 18.Kh2 Rb2 19.Rc1-+) 17…Ng3 (17...Ng3 18.Kh2 Ne2-+) 0–1. arvek (1840) – juliangon (2585), ChessWorld.net, 2013.

4.e5 Bf5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d4 e6 7.Be2 Qb6 8.0-0 Nh6 9.h3 Be4 10.Be3 Nf5 11.Bf2 Bf3 12.Bf3 Nfd4 13.Bg4 Qc5 14.Nd2 Qc2 15.Nb3 Qd1 16.Rad1 Nb5 17.f5 h5 18.fe6 hg4 19.Rd3 fe6 20.hg4 Nc3 21.Re1 Na2 22.Bc5 Nc3 23.Rf1 Ne4 24.Bf8 Rf8 25.Rdf3 Ke7 White resigned 0–1. arvek (1810) – Bazza3 (2305), ChessWorld.net, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.f4 d5)

4.e5 Nh6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d4 Bf5 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.h3 Be4 10.Nbd2 (10.g4 0-0-/+) 10...Bf3 (10...Nf5!? 11.Nb3-+) 11.Nf3-/+ Nf5 12.g4 Ng3 13.Rf2 h5 14.Kg2 (14.g5!?-/+) 14...Ne4 15.Rf1 hg4 16.hg4 Qb6 (16...Nc3 17.Qd3-+) 17.Bb2 0-0-0 18.Qd3 f5 (18...Na5 19.a3 Nc4 20.Bc1-+) 19.gf5-/+ ef5 20.Rh1? (better 20.Qb5 Qc7 21.a3-+) 20...Na5 21.a3?? (21.Rh8 Rh8 22.Rg1-+) 21...Qg6 22.Ng5 Bg5 (22...Bg5 23.Bg4 Be7-+) 0-1. Blitzstream_twitch (2430) - kesarev (2395), Rated Blitz game, 2014. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.f4)

4.a3 e6 5.Bc4 ba3 6.Na3 Qg5 7.Nf3 Qf4 (worse is 7...Qg2 8.Rg1 Qh3 9.Nb5+/- (9.Bg7?! Bg7 10.Rg7 Qh6=)) 8.Qe2 f6 9.Nb5 Bc5 10.0-0 a6 11.e5 Kf7? (11...Rb8 12.g3 Qg4 13.Nd6 Bd6 14.ed6 b5-/+) 12.d4+- Be7? (better is 12...ab5 13.Ra8 bc4 14.dc5 Nge7 15.ef6 gf6+-) 13.Bc1 Qf5 14.Bd3 Nd4 (14...ab5 15.Ra8 Nd4 16.Nd4 Qe5 17.Nb5 Qe2 18.Be2 d5 19.Rc8 f5+-) 15.Nbd4 (15.Nfd4?! Qe5 16.Be3 f5+-) 15...Qg4 16.Ng5!! (16.Ng5 Qg5 17.Bg5 fg5 18.Qf3 Ke8 19.Ne6 de6 20.Bb5 Kd8 21.Qf7+-) 1–0. Rezny,F (1620) – Kaeding,Dieter, Brno CZE, 4th Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 Nc6)

4.a3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.Nf3 d6 7.Bb5 Qb6 8.Bc6 Qc6 9.0-0 Bg4 10.ed6 e6 11.d7 Qd7 12.h3 Bh5 13.ab4 Nb4 14.Na3 f6 15.Re1 Be7 16.d4 Bg6 17.Qe2=+ Rc8 18.c4 Nd3-/+ 19.Red1 Nb2 20.Qb2 0-0 21.c5 Rfd8 22.Qe2 Qd5 23.Nb5=+ a6 24.Nc3 Qc6 25.Na4 Be4-/+ 26.Nb6 Rc7 27.Rac1 Bf3 28.gf3 f5 29.Qe3 Bf6 30.Rc4 g6 31.Re1 g5 32.Rd1 Kh8 33.Rd3 Rg7 34.Kf1 Rg6 35.Rb4 f4 36.Qe4 Rg7 37.Ra4 Rc7 38.Rc4 Kg7 39.Kg2 h5 40.Kf1 Re7 41.Kg2 Kh6 42.Kf1 Rg7 43.Ke2 Rc7 44.Kf1 a5 45.Kg2 Qe4 46.fe4 g4 47.hg4 hg4 48.f3 Rh7 49.fg4 Kg5 (49...Kg5 50.Rd1 Kg4-+) 0–1. Hollstein,Frank (2255) – Heinrich,Olaf (2290), RSX7E – B20 – Siz. FluegelGmbt–1, 2008.

4.c4 bc3 5.Nc3 e5 6.f4 (6.Nf3 Nf6+=) 6...Bc5 (6...ef4!? 7.Nd5 Qh4 8.Ke2 Rb8-/+) 7.Nf3 d6 8.Nd5 (8.Bb5 ef4 9.Nd5 Kf8=) 8...Nf6-/+ 9.Bc4 0-0 10.f5? (better is 10.fe5 de5 11.Qc2 Nd5 12.Bd5-/+) 10...Ne4-+ 11.Rf1 Bf5 12.d3 Nf6 13.Ng5 (13.Nh4 Nd5 14.Nf5-+) 13...Nd5 14.Rf5 Qa5 15.Ke2 Nc3 (better is 15...Ne3 16.Nf7 d5 17.Bd5 Nd5-+ (17...Nd1?! 18.Nd8 Rf7 19.Nf7-/+)) 16.Bc3 Qc3 17.Rc1 (17.Rf7 Qb2 18.Kf1 Rf7 19.Bf7 Kh8-+) 17...Nd4 18.Kf1 Nf5 19.Rc3 Ne3 20.Ke2 Nd1 21.Kd1 h6 22.Ne4 Rac8 23.Bd5 b5 24.Rb3 b4 25.h3 a5 26.g4 a4 27.Rb2 Kh8 28.h4 f5 29.gf5 Rb8 (29...Rf5 30.Ng3 Rf6 31.Rg2-+) 30.f6 (30.Nc5 dc5 31.Be6 Rfd8-+) 30...gf6 31.Rf2 (31.Re2-+) 31...Bf2 32.Nf2 f5 (32...b3 33.ab3 ab3 34.Ne4-+) 33.h5 (33.Kc1 Kg7-+) 33...b3 34.ab3 ab3 35.Kc1 (35.Kd2 b2 36.Ba2 b1Q 37.Bb1 Rb1-+) 35...b2 36.Kb1 Rfc8 (36...Rfc8 37.Bc4 e4 38.de4 Rc4 39.Nd3 Rc2 40.Kc2 b1Q 41.Kd2 Rb3 42.Ne1 Rb2 43.Kc3 Qc1 44.Nc2 Rc2 45.Kb4 Rb2 46.Ka4 Qa1) 0–1. Moore,Michael – Arman,Deniz (2150), Internet Section, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6)

4.Bc4 e6 5.a3 d5 6.ed5 ed5 7.Ba2 Nf6 8.Ne2 (8.Qe2 Be6-/+) 8...Bg4 (8...Bd6!?-/+) 9.0-0 Be7 10.f3 Qb6 11.Kh1 Be6 12.Nf4 (12.ab4 0-0+=) 12...0-0 (12...ba3 13.Bf6 Bf6 14.Nc3-/+) 13.ab4 Qb4 14.Nd3 Qh4 15.Nc3 Bd6 16.f4 Ng4 17.h3 Bf5 (17...Nf6 18.Nb5 Bb8 19.Re1+=) 18.Qe1 Qe1 19.Ne1 Nf6 20.Nd5 Ne4 21.Rf3 Nb4 22.d3= Nd5 23.de4+= Be4 24.Rg3 f6? 25.Bd5 Bd5+= 26.Rd3 Bg2 27.Ng2 Bc5 28.Ba3 Ba3 29.Raa3 a6 30.Rd7 b5 31.Rad3 Rfc8 32.Ne3+/- a5 33.Nf5 Rc2 34.Rg7 Kh8 35.Rdd7 Rc1 36.Kg2 Rg8 37.Rg8 Kg8 38.Rg7 Kh8? 39.Rg3 Rc2+= 40.Kf1 h5 41.Ke1 b4 42.Kd1 Rc7 43.Rd3 Rc4 44.Nd4 a4 45.f5 a3 46.Nb3 Rf4 47.Rd4 Rf5 48.Rb4 Rf3 49.h4 a2+= 50.Ra4 Rb3 51.Ra2 Rb4 52.Rh2 Rb3 53.Ke1 Kh7 54.Kf1 Kg6 55.Rf2 Rh3 56.Rf4 Rg3 57.Rf2 Rg4 58.Rh2 Kf5 59.Kf2 Ke4 60.Rh3 f5 61.Ra3= f4 62.Ra4 Kf5 63.Ra5 Kg6 64.Ra6 Kf5 ½–½. Gibson,Kris (1855) – Medes,Bartek, Winnipeg Tuesday Night, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6)

4.Bc4 e6 5.Qf3 Qc7 6.Bb3 Na5 7.d4 Nb3 8.Qb3 Nf6 9.Nd2 b6 10.Ne2 Bb7 11.f3 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.Rc1 Be7 14.h4 (14.c3!?-/+) 14...Qd8 15.g3 Rc8 16.Qd3 Nb8 17.f4 Ba6 18.Qf3 Nc6 19.0-0 Na5 20.Rf2 Nc4 21.Nc4 Bc4 22.f5 ef5 (22...Ba2?! 23.Ra1 Bc4 24.fe6=) 23.Nf4 (23.Qf5 0-0-+) 23...g6 24.Re1 a5 25.e6 0-0 26.h5 Qd6 (better is 26...g5!? 27.ef7 Rf7-+) 27.ef7-/+ Rf7 28.Re6 Qd7 29.hg6 hg6 (better is 29...Rg7+=) 30.Rg6+- Rg7 31.Qh5 (31.Rg7 Kg7 32.Qh5+-) 31...Rc6?? (31...Bf8 32.Rh2 Rc6 33.Qh8 Kf7 34.Rg7 Bg7+-) 32.Rg7+- Kg7 33.Rh2 Rh6 34.Qh6 Kf7 (34...Kg8 35.Qg6 Kf8 36.Rh8) 35.Qg6 (35.Qg6 Kf8 36.Rh8) 1–0. De Mayolas,Flavio – Zsilavecz,Daniel, San Martin Cup, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6)

4.Bc4 e6 5.Qf3 Qc7 6.Ne2 Ne5 7.Be5 Qc4 8.0-0 d6-/+ 9.d3 Qa6 10.Bb2=+ Ne7 11.Nd2 Ng6 12.Ng3 e5 13.a3 ba3 14.Ra3 Qc6 15.Rc3 Qd7 16.Nc4 b5 17.Ne3 Be7 18.Nef5 0-0-/+ 19.Qg4 b4 20.Rc8=+ Qc8 21.Qg6 hg6 22.Ne7 Kh8 23.Nc8 Rfc8 24.Rc1 a5 25.Ne2 a4-/+ 26.c4? a3-+ 27.Ba1 b3 28.Rb1 b2 29.Bb2?! ab2 (29...ab2 30.Kf1 Ra1-+) 0–1. Arnaud,Mike – West,Graham, IECC, 2005.

4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.d3 Nf6 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 a6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.h4 b5 11.Nb5 Bb7 (11...ab5!? 12.Ra8 bc4-/+) 12.Nc3 0-0 13.d4 d5 14.Ba6 (14.ed5!? Nd5 15.Nd5 (15.Ba6? Nc3 16.Bc3 Bb4-+) 15...ed5 16.Ba6+=) 14...Qb6-/+ 15.Bb7 Ra1 (better is 15...Qb2 16.Ra8 Ra8 17.Ba8 Qc3 18.Qd2 Qa1 19.Ke2 Qa8-+) 16.Ba1= Qb7 17.0-0 Re8 18.ed5 ed5 19.Qb5 Qd7 (19...Qb5!? 20.Nb5 Nb4+=) 20.Ne5+/- Ne5 21.de5 Qb5 22.Nb5 Ng4 23.Nc7 Rc8 24.Nd5 Bh4 25.g3 Bd8 26.Rc1 Rc4 27.Rd1 Rc2? (better is 27...Kf8 28.f3 Nh6+/-) 28.Ne3 (28.Ne3 Rc8 29.Ng4+-) 1–0. Gibson,Kris (1760) – Bist,Kent, Winnipeg Remembrance op, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6)

4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.a3 Ne4 7.ab4 d5 -/+.

4.d4 Qc7 5.Nf3= d6 6.d5 Ne5 7.Ne5 de5 8.c3 Qa5 9.c4 b3 10.Bc3?? b2-+ 11.Ba5 ba1Q 12.c5 Qa2 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Bd7 Kd7 15.c6 Ke8 16.Bc7 bc6 17.dc6 Qe6 (17...Qe6 18.Qd5 Qd5 19.ed5 f6-+) 0–1. Walter,Szymon – Gajdamowicz,Adrian, Puchar Polski Juniorow Poland, 2010.

4.Nf3 d6 5.Bc4 a6 6.0-0 e6 7.a3 ba3 8.Ba3 Be7 9.d4 Nf6 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Ba3 12.ef6 Qf6?? 13.Ra3+/- Ne5 14.Ne5 Qe5 15.Re1 Qc7 16.Qg4 0-0 17.Bd3 g6 18.Be2 b5 19.Rh3?? Qc2?? 20.Bf3 e5= 21.Qe4?? Qe4-+ 22.Be4 Bh3 23.Ba8 Ra8 24.gh3 Rc8 25.Kf1 a5 26.Ke2 b4-+ 27.Nd2 a4 28.Ra1 Ra8 29.Nb3 a3 30.Kd2 Rc8 31.Na5 Rc5 32.Nb7?? Rb5 33.Nd6 Rb6 34.Nc4 Rc6 35.Ne5=+ Rc8 36.Nd3 Rd8 37.Kc2? b3!-+ 38.Kc3?? Rd3! 39.Kd3 b2 40.Rb1 a2 41.Rb2 a1Q 42.Rc2 Kg7 43.Rc3 Qf1 44.Ke3 Qe1 45.Kd3 Qf2 46.Rc4 Qh2 47.Re4 Qh3 48.Re3 Qe3! 49.Ke3 f6 50.Kf4 h6 (50...h6 51.Kf3 g5-+) 0–1. nizinna – vbulik, kurnik, 2011.

4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bd5 ed5 8.0-0 Be7 9.e6 de6-+ 10.Bg7 Rg8 11.Bb2 d4 12.d3 Bd6 13.Nbd2 e5 14.Ne4 Bh3 15.Ng3 Bg4 16.Re1 Qf6 17.Ne4 Qg6 18.Nd6 Qd6 19.Re4 Bh3 20.g3 0-0-0?? 21.a3? f5 22.Rh4-/+ Bg4 23.ab4 e4 24.de4 fe4 25.Rg4-/+ Rg4 26.Nd4 Rdg8 27.b5= Nb4 28.Ra7+/- e3 29.Ra8 Kd7 30.Rg8 ef2 31.Kf2 Rg8 32.Qf3?? Rf8-+ 33.Nf5 Qc5 34.Kg2 (34.Kg2 Qc2 35.Kh1 Rf5 36.Qb7 Qc7 37.Qe4-+) 0–1. poulmorphy (1725) – chaillas, kurnik, 2011.

4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bd3 Nc5 7.Bc4 d5 =+.

5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.e5 Nd7 8.Ne2 f5 9.Nf4 Qe7 10.g4 Nb6 11.gf5 ef5 12.Qf3 g6 13.Nd5 Nd5 14.Qd5 Be6 15.Qb5 0-0-0 16.Nb3 a6 (16...Rd5 17.Nc5-/+) 17.Qb6+= Bd5 18.Rg1 Qc7 19.Qc7 Kc7 20.0-0-0 Bf3 (20...Bh6 21.Kb1-/+) 21.Rde1= Bh6 22.Kb1 Bf4 23.Be2 (23.h3!?=) 23...Bd5-/+ 24.Rd1 (24.h3 Bb3 25.cb3 Nd4 26.e6-+) 24...Bh2-+ 25.Rge1 h5 26.Nc5 h4 27.Rd3 b6 28.Na6+= Kb7 29.a3 Bc4 30.Rh3 Be2 31.Re2? ba3-+ 32.Ra3 Nd4 33.Re1 Nc6 34.e6 Rhe8 35.Ra4 Bd6 0–1. Rodriguez,R – Lamas Baliero,Pedro, URU–ch Uruguay, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5)

5.Nd2 Nf6 6.e5 Nd7 7.Bd3 Nb6 8.c4 bc3 9.Bc3 e6 10.Nh3 Bd7 11.0-0 Rc8 12.Rc1 Ba3 13.Qg4 g6 14.Rc2 Nb4 15.Bb4 Rc2 16.Bc2 Bb4 17.Nf3 Nc4 18.Qf4 Qe7 19.Qh6 Qf8 20.Qf4 Bc6 21.Bb3 Nb6 22.Rc1 Qg7 23.Qg3 0-0 24.Nf4 Bb5 25.Rc7 Qh6 (25...Bc6 26.Kh1 Qh6-+) 26.Rb7+= Rc8 ½–½. Gross,Karl (2010) – Link,Michael (2285), Goch op, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 Bf5 6.Bd3 Bd7 7.f4 Nh6 8.Nd2 Nf5 9.Ngf3 Qb6 10.Nb3 e6 11.g4 Nh6 (11...Ne3!? 12.Qe2 Ng4-/+) 12.Ng5 f6 (12...Be7!?+=) 13.Nh7 Be7 14.g5 f5 (14...Nf5 15.gf6 Rh7 16.Qg4=) 15.gh6 Rh7 16.Qh5 Kd8? (better is 16...Kf8!? 17.hg7 Kg7 18.Rg1 Kh8+=) 17.Qg6 (better is 17.hg7!? Rh5 18.g8Q Be8 19.Qe6+-) 17...Rh6+/- 18.Qg7 Rh4 19.Qg8 Be8 20.Qe6 Rf4 21.Qd5 Kc7 22.Nc5 Bc5 (better is 22...Nd8!? 23.Rg1 Qh6 24.Na6 Kc8 25.Qc4 Nc6+/-) 23.dc5+- (23.Qc5?! Qc5 24.dc5 Bf7+=) 23...Qa5 24.Qd6 Kc8 25.Rf1 b3 26.c3 Rf1? (26...Qa4 27.Kd2 Na5 28.Qe6 Kc7 29.Qe7 Bd7 30.Qd6 Kc8 31.Qf8 Kc7 32.Qa8 Nc4 33.Ke2 Rf1 34.Kf1 Nb2=) 27.Kf1 (27.Bf1?! Qa4 28.Qe6 Bd7 29.Qg8 Kc7 30.Qa8 Qe4 31.Kf2 Qc2 32.Be2 Qb2+=) 27...Bd7 28.Qf8 (better is 28.e6 Be8 29.e7 Qc7 30.Bf5 Kb8+-) 28...Nd8? (better is 28...Qd8 29.Qd8 Kd8 30.ab3 Ne5+/-) 29.ab3+- Qc7 30.Bf5 Qe5 (30...Qc6 31.Kg1 Bf5 32.Qf5 Kc7 33.Qh7 Kc8+-) 31.Bd7 Kd7 32.Qd6! Qd6 33.cd6 Kd6 ½–½. Louison,Lewis (1660) – De Castet,Antoine, FRA–ch Accession, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 Bf5-/+ 6.Nf3 e6 7.Nbd2 Be7 8.Bb5 Qb6 9.Bd3 Nh6 10.Qe2 a5 11.c4 bc3! 12.Bc3 Bd3 13.Qd3 Nb4 14.Bb4 Bb4 15.Rb1 Qa6 16.Ke2 Qd3 17.Kd3 Rc8 18.Rhc1 Kd7 19.Nb3 b6 20.a4 f6 21.h3 Ba3 22.Rc2 Rc2 23.Kc2 Rc8 24.Kd3 Bb4 25.Rc1 Rc6 26.g4 Nf7 27.h4 Ba3 28.Rc2 Rc2 29.Kc2 Kc6 30.ef6 gf6 31.h5 Be7 32.Nbd2 Nh6 33.g5 fg5 34.Ne5 Kd6 35.Kd3 Bf6 36.Nef3 g4 37.Ne1 Bh4 (37...Bh4 38.Ke2 Nf5-+) 0–1. Bishop,Peter (1850) – Bellin,J (2150), Kaupthing Open, Differdange LUX, 2007.

5.f4 Nf6 6.Bb5 (better is 6.e5!? Bg4 7.Be2 Be2 8.Ne2-/+) 6...Ne4-+ 7.Nd2 Bf5 8.Ngf3 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Ne5 0-0 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Nc6 Qc7 13.Ne7 Qe7 14.Ne4 Be4 15.Qd2 Rac8 16.Rac1 Rc4 17.c3 Rfc8 (17...Rb8 18.cb4 Qb4 19.Qb4 Rcb4 20.Bc3-+) 18.cb4-/+ Rc2 19.a3?? (19.Rf2 R8c4 20.Rc2 Rc2-+ (20...Bc2?! 21.a3+=)) 19...h6 (19...Qb7 20.Rc2 Rc2 21.Qc2 Bc2 22.Rc1-+) 20.Rc2?? (better is 20.Rf2-/+) 20...Rc2-+ (20...Bc2?! 21.Rc1 Qc7 22.Qe2=) 21.Qe3 Rg2 (21...Rg2 22.Kh1 Qh4 23.Qh3 Qh3 24.Rf3 Qh2) 0–1. Moore,Michael – Demaria,Lucas, Internet Section, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.Nd2 Nf6 8.d5 Nb8 9.a3 e6 10.ab4 Qb4 11.Ba3 Qb6 12.Bf8 (12.c5!? Qd8 13.d6+=) 12...Kf8 13.Rb1 Qc7 14.Qb3 Na6 15.Ngf3 Nc5 16.Qa3 b6 17.Be2 ed5 18.0-0 g6 (18...Kg8 19.Rfe1-/+) 19.Qa1 Kg7 20.cd5 Bb7 21.d6 Qd6 22.Nc4 Qc7 23.Nfe5 Rhe8 24.Ng4 Re6 (24...Re2?! 25.Qf6 Kg8 26.Nd6=) 25.Nce3 h5 26.Nf6 Rf6 27.Rbe1 Rd8 28.Bh5 Bc8 (28...Nd3 29.Ng4 Qc6 30.Qf6 Qf6 31.Nf6 Kf6 32.Ra1 gh5 33.Ra7-+) 29.Bf3 (29.Bd1 a5+=) 29...Be6 (29...Nb3!? 30.Qa2 Be6-+) 30.Rc1 Qe7 31.Rc2? (better is 31.Rcd1=) 31...Nb3-+ 32.Qb2 Nd4 33.Rcc1 Nf3 34.gf3 Kg8 35.Rfe1 (35.Qe5 Rf3 36.Rc7 Qh4-+) 35...Rf3 36.Qe5 Qf6 37.Qf6 Rf6 38.Rc7 Rd2 0–1. Heil,Walter – Marjanovic,Bodin (2290), Wuerzburger op 5th, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.d5 Nd8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 f6 (9...ed5 10.Nb3 Qb6 11.cd5+/-) 10.Bd3 Nh6 11.0-0 e5 (11...Be7 12.Re1 ed5 13.Nb3+-) 12.Re1 Ndf7 (12...Nhf7 13.h4+/-) 13.Nb3 (13.Qc2 Bd7+/-) 13...Qc7 14.Rc1 Bg4? (14...b6!?+/-) 15.h3 (15.c5 Qd7+/-) 15...Bf3 16.Qf3 (16.gf3?! Qd7=) 16...Bc5 (better is 16...0-0-0+/-) 17.d6?? (better is 17.Bd4! Bd4 18.Nd4+/-) 17...Bd6 (17...Qd6 18.Red1 Qb6 19.Bb1+=) 18.c5+/- Be7 19.Bb5 Kf8 20.Red1 (20.Qe4 g6=) 20...Rd8+= 21.c6 Qb6?? 22.Rd8+- Bd8 23.Nc5 Qb5 24.cb7 Ke7 25.Qd5 Bc7 26.Qe6 Kd8 27.Rd1 Bd6 (27...Nd6 hardly improves anything 28.Rd6 Bd6 29.Qd6 Ke8 30.Qe6 Kf8 31.b8Q Qb8 32.Nd7) 1–0. Gallegos,Paul (2090) – Baker,Jonathan (2220), Jim Hurt Rating+, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.d5 Nd8 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nf6 10.0-0 g6 (10...Rc8!?=) 11.a3 Bg7 12.ab4 (12.Qe1!?+=) 12...Qb4= 13.Bc3 Qd6 14.Nbd2 0-0 15.h3 Bd7 16.Qb3 b5 (16...b6 17.Bb4 Qf4 18.Be7=) 17.Bb4 bc4 18.Bc4 Qb6 (18...Qf4 19.Be7 Re8 20.Rfe1+=) 19.Be7 (19.Ra6 Qb7 20.Be7 Bb5 21.Qb5 Qe7+-) 19...Qb3+= 20.Nb3 Re8 21.Rfe1 Nb7 (21...h6 22.Ra6 Bc8 23.Rd6+/-) 22.Ng5 (22.d6 Rec8 23.Ne5 Be6 24.Be6 fe6+/-) 22...h6 (better 22...Rec8!? 23.Ba6 Rab8+=) 23.Nf7+/- Rac8 24.Ra7?? (better 24.Ne5 Ne4 25.Ra7 (25.Nd7?! Ba1 26.Re4 Nd6 27.Bd6 Re4+/-) 25...Be5 26.Rb7 Re7 27.Re4+-) 24...Rc4 (24...Kf7 25.d6 Rc4 26.Rb7-+) 25.Nh6 Bh6 26.Rb7 Bf4 27.Kf1 Bf5 28.g3? (28.d6 Bd3 29.Kg1 Bd6-/+) 28...Bd3?? (better 28...Rc7 29.Rc7 Bh3 30.Ke2 Bc7-+) 29.Kg2 (29.Kg1 Rc7 30.Rc7 Bc7-/+) 29...Bd6! 30.Re6 (30.Bd6 Be4 Double attack (30...Re1 Pinning; 30...Re1 Deflection)) 30...Be7 31.Rbe7 Re7 32.Re7 Be4 33.f3 (better 33.Kf1!? Nd5 34.Re5-/+) 33...Rc2-+ 34.Kf1 Bd5 35.Nd4 Rd2 36.Ne6? (36.Ne2 Bf3 37.Ke1 Rd3-+) 36...Nh5 (36...Bc4 37.Kg1 Re2 38.Rg7 Kh8 39.Rg6 Re6 40.g4-+) 37.Re8? (37.Ke1 Rd3 38.g4 Re3 39.Kd2 Re6 40.Re6 Be6 41.gh5 gh5 42.h4-+) 37...Kf7 38.Nc7 Ng3 (38...Rc2 39.Re5 Bf3 40.Ne6 Ng3 41.Ke1-+) 39.Ke1 Rh2 0-1. Rusan,P (2100) - Rodrigues Mota,Romulo Cardoso S (1755), Titled Tuesday 5th Oct (8), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

6.c4 Qd6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Bd3 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.0-0 Nc5 12.Nb3 Nb3 13.ab3 g6 14.c5 (better is 14.Bd4!?+=) 14...Qc5+= 15.Bf6 ef6 16.Re1 Be7 17.Rc1 Qd6 18.Bb5 Kf8 19.h3 Bf3 20.Qf3 Kg7 21.Qe4 Bd8 22.h4 f5 23.Qc4? (better is 23.Qe5 Qe5 24.Re5 Bh4 25.Rc7-+) 23…a6 0–1. Majeric,Zoran (2325) – Milenkovic,Mladen (2310), Novi Sad op–A, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qd6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Be2 (8.d5!? Nd8 9.Nbd2+=) 8...e6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Qc2 Bf5 12.Bd3 Bg4 13.Rac1 0-0 14.Rfe1 Rfd8 15.Re3 Qf4 16.g3 Qh6 17.Rce1 Bd6 18.Ne5 Be5 19.de5 Nd7 20.Nb3 Ne7 21.a3 ba3 22.Ba3 Nf5 23.Re4 Qg6 24.Be2 (better is 24.Rf4!? Qh5 25.Nd4=) 24...Be2-/+ 25.R1e2 h5 26.h4 Rac8 27.Nd2?? (27.Rd2 Nb8 28.Bd6 Nc6-/+) 27...Nc5 (better is 27...Ng3 28.fg3 Qg3 29.Kf1 Qa3-+) 28.Bc5 Rc5 29.Nb3 Rc7 30.Re1? (30.Kf1-+) 30...b5! 31.c5?? Ne7 0–1. Strozyk,Aleksandra – Dwilewicz,Agata, DMP – II liga juniorow Poland, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6)

6.Nf3 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.c4 Qa5 10.a3 Qd8 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be2 0-0 13.Na3 Bd7 14.Ne5 Bc6 15.Nc6 Nc6 16.Nc2 Qd7 17.Qd3 a5 18.f4 Rfd8 19.f5 e5 20.d5 (20.de5 Qd3) 20...Bc5 21.Kh1 Qe7 22.Rad1 Nb4 23.Nb4 Bb4 24.g4 h6 25.Qg3 Bd6 26.g5 Ne4 (26...hg5 27.Rg1 Nh7 28.Rge1-+) 27.Qg4 (27.Qe3!? Ng5 28.f6 gf6 29.h4+=) 27...Ng5-/+ 28.f6 Qd7 (28...gf6?! 29.h4 Qd7 30.hg5 Qg4 31.Bg4 fg5 32.Bh5+=) 29.Qh5 Qh3 30.fg7 Kg7?? (30...a4 31.Bc1 Qh5 32.Bh5-+) 31.Rd3?? (better is 31.Rf7! Kh8 32.Qh3 Nh3 33.Rd3=) 31...Qh5-+ 32.Bh5 f6 33.Rg3 (33.h4 a4-/+) 33...a4 34.h4 a3 35.Ba1 Ra4 36.hg5 hg5 37.Be2 Rh8 38.Kg2 Rh4 (better is 38...b6!?-/+) 39.Rb3= Ra7 40.Rb6 Bc5? (better is 40...Be7 41.Re6 b6+=) 41.Rbf6+- Bd4 (41...Kg8 42.Be5 b5 43.Rc6+-) 42.Rf7 Kg8 43.Bd3 Rf4 44.R7f4 gf4 45.Bd4 ed4 46.Kf3 a2 47.Ra1 Ra3 48.Ke4 f3 49.Kd4 f2 50.c5 Kf8 51.d6 Ke8 52.Bb5 Kd8 53.Kd5 Ra5 0–1. Suchsland,Helmut (1900) – Wolf,Reinhard, Hessen–ch Seniors, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Nf3 e6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.c4 bc3 10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Qd2 0-0 12.Rad1 Nd5 13.Ne4 b6 14.Bd3 h6 15.Bb1 Bd7 16.a3 Rc8 17.Qd3 f5 18.Ng3 Qe8 19.Ne5? (better is 19.Ba2-/+) 19...Ne5-+ 20.de5 Bb5 21.Qf3 Bf1 22.Nf1 Bg5 23.Ba2 Qb5 24.Bb3 Rfd8 25.Ng3 Nf4 26.Nf5?? (26.Rd6-+) 26...Rd1 (better is 26...Ne2 27.Kh1 Rd1 28.Bd1 Nd4-+ (28...Qb2?! 29.Qb7 Qe5 30.Qc8 Kh7 31.Ne3-/+)) 27.Qd1-/+ Qc6 28.Qg4 Rf8?? (better is 28...Kh8 29.Nd6 h5-+) 29.h4?? (better is 29.Qf4! Bf4 30.Ne7 Kf7 31.Nc6+-) 29…Rf5-+ 0–1. Suchsland,Helmut (1900) – Ernst,Klaus, Hessen–ch Seniors, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Be2 e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.c3 a6 12.Nc2 Be7 13.Ne3 Qd8 14.Qb3 Qc7 15.Nc4 (15.0-0 0-0-/+) 15...0-0 16.Nb6 Rad8 17.0-0 Nd5 18.Nd5 ed5 19.Rfe1 Na5 20.Qc2 Bg6 21.Bd3 Bf6 22.Bg6 hg6 23.Ba3 Rfe8 24.Re8 Re8 25.Bc1 Re4 26.Bg5 Bd4?? (better is 26...Bg5 27.Ng5 Re7-/+) 27.Nd4+/- Rd4 28.Ra5 Qa5 29.cd4 Qa1 30.Kh2 Qd4 31.Qc8 Kh7 32.Be3 (better is 32.Qb7!? f6 33.Bc1+=) 32...Qe5+= 33.g3 d4 34.Bf4 Qe4 (34...Qd5 35.Kg1-/+) 35.Qd7 (35.Qc4 f5=) 35...d3 (better is 35...f6!?+=) 36.Be3 Kg8 ½–½. Kalchev,Vasiliy – Maliutin,Alexandr, UKR–ch sf U12, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.Bc4 e6 9.Nf3 Bb4 10.Rc1 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qb3 Bd6 (12...Rd8 13.Rfd1 Nd5 14.a3=+) 13.Ne4 (13.d5 ed5 14.Nd5 Nd5 15.Bd5 Rb8=+) 13...Bf4-/+ 14.Rcd1 Qh5 (14...Rd8 15.Rfe1-/+) 15.Ba3 (15.Bc1 Bc7-/+) 15...Re8 (15...Rd8 16.Ng3 Qa5 17.Rfe1-/+) 16.Nd6 Bd6 (16...Rd8 17.Nc8 Rac8 18.Be7 Ne7 19.Qb7-/+) 17.Bd6=+ Nf5 18.d5?? (better 18.Be5-/+) 18...Na5-+ (18...Nd6?! 19.dc6 Nc4 20.Qc4=+) 19.Qb5 Nd6 20.Qa4 (20.Qa5 Nc4 21.Qa4-+) 20...Nac4 21.Rd4 (21.Rfe1 Nb2 22.Qb4 Nd1 23.Rd1 Nf5-+) 21...b5 (21...ed5!? 22.Rfd1 Be6 23.Qb3-+) 22.Qd1 ed5 23.Rd5 Qg6 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Silva Lucena,Cristian (2300), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Nf3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Rad1 White has an active position (12.Rac1 Rd8+=) 12...Bb4 (12...Rd8 13.a4+=) 13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Qe4 Ne7 (14...Qf5 15.Qe2 Rd8 16.a3=) 15.a3 White threatens to win material: a3xb4 (15.d5!? ed5 16.Bd5+=) 15...Bc3= Black threatens to win material: Bc3xb2 (15...Ba3? is nothing because of 16.Ra1 Qf5 17.Qf5 Nf5 18.Ba3+- (18.Ra3?! Nd6 19.Bd3 Bd7+-)) 16.Bc1 Black has a cramped position (16.Ng5 Qg5 17.Bc3 Bd7=) 16...Qf5 Black threatens to win material: Qf5xe4 17.Qe2 Bd7 (17...Rd8=) 18.Bd3?? White threatens to win material: Bd3xf5. forfeits the advantage (better is 18.Ne5 Bc6 19.Bd3+=) 18...Qh5+= 19.Qc2 (19.Bd2 Rac8-/+) 19...Rac8 20.Qb3 (20.h3 Rfd8-/+) 20...Bc6 21.Be2 Qa5 22.Qb1 Nf5 23.Rd3? Be4-+ 24.g4 Ne7 25.Ng5 Bd3 26.Qd3 g6 27.Qh3 h5 28.gh5 gh5 29.Qh5 Qf5-/+ 30.Bg4 Qg6 31.Qh3 Bd4 32.Bf4? f5 Black threatens to win material: f5xg4 33.Bh5+= White threatens to win material: Bh5xg6 33...Qg7 34.Kh1 Ng6 35.Bd6?? gives the opponent counterplay 35...Rc3?? Black threatens to win material: Rc3xh3. Black has let it slip away 36.Qg2 Rc6 1–0. Baumert,Christian (2045) – Sabrowski,Uwe (2055), Berlin tt, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Qb3 0-0-0 11.d5 Bf3 12.gf3 Nd4 13.Qd1 e5 14.f4 (14.0-0 Ba3 15.Ba3 Qc3-+) 14...Nd5 15.Bd5 Rd5 16.0-0 Rd8 17.Rc1 Kb8 (17...ef4 18.Nb5 Nc6 19.Qg4 Kb8 20.Qf4 Kc8 21.Qf5 Kb8 22.Rc6 bc6 23.Be5 Bd6 24.Nd6+-) 18.fe5 Qe5 19.Re1? (19.Qg4 Bd6 20.f4 Qe3 21.Kh1 Rhe8-+) 19...Qf4 (19...Qe1 20.Qe1 Nf3 21.Kg2 Ne1 22.Re1-+) 20.Kh1? (20.Kg2-+) 20...Bd6 21.Qh5 Rhe8 22.Re8 Re8 23.Rd1 (23.Rf1-+) 23...Qf2 24.Na4 (24.Qh3 Qb2 25.Rf1 f6-+) 24...g6 (24...Re2 25.Qh3 Qf4 26.Bd4 Rh2 27.Kg1 Rh3 28.Rb1 Rg3 29.Kh1 Qh4) 25.Qh3 Re1 26.Re1 Qe1 27.Kg2 Qe2 28.Kh1 Qd1 29.Kg2 Qa4 30.Qh4 (30.Bd4 Qd4 31.Qf3 Qd2 32.Qf2 Qf2 33.Kf2 Bh2 34.Kf3-+) 30...Qc6 31.Kf1 Qf3 (31...Qh1 32.Kf2 Qf3 33.Kg1 Ne2) 32.Qf2-+ Qh1 (better is 32...Qh3 33.Ke1 Bb4 34.Kd1 Qd3 35.Kc1 Ne2 36.Qe2 Qe2 37.a3 Qe3 38.Kc2 Ba3 39.Ba3 Qa3 40.h4-+) 33.Qg1 Qg1 34.Kg1 Nf3 (34...Nf3 35.Kf2 Nh2-+) 0–1. Siergiej,Izabela – Kulon,Klaudia, Poland–ch U12 Girls, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.d5 Nb4 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Kd7 11.a3 Na6 12.Nf3 f6 13.0-0+/- Rd8 14.Rc1 (14.Nd4 Nc7 15.Re1+/-) 14...Kc8? (14...Ke8!?+=) 15.Qe2 (15.Nd4!? Kb8 16.Ne6 Re8+-) 15...Kb8+/- 16.Rfd1 Nc7 17.d6 (better 17.Nd4+/-) 17...ed6=+ (17...Rd6 18.Ne4 Rd1 19.Qd1+- (19.Rd1?! Ne6+/-)) 18.Nd4 d5 Attacking the isolated pawn on a3 19.Ne6? (better 19.Qf3!?=) 19...Re8-/+ 20.Qg4? (better 20.Nc7!? Re2 21.Ne2-+) 20...Nh6 (better 20...Ne6 21.Nd5 Bc5-+) 21.Nc7? (21.Qg3 Re6 22.Nd5-+) 21...Ng4 (21...Qc7 22.Qa4 Bd6 23.Nb5+/-) 22.Ne8 Bc5 23.Nd5 (23.Ne4 Bb6 24.N8f6 gf6 25.Nf6 Bf2 26.Kh1 Nf6 27.Be5 Ka8 28.Bf6-+) 23...Re8 24.Ne3 (24.Bc3 Qa3 25.Be1 Qb2-+) 24...Ne3 (24...Re3!? 25.g3 Qb6 26.Rd2 Nf2 27.Kf2 Rd3 28.Ke2 Rd2 29.Kd2 Qb2 30.Rc2 Qd4 31.Ke2 Qe3 32.Kd1-+) 25.fe3 (25.Re1 Re7 26.h3-+) 25…Be3 (25...Be3 26.Kh1 Bc1 27.h4 Re1 28.Kh2 Qc7 29.g3 Qc2 30.Kh3 Qf5 31.Kh2 Re2 32.Kg1 Be3 33.Kh1 Qe4) 0-1. Rusan,P (2105) - Woodward,Andy (2335), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.d5 Nb4 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Kd7 11.Nf3 Nf6=+ 12.0-0 Rd8 13.Qb3 Ke8 14.Rad1 Nbd5 15.Ne5 e6?? 16.Qb7+- Be7 17.Nd5 Rd5?? 18.Nc6 Qc5 19.Rd5 (19.Rd5 Qf2 20.Rf2 Kf8 21.Qe7 Kg8 22.Rd8 Ne8 23.Qe8; 19.Qc8 Rd8 20.Rd8 Bd8 21.Qd8) 1–0. Winkler,Daniel – Polanyi,Peter, Bad Ragaz op (8), 1994.

8.d5 Nd8 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Kd7 11.Nf3 Rc8 12.0-0 Nf6 (12...Rc3? 13.Bc3 Qa6 14.Ne5 Ke8 15.Re1+-) 13.Ne5 Ke8 14.Re1 a6?? (better 14...Rc5=) 15.d6!+- (15.d6 Nd7 16.Nd7+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2100) - Rodchenkov,V (2330), Titled Tuesday (4), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.Nf3 e6-/+ 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0-/+ 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.Re4 Bf6 14.Ne5=+ Rd8 15.Qg4 Qd2 16.Re2? Ne5-+ 17.de5 Qd1! 18.Rd1 Rd1 19.Re1 Re1 20.Bf1 Be7 21.Qa4= b6 22.Qc6 Rf1 23.Kf1 Ba6 24.Kg1 Rd8 25.h3 Kf8 26.Qa4+/- Bb7 27.Qa7 Bd5 28.Ba3 Ba3+/- 29.Qa3 Kg8 30.Qe7 Ra8 31.a3 h6 32.Qb4 Rb8 33.Qd6 Ra8+/- 34.Qb6 Ra3 35.Qd8 Kh7 36.Qf8 Ra7 37.Kh2 Rb7 ½–½. Staub,Pierre (1910) – Valentin,Rene (2090), Torcy op–B, 1991.

9.Bc4 e6 10.Nge2 Nf6 11.0-0 Be7 12.d6= Bd8 13.Nb5 0-0 14.Rc1 Nbd7 15.Bc3 Qb6 16.Bd4 Qa5 17.Bc3 Qb6 18.Bd4 Qa5 19.Bd3 Bb6 20.Bc3 Qa2=+ 21.Nf4 Nd5 22.Nh5 Nc3 23.Nc3 Qa5 24.Nb5 Ne5 25.Nf4 Nd3 26.Qd3 Bd7 27.Rb1 Rac8 28.Ne2 Rfd8 29.h4? Rc5 30.Nbc3 Rh5 31.g3 Qf5 32.Ne4? Bc6 33.N2c3 Qh3 34.Qc4 Rh6 35.Ne2 Rg6 36.Rb6 ab6 37.Nf4 Qh4 38.Ng6 Qe4 39.Qe4 Be4 40.Ne7 Kf8 41.Rd1 Ke8 42.Kf1 Kd7 43.Ke2 Ra8 44.Ke3 Bc6 0–1. Cierny,Lubomir – Cvicela,Anton (2030), SVK–ch Topolcianky (5), 1994.

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bc4 e6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Qb3+= Qb6 13.Bb5 Kf8= 14.a4 a5 15.Rae1 Na6 16.Qa2 Nb4-/+ 17.Qb1 Nfd5 18.Nd5 Nd5 19.Qd3 Nb4 20.Qe4 Nd5 21.Rd1 Bd7 22.Qg4+= Rg8 23.Rd5 ed5 24.Qd7+- Rd8 25.Qh3 h6? 26.Ne5+- Qe6 27.Nd7 Rd7 28.Qe6 fe6 29.Bd7 Kf7 30.Re1 Bg5 31.Be6 (31.Be6 Kf8 32.Ba3 Be7 33.Be7 Ke7 34.Bd5 Kf8 35.Rc1+-) 1–0. Schlag,Franz – Mayer,H, Hessen–ch Seniors (1), 1996.

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bc4 Bg4 11.h3 Bf3 12.Qf3 Nbd7 13.0-0 Qb4 14.Bb3 Nc5 15.Rab1 Nb3 16.ab3 Rd8 17.Rfe1 a6 18.Qf5 Qc5 The pressure on the isolated pawn grows 19.Rbd1 b5 20.Re5 Qd6 21.Re3 Qc5 22.Qf3 h5 23.Red3 Rh6 24.Bc1 Rg6 25.Be3 Qb4 26.Bd4 Nd7 27.Ne4 h4 28.Qf4 Nf6? 29.Bf6+- gf6 30.d6 (30.d6 ed6 31.Nf6 Rf6 32.Qb4+-; 30.Qh4?! a5+/-) 1–0. Schulz,Hans Juergen – Buckel,Andreas, Schleswig Holstein–chC, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bc4 g6 11.0-0 Bg7 12.d6 0-0 13.de7 Re8 14.Re1 Qb6 15.Bf7?? (better is 15.Rb1 Bf5 16.Ng5 Bb1 17.Bf7 Kh8 18.Be8 (18.Qb1?! Nbd7+-) 18...Ne8 19.Nf7 Kg8 20.Qd5+-) 15...Kf7= 16.Ng5 Kg8 17.Nd5 (17.Qa4 Be6 18.Nce4+/-) 17...Qb2-/+ 18.Nf6 Qf6 19.Qd5 Kh8?? (19...Be6 20.Ne6 Nc6 (worse is 20...Re7 21.Nc7 Kh8 22.Na8+/-) 21.Nd8 Kh8 22.Nf7 Kg8 23.Nd6 Kh8 24.Nf7 Kg8 25.Nd6 Kh8 26.Nf7=) 20.Nf7+- Qf7 21.Qf7 Bd7 22.Rad1 Nc6 (22...a6+-) 23.Rd7 Ne5 (23...Bc3 24.Red1 Bb4 25.Qf6 Kg8 26.Rb7 Ne7 27.Qe6 Kh8 28.Qe5 Kg8 29.Rb4+-) 24.Qe8! Re8 25.Rd8 (25.Rd8 Kg8 26.Re8 Kf7 27.Rg8 Ke7 28.Rg7 Kd6 29.Rh7+-; 25.Rb7?! Kg8+/-) 1–0. Goldsmith,Alan – Farleigh,Richard, AUS–ch Melbourne, 1982. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bc4 g6 11.0-0 Bg7 12.d6 e6 13.Nb5 Na6 14.d7 Bd7 (14...Bd7 15.Nd6 Double attack; 14...Nd7 15.Bg7 Pinning (15.Bg7 Deflection)) 15.Nd6 Ke7 (better is 15...Kf8 16.Nb7 Qb4 17.Bf6 Bf6 18.Ba6 Ba4+-) 16.Nf7 (16.Nb7?! Qb6 17.Ba3 Nb4+-) 16...Rhc8 (16...Kf7 17.Bf6 Bc6 18.Bg7 Kg7 19.Qd4 Kh6 20.Qf4 Kg7 21.Ng5+- (21.Be6?! Rhf8 22.Qd4 Rf6+=)) 17.Qd6+/- Kf7 18.Bf6 Kf6 19.Qd4 Kf7 20.Qd7 Kg8 21.Qe6 (worse is 21.Qb7 Nc5 22.Qe7 Re8-/+) 21...Kh8 22.Rae1 Nc5 23.Qd5 Rd8 (23...Rc7 24.Re3 Rf8 25.Ne5+=) 24.Qg5+= Qc7 25.h4 (25.Ne5 Be5 26.Re5 Nd7+/-) 25...Rf8 (25...Re8!?=) 26.Re7+= Qd6 27.Ne5 Be5 28.Re5 b6 29.h5 Rae8 30.hg6?? Qe5-+ (30...Qe5 31.Qe5 Re5 32.gh7 Kh7-+) 0–1. Jakubiec,Artur (2375) – Antosik,Alois, Karvina op, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Nf3 g6 10.Ne5 Bg7 11.f4 Nd7 12.Bb5 a6 13.Bd7 Bd7 14.Qb3 Nf6 15.0-0 (15.d6 e6 16.Rd1+=) 15...0-0+= 16.Ba3 Rfc8 17.Rac1 Ng4 18.Nc4?? (better is 18.Be7 Ne5 19.fe5 Be5 20.Bf6 Bf6 21.Rf6+=) 18...Rc4!-+ 19.Qc4 Qa3 20.Qc7 (20.Nd1-+) 20...Bd4 21.Kh1 Nf2 22.Kg1 Nd3 23.Kh1 Nc1 24.Qd7 (24.Ne4 Bf5 25.Qc1 Qa2-+) 24...Qc3 25.Qe7 (25.Qb7 Ra7 26.Qb8 Kg7-+) 25...Nd3 (better is 25...Qc4!? 26.Qe1 Na2 27.d6-+) 26.h3 Nf2 27.Kh2 Qe3 28.Qh4 (28.Qe3 Be3 29.g3 Rd8-+) 28...Ne4 29.Rd1 (29.d6 Nd6 30.Qg4 Ne4-+) 29...h5 30.Rf1 Bf6 (30...Bf6 31.Qe1 Nd2-+) 0–1. Lenz,Helmut – Sajka,Mariusz, Ruhrgebiet VK2–chT, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Nb8)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Nd7 11.Nge2 Ngf6 12.0-0 g6 13.Ng3 Bg7 14.Nce4 (14.Re1 Rd8+=) 14...0-0-/+ 15.d6 ed6 16.Nd6 b6 17.a4 Qd5 18.Rb1 Nc5 19.Nb5? (better is 19.Bf6!? Qd1 20.Rfd1 Bf6 21.Nge4-/+) 19...Qd1-+ 20.Rfd1 Na4 21.Bf6 Bf6 22.Ne4 Bg7 23.Rd7 a5 24.Rbd1 Nc5 25.Nc5 bc5 26.g3 (26.Rc7 a4-+) 26...a4 27.R1d3 c4 28.Ra3 (28.Re3 Bb2-+) 28...Bb2 29.Ra2 a3 0–1. Popov,Valentin – Bobro,Igor, Bocharov Memorial, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5)

9.Qd4 f6 10.f4 Ng6 11.Bb5 Kf7 12.Nf3 Nh6 13.Bc4 Nf5-/+ 14.Qd2 Qc5 15.Bb3=+ Qe3 16.Qe3 Ne3 17.g3 Bg4 18.Nd4 Rc8 19.Rc1 Nc4 20.Ba1 Nd6 21.0-0 Bd7 22.h4 h5 23.Na4 Rg8 24.Nc5+= Bh3 25.Nb7!+/- Rc1 26.Rc1+- Nb7 27.d6 e6?? 28.Rc7 Ke8 29.Ba4 (29.Ba4 Kd8 30.Nc6 Ke8 31.Na7 Kd8 32.Rc8) 1–0. Knudsen,JesW (2000) – Overeem,M (2285), Politiken Cup (5), 2008.

9.Qd4 Ng6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Kd7 12.Nf3 Qa6 13.a4 Rc8 14.Nb5 Qb6 15.Qg4 Kd8 16.0-0 Nf6 17.Qf5 e6? 18.de6 fe6+/- 19.Rad1 Ke8 20.Rfe1 Rc6 21.Ng5 Bc5? 22.Ne6 Bf2 23.Qf2 Qf2 24.Kf2 Rc2 25.Kg1 Nh4 26.Ng5 (26.Ng5 Re2 27.Re2 Ne4 28.Re4 Kf8 29.Rd8) 1–0. Faccia,S (2020) – Rorato,R (2100), Venetian Autumn (4), 2006.

9.Nf3 Nf3 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.Bc4 Rc8 12.Bb3 Nf6 13.0-0 g6 (better 13...b5!?=+) 14.d6 (14.d6 Bc6 15.d7 Kd7 16.Nd5 Nd5 17.Bh8=). Nadimifar,A (2210) - Keinanen,Toivo (2460), Titled Arena May 8th, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Nf3 Nf3 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.Bc4 Rc8 12.Bb3 g6 13.0-0 Bg7 14.Rac1 Nh6 15.Rfe1 0-0 (better is 15...Nf5!?+=) 16.Re7+= Bg4 17.Qd3 Qb4 18.Ree1 Rfe8 19.Qd2 Re1 20.Qe1 a5 21.h3 (21.Na4 Qe1 22.Re1 b5=) 21...Bd7 22.Ba1 Nf5 23.Bd1 h5 24.Bf3 Nd4 25.Be4 Nf5 26.Bf3 Nd6 27.Ne2 Rc1 (27...Qe1!? 28.Re1 Rc2 29.Bg7 Kg7+=) 28.Qc1= Bf5 29.Bg7 Kg7 30.Qc3 (30.Qa1 Kg8+=) 30...Qc3= 31.Nc3 b5 32.Kf1 Kf6 33.Ke1 (33.g4 hg4 34.hg4 b4-/+) 33...Ke5 (33...b4 34.Ne2-+) 34.Kd2 (34.g4!? hg4 35.hg4-/+) 34...b4-+ 35.Nd1? (35.Ne2 h4-+) 35...Be4?? (better is 35...Bb1 36.Ne3 Ba2-+) 36.Be4-/+ Ne4 37.Kd3 Kd5 38.Ne3 Ke5 39.Nc4 Kf5 40.f3 Nc5 41.Kd4 Ne6 (41...Ne6 42.Ke3 a4-+) 0–1. Bohley,Donald – Ward,Tom, Lansing–ch MI op, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5)

9.Nf3 Nf3 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.Bd3 Rc8 12.Rc1 g6 13.0-0 Bg7 14.Be2 Qb4 15.Ba1 Nh6 16.Ne4 Ba1 17.Ra1 Bg4?? 18.Qd3?? Bf5=+ 19.Qb5 Qb5-/+ 20.Bb5 Bd7 21.Bd7 Kd7-/+ 22.Rab1 b6 23.f3 Nf5 24.g4 Ne3-+ 25.Rfe1 Nc4 26.Kf2-/+ Nd6 27.Nd6 Kd6 28.Kg3 Rc5 29.Rbd1 Re8 30.h3 Rd5 31.Rd5 Kd5 0–1. Semrl,Marjan – Sveshnikov,Vladimir (2000), Bled opJ, 1997.

9.Nf3 Nf3 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.0-0 f6 14.Rac1 g6 15.Rfe1 (15.d6 Rb8 (15...ed6? 16.Nd5 Be7 17.Rfe1+-) 16.Nd5 Kf7+-) 15...Kf7 16.d6 ed6?? (better 16...Qf5 17.de7 Be7+=) 17.Nd5+- (17.Nd5 Bg7 18.Re7 Kf8 19.Rd7+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2105) - Lang,Gu sr (1885), Orasului Cup (4), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Nf3 Nf3 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.0-0 h5 14.Ne4 (14.Rac1 Rd8=) 14...Qd5 15.Rfd1 Qb5 16.Rab1 Qc6 17.Rbc1 Qb5 18.Rb1?? (better 18.Ng5! f6 19.Ne6+-) 18...Qc6= 19.Re1 (19.Rbc1 Qb5 20.Ng5+-) 19...Rh6 20.Rbc1 Qd5 21.Red1 Qa2 (21...Qb5 22.Ng5 Nf6 23.Rc7+=) 22.Ng5 (22.Qd3 Qa4 23.Rc4 Qd1 24.Qd1+-) 22...Rd8?? (better 22...Rb6 23.Qf5 Rd6 24.Rd6 ed6 25.Qe4 Be7+/-) 23.Ra1+- Qc4 24.Rd4 (24.Ra7?! Rc8+=) 24...Ne5 (24...Rf6 25.Rc4 Rf3 26.Nf3+-) 25.Rd8 (25.Rc4?! Nf3 26.Nf3 Ra6=) 25...Kd8 26.Be5 Rc6 27.Nf7 (better 27.h3!? Ke8 28.Ra7 Qc1 29.Kh2 Qg5 30.Ra8 Kd7 31.Qd5 Rd6 32.Qb7 Ke6+-) 27...Ke8 28.Nd8! Qc1 (28...Kd8 29.Rd1 Double attack (29.Qf8 Discovered attack; 29.Qf8 Deflection)) 29.Qd1 Qd1 30.Rd1 Rb6 31.Bc7 (31.f4 g6+-) 31...Rb2 32.Ne6 Kf7 33.Ng5 Kg6 (33...Kg8 34.f4 Rc2 35.Be5+-) 34.h4 (34.f4 Rc2 35.Be5 Rc8+-) 34...e5 35.Be5 Bc5?? (35...Rb5 36.Bd4 a5+-) 36.Bb2 1-0. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Yilmaz,M (2630), Titled Arena May 8th, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Bb5 Nd7 (10...Kd8 11.Qe2 Nf3 12.gf3 Bh3=+) 11.h3+/- a6 12.Bd7 (12.hg4 ab5 13.Qe2 Nb6+/-) 12...Bd7 13.Ne5 Nf6 14.Nd7 Nd7 (14...Kd7 15.0-0+=) 15.0-0 0-0-0 (15...Nb6 16.Qb3+/-) 16.Qf3 Nf6 The pressure on the isolated pawn grows 17.Rfd1 h5? (better 17...Kb8!?+/-) 18.Rac1+- Kb8 19.Ne4 White prepares the advance d6 19...Qb4?? (19...Ne4 20.Qe4 Ka8+/- (20...Qa2?? 21.Be5 Ka8 22.Qb4+-)) 20.Be5+- White plans d6 (20.Nf6?! ef6 21.Rb1 Qa4+/-; 20.Bf6?! ef6 21.d6 f5+- (21...Bd6?? 22.Rb1 Bc5 23.Rb4 Rd1 24.Qd1 Bb4 25.Qb3+-)) 20...Ka8 (20...Ka7 21.Ng5 (21.Bf6?! gf6 22.Rb1 Qa5+-) 21...e6 22.Bd4 Kb8 23.Nf7 Rd5 24.Qe3+- (24.Nh8?! Rd4 25.Nf7 Bc5+/-)) 21.Ng5 (21.Bf6 gf6 22.d6 Rb8+-; 21.Nf6 ef6 22.Bc7 Bd6 23.Bd8 Rd8 24.Qh5 g6+-) 21...Rg8 22.d6 Qb5 (22...Nd7 23.Ba1 Nb6+-) 23.Nf7 Re8 24.Bf6 (24.Bf6 ed6 25.Bd8+-) 1-0. Harutjunyan,G (2355) - Caetano,Ryan Wesley Da Cost (2175), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.f4 Nd7 10.Nf3 (10.Be2 Qb6 11.Bc1 g6=) 10...g6 (10...Ngf6 11.Ne5=) 11.Qd4 (11.d6 ed6 12.Qd5 Qb4+/-) 11...Ngf6 12.Ne5 (12.Bb5!?=) 12...Bg7+= 13.Nc4 (13.d6 0-0 14.de7 Re8-/+) 13...Qd8 (13...Qc5!? 14.Qd3 b5 15.Nb5 0-0-/+) 14.d6 0-0 15.0-0-0 (15.Be2!?+=) 15...e6 16.Be2 Nd5 (16...b5 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.fe5-+) 17.Qg7-+ Kg7 18.Nd5 f6?? (18...e5 19.fe5 Kh6+=) 19.Nc7= Nc5 20.Na8 b5 21.Ne3 Qa5 22.Kb1 Bb7 23.Nc7 Be4 24.Nc2 Qb4?? 25.Bd3+- Bd3 26.Rd3! Qe4 27.Rf3 Kf7? 28.Re1+- Qc6 29.Ne6! Re8 30.Rfe3 Qd6 31.Ng5! fg5 32.Re8 Nd3 33.R1e7! Qe7 34.Re7 Ke7 35.fg5 a6 36.Bf6 Ke6 37.Ne3 a5 38.Kc2 Nf2 39.g3 Ne4 40.Kd3 Nc5 41.Kc2 Ne4 42.Bd8 a4 43.a3 Kd7 44.Bf6 Ke6 45.Kd3 Nd6 46.Kc3 h6 47.Kb4 hg5 48.Bg5 1–0. Schneider,Georg (2080) – Becking,Alfred (2070), GER–chT Seniors, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5)

10.Bb5 a6!? 11.Bd7 Bd7 -/+.

10.Bb5 Ngf6 11.Nf3 a6 12.Ba4 b5 13.Bb3 Qb6 14.Qh4 Bb7 (14...Nc5 15.0-0-/+) 15.Rc1 (15.Rd1 Ng8+=) 15...Rc8 (15...a5!? 16.a4 Nc5 17.Nb5 Nb3 18.Nc7 Kd8 19.Na8 Ba8+=) 16.0-0+= Nc5 17.Ne5 (17.Qd4 h5+=) 17...Nb3 18.ab3 Qd6 19.Ne4 Ne4 (19...Qd5!? 20.Rc8 Bc8=) 20.Rc8+= (20.Qe4 Rd8-/+) 20...Bc8 21.Qe4 Bb7 22.Rc1 f6 23.Nc6 e5? (better is 23...g6+= and Black is still in the game) 24.f4+- Kf7?? Black crumbles in face of a dire situation (24...f5 25.Qe5 Qe5 26.fe5 g6+-) 25.fe5 fe5 26.Be5 Qd7 27.Bd4 Bd6 28.Rf1 Kg8 29.Nd8!! Mate attack 29...Bc8 30.Ne6 h5 31.Bg7 Rh7 32.Bd4 Rh6 33.Qh4 Qe8 34.Qf2 Be6+= 35.de6 Qe6?? 36.Re1 White threatens to win material: Re1xe6 36...Qf7+/- 37.Qc2 Bc7 38.Qe4 Rd6 39.Qe5 Rh6 40.Qe4 Twofold repetition 40...Rd6 41.Qe5 Rh6 ½–½. Groesman,Gustavo – Ferrara,Alexis (2225), Torre Blanca Aug, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Qd4 Nd7)

10.Bc4 Ngf6 11.0-0-0 g6 12.Qe3 Bg7 13.f3 Nb6 14.Bb3 Bf5 15.d6 e5 16.g4 Bd7 17.Kb1 0-0 18.h4 Rfe8 19.h5=+ Be6 20.hg6 hg6 21.Be6 Re6 22.Qe2 Rc8 23.g5 Nh5 24.Ne4 Nd5 25.Qd2= ½–½. Bravo Lutz,Sebastian – Preusser,Gernot, Kassel op (5), 1998.

11.Bb5 a6 12.Ba4 (12.Be2+=) 12...g6 (better is 12...b5!? 13.Bb3 Bb7+=) 13.d6 b5 14.Bb3 Bb7 (14...ed6 15.0-0 Bb7 16.Rfe1 Kd8 17.Ng5+-) 15.0-0 (15.Ng5 e6 16.0-0=) 15...e6? (15...Bf3 16.gf3 A) 16...ed6?? 17.Rfe1 Kd8 18.Ne4 Ne4 19.Qe4+- (19.fe4?! f6+-); B) 16...e5+/-) 16.Nd5+/- Bd5 17.Bd5 Rd8 (17...ed5?? 18.Rfe1 Kd8 19.Ne5+-) 18.Bc6 (better is 18.Bc3 Qa4 19.Qa4 ba4 20.Bc6+/-) 18...Rg8?? (better is 18...Bg7 19.Ne5 0-0 20.Nd7 Rd7 21.Bd7 Nh5+/-) 19.Qh4 (19.Qf6 Bd6 20.Ne5 Rf8 21.Nd7 Rd7 22.Bd7 Kd7+-) 19...Nh5 20.Ne5 Qb6 21.Bd4 Qb8 22.Nd7 Rd7 23.Bd7 Kd7 24.Bc5 Qd8 25.Qe4 Qc8 26.Rac1 Bh6 27.Be3 Qf8 28.Qc6 (28.Qc6 Kd8 29.Qc8) 1–0. Knudsen,JesW (1890) – Pedersen,Sven2 (2120), Borup DEN, Skovbo Open, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5)

11.Bb5 a6 12.Bd7 Bd7 13.0-0 Rd8 14.Rfe1 Bc6 15.Qh4 Bd5 16.Nd5 Nd5 17.Qh5 Qb6 18.Ne5 g6 19.Qf3 f6 20.Nc4 Qc6 21.Rac1= Bh6?? 22.Ne3+- Qd6 23.Nd5! Bc1 24.Nf6 Kf7 25.Ne4 Qf4 26.Qb3 Kf8 27.Bh8 (27.Bh8 Bd2 28.Re2+-) 1–0. Euler,Gerd (2415) – Gauglitz,Gernot (2410), BL2–Ost, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Qd4 Nd7)

11.Bb5 g6 12.d6+/- a6 13.de7 Be7=+ 14.0-0 ab5-/+ 15.Nd5 Nd5 16.Qh8-/+ Nf8 17.Rfe1 Be6 18.Bg7 0-0-0-+ 19.Bf8 Bf6 20.Rac1-/+ Kb8 21.Bd6 Ka8 22.Qf6=+ Nf6 23.Bc7 Qe1 24.Re1 Rc8 25.Be5 Nd7 26.Bd6 Rc6 27.Be7 Ba2 28.Nd4 Ra6 29.Nb5 Ra5 30.Nc7 Ka7 31.Bb4 Ra4 32.Bd2 Kb6-/+ 33.Ne8 Kc6 34.h3 b5 35.Ra1 Be6 36.Rb1 Ra8 37.Rc1 Bc4 38.Re1 Ra2 39.Bb4 Ra4 (39...Ra4 40.Be7 Nc5-+) 0–1. Mestrovic,M (2105) – Martinovic,Sa (2425), 14th Open, Bosnjaci CRO, 2009.

11.Bc4 a6 12.0-0 b5 13.Bb3 Qb6 14.Rfe1 (14.Qf4 Bb7=+) 14...Qd4 15.Nd4 Nc5 16.Rad1 (16.Ba3 Nb3 17.ab3 Bb7=+) 16...Nb3 (16...Bd7 17.d6=+) 17.ab3 b4 (17...Bb7 18.Nf5 Kd7 19.Ne4 Ne4 20.Re4=+) 18.Ne4= Ne4 (worse 18...Nd5 19.Nd6 Kd7 20.Nf7+-) 19.Re4 Bd7 (19...a5 20.Nc6=) 20.Rc1 (20.Nc6 Bc6 21.dc6 e6+=) 20...h5 (20...a5 21.Nc6=+) 21.Nc6= Rh6 (21...e6 22.Nb4 Bb4 23.Rb4 ed5 24.Bg7=) 22.Nb4 (22.Ne7!? Be7 23.Rce1=) 22...Rb6=+ 23.h4 (23.Ba3!?=+) 23...a5 24.Ra1 (24.Nc6 Rb3 25.Ba1 e6-/+) 24...Rab8 (better 24...Bf5 25.Re5 Rb4 26.Rf5 Rb3-+) 25.Ra5? (better 25.Nc6 Bc6 26.dc6 Rb3 27.Be5 Rb1 28.Rb1 Rb1 29.Kh2=+) 25...f5-+ (25...Rb4?? 26.Rb4 Rd8 27.Rb7+-) 26.Re3 (26.Rc4 Rb4 27.Be5 R4b5-+ (27...Rb3?! 28.Bb8 Rb1 29.Kh2 Rb8 30.g3-+)) 26...Rb4 27.Be5 R8b7 (27...Rb3?! 28.Bb8 Rb8 29.Re1-/+) 28.Ra8 Kf7 29.g3 (29.Rd8 R4b5-+ (29...Rh4?! 30.f4-+)) 29...R4b5 30.Rd3 White plans d6 (30.Kf1 Rd5 31.Bf4 e6-+) 30...Rb3 (30...e6 31.de6 Be6 32.Bd6 Bd6 33.Rd6-+) 31.Rb3 Rb3 32.Ra7 (32.Rd8 Bb5-+) 32...Bc8 33.f3 (33.Ra5 Rd3-+) 33...Bb7 34.d6 (34.Ra5 Rd3 (worse 34...Rf3 35.g4-+) 35.Kf2 Rd2 36.Ke3 Rd5 37.Rd5 Bd5-+) 34...ed6 35.Bd4 (35.Bf4 Ke6-+) 35...Be7 36.Kh2 (36.Kf1 Rf3 37.Ke2 Be4-+) 36...Bf3 37.Bg7 Kg7 38.Re7 Kf6 39.Re1 Rb2 40.Kg1 d5 0–1. Rusan,Paul_Cristian (2280) – Mures,Cristian (2235), CAMPIONATUL NATIONAL PE ECHIPE, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 d5 3.ed5 cb4 4.Bb2 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Qd4 Nd7 10.Nf3 Ngf6)

11.Bc4 a6 12.0-0 Qb6 13.Qd2 Qc7 14.Bb3 Nc5 15.Rfe1 Nb3 16.ab3 e6 17.Rad1 Bb4 18.d6 Qd8 19.Qf4 Bc3 20.Bc3 0-0? 21.Re5?? Nd5=+ 22.Rdd5 ed5 23.Re7 f6 24.Qg3 Rf7 25.Bf6 Qf8 26.Bh4 Bd7 27.Ne5 Re7 28.Be7 Qf5 29.h3 Be8 30.Qe3 Qe6 ½–½. Rothmund,J – Gauer,M, St Petersburg op, 1992.

11.Bc4 g6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.d6 e5 14.Bf7+= Kf8 (14...Kf7 15.Ng5 Combination) 15.Qc4 Nb6 16.Qb3 Bd7? (16...e4 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.Ne6 Be6 19.Be6+- (worse 19.Qe6 Ng8 20.Bg8 Qf5+-)) 17.Rfe1 (17.Ng5 e4 18.Bg6 Nfd5 19.Be4 Bc3 20.Bd5 Nd5 21.Bc3 Qc3 22.Qd5 Qf6+-) 17...Nh5? (better 17...Ng4+-) 18.Ng5 Rc8 (18...Nf4 19.Bg8!! Be8+-) 19.Bg6! Nc4 (19...hg6 20.Qf7 Mate attack) 20.Bh5 (20.Qb7?! Nf6 21.Nce4 Qb5 22.Qb5 Bb5+-) 20...Bf6 (20...Qb6 21.Qd1 Qd8 22.Nce4+-) 21.Nge4 (21.Qb7 Nb6 22.Qf3 Kg7+-) 21...Bd8 (21...Bh4 22.Qb7 Rd8 23.Rad1+-) 22.Nb5! Be6 (22...Qb5 23.Qf3 Mate attack; 22...Bb5 23.Qf3 Double attack) 23.Qf3 Kg7 24.Qg3 Kh6 25.Be5 (better 25.Bc1 Kh5 26.Bd2 Nd2 27.Qe5 Kg6 28.Qe6 Kg7 29.Qg4 Kf8 30.Qc8 Nf3 31.gf3 Rg8 32.Ng3 Rg3 33.hg3+-) 25...Kh5 (25...Rg8 26.Qf3 Qb5 27.Bf4 Kg7 28.Qc3 Ne5 29.Qe5 Qe5 30.Be5 Kh6+-) 26.Bh8 (26.Qg7 Qa3 27.Bf6 Qe3 28.fe3 Bf6 29.Nf6 Kh4 30.Qg3) 26...Qb5 27.Rab1 (27.Qg7 Bg8 28.Ng3 Kh4 29.Re4) 27...Qf5+- 28.Bd4 (28.Bd4 Bh4 29.Rb7 Bg3 30.Ng3 Kg5 31.f4 Kf4 32.Rg7+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2105) - Zarubitski,Viachaslau (2440), Titled Tuesday 1st June, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

11.Bc4 g6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.d6 e5 (13...e6 14.Rfd1=) 14.Qh4 (14.Bf7!? Kf8 15.Qd1=) 14...0-0= 15.Rfe1 h6 16.Rad1 g5 17.Ng5 (17.Qg3!?=+) 17...hg5-/+ 18.Qg5 Qb4 19.Bb3 Qg4 20.Qe3 (20.Qg4 Ng4 21.Nd5 a6=) 20...Nh5 21.h3 Qg6 (21...Qh4 22.Nd5=) 22.Nd5= Qh6 (22...Kh8 23.Ne7 Qh7 24.Nc8 Rfc8 25.Bd5=) 23.Qf3 (better 23.Qh6!? Bh6 24.Be5+/-) 23...Nf4 (23...Kh8 24.Ba4=) 24.Ne7 (24.Nf4 ef4 25.Bg7 Kg7= (25...Qg7 26.Qf4 Kh8 27.Rd5+-)) 24...Kh8 25.Nf5 Qg5 26.Bc2 (26.Ng7 Kg7 27.h4 Qf6=) 26...f6 (26...Rg8!?=+) 27.Ne7 Nb6 (27...Nb6 28.Bc1 f5+/-). Lisjak,Z (2225) - Kostiukov,A (2270), Titled Tue (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

11.Bc4 g6 12.0-0= Bg7 13.Rfe1 0-0 14.Re7 Ne8 15.Qd2+= Nd6 16.Bb3 Nc5 17.Nd4 Bf5 18.Ree1 ½–½. Knudsen,Jes – Jensen,Christine (2010), Greve EMT (2), 1999.

8.Nd5+- Qe4 9.Be2 Bd7 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 e5? 12.a3 Qg2 13.Bf3 Qg6 14.Ne2 e4+/- 15.Rg1 ef3 16.Rg6 hg6? 17.Nd4 Kc8 18.Nc6 Bc6 19.Be5 Nf6 20.Qd4 Nd7 21.Rc1 Ba3 22.Rc6! bc6 23.Qa7 Bb4 24.Kf1 Kd8 25.Bc7 Ke8 26.Qe3 Kf8 27.Qd4 Rh5 28.Qb4 Kg8 29.Ke1 Nc5 30.Qb8 Kh7 31.Nb6 Ne4 32.Qd8 Rg5 33.Bg3 Nf6 34.Nd7 Rf5 35.Ne5 Nh5 36.Nc6 Rc5 37.Nd4 Rc3 38.Kd2 Ra3 39.Qd5 Nf6 40.Qf7 Ne4 41.Kc2 Rc3 42.Kb2 Rc5 43.Ne6 Rb5 44.Ka3 (44.Ka3 Rb3 45.Ka2 Rb7 46.Qb7 Kh6 47.Qg7 Kh5 48.Qh7 Kg4 49.Qh4 Kf5 50.Nd4) 1–0. Schulz,Han (2010) – Sechting,M (2120), 12th IHEM, Hamburg GER, 2009.

8.Nd5+- Qe4 9.Be2 Bd7 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 e5 12.Nf3 Bb4 (12...Qb4 13.Qd2 Qd2 14.Kd2+-) 13.Kf1 Nf6 14.Rc1 Ba5 (14...Re8+-) 15.Qd6 (15.Qb3!? Ke7 16.Ba3 Ke8 17.Qb7 Qa4+-) 15...Re8? (15...Bb4 16.Qd3 Qd3 17.Bd3 Bd6+/-) 16.Bd3 (16.a3 Qf5+-) 16...Qd5 (16...Qb4 17.Qb4 Nb4 18.Be2+- (18.Ne5?! Nd3 19.Nd3 Bb5+/-)) 17.Qd5 Nd5 18.Bc4 Nf4 19.Bf7 Re7 20.Bc4 e4 21.Nd4 (21.Ng5 Nd3 22.Rb1 Nb2 23.Rb2 Kc8+-) 21...Ne5? (21...Nd3 22.Bd3 ed3 23.Nf3+-) 22.Bb5 (better 22.Ba3 Re8 23.Nb3 Nc4 24.Rc4+-) 22...Ned3 23.Bd7?? (better 23.Bc3 Nc1 24.Ba5 b6 25.Nb6 ab6 26.Bb6 Ke8 27.Bc4+=) 23...Rd7=+ 24.Rc4?? (better 24.g3 Nb2 25.Nb3=+) 24...Nb2-+ 25.Rc1 Rd4 26.g3 Nfd3 27.Rc2 Kd7 (27...Nc4 28.Ke2 Kc8 29.Rb1-+) 28.Kg2 (28.Ke2 Nc4 29.Rd1 b5-+) 28...Nc4 29.Rb1 (29.Rf1 Ne1 30.Re1 Be1-+) 29...Kc6 (29...Kc8 30.Kg1 Kb8 31.Rb5-+) 30.a4 (30.f3 e3-+) 30...a6 (better 30...b6-+) 31.Rb3 (31.f3 ef3 32.Kf3 Nde5 33.Kg2-+) 31...Ne1 32.Kh3 Nc2 0-1. Rusan,P (2105) - Gutenev,A (2460), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.Nd5 Qe4 9.Be2 e6 10.Nc7 Ke7 11.Ba3 Kf6 12.Bf8 Nh6 (12...Nge7 13.Be7 Ke7 14.Na8 Bd7+-) 13.Ba3 (better 13.Ne8 Kg6 14.h4+-) 13...Rb8 14.Nf3 Rd8 (14...Nf5 15.Qd2 h6 16.Rd1+-) 15.Qb1 (better 15.Qc1!? Qf5 16.Bb5+-) 15...Qb1 16.Rb1 b6 (16...e5 17.Rb5 Bg4 18.Ne5 Be2 19.Nc6 Bb5 20.Be7 Kg6 21.Nd8=) 17.0-0 (17.Bb2 Ke7 18.Bg7 Nf5+-) 17...Bb7 18.Nb5 e5 19.Nd6 Nf5 (better 19...Nd4 20.Nd4 ed4+-) 20.Nb7?? (better 20.Ne4 Ke6 21.Nfg5 Kd7 22.Bg4+-) 20...Rb7+/- 21.Rfc1 Ncd4 22.Nd4 Nd4 23.Bd1 (23.Kf1 Ne2 24.Ke2 Rbd7 25.Rc6 Kf5+/-) 23...Rbd7 24.h3 h6 (24...Ke6 25.Ba4 Ne2 26.Kh2 Nc1 27.Bd7 Rd7 28.Bc1+=) 25.Bg4+/- Rd5 (25...Rb7 26.Kf1+/-) 26.Rc7+- Kg6 (26...Ra8 27.Bb2 Kg6 28.Bd4 Rd4 29.Rb5+-) 27.Ra7 f5? (better 27...b5+-) 28.Bd1 (better 28.Rb6 Kh7 29.Bh5+-) 28...Nb5+/- 29.Bb3 (29.Rb5!? Rb5 30.Bb3+/-) 29...Na7= 30.Bd5 Rd5 31.Rb6 Kh7 (31...Kh5!?=) 32.Rb7+/- Ra5 33.Bf8 Kg8 (33...Kg6 34.a3+/-) 34.Bg7 Nc6 35.Bh6 Ra2 36.Rc7 (36.Rg7 Kh8+-) 36...Nd4 37.Bg7 (37.Rg7 Kh8 38.Re7 Nc6+/-) 37...Ne2 (better 37...Ne6!? 38.Be5 Nc7 39.Bc7 Ra1 40.Kh2 Ra2+=) 38.Kh2+/- e4 39.Be5 f4 (better 39...Ra5!? 40.Re7 Rd5+/-) 40.Rg7+- Kf8 41.Rg4 f3 (41...Kf7 42.Bf4 Ke6 43.Be3+-) 42.gf3 (42.Re4!? fg2 43.Kg2 Kf7+-) 42...ef3 43.Bg3 (better 43.Rg3!?+-) 43...Kf7+/- 44.Rb4 Nc3? (44...Ra5 45.Rb3 Rf5 46.h4+/-) 45.Rb3 (45.Rf4 Kg6+-) 45...Nd1? (better 45...Rc2!?+/-) 46.Rf3+- Kg6 47.h4 Nb2 48.Kh3 Nd1 49.Kg4 Nb2 (49...Ra4 50.Rf4 Rf4 51.Kf4+-) 50.h5 Kh7 (50...Kg7 51.Rb3 Nc4 52.Rb7 Kh8 53.Rc7+-) 51.Rf6 (51.Rf7 Kg8 52.Rd7 Ra4 53.Kg5 Nc4+-) 51...Kg8 (51...Nd3 52.h6+-) 52.h6 Nc4 (52...Kh7 53.f4+-) 53.f4 (53.Rc6 Ra4 54.Kh5 Kh7+-) 53...Kh7 (53...Ne3 54.Kh5 Rg2 55.Bh4+-) 54.Bh4 (54.f5 Ra7+-) 54...Ra5 (54...Ne3 55.Kh5 Ra7 56.f5+-) 55.Bg5 (55.Rf7 Kh6 56.Bg5 Kg6+-) 55...Ne3 (55...Ra7 56.Re6+-) 56.Kh5 Nf5 (56...Ra7+-) 57.Rf7 Kg8 58.h7 Kf7 59.h8Q Ng7 (59...Ra6+-) 60.Kh6 Nf5 (60...Rg5 61.fg5 Nf5 62.Kh7+-) 61.Kh7 Ra7 62.Qf6 (62.Qf6 Ke8 63.Kh8+-; 62.Qg8) 1-0. Rusan,P (2110) - Ruiz Aguilar,P (2170), Titled Tuesday 4th Jan, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.Nd5 Qe4 9.Be2 f6 10.Nc7 Kf7 11.Na8 e6 12.Nc7 (12.Rc1 Nge7 13.h4 Qf4 14.Bh5 g6+/-) 12...Bb4 (12...Qg2 13.Bh5 g6 14.Bf3+-) 13.Kf1 a6 (13...Qf4 14.Nb5+-) 14.Bf3 (14.Rc1 Nge7+-) 14...Qf4 (14...Qc4 15.Qe2 Qe2 16.Ke2+-) 15.Bc6 bc6 (15...Qc7 16.Be4 Bd7+-) 16.Qd8 Qc4 (16...Ne7 17.Qh8 Qc7+-) 17.Ne2 Ne7 (17...g5 18.Qc8 Be7 19.Rc1+-) 18.Qh8 (18.Qh8 Ng8 19.Qh7+-) 1-0. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Mammadzada,G (2470), Titled Tue 7th Mar Early (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.Nd5+- Qe4 9.Ne2 f6 10.Nc7 Kf7 11.Na8 Nb4 12.Rc1 (better 12.Kd2 e5 13.Rc1 Qd3 14.Ke1 Qd1 15.Rd1 Na2 16.Nc3+-) 12...Nd3= 13.Kd2 Nc1? (13...Nf2!? 14.Qc2 Qc2 15.Rc2 Bf5=) 14.Kc1 (14.Qc1 Bd7+/-) 14...e5 15.Nc3 Qf4 16.Qd2 Qd2 17.Kd2 Bd6 18.Bc4 Be6 19.Be6 (19.Nb5 Bb8 20.Be6 Ke6+/-) 19...Ke6 20.Nb5 Ne7 21.Nac7 Kd7 22.Nd6 Kd6 23.Nb5 Ke6 24.Ke2 Rc8 25.Rc1 Rc1 26.Bc1 a6 27.Nc3 b5 28.a3 Nc6 29.Be3 f5 30.g3 Na5 31.Kd3 (31.h3 Nc4 32.Bc5 e4+=) 31...Kd6 32.f3 Nc4 33.Bc1 Na5 34.h4 g6 35.a4 (35.Bh6 Nc4+/-) 35...Nb3 (35...b4 36.Nd1+=) 36.Ba3 Kc6 37.ab5 ab5 38.Na2 Kd5 39.Nb4 Ke6 40.Nc6 Kd5 41.Ne7 Ke6 42.Nc6 Kd5 43.Nb4 Ke6 44.f4 Nc5 45.Ke3 Ne4 46.Nd3 ef4 47.Nf4 Kd7 (47...Ke5 48.g4 Ng3 49.Bb2 Kd6+-) 48.g4!+- Nf6 (48...fg4 49.Ke4 Deflection) 49.gf5 gf5 50.Kd4 Ng4 51.Kc5 Ke7 52.Kb5 Kf6 53.Bb2 Kf7 54.Kc4 Nh2 55.Kd3 Nf3 56.Ke3?? (better 56.h5+-) 56...Nh4= 57.Kf2 Ng6 58.Kg3 Ne7 59.Bc3 Nc6 60.Nd5 Ke6 61.Ne3 (61.Nf6 h6=) 61...Ne7=+ 62.Kf4 Attacks the isolani on f5 62...Ng6 63.Kg5 f4 64.Ng4 f3 (64...Kd5 65.Nf2=) 65.Be1 (65.Nh2 f2=) 65...Kd5 66.Bf2 Ke4 67.Nh2 Nf4 68.Nf3 Kf3 69.Kh6 Ne6 70.Kh7 Nc5 71.Kg6 Ne4 72.Kg7 Nd2 73.Kg8 Nf1 74.Kh8 Nh2 75.Kg8 Ng4 76.Kh8 Ne5 77.Kg7 Ke4 78.Kh6 Kf5 79.Kh7 Ng4 80.Kh8 Nf6 81.Be3 Ne4 82.Bf4 Kg6 83.Bg5 Nd6 84.Bh6 Nf7 85.Kg8 Ne5 86.Kf8 Nc6 87.Ke8 Nd4 88.Kd8 Nf5 89.Kc8 Nd6 90.Kc7 Nf7 91.Kc6 Ne5 92.Kc5 Nd3 93.Kc4 Kf5 94.Kb3 Nf2 95.Kc3 Ng4 96.Kd2 Ne5 97.Ke2 Ng6 98.Ke1 Ne7 99.Kd1 Nd5 100.Ke1 Nc3 101.Kf1 Ne4 102.Kg1 Kg4 103.Kh1 Kf3 104.Kh2 Nf2 0-1. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Atabayew,S (2425), Titled Arena May 8th, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Rd1 Bd7 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 Kc8 12.Bc4 e6 13.Nf3 Bb4 14.Ke2 Nf6 15.Ne5 (15.Rd3 Nd5 16.Bd5 ed5+-) 15...Ne5 16.Be5 Ba5 (16...Bc6 17.Rc1+-) 17.Rc1 Bc6 18.Bb5 (18.Rhd1 Rd8 19.Bb5 Rd1 20.Kd1 Nd5 21.Bg7 Kd7 22.Bc6 bc6+-) 18...Kd7 19.Rhd1 (better 19.Bc6!? bc6 20.Bf6 gf6 21.Rhd1 Ke7+-) 19...Nd5 20.Bc6 (20.Rc5 Bb4 21.Rdd5 ed5 22.Rd5 Kc8+/-) 20...bc6+/- 21.Rc2?? (better 21.Rc5!? Bb4 22.Rb1 Ra8 23.Rd5 ed5 24.Rb4+/-) 21...Ra8= 22.Rb1 (22.Bg7!? Rg8 23.Be5+=) 22...Bb6=+ 23.a4 f6 24.Bg3 (24.Bc3 Rc8=+) 24...e5-/+ 25.h4 h5 26.Rb3 Bc7 (26...g6 27.Rc4-/+) 27.Rb7 Kc8 (27...a5 28.Rb1-/+) 28.Rb3 Kd7 29.Rb7 Kc8 (29...a5!?=+) 30.Rb3= Kd7 ½-½. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Vasques,A (2215), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Rd1 Bd7 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 Kc8 12.Nf3 f6 13.Bb5 e5 14.0-0 Nh6 15.a4 Nf5 16.Ne5! fe5 (16...Ne5 17.Bd7 Double attack; 16...fe5 17.Bc6 Decoy) 17.Rfe1 Bb4 18.Re5 (18.Bc6!? Bc6 19.Re5+=) 18...Ne5= 19.Be5 Bb5 20.ab5 Ba5 (20...Rd8 21.Rd8 Kd8 22.g4=) 21.b6+= Bb6 22.Nb6 ab6 23.g4 (23.Rc1 Kd8+=) 23...Ne7= 24.h3 Rg8 25.Ra1 Kd7 26.Rd1 Ke6 27.f4 Nc6 28.Rd6 Ke7 29.Rd5 Ne5 30.Re5 Kd6 31.Kf1 (31.Rg5!?=) 31...Rf8-/+ 32.Re4 b5 33.Ke2 Kc5 (33...Rf7 34.h4=+) 34.Kd3 (34.Re7 Rg8=) 34...b4 35.Re5 White intends f5 35...Kb6 36.f5 Rc8 37.Re7 (37.Kd2!?=) 37...b3-/+ 38.Re4 (38.Re1 Kb5 39.g5 Kb4-/+) 38...Kb5 39.g5?? (39.Re7 b6 40.Re5 Kb4 41.Re4 Ka3 42.Re6-+) 39...b2-+ 40.Re5 Kb4 (40...Kb4 41.Re4 Kb3-+) 0-1. Rusan,P (2105) - Milchev,N (2405), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Rd1 Bd7 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 Kc8 12.Nf3 Nf6 13.Ne5 e6 (13...Ne5 14.Be5 e6 15.Bd3+-) 14.Bc4 (14.Nf7!? Bb4 15.Ke2 Rf8+-) 14...Bb4 (14...Ne5 15.Be5 Bc6 16.Rc1+-) 15.Kf1 Ne5 16.Be5 Ba5 17.Be2 Bc6 18.Bf3 (better 18.Rd3!?+-) 18...Nd5+/- 19.Bg7 Rg8 20.Be5 b5 (20...Kd7 21.a3+/-) 21.Rc1 Kb7 22.h4 Ra8 23.h5 f5 24.Rh3 Rg8 25.Rg3 Rg3 26.Bg3 Bb6 (26...Bc7 27.Bd5 ed5 28.Re1+/-) 27.Be5 (27.Re1 Bd7 28.Bd5 ed5 29.Re7+-) 27...a5 28.Ke2 b4 29.g3 a4 30.Ke1 Bb5 31.Be2 Bc6 (31...Be2 32.Ke2 Ne7 33.Rc4+/-) 32.Bc4 (32.Ba6 Ka6 33.Rc6 Kb5 34.Re6 b3 35.ab3 ab3+-) 32...Bd8 33.Bd6 (33.Ba6 Kb6 34.Bc8 Bf6 35.Bf6 Nf6 36.Be6 f4+-) 33...Bg5 (33...Be8!?+/-) 34.Rb1+- Bf6 35.Bb4 Bc3?? (better 35...Kc7 36.Bc5 f4+-) 36.Bc3 (36.Bc3 Kc8 37.Be5+-) 1-0. Janaszak,Daw (2330) - Dwilewicz,K (2130), Titled Tue 5th Jul Early (10), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Rd1 Bd7 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 e6 12.Bb5 Nge7 13.Nf3 f6 14.0-0 Kc8 15.Nd4 Nd5 16.Rc1 Bd6 17.Rfd1 Rd8 18.g3 Kb8 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Rc6 Be5 21.Ne6 (21.Ne6 Bc6 22.Nd8 Ba8 23.Be5 fe5 24.Ne6+-) 1–0. Jakubiec,Artur (2455) – Bromberger,Stefan (2310), Tavasz Kecskemet (4), 1997.

9.Rd1 Kd8 10.Nb6 Kc7 11.Na8 Kb8 12.Bb5 f6 13.Ba3 Nh6 14.Bc5 (better is 14.Bc6 bc6 15.Rd8+-) 14...e5= 15.Bf8 Rf8 16.Ne2 Ka8 17.Bc6 bc6 18.f3 Kb8 19.g4 Kc7 20.Nc3 Nf7 21.h4 h5 22.gh5 Nh6 23.Rg1 Nf5 24.h6 gh6 25.h5 Bd7 26.Ne4 Be8 27.Nc5 Bf7 28.Nd7 Rd8 29.Nf6 Rd6 30.Rd6 Kd6 31.Kf2 Ke6 (31...Ba2? 32.Ne4 Ke7 33.Ra1+-) 32.Ng4 Bh5 33.Re1 Bg4 34.fg4 Nd4 (34...Nd6!?+/-) 35.Rh1+- Kf6 (35...Kd5!?+-) 36.Rh6 Kg5 37.Rh5 Kg4 38.Re5 Kf4 39.Ra5 Ke4 40.a4 Kd3 (40...a6 41.Ra6 Kd5 42.Rb6+-) 41.Ra7 Kc4 42.Rb7 c5 (42...Ne6+-) 43.a5 Kd5 44.a6 Kc6 (44...Nc6 45.Ke3+-) 45.Rb1 (45.Rb1 Ne6 46.a7+-) 1–0. Raider,E (1975) – Djordjevic,Lazar (1850), 105 Jahre FC St. Pauli Op, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3)

9.Rd1 Kd8 10.Nb6 Kc7 11.Na8 Kb8 12.Bb5 Nf6 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Rd8 Nd7 15.Nf3 e5 16.0-0 Ka8 17.Rc8 Kb7 18.Re8 Nf6 19.Re5 Bd6 20.Rg5 Nd5 21.Rg7 Ka6 22.Rf7 Rg8 23.Be5 Bc5 24.Rb1 Bb6 25.Rh7 Rg4 26.h4 Re4 27.h5 Re2 28.Bd4 c5 29.Be3! Ne3 30.fe3 Re3 31.Re1 Rd3 32.Re6 c4 33.Kf1 Rd1 34.Ne1 Rd2 35.Rf7 Kb5 36.h6 c3 37.Rf5 Kb4 38.h7 Rd8 39.Re4 Ka3 40.Rg4 Rh8 41.Rf7 Kb2 42.Rg8 Bd4 43.Rh8 Bh8 44.Ra7 c2 45.Nc2! Kc2 46.Ra8 (46.Ra8 Bg7 47.g4+-) 1–0. Picco,R – Zsamboki,A, Porz op28 (9), 1992.

9.Rd1 Kd8 10.Nb6 Kc7 11.Na8 Kb8 12.Nf3 Ka8 13.Ne5 Nf6 14.Nc6?? (better 14.Nf7 Rg8 15.Bc4+-) 14...bc6+= 15.Rd8 Kb7 16.Ba6 (16.Bc4 e6 17.Ke2 Kc7 18.Bf6 gf6=) 16...Ka6= 17.Rc8 Kb7 18.Rd8 Kc7 19.Rd3 e6 20.Be5 Kc8 21.Ke2 (21.Bf6 gf6 22.Ke2 Rg8+=) 21...Nd5 22.Rb1 f6 23.Rb8 Kd7 24.Bg3 e5 25.f4 (25.Rdb3 g5+/-) 25...ef4 (25...Kc7!? 26.Ra8 A) 26...Nf4? 27.Bf4 ef4 28.Rdd8+- (28.Ra7?! Kb8 29.Rad7 Bc5+-); B) 26...ef4 27.Ra7 Kc8 28.Bf2+/-; C) 26...h5 27.Ra7 Kb8+=) 26.Bf4+= g5 27.Bg3 (27.Be3 Ke6+/-) 27...h5+= 28.h3 h4 29.Bh2 a6 (29...f5 30.Rdb3 f4 31.R3b7 Nc7 32.Bg1+/-) 30.a4 (30.Rdb3 Ke6 31.R3b7 Nc3 32.Kd3 Na2+/-) 30...Ke6 (30...f5 31.Ra8+=) 31.Ra8 (31.Rc8!? Kf7 32.Rc6+-) 31...Bg7+= 32.Rh8 (better 32.Ra6 Rc8 33.a5+=) 32...Bh8-/+ 33.Rb3 f5 34.Rb8 Bd4 35.Ra8 Nb4 (35...g4 36.Bb8 Kd7 37.Kd3-/+) 36.Bc7= c5 (36...g4 37.Ba5 Nd5 38.Ra6 Nf4 39.Kf1+=) 37.Ba5 (37.Bd8 g4+=) 37...Nc6= 38.Ra6 Kd5 39.Bd2 c4? (better 39...f4=) 40.Bg5+- Ke4?? (better 40...Be5+-) 41.Rc6 1-0. Rusan,P (2100) - Golubev,M (2460), Titled Tuesday (8), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Rd1 Kd8 10.Nb6 Kc7 11.Na8 Kb8 12.Nf3?? f6 13.Bb5 e5 14.0-0 Ka8? 15.Bc6+- bc6 16.Rd8 Ne7 17.Rb1 g5 18.Ba3 (18.Ba3 Bg7 19.Rh8 Bh8 20.Be7+-) 1–0. Unciti Juan,J (2095) – Martin Sanchez,Fernando, VI Pablo Gorbea Mem (1), 2002.

8.Bc4 Nf6 9.d5 Nb8 10.Nf3 g6 11.d6 Bg7 (11...Qd6 12.Qd6 Combination; 11…ed6 12.Ne4 Decoy) 12.Ng5 (12.Nb5!? 0-0 13.Nc7 ed6 14.Na8+=) 12...0-0= 13.Qb3 (13.Nb5 ed6 14.Nd6 Qe7 15.Kf1 Be6 16.Ne6 fe6=+) 13...e6 14.Rd1 (14.0-0 Nc6 15.Nb5 Ne8 16.Bg7 Kg7=) 14...Nc6=+ 15.Qc2 (15.0-0 Na5 16.Qb4 Nc4 17.Qc4 Nh5=+) 15...Nd5 16.Nd5 (16.Nge4 Nd4 17.Qc1 Nc3 18.Bc3 e5-/+) 16...ed5 (worse 16...Qg5 17.Bg7 ed5 18.Bf8 dc4 19.Qc3+/-) 17.Rd5? (better 17.Bg7 Re8 18.Kf1 dc4 19.Bh6-/+) 17...Nb4-+ 18.Qb3?? (18.Qd2 Nd5 19.Bg7 Re8 20.Be2 Kg7 21.Qd5-+) 18...Nd5 19.Bg7 (19.Ne4 Qa5 20.Kd1 Bd7-+) 19...Kg7 (19...Re8 20.Kd1 Qg5 21.Bd5 Kg7 22.Qc3 Kg8 23.Qd2-+) 20.h4 (20.0-0 Qg5 21.Bd5 Qf6-+) 20...Nf6 (better 20...Re8 21.Kf1 Qf6 22.g3 Ne3 23.Kg1 Nc4 24.Qc4-+) 21.h5 (21.0-0 Qd6 22.Nf7 Qb6 23.Qb6 ab6-+) 21...Nh5 (21...Qa5!? 22.Kf1 Qg5 23.Qb2-+) 22.f4 (22.Nf7 Qf6 23.0-0 Rf7 24.Bf7 Qf7-+) 22...Qa5 (22...Re8 23.Be2 Qf6 24.Rh4-+) 23.Kf2 (23.Kd1 f6 24.Rh5 gh5 25.Ne6 Be6 26.Be6 Qb6 27.Qb6 ab6-+) 23...Bf5 (23...Qd2 24.Be2 Qf4 25.Nf3 Qg3 26.Kg1-+) 24.Rh5 (24.Qb2 Kg8 25.Rd1-+) 24...gh5 25.Qb2 (25.Nf3 Qc5 26.Kg3 Rad8 27.Qb2 Kg8-+) 25...f6 26.Kg3 (26.Ne6 Be6 27.Be6 Qc5 28.Kf1 Qd6 29.Qb7 Kh6-+) 26...Qc5 (better 26...Qe1 27.Kh2 Qh4 28.Nh3 Bh3 29.g3-+) 27.Qb3 (27.Qb7 Kh6 28.Nf7 Kg6 29.Nh8 Rh8 30.Qf7 Kh6 31.Qf6 Bg6-+) 27...Rae8 (better 27...fg5 28.Qc3 Rf6 29.fg5 Qd6 30.Kf2 Qf4 31.Kg1 Qg5 32.Qd4-+) 28.Nf3 (28.Ne6 Be6 29.Be6 Qd6-+) 28...Qe3 (28...h4 29.Kh2 Qd6 30.Nh4 Qf4 31.Qg3 Qg3 32.Kg3-+) 29.Qb7 (29.Qe3 Re3 30.Kf2 Re4-+) 29...Kh8 30.d7 Re7 31.Bb5 Rg7 32.Kh2 Qf4 33.Kg1 Qc1 (33...Be4 34.Qe4 Qe4 35.Kh1 Qb1 36.Kh2 Rfg8 37.g4 Rg4 38.Bc4 Rg2 39.Kh3 Qe4 40.d8Q Qg4) 34.Kf2 Qc2 (34...Qc2 35.Ke1 Rg2 36.Qd5 Qf2 37.Kd1 Bg4 38.Qd3 Qg1 39.Qf1 Qd4 40.Qd3 Qa1 41.Qb1 Qb1) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2205) - Tabak,S (2155), Titled Tue 4th Apr Early (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.d5 Nb8 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qa4 Na6 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.Qd7 Kd7 13.Nf3 Nf6 14.0-0 g6 15.Ng5 Bg7 16.Nf7 Rhc8 17.Ne5 Ke8 18.Rae1 Nc5 19.Re3 Nfd7 20.f4 Nb6 21.d6?? (better is 21.Rh3 h6 22.Ng6+/-) 21...ed6-/+ 22.Ng6 Kd8 23.Ne5 (23.Ne7!? Bd4 24.Nf5 Be3 25.Ne3-/+) 23...de5 24.Nb5 (24.Rg3 Bh8 25.Nb5 Nc4 26.Be5 Ne5 (26...Be5?! 27.fe5 Kd7 28.Rg7 Kc6 29.Nc7 Rc7 30.Rf6 Kd5 31.Rc7=) 27.fe5 Kd7 28.Rd1 Ke6-+) 24...Nc4 (better is 24...ef4 25.Re2 Bb2 26.Rb2-+) 25.Rg3 Nb2 (better is 25...Bh8 26.Be5 Ne5 (26...Be5?! 27.fe5 Kd7 28.Rg7 Kc6 29.Nc7 Rc7 30.Rf6 Kb5 31.Rc7=) 27.fe5 Ke7-+) 26.Rg7-/+ Ne6 27.Rh7 Nd3?? (better is 27...ef4 28.Rb1 Nd3+=) 28.fe5+- a6 (28...Ne5?? 29.Rd1 Ke8 30.Nd6 Kf8 31.Nc8+-) 29.Nd6 b5 (29...Rc7 30.Rh8 Kd7 31.Ra8+-) 30.Nb7 (better is 30.Rh8 Kc7 31.Rf7 Kb6 32.Nc8 Kc5+-) 30...Ke8 31.Nd6 Kd8 32.Rh8 Kd7 (32...Kc7 33.Rf7 (33.Rc8 Rc8 34.Rf7 Kb8 35.Nc8 Kc8+-; 33.Nc8?! Rc8 34.Rf7 Kb8 35.Rc8 Kc8+-) 33...Kb6 34.Nc8 Kc5 35.Rf6+-) 33.Rf7 (better is 33.Nc8 Kc6 34.Rf6 Rc8 35.Rc8 Kd5+-) 33...Kc6 34.Nc8 (worse is 34.Rc8 Rc8 35.Nc8 Ne5+-) 34...Kc5 35.Rd7 Ne5 (35...Ndf4 36.Re8 Nd4 37.Kf2+-) 36.Re7 Ng6 37.Rh5 (37.Re6?! Nh8 38.Ne7 b4+-) 37...Kd4 38.Re6 Nf4 (38...Rc8 39.Rg6 Rc1 40.Kf2 Rc2 41.Kf3 Ra2 42.Rg4 Kd3 43.Rd5 Kc3 44.Rc5 Kb2 45.h4 Ra3 46.Kf2+-) 39.Rh4 Kd5 (39...Rc8 40.Rf4 Kd3 41.Ra6+-) 40.Nb6 (40.Nb6 Ke6 41.Na8+-) 1–0. Spelec,D (1920) – Acimovic,Vasja (1730), Slovenia Open, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

8.d5= Nb8 9.Nf3+= Nf6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Bc4 Na6 13.Re1 b5 14.Bb3 Nc5 15.Ne5 b4 16.Nd7 Nfd7 17.Ne4+- Ne4 18.Re4 Nc5 19.Re3 Rd8 20.Bc4 Na4 21.Qe2 f6 22.Re1 e5 1–0. Gvozdenovic,Savo – Mijovic,A (2140), Sozina Open Bar SCG, 2006.

8.d5 Nb8 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.0-0 g6 12.Re1 Bg7 13.Ba3 Ng8 14.Rc1 a6 15.Bf1 (15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Ne4+-) 15...e6?? (better is 15...b5+=) 16.Ne4+- Ne7 17.Nd6 Kf8 18.Nf7! Kf7 (18...Qa5 19.de6 Qa3 20.ed7 Nbc6+-) 19.de6 Be6 (19...Ke8 20.ed7 Nd7 21.Be7 Qe7 22.Re7 Ke7 23.Qe2 Kd8+-) 20.Ng5 Ke8 21.Qd8 Kd8 22.Ne6 Kd7 23.Rc7 (23.Rc7 Ke8 24.Re7) 1–0. Jurica,Peter (2150) – Straka,Josef Jr, Piestany op, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

8.d5 Nb8 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bc4 e6 12.de6 fe6 13.0-0 Bc5 14.Qe2 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 14...Qe7 15.Ne5 0-0 16.Nd7 Nbd7 17.Qe6 Qe6 18.Be6 Kh8 19.Nd5 (19.Na4 Rae8 20.Nc5 Nc5+=) 19...Nd5 (19...Rae8 20.Nf4=) 20.Bd5+= Nf6 (20...Rae8 21.Bf3+=) 21.Bb7 Rab8 22.Bf6 Rf6 23.Rab1 g6 24.g3 (24.Bf3 Rb1 25.Rb1 Ra6+=) 24...Bd4 (24...Rf7 25.Be4 Rb1 26.Bb1+=) 25.Kg2+/- Rbf8 26.f4 Re8 27.Rfe1 Rfe6 28.Re6 Re6 29.Bf3 Ra6 30.Bd5 Ra5 (30...Rd6 31.Rb8 Kg7 32.Rb7 Kf8 33.Bc4+/-) 31.Rb8 Kg7 32.Rb7 Kh6 (better 32...Kh8!? 33.Rd7 Ra3+-) 33.Bg8 g5 34.Rh7 Kg6 35.fg5 (35.Rd7 Bb6+-) 35...Kg5 (35...Ra2 36.Kf3 Ra3 37.Kg4 Be5 38.Rh6 Kg7+-) 36.h4 Kg6 37.Rd7 Be5 38.Bf7 Kf6 39.Bb3 Ra3 (39...a6 40.g4 Rc5 41.Kf3+-) 40.g4 a5 41.g5 Kg6 (41...Kf5 42.Rf7 Ke4 43.h5+-) 42.Kf3 a4 (42...Kf5+-) 43.Kg4 ab3 (43...Bg7 44.Bc2 Rd3 45.Bd3) 44.h5 1-0. Rusan,P (2105) - Cramling Bellon,Anna (2035), Titled Tuesday (11), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.d5 Nb8 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bc4 g6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.Qb3 b6 (13...Na6 14.Ba3 Qb6=) 14.d6 0-0 (14...e6 15.Nb5 Na6+/-) 15.de7 Qe7 16.Ba3 (16.Rfe1 Qd8 17.Rad1 Qc7+-) 16...Qd8 17.Bf8 (better 17.Ng5!?+-) 17...Qf8+/- 18.Ng5 Nc6 19.Nf7?? (better 19.Bf7 Kh8 20.Ne2+/-) 19...Na5= 20.Ne5 Kh8 21.Qc2 (21.Nf7 Kg8 22.Nd6 Kh8 23.Nf7 Kg8=) 21...Nc4 22.Nc4 Rc8 23.Ne3 Ng4 24.Ned1?? (better 24.Qd1 Qf4 25.g3 Ne3 26.gf4 Nd1 27.Rad1=) 24...Qf4-+ 25.g3 Qh6 (better 25...Qf3 26.Rc1 Bh6-+) 26.h4-/+ g5 (26...Bf5 27.Qe2 a5=+ (worse 27...Bc3 28.Nc3 Qf8 29.Rac1+-)) 27.Ne3?? (27.Qd2 Ne5 28.f4 gf4 29.Qf4-+ (29.Rf4?? Nf3 30.Rf3 Qd2-+)) 27...Ne3-+ 28.fe3 Rc3 (better 28...Bc3 29.Rad1 Be6 30.Qe4 gh4 31.Rf4-+) 29.Qg2 (29.Rf8 Bf8 30.Qc3 Bg7-+) 29...Qd6 (better 29...gh4 30.Rae1-+) 30.Qa8 (30.Rad1 Qe7 31.hg5 Qe3 32.Kh2-+) 30...Rc8 31.Qg2 (31.Qf3 Ba1 32.Ra1 gh4-+) 31...Ba1 32.Ra1 Re8 (32...gh4 33.Qh2 Rg8 34.Qh4 Rg3 35.Kf2-+) 33.Re1 (33.Qf3 gh4 34.Rd1 Qe7-+) 33...gh4 34.Qb2 Kg8 35.gh4 Qg3 (35...Re7 36.Re2 Bc6 37.Qb3 Rf7 38.e4 Be4 39.h5-+) 36.Qg2 Qg2 37.Kg2 Re4 38.Rg1 (38.h5 Kf7-+) 38...Rg4 39.Kf2 Rg1 40.Kg1 Kf7 41.Kf2 Kg6 42.Kg3 (42.Kf3 Kf5 43.e4 Ke5-+) 42...Kf5 43.a3 (43.Kf3 Bc6 44.Kf2 b5-+) 43...Ke4 44.Kf2 a5 45.Ke2 b5 46.Kf2 (46.Kd2-+) 46...b4 47.ab4 ab4 48.Ke2 b3 49.Kd2 (49.Kd1 Ke3 50.Kc1 Ke4 51.Kd1 Kd4 52.Kc1 Kc3 53.Kd1 b2 54.Ke2 b1Q 55.Ke3 Qe1 56.Kf4 Qf2 57.Kg5 Qf5 58.Kh6 Qg6) 49...Be6 50.h5 h6 51.Kc3 (51.Kc1 Kd3 52.Kb2 Ke3 53.Kc3 Ke4 54.Kd2 Kd4 55.Kd1 Kc3 56.Ke2 b2 57.Ke3 b1Q 58.Kf3 Qe1 59.Kf4 Kd4 60.Kf3 Bh3 61.Kf4 Qe3) 51...Ke3 52.Kb2 Kf4 53.Kc3 Kg5 54.Kb2 Kh5 (54...Kh5 55.Kc3 Kg4 56.Kd4 b2 57.Ke5 Bf5 58.Kd4 h5 59.Ke5 h4 60.Kd5 h3 61.Ke5 b1Q 62.Kd4 h2 63.Kc4 h1Q 64.Kc5 Qhe4 65.Kd6 Qb6) 0-1. Bohatyrova,Mariia - Ahn,Maximilian (1690), World Rapid Team (12), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

8.d5 Nb8 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Nbd7 11.0-0 a6 12.Qa4 Rb8 13.Rfe1 ab5 14.Nb5 e6 15.d6 Qb6 16.Bd4+- Qc6 17.Rac1 Nb6 18.Qb3 Qd7 19.Ne5 (19.Ne5 Nbd5 20.Nd7 Kd7 21.Bf6 Nf6 22.Qa4+-) 1–0. Mueller,Klaus Uwe – Aronin,Lev Solomonovich, EU–ch Railways USIC, 1968.

8.d5 Nb8 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Nbd7 11.0-0 a6 12.Qa4 Rb8 13.Rfe1 Qb6 14.Rad1 ab5 15.Nb5 Nd5 (15...Ng4 16.Bd4 Qg6+/-) 16.Rd5+- e6 17.Be5 (better is 17.Qf4 Bc5 18.Rd7 Bf2 19.Kh1+-) 17...Bc5+/- 18.Rc5 Nc5? (better is 18...Qc5 19.Nd6 Kf8 20.Nf7 Kf7 21.Qf4 Ke7+/-) 19.Nd6+- Ke7 20.Qf4 f6 21.Nf5!! Kf7 22.Ng5! Kg8 23.Nh6 Kf8 24.Bf6 Nd3+= 25.Bg7! Kg7 26.Qf7 Kh6 27.Qf6 Kh5 28.g4! Kg4 29.Re4 Kh5 30.Rh4!! Kh4 31.Nf3 (31.Nf3 Kg4 32.h3 Kh3 33.Qh4) 1–0. Faccia,Sergio (2035) – Mrdja,Milan (2405), Porto San Giorgio op, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

8.d5 Ne5 9.Nb5 Ng6?? (9...Ng4 10.Rc1 Qa5 11.Bc3 Qb6+/- (11...Qa2?? 12.Rc2 Qb3 13.Nd6 Kd7 14.Nf7+-)) 10.Rc1+- Qa5 11.Bc3 Qd8? (11...Qb6 12.d6 ed6+-) 12.Bd2 Nf6 (12...f6 13.Nc7 Kf7 14.Na8 e6 15.de6 Be6+-) 13.Nc7 Qc7 14.Rc7 Ne5 (14...Kd8 15.Rc1 Bf5 16.Nf3+-) 15.Bf4 Ng6 16.Bb5 Kd8 17.Bg3 Ne4 18.Qc1 (better is 18.Rc1!? Nd6 19.Bd6 ed6+-) 18...Bf5 (18...Ng3 19.hg3 a6+-) 19.Rd7! (19.Rd7 Bd7 20.Qc7 Ke8 21.Qd7) 1–0. Pivovarov,Michail (1960) – Giaracuni,Claudio (1780), Arco op Arco di Trento, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

8.d5 Ne5 9.f4 Ng6 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.Rc1 a6 12.Qb3 Bd7 13.a4 Nf4 14.Ne5 e6 15.Nd7 Qd7 (worse is 15...Kd7 16.Qb7 Ke8 17.de6 fe6 18.Ba6 Ra6 19.Qa6 Nd3 20.Ke2 Nc1 21.Rc1+=; 15...Nd7?! 16.de6 Ne6 17.Be2-+) 16.Nb5? (better is 16.de6 Qe6 17.Qe6 Ne6 18.g3-+) 16...N4d5 (16...ab5? 17.Bb5 Bb4 18.Qb4 Nd3 19.Bd3 Nd5 20.Qd4 Ra4 21.Qg7+-) 17.Bf6 gf6 (17...ab5 18.Bb5 Bb4 19.Kf2 Qb5 20.ab5 gf6 21.Rhd1+-) 18.Be2 Bb4 (18...ab5 19.Bb5 Bb4 20.Kf2 Qb5 21.ab5+/-) 19.Kf2 Ke7 (better is 19...Qe7 20.Nd4 Bd2-+) 20.Nc7-/+ Bc5 (worse is 20...Nc7 21.Qb4 Ke8 22.Qb7 Qd4 23.Ke1+/-) 21.Rc5 Nc7 22.Rd1 Nd5 23.Bf3 b6 (23...Rhc8 24.Rcd5 ed5 25.Qb4 Ke8 26.Re1 Kd8 27.Qb6 Rc7 28.Qf6 Kc8+-) 24.Rcd5 ed5 25.Rd5 Qe6 26.Qb4 Ke8 27.Rd2 Qc8?? (27...Rb8 28.Re2 Kd7+-) 28.Re2 Qe6 29.Re6 (29.Bc6! Kd8 30.Qb6 Ke7 31.Qb4 Kd8 32.Rd2 Qd6 33.Qd6 Kc8 34.Qd7 Kb8 35.Rb2) 29...fe6+- 30.Ba8 Kf7 1–0. Scozzesi,Francois (1880) – Mahiouz,Oualid (1680), FRA–ch op–B Aix les Bains, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 bc3)

7.d5 Na5 8.a3 b3=+ 9.Bc3 (9.Nf3 e6 10.Bd3 Nf6=+) 9...Nf6 (9...e6 10.de6 Qd1 11.Kd1-/+) 10.Bd3 (better 10.Nd2!? e6 11.Nb3 Nb3 12.Qb3=+) 10...e6-+ 11.Qe2 (11.Nf3 ed5 12.Nbd2 Be6-/+) 11...Be7 (11...Bd6!? 12.Qd2 b6 13.Nf3-+) 12.de6 Be6 13.Nf3 0-0 14.0-0 Re8 15.Rd1 Qc7 (15...Bd6 16.Qf1 Qb6 17.Nbd2-/+) 16.Nbd2 Rad8 (16...Bg4-+) 17.Nd4 (better 17.Ba5!? Qa5 18.Nb3-/+) 17...Bg4-+ 18.N2f3 Bc5 19.Qb2? (19.Ba5 Qa5 20.Nb3-+) 19...Qb6 (better 19...Bf3 20.gf3 Qf4-+) 20.Ba5-/+ Qa5 21.Nb3 Qb6 22.Rab1 Bf8 (22...Bf3 23.gf3 Bf8 24.c5-/+) 23.h3 (23.c5!? Qc7 24.Be2-/+) 23...Bf3-+ 24.gf3 Qc7 25.Bf1 Qf4 26.Bg2 (26.Rd4 Rd4 27.Qd4 Qf5-+) 26...b6 27.Qc3 (27.c5 bc5 (27...Bc5?! 28.Nc5 bc5 29.Rd8 Rd8 30.Qc1-/+) 28.Rd8 Rd8-+) 27...g6 (27...Nh5!? 28.Rd8 Rd8 29.Re1-+) 28.Rd8 Rd8 29.Qe3 (29.c5 Nd5 30.Qd4 Qd4 31.Nd4 Bc5-+) 29...Nh5 (better 29...Qc4!? 30.f4 Rd3-+) 30.Nc1?? (better 30.Qf4 Nf4 31.Bf1-+) 30…Rd1 (30...Rd1 31.Bf1 Qc4-+) 0–1. Amini,Habibullah (1995) – Sasikiran,K (2675), 5th Asian Team Men Blitz, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd8)

7.d5+= Na5 8.Qa4 Bd7 9.Qb4 e6 10.d6 Qb6 11.Ba3 Qb4 12.Bb4 Nc6 13.Ba3 Nd4.

7.d5 Na5 8.c5 b6?? (better Bd7=+) 9.Bb5 (9.Qa4!? Bd7 10.c6 Bc6 11.dc6 Qc7+-) 9...Bd7+/- 10.c6 Bf5?? (better Bc6 11.Bc6 Nc6 12.dc6 Qd1 13.Kd1 Rc8+/-) 11.c7+- (11.c7 Qd7 12.Bd7 Bd7 13.Nd2+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2105) - Smietanska,Wiktoria (1725), Titled Tuesday (10), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.d5+= Na5 8.Nd2 Nf6 (8...e6 9.Ne4 Nf6 10.Nf6 gf6 11.Nf3 Be7 12.Be2 b5 13.cb5 Qd5) 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Qb4 e6 11.d6 Qb6 12.Bc3 Nc6 13.Qb6 ab6.

7.d5+= Na5 8.Nf3 Nf6 (8...e6 9.Ne5 Bd6 10.Qg4 Be5 11.Be5 Ne7 12.Qg7 Rg8 13.Qh7 ed5; 8...b5 9.cb5 Nf6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 e6 12.Qd4 Nd5 13.Nc3 Nb4) 9.Ne5 b6 10.a3 b3 11.Nd2 b5 12.Nb3 Nc4 13.Nc4 bc4.

7.Nf3 A) 7...Nf6 8.d5 (8.Bd3 e6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Qc2 g6 12.Rfe1 a6 13.h3 Bd7; 8.Nbd2 e6 9.Qc2 Be7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 Qd6 12.Rfe1 Bd7 13.h3 h6) 8...Nb8 (8...Na5 9.Ne5 b5 10.Nd2 e6 11.Bd3 Bc5 12.cb5 Qd5 13.0-0 Bb7) 9.Be2 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Qd1 Qb6 13.Nbd2 0-0; B) 7...e6 B1) 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Qe2 h6 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.Be4 Qa5; B2) 8.Nbd2 Nf6 (8...h6 9.d5 ed5 10.cd5 Qd5 11.Bc4 Qf5 12.0-0 Be6 13.Rc1 Nf6) 9.Qc2 Bd6 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 g6 12.Rfe1 Bd7 13.Ne5 Re8; B3) 8.Qc2 Nf6 (8...Qa5 9.Nbd2 Nf6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfe1 h6 13.Ne4 Bd7; 8...Qd6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Rfe1 Bd7 13.h3 h6; 8...a6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Ne4 h6 13.Rfe1 Qa5; 8...h6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Rfe1 Qa5 13.c5 Be7; 8...a5 9.Nbd2 Nf6 10.Be2 Bd6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Bd3 g6 13.Ne4 Ne4) 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nbd2 g6 12.Ne4 Bd7 13.Rfe1 Rc8; B4) 8.d5 Na5 9.Ne5 Bd6 10.Qg4 Be5 11.Be5 Ne7 12.Nd2 ed5 13.Qg7 Rg8.

8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Na6 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.Ne5 e6 13.Be2 Bb4.

8.a3 Na6 9.ab4= e6 10.b5 Nb4 11.Ra4 Nf6 12.Bc3 a5 13.ba6 Na6.

8.a3 e6 9.ab4 ed5 10.cd5 Bb4 11.Bc3 Bc3 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Bb5 Bd7.

8.a3 Nf6 9.ab4 e6 10.Nc3 ed5 11.cd5 Bd6 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Nge2 0-0.

8.Qa4 Qd7 9.Qb4 Na6 10.Qd2 Nf6 11.Nf3 b6 12.Nc3 Qg4 13.0-0-0 Bf5.

8.Qa4 Bd7 9.Qb4 Na6 10.Qd2 Nf6 11.Nc3 Nc5 12.Nf3 Bf5 13.Nd4 Nfe4.

8.c5 Nf6-/+ 9.Bc4 (9.Bf6 gf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Qa4 Qc7 12.Qb4 Qc5 13.Qc5 Nc5) 9...Qa5 (9...Nbd7!? 10.Qa4 Qc7-+ (10...Ne4 11.Nf3 a5 12.Nbd2 Nec5 13.Qc2 Qb6) 11.Nf3 Qc5 12.Nbd2 Nd5 13.Rc1 N5b6; 9...Qc7 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.0-0 Qc5 12.Nbd2 Nb6 13.Bd4 Qd6) 10.Nd2 Qc5 11.Rc1 (11.Ngf3 Bg4 12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.0-0 Nb6) 11...Nbd7 (11...Bf5 12.Ngf3 Nbd7 13.0-0 Qb6) 12.Ngf3 g6 (12...Nd5 13.Ne4 Ne3 14.fe3 Qe3 15.Kf1+-; 12...b5 13.Bd4 Qd6) 13.Bb3 Qb6 14.Nc4 Qa6 15.0-0 Bg7 (better is 15...Bh6!? 16.Rc2 0-0=) 16.Re1+= 0-0 17.Re7 b5 18.Ne3 (better is 18.Nce5 Qd6 19.Rf7 Rf7 20.Rc6 Ne5 21.Rd6+-) 18...Qd6-/+ 19.Rf7 Rf7 (19...Kf7 20.Rc6 Qf4 21.d6 Ke8 22.Qe2+-) 20.Rc6 Qf4?? (better is 20...Qf8 21.Ng5 Nh5-/+) 21.g3+= Qh6 22.d6 a5?? (better is 22...Rb8+=) 23.Rc7+- a4?? (23...Rb8 24.Qc2 Ne8 25.Bf7 Kf7+-) 24.Bf7 Kf7 (24...Kh8 25.Qc2 Ba6+-) 25.Bf6 Kf8 26.Qd5 Rb8 27.Ng5 (27.Ng5 Qg5 28.Bg5 Bh8 29.Qe6 Bg7 30.Be7 Ke8 31.Rd7 Bd7 32.Qg8 Bf8 33.Qf8) 1–0. Knudsen,JesW (1995) – Bejtovic,J (2330), 4th Xtracon Skovbo, Borup DEN, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.Nd2 Na6 (8...Nf6 9.Ngf3 Na6 10.Qc2 e6 11.Bd3 Be7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Rae1 Nc5) 9.Ngf3 Nf6 10.Qc2 Nc5 11.Be2 g6 12.Bd4 b6 13.0-0 Bg7.

8.Bd3 e6 (8...Na6 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.0-0 Nc5 11.Bc2 b5 12.Bd4 Qc7 13.Nbd2 e6; 8...Nf6 9.Nf3 e6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Qa4 Kf8 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.Ne4 ed5) 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.a3 Na6 12.Re1 0-0 13.ab4 Nb4.

8.Nf3 Nf6 (8...e6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.a3 Na6 12.ab4 Nb4 13.Nc3 0-0; 8...Na6 9.Be2 Nf6 10.0-0 e6 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.de6 Be6 13.Re1 0-0; 8...Nd7 9.Qa4 Ngf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.0-0 Be7 12.de6 fe6 13.Ng5 Qb6; 8...Bd7 9.Bd3 Na6 10.a3 Nf6 11.0-0 e6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.Nbd2 ba3) 9.Bd3 Na6 10.0-0 Nc5 11.Bc2 b5 12.Bd4 Qd6 13.Be5 Qb6.

7.Be2 e5 8.Nd2 Qg2 9.Bf3 Qg6 10.de5 Bf5 11.Bd5 Nge7 12.Qf3 0-0-0 13.Ne2 Nd5 14.cd5 Bg4 15.Qb3 Be2 16.Ke2 Qg4 17.Kf1 Kb8 18.Nf3? (better is 18.Rc1!?+=) 18...Na5-+ 19.Qd3 Qc4 20.Rd1? (better is 20.Qc4 Nc4 21.Ng5 Rd5 22.Nf7-/+) 20...Rd5-+ 21.Bd4 Qd3 22.Rd3 Bc5 23.Ke2 Bd4 24.Rhd1? (better is 24.Rd4 Rd4 25.Nd4-+) 24...Nc6 (24...Re5!? 25.Kf1 Bb2 26.Ne5 Be5 27.Rd7-+) 25.Nd4 Rhd8 (better is 25...Ne5 26.R3d2 Re8-+) 26.Nf3 Rd3 27.Rd3 Rd3 28.Kd3 Kc7 29.Ke4 Kd7 30.Kd5 h6 31.Nd2 Ne7 32.Ke4 Ke6 33.f4 f6 34.Nb3 fe5 35.fe5 b6 36.Nd4 Kd7 37.Nb5 a5 38.Nd6 a4 39.Nc4 b3 40.ab3 ab3 (better is 40...b5!? 41.Nb6 Kc6 42.Na4 ba4 43.ba4 g6-+) 41.Nb6-/+ Ke6 42.Nc4? Nc6-+ 0–1. Lopez Heras,Arturo (1985) – Tejedor Ariza,Francisco (2030), Madrid–ch Previa–A, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Be2 e5 8.Nf3 ed4 9.0-0 Bc5 10.Nbd2=+ Qe7 11.Nb3 Nf6 12.Nc5 Qc5 13.Nd4 0-0 14.Nb3 Qg5-/+ 15.f4 Qg6 16.Bf3 Bg4 17.Qe1 Bf5 18.Qh4 Ne4-/+ 19.Nd4 Nd4 20.Bd4 Rad8 21.Ba7=+ Qa6 22.Be3 Qc4 23.Rad1 Nf6 24.Qg5 Bd3 25.Rfe1 Qa2 26.Bc5 Rfe8 27.Re8 Re8-/+ 28.Bb4 Be2-+ 29.Be2 h6 30.Qf5 Qe2 31.Re1 Qc4 32.Re8 Ne8 33.Bc5 Qe6 34.Qb1 Nf6 35.h3 Ne4 36.Ba7 Qd5 37.Qc1 b5-+ 38.Qc8 Kh7 39.Qb8 Qc4 40.Qe5 b4 41.Bd4-/+ Nf6 42.Qf5 Kg8 43.Qe5 b3-+ 44.g4 Qd5 45.Qe3 Qe4 46.Qd2 Qb1 47.Kg2 Qc2 48.Qc2 bc2 49.Bb2 Nd7 50.Kf2 Nc5 51.Ke2 Nb3 0–1. Faccia,S (2075) – Guerra,A (2200), Venezia ITA, Autumn Open, 2011.

7.Be2 e5 8.Nf3 ed4 9.0-0 Be6 10.Re1 (10.Nd4?? Nd4 11.Bd3 Qe5-+) 10...0-0-0 11.Bd3 Qf4 12.Bc1 Qc7 13.a3 Nf6 14.Nbd2 Bd6 15.Qc2 Rhe8 16.c5 Bf4 17.g3 Bd2 18.Bd2 b3 19.Qb2 Bg4 (better is 19...Nd7!? 20.Bg5 f6 21.Re6 Re6 22.Bf4-+) 20.Bf4 Qa5 21.Nd2? (21.Qb3 Re1 22.Ne1-+) 21...Nd7?? (21...Qc3 22.Qb3 Nd5 23.Reb1-+) 22.Bd6? (better is 22.Re8 Re8 23.Nb3-/+) 22...Qc3-+ 23.Qb3 (23.Qc3 dc3 24.Nb3-+) 23...Re1 (23...Qd2?! 24.Re8 Re8 25.Qf7-+) 24.Re1 Qd2 25.Rb1 Na5 26.Qb5 0–1. Schulz,Hans (1910) – Borgmeyer,M (2155), 105 Jahre FC St. Pauli Op, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Be2 e5 8.Nf3 ed4 9.0-0 Bf5 10.Re1 0-0-0-+ 11.Ng5 Qe7 12.h4 Qc7 13.a3 h6 14.Nf3 Nf6 15.Bd3 Bd3 16.Qd3 Kb8 17.Nbd2 ba3 18.Ba3 Ba3 19.Qa3 Rhe8 20.Reb1 Ne4 21.Nb3 g5?? 22.Nbd4 Ka8 23.c5 Rd5 24.Rb7= Qb7 25.Nc6 Rd7 26.Nfe5 Rc7= 27.Na7 Kb8? 28.Nec6 Rc6 29.Nc6 Qc6 30.Qa7 Kc8 31.Rb1 Qc7 32.Qa8 Kd7 33.Rd1 Ke7 34.Qe4 Kf8 35.Qh7 Re6 36.Qh8 Ke7 37.Qc3 f6? 38.Qb4 Kf7 39.hg5 hg5 40.Qc4 Ke7 41.Rc1 Qc6 42.Ra1 Kf7 43.Ra7 Kg6 44.Qc2 f5 45.Qc3 Rf6 46.Re7 Rf7 47.Re5 g4 48.Qe3 Rf6 49.Re7 Qd5 50.Re8 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen – Gehrke,Rolf, BL2–N Germany, 1981.

7.Be2 e6 8.Nd2 Qf5 9.Ngf3= Nf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Re1 0-0 12.Nf1 Rd8 13.Ne3 Qf4 14.g3 Qh6 15.Bc1 g6?? 16.Nf5 Qf8+= 17.Bh6 Qe8 18.Nd6 Rd6 19.Qd2 Ne7 20.Qb4 Nf5 21.Bg5 Ne4 22.Bf4 Rb6 23.Qa3+- Ra6 24.Qd3 Nf6 25.Nd2 Nh5?? 26.Bh5 gh5 1–0. Brkic,T (2115) – Tesic,Zo (2265), XXV Open, Novi Becej SRB, 2007.

7.Be2 e6 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Nbd2 Qg6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nb3 Qe4 12.Bd3 Qg4 13.h3 Qh5 14.Be2 0-0=+ 15.Ne5 Qg5 16.f4 Qg3 17.Rf3 Qh4 18.Qd3 Nh5 19.Raf1 f5 20.g3 Qh3-/+ 21.R1f2 Ne5 22.de5 Rd8 23.Rh2 Rd3 24.Rh3=+ Rf3 25.Bf3 g6 26.Bd4 Rb8 27.Nc5 b6-/+ 28.Nd3 Bb7-+ 29.Kf2 Bf3 30.Kf3 Rc8 31.Nb2 Bc5 32.Bc5 bc5 33.g4 fg4 34.Kg4 Rd8 35.Rd3 Rf8 ½–½. Unciti Juan,J (2155) – Rial Rodriguez,Javier, 19th Moratalaz Open, 2006.

7.Be2 Bf5 8.d5 Nd8 9.Nf3= Qc2 10.Qc2 Bc2 11.Nd4 Ba4 12.0-0 e6 13.Re1 e5 14.Bf3 f6= 15.a3 ba3 16.Na3 Bd7 17.Nab5 Bb5 18.Nb5 Rc8 19.Rac1 a6=+ 20.Bg4 Rb8 21.Nc7+/- Kf7 22.Ne6 Nh6 23.Nd8+= Rd8 24.Be6 Ke8 25.c5 Nf7 26.d6 Nd6 27.cd6 Bd6 28.f4 Bb4? 29.Re4+- Bd2 30.Rc7 Bf4?? 31.Bf7 (31.Bf7 Kf8 32.Ba3 Rd6 33.Bd6) 1–0. Schiller,Thomas – Luettig,Hendrik, Pinneberg op, 1994.

7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.Nbd2 Nf6 11.d5 Na5 12.0-0 e6 13.Nd4 Bf5 (better is 13...Bg6!? 14.de6 Bc5+=) 14.Nf5+/- ef5 15.Bd3 Ne4 16.Rfe1 0-0-0 17.Ne4 fe4 18.Re4 b5 19.cb5 Rd5 20.Re3 (better is 20.Rd4!? Rd4 21.Bd4+-) 20...Bc5 21.Rc1 Rhd8 22.Be2 (22.Bh7?! Nc4 23.Bg7 Ne3 24.fe3 Kb7+=) 22...Kb7 23.Re5 ½–½. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2030) – Becker Bertau,Friedrich (1855), Hamburg League qual, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Ne2 e5 8.Nd2 Qf5 9.Ng3 Qf4 10.Ne2 Qf5 ½–½. Meczynski,Waldemar (2150) – Khamidov,Komil (2110), Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski w szachach Poland, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Ne2 e6 8.Nd2 Qf5 9.Ng3 Qa5 10.Nb3 Qd8 11.d5 Na5 12.Be2 Nb3 13.Qb3 Nf6 14.Rd1 ed5 15.0-0 Bd6 16.cd5 0-0 17.Bd3 a5 18.Bb1 Ra6 19.Qd3 g6 20.Qd4 Re8?? (better is 20...Be7+/-) 21.Qf6+- Qf6 22.Bf6 (22.Bf6 a4 23.Bd4+-) 1–0. Bravo Castillero,J – Real Naranjo,C, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Ne2 e6 8.Nd2 Qf5 9.Ng3 Qf4 10.Nh5 (10.d5 Nd4 11.Nde4 e5 12.Bd4 ed4 13.Qd4 Nf6+/-) 10...Qh6? (better is 10...Qg5!?=) 11.d5+/- Nd8 (11...Bd7 12.dc6 Bc6 13.Nb3+/-) 12.Ne4+- f5? (better is 12...Qg6!? 13.Neg3 f5+-) 13.Nd6!! Bd6 14.Bg7 Qg6 15.Bh8 e5 (15...Bd7 16.Qe2+-) 16.c5! Bc5 17.Be5 Qb6 (17...Bd7 18.Rc1 Rc8 19.Bb2+-) 18.Qe2 Kf8 19.Rc1 Bd7 (19...Bd4 20.Rc4 Be5 21.Qe5+-) 20.Qd2 Rc8 21.Bb2 (better is 21.Qg5!? Bf2 22.Ke2 Qg6 23.Qg6 hg6 24.Bd6 Kf7 25.Rc8 Bc8 26.Kf2 gh5+-) 21...b3 22.a3 (22.ab3 Bb4 23.Rc3 Be8+/-) 22...Nf7 23.Bc4 (23.Bd3 Re8 24.Kd1 Bf2 25.Bg7 Ke7+-) 23...Nd6+/- 24.0-0 (better is 24.Bd3 Re8 25.Kd1+-) 24...Nc4= Attacking the isolated pawn on a3 25.Qc3 (better is 25.Rc4 Bf2 26.Rf2 Rc4 27.Qg5=) 25...Qh6-+ (25...Nb2? 26.Qg7 Ke8 27.Qg8 Ke7 28.Rfe1 Kd6 29.Qg3 Kd5 30.Re5 Kc6 31.Nf6+-) 26.Qb3?? (better is 26.Qg7 Qg7 27.Bg7 Kf7 28.Rc4 Bf2 29.Rf2 Rc4 30.Bb2-/+) 26...Nb2 (26...Qh5?! 27.Rc4 b6 28.a4=) 27.Qb2 b6 (better is 27...Qh5 28.Qb7 Qf7-+) 28.Ng3 Nf6 29.Rce1 Ng4 (29...Bd6!? 30.Re2-+) 30.h3-/+ f4?? (better is 30...Nf6-/+) 31.Ne4+- f3 (31...Be7 32.hg4 Qg7 33.Qg7 Kg7 34.Rc1+-) 32.Nc5 Rc5 (32...bc5 33.hg4 Bg4 34.Re3+-) 33.hg4 fg2 34.Kg2 (better is 34.Qh8 Kf7 35.Kg2+-) 34...Bg4 (34...Qg6 35.Qh8 Kf7+-) 35.Qh8 Kf7 36.Rh1 (36.Qe8 Kf6 37.Qe7 Kf5 38.Qe5 Kg6 39.Qd6 Kf5 40.Re5 Kf4 41.Re6 Kg5 42.f4 Kh4 43.Rh6 Bh5 44.Qe7 Kg4 45.Qg5) 36...Qg6 1–0. Sozin,Stepan (2330) – Sukiasyan,Artem (1975), Novokuznetsk RUS, SFO Ch U19 (b), 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Ne2 e6 8.Nd2 Qg6 9.Nf3 b3 (9...Bd6 10.d5 ed5 11.cd5=) 10.Qb3 Nb4 11.0-0-0 (11.Rd1 Nf6 12.Ng3 Bd6+=) 11...a5 (11...Nf6 12.Ne5 Qf5 13.f3=) 12.a4 (12.Qa4 b5 13.Qb5 Ke7+=) 12...Bd7 13.Ne5 Qh6 14.Kb1 Nf6 15.d5 (15.h4 Ng4 16.Bc1 Qf6 17.Ng4 Qf5 18.Kb2 Qg4=) 15...ed5 16.cd5? (better 16.Nd7 Nd7 17.cd5 Qg6 18.Ka1=+) 16...Bf5-+ 17.Nd3 Nd3 (17...Nfd5 18.Ng3 Be6 19.Nb4 Nb4 20.Bb5 Nc6 21.Qf3 Qg6 22.Bd3=) 18.Rd3 Bd3 19.Qd3 Qg6 (better 19...Rd8!?-+) 20.Nf4=+ Qd3 21.Bd3 Rd8?? (better 21...0-0-0 22.Bf6 gf6 23.Bf5 Kc7-/+) 22.Bb5+- Rd7 23.Bd4 (23.Bf6 gf6 24.Nh5 Kd8 25.Bd7 Kd7 26.Nf6 Kd8+-) 23...Bd6 (23...Kd8 24.Bb6 Rc7 25.Ba5+=) 24.Re1 (24.Bf6 gf6 25.Nh5 Ke7 26.Bd7 Kd7 27.Nf6 Ke7+/-) 24...Kd8 25.Bf6 gf6 26.Bd7 Kd7 27.Nh5 Be5 28.f4 Bd4 29.Rd1 Be3 (29...Bc3 30.Kc2 Rc8 31.Kb3+/-) 30.Nf6+- Ke7 31.Ng4 (better 31.Re1!? Kf6 32.Re3+/-) 31...Bf4+= 32.g3 Bd6 (32...f5 33.gf4 fg4 34.d6 Ke6 35.Kc2=+) 33.Re1+/- Kd8 34.Nf6 (34.Nh6 Rf8 35.Rf1 Ke7+/-) 34...Be7 (34...h5 35.Re2+=) 35.Ne4 (35.Rf1 Bb4+/-) 35...Kd7 (35...f5 36.Nc3+=) 36.Kc2 (36.d6 Bd8 37.Rf1 Ke6+/-) 36...h5 (36...f5 37.Nd2 Rc8 38.Kd3=) 37.Kd3 (37.Rf1 f6+/-) 37...h4 (37...f5!? 38.Nd2 h4+=) 38.g4+/- Rf8 (38...Bb4 39.Rf1 Ke7 40.g5+/-) 39.Rf1 b6 (39...Bd6 40.h3+/-) 40.h3+- Bd6 (40...Bc5 41.g5+-) 41.Nf6 (41.g5!? Bg3+-) 41...Ke7+/- 42.Rf5 (42.g5 Bg3+/-) 42...Rc8 43.Ne4 (43.g5 Rc1 44.Ng8 Ke8+/-) 43...Rc1+= 44.Nd6 (44.Ng5 f6 45.Ne4 Rd1 46.Kc2 Rd4 47.Nd6 Kd6 48.Rf6 Kd5 49.Rb6 Ra4+=) 44...Kd6= 45.Rf6 Kd5 46.Rb6 Rh1 47.Rb5 Kc6 48.Ke4 Rh3 49.Kf5 Rc3 50.Ra5 Rc5 51.Rc5 Kc5 52.Kf4 Kb4 53.g5 Ka4 54.Kg4 Kb5 55.Kh4 Kc6 56.Kg4 Kd6 57.Kf5 Ke7 58.Ke5 Kf8 59.Kf6 Kg8 ½-½. Alshehri,Tariq Nasser - Yogesh,Vivek Shelgaonkar, Asian University Men (9), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Ne2 Bf5 8.Nd2 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4 Ba4 12.N2b3 b6 13.Bd3 Rc8 14.Na5 ba5 15.0-0 Nf6 16.Rfe1 g6? 17.Nf5 Kd7+= 18.Nd4 Bg7= 19.Nb3 Ne8 20.Bg7 Ng7 21.Na5 e6 22.de6 Ne6 23.Re2 Nc5 24.Bc2 Rhe8 25.Ba4 Na4 26.Rd1 Kc7 27.Rde1? Re2-+ 28.Re2 Kb6 29.Re7 Nc3 30.Re5? Rd8 31.g3 Rd2 32.Nb3 Ra2 33.c5 Kb5 34.Nd4 Kc4 35.c6 Kd4 36.c7 Rc2 37.Ra5 Nd5 38.c8Q Rc8 0–1. Mouratidis,H (1895) – Balaskas,P (2145), 15th Open, Nikea GRE, 2007.

7.Ne2 Bf5 8.Nd2 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4 Ba4 12.Bd3 0-0-0 (12...Bd7!?+=) 13.a3+/- b3 14.Bc3 b6 15.Ba5 (better is 15.Bf5!? Kc7 16.Rb1+/-) 15...ba5= 16.N4b3 e6 17.0-0 Nf6 18.Na5 ed5 19.cd5 Rd5 20.Ba6 Kc7 21.Nab3 Bd6 22.Bc4 Rh5 23.g3 Ng4 (better is 23...Nd5!?=) 24.Bf7+/- Rh2 25.Nd4 Bg3 The pressure on the backward pawn f2 grows 26.Ne4?? (26.Ne6 Kb8 27.Rab1 Kc8 28.Rbc1 Bc6+-) 26...Bf2?? (better is 26...Be5 27.Rac1 Kd8=) 27.Nf2+- Rf2 28.Rf2 Nf2 29.Kf2 Kd6 30.Bh5 g6 31.Bf3 Rb8 32.Rh1 Rb2 33.Ke3 Ra2 34.Rh7 Ra3 35.Kf4 Be8 (35...Rd3 36.Ke4 Ra3 37.Bg4+=) 36.Rh8 Ra4 37.Re8 ½–½. Knudsen,Jes West (1910) – Lund,Silas (2415), Reykjavik ISL, Open, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Ne2 Bf5 8.Nd2 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.d5 Nb8 11.Nd4 Ba4 12.a3 b3 13.Bd3+/- Nd7 14.N2b3 0-0-0 15.0-0 e5+= 16.de6 fe6 17.Ne6 Bb3 18.Nf8 Rf8 19.Bg7 Ngf6 20.Bh8 Rh8 21.Rab1 Ba4 22.Rfe1 Bc6 23.Bf5 Rg8 24.g3 h5 25.Re6 Kc7 26.Re7 Rg5 27.Bd7 Nd7 28.Rc1 Rc5 29.Rh7 b5-/+ 30.h3 bc4 31.g4 hg4 32.hg4 Bf3 33.Rg7 c3 34.Kh2 c2 35.Kg3 Bd1 36.g5 Rb5 37.Kh4 Rb1 38.g6 Rc1 39.Rd7 Kd7 40.g7 Bf3 (40...Bf3 41.g8Q Rh1 42.Kg3 Rg1 43.Kf3 Rg8 44.Ke4 Re8 45.Kd4 c1Q 46.Kd3 Qd1 47.Kc3 Rc8 48.Kb2 Qc2 49.Ka1 Qd2 50.f4 Rc1) 0–1. Joecks,Christian (2345) – Lyrberg,Patrik (2420), Wichern op Hamburg (1), 1993.

5.c4 Nf6 6.d5 Nb8 7.Nd2 (7.Bf6 gf6 8.Qa4 Qd7 9.Qb4 Bg7=+) 7...a5 (7...Na6 8.Ngf3=+) 8.f4 Na6 9.Ngf3 Bg4 10.e5 de5 (10...Nh5 11.g3=) 11.fe5= Nd7 12.h3 Bf3 13.Qf3 Ndc5 14.Be2 Qb6 15.Bd4 f6 16.0-0 0-0-0 (16...Rc8 17.Qf5 Kd8 18.Bg4+/-) 17.Kh1 (17.Qe3 Qc7+-) 17...Qc7 18.Qe3 b6 (18...h5 19.Bf3+/- (worse 19.ef6 ef6 20.a3 Bd6=)) 19.Nb3 (19.a3 h5+/-) 19...a4 20.Nd2 Kb8 (20...h5 21.Rab1+/-) 21.Rab1 Rc8 22.Rfc1 h5 23.Nf3 Ka7 24.Bf1 (24.Bb2 g6 25.Nd4 Qb7 26.Nc6 Ka8+/-) 24...Qd7 (24...g6 25.ef6 Bh6 26.Qe7 Bc1 27.Rc1+/-) 25.Qd2 (25.Rd1 Rh6+/-) 25...Rh6 26.Rb4 (26.e6 Qd6+/-) 26...Nb4+= 27.Qb4 e6 28.d6 (28.Rb1 Qb7 29.ef6 gf6 30.de6 Qa6+/-) 28...Qc6 (better 28...fe5!? 29.Ne5 Qd6=) 29.Rb1 (better 29.Bc5 Qc5 30.Qa4 Kb7 31.Bd3+-) 29...g5? (29...fe5 30.Ne5 Qd6 31.Bc5 Rc5 32.Qa4 Kb7 33.Nf7+/-) 30.ef6?? (better 30.Bc5 Qc5 31.Qa4 Kb8 32.Bd3 Bd6 33.Qa6+- (worse 33.ed6 Qd6 34.Be4 f5+-)) 30...Bd6=+ (worse 30...Qd6 31.Ng5 Rb8 32.Bc5 Qc5 33.Qa4 Qa5 34.Qa5 ba5 35.Rb8 Kb8 36.Ne4+/-) 31.Ng5 Ne4?? (better 31...e5 32.Nf7 Rf6 33.Nd6 Rg8 (33...ed4?! 34.Qb6 Qb6 35.Nc8 Ka6 36.Nb6 Rb6 37.Rd1+=; 33...Qd6?! 34.Bc5 Rc5 35.Qa4 Ra5 36.Qc2=+) 34.Nc8 Rc8 (worse 34...Qc8 35.Be5 Rc6 36.Bd4+=) 35.Bc5 bc5 36.Qa5 Qa6-/+) 32.Bb6 (32.Qa5 Kb8 33.Rb6 Qb7 34.Rb7 Kb7 35.Qb6 Ka8 36.Qa7) 32...Ka8 (32...Kb7 33.c5 Ng3 34.Kg1 Nf1 35.cd6 Qc4 36.Qc4 Rc4+-) 33.Kg1 (33.Qa5 Kb8 34.Qa7) 33...Bb4-+ 34.Rb4 (34.Ne4 Qb6 35.Kh1 Qe3 36.Rb4 Qe4 37.Ra4 Kb7-+) 34...Rb8 (better 34...Ng5 35.c5 Rf6 36.Bb5-+) 35.c5 (35.Ne4 Rb6 36.Rb6 Qe4 37.c5-+) 35…Nc5 (35...Nc5 36.f7 Rf6-+) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Rego,P (2310), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4)

5.d5 Ne5 6.f4 Ng6 7.f5 Ne5 8.Nf3 Nf3 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.g4 Qc7 11.c4 Nd7 12.a3 e5 (12...Qa5 13.Nd2=+) 13.fe6 fe6 14.g5 (better 14.ab4!? Qb6 15.Qa3=) 14...Ne5-/+ Attacking the backward pawn on c4 15.Be5 de5 16.Bd3 Bc5 (16...ba3 17.Ke2-/+) 17.Rf1 Rf8 18.Qh5 g6 19.Rf8 Bf8 20.Qf3 ba3 21.Ke2 Qb6 22.Nd2 Bd7 23.Qf6 ed5 24.Qe5 Qe6 (24...Kf7 25.Rb1 Bb4 26.Qd5 Be6-+) 25.Qe6= Be6 26.cd5 Bg4 27.Ke3 Bc5 28.Kf4 Bd7 (28...Bh3 29.e5=) 29.e5 0-0-0 (29...Bb4 30.Nb1=) 30.Ne4 Rf8 ½-½. Rusan,P (2105) - Szabo,G (2530), 3rd Cristina Foisor Rapid, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4)

5.f4 d5 6.e5 (6.ed5 Qd5 7.c4 Qe4 8.Ne2 e6+=) 6...e6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.Bd3 Ng6 9.g3 Be7 10.0-0 f5 11.Nbd2 h5 12.h4 a5 13.Ne1 a4 14.Be2 (14.Rb1!?+=) 14...a3-/+ 15.Bc1 Nd4 16.Bh5 Kf7 17.Bg6 Kg6 18.Nef3 Nf3 (18...Qc7!? 19.Nb3 Nc2 20.Rb1-+) 19.Nf3 Bd7 20.Be3 Rc8 21.Rf2 b6 22.Rh2 Qc7 23.h5 (23.Rd2 Kf7-+) 23...Kf7 (23...Rh5!? 24.Rh5 Kh5 25.Nd4 Kg6 26.g4-+) 24.Qd3 Qc3 25.Bd4 Qd3 26.cd3 Rb8 (26...Bb5 27.Ne1-/+) 27.Rb1 Bb5 28.Ne1 Rh7 29.Rb3 (29.Be3!?-/+) 29...Ba4 30.Rb1 Bb5 (better is 30...Rbh8!?-+) 31.Be3 g6 32.hg6+= Kg6 33.Rc2?? Rbh8-+ 34.Rbc1 Rh1 35.Kf2 R8h2 36.Ng2 Rc1 37.Rc1 Bd3 38.Rc7 Bf8 39.Kg1 Rh7 40.Nh4 Kh6 41.Rc6? Re7 42.Bb6? Kh5 43.Bc5 Re8 44.Bf8 Rf8 45.Re6?? b3!-+ 46.Kg2 ba2 47.Re7 Be4 48.Kh3 Rh8 (48...Rh8 49.g4 fg4 50.Kg3 a1Q 51.Rh7 Rh7 52.Kf2 g3 53.Ke2 Qb2 54.Ke1 a2 55.f5 a1Q) 0–1. Shtembuliak,Evgeny (2075) – Qasimov,Cingiz, Wch U08 Kemer, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d6)

5.f4 Nf6 6.Nd2 (6.d5 Nb8+= (worse is 6...Ne4 7.Qf3+=)) 6...e6 7.Ngf3 Be7 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.Qe1 Rac8 12.Qh4 (12.d5!? Nd8 13.Nb3+=) 12...Ne4!-/+ 13.Ng5 (13.Ne4 Bh4 Discovered attack; 13.Be4 Bh4 Discovered attack) 13...Ng5 14.fg5 g6 15.Qh6 d5 16.Rf3 e5 17.de5 Bc5 (17...Ne5!? 18.Kh1-+) 18.Kh1-/+ Be6 19.Rf4 Rfe8 (19...Be3 20.Rh4 f5 21.ef6 Qf7=) 20.Rh4= f5 (20...Ne5? 21.Qh7 Kf8 22.Qh8 Ke7 23.Qf6 (23.Qe5?! Qe5 24.Be5 Be3 25.Bf6 Kd6+-) 23...Kd7 24.Be5+- (worse is 24.Qe5 Qe5 25.Be5 a6+-)) 21.gf6 Bf8 22.Qg5 Bf7 23.Nf3 Qd7 (better is 23...b6+=) 24.Qg3 Nd8 25.Ng5 Ne6 26.Nh7 Red8 (26...Rc4 27.Bg6 Rh4 28.Bf5 Bg7 29.Qh4 Qc7 30.fg7 Qd8+-) 27.Bg6 Bg6 (27...Qc7+-) 28.Qg6 Bg7 (28...Ng7 29.Ng5 Bc5 30.Qh7 Kf8 31.Qh8) 29.fg7 Qg7 (29...Ng7 30.Nf6 Kf8 31.Nd7 Ke7 32.Qg7 Ke6 33.Qg6 Kd7 34.Rh7) 30.Qe6 (30.Qe6 Qf7 31.Nf6 Kf8 32.Rh8 Kg7 33.Rh7 Kf8 34.Rf7) 1–0. Jancso,Zsolt – Homonnay,Adam, Sarospatak op1, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d6)

5.d5 Na5 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.de6 de6 (worse is 7...Ne4 8.ef7 Ke7 9.Qd5+/-) 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 a6 10.Qe2 b5 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.a3 Nc6 13.a4 ba4 14.Ra4 a5 15.Rfa1 0-0 16.Nb3 Nd7 17.Bb5 Nc5 18.R4a2 Qb6 19.Nfd2 Nb3 20.Nb3 Rfc8 21.Bd3 e5 22.Nd2 Bc5 23.Nc4 Qd8 (23...Qc7!?-/+) 24.Ne5+= Bd4 25.Nc6 Bc6 26.Bd4 Qd4 27.Ra5?? (27.Ba6 Re8 28.Ra5 Be4 29.Qf1-/+) 27…Qa1-+ (27...Qa1 28.Ra1 Ra1 29.Qf1 Rf1 30.Kf1 Ba4-+) 0–1. Bohley,Donald – Ivanov,Igor V (2510), Columbus Cardinal op, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6)

5.d5 ed5 6.ed5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Qe2 8.Be2 Nce7 9.c4 d6 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Nbd2 0-0-0 13.a3 ba3 14.Ra3 Kb8 15.Bd4 Bf3 16.Ba7+/- Kc7 17.Nf3 Nc8 18.Rb1 Na7 19.Ra7+- Rb8 20.Nd4 Nd7 21.Nb5 Kd8 22.Bg4 Nc5 23.Rba1 Na6?? 24.Rb1 h5 25.Bh3 g5 26.Bf5 Rh6 27.h3 Bg7 28.Na3 Nc5+= 29.Nc2 Rf6 30.g4 hg4+= 31.hg4 Rh6 32.Nb4 Kc7 33.Re1 Be5 34.Nd3 Nd3 35.Bd3 Rbh8 36.Be4 Bd4 37.Ra2 Re8 38.Ree2 Rh3 39.Bg2 Re2 40.Re2 Rc3 41.Re7 Kb6 42.Bf1 f6 43.Kg2= Be5 44.Be2 Rb3 45.Re6 Kc5 46.Re7 Kd4 47.Rc7 b6 48.Rc6 Ke4 49.Rc7 Kd4 50.Rb7 Kc3 51.Rh7 Kd2 52.Bf3 Rb2-/+ 53.Rh1 Rb4 54.Rd1=+ Kc3 55.Be2= Kc2 56.Rh1 Kd2 57.Bf1 Rb2 58.Kf3 Rb3 59.Kg2 Bd4 60.f3 Ke3-/+ 61.Rh3 Rb2 62.Kh1 Kf2-+ 63.Bd3 Rb3 64.Rh2 Kf3 65.Be2? Ke4 66.Kg2?? Rb2 67.Kf1 Kf4 68.Rh3 Rb1 69.Kg2 Re1 70.Rf3 Ke5?? 71.Bd3= Bg1 72.Kh3 ½–½. Novy,J – Kukla,B, Klatovy op–B (3), 1999.

5.d5 ed5 6.ed5 Qe7 7.Be2 Ne5 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.Ngf3 Nf3 10.Nf3 Qc5 11.0-0 (11.Bf6 gf6 12.0-0 Bd6=) 11...Be7+= 12.Bd3 0-0 13.Re1 Bd8 14.Bd4 Qc7 (14...Qd5? 15.Bf6 Qh5 16.Re5+-) 15.c4 (15.a3 Nd5 16.ab4 Nb4+=) 15...d6 (15...bc3!? 16.Qb3 Qd6+=) 16.h3 h6 17.Rc1 b6 18.Bb1 Nh7 19.Qd3 f5 20.Re2 (20.Qb3 Ng5+=) 20...Qf7 (20...Ng5!?=) 21.Rce1 Ng5 22.Ng5 Bg5 23.f4 (23.Qb3 Bf6 24.Bf6 Qf6 25.Qb4 f4+=) 23...Bh4= (worse is 23...Bf4 24.Re7 Qg6 25.Rg7 Qg7 26.Bg7 Kg7 27.Qd4 Be5 28.Re5 de5 29.Qe5 Rf6 30.Qe7 Rf7 31.Qe8+/-) 24.g3 Bd8 25.Qb3 a5 26.a3 ba3 27.Qa3 (27.Bb6?? Rb8-+) 27...Qg6 28.Kh2 h5 29.Bc2 Ra7 30.Ba4 ½–½. Kulas,S (2025) – Sadkowsky,Daniel (2230), Wroclaw Poland, 8th Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 e6)

5.d5 ed5 6.ed5 Qe7 7.Be2 Ne5 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.Ngf3 Nf3 10.Nf3 Ne4 11.0-0 Nc3 12.Bc3 bc3 13.Re1 Qd6 (13...Qf6 14.Rb1 Kd8 15.Qd3=) 14.Nd4 (14.Qd4 Qf6 15.Qf6 gf6 16.Bc4 Kd8+=) 14...g6 (better is 14...Qf6=) 15.Nb5+- Qc5 16.d6 (better is 16.Nc7! Qc7 17.Qd4+-) 16...Kd8+/- 17.a4?? (17.Bc4 Qc4 18.Qf3+-) 17...a6+= 18.Na3 (18.Nc7!? Rb8 19.Nd5+=) 18...Qd6-/+ 19.Bd3 Bg7 (19...Qf6!?-/+) 20.Nc4 Qd4 21.Qe2 Bf6 22.Rad1 Qc5 23.Qf3 Be7 24.Re5 Qb4? (better is 24...Qc6 25.Qf7 Qf6=) 25.Rde1+- (25.Qf7?! Rf8 26.Qh7 Bc5+/-) 25...Re8 26.Qf7 b5 (26...b6 27.Re7! Re7 28.Qf8 Kc7 29.Re7 Qb1 30.Bf1+-) 27.Nb6 Rb8 (27...Rf8 28.Qe7 Qe7 29.Re7 Rb8 30.Nc8 Kc8 31.ab5 ab5 32.Rh7 b4+-) 28.Nd5 ba4 29.Nb4 Rb4 30.Re7 1–0. Reh,Stefan – Traut,Stefan (2005), Hessen–ch MVT, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 e6)

5.d5 ed5 6.ed5 Nce7?? 7.d6 Nc6 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Bg7 Qa5 10.Bh8 f6 11.Nf3 (11.de7 Nd4 12.Qc4 b3 13.Nc3 Nc2 14.Kd2 Ne7+-) 11...b3 12.Nbd2 (better 12.c3 Ne5 13.Ne5 Qe5 14.ab3 Bd6+-) 12...bc2 (12...Qc3 13.Rd1 ba2+-) 13.Qc4 Kf8 14.de7 Nce7 15.Qc2 (better 15.Qh4 Qa3 16.Nb3 Ng6 17.Qh7 Qb4 18.Nfd2 Qe7 19.Qe7 Ke7+-) 15...d5 (15...Ng6 16.Kd1+-) 16.Qh7 Bf5 17.Qg7 Ke8 18.Be2 Qc3 (18...Rd8 19.h4+-) 19.0-0 (19.0-0 a6 20.Rfe1+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2110) - Desideri,Ricardo Maruchi (1935), Titled Tuesday, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4)

5.d5 ed5 6.ed5 Nce7?? 7.d6 Nf5 8.Qe2 Nge7 9.de7 Be7 (9...Qe7 10.Nf3+-) 10.g4 0-0 11.Nd2 (better is 11.gf5 Bf6 12.Bf6 Qf6 13.c3 bc3 14.Qd3+-) 11...Re8 12.0-0-0 (worse is 12.gf5 Bf6 13.Rb1 Re2 14.Ne2 d5 15.Bf6 Qf6 16.Rb4 Bf5-/+) 12...Nd6 13.Qf3 Qa5 14.Kb1 b6 (better is 14...Qc5!?+/-) 15.Nb3+- (15.Qa8?! Bb7 16.Qe8 Ne8+/-) 15...Qa4 16.Bd3?? (better is 16.Rd6 Bb7 17.Qb7 Bd6 18.Nf3+-) 16...Bb7+= 17.Qh3 h6 18.Nf3 Ne4 19.g5?? (19.Qh5 Nf2 20.Bc4 d5 21.Rd5 Bf6+-) 19...Nc3 (19...Nf2 20.Qf5 g6+-) 20.Bc3+= bc3 21.gh6 g6 22.h7 Kg7 23.Ne5 Bh1= 24.Rh1 d5 25.Nf7+/- Kf7 26.Rg1 g5? 27.Qf5 Bf6?? 28.Qg6 Ke7 29.Re1 Kd7 30.Qf7 Be7 31.Qd5 Kc7 32.h8Q! Rh8 33.Re7 (33.Re7 Qd7 34.Rd7 Kc8 35.Qb7) 1–0. Pitre,Hanniegn G – Raymer,Evan, Labour Day op, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 e6)

5.d5= Nce7 6.d6 Nc6 7.e5 g6 8.f4 Nh6 9.Nf3 Nf5 10.g4 Ne3=+ 11.Qe2 Ng4 12.Ng5 Nh6 13.a3 Nf5 14.ab4 h6 15.Nf3 Nb4 16.Bc3 Nc6 17.Bd2 Qb6 18.Qb5 Qb5 19.Bb5 Bg7 20.Bd3 Nd6! 21.c4 Ne7 22.ed6? Ba1-+ 23.de7 Ke7 24.Nc3 Bc3 25.Bc3 Rd8 26.Bg7 h5 27.Bh6 Rh8 28.Bg5 Ke8 29.Bf6 Rg8 30.Kd2 d6 31.Be4 Rb8 32.Ra1 a6 33.Nd4 Kd7 34.Rb1 Re8 35.Kc3 Ra8?? 36.Nf3 Kc7 37.Ng5= Rf8 38.Nh7 Re8 39.Ng5= Rf8 40.Nh7 Re8 41.Ng5= e5 42.fe5+/- de5 43.Nf7 Ra7 44.Bg6 Re6 45.Be5 Re5 46.Ne5 a5 47.Bh5 a4 48.Ra1 a3 49.Ra2 Be6 50.Bf7 Bf5 51.Bg6 Be6 52.Kb4 Kd6 53.Nf3 b5 54.c5 Kc7 55.Ra3 Ra3 56.Ka3 Bg4 57.Nd4 Bh3 58.Kb4 Bf1 59.h4 (59.h4 Kd8 60.h5+-) 1–0. Gallegos,P (2090) – Parayno,Rod, Continental Open (6), 2000.

5.Nf3 d5 A) 6.Nbd2 Be7 (6...Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Ne4 de4 9.Nd2 Nd4 10.Ne4 Nc6 11.Qd8 Kd8 12.Rd1= –0.06; 6...de4 7.Ne4 Be7 8.Bd3 Nh6 9.d5 ed5 10.Bg7 Rg8 11.Bh6 de4 12.Be4+= –0.50) 7.Bb5 (7.e5 Nh6 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Qb1 Nf5 11.Rc1 f6 12.c4+= –0.62) 7...de4 8.Ne5 Bd7 9.Nd7 e3 10.fe3 Qd7 11.0-0 Nf6 12.a3+= –0.53; B) 6.ed5 ed5 (6...Qd5 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.Bc4 Qd8 9.Qe2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rfe1 a6 12.Bd3-/+ –0.87) 7.Bd3 (7.Bb5 Bd6 8.0-0 Nge7 9.a3 0-0 10.ab4 Nb4 11.c3 Nbc6 12.Ba3-/+ –0.94; 7.Be2 Bd6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Re1 0-0 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 Re8 12.Qb3-/+ –1.06; 7.a3 Nf6 8.Bd3 ba3 9.Na3 Qe7 10.Kf1 Bg4 11.c4 Qd7 12.Qe1-/+ –0.97; 7.Ne5 Bd6 8.Bb5 Nge7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Bf5 11.c4 a6 12.Bc6-/+ –1.00) 7...Bd6 8.0-0 Nge7 9.Ne5 Be6 10.Re1 0-0 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qf3-/+ –0.91; C) 6.e5 C1) 6...Nh6 7.Nbd2 (7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Be2 Bb4 10.Qd3 0-0 11.0-0 Bd7 12.a3+= –0.69; 7.Be2 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.0-0 Nf5 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Ba3 Ba3 12.Na3+= –0.66; 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 Nf5 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf5+= –0.62; 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 Nf5 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Re8 12.Qd2+= –0.62; 7.a3 Nf5 8.Bd3 ba3 9.Bc3 Bd7 10.Na3 Qc8 11.Qd2 Be7 12.0-0-/+ –0.72) 7...Nf5 8.Bd3 Be7 9.c4 bc3 10.Bc3 0-0 11.Qc2 h6 12.0-0+= –0.37; C2) 6...Be7 7.Bc1 (7.Bd3 Nh6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nbd2 Nf5 10.c4 bc3 11.Bc3 f6 12.Rc1+= –0.53; 7.a3 Nh6 8.Bc1 Nf5 9.g4 Nh4 10.Nh4 Bh4 11.ab4 Qb6 12.c3-/+ –1.00) 7...Qa5 8.Nbd2 Qc7 9.Nb3 Bd7 10.Bd3 h6 11.0-0 a6 12.Nfd2+= –0.31; C3) 6...Nge7 7.Bd3 (7.Be2 Ng6 8.Bc1 Nh4 9.0-0 Nf3 10.Bf3 f6 11.ef6 Qf6 12.Be3-/+ –1.16; 7.a3 Nf5 8.Bd3 ba3 9.Bc3 Bd7 10.Na3 Qb6 11.Rb1 Qd8 12.Nb5-/+ –0.72; 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bd3 Ng6 9.0-0 Nf4 10.a3 Be7 11.Bc1 Nd3 12.Qd3-/+ –0.97; 7.c4 dc4 8.Bc4 Nd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qc2 Bd7 11.Qe4 Nb6 12.Bd3+= –0.59) 7...Ng6 8.0-0 Nf4 9.Bb5 a6 10.Bc6 bc6 11.a3 a5 12.Qd2+= –0.53.

5.d5 Nce7 6.d6 Ng6 7.Nf3 Qb6 8.e5 f6 9.Nbd2 fe5 10.Nc4 Qd8 (10...Qc6 11.Nfe5 (worse 11.Be5 b5 12.Na5 Qe4 13.Qe2 Qe2 14.Be2 Ne5 15.Ne5 Bd6-+) Ne5 12.Ne5 Qe4 13.Be2=) 11.Nfe5+= Ne5 12.Ne5 Nf6 13.Be2 g6 14.h4 (14.Qd4 Bg7+=) 14...b6 (better 14...Bg7!?=) 15.h5+/- g5? (better 15...Rg8+/-) 16.h6+- Bd6 17.Qd6 Qe7 18.Qe7 Ke7 19.Ng4 Ng4 20.Bh8 (20.Bg4?! Rf8 21.Bf3 d5+-) 20...Nf6 (20...Bb7 21.Bg7 (21.Bg4?! Rh8 22.Be2 e5+-) 21...Nf6 22.f3+-) 21.Bf3 (21.Bf6 Kf6 22.Rd1 a5+-) 21...Rb8 (21...d5 22.0-0-0+-) 22.g4 (22.Rb1 a5+-) 22...Ba6 (22...Bb7 23.Bf6 Kf6 24.Rh3+-) 23.Bf6 Kf6 24.0-0-0 (better 24.a3!? ba3 25.Ra3 Bb7+-) 24...d5 25.Rhe1 Bc4 26.Kb2 a5 27.Re3 a4 28.a3 ba3 29.Ka3 (29.Ra3?! b5+-) 29...b5 30.Kb4 Rc8 (30...Rb7 31.Rde1 Re7 32.Be2+-) 31.Rde1 (31.Be2 Ra8+-) 31...Rc6 (31...d4 32.Ra3+-) 32.c3 Ra6 33.Ra1 (33.Be2 a3+-) 33...e5 34.Be2 d4 (34...a3 35.Ra3 Ra3 36.Ka3+-) 35.Bc4 (35.cd4 ed4 36.Rf3 Kg6 37.Bc4 bc4 38.Kc4 Kh6 39.Kd4 Kg6+-) 35...de3 36.Bb5 Rd6 (36...Rb6 37.Kc5 Rb5 38.Kb5 ef2 39.Rf1+- (39.Ka4?? e4-+)) 37.fe3 Kg6 (37...Ke7 38.Rh1 (worse 38.Ba4 Rh6 39.Bc2 Rh4+-; worse 38.Ka4 Rh6 39.Kb4 Rh4+-) 38...Rd2 39.Rh5+- (worse 39.Ka4 Rg2+-)) 38.Ra4 Rd2 (38...Kh6 39.Kc5 Rd8 40.Re4+-) 39.Ra6 Kf7 40.Bc4 (40.Bc4 Ke7 41.Kc5+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2100) - Spitzl,Vinzent (2315), Titled Tuesday (6), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4)

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 A) 6...Be7 7.0-0 (7.e5 Nd5 8.0-0 Nf4 9.Bb5 a6 10.Qd2 Nh3 11.gh3 ab5 12.d5-/+ –0.78; 7.Nbd2 d5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 de4 10.Ne4 Nd5 11.a3 b6 12.Ne5-/+ –0.78; 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.0-0 Qb6 11.Na4 Qa5 12.Rc1+= –0.53; 7.Qe2 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.0-0 Nb6 10.Bc1 0-0 11.a3 Qc7 12.Nbd2+= –0.69; 7.c3 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.0-0 f6 10.Nbd2 bc3 11.Bc3 fe5 12.de5+= –0.66) 7...d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Qb1 Qc7 11.Rc1 h6 12.a3+= –0.53; B) 6...d6 7.c4 (7.0-0 Be7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.c4 bc3 10.Bc3 Nh5 11.d5 ed5 12.ed5+= –0.50; 7.Qe2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.d5 Na5 10.c4 Qc7 11.e5 de5 12.Be5+= –0.50) 7...bc3 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Qb6 10.Rb1 Nd7 11.Ba1 Qa5 12.Rb5+= –0.47; C) 6...d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.0-0 Be7 9.Re1 Ng5 10.Ng5 Bg5 11.a3 Bd7 12.Qg4+= –0.56.

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.d5 Nb8 (6...Na5 7.de6 de6 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.0-0 Ke8 11.c4 Nd7 12.e5+= –0.31) 7.de6 de6 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.Nbd2 Ke8 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Ne4 +=.

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.c4 (7.Bb5 Qa5 8.Bc4 d6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 de5 11.ab4 Qb4 12.Bd5-/+ –0.84; 7.Bc4 d6 8.0-0 de5 9.Ne5 Qc7 10.Bd5 ed5 11.c3 Be6 12.f4-/+ –1.00; 7.c3 bc3 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Qd2 d6 10.a3 Ba5 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Bd3-/+ –0.72; 7.Bd3 Nf4 8.0-0 Nd3 9.Qd3 d6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Qe3 0-0 12.Rfd1-/+ –0.84; 7.Be2 Nf4 8.0-0 Ne2 9.Qe2 d5 10.ed6 Qd6 11.a3 Be7 12.ab4+= –0.50) 7...bc3 8.Nc3 (8.Nc3 Qa5 Pinning (8...Qa5 Decoy 9.Qb3 d6 10.Rc1 de5 11.de5 a6 12.Be2-/+ –0.72; 8...Bb4 9.Qd2 d6 10.a3 Ba5 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Bd3-/+ –0.72) 9.Qb3 d6 10.Rc1 de5 11.de5 a6 12.Be2-/+ –0.72; 8.Bc3 d6 (8...Be7 Decoy 9.Bc4 d6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.Rc1-/+ –0.97) 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 Rc8 11.0-0 Qb6 12.Re1-+ –1.44) 8...Bb4 9.Rc1 Qa5 (9...d6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.Be4-/+ –0.87) 10.Qd2 (10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Kd1 Bc3 12.Bc3+= –0.34) 10...0-0 (10...d6 11.Bd3 0-0 12.Be4-/+ –0.81) 11.Bc4 Nc3 (11...d6 12.Bd5-/+ –0.81) 12.Bc3 Bc3 13.Rc3 b5 14.Bb3 (14.Bd3 Bb7 15.Be4 b4+=) 14...Ba6 15.Rc2 (15.0-0!?+=) 15...Rac8 16.0-0 Qd2 17.Rd2 Bb7 18.d5 Na5 19.de6 de6 20.Bd1 Rfd8 21.Rb2 a6 22.h3 Nc4 23.Rc2 Rd5 24.Re1 Rdc5 25.Nd2 Re5 26.Re5 Ne5 27.Rc8 Bc8 28.f4?! (28.Kh2-+) 28...Nd3 29.g3 Bb7 30.Nb3 Bd5 31.Bc2? Nb2 32.Kf2 h6 33.Nc1 Kf8 34.g4 Ke7 35.Ke3 Kd6 36.Kd4 f6 37.Kc3 Nc4 38.a4 ba4 39.Ba4 Ne3 40.Be8 Bg2 41.f5 Bh3 42.Nd3 Bg4 43.fe6 Be6 44.Nf4 Nd5 45.Nd5 Bd5 46.Kb4 Bc6 47.Bg6 Ke5 48.Bd3 Bb5! 49.Bg6 f5 50.Bh5 f4 51.Ka5 Ke4 0–1. Svetinsky,Vladimir (1710) – Baraniuk,Andrej (1670), Open, Pilsen CZE, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6)

4.a3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Qb6 6.Qe2+= Bd7 (better is 6...ba3!? 7.Na3 a6 8.ed5 ab5 9.dc6 bc6+=) 7.ed5+= Nb8 8.a4 Qg6 9.Qc4 Qg2?? (better is 9...Na6 10.Kf1 Qd6=) 10.Qc8 1–0. Knap – Dvorak, corres CSSR cup, 1982. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

4.d3 Nf6 5.Nd2 Nc6 6.g3 de4 7.Ne4 e5 8.Nf3 Ne4-+ 9.de4 Qf6 10.Be2 Bh3 11.Bb5 Bg4 12.Be2 Rd8 13.Qc1?? Bf3 14.Bf3 Qf3 15.0-0 Bc5 16.Qe1 h5 17.Rd1 Rd1 18.Qd1 Bf2! (18...Bf2 19.Rf2 Qd1 20.Kg2 Rh6 21.Be5 Ne5-+) 0–1. clavecinist (2090) – pierred (2745), net–chess.com, 2008.

4.ed5 Qd6 5.Nf3 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Nf6 8.d3 Qg4 9.0-0 Qd7 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Rc1 e6 12.Bf6 gf6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.d4 Qc7 15.d5 Ne5?? 16.d6+- Nf3 17.Bf3 Qd7 18.de7 (18.de7 Qd1 19.Rfd1 Ke7 20.Nd6+-) 1–0. poulmorphy (1720) – jirka44 (1665), kurnik, 2011.

4.e5 Bf5 5.d4 e6 6.Bb5 Nd7 7.c4 bc3! 8.Bc3 (8.Nc3 a6 Combination; 8.Bc3 a6 Combination) 8...Rc8 9.Ne2 Ne7 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Ng3 Bb1 12.Rb1 Nce5 13.Be1 (13.de5 Rc3 14.Qg4 h6-/+) 13...Nc6 14.f4? (better is 14.Bc6!? bc6 15.Rb7-/+) 14...Nd4!-+ 15.f5 (15.Qd4 Bc5) 15...Nf5?? (better is 15...e5-+) 16.Nf5+= ef5 17.Rf5 Bc5 18.Kh1 0-0 (better is 18...d4!? 19.Re5 Kf8+/-) 19.Rd5+- Qf6 20.Rd7 a6 (20...Rcd8 21.Bg3+-) 21.Be2 b5 22.Bf3 (22.a4 ba4 23.Qa4 Ra8+-) 22...Rcd8+/- 23.Rd8 Rd8 24.Qb3 Qd4 25.Bg3 Re8 26.Rf1 Re3 27.Bf2 (27.Bf2 Rb3 28.Bd4 Rf3 29.Rf3 Bd4 30.Rd3+=) 1–0. Bishop,Peter (1810) – Scheerer,Daniel (1770), LUX–ch AB Differdingen, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5)

4.e5 Bf5 5.Nf3 e6 6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Ne7 8.Be2 Nec6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c4 dc4 11.Nc4 Nb6 12.Na5 Qd5 13.Bc3 Be7 14.Nb7 0-0 15.Na5 Nb4 16.Nd4 Be4 17.Bb4 Bb4-/+ 18.Nac6 a5 19.Bb5? Rac8 20.Re1 Kh8 21.Qg4+= Bg6 22.h4 h5 23.Qf4 Nc4 24.Bc4 Qc4 25.Rac1?? Qd3?? 26.Nb4 ab4=+ 27.Nc6 Qa3 28.Ra1 Qd3 29.Ne7 Rcd8 30.Rad1 b3=+ 31.Qb4 Rb8-/+ 32.Ng6 fg6 33.Qc3 Qf5 34.f3 Rfc8 35.Qb2 Rc2 36.Qa3 Qd3 0–1. Rubach,Ingo – Schermer,Denis, Pinneberg op (3), 1997.

4.e5 Nh6 5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.h3 -/+.

4.Qf3 de4 5.Qe4 Nc6 6.Bb5 e6 7.Nf3 Bd7 8.d4 Nf6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rd1 Nd5 12.c4 bc3! 13.Nc3 (13.Nc3 a6 Decoy; 13.Bc3 a6 Decoy) 13...Ncb4 14.Ne4 Bb5 15.Qb5 Qb6 16.Qa4 Qc6 17.Qb3 Qc2 18.Qc2 Nc2 19.Rac1 Rac8 20.Nc5 Ncb4 21.a3 Na2 22.Ra1 Nac3 23.Bc3 Nc3 24.Rd3 Bc5 25.dc5 (25.Rc3!? Bd4! 26.Rc8 Ba1 27.Rc7-/+) 25...Rc5-+ 26.Rd7 Rb5 (26...Rb8 27.Nd4-+) 27.h3 a5 28.Nd4 Rd5 29.Rc7 Rd4 30.Rc3 Rb8 31.Rb3 (31.Rb1 Kf8-+) 31...b5 32.Rc1 Rd5 33.Rc7 Kf8 34.Ra7 b4 35.Rf3 f6 36.Rg3 Rg5 (36...Rg5 37.Rb3 Rgb5-+) 0–1. Loeffler,Arturo Georg – Copie,Jose Antonio, LADAC corr Argentina, 1971. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5)

4.Qf3 e6 5.Nh3 Nc6 6.Bb5 de4 7.Qe4 Bd7 8.0-0 -/+.

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nb5 Qd8 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Be2 Bg4 10.0-0 e6 11.Ne5 Be2 12.Qe2 Be7 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Nd4 Qd7 15.Ra6 Rc8 16.Rfa1 Rc7 17.Nf3 0-0 18.Ne5 Qd5 19.d3 (19.c4!? Qe4 20.Qe4 Ne4 21.d3=) 19...Bc5= 20.c4 Qd6 21.Nf3 Rb7 (21...Qe7 22.Be5 Bd6 23.Bd6 Qd6 24.Ra7 Ra7 25.Ra7=) 22.d4 Qb8 23.R1a2 Bb6 24.g3 (24.c5 Bc7-/+) 24...c5 (24...Qa8 25.Qe1+=) 25.d5= ed5 26.Bf6 gf6 27.cd5 Re8 (27...Rd8!?+=) 28.Qc4 Rbe7 29.Rd2 Re4 30.Qb5 Qd6 31.Ra4 Kf8 32.Re4 Re4 33.Qd3 f5 34.Rc2 (34.Qc2 Kg8=) 34...f6 35.Kg2 Bc7 36.Qc3 Bb6 37.Qd3 Kf7 38.Nh4 Re5 39.Nf5 Qd5-/+ 40.Qd5 Rd5 41.Ne3 Rd4 42.Kf1 Ke8 43.Ke2 Kd7 44.Nf5 Rd5 45.Ne3 Rd4 46.Nf5 Rb4 47.Rd2 Kc6 48.Rd6 Kb5 49.Rf6 Rb2 50.Kd3 c4 51.Kc3+= Rb3 52.Kc2 Kb4 53.Ne7 Rc3 54.Kb2 Rd3 55.Kc2 Bc5 56.Rf7 Kb5 57.Rf5 a5 58.Nd5 Kc6 59.Ne3 Bb4 60.Kb2 Rd2 61.Nc2 Rd5 62.Rd5 Kd5 63.f4 Ke4 64.h3 h5 65.Kc1 Bd6 66.Kb2 Bf4 67.gf4-/+ Kf4 68.Kc3 Kg3 69.Kc4 Kh3 70.Kd3? a4 71.Ke2?? Kg2 72.Ne3 Kg1 73.Kf3 a3 (73...a3 74.Nc2 a2-+) 0–1. Schmitt,Larry – Desmarais,Chris, Boylston CC–ch, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 ba3)

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Bc4 Qg2-+ 8.Qf3 Qf3 9.Nf3 f6 10.Nb5 Kd8 11.d4 Bg4 12.Nd2 e6 13.f3 Bf5 14.Ne4 Nh6 15.0-0 a6 16.Rfd1 Nb4 17.d5 e5 18.Na3 Be4 19.fe4 Bc5 20.Kg2 Ng4 21.Bc1 b5 22.Be2? (22.c3 bc4 23.cb4 Bb4 24.h3 Ba3 25.Ra3-/+) 22...Nf2 23.Re1 Ne4 24.Bf1 Nd6 25.Rd1 (25.c3 Nd5 26.Nb5 Ke7 27.Nd6 Kd6-+) 25...Bd4 26.Rd4 (26.Bd2 Nd5 (26...Ba1?! 27.Bb4 Bd4 28.Bd6-+) 27.c3 Bc3 28.Bc3 Ne3 29.Kg3 Nd1 30.Rd1 Ke7-+) 26...ed4 27.Nb5 Nb5 (27...ab5 28.Ra8 Nc8 29.d6=) 28.Bb5 Kc7 (better is 28...Rc8!? 29.Ba4 Nc2 30.Rb1 Ne1 31.Kf1-+) 29.Ba4 Nd5 0–1. Dunne,Paul (1875) – Wehner,Janis (2235), Leipzig VfB op, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 ba3)

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Be2 Bg4 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.h3 Bf5 11.0-0 g6 12.d4 (12.g4 a6 13.gf5 ab5 14.Bf6 ef6 15.Bb5 Ra1 16.Re1 Be7 17.Qa1 Kf8+=) 12...Bg7 13.d5 Nb4 14.c4 0-0 15.Ra7 Ra7 16.Na7 Qa5 17.Bc3 (17.Nb5!? Bd7 18.Nfd4+=) 17...Nfd5+= 18.Bg7 Kg7 19.Nh4 Nf4 20.Nf5 Qf5 21.Bg4 Qc5 22.Qb3 Rd8 (22...Qa7?! 23.Qb4 e5 24.Rd1+=) 23.Nb5 Rd3 24.Qb2 f6 25.Rb1? (25.Re1 e5 26.Re4 Rd8-+) 25...Nc6 (better is 25...Rg3! 26.Kh1 Nbd3 27.fg3 Nb2 28.Rb2 Qc4-+) 26.Nc7-/+ Nd4 27.Qb7 Nh5?? (27...f5!? 28.Bd1 Qc4 29.Ne8 Kf8-/+) 28.Bd1 (28.Nd5 Nc6+/-) 28...Qe5 (better is 28...Qc4!? 29.Bh5 gh5=) 29.Nd5?? (29.Bh5 Qh5 30.Nd5 Rd1 31.Rd1 Qd1 32.Kh2+=) 29…Qe1 (29...Qe1 30.Kh2 Rh3 31.Kh3 Qh1 32.Kg4 Qg2 33.Kh4 Nf5) 0–1. Burke,Paul – Taylor,Gordon, Vancouver inv, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 ba3)

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Bd7 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Be2 e6 9.0-0 Bc6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Nc4 b6 12.Ne3 Qd8 13.Ne5 0-0 14.Bf3 Qc7 15.N3g4 Bb7 16.Ra4 b5 17.Rf4 Ng4 18.Rg4 f6 19.Bb7 Qb7 20.Nd3 e5 21.Rg3 Bd6 22.Qg4 Qd7 23.Qe4 Qc6 24.Qg4 Rf7 25.Rh3 Nd7 (25...Qc2 26.Qe4 Qc6 27.Qh7 Kf8 28.Qf5+/-) 26.Qh5 Nf8 27.Bc3 a5 28.Ra1 b4 29.Bb2 a4 30.c3? (30.Ne1-+) 30...a3 31.Bc1 b3 32.Rb1 b2 33.Bb2 ab2 34.Nb2 (34.Qd1-+) 34...Rb7 35.Qf5 Rab8 0–1. Podolsky,Anton – Kalinin,Mikolaj (2245), UKR–ch sf U20, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 ba3)

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Nf6 7.c4 (better is 7.Nb5!? Kd8 8.Na7=) 7...Qd8+= 8.Nf3 e6 9.Be2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.d4 Nc6 12.Qb3 Na5 13.Qc3 b6 14.Rfd1 Ne4 15.Qc2 Bb7 16.Bd3 f5 17.d5? (better is 17.Ne5!?+=) 17...ed5-+ 18.cd5 Rc8 19.Qa4 Nc5 20.Qf4 Nab3 (worse is 20...Qd5 21.Bc4 Nc4 22.Rd5 Nb2 23.Rf5=; 20...Nd3 21.Rd3 Bd5 22.Rad1=) 21.d6? (better is 21.Rab1 Nd3 22.Rd3-/+) 21...Bf6?? (better is 21...Nd3 22.Qe3 A) 22...Na1? 23.de7 Nb2 24.ed8Q (24.ed8N?! Nd1 25.Qe6 Kh8 26.Nb7 Rc1+=; 24.ed8R?! Rcd8 25.Ra1 Bf3 26.Qf3 Rd3+-) 24...Rcd8 25.Ra1 Bf3 26.Qf3+-; B) 22...Bd6 23.Rd3 Re8 24.Rd6 Re3 (24...Qd6?! 25.Qb3 Qe6 26.Qe6 Re6 27.Nd4-/+) 25.Rd8 Rd8 26.fe3 Na1-+) 22.d7? (22.Bc4 Kh8 23.Rab1 Na5=) 22...Ra8 (better is 22...Nd3 23.dc8R Qc8 24.Rd3 Na1 25.Bf6 gf6=) 23.Qf5?? (better is 23.Bf6 Rf6 24.Bc4 Kh8 25.Ra2=) 23...g6-+ 24.Bc4 Kg7 25.Bf6 Qf6 26.Qf6+= Kf6 27.Rd6 Ke7 28.Rad1 Bf3 29.gf3 Na5 30.Bb5 a6 31.Be2 b5 32.f4 Rad8 33.Bf3? Rd7 34.Rd7 Nd7 35.Bg4 Nc5 36.Rd5 Rf4 37.Rc5 Rg4 38.Kf1 Ra4 39.Nc2 Rc4 40.Rc4 Nc4 41.Nb4 a5 0–1. Wirth,Karl Heinz (1870) – Thuerauf,Peter (1940), Mittelfranken–ch, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 ba3)

5.a3 Qe4 6.Be2 Qg2 (6...ba3 7.Na3 Qg2 8.Bf3-/+) 7.Bf3 Qg6 8.Ne2 (8.ab4 Qb6-/+) 8...Qf5 9.Ng3 Qe6 10.Kf1 (10.Qe2 Qe2 11.Ne2 Na6-/+) 10...Nc6-+ 11.ab4 Qc4 12.Kg2 Qb4 13.Ba3 (13.Bc3 Qh4-+) 13...Qf4 14.Nc3 Nf6 15.Re1 h5! 16.Nb5 (16.Bh5 Bg4 Double attack (16...Bg4 Decoy); 16.Nh5 Nh5 Combination) 16...e6 17.Bf8 Kf8 18.c3?? (better 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Na7-+) 18...h4-+ 19.Ra4 Qg5 20.Nc7 hg3 21.fg3 Rb8 22.Qb1 (22.d4 Bd7 23.Qb3 e5-+) 22...Bd7 (22...Qd2!? 23.Re2 Qc3 24.Nb5 Rh2 25.Kh2 Qf3 26.Raa2-+) 23.Qd3 (23.Ra2 e5-+) 23...Rd8 (23...Qc5 24.Qb1-+) 24.Qd6 (24.h4 Qc5 25.Qe3 Qe3 26.de3 a6-+) 24...Kg8 25.Rf4 (25.h4 Qg6 26.Qf4 e5-+) 25...Qh6 (25...Bc8 26.Ne6 Qh6 27.Qd8 Nd8 28.Rh4 Qd2 29.Re2-+) 26.h4 (26.Rh4 Qg6 27.Rh8 Kh8-+) 26...Qg6 (better 26...e5!? 27.Rf6 gf6 28.Qc5 Qd2 29.Re2-+) 27.Nb5 (27.Qc5 e5 28.Rc4 Bf5-+) 27...Kh7 (27...e5 28.Be4 Qh6 29.Rf2 Bh3 30.Kh3 Ne4 31.Qd8 Nd8 32.Re4-+) 28.Nd4 (28.d4 a6 29.Na3 e5 30.de5 Be6-+) 28...Nd4 (better 28...e5 29.Rf6 gf6 30.Be4 Bh3 31.Kh3 Rd6 32.Bg6 fg6 33.Nc6 bc6 34.d4 ed4 35.cd4-+) 29.Qd4 (29.Rd4 Bc6 30.Qc5 Rd4 31.Qd4 Nh5-+) 29…Bc6 (29...Bc6 30.Qf2 Nh5 31.Bc6 Nf4 32.Qf4 bc6-+) 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2215) - Rios Escobar,A (2275), Titled Tue (9), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Qe4)

5.a3 Qe4 6.Ne2 e5=+.

5.a3 Qe4 6.Ne2 Nf6 7.ab4 Bd7 (7...Qb4 8.Bc3 Qd6 9.Nd4+=) 8.Nbc3 Qb4 9.Ba3 Qg4 10.Qb1 Bc6 11.f3 Qd7 12.Ng3 g6 13.Bd3 Bh6 14.Kd1 0-0 15.Re1 Re8 16.Qb4 Na6 17.Qh4 Bg7 18.Rb1 Rad8 19.Re2 Nc7 20.Nge4 Ncd5 21.Nd5 Nd5 (worse is 21...Qd5 22.Be7 Re7 23.Nf6 Bf6 24.Qf6+=) 22.Nc5 Qc7 23.Re6? (better is 23.Ne4-+) 23...fe6 24.Ne6 Qe5 25.Nd8 Rd8 26.Bb2 Qd6 27.Bg7 0–1. Alba Obaya,A – Melero Morales,JA, Asturias–chT, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2)

5.a3 e6 6.ab4+= Nf6 (6...Qe4 7.Ne2 Qb4 8.Ra2+=) 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.b5 Bd6 9.Nf3 0-0 10.Ra4 Nbd7 11.Qa1 e5 (11...a6 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.Re4=) 12.Ne4 (12.Ra7 Ra7 13.Qa7 e4=) 12...Ne4= 13.Re4 Nc5 (13...Re8 A) 14.Be5? Qc7-+ (worse is 14...Ne5 15.Ne5 Bf5 16.Re3-/+); B) 14.Ne5? Ne5 15.Be5 f6-+; C) 14.Bc4+=) 14.Re3= f6 15.Bc4 Kh8 16.0-0 e4 17.Nd4 Bf4 18.Ra3 Be5 (18...Qd6 A) worse is 19.Ra7 Ra7 20.Qa7 A1) worse is 20...Bd2 21.Ba3 Qd4 22.Bc5 (22.Qc5?! Rd8=) 22...Qc4 23.Bf8+/-; A2) 20...Bh2 21.Kh1 f5-/+; B) 19.h3=) 19.f4+= ef3 20.Nf3 Bb2 21.Qb2 Bg4 22.c3 Re8 23.d4 Ne4 24.Bd3 Qd6 25.b6 Bf3 (25...a6 26.Ra5=) 26.gf3+/- Ng5 27.Ra7 Qf4 28.Ra8 (28.Kh1 Rab8+/-) 28...Ra8 29.Qe2 Qd6 30.Re1 g6 31.Kg2 Qc6 (31...Qb6 32.Bc4 Qc6 33.h4 Nf3 34.Qf3 Qc4 35.Qf6 Kg8 36.Qe6 Qe6 37.Re6+=) 32.Bc4 (32.h4 Ra2 33.Qa2 Qf3 34.Kg1 Qg3 35.Kf1 Qd3 36.Qe2 Qf5 37.Qf2 Qd3 38.Re2 Qh3 39.Qg2 Qf5 40.Rf2 Qb1 41.Ke2 Ne4=) 32...Rc8 33.h4 Nf3 34.Qf3 Qf3 (better is 34...Qc4 35.Qf6 Kg8+-) 35.Kf3 Rc4 36.Re7 (better is 36.Re8 Kg7 37.Re7 Kh6 38.Rc7+- (38.Rb7?! Rc3 39.Ke2 Rc6+/-)) 36...Rc3 37.Ke4 Rb3 38.Rb7 h5 39.d5 Rb4 40.Kd3 Rb5?! (40...Rb1+-) 41.Kc4 Rb1 42.d6 Rc1 43.Kd5 1–0. Rewitz,Poul (2200) – Jensen,Vagn (2210), Aarhus–C, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e6)

5.a3 e6 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Be2 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Ne5 0-0 12.Bf3 Nbd5 13.Nb5 a6 14.c4 Nf4 15.d4 Rb8 16.Nc3 Nd7 17.Be4 (17.Bc1 Ne5 18.Bf4 Nf3 19.Qf3 Ra8+=) 17...Qc7 (17...f5 18.Nd7 Qd7 19.Bf3-/+) 18.Re1 (18.Bc1 Ng6 (18...Ne5? 19.Bf4 f6 20.de5+-) 19.Ng6 hg6+=) 18...Ng6 (18...f5!? 19.Nd7 Bd7-/+) 19.Ng6= hg6 (worse is 19...fg6 20.Nd5 ed5 21.Bd5 Kh8 22.Re7+/-) 20.c5 Nf6 (20...b6 21.cb6 Nb6 22.Ba3+=) 21.Bf3 (21.Ba3 Ne4 22.Re4 Ra8=) 21...Rd8 22.Ne4 (22.Na4 Nd7+=) 22...Ne4 23.Re4 (23.Be4 e5+=) 23...b6-/+ 24.c6 (24.cb6 Rb6 25.Rc1 Qd6-/+) 24...Qc6-+ 25.Rc1 (25.d5 Qb5 (25...Rd5?! 26.Rd4-/+) 26.Be5 Rd5-+ (26...ed5?! 27.Rd4 Rb7 28.Rb1-/+)) 25...Qb5 26.Ba1 (26.Re2 Bb7 27.Rec2 Bf3 28.Qf3 Qd5-+) 26...Bb7 27.Rf4 (27.Re1 Bf3 28.Qf3 Bd6-+) 27...Bf3 (27...Qg5!? 28.Bb7 Qf4 29.Ba6-+) 28.Qf3 0–1. Francsics,Endre (2210) – Peter,Ambrus (2335), Budapest act op rapid, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e6)

5.Bb2 ba3 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nb5 Qd8 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Be2 Bg4 10.0-0 e6 11.Ne5 Be2 12.Qe2 Be7 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Nd4 Qd7 15.Ra6 Rc8 16.Rfa1 Rc7 17.Nf3 0-0 18.Ne5 Qd5 19.d3 Bc5= 20.c4 Qd6 21.Nf3 Rb7 22.d4 Qb8 23.R1a2 Bb6 24.g3 c5 25.d5= ed5 26.Bf6 gf6 27.cd5 Re8 28.Qc4 Rbe7 29.Rd2 Re4 30.Qb5 Qd6 31.Ra4 Kf8 32.Re4 Re4 33.Qd3 f5 34.Rc2 f6 35.Kg2 Bc7 36.Qc3 Bb6 37.Qd3 Kf7 38.Nh4 Re5 39.Nf5 Qd5-/+ 40.Qd5 Rd5 41.Ne3 Rd4 42.Kf1 Ke8 43.Ke2 Kd7 44.Nf5 Rd5 45.Ne3 Rd4 46.Nf5 Rb4 47.Rd2 Kc6 48.Rd6 Kb5 49.Rf6 Rb2 50.Kd3 c4 51.Kc3+= Rb3 52.Kc2 Kb4 53.Ne7 Rc3 54.Kb2 Rd3 55.Kc2 Bc5 56.Rf7 Kb5 57.Rf5 a5 58.Nd5 Kc6 59.Ne3 Bb4 60.Kb2 Rd2 61.Nc2 Rd5 62.Rd5 Kd5 63.f4 Ke4 64.h3 h5 65.Kc1 Bd6 66.Kb2 Bf4 67.gf4-/+ Kf4 68.Kc3 Kg3 69.Kc4 Kh3 70.Kd3? a4 71.Ke2?? Kg2 72.Ne3 Kg1 73.Kf3 a3 (73...a3 74.Nc2 a2-+) 0–1. Schmitt,Larry – Desmarais,Chris, Boylston CC–ch, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.Bb2 ba3 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Be2 Bg4 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.h3 Bf5 11.0-0 g6 12.d4 (12.g4 a6 13.gf5 ab5 14.Bf6 ef6 15.Bb5 Ra1 16.Re1 Be7 17.Qa1 Kf8+=) 12...Bg7 13.d5 Nb4 The backward pawn on c2 becomes a target 14.c4 0-0 15.Ra7 Ra7 16.Na7 Qa5 17.Bc3 (17.Nb5!? Bd7 18.Nfd4+=) 17...Nfd5+= 18.Bg7 Kg7 19.Nh4 Nf4 20.Nf5 Qf5 21.Bg4 Qc5 22.Qb3 Rd8 (22...Qa7?! 23.Qb4 e5 24.Rd1+=) 23.Nb5 Rd3 24.Qb2 f6 25.Rb1? (25.Re1 e5 26.Re4 Rd8-+) 25...Nc6 (better is 25...Rg3! 26.Kh1 Nbd3 27.fg3 Nb2 28.Rb2 Qc4-+) 26.Nc7-/+ Nd4 27.Qb7 Nh5?? 28.Bd1 Qe5 29.Nd5?? Qe1 (29...Qe1 30.Kh2 Rh3 31.Kh3 Qh1 32.Kg4 Qg2 33.Kh4 Nf5) 0–1. Burke,Paul – Taylor,Gordon, Vancouver inv, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.Bb2 Nc6 6.ab4 Nb4 7.Nc3 Qf5 8.d3 Nf6 9.Nf3 e6 10.Be2 Bd7 (10...Be7 11.Na4 Nfd5 12.0-0+=) 11.0-0+= Be7 12.Nd4 (12.Ne4 0-0+=) 12...Qe5 (12...Qf4 13.Ne4+=) 13.Na4 (13.Ne4 Qc7+=) 13...Qc7 14.Nc3 (14.c3!? Nc6 15.Nb5-/+) 14...0-0-/+ 15.Bf3 a6 (15...Rfc8 16.Qb1-/+) 16.Qe2 (16.Re1 Bd6 17.h3 Rac8-/+) 16...Rfe8 17.Rfe1 (17.Rfc1 h6-/+) 17...Qb6 (better is 17...e5!? 18.Nb3 a5 19.Qe5 Bd6-+) 18.Nb3-/+ Rac8 19.Na5 Nfd5 20.Nc4 Qc7 (20...Qa7 21.Qd2 b5 22.Nd5 Nd5 23.Bd5 ed5 24.Ne5-/+) 21.Nd5 (21.g3 Bf6 22.Qd2 Nb6+=) 21...ed5-/+ 22.Ne3 Bg5 (22...Bd6 23.g3-/+) 23.c3+= d4 24.cd4 Bb5 25.Rac1 Qe7 (25...Qb8 26.Rc8 Qc8-/+ (26...Rc8?! 27.Be4=)) 26.Be4? (26.Rc8 Rc8 27.Ba3 Be3 (worse is 27...Bd3 28.Qd1 Qf8 29.Bb7+=) 28.Qe3 Qe3 29.fe3 Nd3+=) 26...g6 (26...Rc1!? 27.Bc1 (27.Rc1?? Qe4 28.de4 Be2-+) 27...Qe4 28.de4 Be2 29.Re2 Re4 30.Bd2-+) 27.Ba3 (better is 27.Rc8!? Rc8 28.Ba3 Qe4 29.de4 Be2 30.Bb4=) 27...Rc1-/+ 28.Rc1 (28.Bc1? Qe4! 29.de4 Be2 30.Re2 Re4-+) 28...Qe4!? 29.de4 Be2 30.Bb4 Re4 (30...b6 31.e5=) 31.Rc8= Kg7 32.Nd5 Kh6 (32...Rd4?? 33.Bf8 Kg8 34.Bh6 Bd8 35.Rd8) 33.Bf8 (33.f4 Rf4 (33...Bf4 34.Nf4 Rf4 35.Bd2+-) 34.Nf4 Bf4+=) 33...Kh5 34.Rc3?? (better is 34.f4 Rd4 35.Rc5=) 34...Rd4-+ 35.Rh3 Rh4 (35...Bh4 36.Nf6 Kg5 37.f4 Kf6 38.Rh4-+) 36.Rh4 (36.Rc3 Bc4 37.Ne3 Be6-+) 36...Kh4 37.g3 (37.f3 Bd1-+) 37...Kg4 38.Nc3 (38.f4 Bd8-+) 38...Kf3 39.h4 (39.Bc5 b5-+) 39...Bf6 40.Bb4 (40.Nb1 Ke4 41.Bb4-+) 40...Bd4 41.Kh2 Bf2 42.Bd6 (42.Ne2 Ke2 43.Kg2 b5-+) 42...b5 43.Nb1 (43.h5 gh5 44.Kh3 Bc4-+) 43...Be1 44.Be5 (44.Bf4 b4 45.Nd2 Kg4-+) 44...b4 45.Kh3 (45.Bf4 b3 46.h5 gh5-+) 45...Bf1 46.Kh2 Bd3 0–1. Kuzmin,Andrey (1785) – Dambaev,Bilikto (1905), Ulan–Ude RUS, Buryatia Ch, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.Bb2 Bf5 6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qb4 8.Qc1 Nc6 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.0-0 e6 11.Nc3 Qb6 12.Rb1 Bb4 (12...0-0-0 13.Ba3 Qc7 14.Nb5=+) 13.Na2= a5 14.Bf6 gf6 15.Qb2 (worse 15.Nb4 ab4 16.Qb2 e5-/+) 15...Qd8 16.Nh4 (16.Nb4 ab4 17.Bb5 0-0=) 16...Bg6 (16...Nd4 17.Bd1 Bd2 18.Nf5 Nf5 19.Bf3=+) 17.Bf3 Rc8 (17...Qd2 18.Nb4 ab4 19.Rfd1 Qc2 20.Bc6 Qc6 21.Ng6 hg6 22.Qb4=+) 18.Bc6= bc6 19.Nb4 ab4 20.Qb4 (20.Ng6 hg6 21.Qb4 c5=) 20...Bc2 21.Rbc1 Bg6 22.Rfe1 Qe7 23.Qc3 0-0 24.f4 Qd8 25.Re3 c5 26.f5 ef5 27.Rd3 (27.Rf1 Qd4 28.Nf5 Qc3 29.Rc3 Rcd8=) 27...Qb6 28.Rf3 Attacking the isolated pawn on f5 28...c4 29.Kh1 (29.Kf1 Rc5-/+) 29...Qe6-/+ 30.Re3 (30.Rf4 Rfd8-/+) 30...Qd6 31.Rg3 (31.Rce1 f4 32.Re7 Bd3-/+) 31...Rc5 (31...f4 32.Rg4-+) 32.Rf1 Re8 33.h3 Ree5 (33...Kf8 34.Rgf3-/+) 34.Re3 (34.Kh2 Red5 35.Kg1 Kf8-+) 34...Kg7-+ 35.Re5 Qe5 (35...Re5 36.Nf3 Re4 37.Re1-+) 36.Nf3-/+ Qc3 37.dc3 Ra5 (37...Rd5 38.Nd4-/+) 38.Nd2 Ra3 39.Rf3 (better 39.Rc1!?=+) 39...Bh5-+ 40.Rg3 Kf8 41.Nc4? (better 41.Re3 Ra1 42.Kh2-+) 41...f4 (better 41...Ra1 42.Kh2 Be2-+) 42.Na3 (better 42.Rg8! Kg8 43.Na3=+) 42...fg3-/+ 43.Nc4 Be2 (better 43...f5-+) 44.Ne3= Bd3 45.Kg1 Ke7 46.Nf1 Kd6 47.Ng3 Kc5 (47...f5 48.Kf2=) 48.Kf2 Kc4 49.Ke3 Kc3 50.Ne4 Be4 51.Ke4 Kd2 52.g4 Ke2 53.Kf5 Kf3 54.Kf6 Kg3 55.Kf7 Kh3 56.Kg7 Kg4 57.Kh7 ½-½. Rodriguez Vila,A (2415) - Carbone,D (2275), 94th ch-URU (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.c4 Qa5 6.a3 Nf6 7.ab4 Qb4 8.Bc3 Qb6 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.c5? (better is 10.Be2!?+=) 10...Qc5-+ 11.d4 Qd5 12.Na3 Bg4 13.Bc4 Qe4 14.Kf1 e6 15.Nb5 Qf4 16.Bd2 Qb8 17.Ba5 Na5 18.Ra5 Bb4 19.Ra4 Be7 20.d5 Bf3 21.Qf3 Nd5 22.Nd4 0-0 23.Bd5 ed5 24.g3 Qe5 25.Nf5 Bf6 26.Kg2 b5 27.Rf4 a5 28.Rd1 a4 29.Rd5 Qb2 30.Nh6 Kh8 31.Nf7 1–0. Sturm,Max G. de l'Isle dr – Sandrin,Angelo, Major League Invitational, 1951. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.c4 Qd7 6.d4 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Qf3 Bb7 13.Qh3 Nbd7 14.Rae1 Rfe8 (14...Rad8 15.f4+=) 15.Nd7= Qd7 16.Re3 (16.d5 g6 (16...ed5?? 17.Bh7 Nh7 18.Qd7+-) 17.Ne4 Nh5=) 16...g6 17.f4 (17.Nf3 Rad8+=) 17...Bf8 18.Qh4 Bg7 19.Rh3 Nh5 20.f5 (20.Nb3!?-/+) 20...ef5 21.Rf5? (21.Nb3 f4 22.Qf2 f3 23.Rf3 Bf3 24.Qf3 a5-+) 21...Qc6 (better is 21...gf5 22.Qh5 Bd4 23.Kh1 Bb2 24.Qh7 Kf8 25.Qh6 Bg7-+) 22.Rf2+= Bf6 23.Qg4= Bc8 24.Bf5 Bf5 25.Rf5+= Ng7 26.Rf2= Re1 27.Nf1 Qe6?? 28.Qf3+- Re8 29.Qf6 Qf6 30.Rf6 Nf5 31.Rf3 Rb1 32.Rf2+= a5? 33.a4?? Ree1 34.g4 Ne3+= 35.Rf7 Rf1 36.Rf1 Nf1 37.Rf1 Rb2 38.d5 Rd2 39.Rb1 Rd4 40.Kf2 Kf7 41.Rc1+= Rg4 42.Ke3 Ke7 43.c5 bc5 44.Rc5 b3 45.Kd2 Ra4 46.Kc3 Rb4 47.Kb2 a4 48.Rc7 Kd6 49.Rh7 a3! 50.Kb1 Rg4 (50...Rg4 51.Kc1 b2 52.Kc2 Rc4 53.Kb3 b1Q 54.Kc4 a2 55.Re7 Qc2 56.Kb4 a1Q 57.Re6 Kd5 58.Re5 Ke5 59.Kb5 Qaa4 60.Kb6 Qcc6) 0–1. Reh,Stefan (1915) – Feicht,Arno (2165), Bad Zwesten op 4th, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4)

5.c4 Qf5 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Be2 (7.d4 g5=) 7...Nc6 8.0-0 e6 (8...e5 9.Nh4 Qd7 10.d3+=) 9.d4 Be7 10.Bd3 Qh5 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Re1 Rd8 13.Nf1 Kf8 (13...h6 14.h3 Qa5 15.Qe2=) 14.Qe2 Qa5 15.Rad1 Bd7 (15...Kg8 16.d5 ed5 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Nd4 Nd4 19.Qh5+/-) 16.Bb1 Be8 17.Ne3 Rac8? (17...Qa6 18.d5 ed5 19.Bf6 Bf6 20.Nd5 Rd5 21.Rd5+/- (21.cd5?! Qe2 22.Re2 Rd8=)) 18.g4 (18.d5!? Kg8+-) 18...h6 Prevents intrusion on g5 (18...Qc7+=) 19.Kh1 (19.d5 Qb6+/-) 19...Rd7 (better is 19...Qc7!?= is worthy of consideration) 20.d5+= White threatens to win material: d5xc6 20...Nd8 (20...Rcd8!?+=) 21.g5 hg5 22.Ng5 Rd6 23.Nf5! Deflection: e6 23...Ba4 24.Rd4 Rd5 25.cd5 Nd5 26.Qh5 Ke8 27.Ng7 Kd7 28.Nf7 Bc6 29.Ne5 Kc7 30.Nc6 bc6 31.Ne6 Kb8 32.Qe5 Kb7 33.Nd8 Bd8 34.Qg7 Bc7 35.Rde4 Nc3 36.Re7 Nb1 37.Rb1 Qd5 38.Qg2 Qa2 39.Qe4 Rg8 (39...Rg8 40.Rc7! Deflection: c6 40...Kc7 41.Be5 Kd7 42.Rd1 Qd5 43.Rd5 cd5 44.Qd5 Ke7 45.Qg8 b3 46.Qb3 Kd7 47.Qd5 Ke7 48.Qd6 Kf7 49.Qf6 Ke8 50.Qe6 Kd8 51.Bd6 a5 52.Qe7 Kc8 53.Qc7) 0–1. Baumert,Christian (2045) – Gahntz,Bernd Peter (2115), Berlin tt, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.d4 a6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.Qe2 b5 9.0-0 e6 10.a3 Bb7-/+ 11.a4 Na7 12.Nbd2 Rc8 13.Rfe1 Be7 14.Qd1 Nc6 15.ab5= ab5 16.Ne4 0-0=+ 17.Qe2 Ra8 18.Nf6 Bf6 19.Be4 Qc4 20.Qd1 Rfd8 21.Nd2+= Rd4 22.Ra8+- Ba8 23.Nc4 Rd1 24.Rd1 bc4 25.Bf6 gf6 26.Rd6 (26.Rd6 b3 27.cb3 (27.Bc6?? bc2 28.Ba4 c1Q 29.Rd1 Qb2-+; 27.Rc6? Bc6 28.cb3 Be4 29.bc4 Kf8-+) 27...cb3 28.Rd3+/-) 1–0. Velkos,Dimitrios (1645) – Schallert,F (1685), AUT–chT9596 Vorarlberg, 1995.

5.d4 b6 6.c4 Qd8 7.Nf3?? (better 7.Qf3 Nc6 8.Qc6 Bd7 9.Qb7+-) 7...Bb7 8.d5 Nf6 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.a3 (10.Qe2 b5=+) 10...ba3 11.Ba3 (11.Ra3 e6 12.Re3 Nc5=+) 11...e6-/+ 12.de6 fe6 13.Bf8 Nf8 14.Be2 (14.Qe2 Qd6-/+) 14...N8d7 15.Ng5 Qe7 (15...Nc5 16.0-0-/+) 16.Bf3 Bf3 17.Qf3 0-0 18.0-0 Nd5 (18...Nc5 19.Qe2-/+) 19.Qh5 (19.Qh3!? Qg5 20.Qe6 Rf7 21.Qd5 Qd5 22.cd5=+) 19...g6-/+ 20.Qg4 Nf4 21.Rfe1 e5 (21...Nc5 22.Nge4-/+) 22.Nde4=+ Nf6 23.Nf6 Qf6 24.g3?? (better 24.Ra3=+) 24...Qg5!!-+ 25.Qg5 Nh3 26.Kg2 Ng5 27.Re5 Rf5 28.Re7 Rf7 29.Re5 (29.Re3 Rc7 30.h4 Nf7-+) 29...Nf3 30.Rb5 (30.Rd5 Rc8 31.Rc1 Re8-+) 30...Nd4 (better 30...Rc8 31.Rc1-+) 31.Rb6 Nc2 32.Ra2 (32.Ra4 Raf8 33.Rb2 Rf2 34.Kh3 Ne3 35.Rf2 Rf2 36.Ra7 g5-+) 32...ab6 (better 32...Rc8!? 33.Rbb2 Ne1 34.Kf1-+) 33.Ra8 Kg7 34.Rb8 Rf6 35.f4 (35.Rb7 Kh6 36.h4-+) 35...Ne3 36.Kf3 Nc4 37.Rb7 Rf7 38.Rb8 Rc7 39.h4 (39.g4 Kf6-+) 39...h5 40.Ke4 Rc5 (40...Nd6 41.Kd5 Nf5 42.Rb6 Ng3 43.Rb2-+) 41.Rb7 (41.Kd4 Rc6-+) 41...Kf6 42.Rb8 (42.Kd4 Kf5-+) 42...b5 (42...Nd6!? 43.Ke3 Nf5 44.Kf2 Rc2 45.Kf3 Rc3 46.Kf2-+) 43.Kd4 Rf5 44.Rf8 Kg7 45.Rb8 Nd6 (45...Nd2 46.Rb7 Kh6 47.Ke3-+) 46.Rb6 (46.Rd8 Rf6 47.Rd7 Kh6-+) 46...Nf7 (46...Rf6 47.Kd5-+) 47.Ke4 (47.Rb7 Kh6-+) 47...Rc5 48.Rb7 (48.Kd4 Rc4 49.Kd3 Rc1-+) 48...Kf6 (48...Rc3!? 49.Kd5-+) 49.Kd4 (49.Rb6 Ke7 50.Rg6 Nd6 51.Kd4 Rf5-+) 49...Rc4 50.Kd5 (50.Kd3 Rc1-+) 50...Rb4 (50...Rc3 51.Rb6 Kf5 52.Rb5 Rg3 53.Rb7 Rd3 54.Kc4 Nd6 55.Kd3 Nb7 56.Ke3-+) 51.Kc5 (51.Rb6 Kf5-+) 51…Rb1 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Romero,Michael D, Titled Tue 7th Feb Early (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

5.d4 Qe4 6.Be2 (better is 6.Ne2!?+=) 6...Qg2-+ 7.Bf3 Qg6 8.a3 Qd6 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.Nc4 Qe6 11.Ne3 ba3 12.Ra3 Qd6 13.Rb3 Nc6 14.c4 e6 15.Qa1 Be7 16.d5 ed5 17.cd5 Nb4 18.Ba3 Qf4 19.Qc3 a5 20.Bg2 Ne4 21.Be4 Qe4 22.f3 Qh4 23.Ke2 0-0 24.Qe5 Bd7 25.Bb2 Bb5 26.Kd1 (26.Kd2 Qf2 27.Kd1 Bf6-+) 26...Bf6 27.Qe4 Ba4 (27...Ba4 28.Qh4 Bb3 29.Ke2 Bh4-+) 0–1. Cibej,Marjan (1885) – Petrovic,Marko (1975), SLO–chT2 West, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.d4 e5 6.Nd2 ed4 7.Ngf3 Nc6 8.Bc4 Qd8 9.0-0 Be7 10.h3 Nh6 11.Nb3 0-0 12.Qd2 Nf5 13.Rfe1 Bf6 14.a3 Nd6 15.Bd3 a5 16.Nc5 (16.Nfd4!? Nd4 17.Nd4 ba3 18.Ra3-/+) 16...Qb6 17.Ne4 Ne4 18.Be4 Rd8 19.Qf4 Be6 20.Ng5 Bg5 21.Qg5 h6 22.Qh5 a4 23.ab4 Qb4 24.Ba3 Qc3 25.f4 Ra5 26.Qh4 Bd5 27.Bd3 Raa8 28.Qg4 Re8 29.Red1 Bc4 30.Bb2 Qb2 31.Bc4 Qc3 32.Bd5 Nb4 33.Bb7 Rab8 34.Qd7 Qc5 35.Qa4 d3 36.Kh1 dc2 37.Rdc1 Re7 38.Bf3 Rc8 39.Bg4 Rcc7 40.Qb3 Ra7 41.Ra7 Ra7 42.Bf5 Rc7?? 43.Rc2= Nc2 44.Qb8 Rc8 45.Qc8 Qc8 46.Bc8 Kf8 47.Kg1 Ke7 48.Kf2 Kd6 49.Kf3 Kd5 50.Bb7 Kd4 51.g4 f6 52.h4 Ne1 53.Ke2 Nd3 54.Kf3 g5 55.hg5 hg5 56.fg5 fg5 57.Bc8 Ne5 58.Kg3 Ke3 59.Be6 Nc6 60.Bf5 Nd4 61.Bc8 Ne2 62.Kh3 Kf3 63.Bb7 Kf4 64.Bc8 Nc3 65.Bd7 Ne4 66.Be6 Nf2 67.Kg2 Ng4-/+ 68.Kh3 Ne3 69.Bc8 Nf5 70.Bb7?? g4-+ 71.Kg2 Nh4 72.Kh2 g3 73.Kh3 Nf5 74.Kg2 Ne3 75.Kh3 Nf5 76.Bc6?? Ne7 77.Bb7 Nf5 78.Bc6 ½–½. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2095) – Stanke,Juergen (2320), Bargteheider Cup 6th, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.Be2? Nf6 6.Bf3 (6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qf5-/+) 6...Qc4 (6...Qg5 7.Ne2-/+) 7.d3 Qc7 8.Qe2 (8.Ne2 e5-/+) 8...Nc6 9.Nd2 Bf5 (9...h6 10.Be4-/+) 10.h3 (10.Nc4 Rc8-/+) 10...0-0-0 (10...Rd8 11.Nc4-/+) 11.Nc4 (11.Bc6 Qc6 (11...bc6?! 12.Ngf3=) 12.Ngf3 Nd5+= (12...Qc2? 13.Rc1 Qc1 14.Bc1+-)) 11...Nd5 (11...e5 12.Bc6 Qc6-/+ (worse is 12...bc6 13.Be5 Qd7 14.Nf3+=)) 12.Bd5+= Rd5 13.Ne3 Ra5 14.Nf3 e6 15.Nd2 (15.0-0 Be7+=) 15...Be7 16.Nb3 Ra6 17.g4 (17.Nf5!? ef5 18.Qf3-/+) 17...Bg6-/+ 18.Bg7 Rg8 19.Bb2 Na5 (19...Qd6 20.Qf3-/+) 20.h4 h6 21.Qf3 Bd6 (21...f6 22.h5 (22.Bf6?? Rf8-+) 22...Bh7 23.Nd4+= (23.Bf6 Rf8-+)) 22.Na5 Ra5 23.Nc4 Ra6 24.Rb1?? Bf4-/+ 25.a3 Rc6 26.ab4+= Kb8 27.Ne3 Ka8 28.b5 Rc2 29.Nc2 Qc2 30.0-0?? Qc7?? 31.b6!+- Qd6 32.Ra1 Qb6?? 33.Qf4 Qb2 34.Qe3 a6 35.Rfb1 Qc3 36.Qb6 Qc8+- 37.Rc1 Qb8 38.Rc7 Bd3+= 39.f3 f5 40.Rd1 Bb5 41.Rd4 fg4 42.Rg4= h5?? 43.Qb7!+- Qb7 44.Rg8 Ka7 45.Rb7 Kb7 46.Kf2 Kc7 47.Rg5 Be8 48.Ke3 Kd6 49.f4 Ke7 50.Kd4 Kf6 51.Re5 Bf7 52.Kc5 Be8 53.Kb6 Bb5?! 54.Rh5 Bd3 55.Re5 Bc4?? 56.Kc7 Bd5 57.Kd6 Bb3 58.h5 Kg7 59.Ke7 Kh6 60.Kf6 Bc4 61.Ra5 Bb5 62.Ke6 Kh5 63.f5 Kh6 64.Ke7 Bc4+- 65.f6 Kg6 66.Ra6!! Ba6 67.f7 Bd3 68.f8Q Bf5 69.Qf7 Kg5+- 70.Qf6 Kf4 71.Kd6 1–0. Vergilesov,Alexander (2050) – Peng,Tianlu (1960), Saint Louis USA, Thanksgiving Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4-/+ 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.Qf3 Qe6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Qd3 Nf6 8.Nf3 Qf5 9.0-0 -/+.

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qb4 8.Qc1 e5 9.Nc3 Qb6 10.Nf3 Be6 11.Ng5 Bf5 12.Bc4 Bg6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Kh1 Be7 15.f4 ef4 16.Rf4 0-0 17.Ra4 a6 18.Bb3 Qd8 19.Nce4 Ne4 20.Ne4 b5 21.Ra2 Kh8 22.Qa1 f6 23.d3 a5 24.c4? (better is 24.Ba3!?-+) 24...Nb4 25.Nf2 (25.cb5 Nd3 26.Qf1 Nf4 27.Qf4 Qd3-+) 25...Na2 26.Ba2 b4 (26...Bd3?! 27.Rd4 Bc4 28.Rd8 Rfd8 29.Bc4 bc4 30.Kg1-+) 27.c5 Bc5 28.Ng4 Be7 29.Rd4 Qc7 30.Be6 Rad8 31.Bc4 Rd4 32.Bd4 h5 33.Ne3 Bc5 34.Nd5 Bd4 35.Qd4 (35.Nc7?? Ba1 36.Kg1 Rb8-+) 35...Qe5 36.Qg1 Bd3! (36...Bd3 37.Bd3 Qd5-+) 0–1. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2180) – Iltchouk,Elena (2175), UKR tt (Women), 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 Nb4-/+ 8.Na3 Bd7 9.Nf3=+ Rc8 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Re1 Qf5 12.Nd4 Qg6 13.Bf3 Nc6 14.Nab5 e6 15.Na7 Nd4 16.Nc8 Nf3=+ 17.Qf3 Bc8 18.Ra8 Kd7 19.Rc8? Kc8-+ 20.Ra1 Qe4 21.Qb3 Kd7 22.d4 Bd6 23.c4 Ra8! 24.Rd1 Qc6 25.d5 ed5 26.cd5 Qc7 27.Rc1-/+ Qb8 28.Qh3 Kd8 29.Bf6 gf6 30.Qh7 Bh2?? 31.Kh1?? Ke7?? 32.Qh2= Qh2 33.Kh2 Kd6 34.Rb1+= Kd5 35.Rb7 Ke6 36.Rb6 Kf5 37.Kg3 Rg8 38.Kf3 Rd8 39.g4 Kg6 40.Rb3 Rd4 41.Kg3 Rd5 42.f4+/- Kg7 43.Kf3 Ra5 44.Rb4 Ra8 45.Ke4 Kg6 46.Rb6 Ra4 47.Kf3 Kg7 48.Kg3 Ra3 49.Kh4 Ra4 50.f5 Ra1 51.Rd6 Ra4 52.Kg3 Rb4 53.Kf3 Ra4 54.Rd3 Rb4 55.Re3 Rb1 56.Re7 Hrabinska,Myroslava (2255) – Kisonova,Katarina (2165), EU–ch U18 Girls, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 (7.Ne2!?+=) 7...Nb4-/+ 8.Na3 Bf5 (8...Qg2 9.Bf3 Qg5 10.Nc4-/+) 9.d3 (9.Kf1 Nc6-/+ (worse is 9...Nc2 10.d3 Ne3 11.fe3 Qe3 12.Qb3+/-)) 9...Qg2 10.Bf3 Qg6 11.Ne2 (11.Bd4 Qd6 12.Be3 Qc7-/+) 11...e5! 12.Be5 (12.Nc4 Nc6 13.Be5 Ne5 14.Ne5-/+) 12...Qe6?? (better is 12...Bd3 13.Nf4 Qg5 (worse is 13...Bc2 14.Qe2 Nd3 15.Kd2+/-; 13...Nc2? 14.Nc2 Bc2 15.Qe2+-) 14.Nd3 Nd3 15.cd3 Qe5 16.Kf1 Bc5-+) 13.Nc4 (13.Bb7 Rd8 14.d4 Qd7+=) 13...Rd8 (13...Nc6 14.Nf4 Bb4 15.Kf1 Qh6 16.Bc6 bc6+=) 14.0-0 (14.Nf4 Qc4 15.dc4 A) worse is 15...Rd1 16.Kd1 (16.Bd1?! Nc6 17.Bc3 Nf6+=; 16.Rd1?! f6 17.Bb8 Nc6 18.Bc6 bc6+=) 16...f6 17.Bc3+-; B) 15...Nc2 16.Qc2 Bc2 17.Ra7 Ne7 18.Rb7 Rd7+/-) 14...b5+= 15.Nf4 Qd7?? (better is 15...Qh6 16.Ne3 Qg5 17.Kh1 Be4=) 16.Re1+/- bc4 17.Bg7 Ne7 (better is 17...Be7!? 18.Bh8 cd3 19.cd3 Nd3 20.Nd3 Bd3+-) 18.Bh8+- Qc7 19.Be5 Qb6 20.Rb1 Qc5 (20...Bh6 21.Qe2 cd3 22.Nd3+-) 21.Qd2 a5 22.Nh5 Kd7 (22...Rd6 23.Bd6 Qd6 24.Ra1 cd3 25.Ra5 Qg6 26.Kh1+-) 23.Bb7 (23.dc4 Kc8 24.Bb7 Kb7 25.Qd8 Nec6 26.Qc7 Ka6+-) 23...Ned5 (23...Ng8 24.dc4 Bd6 25.Qf4+-) 24.Qg5 (better is 24.dc4 Bd6 25.Bd5 Bg6 26.Bd6 Qd6+-) 24...Be6 25.Nf6 (better is 25.Bd5 Bd5 26.Nf6 Kc8 27.Nd5 Rd5 28.c3+-) 25...Nf6+/- 26.Bf6 Qg5 27.Bg5 Rb8 28.Be4 c3 (28...Bd6 29.Bf6 Rg8 30.Kh1 Nc2 31.Red1+-) 29.d4 (29.Bh7 Nc2 30.Rb8 Ne1+/-) 29...Rb5 30.Bf6 a4 0–1. McTavish,David – Elieff,Kosta, London Canada, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Ne2 Qb4 8.Bc3 Qb6 9.Na3 Nf6 10.Ng3 e6 (10...Nd5 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.Bb2-/+) 11.Bc4 (11.Bf6 gf6 12.Nc4 Qc7+=) 11...Bc5 12.0-0 Bd4 13.Nb5 Bc3 14.Nc3 0-0 15.Nh5 Nh5 16.Qh5 Qd4 17.Bd3 g6 18.Qh6 Qg7 (18...Nb4 19.Nb5 Qc5 20.Qe3 Nd3 21.Qd3-/+) 19.Qh4+= Ne5 (19...Rd8 20.Rfe1+=) 20.Be2= Bd7 21.f4 Nc6 22.Bf3 f5 (22...Qd4 23.Kh1+=) 23.Kh1 a6 24.Na4 (24.Qf2 Rfd8=) 24...Rab8 (24...Nd4 25.Bb7 Nc2 26.Ra2 Ba4 27.Ba8-/+) 25.Nc5 Rfc8 (25...Qd4 26.Qf2 Rfd8 27.Rab1+= (worse is 27.Nd7 Qf2 28.Rf2 Rd7-/+)) 26.c3 Nd8 27.d4 Bc6 28.Bc6 Rc6 29.Rfb1 Rbc8 30.Qe1 (30.Rb3 Qc7=) 30...Qc7 31.Qd2 (31.Qg3 a5=) 31...a5 (31...Qd6 32.Qe3+=) 32.Rb3 b6 33.Na4 Nf7 34.Rab1 Rb8 35.Qe3= Rd6 36.h3 Rc6 37.Nc5 Re8 38.Na4 Rb8 39.Kg1 h6 40.Kf2 Kh7 41.g3 Nd6-/+ 42.Nc5 Re8 43.Na4 Ne4 44.Kg2 Rb8 45.Kh2 b5! 46.Rb5 Rb5 47.Rb5 Rc4 48.Nc5 Rc3 49.Qe1? Rc2-+ 50.Kg1 Nc5 51.Qb1?? Nd7 52.Rb7 Qc6 53.Rd7 Qd7 54.Qc2 Qd4 55.Kh2 0–1. Cwirin,Leandro – Caramia,Javier (2220), Villa Martelli, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.d4 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qe2 b6 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.c4 bc3! 13.Nc3 (13.Nc3 Nd4; 13.Bc3 Qh5) 13...Nd4 14.Bh7 Nh7 15.Rd4 Qh5 16.Ne4 Ng5 17.Neg5 Bg5 18.Qe5 Bf3 19.gf3 (better is 19.Rg4! f6 20.Qe6 Qf7 21.Qf7 Kf7 22.gf3+=) 19...Qg6-/+ 20.Rg4 Bf6 21.Qb5 Qf5 22.Bf6 Qf6 (22...Qb5? 23.Rg7 Kh8 24.Rg5 Kh7 25.Rb5+-) 23.Re1 Rad8 24.Ree4?? (24.Kg2 Rd6-+) 24...Rd5 (24...Qa1 25.Kg2 f5 26.Qb3 fg4 27.Qe6 Rf7 28.Rf4-+) 25.Qe2?? (25.Qb4-+) 25...Qa1 26.Kg2 f5 27.Ref4 Re5 (27...fg4?! 28.Qe6 Kh7 29.Rg4=) 28.Qd2 fg4 29.Rf8 Kf8 30.Qd8 Kf7 31.Qd7 Kg8 32.f4 Rc5 33.Qe6 Kh7 34.Qg4 Qf6 0–1. Dalheim,Even – Schjelderup,Nils Jakob, NOR–ch qual Gausdal, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.d4 Nf6 7.c4 (7.Nf3 e5! 8.Ne5 ba3 9.Na3 Ne5-/+) 7...bc3! 8.Nc3 (8.Nc3 Nd4 Decoy (8...Nd4 Interception); 8.Bc3 g6 Combination) 8...Qd4 9.Nb5 (better 9.Qd4 Nd4 10.Rd1-+) 9...Qe4?? (better Qb6 10.Qe2 Be6-+) 10.Be2?? (10.Ne2 Bd7 11.f3+/-) 10...Qf4=+ 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.g3 (12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Be5 Qh6=+ (13...Ne5?? 14.Rc8 Bc8 15.Nc7)) 12...Qb8 13.0-0 (13.Rc1 Qd8 14.0-0 a6=+) 13...a6=+ 14.Nbd4 e6 15.Rb1 (15.Nc6 Bc6 (15...bc6?! 16.Qc1=) 16.Ne5 Be7=+) 15...Be7-/+ 16.Nc6 Bc6 17.Ne5 Qd6 (better 17...Bd5!?-/+) 18.Nc6= Qd1 19.Rfd1 bc6 20.Bf3 (20.Ba6 Rb8=) 20...Rc8 (20...0-0 21.Bc6 Rab8 22.a4=+) 21.Be5 (21.Bc6 Rc6 22.Bf6 Rc8 23.Bg7 Rg8=) 21...0-0 22.Rb7 Ba3?? (22...Rfe8=) 23.Ra7?? (better 23.Ra1 Bc5 24.Ra5+-) 23...c5 (23...Nd5 24.Ra6 Be7 25.Ra2-/+) 24.Ra6=+ Bb4 25.Kg2 h6 (25...Rfd8 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Bc7=) 26.h4 Rfd8 27.Rb1 (27.Rd8!? Rd8 28.Rc6=+) 27...Nd5-/+ 28.g4 (28.Ra7 Ra8 29.Rb7 f6-/+) 28...f6 (28...c4 29.Rb2-+) 29.Ba1 (29.Bh2-/+) 29...Nc3 (better 29...Ra8!? 30.Rc6 Kf7-+) 30.Bc3 Bc3 31.Be4 (31.Rb7 c4=+) 31...Re8 (31...c4 32.Re6 Bd4 33.Rb7=+) 32.Bg6= Re7 33.h5 (33.Rc6! Rf8 34.Rc5=) 33...Bd4 34.Re1 (34.Rc6 Rf8 35.Bd3=+) 34...c4 (better 34...e5!?-/+) 35.Ree6=+ Re6 (35...Re6 36.Re6 c3=+) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2205) - Barwinska,Ewa (1910), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Nf3 e5 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Be2 Rd8N 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Nb5 0-0 12.Na7 Bf3 13.Bf3 e4 14.Bf6 gf6 15.Bh5 Ne5 16.d3 Bc5 17.Be2 ed3 18.cd3 Bd4 19.Ra4 Kh8 20.g3 Rfe8 21.Qd2 b5 22.Rd4 Qd4 23.Nb5 Qd3! 24.Qd3 Nd3 25.Nc3 Rc8 26.Bd3 Rc3 27.Bf5 Re5 28.Bg4 h5 29.Bd1 Kg7 30.Kg2 Kh6 31.h4 f5 32.f4 Rd5 33.Bf3 Rdd3 34.Rf2 Kg6 35.Rf1 Kf6 36.Rf2 Ra3 37.Rf1 Re3 38.Rf2 Rec3 39.Rf1 Ke6 40.Rf2 Kd6 41.Rf1 Kc5 42.Rf2 f6 43.Rf1 Rd3 44.Rf2 Kd4 45.Rf1 Re3 46.Rd1 Kc5 47.Rc1 Kd6 ½–½. Ros,Alejandro – Svendsen,Bertil, IECG, 1999.

6.Nf3 e5 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Nc3 Bc3 9.Bc3 -/+.

6.Nf3 e5 7.c4 Qe4 8.Be2 Nf6 9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5 11.d4? ed4-/+ 12.Bd3 Qg4 (12...Qf4 13.g3 Qh6 14.Nc2-/+) 13.h3 (13.Re1 Be6 14.Nb5 0-0+=) 13...Qh5 Black has an active position (13...Qf4 14.Re1 Be6 15.Qb3-/+) 14.Re1 (14.Nb5!? should not be overlooked 14...0-0 15.Nbd4+=) 14...Be6-/+ 15.Nb5 0-0-0 16.Ra4 (16.Bc1-/+) 16...a6 Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 (better is 16...Rhe8-+ and the scales tip in favour of Black) 17.Qa1= Kb8 18.Nbd4 Nd4 (18...Bd7!? 19.Ra2 Rhe8 20.Nc6 Bc6+=) 19.Bd4= (19.Nd4 Qh4 20.Ra6 Bd4 (20...ba6 21.Qa6 Rd6 22.Qb5 Rb6 23.Qc5+-) 21.Ra8 Kc7 22.Qa5 Kc6 23.Qb5 Kc7 24.Qa5 Kd7 25.Qb5 Kd6 26.Ba3 Kc7 27.Qa5 Kd7 28.Qb5 Kc7 29.Qa5 Kd7 30.Qa4 Kc7 31.Qa5=) 19...Bd4 20.Nd4 Qc5 21.Ne6 fe6 22.Bf1 Rhe8 23.Rb1 Ka7 24.Qb2 Re7 25.Rb4 White has a mate threat 25...Rdd7?? 26.g3?? White lets it slip away 26...e5 27.Bg2?? White threatens to win material: Bg2xb7. throwing away the advantage 27...e4= White has a new backward pawn: f2 28.Kh2 h5 29.Ra4 Re6 30.Rb4 White has a mate threat 30...Ree7 31.Ra4 Re6 Twofold repetition 32.Rb4 b6 33.Qa2 Ne8 34.Be4?? allows the opponent back into the game. 34...Re4?? forfeits the clear win 35.Rb6+- Qc4?? terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?. . 36.Qb2 Rc7 37.Rb8 (37.Rb8 Qb5 38.Rb5 Nd6 39.Rb6 Rb4 40.Qb4 Nc4 41.Rb7 Ka8 42.Ra7 Ra7 43.Qf8; 37.Ra6 Qa6 38.Qb8) 1–0. Sonnet,Jean Pierre (2155) – Meynard,Thibault (2190), FRA–chT2 France, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.Nf3 e6 7.ab4+= Nb4 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Ne5 Nf6 10.Ba3 (10.Bb5 Bd7+=) 10...a6 11.Qb1 Nbd5 12.Bf8 (12.Bb2 Nd7 13.Bb5 N5b6 14.Nd7 Bd7 15.Bd7 Qd7-/+) 12...Kf8 (12...Nc3 13.dc3 Rf8 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Nd7 Nd7 16.Bd3-/+) 13.Qb3 (13.d4 Kg8 14.Nd5 Nd5+=) 13...Qc7-/+ 14.Nd3 (14.Nc4!?-/+) 14...Nc3-+ 15.dc3 e5 16.Be2 Be6 17.Qb4 Kg8 18.Ra5 e4 19.Rc5 (19.Nc5 Bd5-+) 19...Qb8-+ 20.Ne5 h6 21.Bc4 b6 22.Be6 fe6 (22...bc5?? 23.Bf7 Kh7 24.Bg6 Kg8 25.Qc4 Nd5 26.Qd5 Kf8 27.Qf7) 23.Qc4 Kh7 (23...bc5?! 24.Qe6 Kh7 25.Qf5 Kg8 26.Qe6 Kh7 27.Qf5 Kg8 28.Qe6=) 24.Nc6?? (better is 24.Rc7 Rd8 25.Nf7-+) 24...Qf4 25.Re5 (25.0-0 bc5 26.Qe6 Rhe8-+) 25...Qc1 26.Ke2 Qh1 0–1. Grekh,A (2370) – Zakhartsov,V (2540), Vasylyshyn Mem, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.Nf3 e6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Ne4 Nf6 10.Nf6 gf6 11.Bc4 Bg7 12.h4 0-0 13.Rh3 e5 14.Rg3 Kh8 15.h5 Bh6 16.Ng1 Be6 17.Be6 fe6 18.Ne2 Qe7 19.Rb1 Rad8 20.d3 Rg8 21.Qb3 b6 22.Rd1 Qf7 23.Qc4 Na5 24.Qh4 Bg5 25.Qh3 Nb3 26.Rf3 Qe7 27.d4 Nd4 28.Bd4 ed4 29.Nd4 e5 30.Nf5 Rd1 31.Kd1 Qc5 (31...Qc5 32.Rd3 e4-+) 0–1. Meleshko,Vladimir (2135) – Zinchenko,Yaroslav (2485), Rodatychi op, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 e6 11.Ne5 (11.Bd7 Qd7 12.Na4 Qd8=+) 11...Bb5 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nd4 Be7 (13...Bd6 14.Re1-/+) 14.Re1 0-0 15.Ra3 (15.c3 Nbd5=+) 15...Rc8 16.Rh3 (16.c3 Nbd5 17.Rb3 Bd6-/+) 16...Qb6 (16...Bc5 17.Rb3-/+) 17.Ba1 (17.Rb3!? Bc5 18.Nd3=+) 17...Rfd8 18.c3 (18.Rb3 Bc5 19.Nd3-/+) 18...Rd4 (better 18...Bc5!?-+) 19.cd4=+ Nbd5 20.Qb1 (better 20.Rb3!? Qc7 21.Bb2=+) 20...Qb1-+ 21.Rb1 b5 22.Bc3 (22.Rhb3!?-/+) 22...b4-+ 23.Bb2 a5 24.Ra1 Rc2 (24...Ra8 25.Nc6 a4 26.Ne7 Ne7 27.Ba3-+) 25.Rb3-/+ Bd8 26.Rc1 (better 26.Bc3!? Ne7 27.Rb2 Rb2 28.Bb2-/+) 26...Rc1-+ (26...Rd2?! 27.Nf3 Rb2 28.Rb2+=) 27.Bc1 a4 28.Rg3 (28.Rb1 Be7-+) 28...h5 29.Nc6 Bb6 (29...Bc7 30.Rh3-+) 30.Kf1 Ne4 (30...Ne4 31.Rh3 g6-+) 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2215) - Schrik,R (2200), Titled Tuesday 9th Nov (4), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.ab4 Qe4 8.Be2 Qb4 9.Ba3 Qb6 10.Nc3 e6 11.Bf8 Kf8 12.0-0 g6 13.Nb5 Kg7 14.d4 a6 15.c4 Rb8 16.c5 Qd8 17.Nd6 Ne8 18.Nc4 Ne7 19.Qc1 Nd5 20.Rd1 Bd7 21.Nce5 Nec7 22.h4 f6 23.Nc4 Nb5 24.h5 Rf8 25.Nh2? (better is 25.Re1!?+=) 25...Ndc3-+ 26.Qe3 Ne2 27.Qe2 Nc3 28.Qe3 Nd1 29.Rd1 Ba4 30.Ra1 Bc6 31.Nd6 Qe7 32.Ng4 Kg8 33.Qg3 g5 34.Re1 Bd5?? (34...Kh8 35.Qb3 Bd7 36.Ne3-/+) 35.f4?? (better is 35.Nh6 Kh8 36.Ndf7 Rf7 37.Nf7 (worse is 37.Qb8 Rf8 38.Qg3 f5-/+) 37...Qf7 38.Qb8 Kg7 39.Qh2+/-) 35...Qg7 36.f5 ef5?? 37.Nf5+- Qd7 38.Re7 Qa4?? 39.Nf6! (39.Nf6 Rf6 40.Qb8 Rf8 41.Rg7 Kh8 42.Qf8 Bg8 43.Qg8) 1–0. Schaffranietz,Horst (1990) – Safyanovsky,Mark (2230), Regionalliga SW, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.ab4 Qe4 8.Be2 Qb4 9.Bc3 Qb6 10.0-0 Nd5 11.Bc4 Qc5 12.Bb3 Nc3 13.Nc3 e6 14.Re1 Be7 15.Re3 0-0 16.d4 Qf5 17.Ne2 Rd8 18.c3 Bd6 19.Bc2 Qh5 20.Ng3 Qh6 21.Ne4 Bc7 22.g3 Ne7 23.Neg5 g6 24.Bb3 (24.Be4 Qh5 25.Qb3 h6 26.Bb7 Rb8-+) 24...Nf5 25.Rd3 Qf8 (25...Nd6!?-/+) 26.Ne5= Nh6 27.Qd2 Be5 (27...Qe7 28.Ne4 Nf5 29.Qe2=+) 28.de5= Rd3 29.Qd3 Qe7 30.Ne4 b6 31.g4 Bb7 (31...Kg7!? 32.Qh3 Ng8=) 32.Nf6+= Kf8 33.Qh3 Threatening mate... how? ½–½. juliangon (2695) – GoBoSox (2865), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Bc4 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nb5 0-0 12.Bc3 Qd8 13.Ne5 Ne4 14.Nc6 bc6 15.Qf3 Nc3 16.Nc3 Bb7 17.Rab1 Qc7 18.Ne4 Rab8 19.Qe3 c5 20.d3 Bd5 21.Rbc1 Rfc8 22.Rc2 Be4 23.Qe4 Bf6 24.g3 Bd4 25.Kg2 Qc6 26.Rd1 (26.f4 Qa4 27.Ra2 g6-+) 26...Kf8 (26...Qa4!? 27.Rdd2-+) 27.Qc6 Rc6 28.a4 Rb4 29.a5 e5 30.a6 Rcb6 31.Rdd2 Ra4 32.Ra2 Ra2 33.Ra2 Rb4 34.Rc2 Ke7 35.Kf3 f5 36.h3 h5 37.Bd5 g5 38.Bc4 Kf6 39.Bd5 g4 40.hg4 hg4 41.Kg2 f4 42.f3 Rb1 43.fg4 Rg1 44.Kh2 Rg3 (44...fg3?! 45.Kh3-/+) 45.Rg2 Rd3 46.g5 Kg7 47.Be4 (47.Bc4 Rc3 48.Be6 f3-+) 47...Ra3 48.Rg4 Ra6 0–1. Sheynin,Izrail (2170) – Kopasov,Evgeny (2075), St Petersburg Chigorin CC–ch, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.c4? bc3 8.Nc3-/+ Qd8 9.Bb5 (9.d4 e6-/+) 9...e6 (9...g6 10.d4-/+) 10.0-0 (10.Bc6 bc6 11.Ne2 Be7-/+) 10...Be7 (10...Bd7 11.Na2-/+) 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Ne5 Qc7 13.Re1 0-0 (13...Rb8 14.Qc2-/+) 14.Rc1? (14.Qf3 Bd7-/+) 14...Bb7 (14...Rb8 15.Na4 Bd7-/+) 15.Na4 (15.Qc2 Qa5-/+) 15...Rfd8 (15...Bd6 16.h3-/+) 16.Qc2 (16.Nc5 Bd6-/+) 16...Rac8 (16...Rab8 17.Re3 Bd6 18.Nf3-+) 17.d4 Rd5 (17...Rb8-/+) 18.Nd3 (18.Re3 Nd7+=) 18...c5 19.Nac5 (19.Nac5 Rg5 Combination; 19.Ndc5 Ng4 Combination; 19.dc5 Ng4 Combination) 19...Rh5 (19...Bc5 20.Nc5 Rg5-+) 20.f4 (20.Re5 Bd5+=) 20...Ba8 (20...Bc5 21.dc5 Qe7 22.Ne5=) 21.Qe2 Bc5 22.dc5 Rf5 (22...Rh4 23.h3=) 23.Be5 Qb7 (23...Qc6 24.Bf6 gf6 25.Rcd1=) 24.Qb2 (24.Rb1 Qc6=) 24...Qb2 25.Nb2 Nd7 26.g4 (26.Nd3 Ne5 27.Re5 Re5 28.Ne5 Bd5=) 26...Ne5+= 27.gf5 (27.Re5 Rf4 Combination; 27.fe5 Rf4 Combination) 27...Nf3 28.Kf2 Ne1 29.Ke1 ef5 30.Kd2 Kf8 31.Ke3 Ke7 32.Kd4 Rd8 33.Kc3 Be4 34.Nc4 Rd3 35.Kb4 Rh3 36.Nd6 Kd7 37.Nf7 Rh2 38.Rd1 Kc7 39.Rd6 Rb2 40.Kc4 Rc2 41.Kd4 Rd2 42.Ke5 Rd6 43.cd6+= Kd7 44.Ng5 h5 45.Ne6 h4 46.Nf8 Kd8 47.Ne6 Kc8 48.Nc5 Bc6-/+ 49.Kf5? h3-+ 50.Nd3 h2 51.Nf2 ½–½. Gallegos,Paul (2205) – Huang,Gary M (1960), Sunnyvale LERA–ch, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.a3 Nc6)

7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5+= Qd8 9.Bc4 e6 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.Qf4 Rb8 12.Be5 Ne5 13.Qe5 Nd7 14.Nc7 Ke7 15.Qg3 Nb6 16.Nb5 Nc4 17.Qh4 (17.Qb8!? Qd2 18.Kf1 Qc2 19.Na7+=) 17...f6-/+ 18.Qc4 a6 19.Nd4 Kf7 20.Ngf3 Bd6 21.0-0 Re8 22.Rfe1 Qc7 23.Qb3 b5 24.Re4 Rb6 25.Rae1 Qd7 26.Qd3 e5 27.Nh4 (27.Qb3 Kf8 28.Ne2 Bb7-+) 27...Bb7 28.R4e3 (28.Qb3 Kf8 29.R4e2 g5-+ (29...ed4 30.Re8 Qe8 31.Re8 Ke8 32.Qe6 Kd8 33.Qg8 Kd7 34.Qg7 Be7 35.Nf5+-)) 28...e4 (28...Bc5 29.Nb3 Qd3 30.Rd3-+ (30.cd3?? Be3 31.de3 b4-+)) 29.Qb3-/+ Kf8 30.Nhf5 Bd5! 31.Qb1 (31.Qd5 Bh2 Double attack) 31...Bc5 32.Rc3 (32.d3 g6 33.de4 Bc4-+ (33...gf5?! 34.ed5 Re3 35.fe3+=)) 32...Bd4 (32...Bc4 33.d3-+) 33.Nd4 Kg8 34.Qb4 Qd6 35.Qd6 Rd6 36.Rc7 g6 37.Re3 Bf7 38.c3 Kf8 39.Re1 f5 40.Ra1 b4! 41.Rb7 bc3 42.dc3 Rc8 43.Ra3?? Rd4! (43...Rd4 44.h4 Rd6-+) 0–1. Gajewski,Grzegorz (2125) – Flumbort,Andras (2280), Artek olJ, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.ab4 Nb4)

7.Na3 Bf5!? -/+.

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Nf3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.d4 b6 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Re3 Nbd5 15.Nd5 Bd5 16.Bd3 a5 17.Qe2 Bb7 18.c4 Qc7 19.Rh3 g6 20.Rg3 Bd6 21.h4 Be5 22.de5 Nd7 23.h5 Nc5 24.hg6 Nd3?? (better is 24...fg6 25.Bc2 Rf4+=) 25.gh7+- Kh8 26.Qd3 (26.Rd3 Qc4 27.Qd2 Be4+- (27...Kh7?? 28.Rh3 Kg6 29.Qh6 Kf5 30.Qf6 Ke4 31.Qf3)) 26...f5?? (26...Bc6+-) 27.ef6 Qf7 (27...e5 28.Qg6 Qf7 29.Qg7 Qg7 30.fg7 Kh7 31.gf8R Rf8 32.Rd1+-) 28.Rg7 (28.Rg7 Rad8 29.Rf7 Rd3 30.Rf8 Kh7 31.Rf7 Kg8 32.Rg7 Kh8 33.Ra3 Bf3 34.Rd3 Bh5 35.Rd8 Be8 36.Re8) 1–0. Schaffranietz,Horst (1985) – Maugg,Ludwig (1990), Regionalliga SW, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.ab4 Nb4)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nc6 (10.Bb5 Qc7 11.Qe2 e6=) 10...bc6=+ 11.Bc4 e6 12.Qf3 Bd7 13.Ne4 Be7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Qg3 Nh5 (15...a5 16.Be5=) 16.Qe5 (16.Qf3 Nf6=) 16...Bf6 (16...Qb8!?=+) 17.Nf6= Qf6 18.Ra5 Rfb8? (better 18...Rfd8+=) 19.Qb8!+- Rb8 20.Bf6 Nf6 21.Ra7 Kf8 22.Raa1 Rb4 23.d3 Ke7 24.Rfb1 Rb1 25.Rb1 Kd6 26.f3 (26.d4 c5 27.Rb6 Kc7 28.dc5 Ne4+-) 26...Nd5 27.Kf2 e5 28.Bd5 Kd5 (28...cd5 29.c4+-) 29.Ke3 Be6 30.g4 h6 31.Rb8 f5 32.gf5 (32.Rb7 g6+-) 32...Bf5 33.Rg8 g6 34.Rh8 h5 35.h4 c5 (35...Kd6+-) 36.Rd8 Kc6 37.f4 (37.c4 Kc7 38.Rd5 Kb6+-) 37...ef4 38.Kf4 Kb5 (38...c4 39.Ke5+-) 39.Rd5 Kb4 (39...Bg4 40.Rg5 Kb4 41.c4+-) 40.Ke5 Bg4 41.Kd6 c4 42.dc4 (better 42.Rd4 Ka5 43.Rc4 Be2+-) 42...Kc4 43.Rg5 Bf5 (43...Be2+-) 44.Rf5! gf5 45.Ke5 Kc3 46.Kf5 Kc2 47.Kg5 (47.Kg5 Kd3 48.Kh5 Ke4 49.Kg6 Ke5 50.h5 Ke6 51.h6 Ke5 52.h7 Ke4 53.Kg5 Ke3 54.h8Q Kd3 55.Qd8 Kc3 56.Qd6 Kb3 57.Kf4 Kc2 58.Ke4 Kc3 59.Qc5 Kb3 60.Kd3 Kb2 61.Qb5 Ka3 62.Kc3 Ka2 63.Qb2) 1-0. Fedoseev,Vl3 (2670) - Visakh,N R (2515), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

7.Nc3 Qe5 8.Be2= Bf5 (8...Bg4! 9.h3 Be2 10.Nge2 Nf6=+) 9.Nf3+= Nc2 (9...Qd6 10.Bb5 Kd8 11.d3+=) 10.Kf1 Qd6? (10...Qe6 11.Rc1 Nb4 12.Qa4 Nc6+-) 11.Bb5?? (better 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Rc2 Bc2 13.Qc2+-) 11...Kd8= 12.Ra4 Nf6 (better a5=+) 13.d3+/- Nb4 14.Ba3 Bd3 15.Bd3 Qd3 16.Qd3 Nd3 17.Rd4 Ke8 18.Rd3 e6 19.Bf8 Rf8 20.Ke2 Ke7 21.Rhd1 (21.Rb1 b6+/-) 21...Rfc8+= 22.Ne5 a6 23.f4 (23.h3 b5=) 23...Rc7= 24.Kf3 b5 (24...Rac8 25.Ne4 Nd5 26.f5=) 25.Ne4 Nd5 26.Rd5?? (better 26.f5+=) 26...ed5-+ 27.Rd5 f6 (27...Rd8 28.Rc5 Rc5 29.Nc5-+) 28.Nd3 (28.Ng4!?=+) 28...Rd8-/+ 29.Rd8 Kd8 30.Ke3 Rc4 (30...Rc2 31.g3-+) 31.Nd6 (31.Ndc5 Rc2 32.g3 Ke7 33.Na6 Rh2-/+) 31...Rc3 32.Nf5 (32.h4 Kd7 33.Ne4 Ra3-+) 32...g6-+ 33.Nd6 b4 (better 33...Ke7 34.Nb7 Rc2-+) 34.Ne4 Rc4 (34...Ra3 35.Nf6 a5 36.Nh7 b3-+) 35.Nf6? (better 35.Nd2 Rc8 36.Nb4=+) 35...a5-+ 36.Nh7? (better 36.Ne5 Rc2 37.Nf3-+) 36...a4 37.Nf8 (37.Kd2 b3 38.f5 gf5 39.Ne5-+) 37...a3 38.Ne6 (38.Ng6 a2 39.Nge5 Rc3-+) 38...Ke7 39.Nd4 (39.Nc7 a2 40.Nd5 Kd6 41.N3b4 a1Q-+) 39…a2 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2190) - Rose,F (2090), Titled Tue (11), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6)

7.Nc3 Qe6 8.Be2 Qg6 9.d3 Qg2 10.Bf3 -/+.

7.Nc3 Qf5 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bd7 Qd7 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.0-0 e6 12.Ne5 Qc8 13.Qe2 (13.Ba3 Be7+=) 13...Be7 (13...Nc2 14.Ra4 Qc5 15.d4 Nd4 16.Rd4 Qd4 17.Qb5 Nd7 18.Rd1 Qd1 19.Nd1+=) 14.Qb5+= Nc6 15.Ra4 a6 16.Qe2 Ne5 17.Qe5 Qc5 (17...b5!? 18.Ra2 b4-+) 18.Qg3-/+ Qc6 19.d3 (19.Rfa1 b5 20.Ra5 0-0-/+) 19...b5 20.Rh4 (20.Qg7?? Rg8 21.Qg8 Ng8-+) 20...Bd6 21.Qe3 (21.Qg7?? Rg8 22.Qg8 Ng8-+) 21...Be7 22.Ne4?? (22.Qg3 Rg8 23.Rd4-/+) 22...Nd5-+ (22...Qc2?! 23.Bf6 gf6 24.Qf3-/+) 23.Qg3 Bh4 24.Qh4 f6 25.c4 Ne7 26.cb5 ab5 27.Rc1 Qb6 28.Qg3 Nf5 29.Qg4 0-0?? 30.Nf6= Kh8 31.Nd7 Qd6 32.Nf8 Rf8 33.Qe4 Rd8 34.h3 Kg8 35.Rc6+/- Qd3 36.Qe6 Kh8?? 37.Rc7 Qb1? 38.Kh2 Qb2 39.Qf5 h6+/- 40.Qf7 b4= 41.Qe7 Rb8 42.Rb7 Rb7+= 43.Qb7 Qd4 44.Kg1 Qc4 45.Qb8 Kh7 46.f4 b3-+ 47.f5 Qd4 48.Kh2 b2 49.Qg3 Qb6 0–1. Joerg,Harald (2345) – Schlosser,Hans (2335), Oberliga Bayern9596, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.ab4 Nb4)

7.Nc3 Qf5 8.Bb5 Kd8 9.d3 Qg4 10.Nf3 Qg2 11.Rg1 Qh3 12.Rg4?? (12.Rg3 Qh5 13.Rg5=) 12...a5 (better is 12...Bg4 13.Ng5 Bd1 14.Nh3 Bc2-+) 13.Rg3?? (better is 13.Rd4 Kc7 14.Rb4 ab4 15.Nd5 Kd6 16.Ra8+-) 13...Qe6 14.Ne4 Qb6 15.c4 f6 16.Bc3 e6 17.Kf1 Nc6 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Ba5?? (better is 19.Qa4 Qb7 20.d4-/+) 19...Ra5-+ 20.Ra5 Qa5 0–1. Simoes,Guilherme – Ludwig,Christoph, ICCF EM/J50/P071 ICCF Email, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.ab4 Nb4)

7.d3 e5 -/+.

7.ab4 Nb4 8.Nc3 (8.Be2 Bf3 9.Bf3 Qe6 10.Be2 Qc6=) 8...Qe6 9.Be2 Bf3 10.gf3 Nf6 11.Nb5 Qd7 12.Be5 Rc8 13.Ra7 (13.c3 Nd3 14.Bd3 Qd3 15.Na7 Rc5=+) 13...Nc6 (13...Nc2 14.Kf1 Qh3 15.Kg1-/+) 14.f4? (14.d4 Nd5 15.Ra4 e6=+) 14...e6 (14...Na7 15.Na7 Rc5 16.Qa1-+) 15.Qa1? (15.Bf6 gf6 16.Ra1 Rg8=+) 15...Bc5?? (15...Na7 16.Na7 Rc5 17.d4=+) 16.Rg1?? (better 16.Ra8=) 16...Ne4-+ (16...Ne5?! 17.fe5 Ne4 18.d4 Ba7 19.Na7-/+) 17.d4? (better 17.Ra4 Bf2 18.Kf1 Bg1 19.Kg1-+) 17...Ba7 18.Na7 (18.Bd3 f6 19.Be4 fe5 (19...Ne5 20.Na7 Rc4 21.fe5=) 20.fe5 Bb8-+) 18...Ra8 19.Bb5 f6 (19...f6 20.Qb2 fe5 21.Nc6 bc6 22.Rg7 A) 22...cb5 23.Rd7 Kd7 24.Qb5 Kc7 25.Qc4 Kb7 26.de5 (26.fe5?! Rhf8 27.Qb4 Kc6+/-) 26...Ra1 27.Ke2+-; B) 22...Qg7 23.Bc6 Kd8 24.Be4 Ra1 25.Ke2 ed4 26.Qb6 Ke7 27.Qc7 Kf6 28.Qe5 Kf7 29.Qc7 Kg8 30.Qd8 Qf8 31.Qg5 Kf7 32.Qh5 Ke7 33.Qc5 Ke8 34.Qb5 Kd8 35.Qb6 Kc8 36.Qb7 Kd8 37.Qb6 Ke8 38.Qb5 Kd8 39.Qb6=; 19...Ra7?! 20.Qa7 Na7 21.Bd7 Kd7 22.Rg7-+) 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2215) - Ambartsumova,K (2370), Titled Tuesday 7th July, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3)

7.Be2 e5 8.ab4 Bb4 9.0-0 Nf6 10.h3 Bd7 11.Na3 0-0 12.d4 ed4 13.Nd4 Rad8 14.c4 Qg5 15.Nf3 Qg6 16.Bd3 Bf5 17.Nh4? (better is 17.Bf5!? Qf5 18.Qa4-/+) 17...Rd3-+ (17...Bd3?! 18.Ng6 fg6 19.Nc2 Bf1 20.Qf1=) 18.Ng6 Rd1 19.Nf8 (19.Rfd1 fg6 20.Nb5 a6-+) 19…Rf1 (19...Rf1 20.Rf1 Kf8-+) 0–1. Konigsdorfer – Kubes, 1950. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.a3 Bg4)

7.Be2 e5 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qa5 (9...Qd7!?-/+) 10.Qb3= Bd7 11.Ng5 (11.Qb7?? Rb8 12.Qa6 Qa6 (12...Rb2?! 13.Qa5 Na5 14.Ne5-+) 13.Ba6 Rb2-+) 11...Nh6 12.0-0 (12.Qb7?? Rb8 13.Qb8 Nb8-+) 12...Be7 13.Nf3 (13.Qb7?? Rb8 14.Qb8 Nb8-+) 13...0-0 14.Qb7 Rfd8 15.Qa6 (15.Qb5 Qb5 16.Nb5 e4+=) 15...Qa6-/+ 16.Ba6 Rab8 17.Rab1 Bf5 18.d3 Bd3 (18...Rb6 19.Bc4 Bd3 20.Bd3 Rd3 21.Na4-/+) 19.Bd3 Rd3 20.Ba1 Rb1 21.Rb1 Ba3 22.Nb5 f6?? (better is 22...Bc5 23.Ne5 Ne5 24.Be5 f6-+) 23.Na3?? (better is 23.Ne1 Rd7 24.Na3+=) 23...Ra3-+ 24.Kf1 a5 25.Rc1 Nf5 26.Bb2 Ra2 27.Bc3 Nb4 28.Ne1 Nd6 29.Bb4 ab4 30.Rb1 Ne4 31.Rb4 Nf2 32.Rb8 Kf7 33.Rb7 Kg6 34.Nf3 Kh6 35.Nh4 g6 36.Rb6 Ne4 37.Rb4 f5 38.Nf3 Nd2 39.Nd2 Rd2 40.Rb5 e4 41.Re5 Kg5 42.Re7 h6 43.Re6 Kh5 44.h3 Kg5 45.g4 Rh2 46.gf5 gf5 0–1. Al_Khulaifi,Ghada – Smith,Annesha, 39th Olympiad Women, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4)

7.Be2 e5 8.h3 Bh5 9.d3 =.

7.Be2 Nf6 8.ab4 Nb4 9.0-0 Nc6 10.d4 e6 11.h3 Bh5 12.c4 Qd7 13.g4 (13.Ne5 Be2 14.Qe2 Qe7= (14...Nd4? 15.Qd1 Qc7 16.Bd4+-)) 13...Bg6+= 14.d5 ed5 15.Bf6 gf6 16.cd5 Ne5 17.Nd4 Qd5 18.Qa4 Nd7 (18...Ke7 19.Rd1 Qc5 20.Qb3+=) 19.Nc3 (better is 19.Bf3!? Qd6 20.Bb7+/-) 19...Qc5+= 20.Bb5 0-0-0 (20...Rd8 21.Rfc1 Be7 22.Bd7 Rd7 23.Ncb5+/-) 21.Rfc1 (21.Rac1 Nb6 22.Qa7 Rd4+/-) 21...Bh6?? (21...Nb6 22.Qa7 Nc4 23.Qc5 Bc5+-) 22.Ne4+= Qc1 23.Rc1 Bc1 24.Nd6 Kc7-/+ 25.Bd7 Kd6 26.Bb5 a6 27.Qb4= Kc7 28.Qc5 Kb8 29.Nc6 bc6 30.Qb6 Kc8 31.Qc6 Kb8 32.Qb6 Kc8+= 33.Qc6 Kb8 34.Qb6 Kc8+= 35.Qa6 Kc7 36.Qc6 Kb8 37.Qb6 Kc8= 38.Qc6 Kb8 39.Ba6 Rd1 40.Kg2 Be4 41.Qe4 Rd7 42.Qb1 Ka7 43.Qc1 Rhd8 44.Bb5 Rb7 45.Bc6 Rb6 46.Be4 Rd7 47.Bh7 Rdb7 48.Be4 Rd7 49.Qa3 Ra6 50.Qc5 Rb6 51.Bc6 (51.Bc6 Rdb7 52.h4+-) 1–0. Go,B (2150) – Beerdsen,Thomas (2015), Hoogeveen NED, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb2 Bg4)

7.Be2 Nf6 8.ab4 e6 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.b5 Bf3 11.Bf3 (worse is 11.bc6 Bc6 12.Bf3 Bd6-/+) 11...Nd4 12.b6 Bc5 13.Na4 Nf3 14.Qf3 ab6 15.Nc5 Ra1 16.Ba1 bc5 17.0-0 0-0 18.Bf6 gf6 19.d3 f5 20.Ra1 Qd4 21.Rb1 b5 22.h3 b4 23.Re1 Rd8 24.Re3 Kh8 25.Qh5 Qf6 26.Rg3 Rg8 27.Re3 Rg5 28.Qf3 f4 29.Re4 e5 30.Rc4 Qe7 (better is 30...Qd6!?-/+) 31.Qc6 f6 32.Rc5 Rg7 33.Rb5 h6 34.Rb6 Rf7 35.Rb8 Kg7 36.Qc8 Rf8 37.Qb7 Rf7 38.Qe7 Re7 39.Rb4 Rc7 40.c4 f3 41.gf3 Kg6 42.Kf1 Kf5 43.Ke2 h5 44.Ke3 h4 45.Rb8 Ra7 46.Rh8 Kg5 47.Rg8 Kf5 48.Rg4 Rh7 49.f4 1–0. Szefer,Michal (2065) – Ponceleusz,Bronislaw (1965), 57th YMCA Winter B Poland, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4)

8.ab4 A) 8...Nb4 A1) 9.Nc3 Qd8 (9...Qf5 10.0-0 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nf6+=) 10.h3 Bf5 11.Bb5 Nc6=; A2) 9.h3 Bf5 10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Bb5 Nc6=; A3) 9.0-0 Nf6 (9...Nc6 10.d4 Qd7 11.c4 Nf6+=) 10.c4 Qc6 11.Qb3 Qc8=; B) 8...Qf5 B1) 9.Na3 Nf6 (9...Nb4 10.0-0 Rd8 11.Nc4 Qc2+=) 10.Nb5 Rd8 11.Nbd4 Nd4+=; B2) 9.0-0 Nb4 (9...Nf6 10.b5 Bf3 11.Bf3 Qb5+=) 10.Nd4 Be2 11.Qe2 Qc5=; B3) 9.h3 Bf3 10.Bf3 Nf6 11.Bf6 Qf6+=; C) 8...Nf6 9.h3 (9.Nc3 Qd8 10.b5 Nb4 11.Na2 Nbd5=; 9.Bf6 gf6 10.Nc3 Qf5 11.Nb5 Bf3-/+) 9...Bf3 (9...Bf5 10.Bf6 gf6 11.Nc3 Qd8=) 10.Bf3 Qb5 11.Nc3 Qe5=.

8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.Nb5 Be7 13.Qc4 Bf3 (13...0-0!? 14.Bf6 Bf3 15.Be7 Be2 16.Qe2 Ne7-/+) 14.Bf3= (14.gf3 0-0 15.Rfb1 a6-/+) 14...0-0 15.Rab1 a6 16.Nd4 (16.Bf6 Bf6 17.Nd6=) 16...Qc7 (16...Ne5!? 17.Qa2 Rac8-/+) 17.Nc6 (17.Bc6 Rfc8=) 17...bc6= 18.Bc6 Rab8 19.Bc3 (19.Rfc1 Rfd8 20.d4 Rb6-/+) 19...Rb6 (19...Rb1!? 20.Rb1 Rc8 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Qg4 Kf8+=) 20.Rb6= Qb6 21.Bd4 Qc7 22.Qa6 Qd6 23.Bc3 Qa3 ½–½. Covaci,Stefan (2120) – Sukosd,Janos (2015), ROM–ch sf Sovata, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6)

8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.d4 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nd4 -/+.

8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.h3 Bf5 11.d4 +=.

8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qd8 10.Qb3 (10.Qa4 Nf6 11.Rc1 Be7+=) 10...Rb8 11.Qa4 (11.Ne4 Nf6=) 11...Bf3 (11...Nf6-/+) 12.Bf3 Qd7 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.0-0 a6 (14...Nd4 15.Qd1-/+) 15.Rfe1 Nf6 16.Bc6 (16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Re4+=) 16...Rc6-/+ (16...bc6?! 17.Qa6 Rc7 18.Ne4+=) 17.d4 Be7 18.d5 ed5 19.Qb4 Re6 20.Re6 fe6 (worse is 20...Qe6 21.Qb7 0-0 22.Na2-/+) 21.Qb6 0-0 22.Rd1 (22.Nd1 Bd6-+) 22...Bd6 23.Na4?? (23.Qd4 b5-+) 23...Re8 (better is 23...Qa4!? 24.Re1 Qc6 25.Qc6 bc6 26.Re6-+) 24.Qd4?? (24.Nc5 Qc6 25.Qc6 bc6 26.Na6-+) 24...e5 25.Qh4 d4 (25...d4 26.Nc3 Qf5-+) 0–1. Malaczek,Mateusz (1875) – Drozdowski,Konrad (1780), Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy Poland, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6)

8.c4 Qe4 A) 9.0-0 Nf6 10.d4 Rd8 11.Nbd2 Qf5+= –0.32; B) 9.d3 Qg6 (9...Qf5 10.0-0 Nf6 11.h3 Bh5= 0.00) 10.Qa4 ba3 11.Bc3 0-0-0+= –0.59; C) 9.ab4 Bf3 10.gf3 Qh4 11.Qa4 Nf6= –0.25.

6.ab4 Nf6 7.Nc3= Qd8 8.Nf3 (8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Qe2 Bb4 10.Qe5 Qe7 11.Qe7 Ke7=) 8...Bb4+= 9.Ne5 0-0 10.Be2 Re8 11.Na2 (11.Nd3 Bc3 12.Bc3 Nd5+=) 11...Ba5 (11...Bd6 12.Nc4+=) 12.Nc1 (12.Nc4 Bc7+=) 12...Ne4 13.Nb3 (13.Nc4 Bb4 14.c3 Bc5+=) 13...Bb6-/+ 14.0-0 Qf6 (14...Bf2!? 15.Rf2 Nf2+=) 15.Nd3 Qh6 (15...Qd6 16.Ba3 Qg6 17.Re1=) 16.Bf3 Bc7 17.g3 Ng5 (17...Nc6 18.Re1 Bf5 19.Be4 Be4 20.Ndc5+=) 18.h4 (18.Bd5 Nc6=) 18...Nf3+= 19.Qf3 Qc6 (19...Nc6 20.Rfe1 Bh3 21.Nbc5=) 20.Rfe1= Rd8 (20...Qf3?? 21.Re8) 21.Qc6 Nc6 22.Ndc5 (22.Nbc5!?=) 22...b6-/+ 23.Ne4 Be6 (23...Nb4 24.Rec1-/+) 24.Re3 (24.h5 h6+=) 24...Nb4 (24...a5 25.Ng5 Bd5 26.d3-/+) 25.Rc1+= a5 (25...Nd5 26.Ree1+=) 26.Nd4 Bd7 (26...Bg4 27.f4+=) 27.Ng5 (27.c4 f5 28.Ng5 f4 29.gf4 Bf4+=) 27...h6 28.Ngf3 Bd6 (28...b5 29.Re4-/+) 29.c3 (29.c4 Bc5 30.Ra3 Bg4-+) 29...Nd5-/+ 30.Ree1 (30.Rd3 a4-/+) 30...a4 31.Ra1 a3 32.Bc1 Bg4 33.Ra2 Bc5 34.Nh2 Bh5 35.Nc2 Re8 36.Re8+= Re8 37.Ba3 Re7 38.Bc5 bc5 39.Nf1 Bg6 40.Nce3 Nf6 41.Ra8 Kh7 42.Rc8 Ne4 43.f3 Nd2= 44.Nd2 Re3 45.Rc5 Rd3 46.h5 Bh5 47.Rh5 Rd2 48.Rc5 ½–½. Ferraro,Fabian – Felgaer,Ruben, Ch PanAm, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c3 ba3 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 -/+.

6.c3 b3 7.d3 (7.c4 Qe4 8.Qe2 Qe2 9.Ne2 Nc6-/+) 7...Nd7 (7...Bd6 8.Nd2-/+) 8.Nd2 (8.Nf3 Bd6+=) 8...Nc5-/+ 9.c4 Nd3 10.Bd3 Qd3 11.Qb3 (11.Be5!? b5 12.c5-/+) 11...Qb3-+ 12.Nb3 f6 13.Rc1 Be6 14.Ne2 (better is 14.Nf3-+) 14...b5! 15.c5? (15.cb5 Bb3) 15…Bb3 0–1. Azzola,Orazio – Fernandez,Sebastian (1745), IECC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c3 b3 7.d4 Nf6 (7...Nc6 8.Nf3-/+) 8.Nd2 ed4 9.cd4 Nc6 10.Qb3 Qb3 11.Nb3 Be6 12.Nd2 Nd5 13.g3 (13.Ngf3 Rc8=) 13...Nb6 14.Bg2 (14.Ne2!?=+) 14...Na4-/+ 15.d5 Bd5! (15...Nb2?! 16.dc6 b5 17.Nh3=+) 16.Bd5 Nb2 17.Ngf3 Nd3 (17...Rd8 18.Be4 g6 19.Ke2-/+) 18.Kf1 (18.Ke2 Rd8 19.Bc6 bc6=+) 18...0-0-0 (18...Rd8!? 19.Bc4 a6-/+) 19.Bf7=+ Bc5 20.Ne4 Rhf8 21.Bh5 Kb8 22.Kg2 Bb6 23.Rhd1 g6 24.Bg4 Rde8 25.Rd3 Re4 26.Bd7 Ne5 27.Ne5 Rf2 (27...Re5?! 28.Ra2=) 28.Kh3 Re5 29.Bg4 h5 30.Bf3 Re3 31.Re3 Be3 32.Bd5 b5 (32...g5 33.Ra2 Bd2 34.g4 hg4 35.Kg3-/+) 33.Ra2 Bd2 34.Bc6 g5 Do you see the mate threat? 35.g4 h4 (35...hg4!? 36.Kg4 Rh2 37.Bb5 Kc7-/+) 36.Bb5= Kc7 37.a4 a5 38.Bc6 Kc6 (38...Re2 39.Bf3 Re3 40.Kg2=+) 39.Rc2= Kb6 ½–½. juliangon (2725) – sinjoor1 (2275), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qg2 8.Bf3 Qg6 9.Ne2 Qd3 10.Ng3 Nc6 11.Be2 Qd8 12.0-0 Nf6 13.Re1 ba3 14.Na3 Bb4 15.Qb3 0-0 (15...Bd2?! 16.Red1 Ng4 17.Nb5-/+) 16.Nb5 a5 (16...Bd2 17.Red1 a6 18.Qc2-/+) 17.Bf3 a4 (17...Bd2 18.Red1 e4 19.Be4-/+) 18.Ra4 Ra4 (18...Qd2? 19.Re2 Na5 20.Ra5 Qe2 21.Ne2 (21.Ra8?! Qe1 22.Nf1 Bc5+/-; 21.Qb4?! Qf3 22.Ra8 Qd1 23.Kg2 Bh3 24.Kh3 Ra8=) 21...Ba5 22.Be5+-) 19.Qa4 Qd2 20.Re2 Qd3 21.Bc6 bc6 22.Qb4 cb5 23.cb5 Bb7 24.Be5 Qf3 25.Kf1 Qg2 26.Ke1 Qg1 27.Kd2 Rd8 28.Kc2? (28.Bd4 Qh2 29.Kc2 Rc8 30.Kd2 Bf3 31.Bf6 Qh6 (31...Be2?! 32.Ke2 Rc2 33.Kd3 Qf2 34.Bd4+=) 32.Re3 Qf6-+ (32...gf6?! 33.Nf5 Rd8 34.Kc2=)) 28...Qd1 (better is 28...Rc8 29.Bc3 Nd5-+) 29.Kb2 Ne4 (29...Ra8!? 30.Re1 Qf3-+) 30.Qe1 Qa4 31.Re4?? Be4-+ 32.Qe4 Qb5 33.Kc2 Qc5 34.Bc3 Qf2 35.Kb3 Rb8 36.Kc4 Qa2 37.Kd4 Qa4 38.Kd3 Qe4 39.Ke4 f6 40.Bd4 Kf7 41.Kf3 Rb3 42.Kg2 Rd3 43.Bf2 Kg6 44.Ne2 Ra3 45.Ng1 Kf5 46.Nf3 g5 47.Bc5 Ra2 48.Bf2 h5 49.Nd4 Kg6 50.Kg1 h4 51.Kg2 g4 52.Kf1 f5 53.Bh4 Rh2 54.Bg3 Ra2 55.Ne2 Kg5 56.Kf2 Ra3 57.Kg2 Rf3 58.Kg1 Ra3 59.Kf2 ½–½. Moraru,Marius (2345) – Chirila,Ioan Cristian (2205), ROM–ch Brasov, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c4 Qe6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Na3 Ba3 9.Ba3 Ne7 10.Nf3 Nbc6 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.Re1 Ng6 14.Bb2? (14.Qb3 Qf5 15.Qe3 Qf4-/+) 14...Nf4 (14...e4 15.Qb3 ef3 16.Bf3-+) 15.Ra3 Qg4 (15...Ne2?! 16.Qe2 Qd6 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.Qe5 Qe5 19.Be5 Rd2 20.Bd4=) 16.g3 e4 17.Ne5 Ne2 18.Qe2 Qe2 19.Re2 Ne5 20.Be5 Be6 21.Re4 Rd2 22.f4 a6 23.Rc3 Rad8 24.Bc7 R8d7 25.Bb6 Rb2 26.Bf2 h6 27.Rd4 Rd4 28.Bd4 Rb4 29.Bc5 Ra4 30.Kf2 Bc4 31.Ra3 Ra3 32.Ba3 g6 33.Ke3 f6 34.Kd4 b5 35.Bb4 Kf7 36.Ke4 Bb3 37.Kd4 Ke6 38.Ke4 Bc2 39.Kd4 Kf5 40.Ke3 Kg4 41.Kf2 h5 42.h4 Be4 43.Ba5 Bb7 44.Bc3 f5 45.Ba5 Bd5 46.Bb4 Be6 47.Ba5 g5! 48.fg5 (48.fg5 Bf7 Combination; 48.hg5 Bf7 Combination) 48...f4 49.gf4 Kh4 50.Bd2 Kg4 51.Kg2 h4 52.Kh2 Kh5 53.Kg2 Kg4 54.Kh2 Bf5 55.Kg2 h3 56.Kh2 Kf3 57.g6 Bg6 58.Kh3 Ke2 59.Bc1 b4 60.Kg4 Kd1 61.Be3 b3 62.Bd4 Kc2 63.Kg5 Bd3 (63...Bd3 64.f5 Bf5-+) 0–1. BatTESTI,Marc Andria (1960) – Vilaisarn,Akkhavanh (2205), Corsica–ch Bastia, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c4 Qe6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bd3 Bc5 9.0-0 Nge7 10.Re1 f6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 (12.Be4!? f5 13.Bc2+=) 12...Qb6-/+ 13.d4 ed4 (13...Nbc6 14.Nc3 Nd4-/+ (14...ed4?! 15.Na4 Qa5 16.Nc5 Qc5 17.Ba3+=)) 14.Bd4+= Bg4 15.Nc3 (15.Qb3 Rc8 16.Nbd2=) 15...Bf3 (better is 15...Bd4!? 16.Qd4 Qd4 17.Nd4 Kf7+=) 16.Bc5+= Qc5 (worse is 16...Bd1 17.Re7 Kf8 18.Bb6 Ke7 19.Bc5 Ke6 20.Bb4+- (worse is 20.Nd1 Nc6+/-)) 17.Qf3 0-0 18.Qb7 Nec6 19.Ne4 Qb6 20.Qd7 Ne5 21.Qa4 Nbd3 22.Reb1 (better is 22.Bd3!? Nd3 23.c5+=) 22...Qd4= 23.c5 Qa4 24.Ra4 f5 25.Nd6 Nc5 26.Ra5 Ned7 (26...Ned3 27.Bd3 Nd3 28.Rb7=) 27.Rc1 (27.Bc4 Kh8 28.Nf7 Kg8 29.Bd5+-) 27...Rf6= 28.Nb5 Ra6 29.Ra6 Na6 30.Nc7 (30.Ra1!? Ndc5 31.Nd6=) 30...Nc7+= 31.Rc7 Nb6 32.g3 Rf8 (better is 32...a5!?+=) 33.Ra7+= Rf7 34.Ra6 Rf6 35.f4 Kf7 36.Bd3 Nd7 37.Ra7 Ke7 38.Kf2 g6 39.Ke3 Ke6 (39...Re6 40.Kd2=) 40.Kf3 ½–½. Nanu,Ciprian (2320) – Istrate,Bogdan (2325), ROM–chJ Alba Iulia, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c4 Qe6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4 13.d3 Rd8 (13...Bc5!?-/+) 14.Nbd2= Bc7 15.Qb1 a5 16.de4 Ng4 17.Nb3 Nc6 18.e5 (18.Ra3 Nce5 19.Nbd4 Nf3 20.Nf3 Bb6+=) 18...Bb6+= (worse is 18...Be5 19.Be5 Nge5 20.Ne5 Ne5 21.f4 Nf3 22.gf3 Qb6 23.c5+-; worse is 18...Nce5 19.Ne5 Ne5 20.Bc3=) 19.Re2 (19.c5!? Qb3 20.cb6 Qb6 21.Re2-/+) 19...Qc4-/+ 20.Nbd2 Qb4 21.Ne4 Bf5 22.Nf6 gf6 23.Qf5 Ne7 (23...Nf2 24.e6 Ne7 25.ef7 Kf8 26.Qh7 Nd3 27.Kh1 Nb2 28.Rae1 Qe1 29.Re1+-) 24.Qh5 (24.Qb1!?+=) 24...Nf2-/+ 25.ef6 Rd5 26.Be5 (26.Ng5!? Nh3 27.Kh1 Rg5 28.Qh3-+) 26...Ng6 27.Rf2 Bf2 28.Kh1 Be3 (28...Ne5?! 29.Ne5 Re5 30.Qe5=) 29.Qh3 Rad8 30.Be2 (30.Qg3 Rd1-+) 30...Re5 31.Ne5 Qd4 (31...Ne5?! 32.Qe3 Ng6 33.Qh6=) 32.Rf1 Qe5 33.Bc4 Bf4 34.Bf7 (34.Qb3 Qc7 35.h3 Rd6-+) 34...Kf7 35.Qh7 Kf6 36.g3 Rd1! (36...Rd1 37.Qb7 Rf1 38.Kg2 Qe2 39.Kh3 Bd6 40.Qc6 Nf4 41.gf4 Qe3 42.Qf3 Rf3 43.Kg2 Rf2 44.Kh1 Qe1) 0–1. Nanu,Ciprian (2325) – Pozin,Sergey (2390), Centrocoop June op–A, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.c4 Qe6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Be2 (8.Ne5!? Bd6 9.Qe2=+) 8...Nc6-/+ 9.0-0 Bd6 10.d4 ed4 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bd4 0-0 13.c5 Be5 14.Re1 Rd8 15.Bf3?? (better 15.Be5 Rd1 16.Bd1-+) 15…Rd4 (15...Rd4 16.Qe2 Rc4-+; worse 15...Bd4 16.Re6 Be6 17.Qe1-+) 0–1. bobby fissure (2195) – marekt (2540), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.Nf3 f6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Na3 Ba3 (8...Nc6 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.c3+=) 9.Ra3+= Nc6 10.c4 Qc5 11.Ne5? (better is 11.Rb3+=) 11...fe5-+ 12.Re3 Nge7 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qg5 (14.Qe2 Nf5 15.Be5 0-0-+ (15...Ne3?! 16.Bh8 Qc4 17.Qe3 Qe6 18.Bc4 Qe3 19.fe3=)) 14...0-0 15.Bd3 (15.f3 Nf5 16.Ba3 Qd4 17.Bf8 Ne3 (17...Kf8?! 18.Qf6 Kg8 19.Rc3-+) 18.de3 Qc3 19.Kf2 Kf8-+) 15...Bf5 (15...Nf5 16.Rf3-+) 16.0-0 (16.Be2 Rad8 17.0-0 Rfe8-+) 16...Bd3 17.Rd3 Qc4 18.Rd7 Qf4 (18...Rf5 19.Qe3 Rb8 20.Ba3-+) 19.Qf4 ef4 20.Ba3 b5 21.Be7 (21.Re7 Ne7 22.Be7 Rf5-+) 21...Rf7 (21...Ne7 22.Re7 Rfd8 23.Rc1 Rd2 24.h3-/+) 22.Re1 Re8 (22...Re7?! 23.Ree7 Ne7 24.Re7-+; 22...Ne7?! 23.Ree7 Re7 24.Re7-+) 0–1. Boelen,M – Ljubojevic,Ljubomir, WchT U26 qual–E, 1969. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 f6)

6.Nf3 f6 7.c4 Qd8 8.Be2 Nc6 9.0-0 Kf7 10.Qb3 Be6 11.d4 ed4 12.Rd1 a5 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.Bd4 Qc8 15.ab4 ab4 16.Ra8 Qa8 17.Bh5 g6 18.Bf3 Qc8 19.Nd2 b5 20.Bd5 bc4 21.Bc4 Bc4 22.Nc4 (worse is 22.Qc4 Qc4 23.Nc4 Nh6-/+) 22...Qe6 23.Ra1 Be7 24.Be3 g5?? (better is 24...Kg7+=) 25.Ra6+- Qc4 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2395) – Nekrasov,Mihail (2260), Lvov, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.c4 bc3 (better 7...Qe4!? 8.Be2 Nc6-/+) 8.Nc3= Qa5 9.Bc4 (9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Ne5 0-0=) 9...Be7 (9...Nc6 10.Ng5 Nd8 11.Qb3+=) 10.0-0 (10.Ng5 Nc6 11.Bf7 Kf8+=) 10...Nc6 (10...e4 11.Ne1=+) 11.Qb3=+ 0-0 12.Rfe1 Bg4 (12...Bc5 A) 13.Ne5? Ne5 14.Nd5 Bf2 (14...Nc4 15.Nf6 Kh8 16.Qc4+=) 15.Kf2 Qc5 16.Ne3 Nfg4 17.Kg1 Ne3 18.Bf7 Rf7 19.Qe3 Qe3 20.Re3 Nc4 21.Re8 Rf8 22.Rf8 Kf8-+; B) 13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Re4=+) 13.Nd5 e5 becomes the focus of attention 13...Bf3 (13...Nd5 14.Bd5 Bf3 15.Qf3=+) 14.Ne7= Ne7 15.Re5 (better 15.Be5 Ng4 16.Bg3=) 15...Bd5 (better 15...Qc7!? 16.gf3 Nc6=) 16.Re7+= Bc4 (16...Qc5!? 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Qg3 Kh8+=) 17.Qc4+/- Rae8 (17...Qg5 18.Rb7 Nd5 19.Bc3+/-) 18.Rb7 Qd2 19.Bf6 gf6 20.Ra7 Re1 21.Re1 Qe1 22.Qf1 Qc3 23.Qd1 Re8 24.Qg4 Kh8 25.h3 Rg8 26.Qf5 (26.Qf4 Qc6 27.g3 Re8+-) 26...Qc6+/- 27.g4 Kg7 (27...Rd8 28.Kh2 Rd1 29.g5 Rh1 30.Kg3 Rg1 31.Kh4 Rg5 32.Qf4=) 28.Re7 (28.Qd7!? Qc1 29.Kg2+-) 28...Qc1 29.Kg2 Qa3 30.Qd5?? (30.Qe6 Rf8+/-) 30...Rf8 (30...Qe7 31.Kf1-+) 31.g5?? (31.Rd7 Qc1+/-) 31...Qc3 (better 31...Qe7 32.gf6 Qf6-+) 32.Qf5 (32.Re3 Qa1+=) 32...fg5 33.Qg5 Kh8 ½-½. Riha,Vojtech (2195) - Novosel,Marko (1935), 29th EY Open U18, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Qe2 Now all is on e5 7...Nc6 8.Ne5 Be6 9.ab4 (9.Nc6 Qc6 10.Bf6 gf6=) 9...Bb4 10.c4 Qd6 11.Nc6 Qc6 12.Bc3 (12.Bf6 gf6 13.Qe3 Kd7=+) 12...Be7 (better Bc3!? 13.Nc3 0-0-/+) 13.Na3 0-0 14.Nb5 Ne4?? (better 14...Rfe8 15.Nd4 Qd7 16.Ne6 Bd6-/+ (16...fe6?! 17.g4+=; worse 16...Qe6 17.Qe6 fe6 18.Be2+=)) 15.Bb2?? (better 15.Nd4 Nc3 16.Nc6 Ne2 17.Ne7 Kh8 18.Be2+- (18.Ke2?! Rfe8+=)) 15...Bc5-+ 16.d4 (16.Nd4 Qb6 17.Qe4 Qb2-+) 16...Bb4 17.Kd1 a6 (17...Bc4 18.Qc4 Nf2 19.Kc2 Nh1 20.Qc6 bc6 21.Na7-+) 18.d5 (18.Nc7 Rad8 19.f3 Nc3 20.Bc3 Bc3 21.Ne6 fe6 22.Ra3 Rd4 23.Kc1-+) 18...Qd7?? (better 18...Bd5 19.Bd4 ab5 20.Ra8 Ra8-+) 19.Qe4+/- Bf5 (worse 19...ab5 20.Qd4 Ra1 21.Ba1+/-) 20.Qd4 f6 21.Nc3 Rac8 (21...Rfe8 22.f3+-) 22.Ba3 Bc3 23.Qc3 Qa4 24.Kd2 Rfd8 (24...Rfe8+-) 25.Be7 Rd5 (25...Qd7 26.Bd8 Qd8 27.Bd3 Bd3 28.Qd3+- (worse 28.Kd3 b5 29.Ke2 Rc4+-)) 26.cd5 Rc3 (26...Qe4 27.Qe3 Qd5 28.Bd3 Re8+-) 27.Ra4 Rc2 28.Ke3 Kf7 1-0. Hoshino,Meilin (1755) - De Pablo Pena,M (1745), Titled Tue 4th Jun Late (11), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Ne5 Be7=.

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.c4 Qe4 8.Be2 Bf3 9.gf3 Qf4 10.ab4 Nf6 (10...Bb4 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.Na2-+) 11.Qa4=+ Nc6 12.b5 (12.Bc3 Be7=+) 12...Nd4-/+ 13.b6 Nc6 (13...Nd7 14.ba7 Bc5 15.Qd1-/+) 14.Nc3 (better 14.ba7!? Ra7 15.Qb5 Ra1 16.Ba1+=) 14...Bb4-/+ 15.Ba3 Bc3 16.dc3 e4 (16...Nd7!?-/+) 17.Bc1=+ Qe5 18.0-0 0-0 19.Be3 (19.Rd1 Rfe8-/+) 19...a6 (19...Qh5 20.Qb5 (20.ba7? ef3 21.Bf3 Qf3-+) 20...Ne5 21.fe4 Qg6 22.Kh1 Qe4 23.Kg1 ab6 24.Ra8 Ra8 25.Qb1-/+) 20.Qc2=+ Rfe8 21.Kh1 Qe6 22.Rg1 g6 (22...ef3 23.Bf3 Qc4 24.Ra4=+) 23.fe4 (23.Ra4 Re7=) 23...Ne4 (23...Qe4 24.Qe4 Ne4 25.Bf3=+) 24.Bf3= Rac8 (worse 24...Qc4 25.Ra4 Qc3 26.Be4 Qc2 27.Bc2+-) 25.c5 Qf5 26.Kg2 Re5 27.Ra4 (27.Rad1 h5= (27...Nc5 28.Qf5 gf5 29.Bc6 Rc6 30.Rd8 Kg7 31.Kf3 Kf6 32.Bg5 Kg7 33.Bf4 Kf6 34.Be5 Ke5 35.Rgd1+=)) 27...Rce8 (27...Nc5 28.Qf5 Rf5 29.Rd4=+) 28.Rd1 h5 (28...Qc8 A) worse 29.Re4 Re4 30.Be4 Qg4 31.Kf1 Re4-/+ (31...Qe4?! 32.Qe4 Re4 33.Rd7=); B) 29.Rc4=+) 29.h3= Qe6 (worse 29...Nc5 30.Qf5 Rf5 31.Bc6 bc6 32.Rc4+/-) 30.Be4 Re4 31.Re4 Qe4 32.Qe4 Re4 33.Bg5 Re5 34.h4 Rc5 35.Rd7 f6 (better 35...Na5!? 36.Bf6 Rc8=) 36.Be3+/- Rc3 37.Rb7 Rb3 38.Rc7 Na5 39.Bd2 Rb6 40.Ba5 Rd6 41.Bc3 Re6 42.Kf3 Kf8 43.Bd2 Rb6 44.Ke4 Re6 (44...f5 45.Kd5 Rb5 46.Kd6 Rb2+-) 45.Kd5 Re5 46.Kd6 Re4 47.Bh6 Kg8 48.Rg7 Kh8 49.Rg6 Rh4 50.Rf6 (50.Ke7 Rb4 51.Rf6 Kh7 52.Ra6 Rb7 53.Kd8 Rb8 54.Kd7 Rb7 55.Kc8 Rb4+-) 50...a5 (50...Kg8 51.Be3+-) 51.Ke6 a4 (51...Kg8+-) 52.Kf7 Rg4 (52...Kh7 53.Be3 Rf4 54.Bf4 h4 55.Rh6) 53.Bf8 (53.Bf8 Rf4 54.Rf4 a3 55.Rf6 a2 56.Rh6; 53.Bg5 Rf4 54.Bf4 h4 55.Rh6) 1-0. Maerevoet,Sim (2410) - Verstraeten,R (2380), Dutch League (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2)

7.Na3 Bd7 8.Nc4 Nc6 9.Qf3 (9.Qe2 Be6 10.Ne5 Ne5 11.Qb5 Qb5 12.Bb5 Ke7 13.Be5 Nf6=+) 9...Nf6 (9...Qf3!? 10.Nf3 f6-/+) 10.Qd5=+ Nd5 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be5 0-0 13.Bc4? (better 13.Kd1!?=+) 13...Rfe8-+ 14.Nf3 Nb6 (better 14...Bc6!? 15.Be2 f6-+) 15.Be2=+ Bg4 16.Bd4 Bf3 17.gf3 Nd5 18.c3 Nf4 19.Be3 Ne2 20.Ke2 Bd6 21.h4 Be7 (21...f5 22.Kd3 a6 23.Ra5=+) 22.h5 (22.d4 a5=) 22...h6 (22...a6!?=+) 23.Rhb1= (23.Ra7? Ra7 24.Ba7 Bc5 25.Kd1 Ba7-+) 23...b6 24.Ra6 Bc5 (24...Bd8!?=) 25.d4 Bd6 26.Kd3 f5 (26...Reb8 27.c4 Bc7 28.d5+-) 27.Rb2 (27.Rba1 f4 28.Bd2 Re7 29.Rb6 Rd8+-) 27...f4 28.Bd2 Re7 (better 28...Reb8!?+-) 29.Rbb6!+- ab6 30.Ra8 Kf7 31.Ra6 Rb7 (31...Bc7 32.c4+-) 32.c4 Bb8 33.Bb4 Ba7 34.Bd6 Rd7 (34...Bb8 35.Bb8 Rb8 36.d5+-) 35.Bf4 b5 36.d5 (36.Be5 bc4 37.Kc4 Rb7+-) 36...bc4 (36...Bf2 37.Be5+-) 37.Kc4 Bf2 38.Be5 Bh4 (38...Re7 39.f4+-) 39.Kc5 White prepares d6 (39.Rg6 Kf8+-) 39...Bf6 40.f4 Re7 41.Bf6 gf6 42.d6 Rd7 (42...Re1 43.Ra7 Ke8 44.Rh7+-) 43.f5 1–0. Moskvin,Anatoly (1870) – Tersinsev,Andrey (2040), 14th IPCA World Individual Chess CH, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.Na3 Qe4 8.Be2 Qg2 9.Bf3 Qg5 10.Qe2 Ba3 11.Ra3 Nd7 12.Bd5 Ngf6 13.Nf3 Qh5 14.Ba2 e4 15.Rg1 0-0 16.Ne5 Ne5 17.Qh5 Nh5 18.Be5 g6 19.Bd5 Re8 20.Bd4 Nf4 21.Bc4 a6 22.Be3 Be6 23.Bf4 Bc4 24.Kd1 Rac8 25.Be3 f5 26.h4 Kf7 27.h5 gh5 28.Rh1 Rg8 29.Kc1 Bd3 30.c3 Be2 31.Kb2 Bf3 32.Rh2 Rcd8 33.Ra5 Ke6 0–1. Eriksson,Joel – Osterberg,Gunnar, Sweden class ch, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.c3 Bc5 8.Nf3 (8.Qe2 Qe6-/+) 8...Bg4 (8...e4!? 9.c4 Qe6-/+) 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Qc2 (10.Qc4 Qc4 11.Bc4 f6+=) 10...Nc6-/+ 11.Na3 (11.Qd3!? Qe6 12.Qc4-/+) 11...Nf6 12.Be2 (12.Bc4 Qe4 13.Be2 Qf4-/+) 12...0-0 (better is 12...e4!? 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.cd4 Bd4 15.Bd4 Qd4 16.Rb1-+) 13.0-0 (13.Bc4!? Qe4 14.Be2-+) 13...e4-+ 14.Ne1 Bf5 (better is 14...Rac8!? 15.Nb1 Bg4-+) 15.d4-/+ ed3! 16.Bd3 (16.Nd3 Be4 Combination; 16.Bd3 Ne4 Combination) 16...Bd3 (16...Be4 17.c4 Qf5 18.Bf6 Qf6 19.Qb1-+) 17.Nd3 Rfd8 (17...Bd6!? 18.f3 Rfd8-/+) 18.Nc5 Qc5 19.c4 Nd4 20.Bd4 Rd4 21.Rfb1? (better is 21.Qb3 Rd7 22.Rad1 Rd1 23.Rd1-/+) 21...Rad8-+ 22.Rb7 Qa3!! (22...Qa3 23.Rf1 Ne4-+) 0–1. Saring,Christoph (2175) – Kreuzer,Gerhard (2025), Landesliga Nord, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.c3 Bd6 8.c4 Qe4 9.Qe2 -/+.

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Ng5 0-0 11.Nce4 Ne4 12.Ne4 Qh4 13.Bd5 (13.Qf3 Bg4 14.Qg3 Qg3 15.hg3 Bf5-/+) 13...Bg4 14.Qb1 Be6 15.g3 Qg4 (15...Bd5?! 16.gh4 Be4 17.Rg1=) 16.c4 Rad8 17.h3 Qg6 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Be5 Bc4 20.f3 a5 21.h4 (21.Qc1 Rd2 22.Nd2-+) 21...Bd3 22.h5 Qf5 (22...Qf5 23.Bf4 Bb1 24.Rb1 Qd5-+) 0–1. Georgiev,D (1950) – Gochev,M (2225), Venka Antonia Ivanova Mem, Sofia BUL, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Qh5+= Nc6 9.Bb5 Nge7 10.Nge2 (10.Nf3!?+=) 10...0-0 11.g4 (11.Bd3 Ng6-/+) 11...Be6 12.Bd3 f5 13.gf5 Bf5 14.Bc4 Kh8 15.0-0-0 (better is 15.Bb3-+) 15...Rc8 16.Rhg1 Nd4 17.d3 a6 (17...Bg6!? 18.Qe5 Nf3 19.Qg3 Ng1 20.Qg1-+) 18.Nd4 ed4 (18...Qd4?! 19.Qg5 Ng6 20.Nd5-/+) 19.Ne2 (better is 19.Qg5 Bg6 20.Ne2-+) 19...b5 (better is 19...Nc6-+) 20.Bd4 Bg6 (20...bc4?! 21.Bg7 Kg8 22.dc4+=) 21.Rg6? (better is 21.Bg7 Kg7 22.Qe5 Rf6 23.Nf4-/+) 21...Ng6-+ 22.Bb3 (22.Be6 Rc6 23.Bf5 Qd5-+) 22...Qe7 (22...Nf4 23.Nf4 Rf4-+) 23.Rg1 Rc6 (23...Qd6 24.Rg5 Ba3 25.Kd1+-) 24.f4? (24.Rg5 Rf7+=) 24...Bc5 (better is 24...Bd6 25.f5 Ne5-+) 25.Bc5?? (better is 25.Rg5 Nf4 26.Rg7 Ne2 27.Qe2 Qg7 28.Bg7 Kg7 29.Qe5 Kh6 30.d4+=) 25...Rc5-+ 26.Qg4 Rcf5 27.Rf1 Nf4! 28.Kd1 Qe2 (better is 28...Ng2! 29.Rf5 Ne3 30.Kd2 Ng4 31.Rf8 Qf8-+) 29.Qe2 Ne2 30.Rf5 Nc3 31.Kd2 Nb1 (worse is 31...Rf5 32.Kc3 Rh5 33.Kb4-+) 32.Kc1 Rf5 33.Kb1 Rh5 34.d4 Rh2 35.Bd5 (35.c4 bc4 36.Bc4 g5-+) 35...g5 36.Kc1 Kg7 0–1. Muellen,Armin – Puth,Dieter (2190), RL–chA Hachenburg, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.c4 Qc5 8.f4 Nc6 9.fe5 Nh6 (9...Ne5 10.Qe2 f6 11.Nf3-/+) 10.Nf3 0-0 11.Qe2 (11.Bd3 Bg4 12.Qc2 Kh8-/+) 11...Re8 12.h3 (12.Nc3!? Ne5 13.Ne4 Nd3 14.Qd3-/+) 12...Nf5-+ 13.Qf2 Ne5 14.Ne5 (14.Qc5 Nd3 (14...Bc5?! 15.Be5 f6 16.Nc3-+) 15.Kd1 Nb2 (15...Bc5? 16.Bd3 Nd6 17.Be2+-; 15...Nc5?! 16.Ba3 Nb3 17.Ra2-/+) 16.Kc1 Bc5 17.Kb2 Ng3-+) 14...Re5 15.Be2 Qf2 16.Kf2 Bc5 (16...Bc5 17.Kf3 Re2 18.Ke2 Ng3 19.Kf3 Nh1-+) 0–1. Suarez,Luis A – Zapata,Alonso (2500), COL–ch, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.a3 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.c4 Qd6 8.Nf3 f6 9.Be2 Nc6 10.0-0 Nge7 11.Na3 Bf5 (11...0-0 12.Qb3 Bc5 13.Nb5-/+) 12.Nb5 Qd7 13.d4 ed4 14.Nfd4 Nd4 15.Nd4 0-0 16.Bf3 Bc5 (16...Rfb8 17.Qb3 Bc5 18.Nf5 Qf5 19.Ba3= (19.Bb7? Qd7-+)) 17.Nf5 (17.Nb3 Qd1 18.Rfd1 Bb4=) 17...Qf5= 18.Re1 (worse 18.Bb7 Rab8 19.g4 Qf4 20.Bd5 Nd5 21.Qd5 Rf7-/+) 18...Kh8 19.Ba3 Rad8 (19...Ba3 20.Ra3 Nc6 21.Be4=) 20.Qa4 Rd2? (better 20...Nc8!?=) 21.Bc5 Qc5 22.Re2?? (better 22.Qa7 Qa7 23.Ra7+/-) 22...Re2-/+ 23.Be2 Nc6 24.Rd1 Nd4 25.Bf1 a6 (better 25...Rb8!?=+) 26.Qd7+= Nc6 27.Qb7 Nb8 28.Rd5 Qc8 29.Qb3 Re8 30.c5 Nd7 31.Qa4 Attacks the isolani on a6 31...Nb8 32.Rd6 The pressure on the isolated pawn grows 32...Rd8 (32...f5 33.Rd5+/- (33.Ba6?? Na6 34.Rd1 Nc5-+)) 33.Qa5 (33.Ba6!? Re8 34.Bf1+-) 33...Re8+/- 34.h3 (worse 34.Ba6 Na6 35.Ra6 Qc5=) 34...h6 35.Ba6 Na6 36.Ra6 (36.Qa6?! Qc5 37.Qd3 f5=) 36...Qb8 37.Rb6 Qd8 38.Qc3 Qd1 (38...Qc7 39.Rb5+/-) 39.Kh2+- Re2 (39...Re1 40.Rb8 Kh7 41.Qc4+-) 40.Qg3 (40.Qf3 Qe1 41.Rb8 Re8 42.Re8 Qe8+-) 40...Re1 41.Qg6 Qd8 42.Rb7 Re7 43.Re7 Qe7 44.Qf5 Qc7 45.g3 Kg8 46.Qe6 Kf8 47.Qb6 Qc8 48.c6 Ke8 49.Qb7 Qf5 50.Kg1 (50.Qg7?! Qf2 51.Kh1 Qf1 52.Kh2 Qf2 53.Kh1 Qf1 54.Kh2 Qf2=) 50...Qd5 51.Qb8 Ke7 (51...Kf7 52.Qa7 Kg6 53.Qd7+-) 52.c7 (better 52.Qa7 Ke8 53.c7 Qd1 54.Kg2 Qd5 55.Kh2+-) 52...Qd1 53.Kh2 Qd4 54.c8N Kd7 55.Qb7 (55.Qb7 Kd8 56.Qb6 Qb6 57.Nb6+-) 1-0. Danielsson,Sigurdur (1725) - Olafsson,S (1935), Icelandic Open, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.c4 Qe4 8.Be2 Nc6 9.Nf3 Nge7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Ng6 12.Nc3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Nd4 (better is 13...Nf4!?-/+) 14.Nd4= ed4 15.Bf3 Qf4 16.Re4 Qg5 17.Bd4 Bf5 18.Re1 Rad8 19.Be3 (worse is 19.Ba7 Rd2 20.Qb3 Qf6+/-) 19...Qh4 20.Bc5 (20.Ba7?! Qc4 21.d4 Rd7+/-) 20...Rfe8 21.Qa4 Bd7?? (better is 21...Ne5 22.Bb7 Qc4 23.Qa7 Nd3 (23...Rd2?? 24.Re5 Be6 25.Rae1+-) 24.Re8 Re8+/-) 22.Qd7+- Ne5 (22...Rd7?? 23.Re8 Nf8 24.Rf8) 23.Qf5 (better is 23.Qb7!? Qc4 24.Ba7 Qe6+-) 23...g6 24.Qe4 Nf3 25.Qf3 Qc4 26.Be3 Re5 27.Rec1 Qe6 28.Rab1 (better is 28.Ra7!? b6+-) 28...b6 29.g3 h5 30.Rc6 Qa2 31.Rbc1 h4 (31...Qd5 32.Qf6 Ree8+-) 32.Qf6 (worse is 32.gh4 Qd5 33.Qf6 Ree8+-) 32...Rh5 (32...Rde8 33.Bd4 Qd5+-) 33.Qd8 (33.Qd8 Kg7 34.Qf6 Kh7 35.Rc8 hg3 36.Qh8; 33.Bd4 Rd4 34.Rc8 Rd8 35.Rd8 Kh7 36.Qh8) 1–0. Woerner,Michael (1995) – Ersoez,Can Hakki (1920), Regionalliga NW, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.c4 Qe6 8.Nf3 (8.Nc3 A) 8...Nf6 9.Nb5 (9.Qb3 Nc6 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.Bd3 Nd4 13.Nd4 ed4) 9...Qe7 (9...Qb6 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d3 Qc5) 10.Na7 Bf5 11.Nf3 Nbd7 12.Be2 0-0 13.0-0 Ne4; B) 8...Nc6-/+ 9.Nd5 (9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4; 9.Nb5 Qe7 10.Be2 Nf6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4) 9...Bd6 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nc8 Rc8 13.Bd3 Nb4; 8.Na3 Nc6 9.Nb5 (9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4; 9.Be2 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.Nf3 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4) 9...Qe7 10.Be2 Nf6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4) 8...Nc6 (8...Nf6 A) 9.Bd3 0-0 (9...Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qb3 e4 12.Re1 Rd8 13.Bc2 Qd6) 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Re1 Qd6 12.Bc2 Bg4 13.h3 Bf3; B) 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.f4 0-0 11.Be2 Ne5 12.Be5 Bd6 13.0-0 Be5; C) 9.Be2 Nc6 (9...0-0 10.Ne5 Bd6 11.d4 Nc6 12.d5 Qf5 13.Nc6 bc6) 10.0-0 0-0 11.Na3 Rd8 12.Nb5 Qe7 13.d4 Nd4) 9.Bd3 (9.Nc3 Nf6 (9...e4 10.Ng5 Qe5 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qe2 Nf6 13.f4 ef3) 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4; 9.Na3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.d4 ed4) 9...Nf6 (9...Qd6 10.Qe2 Bg4 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.Nb5 Qd7 13.Be5 0-0) 10.0-0 (10.Qe2 Bd6 (10...e4 11.Ng5 ed3 12.Ne6 de2 13.Nc7 Ke7) 11.Nc3 (11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Bb8 13.Ng5 Qg4) 11...0-0+= (11...Nb4 12.Nb5 Nd3 13.Qd3 Bb8) 12.Nb5 Bb8 13.Ng5 Qg4) 10...0-0 (10...Qd6 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.Nc3 0-0-0 13.Nd5 Nd5) 11.Re1 Qd6 12.Qb3 (12.Bc2 Bg4 13.h3 Bf3) 12...Bg4 (12...Bc5 13.Bc2-/+ (13.h3 Bh3) 13...Ng4) 13.Be5 Ne5 (13...Qd8 14.Bb2 Bf3 15.gf3-/+) 14.Ne5 Rae8 15.f4 (15.Nc3 Bc5 16.Nb5 (16.Ng4?? Ng4 17.Ne4 Qh2 18.Kf1 Qh1 19.Ke2 Qg2-+) 16...Bf2 17.Kf2 Qc5 18.Re3 Re5 19.Na7-+) 15...Qd4-+ 16.Kh1 Qa1 17.Qb4 Qd4 0–1. Boor,C (2230) – Aramil,W (2215), Masters Las Vegas USA, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.Qe2 Nc6 8.c3 Be7 9.Na3 Ba3 10.Ba3 Nge7 11.Nf3 Bg4 12.h3 Bf3 13.gf3 0-0 14.Rg1 Rfe8 15.h4 Ng6 16.Rg4 Rad8 17.Bc1 Nf4 18.Qe4 Qd7 19.Qc4 Kh8 20.Kd1 f5 21.Rf4 ef4 22.Qf4 Ne5 (better is 22...Qe7!? 23.Kc2-+) 23.Ra7 Nd3 24.Bd3 Qd3 25.Rb7 Qf1 (better is 25...Rd6 26.Qg3 g6-+) 26.Kc2 Re1 (26...Qf2 27.Qg5 Rg8 28.Rg7 Rd2 29.Bd2 Rg7 30.Qd8 Rg8 31.Qf6 Rg7 32.h5+= (worse is 32.Qf5 Qh4 33.Qe5 Qg3=)) 27.d4 Qa6 28.Qc7 Re2 29.Kb3 Qe6?? (better is 29...Qa2 30.Kb4 Rg8-+) 30.c4 (better is 30.Qc4!? Qc4 31.Kc4 Rf2 32.f4+=) 30...Rg8-/+ 31.d5 Qf6 32.Rb8 Ree8 (32...Qh4? 33.Qc8 Qc4 34.Qc4 Rb8 35.Kc3 Rf2 36.Qf4 Rc8 37.Kb3+-) 33.Re8 Re8 34.Bb2 Qf8 35.Be5 Rc8?? (better is 35...Kg8=) 36.Bg7!+- (36.Bg7 Kg8 37.Bf8 Rc7 38.Bd6+-) 1–0. Schaffranietz,Horst (1960) – Engl,Heinz (2070), Munich–ch VM2, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.Qf3 Qf3 8.Nf3 f6 -/+.

7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c3 Bc5 9.d4 ed4 10.cd4 Bb6 11.Nc3 Qd8 12.d5 Bf2? (better is 12...Qe7 13.Be2 Qb4=) 13.Kf2+- Qb6 14.Kg3 Nce7 15.Bb5 (better is 15.Qe2!? Kd8 16.h3+-) 15...Kd8+/- 16.Re1 Nf5 17.Kf4 Nf6 18.Re6?? (better is 18.Ba3+=) 18...fe6-+ 19.de6 Kc7 20.Nd5 Nd5 21.Qd5 Qe3 (21...Be6 22.Rc1 Qc6 23.Rc6 bc6 24.Be5 Nd6 25.Qc6 Kd8 26.Qd6 Kc8 27.Ba6) 22.Kg4 Qe6?? (22...h5 23.Kh3 Qe6 24.Qc5 Kd8 25.Rd1 Nd6 26.Kg3 Rh6+=) 23.Qc5+/- (23.Qc5 Kd8 24.Rd1 Qd6 25.Rd6 Nd6 26.Kh4 Nb5 27.Bg7+-) 1–0. Karweta,Jan – Baluch,Wieslaw, Konin ch corr Poland, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c3 Be7 9.c4 Qd6 10.Qe2 Bg4 11.h3 Bf3 12.Qf3 Nf6 13.Be2 0-0 14.0-0 Qe6 (14...Nd4 15.Bd4 Qd4 16.Ra2-+) 15.d3 Bc5 16.Nd2 Bd4 17.Rfb1 Rad8 18.Bd1 Bb2 19.Rb2 b6 20.Qe3 Qe7 (20...Rd7 21.Ba4 Rfd8 22.Rb3-/+) 21.Nf3 e4 22.de4 Ne4 23.Ba4 Na5 24.Rba2 (24.Bb5 Qf6 25.Rbb1 Nd6-/+) 24...Qb7 (24...Nc4 25.Qe1-/+) 25.Nd4 (25.Re2 Nc5-/+) 25...Nd6 26.c5 (26.Qf4 Qc7-/+) 26...bc5-+ 27.Nf3 Qb6 28.Bc2 Nc6 29.Ra6 Qb5 30.Be4 Ne4 31.Qe4 Nd4 32.Ng5 (32.Ra7 Rfe8 33.Nd4 cd4-/+ (33...Re4? 34.Nb5 h6 35.Rc7+-; 33...Rd4?! 34.Qf3 Qc4 35.Rc7=+)) 32...f5-+ 33.Qe5 Rfe8 34.Ne6 Re7 35.Qc5 Qc5 36.Nc5 Rd5 37.R1a5 h6 (37...Ree5 38.Nb7 Nb5 39.Ra1-/+) 38.Kh2-/+ Re2 39.Nd3 Ra5 40.Ra5 Rd2 41.Ne5 Rf2 42.Ra7 Ne6 (42...f4 43.Kg1 Re2 44.Ng6-/+) 43.Ra6 (43.Re7 Nc5=+) 43...Nf4-/+ 44.Kg3 Rf1 45.Ng6 (45.Ra7 Kh7-/+) 45...Ng6 46.Rg6 Kf7 47.Rd6 g6 48.Rb6 Rd1 49.h4 Rd3 50.Kf2 ½–½. juliangon (2705) – marekt (2510), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Be2 Nf6 9.0-0 0-0 10.c4 Qd6 11.d4 ed4 12.Nd4 Nd4 13.Qd4 Qd4 14.Bd4 Nd7 (14...a5 15.Nc3-/+) 15.Nc3 (15.Ra7 Ra7 16.Ba7 Re8=) 15...Bc5 16.Rfd1 Bd4 17.Rd4 Ne5 18.Nd5 Nc6 19.Re4 Rd8 20.Bf3 Kf8 21.h3 (21.Nc7 Bf5 22.Rf4 Rac8-/+) 21...Bd7-/+ 22.Rh4 h6 23.Rf4 Rac8 24.Ne3 a6 25.Bd5 Be8 26.Rb1 Rc7 27.Kh2 a5 28.Ra1 Ra8 29.Ra3 a4 30.Nf5 Ra5 31.Nd6 Nb4 (31...Rd7 32.Bc6 bc6 33.Rf5 Rf5 34.Nf5-/+) 32.Be4 Bc6 33.Bg6 Kg8 34.Be4? Rd7-+ 35.Nb5 Bb5 36.cb5-/+ Rd4?? 37.g3?? Kf8-/+ 38.Bb7 Rf4 39.gf4 Rb5 40.Bc8 Ra5 41.Bd7 Nd5 42.Ra4 Ra4 43.Ba4 Nf4 44.Kg3 Ne6 45.f4 Ke7 46.Kg4 Nd4 47.f5 Kf6 48.Bd7 Ke5 49.Be8 f6 50.Bd7 Ne2 51.h4-/+ Nf4 52.h5 Ke4 53.Be6 Ke3 54.Bf7 Nd3 55.Bd5 Ne5 56.Kg3 Kd4 57.Bb7 Ke3 58.Bd5 Nd3 59.Bb7 Kd4-/+ 60.Kg4 Ke5 61.Bc6 Nb4 62.Bd7 Nd5 63.Kf3 Ne7 64.Kg4 Ke4 65.Ba4 Nd5 66.Bc2 Ke5 67.Kf3 Nf4 68.Bb1 Nh5 69.Kg4 Nf4 70.Bc2 Nd5 71.Kh5 Ne7 72.Kg4 Nf5! (72...Nf5 73.Kh5 Ne3-+) 0–1. Seeger,Werner – Oesterle,Peter (2260), BL2–S8990 Germany, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

7.f4 Nc6 8.fe5 Ne5 9.Qe2 f6 10.c3 Be7 11.d4 Bg4 12.Qe3 Nh6 (12...Nc4 13.Bc4 Qc4 14.Nd2-/+) 13.Nd2 (13.de5 Qd1 14.Kf2-+) 13...Nd7 14.Ne2 Qe6 15.Qf2 (better is 15.Qe6!? Be6 16.Nf4+=) 15...Nf5-/+ 16.c4 Ne3 17.Rc1 Bb4 18.d5?? (18.Bc3 Ba3 19.Rb1-+) 18...Nc5 19.Nf4 (19.de6?? Nd3) 19…Nc2 (19...Ng2) 0–1. Januschopolsky – Rovner, Moscow, 1929. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

8.Ra3 Nc6 9.c4 Qd6 10.Nf3 Nge7 11.Rd3 Qc7 12.Re3 Bg4 13.Be2 Bf3 14.Bf3 0-0 15.Be4 f5 16.Bb1 Ng6 17.0-0 Qd8 18.Qb3 Qc7 (18...b6 19.f4 ef4 20.c5 Kh8 21.Rd3-/+) 19.Ba3 (19.Qd1 Nd4 20.Ba2-/+) 19...Nd4-/+ 20.Qd1 Rf6 21.Ba2 f4 22.Rh3 f3! 23.Re1 (23.gf3 Nf4 Combination) 23...Nf4 24.Rh4? (better is 24.Rf3 Nf3 25.Qf3-+) 24...Nde2 25.Re2 Ne2 26.Kf1 Rg6 27.Qc2 (27.c5 Kh8 28.Bd5 Rg2 29.Bf3 Rg1 30.Ke2 Rd1 31.Kd1-+) 27...fg2 28.Ke2 g1Q 29.c5 Kh8 (29...Kh8 30.Qf5 Qc6-+) 0–1. BatTESTI,Marc Andria (1890) – Massoni,Michael (2045), Corsica–ch Bastia, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.a3 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

8.Ra3 Nc6 9.Rd3 Qa5 10.Rg3 (10.Ra3 Qc7=) 10...Bf5 (10...Nf6 11.Bd3 g6 12.Ne2+=) 11.Bc4 Bg6 12.Nf3 0-0-0 13.0-0 Nh6 14.Bb3 Qc5?? (14...Nf5 15.Rg4+=) 15.Bc3?? (better is 15.Ne5 Nf5 16.Rc3+-) 15...Nf5+= 16.Rg5 (16.Rh3 Nfd4-/+) 16...f6 17.Be6 (17.Rg4 Nfd4 18.Bd4 Nd4 19.Nd4 Rd4-/+) 17...Kb8 18.Rf5 Bf5?? (better is 18...Rhe8 19.Nh4 Re6 20.Ng6 hg6-/+) 19.Bf5+- Nd4 20.Bd3 Rhe8 21.Nd4 (21.Bh7?! Nb5 22.Ba1 e4=) 21...ed4 22.Bb2 h5 23.Qf3 Qc7 24.Rb1 (24.Qh5? Rh8 25.Bh7 g5-+) 24...b6 25.h3 (25.Qh5? Rh8 26.Bh7 g5-+) 25...Re5 26.Ba3 Rc8 27.Qd1 Rg5 28.Qf3 Re5 ½–½. Truksa,Vaclav (1815) – Malek,Milan (1670), Pilsen CZE, Open, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

8.Ra3 Nc6 9.Nf3 Nge7 10.c4 Qd6 11.Qa1 f6 12.Be2 Nb4 13.Qd1 Bf5 14.0-0 Bc2 15.Qa1 Bd3 16.Bd3 Nd3 17.Bd4 Nc5 18.Bc5 Qc5 19.Rb1 Kf7 20.Rb7 Rhb8 21.Rab3 Rb7 22.Rb7 a5 23.d3 a4 24.Qa2 Kf8 25.h3 Qd6 26.Ne1 Ra6 27.Qb1 a3 28.Qa2 Qd8 29.Rb3 Qa5 30.Nc2 Qd2 31.c5 Qc1 32.Kh2 ½–½. Lamprecht,Rudolf (2000) – Nepomnyaschy,Yuri, IECG, 1997.

8.Ra3 Nc6 9.Rg3 Bf5 10.c4 Qd7 11.Nf3? (better is 11.Rg7!? Nd4 12.Be2=) 11...f6-/+ 12.Be2 0-0-0 13.0-0 g5 14.Qa1 Nge7 15.d4 ed4 16.Rd1 Bc2 17.Rd2 Nf5 18.Rg4 (18.Rc2 Ng3 19.fg3 d3-/+) 18...h5 19.Rgd4 Nfd4 20.Nd4 Nd4 21.Bd4 Qa4 22.Qb2 Rhe8 23.h3 Bb3 24.Bh5 Qc4 (better is 24...Re1!? 25.Kh2 Qc4 (25...Bc4?! 26.Bf6 Rf8 27.Be5+=) 26.Bg4 Kc7 27.Bb6 ab6 28.Rd8 Kd8 29.Qd2 Qd5 30.Qe1 Qd6 31.g3 Bc4-/+) 25.Be8= Re8 26.Be3 (worse is 26.Bf6 Re1 27.Kh2 Qc7 28.f4 Qf4 29.g3 Qf3 30.Qc3 Qc3 31.Bc3 Rc1+=) 26...Re6 27.Qa3 (27.Ba7 Re1 28.Kh2 Qf4 29.g3 Qf3 30.Rc2 Kd8 31.Bb6 Ke8 32.Rc8 Kf7 33.Qb3 Qb3 34.Rc7 Kg6-+) 27...Qa4 28.Qc5 Qc6 29.Qa7 Rd6?? (better is 29...Bd5+=) 30.Qa8 Kc7 31.Qa5?? (better is 31.Rd6 Qd6 32.Qa5 Kb8 33.Ba7 Kc8 34.Qc3 Qc6 35.Qb3+-) 31...b6+/- 32.Qa7 Kc8 33.Rd6 Qd6 34.Bb6 Qd1 35.Kh2 Qd6 36.Kg1 Qd1 37.Kh2 Qd6 38.Kg1 Qd1 39.Kh2 Qd6 ½–½. Vojta,Tomas (2240) – Vagner,Tomas (2060), Most op–A, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

8.Ra3 Ne7 9.Ne2 (9.d4 ed4 10.Bd4 0-0-+) 9...Nbc6 10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Bc4 0-0 12.0-0 Nd4 13.Ra2 (13.Re1 Qb6 14.Qc1 Nef5-/+) 13...Bf5 14.d3 a6 15.Ra1 (15.Ne2 b5 16.Nd4 ed4-/+ (16...bc4?! 17.Nf5 Nf5 18.Be5=)) 15...b5-+ 16.Ba2 Rc8 17.Bb1 Qb6 18.Qd2 Rfd8 19.Re1 (19.Ne2 Nd5-/+) 19...Ng6 (19...Qg6 20.Kh1 Bg4 21.Re3-+) 20.Re3 (20.Ne2 Qf6-/+) 20...Nh4 (better is 20...Nf4 21.Kh1 b4-+) 21.Ne2? (better is 21.Rg3-+) 21...Qc6 22.f3 Qg6 23.Ng3 Bh3! 24.Bd4 (24.gh3 Ndf3 Double attack) 24...ed4 (worse is 24...Rd4 25.gh3 b4 26.Qe2+=) 25.Re7 (25.Re5 Bg2 26.Qf4 Nf3 27.Kg2 Ne5 28.Qe5 Rc6-+) 25...Re8 (25...Qf6 26.Ra7 Bg2 27.Qf2-+) 26.Re8 (26.Ra7 Rc6-+ (worse is 26...Bg2 27.Qf4 Re1 28.Kf2-+; worse is 26...Ng2 27.Ba2 Rf8 28.Bd5-+)) 26...Re8 27.Qf4 Ng2 28.Qd4 Ne1 29.Kf2 Qg5 30.Ne4 Qh4 31.Ke2 Ng2 32.Ba2 Bc8 33.Rg1 Nf4?? 34.Kd1+- Qh6?? 35.Nf6 Kf8 36.Qc5 (36.Qc5 Re7 37.Qc8 Re8 38.Qe8; 36.Qd6 Re7 37.Qd8 Re8 38.Qe8) 1–0. Day,Lawrence A (2370) – Livshits,Ron (2370), CAN–ch, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

8.Ba3 Nc6 9.Ne2 Nge7 (9...Qe4 10.f3 Qh4 11.g3=) 10.Nc3 Qd7 11.Bb5 (11.Bd3 0-0=) 11...0-0 12.0-0 (12.Bc5 Qc7 13.Bc6 bc6=) 12...Rd8 13.Qb1 (13.Bd3 Nd5 14.Qh5 g6 15.Nd5 Qd5=+) 13...Nd5 (13...Qd2? 14.Be7 Rd4 15.Bc6 Qc3 16.Bf3+- (16.Bb7?! Rb8 17.Ra7 Qc7+-)) 14.Ne4 (14.Nd5 Qd5 15.Re1 Nd4=+) 14...Qg4-/+ 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Ng3 Nf4 17.d3 h5 18.Qd1 h4 19.Qg4 Bg4 20.Be7 (20.Ne4!?-/+) 20...hg3-+ 21.Bd8 gh2 22.Kh2 Rd8 23.Ra7? (better 23.Rfe1 Rd5 24.f3-+) 23...Rd6 24.f3 (24.Re1 Ne2 25.Re2 Be2 26.Ra8 Kh7 27.Ra4-+) 24...Ne2 25.Ra8 (25.g3 Rh6 26.Kg2 Bh3 27.Kf2 Bf1 28.Kf1 Rh2-+) 25...Kh7 26.g3 Rh6 27.Kg2 Bh3 (27...Bh3 28.Kf2 Bf1 29.Kf1 Rh2-+) 0–1. Chambers,Ezra Paul (1855) – Aranda Marin,Cristian (2350), 34th Andorra Open, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Ba3)

8.Nb5 Bd6 9.Qf3 Qe6?? (better is 9...Qf3 10.Nd6 Kd7 11.Nf3 Kd6+=) 10.Bc4!+- (10.Bc4 Qd7 11.Bf7 Kd8 12.Bg8+-) 1–0. michaelbuss – Rkoelbach, ChessWorld.net, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6)

8.Nf3 Ba3 9.Ra3 Nge7 10.c4 Qd6 11.Re3 Bg4 12.h3 (12.Be2 Bf3 13.Bf3 0-0+=) 12...Bf3-/+ 13.Qf3 0-0-0 14.Bd3 Nb4 15.Bf5 Nf5 16.Qf5 Qd7 17.Qd7 Rd7 18.Be5 (18.Ke2!? Rhd8 19.Bc3-/+) 18...Nc2 19.Ke2 Ne3 20.fe3 f6 21.Bc3 Rc7 22.Bd4 (22.Ra1 b6-+) 22...Rc4 23.Ba7 Kc7 24.Rb1 Rc6 25.Bd4 Ra8 26.Rb2 Ra5 27.g4 h6 28.Kf3 b6 29.Kf4 Kb7 30.h4 g6 (30...h5 31.Rb1-+) 31.e4-/+ Ra4 32.Be3 Re6 33.d4 Re8 34.h5 g5 35.Kf5 Ra3 36.Re2 Ra5 (36...b5 37.Bc1 Rf3 38.Kg6-/+) 37.d5 Re5 38.Kf6?? (38.Kg6 Ra4 39.Rb2+= (39.Kh6?? Rae4 40.Kg7 Re3-+)) 38...Re4-+ 39.Bb6 Rf4 (39...Re2?! 40.Ba5 Rg2 41.Kg6=; 39...Kb6 40.Re4 Rd5 41.Re6 Kc7 42.Kg7+-) 40.Ke7 (40.Kg6 Kb6 41.Re5-+) 40...Kb6 41.d6 (41.Re6 Kc5 42.d6 Ra7 (42...Rg4 43.d7 Ra7 44.Ke8-+) 43.Ke8 Rd4 44.Rh6 Rd6 45.Rd6 Kd6 46.Kf8 Ke6 47.h6 Rb7 48.Kg8 Kf6 49.Kh8 Kg6 50.h7 Rb8) 41...Rd4 (41...Raa4 42.d7 Rae4 43.Kd6 Rd4 44.Ke6 Rg4 45.Rc2 Rge4 46.Kf5-+) 42.d7 (42.Rb2 Kc5 43.Rc2 Kb4 44.Rb2 Kc3-+) 42...Ra7 43.Re6 (43.Rb2 Kc5 44.Rc2 Kb4-+) 43...Kc7 (better is 43...Kc5 44.Re5 Kc4-+) 44.Rh6 (44.Kf7-+) 44...Rd7 45.Kf6 Ra6 (45...Ra6 46.Kf5 Rh6 47.Kg5 Rb6-+) 0–1. Truksa,Vaclav (1815) – Kourousis,Epaminondas (2380), Pilsen CZE, Open, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6)

8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nd4?? 10.Bd4 (better is 10.Nd4!? Qg2 11.Rf1+-) 10...ed4= 11.Nb5 Qc5 12.Nfd4 Qe7 13.0-0 Bd7?? (better is 13...Be2 14.Ne2 Qd7 15.Ra7 Ra7 16.Na7 Bd2+/-) 14.Nc7+- Kf8 15.Na8 Qe5 16.c3 Bd6 17.Nf3 Qh5 18.d4 Bg4 19.h3 Nf6 (19...Bh3 20.gh3 Qh3 21.Ne5+- (21.Ra7?! Qg4 22.Kh1 Qh3 23.Kg1 Qg4 24.Kh1 Qh3 25.Kg1=)) 20.Re1 (better is 20.hg4 Ng4 21.g3 Qh3+-) 20...Bh3 21.Ne5 Qg5 22.Bf3 Nd7 23.Ra5 Ne5 24.Rae5 Be5 25.Re5 Qd8 26.Qa4 g6 27.Qb4 Kg7 28.Qb7 Bc8 29.Qa7 Re8 30.Re8 Qe8 31.Qc5 Qe1 32.Kh2 Qf2 33.Qc8 Qh4 34.Qh3 Qf4 35.Qg3 Qh6 36.Kg1 Qe3 37.Kf1 Qd3 38.Kf2 Qc3 39.Qe5 Kg8 40.Nc7 h5 41.Bd5 Qc2 42.Kg3 Qa4 43.Qe8 Qe8 44.Ne8 Kf8 45.Nd6 f6 46.Bf7 Ke7 47.Bg6 Kd6 48.Bh5 Kd5 49.Kf4 Kd4 50.g4 Kd5 51.Kf5 1–0. Laguna Tellez,Evaristo – Andersen,Vagn Bo, ICCF–Cup8 V162 corr, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6)

9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Ba3 Ba3 11.Ra3 0-0 12.Ne2 a6 13.Nbc3 Bg4 14.f3 Bh5 15.Bd3 b5 16.Ra1 Qd7 17.Ng3 Bg6 18.Bg6 hg6 19.0-0 Qd4 20.Kh1 Rfd8 21.Nce4 Ne4 22.fe4 Qd2 23.Qf3 Rf8 24.Rad1 Qb4 (24...Qc2?! 25.Rc1 Nd4 26.Rc2 Nf3 27.Rf3-/+) 25.c3 Qc4 26.Qg4 Rad8 (26...Qc3 27.Rc1 Qe3 28.Rc6+=) 27.Ra1 a5 (27...Qc3 28.Rac1 Qe3 29.Rc6=) 28.Ne2 Rd2 29.Ng1 a4 30.Nf3 Rf2?? (better is 30...Re2 31.Ng5 f6-+) 31.Rf2+- 1–0. Kelly,Paul J – Downey,Kevin (2055), WLS–ch Cardiff, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Ne2 0-0 11.c3 Bc5 (11...Be7 12.Ba3-+) 12.d4-/+ ed4 13.cd4 Bb4 14.Kf1 (14.Bc3 a6 15.Bb4 Nb4-/+) 14...Ne4 (14...Be6 15.Qd3-+) 15.Kg1 Qf6 16.f3 Nd6 17.Nd6 Qd6 18.g3 Be6 19.Bd3 Rad8 20.Kg2 a6 21.Qc2 h6 22.Rhd1 Ne7 23.Nf4 Nd5 24.Nd5 Bd5 25.Rac1 Rfe8 26.Be4 Re7 27.Bd5 Qd5 28.Qf2? (better is 28.Qd3-+) 28...Rde8 29.Rc2 Qb3 (better is 29...Qb5 30.Kg1 Re2 31.Re2 Re2 32.Qf1 Rb2 33.Qb5 ab5 34.Rd3-+) 30.Rdc1 Qd3 31.Bc3? (31.Qf1 Re2 32.Re2 Re2 33.Kh1-+) 31...Re2 32.Bb4 Rf2 33.Rf2 Qd4 34.Bc5 Qd3 0–1. Staub,Gerhard – Hanisch,Joerg (2150), Verbandsliga Nord Baden, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

9.Nf3 Qe7 10.Be2 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.c3 Bc5 13.d4 ed4 14.cd4 Bb6 15.Ba3 Nb4 16.Qd2 Ba5 17.Rfb1 Nfd5 18.Bc4 a6 19.Bd5 ab5 20.Ba2 Bf5 21.Rb4 Qd8? 22.Qf4 Bb4 23.Bb4 Be6 24.Bf8 Qf8 25.Qd2 Qd6 26.d5 (26.d5 Bg4 27.Nd4+-) 1–0. Lamprecht,Rudolf (2000) – Burgin,Robert, IECG, 1997.

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 a6 12.Ne5= Ne5 13.Be5 Qd2 14.Qd2 Bd2= 15.Nc7 Bf5 16.Na8+/- Ra8 17.Bf3 Rc8? 18.Bb7+- Rc2 19.Ra6 h6 20.Bf6 gf6 21.Rf6 Bg6 22.Bf3 Bg5 23.Rb6 Rc8 24.g3 Rd8 25.Rd1 Rd1 26.Bd1 Kg7 27.f4 Bf6 28.Kg2 Be4 29.Bf3 Bd3 30.g4 Bc4 31.Kg3 Bd3 32.h4 Bc3 33.g5 hg5 34.hg5 Be1 35.Kg4 Ba5 36.Rd6 Bc4 37.f5 Bc7 38.Rc6 (38.Rc6 Bb3 39.Rc7+-) 1–0. Kernodle,Roger – Richard,Andy, IECC, 1997.

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Be2 (10.Be5 0-0 11.Bf6 Qf6+= (worse is 11...gf6 12.c3 Ba5 13.Be2+=)) 10...0-0 (10...e4 11.Nfd4-/+) 11.0-0 (11.Ne5!? Ne4 12.Nf3+=) 11...Re8-/+ 12.d4 ed4 13.Nfd4 Bd7 (13...Bc5 14.Bf3 Ne5 15.Re1-/+) 14.Nc6+= bc6 15.Bf3 Be7 (worse is 15...cb5 16.Ba8 Qc7 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Bd5+/-) 16.Nd6 Rf8 17.Be5 Qb6 18.Rb1 Qd8 19.Qd4 Bd6 20.Bd6 Bf5 (better is 20...Re8!?=) 21.Qf4+/- Bc2 22.Rbc1 (worse is 22.Bc6 Rc8 23.Bb7 Bb1 24.Bc8 Re8+=) 22...Bd3 23.Rfd1 (23.Bc6?! Bf1 24.Bf8 Rc8+=; worse is 23.Bf8 Bf1 24.Bg7 Kg7 25.Qg5 Kh8 26.Kf1 Rb8=) 23...Bb5 24.Bf8 Qf8 25.Bc6 Bc6 26.Rc6 a5 27.Qf5 Re8 (27...a4!?+/-) 28.Rdc1 Qe7 29.Qa5 Qd7 30.h3 h6 31.Qc3 Nd5 32.Qd4 Nf6 (32...Qf5 33.R6c5 Nf4 34.Rf5 Ne2 35.Kf1 Nd4 36.Rd5+-) 33.Qd7 Nd7 34.Rc8 Kf8 35.Kh2 g6 36.Kg3 Rc8 37.Rc8 Kg7 38.Kf4 Nf8 39.Ke5 Nd7 40.Kd6 Nf6 41.f3 Nh5 42.Ke5 g5 43.Rc4 Nf6 (43...Nf4 44.Rc2+-) 44.g4 Nd7 45.Kf5 Nf6 46.Rd4 Ng8 47.Rd7 Nf6 48.Rd1 Ng8 49.Re1 Nf6 50.h4! gh4 51.Rh1 Nd5 52.Rh4 Ne7 53.Ke4 Kg6 54.Rh1 Ng8 55.Ra1 Nf6 56.Ke5 Nd7 57.Kf4 Nc5 58.Ra5 Nd7 59.Ra6 Kg7 60.Kg3 Nf8 61.f4 Ne6 62.Rb6 Nf8 63.f5 Nh7 64.Kh4 Nf6 65.g5 hg5 66.Kg5 Ne4 67.Kf4 Nf6 68.Ra6 Nh7 69.Ke5 Nf8 (69...Ng5+-) 70.Rd6 Nh7 71.f6 Kg6 72.Rd8 Nf6 73.Rd6 (73.Rd6 Kg5 74.Rf6 Kg4 75.Rf7 Kg3 76.Ke4 Kg4 77.Rg7 Kh5 78.Kf5 Kh4 79.Rg8 Kh3 80.Kf4 Kh2 81.Kf3 Kh1 82.Kf2 Kh2 83.Rh8) 1–0. Gulko,Boris F (2585) – Pohla,Harry (2200), Tallinn, 1977. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 Re8 12.d4 Nd4 13.Nfd4 ed4 14.Bd4 a5 15.c3 Bf8 16.Bd3 g6 (better is 16...Nd5!?+=) 17.Bf6+= Qf6 18.Nc7 Be6 19.Ne8 Re8 20.Ra5 Qc3 21.Bb5 Qa5 22.Be8 b5 23.g3 Bc5 24.Qf3 Qb6 25.Rd1 b4 26.Qf6 Qa7 27.Rd8 Bf8 28.Bd7 Qd7 29.Rd7 Bd7 30.f4 Be6 31.Kf2 h5 32.Qd8 b3 33.Kf3 Kg7 34.Qd3 Ba3 35.f5 gf5 36.Qd4 Kg6 37.Kf4?? (better is 37.Qd8=) 37...b2-+ 38.Qd3 Bd6!! 39.Ke3 (39.Qd6 b1Q Combination) 39...Ba2 40.Qd6 f6 41.Qb4 b1Q 42.Qb1 Bb1 43.h4 Kf7 0–1. Mary,Patrick – De Keyser,Yves, FRA–ch distr04 corr, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Ne5 0-0 11.Nc6 bc6 12.Nc3 Re8 13.Be2 Bg4 14.f3 Bf5 15.0-0 Qd4 16.Kh1 Rad8 17.Ra4 a5 18.d3 Qe3 19.Re1 Nd5 20.Nd5 Rd5 21.Bc1 Qf2 22.Bd2 Bd2 23.Qd2 Rde5 24.Re4 Be4 (24...Re4?! 25.fe4 Bg4 26.Qa5 Be2 27.Qd2+=) 25.fe4 Rg5! 26.Rg1 (26.Qg5 Qe1 Mate attack) 26...Rb5 27.Rf1 Qb6 28.Qf4 Rf8 29.e5 Rb1 30.Bd1 c5 31.Qc4 Qb4 32.Qd5 Qd4 33.Qa2 Ra1 34.Qb3 Qe5 35.c3 Rc1 0–1. Stergiou,E – Kapnisis,Spyridon (2120), GRE–ch U16, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nge7 12.c3 Bc5 13.0-0 (13.d4 ed4 14.cd4 Bb4 15.Kf1 a6+=) 13...a6-/+ 14.Na3 0-0 15.Qe2 Kh8 (15...Ng6 16.Qc4 Qb6 17.Rab1-/+) 16.Nc4+= Qc7 17.Rfe1 Ng6 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Ne5 Ne5 20.Qe5 Bf2 21.Kf2 Qb6 22.Qe3 Qb2 23.Reb1 (23.Kg1 a5+=) 23...Qc2-/+ 24.Rc1 Qf5 25.Qf3 Qf3 26.Kf3 Rfb8 27.Ra2 g6 (27...a5 28.Rca1 Rb5 29.d4+=) 28.Rca1+= Rb6 29.Ke3 c5 30.Ra5 (30.Kd3 Rd6 31.Kc4 Rad8=) 30...Re8 31.Kd3 (31.Kf3 Rd8-/+) 31...Rd6 32.Kc2 Re2-+ 33.Rd1 Rg2 34.Rc5 Rh2 35.c4 h5 36.Rc7 Kg7 37.Kc3 g5 38.c5 Rd8 39.c6 g4 40.Rf1 Rh3 41.Kc2 Rf3 42.Rg1 Rf6 43.d3 Rdd6 44.Kd2 Rc6 45.Rc6 Rc6 46.d4 Re6 47.Kd3 f5 48.d5 Re8 49.Kd4 h4 50.d6 h3 0–1. Lamaie,Hossein – Dehghani,H (2220), ch–IRI Mashad IRI, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nge7 12.c3 Bc5 13.0-0 Qb6 14.Qe2+= 0-0 15.d4 a6 16.dc5 Qb5 17.c4 Qc5 18.Ba3 Nb4 (18...Qa7 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Qe5+=) 19.Bb7= Ra7 20.Bf3 (20.Ba6 Nec6 (20...Ra6? 21.Bb4 Qb4 22.Ra6+-) 21.Bb5 Rfa8 22.Bc6 Qc6 23.Qe5 f6+= (23...Ra3?? 24.Ra3 Rf8 25.Qb5+-; worse is 23...Qc4 24.Bb2 f6 25.Ra7 fe5 26.Ra8 Kf7 27.Be5+-)) 20...a5 (20...Rb8 21.Rfb1 a5 22.Bb4 Rb4 23.Rb4 ab4 24.Ra7 Qa7 25.Qe5+=) 21.Rfd1 (21.Bb4 Qb4 22.Qe5 Qc4 23.Ra5 Nc6 24.Bc6 Ra5 25.Qa5 Qc6=) 21...Rc7+= 22.Rac1 Nec6 (22...Rb8!?+=) 23.Bc6= Rc6 24.Rd5 Qa7 25.Re5 h6 26.h3 (26.Rb5 Re6 27.Qd2 Rfe8 28.Bb4 ab4 29.Qb4 Re2+=) 26...Qa6 (26...Qc7 27.Bb2=) 27.Re7 ½–½. Vojta,Tomas (2245) – Hora,Milan (2050), CZE–chTV, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 f6 11.Ne5= Be2 12.Nc6 Bd1 13.Nd8 Rd8 14.Rd1 a6 15.Nd4 Kf7 16.c3 Bc5 17.Nb3 Re8 18.Kf1 Bd6 19.h3 Ne7 20.d4 b5 21.c4 (21.Ra1!? Ra8 22.Ba3 Ba3 23.Ra3=) 21...bc4-/+ 22.Nd2 Rc8 23.Ne4 (23.Rc1 Bf4 24.Ke2 Bd2 25.Kd2 Rhd8-+) 23...Bb4 24.Bc3 a5 25.Bb4 ab4 26.Nd6 Ke6 27.Nc8 Rc8 28.Ke2 Kd5 29.Rb1 Nc6 30.Kd2 Kd4 31.Rhd1 c3 32.Kc2 Kc4 33.Rd6 Na5 34.Rb6 Nc6 35.Rd1 Kc5 36.Rb7 Ra8 37.Rg7 Ra2 38.Kd3 Rf2 39.Ke3 Ra2 40.Rc1 Ne5 41.Rc7 Kb5 42.Rb7 Kc4 43.Rb1 Rb2 44.Rc7 Kb3 45.Rf1 Rg2 46.Rf6 Nc4 47.Kd4 Rd2 48.Kc5 Ne5 49.Rb6 Nd3 50.Kd4 Nb2 51.Ke4 Na4 52.Rbc6 c2 53.Ke3 Rh2 54.h4 Nc3 55.Rc3 bc3 56.Rb7 Ka4 57.Ra7 Kb5 (57...Kb5 58.Ra1 Kb4-+) 0–1. Martenot – Mounier, corr FRA, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8)

8.Nb5 0-0 9.Nf3?? (9.Nc7 Qc5 10.Na8+=) 9...Na6 10.Be2 e4 11.Ne5 Rd8 12.Bd4 e3 13.0-0 ed2 (better is 13...ef2!? 14.Rf2 Ne4-/+) 14.c3 Bc3 15.Bc3 Be6 16.Ra5 (better is 16.Bd4!?+/-) 16...Ne4+= 17.Qa1 Nc3 18.Nc3 Qd6 19.Rb1 Rac8 20.Nd1 Nc5 21.Ra3 (worse is 21.Ra7 Nb3 22.Qb2 Nd4-+) 21...Bf5 22.Rg3? (better is 22.Rb4+=) 22...Bb1-+ 23.Nf7 Qd4 24.Nh6 Kh8 25.Nf7 Kg8 26.Nh6 Kh8 27.Nf7 Kg8 28.Nh6 ½–½. Eriksson,Joel – Stillerud,Lennart, Sweden class ch, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nf6)

8.Nb5 Qc6 9.Ra7 Ra7 10.Na7 Qe4 11.Be2 Bd7=+ (< 11...Qg2 12.Bf3 Qg6 13.Nc8+-).

8.Nb5 Qc6 9.Na7 Qe4 10.Be2 Bd7=+ (10...Qg2? 11.Bf3 Qg6 12.Nc8 Ra1 13.Ba1+-).

8.Nb5 Qc6 9.Be5+= 0-0 10.Nc7 (10.Ra7 Ra7 11.Na7 Qe4 12.Qe2 Qc2 13.Nc8 Rc8-+; worse is 10.Na7 Qe4 11.Qe2 Qc2-/+) 10...Rd8 (10...Ne4 11.Bd3 (11.Na8 Bd2 12.Qd2 Nd2 13.Kd2 Qd5 14.Bd3 Qe5-+) 11...Qc5 12.Be4 Qe5 13.Na8 Qe4 14.Kf1=) 11.Bd3 (better is 11.Nf3 Bg4 12.Bd3+= (worse is 12.Na8 Qe4 13.Be2 Bf3-/+)) 11...Ne4? (11...Ng4 12.Bg3 Bd2 13.Kd2 Nf2 14.Bf2 Qc7+/-) 12.Qf3?? (12.Na8 Nd2 A) worse is 13.Bb8 Qg2 14.Qd2 Re8 15.Be2 Bd2 16.Kd2 Bf5 (16...Qh1? 17.Bf3 Rd8 18.Kc3 Qf3 19.Nf3+-) 17.Ba7 Qh1-+ (17...Ra8?! 18.Nf3 Rd8 19.Bd4+=); B) 13.c3 Rd3 14.Qe2= (14.Bb8 Bc3 15.Qe2 Nb3 16.Kf1 Ba1 17.Qd3 Qc1 18.Ke2 Nd4 19.Qd4 Bd4-+)) 12...Nd2+= (12...Bd2 13.Ke2 Bc3 14.Be4 (worse is 14.Na8 Be5 15.Be4 Qb5 16.Bd3 Qb4=) 14...Be5 15.Bc6 (15.Na8?! Qb5 16.Bd3 Qb4=) 15...Nc6 16.Rd1 (16.Na8?! Nd4 17.Ke3 Nc2 18.Ke2 Nd4 19.Ke3 Nc2 20.Ke2 Nd4 21.Ke3 Nc2=) 16...Rd1 17.Kd1 (17.Na8?! Rg1 18.Qc6 Bg4 19.Ke3 bc6 20.Rg1 Be6=) 17...Bc7 18.Qe4+/-) 13.Qc6 Nc6 14.Na8 Nf3 15.Kf1 Nfe5 16.Nc7 (16.Be4 Be6 17.f4 f5-+ (17...Ra8?! 18.fe5 Bc4 19.Kf2-/+)) 16...Nd3-+ 17.cd3 Bf5 18.g3 (18.Ne2 Bd3 (18...Rd3?! 19.Ng3 Bg6 20.f4-+) 19.Rd1 Ba5-+) 18...Ba5 (18...Bd3 19.Kg2 Bd6 20.Nf3 Bc7 21.Rhd1-+) 19.Kg2 (19.Ra5 Bd3 20.Kg2 Na5 21.Nh3-+) 19...Bc7 20.Nf3 Bd3 21.Rhe1 g6 22.Kg1 b5 23.Ra6 Bb6 24.Ra3 b4 25.Rb3 a5 26.Rd1 Bc4 27.Rd8 Bd8 28.Rb1 a4 29.Nd2 Bd5 30.Rd1 a3 0–1. Ziogaite,J – Hasanova,E (2190), EU–ch U14 Girls, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nf6)

8.Nb5 Qc6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Ra7 Ra7 11.Na7 Qe4 12.Be2 0-0 13.0-0 Bc5 14.Nb5 b6 15.d4 ed4 16.Nfd4 Ne5 17.Re1 Qg6 18.Bf1 Bg4 19.Qd2 Nf3 20.Nf3 Bf3 21.Nd4 (21.Bf6!? gf6 22.Qf4+=) 21...Bb7 22.Re5 Ne4 23.Qf4 Bd6 24.Nf5 Qf6 25.Re7 Bf4 26.Bf6 Nf6 27.Rb7 Rb8 28.Ra7 g6 29.Bc4 Rf8 30.Nd4 Ne4 31.Nc6 Nd6 32.Bb3 b5 33.g3 Bc1 34.Kg2 Bb2 35.Rd7 Nc4 36.Na7 Na3 37.Rb7 Kg7 38.Kf3 Be5 39.Ke4 Bd6 40.Kd5 Bb4 41.Nc6 Be1 42.f4 Nb1 43.Kc5 Nd2 44.Bd5 (44.Rb5?! Bf2 45.Kd6 Bg1+=) 44...Nf1 45.Ne5 (45.Rb5?! Nh2 46.Rb3 Nf1+=) 45...Bf2? (45...Rc8 46.Kb5 Nh2 47.Bf7 Kh6+-) 46.Kb5 Ne3 47.Bf7 Kh6 48.Be6 g5 49.Nf7 Rf7 50.Rf7 gf4 1–0. Day,Lawrence A (2355) – Palacios,Bobby (2240), Toronto Labour Day op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nf6)

8.Nb5!? Kd8 9.Ra7 Ne4 10.Nf3 Ra7 11.Na7 Bg4 -/+.

8.Nb5 Kd8 9.Na7 Ne4 10.Bd3 Ra7 11.Ra7 Nf2 12.Kf2 Bc5 13.Kf1 Ba7 14.Qe1 Re8 15.Qe4 Qc5 16.Ke2 f5 17.Qh4 Qe7 18.Qe7 Re7 19.Bc4 Bd4 20.Bd4 ed4 21.Kf2 Nc6 22.Nf3 Ne5 23.Ne5 Re5 24.Rb1 Kc7 25.Rb4 Kc6 26.Bb3 d3 27.Rc4 Rc5 28.c3 g5 29.Rd4 f4 30.Rd3 Bg4 31.Rd4 Re5 ½–½. Spasic,Aleksandar – Lyubinin,Michael, IECG, 1999.

8.Nb5 Kd8!? 9.Na7 Bg4 =.

8.Nf3 0-0 9.Be2 (9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Nc7 Qe4 11.Be2 Rb8-/+) 9...Nc6 (9...e4 10.Ne5-/+) 10.Nc4 e4 11.Nfe5 Ne5 12.Ne5 (12.Be5 b5 13.Bf6 bc4-+ (13...gf6?! 14.Ne3 Qd6 15.c3+=)) 12...Rd8-+ 13.Nc4 (13.Bc4 Qc5 (13...Bd2?! 14.Kf1 Qd6 15.Nf7=) 14.0-0 Rd2-+) 13...Qg5 14.Kf1 (14.Bf6 gf6 15.Kf1 a5-+) 14...Be6 (14...Bd2?! 15.Nb6 e3 16.h4-+) 15.c3 Bc4 (15...Bc4 16.Bc4 Rd2-+) 0–1. Dougherty,Michael (2275) – Hergott,Deen (2365), Toronto op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Na3 Nf6)

8.Bc3 Ne7 9.Ra5 (9.f4 Nbc6=+) 9...Qe4-/+ 10.Be2 (10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.d3 Qg4-/+) 10...Nbc6-+ (10...Qg2?! 11.Bf3 Qg6 12.Re5=+) 11.d3 Qg2 12.Bf3 Qg6 13.Ra4 (13.Rb5 Qe6-+) 13...0-0 14.Ne2 Qd6 15.Ng3 f5 (15...b5 16.Ra1-+) 16.Nh5 (16.Qb1 Be6-+) 16...g6 (16...b5 17.Ra1-+) 17.Rg1 Bd7 18.Rh4 (18.Qa1 Kf7 19.Ng3 Nd5-+) 18...Nd4 (18...f4 19.Be4-+) 19.Bd4 (19.Bb7 Rab8 20.Bh1 f4-+) 19...ed4 20.Qd2 Rae8 21.Qh6 Qe5 (21...Rf7 22.Kf1-+) 22.Kf1 (22.Kd1 Rf7-+) 22...Rf7 23.Nf4 (23.Qf4 Nc6-+) 23...Qg7 (better 23...Bc6!? 24.Bc6 Nc6 25.Rg3-+) 24.Qg5 Bc6 (better 24...Rc8-+) 25.Bd1? (25.Ne6 Qf6 26.Qf6 Rf6 27.Nd4 Rd6 28.Bc6 bc6-/+ (worse 28...Rc6 29.Nc6 Nc6 30.c4+=)) 25...a5 (25...Qe5 26.Rg3-+) 26.c3 (26.Ne6 Qf6 27.Nd4 Qg5 28.Rg5 b5-+) 26...a4 (better 26...dc3 27.Bb3 c2 28.Bf7 Qf7 29.Ne2-+) 27.cd4? (better 27.Ne6 Qf6 28.Nd4-+) 27...a3 (better 27...Qd4 28.Qh5 Qg7-+) 28.Bb3=+ Kh8 29.Bf7 (29.Bf7 Qf7 30.f3-/+). Sharikov,Al (2190) - Loncke,Matthieu (1940), Cappelle Online Blitz, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.a3 e5 6.ab4 Bb4)

8.Bc3 Nf6 9.f4 Qe4 (9...Bg4!? 10.Nf3 e4-/+) 10.Qe2= Bf5 (10...Qe2 11.Ne2 ef4 12.Bf6 gf6 13.Nf4=) 11.Qe4 (worse 11.fe5 Nd5=+) 11...Be4 12.d3 Bd5 13.fe5 Nfd7 14.Nh3 Nc6 15.Nf4 Nb6 16.Be2 Ne7 (16...Ke7 17.Kd2+=) 17.Bb4 (17.Bd4 Nd7+-) 17...Ng6 (17...Bc6 18.c4+-) 18.Nd5 Nd5 19.Bd6 Nge7 (19...Nh4!? 20.Kd2 Nb6+-) 20.Bf3 1–0. juliangon (2695) – bobby fissure (2215), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3)

9.Qb1 Nge7 10.Qb2 0-0 11.Ra4 b5! 12.Rh4 Nf5 13.Rg4 (13.Qb5 Qd6 14.Rc4 Nfd4 15.Bd4 Nd4-+) 13...Ne3! 14.Rg5?? (14.de3 Bg4 Discovered attack; 14.fe3 Bg4 Discovered attack) 14...f6 (better is 14...Nf1 15.Kf1 f6-+) 15.de3 fg5 16.Nf3? (better is 16.Qb5 Be6 17.Qd5 Bd5 18.Nf3-+) 16...b4! 17.Be5 (17.Bb4 Rb8) 17...Rf3 18.gf3 Ne5 19.Qb4 (19.Be2 Nf3 20.Bf3 Qf3 21.Rg1-+) 19...Nf3 20.Ke2 Ba6 (20...Ba6 21.c4 Bc4 22.Qc4 Qc4 23.Kd1 Rd8 24.Bd3 Qd3 25.Kc1 Rb8 26.Rd1 Rb1) 0–1. Walczak,Krystian (1920) – Kolosowski,Mateusz (2155), Polanica Zdroj op–D Poland, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3)

9.Be2 Nge7 10.f4 ef4 11.Bf3 +=.

9.Be2 Nf6 10.Rb1 (10.Nf3 a5+=) 10...0-0 (10...Qg2 11.Bf3 Qg6 12.Ne2-/+) 11.Rb5 (11.Nf3!?+=) 11...Qd6 (11...Qg2 12.Bf3 Qg6 13.Ne2-+) 12.Nf3 Re8 (12...Nd5 13.Ba1+=) 13.0-0 (13.Qa1 Nd5-/+) 13...a6 (better is 13...e4 14.Nh4 g6+=) 14.Qa1?? (better is 14.Rb1+=) 14...ab5-+ 15.Qa8 b4 16.Bb2 e4 17.Ng5 Qd2 18.Bf6 (18.Nf7 Kf7 (18...Qe2 19.Nd6 Qa6 20.Ra1 Qa8 21.Ra8-/+) 19.Bc4 Kf8-+) 18...Qe2 (18...gf6?! 19.Ne4 Qe2 20.Nf6 Kg7 21.Ne8 Qe8 22.Qa1 Qe5 23.Qe5 Ne5 24.f4=) 19.Qa2 (19.Ba1 h6 20.Nf7 Kf7 21.Qa2 Be6-+) 19…Qh5 0–1. Deveau,Henri – Fressinet,Laurent (2535), Saint Affrique op, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.Qf3 Nge7 10.Bd3 Qf3 11.Nf3 (11.gf3? Nd5-+) 11...f6 12.Bc4 Nf5 (12...Bg4 13.Be2-/+) 13.0-0 (13.Kd1 Nd6 14.Bd5 Ne7-/+) 13...Bd7 14.Rfb1 Kd8 15.Bd5 (15.Rb7? Nd6 16.Ba6 Nb7 17.Bb7 Rb8 18.Bc6 Bc6-+) 15...Kc7 16.h3 Rhd8 17.d3 Nfe7 18.Bc4 Be8 (18...a6 19.Bd2-/+) 19.Rb2 Nd5 20.Be1 (20.Bd2 a6-/+) 20...a6 21.Ba2 Rab8 (21...Bf7 22.Bd2-/+) 22.Nd2 Bg6 23.Nb3 b6 24.Nc1 Nf4 25.f3 (25.Bd2 Bf5-/+) 25...Nd4 26.Bc4 a5 27.Kh2 (27.Nb3 Nc6 28.Bb5 Ra8-+) 27...Rd6 (27...Kc6 28.c3 Nde6 29.Bf2-+) 28.Na2 Be8 29.Rab1 (29.Nc3 Bc6-+) 29...a4 30.Nb4 b5 31.c3 Nf5 32.g3 a3 33.Ra2 bc4 34.gf4 cd3 35.fe5 fe5 36.Rd1 Ne3 37.Rda1? Nc4 38.Bd2 Bf7 39.Ra3 Na3 40.Ra3 Kc8 41.Ra7 Rb7 42.Ra5 Re7 43.Ra8 Kb7 44.Rf8 Bc4 45.Kg3 Rf7 46.Rh8 Rdf6 47.f4 ef4 48.Kf3 Rh6 49.Bf4 g5 50.Rb8 Ka7 51.Rd8 Rf4 52.Kg3 Rfh4 53.Kf3 Rh3 54.Kg4 Kb6 55.Nd5 Bd5 56.Rd5 R6h4 57.Kf5 Rc4 58.Ke6 g4 59.Rd8 g3 60.Kf7 g2 61.Kg7 Rc7 (61...Rc7 62.Kf6 g1Q 63.Rb8 Kc5 64.Rb5 Kb5 65.c4 Kc4 66.Kf5 Kd5 67.Kf4 Rf7) 0–1. Kuban,Guenther (2260) – Lutz,Klaus Juergen, Oberursel, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.Qf3 Nf6 10.Be2 0-0 Black gets the initiative 11.Qd5 Nd5 12.Bb2 Ndb4 13.0-0-0 (13.Kd1 Bf5 14.Rc1 a5-+) 13...Bf5-+ 14.d3 Rac8 15.Rd2 e4 16.d4? (better 16.de4 Na5 17.Bc3 Rc3 18.ef5-+) 16...Na5 17.Kd1 e3! 18.fe3 Nc2 (18...Rc2?! 19.Rc2 Nc2 20.Bc1-+) 19.Bd3 Ne3 20.Ke2 Nac4 (20...Nac4 21.Kf3 Nf1 22.Bf5 Nfd2 23.Kf4 Nb2 24.Bc8 Rc8-+) 0–1. mizuzul (2260) – juliangon (2720), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.Nf3 Nge7 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 f6 12.d4 e4 13.Nd2 b5 14.Nb3 b4 15.Bb2 a5 16.Nc5 Rd8 17.c3 Bf5 18.Qa4=+ Qf7 19.Bb5= Rdc8 20.Nb7 Qg6 21.Qb3=+ Kf8 22.c4 Rcb8 23.Nd6 Bg4 24.Kh1 Be2 25.Rfe1= Bd3 26.Bc6 Nc6 27.c5 Ne7 28.f3 ef3-/+ 29.gf3 Bc2 30.Qe6 Bf5?? 31.Qe7+- (31.Qe7 Kg8 32.Rg1+- (32.Nf5?! Qf5 33.Re3 Re8+-)) 1–0. Spielmann,Rudolf – Saemisch,Fritz, Marienbad (7), 1925. Same as the game below. Which is correct? (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.Nf3 Nge7 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 f6 12.d4 e4 13.Nd2 b5 14.Nb3 b4 15.Bb2 a5 16.Nc5 Rd8 17.c3 Bf5 18.Qa4 Qf7 19.Bb5 Rdc8 20.Nb7 Qg6 21.Qb3 Kf8 22.c4 Rcb8 23.Nd6 Bg4 24.Kh1 Be2 25.Rfe1 Bd3 26.Bc6 Nc6 27.c5 Ne7 28.f3 ef3 29.gf3 Bc2 30.Qe6 Bf5 31.Qe7 1–0. Colle,E – Gruenfeld,E, Baden–Baden, 1925. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4) Same as the game above. Which is correct?

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Rb1 0-0 11.Bb5 (11.Be2 Ne4-/+) 11...Nd4 (11...e4 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Nd4-+) 12.Bd4-/+ ed4 13.0-0 a6 14.Be2 Qc5 15.d3 (better is 15.Re1!?-/+) 15...Nd5-+ 16.Qd2 (16.Ng5 a5 17.Ne4 Qc6-+) 16...Nc3 (16...f6!? 17.Ra1 Nc3 18.Bd1-+) 17.Rb2?? (better is 17.Rb3 Be6 18.Nd4 Ne2 19.Ne2 Bb3 20.cb3-+) 17...b5 0–1. Coro,Lucas – Signorini,Gustavo Daniel (2025), Buenos Aires ARG, Luis Bronstein Mem, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Be2 0-0-/+ 11.0-0 Re8 12.d4 (better is 12.Re1!?-/+) 12...ed4-+ 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.Bd4 Re2! 15.Qe2 Qd4 16.Rfd1 Qb6 17.Qe7 Bd7! 18.Rd7 Nd7 19.Qd7 Rd8 20.Re1 g6 (20...Rd7?? 21.Re8) 21.Re8 Re8 22.Qe8 Kg7 23.g3 Qd4 24.Qb5 b6 25.h4 h5 26.Qb3 a5 27.Qb5 a4 28.c3 Qc3 29.Qa4 Qb2 30.g4 b5 31.Qf4 Qf6 32.Qg3 hg4 33.Qg4 Qe6 34.Qd4 Kh7 35.Kg2 Qc4 36.Qf6 b4 37.Kg3?? Qc3 (37...Qc3 38.Qf3 Qf3 39.Kf3 b3-+) 0–1. Bortoloso,Moacir Canella – Alvim,Antonio Carlos, Rio de Janeiro FEXERJ op, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Ne5 0-0 11.Nc4 Re8 12.Ne3 Bg4 =.

9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Nge7 11.0-0 f6 12.Qb1 Qd7 13.h3 Be6 14.Rd1 Nd5 15.Bb2 Nf4 16.Bf1 0-0 17.d4 e4 18.Nh2 Qf7 19.g3? (better is 19.Qc1 Qc7 20.c4=) 19...Nh3-+ 20.Bh3 Bh3 21.d5 Ne7 22.c4 e3! 23.f4? Nf5 24.g4 Bg4! 25.Ng4 Qg6 26.Qe4 Qg4 27.Qg2 Qf4 28.Rf1 Qg5 29.Bc1 Qg2 30.Kg2 Nd4 31.Be3 Nc2 32.Bc5 Na1 33.Bf8 Kf8 34.Ra1 Ke7 35.c5 Kd7 36.Kf3 a6 37.Kf4 Rc8 38.Rc1 a5 39.Ke4 a4 40.Kd4 h5 41.Ra1? Ra8 42.Rb1 Ra7 43.Rg1 g5 44.Rf1 a3 45.Rf6 a2 46.c6 Ke7 47.Re6 Kf7 48.Re1 a1Q 49.Ra1 Ra1 50.cb7 Rb1 0–1. Nasikan,Nikolai – Regalov,Alexandr, Kiev Independence Cup–B 4th, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3 8.Bc3 Nc6)

9.f4 Qe4 10.Ne2 Bg4 11.d3 Qe3 12.Ra4 Nf6 13.fe5 Ne5 14.Qa1 Ned7 15.Qa3 (15.Bf6!? Nf6 16.Rg4 Ng4 17.Qg7 Qf2 18.Kd1 Ne3 19.Kd2 Nc4 20.Kc3=) 15...b5 16.Bd4 Qe7 17.Qe7 Ke7 18.Ra7 Ra7 19.Ba7 Ra8 20.Bd4 Ra2 21.Kd2 Be6 22.Nc1 Ra4 23.c3 Kd6 24.Be2 Nc5 25.Re1 Ra3 26.Bd1 Bd5 27.g3 Ne6 (27...Ncd7 28.h3=) 28.Be5 Kd7 29.Kc2 Ne8 30.Kb2 Ra8 31.Be2 f6 32.Bf4 Nf4 33.gf4 Nd6 34.Nb3 Bb3 35.Kb3 Re8 36.Bg4 Kc6 37.Re8 Ne8 38.d4 Nd6 39.Kb4 f5 40.Be2 Kb6 41.h4 h6 42.h5 Ne4 43.Bb5 Nf6 44.Be2 Nd5 45.Kc4 Nf4 46.Bf3 g5 47.hg6! Ng6 48.Kd5 Nh4 49.Be2 Ng2 50.Ke5 Ne3 51.c4 h5 52.c5 Kc6 53.Bf3 Kb5 54.Bh5 Nc4 55.Kf5 Na5 56.Be2 Kb4 57.Ke4 Nb7 58.Kd5 1–0. Koltanyi,Imre (2070) – Torday,Balazs (1975), HUN–chT2 Erkel, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nc3 Bc3)

7.gf3 Nc6 -+.

7.gf3 f6 -+.

7.Nf3 f6 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Nc3 Bc3 10.Bc3 Nc6 11.d4 ed4 12.Nd4 Nd4 13.Bd4 a6 14.Bc4 Bf5 15.0-0-0 0-0-0 16.Rhe1 Nh6 17.Re7 Rd7 18.Rd7 Bd7 (18...Kd7?? 19.Bf6 Kc8 20.Bg7+-) 19.f3 Nf5 20.Bc5 Re8 21.Bd3 g6 22.Be4 Be6 (22...b5 23.g4 Nh4 24.Rd6-/+) 23.Rd3 (23.Re1 Kc7+=) 23...Bc4 24.Bf5 gf5 25.Rd6 Re6 26.Re6 Be6 27.Bd4 Kd7 28.Bf6 ½–½. Joerg,Harald (2345) – Heiling,Thomas (2225), Oberliga Bayern9495, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Qf3 Qf3)

7.Nf3 f6 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Nc3 Bc3 10.Bc3 Nh6 (10...Nc6 11.d4 Bg4 12.Be2-/+) 11.Bc4 Nf7 12.d4 Nd6 13.Bd5 Nb5 14.Bb2 Nc7 15.Bb3 Be6 (15...ed4!? 16.0-0-0 Be6+=) 16.de5+= Bb3 17.cb3 0-0 18.ef6 gf6 19.0-0 Nc6 20.Rfd1 Rae8 21.Ra4 (21.Rd7 Rf7 22.Rad1 Ne6+=) 21...Rd8 22.Rg4 Kf7 23.Rc1 Ne6 24.h3 Rd3 25.b4 a6 26.Rh4 Kg6 27.Re4 Kf7 28.Rcc4 Rb3 29.Bc3 Rb1 30.Kh2 h5 31.Re3 (31.g4 hg4 32.Rg4 Rd8=) 31...Rc1 (31...Rd8 32.Rce4 Rd6 33.g4 hg4 34.hg4=) 32.Rh4 Ng7 33.Rf4 Ne8 34.Ng5 Kg6 35.Ne6 Rh8 36.Nc5 b6 37.Ne4 Rf8? 38.Rg3+- Kf7 39.Bf6?? Ke6+/- 40.Ng5 Kd7+= 41.Rd3 Kc8 42.Rdf3 Rf6 43.Rf6 Nf6 44.Rf6 b5 45.Ne4 Nb4= 46.g4 hg4+= 47.hg4 Rc6 48.Rf5 Nd3 49.g5 b4 50.Nd2 Nc1 51.Rf3 a5-/+ 52.Rg3 Rg6 53.f4 Ne2 54.Rg4 Nd4 55.Kg2 Nf5 56.Kf2 a4 57.Rg1 b3 58.Ra1= b2 59.Ra4+= Rd6 60.Nb1 Rd1 61.Na3 Ra1 62.Rb4 Ra3 63.Rb2 Nh4 64.Rb4 Kd7 65.Re4 Rf3 66.Ke2 Ra3 67.Kf2 Kd6 68.Ke2 Nf5 69.Re5 Nd4= 70.Kd1?? Rf3 71.Re4 Kd5 72.Re5 Kc4 73.Kd2 Rf4 74.Re8 Rf2 75.Ke1 Rg2 76.Kf1 Rg5 77.Kf2 Rf5 78.Kg3 Rf7 79.Kg4 Kd5 80.Kg3 Ne6 81.Kg4 Ke5 82.Kg3 Kf5 83.Kf3 ½–½. Joerg,Harald (2345) – Bauer,Andreas, Oberliga Bayern9495, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Qf3 Qf3)

7.Nf3 f6 8.d4 e4 9.Nfd2 f5 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Bd6 12.Na3 Ba3 13.Ra3 Nf6 14.Nc4 Nc6 15.Nb6 Rb8 16.Nc8 Rc8 17.Rb3 b6 18.Rb5 g6 19.Bc4 (19.c4!? Kf7 20.d5-/+) 19...Nd4!-/+ 20.Re5 (20.cd4 Rc4 Discovered attack) 20...Kd7 21.Ba6 Nc6 22.Bc8 Rc8 (22...Kc8? 23.Re6 Nh5 24.Rc6 Kd7 25.Rc4+-) 23.Rb5 Kc7 (23...Ke6 24.0-0-+) 24.c4-/+ a6 25.Rb3 Nd7 26.Rh3 h5 27.Ke2 Nc5 28.Rg3 Nd3 29.Ba1 (29.Rd3 ed3 30.Kd3 Rd8 31.Kc3 b5-/+) 29...Rd8 (29...Na5 30.f3 h4 31.Rg5 Nf4 32.Ke3-+) 30.Rb1 (30.Bf6 Rd6 31.Bg7 h4-+) 30...h4 (30...Na5 31.c5 bc5 32.h4-+) 31.Rg5 Nf4 32.Kf1 Rg8 (32...Rd2 33.Bf6-+) 33.g3 Ne6 34.gh4 Ng5 35.hg5 Na5 36.c5 b5 37.Bf6 Nc4 38.Kg2 Kc6 39.h4 a5 40.h5 gh5 41.Kg3 Kc5 42.Be7 Kc6 43.Kf4 b4 44.Kf5 Kd7 45.Bf6 e3 46.Rd1 Nd6 47.Ke5 Re8 48.Kf4 ef2 49.Be5 Rf8 50.Bf6 Ke6 51.Rf1 Ne8 52.Rf2 Nf6 53.Re2 Kd6 (53...Kd6 54.gf6 Rf6 55.Kg5 Rf1 56.Rd2 Ke5 57.Re2 Kd4 58.Kh5 b3-+) 0–1. Rewitz,Poul (2250) – Hauge,Lars Oskar (2070), HC Andersen Mindgames, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Qf3 Qf3)

7.ab4 Nb4 8.Nc3= Qd8 (8...Qd6 9.Bb5 (9.Bc4 Qg6 10.0-0 Qc2 11.Ne5 Qd1 12.Rfd1 Be6 13.Nb5 Bc4 14.Nc4 Kd8) 9...Kd8 (9...Bd7 10.Ne4 Qd5 11.Bd7 Kd7 12.Nc3 Qe6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Nb5 Nc6; 9...Nc6 10.0-0 Bg4 11.Re1 Nf6 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.Re4 f5 14.Re5 Kd8) 10.d4= (10.0-0 Nf6 11.h3 Qc5 12.Ba3 Bd6 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bd3 Kc8) 10...ed4 11.Nd4 Nf6 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Re1 Kc8 14.Qd2 a5; 8...Qc5 9.Bb5 Kd8 (9...Bd7 10.Bd7 Kd7 11.Ba3 Bd6 12.0-0 Nf6 13.Bb4 Qb4 14.Qe2 e4) 10.0-0 e4 11.d4 Qh5 12.Ne5 Qd1 13.Rfd1 Nh6 14.Ne4 Nc2; 8...Qe6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 f6 11.d4 Bb5 12.Nb5 Qc4 13.Na3 Qc6 14.de5 Bc5) 9.Ne5 (9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Ne5 Bb5 11.Nb5 Be7 12.Qg4 Nc2 13.Kd1 Nf6 14.Qg7 Rf8) 9...Nf6 (9...Qe7!? 10.Bb5 Kd8+= 11.Ne2 f6 12.Nf3 Bd7 13.Bd7 Qd7 14.0-0 Nh6; 9...Bd6 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.Ne4 Be5 12.Be5 Qd5 13.Bd6 Ne7 14.0-0 Qb5; 9...Bc5 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Bc4 Be6 13.Be6 fe6 14.Re1 Kg8) 10.Bb5+/- Bd7 11.Nd7 Nd7 12.0-0 a6 (12...Qc7 13.Qf3 (13.Qg4 Kd8 14.Ne4 f6) 13...f6 (13...Bc5 14.Ne4 0-0-0) 14.Ne4+/- (14.Rfe1 Kd8) 14...Nc6; 12...Be7 13.Qg4 a6 14.Ne4 ab5) 13.Ba4 (13.Re1 Be7 14.Ba3 0-0 15.Re7 Qe7 16.Bb4 Qb4 17.Bd7 Rad8+/-; 13.Qg4 Be7 14.Ne4 ab5) 13...b5 (13...Qc7 14.Qh5 (14.Re1 Kd8) 14...0-0-0+- (14...Kd8 15.Rfe1+-)) 14.Bb3 Nf6 (14...Be7+-) 15.Re1 Be7 16.Qe2 Nc6 17.Bf7! Kf7 18.Qe6 Kg6 19.Qc6 Re8 20.Re3 (20.Nb5 ab5 21.Qa8 Qa8 22.Ra8 Ra8 23.Re7 Ra2=) 20...Qd6 21.Qf3 (21.Qb7+/-) 21...Kf7? (better is 21...Qd2!? 22.Ne4 Qd7+/- (22...Qc2 23.Nf6 Bf6 24.Qg4 Bg5 25.Re8 Re8 26.Ra6 Kf7 27.Qf3 Kg8 28.Qd5 Kh8 29.Bg7 Kg7 30.Qg5 Kh8 31.h3+/-)) 22.Ne4 (22.Nb5 Qd7 23.Nd4 Qd5+-) 22...Qd7 (22...Qd5 23.Bf6 gf6 24.Rae1+-) 23.h3 (23.Bf6 Bf6 24.Rd3 Qe7 25.Nd6 Kg8 26.Ne8 Re8+-) 23...Rec8? (better is 23...Qd5+-) 24.Rae1 Re8 25.Bf6 Bf6 26.Nf6 gf6 27.Qh5 Kf8 28.Qh6 Kg8 29.Rg3 (29.Rg3 Qg4 30.Rg4 Kf7 31.Qg7) 1–0. Grochocinska,Urszula – Tarnowska,Aleksandra, Poland chU14g Sekocin Stary Poland, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

7.ab4 e4 8.c4 (8.Nc3!? Qf5 9.Qe2=) 8...Qh5 (8...Qd8 9.Ne5 Nb4 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb3=+) 9.b5 ef3 10.bc6 fg2?? (better bc6 11.gf3 Be6=+) 11.Bg2+- (11.Qh5?? gh1Q (11...gh1R?? 12.cb7 Rf1 13.Kf1 Bb7 14.Qb5 Kd8 15.Qb7+-) 12.Qd5 Qd5 (12...Qh2 13.cb7 Bb7 14.Qb7+-) 13.cd5 Ne7-+) 11...Bg4?? (better Qd1 12.Kd1 Bg4 13.Kc1 b6+-) 12.cb7 Rb8 (12...Bd1?? 13.ba8Q Kd7 14.Ra7 Ke6 15.Qc8 Kd6 16.Qc6) 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Qa7 Bd6 15.Bg7 (better 15.Qd4 Qg6 16.Qg7+-) 15...Qg5?? (better 15...Qg6 16.Qe3 Ne7 17.Bh8 Qg2+-) 16.Qe3 (16.Qe3 Qe3 17.de3+-; 16.Bh8 Qg2 17.Qe3 Kf8=) 1-0. Wachinger,G (2215) - Todorovic,Boj (2175), Titled Tue 9th Aug Late (7), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 d5 3.ed5 Qd5 4.Nf3 cb4 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.a3 e5)

7.c4 Qd6 8.ab4= Qb4 9.Be5 Ne5 10.Ne5 Nf6 (10...Bd6 11.f4=+) 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.Rb1 Qa5 13.Rb5 Qc7 14.d4 a6 15.Rb2 0-0 16.Be2 (16.f4 Qa5 17.Qd2 Bb4-/+) 16...Be5 17.de5 Qe5 18.Qb3 (18.Qc1 Be6 19.0-0 Rfc8-/+) 18...b5! 19.cb5 ab5 (19...Be6 20.Qb4 Rfc8 21.Nd1-+) 20.0-0 Be6 21.Qb4 Bc4! 22.Re1 (22.Bc4 bc4 Passed pawn) 22...Rab8 (better 22...Rfe8-/+) 23.Kf1?? (better 23.Rbb1!? Be2 24.Re2=+) 23...Be2 (better 23...Qh2 24.f3 Nh5-+) 24.Ree2? (better 24.Kg1 Rfc8 25.Ne2-+) 24…Qh2 (24...Qh2 25.f3 Nh5-+) 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2215) - Sirosh,Ilja (2400), Titled Tuesday 9th Mar, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4)

7.c4 Qd8 8.Be2 e4-/+ 9.Ne5 Ne5 (9...Qg5 10.Ng4-/+) 10.Be5 Ne7 (10...Qa5 11.Bd4 Qg5 12.Rg1-/+) 11.ab4 (11.Qc2 Nc6 12.Bb2 Bf5-/+) 11...Nc6-/+ 12.Bg3 (12.Bc3 Qg5 (12...Nb4? 13.Bb4 Qg5 14.Bf1+-) 13.Rg1 Bb4-/+ (worse Nb4 14.Bb4 Qe5 15.Nc3+/-)) 12...Bb4 13.0-0 0-0 14.Re1? (better 14.Nc3!?-/+) 14...f5-+ 15.h3 f4 16.Bh2 f3! 17.Bf1 (17.gf3 Bh3 Deflection) 17...Bc5 (17...Qd4 18.Nc3 fg2 19.Bg2 Rf2 20.Nb5 Qd2 21.Qd2 Rd2 22.Nc7 Rg2 23.Kg2 Be1 24.Re1=+) 18.Re4 (18.Kh1 Bf2 19.Re4 Bf5-+) 18...fg2 19.Bg2 Rf2 20.Kh1 Rg2! 21.Kg2 Bh3! 22.Kh1 (22.Kh3 Qd3 Decoy) 22...Qd3 (better 22...Qf6!? 23.Nc3 Qf2-+) 23.Nc3 Rf8 24.Qe2 (24.Rf4-+) 24...Qe2 25.Ne2 Bf5 26.Ng3 Be4 27.Ne4 Bd4 28.Re1 b6 29.Bd6 Ra8 30.Ng5 h6 31.Nf3 Bf6 32.d3 (32.Re4-+) 32…Rd8 (32...Rd8 33.c5 bc5 34.Bc5 Rd3-+) 0-1. Buchaeckert,J (1875) - Dann,M (2475), 38th Muensterland Open (1), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4)

7.c4 Qd8 8.Ne5 ba3 9.Na3 Ne5 10.Be5 Qe7 11.Qe2 Bd7 (11...Bg4 12.f3 Be6 13.Nb5 Bc4 14.Qe4+-) 12.Bd4 (12.Nb5 Bb5 13.cb5 Nf6+/-) 12...Nf6 (12...a5!?+=) 13.Nb5+/- Bb5 14.cb5 a5 (14...Ne4 15.f3 (worse 15.Ba7 Qb4 16.b6 0-0-0 17.Qc4 Bc5 18.Qb4 Bb4=; 15.Ra7?! Ra7 16.Ba7 Qe5+/-) 15...Rd8 A) 16.fe4 Rd4 17.Qf3 Qe5 18.Ra7 Bc5 (18...Qe4 19.Qe4 Re4 20.Kd1+/-; 18...Re4?! 19.Kd1 Re1 20.Kc2 Qc5 21.Qc3 Qa7 22.Qc8 Ke7 23.Qc7 Kf6 24.Qf4 Ke7 25.Qc7 Ke8 26.Qc8 Ke7 27.Qc7=) 19.Ra8 Kd7 20.Rh8 Re4 21.Qe4 Qe4 22.Be2 Bb4-/+ (worse 22...Qg2 23.Rf1-/+); B) 16.Qe4?! Rd4 17.Qe7 Be7+/-; C) 16.Ra4+/-) 15.ba6! ba6 (15...Ra6 16.Qe7 Double attack (16.Qe7 Decoy); 15...ba6 16.Qe7 Double attack (16.Qe7 Decoy)) 16.Ra6! Ra6 17.Qe7 Ke7 (17...Be7 18.Ba6 0-0 19.Ke2+/-) 18.Ba6+- Kd6 19.0-0 (19.Bc4 Nd5+-) 19...Kd5 20.Be3 Bd6 21.Rc1 Rb8 (better 21...Ke6+-) 22.Bc4 Ke5 23.Bf7 (23.Re1 Kf5 24.Bd3 Kg4 25.f3 Kh4 26.g3 Bg3 27.hg3 Kg3 28.Bf2 Kf3 29.Re3 Kg4 30.Rg3 Kf4 31.Rg7 Rd8 32.Be3 Ke5 33.Rg5 Kd6+-) 23...Ne4? (23...Ng4+-) 24.g3 (24.f3 Ba3 25.Re1 Kf6+-) 24...Kf6 25.Bd5 Ng5 26.h4 Nf7 27.Kg2 (27.Rc6!? Rd8 28.Bd4 Ke7 29.Bg7 Rd7+-) 27...Rd8 28.Rc6 Ne5 (28...Ke7 29.d4+-) 29.Ra6 (better 29.Bg5 Kf5 30.Bd8 Nc6 31.Bc6 Bc5+-) 29...Ke7 (29...h6 30.f4 Ng4+-) 30.Bg5 Kd7 31.Bd8 Bc7 (31...Bc5 32.Ba5+-) 32.Bc7 Nc4 (32...Kc7 33.Ra7 Kd6+-) 33.Bc4 1-0. Kanakaris,G (2400) - Hajaj,Nimrod (2035), Titled Tuesday (7), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

7.c4 Qd8 8.Ne5 ba3 9.Na3 Nf6 10.Be2 (10.Nc6 bc6 11.Qf3 Bd7=) 10...Bd6 11.Nc6 bc6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Bf3 Rb8 14.Bc3 Bc7 (14...Re8!?=) 15.g3+= (15.Bc6? Qd6 16.Re1 Qc6-+) 15...Qd3 16.Re1 Bb6 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Be4 Qd4 19.Qf3 (19.Bc6 Bg4 (19...Qf2 20.Kh1+=) 20.Qb3 Rfc8-+ (20...Qf2?! 21.Kh1-/+)) 19...Bd7 20.Nc2 Qc4 21.Ne3 Be3 22.Qe3 f5 23.Ra7 fe4 24.Rd7 Qe6 25.Qg5 Qg6 26.Qg6 hg6 27.Re4 Rbd8 28.Ree7 Rd7 29.Rd7 Rc8 30.Kf1 Kg7 31.Ke2 Kf6 32.h4 Ke6 33.Ra7 f5 34.Ke3 Ke5 35.d4 Kf6 36.Kd3 f4 (36...g5 37.Rh7 Kg6 38.Rb7+/-) 37.g4 Rh8 38.Ke4 Rh4 39.Kf4 Rh1 40.Ra6 Rc1 41.d5 Rc4 42.Kf3 Kg5 43.Rc6 (43.dc6 Rc1+-) 43...Rf4 44.Ke3 Rg4 45.Re6 Kf5 46.Re8 Rg1 47.Kd4 Kf6 48.Kc5 Kf7 49.Re2 Rc1 50.Kb6 Rd1 51.Kc6 Rc1 52.Kd7 Rd1 53.d6 Rc1 54.Kd8 Rd1 55.d7 Rd3 (55...Rc1+-) 56.Rc2 Ra3 57.Kc7 (57.Kc7 Ra7 58.Kc6 Ra6 59.Kb7+-) 1-0. Riha,Vojtech (2285) - Otruba,Marek (2100), ch-CZE, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

7.Bd3 Bg4 8.Qe2 (8.Be2 Nf6-/+) 8...Bf3 9.gf3 Nf6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Nc3 Qd7 (11...Bc3 12.Bc3 0-0 13.Be4-/+) 12.Rg1 (12.f4 Qe7 13.fe5 Ne5 14.Bb5 Kd8-/+) 12...0-0 (12...Bc3 13.Bc3 0-0 14.Bb5-/+) 13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Qe4 (14.fe4 Qh3-/+) 14...f5 15.Qe3 Qe7 16.f4 Bc5 17.Qh3 Rae8 18.Kf1 Qd7 19.Rg5 g6 20.Re1 Bd4 21.Ba3 Rf6 22.Bb5 (22.c3 Bb6-/+) 22...ef4 (22...e4 23.Qg3-+) 23.Qb3 (23.Re8!? Qe8 24.c3-/+) 23...Kg7 24.Re8 Qe8 25.c3 Bb6 26.d4 Qe4 27.Qd1 (27.Rg1 Qf3 28.Ba4 Ne5-+) 27...Qd5 28.Be2 Re6 (28...Qh1 29.Rg1 Qh2 30.Bf3 Qh3 31.Ke2 Re6 32.Kd3-+) 29.Bb2 (29.Rg1 Ba5 30.Bf3 Qc4 31.Kg2 Re8-+ (31...Bc3 32.d5+/-)) 29...Na5 (29...Qh1 30.Rg1 Qh2 31.Bf3 Qh3 32.Bg2-+) 30.Qd3 Qe4 31.c4 (31.f3 Qd3 32.Bd3 Re3-+) 31...Qd3 (better is 31...f3 32.Qe4 fe4 (32...Re4?! 33.Bf3 Nc4 34.Be4-/+; 32...fe2?! 33.Qe2 Re2 34.Ke2 Nc4 35.Bc3+=) 33.d5 Rf6-+) 32.Bd3-/+ Re8 33.h4 (better is 33.c5 Bd8 34.Bb5-+) 33...Bd8 34.Rg1 Bh4 35.Kg2 (35.Bc3 Nc4! 36.d5 Kf7-+) 35...Bf6 36.Ra1 b6 (36...Nc6 37.c5-+) 37.Ra2 Rd8 38.Bc3 Bd4 39.Ba5 ba5 40.Re2 Kf6 0–1. Herbold,M (2145) – Lupor,A (2320), 12th OIBM Bad Wiessee GER, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

7.Be2 e4 8.c4 Qd6 9.Ng5 Qg6 10.h4 Nf6 11.Kf1 ba3 12.Na3 Bc5 13.Nc2 0-0 14.Ne3 Be3 15.de3 Rd8 16.Qb1 Re8 17.Bc3 Qf5 18.Qb5 Ne5 19.Qb2 Neg4 20.Bg4 Ng4 (20...Qg4?! 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Qf6=) 21.Ra5 Ne3 (better is 21...Qd7!? 22.Rd5 Qc6-+) 22.Kg1+= Qf4 (22...Nc4? 23.Rf5 Bf5 24.Qb7+-) 23.Qd2 Ng2 24.Qd4 f6?? (better is 24...Qf6 25.Kg2 Qd4 26.Bd4 f6+=) 25.Qd5+- Be6 26.Ne6 Re6 27.Qe6 Kh8 28.Qh3 e3 29.Qg2 Qc4 30.Qb7 Rd8 31.Rb5 ef2?? 32.Kg2+- Rg8?? 33.Rb3 1–0. Zelinsky,A (2090) – Pugachov,I (2140), 6th Volodymyr Bilinsky Memorial, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

7.Be2 Nf6 8.d3 (8.ab4 Bb4 9.c4 Qd6-+) 8...Bc5 (8...Nh5 9.0-0 Nf4 10.Bc1 Ne2 11.Qe2-+) 9.0-0 (9.ab4 Bb4 (9...Nb4 10.c4 Qc6 11.Be5+=) 10.Bc3 Bf8-/+) 9...0-0 (9...ba3 10.Ba3 Qd6 11.h3-/+) 10.Nbd2 (10.ab4 Bb4 11.Nfd2-/+) 10...Bf5 (10...ba3!? 11.Ba3 Ba3 12.Ra3 b5-/+) 11.Nc4 (better is 11.ab4!? Nb4 12.c4+=) 11...ba3 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Ra3 Qc5 (better is 13...b5 14.Na5 Qc5-/+) 14.Rc3?? (better is 14.Qa1 Bg4 15.Ne3+=) 14...b5-+ 15.Ne3 (15.Nfe5 Nd5 (15...bc4?! 16.Nc6 Qc6 17.Bf3+=) 16.Rb3 Nd4-+) 15...Qc3 16.Nf5 Nd5 (16...g6 17.Nh6 Kg7 18.Qc1-+) 17.Nd6 (17.Ng5 Nde7 18.Ne7 Ne7-+) 17...Qc5 18.Ne4 Qe7 (18...Qb4 19.Qc1-+) 19.Re1 (19.d4 Rfd8 20.Bb5 Nd4 21.Nd4 ed4-+) 19...a5 20.d4 Nc7 (better is 20...Nd4 21.Nd4 ed4 22.Bb5 Nc7-+) 21.d5 Rfd8 (21...Qb4!? 22.dc6 Qe4 23.Qd7-+) 22.d6-/+ Qf8 23.Qa1? (better is 23.Bd3 Ne8 24.Bb5-/+) 23...Rd6-+ 24.Nd6 Qd6 25.Bd3 Re8 (25...f6 26.Qa2 Kh8 27.Qf7-+) 26.Qa2? (26.Be4-/+) 26...h6 (26...g6!? 27.Qb2 a4 28.Bb5-+) 27.Bg6?? (27.Be4-+) 27…Qg6 0–1. Pallagi,Janos (1870) – Albert,Kornelia (2120), HUN–chT2 Maroczy, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

7.Ne5?? Ne5-+ 8.Qe2 Bd6?? 9.f4= Bg4 10.Qb5 Qb5 11.Bb5 Nc6? (better is 11...Kd8!? 12.fe5 ba3 13.Na3 Bc7+=) 12.Bg7+- 0-0-0 13.Bh8 Re8 14.Kf2 Re4 (14...ba3 15.h3 Bd7 16.Na3+- (worse is 16.Ra3 Nge7 17.Bb2 Bc5 18.Kg3 Nf5 19.Kh2 Ba3 20.Na3 Re4+/-)) 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Re1 (better is 16.Be5!? Re5 17.fe5 Be5 18.c3+-) 16...Rf4+/- 17.Kg1 Bc5 18.Kh1 ba3 19.Nc3 (19.Na3 Ne7+/-) 19...Be6 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Be5 Rg4 22.h3 Rg6 23.d3 f5 24.Nd2 Nh6 25.Nc4 Bd5 26.Ne3 Be6 27.Bf4 Nf7 28.c3 Bf6? 29.d4 Be7 30.Nf5!+- Bf8 31.Ne3 a5 32.c4 Bb4 33.Rf1 Ng5 34.d5 Bd7 35.Nc2 c5 36.Na3 Ne4 37.Kh2 Nd2 38.Rf2 Nb3 39.Raa2 h5 40.Nc2 a4 41.Na3 Nd4 42.Be5 Nf5 43.Nb5 Ra6 44.g4 hg4 45.hg4 Rh6 46.Kg1 Rg6 47.Rf4 a3 48.Kf2 Bb5 49.gf5 Bc4 50.Rc4 (50.Rc4 Rg5 51.Rf4+-) 1–0. Van Dijk,Bram (2275) – Russell,Richard, New York op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

7.Ne5?? Ne5-+ 8.Qe2 f6 9.d4 Bd6 (better is 9...Bg4 10.f3 ba3 11.Na3 Bf3 12.gf3 Qf3-/+) 10.de5= fe5 11.ab4 Nf6 12.c3 0-0 13.Nd2 Qf7 14.g3 (14.f3 Qe7=) 14...Bg4 15.f3 Bf5 16.Qf2 e4 17.fe4 (17.Bc4 Be6 18.Be6 Qe6+=) 17...Ne4+= 18.Ne4 Qe6 19.0-0-0? (19.Qe3 Be4 20.Bg2-+) 19...Be4-/+ (19...Qe4?! 20.Bd3 Qg4 21.Bf5 Rf5 22.Qd4 Qg5 23.Qd2=) 20.Qd4? (20.Qe3 Rae8 21.Bd3 Qg6+= (21...Bh1?! 22.Qe6 Re6 23.Bc4=)) 20...Qh6 (20...Be7 21.Bc4 Bg5 22.Rd2 Bd2 23.Kd2 Bh1 24.Be6 Kh8 25.Kc2+-) 21.Rd2 (better is 21.Qd2 Qd2 22.Rd2 Bh1 23.Bc4 Kh8 24.Rd6-+) 21...Bh1 22.Bc4 Kh8 23.Qd6 Qd6 24.Rd6 Rad8 25.Rd8 Rd8 26.Bb3 Bd5 27.Bc2 Bc4 28.Be4 b6 0–1. Van Dijk,Bram (2275) – Winslow,Elliott C (2280), New York op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

8.Na3 Ba3 9.Ra3 Nge7 10.Qa1 f6 (10...Nb4 11.Kd1 Bf5=+) 11.Ra4 (better 11.Be2=+) 11...b5-+ 12.Qa2?? (better 12.Ra3 b4 13.Rd3-+) 12...ba4 13.Bc4 (13.Qd5 Nd5 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Ba4 Rb8-+) 13...Qe4 14.Kd1 Bg4 15.Re1 (15.Kc1 Rb8-+) 15...Bf3 16.gf3 Qf3 17.Kc1 0-0-0 18.Qa4 (18.Bc3 Qf2 19.Re3 Kc7 20.Qa4 Nd5-+) 18...Qf2 19.Rd1 Qb6 (19...Kc7 20.Bd3-+) 20.Bc3 (20.Kb1 Nd5 21.Bb3 Nf4-+) 20...Kc7 21.d3 Rb8 22.h4 (22.Be6 Kd6 23.Ba2 Qc5-+) 22...Rhd8 23.h5 (23.Re1 Nf5 24.Bb3 Qc5-+) 23...Nd5 24.Bd2 (24.Bd5 Rd5 25.Re1-+) 24…Qb1 (24...Qb2) 0–1. Bolk,Matthias (2060) – Schnoor,E (2140), Werner–Ott–Open, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.Na3 Nge7 9.Nb5 0-0 10.Nc7 Qe4 11.Be2 Rb8 12.0-0 a6 (12...Qf4 13.g3 Qf6-/+) 13.Bd3 (better 13.Ra4!? b5 14.Ra6=+) 13...Qf4-/+ 14.g3 Qf6 15.c4 (15.Ra4 Qd6 16.Qe2-+) 15...Qd6-+ 16.Nd5 Nd5 17.cd5 Qd5 18.Qe2 Nd4 (18...Bg4!? 19.Be4 Qd7 20.Rac1-+) 19.Nd4-/+ ed4 20.Be4 Qd6 21.d3 (21.Rfb1 Rd8-/+) 21...Bd7 22.Rfc1 f5 23.Bg2 f4 (23...Rfe8 24.Qh5-+) 24.Rc4 (24.Qe4 Bc6 25.Qd4 Qd4 26.Bd4 f3-/+) 24...Bc5 25.Qh5 (25.Be4 Bf5 26.Rac1-+) 25...b6 (25...Rf5!? 26.Qd1 b5 27.Rcc1-+) 26.Bd5 (26.Be4 Bf5! 27.Bf5 g6 28.Bg6 hg6-/+ (28...Qg6?! 29.Qd5 Qf7 30.Qf7 Rf7 31.Ra6=)) 26...Kh8 (26...Be6!? 27.Be4 h6-+ (27...Bc4?? 28.Bh7 Kh8 29.Bg6 Kg8 30.Qh7)) 27.Be4-/+ (27.Ra6?? Rf5 28.Qf3 fg3 29.Qg3 Rd5-+; 27.Bd4?? Rf5 28.Qf3 Rd5 29.Bc5 bc5 30.Qf4 Qf4 31.Rf4 Bb5-+) 27...g6 28.Qg5? (28.Qd5!? Qd5 29.Bd5-/+) 28...fg3 (28...Bb5 29.Rc2-+) 29.hg3 Be6 (29...Bb5!? 30.Rc2 Rbc8-+) 30.Rcc1-/+ Bf5 31.Ra6 Be4 32.de4 Rbe8 33.Ra7 Qe6?? (better 33...Kg8 34.Qh4 h5-/+) 34.Rc5+- bc5 35.Qc5 Rf7 (35...Rf6 36.Qd4 Ref8+-) 36.Qd4 (36.Rf7 Kg8 37.Qd4 Qe5 38.Qd7 Rf8 39.Rg7 Kh8 40.Be5 Rf6 41.Bf6 h5 42.Rg6) 36...Kg8 (36...Rf6 37.Qf6 Qf6 38.Bf6 Kg8+-) 37.Qh8 1-0. Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros (2370) - Goltseva,Ekaterina (2280), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 d5 3.ed5 cb4 4.a3 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

8.Na3 Nf6 9.Bb5 0-0 10.Bc6 bc6 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.c4 (12.Nc4 e4 13.Ne3 Qd6 (13...Bf3?! 14.Nd5 Be2 15.Nf6 gf6 16.Ke2=+) 14.Ng4 Ng4-/+) 12...Qd8 13.Qe3 Re8 (13...Bf3 14.gf3 Rb8 15.Ra2-+) 14.Nc2 (14.Ne5 Nd7 15.0-0 Ne5 16.Be5 f6-+) 14...Ba5 15.Ra3 (15.0-0-+) 15...Bb6 16.Qg5?? (16.c5 Nd5 17.Qe4 Bf3 18.Rf3 Bc5 19.0-0-+) 16…Bf2! (16...Bf2 17.Ke2 h6 18.Qe5 Bc5-+) 0–1. McNabb,Matthew – Beach,Paul, New Zealand Major Open Auckland NZL, 2000.

8.Na3 Nf6 9.Nb5 0-0 10.Nc7 Qe4 11.Be2 Rb8 12.0-0 Bf5?? (better Qf4!? 13.g3 Qf5-/+) 13.Bd3 (13.d3!? Qf4 14.Bc1+=) 13...Qf4= 14.g3 Qg4 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.Be5 (16.Qg4 Nfg4 17.Bf5 Nf3 18.Kg2 Ngh2=) 16...Bd3=+ 17.cd3 Qd1 18.Rfd1 a5 (18...Nd7 19.Bf4=) 19.Bf6= gf6 20.Nd5 Kg7 (20...Rfd8 21.Nb4 ab4 22.Ra4+=) 21.Nb4+/- ab4 22.Rab1 Rfd8 23.Rb3 (23.Rb4 Rd3 24.Kf1 f5+/-) 23...Rd4+= 24.Re1 (24.Rdb1 f5+=) 24...Rbd8 25.Re3 (25.Reb1 f5+=) 25...f5= 26.f4 Rc8 (26...Ra8 27.Re1=) 27.Kf2 Rc2 (27...Ra8 28.Re1+=) 28.Ke2 (28.Re7 Rd6 29.Ke2 Rh6+=) 28...Rc1 29.Re5 Rh1 30.h4 Kg6 31.Rb5 Attacking the isolated pawn on b4 31...Rg1? (better 31...Rd7!?+=) 32.Kf2+- (32.Rb7?! Rg3 33.R7b4 Rb4 34.Rb4 Rg4=) 32...Rd1 33.Ke3 (33.Rb7 Rd6+/-) 33...Rd7 34.R3b4 Re7 35.Kf2?? (better 35.Re5 Rd7 36.d4+/-) 35...Rd2=+ 36.Kf1 Rd3 37.Rb3 (37.Kf2 Rd2 38.Kf3 Rdd7=+) 37...Ree3 (37...Rb3 38.Rb3 Kh5 39.Kf2-/+) 38.Rd3 (38.h5 Kh5 39.Rf5 Kg4 40.Rd3 Rd3 41.Rf7 Kg3 42.Rh7 Kf4 43.Rb7 Rd2=) 38...Rd3=+ 39.Kf2 (worse 39.Rb7 Rg3 40.Kf2 Rh3-+) 39...Rd7 40.Rb6 (40.Ke2 Re7 41.Kf3 f6=+) 40...Kg7 (better 40...Kh5!?-/+) 41.h5 h6 42.Ke3 Re7 43.Kd4 Re4 44.Kd3 Re7 45.Rb5 Kf6 46.Rb6 Kg7 47.Rb5 Kf6 48.Rb1 Rd7 49.Ke3 Re7 50.Kf3 Rc7 51.Rb6 Kg7 52.Kg2 Rc2 53.Kh3 Rc7 54.Rb5 Kf6 55.Kh4 Rd7 56.Rb6 Kg7 57.Kh3 Rc7 58.Rd6 (58.Kg2 Re7=) 58...Re7 (58...Rc6 59.Rd5=+) 59.Rd5 Kf6 60.Rd8 (60.Rb5 Re1=) 60...Kg7 61.Rb8 (61.Rd5!?=) 61...Rc7 62.Kg2 Re7 63.Kf3 (63.Kh3 Rd7=+) 63...Rc7 64.Ke3 (64.Kg2 Rc2 65.Kf3 Rb2=+) 64...Re7 65.Kd4 (65.Kf3 Kf6=+) 65...Re4=+ 66.Kd5 (66.Kd3 Rb4=+) 66...Re3-/+ 67.Rb7 Rg3 68.Ke5 Rh3 69.Kf5 (69.Rb2 Rh5 70.Rg2 Kf8-/+) 69...Rh5 70.Kg4 Ra5 71.Rb6 Ra4 72.Rc6 Ra5 73.Rb6 h5 74.Kh4 Rf5 75.Kg3 f6 76.Rb8 Ra5 77.Kh4 Rf5 78.Kg3 Ra5 79.Kh4 Rf5 (79...Kg6 80.Rh8-/+) 80.Rb4 (80.Kg3 Rd5 81.Kf3-/+) 80...Kg6-+ 81.Rc4 Kg7 (81...Rd5 82.Rb4-+) 82.Kg3 (82.Rb4 Rd5-/+) 82...Kg6 83.Kf3 (83.Kh4 Rd5-/+) 83...Kg7 (83...Ra5 84.Rc3-+) 84.Rc7 (84.Kg3 Ra5-/+) 84...Kg6 85.Rc8 (85.Rc4 Ra5 86.Rc3-/+) 85...Ra5-/+ 86.Rh8 Ra3 87.Ke4 (87.Kf2 Kf5 88.Rh5 Kf4 89.Rh4 Kg5-/+) 87...Ra4 (87...f5 88.Ke5 Re3 89.Kd5-+) 88.Ke3-/+ Ra3 89.Kf2 (89.Ke4 f5 90.Ke5 Re3 91.Kd5-+) 89...Kf5-/+ 90.Rh5 Kf4 91.Rh4 Kg5 92.Rb4 f5 93.Rc4 f4 94.Rc8 Kg4 (94...Rh3!?-/+) 95.Rg8= Kf5 96.Rf8 Kg4 97.Rg8 Kf5 98.Rf8 Kg4 99.Rg8 ½-½. Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros (2330) - Carbone,D (2350), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 d5 3.ed5 cb4 4.a3 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

8.Na3 Nf6 9.Nb5 0-0 10.Be2 Ne8 11.0-0 Bg4 12.c4 Qe6 13.Qb3 Be7 (13...Bd2 14.Ba3 Bf4 15.Bf8 Kf8 16.g3=) 14.Rfe1 a6 15.d4 Qc8 (worse is 15...ab5 16.Ra8 ed4 17.Bd3 (17.Qb5? Bf3 18.gf3 Bb4-+) 17...bc4 18.Bc4+/-) 16.d5 ab5 17.Ra8 Qa8 18.dc6 bc6 19.Ne5 Be2 20.Re2 Qb7 21.h3 Nf6 22.Nc6 Qc6 23.Re7 bc4 24.Qc3 Rd8 25.Re1 h6 26.Qg3 Qd6 27.Be5 Qc6 28.Bc3 (better is 28.Bb2!?=) 28...Rd3-/+ 29.Qe5 Qd6 30.Rc1 Rd1 31.Rd1 Qd1 32.Kh2 Qc2 33.Qg3 Qd3?? (33...Qf5 34.Kg1-/+) 34.Qe5?? (better is 34.Bf6 Qg3 35.Kg3 gf6 36.Kf4+/-) 34...Qe4 35.Qg3 Kh7 36.Qc7 Nd5-+ 37.Qe5 Qe5 38.Be5 c3 0–1. Romagnoli,Franco (2115) – Vincenzi,Marco (2050), Lodi op 1st, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.Na3 Nf6 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Ne5 0-0 11.Nf3 Bg4 12.Be2 Bf3 13.gf3 Re8 14.Na3 Nd5 15.Nc4 b5 16.Ne3 (better is 16.Rg1!? bc4 17.Bg7-+) 16...Re3-+ 17.c3? (17.Rg1 g6 18.fe3 Ne3 19.Qc1 Qh4 20.Rg3 Qh2 21.Rg6 hg6 22.Bc4 Qg3 23.Ke2 Qg2 24.Kd3 bc4 25.Ke3 Re8 26.Kf4 Bd6 27.Be5 Re5 28.Ra7 Qg5) 17...Re6 18.cb4 Nf4 (18...Ndb4?! 19.Kf1 Nd4 20.Bd4 Qd4 21.Ra3-+) 19.Rg1 Nd4 20.Rg4 (20.Kf1 Qh4 (20...Nde2?! 21.Rg7 Kf8 22.Qc2-+) 21.Rg7 Kg7 22.Bd4 f6-+) 20...Nfe2 (20...Nf3 21.Kf1 Nd2 22.Ke1 Nd3 23.Kd2 Nb2 24.Ke1 Nd1 25.Rd1-+) 21.Ra3 0–1. Fernandez,Daniel Howard (2170) – Ranola,Yves (2390), Singapore 9th, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.Na3 Bg4 9.Nb5 Qd8 (9...Kd8 10.Be2-/+) 10.Bc4 (10.Be2 f6+=) 10...Nf6 (10...Bf3 11.gf3 a6 12.Nc3-+) 11.h3 (11.Be2!? Bf3 12.Bf3-/+) 11...Bf3-+ 12.gf3 a6 13.Na3 Rc8 14.c3 (14.Bd3 0-0-+) 14...Bc5 15.0-0 (15.Qe2 b5 16.Bd3 Nd5-+) 15...0-0 16.Re1 (16.f4 Ne4 17.Bc1 b5-+) 16...Nh5 17.Re4 Nf4 18.Bf1 (18.Rf4 ef4 19.d4 Qg5 20.Kh2 Bd6-+) 18...Qh4 (18...Qg5 19.Kh2 Bf2 20.Rf4 Qg1) 19.d4-+ Ba7 (19...Rfd8 20.Nc2-+) 20.Nc4 (20.Qb3 Nh3 21.Bh3 Qh3 22.Qb7 f5-+ (worse is 22...Qf3 23.Re3 Qf4 24.Qa6-+)) 20...f5 21.Re1 (21.Rf4 Qf4 22.Qb3-+) 21...Rf6 (better is 21...ed4 22.Qb3 d3 23.Nb6 Rf7-+) 22.Ne3?? (22.Qb3 Kh8 23.Ne5 Ne5 24.Qb7-+) 22...Nh3 23.Bh3 Qh3 24.de5 (24.Nf1 Rg6 25.Ng3 f4 26.Qb3 Kh8 27.Qb7 fg3 28.Qc8 Qc8 29.fg3 Qh3-+) 24...Rh6 (24...Rg6 25.Ng4 fg4 26.Qb3 Kh8 27.Qc2 gf3 28.Qg6 hg6 29.Ra6 Qg2) 25.Qd5 Kh8 26.f4 Rd8 (26...Rg6!? 27.Qg2-+) 27.Qg2 Rg6 28.e6 (28.Qg6 hg6 29.Rad1-+) 28...Rg2 29.Ng2 Rd2 30.Ne3 Rb2 (30...Qh4 31.Re2 Re2 32.Rf1 Be3 33.c4 Bf2 34.Kg2 Qg3 35.Kh1 Qh3) 31.Rad1 h5 (31...Qf3 32.Re2 Re2 33.Rd2 Qf2 34.Kh1 Qh2) 32.Rd8 Kh7 33.Rd3 0–1. Cue,R – Garcia Panizo,A, Candas op, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.Na3 Bg4 9.Be2 Rd8 10.Nb5 Qd7 -/+.

8.Na3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nf6 10.Nb5 Rc8 (10...Kd8!?-/+) 11.Na7= Na7 12.Ra7 0-0 13.0-0 (13.Ne5 Qg2 14.Bf3 Bd2 15.Qd2 Bf3-+) 13...Rfe8 14.d3 (14.c4 Qc5 15.Rb7 e4+/-) 14...Bc3 15.Qa1 Bb2 16.Qb2 b5 17.Ra5 Rb8 ½–½. Romagnoli,F (1925) – Loebler,Heimo (2000), Caorle op, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.c3 Bc5 9.d4 ed4 10.cd4 Bb4 11.Nbd2 (11.Bc3 Bd6-/+) 11...Nf6 12.Qc2? (12.Be2 b6-/+) 12...b5 (better is 12...0-0 13.Bc4 Qe4 14.Qe4 Ne4-+) 13.Bd3-/+ 0-0 14.0-0 Bg4 15.Ne4 Bf3 16.Nf6 gf6 17.gf3 Bd6 (17...Qf3? doesn't work 18.Be4 Qf4 19.Bc6+- (19.Qc6 Rac8 20.Qd5 Bd6+-)) 18.Bh7 Kh8 19.f4?? (better is 19.Qf5 Rg8 20.Kh1+=) 19…Rg8!-+ Mate attack (19...Rg8 20.Bg6 Rg6 21.Qg6 fg6-+) 0–1. Serrano,Charlotte (1640) – Delorme,Laurie (2020), FRA–ch U18 Girls, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Nb5 (9.Ne4 Qg6 A) 10.Ng3 e4 (10...Nf6 11.Bb5 0-0 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Ne5 Qh6 14.0-0 Bd2) 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be5 Nf6 13.Ra4 a5 14.Qa1 Nd5; B) 10.Qe2 Nf6 11.Nf6 (11.c3 Be7 12.Nf6 Bf6 13.d4 0-0 14.Ne5 Ne5) 11...gf6-/+ 12.c3 Be7 13.g3 0-0 14.Bg2 Qc2; 9.Qe2 A) 9...Nf6 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.c3 Bd6 12.Nd6 Qd6 13.Ba3 Qd5 14.c4 Qe6; B) 9...Nge7 10.Ne4 (10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Ne5 0-0 12.c3 Ne5 13.cb4 N7g6 14.d4 Ng4; 10.Ne5 Qe5 11.Qe5 Ne5 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Be5 Nc6 14.Bf4 Bg4) 10...Qc7 (10...Qd5 11.c4 Qe6 12.g3 0-0 13.Bg2 f6 14.0-0 Nf5) 11.c3 Ba5 12.Ba3 0-0 13.Bd6 Qd8 14.Ne5 Re8; C) 9...Bg4 C1) 10.Ne4 Qh6 11.c3 Be7 12.Qb5 Bf3 13.gf3 0-0-0 14.d3 Nf6; C2) 10.h3 Bf3 (10...Bc3 11.Bc3 Bf3 12.Qf3 Nf6 13.Bc4 Qc5 14.Bd3 Qd5) 11.Qf3 Nd4 12.Bb5 Nb5 13.Nb5 Bd2 14.Kf1 Qb6; C3) 10.Nb5 Qd7 11.Be5 Ne5 12.Qe5 Kf8 13.Qd4 Qe7 14.Qe3 Bf3) 9...Qe7-/+ (9...Qb8 10.Ra4 a5 11.c3 Be7 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Re1 Rd8) 10.Bc4 (10.Qe2 Bg4-/+ (10...Bf5 11.Be5 Ne5 12.Qe5 Kf8 13.Nc7 Rc8 14.Nd5 Qe5) 11.c3 Bd6 12.h3 Bf3 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.Bc4 Bc5) 10...Nf6 (10...Bg4 11.Qe2-/+ (11.0-0 Rd8 12.c3 Bc5 13.h3 Bf3 14.Qf3 Rd2) 11...Rd8 12.Na7 Bd2 13.Kf1 Nd4 14.Qe5 Qe5; 10...e4 11.Nfd4 Nf6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Nd4 Qc5) 11.0-0 (11.Qe2 Bg4-/+ (11...0-0 12.0-0 Bg4 13.c3 a6 14.cb4 ab5) 12.c3 Bc5 13.d4 Bf3 14.gf3 ed4) 11...0-0 (11...Bg4 12.d3-/+ (12.c3 Bc5 13.d4 Rd8 14.Qa4 Bf3) 12...0-0 13.h3 Bf3 14.Qf3 a6; 11...e4 12.Ng5 0-0 13.Qe2 a6 14.Bf6 gf6) 12.Re1 (12.c3 Bc5 13.d4 Rd8= (13...ed4 14.cd4 Bb4) 14.Qb3 ed4) 12...e4 (12...Bg4 13.c3 (13.Qe2 Bf3 14.gf3 a6) 13...Bc5 (13...a6 14.cb4 Qb4) 14.d4-/+ a6; 12...Qc5 13.d3 Be6 14.c3 Bc4) 13.c3 (13.Bf6 Qf6 14.Re4 Bf5=) 13...Bd6 (13...Be6 14.Be6 fe6 15.Ng5-/+) 14.Nd6 (14.d4 Re8+=) 14...Qd6-/+ 15.Ba3 Qf4 16.Bf8 (16.Qa4 Re8-/+) 16...ef3 (better is 16...Kf8 17.Ra4 ef3-/+) 17.Qb3? (17.Be7 Ne7 18.Re7 Qc4 19.Qf3-/+) 17...Kf8-+ 18.Re3 (18.g3 Qd2 19.Rad1 Qg5 20.Qa3 Kg8+=) 18...Qd6 (18...fg2 19.Rae1 Bd7 20.h3-+) 19.Rae1 (19.Rf3 Ne5 20.Rf4 b6-+) 19...Bd7 (19...fg2 20.Bf7 Bd7 21.Be6-+) 20.Rf3 (20.Rd3 Qc5 21.Bf7 fg2-+) 20...Ne5 21.Rg3 Nc4 22.Qc4 Rc8 23.Qa2 a6 24.d4 Be6 25.Qd2 h6 26.Qb2 Bd5 27.h3 Rc4 28.Rge3 Qc6 29.f3 Be6 30.Qa3 Kg8 31.Rb1 Nd5 32.Re5 Rc3 33.Qa5 Kh7 34.Rbe1 Rc4 35.Qd8 Rd4 36.Qa5 Qc4 37.Qa1 Rd2 38.Qb1 Qc2 39.Qc2 Rc2 40.R5e2 Re2 41.Re2 b5 42.Ra2 Nc7 43.Rc2 Bc4 44.Kf2 a5 45.Ke3 a4 46.Kd2 a3 47.Kc1 Nd5 0–1. Dunne,P (1875) – Grandelius,N (2110), Open A Balatonlelle HUN, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.c4 Qd6 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Be2 0-0 11.Nb5 Qe7 12.0-0 e4 13.Nfd4 Rd8 14.Ra4 a5 15.Qc2 Bd7 16.Nb3 Rac8 17.Bc3 b6 18.f4 (18.Bf6 Qf6 19.f3 Qe7 20.Qe4 Bf5 21.Qf5 Qe2-/+) 18...Bc3 19.dc3 (better is 19.Qc3 Nb4 20.Qe5-+) 19...Nb4! 20.Qb1 (20.cb4 Bb5) 20...Bb5 21.cb5 Rc3 22.Rd1 Nfd5 (22...Nfd5 23.Bf1 Rc7-+) 0–1. Xia,Jie – Pacher,Milan, Livigno ITA, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

8.Be2 Nf6 9.Nc3 Bc3 10.Bc3 0-0 11.0-0 b6 12.Rb1 Ne4 13.Bb2 Bb7 14.d3 Nc5 15.c4 Qd6 16.Qc2 Rfe8 17.Rfe1 Rad8 18.Ba3 Nd4 19.Nd4 Qd4 20.Bc5 Qc5 21.Bf1 Bc6 22.Re3 Rd4 23.Qa2 Rd7 24.Rbe1 Qd4 25.Qe2 Rde7 26.Qh5 a5 27.Rh3 h6 28.Rh4 Qd6 29.Rb1 e4 30.de4 Be4 31.Rd1 Qg6 32.Qg6 Bg6 33.Rhd4 Kf8 34.f3 Re1 35.R1d2 Rc1 36.Kf2 Rc2 37.Kg3 Rd2 38.Rd2 Ke7 39.Rb2 Rb8 (better is 39...a4!? 40.Rb6 Ra8-/+) 40.c5+= Kd7 41.Bb5 (better is 41.cb6!? Kc6 42.Rb5+=) 41...Kc7-/+ 42.c6 Bf5 43.Kf4 Be6 44.g4 Rd8 45.Ke4 Bd5 46.Kf4 Bc6 0–1. Heimrath,Wolfgang (2145) – Fischer,Thomas2 (2080), Oberliga Bayern, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

9.Bc3 Nge7 10.Ra4 Ng6 11.Bc4 Qe4 12.Kf1 Be6 13.Bb5 Qd5 14.Qe2 Nf4?? (better is 14...0-0-/+) 15.Qe5+= Ng6 16.Qd5 Bd5 17.Bg7 Rg8 18.Bf6 Nge7 19.Nh4 a6 20.f3 Rc8 21.Bd3 Nb8? (21...Ng6 22.Kf2+-) 22.Kf2 (better is 22.Bh7 Rf8+-) 22...Nd7 23.Be7 Ke7 24.Re1 Kf8 25.Bf5 Rc7 26.Bh7 Rh8 27.Bd3 (better is 27.Bf5+-) 27...Ne5?? (27...Nc5 28.Rf4 Nd3 29.cd3+/-) 28.Rd4 (better is 28.Re5 Bc6 29.Rd4+-) 28...Nd3+/- 29.cd3 Rh5 30.Rf4 Rc6 31.Rf5 (better is 31.Nf5!?+/-) 31...Bf3 32.Rf3 ½–½. Sanchez Martin,Marc – Flores de Paco,David, Sant Boi op, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

9.Bc3 Nge7 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 (better 11.Rb1-/+) 11...Bf5 (11...b5-/+) 12.Ra4?? (12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Ra5 Qd7 14.Re5 Nd5=) 12...Rfd8?? (12...b5 13.Ra1-+) 13.Rh4 (13.Bc4 Qc5 14.Ng5=+) 13...Ng6-+ 14.Rh5 Qd7 (better 14...Bg4 15.Rg5 Be6-+) 15.Ng5? (better 15.Re1!?-/+) 15...h6 (15...Nf4 16.Rh4 h6 17.Rf4 ef4 18.Nf3-+) 16.Nf3? (better 16.Nh3-+) 16...Bg4 17.Ne5 (17.Ne1 Bh5 18.Bh5 Nf4-+) 17...Nce5 18.Re5 (18.Bg4 Ng4 19.h3 Nf6 20.Bf6 gf6-+) 18...Ne5 19.Be5 (19.f3 Bf5 20.g4 Bg6 21.Be5 Qd2 22.Qd2 Rd2-+) 19...Be2 20.Qe2 Qd2 21.Qg4 (21.Qf3 a5 22.Qb7 Qc2-+) 21...Qg5 22.Qe2 (22.Qe4 Qe7-+) 22...Re8 (22...Rd2 23.Qe4 Qe7 24.c3-+) 23.f4 Qg6 24.Qc4 (24.Qf2 a5-+) 24...Qc6 (24...Rac8 25.Qd5 Rc2 26.Qb7-+) 25.Qb3 (25.Qc6 bc6 26.Kf2 f6-+) 25...Rac8 (25...Rad8 26.Qc3 Qc3 27.Bc3-+) 26.Qg3 (26.c3 Rcd8 27.Qa2 b5-+) 26...f6 (26...Qb6 27.Qf2 Qf2 28.Kf2 Rc2 29.Kf3-+) 27.Bd4 Re2 28.Qb3 (28.c4 a5-+) 28...Kh8 29.Bf2 b6 (29...a5 30.c3-+) 30.f5 (30.Qa3 a5 31.c4 Qe4-+) 30...Rc2 31.Qg3 (31.Qd3 Re8-+) 31...Rc1 32.h3 (32.Qd3 Rf1 33.Qf1 Qe4-+) 32...Rf1 33.Kf1 Qe4 34.Kg1 Qf5 35.Kh2 (35.Bd4 Rc2-+) 35...Qe5 36.Qe5 (36.Kg1 Rc1 37.Kh2 a5 38.Qe5 fe5-+) 36...fe5 37.Bg3 Rc5 38.Be5 (38.Bf2 a5 39.Be1-+) 38...Re5 39.Kg3 Rc5 40.Kh4 a5 41.g4 (41.Kg4 a4 42.Kf4 a3 43.Ke4 a2 44.Ke3 a1Q 45.g3 Qe5 46.Kf2 Rc2 47.Kf3 Qe2 48.Kf4 Rc4 49.Kf5 Qe4) 41...a4 42.g5 (42.Kg3 a3 43.g5 a2 44.h4 a1Q 45.gh6 Qe5 46.Kg4 Qe3 47.hg7 Kg7 48.h5 Kh6 49.Kh4 Rc4) 42...a3 43.Kh5 (43.Kg4 a2 44.h4 a1Q 45.Kf3 Qe5 46.Kf2 Rc3 47.gh6 Qh2 48.Kf1 Rc1) 43...Rg5 44.Kh4 Rg6 (44...Rg1 45.Kh5 a2 46.Kh4 a1Q 47.Kh5 Qe5 48.Kh4 Qg5) 45.Kh5 Rg5 46.Kh4 Rg1 47.Kh5 Kh7 48.h4 (48.Kh4 a2 49.Kh5 a1Q 50.Kh4 Qd4 51.Kh5 Rg5) 48…g6 0-1. Alvarez Fernandez,E (2345) - Blanco Ronquillo,H (2440), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 e5)

9.Bc3 Nge7 10.Be2 e4 11.Ne5 0-0 12.0-0 b6 13.Bc4 Qd6 14.Nc6 Qc6 15.Bb3 Be6 16.Be6 Qe6 17.h4 Nd5 18.Bb2 f5 19.Re1 Qg6 20.Ra3 f4 21.Rh3 h5 22.Qa1 Kh7 23.Qa4 Rfe8 24.c4 Nf6 25.Qb5 Rad8 26.Bc3 Nd7 27.Ra1 a5 28.Rd1 Qf7 29.d4 Rc8 30.c5 Qd5 31.Qb2 bc5 32.Ra1 Rb8 33.Qd2 cd4 34.Ra5 Rb1 35.Kh2 Qf7?? 36.Qd4? Nf6-+ 37.f3 e3?? 38.Ra7 Rb7 39.Rb7+= Qb7 40.g4?? e2 41.Be1 hg4 42.fg4 Ng4 43.Kg1 Qb1 44.Qd3 Qd3 45.Rd3 Kg6 46.Kg2 Kf5 47.Ra3 Re3 48.Ra5 Re5 49.Ra3 Ne3 50.Kf2 Nc2 51.Ra7 Ne1 52.Ke1 f3 53.Rf7 Ke4 54.Rg7 Ke3 55.Rf7 Rd5 56.Re7 Kf4 57.Rf7 Kg3 58.Rg7 Kh2 59.Re7 Rd1 60.Kf2 Rf1 0–1. Dunne,Paul (1850) – Reimann,Hubert (1950), Leipzig VfB op, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

9.Bc3 Nge7 10.Be2 e4 11.Ne5 0-0 12.Bc4 Qd6 13.Qh5 Ne5 14.Be5? (14.Qe5 Qe5 15.Be5 Nc6-/+) 14...Qg6 (14...Qc5 15.Be2 Ng6 16.Bc3 Qh5 17.Bh5-+) 15.Qe2 Nc6 16.Bc3 Be6 (16...Qg2 17.0-0-0 g6 18.Rdg1-/+) 17.0-0 Bc4 18.Qc4 Rfe8 19.Rae1 Kh8 20.Re3 Qe6 21.Qe2 f5 22.f4 Re7 23.Re1 Qd6 24.Rh3 h6 (worse is 24...Qf4 25.Qh5 h6 26.Rf1+=) 25.Qh5 Nd4 (25...Qf4?! 26.Rf1 Qd6 27.Rf5+=) 26.Ree3 Rf8 27.Reg3 Kh7 (27...Nc2 28.Rg6 Qc5 29.Kh1 Qc3 30.dc3+-) 28.Qd1 Qb6 29.Kh1? (29.Re3 Rd8 30.Kh1 Red7-+) 29...Rd7 (better is 29...Ne2! 30.Re3 Nf4 31.Rhg3-+) 30.Re3 Rfd8 31.g4 Nb5 32.g5?? (32.Qb1-+) 32...Nc3 33.Rc3 (33.Qf1 Rd2 34.Re1 Nd1-+) 33...Rd2 34.Qh5 Qb1 (34...Qb1 35.Qd1 Qd1) 0–1. Dunne,Paul (1875) – Low Ying Min (2000), Southend op–A, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

9.Bc3 Nge7 10.Be2 f6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qb1 e4 13.Ra4 Be6 (13...ef3 14.Bc4+/-) 14.Nd4 Nd4 15.Rd4 Qc6 16.Bb5 Qc8 17.Bb4 Rf7 18.Re4 Nc6 19.Ba3 Bd5 20.Re3 a6 21.Bd3 Ne5 22.Bh7 Kh7 23.c4 Kg8 24.Rh3?? (better is 24.cd5 b5 25.d3+/-) 24...Nf3! 25.Rf3 (25.gf3 Qh3 Deflection; 25.Rf3 Bf3 Combination) 25...Bf3 26.gf3 Qc4 27.Rc1 Qd5 28.Rc5 Qf3 29.Rc3 Qf4 30.Rh3 f5 31.Qb3 Re8 32.Re3 Re3 33.de3 Qg4 34.Kf1 Qh3 35.Kg1 f4! 36.Qd5 f3 37.Qd8 Kh7 38.Qg5 (38.Qg8 Kg8 39.e4 Qg2) 0–1. Dunne,Paul (1875) – Werner,Hubert (2035), Leipzig VfB op, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 e5 7.ab4 Bb4)

9.Bc3 Nf6 10.Ra4? 0-0 11.Bc4 Qe4 12.Kf1 Qf5 13.h3 (13.Qa1 Re8-/+ (13...Qc2 14.d3 Nd5 15.Bd2=+)) 13...e4 (13...Ne4 14.Bb2 Nc5 15.Ra3-+) 14.Nd4-/+ Nd4 15.Bd4 Be6 (15...a5 16.Bf6 Qf6 17.Qe2-+) 16.Be6 Qe6 17.Qa1 a6 (17...b5 18.Ra7 Ra7 19.Qa7-/+) 18.h4 (18.Bf6 gf6 19.f3 f5-/+) 18...Rfd8 (18...b5 19.Bf6 ba4 20.Bg7-+) 19.Bc3 (19.Bf6!? gf6 20.Rh3 Rd2 21.Rg3 Kh8 22.Re4-/+) 19...b5-+ 20.Bf6 Qf6 (20...ba4!? 21.Bd8 Rd8 22.Ke1-+) 21.Qf6-/+ gf6 22.Re4 Rd2 23.Re2 Rd4 24.Rh3 a5 25.c3 Ra4 (25...Rd1 26.Re1 Re1 27.Ke1-/+) 26.Rb2 Ra1 27.Ke2 a4 28.Rd3 a3 29.Rbd2 Kg7 30.Rd1 (30.Rg3 Kh6 31.Rd6 Re8 32.Kd2 Ra2 33.Kd3 Rf2-+) 30...Re8 31.Kf3 Rd1 32.Rd1 Rc8 33.Rc1 (33.Ke3 Rc3 34.Kd2 Rb3-+) 33…b4! (33...b4 34.Ra1 Rc3 35.Ke2 Rc2 36.Kd3 Rf2-+) 0-1. Stoilkovska,S (1965) - Buksa,N (2415), 36th ECC Women (4), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb2 d5 6.ed5 Qd5)

9.Bc3 Nf6 10.Rb1 0-0 11.Rb5 Qd6 12.Bc4 12.Be5!? Ne5 13.Ne5-+) 12...a6-+ 13.Rb1 b5 14.Ba2 Nd5 15.Ba1 Nf4 16.0-0 Bg4 (16...e4!? 17.Ne1-+) 17.Re1 Rae8 18.d3 Kh8 (18...Qg6 19.c4-+) 19.Re4 (better is 19.Re3!?-+) 19...f5 20.Re3 Nd4 (20...e4 21.de4 Qd1 22.Rd1 fe4-+ (22...Re4?! 23.Rd7 Nh5 24.Ng5 Re3 25.fe3+=)) 21.Kh1? (21.Bd4 ed4 22.Re8 Re8 23.Ng5-+) 21...Nf3 22.Rf3 Qc6 (22...Bf3?! 23.Qf3 Re7 24.Re1-+) 23.Rb4 Ng2! 24.Kg2 Rf6 (24...Bf3?! 25.Qf3 Qc2 26.Bd5-+; 24...Qf3?! 25.Qf3 Bf3 26.Kf3 e4 27.Kf4 ed3 28.cd3+=) 25.Re4 (25.Rbf4 Rg6 26.Rg4 fg4-+) 25...Rg6 (25...Bf3 26.Kf3 fe4 27.Ke2-+) 26.Bf7 (26.Rg4 fg4 27.Bf7 Qf3 28.Qf3 gf3 29.Kf1-+) 26...fe4 27.Qd2 (27.Kf1 Bf3 28.Be8 Qe8-+) 27...ef3 (better is 27...Bf3 28.Kf1 ed3 29.Qd3-+) 28.Kh1 Bh3 29.Be5 Re5 30.d4 Qc2! (30...Qc2 31.Bg6 Qd2 32.Bd3 Re1 33.Bf1 Rf1) 0–1. Ford,Stephen – Chachere,Lawrence, Illinois–ch, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4)

9.Bc3 Nf6 10.Ne5!? 0-0 11.Nc4+=.

9.Bc3 Nf6 10.h3 0-0 11.Be2 e4 12.Nh2 (12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Bc4 Qc5 14.Nd7 A) 14...Qc4?? 15.Nf6 (15.Nf8?! Rf8 16.Qe2 Qe2 17.Ke2 Nd5+/-) 15...Kh8 16.Qh5+-; B) 14...Nd7+=) 12...e3! 13.0-0 (13.de3 Qg2 Discovered attack (13...Qg2 Deflection); 13.fe3 Qg2 Discovered attack) 13...ef2-+ 14.Rf2 Ne4 15.Rf3 Nc3 (better is 15...Re8!?-+) 16.Rc3-/+ Nd4 17.Bc4 Qd6 18.Rd3? (better is 18.Nf3-/+) 18...Qc5-+ 19.Rc3 (19.Ra4 Bf5 20.Kh1 Bd3 21.Bd3-+) 19...Ne2 20.Kh1 Nc3 21.Qf1 (21.Bf7 Rf7 22.dc3-+) 21...Ne4 22.Nf3 Ng3 (22...Ng3 23.Kh2 Nf1 24.Bf1 Qc2-+) 0–1. Stonavsky,Filip (1755) – Hansch,T (2110), 26th Czech Rapid G1, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Nc3 Bc3)

9.Bc3 Bg4 10.Be2 Nf6 11.0-0 (11.h3 Bf3 (11...Bf5 12.Rb1 Ne4 13.Rb7 0-0 14.Rb5 Nc3 15.Rd5 Nd1) 12.Bf3 e4 13.Be2 Qg5 14.0-0 Nd5 15.Bb2 Nf4) 11...0-0 (11...Ne4 12.Bb2 0-0 13.d3 Nc5 14.Ne5 Be2 15.Qe2 Rfe8) 12.h3 (12.Ne5 Be2 (12...Ne5 13.Ra5 b5 14.Be5 Qe5 15.Bg4 Ng4) 13.Qe2 Rfe8-/+ 14.f4 Ne4 15.Qf3 Qc5) 12...Bh5 (12...Bf3 13.Bf3 e4 14.Be2-/+ b5 15.Bf6 gf6) 13.Re1 (13.Ne5 Ne5?! (13...Be2 14.Qe2 Rfe8-/+ 15.f4 Ne4) 14.Bh5 Rfe8 15.f4 (15.Re1 Ne4) 15...Nc4= (15...Qc5 16.Kh2=)) 13...Rfe8 14.Ne5 (better is 14.Rb1!?-/+ Ne4 15.Ba1 f6) 14...Be2-+ (14...Ne5 15.Bh5 Ne4 16.Ra5+=; 14...Re5?! 15.Be5 Qe5 16.Bh5 Qh5 17.Qh5 Nh5 18.d4-/+) 15.Qe2 Ne5 16.Be5 Nd7 17.d4 f6 (17...Ne5?! 18.de5 a5 19.c4=) 18.c4 Qf7 (18...Qe6 19.f4-+) 19.f4 Nb6 (19...Ne5?! 20.fe5 fe5 21.de5=; 19...fe5?! 20.fe5 Nb6 21.c5-+) 20.d5 (20.c5 Nd5-+ (20...fe5?! 21.cb6 ed4 22.Qf2+=)) 20...Rac8 21.Rac1 (21.Ra7 Nc4 22.Rb1 Rc7-/+ (22...fe5?! 23.Rbb7 Qg6 24.Qg4=; 22...Ne5?! 23.Rbb7 Nd7 24.Qa6 Rc1 25.Kh2+=)) 21...Nd7 (21...fe5 22.fe5 Qf4 23.Rcd1-+) 22.Qb2 (22.Qg4 fe5 (worse is 22...Ne5 23.fe5 fe5 24.Re5+=) 23.fe5 Qe7-+) 22...fe5 (22...Ne5?! 23.fe5 fe5 24.Re5=) 23.fe5 Qf4 24.e6 Nc5 (24...Nb6 25.Rcd1 Qd6 26.Qb5 Nc4 27.Qb7 Qc5 28.Kh2-+) 25.Rf1 Qe3 26.Kh2 Nd3 27.Qb7?? (better is 27.Qc3 b5 28.Rce1 Qe1 29.Re1 Ne1 30.Qe1 bc4 31.e7+-) 27...Nc1 28.Qf7 Kh8 29.Rc1 (29.d6 Qe5 30.Kh1 Qd6 31.Rc1 Qe6 32.Qa7 Rc4 33.Rc4 Qc4 34.Qf2-+) 29...Qc1 30.d6 Qc4 (better is 30...Rb8 31.e7-+) 31.d7 Qc6 (better is 31...Qc7 32.Kh1 Re6 33.dc8R Qc8 34.Qf1-+) 32.de8Q Re8 33.Qa7 Qe6 (33...Qe6 34.Qd4 Kg8-+) 0–1. Dunne,Paul (1875) – Mihaly,Pal, Open A Balatonlelle HUN, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Nc3 Bc3)

8.dc3 A) 8...Qc5 A1) 9.Nbd2 Nf6 (9...Bf5 10.Nb3 Qd6 11.Bc4 Nh6 12.0-0 0-0-0 13.Qe2 Bd3) 10.Qc2 Be6 11.Bd3 0-0-0 12.0-0 Kb8 13.Rad1 Be7; A2) 9.Be2 Bf5 (9...Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Qc2 g6 13.Bd3 Rd8) 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Nbd2 0-0-0 12.Qa4 Be7 13.Rad1 Nd5; A3) 9.Bd3 Be6 (9...Nf6 10.0-0 e4 11.Re1 Bf5 12.Nd4 0-0-0 13.Be2 Bd6) 10.0-0 Qb6 11.Qe2 Nf6 12.Bc1 0-0-0 13.Nbd2 Qc5; B) 8...Be6 B1) 9.Ng5 Nf6 (9...Qd1 10.Kd1 Rd8 11.Nd2 Bf5 12.Bc4 Rd7 13.Ke2 Nf6) 10.Qd5 Bd5 11.c4 Be4 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.Nc3 Nc3; B2) 9.Qd5 Bd5 10.Nbd2 f6 11.0-0-0 0-0-0 12.c4 Be6 13.Be2 Nh6; C) 8...Qe4 C1) 9.Qe2 Nf6 (9...Qe2 10.Be2 e4 11.Ng5 f5 12.c4 Nf6 13.Nc3 h6) 10.Nbd2 Qe2 11.Be2 e4 12.Ng5 Bf5 13.g4 Bg6; C2) 9.Be2 Qg6 (9...Nf6 10.0-0 Qg6 11.c4 Bh3 12.Nh4 Qe4 13.gh3 Qh4) 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Re1 Bh3 12.g3 Ng4 13.Bd3 Qd6; D) 8...Qd1 9.Kd1 Nf6 (9...Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.gf3 Bc5 12.Nd2 Rd8 13.Rg1 g6) 10.Nbd2 Bg4 11.Ke1 Bc5 12.h3 Bh5 13.Nb3 Bd6.

8.Bc3 A) 8...e4 A1) 9.Ng1 Bd7 (9...Nh6 10.Qa4 Be6 11.Ne2 Bd7 12.Nd4 Rc8 13.Nc6 Bc6) 10.Nh3 0-0-0 11.Nf4 Qd6 12.g3 Nd4 13.Bg2 Nf6; A2) 9.Qe2 Be6 (9...Nge7 10.Nh4 Be6 11.g3 f5 12.Ng2 Ng6 13.Ne3 Qd7) 10.Nh4 0-0-0 11.g3 Nd4 12.Bd4 Qd4 13.Nc3 Nf6; A3) 9.Nh4 Be6 (9...Qg5 10.g3 Nf6 11.Bg2 Bg4 12.Qa4 0-0-0 13.0-0 Bc5) 10.Qa4 0-0-0 11.Bb5 Nd4 12.Bd4 Qd4 13.Qd4 Rd4; B) 8...Be7 B1) 9.d4 ed4 10.Nd4 Nf6 11.Qf3 Qf3 12.gf3 Bd7 13.Nc6 Bc6; B2) 9.d3 Nf6 (9...Bf5 10.Nbd2 Nf6 11.Nc4 0-0 12.Be2 e4 13.de4 Qe4) 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Be2 b5 12.Qb3 Rd8 13.0-0 Bf5; B3) 9.Qa4 Bf6 (9...Bd7 10.Qb5 Nf6 11.Qd5 Nd5 12.Ne5 Nc3 13.Nc6 Bc6) 10.Bc4 Qe4 11.Kf1 Qf4 12.Bb5 Qa4 13.Ba4 e4; C) 8...Nf6 C1) 9.d4 ed4 (9...Be6 10.de5 Qd1 11.Kd1 Ne4 12.Kc2 Nf2 13.Rg1 Bf5) 10.Bd4 Nd4 11.Qd4 Qd4 12.Nd4 Bc5 13.Nb3 Bd6; C2) 9.Bb4 Bb4 (9...Qe4 10.Be2 Nb4 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Nc3 Bc3 13.dc3 0-0) 10.ab4 0-0 11.Nc3 Qd6 12.Bc4 e4 13.Ng5 Ne5; C3) 9.Bb2 e4 (9...Bf5 10.Nc3 Qc5 11.Be2 Be7 12.Rc1 Qb6 13.Na4 Qa5) 10.Nc3 Qf5 11.Nh4 Qe5 12.Qb3 Bc5 13.Nb5 Qe7.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Nb5 Qe7 (9...Qb8 10.Rc1 e4 11.Ng5 a6 12.Nd4 Nf6 13.Qb3 Nd4) 10.Qa4 Nh6 11.Be2 f6 12.0-0 a6 13.Nc3 Bd7.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Bc4 Be6 10.Nb5 Qd7 11.Be6 fe6 12.Rc1 e4 13.Ng5 a6.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Bc4 Bg4 10.0-0 0-0-0 11.Rc1 Nf6 12.Nb5 Qe7 13.Be2 Kb8.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Bc4 Nh6 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.0-0 a6 12.Qa4 Qd7 13.Bd5 Rb8.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.d4 ed4 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Nbd4 Qa5 12.Qd2 Nf6 13.Qa5 Na5.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.d4 ed4 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Nbd4 Nf6 12.Nc6 bc6 13.Qd8 Kd8 14.Ng5.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.d4 Nd4 10.Nb5 Nb5 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Qb3 Bb5 13.Qb5 Qd7.

8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Be2 a6 (9...Nf6 10.Nb5 Qb8 11.Rc1 Bd6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Qb3 Be6) 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qc2 g6 12.Rfe1 Bg7 13.a4 Bf5.

8.Nc3 Qd7 9.Bb5+= Bd6 10.0-0 Nge7 11.d4 (11.Ne4 0-0+=) 11...ed4= 12.Ne4 0-0 13.Nd4 Be5 14.Nc6 Nc6 15.Qc2 (15.Be5!? Qd1 16.Rad1 Ne5 17.Nd6=) 15...Bb2=+ 16.Qb2 Qd4 17.Qe2 (17.Nc3 Bg4=+) 17...Qe5 (17...Bf5!? 18.Ng3 Bg4-/+) 18.f4 Qe7 (18...Qd4 19.Kh1-/+) 19.Rae1 (19.Rad1 Qa3 20.Bc4 Be6 21.Be6 fe6=+) 19...Bf5-/+ 20.Bc6 bc6 21.Qc4 Be4 22.Re4 Qa3 23.Qc6 a5 24.f5 (24.Rf3 Qb2 25.Rfe3 h6-/+) 24...a4 (24...Rfc8 25.Qa4 Qc5 26.Qd4-/+) 25.f6 (25.Rf3 Qa2 26.Rf2 Qb3=) 25...g6 (25...Rfc8 26.Qd5-/+) 26.Qc7 (26.Rf3!? Qa2 27.Rf2 Qb1 28.Rf1=+) 26...Rfc8-/+ 27.Qf4 (27.Qe7 Qb2 28.Rb4 Qc3-+) 27...Qc5-+ 28.Kh1 (28.Qe3 Qe3 29.Re3 h6-+) 28...a3 29.Qh6? (better 29.Re5 Qf8 30.Re2-+) 29...Qf8 30.Qd2 Rd8 (30...a2!? 31.Ra1 Qd8 32.Qd8 Rd8 33.Ree1-+) 31.Qa2 Qd6 (31...Re8 32.Rd4-+) 32.h3 (32.Re7 Rf8-+) 32...h5 (32...Re8!? 33.Ref4-+) 33.Re7 Rf8 34.Rb7 (34.Rf3 h4 35.Rf1 Ra5-+) 34...Qc6 (better 34...Qa6!? 35.Rfb1 Qf6-+) 35.Rb3-/+ Qd6 36.Ra1?? (36.Rb7 Qe6 37.Rb3-+) 36...Qf6?? (better 36...Rfb8-+) 37.Ra3 Ra3 38.Qa3 Kg7 (38...Rc8 39.Kg1-/+) 39.Rg1 (39.Qa6 Qc3-/+) 39...h4 (39...Rb8 40.Qd3-/+) 40.Qe3 (40.Qc1 g5-/+) 40...Rd8 (40...Rc8 41.Qd2-/+) 41.Re1 (41.Rb1 Ra8-/+) 41...Rd5 (41...Ra8 42.Qd3-/+) 42.Qe4 (42.Rb1 Qf5 43.Qc3 Kh7-/+) 42...Rf5 43.Qe3 Rf2 44.Rg1 Rb2 45.Qe4 Qg5 (better 45...Qf2!?-/+) 46.Qd4= Qf6 47.Qe4 Rb5 48.Qe3 Rf5 49.Qe4 (49.Re1 Rf1 50.Rf1 Qf1 51.Kh2-/+) 49...Rf4-/+ 50.Qe3 g5 (50...Rf2 51.Re1 Ra2 52.Rg1-/+) 51.Re1 (51.Kh2 Qd6 52.Kh1 Kg6-/+) 51...Rf1 52.Rf1?? (better 52.Kh2 Re1 53.Qe1 Qd6 54.Kh1-/+) 52...Qf1-+ 53.Kh2 (53.Qg1 Qg1 54.Kg1-+) 53...Qf4 54.Qf4 gf4 55.Kg1 Kf6 56.Kf2 Ke5 (56...Kf5 57.Kf3-+) 57.Ke2 (57.Kf3 f5 58.Kf2 Ke4-+) 57...Ke4 58.Kf2 f6 (58...f3!? 59.gf3 Kf4 60.Ke2-+) 59.Ke2 f3! 60.gf3 Kf4 61.Kf2 f5 62.Ke2 Kg3 63.Ke3 Kh3 64.Kf2 f4 65.Kf1 (65.Kg1 Kg3 66.Kh1 Kf3 67.Kh2 Kg4 68.Kg2 h3 69.Kh2 Kh4 70.Kh1 f3 71.Kg1 Kg4 72.Kf2 h2 73.Ke3 Kg3 74.Kd4 f2 75.Kc3 f1Q 76.Kd4 h1Q 77.Kc5 Qf2 78.Kd6 Qf6 79.Kc5 Qhc6 80.Kb4 Qfc3) 65...Kg3 66.Ke2 (66.Kg1 h3 67.Kh1 Kf3 68.Kh2 Kg4 69.Kh1 f3 70.Kg1 Kf4 71.Kf1 Kg3 72.Ke1 f2 73.Ke2 h2 74.Kd3 f1Q 75.Kd4 h1Q 76.Kc5 Qc1 77.Kd6 Qe4 78.Kd7 Qc5 79.Kd8 Qee7) 66…Kg2 (66...Kg2 67.Kd3 Kf3 68.Kd4 h3 69.Kd5 Kg3 70.Kc6 f3 71.Kb6 f2 72.Kb5 f1Q 73.Kc5 h2 74.Kd5 h1Q 75.Kc5 Qf5 76.Kb6 Qf6 77.Kc5 Qhc6 78.Kb4 Qfc3; 66...h3 67.Kf1 h2 68.Ke2 Kg2 69.Ke1 Kf3 70.Kd2 Kg3 71.Kd3 f3 72.Kc3 f2 73.Kb2 f1Q 74.Kc3 Qc1 75.Kb4 h1Q 76.Kb5 Qb7 77.Ka4 Qa1) 0-1. Kanakaris,G (2400) - Zakhartsov,Vl (2495), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Qb6 ab6 11.Nd5 Ra5 12.Nb6 Be6 13.Bc3 Ra3.

9.Qb3 Bc5 10.Bc4 Nh6 11.Ne4 0-0 12.0-0 Bf5 13.Nc5 Qc5.

9.Qb3 Nh6 10.Bc4 Bc5 11.Ne4 0-0 12.0-0 Bf5 13.Rae1 Be7.

9.Qb3 Nh6 10.Bc4 Bc5 11.Ne4 0-0 12.0-0 Bf5 13.Nc5 Qc5.

9.Bb5 a6 10.Bc6 bc6 11.0-0 Ne7 12.d4 Rb8 13.Qe2 Bg4.

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 0-0-0 11.Re1 f6 12.Qb3 Nge7 13.Rac1 Kb8.

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 a6 11.Bc6+/- Bc6 12.Ne5! Ne7 (12...Qe5 13.Re1 Pinning (13.Re1 Decoy)) 13.Re1 0-0-0?? (better 13...f6 14.Nc6 bc6+/-) 14.Nf7+- Ng6 15.Nd8 Qd8 16.d4 (16.Rc1 Qa5+-) 16...Bd6 (16...Qg5 17.Ne4 Qd5 18.Qg4 Kd8 19.Nc3+-) 17.d5 Bd7 18.Ne4 Bf4 19.g3 Be5 (19...Bc7 20.Qb3 Bf5 21.Nc5+-) 20.Be5 Ne5 21.Nd6 (21.Qb3!? Nf7+-) 21...Kc7 22.Re5 (22.Nb7!? Qf6 23.d6 Kb8+-) 22...Kd6 23.Qd4 Qf6 24.Rae1 Rf8 (24...Kc7+-) 25.Re6! Be6 26.Re6 (26.Re6 Qe6 27.de6 Ke6 28.Qb6 Kf7 29.Qb7 Kg8 30.Qa6+-) 1-0. Kanakaris,G (2400) - Daianu,C (2230), Titled Arena Apr 3rd, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb2 e5 7.c4)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 Be7 (10...Nge7!?=) 11.Re1+= Nf6 (11...f6 12.d4 0-0-0 13.Rc1+=) 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Re5 a6?? (better 13...Kd8 14.Qb3 Bd6+=) 14.Bd7+- Nd7 1–0. marekt (2535) – bobby fissure (2180), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qe2 0-0-0 11.0-0+= (11.Ne5? Ne5 12.0-0 Nc6-+).

9.Bb5 f6 10.0-0 (10.Qb3 Bg4 11.0-0 Nge7=) 10...Be6 (10...Bf5!?+=) 11.d4+/- 0-0-0 12.d5?? (better 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Qe2+/-) 12...Bd5!-/+ 13.Qe2 (13.Nd5 Qb5 Double attack (13...Qb5 Deflection; Qb5 Decoy; Qb5 Overloading)) 13...Bf3 14.Qf3 Nd4 15.Qh3 Kb8 16.Rfd1 Bd6 17.Bc4 Ne7 18.Ne2 (18.Ne4 Nef5-/+) 18...Ne2-+ 19.Be2 Ng6 (19...Bc5 20.Bc3 Qc7 21.Rdc1-+) 20.Qf3 (20.Bc3 Qa4 21.Bf3 Bc5 22.Rd8 Rd8 23.Qh7 Nh4-+) 20...Nf4 21.Bf1 Bc7 22.Rab1 (22.g3 Ne6-/+) 22...Rd1 23.Rd1 Qb6 24.Bc1 Qc6 (24...Re8-/+) 25.Qg4 (25.Qc6 bc6 26.Bf4 ef4=+) 25...g5 (25...Qe6 26.h3-+) 26.Bf4 (26.g3 h5 27.Qd7 Qc2-/+) 26...ef4 27.Qf5 h5 28.Rd2 (better 28.Qb5-+) 28...Qc1 (28...Be5 29.h3-+) 29.Rc2? (29.Qf6 Rc8 30.Rd5 g4 31.Rh5 g3 32.hg3 fg3 33.fg3 Qe3 34.Qf2 Qa3=+) 29...Qd1 (better 29...Qa1!?-+) 30.Qf6-/+ Re8 (30...Rc8 31.Rc5=+) 31.Rc7? (better 31.Qf7!? Rc8 32.Rc5=+) 31…Kc7 (31...Kc7 32.Qg5 Qg4-/+) 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2190) - Wael Sabry,Mina (2025), Titled Tue (9), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4)

9.Bb5 Bg4 10.0-0 0-0-0 11.Bc6 bc6 12.h3 Bh5 13.Re1 f5.

9.Bb5 Bg4 10.h3 Bd7 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Qe2 Bd6 13.Ne5 Ne5.

9.Bc4 Bf5 10.0-0 0-0-0 11.Qb3 Nf6 12.Nb5 Ne4 13.Bf7 Nc5.

9.Bc4 Bf5 10.0-0 0-0-0 11.Qb3 Nh6 12.Nb5 Bc5 13.Ne5 Qb6.

9.Bc4 Bg4 10.Bf7 Kf7 11.Ng5 Kg6 12.Qg4=.

9.Bc4 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Nf6 12.0-0 Be7 13.Nd5 Nd5.

9.Bc4 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Nf6 12.Bb5 Rc8 13.Qf5 Qc7.

9.Bc4 Nh6 10.0-0+= Bc5 (10...Bf5 11.Qb3 0-0-0 12.Rae1=) 11.d4 (11.Ne4!? Be7 12.Qc2+=) 11...Bd4= 12.Nd4 Nd4 (12...ed4 13.Nb5 0-0 14.Nd4 (worse 14.Bd4 Bg4 15.Qb3 a6-+) 14...Nd4 15.Qd4=) 13.Nb5 (13.Re1 0-0 14.Nd5 Nc6 15.Be5 Be6=) 13...0-0= 14.Nd4 ed4 15.Qd4 Qg5 (15...Nf5 16.Qe4 Nd6 17.Qd4=) 16.Rfe1 Bg4 (16...Nf5 17.Qc5+=) 17.Re5 Qf6 (17...Nf5 18.Rae1 Rad8 19.Qc3+/-) 18.Qe3 (18.Bd5 Rad8 19.Qb4 Bc8+/-) 18...Rac8 (18...Be6!? 19.Rb5 Ng4 20.Bf6 Ne3 21.Be6 fe6 22.Bg7 Rf7+=) 19.Rb5+/- Qg6? (better 19...Nf5 20.Qf4 Nd4 21.Qf6 gf6 22.Bd4 Rc4 23.Bf6 Rfc8+/-) 20.Rg5+- Rc4 21.Rg6 hg6 (21...fg6 22.Qa7 Rc7 23.Re1+-) 22.h3 Bd7 23.Qe5 Nf5 24.g4 Re8 25.Qd5 Be6 26.Qb5 Nd6 (26...Rcc8 27.gf5 Bf5 28.Kh2+- (28.Qb7?! Rb8 29.Qa7 Rb2+/-)) 27.Qe5 Nf5 (27...f6 28.Qd6 g5+-) 28.gf5 f6 29.Qb5 Bf7 (29...Re7 30.fe6 Re4 31.Qd5 R7e6 32.f4+-) 30.fg6 Rg4 (30...Rce4 31.gf7 Kf7 32.Qb7 R8e7 33.Qd5 Kf8+-) 31.hg4 (31.hg4 Bg6 32.Qb7+-) 1-0. Ksana,V (2200) - Sindler,M (2115), TCh-CZE (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

9.Bb5 Bg4 (9...Nf6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Na4 Qd5 12.Qe5 0-0 13.Qd5 Nd5) 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Bc6 Qc6 12.Re1 0-0-0 13.Ne5 Bd1.

9.Nb5 Qb6 10.Ne5 Nf6 11.Rc1 Be7 12.Bd3 a6 13.Nc6 bc6.

9.Nb5 e4 10.Nc7 Kd8 11.Na8 ef3 12.Qf3 Nd4 13.Qf7 Nc2.

9.Nb5 Qe7 10.Qa4 Nf6 11.Be2 Bg4 12.Rc1 a6 13.Ne5 Be2.

9.Nb5 Qe7 10.Qa4= Nf6 11.Be2 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 e4.

9.Nb5 Qe7 10.Rc1 Nf6 11.Qa4 Bg4 12.Be2 a6 13.Ne5 Be2.

9.Rc1 Nf6 10.Bd3 Qa5 11.Qb3 Be7 12.Qb5 0-0 13.Ne5 Ne5.

9.Rc1 Bg4 10.Qb3 Be6 11.Qa4 (11.Qb7? Rb8 12.Qb8 Nb8-+) 11...f6 12.d4 Qb6 (12...ed4 13.Ne2 Qb6 14.Ned4 Qb2 15.Rc6 Bd7 (worse is 15...bc6 16.Qc6 Bd7 17.Qa8 Ke7 18.Qa7 Qc1 19.Ke2+/-) 16.Re6 Kd8 17.Qa5 b6-/+) 13.Bb5= ed4 (better is 13...Rd8!? 14.de5 a6 15.Bc6 Qc6=) 14.Nd4+/- Kf7 15.Ne6 (worse is 15.Bc6 Qb2 16.0-0 Qa3=; 15.Nc6 bc6 16.Qe4 Bd5-/+) 15...Re8 16.0-0 Re6 17.Bc4 (17.Nd5 Qd8 18.Nf4+/-) 17...Qb2= Attacking the isolated pawn on a3 18.Rfe1 Ne5 19.Be6 Ke6 20.Qc4 Kd7 (better is 20...Kf5 21.Qc8 Kg6 22.Qf8 Kh6+-) 21.Qd5 Ke8 (21...Kc7 22.Nb5 Kb6+-) 22.Nb5 Qc1 23.Rc1 Bc5 24.Nc7 (24.Rc5 Ne7 25.Nc7 Kf8 26.Qd8 Kf7 27.Qh8 Ng8+-) 24...Ke7 25.Qe6 Kd8 26.Rc5 Ne7 27.Qd6 Nd7 28.Nd5 Nc6 29.Qc7 Ke8 30.Qc8 Nd8 31.Rc7 Kf7 (31...b6 32.Qd7 Kf8 33.Qd8) 32.Qd7 (32.Qd7 Kg6 33.Qg4 Kh6 34.Nf4 Re8 35.Qg7) 1–0. Trommsdorf,Uwe – Comp Fidelity Prestige, Porz op 8th, 1982. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6)

9.Rc1 Nh6 10.Be2 Qb6 11.Na4 Qa5 12.Rc6 bc6 13.Ne5 Qc7.

9.Ne4 Qd5 10.Nc3 Qc5 11.Nb5 Qe7 12.Qa4 Nh6 13.Be2 f6.

9.Ne4 Qd5 10.Nc3 Qc5 11.Nb5 Qe7 12.Be2 Nf6 13.Qa4 Bg4.

9.Ne4 Qe7 10.Bb5 Nf6 11.Qe2 Ne4 12.Qe4 Bd7 13.0-0 f6.

9.Ne4 Qe7 10.Bb5 Nf6 11.Qe2 Bf5 12.d3 Bg4 13.Bc6 bc6.

9.Qb3 Bd6 (9...Nh6 10.Ne4 f5 11.Ng3 Bd6 12.Rc1 Nf7 13.Bb5 0-0) 10.Ne4 Nf6 11.Nfg5 0-0 12.Bc4 Ne4 13.Bf7 Kh8.

9.Bb5 Bd6 10.Ne4 Bc7 11.Ne5+/- (11.Be5 Nf6 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Bf6 gf6) 11...Qd5 12.Qe2 Be5 13.Bc6 Qc6 (13...bc6 14.Be5 Kf8 (14...Qe5?? 15.Nd6 Kf8 16.Qe5+-) 15.Bd6 Ne7+/-) 14.Be5+- f6 15.Bc3 (15.Bg3 Nh6 16.Nd6 Kf8+-) 15...Ne7 (15...Kf7 16.Qd3 Ne7 17.Nd6 Kg8 18.0-0+/-) 16.0-0 (16.Bb4 Nd5 17.Qh5 Kd8+/-) 16...0-0 17.Rac1 (17.Bb4 Qe6+/-) 17...Qe6 (17...Bf5 18.Bf6 Qe4 19.Qe4 Be4 20.Be7+=) 18.Bb4 (18.Rfe1 Nc6+/-) 18...Re8 (18...f5 19.Nc3 Qe2 20.Ne2+=) 19.Qf3 (19.Qh5!? Bd7 20.Nd6+=) 19...Qf5 20.Nd6 Qf3 21.gf3 Rd8 22.Nc8 Nc8 23.Rc7 b6 24.Re1 a5 25.Bc3 Ra7 26.Rc6 Rad7 27.Rc1 Rd6 28.Rc7 R6d7 29.Rd7 Rd7 30.Ba5 ba5 31.Rc2?? (31.Rc8 Kf7=) 31...Kf7 (better is 31...Ne7!? 32.Rc5 Rd5 33.Rc7-+) 32.Rc5?? (32.Rc8!? Rd3 33.Rc3 Rd2 34.Rc5=) 32...Rd2?? 33.Ra5?? Ra2 34.Ra7 Kg6 35.Kg2 Ra1 36.a4 Ra2 37.a5 Ra3 38.Kg3 Ra4 39.f4 Ra3 40.Kg2 h6 41.f3 Ra2 42.Kg3 Ra3 43.a6?? Ra2 44.Ra8 Kf5 45.h4?? h5 46.Ra7?? Kg6 47.Kh3 Ra3 48.Kg2 Ra4 49.Kg3 Ra2 50.Ra8?? Kf5 51.a7?? Kg6 52.Kh3 ½–½. Hrabinska,M (2290) – Benmesbah,N (2175), V Breizh Masters Women, Guingamp FRA, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd8)

9.Bb5 Bd6 10.Ne4 Nge7 11.Nd6 Qd6 12.Be5 Qg6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Bg3 Be6 15.Rc1 Rfd8 16.Re1 Bd5 17.Bc4 Rd7 18.Bd5 Nd5 19.Qb3 Rad8 20.h3 f6 21.Re6 Qf7 22.Rce1 g6 23.Kf1 Kg7 24.Qb2 h6 25.h4 Nc7 26.Bc7 Rc7 27.h5 g5 28.R1e4 Rd5 (28...Qh5?? 29.Qf6 Kh7 30.Re7 Ne7 31.Re7 Re7 32.Qe7 Kg8 33.Qd8 Kg7 34.Qd4 Kg8 35.Qa7+-) 29.g4 Rcd7 30.Kg2 Ne5 31.R4e5 Re5 32.Re5 fe5 33.Qe5 Qf6 34.Qe4 Re7 35.Qd3 Rf7 36.Qe4 b5 37.d4 a5 38.d5? (better is 38.Qe2-/+) 38...b4!-+ 39.ab4 ab4 40.Qd3?? Qf3! (40...Qf3 41.Qf3 Rf3 42.Kf3 b3-+) 0–1. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2250) – Koziak,Vitali (2460), UKR–chT Alushta, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

9.Bb5 Bd6 10.Ne4= f6 11.d4 Be7 12.Qa4 =.

9.Bb5 Bd6 10.Ne4 Nf6 11.Nd6 Qd6 12.Be5 Qd5 13.Qe2 0-0 14.Bf6 Bg4 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Be7 Rfe8 17.0-0 Rad8 (17...Bf3 18.gf3 Rad8 19.Rfb1+/-) 18.Rab1 Bf3 19.gf3 h6? (better is 19...Rd7!? 20.Bh4 Re2 21.Rb8 Rd8 22.Rd8 Qd8 23.Bd8 Rd2+-) 20.Rb7+- Rd6 21.Qe4 (21.Ra7 Rg6 22.Kh1 Re7 23.Ra8 Kh7-+) 21...Rg6 22.Kh1 Qh5 23.Qf4 (23.Ra7?! Re6 24.Qg4 Qg4 25.fg4 R8e7 26.Re7 Re7+/-) 23...Re6 24.Bb4 Re1 25.Re1 Re1 26.Kg2 Qg6 27.Qg4 Qb1 28.Kh3 Re5 29.f4 (29.Ra7 Qf1 30.Kg3 Rg5+=) 29...Qf1 30.Qg2 Qd3 31.Qg3 Qf1 32.Qg2 Rh5?? (32...Qd3 33.f3 Rh5 34.Kg3 a6+-) 33.Kg3+- Qd3 34.f3 Qd8 35.Re7?? Qb8?? 36.Qe2+- Qb6 37.Kg2 c5 38.Bc3 Qg6 39.Kh1 Rf5 40.Qg2 Qg2 41.Kg2 1–0. Kravtsiv,M (2450) – Blomqvist,E (2130), EU–chB16 Herceg Novi MNE, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

9.Bb5 Nf6 10.Ne5 Bd7 11.Bc6 Bc6 12.Qb3 Qe7 13.0-0 Qe6.

9.Bb5 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Rc8 12.Ne4 Nf6 13.Be5 Be7.

9.Bc4 Bd6 10.0-0 Nge7 11.Ng5+= Be6 12.Be6 fe6 13.Ne6 Qd7 14.Ng7 Kf7 15.Nh5 Raf8 16.Ne4 Ng6 17.f4! Ke7 18.Nhf6! Qd8 19.Nd5 (19.Nd6?! Qd6 20.Nh5 Rhg8+/-) 19...Ke8 20.Qb3 (20.Nd6?! Qd6 21.Qb3 Kd8+-) 20...Rf7 (20...b6+-) 21.fe5 (21.Nd6?! Qd6 22.fe5 Rf1 23.Rf1 Nge5+-) 21...Be5 22.Rf7 Kf7 23.Be5 (23.Qb7 Nge7 24.Rf1 Kg7 25.Ne7 Qb6 26.Qb6 ab6 27.Nf5 Kg6+-) 23...Nce5 (23...Nge5 24.Nf4 Ke8 25.Qe6 Ne7 26.Nd6 Qd6 27.Qd6 N5c6+-) 24.Nf4 Ke8 25.Qe6 Qe7 (25...Kf8 26.Ng6 Ng6 27.Rf1 Kg7 28.Rf7 Kh6 29.Qh3 Nh4 30.Rf6 Kg7+-) 26.Nd6 Kf8 27.Ng6 (27.Ng6 hg6 28.Rf1 Nf3 29.Rf3 Kg7 30.Qe7 Kh6 31.Rh3) 1–0. Nanu,Ciprian (2420) – Iordache,Traian (2195), Techirghiol op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd8)

9.Bc4 Bd6 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Ng5 0-0 12.Qb3 Qe7 13.Nb5 Bc5.

9.Bc4 Be7 10.Qb3 Nh6 11.Nd5 Bd6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Rae1 Re8.

9.Bc4 Be7 10.d4 ed4=+ 11.Nd5 (11.Nb5!? Qa5 12.Qd2=+) 11...Nf6-/+ 12.Qb3 0-0 13.0-0 Nd5 14.Bd5 Na5 (better 14...Bf6!?-/+) 15.Qa2= d3 (15...Bf6 16.Bd4 Nc6 17.Bf6 Qf6 18.Rfe1=+) 16.Rad1 (16.Ne5 Kh8 17.Nf7 Rf7 18.Bf7 Bg4+=) 16...Bf5 (16...Qb6 17.Bd4 Qd6 18.Rd3=) 17.Ne5+= Bg6? (better 17...Bf6!? 18.Nf7 Qb6+=) 18.Ng6+- hg6 19.Rd3 Qb6 20.Rf3 (20.Bd4!? Qd6 21.Bc3+-) 20...Bf6+= 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Rb1 Qd6 (22...Qd4 23.h3= (23.Bb7? Nb7 24.Qb2 Qb2 25.Rb2 Nd6-+)) 23.Rb5 (23.Rd3 Kg7+=) 23...Rac8= 24.g3 (24.Qd2 Qc7 25.g4 Nc4+=) 24...b6 25.a4 (25.Rb1 Nc6=+) 25...Kg7 (25...Rc1 26.Kg2 Rd1 27.Bb3 Nb3 28.Qb3-/+) 26.h4 (26.Rf4 Rfd8 27.Bf3 Rc1 28.Kg2 Qd3-/+) 26...a6 (better 26...Rc1!? 27.Kg2 a6 28.Ra5 ba5-+) 27.Rb1=+ Rc5 28.Rd1 Qe5 (28...Nc6 29.Bb3 Qe7 30.Re3=+) 29.Re3= Qc7 30.Bf3 (30.Qe2!?=) 30...Nc4-/+ 31.Ree1 Ne5 32.Bg2 Rc2 33.Qb3 Qc5 34.Rf1 Rc3 35.Qd5 b5 (35...Re8 36.Qc5 Rc5 37.Rfe1=+) 36.ab5 ab5 37.Qc5 Rc5 38.Rb1 Rb8 39.Rb3 (39.Rb4 Nd3 40.Rd4 Nc1-/+) 39...b4-/+ 40.Rfb1 Rcb5 40...Rc4 41.Bf1 Rd4 42.Be2-/+) 41.Bf1 (41.Rd1 Nc4 42.Rd7 Na5=+) 41...R5b6-/+ 42.Kg2 Nc6 43.Bc4?? (better 43.Rd1-/+) 43…Na5-+ (43...Na5 44.Bd5 Nb3 45.Bb3 Rc6-+) 0-1. Hamblok,R (2235) - Firouzja,Alireza (2740), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Bc4 Qg6 11.0-0 0-0-0 12.Nh4 Qh5 13.Be2 Qh6.

9.Qa4 Nf6 10.Bc4 Qe7 11.0-0 Bd7 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.Ng5 a6.

9.Qa4 Qg4 10.Ne5 Qa4 11.Na4 Ne5 12.Be5 Nf6 13.Nc3 Bd7.

9.Qa4 Qg4 10.Ne5 Qa4 11.Na4 Ne5 12.Be5 Nf6 13.Bd3 Bd7.

9.Nb5 Bd6 10.Bc4 Qe7 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Nd6 Qd6 13.Re1 0-0.

9.Nb5 Bd6 10.Bc4 Qe7 11.Nd6 Qd6 12.Qe2 Nge7 13.Ne5 0-0.

9.Nb5 Qe7 10.Qa4 Nh6 11.Be2 f6 12.0-0 Be6 13.d4 e4.

9.Nb5 Qe7 10.Be2 Nf6 11.Qa4 Bg4 12.Rc1 a6 13.Ne5 Be2.

9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qb1 0-0 12.Ng5 Qg4 13.Nh7 Nh7.

9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qc2 0-0 12.Rae1 Rd8 13.Nb5 Qd7.

9.Bd3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Bd6 11.Bc4 Qe7 12.Nd6 Qd6 13.Qe2 0-0.

9.Bd3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.0-0 Bg4 12.h3 Rd8 13.hg4 Rd3.

8.Be2 Bc5 9.0-0 Nf6 10.d4 Bd4 11.Nbd2 Qf4 12.g3 Qh6 13.Bd4 ed4 (13...Nd4?! 14.Nd4 ed4 15.ab4=) 14.ab4 0-0 (better is 14...Nb4!? 15.Nd4 0-0-/+) 15.b5= d3 16.Bd3 Rd8 (16...Rd8 17.bc6 Rd3+/-) 0–1. Balvanyos,Istvan (2125) – Szeberenyi,Adam (2340), HUN–chT2 Breyer, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4)

8.Be2 Qg6 9.Ne5 Ne5 (9...Qg2 10.Bf3 Qh3 11.Nc6 Qe6 12.Qe2 Qe2 13.Ke2 ba3 14.Na3+-) 10.Be5 Qg2 11.Bf3 Qg5 12.Qe2 Qe7 13.ab4 Bh3 14.Nc3 Nf6? (better is 14...Be6+-) 15.Nb5 Kd8 16.Na7 (16.Ra7?! Ra7 17.Na7 Qb4 18.Bf6 gf6 19.Qd3 Bd7+=) 16...Qb4 17.Nc6! bc6 18.Ra8 Kd7 (18...Bc8 19.0-0 Qc5 20.Qd3 Nd7+-) 19.Qd3 Bd6 (19...Ke6 20.Bf6 Kf6 21.Qd4 Kg6 22.Rg1 Kf5 23.Qe4 Kf6 24.Qh4 Ke5 25.Re8 Be7 26.Qg3 (26.Qh3?! Re8 27.Bc6 Qb1 28.Ke2 Qg1 29.Be8 Bc5 30.Qc3 Bd4+-) 26...Kf6 27.Qg7 (27.Qh3?! Re8 28.Qh4 g5 29.Qg5 Ke6 30.Qh6 Bf6 31.Bc6 Re7+-) 27...Ke6 28.Qh6 (28.Qh8?! Qb1 29.Ke2 Qg1+-) 28...Ke5 29.Qe3 Kf6 30.Qd4 Ke6 31.Bc6+- (31.Qh8?! Qb1 32.Ke2 Qg1+-)) 20.Rh8 (20.Rh8 Qa3 21.Qa3 Ba3 22.Bf6 gf6 23.Rh7+-) 1–0. Spencer,Edwin A (2130) – Campbell,Eoin (1790), East of Scotland, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6)

9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5 11.d4? ed4-/+ 12.Bd3 Qg4 (12...Qf4 13.g3 Qh6 14.Nc2-/+) 13.h3 (13.Re1 Be6 14.Nb5 0-0+=) 13...Qh5 (13...Qf4 14.Re1 Be6 15.Qb3-/+) 14.Re1 (14.Nb5!? 0-0 15.Nbd4+=) 14...Be6-/+ 15.Nb5 0-0-0 16.Ra4 (16.Bc1-/+) 16...a6 (better is 16...Rhe8-+) 17.Qa1= Kb8 18.Nbd4 Nd4 (18...Bd7!? 19.Ra2 Rhe8 20.Nc6 Bc6+=) 19.Bd4= (19.Nd4 Qh4 20.Ra6 Bd4 (20...ba6 21.Qa6 Rd6 22.Qb5 Rb6 23.Qc5+-) 21.Ra8 Kc7 22.Qa5 Kc6 23.Qb5 Kc7 24.Qa5 Kd7 25.Qb5 Kd6 26.Ba3 Kc7 27.Qa5 Kd7 28.Qb5 Kc7 29.Qa5 Kd7 30.Qa4 Kc7 31.Qa5=) 19...Bd4 20.Nd4 Qc5 21.Ne6 fe6 22.Bf1 (22.Ra3 Qd4 23.Qb1 Rd6=) 22...Rhe8 (22...Rd2!? 23.Re2 Re2 24.Be2 Rd8+=) 23.Rb1 (23.Ra5 Qd4 24.Qb1 Rf8=) 23...Ka7 (23...Ne4 24.Ra6 Qf2 25.Kh1 Ng3 26.Kh2 Nf1 27.Rf1 Qf1 28.Qf1 ba6 29.Qf7=) 24.Qb2 Re7 25.Rb4 Rdd7?? (25...Qc8!? 26.Be2 Ne4=) 26.g3?? (better is 26.Rb6 seems even better 26...Kb8 27.Ra6+-) 26...e5 27.Bg2?? e4= 28.Kh2 h5 29.Ra4 Re6 30.Rb4 Ree7 31.Ra4 Re6 32.Rb4 b6 33.Qa2 Ne8 34.Be4?? Re4?? 35.Rb6+- Qc4?? 36.Qb2 Rc7 37.Rb8 1–0. Sonnet,Jean Pierre (2155) – Meynard,Thibault (2190), FRA–chT2 France, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 e5 7.c4 Qe4)

9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5 11.Re1 0-0 12.Bf1 (12.Nb5!?-/+) 12...Qf4-+ 13.Be5 (13.g3!? Qf5 14.Nb5-/+) 13...Ne5 14.Re5 Bf2! 15.Kh1 (15.Kf2 Ng4 Double attack) 15...Bg4 16.Rb5? (16.Re2 Ne4 17.Qb3-+) 16...Bd4 17.Ra2 (17.d3 Ba1 18.Qa1 Bf3 19.gf3 Qf3 20.Bg2 Qd3 21.Rb7-+) 17...Ne4 18.d3 (18.Qe2 Nf2 19.Kg1 Nh3 20.Kh1-+) 18…Ng3! (18...Ng3 19.hg3 Qh6 20.Nh2 Bd1-+) 0–1. Zajarnyi,A (2405) – Zezulkin,Jurij (2465), Polanica Zdroj op, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4)

9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.d4 0-0 13.de5 Ng4 14.Bf3 Qf4 15.g3 Qf5 16.Qd5 Bb6 17.c5? (better is 17.Rad1=) 17...Rd8-+ 18.Qc4 Qf3 19.cb6 Ne5! 20.Qf4 Bh3 21.Qf3 Nf3 22.Kh1 Bf1 23.Rf1 ab6 24.Kg2 Rd3 25.Rc1 f6 (25...Rda3?! 26.Ba3 Nd4 27.Bd6-/+) 26.Nc4 Rc8 27.Nb6 Rc1 28.Bc1 Kf7 29.Be3 Ne5 30.h3 Ke6 31.Kf1 Kd6 32.Ke2 Rc3 33.f4 Nd7 34.Na4 Ra3 (34...Ra3 35.Nb2 Ra2-+) 0–1. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2220) – Rohonyan,Katerina (2330), UKR–ch U20 Girls, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4)

9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.d4 Bd4 (12...Bh3! 13.gh3 0-0-0+=) 13.Qd4= Qd4 14.Bd4 Nc6 15.Be3 (15.Bf6 gf6 16.Nb5 Ke7=) 15...0-0 16.Nb5 Bg4 17.f3 Bd7 18.Kf2 b6 19.Ra3 Be6 20.Rfa1 Rac8 (20...Na5 21.Nc7 Rac8 22.c5=) 21.Rc1 (21.h3 Rfd8+=) 21...Nd7 22.Na7 Na7 23.Ra7 Rc6 24.Rb1 Ne5 25.Rb6 Rb6 26.Bb6 Bc4 27.Bc4 Nc4 28.Bc7 Re8 29.Ra1 f6 30.Rc1 Ne5 31.Be5 ½–½. Zajarnyi,A (2395) – Salinnikov,D (2400), AB Puchko Mem, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.ab4+= Bb4 11.Nc3 Bc3 12.Bc3 (worse is 12.dc3 Qg6 13.Nh4 Qh6+=) 12...0-0 13.d3 Qf5 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.Ra5 Nfg4 16.Bg4 (16.h3 Qf6 17.hg4 Nf3 18.Bf3 Qc3+=) 16...Qg4+= 17.Be5 (17.Re5 Qd1 18.Rd1 Bd7+=) 17...Qd1= 18.Rd1 Be6 19.Rda1 a6 20.f3 Rfd8 21.R5a3 (21.R1a3 f6 22.Bf4 Kf7=) 21...Rac8 (21...Bf5 22.Rd1=) 22.Rb1= Rd7 23.Rb6 Rcd8 24.c5 Bd5 (24...Rd3? 25.Rd3 Rd3 26.c6+-) 25.Bd6 Re8 26.Kf2 f6 ½–½. Balvanyos,Istvan Dr (2125) – Hocevar,Nikola (2020), First Saturday FM–A July, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.ab4 Bb4 11.d4 ed4 12.Nd4 Nd4 13.Bd4 0-0 14.Ra7 Ra7 15.Ba7 Re8 16.Bd3 Qh4 17.Nd2 Bg4 18.Qc2 Bd6 19.g3 Qh5 20.Ne4 Bf3 21.Nf6 (21.Nd6?? Qh3 22.Bh7 Kf8 23.Ne8 Qg2) 21...gf6 22.Ra1 Re5 23.Bd4?? Qh2!! (23...Qh2 24.Kh2 Rh5 25.Kg1 Rh1) 0–1. Balvanyos,Istvan (2125) – Bokros,Istvan (2150), HUN–chT2 Breyer, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4 8.Be2 Nf6)

9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 (10...ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5=+) 11.ab4= Nb4 12.Bf1 Qf4 (12...Qc2 13.Be5 Qd1 14.Rd1 Be5 15.Ne5=) 13.Be5 (13.g3 Qf5 14.Be5 Be5 15.Re5 Qg6=) 13...Be5 14.Re5 Bg4 15.Rb5 Nc6 16.Be2 Rfe8 17.Nc3 (17.Rb7 Nd4 18.Nc3 Ne2 19.Ne2 Qe4 20.Raa7 Ra7 21.Ra7 Bf3 22.gf3 Qe2 23.Qe2 Re2-/+) 17...Re7 (17...Nd4 18.Nd4 Qd4 19.Rc1=+) 18.c5 (18.Rab1!? b6 19.c5 bc5 20.Rc5=+) 18...Rae8 19.Rb2? (better 19.Rbb1-/+) 19...Nd4-+ 20.Nd4 (20.d3 Bf3 21.gf3 Qg5 (21...Ne2?! 22.Ne2 Qg5 23.Ng3-+) 22.Kh1 Qc5-+) 20...Qd4 21.Bf3 Ne4! 22.Ne4 (22.Ne4 Bf3 Double attack (22...Qb2 Pinning; 22...Qb2 Deflection; 22...Bf3 Decoy); 22.Be4 Re5 Double attack (22...Bd1 Pinning; 22...Bd1 Deflection; 22...Re5 Decoy)) 22...Bf3 (22...Qb2 23.Bg4 Re4 24.h3-+) 23.gf3 Qb2 24.d4 (24.Qb1 Qb1 25.Rb1 b6 26.cb6 Rb8-+) 24...f5 (better 24...b6!?-+) 25.Rb1-/+ Qa2 26.Nd6 (26.Ra1 Qd5 27.Nd6 Ra8-+) 26...Qb1! 27.Qb1 (27.Qb1 Re1 Double attack (27...Re1 Decoy)) 27...Re1 28.Qe1 Re1 29.Kg2 Rd1 (29...f4 30.Nb7 Rd1 31.Kh3-+) 30.Nf5 a5 31.d5 a4 32.d6 (32.Ne3 a3 33.Nd1-+) 32...a3 33.Ne3 a2 (33...a2 34.Nd1 a1Q-+) 0–1. Kryvoruchko,Vita (2300) – Massoni,Michael (2290), 80. Jubilee Viktor Kart, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4 8.Be2 Nf6)

9.0-0 Qf4 10.d4 e4 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.de5 Ng4 13.Bg4 Qg4 14.Qd5 Be7 15.ab4 0-0 16.Nc3 Bb4 17.Rfe1 Bf5 18.Qb7 a5 19.e6 fe6 20.Re3 Bd6 21.Nb5 Bf4 22.Ree1 e3 23.fe3 Bh6 24.e4 Rab8 25.Qc6 Rfc8 26.Nc7 Rb2 27.ef5 Qf5 28.Rf1 (28.Re6? Be3 29.Re3 Qf2 30.Kh1 Qe3 31.Qd5 Kh8-+) 28...Be3 29.Kh1 Rf2 30.Rf2 Bf2 31.Qd7 (31.Qe6? Qe6 32.Ne6 Rc6-+) 31...Rb8 32.Rd1 Qf7 33.Qd6 (33.Ne6 Qd7 34.Rc1 Qd2 35.Rf1 Qd3 36.Rc1 Rb1 37.h3 Rc1 38.Kh2 Bg3) 33...Bh4 34.Ne6 Re8 35.Nc7 Re2 36.Qd3 Qf2 37.Qd5 Qf7 38.Qa8 Qf8 39.Qa5 h6 40.Qd5 Kh8 41.Qa8 Qa8 42.Na8 Bf2 43.Rd8 ½–½. Robertshaw,Andrew M – Wochnik,Manfred (2360), ICCF–Cup11 V99 corr, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe4)

8.Bd3 Bd7 9.0-0 f6 10.Re1 0-0-0 (10...Nh6!?=+) 11.ab4= Bb4 12.Qb3 Qd6 13.Be4 Nge7 14.Ba3 Bf5?? (better 14...Bg4=) 15.c5!+- Qe6 (15...Bc5 16.Bc5 Combination; 15...Qc5 16.Bf5 Pinning) 16.Bf5 Qf5 17.Bb4 e4 18.Nh4 Qg4 19.f3 (19.Nc3 Rd4 20.Ba5 Na5 21.Ra5 Nc6+-) 19...Qh4 (better 19...ef3!? 20.Nf3 Nd5=) 20.Re4+- Qg5 21.f4 (21.Qc4!?+=) 21...Qd5=+ 22.Qd5 (22.Rc4!?=+) 22...Nd5-/+ 23.Bc3 Rhe8 24.Raa4 Kd7 (24...Re4!? 25.Re4 Nc3 26.Nc3 Rd2 27.Re8 Rd8 28.Rd8 Nd8-/+) 25.Kf2=+ Re4 26.Re4 Re8 (26...Rb8 27.Ba1=+) 27.Kf3 Re4 28.Ke4 Nce7 29.g3 Kc6 30.Bd4 b5 31.cb6 ab6 32.Bb2 ½–½. Krnic,I (2125) – Pekin,T (2070), 8th Split Open (7), 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

8.Bd3 e4 9.0-0 f5 (worse is 9...ed3 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Re6 Be6 12.ab4 Bc4 13.Na3+=) 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Bc2 Qd6 12.Ng5 h6 13.Ne4 fe4 14.Be4 Be6 15.Qh5 Bf7 16.Qg4 h5 17.Qh3 Rh6 18.ab4 Qb4 19.Bc3 Qd6 (better is 19...Qc4!? 20.Qg3 Re6-+) 20.Na3-/+ Qd8 21.d4 Rc8 22.Bf5 Ra8 23.d5 Nb8 24.Nb5 a6? (24...Na6 25.Be5 Nf5 26.Bc7 (worse is 26.Qf5 Be7 27.Bg7 Rg6+-) 26...Ne7 27.Bd8 Kd8 28.Qg3+-) 25.d6 (better is 25.Qg3 Bd5 26.cd5+-) 25...Rd6= 26.Nd6 Qd6 27.Rad1 Qc6 28.Qd3 Qc7 (28...Bc4 29.Bg6 Qg6 30.Qg6 Bf7 31.Qf5+-) 29.Be5 Qb6 30.Bb8 Bd5 31.Qd5 Rb8 (31...g6 32.Bd7 Kd8 33.Qf7 Rb8 34.Qf8 Kc7 35.Qf4 Kd8 36.Qb8 Nc8 37.Qc8) 32.Qe4 (32.Bh7 g5 33.Bg8 Qf2 34.Kf2 b5 35.Bf7) 32...Kf7+- 33.Be6 Kf6 34.Qf4 (34.Qf4 Kg6 35.Re5 Qe6 36.Re6 Kh7 37.Qb8 Ng6 38.Rg6 Bc5 39.Rg7 Kg7 40.Qe5 Kg8 41.Rd7 Bf8 42.Qe8 b5 43.Qf7 Kh8 44.Qf8) 1–0. Chulivska,Vita (2020) – Kovtonjuk,Natalia (2070), UKR–ch U20 Girls, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

8.Bd3 e4 9.0-0 f5 (worse is 9...ed3 10.Re1 Nf6 (10...Nge7 11.Re6 Be6 12.ab4 Bc4 13.Na3 Be6 14.b5 Nb4) 11.Re6 Be6 12.Nd4 (12.ab4 Bb4 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.Bd4 a5) 12...Nd4 (12...Bc4 13.Nc6 bc6 14.ab4 Be7) 13.Bd4+/- Rc8 14.Bf6 gf6; 9...Nf6 A) 10.Ng5 Qg4 (10...ba3 11.Ne6 ab2 12.Ra2 Be6 13.Be2 Bb4 14.Rb2 a5) 11.Ne4 Ne4 12.Be4 Qd1 13.Rd1 b3 14.d4 Bg4; B) 10.Re1 Be7 (10...Qf5 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Bf6 Qf6 13.Nc3 Bc3 14.dc3 0-0) 11.Ng5 Qg4 12.Qg4 Bg4 13.Bc2 Na5 14.Ne4 Ne4; 9...Be7 A) 10.Be4 Qe4 (10...Nf6 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Re1 Qc4 13.Ne5 Qe6 14.ab4 0-0) 11.Bg7 Bh3 12.Bh8 Qg4 13.g3 Bf1 14.Kf1 Qc4; B) 10.Bg7 Bf6 11.Bh8 Bh8 12.Re1 Ba1 13.Re4 Be5 14.Ne5 Nf6; C) 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Ng5 Qg4 12.Qg4 Bg4 13.Bc2 0-0 14.Ne4 a5) 10.Re1 (10.Bc2 Nge7 (10...Qd6 11.c5 Qc5 12.ab4 Qb4 13.Ba3 Qb6 14.Ng5 Nf6) 11.Re1 Qg6 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Be5 Nc6 14.Ba4 Bd7; 10.ab4 Qd7 (10...Qd6 11.Ra3 ed3 12.Re1 Nge7 13.c5 Qd5 14.Ng5 Nb4) 11.Be4 fe4 12.Re1 Bb4 13.Re4 Kf8 14.Qb3 Nf6) 10...Nge7 (10...Qd6 11.Bc2 Nge7 12.Ng5 h6 13.c5 Qc5 14.ab4 Qb4) 11.Bc2 (11.ab4 Qd6 12.Be4 fe4 13.Re4 (13.Ng5 Qb4 14.Ba3 Qc4) 13...Qd3+= (13...Bf5 14.c5 Qd7) 14.Rf4 Bf5; 11.Ng5 Qg6 12.Ne4 fe4 13.Be4 Bf5 14.Bf5 Qf5) 11...Qh6 (11...Qg6 12.Ne5 (12.Nh4 Qh6 13.g3 Ng6 14.Nf3 Kf7) 12...Ne5 13.Be5-/+ Nc6 14.Ba4 Bd7) 12.d4 (12.ab4 ef3 (12...Nb4 13.Ba4 Nec6 14.d3 Bc5) 13.Qf3 Nb4 (13...Be6 14.b5 Nd8) 14.Bf5 A) 14...Kd8 15.Bc8 Nc8= (15...Kc8 16.Qg4 Kc7 17.Nc3+-); B) 14...Bf5=) 12...ef3-/+ 13.d5 (13.Qf3 Qf6 14.ab4 Kf7) 13...Na5 14.d6 (14.Qf3 Nc4) 14...Qg6 (14...fg2 15.Qd5 b3 16.Nc3+/-) 15.g3+= Nc4 (better is 15...Be6!? 16.de7 Be7 17.ab4 Nc4=) 16.Ba4+= Kf7 17.d7 Bd7 18.Qd7 Qd6 (18...Nb2 19.Bb3 Qe6 20.Qe6 Ke8 21.Rd1 Nd1 22.Ba4 b5 23.Bb5 Kd8 24.Qd7) 19.Qd6 Nd6 20.Bb3 Ke8 21.Nd2 (21.ab4 Kd8+=) 21...Kd7 (21...ba3 22.Ra3 Kd8 23.Nf3=) 22.Nf3 (22.ab4 Nc6+/-) 22...Nc6 (22...ba3!? 23.Ne5 Kc7 24.Rec1 Nc6 25.Ra3 Ne4+=) 23.ab4+/- Nb4 (23...Kc7!?+/-) 24.Ne5+- Kc7 25.Rec1 Nc6 (better is 25...Kd8!?+/-) 26.Bd5+- a5 (26...Kd8 27.Nc6 bc6 28.Bc6 Rc8 29.Ra7 Rc7+-) 27.Nc6 bc6 28.Bc6 Rb8 (28...Ra6 29.Bb5 Kb7 30.Ba6 Ka6 31.Be5+-) 29.Be5 Rb6 (29...Rb4 30.Bd5 Kb6 31.Rc6 Kb5 32.Bd6 Bd6 33.Rd6 a4+-) 30.Bd5 Kd7 31.Ra5 Nb5 32.Rb1 Bd6 33.Bd6 Kd6 34.Rbb5 Rb5 35.Rb5 Re8 36.Bc4 g6 37.Rd5 Kc7 38.Kg2 Re4 39.Bd3 Rb4 40.Bf5! gf5 41.Rf5 Kd6 42.Rf7 h5 43.Rf5 h4 44.Rf4 Rb2 45.Rh4 Ke5 46.Rf4 Rb7 47.h4 Rg7 48.Kh3 Rh7 49.Kg4 Rg7 50.Kh5 Rg8 51.Kh6 Rd8 52.h5 Rd6 53.Kg7 Rd8 54.h6 Ke6 55.h7 Rd7 56.Kg8 Rd8 57.Rf8 Rf8 58.Kf8 1–0. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2290) – Greef,M (1930), V Breizh Masters Women, Guingamp FRA, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Re1 0-0 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Re5 Qd6 13.Be2 Qc7 14.ab4 Bb4 15.Na3 Bd7 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Rg5 h6 18.Rg3 Ne8 19.Ra4 a5 20.Qa1 g6 21.Bd3 Ra6 22.Be5 Qc8 23.Qb2 Bf5 24.Bf1 Re6 25.d4 f6 26.Bf4 Re1 27.Ra1 (27.Bh6?? Qc4 28.Rg6 Bg6-+; 27.Rb4?! ab4 28.Qb4 Qe6+/-) 27...Ra1 28.Qa1 g5 29.h4 Ng7 30.hg5 hg5 31.Bc1 Re8 32.Re3 Bd7 33.c5 Bb5 34.Bb5 Re3 35.fe3 Qg4 36.Qa2 Kf8 37.Qc2 Nf5 38.Bd7?? Ne3 39.Be3 Qd7 40.Qg6 Qe7 41.Kf2 a4 42.Qh6 Kg8 43.Qg6 Kf8 44.Qb1 Bc3 45.Qc2 Be1 46.Ke2 Bg3 47.Kd3 Kg7 48.Qa4+= f5 49.d5 f4 50.Bd4 Kh6 51.c6 g4 52.Qa8 bc6 53.Qc6 Kh5 54.d6 Qh7 55.Qe4 (55.Qe4 Qd7 56.Qe5 Kg6 57.Qd5+=) 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2395) – Spulber,Cicerone (2375), Techirghiol, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

8.Be2 e4 9.0-0? (better is 9.Nd4 Qg6 10.g3-/+) 9...ef3-+ 10.Bf3 Qc4 11.Re1 Be6 12.d4 Rd8 13.d5 Nge7 14.Nd2 Qf4 15.g3 Qd6 (15...Qh6 16.dc6 Nc6-+ (16...Qd2? 17.Qd2 Rd2 18.cb7+-; 16...bc6?! 17.Re2-/+)) 16.de6+= fe6 17.Bh5 Kd7 18.Qb3 (18.ab4!? Kc8 19.Bc1=) 18...Qd5+= (18...Qd2 19.Rad1 Qd1 20.Bd1+/-) 19.ab4 Kc7 (19...Qd2? 20.Rad1 Qd1 21.Qe6 Kc7 22.Bd1+-) 20.Nc4 b5 21.Be5 Ne5 22.Re5 bc4 23.Ra7 Kb8 24.Qa4 Qc6 25.Rb5 Qb5 26.Qb5 Ka7 27.Qa5 Kb7 28.Qd8 Nd5 29.Qd7 Kb8 30.Qd8 (better is 30.Qe6!? Nf6 31.Bf3 Kc7+-) 30...Kb7 31.Bf7 Nc7 32.Qd4 Bb4 33.Qc4 Ba5 34.Be6 Rd8 35.Bg4 Rd6 (35...Ka7+-) 36.Bf3 Kc8 (36...Kb8 37.Qb3 Rb6 38.Qg8 Ka7 39.Qg7 Rb1 40.Kg2 Bb6+-) 37.Qg8 Rd8 (37...Kd7 38.Qg7 Ke6 39.Qh6 Ke5 40.Qh5 Kf6 41.Qa5+-) 38.Bg4 Ne6 39.Qe6 Kc7 40.Qe7 Kc6 41.Qg7 1–0. Kerber,Alfred (1920) – Marchhart,Matthias (2115), AUT–chT2W, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.Na3 Ba3 10.Ba3 e4 11.Ng5 Qe5 12.Ne4 f5 13.0-0 fe4 14.Be4 Qe4 15.Re1 Qe6?? (better 15...Qe1! 16.Qe1 Kf7=) 16.d4 (better 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qg5 Nge7 18.Re6 Be6+-) 16...Nce7? (better 16...Qe1 17.Qe1 Kf7+-) 17.Re6+- Be6 18.d5 (better 18.Qf3 Bc4 19.Re1+-) 18...0-0-0 (18...Bd7 19.Qf3 Nf5+-) 19.Qa4 (19.Qd4 Bd7 20.Qa7 Bc6+-) 19...Nd5 (19...Bd5 20.cd5 Rd5 21.Rc1 Kd8 22.Qa7+-) 20.cd5 Bd5 21.Qa7 Bc6 (21...Nh6 22.Qc5 Bc6+-) 22.Qa8 Kc7 23.Qa5 Kc8 24.Qf5 Kb8 (24...Rd7 25.Qf8 Kc7+-) 25.Qe5 Kc8 26.Qg7 Nh6 27.Qh6 (27.Bd6! Nf7 28.Qf7 Rd6 29.Ra8) 27...Rhg8 (27...Rhe8 28.Bd6 b6 29.Rc1+-) 28.g3 (28.Qe6 Rd7 29.Bd6 b5 30.Qg8 Rd8 31.Qe6 Kb7 32.Bc5 Ra8 33.Ra8 Bd7 34.Qd7 Ka8 35.Qa7) 28...Rg6 (28...Rge8 29.Bd6 b6 30.Be7+-) 29.Qf4 (29.Qh7!? Re6 30.Bd6 Re1 31.Re1 Rd6+-) 29...Re6 (29...Rd7 30.Bc5 b6 31.Qf8 Rd8 32.Qf5 Kb7 33.Bb6+-) 30.Bc5 b5 31.Bb6 Rd7 32.Qf8 Kb7 33.Be3 Kc7 34.h4 (better 34.Ra7 Bb7 35.Qc5 Kd8 36.Bg5 Ree7+-) 34...b4 35.Qb4 (better 35.Bf4 Red6 36.Bd6 Rd6 37.Ra7 Bb7 38.Rb7 Kb7 39.Qd6+-) 35...Red6 36.Bf4 Kd8 (36...Bb7 37.Qc5 Kd8 38.Bd6 Rf7 39.Re1 Be4 40.Qb6 Kd7 41.Re4 Kc8 42.Qc6 Rc7 43.Qc7) 37.Bd6 (37.Bd6 Ke8 38.Re1 Be4 39.Qe4 Kf7 40.Qf5 Kg7 41.Qf8 Kg6 42.Re6 Kh5 43.Qf5) 1-0. Hrabinska,M (2175) - Toroptseva,Yevheniia (1920), Ukrainian Chess Warriors rapid (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

9.Na3+= Ba3 10.Ra3 Nge7 (10...Nh6 11.Qe2 f6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Be4 Qd6 14.Rd3 Qc7 15.Ba3 Re8+=; 10...f6 11.Qc2 Nge7 12.Be4 Nf5 13.0-0 Nd6 14.Bd5 Qf5 15.Qa4 Qd7=) 11.0-0 (11.Qe2 f6 12.0-0 Qd6 13.Rc1 Be6 14.c5 Qd7 15.Bb5 0-0+=) 11...f6 12.Re1 0-0 (12...Qd6 13.Be4 Be6 14.Qc2 Rd8 15.c5 Qd7+=) 13.Bb1 (13.Qc2 Nf5 14.Be4 Kh8 15.c5 Rd8+=) 13...Qd6 (13...Qc4?? 14.Ba2 Qa2 15.Ra2+-; 13...Rd8 14.d4 Qg4 15.Re4 Qd7=) 14.Nh4 (14.d4!? ed4 (14...Bg4 15.c5+= Qd7=) 15.Nd4 Nd4+=) 14...g6 (14...Nd4 15.Qh5 f5=) 15.Rg3 (15.Be4 Qb4-/+) 15...Kf7 (15...Be6 16.Ba3 Qd4 17.Ng6 hg6 18.Qh5=; 15...Qb4-/+) 16.Ree3 (better is 16.Ba3!? Qe6 17.Qb3=) 16...Be6+= 17.Ba3 Nb4 18.Be4 a5 19.Bb7 Rad8 20.h3? (20.d3!?+=) 20...Bc4 21.Rc3 Be6 22.d3?? Qd4 (22...Qd4 23.Rc7 Qh4-+) 0-1. Freiberger,J (2215) - Wehmeier,S (2440), Schachtuerken-Cup A, Paderborn GER, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.Na3+= Ba3 10.Ra3 Nge7 11.0-0 f6 12.Re1 0-0 13.Bb1 Qf7 (13...Qc4?? 14.Ba2 Qa2 15.Ra2+-) 14.d4 ed4 15.Nd4 Nd4 (15...Rd8 16.Rd3 Ne5 17.Nc6 Rd3 18.Ne7 Qe7 19.Bd3=) 16.Qd4= Bf5 17.Ba2 (17.Bf5 Nf5 18.Qc5+=) 17...Nc6+= 18.Qf4 Rfe8 19.Rc1 Qd7 20.c5 Kh8 21.g4? (better is 21.Bc4!?-/+) 21...Re4 22.Qd6 Rg4 23.Kf1 Rd8 24.Qd7 Rd7 25.Rcc3 (25.Re1 h5-+) 25...h5 (25...Rd1 26.Ke2 Rgd4 27.Rcb3 Bg4 28.f3 R4d2 29.Ke3-+) 26.Rf3 Bg6 27.Be6 Rd1 28.Ke2 Rgg1 (28...Rgg1 29.Rfe3 Bc2-+) 0–1. Zajarnyi,Anatoliy (2380) – Spulber,C (2350), It Techirghiol ROM, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.Na3 Ba3 10.Ra3 Nge7 11.0-0 f6 12.Re1 Qf7 13.Qb1 Qh5 14.Be4 0-0 15.d4 ed4 16.Nd4 Ne5 17.Rg3 Rd8 18.f4 Nc4 19.Bd3 Nb2 20.Re7 Nd3 (20...Rd4 21.Reg7 Kf8 22.Rg8 Ke7 23.R3g7 Kd6 24.Rd8 Kc6 25.Be4 (worse is 25.Rd4 Nd3 26.Qd3 Qc5+-) 25...Re4 26.Qe4 Kb5 27.Rd5 Qd5 28.Qd5 Kb4 29.Rb7 Bb7 30.Qb7 Kc3 31.Qa8+-) 21.Rgg7 Kh8 22.Qd3 f5?? (better is 22...Bf5 23.Qf5 Qd1 24.Kf2 Qd4 25.Kg3 Qd3 26.Qd3 Rd3 27.Kh4 b5 28.Rh7 Kg8 29.Reg7 Kf8+-) 23.Rg5 Qh6 (23...Rd5 24.Rh5 Rd6 25.Rhh7 Kg8 26.Qg3 Rg6 27.Qg6 Kf8 28.Qg7) 24.Ne6 (24.Ne6 Qg5 25.Qd8 Qg8 26.Qd4 Qg7 27.Qg7; 24.Nc6 Rf8 25.Qd4 Qf6 26.Qf6 Rf6 27.Re8 Rf8 28.Rf8) 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatoliy (2395) – Malakhov,Vladimir (2555), Lviv, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.Na3+= Ba3 10.Ba3 Nge7 11.Qe2 f5 12.0-0 e4 13.Ng5 Qf6 14.Be4 fe4 15.Ne4 Qg6-/+.

9.Na3+= Ba3 10.Ba3 f5 11.0-0 Nge7 12.Re1 e4 13.Ng5 Qf6 14.Be4 fe4 15.Ne4 Qf4-/+.

9.Na3+= Bc5 A) 10.Nb5 Qe7 11.0-0 Bg4 12.Be2 Bf5 13.Ne5 Ne5 14.Be5 Qe5 15.d4 Bd4+=; B) 10.Qe2 Qe7 (10...f6 11.Nb5 Qe7 12.0-0 Bg4 13.h3 Bf3 14.Qf3 Rd8 15.Be4 Rd2=) 11.0-0 Bg4 12.Rfe1 Rd8 13.Nc2 Bf3 14.Qf3 Qf6 15.Be4 Qf3-/+; C) 10.0-0 f6 (10...Nf6 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be5 Kd8 13.Bb2 Re8 14.Nb5 Re7 15.Qb3 Rd7+=; 10...Bd7 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be5 Nf6 13.Nc2 Bc6 14.Bd4 Bd4 15.Nd4 Qg4+=; 10...Qd6 11.Be4 f6 12.Re1 Nge7 13.Nb5 Qd7 14.d4 Bb4 15.d5 Be1+=) 11.Be4 Ba3 12.Ra3 Qc4 13.d4 Be6 14.Bc6 bc6 15.de5 f5=.

9.Na3+= e4 10.0-0 f5 11.Bc2 Nf6 12.Nb5 Kd8 13.Ng5 Qd7 14.d3 h6 15.Nh3 Bc5 =.

9.Na3+= Nf6 A) 10.Nb5 Kd8 (10...Qe7 11.0-0 Bg4 12.Re1 a6 13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 Ng4 15.Ne5 Nge5+/- 1.12; 10...Kd7 11.0-0 Kd8 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.Be4 Bc5 14.Rfe1 Re8 15.Ng5 Qf6=) 11.Qe2 Bc5 12.Ne5 Re8 13.f4 Ng4 14.Bh7 Nge5 15.fe5 Ne5-/+; B) 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.Re1 0-0 13.Qb1 h6 14.Nbd4 Nd4 15.Bd4 Nd7=; C) 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.0-0 e4 13.Rfe1 ef3 14.Qf3 Ne5 15.Be5 Be5+=.

9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Ba3 (10...Nf6 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be5=) 11.Ra3= Nge7 12.Re1 f6 13.Bb1 Qf7 (13...Qc4 14.d4 ed4 15.Nd4+=) 14.d4= ed4 15.Nd4 0-0 (15...Qc4? 16.Nc6 Qc6 17.Rae3+-) 16.Nb5 Ng6? (better is 16...Rd8 17.Rd3 Bf5+=) 17.Nd6+- Qc7? (17...Rd8 18.c5 Nf4 19.Ra4+-) 18.Qd5 (better is 18.Bg6!? hg6 19.Qd5 Kh7 20.Nc8 Qc8 21.Rh3 Qh3 22.gh3 Rad8+-) 18...Kh8 19.Bg6 Ne7 (19...hg6?? 20.Nc8 Qc8 21.Ree3+-) 20.Nf7 Kg8 21.Bh7! Kh7 22.Qh5 Kg8 23.Nh6! gh6 24.Rg3 Kh7 (24...Qg3 25.hg3 Rf7+-) 25.Re7! (25.Re7 Qe7 26.Qg6 Kh8 27.Qh6 Qh7 28.Qf8 Qg8 29.Qg8) 1–0. Grabinsky,V (2360) – Sharevich,A (2265), 300 Years St Petersburg RUS, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Nge7 10.Re1 e5 becomes the focus of attention 10...f6 11.Bf1N (11.ab4!? Bb4 12.Nc3=) 11...Qf7-/+ 12.d4 (12.ab4 Bb4 13.Qc2 Bf5-/+) 12...ed4 13.Nd4 0-0 14.Nb3 ba3 15.Na3 Bb4 16.Re3 Nf5 17.Re4 Be6 (17...Nd6!? 18.Rf4 Be6 19.Bd3-/+) 18.Nc2-/+ Nd6 19.Re6 Qe6 20.Qd5 (better is 20.Nb4 Nb4 21.Nc5-/+) 20...Kf7?? (better is 20...Rfe8-+) 21.Qh5= Kg8 22.Qd5 Kf7 23.Qh5 Kg8 ½–½. Grove,Michael (2040) – Kubik,Michael (2175), Tatranske Zruby SVK, Tatry Open, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 f6 10.Re1 Nge7 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Na3 a6 13.Bb1 Qd6 14.Nc2 (14.Nb5 Qd8-/+ (14...ab5?! 15.Ra8 bc4 16.Be4=)) 14...Bc5 (14...Bg4 15.Ra4 Bc5 16.Bc3-/+) 15.d4+= ed4 16.Ncd4 0-0 17.Qc2 Ng6 (17...Bd4?? 18.Qh7 Kf7 19.Qh5 Kg8 20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Bg6 Kg8 22.Qh7#; 17...Nd4?? 18.Qh7 Kf7 19.Qh5 Kg8 20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Bg6 Kg8 22.Qh7) 18.Nc6 Qc6 19.Ba3 Bg4 20.Bc5 Qc5 21.Nh4 (21.Qc3!?+=) 21...Rfe8-/+ (worse is 21...Nh4 22.Qh7 Kf7 23.Qh4+/-) 22.Rf1 Nf8 23.h3 Qd4 24.Ra3 Be2 25.Nf5 Qc5 26.Rg3 Bf1 27.Rg7?? Kh8-+ 28.Kf1 Rad8 29.Rg3?? Qf5 30.Qc1 Qf4! 31.Qc2 Qc4 32.Qc4 Rd1# 0–1. Meleshko,Vladimir – Lineikin,Denis, UKR–ch sf U14, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 f6 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Qc2 Qd6 12.Be4 Be6 13.ab4 Nb4 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Qb3 0-0 16.d4 ed4 17.Bd4 Nec6 18.Be3 Be3 19.Re3 Qc5 20.Nc3 Rad8 21.Na4 Qa5 22.Qb1 h6 23.Rb3 Bc8 24.c5 Rfe8 25.h3 Re7 26.Nh4 Red7 27.Rba3 Rd1 28.Qd1 Rd1 29.Rd1 f5 30.Nf5 b5 31.Nd6 Be6 32.Bg6 Nd5 33.Rd5 Qe1 34.Kh2 Bd5 35.Re3 Qe3 36.fe3 ba4 37.e4 Be6 38.Nb5 Bd7 39.Bf5 Bf5 40.ef5 Nb4 41.h4 Kf7 42.g4 Kf6 43.Kg3 a6 44.Na3 h5 45.gh5 Kf5 46.Nb1 Nc6 47.Kf3 Ne7 48.Nc3 a3 49.Na2 a5 50.Nc1 Nc6 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Kd3 Kd5 53.Kc3 a4 54.Nd3 Nd4 55.c6 Nc6 56.Nf4 Kd6 57.Nd3 Nd4! 58.Nc1 Kc5 59.Nd3 Kb5 60.Nc1 Nc6 61.Nd3 a2 62.Kb2 Kc4 63.Nf2 Nb4 64.Ne4 a3 65.Ka1 Kb3 66.Nc5 Kc3 67.Nb7 ½–½. Eriksen,John Iver – Villumsen,Gert, DEN–ch prel corr, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 f6 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Qc2 Qf7 12.Be4 Bg4 (12...Be6 13.ab4 Bb4 14.Rc1 Rd8 15.Ba3 Rd7 16.c5 Ba5-/+) 13.ab4 Nb4 (13...Bb4 14.Ra4 Rd8 15.Qb3 a5 16.Qc2 Be6-/+) 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Qd1 (15.Qb3 a5 16.d4 a4=) 15...Bc6 16.Bc6 (16.d4 Be4+=) 16...Nbc6 (16...Nec6?! 17.d4 0-0-0 18.d5=) 17.Qb3 0-0 18.Nc3 b6 19.Nd5? (better is 19.Ne4!?-/+) 19...Nd5-+ 20.cd5 Ne7 21.d4 ed4 22.Bd4 Bd4 23.Nd4 Nd5 24.Rab1 Nc7 25.Qg3 f5 26.Rbc1 f4 27.Qg5 h6 28.Qg4 Rad8 29.Nc6 Rde8 30.Red1 Ne6 31.Rd5? (31.Ra1 a5-+) 31...Nc5 (31...f3 32.gf3 Nf4 33.Rd7-+) 32.Rh5 Qe6 33.Qe6 Re6 34.Na7 Rfe8 35.h3 Nd3 36.Rc2 Re1 37.Kh2 Rf1 38.f3 Ree1 (38...Ree1 39.Rc8 Kh7 40.Rh6 Kh6 41.Rc6 Kh7 42.Rh6 Kh6 43.Nc6 Rh1) 0–1. Al Khulaifi,Ghada (1645) – Wafa,Shrook (1870), Doha QAT, Arab Games (w), 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Nge7 10.Re1 f6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be4 0-0 13.d4 f5 14.Bd5 Ned5 15.cd5 Qd5 16.Nc3 Qc4 17.de5 Be7 18.Re2 Be6 19.Rd2 Rfd8 20.Ra7 Ra7 21.Rd8 Bd8 22.Qd8 Kf7 23.Ng5 Kg6 24.h4 (24.Ne6?! Qe6 25.Ne2 Nc6 26.Nf4 Kf7+-) 24...Qc8?? (24...Qh4 25.Qe8 Kg5 26.Bc1 f4 27.Qe6 Ra1 28.Ne4 Kh5 29.Ng3 Qg3 30.fg3 Rc1 31.Kh2 fg3 32.Kh3 Nd3 33.Qg4 Kh6 34.Qh4 Kg6 35.Qg3 Kf7 36.Qd3 Ke8+-) 25.Ne6 Qe6 26.Nb5 Nc6= 27.Qg5 Kf7 28.Nc7 Qg6 29.e6+/- Kg8? 30.Qe3?? Qg4?? 31.g3?? Qb4-/+ 32.Bg7 Kg7?? 33.Qg5= Kh8 34.Qf6 Kg8 35.Qf7 Kh8 36.Nd5 Qc5?? 37.Nf6 Ra1 38.Kg2 (38.Kg2 Qf2 39.Kf2 Ra2 40.Kf1 Ra1 41.Kg2 Ra2 42.Kh3 Rh2 43.Kh2 f4 44.Qh7) 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2380) – Raceanu,Valentin (2275), Techirghiol, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Bd6)

9.0-0 Nge7 10.Re1 f6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be4 f5 13.Bd5 Nbd5 14.cd5 Qd5 (worse is 14...Nd5 15.Be5 0-0 16.Bg7 Kg7 17.Re6 Be6 18.Qb3+/-) 15.Be5 0-0 16.Nc3 Qc6 17.Qb3 Kh8 18.Nd4 Qc5 19.Na4 Qe5 20.Re5 Be5 21.Qb4 Ng6 22.Nb6 a5 23.Qc5 Rb8 24.Re1 Bd4 25.Qd4 f4 26.h4 Bg4 27.f3 Rbd8 28.Qf2 Bh5 29.Qc5 Rf6 30.Qh5 Rb6 31.Qa5 Rbd6 32.h5 Nf8 33.Re7 h6 34.Qe5 Rf6 35.d4 b6 36.Rb7 Rd7 37.Rb8 Kg8 38.d5 Rdd6? 39.Kf2 Rd7 40.Ke2 Rff7 41.Kd3 Rfe7 42.Qf5 Rf7 43.Qe6 b5 44.Qc6 Rc7 45.Qd6 Rc1 46.Rb5 Rd1 47.Ke2 Rh1 48.Qe5 Rc1 49.Rb8 Rc2 50.Kf1 Rd2 51.Qe6 Rd3 52.d6 Re3 53.Qd5 Ra3 54.d7 Ra1 55.Kf2 Ra2 56.Qa2 (56.Qa2 g6 57.hg6 Kh8 58.Qf7 h5 59.Qf8) 1–0. Zherebukh,Yaroslav (2300) – Olenichev,Dmitriy (2100), UKR–ch U14 Ternopil, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Bd6)

9.0-0 Nge7 10.Re1 f6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 0-0 13.d4 e4 14.Nc3 f5 15.Nb5 Bb8 16.Ba3 Na6 17.h3 Rd8 18.Qb3 Qf6 19.d5 Ng6 (19...ef3? 20.Be7 Qb6 21.Bd8 Qd8 22.Qf3+-) 20.Bb2 Ne5 (better is 20...Qf8!? 21.Nfd4 Nc5-/+) 21.Ne5+= Be5 22.Be5 Qe5 23.Na7 Rb8 (23...Ra7? 24.Qb6 Qd6 25.Qa7+-) 24.Nc8 Rdc8 25.Rab1 Nc5 26.Qb5 Qd4 27.Red1 Nd3 28.Bd3 ed3 29.Qd7 Rc4 (better is 29...Rf8!?+/-) 30.Rb7+- (30.Qf5?! Rf8 31.Qd3 Qf2 32.Kh2 Rc2+=) 30...Rbc8 31.Qf7 Kh8 32.Re7 (32.Qf5?! d2 33.Rb4 Re8+/-) 32...h6 33.Qf5 (better is 33.Rde1!? Qf6 34.Re8 Re8 35.Re8 Kh7 36.Qg8 Kg6+-) 33...d2 34.Rf7?? (better is 34.Re2+-) 34...Rc1-+ 35.Rf8 Rf8 36.Qf8 Kh7 37.Qf5 Kh8 38.Qf8 Kh7 39.Qf5 Kg8 40.Qe6 Kh8 41.Qc8 Rc8 (41...Rc8 42.g3 Rc1 43.Kh2 Qf2 44.Kh1 Rd1) 0–1. Nowicki,Heiko – Fuellgrabe,Thomas (2215), Ruhrgebiet VL1, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Bd6)

10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Ne5 Nd3-/+ 13.Nd3 Qc4 14.Ne5 (14.Bf6 gf6 15.Qf3 Bg4-/+) 14...Qh4 (14...Qf4 15.f3-/+) 15.Ra4 Qh5 16.Qh5 Nh5 17.Rd4 Be5 (17...Bc5 18.Rd5 Be7 19.Nf7 Rf7 20.Rh5+=) 18.Re5= Nf6 19.Ba3 Be6 (19...Nd7 20.Re3 Rd8 21.Nc3=) 20.Bf8+= Kf8 21.f4 g6 22.Nc3 b6 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.h3 a5 25.Rd6 Rc2? (better is 25...Rc4!?=) 26.Nd4+/- Rc1 27.Kh2 Nd5? (better is 27...Ke7 28.Rb6 Nd5+/-) 28.Ne6+- (28.Rdd5?! Bd5 29.Rd5 Ke7+/-; 28.Red5?! Bd5 29.Rd5 a4+/-; 28.Rde6?! fe6 29.Ne6 Ke7 30.Nc7 Kd6 31.Nd5 b5+/-) 28...fe6 29.Ree6 (better is 29.Rde6 Kf7 30.Rd6 (30.Rd5 Ke6 31.Rb5 Rc6+=) 30...Nf4 31.Rb6+-) 29...Rc5? (better is 29...Nf4 30.Rd8 Kg7 31.Rd7 Kh6 32.Rb6 Rf1+-) 30.d4 Rb5 31.Re5 Nc3 32.Rc6 (32.Rc6 Re5 33.de5+- (33.Rc3 Rd5+=)) 1–0. Gallegos,Paul (2090) – Gaffagan,Steven, Jim Hurt Rating, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4 13.d3 Nc6 14.Nbd2= Bb4 15.Bf6 (15.Ng5 Qf5 16.Nge4 Ne4 17.Re4 Rd8=) 15...Qf6=+ 16.Ne4 Qd8 17.Re3 Bg4 18.h3 (18.Qb3 Bf3 19.Rf3 a5=+) 18...Bf3-/+ 19.Rf3 f5 20.Ng3 Nd4 21.Rb1 a5 22.c5? (22.Rf4!? g5 23.Rd4 Qd4 24.Qh5-+) 22...Nf3 (22...Bc5 23.Rf4 g5 24.Rd4 Qd4 25.Qd2-+) 23.Qf3 Rb8 (23...Rc8 24.Rd1 f4 25.Ne4-+) 24.Qf4 Qd5 25.d4 Rbd8 26.Ne2 Kh8 (26...Qa2 27.Qc1-+) 27.Qh4 Rfe8 (27...Rf6!? 28.Qg3-+) 28.Nf4-/+ Qf7 (28...Qd4?? 29.Ng6 Kg8 30.Bc4 Qd5 31.Bd5 Rd5 32.Ne7 Kh8 33.Nd5 Bc5 34.Nf6 gf6 35.Qf6 Kg8 36.Rb3+-) 29.Bb5 Rf8 (29...Rd4 30.Be8 Qe8 31.Ng6 Qg6 32.Qd4+/-) 30.d5 (30.Rc1!?-/+) 30...Bc5-+ 31.Ne6 Rd5 32.Nf8 Qf8 (32...Bf8?! 33.Bc4 b5 34.Bd5 Qd5 35.Qg3=) 33.Re1 (33.Qf4 b6-+) 33...Rd8 (33...Bf2 34.Qf2 Rb5 35.Qd4-+) 34.g4? (better 34.Qg3-+) 34...fg4 35.hg4 g5 (35...Rd2!? 36.Re2 Re2 37.Be2-+) 36.Qg3 Qf6 37.Re8 (37.Re2 Rf8-+) 37...Re8 38.Be8 Qd4 39.Bb5 Bd6 (39...Be7 40.Qf3-+) 40.Qf3 b6 41.Bd3 Qf4 42.Qa8 (42.Qf4 Bf4 43.Bb5 Kg7-+) 42...Kg7 43.Qb7 Bc7 44.Qc8 Qf7 45.Qa8 Qe6 46.Bf5 Qd6 47.Qe8 Bd8 48.Be6 Qe7 49.Qg8 Kf6 50.Bf5 Ke5 51.Bh7 Qd7 (51...b5 52.Qg6 Qc5 53.Bg8-+) 52.Bf5 Qd1 53.Kh2 Qd6 54.Qe8 Kd4 55.Kg1 Kc5 56.Qe3 Qd4 57.Qa3 Kc6 58.Qf3 Kd6 59.Qg3 Kd5 (better 59...Ke7!?-/+) 60.Qb3= Kc6 61.Qf3 Kb5 (better 61...Kc7!?-/+) 62.Qb3= Kc6 63.Qf3 Kc7 64.Qa8 (64.Qg3!? Kb7 65.Qf3 Ka7 66.Qc6-/+) 64...Bf6-+ 65.Qc8 (65.Be4 Qd1 66.Kh2 Be5 67.Kh3 Qf1 68.Bg2 Qd3 (68...Qf2?! 69.Qc6 Kd8 70.Qd5 Kc8 71.Qe6 Kd8 72.Qd5 Kc8 73.Qe6 Kd8 74.Qd5=) 69.Bf3 Qb5-+) 65...Kd6 66.Qf8 Kd5 67.Qa3 (67.Qc8 Qe5-+) 67...Qc3 68.Qa4 Bd4 (68...Qa1 69.Qa1 Ba1 70.Bd7-+) 69.Qd7 (69.Qb5 Kd6 70.Qd7 Kc5 71.Qe7 Kb5 72.Bd7 Ka6-/+) 69...Kc4 70.Be6 (70.Kg2 Qb2 71.Qe6 Kb4 72.Qe7 Kb3 73.Qf7 Ka4 74.Bd7 Ka3 75.Qf8 Kb3-+) 70...Kd3 (better 70...Kb4!? 71.Kg2 Qb2-+) 71.Qb5-/+ Kc2 72.Bf5 Kd2 73.Kg2 Bc5 (73...Bf6 74.Qb6 a4 75.Qd6 Ke1 76.Qd5-/+) 74.Qa4 (74.Qb1 Ba3=+) 74...Kc1 (74...Ba3 75.Qb5=+) 75.Qb5=+ Kd2 76.Qa4 Ba3 77.Qe4 Bb4 78.Kf1 Qc1 79.Kg2 Qc3 (79...Kc3!?-/+) 80.Kf1= Qc1 81.Kg2 Kc3 82.Qd3 Kb2 83.Qd4 Qc3 84.Qb6 a4 85.Qa6 a3 86.Qe2 Qd2 87.Qe5 Qc3 88.Qe2 Qd2 89.Qe5 Qc3 (better 89...Kb3!? 90.Be6 Ka4=+) 90.Qe2= ½-½. Schultz Pedersen,Jesper (2055) - Nilssen,J (2330), Hillerod, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4 13.d3 Qd7 14.de4 Ne4 15.Bd4 Nc5+= 16.Nc3 b6 (16...Nc6 17.Nb5+=) 17.Nb5= Bb8 18.Ne5 Be5 19.Re5 a6 20.Nc3 Nb3 21.Qb3 Qd4 22.Re4 (22.Re3 a5=) 22...Qd6 (22...Qc5 23.Na4 Qc6 24.Rd4=) 23.Rd1 Qc5 24.Na4 Qa5 25.Rf4 (25.c5 bc5 26.Rc1 Qd8=) 25...Be6 26.Rb1 Nc6 27.Nb6 Rad8 28.Qe3 Bf5 29.Re1 Bg6 30.Nd5 f6 31.Rd1 (31.Qe6 Kh8 32.Rd1 Ne5=) 31...Rfe8+= 32.Qg3 Qc5 (32...Qa4 33.Rc1+=) 33.h3 Ne5 34.h4 Kh8 35.Be2 Bf7 36.Re4 Bd5 37.Red4 ½–½. Spencer,Edwin A – Calder,Hugh (2090), SCCA Web League Div, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

10.Re1 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Bf1 Qf5-/+ 13.Nb5 Bb8 14.d4 (14.Qe2 e4 15.Nh4 Qg5 16.Bf6 Qf6 17.Qe4 Be5-/+) 14...e4 15.Nd2?? (better is 15.d5 ef3 16.dc6 Bh2 17.Kh2 Ng4 18.Kg1 fg2 19.Bg2 Qf2 20.Kh1 Qb2 21.Qd4 Qd4 22.Nd4 bc6 23.Nc6-/+) 15...Bh2!-+ 16.Kh1 (16.Kh2 Ng4 Double attack) 16...Qf2 17.Bd3 Bg4 (better is 17...Qh4 18.Be4 Bg3 19.Kg1 Qh2 20.Kf1-+) 18.Be2 (18.Ne4 Qh4 19.Nf6 gf6 20.Qg4 Qg4 21.Kh2 Qf4 22.Kg1-+) 18...Qh4 19.Nf3 (19.Bg4 Ng4 20.Qg4 Qg4 21.Re4-+) 19...ef3 20.Bf3 (20.Bc1 Bf4 21.Kg1 Qh2 22.Kf2 Qg2) 20...Bg3 (20...Nh5 21.g3 Qh3 22.Bg4 Ng3) 21.Kg1-+ Qh2 22.Kf1 Rae8 23.Re8 Re8 (23...Re8 24.Bg4 Qh1) 0–1. Chulivska,Vita (2035) – Lelekova,O (2095), EYCC G14 Halkidiki GRE, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 Nf6)

10.Re1 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Bb1 Qg4 13.Nb5 Bb8 14.Ra4 Re8 15.c5 Qd7 16.Rh4 Ne7 17.Nd6 Bd6 18.cd6 Nf5 19.Bf5 Qf5 20.Ne5 Be6 21.Re3 Bd5 22.d7 Nd7 (better is 22...Red8!?+=) 23.Nd7= Qd7? (23...Re3 24.de3 Be6+-) 24.Qh5+/- h6 25.Bg7! Qc6? (25...Kg7 26.Qh6 Mate attack) 26.Bc3 Re6 (26...Re3 27.fe3 Kf8 28.Bb4 Ke8 29.Qe5 Qe6 30.Qh8 Kd7 31.Qa8 Qg6+-) 27.Rg4 Kf8 28.Bb4 Ke8 (28...Qc5 29.Bc5 Ke8 30.Qd5 f5 31.Re6 Kf7 32.Qf5) 29.Rg8 Kd7 30.Qf7 (30.Qf7 Re7 31.Qe7) 1–0. Chulivska,Vita (2175) – Kalinina,Olga (2190), UKR–ch sf U18 Girls, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

10.Re1 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Bb1 Qg4 13.h3 Qh5 14.Nb5 Bb8 15.Ra4 (15.d4 ed4 16.Nbd4 Rd8 17.Nc6 Rd1 18.Rd1 Bc7 19.Ne7 Kf8 20.Nc8 Rc8 21.Ra7 Rb8+=) 15...Re8 (15...Bf5!?+=) 16.c5= g5 (16...a6 17.Nc3 g5 18.Ne4 Ne4 19.Rae4+= (19.Ree4?! f6=)) 17.d4 g4 18.de5 Ne5?? (better is 18...gf3 19.ef6 Re1 20.Qe1 Kf8+= (20...Qc5 21.Qe8 Qf8 22.Bh7 Kh7 23.Qf8 Bh2 24.Kh2 Kg6 25.Qg7 Kh5 26.Qh7 Kg5 27.h4)) 19.Ne5+- Be5 20.Nd6 Bd6?? (20...Re7+/-) 21.cd6 (better is 21.Re8 Ne8 22.cd6+-) 21...Re1? (21...Bd7 22.Re7 Ba4 23.Qa4 Re7 24.de7 Qh4+-) 22.Qe1+- Qb5?? (22...Qg5 23.Bf6 Qf6 24.Qe8 Kg7+-) 23.Rb4 Qg5 24.h4! Qh6 (24...Qh4 25.Qe7 Combination) 25.Qe5 (25.Rb5!? Be6 (25...Qh4?? 26.Qe3 h6 27.Qe7+-) 26.Rg5 Kf8+-) 25...Kg7 (25...Bd7 26.Rb7 g3 27.Qg3 Kf8 28.Bf6 Qf6 29.Rd7 Qg7+-) 26.Rf4 (26.Rf4 Bf5 27.Bf5 Kf8 28.Rg4 Re8 29.d7 Qg6 30.Qf6 Qf6 31.Ba3 Qe7 32.de8Q Ke8 33.Rg8 Qf8 34.Rf8) 1–0. Chulivska,Vita (2050) – Pages de Garriga,Berta, EU–ch U14 Girls, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Be2 e4 -/+.

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Re1 Nge7 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be4 Qc4 13.d4 ed4 14.Nbd2 Qb5 15.Qb3 d3-/+ 16.Bd5 Qb6 17.Bf7 Kf8 18.Bh5 Bf2 19.Kh1 g6 20.Ng5?? fg5 21.Bh8 Be1 22.Re1 Nbd5 23.Qd3 gh5 24.Qh7 Qg6 (24...Qg6 25.Qg6 Ng6-+) 0–1. Lopez de Lerma Ruiz,Jesus – Al_Jabari,Osama (1815), IECG, 2000.

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Re1 Nge7 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be4 Qc4 13.d4 ed4 14.Nbd2 Qb5 15.Nd4 Bd4 16.Bd4 0-0?? (better is 16...a5+=) 17.Qb3+- (17.Ra7?! Ra7 18.Ba7 Nbc6=; 17.Ba7?! Nec6 18.Be3 Be6+=) 17...Kh8 18.Bc3 (18.Ra7?! Ra7 19.Ba7 Rd8=; 18.Ba7 Nec6 19.Be3 Bf5+=) 18...Ned5 19.Bd5 Qd5 20.Bb4 Qb3 21.Nb3 Rd8 22.Ba5 Rf8 23.Bb6! a6 (23...ab6 24.Ra8) 24.Re7 Bf5 25.Nd4 (25.Nd4 Bd3 26.Rae1+-) 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2315) – Milu,Romeo Sorin (2440), Coca Cola op, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 f6)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Re1 Nge7 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 Qb6 13.d4 ed4 14.Bd4 Nbc6 15.Bc5 ½–½. Theuretzbacher,Klaus (2200) – Mihevc,Narcisa (2130), Graz op–A, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 f6)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Qe2 Nge7 (10...b3 11.Be4 Nge7 12.d4 Nd4 13.Nd4 Bd4 14.Bd4 ed4 15.Qh5 g6 16.Qb5 Kf7 17.Nd2+=) 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Na3 Bc5 (better is 12...a6!?-/+) 13.Nb5= Qd7 (13...Bd6 14.Bh7 Rh7 15.Qd3=) 14.Be4 (better is 14.Be5!? fe5 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.Qe5 Qd3 17.Qc5+/-) 14...0-0 15.Rfd1 Nd4 (better is 15...Ng6+=) 16.Nfd4+/- ed4 17.Bh7! Kh7 18.Qh5 Kg8 19.Qc5 Nc6 20.Ba3 Re8? (20...Rd8!?+/-) 21.Re1 (21.Qd5 Re6+-) 21...Re5? (21...Rd8 22.Qd5! Qd5 23.cd5+/-) 22.Re5 (better is 22.Qf8 Kh7 23.Bd6+-) 22...fe5+/- 23.Qf8 Kh7 24.Nd6 a6? (better is 24...Qe6!?+/-) 25.Re1+- b5 (25...b6 26.Qf3 Kg8 27.Re5 Ne5 28.Qa8+-) 26.Qf3 Rb8 (26...Ra7 27.Qh5 Kg8 28.Re4+-) 27.cb5 ab5 28.Re4 (28.Bc5 b4 29.Re4+-) 28...b4+/- 29.Rh4 Kg8 30.Qh5 Qd6 (30...Kf8!? 31.Bb4 Rb4+/- (31...Nb4? 32.Qg6 Kg8 33.Rh6+-)) 31.Qe8+/- Qf8 32.Rh8 Kh8 33.Qf8 Kh7 34.Bb2 b3? (better is 34...Bd7 35.Qf7 Rd8+/-) 35.Qd6 Bb7 36.h4 (36.f4!? ef4 37.Qf4 Rd8+-) 36...Ba8 37.h5 1–0. Held,Bernd – Schmoll,Heinz, Duesseldorf–ch, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 f6)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Be4 Nge7 11.d3 0-0 12.ab4 Nb4 13.Nc3 f5 14.Na4 Na6 15.Nc5 Nc5 16.Bd5 Nd5 17.cd5 Qd5 18.Be5 b6 19.d4 Ne4 20.Qe2 Bb7 21.Qe3 Rf7 22.Rfc1 h6 23.Ra3 b5 24.Ra5 a6 25.Ne1 Nd6 26.Rc5 Nc4 27.Qg3 Qe4 28.Ra1 Re8 29.Rc1 f4 30.Qc3 Re6 31.f3 Qe3 32.Qe3 fe3 33.Nd3 Re8 34.Bg3 Rfe7 35.Ne5 Nb6 36.Kf1 Nd5 37.Ke2 Re6 38.Nd3 Rg6 39.R1c2 Rd8 40.Rb2 h5 41.Ne5 Rg5 42.Kf1 Re8 43.Rbc2 Rf5 44.Ke2 h4! 45.Bh4 Rf4 46.Be1 Rd4 47.Nd3 Ra4 48.Bg3 Ra3 49.Nf4 Nb4 (49...Nb4 50.Rc1 a5-+) 0–1. Robertshaw,Andrew M (2185) – Carroll,Patrick J (2240), NCCC Club Ch corr, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 f6)

9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 (10.ab4 Nb4 11.Be4 Qg4=) 10...Nh6 (10...Bd7!?-/+) 11.Be4 Qc4 12.d4 ed4 (12...Nd4 13.Bd4 ed4 14.Nd4=) 13.Bc6 Qc6 14.Nd4 Black has the pair of bishops. 14...Qd7 (14...Qd6!?+= is worth looking at) 15.Qe2 Kf7 (15...Qd8 16.ab4 Kf8 17.Nc3+/-) 16.Qh5 (better is 16.Qc4!? Kg6 17.ab4+-) 16...Kg8= 17.ab4 Nf7 (17...Bb4 Not 18.Re8 Bf8 19.Ba3+/-) 18.Nc3 g6 Black threatens to win material: g6xh5 (18...Ne5 19.Nf3 Ng6+= (19...Bb4 20.Ne5 fe5 21.Re5+-)) 19.Qh4 Ne5 (19...Bb4 20.Ne4 Kf8 21.Nf6+-) 20.Qe4 Kf7? (20...Bd8 21.Nf3 Nf3 22.Qf3+/-) 21.Nd5 White has a strong king attack (21.f4 Nc6 22.Nd5+/-) 21...Bd8+= 22.Rad1 Re8 23.Ne3 White has a king attack 23...Nc4?? allows the opponent back into the game 24.Qh4+- Nb2 25.Ndf5 Nd1 26.Qh7 Kf8 27.Qh8 Kf7 28.Nh6 Ke6 29.Nd1 Kd6 30.Re8 Be7? 31.Ne3+- Kc7?? the final mistake, not that it matters anymore 32.Re7! (32.Re7 Qe7 33.Nd5 Kd7 34.Ne7 Ke7 35.Ng8 Kf7 36.Qh7 Ke6 37.Qg6+-) 1–0. Oleksienko,Michailo (2205) – Jaroshenko,Stanislav, UKR–ch sf U16, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Qf7 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Ra4 -/+.

9.0-0 Qf7 10.Re1 +=.

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Ne5 (10.ab4!? Be7 11.Re1 Bb4 12.Ne5+/-) 10...Ne5+= 11.Be5 0-0 (11...Qe5 12.Re1 Ng4 13.Re5 Ne5 14.Be4+-) 12.Bb2 (12.Bf6 Qf6 13.Ra2 a5+=) 12...Qd6 (12...Ng4 13.Be2 Nf2 14.Rf2 ba3 15.Ra3 Bf2 (worse is 15...Ba3 16.Ba3 Rd8 17.d4+=) 16.Kf2 Re8=) 13.Be2= Bd4 14.Bd4 Qd4 15.Ra2 Be6 (15...Bg4 16.d3 Be2 17.Re2=) 16.d3 ba3 17.Na3 Rfd8 18.Qb3 Qd7 19.Rd1 Rab8 20.Qb4 b5 21.Rb2 a5 (21...a6!?=) 22.Qa5+= Ra8 23.Qb4 bc4 24.Nc4 Bc4 25.Qc4 Rac8 26.Qh4 Nd5 27.Bf1 Qf5 28.d4 Nf4 29.Rbd2 (29.Rb5 Qc2 30.Rbb1 Qf5+=) 29...Rd6 30.Qe7 Rh6 (30...Rcd8 31.g3 Qe6 32.Qh4+=) 31.Qb7 (31.Rc1 Rf8 32.Qe3 Nd5+/-) 31...Rf8 32.g3 Qh5 (32...Nh3 33.Bh3 Qh3 34.f4+=) 33.f3 (better is 33.h4 Qg4 34.Kh2+/-) 33...Re6?? 34.Rf2 Rg6 35.Ra1 Nh3 36.Bh3 Qh3 37.Ra8 Re6 38.Rf8 Kf8 39.Qb4 Ke8?? 40.Ra2 Rc6 41.Ra8 Rc8 42.Qb5 Kd8 43.Qb6 (43.Qb6 Ke8 44.Qc6 Kd8 45.Qd6 Ke8 46.Qe5 Kd8 47.Qg7 Ra8 48.Qf8 Kd7 49.Qa8+-) 1–0. Oleksienko,Michailo (2205) – Derjabin,Ilja (2290), UKR Summer Youth Games, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Bc5 10.Ne5 (better is 10.ab4!? Nb4 11.Ne5=) 10...Ne5+= 11.Be5 0-0 (11...Qe5 12.Re1 Ng4 13.Re5 Ne5 14.Be4+-) 12.Bb2? (12.Bf6 Qf6 13.Ra2 Bd6+=) 12...Rd8 (better is 12...Ng4!? 13.Be2 Nf2 14.Rf2 Bf2 15.Kf2 ba3 16.Ra3 a5=) 13.Be2 (13.ab4 Bb4 14.Qb3 a5=) 13...Qb6 14.ab4 Bb4 15.d4 Bf5 16.Nd2 a5 17.Nf3 Rac8 18.Ra2 Be6 19.d5? (19.Ne5 Qc7 20.Qa1 Qe7=) 19...Bg4?? (better is 19...Nd5 20.cd5 Bd5-+) 20.Bd4 Bc5 (20...Qd6!? 21.Ne5 Be2 22.Qe2 Re8+=) 21.Rb2 Qa6 22.Bc5 Rc5 23.Qd4 Rdc8 24.Rfb1 Bf5 25.Rb6 Bb1 (25...Qa8!? 26.R1b3 a4+=) 26.Ra6+/- ba6 27.Nd2 Bc2= 28.d6 a4 29.Bg4 Bf5? 30.d7 Bd7+/- 31.Bd7 Nd7 32.Qd7 a3 33.Qa4 Rd8 34.Nf1 Rdc8 35.Ne3 f5 36.g3 a5 37.Qa3 Kh8 38.Qd3 Rf8 39.Qd6 Rfc8 40.Qd7 Rf8 41.h3 h6 42.g4 fg4 43.hg4 Rfc8 44.f3 R5c7 45.Qa4 Rc5 46.Kf2 Kh7 47.f4 Kh8 48.Kf3 Kh7 49.Ke4 Rd8 50.Nd5 Rdc8 51.Nb6 R8c7 52.Kd4 Kh8 53.Qa3 R5c6 54.Qa5 1–0. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2115) – Kuzubov,Yuriy, UKR–chT Alushta, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Qd6 10.Qb3 Bg4 11.c5 Qc5 12.Bc4 0-0-0 13.ab4= Qb4 14.Ne5 Na5?? (better 14...Ne5 15.Be5 Qb3 16.Bb3 Bd6 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Ra7 Be6=) 15.Ra5+- Qa5 16.Nf7 Bb4? (16...Bc5 17.Be6 Be6 18.Qe6 Kb8 19.Nh8 Rh8 20.Be5 Ka8 21.d4+-) 17.Nh8 (17.Rc1!? h5 18.Bf1 Kb8 19.Be5 Ka8+-) 17...Rh8 18.Rc1 Kb8? (better 18...h5+-) 19.Qg3 Ka8 20.Bf6 Bd2 21.Rf1 (21.Bc3 Bc3 22.Nc3 h5+-) 21...Bf5 (21...gf6 22.Nd2 h5 23.Qe3+-) 22.Nd2 (22.Qg7 Rc8 23.Nd2 Qd2+-) 22...Qd2 (22...gf6 23.Qe3+-) 23.Qf3 (23.Bg7 Rc8 24.Qh4 Qb4+-) 23...Qc2 (23...gf6 24.Qf5 Qd4 25.Bd5+-) 24.Bg7 Rc8 (24...Re8 25.Bd5 Be4 26.Qf7+-) 25.Bd5 Rc7 (25...Rb8 26.g4 Bd7 27.Be5+-) 26.Be5 Rd7 27.g4 (better 27.Be6! Be6 28.Qf8 Rd8 29.Qd8 Qc8+-) 27...Qd3 28.Bb7! (worse 28.gf5 Rd5 29.Qh5 A) 29...Re5?? 30.Rd1 (30.Qh7?! Qe4=) 30...Qd1 31.Qd1+-; B) 29...Qb5+-) 28...Rb7 29.Qf5 Qd8 (29...Qf5 30.gf5 Re7+-) 30.Rc1 (30.Rc1 Qb8 31.Bb8 Rb2 32.Qd5 Kb8 33.Qd6 Ka8 34.Rc8 Kb7 35.Rb8) 1–0. Schultz Pedersen,J (2055) – Laustsen,L (2215), Xtracon Chess Open, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6)

9.0-0 Qd6 10.Qb3 Bg4 11.c5 Qc5 12.Bc4 Qe7 13.ab4 (13.Re1!? Bf3 14.Qf3 ba3 15.Na3=+) 13...Bf3-+ 14.b5 Bg2 15.Re1 Nd7 (15...Nd4 16.Bd4 Be4=) 16.Kg2 Qg5 ½–½. Magellen (2665) – juliangon (2575), ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6)

9.0-0 Qd6 10.Qc2 (10.Qe2!? Bg4 11.Re1+=) 10...Bg4-/+ 11.Ng5 Rd8 12.Be4 h6 13.Nf3 Ne4 14.Qe4 Bf3 15.Qf3 Qd3 16.Re1 Qf3 17.gf3 f6 18.f4 ba3 19.Bc3 Bc5 20.fe5 fe5 (worse is 20...Ne5 21.Be5 fe5 22.Re5 Be7 23.Ra3=) 21.Be5 0-0 (21...Ne5?! 22.Re5 Be7 23.Ra3=) 22.Bg3 Nd4 (22...Nd4 23.Rd1 Ne2 24.Kg2 Nf4 25.Kh1 Rd3-+) 0–1. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2275) – Huschenbeth,N (2465), 13th Dubai Open, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 Qd6 11.Qb3 0-0 (11...Nd7 12.ab4 Qb4 13.Qc2=) 12.Ne5 Be6 13.ab4 (13.Nc6 bc6 14.Be5 Qc5 15.ab4 Qb4+=) 13...Rfd8 14.Bf1 (14.Nc6 bc6 15.Bf6 Bf6=) 14...Qb4 15.Qc2 Ne5 16.Re5 Ng4 17.Rh5 g6 18.Rb5 Qd6 19.g3 Bf5 20.Qb3 Bf6 (20...Be4 21.h3 Nf6 22.Qe3+=) 21.Rd5 (21.h3 Ne5 22.c5 Qc6=) 21...Qb6 (better 21...Qe6!? 22.f3 Ne5 23.Rd8 Rd8-/+) 22.Qb6+- ab6 23.Ra8 Ra8 24.Nc3 Ne5 25.Be2 (25.Kg2 Rc8 26.Rd6 A) 26...Nc4? 27.Bc4 (27.Rf6?! Nb2 28.Rb6 Nc4 29.Bc4 Rc4=) 27...Be5 28.Rd5+-; B) 26...Rc6+=) 25...Nc6 (25...Be6!?=) 26.Rb5 Bd4 (26...Re8 27.Bf1 Nd4 28.Rb6 Nf3 29.Kg2=) 27.g4 (27.Kg2 Ra5+-) 27...Bc2 28.Kf1 Ra5 29.Rd5 Rd5 30.cd5 Nb4 31.Bc4 ½–½. GoBoSox (2865) – juliangon (2700), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6)

9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 e4 11.Ng5= Qg4 (11...Qd7 12.Bc2=) 12.Qg4 Bg4 13.Ne4 0-0-0 14.Nf6 (14.Bc2 Ne8=) 14...Bf6=+ 15.Bf6 gf6 16.Be4 b3 17.Nc3 Rd2 18.Rab1 (18.Bc6 bc6 19.Rab1 b2=) 18...Nd4-/+ 19.f3 Be6 20.Red1 Rd1 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.Nd5 (22.Bd5 Nc6-/+) 22...Nc2 (22...f5!? 23.Rd4 fe4 24.fe4 b2-/+) 23.Bc2 bc2 24.Rc1 Bd5 25.cd5 Rd5 26.Rc2 Kd7 27.Kf2 Rd3 28.Rb2 b6 29.a4 Ra3 30.Rb4 Ra2 31.Kg3 Kc6 (31...f5!?=+) 32.Rf4= Kc5 (32...Kd6 33.Rf6 Ke7 34.Rf4=) 33.h4 (33.Rf6 Ra4 34.Rf7 h6=) 33...a5 (33...Rd2 34.Rf6 Rd7 35.Rf4=) 34.h5 h6 (34...Kd6 35.Rf6 Ke7 36.Rb6 Ra4 37.Rh6+=) 35.Rf6 Ra4 36.Rf7 (36.Rh6 Ra1 37.Rf6 Rh1+=) 36...Ra1 (36...Rd4 37.f4=+) 37.f4 (37.Rc7 Kd5 38.Rh7 b5+=) 37...b5 38.f5 (38.Rc7!? Kd5 39.Rh7=) 38...b4 39.f6 Rf1 40.Ra7? (better 40.Rf8-/+) 40...Kb6-+ (40...Rf6?! 41.Ra5 Kc4 42.Ra4-+) 41.Rf7 (41.Ra8 Rf6 42.Kh4-+) 41...b3 42.Rf8 Kb7 43.Rf7 Kc6 44.Ra7 (44.Rf8 b2 45.Rb8-+) 44...Kb6 (better 44...b2 45.f7 b1Q 46.Ra6 Kb5-+) 45.Ra8 Kb7 (better 45...Kb5!? 46.Rb8 Ka4 47.Rb6-+) 46.Ra5 Kb6?? (46...Kc6 47.Ra6 Kc5 48.Ra5 Kc4 49.Ra4 Kc3 50.Ra8-+) 47.Ra8?? (47.Ra3 Rf6 48.Rb3 Kc5+-) 47...Kb7?? (47...Kc7 48.Ra7 Kc6 49.Ra6 Kc5 50.Ra5 Kc4 51.Ra4 Kc3 52.Ra8-+) 48.Ra5?? (48.Ra3 b2 49.Rb3 Kc6 50.Rb2 Rf6+/-) 48...Kb6?? (48...Kc6 49.Ra6 Kc5 50.Ra5 Kc4 51.Ra4 Kc3 52.f7 Rf7 53.Ra6-+) 49.Ra8?? (better 49.Ra3 Rf6 50.Rb3 Kc5 51.Rb8+-) 49...Kb7?? (better 49...Kc7 50.Ra7 Kc6 51.Ra6 Kc5 52.Ra5 Kc4 53.Ra4 Kc3-+) 50.Ra5 ½-½. Serrano Ruiz,Lope (2015) - Moreno Ruiz,J (2425), Gran Canaria May Blitz, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

10.Re1 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Bb8 13.Qb1 h6 14.Nbd4 Nd4 15.Bd4 Rd8 (15...Nd7 16.Qb2=) 16.Be5 Be5 17.Ne5 Qd6 18.Re3 b6 19.Be4 Ne4 20.Qe4 Be6 21.Rd3 Qc7 22.Rg3 Qc5 23.Nc6 (23.d3 Qd4 24.Qe1 Rdc8=) 23...Rdc8=+ (worse 23...Qc4 24.Qe5 g6 25.Rc3+-) 24.Ne5 (24.Ra7 Qc6 25.Qe5 g5 26.Rg5 hg5 27.Qg5 Kh7 28.Qh5 Kg7 29.Qg5 Kh8 30.Qh4 Kg7 31.Qg5 Kf8 32.Qh6 Kg8 33.Qg5 Kh7 34.Qh5 Kg7 35.Qg5=) 24...Rd8 (24...Bc4 25.d4 Qe7 26.Qg4=+) 25.d3= Qd4 26.Qe1 Re8 27.Re3 Bf5 28.Rd1 Re6 29.Nf3 Qc5 30.Re6 Be6 31.Qe4 Rd8 32.Qh4 Rd7 33.h3 a5 34.Qf4 Rd8 35.Ne5 Qc7 36.Qe3 a4 37.Ra1 Ra8 38.Qe4 Ra5 39.Nc6 Rc5 40.Nb4 Qa7 41.Nd5 b5 42.Nc3 Qd7 (better 42...Rf5!? 43.Qe1 bc4 44.Ra4 Qd4 45.dc4 Re5=) 43.Nb5+- Bf5 44.Qe3 Rc8 45.Ra4 Qd3 (45...Bd3 46.Qf4 Qc6 47.Nd6 Qa4 48.Qf7 (48.Nc8?! Qc4 49.Ne7 Kh7 50.Qc4 Bc4=) 48...Kh7 49.Nc8 Qa1 50.Kh2+-) 46.Qd3 Bd3 47.Nd6 Rc6 48.Ra8 Kh7 49.Nf7 Rc5 50.Ra3 Bg6 51.Nd6 Rc6 52.c5 Rc5 53.Re3 Rc6 54.Nb5 Rc5 55.Nd4 Rd5 56.Ne2 Rd7 57.Kh2 Bf7 58.f4 g6 59.Ng1 Kg7 60.Nf3 Ra7 61.g4 Rb7 62.Kg3 Bd5 63.Nd4 Kf6 64.Re5 Bf7 65.Rc5 Ra7 66.Rc6 Kg7 67.Rd6 Ra3 68.Kh4 Re3 69.Rd7 Kf8 70.Nc6 Be8 71.Rd8 Kg7 72.Nd4 Bf7 73.Rd6 Ra3 74.Rd7 Re3 75.g5 hg5 76.fg5 Kg8 77.Kg4 Be6 (77...Kf8 78.Rd8 Be8 79.Nf3+-) 78.Ne6 Re6 79.Kf4 Re1 80.h4 Rh1 81.Kg3 Rg1 82.Kh2 Rg4 83.Kh3 Rg1 84.Rd4 Kg7 85.Kh2 Re1 86.Kg2 Re3 87.Rf4 Ra3 88.Rf3 Ra4 89.Kg3 Rb4 90.Rf4 Rb3 91.Kg4 Rb1 92.Rc4 Rf1 93.Rc7 Kg8 94.Rb7 Rf2 95.Rb8 Kg7 96.Rb7 Kg8 97.Rb5 Kg7 98.Ra5 Rf1 99.Ra7 Kg8 100.Rc7 Rf2 101.h5 (better 101.Kg3!? Rf1 102.Rb7+-) 101...Rg2+= 102.Kf4 gh5 103.Kf5 Rf2 104.Kg6 Rf8? (better 104...h4!?=) 105.Rg7 (105.Kh5 Re8+-) 105...Kh8 106.Rf7 Ra8 107.Kh5 Kg8 108.Kg6 (108.Re7 Ra1+-) 108...Rb8 (108...Ra6 109.Rf6 Ra7 110.Rd6 Rg7 111.Kh5 Rh7 112.Kg4+-) 109.Rg7 Kh8 110.Rd7 Kg8 111.Rd6 Ra8 112.Kh6 Rb8 113.Rg6 Kh8 114.Rc6 Kg8 115.Kg6 Ra8 116.Re6 Rb8 117.Ra6 Rc8 118.Kf6 (118.Kh6!? Re8+-) 118...Rf8+- 119.Ke7 (better 119.Ke5!?+-) 119...Kg7 120.Ke6 Kg6 121.Ke7 Kg7 122.Ra2 Rf4 123.Re2 Kg6 124.Ke6 Kg5 125.Rg2 ½–½. Bortnik,Alexandr (2345) – Mirzoev,Emil (2035), Mukachevo Ukraine, ChampionshipU14, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb2 e5 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6)

11.Qe2 e4 12.Be4 Qe4 13.Qe4 Ne4 14.Re4 Bf5 15.Re3 Bf4 16.d4? (better is 16.Re1!?+=) 16...Be3-+ 17.fe3 Rfc8 18.Nbd2 Bd3 19.d5 Na5 20.c5 Nc4 21.Nc4 Bc4 22.ab4 Bd5 23.Nd4 a5! 24.Nf5 (24.Ra5 Ra5 Combination; 24.ba5 Rc5 Deflection) 24...Rc7 25.Ng7 Ra6 (better is 25...Be4!?+=) 26.Nh5 Bc4 27.Rd1 (27.Nf6 Kf8 28.Ra5 Ra5 29.ba5+/- (worse is 29.Nh7 Ke8 30.Nf6 Kd8 31.ba5 Rc5+=)) 27...f5+= 28.Rd4 Be6?? (28...Bb5 29.Rd8 Kf7 30.Rh8=) 29.b5?? (better is 29.Rd8 Kf7 30.b5 Rc5 31.ba6 ba6 32.Ra8+-) 29...Ra8= 30.Nf6 Kf7 31.Nh7 Kg6 32.Rd6= Kh7 33.Re6 Rc5 34.Re7 Kg6 35.Rb7 a4 36.Bd4 Rc2 37.b6 a3 38.Ra7?? Ra7-/+ 39.ba7 Rc8 40.Kf2 a2 41.Ke2 Ra8 0–1. Cibej,Marjan (1885) – Vidic,Miha (1995), SLO–chT2 West, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0)

12.Ne5 Nd3 13.Nd3 Qc4 14.Ne5 Qb5 15.Bd4 Qd5 16.Bc3 Re8 17.Ra5 b5 18.d4 Bc7 19.Ra1 a5 20.Nd2 Bb7 21.Ndf3 Ne4 22.Qc2? (22.Bb2-+) 22...Rec8 (22...Nc3?! 23.Qc3 Rec8 24.Qd3-+) 23.Re4 Qe4 24.Qe4 Be4 25.Re1 Be5 26.Re4 Rc3 27.Re5 Rc1 28.Re1 Re1 (28...Rac8 29.Kf1 a4 30.d5-+) 29.Ne1 b4 30.Kf1 (30.Nf3 b3 31.Nd2-+) 30...b3 31.Nd3 a4 0–1. Klawitter,Bernd – Belitz,Marco (2005), Open_2002 Gr.15, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

12.Bf1 Qf5 13.Ne5 Nc6 14.d4 Ne5 15.de5 Bc5 16.Bd4 Nd7 17.Nc3 Kh8 18.Nd5 a6 19.Bc5 Nc5 20.Nb6 Rb8? (better is 20...Be6 21.Qd6 Rac8 22.Nc8 Rc8+-) 21.Qd6 (21.Qd6 Be6 22.Qc5+-; 21.Nc8?! Rbc8 22.g3 Rfd8+=) 1–0. Spencer,Edwin A (2130) – Sreeves,Clement (1730), East of Scotland, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4)

13.d3 Bc5 14.Nbd2 Qb6 15.d4 Nc6 16.Rb1 ef3 17.dc5 Qc5 18.Qf3 Qh5 19.Qb3 Bf5 20.Ra1 Rad8 (better is 20...Qh6!? 21.Qb5 Bc8+=) 21.Bf6+= Rd2 22.Qb7 gf6 (22...Rd6 23.Be5 Ne5 24.Re5 Rh6+/-) 23.Qc6+/- Qg6 24.Ra7 Kg7 25.Ra3 Kh8 26.Rg3 Qh6 27.Re8 Be6?? (better is 27...Rd8 28.Rd8 Rd8+-) 28.Qa8 (28.Qa8 Qg6 29.Rf8 Kg7 30.Rg8 Kh6 31.Qf8 Kh5 32.Qc5 Kh6 33.Qe3 Kh5 34.Qd2 Kh4 35.R8g6 Bg4 36.R3g4 Kh5 37.Qh6) 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2415) – Kravets,Ivan (2330), Lviv, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Bc5 14.Nbd2 Nc6 15.Ne4 (15.Bf6!? Qf6 16.Ne4+= (worse 16.Re4 Rd8=+)) 15...Ne4= 16.Re4 White gets the initiative 16...Qg6 17.Nh4 (17.Qb3 Rd8=) 17...Qd6 18.d4 f5 19.Re2 Bd4 (19...Rd8 20.Nf3 Qg6 21.Qe1+=) 20.Rd2 Qf6 21.Rd4 (worse 21.Bd4 Qh4 22.c5 Be6=+) 21...Nd4 22.Qd4 Qd4 23.Bd4 f4 (23...a5 24.c5 h5 25.Re1+-) 24.h3 (24.Ra7!? Ra7 25.Ba7 Rd8+-) 24...a5+/- 25.Re1 (25.Re1 Rd8 26.Nf3+/-) 1-0. battousai - alfastar (2855), net-chess.com, 2022. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

13.d3 Qd7 14.de4 Bc5 15.Bf6+= Qd1 16.Rd1 gf6 17.Nc3 Be6 18.Nd5 Kg7 19.Nb4 Bb4 20.Nd4 a5 21.Ne6 fe6 22.Bd3 Rfd8 23.Bc2 Rd1 24.Rd1 a4 25.Bb1 a3 26.Ba2 Bc5 27.Kf1 b6 28.Ke2 h5 29.f4 Kg6 30.Kf3 Ra4 31.Rd2 Rb4 32.Re2 e5 33.Rd2 Bd4 34.Re2 ef4 35.Kf4 Be5 36.Kf3 Bh2 37.g4 hg4 38.Kg4 Be5 39.Re3 Ra4 40.Kf3 Ra8 41.Rd3 Rh8 42.Kg4 Bb2 43.c5? (better is 43.Rg3-+) 43...bc5 44.Rd7 Rh1 45.Be6 Rg1 46.Kf3 Kh6 47.Ra7 Rf1 48.Ke2 Ra1 49.Kf3 Rf1 50.Ke2 Rf4 51.Bf5 Rh4 (better is 51...Rf5 52.ef5 Kg5-+) 52.Kf3 Bc1 53.Kg3 Kh5 54.Rh7 Bh6 55.Ra7 Bf4 56.Kf3 Bc1 57.Rh7 Bh6 58.Ra7 Rf4 59.Ke2 Rh4 (better is 59...Rf5 60.ef5 Kg5-+) 60.Ra3 Rh2 61.Kd3 Kg5 62.Kc4 Bf8 63.Rd3 Rc2 64.Kb3 Rc1 65.Rd8 ½–½. Kravtsiv,Martyn (2495) – Tihonov,Jurij (2520), Lvov Vasylyshyn Memorial, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Qd7 14.de4!? Ne4 15.Qb3 -/+.

13.d3 Qd7 14.de4 Ne4 15.Nc3 Nf2 16.Qd4 Nfd3! 17.Bd3 Nd3 18.Ne4 White intends c5 18...Bh2! (worse 18...Nb2 19.Nd6 Nc4 20.Nc4 Qd4 21.Nd4+=) 19.Kh2 (19.Nh2 Qd4 Double attack; 19.Kh2 Qd4 Combination) 19...Qd4 (19...Ne1?? 20.Qg7) 20.Bd4 (20.Nd4? Nb2 21.Nd6 Nd3-+) 20...Ne1 21.Ne1 b6 22.c5 Rd8 23.Nd6 bc5 (23...a5 24.Nf3 bc5 25.Bc5-+) 24.Bc5-/+ a5 25.Nf3 (25.Nc4!?-/+) 25...a4-+ 26.Ne5 Be6 27.Ba3 Rdb8 28.Nc6 Rb3 29.Ne4 h6 30.Nc5 Re3 31.Nd4 Bd5 32.Kg1? (32.Bb4 a3 33.Nc2 Re2 34.Na3 Rg2 35.Kh3 Rb2-+) 32...Kh7 (better 32...Rg3!? 33.Nf3 Bf3 34.Kf2 Rg2 35.Kf3-+) 33.Kf2 Rc3 34.g3 Ra5 35.Nd7 Rd3 36.Ne2? (36.Bb4 Ra8 37.Bc5-+) 36...Bc6 37.Nc5 Ra3! (37...Ra3 38.Ra3 Rc5-+) 0-1. Hrabinska,Myroslava (2240) - Martin,Julian (2360), 30th Czech Open A, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

13.d3 Qd7 14.de4 Ne4 15.Nd4 Re8 16.Nc3 Nc3 17.Re8 Qe8 18.Bc3 Bf8 19.Nb5 Qd7 20.Qd7 Bd7 21.Ra7 Ra7 22.Na7 Bc5 23.Nb5 ½–½. Gerasimov,Vladimir Nikolaevic (2475) – Felkel,Siegfried (2375), GER/Ma01 (GER), 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Qd7 14.Bf6 ef3-+ 15.Bc3 (15.Be5 fg2 16.Bg2 Be5 17.Re5 Qd4-/+ (17...Nd3?! 18.Rd5 Nf2 19.Rd7 Nd1 20.Rd1+=; 17...Qd3?! 18.Qd3 Nd3 19.Re7-/+)) 15...fg2 16.Bg2 Nd3! 17.Re3 (17.Qd3 Bh2 Double attack) 17...Nf4 18.Rg3 f6 19.Nd2 Ng2 20.Rg2 Be5 21.Be5 fe5 22.Qe2 b6 23.Qe5 Bb7 24.Rg3 Rae8 25.Qc3 Re7 (better is 25...a6-+) 26.Nf3?? (better is 26.Ra7 Qc6 27.f3 Qc5 28.Kf1-/+) 26...Rf3-+ 27.Rf3 Qc6 (27...Bf3?! 28.Qf3 Qe8 29.Qd5 Kh8 30.Qf5-+) 28.Ra3 Qg6 29.Kf1 Rc7?? 30.Qa1?? Bf3-+ 31.Rf3 Rc4 32.Qa3 h6 33.Rg3 Qb1 34.Kg2 Qe4 35.Kh3 Rc5 36.Qb3 Kh7 37.Rg4 Rh5 38.Kg3 Qe5 39.f4 Qe1 40.Kf3 Qf1 41.Ke3 Rh2 42.Rg7 Kg7 43.Qc3 Kg6 44.Qc6 Kh5 45.Qe8 Kh4 46.Qe7 Kh3 47.Qe6 Kg2 48.Qd5 Kg1 49.Qg8 Rg2 (49...Rg2 50.Qg2 Kg2-+) 0–1. Yakivchik,M (2305) – Kurenkov,N (2455), inAUTOmarket Open, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Rd8 14.Qb3 Qf5 15.de4 Ne4 16.Nc3 (better is 16.Qe3!? Re8 17.Nbd2-/+) 16...Nf2!-+ 17.Nb5 (17.Kf2 Nd3 Double attack (17...Qc2 Decoy)) 17...Bc5 18.Nbd4 Nfd3 (better is 18...Ng4!? 19.Kh1 Qg6-+) 19.Re3-/+ Qf4 20.Rd3 Nd3 21.Qd3 Bg4 22.Rd1 Bf3 23.gf3 (23.Qf3 Bd4 (23...Rd4?! 24.Bd4 Bd4 25.Kh1 Qf3 26.gf3-+) 24.Bd4 Rd4 25.Qb7 Qe3 26.Kh1 Re8 27.Rd4 Qd4-+) 23...Rd6 24.Kf2 (24.Kh1 Bd4 25.Qe4 Qe4 (worse is 25...Bb2 26.Qf4 Rd1 27.Kg2-+) 26.fe4 Rad8-+ (26...Bb2?! 27.Rd6 b6 28.Bh3-+)) 24...Rad8 25.Qe2 (25.Qe4 Qh2 26.Bg2 Rg6-+) 25…Qh4 (25...Qh4 26.Kg2 b6-+ (26...Rd4?! 27.Bd4 Bd4 28.Qe4 Qf2 29.Kh3-+)) 0–1. Oleksienko,M (2305) – Guerrero Arroyo,P (2075), EuYCh B16 Peniscola ESP, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Rd8 14.Nbd2 Be7 15.Ng5 (15.Bf6 Qf6 16.Ne4 Qh6=) 15...Qg4 16.Nde4 Ne4 (16...Qd1 17.Red1 Ne4 18.Ne4+=) 17.Ne4 (17.Qg4 Bg4 18.Re4 Bg5 19.Rg4 Bh6=) 17...Qd1 18.Rad1 Nc2 (18...a5 19.Re3=) 19.Re2= Nd4 20.Bd4 Rd4 21.Nf6 gf6 22.Re7 Bd7 23.g3 a5 24.Bg2 Bc6 25.Rc7 a4 26.Bc6 bc6 27.Rc6 a3 28.c5 (28.Rb6 a2 29.Ra1 Rd3=) 28...a2 29.Ra1 Rd3 30.Rb6 Rd2 31.c6 Rc2 32.h4 Kf8 33.Kg2 Ke7 34.Rb7 Kd6 35.Rf7 Kc6 36.Rf6 Kc5 37.Rf7 Kc6 38.Rh7 Rb2+= 39.Rc1 Kd6 40.Rd1 Ke6 41.Re1 Kf6 42.Ree7? Rf2!!-+ 43.Kf2 a1Q 44.Ref7 Ke6 45.Re7 Kd6 46.Rd7 Kc6 47.Rc7 Kb6 48.Rb7 Ka6 49.Rbf7-/+ Qc3 50.Rh6 Kb5 51.Rh5? Kb4 52.Rf4-/+ Kb3 53.Rf3?? Ra2 (53...Ra2 54.Kg1 Qf3 55.Rb5 Kc4 56.Rb4 Kb4 57.h5 Qd1) 0–1. Chulivska,Vita (2045) – Dolzhikova,Kateryna, UKR–ch U14 Girls, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Rd8 14.Nbd2 Bf4 15.Bf6 Qf6 16.Ne4 Qe6 17.Qb3 a5 18.d4 b6 19.g3 Bh6 20.Bg2 Ba6 21.Ne5 (better is 21.Ned2 Qd7 22.Rad1=) 21...Qe7?? (better is 21...Rac8 22.Qd1 Bc4+=) 22.Rad1?? (better is 22.Ng4 Kh8 23.Nh6 gh6 24.Nd2+-) 22...Rac8 23.c5 bc5 24.Nc5 Rd6 (better is 24...Qf6!?+/-) 25.Na6 Ra6 26.Bf1 (26.Nc6 Nc6 27.Re7 Ne7+-) 26...Rf6 27.Bc4 Nc6 ½–½. Herbold,Manfred (2155) – Ngo Tan,Don (2010), Budapest FS06 FM–A, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 e4)

13.d3 Rd8 14.Nbd2 Qg4 15.Bf6 gf6 16.Ne4 Be7 17.Ng3 Bf8 18.Re4 Qg6 19.Ra5 Bg4 20.h3 f5 21.Re1 Nc6 22.Ra2 Bf3 (better is 22...f4!? 23.Ne4 Bh3+=) 23.Qf3+/- (23.gf3? f4 24.Re4 Rd4-+ (24...fg3?! 25.Rg4 Bc5 26.Kg2 gf2 27.f4+=)) 23...Nd4 24.Qb7 Rab8 25.Qa7 f4 26.Ra6 f6? (better is 26...Nc6 27.Qc7 fg3 28.Rc6 gf2 29.Kf2 Bd6 30.Rd6 Rb2 31.Re2 Re2 32.Be2 Rd6 33.Qb8 Kg7 34.Qb2 Qf6 35.Qf6 Kf6+/-) 27.Re4+- fg3 28.Rg4 (28.Rd4?! gf2 29.Kh2 Rd4 30.Qb8 Qg5+-) 28...gf2 29.Kf2 Bg7 30.Rg6 (30.Rd4?! Re8 31.Rg4 Qh6+-) 30...hg6 31.Be2 (better is 31.g4 g5+-) 31...Ne2 32.Ke2 Rb2 33.Ke1 Rd3 34.Ra2 Rbb3 35.Re2 Rd8 36.c5 f5 37.Qa2 Rdd3 38.c6 Kh7 (38...Bc3 39.Kf2 Bd4 40.Kf1+-) 39.Re7 Kh6 (39...Re3 40.Re3 Re3 41.Kd2 Rc3+-) 40.Rg7! Kg7 41.c7 Rbc3 42.Qa7 Kh6 43.Qb8 Rc1 44.Kf2 Rdc3 45.Qh8 Kg5 46.Qd8 (better is 46.h4!? Kg4 47.Qf6 R3c2 48.Ke3 Rc3 49.Kd4+/-) 46...Kh6= 47.Qh8 Kg5 48.h4 Kg4 49.Qf6 R3c2 50.Ke3 Rc3 51.Kd4 Kg3 52.Qg5 Kh2 53.Qg6 Rc7 54.Qf5 Kg2 55.Qg4 Kh2 56.Qf4 ½–½. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2395) – Ananchenko,Igor (2285), Pardubice Czech op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Bd6)

13.d3 Re8 14.Nbd2= Bd7 (14...Qd7 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Re4 Re4 17.de4=) 15.Bf6 (15.de4 Bc5 16.Nb3 Be7+/-) 15...Qf6= (worse 15...gf6 16.Ne4 Be7 17.d4+/-) 16.Ne4 Qh6 17.Nd6 Qd6 18.Re8 Be8 19.d4 b6 20.Qd2 a5 21.Qc3 White plans c5 21...Bc6 22.c5 bc5 23.dc5 Qd5 24.Bc4 Qf5 (24...Qc5 25.Bf7 Kf7 26.Qc5 Bf3 27.gf3+-) 25.Ne5 Bd5 26.Bd5 (26.Bb5 Rb8 27.Bd7 Be6+=) 26...Nd5= 27.Qd4 Nf4 28.Re1?? (better 28.Kf1 Ne6 29.Qe3=) 28…Ne2-+ (28...Ne2 29.Kf1 Nd4-+) 0-1. Grabinsky,V (2215) - Womacka,M (2395), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.c4)

13.d3 ef3?? 14.Re6+/- fe6 15.g3 e5 16.Qb3 (16.Qf3? Ng4 17.Qd1 Rf2-+) 16...Kh8 17.Nd2 a5? (17...Nd7 18.Qd1+/-) 18.Nf3 Ng4 19.Bg2 Bf5 20.h3 Nf6? (better is 20...Nf2!? 21.Kf2 a4 22.Ra4 Nd3 23.Ke2 Nc5 24.Ra8 Nb3 25.Rf8 Bf8 26.Ne5 Nc5+/-) 21.Be5 Bc5 22.d4 Be7 23.Ne1 Be4 (23...Ra7+-) 24.Bf6 (24.Bf6 Bf6 25.Ra5 (worse is 25.Be4 Bd4 26.Rd1 Bf2 27.Kh2 Rae8+-) 25...Ra5 26.Qb4+- (26.Be4 Bd4 27.Qb4 Rf2=)) 1–0. Zajarnyi,Anatolyi (2355) – Ionescu,Constantin (2280), Bucharest Dreptatea, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qe6)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qc2 8.Qc2 Bc2 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.b5 (better is 10.Nd5!? Rd8 11.Ne3+=) 10...Nb4-/+ 11.b6 a6 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.Nc7 Kd8 14.Nf3 Nd3 15.Bd3 Bd3 16.Ne5 Bg6 17.Ra4 Rc7 18.bc7 Kc7 19.Rc4 Kd6 20.Ng6 hg6 (20...fg6 21.Rd4 Kc6 22.Ke2+-) 21.Rc8 Nf6 22.0-0 Nd5?? (better is 22...Kd5+=) 23.Rfc1 (23.Rd8 Kc5 24.Rc1 Kb4 25.Rd5 e6 26.Bc3 Kb3 27.Rb1 Kc2 28.Rb2 Kd1+-) 23...Nf4 24.Rd8 (24.Rd8 Ke6 25.Re1 Kf5 26.Re5 Kg4 27.f3 Kh4 28.g3 Kh3 29.gf4+-) 1–0. Beltran,Horacio – Mafra,Luis Kaiser, Pan American–ch U16, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qc2 8.Qc2 Bc2 9.Bf3 Nc6 10.b5 Nd8 11.Na3 Bd3 12.Ne2 Nf6 13.Bf6 ef6 14.Nf4 Ba3 15.Nd3 Bd6 16.0-0 0-0 17.Rfe1 a5 18.ba6 Ra6 19.Ra6 ba6 20.Ra1 ½–½. Picard,Serge (1990) – Rapinel,Franck (2200), Reims ligue excellence, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Ne2 Qb4 =+.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 (7...Qe6 8.Be2+=) 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Nd5 Rc8 11.a4 a6 12.Bc3 Qd8 13.Qe3 ab5 14.ab5 Nb8?? (better is 14...Nh6 15.bc6 Bc6-+) 15.Ba5+= Rc1? (better is 15...Bc6 16.Bd8 Bd5 17.Be7 Ne7+/-) 16.Rc1+- Qa5 17.Qe5 f6 18.Qb8 Kf7 19.Qb7 Qb5 20.Qb5 Bb5 21.Rc7 Ke6 22.Nc3 Bd7 (22...Bd3 23.Nge2 Nh6 24.Nd4 Kd6 25.Ncb5 Bb5 26.Nb5 Kd5 27.Ke2+-) 23.d4 (23.Ne4 Bb5+-) 23...Kd6 24.Ra7 e6 25.Nge2 Be7 (25...Bc6 26.f3+-) 26.Kd2 Nh6 (26...f5+-) 27.Ne4 (27.Ne4 Kd5 28.Rd7 Ke4 29.f3 Kf5 30.Re7+-) 1–0. Wagneur,M – Miannay,M (1670), Paris op–2, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 d5 3.ed5 Qd5+= 4.Bb2 cb4 5.a3 Bf5)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Nc6 8.d4 e6 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.0-0 Qc2 11.Qc2 Bc2 12.d5 Nd8 13.ab4 Bb4 14.Nd4 Be4 15.Nb5 0-0 16.de6 Ne6 17.Ra7 Ra7 18.Na7 Ra8 19.Nb5 Ra2 (better is 19...Nf4!? 20.Bf3 Bf3 21.gf3 Nd7+=) 20.Bf6+= Bb1 21.Rb1 Re2 22.Bc3 (better is 22.Kf1!? Rc2 23.Rb4 gf6 24.Nd6+/-) 22...Bc3 23.Nc3 Rc2 24.Ne4 Rc4 25.Nd6 Rc2 26.Nb7 Nf4 27.Nd6 g6 28.Ne4 f5 29.Ng3 Nd3 30.Rf1 Kf7 31.h4 Kf6 32.Nh1 Ke5 33.Kh2 Kf4 34.Kh3 Rd2 35.f3 Ke3 36.Rg1 f4 37.Kg4? (37.Ra1 Re2 38.Ra7 Re1=) 37...h6 (better is 37...Re2!?-+) 38.Kh3 Re2 39.h5 g5 40.Kg4 Nf2 (40...Re1 41.Re1 Ne1 42.Kh3-+) 41.Kf5? (better is 41.Nf2 Kf2 42.Ra1=) 41...Nh1-+ 42.Rh1 Rg2 43.Kg6 Kf3 44.Kh6 g4 45.Kg5 g3 46.Rh4 Rh2?? (46...Rc2 47.Rf4 Ke3-/+) 47.Rf4+= Ke3 48.Rg4? (48.Ra4 Rc2 49.h6 g2=) 48...Kf3 49.h6?? (49.Rf4 Ke2 50.Re4 Kf1 51.Rf4 Rf2-/+) 49...g2 50.Rf4 Ke3 51.Rg4 ½–½. Glaner,Marcus Franz – Franke,Lutz (2135), Vienna op, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qg2 8.Bf3 Qg6 9.Bb7 Be4 10.Ba8 Ba8 11.Nf3?? (better is 11.Qa4 Nd7 12.f3=) 11...Qf5-+ 12.Qa4 Bc6 (better is 12...Nd7 13.Ne5 ba3 (13...Bh1?! 14.Qd7 Qd7 15.Nd7 ba3 16.Ra3 Kd7 17.d4-+) 14.Qd7 Qd7 15.Nd7 ab2 (worse is 15...Bh1 16.Na3 Kd7 17.Nb5-+; worse is 15...Kd7 16.Rg1+/-) 16.Ra7 Bh1 17.Nf8 Kf8-+) 13.Qa7 Nd7 14.Qa6?? (14.Rg1 Bf3 15.Qe3-+) 14...Bb7 (better is 14...Qe4 15.Kf1 Bb7 16.Qb7 Qb7-+) 15.Qb7+- e6 16.ab4 Ngf6 17.Ne5 (17.Ne5 Qe4 18.Qe4 Ne4 19.Ra8 Ke7 20.Ra7+-) 1–0. Romashov,Anton – Diak,Grigoriy, UKR–ch sf U14, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

6.d3 e5 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Bc5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Be2 0-0-0 11.0-0 f6 (better is 11...Bd3 12.Nbd2 Nf6-+) 12.d4= ed4 13.Nd4 Be4 14.Qa4 (14.Bd3!?+=) 14...Bd4 (14...Nd4?! 15.cd4 Bb6 16.Rc1 Kb8 17.Nc3 Qd4 18.Ne4 Qb2 19.Nc3=; 14...Bg2?! 15.Bg4 Kb8 16.Be6-/+) 15.cd4 Qg5 (better is 15...Bg2!? 16.Bg4 f5-+) 16.g3= Nge7 17.Rd1 Nf5 18.Nd2 Nfd4 19.Ne4 Ne2 20.Kf1 Qh5 21.Nd6 Kb8 22.Qe4 (22.Qc4 Qf3 23.Rd3+=) 22...Rhe8+= 23.Ne8 Re8 24.Qd5 Qh3 25.Qg2 Qf5 26.Qd5 Qh3 27.Qg2 Qe6 28.Qd5 Qh3 29.Qg2 Qe6 30.Qd5 ½–½. Romijn,Bart (1840) – Van Nies,Pauline (2110), Groningen op–A, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

6.Ne2 Nc6 7.ab4? (better is 7.Ng3+=) 7...Nb4-+ 8.Nbc3? (8.Nd4 Qe5 9.Be2 Nc2 10.Nc2 Qb2-+) 8...Bc2 (better is 8...Qb3 9.Nd4 Qb2 10.Bb5 Kd8-+) 9.d4?? (better is 9.Nc1 Bd1 10.Nd5 Nd5 11.Bb5 Kd8 12.Kd1-+) 9...Qb3 (better is 9...Qd7 10.Nf4 Bd1 11.Bb5-+) 10.Nc1 (10.Ra3 Bd1 11.Rb3 Bb3-+) 10...Qb2 11.Bb5 Kd8 12.Qf3 Rc8 (12...Qa1 13.0-0 Nf6 14.N1a2-+) 13.0-0 (13.Ra7 Qc1 14.Nd1 Bd1 15.Qd1 Qg5 16.Rb7 Rc1-+ (16...Qg2?! 17.Rd7 Ke8 18.Rc7 Kd8 19.Rd7 Ke8 20.Rc7 Kd8 21.Rd7=)) 13...Qc3 (better is 13...Qa1 14.N1a2 Qb2 15.Qb7-+) 14.Qb7 Qc7 15.Qf3 (15.Ra7 Be4! 16.Qc7 Rc7 17.Rc7 Kc7-+) 15...Nf6 16.Ne2 e6 17.Rfc1 Bd6 18.h3 Qb6 19.Ba4 Ke7 20.Bc2 Rc2 0–1. Anfruns – Romano,V, Mar del Plata, 1928. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qb4 8.Qc1 Qb6 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.h3 Bf3 12.Bf3 e6 13.0-0 Be7 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.Re1 0-0 16.Ne5 a5 17.Nc6 bc6 18.Ra4 Rfd8 19.Bc3 Nd5 20.Bd5 Rd5 (20...ed5?! 21.Qa1 Bf8 22.Ra5=) 21.Qa1 Bf8 22.Re5 Qd7 23.Rd5 ½–½. Grabinsky,V (2285) – Zpevak,P (2420), Czech Open GMA, Pardubice CZE, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.ab4 Qe4!? 7.Be2 Qg2 =+.

6.ab4 Qe4 7.Ne2 Qb4 8.Ba3 Qb6 9.Nbc3 Nc6 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.Ra1 Qd8 12.h3 g6 13.Ng3 Bg7 14.Bc4 0-0 15.0-0 a6 16.Re1 0–1. Brand,J – Yermolinsky,Alex (2560), US op, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.ab4 e6 7.b5 Be7 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.h4 Nbd7 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Na4 0-0 12.c4 b6 13.Ng5 Bb7 14.Qc2 Qf4 15.Bd3 h6 16.0-0-0? (better is 16.g3 Qc7 17.Ne4-/+) 16...a6 (16...hg5?! 17.hg5 Rfc8 18.gf6 Bf6 19.Bf6 Nf6 20.f3-/+) 17.Bh7 Kh8 18.Bg8 (18.Bg6 fg6 19.Ne6 Qf2 20.Qg6 Qg2 21.Qg2 Bg2 22.Nf8 Bf8 23.Rhg1-+) 18...Kg8 19.Nb6 Be4 (better is 19...Nb6 20.Bf6 Ba3 21.Kb1 hg5 22.hg5-+) 20.Ne4 Nb6 (20...Ne4?! 21.Nd7 Nf2 22.Nf8 Rf8 23.Rhf1 Bh4 24.ba6-/+; 20...Qe4?! 21.Qe4 Ne4 22.Nd7+=) 21.Nc3 (21.Rhe1 Rfc8 22.g3-+) 21...Nc4 22.Rh3 Nb2 23.Qb2 ab5 24.Na2 (24.Rf3 Qd4 25.Kb1 Qh4 26.Nb5 Qg4-+) 24...Qa4 25.Nc3 Qa1 (better is 25...Rfc8 26.Kb1 Rc3 27.Rc3 Qd1 28.Qc1-+) 26.Kc2 Qb2 27.Kb2 b4 28.Nb5 Nd5 29.Rc1 (29.Rf3 Rfb8 30.Nd4 Bf6 31.Rf6 Nf6-+) 29...Rfb8 30.Nd4 Bf6 31.Rc4 Bd4 (better is 31...Rc8 32.Rc8 Rc8 33.Kb3 Bd4 34.f3-+) 32.Rd4 Ra7 0–1. Sanchez Martin,Marc (1985) – Ester Cubinsa,Antoni (1900), Martorell op–B, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.ab4 e6 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.b5 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Qc7 10.Be2 Bd6 11.0-0 0-0 12.d4 Rd8 13.Bd3 Bf8 14.Qe2 b6 15.Ne4 Bb7 16.Nfg5 h6 17.Nf6 Nf6 18.Ne4 (better is 18.Nf3!?=) 18...Ne4-/+ 19.Be4 Be4 20.Qe4 Qc4 21.Qd3? (better is 21.Rfb1!?-/+) 21...Qd3-+ 22.cd3 Rd5 23.Rfc1 Rb5 24.Bc3 Rc8 25.Bd2 (25.Ra7?? Rc3! 26.Rca1 Rd3-+) 0–1. Lucas,Flavien (2260) – Ramos, Alcobendas op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.ab4 Bg4 7.f3 Bf5 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.Bb5 Nc6 10.Nge2 e6 11.Na4 Rd8 12.Nc5 Bc5 13.bc5 a6 14.Ba4 0-0 15.Nd4 Nd4? (better is 15...Ra8!?=) 16.Bd7+/- Nc2 17.Kf2 Rd7 18.Ra4 Rfd8 19.Bc3 Nd5 20.Ba5 Rc8 21.Rc4 b6 22.Rc2 Bc2 23.Qc2 ba5 24.Qa4 Rb7 25.Rc1 Rb5 26.d4 g6 27.h4 Kg7 28.Qc2 Rc6 29.Qe4 a4 30.Ra1 Rb4 31.h5 g5 (better is 31...gh5!? 32.Rh1 Rb2 33.Kg3 a3=) 32.h6+/- Kg8 33.Kg3 f6 34.Qc2 (34.Kf2 Rb2 35.Kg1 Rb4+/-) 34...Rd4 35.Ra4 Ra4 36.Qa4 Ne7 37.Kh3 Kf8 38.Qe4 Kg8 39.Qd4 Nd5 40.Qa4 Ne7 41.Qa5 Kf7 42.Qd8 Rc8 43.Qd3 f5 44.Qc3 Rg8 45.c6 Rg6 46.c7 Rh6 47.Kg3 Rg6 48.c8Q Nc8 49.Qc8 h5 50.Qa6 h4 51.Kf2 Rf6 52.Qa7 Kg6 53.Qe7 e5 54.Qe5 Ra6 55.Qe8 Kf6 56.Qd8 Kg6 57.Qg8 Kf6 58.Qf8 Kg6 59.Ke3 (better is 59.Qc8!? Ra2 60.Kg1 Ra1 61.Kh2 Re1+-) 59...Re6 60.Kd3 Re1 61.Qg8 Kf6 62.Qh8 Kg6 63.f4! gf4 64.Qh4 Re4 65.Qh8 Kf7 66.Qh6 Re6 67.Qf4 Kg6 68.Qg3 Kf6 69.Kd4 Re4 70.Kd5 Rg4 71.Qe5 Kg6 72.Qd6 Kg5 73.Qe7 Kf4 74.Qe5 Kg5 75.Qg7 Kf4 76.Qh6 Kg3 77.Qh3 Kf2 78.Qf3 Kg1 79.Qf5 Rg2 80.Ke4 Re2 81.Kd3 Rf2 82.Qg4 Rg2 83.Qd1 Kf2 84.Ke4 Rg3 85.Kf4 Rg2 86.Qd4 Ke2 87.Qe4 Kf2 88.Qd3 Kg1 1–0. Eisele,Steffen (2245) – Netzer,Jean (2380), BL2–Sued, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.ab4 Bg4 7.f3 Bf5 8.Nc3 Qe5 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Na4 Qc7 11.Bb5 e6 12.Ne2 Bb4 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Nd4 Bg6 15.Qe2 0-0 16.Qc4 Bd6 17.Ba3 Rfd8 18.Bd6 Qd6 (18...Rd6?! 19.Nb5 Qd8 20.Nd6 Qd6 21.Qc5+=) 19.c3 e5 20.Nb3 Bd3 21.Qc5 Qe6 22.Nc1 Bb5 23.Qe3 e4 (better is 23...Nd5 24.Qg5 Qd6-+) 24.Nc5-/+ Qc4 25.Ne4 Ne4 26.Qe4?? Re8-+ (26...Re8 27.Kf2 Re4 28.fe4 Rd8-+) 0–1. Nowicki,Heiko – Pielnik,Rainer (2260), Ruhrgebiet–ch, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.ab4 Bg4 7.Nf3 Qe4-/+ 8.Be2 Bf3 9.gf3 Qb4 10.Ba3 Qf4 11.Nc3 Nbd7 12.Rb1 Rb8 13.Rb4 Qg5 14.f4 Qh6 15.Rc4 a6 16.Bf3 b5 17.Rd4 e5 18.fe5 Ba3 19.ef6 Qf6?? (better is 19...Nf6 20.Qe2 Kf8-/+) 20.Qe2+= Kf8? (20...Kd8 21.Qd3 Qe7 22.Kd1 Bc5+-) 21.Rd7+- Re8 22.Be4 Qe6 23.Rd3 Bc5 24.Rf3?? (better is 24.Qh5 Bb6 25.0-0+-) 24...Qg4?? (better is 24...b4 25.Bf5 Qc6=) 25.Rf7!+- (25.Rf7 Kf7 26.Qg4+-) 1–0. Anton,Jose (1800) – Maruejols,Claude (2040), Provence–chB, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Re1 e6 12.Bc6 (12.Qe2 Bd6=+) 12...Bc6 13.Ne5 Qc7 (13...Bd6 14.h3-/+) 14.Qe2=+ a6 15.Nb5 Qb6 16.Nc6 Qc6 (16...bc6 17.Bf6 cb5 18.Bc3=+) 17.Be5 (17.Bf6 gf6 18.Qh5=) 17...Rc8 (better 17...Rd8 18.Nd4 Qc5 19.Bf6 gf6=+) 18.Na7+/- Qd7 (18...Qc2 19.Nc8 Qc8 20.Rec1+/-) 19.Nc8+- Qc8 20.c3 (20.Bf6 gf6 21.d4 Rg8+-) 20...Be7+/- 21.d4 0-0 22.Qd3 Nd5 (22...Rd8 23.c4+/-) 23.c4 Nb6 24.Qg3 (24.c5 Nd7+/-) 24...f6 25.Bd6 (better 25.c5+/-) 25...Re8? (better 25...Bd6 26.Qd6 Nc4 27.Qe6 Qe6 28.Re6 a5+=) 26.Be7+- Re7 27.Rac1?? (27.Qd6!? Qc7 28.Qc7 Rc7+-) 27...Qd7?? (better 27...Nc4 28.d5 e5=) 28.Qe3+/- Qd6?? (better 28...Nc8+/-) 29.c5+- (29.c5 Qc6 30.cb6 Qb6 31.Rc8 Kf7 32.Rec1+-) 1-0. Grabinsky,V (2215) - Ciuffoletti,P (2105), Titled Tue (3), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 e6 7.ab4 A) 7...Qe4 8.Be2 Qb4 (8...Bb4 9.Nc3 Bc3 10.Bc3 Nc6 11.0-0 Qf4 12.Bb5 0-0 13.Ra4 Qc7=; 8...Nd5 9.c3 Bd6 10.Na3 Bd7 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.0-0 0-0 13.d3 Qf4=) 9.Bc3 Qg4 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Ne5 Qf4 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Ra4 Qg5+=; B) 7...Bb4 B1) 8.Bd3 Nbd7 (8...Qd8 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nb5 a6 13.Bf6 gf6+=; 8...Nc6 9.Qe2 Qd8 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Bc5 12.Nc3 Nb4 13.Be4 Nbd5+=; 8...0-0 9.Bf6 gf6 10.Qe2 Rd8 11.Be4 Qc5 12.g4 Qb6 13.c3 Bd6+=) 9.Nc3 Qc6 10.Bb5 Qd6 11.Na2 0-0 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.Nb4 Qb4-/+; B2) 8.Nc3 Bc3 (8...Qd8 9.Bc4 0-0 10.0-0 Nd5 11.Ne4 Qc7 12.d3 Nc6 13.c3 Be7+=; 8...Qd7 9.Ne5 Qd4 10.Nd3 Bc3 11.Bc3 Qe4 12.Qe2 Qe2 13.Be2 Bd7+=) 9.Bc3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Qf5 11.Qc4 e5 12.Bd3 e4 13.Nh4 Qg4-+; B3) 8.Be2 Nc6 (8...0-0 9.Bf6 gf6 10.0-0 Nc6 11.c3 Bd6 12.Re1 Rd8 13.Na3 Bf4+=; 8...Qd8 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Nc6 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Qe2 a6 13.Bd3 b5+=; 8...Nbd7 9.Nc3 Bc3 10.Bc3 0-0 11.Ra5 Qe4 12.0-0 Nd5 13.Bd4 b6-/+) 9.0-0 e5 10.c3 Bd6 11.c4 Qe6 12.Re1 0-0 13.d4 ed4-/+; B4) 8.Bf6 Qe4 (8...gf6 9.c3 Bd6 10.Na3 Bd7 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.Ne3 Qd6 13.Nd4 f5+=) 9.Be2 gf6 10.Na3 Nc6 11.c3 Ba5 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Ra4 Qg6+=.

6.Nf3 e6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Bc4 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.Rfd1 Bd7 13.d4 ½–½. Paulesu,Sebastiano (1860) – Altea,Giovanni (1730), Perla del Sarcidano op 2nd, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.ab4 0-0 (8...Bb4 9.Nc3 Qd8 10.Nb5 Na6 11.Bf6 gf6 12.Nbd4 Nc7 13.0-0 Bc5+= –0.38) 9.Nc3 (9.b5 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Qd6 11.Ba3 Nc5 12.Bh7 Nh7 13.d4 Qc7+= 0.41) 9...Qd8 (9...Qh5 10.b5 Nbd7 11.0-0 Bd6 12.Re1 a6 13.Ne4 Ne4+= 0.37) 10.b5 b6 (10...Nbd7 11.0-0 Nc5 12.Bc4 a5 13.Re1 b6+= 0.28) 11.0-0 (11.Qe2 Bb7 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.Ne4 Nd5+= 0.37) 11...Bb7 (11...a5 12.ba6 Ba6 13.Re1 Bb7+= 0.28) 12.Ne5 (12.Qe2 Nbd7 13.Ne4 Nd5+= 0.37) 12...Qc7 (12...a5 13.Re1 Qc7= 0.22) 13.Qe1 (13.Qe2 Bd6= 0.25) 13...Nbd7 (13...Bd6= 0.12) 14.Nd7 Nd7 15.Be4 Bf6 16.Bb7 Qb7 17.Qe3 a6 18.Rab1 a5 19.d4 Rac8 20.Ba3 Rfd8 21.Rbc1 Nf8 22.Rfd1 Rc4 23.Ne4 Be7 24.Bb2 e5 25.c3 Ne6 26.Qf3 Qd5 27.Nd2 Qf3 28.Nf3 ed4 29.Ne5 Rc7 30.cd4 Rc1 31.Rc1 Bf6 32.Kf1 h5 33.Nc4 Bd4 34.Bd4 Nd4 35.Rd1 Kf8 36.Nb6 Ke8 37.Nc4 Nb5 38.Re1 Kf8 39.Na5 Rd2 40.Nc4 ½–½. Yurtseven,M (2050) – Baglan,E (1805), TCh–TUR, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 e6 7.Qe2 A) 7...Nc6 A1) 8.Bf6 gf6 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Qb3 11.cb4 Qb2 12.Ra4 Qb1 13.Qd1 Qb2-/+ –0.84; A2) 8.Qc4 Ne4 (8...Be7 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 Ne4 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Na3 Qc4 13.Bc4 Rd8-/+ –1.03; 8...Bc5 9.Qd5 ed5 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Na3 Ne4 12.d4 Be7 13.Ne5 f6-/+ –1.22; 8...Bd6 9.Qh4 e5 10.Bc4 Qc5 11.Ng5 0-0 12.Bd3 h6 13.Ne4 Ne4-/+ –1.16) 9.Qd5 ed5 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Na3 Bc5 12.d4 Be7 13.c3 Nc6-/+ –1.25; A3) 8.d3 ba3 (8...Be7 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Bd6 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Nc4 Bc7 13.d4 a6-/+ –1.09; 8...Qd8 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Bd6 11.Nbd2 b5 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.de4 a6-/+ –0.94; 8...b5 9.Bf6 gf6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Nd4 12.Nd4 Qd4 13.Qb2 Qe5= –0.09) 9.Na3 Be7 10.Nc4 Qd8 11.Ncd2 0-0 12.Ne5 Nd4 13.Qd1 Qd5-/+ –1.34; A4) 8.ab4 Bb4 (8...Nb4 9.Nc3 Qc5 10.d3 Bd6 11.d4 Qf5 12.Nb5 Bf4 13.Kd1 Nc6-/+ –0.81) 9.Bf6 gf6 10.c3 Qb3 11.cb4 Qb2 12.Ra4 Qb1 13.Qd1 Qb2-/+ –0.84; B) 7...ba3 B1) 8.Na3 Bd7 (8...Qd8 9.Qd3 Bd7 10.Nb5 a6 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Nd6 Bd6 13.Qd6 Ne5+= –0.69; 8...Nc6 9.Nc4 Qd8 10.Nce5 Be7 11.Qb5 Qc7 12.Bc4 a6 13.Qa4 0-0-/+ –0.81; 8...Nbd7 9.Nb5 Qc6 10.Be5 Ne5 11.Qe5 Nd5 12.c4 Nb4 13.Nc7 Kd8+- 1.78) 9.Bf6 gf6 10.Nc4 Bb5 11.Rb1 Kd8 12.h3 Nc6 13.Rb3 Nb4-/+ –0.94 ; B2) 8.Bf6 gf6 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nb5 Kd8 11.Qe3 Rg8 12.c4 Qf5 13.Nfd4 Nd4= –0.22; C) 7...Bd7 C1) 8.Bf6 gf6 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Na3 Qa5 11.Qe3 Bc5 12.Qd3 Bc6 13.Nd4 Qd8-/+ –0.94; C2) 8.Rg1 Bc6 (8...Nc6 9.Bf6 gf6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Qb3 12.Qd1 Qd1 13.Kd1 Bd6-/+ –1.03; 8...Qf5 9.Qc4 Nc6 10.Bd3 Qc5 11.g4 Qc4 12.Bc4 Na5 13.Bd3 b3-/+ –0.97; 8...Qc6 9.Qd3 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5 11.Be2 Qe4 12.Nb5 Qd3 13.Bd3 Bb5-/+ –0.84) 9.Bf6 gf6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.h3 Qe4 12.Na3 Kd8 13.c3 Ba3-/+ –1.06; C3) 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Nc3 Qf5 10.Nd4 Qf4 11.Ndb5 Nc6 12.g3 Qb8 13.Ne4 Ne4-/+ –0.88; C4) 8.Bd4 Qf5 (8...Nc6 9.Bf6 gf6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Be7 12.d4 e5 13.Qb2 Rg8-/+ –0.75) 9.ab4 Qc2 10.Na3 Qc8 11.Nc4 Bb5 12.Nd6 Bd6 13.Qb5 Nc6-/+ –0.78; D) 7...Nbd7 D1) 8.h3 b6 (8...Qf5 9.Qd3 Qd3 10.Bd3 b6 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Nb5 Bf3-/+ –0.91; 8...Qc6 9.Qc4 ba3 10.Na3 a6 11.Qc6 bc6 12.Nc4 Rb8 13.Be2 Nd5+= –0.56; 8...Qc5 9.Qd3 ba3 10.Bd4 Qc6 11.Na3 Bc5 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Be2 e5-/+ –1.03) 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Nc3 Qc5 11.Na2 Ba5 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Ba3 Bf3-/+ –1.22; D2) 8.Nd4 a6 (8...Bc5 9.Nb5 Qc6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Bf6 gf6 12.c3 Bc5 13.d4 Bb6= 0.00; 8...Kd8 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Ra4 a5 11.c4 Qe4 12.Qe4 Ne4 13.Nc2 Bf8-/+ –0.81; 8...ba3 9.Na3 e5 10.Nc4 a6 11.Nb3 e4 12.Bf6 gf6 13.f3 f5-/+ –0.75) 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Ra4 a5 11.Qe3 Nb6 12.Ra1 Bc5 13.Qd3 a4-/+ –1.31; D3) 8.Bd4 b6 (8...Qc6 9.ab4 Qc2 10.Na3 Qg6 11.Nb5 Nd5 12.Ra7 Rb8 13.Na3 Nb4+= –0.56; 8...Bc5 9.Bc5 Qc5 10.d4 Qa5 11.Qb5 Qb5 12.Bb5 ba3 13.Na3 Ke7-/+ –0.84; 8...Qf5 9.Qd3 Qd3 10.Bd3 b6 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Na3 Ba3 13.Ra3 Bb7-/+ –0.81) 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Nc3 Bc3 11.Bc3 0-0 12.Qe3 Bb7 13.Ba6 Ba6-/+ –1.09; D4) 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Ra4 Be7 10.Bd4 Qf5 11.Qd1 b6 12.Bd3 Qh5 13.Be2 Bb7-/+ –0.91.

6.Nf3 e6 7.Be2 A) 7...Nbd7 A1) 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Nc3 Bc3 10.Bc3 0-0 11.Ra5 Qe4 12.0-0 Nd5 13.Bd4 b6-/+; A2) 8.c4 bc3 (8...Qf5 9.Qa4 ba3 10.Na3 Bd6 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.Ba3 Ne4 13.d4 Qf6+=; 8...Qa5 9.0-0 Bc5 10.d4 Be7 11.ab4 Qb4 12.Ba3 Qa5 13.Bd3 0-0=; 8...Qe4 9.0-0 Bd6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Nc3 Qc6 12.Nb5 a5 13.Nfd4 Qb6+=) 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.0-0 Bc5 11.d4 Be7 12.Qb3 0-0 13.Rac1 Rd8-/+; A3) 8.0-0 a6 (8...b6 9.c4 bc3 10.Nc3 Qf5 11.Nb5 Nd5 12.Bc4 Bb7 13.Bd5 Bd5+=; 8...b5 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Nd4 Qb7 11.Nb5 Qb8 12.Ra4 Be7 13.N1c3 a6=; 8...a5 9.Re1 Bd6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Nc3 Bc3 12.Bc3 0-0 13.Qb1 a4+=) 9.Re1 b5 10.Nd4 ba3 11.Na3 Rb8 12.Bf3 Qd6 13.Nc6 Rb6+=; B) 7...Bd7 B1) 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Be5 0-0 10.Nc3 Bc3 11.Bc3 Ne4 12.Bb2 Nc6 13.c4 Qf5+=; B2) 8.0-0 Nc6 (8...ba3 9.Na3 Bc6 10.Nc4 Nbd7 11.Bf6 gf6 12.Ne3 Qd6 13.d4 Rg8+=; 8...Bc6 9.Re1 Nbd7 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Nc3 Qd6 12.Nb5 Bb5 13.Bb5 Kd8=; 8...a6 9.Ne5 Bc6 10.Bf3 Qd8 11.Nc6 Nc6 12.Re1 ba3 13.Na3 Bc5+=) 9.Re1 Qf5 10.Bc4 Bd6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Nd4 Qg6 13.Na3 0-0-/+; B3) 8.c4 bc3 (8...Qf5 9.Qb3 a5 10.0-0 a4 11.Qe3 Bc6 12.Ne5 Qe4 13.Nc6 bc6-/+; 8...Qa5 9.0-0 Ba4 10.Qe1 Bc2 11.ab4 Qb4 12.Bc3 Qb6 13.d3 Nbd7=; 8...Qe4 9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Bd6 11.Qb3 Bc6 12.Nb5 Bb5 13.Qb5 Nbd7+=) 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.Qb3 Bc6 11.0-0 Bc5 12.d4 Bd6 13.Nb5 Be7-/+ ; B4) 8.Ne5 Nc6 (8...Bd6 9.Nd7 Nbd7 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Bf3 Qb5 12.Nc3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Ne5+=; 8...Bc6 9.Bf3 Qd8 10.0-0 ba3 11.Na3 Bc5 12.Nc6 Nc6 13.Nc4 0-0+=; 8...ba3 9.Na3 Bc6 10.Nc6 Nc6 11.Nb5 Qd7 12.Bf6 gf6 13.0-0 a6+=) 9.Bf3 Qb5 10.Be2 Qb6 11.Nd7 Nd7 12.0-0 Nd4 13.ab4 Ne2+= ; C) 7...ba3 C1) 8.Bf6 gf6 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nb5 Kd8 11.Nc3 Qd7 12.0-0 Bb4 13.Ne4 f5+=; C2) 8.Ba3 Qa5 (8...Nc6 9.Nc3 Qf5 10.Nb5 Qf4 11.Bb2 Nd5 12.c4 Nb6 13.0-0 a6+=; 8...Ba3 9.Na3 Qd8 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nb5 a6 12.Re1 b6 13.Ne5 Bb7-/+; 8...Qf5 9.Bf8 Kf8 10.d4 b6 11.Bd3 Qf4 12.0-0 Bb7 13.Nbd2 Nc6+=) 9.Bb2 Qd8 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nb5 Be7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Qe1 Bd7-/+; C3) 8.Na3 Bd7 (8...Nc6 9.Nc4 Qd8 10.0-0 Bb4 11.Nfe5 Ne5 12.Be5 0-0 13.c3 Be7+=; 8...Qd8 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Ne5 a6 12.Nc6 Bc6 13.Nd4 Bd6+=; 8...Ba3 9.Ra3 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qa1 Qf5 12.Bd3 Qf4 13.Ra4 Qh6+=) 9.Ne5 Bc6 10.Bf3 Qd8 11.Nac4 Bc5 12.Nc6 Nc6 13.0-0 0-0+=; D) 7...Nc6 D1) 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Nc3 Qd8 10.0-0 0-0 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Re1 a6 13.Bd3 Re8-/+; D2) 8.0-0 Bd7 (8...Bd6 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Bf6 gf6 11.d4 Rg8 12.c3 Bd6 13.Nbd2 Kf8+=; 8...Be7 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bf6 gf6 12.c3 Bd6 13.d4 Rd8+=; 8...e5 9.Re1 Kd8 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 Qd6 12.Bc4 Bg4 13.Ng5 Bd1=) 9.Re1 Qf5 10.Bc4 Bd6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Nd4 Qg6 13.Na3 0-0-/+; D3) 8.c4 bc3 (8...Qd7 9.0-0 ba3 10.Bf6 gf6 11.d4 b6 12.Na3 Bb7 13.Qd3 f5+=; 8...Qd8 9.0-0 ba3 10.Na3 Be7 11.d4 0-0 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.de5 Ne4+=; 8...Qf5 9.Nd4 Nd4 10.Bd4 ba3 11.Na3 Bc5 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Bc5 Qc5+=) 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.Rc1 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Rd8 13.Qa4 a6-/+; D4) 8.Bf6 gf6 9.0-0 Rg8 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Bd6 12.Na3 Ba3 13.Ra3 e5-/+.

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.ab4 Nc6 8.b5 Ne5 9.Be5?? (better 9.Be2 Nf3 10.Bf3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Qb5 12.Bd4=+) 9...Bf3-+ 10.Qf3 (10.Nc3 Qe5 (10...Bd1 11.Nd5 Nd5 12.Kd1+/-) 11.Ne2 Be4-+) 10...Qe5 11.Be2 Qa1 12.0-0 e6 (12...Rb8 13.Qg3 Nd7 14.c3-+) 13.Qb7 Rd8 14.Nc3 Qa5 15.Bf3 (15.Qc6 Rd7-+) 15...Bd6 16.Bc6 (16.Qc6 Ke7 17.Qc4 Qc7 18.Qc7 Bc7-+) 16...Nd7 (better 16...Kf8!? 17.Bf3-+) 17.Ne4 Qc7 (better 17...Be7!? 18.d4-+) 18.Qc7 Bc7 19.Nc5 Ke7 20.Nd7 Rd7 21.Bd7 Kd7 22.d4 (22.Ra1 Rb8 23.c4 Bb6-+) 22...Bb6 23.c4 Bd4 24.Rd1 e5 25.c5 (25.Kf1 Kd6-+) 25...Ke6 (25...Rb8 26.b6 a5 27.Rd3-+) 26.c6 (26.Rc1 Rb8 27.c6 Kd6-+ (27...Rb5?? 28.c7 Kf6 29.c8Q+-)) 26...Kd6 27.Kf1 Kc5 (better 27...Rb8 28.f4 f6 29.Rb1-+) 28.Rb1 Rc8 29.Ke2 Kb6 30.Kd3 f5 (30...Bf2 31.Ke4-+) 31.Kc4 (31.f4 Rd8 32.Kc4 e4-+) 31...a6 (31...Bf2 32.Ra1-+) 32.ba6 Kc6 (32...Ka6?! 33.Kd5 Bf2 34.Ra1 Kb5 35.Rb1 Ka5 36.Ra1 Kb4 37.Rb1 Ka3 38.Kd6-+) 33.Rb7 Kd6 34.Kb5 Rc5 35.Ka4 Rc4 (35...Rc7!? 36.Rb3 e4 37.Rb8-+) 36.Kb5 Rc1 (better 36...Rc7 37.Rb8 Bf2 38.Rd8 Rd7-+) 37.Rg7 Rb1 38.Ka5? (38.Kc4 Bf2 39.Rh7 Rc1 40.Kb5 f4-+) 38...Bc3 (better 38...Bb6!? 39.Ka4-+) 39.Ka4 Kc5?? (better 39...Rb4 40.Ka3 Rb6 41.Rh7 Ra6 42.Kb3 Bd2-+) 40.Rc7=+ Kd4 41.Rh7 (41.a7 Be1 42.Rd7 Kc4 43.Rc7 Kd3 44.Rd7 Ke2-+) 41...Rb4 (41...Kd5!? 42.Rd7 Kc4 43.Rc7 Kd3-/+) 42.Ka3=+ Kc4 (better 42...Rb8!?=+) 43.Rc7+/- Kd4 44.a7 Rb1 45.Rd7 (better 45.Rc3!? Ra1 46.Kb3 Ra7 47.g3+=) 45...Kc4= 46.Rc7 Kd3?? (better 46...Kd4=) 47.h4 (better 47.Rc3 Kc3 48.Ka2 Rb2 49.Ka1 Rf2 50.a8Q+-) 47...Ra1-+ 48.Kb3 Rb1?? (better 48...Bd4 49.h5 Ba7 (worse 49...Ra7 50.Rc6-+) 50.Rc3 Ke4 51.f3 Kf4-+) 49.Ka2 Ra1 50.Kb3 Ra6 (50...Ra6 51.Rc3 Ke2 52.Rc2 Kd3+-). Grabinsky,V (2215) - Todev,Simeon (1930), Titled Tuesday (7), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Nc6 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Nc3 Qf5 10.0-0 Nc2 11.Ra4 a5 12.Rg4 Ng4 13.Nh4 Qf4 14.g3 Qb4 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Qf5 Rc6 17.Qg4 (worse is 17.Bg4 e6 18.Qb5 Qg4 19.Qb7 Qc4+/-) 17...Qb2 18.Bb5 Kd8 (18...f6+-) 19.Bc6 (19.Bc6 bc6 20.Rb1 Qb1 21.Nb1+-) 1–0. Grkinic,Goran – Smyth,Peter, IECG, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nc6+= 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Na3 Bf3 11.Bf3 Qd2 12.Qb1 (12.Qd2 Bd2 13.Nc4 Bf4+=) 12...0-0 13.Rd1 Qh6 (better is 13...Qf4!?-+) 14.Bf6 (14.Bc1 Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.Bc6 bc6 17.Qb4 Ng4+=) 14...Ba3 (14...Qf6!? 15.Bc6 Ba3 16.Bb7 Bb2-/+) 15.Bg7= Qg7 16.Ra3 Rab8 17.Be4 Nd4 (17...Qe5 18.Re3 Qf4 19.c3+=) 18.Bh7+= (18.Ra7? Ne2 19.Kf1 Nc3-+) 18...Kh8 19.Kf1 Rfd8 (19...Kh7 20.Rd4 e5 21.Rh4 Kg8 22.Rg3 (22.Ra7?! f5+-) 22...Qg3 23.hg3+-) 20.Rh3 Qe5 21.Re1 Qc5?? (better is 21...Qf4+=) 22.Qc1+- f6 (22...Qf8 23.Be4 Kg8 24.Rg3 Qg7+-) 23.Bg6 (23.Bg6 Kg8 24.Rh8 Kh8 25.Qh6 Kg8 26.Qh7 Kf8 27.Qf7) 1–0. Romagnoli,F (1925) – Dilic,R (1900), Caorle op, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 (8.ab4 Bb4 9.Bf6 gf6 10.c3+/-) 8...Nc6+= 9.d4 (9.Re1 ba3 10.Na3 Bc5+=) 9...Qd8 10.h3 Bh5 11.Re1 Rc8 12.c4 (12.ab4 Bb4 13.c3 Bd6+=) 12...bc3! 13.Nc3 (13.Nc3 Be7 Combination; 13.Bc3 Nd5 Decoy) 13...Be7 14.Qa4 0-0 15.Rad1 Qb6 16.Ba1 Rfd8 17.Rb1 Qc7 18.Nb5 Qb8 19.Ne5 (19.Rbd1 Nd5-+) 19...Be2 20.Re2 Nd5 21.Qb3 a6 22.Nc6 Rc6 23.Nc3 Nc3 (23...Rb6 24.Qc2-+) 24.Bc3 b5 25.Rbe1 (25.Re4 Rc4-+) 25...Bf6 26.Re4 Rcd6 27.Rd1 Rd5 28.Ba5 R8d7 29.Qe3 h6 30.Rg4 h5 (30...Bg5 31.Qe2-+) 31.Re4 Qa7 32.Bc3 Qc7 33.Rc1 Qd8 34.Qf3 g6 35.Ba5 Qa5 36.Qf6 Qd8 37.Re6? fe6-+ 38.Qg6 Kh8 39.Qh6 Rh7 40.Qe6 Rd6 41.Qe5 Kg8 42.Rc3 Rg7 43.Qh5 Rg5 44.Qe2 Rdg6 45.g4 Qd4 46.Rc7 Rg4! 47.hg4 Rg4 48.Kh2 Qf4 49.Kh1 Qh6 (49...Qc7?! 50.Qg4 Kf7 51.Qf5 Ke7 52.Qh7 Kd8 53.Qh6=) 0–1. Roth,Peter (2315) – Hoelzl,Franz (2430), Vienna Bawag, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Re1 Rd8 10.h3 Bh5 11.d3 Be7 12.Nbd2 (12.ab4 Bb4 13.Bf6 gf6+=) 12...ba3-/+ 13.Ba3 Ba3 14.Ra3 0-0 15.Qa1 Qc5 16.Bf1 (16.d4 Qd6+=) 16...Bf3-/+ 17.Nf3 a6 (17...Qc2? 18.Rc1 Nd4 19.Nd4+- (19.Rc2?! Nc2 20.Qb2 Na3=)) 18.Rb1 Rd7 (18...Qc2? 19.Rc3 Qc3 20.Qc3+-) 19.Rab3 b5 (19...Qc2? 20.Rc3 Qc3 21.Qc3+-) 20.Qa6 b4 21.c3? (better is 21.Qc4!? Qc4 22.dc4+=) 21...bc3-+ 22.Qc4 ½–½. Bender,Klaus – Altrock,Rainer, Germany ch–25 qual3, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6 5.a3 Qd5+=)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.ab4 Qd8 (worse is 8...Bb4 9.Bf6 gf6 10.c3+/-) 9.h3 Bf5 10.b5 Nbd7 11.0-0 Bd6 12.d4 Rc8 13.c4 Bb8 14.Ba3 Ne4 15.Bd3 Ndf6 16.Re1 Qa5 17.g4 Bg6 18.g5 Ng5 19.Ng5 Bd3 20.Ne6 fe6 21.Re6 Kd7 22.Re7 Kd8 23.Qd3 Rc7 24.Nd2 Kc8?? (24...Qa3 25.Qa3 Re7 26.Qa5 b6+-) 25.Nb3 Qa4 (25...Re7 26.Na5 Rd7 27.Qf5+-) 26.Qf5 Kd8 27.Rc7 (27.Rc7 Bc7 28.Be7 Ke7 29.Ra4+-) 1–0. Turta,Vladimir – Golub,Dan (2180), Chisinau ULIM op, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Bd6 9.Qf3 Qe6 10.Bc4 Black resigned 1–0. michaelbuss – Rkoelbach, ChessWorld.net, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 e5)

7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Ne2 0-0 11.c3 Bc5 (11...Be7 12.Ba3-+) 12.d4-/+ ed4 13.cd4 Bb4 14.Kf1 (14.Bc3 a6 15.Bb4 Nb4-/+) 14...Ne4 (14...Be6 15.Qd3-+) 15.Kg1 Qf6 16.f3 Nd6 17.Nd6 Qd6 18.g3 Be6 19.Bd3 Rad8 20.Kg2 a6 21.Qc2 h6 22.Rhd1 Ne7 23.Nf4 Nd5 24.Nd5 Bd5 25.Rac1 Rfe8 26.Be4 Re7 27.Bd5 Qd5 28.Qf2? (better is 28.Qd3-+) 28...Rde8 29.Rc2 Qb3 (better is 29...Qb5 30.Kg1 Re2 31.Re2 Re2 32.Qf1 Rb2 33.Qb5 ab5 34.Rd3-+) 30.Rdc1 Qd3 31.Bc3? (31.Qf1 Re2 32.Re2 Re2 33.Kh1-+) 31...Re2 32.Bb4 Rf2 33.Rf2 Qd4 34.Bc5 Qd3 0–1. Staub,Gerhard – Hanisch,Joerg (2150), Verbandsliga Nord Baden, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nge7 12.c3 Bc5 13.0-0 Qb6 14.Qe2+= 0-0 15.d4 a6 16.dc5 Qb5 17.c4 Qc5 18.Ba3 Nb4 (18...Qa7 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Qe5+=) 19.Bb7= Ra7 20.Bf3 (20.Ba6 Nec6 (20...Ra6? 21.Bb4 Qb4 22.Ra6+-) 21.Bb5 Rfa8 22.Bc6 Qc6 23.Qe5 f6+= (23...Ra3?? 24.Ra3 Rf8 25.Qb5+-; worse is 23...Qc4 24.Bb2 f6 25.Ra7 fe5 26.Ra8 Kf7 27.Be5+-)) 20...a5 (20...Rb8 21.Rfb1 a5 22.Bb4 Rb4 23.Rb4 ab4 24.Ra7 Qa7 25.Qe5+=) 21.Rfd1 (21.Bb4 Qb4 22.Qe5 Qc4 23.Ra5 Nc6 24.Bc6 Ra5 25.Qa5 Qc6=) 21...Rc7+= 22.Rac1 Nec6 (22...Rb8!?+=) 23.Bc6= Rc6 24.Rd5 Qa7 25.Re5 h6 26.h3 (26.Rb5 Re6 27.Qd2 Rfe8 28.Bb4 ab4 29.Qb4 Re2+=) 26...Qa6 The isolani on c4 becomes a target (26...Qc7 27.Bb2=) 27.Re7 ½–½. Vojta,Tomas (2245) – Hora,Milan (2050), CZE–chTV, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 f6 11.Ne5 Be2 12.Nc6 Bd1 13.Nd8 Rd8 14.Rd1 a6 15.Nd4 Kf7 16.c3 Bc5 17.Nb3 Re8 18.Kf1 Bd6 19.h3 Ne7 20.d4 b5 21.c4 bc4 22.Nd2 Rc8 23.Ne4 Bb4 24.Bc3 a5 25.Bb4 ab4 26.Nd6 Ke6 27.Nc8 Rc8 28.Ke2 Kd5 29.Rb1 Nc6 30.Kd2 Kd4 31.Rhd1 c3 32.Kc2 Kc4 33.Rd6 Na5 34.Rb6 Nc6 35.Rd1 Kc5 36.Rb7 Ra8 37.Rg7 Ra2 38.Kd3 Rf2 39.Ke3 Ra2 40.Rc1 Ne5 41.Rc7 Kb5 42.Rb7 Kc4 43.Rb1 Rb2 44.Rc7 Kb3 45.Rf1 Rg2 46.Rf6 Nc4 47.Kd4 Rd2 48.Kc5 Ne5 49.Rb6 Nd3 50.Kd4 Nb2 51.Ke4 Na4 52.Rbc6 c2 53.Ke3 Rh2 54.h4 Nc3 55.Rc3 bc3 56.Rb7 Ka4 57.Ra7 Kb5 0–1. Martenot – Mounier, corr FRA, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.c3 Bc5 White has a cramped position (7...Bd6 8.c4 Qe4 9.Qe2-/+) 8.Nf3 (8.Qe2 Qe6-/+) 8...Bg4 (8...e4!? 9.c4 Qe6-/+) 9.Qa4 Bd7 Black threatens to win material: Bd7xa4 10.Qc2 (10.Qc4 Qc4 11.Bc4 f6+=) 10...Nc6-/+ 11.Na3 (11.Qd3!? Qe6 12.Qc4-/+) 11...Nf6 12.Be2 (12.Bc4 Qe4 13.Be2 Qf4-/+) 12...0-0 (better is 12...e4!? keeps an even firmer grip 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.cd4 Bd4 15.Bd4 Qd4 16.Rb1-+) 13.0-0 (13.Bc4!? Qe4 14.Be2-+) 13...e4-+ 14.Ne1 Bf5 (better is 14...Rac8!? 15.Nb1 Bg4-+) 15.d4-/+ ed3! a devastating blow 16.Bd3 (16.Nd3 Be4 Combination; 16.Bd3 Ne4 Combination) 16...Bd3 (16...Be4 17.c4 Qf5 18.Bf6 Qf6 19.Qb1-+) 17.Nd3 Rfd8 (17...Bd6!? 18.f3 Rfd8-/+) 18.Nc5 Qc5 19.c4 Nd4 20.Bd4 Rd4 21.Rfb1? (better is 21.Qb3 Rd7 22.Rad1 Rd1 23.Rd1-/+) 21...Rad8-+ 22.Rb7 Qa3!! (22...Qa3 23.Rf1 Ne4-+) 0–1. Saring,Christoph (2175) – Kreuzer,Gerhard (2025), Landesliga Nord, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.f4 Nc6 8.fe5 Ne5 9.Qe2 f6 10.c3 Be7 11.d4 Bg4 12.Qe3 Nh6 13.Nd2 Nd7 14.Ne2 Qe6 15.Qf2 Nf5 16.c4 Ne3 17.Rc1 Bb4 18.d5 Nc5 19.Nf4 Nc2 0–1. Januschopolsky – Rovner, Moscow, 1929. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Qh5 Bb5 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Qe2 e6 11.Nf3 Nf6 12.0-0 Be7 13.Bc3 Qd8 14.Rfc1 0-0 15.Rab1 Rc8 16.Ne5 Ne5 17.Be5 Rc1 18.Rc1 a6 19.Nc3 b5 20.d4 Qa8 21.g4 (21.Nd1!?-/+) 21...Rc8-+ 22.Rc2 Qc6 23.g5 (23.Qe3 Bb4 24.d5 Nd5 25.Qg5-+) 23...Nd5 (better is 23...Ne4 24.g6 hg6-+) 24.Bg7?? (better is 24.Nd5 Qc2 25.Ne7 Kf8 26.Qc2 Rc2 27.Bd6-+) 24...Nc3-+ (24...Kg7?! 25.Nd5 Qc2 26.Qe5 f6 27.gf6 Kf7 28.Ne7 Qd1 29.Kg2-+) 25.Qe3 Kg7 26.d5 Qd5 (better is 26...Qc4 27.h3 Qb4 28.Kg2-+) 27.Rc3 Rc3 28.Qc3 Kg6 29.h4 Qd1 30.Kh2 Qg4 31.Qd3 Qf5 32.Qd2 (32.Qe2 h6-+) 32...Kh5 33.Qd7 Qf2 0–1. Unciti Juan,Javier (2195) – Cabanas Bravo,Juan Andres (2100), Madrid ESP, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qa5)

7.Nb5 a6 8.Bc3 Qd8 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Ba5?? (better is 10.Nf3-/+) 10...ab5-+ 11.Bd8 Ra4 12.Bc7 (12.Bb6-+) 12...Nf6 (better is 12...Na6 13.Bg3 Nb4-+) 13.Bb8-/+ e5 14.Be5?? (better is 14.Ne2 Ng4 15.h3-/+) 14...Re4-+ 15.Be2 Re5 16.f4 Re4 17.d3 (17.g3 Bc6 18.Nf3 Bd6-+) 17...Rb4 18.Nf3 Bd6 (18...Rf4 19.0-0-+) 19.0-0 (19.g3 Rb2 20.h3 Ke7-+) 19...0-0 20.a3 (20.Ne5 Be6-+) 20...Rb2 21.Nd4 Bc5 0–1. Moore,Michael – De Oliveira,Bernardo Lino, Internet Section, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qa5)

7.Rc1 Nc6 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Nf3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.Ne4 Nd5 13.Bd3? f6 14.Bb1 Bd7 15.Qc2 Ncb4 16.Qb3 Qa4 17.Qc4? Rac8-+ 18.Qd4 e5 19.Ne5 fe5 20.Qe5 Bf6 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qh6 Nc2?? 23.Nf6 Nf6 24.Re7?? Rf7=+ 25.Bf6? Re7?? 26.Be7+- Bf5 27.Bc2 Bc2 28.Qg5 Qa2+= 29.Qf6 Qf7= 30.Qe5 b6 31.Bb4 (31.Bb4 Re8 32.Qd4=). Holving,Rasmus – Safholm,Sten, Cup Rilton Stockholm, 1995.

7.d4 e6 8.Nf3-/+ Nf6 9.Bd3 -/+.

7.d4 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bd3-/+ 9.Qd3 Nf6 10.Nge2 e6 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Rfe1 Bb4 13.a3 Bc3 14.Nc3 0-0 15.Rab1 Rad8 16.Ne2 Rd7-+ 17.Qg3 Nd5 18.Nc3 Nd4 19.Nd5 Qd5 20.Rbd1?? Ne2! 21.Kf1 Ng3 22.fg3 Qb5 (22...Qb5 23.Kg1 Rd1 24.Rd1 Qb2-+) 0–1. Romerm – trilobite, ChessWorld.net, 2008.

7.Nf3 Nc6=+ 8.Rc1 Nf6 9.Qb3 =+.

8.Rc1 Nc6 9.Qb3 =+.

8.Rc1 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 e6 11.d4 Bb4 12.d5 Bc3 13.dc6 bc6 14.Bc3 Qb5 15.Bf6 gf6 16.Qd6 Qb8 17.Qc5 Qb6 18.Qd6 Rc8 19.Rfd1 Qb7 20.Qd3 e5 21.Rc5 Be6 22.Rdc1 Kf8 23.Nh4 Qd7 24.Qf3 Ke7 25.Qa3 Qd6 26.Qa7 Rc7 27.Qb6 Rd8 28.h3 Rdc8 29.a4 Qd7 30.Qb4 Qd6 31.a5 Ra8 32.R1c2 Rd8 33.a6 Rdd7 34.Rc1 1–0. Faccia,Sergio – Rossi,Giampiero (2140), Toscolano op, 1997.

8.Bc4 Nc6 9.0-0 e5 10.d3. marmite (2125) – chessleon (2055), net–chess.com, 2008.

8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.d4 0-0 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.a3 Rd8 13.Rfd1 Qh5 14.Rd3 Nd5 15.g3 Qg4 16.Ne4? Nf4-+ 17.Qe3 Nd3 18.Bd3 b6 19.h3 Qh5 20.Neg5 Bb7 21.Bh7 Kf8 22.Qf4 Bf6 23.d5! e5?? 24.Qf5+/- Qh6 25.Nf7 Ne7 26.Nh6 Nf5 27.Nf5 Rd5 28.Re1 Rad8 29.a4 Rd1= 30.Ne3 Bf3=+ 31.Nd1 Rd1 32.Bc3 Re1 33.Be1 Ke7 34.Bd3 Kd6 35.Bb4 Kd5 36.Ba6 e4 37.a5 Kc6 38.Kf1 b5 39.g4 g6 40.Bc8 Bd4 41.h4 Bc5 42.Bc5 Kc5 43.h5? gh5-+ 44.g5 0–1. Unciti Juan,J (2070) – Pogorelov,R (2400), XVII Moratalaz Open (3), 2001.

8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.d4 0-0 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.Rfd1 Qh5 (12...Rd8 13.Rac1-/+) 13.d5+= Na5 (13...ed5 14.Nd5 Nd5 15.Bd5+=) 14.d6= Bd8 (14...Nc4? 15.de7 (15.Qc4?! Bd8=) 15...Re8 16.Qc4+-) 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Be4 Bc6 18.Rac1 Bb6 19.Qd3 Be4 20.Qe4 Nc6 21.Rc4 Rfd8 22.Qg4 Qg4 23.Rg4 g6 24.d7 (24.Rc4 Rd7 25.Ne5 Ne5 26.Be5 Rf8+=) 24...Nb8 25.Ne5 Bc7 (25...f6 26.Ng6 Kf7 (26...Rd7?? 27.Rd7 Nd7 28.Ne5 Kf8 29.Nd7 Ke7 30.Rg7 Kd6 31.Nf6+-) 27.Ne5 fe5 28.Be5 Nd7 29.Rd7 Rd7 30.Rg7 Ke8 31.Rg8 Ke7 32.Rg7 Kd8 33.Rg8 Ke7 34.Rg7 Ke8 35.Rg8 Ke7=) 26.Ng6?? (better is 26.Rc4 Be5 27.Be5 Nd7 28.Rcd4 Ne5 29.Rd8 Rd8 30.Rd8 Kg7 31.Rb8+/-) 26...fg6-+ 27.Rc4 Nc6 28.f4 (better is 28.Bc1-+) 28...Rf8 29.g3 (29.Re4 Rf4 30.Re6 Bb6 31.Kh1 Rd8 32.Re8 Kf7 33.Rd8 Bd8-+) 29...Rad8 30.Re4 Rf7 31.Re6 Rfd7 32.Re8 Re8 33.Rd7 Re7 34.Re7 Ne7 35.Kg2 Kf7 36.Kf3 Ke6 37.Ke4 h5 38.h3 Nd5 39.Bc1 Nc3 (39...Nc3 40.Ke3 Na2-+) 0–1. Oyarzun,F – Arancibia,E, Open, Santiago CHI, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Nf3 Nf6)

8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Re5 Qd8 12.Rg5 Nc6 13.Qe2 Ne8 14.Rh5 Bf6 15.Qe3 Nd6 16.Bd3 Nf5 17.Bf5 ef5 18.Re1 Bd7 19.Qf4 Re8 20.Re3 Re3 21.fe3-/+ Qb8 22.Qc4 Be6 23.Qe2 g6-+ 24.Ng5? gh5 25.Qh5 Bg5 26.Qg5 Kf8 27.Ba3 Ke8 28.d4 Qd8 29.Qg7 Ne7 30.Nb5 Qa5 31.Qe5 Qe1 0–1. Unciti Juan,J (2070) – Perez de Aranda,LI (2155), XVII Moratalaz Open (9), 2001.

7.d4 e6 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bc4 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.d5 ed5 13.Bd5 Bc6-/+ 14.Bb3 Qd1 15.Rad1 Bf3 16.gf3 Nc6 17.Ne4 Ne4 18.fe4=+ Rfd8 19.Rd8 Rd8 20.Rd1 Rd1 21.Bd1 Bd6 22.Bc3 Kf8 23.h3 f6 24.Kg2 Ke7 25.Kf3 Be5 26.Bd2 Kd6 27.Kg4 b5 28.f4 Bd4 29.h4 a5 30.h5 h6 31.Bb3 b4 32.Bc1 Ne7 33.a3 Kc5 34.a4 Kd6 35.Bc4 Kc5 36.Bb3 Kd6 37.Bc4 Kd7 38.Bb5 Kc7 39.Bc4 Kc6 40.Be6 Kd6 ½–½. Faccia,S (2050) – Radice,L (2075), Open Verona ITA (7), 2007.

7.d4 e6 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Bc4 Nbd7 10.d5 ed5 11.Nd5 Nd5 12.Qd5 Bb4 13.Kf1 0-0 14.Rd1 Qe7 15.Qd4 Nf6 16.Qh4 Bf5 17.Qg5 Rad8 18.Rc1 Be6 19.Be6 fe6 20.h4 Rd5 21.Be5 Ne4 22.Qe7 Be7 23.Ke2 Nf2! 24.Kf2 Re5 25.Rc7 Bc5 26.Kg3 Bd6 27.Rd7 Re1 28.Rd6 Rh1 29.Re6 h6 30.Re7 Rf7 31.Re8 Kh7 32.Kg4 Ra1 33.h5 Ra2 34.Nh4 Ra4 35.Kh3 Ra5 36.g4 Ra3 37.Kg2 Rc7 38.Nf3 Rc2 39.Kg3 Rcc3 40.Rf8 a5 0–1. Faccia,Sergio (2020) – Farago,I (2510), XXI Festival Open A, Porto San Giorgio, 2009.

7.Nf3 e6 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.d4 Nb6 11.Bb3 Be7 12.Qd3 0-0 13.Rfe1 Nbd5 14.a3 Bd7 15.Bc2 Bc6-/+ 16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Re4 g6 18.Rae1 Rc8 19.Ne5 Bb5 20.Qb3 Qb6 21.Nf7 Kf7-+ 22.Re6 Qe6 23.Re6 Ke6 24.Be4 Bc6 25.Qh3 Kd6 26.a4 Rce8 27.f3 Rf7 28.Qg3 Nf4 29.Bc1 g5 30.Qe1 Kd7 31.Bf4 gf4 32.Qa5-/+ Bd8 33.Bf5 Kd6 34.Qc5 Kc7 35.d5? Rf5 36.d6 0–1. Baumert,Christian (2045) – Zagorskis,Darius (2485), Berliner Sommer (1), 1997.

8.Bc4 e6 9.Nf3 Bb4 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Nc6 bc6 13.Qd3 a5 14.Na4 Nd5 15.Rab1 Qg5 16.Bc1 Qg6 17.Qg6 hg6 18.Nc5 Bc5 19.Bd5 cd5 20.dc5 Ba6 21.Rd1 Rfc8 22.Be3 Bc4 23.Rb2 e5 24.Rc1 a4 25.a3 Bb3 26.Bd2 Rc6 27.Bb4 g5 28.Re1 f6 29.f3 Kf7 30.Kf2 Rh8 31.Kg3 Ke6 32.Rd2 Rcc8 33.Rh1 Kd7 34.Kf2 Kc6 35.g4 Rh3 36.Kg2 Rch8 37.Rd3 d4 38.Be1 Kc5 39.Bg3 R3h7 40.Rc1 Kb6 41.Rd2 Re8 42.Kg1 Rhh8 43.Rb2 Rc8 44.Rbb1 Rc1 45.Rc1 Kb7 46.Be1 Rd8 47.Kg2 Rd7 48.Bd2 Rd5 49.Bb4 Rd8 50.h3?? Bd5 51.Rc5 Bc6 52.Ba5 Rh8 53.Kg3 Re8 54.Rc4 Re6 55.Kf2 Kc8 56.Rb4 Re8 57.Rb6 Kd7 58.Ra6 Ra8 59.Ra8 Ba8 60.Bb4 Ke6 61.Ke2 Bc6 62.Bc5 Bb5 63.Kf2 Kd5 64.Bb4 Kc4 65.Ke2 g6 66.Kd2 f5 67.gf5 gf5 68.Be7 e4 69.fe4 fe4 70.Bg5 Bd7 71.h4 Bg4 72.Ke1 e3 73.Kf1 Kd3 74.Kg2 Kd2 75.Kg3 Bh5 (75...Bh5 76.Kf4 Kc2-+) 0–1. Holving,Rasmus – Hjelm,Niclas, Salongernas ELO–Turn Stockholm, 1996.

8.Bc4 e6 9.Nf3 Bd6 10.d5 0-0 11.0-0 Na6 12.Qd4 Re8 13.Rfe1 Bc5 14.Qh4 =+.

8.d5 a6 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Qb3 Ra7 11.Nf3 g6 12.Bd3 Bg7 13.Ne4 0-0 14.0-0 Ne4 15.Be4 Bb2 16.Qb2 b5 17.Rac1 Rc7 18.Ne5 Rc1 19.Rc1 Qb6 20.Nc6 Nc6 21.dc6= Be6 22.Qb4 Ba2 23.Qe7 Be6 24.Rd1 Rc8=+ 25.h4 Bg4 26.Rd6 Qc7-/+ 27.Qf6 Be6 28.Rd4 Re8 29.g3 Qe7 30.Qf4 h5 31.Qd2 Rb8 32.Rd6 b4-/+ 33.Qd4 b3 34.Bb1 a5 35.Qe5 Rd8 36.Rd8 Qd8 37.Bg6 Qd5 38.Qb8?? Kg7-+ 39.Bb1 Qd1 40.Kh2 Qb1 41.Qe5 Kg8 42.c7 Qf5 43.Qd4 Kh7 0–1. Villing,Dieter – Schuh,Hubert, Baden–ch Eberbach, 1980.

8.d5 a6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Qa4 Rb8 11.Rc1 g6 12.g3 (12.Be2 b5 13.Qh4 Bb7-/+) 12...Bg7 13.Bg2 0-0 14.0-0 Nc5 15.Qd4 Qa5 16.Rfe1 Re8 17.Nd2 Bf5?? (17...Bd7 18.Nc4 Nh5 19.Qg7 Ng7 20.Na5 Nd3+/-) 18.Nc4+/- White prepares d6 18...Qc7 19.Ne3 (better is 19.d6!? Qc8 20.Nb6+- (20.Re7 Re7 21.de7 Ne8-/+; 20.de7?! Ne6 21.Qd6 Qc4+=)) 19...Bd7= 20.Ne4 b6 21.d6 Qa7 22.de7 (22.Nd5 Nh5 (22...Nce4 23.Rc7 Rb7 24.Re4 Rc7 25.dc7+-) 23.Qd2 Bb2 24.Qb2 Nd3=) 22...Nce4 (22...Nh5!? 23.Qd2 Bb2 (23...Re7 24.Nd5 Ree8 25.Bg7 Kg7 26.g4+-) 24.Qb2 Ne4 25.Be4 Be6= (worse is 25...Re7 26.Nd5 Ree8 27.Rc7+/-)) 23.Be4+= Be6 (23...Re7? 24.Nd5 Re6 25.Rc7+-) 24.Nd5 Bd5 25.Bd5 Re7 26.Re7 Qe7 27.Qf4 Rf8 28.Bf3 Nh5 29.Qd2 Rd8 30.Qc2 Bb2 31.Qb2 Qf6 32.Qa3 Ng7 33.Rc6 Qf5 34.Rb6 Ne6 35.Ra6 Ng5 36.Be2 (better is 36.Kg2 Qh3 37.Kg1=) 36...Qe4 37.h4 Nh3?? (better is 37...Qe2 38.Rd6 Nf3 39.Kg2 Ne1 40.Kg1 Re8-+) 38.Kh2= Nf2 39.Bf3 0–1. Villing,Dieter – Dubeck,Michael, Baden–ch MB2, 1981. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qd8 7.d4 Nf6)

8.Nf3 e6 9.Bc4 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Nc6 12.a3 a6 13.Bb3 Na5 14.Ba2 b5 15.Qe2 Bb7 16.Ng5 Nc4 17.Bc4 bc4 18.Qc4 Rc8 19.Qe2 h6 20.Nge4 Ne4 21.Ne4=+ Qd5 22.Rad1? f5-+ 23.f3 fe4 24.fe4 Qb5 25.Qd2 Bg5 26.Qe2 Qe2 27.Re2 Rc7 28.d5 ed5 29.ed5 Rd7 30.d6 Bf4 31.a4 Rd6 32.Rb1 Rd7 33.Ba3 Rfd8 34.Ree1 Bd2 35.Rf1 Be4 36.Rb6 0–1. Faccia,Sergio (2065) – Guido,Flavio (2370), Montecatini Terme op (1), 1998.

8.Nf3 e6 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rc1 Nc6 12.Bb1 Qa5 13.a4 Bd7 14.Qb3 Rfd8 15.Rfe1 Qb6 16.Qc2 Rac8 17.Qd2 Na5-+ 18.Qe2 Nb3 19.Rcd1 Bb4 20.Ne4 Nd5 21.Ne5 Be1 22.Nf7 Bb4 23.Neg5 h6 24.Nh6?? gh6 25.Nh7 Ba4 26.Rd3 Nd2 27.Rg3 Kf7 28.Qe5 Rg8 (28...Rg8 29.Bd3 Qc7 30.Qh5 Ke7 31.Qh4 Kd7-+) 0–1. Romerm – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2008.

8.Bb5 Bd7 =+.

8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.d4 Nd5 12.Bd5= ed5 13.Nd5 Qd5 14.Re7 Nc6 15.Re3 Bg4 16.Qd2 (16.Qb3 Bf3 17.Rf3 Rad8=) 16...Rfd8 17.Rd1 Bf3 18.Rf3 Rd7 19.Rg3 h6 (better is 19...Re8+=) 20.Qh6+/- f5 21.Qg6 Qa2 22.Rh3 Nd4?? (22...Qd5 23.Ba3 Ne7 (23...Nd4 24.Rd4 Qd4 25.Qh7 Kf7 26.Qf5 Kg8 27.Qh7 Kf7 28.Rf3 Qf6 29.Rf6 Kf6 30.Qh4 g5 31.Qh6 Kf5 32.g4 Kg4 33.Qe6 Kh5 34.Qd7 Kg6 35.Qe6 Kg7 36.Bb2 Kf8 37.Qd7 Rc8 38.Bg7 Kg8 39.Bh6 Rc1 40.Kg2 Rc7 41.Qc7 g4 42.Qg7) 24.Be7 Re7+-) 23.Bd4 Rd4 24.Qh7 Kf7 25.Qf5 Kg8 26.Qh7 Kf7 27.Rf3 1–0. Crawford,TD – de Coverly,RD, Whitby, 1970. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qd8 7.Nf3 Nf6)

8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.Qe2 Nb6 12.Bb3 0-0 Black castles and improves king safety 13.Rad1 (13.d4 a5+=) 13...Nbd5 (13...Bd7 14.a4+=) 14.Bc2 (14.Nd5 Nd5 15.Rc1 Nb4+=) 14...Nf4 Black threatens to win material: Nf4xe2 (14...Nb4 15.Bb1+=) 15.Qc4 White threatens to win material: Qc4xf4 15...Ng6 16.d4 Black has a cramped position 16...b5 Black threatens to win material: b5xc4 17.Qd3 (17.Qb5!? might be a viable alternative 17...Qd6 18.Bb3=) 17...b4 18.Ne4 Nd5 (18...Bb7!? 19.Nc5 Bc5 20.dc5 Qd3 21.Bd3 Bf3 22.gf3 Rac8-/+) 19.g3 Prevents intrusion on f4 19...Re8 (19...Qa5 20.Nc5+=) 20.h4 a5 (20...Qa5 21.Nc5=) 21.h5 Nf8 22.Ne5 Qb6 23.Ba4 Rd8 24.Qf3 f6 Controls g5 25.Nc4 White threatens to win material: Nc4xb6 25...Qa6= Black threatens to win material: Qa6xc4 26.Ne3 Bb7 27.g4 Rac8 28.Rc1 Nb6 29.Bc2 Qa8 30.h6 Rc2 31.Nc2 Nc4 32.Qb3 Nb2 33.Ng3 33...Bd6 34.hg7 Kg7 Black king safety dropped 35.Nh5 The knight dominates 35...Kf7 36.Qb2 Bh1?? weakening the position 37.Ne3?? stumbles just before the finish 37...Qf3 38.Qe2 Qh3 39.f4 Ba8 40.Qh2 White threatens to win material: Qh2xh3 40...Qf3 41.Qg2 Qg2-/+ 42.Ng2 Bd5 ½–½. Reh,Stefan (2100) – Schlaefer,Roland, Karl Mala Memorial op, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qd8 7.Nf3 Nf6)

8.d4 e6-/+ 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Nbd7 11.d5 ed5 12.0-0 Be7 13.Nd5=+ 0-0 14.Ne7 Qe7 15.Re1 Qc5 16.Qb3 Rfe8 17.Bf6 Nf6 18.Qb7 Rab8 19.Re8 Re8 20.Qb2 Rc8 21.Rd1 h6 22.h3 Ne4 23.Re1 f5 24.Qd4 g6 25.Qc5 Rc5=+ 26.Nh4 Kf7 27.f3 Nc3 28.f4 Na2 29.Rd1 Rc1 30.Rc1 Nc1 31.Kf2 Nd3 32.Ke3 Nf4! 33.g4? Nh3-+ 34.gf5 g5 35.Nf3 Kf6 36.Nd4 Nf4 37.Ke4 Nh5 38.Nc6 a6 39.Nb4 a5 40.Nd5 Kf7 41.Nb6 g4 42.Na4 g3 43.Kf3 Kf6 0–1. Faccia,S (2020) – Pechy,A (2175), Venetian Autumn (2), 2006.

8.d4 e6-/+ 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Nc6 12.Re3 Nd5 13.Nd5=+ ed5 14.Ne5 Bg5 15.Rg3 g6 16.Ba3 Re8 17.Bb5 Bf4 18.Bc6 bc6=+ 19.Nc6 Qh4-/+ 20.Qb3 Bg3 21.hg3 Qe4 22.Qb4 Kg7 23.Ne7 Ba6 24.Re1-/+ Qd3 25.Qd6 Qc4?? 26.Bc5 Rf8?? 27.Nd5+- Rfe8 28.Qf6 Kg8 29.Re8 Re8 30.Bf8!! (30.Bf8 Qc1 31.Kh2 Qh6 32.Bh6 Bd3 33.Qg7) 1–0. Abrahams,Gerald – Winter,William, London–B (10), 1946.

6.d4 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Rc1 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Bb7 13.Rfd1 Rc8 14.Qd3 Rc7 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nge4 Qa8 17.Bf3 Rfc8 18.Nf6 Nf6 (worse is 18...gf6 19.Bb7 Qb7 20.d5+=) 19.Bb7 Qb7 20.Nf3 Qe4 21.Qb3 a5 22.Re1 Qa8 23.Nd2 Ne4?? 24.f4?? Nd6 25.Rc2-/+ Bf6 26.Qd3 Rd8 27.Nf3 Nf5 28.Rd1 Rcd7 29.Ne5 Be5 30.fe5 Rd4 31.Bd4 Rd4 32.Qd4 Nd4 33.Rd4 Qc6 34.c5 bc5 35.Rdc4 a4 36.Rb4 Qd5 37.Ra4?? Qd1 (37...Qd1 38.Kf2 Qc2 39.Kg3 Qa4-+) 0–1. Felczer,Kevin – Roeber,Bjoern, Bad Bevensen–ch U15, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4)

6.d4 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.Rfe1 Rc8 13.Qd3 a6?? (better is 13...Na5+=) 14.d5+/- ed5 15.cd5 1–0. Felczer,Kevin – Paehtz,Thomas Jr, Bad Bevensen–ch U15, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qd8)

6.d4 Nf6 7.Qa4 Nbd7 8.Qb4 e5 9.Qd2 ed4 10.Nf3 Bc5 11.Nd4 0-0 12.Be2 Nb6 13.0-0 Na4 14.Rd1? (14.Nb3 Bf2 15.Rf2 Qd2 16.N1d2 Nb2-/+) 14...Nb2 (better is 14...Re8!? 15.Nb5 Bf2 16.Kf1 Qe7-+) 15.Qb2+= Re8 16.Bf3?? (better is 16.Na3+=) 16...Bd4 17.Qd2 (17.Qd4?? Qd4 18.Nd2 Ng4-+) 17...Bb6 (17...Bg4 18.Nc3 Bf3 19.gf3 Bc3 20.Qc3-+) 18.Qc2 (18.Qd8 Bd8 19.Nc3 Bc7-+) 18...Qe7 19.Nc3 Bg4 20.Nd5 Nd5 21.Bg4 Nf6 22.Bf3 Rad8 23.Rdc1 Rc8 24.Rab1 Red8 25.a4 Rd7 26.g3 Qd8 27.c5 Rc5 28.Qc5 Bc5 29.Rc5 Rc7 30.Rcb5 b6 31.a5 Qc8 32.ab6 Rc1 33.Kg2 Rb1 34.Rb1 ab6 35.Rb6 g6 36.Rf6-/+ Kg7 37.Rc6 Qd7 38.Rb6 h5 39.Rb4 Qe7 40.Re4 Qd7 41.Rb4 Kh6 42.Rb7 Qe8 43.Rb6 f6 ½–½. Jancso,Zsolt – Lengyel,Gabor, Sarospatak U18 op, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qd8)

6.d4 Nf6 7.Bd3 e6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Re1 b6 12.Ne4 Bb7 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Re3 Ne4 15.Re4 Bf6 16.Rg4 Re8 17.h4 e5 18.d5=+ e4 19.Bf6= Qf6 20.Be4 Na5 21.Ng5 h6 22.Nh7 Qd6 23.Qf3 Re4 24.Qe4+= g6 25.Qf5 Kg7 26.h5 Nc4? 27.hg6 fg6 28.Re1 Ne3 29.fe3 Rg8 30.Qf4 Qd8 31.Rc1 Kh7 32.Rh4 g5?? 33.Rc7 Rg7 34.Qf5 Kg8 35.Qe6 Kf8 36.Rh6 (36.Rh6 Rc7 37.Rh8 Kg7 38.Qh6 Kf7 39.Rh7 Ke8 40.Qg6 Kf8 41.Rh8 Ke7 42.Qe6) 1–0. Fallone,Michael – Westerinen,Heikki MJ, La Habana olm fin–B (12), 1966.

6.d4 Nf6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.Qc2 e6 9.Nd2 Nc6 10.Ngf3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfe1 Rc8 13.Rad1 Na5 14.d5 ed5 15.Bf6 Bf6 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Bf5 Bf3 18.Nf3 Rc4 19.Qd3 g6 20.Ne5 Rc3 21.Qb5 Be5 22.Re5 Qb6 23.Red5 Qb5 24.Rb5 b6 25.Bg4 b3 26.ab3 Nb3 27.h4 Nc5 28.Ra1 f5 29.Bf3 Rf7 30.h5 Kg7 31.hg6 Kg6 32.Rb2 Rd7 33.Bc6 Rd6 34.Bf3 a6 35.Be2 a5 36.Rab1 a4 37.Rb6 Rb6 38.Rb6 Kg7 39.Rb1 a3 40.Ra1 Kf6 41.g3 Ke5 42.Bh5 ½–½. Puleston,Timothy (1850) – Fineboim,Igor (2160), IECG, 2003.

6.d4 Nf6 7.Be2 e6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.0-0 Nc6 10.a3 0-0 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Nc3 b6 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Qb3 Bd6 15.Rfd1 Na5 16.Qa2 Bc6 17.d5 ed5 18.cd5 Bb7 19.Nb5 Bc5 20.Bf6 Qf6 21.d6 Rad8 22.d7-/+ Bc6 23.Na7 Bd7 24.Rac1 Be6 25.Qb1 Nb3 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Rd1 Nd4 28.Nd4 Bd4 29.Bf3 Bc5 30.Nc6 Rd1 31.Qd1 h5! 32.h3 h4 33.Qa4 Bh3! 34.Nd8 Qd8 35.gh3 g6 36.Qc6 Qg5 37.Kf1 Qd2 38.Qe8 Kg7 39.Qe1 Qd4 40.Kg2 0–1. Faccia,Sergio (2065) – Van der Werf,Mark (2420), Saint Vincent op (1), 1998.

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d4 e6 8.d5 ed5 9.cd5 Nce7 10.d6 Nc6 11.Qe2 Be6 12.Nbd2 Bd6?? (better Qd6 13.Ng5 Nf6-/+) 13.Bg7+- Qd7 (13...Qe7 14.Bh8 Nf6 15.Rd1+-) 14.Bh8 (14.Rd1 b3 15.ab3 0-0-0 16.Bh8 f6+-) 14...f6 (14...0-0-0 15.Rd1 Nge7 16.Ne4+-) 15.Nc4 (better 15.Ne4 b3 16.Nd6 Qd6 17.ab3 0-0-0+-) 15...Be7 (15...0-0-0 16.Nd6 Qd6+-) 16.Rd1 Qc8 17.Qe4 Bc4 (17...b3 18.ab3 Bb4 19.Ncd2 Nge7 20.Bf6 Bd5+-) 18.Bc4 (18.Bc4 Nh6 19.Qh7+-) 1-0. Janaszak,Daw (2305) - Hernandez Izquierdo,Jose A (2205), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4)

6.Nf3 e6 7.d4 Nf6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.Ndf3 a5 13.Qc2 Na6 14.Ng5 g6 15.f4 ½–½. Bravo Lutz,Sebastian – Armbruster,Alexander, Hessen–ch U15, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qd8)

6.Nf3 Nf6 7.d4 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Re1 a5 12.Bc2 b6 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Nf1 Qd6=+ 15.Ng3 Rad8 16.Qe2 Qf4=+ 17.Rcd1 Ba6 18.Ba4 Qc7 19.Rc1 Rd6 20.Ne4 Ne4 21.Qe4 f5 22.Qf4+= Bf6 23.Re6+- Rfd8 24.c5 bc5 25.Rc5 Bb7 26.Rf6 gf6 27.Qf5 Qe7 28.Bb3 Kf8 29.Qf4 Nb8 30.Rh5?? Bf3=+ 31.Re5?? Qe5!-+ 32.Qh6 Ke8 33.gf3 Qg5 (33...Qg5 34.Qg5 fg5-+) 0–1. Wiekhorst,Frank – Bokelbrink,Uwe (2275), Pinneberg op (3), 1995.

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.d4 e6 8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.h3 Bf3 10.Qf3= Nc6 11.Qe3 Be7=+ 12.Bd3 a6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Ne4 g6 15.Nc5 Nd7 16.Nd7 Qd7 17.d5 ed5-/+ 18.cd5 Qd5 19.Rac1 Qa2-+ 20.Rc2 Qe6 21.Bc4? Qe3 22.fe3 Bg5 0–1. De Boer,Sybolt (2240) – Riemersma,Liafbern (2435), NED–sf Enschede (8), 1996.

6.Qe2 Qe2 7.Be2 Nc6 8.d4 Bf5 9.d5 Nb8 10.c5 (10.Nf3!?=) 10...Be4 11.Bf3 Bf3 12.Nf3 Na6 13.Bd4 Rc8 14.a3 Nc5 15.Nbd2 Nd3 16.Ke2 Nf4 17.Kd1 Nd5 18.ab4 a6 19.b5 ab5 20.Ra5 Nf4 21.Rb5 f6 22.g3 Nd3 23.Ke2 Nc1 24.Ke3 e5 25.Ba7? (better is 25.Bb2 Bc5 26.Ke4 f5 27.Kf5-/+) 25...Nh6 26.Ne4 Rc2 27.Nfd2 Ng4 (better is 27...f5-+) 28.Kf3-/+ f5 29.Nb3? (29.h3 h5 30.hg4 hg4 (worse is 30...fe4 31.Ke4 Rd2 32.Rc1+/-) 31.Kg2 Rh1 32.Kh1 fe4 33.Ne4 Kd7-/+) 29...fe4 (better is 29...Nb3 30.Rb3 h5-+ (30...fe4?! 31.Kg4 h5 32.Kf5-/+)) 30.Kg4-/+ Nb3 31.Rb3 Bc5 32.Bc5 Rc5 33.Re1 b5 34.Re4 Kd7 35.Rbe3 Re8 36.f4 Kd6 37.Rd3 Rd5 38.Rde3 ef4 39.Re8 fe3 40.Re3 Rd2 41.h4 Rf2 42.h5 Rf8 43.Kg5 b4 44.Re8 0–1. Howell,Jason – Austin,Michael B, Ken Smith Memorial op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Qe2 Bf5 7.Qe4 Be4 8.d4 =+.

6.Qe2 Nf6 7.d3 Qe2 8.Be2 Bf5 9.Nd2 e6 10.Ngf3 Nc6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Rfe1 0-0 13.Nb3 Rfd8 14.d4 Rac8 15.Rac1 a5 16.Nbd2 a4 17.Nh4 a3 18.Ba1 Bc5 19.Nf5=+ ef5 20.d5 Nd4 21.Bf1 Re8 22.h3 Re1-/+ 23.Re1 Nc2 24.Rc1 Na1 25.Ra1 Ne4 26.Ne4 fe4 27.Be2 Re8 28.Rd1 e3 29.f3 Bd6 30.Rd3 b6 31.Rb3 f5 32.g4 f4 33.h4 h6 34.h5 Kf7 35.Kf1 g6 36.hg6 Kg6 37.Rb1 Rh8-+ 38.Kg2 Kg5 39.Bd3 h5 40.gh5 Rh5 41.Bc2 Kf6 42.Rd1 Rg5 43.Kf1 Rg3 44.Ke2 Rg2 45.Kd3 Rf2 46.Bb3 Rf3 47.Ke4 Rf2 48.Re1 Kg5 49.Kd3 Kf5 50.Rd1 e2 51.Re1 f3 52.Bc2 Kf4 (52...Kf4 53.Bb3 Rh2-+) 0–1. Romerm – steviousmattias, ChessWorld.net, 2008.

6.Be2 Nc6 7.d4 Bf5 8.d5 Ne5 (worse is 8...Qg2 9.Bf3 Qg6 10.dc6 bc6 11.Ne2+/-) 9.Be5 Qe5 10.Nd2 Bc2! 11.Qc1 (11.Qc2 Qc3 Double attack (11...Qa1 Deflection; 11...Qc3 Decoy)) 11...Nf6 12.Ngf3 Qc3 13.0-0 g6 14.a3 Bg7 (14...e6!?-/+) 15.ab4= Ne4 16.Ra2 Nd2 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.b5 0-0 19.g4 Bd7 (better is 19...Bc8+=) 20.Rc2?? (better is 20.Qc3 Bc3 21.c5+/-) 20...Qh3-/+ 21.Re1 Bg4 22.Bf1 Qh4 23.Qa3 Bf5 24.Ra2 Bh6 25.Qe7= Qg4 26.Bg2 Rae8 27.Qe8 Re8 28.Re8 Kg7 29.Ne4 Qd1 30.Bf1 Bh3 31.Ng3 Bf4 32.Rae2 Bg4?? 33.Re1+/- Qc2 34.Kg2 h5 35.Ne2?? Bd2 36.Ra1? Qc4-+ 37.Ra7 Qd5 38.Kg1 Qf3?? 39.Re7?? Be1-+ 40.Bg2 Qf2 41.Kh1 Bf3 (41...Bf3 42.Rf7 Kf7 43.Rb7 Bb7 44.Bb7 Qf1 45.Ng1 Bf2 46.Bd5 Ke7 47.b6 Qg1) 0–1. Mendez Bayon,David – Amigo Roman,Pedro, Valladolid–ch Provincial Abs, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nf3=+ e5 8.0-0 Bc5 9.Re1 Nge7 10.Ne5= Ne5 11.d4 0-0 12.Bd3?? Qd3-+ 13.Qh5 Bd4 (13...Bd4 14.Bd4 Qd4 15.Qe5 Nc6 16.Qd4 Nd4-+) 0–1. Soppe,Edith (1920) – Baumstark,Gertrude (2205), Buenos Aires ol (Women), 1978.

6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nf3 e5 8.0-0 Bc5 9.Ne5 Ne5 10.d4 (10.d3 Qf4 11.d4 Nc4 12.Bc4 Bd6+=) 10...Bh3-/+ 11.f3? (better is 11.gh3 0-0-0 12.d5+=) 11...Qg6-+ 12.Rf2 0-0-0 13.Qa4?? (13.f4 Ng4 14.gh3 Nf2 15.Kf2-+) 13…Rd4 (13...Rd4 14.Kf1 Nd3 15.Qe8 Rd8 16.Bd3 Qd3 17.Qe2 Bf5 18.Qd3 Bd3 19.Ke1 Nh6-+) 0–1. Espig,T – Bruggemann,J, Zinnowitz, 1970. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nf3 e5 8.0-0 Be6 9.Re1 Qf4 10.g3 Qf6 11.a3 ba3 12.Na3 Bc5 13.Nb5 0-0-0 14.Na7 Ba7 (14...Na7 15.Be5 Qh6 16.Qb3+-) 15.Ra7 Na7 16.Be5 Qe7? (16...Qg6 17.Qa4 f6+-) 17.Bg7+- Nf6 18.Qa1 (18.Qa1 Nd7 19.Bh8+-; 18.Bh8?! Rh8 19.Qa4 Nc6+=) 1–0. Kreuter,B – Feist,G, D corr, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nf3=+ e5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Re1 Qf5 10.d4 ed4 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bd4 Nf6 13.Bd3 Qa5 14.Nd2 Be6 15.Nb3 Qc7 16.Qc2 Rd8 17.Rad1 b6 18.Qb2 Ng4 19.g3 Nf6 20.f4 Bg4 21.Rd2 0-0-/+ 22.Be2 a5 23.Bg4=+ a4?? 24.Bf3 ab3+= 25.ab3 Rd4 26.Rd4 Bc5 27.Kg2 Bd4 28.Qd4 Rd8 29.Qe3 h5 30.h4 Re8 31.Qd2 Re1 32.Qe1 Qa7 33.Qe3 Kf8 34.Kh3 Qc7 35.Kg2 g6 36.Kf1 Qd6 37.Kg2 Nd7 38.Kh3 Nf6 39.Kg2 Ng4 40.Bg4+/- hg4 41.Kh2 Qf6 42.Qd3 Qb2=+ 43.Kg1 Qc3-/+ 44.Qd6 Kg8 45.Qb8 Kh7 46.f5 Qc1 47.Kg2 Qc2-/+ 48.Kg1 Qf5 49.Qb6 Qb1-+ 50.Kf2 Qc2 51.Kg1? Qb3-+ 52.c5 Qg3 53.Kf1 Qf3 54.Kg1 Qe3 55.Kh1 b3 56.Qf6 Qf3 57.Qf3 gf3 58.c6 b2 59.c7 b1Q (59...b1Q 60.Kh2 Qe1 61.Kh3 Qg1 62.h5 Qg2 63.Kh4 g5) 0–1. Wiekhorst,Frank – Jentzsch,Reinhard, Bahn–ch Pocking (6), 1996.

6.Be2 Bd7 7.Nf3=+ Bc6 8.d4 e6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.Re1= 0-0-0 11.a3+= Nb6 12.Bf1 Ba4 13.Qd2+/- Qc2 14.ab4 Nh6? 15.Bd3 Qd2+/- 16.Nbd2 Bc6 17.b5 Bf3 18.Nf3 Kb8 19.d5! Bb4? 20.Be5+- Kc8 21.Reb1 Bf8 22.Ra7 ed5 23.c5! Bc5 24.Bg7 Ng4 25.Bf5?? Kb8+= 26.Ra2 Rhg8 27.Bc3 d4 28.Ba5 d3 29.Rc1 d2 30.Bd2 Bf2 31.Kf1 Be3+= 32.Be1?? Nh2!-+ 33.Nh2 Bc1 34.Bh7 Rg7 35.Bf5 Nc4 36.Kg1 Rd1 37.Nf3 Be3 38.Kh2 Bf4 39.g3 Re1! 40.gf4 Rf1 41.Be4 Nd6 42.Bd5 Rd1 43.Bb3 Rd3 44.Nd2 Rdg3 45.Nf3 Rf3 46.Bd5 Rf4 47.Bg2 Rh4 48.Kg1 Rhg4 49.b6 0–1. Faccia,S (2035) – Meng,J (2055), XXVI Open A Bratto ITA (3), 2006.

6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3=+ Nc6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.d4 ed4 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bd4 0-0 13.Bf3 Qh4 14.g3 Qg5 15.Nd2 Nc6 16.Ne4+/- Qg6 17.Bh5 Qe6 18.Nf6! gf6 19.Re6 Be6 20.Bf6 Be5 21.Be5 Ne5 22.Qd2 Bc4 23.f4 Nd3 24.f5 f6 25.Be2 Rad8 26.Bd3 Rd3 27.Qb4 b5 28.a4 a6 29.ab5 Bb5 30.Re1 Rfd8 31.Qg4 Kh8 32.Qh4 R3d6 33.Kg2 Bd7 34.Re7 Bf5+= 35.Re2 Bd7 36.Qf4 Bc6 37.Kh3 Bd7 ½–½. Knox,Victor W – Mc Alpine,Kenneth B, BCF–ch U18 Bath, 1963.

6.Be2 Nf6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.0-0 Bf5 9.d3 Qf4 10.a3 e6 11.d4 ba3 12.Na3 Be7 13.d5 Rd8 14.g3 Qb8 15.Qb3 ed5 16.cd5 Nd5 17.Bg7 Rg8 18.Qb2 Nf4 19.Rfe1 Bg4 20.Bb5? (better is 20.Bf6+=) 20...Bf3-+ 21.Re7 Ke7 22.Re1? (22.Qf6 Kd7 23.Qf5 Ke8 24.Re1 Ne2 25.Be2 Rg7 26.Bf3 Kf8 27.Bc6 bc6 28.Qc5 Qd6 29.Qa7-+) 22...Kd7 23.Be5 Rge8 24.gf4?! (24.Qd2 Kc8 25.Bb8 Rd2 26.Re8 Kd7 27.Bf4 Rd1 28.Bf1 Ke8 29.Nc2-+) 24...Qd6! 25.f5 (25.Bd6 Re1 Mate attack) 25...Re5! 26.Qe5 Rg8 27.Kf1 Bg2 (27...Bg2 28.Kg1 Qa3-+) 0–1. Beltran Seguer – Gonzalez Camps, ESP–Cup2 corr, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.Nf3 e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.d4 Be7 10.Bd3 Qf4 11.Re1 0-0 12.Nbd2 Bd7 13.Ne4 Rac8 14.Rb1 Ne4 15.Re4 Qc7 16.d5 Na5 17.Rg4 f6 18.Rg7?? (better is 18.Qd2 g5 19.Bh7 Kh7 20.Bf6 Bf6 21.Ng5 Kg8 22.de6 (22.Ne6?! Kf7 23.Nc7 Bg4+-) 22...Qc4 23.Rc4 Rc4 24.ed7+-) 18...Kg7-+ 19.Ng5 (19.Ng5 Kh6 20.Qg4 Qc4 21.Be4+-) 1–0. Allen – Stader, corr, 1957. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.Nf3 e6 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.d4 Be7 10.Nbd2 White threatens to win material: Nd2xe4 (10.a3 a6+=) 10...Qg6 (10...Qf5 11.c5+=) 11.Ne1 (11.a3 a6+=) 11...0-0 12.f4 (12.a3 a5+=) 12...Bd6 (12...Nb6 13.Bd3 Qh5 14.Qh5 Nh5 15.g4+=) 13.Nd3 Ne8 (13...b6 14.Ne5 Qh6 15.Rb1=) 14.Ne5 White threatens to win material: Ne5xg6 (14.c5 Be7 15.a3 ba3 16.Ba3 Nb8=) 14...Qh6 15.Rf3 (15.c5 Bb8+=) 15...f5 (15...b6 16.Ng4 Qh4 17.Rh3+=) 16.Qc2 (16.Nd3 Nef6=) 16...b6 17.Raf1 (17.Nd3 Bb7 18.Rh3 Qg6=) 17...Qf6 (17...Be5 18.de5 Qh4 19.a3-/+) 18.Rh3 a5 Black has a cramped position 19.Bf3 Ra6 (19...Rb8 20.Nc6 Bf4 21.Be2=) 20.Bc6?? White threatens to win material: Bc6xd7. weakening the position (better is 20.Bb7! Bb7 21.Nd7+/-) 20...Ra7 21.Qa4 Qe7 22.Qd1 Rc7 23.d5 White wins space 23...Nc5 The knight likes it on c5 24.Be8 Qe8+= Black has the pair of bishops 25.Qe1? Be7?? White has an active position. allows the opponent back into the game 26.Ndf3?? Ne4 27.d6 Bd6 28.Ng5?! cannot solve the problems of the position 28...Be5 29.Be5 Ng5! Black should return material 30.fg5 Rd7 31.Qh4 g6 32.Ba1?? an oversight. But White was lost anyway. 32...Qe7 33.Kh1 Bb7 34.Qe1 Qd6 35.Re3 Re8 36.Qh4 e5 37.Rfe1 Be4 38.Qf2 Qc5 39.h4 Red8 40.h5 0–1. Baumert,Christian (2060) – Brameyer,Hermann (2255), Berlin op, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.Nf3 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d4 (9.a3 Nc6=) 9...0-0 10.Re1 (10.Nbd2 Qc6=) 10...Qc6 (10...Nc6 11.Bf1 Qf4 12.Qd3+=) 11.Nbd2 (11.a3 Nbd7=) 11...b6 (11...Qc7 12.a3=) 12.Rc1 (12.Ne5 Qc7 13.a3 ba3 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3 Bb7=) 12...Bb7 (12...Nbd7 13.Qc2=) 13.Bd3 Qd7 White has an active position 14.Ne5 White threatens to win material: Ne5xd7 14...Qd8 15.f4 (15.Qa4 Bd6+=) 15...Na6 (15...Nbd7 16.Re3=) 16.Re3 Nc7 17.Rh3 g6 Black has a cramped position 18.g4 White king safety dropped (18.Qe2!?+=) 18...Nd7 White has a very active position 19.Ndf3 (19.Be4 Be4 20.Ne4 Ne5 21.fe5 f5 22.ef6 Bf6+=) 19...Ne5 20.Ne5 Qe8 (20...f6 21.Bg6 hg6 22.Qd3+=) 21.g5 White wins space 21...f6 22.Ng6 hg6-/+ 23.Rh6 Qc6 24.d5 Qc5 25.Kf1 Qe3 Black threatens to win material: Qe3xf4 26.Rg6 Kf7 27.Rf6?? Bf6-+ 28.Qh5 Ke7 29.Qh7 Kd6 30.gf6 Rf6! Deflection: c1. 31.Bf6 Qf4 32.Ke2 Qf6 33.Rf1 Qe5 34.Kd1 Rh8 35.Qf7 Qa1 36.Kd2 Qc3 37.Ke3 Rh3 38.Kf4 Qd2 39.Kg4 Qg2 40.Kf4 e5 41.Kf5 Bc8 42.Kf6 Rh6 (42...Rh6 43.Bg6 Qf1 44.Kg7 Qf7 45.Kf7 Rh2-+) 0–1. Reh,Stefan (2085) – Balduan,Markus (2310), Bad Zwesten op 5th, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Ne2 Qc4!? 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Qb4 -/+.

6.Ne2 Bf5 7.Qa4 Nc6 8.d4 e6 9.Nd2 Qc2 10.Qc2 Bc2 11.Rc1 Bd3 12.d5 Nd8 13.Nf4 Bf1 14.Kf1 Nf6 15.Bf6 gf6 16.Ne4 f5 17.Nf6 Ke7 18.N4h5 b6 19.c5 bc5 20.Rc5 Kd6 21.Rb5 Rc8 22.Ne8 Ke7 23.d6 Kd7 24.Nhf6 Kc6 25.d7 Ra8 26.Re5 Bd6 27.Re2 Nb7 28.Rc2 Nc5 29.Ke2 Be5 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.g4 Bc3 32.Rd6 Kb7 33.gf5 ef5 34.Rd5 Nd7!-/+ 35.Nd6 Kc6 36.Nf7 Rde8! 37.Kd3 Nf6 38.Rd6 Kb5 39.Nh8 Ne4 40.Rd5 Nc5 41.Rc5 Kc5 42.Nf7 Re7 43.Ng5 Rd7 44.Ke3 Kc4 45.Nf3 Re7 46.Kf4 Kd3 47.Rc1 Re2 48.Rd1 Kc4 49.Rd7 Ra2 50.Ke3 a5 0–1. Stroemberg,Ingmar – Olsson,Sverre, FIN–SVE corr, 1972. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

6.Ne2 Bf5 7.d4 Qc2 8.Qc2= Bc2 9.Nf4 Nf6 10.d5 Nbd7 11.h4 Nc5 12.Nd2 e6 13.de6 Bd6 14.Nd5=+ Nd5 15.cd5+= 0-0 16.Nc4+/- Bf4 17.g3 fe6 18.gf4 ed5 19.Ne3 Be4 20.Rg1 g6 21.f5! Bf5 22.Nd5 Rfe8 23.Ne3 Nd3 24.Bd3 Bd3 25.Rc1 Re7 26.Rg5 Rae8 27.Rd5 Bf5 28.Rb5 Be6 29.Rb4 Ba2 30.Ra1 Bd5 31.Ra7 Bc6 32.Ra1 Re4 33.Re4 Re4 34.h5! Rh4 35.hg6 hg6 36.Ra8 Kf7 37.Kd2 Re4 38.Rh8 Rf4 39.Ke1 Be4 40.Be5 Rf3 41.Rh4 Bf5? 42.Ke2 g5 43.Kf3 gh4 1–0. Abrahams,Gerald – Aitken,James, Hastings4647 (6), 1946.

8.Qb3 e6 9.Ne2 Nf6 10.d4 a5 11.a4 h6 12.Nd2 Bd6 13.c5 (13.Rg1 Qh7 14.Ng3 Nbd7-/+) 13...Bc7-+ 14.0-0-0 (14.Rg1 Qh7-/+) 14...Nbd7 15.Rhg1 Qh7 16.Ng3 0-0 17.Be2 Nd5 18.Bd3 f5 (18...g6 19.Nde4-+) 19.Rde1 N7f6 20.Nf3 Kh8 21.Ne5 Be5 22.de5 Nd7 23.Qc4 (better 23.Bd4!?-+) 23...b6 24.c6 Ba6 25.Qd4 Bd3 26.cd7 f4 27.Nh5 (27.Ne4 Be4 28.Qe4 Ra7-+) 27...Bg6 28.Nf6 gf6 29.ef6 Rac8! (29...Rf6 30.Qd5!? ed5 31.Bf6 Kg8 32.Re8 Kf7 33.Ra8 Kf6 34.Rf8 Ke5 35.d8Q+-) 30.dc8Q (30.dc8Q Qc7 Double attack (30...Qc7 Decoy); 30.dc8R Qd7 Double attack (30...Qd7 Decoy); 30.dc8B Qc7 Double attack (30...Qc7 Decoy); 30.dc8N Qc7 Double attack (30...Qc7 Decoy)) 30...Rc8 31.Kd1 (31.Bc3 Rc3 32.Kb2-+) 31...Bh5 32.f3 (32.Re2 Qc2 33.Ke1 Qe2) 32...Bf3 (32...Qc2) 33.Re2 Qc2 (33...Qc2 34.Ke1 Qe2) 0–1. Alonso Jimenez,Joan (1940) – Morros Faura,Ricard (2205), Championship CAT Group A Final, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4 6.Be2 Qg2 7.Bf3 Qg6)

8.d4 e5! 9.de5 Nc6 10.Ne2 Bd7 11.Nd2 Nge7 12.Ne4=+ Nf5 13.Rg1 Qe6 14.Ng5 Qe7 15.Bd5 Nh6 16.f4 0-0-0 17.Qb3 Kb8 18.0-0-0 Rc8 19.Nd4 Na5 20.Qg3 Nc4 21.e6? fe6 22.Be6? Be6 23.f5 Nd6 24.Kb1 Nhf5 25.Nf5 Bf5 26.Ka1 Ka8 27.Rge1 Qd7 28.Be5 Be7 29.Nf7 Rhe8 30.Nd6 Bd6 31.Rd6 Qc7 32.Rdd1 Re5! 33.Qe5 Qc3 34.Qc3 bc3 35.Rd4 Bg6 36.h4 a6 37.h5 Bc2 38.Rd7 Rc5 39.Rg7-/+ Rh5 40.Rc7 Bg6 41.Rc3=+ Rb5 42.a3 Ka7 43.Rc4 Rb6 44.a4 Bd3 45.Rd4 Bf5 46.Rf4 ½–½. Abrahams,Gerald – Dorn,Max, Bad Gastein (17), 1948.

8.d4 Qe6 9.Be2 Qb6 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.Nbd2 Nf6 12.Rg1 Nbd7 13.Qa4 g6 14.c5 Qc7 15.Qb4 Bh6 16.0-0-0? (16.Bc1!?-/+) 16...0-0 17.Kb1 b6 18.Nb3 Qb7?? (better is 18...Bf5 19.Ka1 Rab8-+) 19.d5+= Bf5 20.Ka1 Nd5 21.Qd4? (21.Qh4 Bf4 22.c6 Qc6 23.Nbd4+=) 21...N7f6-+ 22.Qe5 Bg7?? (better is 22...Bc2 23.Rd5 Qd5 24.Qd5 Nd5-+) 23.Nh4?? (better is 23.c6 Qc7 24.Rd5 Qc6 25.Rdd1=) 23…Bc2 (23...Bc2 24.Rc1 Nb4-+) 0–1. Baumert,Christian (2180) – Suhl,Dirk (2320), Berlin–ch op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

8.d4 Bf5 9.Nd2 Bc2 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.Nh3 Qd3 12.Nf4 Qe2 13.Ke2 Nf6 14.d5 Na5 15.Be5 Rc8 16.Rac1 Bf5 17.Rhg1 g6 18.c5 Bg7 19.c6 bc6 20.dc6 0-0 21.Rc5 (21.c7 Nh5 22.Bg7 Nf4 (worse is 22...Ng7 23.Rc5+/-) 23.Ke3 Nh3 24.Bf8 Ng1 25.Rg1 Kf8=) 21...Nb7 (21...Nd7!? 22.Bg7 Nc5 23.Bf8 Kf8-+ (23...Rf8?! 24.Rc1 Na6 25.Ke3=)) 22.cb7-/+ Rc5 23.b8Q Rb8 24.Bb8 Rc2 (better is 24...Rb5!? 25.Ba7 e5-/+) 25.Ba7 Ra2 26.Bc5 Bh6 27.Be3 Ne4 (better is 27...Bf4!? 28.Bf4 b3-/+) 28.Be4+= Be4 29.Nd3 Be3 30.Ke3 Bd3 31.Kd3 Ra3 32.Ke2 Rh3 33.Nf3 Rh5 34.Rb1 Rb5 35.Rb3 Kg7 36.Kd3 Rf5 37.Kc4 (better is 37.Ke4!?+=) 37...Rf4 38.Kd5 g5 39.Ke5 f6 40.Ke6 g4 41.Nh4 ½–½. Muenster,Manfred (1920) – Konsek,Peter (1940), Mittelfrankenliga–B2b, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

8.d4 Bg4 9.Bg4 Qe4 10.Kf1 Qh1 11.Bf3 Qh2 12.Bb7 Qc7 13.Ba8 Qc4 14.Ne2 Nf6 (14...Nd7 15.a3 e6 16.d5+-) 15.Qa4 Nbd7 16.Nd2 Qc8 17.Bc6 (17.Qa7 e6 18.Rc1 Qd8+-) 17...e6 18.Rc1 Qd8?? (better 18...Be7!?+-) 19.Nc4 (19.Bb7 Qb6 20.Rc8 Ke7+-) 19...Ng4? (better 19...b3+-) 20.Qa7 Be7 21.Nb6 Ngf6 22.Bd7 (better 22.d5 0-0 23.Nd7 Nd5 24.Nf8 Bf8+-) 22...Nd7 23.Rc8 Nb6 24.Rd8 Bd8 25.a3 (25.Nf4 0-0 26.d5 ed5 27.Ne6+-) 25...ba3 (25...h5+-) 26.Ba3 (26.Qa3?! Rg8+-) 26…Nd5 1–0. Muenster,Manfred (1935) – Bildt,Maximilian (1800), Mittelfranken–ChTB2b, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4 6.Be2 Qg2 7.Bf3 Qg6)

8.Ne2 Nc6 9.d4 Bg4 10.Rg1 Bf3 11.Rg6 hg6 (worse is 11...fg6 12.d5 Be2 13.Ke2+/-) 12.Nd2 Bg4 13.d5 Nd8 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Qb4 e6 16.Qb3 Rh2 17.0-0-0 Rc8 18.Kb1 Rf2 19.Nd4 Nf6 20.Nb5 Bc5 21.Bf6 gf6 (better is 21...Rf6 22.Ne4 e5 23.Nc5 Rc5=) 22.Ne4+/- Rf4 (better is 22...Kf8!? 23.Nc5 Rc5 24.de6 Ne6 25.Rd7 Re5 26.Qb4 Kg7+-) 23.Nbd6+- Kf8 24.Qh3 Bd6 25.Nd6 Rc5 (25...Ra8 26.Qh6 Ke7 27.Qf4+-) 26.Qh8 (26.Qh6 Ke7 27.Ne4 ed5 28.Qf4 Bf5 29.Qd6 Ke8 30.Qc5 Be4 31.Kb2 a6 32.cd5 Kd7+-) 26...Ke7 27.Nb7 (better is 27.Nf5! ef5 28.d6 Ke6 29.Qd8+-) 27...Nb7-+ 28.Qb8 e5 29.Qb7 Rfc4 30.Qa7 Ke8 ½–½. Krug,Rudi (1800) – Reichenbacher,Gerhard (1895), Bahn–chV Baiersbronn, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

8.Ne2 Qd3 9.Nf4 (9.Qb3 Qb3 10.ab3 Nf6-/+) 9...Qd6 (better is 9...Qc4!? 10.d4-+) 10.Nd5-/+ e6 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.d4 (12.a3 b3 13.Qe3 Nh6-+) 12...Nf6 (better is 12...Kd8 13.Ne3 Nd4-+) 13.Nd2 Be7 14.Ne7 Ne7 (14...Ke7?! 15.d5 Nd8 16.Rd1=) 15.Rg1 Ng6 16.0-0-0 Bd7 17.Kb1 0-0-0 18.c5 Qc7 19.Nc4 Bb5 20.Nd6 Qd6?? (20...Rd6 21.Qb5 Rd7 22.c6 bc6 23.Bc6-/+) 21.Qb5 (21.Bb7 Kb8 22.Qb5= (22.cd6?? Be2 23.Rd2 Kb7 24.Re2 Rd6-+)) 21...Qc7-/+ 22.Qb4 Nd5 23.Qa4 Kb8 24.Rd3 Qc6 ½–½. Douven,Rudy C (2405) – Hoeksema,Hendrik Pieter (2390), Groningen GAM, 1991. (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 Qe4)

8.Ne2 e5! 9.Be5 Qf5 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb3 Qe5 12.Bb7 Bc6 13.d4 Qe4 14.Bc6 Nc6 15.f3 Qh4 (15...Qh4 16.Kd1 0-0-0-+ (< 16...Nd4 17.Qa4 Ke7 18.Qb4 Kf6 19.c5-+)) 0–1. Buth,Lothar – Prestel,Oliver, Ladenburg MB (7), 1992.

6.a3 Nf6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Be7 9.Nf3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Bc4 Qd8 12.0-0 Qc7 13.Re1 b6 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Ng5 Bd6 16.Nde4 Be7 17.Bd3 g6 18.Nf6 Bf6 19.Ne4 Bg7 20.Qf3 Ne7 21.Nf6 Kh8 22.Be4 Be4 23.Ne4 Nd5 24.Ba3 25.Ng5 Nf6 26.Bc1 h6 27.Bf4= Qe7 28.Bd6 Qe8 29.Be5 hg5 30.Bf6+= Rd5 31.Qd5 ed5=+ 32.Re8 Re8 33.Bg5 a5 34.Kf1 Ra8 35.Ke2 b5 36.Kd3 f6 37.Bd2 Kg8 38.Kc2 Kf7 39.Rb1 Rb8 40.Ra1 a4=+ 41.g4 g5 42.f4 Kg6 43.fg5 fg5 44.Rf1 Bf6 45.Rf5 Rd8 46.Kb1 Rd7 47.Kc2 Be7 48.Re5= Bf6 49.Rf5 Rc7 50.Kb1 b4 51.cb4+= a3 52.Be3 Rc3 53.Bf2 Be7 54.Be1 Rd3 55.Re5 Bf6=+ 56.Re2 Bd4 57.Ka2= Bb2 58.b5 Rd1 59.b6 Ra1 60.Kb3 Bd4 61.Bc3 Bc3 62.Kc3 Rb1 63.Ra2 Rb6 64.Ra3 Kf6 65.Kd4 Ke6 66.Kc5 Rb2 67.Ra6 Ke5-/+ 68.Rg6 Rc2 69.Kb4 Rc4-+ 70.Kb3 Rg4 71.Kc3 d4 72.Kd3-/+ Rg2 73.Rg8 g4 74.Re8=+ Kf4 75.Rf8 Kg5 76.Rg8 Kf5 77.Rf8 Kg6 78.Kd4? Rh2-+ 79.Rg8 Kf5 80.Rf8 Kg5 81.Ke3 Kh4 82.Rh8 Kg3 83.Rg8 Ra2 84.Rg7 Kh3 85.Rh7 Kg2 86.Rg7 g3 87.Rh7 Kg1 88.Rg7 g2 89.Rf7 Ra4 90.Rh7 Kf1 91.Rf7 Ke1 92.Rg7 Ra3 93.Ke4 Kf2 94.Rf7 Ke2 95.Rg7 Ra4 96.Ke5 Kf2 97.Rf7 Ke3 98.Rg7 Ra5 99.Kd6 Kf2 100.Rf7 0–1. Knudsen,JesW (1995) – Urkedal,F (2235), 29th Politiken Cup (7), 2007.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Qa4 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bc3-+ 10.Bc3 Nf6 11.Bc4? Qd6 12.Bb2? 0-0 13.Ba3 Qf4 14.Kb1 Rd8 15.Nh3? Qe4 16.Bd3 Qg2 17.Nf4 Rd4 18.Qd4 Qh1 19.Qa4 Qh2 20.Be4 Bd7 21.Rh1 Qf2 22.Bb2 b5 23.Qb5 Rb8 24.Nd3 Qb2! 25.Qb2 Rb2 26.Nb2 Ne4 0–1. Knudsen,JesW (2035) – Bjerring,K (2305), Caissa IM August II (9), 2005.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Qa4 Nc6 10.Bb5 Qe4 11.Kf1 Bc3 12.Bc3 Bd7 13.Re1 Qf5 14.Ne5? (better is 14.Qb3-/+) 14...Ne4-+ 15.Qc2?? (15.Re4 Qe4 16.Bd3-+) 15…Ng3!! (15...Ng3 16.hg3 Qc2 17.Nd7 Kd7-+) 0–1. Tsimbryla,Igor (2125) – Pasko,Alexander (2300), UKR–ch sf U16, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 e6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Bc3 11.Bc3 b6 12.Re1 Nbd7 13.Bb4 Re8 14.Rc1 Bb7 (14...Qa2? 15.Bc4 Qb2 16.Rb1 Qb1 17.Qb1+-) 15.Bc4 Qh5 16.Be2 Rac8 17.Qa4 a5 18.Rc8 Rc8 19.Be7 Qd5 20.Bf1 Re8 21.Ba3 Bc6 22.Qc2 Bb5 23.Ne5 (better is 23.Bb5!? Qb5 24.Ne5-/+) 23...Bf1-+ 24.Kf1 Qd4 25.Nc6 Qf4 26.Kg1 Nd5 27.Qd3 N7f6 28.g3 Qa4 29.Ne5 b5 30.h4 (30.Bb2-+) 30...b4 31.Bc1 Qa2 32.h5 Nh5 33.g4 Nhf4 34.Qf3 g5 35.Nd7 Qa1 36.Kh2 Qc3 37.Be3 (37.Qc3 bc3 38.Bf4 gf4 39.Kg2-+) 37...Qe1 38.Bf4 gf4 0–1. Stoppel,Mariusz (2090) – Dragun,Kamil (2420), Warszawa Poland, European Rapid Ch, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Qg4 g6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.Qf4 Qa5 11.Qf6 Bc3 12.Ke2 0-0 13.Bc3 Qc3 14.Nf3 Qb2 15.Ke3 Nd7 16.Qh4 Nb6 17.Ng5 Nd5 18.Kf3 Nf6 19.Rab1 Qa2-+ 20.Rhe1 h6! 21.Ne4 Ne4 22.Re4 Qd2 23.Re3 Kg7 24.Qe7 Qa5 25.Bg6 Qd8 26.Qd8 Rd8 27.Be4 Rd7 28.Reb3 Rb8 29.d5? f5-+ 30.Bd3 Rd5 0–1. Espig,Thomas (2320) – Moehring,Guenther (2400), DDR–ch (13), 1977.

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Be2 Nf6 10.0-0 Bc3 11.Bc3 0-0 12.Bd3 b6 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Rab1 Qd8 15.Rfd1 Re8 16.Ne5 Ne5 17.de5=+ Nd5 18.Bd2 f5 19.Rb3 g6 20.Bb5= Rf8 21.Rh3 Qe7 22.Bc1 Rfc8=+ 23.Ba3 Qf7 24.Qd2 a6 25.Be2 Rc6 26.Rd3 Rac8 27.Bf3 Rc4 28.h3 b5 29.Bd6? Rc2 30.Qg5-/+ Re8 31.a3 Rc4 ½–½. Schlag,Franz – Degenhardt,Norbert, GER–ch Seniors (8), 1996.

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Qd8 9.a3 Bd7 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.Bc4 Na5 13.Ba2 0-0 14.d5 e5 15.Ng5 Ne8 (better is 15...Qb6!? 16.Qd2 Rac8-/+) 16.Ne6+= fe6 17.de6 Kh8 18.ed7 Qd7 19.Ne4 Qe7 20.Nd6 Nd6 21.f3 Ndc4 22.Bc3 Ne3 23.Qe1 Qg5 (worse is 23...Nf1 24.Ba5 Nh2 25.Kh2+=) 24.Qd2? (24.Rf2!? Nac4 25.Bc4 Nc4 26.Qe4+=) 24...Rad8 25.Qe2 Ng2 26.Qe5 Qe5 27.Be5 Nc6 (better is 27...Ne3!? 28.Bc7 Nf1 29.Bd8 Rd8 30.Kf1 Rd3-/+) 28.Bg7+= Kg7 29.Kg2 Rd2 30.Rf2 Rfd8 31.Rd2 Rd2 32.Kg3 Rd3 33.Bc4 Rc3 34.Bd5 b6 35.Re1 Kf8 36.a4 Ne7 37.Be6 Ra3 38.Re4 Kg7 39.Rf4 Nc6 40.Bd5 Na5 41.Rf7 Kg6 42.Ra7 h5? 43.Ra6 h4 44.Kh4 Ra4 45.Be4 Kf6 46.Rb6 Ke5 47.Ra6 Kf4 48.Rf6 Ke3 49.Kg5 Ra1 50.h4 Rg1 51.Kh6 Nc4 52.h5 Ne5 53.Rf5 Nc4 54.Rg5 Rh1 55.Kg7 Nd6 56.h6 Ne8 57.Kg6 Nd6 58.Bd5 Kf4 59.Rh5 Rg1 60.Kf6 Ne8 61.Kf7 Nd6 62.Kf8 Rb1 63.h7 Rb8 64.Kg7 Ne8 65.Kg6 Rb6 66.Kf7 Nd6 67.Ke7 Nf5 68.Rf5! (68.Rf5 Kf5 69.h8Q+-) 1–0. Tsimbryla,Igor (2125) – Poliakov,Maxim, UKR–ch sf U16, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 e6)

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.c4 Qd8 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nc2 b6 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Rfd1 Nb4 15.Nb4 Bb4 16.Ne5 Re8 17.Bc2 Qe7 18.Qe3 a6 19.Rab1 Rac8 20.Bd3 Red8 21.Qf4 Nh5 22.Qg4=+ g6 23.g3 Ba8 24.Bf1 Nf6 25.Qh3 Be4 26.Rbc1 Ba3 27.Ba3 Qa3 28.Qh4 Kg7 29.g4 h6 30.f3? Bb7?? 31.Qf2 Nd7 32.Ra1 Qe7 33.f4 Nf6 34.Bd3 h5 35.g5 Ne8 36.Qb2 Qd6 37.d5 Kg8 38.de6 Qe6 39.Bf1 Nc7 40.Qb3 b5 41.Bh3 Qb6 42.Kf1 Ne6 43.Qg3?? bc4 44.f5 gf5-+ 45.Bf5 Rd1 46.Rd1-/+ Qc7?? 47.g6+- (47.g6 Kh8 48.Rd7 Qd7 49.Nd7+-) 1–0. Schulz,Hans Juergen – Geisler,Robert, BL2–N8788 Germany, 1988.

7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0 Qh5 9.c4 bc3 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Ne2 Bd6 12.Rc1 0-0 13.a3 Nd5 14.Nc3 Nc3 15.Rc3 g6 16.h3 e5 (16...Rd8!?-/+) 17.Be2 ed4?? (17...e4 18.Ne5 Qg5 19.Qc1 Qc1 A) 20.Bc1?? Nd4 (20...Ne5?! 21.de5 Be5 22.Rc5-+) 21.Re3 Ne2 22.Re2 Be5-+; B) 20.Rcc1+=) 18.Nd4?? (better is 18.Rc6 bc6 19.Qd4+-) 18...Qe5+= 19.Nf3 Qe7 20.Re1 Be6 21.Qc1 Rad8 22.Bc4 Rfe8?? (better is 22...Qd7=) 23.Rce3+- Bf4 (23...Bc5 24.Re4 Ba3 25.Ba3 Qd7+-) 24.Qc3 Ne5 25.Re5 Be5 26.Re5 Kf8?? 27.Re6! (27.Re6 Rd1 28.Kh2 Qc7 29.g3 Re6 30.Qh8 Ke7 31.Be6 Ke6 32.Qe8 Kd5 33.Qe2+-) 1–0. Planas,Alberto (1820) – Ruiperez,Ramon, Autonomico–chT, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 e6)

7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 Nc6 10.Ne5 Rd8 (10...Nd4 11.Bd4 Rd8 12.Nf3+/-) 11.Nc6 Qc6 12.ab4 Bb4 13.c4 b6 14.Be2 Bb7 15.Bf3 Qc7 16.Bb7 Qb7 17.d5 Be7 (17...ed5?! 18.Bf6 gf6 19.Qg4 Kh8 20.cd5-/+) 18.Qf3 ed5 19.Nc3 Rd7 20.cd5 Rad8 21.Qg3 Bf8 22.Nb5 Ne4 23.Qg4 Qd5 24.Na7 f5 (24...Nd2!? 25.Rfe1 Ra8 26.Kh1-+) 25.Qe2 Bc5 26.Nb5 Nf2 (26...Qb3 27.Rab1 Bf2 28.Kh1-+) 27.Rf2 (27.Ba3 Ne4 28.Kh1 Qe6-+) 27...Re7 (27...Bf2 28.Kf2 Qc5 29.Kf1-+) 28.Qe7 Be7 29.Nc3 (29.Nd4 Bc5 30.Rd2-+) 29...Qb3 30.Re2 Bb4 31.Rc1 Rc8 32.Rec2 b5! 0–1. Micic,Cedomir (2300) – Hansen,Mads Smith, DEN–ch U20 op, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 e6)

7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.c4 Qd8 (9...bc3 10.Nc3 Qd6 11.Rc1-/+) 10.Ne5 (10.Qe2 b5 11.cb5 a6=) 10...Nc6=+ 11.Nc6 bc6 12.Qf3 Qc7 13.a3 ba3 14.Na3 Black creates threats along the open b–file 14...Rb8 15.Rfb1 Bd7 (15...Bd6 16.h3=+) 16.c5= Rb7 17.Bc1 Rb1 18.Bb1 (18.Rb1 Nd5=) 18...Qa5 (18...e5 19.Qg3-/+) 19.Nc2=+ Qb5 20.Na3 Qb4 Do you see the mate threat? 21.Nc2 Qb7 22.Qd3 (22.Ba2 Nd5=) 22...Rb8 23.Ba2 Nd5 24.Bd2 g6 (24...Qc7 25.Bb1 Bf6 26.Ne3=+) 25.h3 Qc7 26.Bd5 ed5 27.Nb4 Rb7 28.Na6 Qc8 29.Bf4 Bf5 30.Qg3 Bf6 31.Be5 Be5 32.de5 Rb5 33.Qc3 Qb7 34.Ra4 (34.Qd4 Rb1 35.Rb1 Qb1 (35...Bb1?! 36.Qh4=) 36.Kh2 Qe4-/+) 34...Rb3 (34...Rb1 35.Kh2-/+) 35.Qa5 Qe7 36.f4?? (better 36.Qc7 Rb1 37.Kh2=+) 36...Qh4-+ 37.Qd2 (37.Rb4 Re3 38.Rb2 Bh3-+) 37...Qg3 (better 37...Bh3 38.Rb4 Ra3 39.Rb1-+) 38.Rb4?? (38.Ra1 Bh3 39.Rf1-+) 38...Ra3 39.Qb2 (39.Qc1 Re3 40.Rb8 Kg7 41.Nc7-+) 39...Qe1 (39...Bh3 40.Rb8 Kg7 41.Qf2 Ra1 42.Rb1 Rb1 43.Qf1 Qg2) 40.Kh2 Qg3 (40...Re3 41.Rb8 Kg7 42.e6 Kh6 43.Qe5 Qg3 44.Kh1 Re5 45.fe5 fe6 46.Rb4-+) 41.Kh1?? (better 41.Kg1=) 41...Be4 (41...Bh3 42.Ra4 Ra4 43.Qb8 Kg7 44.Qh8 Kh8 45.gh3 Ra1) 42.Re4 de4 (42...Ra6 43.e6 fe6 44.Rb4 Qe1 45.Kh2 Qb4 46.Qb4+-) 43.Nc7 (43.e6 Re3 44.ef7 Kf7 45.Qb7 Kg8 46.Qb8 Kg7 47.Qe5 Kh6 48.Qg5 Qg5 49.fg5 Kg5 50.Kg1-+) 43...Rb3 44.Qc2 Re3 (44...Qe1 45.Kh2 Re3 46.Qf2 Qf2 47.Kh1 Re2 48.Kh2 Qg2) 45.Qd1 0–1. Schulz,Han (1870) – Souleidis,G (2400), 3rd HSK Weihnachtsopen, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 e6)

7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 Qd8 (11...Qd4? 12.Nc6 Qd6 13.Ne7 Qe7 14.Ne4+-) 12.Nc6 bc6 13.Rc1 Rb8 14.Ba1 Qa5 15.Ne4 Ba6 16.Rc6 Bd3 17.Qd3 Ne4 18.Qe4 Qa2 19.g3 Bf6 20.Bc3 Qb3 21.Ra1 Rb7 22.h4 h6 23.Rc1 Rd7 24.Rb1 Qa4 25.Ra1 Qb3 26.Rb1 Qd5 27.Qd5 Rd5 28.Rb7 a5 29.Ra7 Rb8 30.Kg2 Bd8 31.Rc5 Rd6 32.Ba5= Ba5 33.Rca5 Rd4 34.Re7 g6 35.Raa7 Rf8 36.Rac7 h5 37.Rb7 Rd5 38.Rec7 Rf5 39.Ra7 Rd8 40.Rd7 Rd7 41.Rd7 Kg7 42.Ra7 Kf6 43.Ra4 Rb5 44.Rf4 Ke7 45.Rf3 e5 46.Ra3 Ke6 47.Kf3 Kf5 48.Ra4 Rb3 49.Kg2 Rb6 50.Kf3 Ke6 51.Ra8 f5 52.Re8 Kf6 53.Rf8 Ke7 54.Ra8 Rb3 55.Kg2 f4 56.gf4= ef4 57.Ra4 f3 58.Kg3 Ke6 59.Ra6 Kf5 60.Ra5 Kf6 61.Ra6 ½–½. Kamys,Stanislaw (2205) – Gdanski,Przemyslaw (2300), Warsaw Cup, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2)

7.Be2 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 ba3 (9...0-0 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Ne5-/+) 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nb5 Qd8 12.c4 a6 13.Nc3 b6 14.Qb3 Bb7 (worse 14...Nd4 15.Nd4 Bb7 16.Na4+-) 15.Rfd1 Qc7 16.Rac1 (16.Na4 Nb4-/+) 16...Rac8 (16...Na5 17.Qa2-/+) 17.Na4=+ Nd7 (17...Nb4 18.d5 ed5 19.cd5=+) 18.d5 Na5 19.Qe3 Nc5 (19...Bd6 20.de6 Nc5 21.Nc5 Bc5 22.Bd4 fe6 23.Qe6 Qf7 24.Ng5 Qe6 25.Ne6 Bd4 26.Nd4=+ (26.Rd4? Nb3 27.Rcd1 Nd4 28.Nd4 Rcd8-+; worse 26.Nf8 Rf8 27.Rd4 Nb3=+)) 20.Nc5 (20.Be5!? Bd6 21.Nc5 Qc5 22.Bd4+=) 20...Bc5=+ (worse 20...bc5 21.Bc3 Bd6 22.Rb1+=; 20...Qc5?! 21.Bd4 Qb4 22.Bd3= (worse 22.Bb6 Nc4 23.Bc4 Rc4=+)) 21.Qc3 (21.Qd3 ed5 22.Ng5 Bf2 23.Kf2 Qf4 24.Nf3 Nc4-/+) 21...f6-/+ 22.Bd3 (22.Qd3 Rfd8-/+) 22...ed5 23.cd5 Qf4 (23...Bd5?! 24.Bh7 Kh7 25.Rd5=) 24.Qe1 (24.Qc2 g6-/+) 24...Rfe8 25.Qf1 b5 26.Bc2? (26.Re1 Red8 27.Ra1-+) 26...Nc4-+ 27.Bb3 (27.Rb1 Rcd8 28.Qd3-+) 27...Nb2 28.d6 Kf8 29.d7 Bf3 (29...Nd1 30.de8R Ke8 31.Rd1 Bf3 32.gf3 Qf3 33.Re1 Kf8 34.Bd1-+) 30.de8Q (30.Re1 Be4 31.de8R Re8 32.Rc5-+) 30...Re8 31.g3 Qb4 (31...Bd1 32.gf4 Bb3 33.Rc5-/+; 31...Nd1 32.gf4 Bf2 33.Qf2 Nf2 34.Kf2-+) 32.Rd3 (32.Rd7 Re2 33.Rf7 Ke8 34.Rc5 Qc5 35.Rg7-+) 32...Be2 (better 32...Nd3 33.Qd3 Re1 34.Qf1 Rf1 35.Rf1-+) 33.Rc5 (33.Rd7 Bf1 34.Rf7 Kg8 35.Re7 Qb3 36.Re8 Kf7 37.Re3 Be3 38.Rf1-+) 33...Nd3 34.Rc7 Qb3 35.Qa1 Qd1 (35...Nf2 36.Rc2 Nh3 37.Kg2 Bf3 38.Kh3 Qe6 39.Kh4 Qg4) 36.Qd1 Bd1 (36...Bd1 37.g4 Bg4-+) 0–1. Rusan,Paul_Cristian (2200) – Pisu,Robert_Daniel (2115), Campionatul National Individual Masculi, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 e6)

7.Be2 Bd7 8.0-0 Bb5 9.a3 Nbd7 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Bb5 Qb5 12.Na3 Qh5 (12...Qc6 13.Qd3-/+) 13.c4=+ 0-0 14.Qb3 Be7 15.Rfe1 a6 16.Bc1 (16.d5 Nc5 17.Qc2 Rfd8=+) 16...b5 17.c5 Qd5 18.Qb1 Rfc8 19.Nc2 Qf5 20.Bd2 Nd5 21.Qb3 Bf6 22.Ra2 h6 23.Ne3 Ne3 24.fe3 Qe4 25.Ba5 Nc5 (25...Rc6!?-/+) 26.dc5= Rc5 27.Qb1 (27.Bb6 Rc3 28.Qb2 Rac8 29.Ra6 b4=) 27...Qb1=+ 28.Rb1 Rac8 29.Bd2 R5c6 30.Kf2 g5 31.h3 h5 (31...Bg7 32.Nd4 Bd4 33.ed4=+) 32.Ke2 (32.g4 Kh7=) 32...g4 33.Ne1 Be7 34.Nd3 Bd6 (34...f5!?=) 35.Rba1+= Ra8 36.Bb4 (36.Ra5 Rb6+=) 36...Bc7= 37.Ba5 Bd6 38.Rc1 (38.Bb4!?=) 38...Rc1=+ 39.Nc1 Rc8 40.Bd2 Rc6 41.Nd3 f5 (41...f6 42.Bb4=) 42.hg4 fg4 43.e4 (43.Bb4=) 43...Rc4 (43...h4 44.e5 Be7 45.Bb4=) 44.Ke3 (44.e5 Re4 45.Kd1 Be5 46.Ra6 Bd4+=) 44...Ra4 (44...Rc6 45.Nf4 h4 46.Ne6=) 45.Rc2 (45.Ra4 ba4 46.Bb4 Bb4 47.Nb4 e5=) 45...Rc4 (45...Kf7 46.e5 Be7 47.Rc7=) 46.Rc4 bc4 47.Nb2 h4 48.Nc4 h3? (better 48...Bh2+=) 49.gh3+- (49.Nd6?? h2 50.Ne8 Kf7 51.Nd6 Kg6-+) 49...gh3 50.Kf3 (50.Nd6?? h2-+) 50…Bc7 ½-½. Cibej,Marjan (2060) - Brezovar,M (2190), TCh-SLO Div (7), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

6.c4 Qa5 7.Nd2 e6 8.Ngf3 Nf6 9.Nb3 Qc7 10.d5 Nbd7 (10...Qe7 11.Qe2=) 11.Nbd4 Bg4 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.d6 (13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.de6 fe6-/+) 13...Rc8 (13...0-0-0 14.a3 Bf3 15.Qf3 Bd6 16.Nd6 Qd6 17.ab4 Qb4 18.Bc3-/+) 14.Nc7 (better is 14.Bd4!? Nc5 15.Be2+=) 14...Kd8-/+ 15.Nb5 a6 (15...e5 16.Qb3 Ne4 17.Qe3 Qe3 18.fe3-+) 16.Bd4-/+ Nc5 (16...Qa5 17.Na7 Rb8 18.Be2-/+) 17.h3? (better is 17.Bf6!? gf6 18.Qd4+=) 17...Bh5-/+ (17...ab5?! 18.hg4 Qd6 19.cb5=) 18.g4 (18.Bf6 gf6 19.Qd4-+) 18...Bg6-+ (worse is 18...ab5 19.gh5 Qa5 20.Ne5+=) 19.Bf6 gf6 20.d7 Nd7 21.g5?? (21.Nbd4-+) 21...ab5 22.gf6 (22.cb5 b3! 23.Qb3 Qa5 24.Nd2 Rc2-+) 22…Bd6 0–1. Strozyk,Aleksandra – Wierzbowska,Aleksandra, Poland, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Bf5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.Nd2=+ e6 8.g4= Bg6 9.Bg2 Qc7 10.Qf3 Nc6-/+ 11.Ne2 Bd6 12.Rc1 Nf6 13.h4 h5 14.g5 Ng4 15.c5 Be7 16.Qb3 a5 17.a4 Rd8?? 18.f3=+ Nh2 19.Kf2= 0-0 20.Kg1 Nd4=+ 21.Bd4 Rd4?? 22.Nd4+/- Bc5 23.Rc5 Qc5 24.Qc4 Qe5 25.N2b3 Qe3= 26.Kh2 Qf4 27.Kg1 Qe3 28.Kh2 Qf4 29.Kh3?? Bf5-+ 30.Nf5 Qc4 31.Nfd4 e5 32.Rc1 Qd3 33.Bf1 Qe3 (33...Qe3 34.Nf5 Qf3 35.Ng3 Qb3-+) 0–1. Kukacka,Martin – Hrebicek,P, CZE–ch2 Cesky Brod, 1995.

6.c4 Qc6 7.d5 Qc7 8.Nf3 =+.

6.c4 Qd7 7.Nf3 e6 8.Ne5 Qc7 9.Qa4 Nc6 10.Nd2 Qa5 11.Qa5= Na5 12.g4 Bc2 13.Bg2 f6 14.Rc1 Ba4 15.Nd3 Rd8 16.0-0 Bc6 17.Ne4 Kf7 18.f4 h5 19.f5= Be4 20.fe6 Ke6 21.Be4 hg4 22.Nf4 Kd7 23.Bf5 Ke8 24.Ne6 Rb8 25.c5 Ne7 26.Bg4 Kf7 27.Nf4 f5 28.Nd3 g6 29.Ne5 Kg8 30.Bf3 Bg7 31.d5 Rd8 32.d6 Nec6= 33.Nc6 bc6 34.Bg7 Kg7 35.Rb1 Rb8 36.Rfe1 Rb7 37.Re6 Rd8 38.Re7 Kf6=+ 39.Rb7 Nb7 40.Rb4? Nc5-+ 41.Rc4 Nb7 42.Bc6 Nd6 43.Ra4 Rc8 44.Ra6 Ke6 45.Kf2 g5-+ 46.Ke3 Ke5 47.Ra5 Kf6 48.Ra6 Nc4 49.Kd4-/+ Nb6 50.Kc5 Nd7 51.Kd6 Nb8 52.Bb7 Rd8 53.Kc7 Na6 54.Kd8 Nc5 55.Bc6 g4 56.Kc7 Ke5 57.Bg2 Kd4 58.Kc6 a5 59.Kb5 a4 60.h4 f4 61.h5 Ne6 62.h6 Ng5 63.Ka4 f3 64.Bf1 g3 0–1. Sellberg,Joel – Sammalvuo,Tapani, FIN–chT, 1991.

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Nd7 8.Nf3+= Ngf6 9.0-0 Qc2 10.Qc2 Bc2 11.Rc1 Bg6 12.Nbd2 White intends c5 12...e6 13.c5 Be7 14.Nh4 (14.a3 Nd5+=) 14...Bh5-/+ 15.Bb5 Nd5 16.Nhf3 f6 (16...a6!? 17.Bc4 0-0-/+) 17.a3= a6 18.ab4 Rd8 (18...Nb4!? 19.Bc4 Kf7=) 19.Bc4+= Nb8 (19...Kf7!?+=) 20.b5+/- ab5 21.Bb5 Nc6 22.h3 (22.Ra7! Rb8 23.Rb7 Rb7 24.Bc6 Rd7 25.Ra1+-) 22...0-0 23.g3 Ra8 24.Kg2 Rfd8 25.Nc4 (25.Re1 Ra1 26.Ra1 Bg6=) 25...Ndb4 (25...Nc7 26.Bc6 bc6 27.Re1+=) 26.Ra8= Ra8 27.Ncd2 (27.Ne3 Bg6=) 27...Ra2 28.Bc3 Nd5 29.g4 Bg6 30.Bc4 Ra7 31.Bb2 (31.Nh4 Nc3 32.Ng6 hg6 33.Be6 Kf8 34.Rc3 Nd4=) 31...Ncb4+= 32.Ra1 Ra1 33.Ba1 Nc2 34.Bb2 Bd8 35.Bd5 (35.h4 h5 36.gh5 Bh5+=) 35...ed5 36.Bc3 Bc7 37.h4 Kf8 38.Nf1 Be4 (38...Kf7 39.Ng3+=) 39.Ng3 Bd3 40.Bd2 (40.Ne1 Ne1 41.Be1 Ke8+=) 40...Ke8 41.h5 (41.Ne1 Ne1 42.Be1 Bc2+=) 41...Kd7 42.Be3 (42.Bc3 Kc6 43.g5 fg5 44.Ng5 Kb5-/+) 42...Ne3 (42...b5 43.cb6 Bb6 44.g5-/+) 43.fe3+= g6 44.hg6 hg6 45.Kf2 Kc6 (45...g5 46.Ne1 Bc4 47.Nf3+=) 46.Ne1 (46.g5 fg5 47.Ng5 Bd8=) 46...Bb1 47.Ne2 Ba5 48.Nf3 Kb5 (48...g5!?+=) 49.Nf4= Be4 50.g5 Bd8 51.gf6 Bf6 52.Nd2 Bh4 53.Ke2 g5 54.Ne4 gf4 55.Nd6 Kc6 56.ef4 b6 57.Nf5 Bf6 58.cb6 Kb6 59.Kd3 Kc6 60.Ne3 Kd6 61.Ng4 Bg7 62.f5 Bh8 (62...Ke7 63.Ne3 Kf6 64.Nd5 Kf5 65.Ne3 Ke6 66.d5 Kd6 67.Ke4=) 63.Ke3 (63.Ne3 Bg7=) 63...Ke7= 64.Ne5 Kf6 65.Ng4 Kf7 ½–½. Ovsiannikova,Tatiana – Pavlenko,Ksenia, Krasnodar RUS, Region Ch (w), 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Bf5)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qg2!? 8.Bf3 Qg6 9.Bb7 Be4 10.Qa4 Bc6 11.Bc6 Qc6 (worse is 11...Nc6 12.Nd2 Qe6 13.Ne2+=) 12.Qc6 Nc6 +=.

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qg2 8.Bf3 Qg6 9.Nd2 Nd7 10.Bb7 Rb8 11.Bf3 e5 12.Ne2 (12.de5 Nc5 Combination) 12...Bd3 (12...e4!? 13.Rg1 Qe6+=) 13.Qa4 Be2 14.Be2 ed4 15.Bd4 Bd6 16.0-0-0 (better is 16.c5!? Bc7 17.Nf3+=) 16...Ngf6+= 17.Rhg1 Qh6 18.Bg4 Rd8?? (better is 18...Ng4 19.Rg4 A) 19...Qh2? 20.Bg7 Rg8 21.Ne4 (21.Qa7 Qh3 22.f3 f5 23.Re1 Kd8 24.Bf6 Nf6+-) 21...Bf4 22.Kb1 Rg7 23.Nf6 (23.Qd7?! Kf8=) 23...Kf8 24.Nd7 Kg8 25.Rf4 Qf4 26.Nb8+-; B) 19...Bh2?? 20.Bg7 (20.Rg7?! Qe6+=) 20...Qe6 21.Re4+- (21.Bh8?! Qg4 22.Re1 Kd8=); C) 19...Rg8=) 19.Rde1+- Be7?? (19...Kf8 20.Bd7 Kg8+-) 20.Re7! Ke7 (20...Kf8 21.Qb4 Kg8 22.Bd7 Qh2+-) 21.Qb4 Nc5 1–0. Meczynski,Waldemar (2220) – Nowak,Rafal (2095), Poznan Pocztowiec–ch op–A Poland, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Bf5)

7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Nf3 (8.Qf3 Bc8=+) 8...e6-/+ 9.Bb5 Nc6 10.0-0 Bb4 (10...a6 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Ne5-/+) 11.Qb3 Nge7 12.d5 ed5 13.Nd5 0-0 14.Bc6 Nc6 15.a3 (15.Rfd1 Rad8 16.Ne5 Bc2=) 15...Be6-/+ 16.Rad1 Bc5 17.Ng5 Bd5 (better 17...Bf5=+) 18.Rd5+/- Qb6? (18...b6 19.Rf5 Nd8 20.Nh7 Re8+-) 19.Qc3 (19.Qc2 g6 20.Rc5 Rfd8+-) 19...f6 (19...Bf2 20.Rf2 f6+-) 20.Qh3?? (better 20.Rc5 Kh8 21.Ne6+-) 20...fg5-+ 21.Qe6 Kh8 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Rg5 (23.Rd7 Kh8 24.Qe4-+) 23...Kh8 24.h4 (24.Rf5 Ba3 25.Rf7 Rf7 26.Qf7 Rf8-+) 24…Bf2 (24...Bf2 25.Kh1 Qa6-+) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Begunov,K (2325), Titled Tue (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Qb3 Nd7+= (8...Qd4?? taking the pawn will cause Black grave problems 9.Qb7 f6 10.Qa8+-).

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Qf3 Bc8 9.d5 Nf6 10.Rc1 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.Nh3 Nb6 13.Nf4 Bg4 14.Qd3 Rc8 15.h3 Bd7 16.Qd4 e6 17.de6 Be6 18.Ne6 fe6 19.Qe3 Bb4 20.Qe6 Qe7 21.Qe7 Ke7 22.Ke2 Bc3 23.Bc3 Nfd5 (better is 23...Na4 24.Bb4 Kf7 25.Rc8 Rc8-+) 24.Bg7= Rc1 25.Bh8 Na4 26.g4 b5 27.Kd2 Rb1 28.Bg2 Rh1 29.Bh1 Nab6 30.Be4 Nc4 31.Kc1 Nf4 32.h4 Ng6 33.Bd4 Nh4 34.Bh7 Nf3 35.Bc3 Kf7 36.Be4 Nfe5 37.g5 Ng6 38.Bd5 Ke7 39.Bf6 Kf8 40.Kc2 Nf4 41.Bb7 a5 42.Bd4 Ne6 43.Bf6 Nf4 44.Kc3 Nd6 45.Bc6 b4 46.Kb3 Ng6 47.Ka4 Ne8 48.Bd8 Ne5 49.Be8 (49.Ba5?! Nc6 50.Bb4 Nb4 51.Kb4 Nf6=) 49...Ke8 50.Ba5 Kf7 (50...Nf3 51.g6 Kf8 52.Kb4 Kg7+=) 51.Bb4 (better is 51.f4 Ng6 52.Bc7+-) 51...Nf3= 52.Kb5 Kg6 53.Be7 Ng5 ½–½. Chernov,Vladimir I (1950) – Zibrova,Oksana, 7th A Ermaka Memorial, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Bf5)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Nf3 e6 White has an active position 9.Bb5 Nd7?? there were better ways to keep up the pressure (9...Nc6 10.Ne5 Nge7 11.Qa4=) 10.Ne5?? White threatens to win material: Ne5xd7. stumbles just before the finish (better is 10.Bd7 and White wins 10...Qd7 11.Ne5+-) 10...Ngf6+= White has a very active position 11.Qf3 White threatens to win material: Qf3xb7 11...Rb8 (better is 11...a6 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.Nf7 Kf7+=) 12.g4 Bg6 Black has a cramped position 13.h4 White has a strong king attack 13...Bb4 14.Nd7 Nd7 White has a very active position 15.h5 White threatens to win material: h5xg6 15...0-0 (15...Bh5 16.Rh5 0-0 17.g5+/-) 16.hg6+/- fg6 White wins a piece 17.Qe3 White threatens to win material: Qe3xe6 17...Nf6? (better is 17...Rf7 18.Rc1 a6+/-) 18.0-0-0?? throwing away the advantage (18.Bc4 Kh8 19.Be6 Qc7+-) 18...Rc8?? weakening the position (better is 18...Qc8 would bring relief 19.Qh3 a6=) 19.Bc4!+- White prepares the advance d5. 19...Kh8 20.Be6 Re8 21.d5 Qa5 22.Rh3 Qa2 23.Rdh1 Rc3 24.Bc3 Ba3 25.Kd1 Qb1 26.Ke2 Qc2 27.Kf1 g5 28.Bf6 gf6 29.Rh7 (29.Rh7 Qh7 30.Rh7 Kh7 31.Bf5 Kg7 32.Qe8 Be7 33.Qg6 Kf8 34.Be6 a6 35.Qf7) 1–0. Sandmann,Bernd (2150) – Wetter,Ralf (1980), Muensterland Verbandsliga, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

8.Qe2 Qd7 9.d5 Nf6 10.Rd1 a6 11.Nf3 b5 12.Ne5 Qd6 13.g4 Bc8=.

8.Qe2 Nf6 9.Rd1 Nd5 10.Nd5 Qd5 11.Qb5 Qb5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bc4 Ba4+=.

8.Qe2 Nf6 9.Rd1 Nd5 10.Nd5 Qd5 11.Qb5 Qb5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bc4 Ba4+=.

8.Be2 Qb6 9.Qb3 Qb3 10.ab3 e6 11.Nb5 Kd7 12.Na7 Bb4 13.Kf1 Na6+=.

8.Be2 Qb6 9.Qd2-/+.

8.Be2 Nf6 9.Nf3 h6 (9...Qb6 10.Ba3=+) 10.0-0 g5 (10...Qb6!? 11.Na4 Qb4=) 11.d5+= Qc8? (better Qb6 12.Nb5 Bg7+=) 12.Rc1+- Qd8 13.Nd4 (13.Nb5 Na6 14.Bf6 ef6+-) 13...Bd7+/- 14.Qb3 (14.Ne6 Be6 15.Nb5 Nc6 16.de6 Bg7 17.ef7 Kf7 18.Bc4 Kf8+/-) 14...Qb6 15.Ncb5 (15.Ndb5 Na6 16.Na4 Qd8 17.Bf6 ef6 18.Qe3 Qe7 19.Nd6 Kd8 20.Nb7 Ke8+-) 15...Na6 16.Rfe1 (16.Nf3 Bg7+/-) 16...Bg7 (16...Kd8!?+=) 17.d6!+/- e6 (17...ed6 18.Bc4 Deflection (18.Bc4 Decoy)) 18.Nf3 (better 18.Nf5! 0-0 19.Ng7 Kg7 20.Qf3+-) 18...0-0+/- 19.Red1 (better 19.Bd4!? Qa5 20.Na7+/-) 19...Nc5= 20.Qc4 (20.Qc2 Rac8 21.Nc7 Ba4 22.Qc5 A) 22...Bd1? 23.Qb6 ab6 24.Rd1+- (24.Bd1?! Rfd8=); B) 22...Qc5 23.Rc5 Bd1 24.Bd1 Ne4 25.Bg7 Kg7-/+) 20...Rac8 (20...Nce4 21.Qd4 Bb5 22.Qb6 ab6 23.Bb5-/+) 21.Nc7 (21.Bd4 Nfe4 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Nc3 Nc3 24.Qc3 (24.Rc3?? Na4 25.Rb3 Rc4 26.Rb6 Nb6 27.Bc4 Nc4-+) 24...f6 25.Rb1=) 21...Qb2-/+ 22.Qc5? (better 22.Rc2 Na4 23.Rb2 Nb2 24.Qb3 Nd1 25.Qd1-+) 22...Qb6?? (better 22...Qe2 23.Qa7 b5-+) 23.Qb6+= ab6 24.Ne5 Bc6 (better 24...Ba4!? 25.Rd3 Nd5=+) 25.Nc6+/- bc6 26.Rc6 b5? (better 26...Nd7!?+/-) 27.Bb5+- Rfd8 28.a4 Ne4 29.d7 Rb8 30.Na6 Ra8 31.Rc7 Be5 32.Rb7 (32.Rc4 Nc3 33.Rd3 Ne2 34.Kf1 Nf4+-) 32...Nd6 (32...Nc3 33.Re1 Bd4+/-) 33.Rb6 (better 33.Nc5!? Kf8 34.Rb6+-) 33...Nb5+= 34.ab5 (worse 34.Rb5 Ra6 35.Re5 Ra4=+) 34...Ra7 35.Nc5 Bc7?? (better 35...Bd4! 36.Rc6 Bc5 37.Rc5 Rdd7+=) 36.Rc6+- Ba5 (36...Be5 37.b6 Raa8 38.b7+-) 37.h3 Kf8 38.b6 Raa8 (38...Bb6 39.Rb6 Ke7 40.Kh2+-) 39.b7 (better 39.Ra1!? Ke7 40.b7 Rab8 41.Ra5 Rd7+-) 39...Rab8 40.Ra6 (better 40.Rc8!? Ke7 41.Rb1 Bc3+-) 40...Bb4 (40...Bc7+-) 41.Rc6 (better 41.Ra8 Ra8 42.ba8R (worse 42.ba8N Bc5 43.Nc7 Ke7-+; 42.ba8B?! Bc5 43.Kf1 Ke7+=) 42...Ra8 43.d8Q Rd8 44.Rd8 Ke7 45.Rc8+-) 41...Bc5-/+ 42.Rc5 Ke7?? (better 42...Rb7 43.Kf1 Ke7-/+) 43.Rc7+- 1-0. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Jose Iraeta,A (1910), Titled Tue (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

8.Nge2 Nd7 (8...Qb6 9.Qb3 Qb3 10.ab3 Nf6 11.Nb5 Kd7 12.Na7 e6 13.Nc3 Bd6+=; 8...Nf6 9.d5 Qb6 10.Qb3 Qb3 11.ab3 e5 12.de6 Be6 13.Nd4 Nc6+=) 9.Rc1 Ngf6 10.d5 Qb6 11.Nd4 Qb2 12.Nf5 Rc8 13.Qd2 Qb4-+.

6.a3 e5 7.Qe2 (7.de5 Qd1) 7...e4 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 (9.Nc3 Qd4; 9.Bc3 Bd6) 9...Qa5 10.f3 Nc6 11.Qb5 ef3 12.Nf3 a6 13.Qa5 Na5 14.0-0-0 Bf5 15.Re1 Be7 16.Re5 Nb3 17.Kd1 Ng4 18.Bc4 (18.Re2!? 0-0-0 19.Re7-+) 18...Ne5 19.Ne5 Nd4 20.Bf7 Kf8 21.Bd5 (21.Nd5 Bd6 22.Bd4 Be5-+) 21...Bf6 22.Nf7 Bc2 23.Kd2-/+ Bb3 24.Nh8= Rd8 25.Bb3 Nb3 26.Kc2 Nc5 27.Rf1 Kg8 28.Rf5 Nd3 29.Nd5 Nb2 30.Nf6=+ gf6 31.Kb2 Kh8 32.Rf6 Rd2 33.Kc3 Rg2 34.Rf7 Rh2 35.Rb7 Rg2 36.Ra7 Rg6 37.Kd4 h5 38.Ke4 h4 39.Kf5 Rc6 40.Kg4 Rc4 41.Kh3 Ra4-+ 42.Rb7 a5 43.Ra7 Kg8 44.Rb7 Kf8 45.Rh7 Ke8 46.Rh4 Ra3 47.Kg2 Ra1 48.Rh7 a4 49.Ra7 a3 50.Kf2 Kd8 51.Kg2 Kc8 52.Kf2 Kb8 53.Ra6 Kb7 54.Ra4 Kb6 55.Ra8 Kb5 56.Rb8 Kc4 57.Rc8 Kb3 58.Rb8 Ka2 59.Ke3 Rb1 60.Rd8 Kb2 61.Rd2 Kc1 62.Rh2 Rb2 63.Rh1 Kc2 64.Rh2 Kb3 65.Rh8 a2 (65...a2 66.Kd3 a1Q 67.Rb8 Ka2 68.Ra8 Kb1 69.Ra1 Ka1-+) 0-1. Jakubiec,Artur (2410) - Oral,Tomas (2405), CZE-chT, 1995.

6.a3 e6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Bd3 b6 12.0-0 Bb7 13.Re1 Rfd8 14.Ne4 Qd7 15.Bc1 Ne4 16.Be4 Na5 17.Bc2 Rac8 18.Qd3 g6 19.Bg5 Bg5 20.Ng5 Qd5 21.Ne4 Kg7 22.f3 Qc4 23.Re3 Qd3 24.Rd3 Rc7 25.Ra3 Be4 26.fe4 Nc4 27.Ra2 Nd6-+ 28.Rf3 Nb5 29.Bd3 Nc3 (29...Nc3 30.Rc2 Rd4-+) 0–1. Lakota,Tomasz – Knapik,Andrzej (1650), Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow, 2008.

6.c4 Qa5 7.Nd2 e6 8.Ngf3 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.Rfe1 Re8 13.Ne5 Nf8 14.Qf3 Ng6 15.Rac1 Bd6 16.Re2 Bd7=+ 17.Ne4 Be5 18.de5 Ne4 19.Qe4 Bc6 20.Qg4 Qe7 21.g3 Red8 22.Bc2 Rd7 23.h4 Rad8 24.h5 Nf8 25.Rce1 a5 26.Be4 h6 27.Qf3 Qc5-+ 28.Bc6 Qc6 29.Qg4 Rd3 30.Re4 Qd7 31.Bc1 Kh7 32.R4e2 Qd4 33.Re4 Qd7 34.R4e2 Rd4 35.Re4-/+ Rd1 36.Kh2 Qd3 37.Rd1 Qd1 38.Qh4 Rd7 39.Be3 Qf1 40.Bd4? Qc4-+ 41.Be3 Qa2 42.Rg4 Qe2 43.Rf4 b3 44.Rg4 b2 45.Rg7 Kg7 46.Qf6 Kg8 47.Qh6 Qg4 48.Bc5 Qg7 (48...Qg7 49.Qg7 Kg7-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2100) – Trisic,A (2305), IHEM Hamburg GER (3), 2002.

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.Nbd2 e6 11.Rc1 Bg6=+ 12.d5 ed5 13.0-0 dc4=+ 14.Bc4 Nbd7 15.Bb5 a6-/+ 16.Bd7 Nd7 17.Nc4 f6 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.Rd5 Be7-+ 20.Re1 Kf7 21.Nd4 Nb8 22.Rd8 Rd8 23.Ne6? Re8 24.Nc7 Rc8 25.Nd5 Bc5 26.Bd4 Kf8 27.Be3 Be3 28.Nce3 Nc6 29.Rc1 Rd8 30.Nc7 Bf7 31.Rc2 Nd4 32.Rb2 Rc8 33.Rb4 Rc7 34.Rd4 Rc1 (34...Rc1 35.Rd1 Rd1 36.Nd1 Ba2-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2085) – Mellem,Niklas A (2205), Wichern op 5th (8), 1999.

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Bf5 8.Nf3 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.Nbd2 e6 11.d5 Be7 12.Nd4 Bg6 13.de6 Na6 14.ef7 Kf7 15.N2f3 Nd7 16.0-0 Nac5 17.Rad1 Bf6 18.Bc1 Rhe8 19.Rfe1 Kg8 20.Be3 a6 21.Nb3 Re3? (better is 21...b6!?=) 22.fe3+/- Bc3 23.Nc5 Be1?? (better is 23...Nc5 24.Rf1 Re8+/-) 24.Rd7+- (24.Rd7 Bc3 25.Ng5+-; 24.Ne1?! Nc5 25.Bf3 Re8=; worse is 24.Nd7 Bc3+-) 1–0. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2090) – Knops,Peter (1875), Hamburg–ch qual, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Qg2 8.Bf3 Qg6 9.Qa4 Nbd7 10.Qb4? (better is 10.Nd2-/+) 10...e5-+ 11.Qb3 e4 12.Qe3 Be7 (12...Kd8!? 13.Nd2 ef3 14.Ngf3-+) 13.Nd2? (13.Nc3 ef3 14.Ba3-+) 13...ef3-+ 14.Ba3 Ng8 15.0-0-0 Kd8 16.Ngf3 Ba3 17.Qa3 Ne7 18.Rhe1 Re8 19.Ne5 Ne5 20.de5 Qc6?? (better is 20...Bd7 21.Ne4 Nc8-+) 21.Nb3= Kc7 22.Na5?? (better is 22.Qd6 Kb6 23.Qb4 Kc7 24.Qd6 Kb6 25.Qb4 Kc7 26.Qd6=) 22...Qh6-+ 23.Kb2 Qb6 24.Ka1 Bf5 25.c5 Qb5 26.Nb3 Bc2 27.Nd4 Qa4 28.Qg3 Bd1 29.e6 Kc8 30.Qd3 Bh5 31.Nb5 Rd8 32.Nd6 Kc7 33.ef7 Bf7! 34.Re7 Rd7 35.Nb5?? Qb5!-+ 36.Qb5 Re7 37.Qa5 Kd7 38.Qa4 Kd8 39.Qd4 Rd7 40.Qg7 Kc7 41.Qe5 Kc6 42.Qe4 Bd5 43.Qa4 Kc7 44.Qf4 Kc6 45.Qa4 ½–½. Chebli,Musa – Lau,Wolfgang, Bayern–chI Bank Hofmann 2nd, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Ne2 e6 8.Nd2 Qc6 9.Ng3 Be7 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.Bd3 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.d5 ed5?? (better is 13...Qc7-/+) 14.Nf5+/- Ne4 15.Ng7 Kd8? (better is 15...Kf8 16.cd5 Qd5=) 16.cd5+- Qd5 17.Be4?? (better is 17.Rd1 b3 18.0-0+-) 17...Qe4= 18.Qe4 Be4 19.Ne6 fe6 20.Bh8 Nc5 21.0-0 Kc7 22.Be5 Kb7 23.Nd4 Rg8 24.f3 Bd5 25.Rfd1 Na4 26.Nb3 Nc3 27.Rd3 a5 28.Bc3 bc3 29.Re1 Bf6 30.Kf2 a4 31.Nc1 Bg5 (better is 31...b5!?-/+) 32.g3 ½–½. Stoppel,Mariusz (2060) – Maciejewski,Mikolaj (1610), DMR KPZSzach Poland, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.d5 Nb4 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Nd7 12.a3 Na6 13.0-0 0-0-0?? (better Rd8!?=) 14.Rc1 (14.Ng5 Ne5 15.Qe2 h6 16.Qe5 hg5+=) 14...Kb8 (14...h6 15.Ne4 Kb8 16.Bc3+/-) 15.Qe2 (15.Ng5 Ne5 16.Nce4+-) 15...g6? (15...h6 16.Nb5 Ka8 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.Be5+-) 16.Nb5 (16.Ne5!? Rg8 17.Nf7 Rc8+-) 16...f6+/- 17.Rfd1 Bh6 18.Rc4 (18.Bc3 Qb6 19.Rb1 Nac5+-) 18...Nb6 19.Rh4 Nd5 20.Rh6 Nf4 21.Qe1 (21.Be5 fe5 22.Qe5 Ka8=) 21...Rd1 (better 21...Qb5!? 22.Bc1 Ne2 23.Kh1 Rd1 24.Qd1 Nc1 25.Qc1 Rc8-+) 22.Qd1=+ Qb5 23.Bc1 (better 23.Rh7! Ne2 24.Kh1=+) 23...Ne2-+ 24.Kh1 Nc1 25.Qc1 Rc8 26.Qf4 (26.Qd1 Qb2 27.Ng1 Ka8 (27...Qf2?! 28.Rh7 e6 29.Qb1-/+) 28.Rh7 Rc1 (28...Qf2?! 29.Re7 Qf5 30.Qd4=+; 28...Qa3?! 29.h3-+) 29.Rh8 Nb8 30.Rb8 Kb8 31.Qd8 Rc8 32.Qe7 Qf2 33.Qd6 Ka8-+) 26...e5 27.Qf6?? (27.Qd2 Nc5 28.h3-+) 27...Rc1 28.Ng1 Rg1! 29.Kg1 (29.Kg1 Qb1 Mate attack) 29…Qb1 0-1. Rusan,P (2110) - Frank,Adam (2320), Titled Tuesday 4th Jan, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c4 Qd8 8.d5= Nb8 9.Qa4 Bd7 (9...Nbd7 10.Bd3=) 10.Qb4 b6 11.Bd3 e6 12.Qb3 ed5 (12...Na6 13.de6 fe6 14.Bc2=) 13.cd5 Bd6 14.0-0 0-0 15.Nbd2 Bg4 16.h3 Bf3 17.Nf3 (worse 17.gf3 Qd7 18.Nc4 Bf4-/+ (18...Nd5? 19.Nd6 Qd6 20.Rad1+-)) 17...Nbd7 18.Rad1 Nc5 19.Qc2 Nd3 20.Qd3 Rc8? (20...Re8 21.Rfe1 Re1 22.Re1+=) 21.Nd4?? (better 21.Ng5 Re8 22.Rfe1 Bh2 23.Kh2 Qd6 24.Kh1 Re1 25.Re1 Qd5 26.Qa6+-) 21...Nd7 (21...Be5 22.Nc6 Rc6 23.dc6 (23.Be5?! Rc5+=) 23...Qd3 24.Rd3 Bb2 25.c7+-) 22.Nf5 (22.Ne6 Ne5 23.Nd8 Nd3 24.Rd3 Rfd8=) 22...Be5 23.Be5 Ne5 24.Qg3 White prepares d6 24...Qf6 25.Rfe1 Qf5 26.Re5 Qc2 27.Rd4 (27.Qb3!? Rfd8 28.Re7 Qb3 29.ab3=) 27...Qa2= 28.d6?? (better 28.Kh2=) 28...Qa1-+ 29.Kh2 Qd4 30.Rg5 (30.Re3 Rc2-+) 30...Rc3 31.f3 (31.Rg4 Qf6 32.f3 Rd8-+) 31...Rd3 (31...f5 32.Qe1 Qd6 33.Rg3-+) 32.d7 g6 33.h4 Qd7 34.h5 Qd6 35.hg6 Qg3 36.Kg3 hg6 37.Rb5 Ra8 38.Kf4 a5 (38...Rad8 39.Rb4-+) 39.Rb6 a4 40.Ke4 (40.Rb2 a3 41.Ra2 Rb3-+) 40…Rd2 (40...Rd2-+) 0-1. Rusan,P (2100) - Yakimova,Mariya (2215), Titled Tuesday (5), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 Bd6 10.ab4 0-0 11.c4= Qh5 12.h3 Bh3 13.gh3 Qh3 14.Ne5 Qh4 15.Qd3 Ne4 16.Kg2 Be5 17.de5 Qg5 18.Kh2 Qf4 ½–½. Penzler,Frank (2450) – Hansch,Torsten (2260), RSS3D–14 remoteschach.de, 2005.

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 Qd7 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c4 0-0 12.Qb3 Qe7 13.Qe3 Rfd8 14.Na3 Rac8 15.Rfd1 a6 16.Nc2 Bd6 17.Qb3 Qc7 18.h3 Na5 19.Ra5 Bf3 (19...Qa5?! 20.hg4 Ng4 21.d5= (21.Qb7? Rb8 22.Qe4 Nf6-+)) 20.Bf3 Qa5 21.Ra1 Qc7 22.c5 Bf4 (better is 22...b6!? 23.cd6 Qc2 24.Qa3-+) 23.Qb7 Rb8 24.Qc7 Bc7 25.Bc3 g6 (better is 25...Nd5!? 26.Bd5 Rd5=) 26.Nb4= (worse is 26.Ra6 Rb1 27.Ne1 Nd5 28.Bd5 Rd5 29.Ra8 Kg7-/+) 26...Nd5 27.Bd5 ed5 28.Na6 Rb3 29.Bd2 Ra8 30.Bh6?? (better is 30.Nc7 Ra1 31.Kh2+=) 30…Ra6!-+ (30...Ra6 31.Re1 Re6-+) 0–1. Tsimbryla,Igor (2080) – Kononenko,Dmitry (2435), UKR–ch U18 sf, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Ra3? (10.Ba3 Ba3 11.Na3 Nc6+=) 10...0-0 (10...Ba3 11.c4 Qd6 (11...Bb2? 12.cd5 0-0 13.de6+-) 12.Ba3 Qf4-+) 11.c4-/+ Qd8 12.Rb3 Qc7 13.Nc3 a6 14.d5 ed5 15.Nd5 Nd5 16.cd5 Nd7 17.Qd4 Nf6 18.Rc1 Qd8 19.Rb7 Bc8 20.Re7 Qe7 21.Bd3 Rd8 22.Re1 Qb7?? (22...Qf8 23.Qa4 Qd6+= (23...Nd5?? 24.Ba3+-; worse is 23...Rd5 24.Bf6 gf6 25.Bh7 Kh7 26.Qe4 Kg7 27.Qd5+/-)) 23.Ng5+- Rb8 (23...Kh8 24.Bh7! Nh5+-) 24.Bh7! Kh8 (24...Nh7 25.Qg7 Mate attack) 25.Qf6!! gf6 (25...gf6 26.Bf6 Mate attack) 26.Bf6 1–0. Brown,P – Roberts,P (2210), corr, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 Nc6 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Na3 (11.c4 Qe4=+) 11...0-0 12.h3 Bf5 13.c3 Nc6 14.Nc4 Qd8 15.Nfe5 Be4 16.Bf3 Ne5 17.de5 Qd1 (17...Bf3 18.Qf3 Nd5 19.Rfd1-/+) 18.Bd1 (better 18.Rfd1!? Bf3 19.ef6 Bd1 20.fe7=+) 18...Nd5-/+ 19.Re1 Bg6 (19...Bd3 20.Na5-/+) 20.Na5 (20.Nd6 Nf4-/+) 20...Rfc8 21.c4 Bb4 22.cd5 (22.Rf1 Nb6 23.Be2 Ba5 24.Ra5 Nc4 25.Bc4 Rc4-+) 22...Be1-+ 23.de6 Ba5 (23...fe6 24.Bb3 Bc3 25.Be6 Kf8 26.Ba3 Ke8 27.Rc1=) 24.Ra5 (24.ef7 Bf7 25.Ra5 b6-+) 24...fe6 25.Bb3 (25.Bf3 Rc7-+) 25...Rc6 26.g4 Rb6 27.Ra3 Rd8 28.Kg2 (28.Bc3 Rd3 29.Bc4 Rd1 30.Kh2 Rc1-+) 28...Bf7 (28...Be4 29.Kf1-+) 29.h4 (29.Bc1 a6-+) 29...Rd3 (29...Rb4 30.Bc1 Rg4 31.Kh3-+) 30.Be6 (30.Bc4 Ra3 (30...Rb2?! 31.Bd3 a6 32.Be4=) 31.Ba3 Be8-+) 30...Ra3 (30...Be6!? 31.Rd3 Rb2 32.Kg3-+) 31.Bf7 Kf7 32.Ba3 Ke6 33.Bd6?? (33.f4-+) 33...Rd6 34.ed6 Kd6 (better 34...a5!? 35.h5-+) 35.Kf3 a5 (35...Kd5 36.Ke3-+) 36.Ke4 (36.Ke3 Kd5 37.f4 a4-+) 36...b5 (36...Kc5 37.f4-+) 37.f4 (37.h5 a4 38.Kd4 b4-+) 37...b4 38.Kd4 a4 39.Kc4 a3 40.Kb3 Ke6 41.h5 Kd6 (41...h6 42.Kc2-+) 42.Ka2 (42.h6 gh6 43.Ka2 Ke6-+) 42...Kd5 43.Kb3 Ke4 44.f5 (44.h6 gh6 45.f5 Ke5-+) 44...Ke5 (44...h6 45.g5 Kf5 46.gh6 gh6 47.Ka2-+) 45.Ka2 (45.Kc2 h6 46.Kb3 Kf4 47.Kb4 a2-+) 45...Kf6 46.Kb3 h6 47.Ka2 Kg5 48.Kb3 Kg4 0-1. Rusan,P (2110) - Le Goff,R (2280), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.–0 Be7 11.Qb3 Nbd7 12.h3 (12.Qb7?? Rb8 13.Qc6 Rb2-+) 12...Bh5 13.g4 (13.Qb7?? Rb8 14.Qc6 Rb2-+) 13...Bg6 14.Ne5 0-0 (14...Rd8 15.Nd7 Nd7 16.d5-/+) 15.Nc4? (15.g5 Ne5 16.gf6 Bf6 17.de5 Qe5 18.Bf3= (18.Qb7? Rab8 19.Ne4 Qb2 20.Nf6 Qf6-+)) 15...Qc7-/+ 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Rac1 a6 18.Nba3 Nd5 19.Ne5 Ne5 20.de5 Bg5 (20...Nf4 21.Bf3-+) 21.Rc4 (21.Rcd1!?-/+) 21...b5 22.Rc5 Nf4 23.Re1? (23.Bf3 Qa7 24.Bd4 Rad8-+) 23...Ne2 (better is 23...Qa7 24.Bd4 Be7 25.Qc3 Bc5 26.Qc5-+) 24.Re2 Rc8 25.Rc8 Qc8 26.Qb4 (26.Nc2 Qc7-+) 26...Qd7 (26...Qb7 27.Re1 Qf3 28.Qc3-+) 27.f4 (27.Re1-+) 27...a5 (better is 27...Qd3 28.Qd2 Bf4 29.Qd3 Bd3-+) 28.Qd4-/+ Qd4 29.Bd4 Bf4 30.Nb5 Rc8 31.Nd6 Rc1 32.Kf2 h5 33.Bb2 Rd1-+ 34.Ne4 Rd3 35.Kg2 hg4 36.hg4 Be4 37.Re4 Rd2 38.Kf3 Rb2 39.Kf4 Ra2 40.Rc4 g6 41.Rc8 Kg7 42.Ra8 a4 43.Ra7 a3 44.Ra5 Ra1 45.Kg5 a2 0–1. Knudsen,Jes West (1870) – Bar,Aviv (2145), Caleta ENG, Gibraltar Masters, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.c4 bc3! 9.Nc3 (9.Nc3 Bb4 Pinning (9...Bb4 Decoy); 9.Bc3 Nbd7 Combination) 9...Bb4 10.0-0 Bc3 11.Bc3 Nc6 12.Rb1 0-0 13.Rb5 Qa2 14.Bd3 (14.Rb7 Nd5 15.Rb2 Qa3-/+) 14...Rfd8 15.h3 Bf3 16.Qf3 Nd4 17.Qg3?? (better is 17.Bd4 Rd4 18.Rd1-+) 17...Ne4! (17...Nb5 18.Bf6 g6 19.Bd8 (worse is 19.Bb5 Rd5 20.Ra1 Qa1 21.Ba1 Rd1 22.Kh2 Ra1=) 19...Rd8 20.Bb5+=) 18.Qh4 (18.Be4 Ne2 Double attack (18...Qe2 Decoy)) 18...Nb5 (18...Nc3 19.Qh7 Kf8 20.Rb7 Nde2 21.Be2+-) 19.Be4 Nc7 (better is 19...h6 20.Ba1 Rd7-+) 20.Qh7 (20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Bf6 Qf2 22.Rf2 Rd1 23.Rf1 Rf1 24.Kf1 Ne8 25.Be4 Kg8 26.Qh7 Kf8 27.Qh8) 20...Kf8 21.Bb7?? (better is 21.Bb4 Ke8 22.Qg8 Kd7 23.Qf7 Kc8 24.Rc1 Rd1 25.Rd1+-) 21...Rab8?? 22.Qh8 Ke7+= 23.Qh4?? f6-+ 24.Qg4 Kf7 (24...Kf7 25.Qh5 Kg8 26.Bf6 Rd7-/+ (26...Rb7?! 27.Bd8 Qd5 28.Qh4=); 24...Rb7 25.Qg7 Kd6 26.Rd1 Kc6 27.Rd8 Rb1 28.Kh2 Qf2 29.Qd7 (29.Bf6?? Qf4 30.Qg3 Rh1 31.Kh1 Qg3-+; 29.Qf6?! Qf6 30.Bf6 Rf1=) 29...Kb7 30.Qc8 Kc6 31.Qd7 Kb7 32.Qc8 Kc6 33.Qd7=) 0–1. Capron,Daniel (2060) – Sidhoum,Jacky (2180), FRA–ch, 1981. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2)

6.Nf3 g6 7.c4=+ bc3 (7...Qd6 8.c5 Qf4 9.a3=) 8.Nc3= Qa5 (8...Qd8 9.Qb3 Bg7 10.Bb5 Nbd7 11.0-0=) 9.Bc4 Qb4 (9...Bg7 10.0-0=) 10.Qe2 (10.Qb3 e6 11.0-0 Nc6+-) 10...Bg4 (10...Bg7!?=) 11.0-0+= Bf3 12.gf3 a6 13.a4 (13.Rab1 Nc6 14.Ne4 Ne4 15.fe4 Na5+=) 13...Nc6 14.Rfd1 Na5 (14...Bg7 15.d5 Ne5 16.Qe5 Qc4+=) 15.Bb5 (15.Ba2!?+=) 15...ab5= 16.Nb5 Nd5 17.Ba3? (better 17.Qe5 Qb2 18.Qd5=+) 17...Qc4?? (better 17...Qb3 18.Qe5 Qf3 19.Qd5 Qd5 20.Nc7 Kd8 21.Nd5 e6-/+) 18.Nd6+- (18.Nd6 Kd8 A) 19.Qc4?! Nc4 20.Nc4 Bg7= (20...Ra4? 21.Be7 Ke7 22.Ra4+-); B) 19.Nc4 Nc4 20.Qc4+-) 1–0. Faccia,S (2010) – De Grandi,S (1965), Verona Open (2), 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bc4 e6 9.Nge2 a6 10.a4 Bd6 11.Qd3 b6 12.0-0 Bb7 13.Ng3 0-0 (13...Nc6 14.Nce4 Ne4 15.Ne4-/+) 14.Nce4? (better is 14.d5!? ed5 15.Nd5 Bd5 16.Bd5 Nd5 17.Qd5+=) 14...Ne4-+ 15.Ne4 Bh2! 16.Kh2 Qh4 17.Qh3 Qh3 (17...Qe4?! 18.Bd3 Qf4 19.g3-/+) 18.gh3 Be4 19.Rae1 Bg6 (19...Bc6 20.Rg1 g6 21.Ra1-+) 20.d5 ed5 21.Bd5 Ra7 22.Re3 Rd7 23.Ba8 f6 24.Re6 b5 25.ab5 ab5 26.Rfe1 Bf7 27.Re7 Rd2 28.R1e2 Re2 29.Re2 Re8 30.Rd2 Bc4 31.Bd5 Bd5 32.Rd5 b4 33.Kg3 Kf7 34.Rc5 Nd7 35.Rc4 Rb8 36.f4 Ke6 37.Kf3 Kd5 38.Rc7 Kd6 39.Rc2 Nc5 40.Rg2 Rb7 41.h4 Kc6 42.h5 h6 43.Rc2 Kb5 44.Ke3 b3 45.Rd2 Re7 46.Kf3 Na4 47.Ba3 Rc7 48.Rd3 Rc3 49.Rc3 Nc3 50.Kg4 Ka4 51.Bc1 Nd5 52.Kf5 Kb4 53.Bb2 Kc4 54.Kg6 Nf4 55.Kg7 Nh5 56.Kh6 Ng7! 57.Kg6 f5 58.Kg5 Kd3 59.Kf4 Ne6 60.Kf5 Kc2 61.Ba1 Nc5 62.Kg6?? Na4 63.Kf5 Nb2 64.Ke4 Kb1 65.Kd4 Ka1 66.Kc3 Ka2 0–1. Parpinel,Marco (1605) – Vocaturo,Daniele (2155), ITA–ch U20, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bc4 e6 9.Nf3 Nc6 Attacks the isolani on d4 10.0-0 a6 11.d5 ed5 (better Na5 12.Bd3 ed5 13.Re1 Be7-/+) 12.Nd5+= (worse 12.Bd5 Nd5 13.Nd5 Be6=+) 12...Nd5 13.Bd5 Be6 14.Be6 fe6 15.Qb3 Qd5 16.Qb7 Rb8 17.Qc7 Rb2? (better 17...Qd7 18.Qd7 Kd7 19.Rfd1 Ke7+/-) 18.Rad1+- Bd6 (18...Ne7 19.Rd5 Nd5 20.Qc6 Ke7+-) 19.Qc8 (19.Qd6?! Qd6 20.Rd6 Nb8 21.Re6 Kd7+/-) 19...Kf7 (19...Nd8 20.Rd5 ed5 21.Re1 Be7 22.Re7 Ke7 23.Qc7 Ke8 24.Qe5 Ne6 25.Qb2+-) 20.Qh8 (20.Qd7 Be7 21.Rd5 h6 22.Qc6 ed5+-) 20...Qc5 21.Qh7 (21.Rd6 Qd6 22.Ng5 Kg6 23.Qh7 Kg5 24.Qg7 Kf5 25.Qb2 Nd4+-) 21...Ne7 (21...Ra2 22.h4 Ke8 23.Qg8 Kd7 24.Qg7 Kc8 25.Ng5+-) 22.h4 (22.Rd6 Qd6 23.Qh5 Kf6 24.Qg5 Kf7 25.Ne5 Kf8 26.Qh5+-) 22...Nf5 (22...Bf4+-) 23.Ng5 Ke7 24.Qg6 Re2 25.Qf7 Kd8 26.Ne6 Re6 27.Qe6 Kc7 (27...Nd4 28.Qg8 Bf8+-) 28.Rc1 1-0. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Tsyhanchuk,S (2270), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.d5 g6 (8...e5 9.de6 Be6 10.Qd8 Kd8 11.Nf3-/+) 9.Nf3 (9.Qa4 Nbd7=) 9...Bg7=+ 10.Bb5 Nbd7 11.d6 0-0 12.0-0 ed6 13.Qd6 a6 14.Be2 Nb6 (14...Re8 15.Rfe1-/+) 15.Qb4 Nfd5 16.Nd5 Nd5 17.Qb3 Bb2 18.Qb2 Qf6 19.Qf6 Nf6 20.a4 Re8 21.Nd4 Bg4 22.f3 Bd7 23.Rfb1 Rab8 24.a5 Re5 (better 24...Rbd8!? 25.Bc4 Rc8-/+) 25.Ba6+= The backward pawn on b7 becomes a target 25...Ra8 26.Bb7 Raa5 27.Ra5 (27.h4 h6+=) 27...Ra5 28.Ne2 Ra2 29.Nc3 Rc2 30.Nd5 Kg7 31.Nf6 Kf6 32.Be4 (32.h4 Bf5 33.g4 Be6=) 32...Rd2=+ 33.h4 Ke5 34.Kh2 f5 35.Ba8 Rd4 36.Kg3 f4 37.Kh2 Bf5 38.Rb5 Kf6 39.Rb6 Kg7 40.h5 (40.g4!? fg3 41.Kg3=) 40...gh5=+ 41.Rb5 Bg6 42.Be4 (42.Rd5 Rd5 43.Bd5 Kf6-/+) 42...Kh6 (42...Be4!? 43.fe4 Re4 44.Rh5 Kg6-/+) 43.Rb6 Kg5 44.Rb5 Kh4 45.Rb7 (45.Re5 Rd2=+) 45...Rd2 (45...Be4 46.fe4 Re4 47.Rh7-/+) 46.Bg6 (better 46.Rb4!?=+) 46...hg6-+ 47.Rb6 g5 48.Rf6 (48.Rb4 Rc2 49.Rd4 Rb2=+) 48...Rd4 49.Rf7 g4 (better 49...Rd8-+) 50.Rf4= Rf4 (50...Rd3 51.Ra4=) 51.g3 Kg5 52.gf4 Kf4 53.fg4 hg4 54.Kg2 g3 55.Kg1 Kg5 56.Kg2 Kg4 57.Kg1 Kh3 58.Kh1 Kh4 59.Kg2 Kg4 60.Kg1 Kf4 61.Kg2 Kg4 ½-½. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Corrales Jimenez,F (2530), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Nf3 e6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 Be7 (10...Bb5 11.Nb5 Nc6 12.Rc1-/+) 11.Bd7 Nbd7 (worse Kd7 12.d5 Ke8 13.de6 Qd1 14.Rad1+=; worse Nfd7 12.d5=; Qd7?! 12.Ne5 Qc7 13.Qa4 Nc6 14.Nb5-/+) 12.d5 Nc5 13.de6 Ne6 14.Qa4 Qd7 15.Qb3 Nc5 16.Qc2 Qd3 17.Qc1 0-0 18.Rd1 Qf5 19.Qe3 Rfe8 20.Nd4 Qg6 21.Nce2 (21.Qf3 Bd6-/+) 21...Ng4 22.Qf3 Ne5 (22...Bh4 23.g3 Ne5 24.Qc3-/+) 23.Qh3 Ned3 24.Bc3 (24.Ba3 Rad8-/+) 24...Bf6 25.Rab1 Rad8 26.f4?? (better 26.Qf3-+) 26...Qe4 27.Qf3 Bd4 (worse 27...Rd4 28.Bd4 Bd4 29.Kf1 Qf3 30.gf3-+) 28.Nd4 Rd4 29.Bd4 Qd4 30.Kf1 Re3 31.Qg4 (31.Qf2 Qe4 32.f5-+) 31...Re1! (31...Qf4?? 32.Qf4 Re8 33.Qc7+-) 32.Re1 (32.Re1 Qf2 Mate attack) 32…Qf2 0-1. Alshehri,Tariq Nasser - Karthik,V4 (2480), Asian University Men (1), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4)

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Nf3 e6 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.Ba3 a6 13.Nc3 b5 14.Ne4 b4 15.Bb4 Nb4 16.Qa4 Bd7 17.Qb4 a5 18.Qc5+= Ba7 19.Qa3 Bc6?? 20.Nd6+- Kd7 21.Rfc1 Bf3 22.Bb5 Ke7 23.Nf5 1–0. usingprogram – koksuwroclaw, internet, 2011.

7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Nf3 e6 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 Nc6 12.a3 b6 13.Ne4 Bb7 14.Nf6 Bf6 15.Bh7 Kh8 16.Be4 Rc8 17.Qa4 Qe7 18.Bc3 Rfd8 19.Qb5 g6 20.Qb2 Kg8 21.Rfe1 Qf8 22.Rad1 Qg7 23.Rd2 Rc7 24.Rc1 Rdc8 25.Rdc2 Qf8 26.d5 Bc3 27.Rc3 ed5 28.Bd5 Qg7 29.Qd2 Rd7 30.Qg5 Rd6 31.h3 Qf8 32.Nd2 Qd8 33.Qd8 Rcd8 34.Ne4 Rd5 35.Nf6 Kf8 36.Nd5 Rd5 37.Rc6 Bc6 38.Rc6 Ra5 39.Rc3 Ke7 40.Kf1 Ra4 41.Ke2 b5 42.Kd2 a5 43.Kc2 b4 44.Re3 Kd6 45.Kb2 ba3 46.Ra3 Ra3 47.Ka3 Kd5 48.Ka4 Ke4 49.Ka5 Kd3 50.h4?? f5-+ 51.f3 f4 52.Kb4 Ke2 53.Kc3 Kf2 54.Kd2 Kg2 55.Ke2 Kg3 56.Ke1 Kf3 57.Kf1 Kg3 (57...Kg3 58.Ke2 f3 59.Ke3 f2-+) 0–1. Lakota,Tomasz – Cukrowski,Filip (1745), Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow, 2008.

8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Qb3 Bb5 10.Qb5 Qb5 11.Nb5 Nd5 12.Nf3 e6 13.0-0 Bb4 14.a3 Be7 15.Nc3 Nc3 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Rfb1 b6 18.Ne5 Rc8 19.Bb4 Bb4 20.ab4 f6 21.Nf3 a6 22.b5 a5 23.Rc1 Rc1 24.Rc1 Nd7 25.Kf1 Kf8 26.Rc3 Ke7 27.Ke2 a4 28.Ra3 Kd6 29.Kd3 Kd5 30.Nd2 e5 31.de5 Ne5 (31...Ke5?! 32.Kc3 Rc8 33.Kb2-/+) 32.Kc3 Kc5 33.f4 Ng6 (33...Kb5?! 34.fe5 fe5 35.Nf3=) 34.Nb3 Kb5 (34...ab3?! 35.Ra8 Nf4 36.Ra7+=) 35.Nd4 Kc5 36.g3 b5 37.Ne6 Kb6 38.Ng7 Ka5 39.Kb2 Rd8 40.Kc1 b4 (40...b4 41.Re3 a3-+) 0–1. Russ – Gundlach, corr, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.d4 Nf6)

8.Bc4 Qb4 9.Qb3 e6 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.0-0 Qb3 12.ab3 Be7 13.Ne5 0-0 14.Nb5 a6 15.Nc7 Ra7 16.Nb5 Ra8 17.Nc7 Rb8 18.Na6 Ne5 (18...Ra8 19.Nc6 bc6 20.Nc5 Ra1 21.Ra1+=) 19.Nb8+/- (worse is 19.de5 ba6 20.ef6 gf6+=) 19...Nc4 20.bc4 Bd8? (20...Bd6 21.Ba3 Bb8 22.Bf8 Kf8+-) 21.Ba3+- Re8 22.Bd6 Ne4 23.c5 Bf6 24.Be5 Be5 25.de5 Nc5 26.Rfd1 f6 27.Rac1 b6 (27...Na4 28.Nd7 Kf7 29.Rc7+-) 28.Rd6 fe5 (better is 28...Bb7 29.Rb6 Rb8 30.Rc5 Ra8+-) 29.Rb6 Nd7 30.Nd7 Bd7 31.Rc7 Ra8 32.f3 Be8 33.Rbb7 (33.Re6 g6+-) 33...Bg6 34.Rg7 Kh8 35.h4 Re8 36.h5! Bd3 37.h6 Bg6 38.Rge7 Rc8 39.Re6 Kg8 40.Re5 Rc1 41.Kh2 Rc4 42.Ra5 Rc8 43.g4 Rf8 44.Kg3 Bd3 45.Rg7 Kh8 46.Rga7 Bg6 47.Ra8 Be8 48.Re5 1–0. Proschmann,T (2090) – Humburg,Philipp (2050), Dresden GER, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Nge2 Bf5 (9...e6 10.0-0-/+) 10.Bf5+= Qf5 11.0-0 e6 12.Ng3 Qa5 13.Nce4 Ne4 14.Ne4 Ba3 (14...Rd8 15.Qc2-/+) 15.Bc3 Bb4 (better is 15...Qd5!? 16.Re1 Be7-/+) 16.Nd6= Ke7 17.Nb7 Qb5 18.Bb4 Nb4 (better is 18...Qb4!? 19.Rb1 Qd4+=) 19.Nc5+/- Rab8 20.Qg4 Nd5 (20...Nc2 21.Rac1 Qb2 22.Qh4 Ke8 23.Qe4 Nd4 24.Rb1 Qb1 25.Rb1+-) 21.Rae1 (better is 21.Qg7 Rbg8 22.Qe5+/-) 21...Rhe8? (better is 21...Kf8+/-) 22.Qg7+- Kd8? (22...Rb6+-) 23.Qf7 (23.Qf7 Rb6 24.Ne6 Kc8 25.Nc5+-) 1–0. Schulz,Hans Juergen – Bastel,Dirk, Schleswig Holstein–chC, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bd3 e6 9.a3 Be7 10.Nf3 0-0 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Re1 Nb6 13.Ne5 Nbd5 14.Qf3 Nc3 15.Bc3 Qd5 16.Qh3 g6 17.Bc4= Qd8 18.Qf3 Rb8 19.a4 Nd5 20.Bb2 a6 21.a5 Bb4 22.Reb1 f6 23.Ng4 b5 24.ab6 Rb6 25.Rc1 Bb7-/+ 26.Qh3 Nf4-+ 27.Qh6 Bd2 28.Ne3 Ng2 29.Rc2?! Ne3 30.fe3 Bb4 31.Rf1 Rf7 32.Rcf2 Bf8 33.Qh3 f5 34.d5 Bd5 35.Bd5 Qd5 36.Rg2 e5 37.Qg3 Bg7 38.Bc3 Qc5 (38...Qc5 39.Bd2 f4-+) 0–1. Schulz,HJ (2040) – Rosmann,I (2240), 10th IHEM Hamburg GER (4), 2007.

8.d5 e6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Nbd7 11.de6 fe6 12.Nge2 Bc5 13.0-0 0-0 14.Nf4 Qb4 15.Nd3 Qh4 16.Nc5 Nc5 17.Qd6 b6 18.h3 Rad8 19.Qc7 Rd7 20.Qe5 Rd2 21.Ba3 Nfd7 22.Qe1 Qd4 23.Bc5 Nc5 (23...bc5?! 24.Qe6 Kh8 25.Ne4=; worse is 23...Qc3 24.Bf8 Nf8 25.Rd1+/-) 24.Rd1 Rd1 25.Nd1 Rd8 26.Qe2 Qd3 27.Qb2 Qd2 28.Qa3 a5 29.Ne3 Rd3 30.Qc1 Qa2 31.Rd1 (31.Nc4!?-+) 31...Qb3 32.Rd3 Qd3 (32...Nd3?! 33.Qc8 Kf7 34.Qd7 Kg6 35.Qe8 Kf6 36.Qf8 Ke5 37.Qg7 Kd6 38.Qf8 Kd7 39.Qf7 Kc6 40.Qe8 Kc5 41.Qe7 Kd4 42.Qh7-/+) 33.Qb2 Nd7 34.Qc1 Nf8 35.Qc7 a4 36.Qb6 a3 (36...a3 37.Qc6 a2-+) 0–1. Picco,Ruggero (2035) – Mascellani,Marco (2265), ITA–chT A1, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Qf3 Nc6!? 9.Bb5 Bg4 10.Bc6 Kd8-/+.

8.Qf3 e6 9.Bb5=+ Nbd7 10.Nge2 Bd6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ng3 Bg3 (12...e5 13.Rad1=+) 13.Qg3 Nd5 (13...Nb6!?=+) 14.Nd5+= ed5 15.Bd3 (15.a4 Rd8+=) 15...Qb6 (15...Nf6 16.Rfc1=) 16.Ba3 Re8 17.Rab1 Qf6 (17...Qe6 18.Qc7+=) 18.Rfe1+- Re6 19.Qc7 Nf8 (better 19...g6+-) 20.Be7?? (better 20.Re5 Ng6 21.Rd5+-) 20...Re1 (20...Qd4 21.Qc2=+) 21.Re1= Qb6 22.Qg3 (22.Qc2 g6=) 22...Bd7 23.Bd6 (23.Rb1 Qd4 24.Rb7 Re8=+) 23...Re8 (23...Qd4 24.h4=+) 24.Be5 (24.Re8!? Be8 25.Qe5=) 24...Ng6-/+ 25.Rb1 Qc6 (25...Qa5 26.h3 Bc6 27.Bd6-/+) 26.Bd6 a6 (26...b6 27.h4=+) 27.h4= Nf8 28.h5 h6 29.Be5 f6 30.Bf4 f5 (30...Kh8 31.Kh2=) 31.Be5 Re7 32.Qf4 Rf7 33.Rc1 Qa4 34.Qf3 (34.Qd2 Bb5=) 34...Qa2 35.Rc7 (better 35.Bc2=) 35...Be6?? (better 35...Qb3=+) 36.Rf7+- Kf7 37.Bf5 Bf5? (better 37...Qd2!? 38.Be6 Ke6+-) 38.Qf5 Kg8 39.Qg4?? (better 39.Bd6 Qa1 40.Kh2 Qd4 41.Qf8 (41.Bf8?! a5+-) 41...Kh7 42.Qf5 Kh8 43.Kg3 Qc3 44.f3 Qe1 45.Kg4+-) 39...Qb1 40.Kh2 Qh7 (40...g5 41.Qf3 Qh7 42.Qf6=) 41.Qc8 (41.f4 g6+=) 41...g5 42.hg6 Qg6 43.Qb7 Qh5 44.Kg3 Qg6 45.Kh2 Qh5 46.Kg3 ½–½. Simonsen,Olavur (2170) – Petersen,Terji (2050), FM i Klaksvik Landslids, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Nf3 e6 9.Qb3 Nc6 10.Bb5 Bb4 11.0-0 0-0 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Ne5 Bd6 14.Nc4 Bh2 15.Kh2 Qh5 16.Kg3?? (16.Kg1 Ng4 17.Rfc1 Qh2 18.Kf1=) 16...Qg4-+ 17.Kh2 Qh4 (17...Qh4 18.Kg1 Ng4-+) 0–1. Faccia,S (2020) – Begelman,Boris (2125), 26th Porto San Giorgio Op, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Nf3 e6 9.Bc4 Bb4 10.Rc1 0-0 11.0-0 b6 (11...a6 12.a3 Bd6 13.Qe1-/+) 12.Qb3 Ba6 13.a3 (13.Ne5 Bc3 14.Rc3 Bc4 15.Rc4 b5=+) 13...Bc4-/+ 14.Qc4 Bc3 15.Rc3 (15.Bc3 Qh5-/+) 15...Nbd7 16.Ne5 (16.Rfc1!?-/+) 16...Ne5-+ 17.de5 Qe5 18.Rb3 Qd5 (18...Qe4 19.Qa6-+) 19.Qa4 Ne4 20.f3 (20.Re3 Nd2 21.Qg4 f6-+) 20...Nd2 21.Rd1?? (21.Rb5 Qc4 22.Qc4 Nc4 23.Rb4-+) 21...Qb3 22.Qd4 (22.Qb3 Nb3 23.Kf2-+) 22...Qd1 23.Kf2 Qf1 24.Kg3 Qe1 25.Kh3 e5! (25...e5 26.Qe5 Qe5 27.Be5 Nc4-+) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Aizenberg,Benny (2365), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Nf3 e6 9.Bd3 Bb4 10.0-0 Bc3 (10...0-0!? 11.Qc2 Rd8-/+) 11.Bc3= Qc7 (11...Qd5 12.Ne5=+) 12.d5 Nd5 (12...ed5 13.Bf6 gf6 14.Re1 Be6 15.Bf5+/-) 13.Bg7+= Rg8 14.Be5 Qd8 15.Bh7 Rf8? (better 15...Rg4+/-) 16.Bg7+- Nc6 17.Bf8 Kf8 18.Re1 f5 19.Qd2 Qf6 20.Ng5 Kg7 21.h4 (21.Rab1 Na5+-) 21...Bd7 22.Rab1 b6 23.Rb3 Rh8? (better 23...Rc8+-) 24.Rg3 Kf8 (24...Rh7 25.Ne4 Qg6 26.Rg6 Kg6 27.Qg5 Kf7 28.Nd6 Kf8 29.h5+-) 25.Bf5! Qf5 (25...ef5 26.Qd5 Deflection (26.Qd5 Overloading); 25...Qf5 26.Rf3 Pinning (26.Rf3 Decoy)) 26.Rf3 Nce7 (26...Qf3 27.Nf3 a6+-) 27.Rf5 Nf5 (27...ef5 28.Re7! Ke7 29.Qd5+-) 28.Ne6 Be6 29.Re6 Nde7 (29...Nfe7 30.Re7! Ke7 31.Qd5+-) 30.Qg5 Rh7 31.g4 Nh4 (31...Rg7 32.Qh5 Kg8 33.Kh2 Rg4 34.Qg4 Kf7 35.Re5+-) 32.Rf6 Ke8 (32...Rf7 33.Qh4 Rf6 34.Qf6 Ke8+-) 33.Qb5 Kd8 34.Rd6 Kc8 35.Qe8 (35.Qc4 Kb8 36.Rd8 Kb7 37.Rd7 Ka8 38.Qe4 Nc6 39.Qc6 Kb8 40.Qb7) 35...Kb7+- 36.Qd7 Ka6 37.Qa4 (37.Rd3 Nf3 38.Rf3 Rh5 39.gh5 b5 40.Rb3 b4 41.Rb4 Nc6 42.Qc6 Ka5 43.Qb5) 37...Kb7 38.Rd7 Kc8 39.Qa7 Nf3 40.Kg2 Nh4 (40...Ne1 41.Kf1 Rh1 42.Ke2 Nd3 43.Qc7) 41.Kf1 (41.Kf1 Nf3 42.Qc7) 1-0. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Jones,G (2675), Titled Arena May 8th, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Nf3 e6 9.Bd3 Bb4 10.Rc1 Nc6 11.0-0 Bd7 12.Bb1 0-0-/+ 13.Qd3 Qh5 14.Ne2 Bd6 15.Ng3 Qh6 16.Ne5 Nb4 17.Qb3 Bb5 18.Rfe1 a5 19.a4 Ba6 20.Rcd1 g6 21.Bc1=+ Qg7 22.Ne4 Ne4 23.Be4 Rfe8 24.Ng4 f5 25.Bf5 gf5 26.Re6 Kh8 27.Nh6 Re6 28.Qe6 Qe7? 29.Qd6!+- Qd6 30.Nf7 Kg7 31.Nd6 Kf6 32.h4 Ke6 33.Bf4 Nd3 34.Bh2 Rd8 35.d5 Kf6 36.f3 Rd7 37.g4 f4+= 38.Ne4 Ke5 39.d6 Bc4 40.Kg2 b5+= 41.ab5 Bb5 42.Nc3 Bc4 43.Ra1 Rd6 44.Ra5 Kd4 45.Ne4 Ne1 46.Kf2 Nd3 47.Kg2 Ne1 48.Kh1 Rd8 49.Nd2 Be2 50.Bf4+= Nf3 51.Nf3 Bf3= 52.Kh2 Bg4 53.Ra4 Kd3 54.Bg5 Rd4 ½–½. Rusan,P (2310) – Georgescu,T (2180), Open Predeal ROM (2), 2006.

8.Nf3 e6 9.Ne5 Bb4 10.Rc1 Qa2-+ 11.Nc4 Nd5 12.Bd3 b5 13.Nd6? Ke7 14.0-0 Bc3 15.Nf5 ef5 16.Bc3 Be6 17.Qe1 Qb3 18.Bf5 Nd7 19.Bd2 Rhc8 20.Bg5 N5f6 21.Be4 Kf8 22.Ba8 Ra8 23.Rc3 Qd5 24.Qc1 b4 25.Rc6 a5 26.Bf4 Ne4 27.Rc8 Rc8 28.Qc8 Ke7 29.Rc1 Nc3 30.Re1 Kf6 31.Qd8+= Kg6 32.Re5 Qe5 33.Be5 b3 34.h4? h6-+ 35.d5 b2 36.Bc3 b1Q 37.Kh2 Bf5 38.Qa5 Qe4 39.g3 Qf3 (39...Qf3 40.Qb4 Qf2 41.Kh1 Qf3 42.Kh2 Be4 43.Qe4 Qe4 44.Bg7 Qe2 45.Kg1 Kg7 46.Kh1 Ne5 47.g4 Nf3 48.d6 Qf1) 0–1. Knudsen,JesW (2035) – Erdelyi,T (2275), Caissa IM August II (1), 2005.

9.Nge2 Bb4 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qb3 Nbd7 12.a3 Be7 13.Ng3 Nb6 14.Bd3 Bd7 15.Rfe1 Na4 16.Na4 Qa4 17.Qa2 Bb5-/+ 18.Bb5 Qb5 19.Re5 Nd5 20.Nh5 Rac8 21.Nf4-/+ Rfd8 22.Rae1 Bf6 23.a4? Qa5 24.Nd5 Be5 25.Ne7 Kf8 26.Re5 Qd2 27.Ng6 Kg8 28.Ne7 Kh8 29.Qb1 Rc2 30.Kh1 Rb2 31.Qh7 Kh7 32.Rh5 Qh6! (32...Qh6 33.Rh6 Kh6-+) 0–1. Schulz,HJ (2095) – Gollasch,T (2115), IHEM Hamburg GER (6), 2003.

9.Nge2 Qh5 10.Qb3 a6 11.Ng3 Qh4 12.Na4 Nbd7 13.0-0 (13.Nb6 Nb6 14.Qb6 Nd7-/+) 13...Be7 (13...b5 14.Be6 fe6 15.Qe6 Kd8 16.Nb6-/+) 14.Rfe1? (better is 14.Be2-/+) 14...0-0?? (14...b5 15.Be6 fe6 16.Qe6 Ng8=) 15.Be6= Bd6 (worse is 15...fe6 16.Qe6 Kh8 17.Qe7+/-) 16.Bh3 b5 17.Qf3 Rb8 18.Nf5 Qf4 19.Ne7 Kh8 20.Qf4 Bf4 21.Nc5 Nc5 22.dc5 Bh3 23.gh3 Rfe8 24.Rad1 h6 25.Rd4 Bc7 26.Rdd1 Ba5 27.Re3+= Bb4 28.Bf6 gf6 29.Rd5+/- Rbd8 30.Rh5 Kh7= 31.Re4 Rd7 32.Rb4= Rde7 33.Rbh4 Rg8 34.Kf1 Rg6 35.f4 Kg7 36.Kf2 Rd7 37.Ke3 Rd1 38.Ke4 b4 39.Rd5 Ra1 40.Rd4 a5 41.Rd2 Rc1 42.Rh5 Rgg1 43.Rhd5 Rc4 44.R2d4 Rc3 45.Rd3 Re1 46.Kf5 a4 47.Rd2= Rg1 48.Rb2 Rc4 49.c6 Rf1 50.Rg2+= Kf8 51.Kf6 Rc6-/+ 52.Kf5 Rc4-+ 53.Rg4 Rf2 54.Rd6 Ke7 55.Rh6 Ra2 56.Rb6 Rc7?? 57.Rg3? Rc5 58.Kg4 b3 59.Re3 Kf8 60.Rb8 Kg7 61.Ree8 Rc6 62.Rg8 Kf6 63.Rh8 b2?? 64.Rb5?? Rc1-+ 65.Rh6 Kg7 66.Rhb6 a3 67.f5 Rc7 68.f6= Kh7 69.Rh5 Kg6 70.Rb8?? Ra1 71.Rbh8 Rg1 72.Kh4 Rc4 0–1. Knudsen,JW (2010) – Bekker Jensen,D (2335), DEN–chT, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6)

9.Nf3 Bb4 10.Rc1 0-0 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Qd3 Rd8 13.Ne4 Be7 14.a3 Bd7 15.Bb3 Qb6 16.Nf6 Bf6 17.Rb1 Ne7 18.g4? Bb5-+ 19.Qe4? Bf1 20.Bc2 g6 21.Kf1 Rac8 22.Bd3 Qc6 23.Qf4 Nd5 24.Qd2 Nc3 25.Qf4 Nb1 26.Qf6 Qf3! 27.Bf5 ef5 (27...ef5 28.h4 Qh1 29.Ke2 Rc2 30.Ke3 Qe4) 0–1. Reh,Stefan – Schlichtmann,Gisbert (2215), Bad Zwesten op (3), 1999.

9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.d5 Ba3 (better is 12...Nb6!? 13.Bd3 Nbd5 14.Nd5 Nd5-/+) 13.Ba3= Qa3 (worse is 13...Qc3 14.Bb3 Qa5 15.Bf8 Nf8 16.d6+/-) 14.Rc1 ed5 15.Nd5 Nd5 16.Bd5 Nf6 17.Re3 Qa5 18.Bb3 Bg4 19.h3 Bh5 20.Qd4 Rfc8 21.Rc8 Rc8 22.g4 Rd8 (22...Bg6 23.g5 Ne8 24.Qd7=) 23.Qc4 b5 24.Qc5 Bg6 25.Re7 a6 26.Ng5 f7 becomes the focus of attention 26...Ne4 27.Qe3 Nd6? 28.Nf7 Bf7 29.Bf7 Kh8 30.Qe5 Qd2 31.Bd5 Qh6 32.Re6 Qc1 33.Kg2 Qc5 34.Re7 Rg8 35.Bg8 Qe5 36.Re5 Kg8 37.Re6 Nc4 38.Ra6 Kf7 39.Ra7 Kf6 40.f4 h6 41.h4 h5 42.Ra6 Kf7 43.gh5 Ne3 44.Kf3 Nf5 45.Kg4 Ne7 46.Rb6 Ng8 47.Rb5 Nf6 48.Kf3 Ke6 49.Rb6 Ke7 50.Rf6! Kf6 51.a4 Ke6 52.f5! Kd5 (52...Kf5 53.a5 Passed pawn) 1–0. Peker,Serdar (1675) – Gozubuyukoglu,S (1915), ch–TUR Kemer–Antalya TUR, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Bb2 Nf6 8.Bc4 e6)

9.Nf3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 (11.Qb3 Rd8-/+) 11...Nc6 12.Qe2 Qh5 (12...Rd8 13.Ne4-/+) 13.Rad1 Rd8 14.Qe3 a6 (14...Bd6 15.Ne5-/+) 15.Be2 (15.Ne5 Bd6-/+) 15...Qa5 (15...Nd5 16.Qe4-/+) 16.Bc4 (16.Ne5 Ne5 17.de5 Rd1 18.Rd1 Nd7=+) 16...Nb4 Black gets in control 17.Qf4 (17.Qe5 b5 18.Bb3 Bb7-+) 17...Nbd5 18.Nd5 Nd5 (18...ed5?! 19.Re7 dc4 20.Ne5-/+) 19.Qg3 (19.Bd5 Qd5 20.a3 b5-+) 19...b5 20.Bb3 Bb7 21.Qh3 (21.Bc1 Rac8-+) 21...Rac8 22.Qg4 Bf6 (22...Bb4 23.Re2-+) 23.h4 (23.Ng5 Qc7-+) 23...Qb4 24.Ne5 Be5 (24...a5 25.Rb1-+) 25.Re5 Nf6 26.Qf4 (26.Qg3 Bd5-+) 26...Bd5 27.Rd3 (27.Qg3 Bb3 28.ab3 Rc2-+) 27...Qd6 (27...Bb3 28.Rb3 Qd6 29.Qg3-+) 28.Bd1 (28.Qg3 Bb3 29.Rb3 Rc2-+) 28...Nd7 29.Rg3 Ne5 30.de5 Black gets strong play along the open d–file 30...Qf8 (better 30...Qb6-+) 31.Ba3= Rc4 32.Bf8 Threatening mate... how? 32...Rf4 33.Bg7 Rd4 34.Bc2 Rc8 35.Bf6 (35.Bh6!? Kh8 36.Bg7 Kg8 37.Bh6 Kh8 38.Bg7 Kg8=) 35...Kf8=+ 36.Bh7 The mate threat is Rg8 36...Ke8 37.h5 Rc1 38.Kh2 Rdd1 Threatening mate: Rh1 (38...Ba2?? 39.Rg8 Kd7 40.Rd8 Kc6 41.Rd4+-) 39.Rg8 Kd7 40.Kg3 (40.Rd8 Kc7 41.Rf8 Rh1 42.Kg3 Rh5 43.Rf7 Kb8-/+) 40...Rh1 (better 40...Rg1 41.f3 Ra1-/+ (41...Ba2?! 42.Ra8=)) 41.Bh4? (better 41.Rd8!? Kc7 42.Bg8 Rh5 43.Rd5 ed5 44.Bf7=+) 41...Bg2!-+ (worse 41...Ba2 42.Rf8=+) 42.Rd8 (42.Kg2 Deflection from h4 42...Rh4) 42...Kc7 43.Rf8 Bd5 (43...Rcg1 44.Rf7 Kc6 45.Bd8-+) 44.Rf7 Kc8 45.Rf8 Kd7 46.Rf7 Ke8 47.Re7 Kf8 48.Bf6 Rh5 (better 48...Rhg1 49.Kf4 Rc3-/+ (49...Ba2?? 50.Bg6 Rg6 51.hg6+-)) 49.a3?? (better 49.Rd7=+) 49...Rhh1 (49...Rch1 50.Bc2 R5h3 51.Kg4-+) 50.Kf4 (better 50.Rd7 Rc3 51.Kg4 Rg1 52.Kh4 Rc4 53.f4 Rf4 54.Kh3-+) 50...Rc3?? (50...Rc4 51.Ke3 Rh3 52.Kd2 Rd4 53.Kc1 Rc3 (53...Ra3?! 54.Bg6 Ra1 55.Kb2 Ra2 56.Kc1 Rc4 57.Kb1 Rb4 58.Kc1 Ra1 59.Kd2 Rb2 60.Kc3 Rb3 61.Kd2 Ra2 62.Kc1 Rc3 63.Kb1 Rb3 64.Kc1 Ra1 65.Kd2 Rb2 66.Kc3 Rb3 67.Kd2=) 54.Kb2 b4 55.ab4 Rc8-+) 51.Bg6= Threatening mate: Re8 51...Rf3 52.Kg5 Rg1 53.Kh6 Rh3 54.Bh5 Bc6 (better 54...Rh5 55.Kh5 Rg2=) 55.Re6+- Bd7 (55...Rh5 56.Kh5 Bf3 57.Kh6 Rg2+-) 56.Re7 (better 56.Be7!? Kg8 57.Rf6 (57.Ra6?? Be8 58.Bh4 Rh4 59.f4 Rh5) 57...Rh5 58.Kh5 Rh1 59.Kg5 Rg1 60.Kf4+-) 56...Bc6+= 57.Rh7?? (better 57.e6+=) 57...Rh5!-+ 58.Kh5 Decoy to h5 58...Bf3 (better 58...Be8 59.Kh4 Rh1 60.Kg4 Rh7-+) 59.Kh4-/+ Rh1 60.Kg3 Rh7 61.Kf3 Rh3 62.Ke4 Ra3 63.e6 (63.f4 Ra4 64.Ke3 b4-+) 63...Ra2 64.f4 Re2 65.Kd5 b4 66.Kc4 (66.f5 b3 67.Kd6 b2 68.Bb2 Rb2-+) 66...Re6 67.Bd8 Re4 68.Kb3 Rf4 69.Bc7 Rg4 70.Bd6 Ke8 71.Bb4 Kd7 72.Ka4 Kc6 73.Ka5 Kb7 74.Bd2 Rd4 75.Bc3 Rd5 76.Ka4 Kb6 77.Bf6 (77.Bg7 Kc6-+) 77...a5 78.Bc3 Rg5 79.Bd4 Ka6 80.Bc3 Rg4 81.Kb3 (81.Ka3 Kb5-+) 81...Kb5 82.Ka3 Rg3 83.Kb2 a4 84.Bd4 (84.Be5 a3 85.Ka2-+) 84...a3 85.Ka2 Rf3 (85...Kb4 86.Kb1 Rg4 87.Be5 Rc4 88.Bc7 Rc7 89.Ka2 Rc2 90.Ka1 Kb3 91.Kb1 a2 92.Ka1 Rc1) 86.Bg7 (86.Be5-+) 86...Ka4 87.Bh6 (87.Bd4 Rd3 88.Bg1 Rd2 89.Ka1 Kb3 90.Be3 Rd1 91.Bc1 Rc1) 87...Rf2 88.Ka1 Kb3 89.Bc1 Rf1 (89...Rf1 90.Kb1 a2 91.Ka1 Rc1) 0–1. Sokic,D (2205) – Shao,Wenbin (2030), Third Saturday, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6)

11.Qb3 a6 12.d5 b5 13.Bd3 -/+.

11.Qb3 Nbd7 12.f4 (12.Bd3!?-/+) 12...Nb6 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.a4 (14.Rac1 Rfc8-+) 14...Rac8 (14...Rfc8 15.Qd1-+) 15.Ng3 (15.Nb5-+) 15...Qb4 16.Qb4 Bb4 17.Rac1 (17.Nge2 Rfe8-+) 17...Nc4?? gives the opponent new chances (better is 17...Na4 nails it down 18.Na4 Rc1 19.Rc1 Ba4-+) 18.Ba1?? Nd2-+ 0–1. Braig,Elmar (1795) – Schneider,Heiko (2225), Boeblingen op, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6)

11.Qd3 Nbd7 12.Bb3 Nb6 13.Rad1 Nbd5 14.Ne4 Bd7 15.h3 Bb5 16.Qf3 (16.Nf6 Bf6 17.Qf3 Rfd8-+) 16...Rfd8 (16...Ne4 17.Qe4 Qa6 18.Rfe1-+) 17.Nc5 b6 18.Nd3 Rac8 19.g4 h6 20.Bc1 Nc3 21.Nc3 Qc3 22.Bb2 Qc6 23.d5 (better is 23.Qc6 Bc6 24.f4-+) 23...Nd5 24.Ne5 Qe8 25.Rfe1 Bf6 (25...Bb4 26.Re4 Bc3 27.Ba3-+) 26.Qe4 (26.Bd5 Rd5 (26...ed5?! 27.Ng6 Bb2 28.Ne7 Kh7 29.Nc8=) 27.Rd5 ed5 28.Qd5 Rc5-+) 26...Be5 27.Qe5 Qf8 28.h4 Bc4 29.g5 hg5 30.hg5 Bb3 31.ab3 Ne7 32.Kg2 Ng6 33.Qh2 (33.Qe3 Qb4 34.Kf1 Qb5 35.Kg1 Qf5-+) 33...Qc5 34.Bc1 (34.Qg3 Rd1 35.Rd1 Qf5-+) 34...Qc6 35.Kg1 Qf3 (35...Rd1!? 36.Rd1 Qf3 37.Rf1 Qb3 38.Be3-+) 36.Rd8 Rd8 37.Be3 e5 38.Rc1? (38.Qh1 Qg4 39.Qg2-+) 38...Rd1 39.Rd1 Qd1 40.Kg2 Qb3 41.Qg3 Qd5 42.Kh2 Qe4 43.Kg1 a5 0–1. Nakamura,Clyde J (2090) – Andrianov,Nikolai (2415), Hawaii op Honolulu, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6)

11.Qe1 Nc6 12.Bb3 Bd7 13.Rd1 Rad8 14.d5 ed5 15.Nd5 Nd5 16.Rd5 Qe1 17.Re1 Be6 18.Rd8 Rd8 19.Be6 fe6 20.Bc3 Rd3 21.Rb1 b6 22.Kf1 e5 23.a4 Bc5 24.Bb2 Rd2 25.Ke1 Rc2 26.Bc3 Nd4 27.Rb2 Ne2 28.Rc2 Nc3 29.Rc3 Bb4 30.Kd2 Kf7 31.Kd3 Bc3 32.Kc3 Ke6 33.Kc4 a6 34.g4 g5 35.f3 Kd6 36.Kd3 Kd5 37.Ke3 b5 38.ab5 ab5 39.Kd3 b4 40.Ke3 b3 41.Kd3 b2 (41...b2 42.Kc2 Kd4 43.Kb2 Ke3-+) 0–1. Knudsen,JesW (2000) – Rendboe,J (2230), 3rd XtraCon EMT (7), 2008.

11.Nf4 Nc6?? 12.d5-/+ Rd8 13.Rb1 Bf8 14.Re1 ed5 15.Ncd5 Nd5 16.Nd5? (16.Bd5 Be6! 17.Re6 fe6 18.Qg4+=) 16...Be6-+ 17.Re6 fe6 18.Nf6 Kh8 19.Qc2 Qf5 20.Ne4 Rac8 21.Bf1 Nd4 22.Qd3 e5 23.Rc1 Rc1 24.Bc1 h6 25.Be3? (25.Qe3-+) 25...Nf3! 26.gf3 Rd3 27.Bd3 Qf3 28.Ng3 (28.Bc2 Qf5 29.Kf1 b6-+) 28...Qd1 29.Bf1 b6 30.a4 (30.Ne4 Qc2 31.Nd2 Qa2-+) 30...Bc5 31.Nf5 Qg4 32.Ng3 Be3 33.fe3 Qa4 34.Kf2 Qc2 (34...Qc2 35.Ne2 b5-+) 0–1. Lachmann,Utz (2135) – Heinig,Wolfram (2230), Berlin–ch, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6 9.Nge2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0)

11.Nf4? Qc7 12.Ne6 Be6 (12...Qc4?! 13.Nf8 Bf8 14.Rc1-+) 13.Be6 fe6 -+.

11.Nf4? Nbd7?? 12.Re1 Nb6 13.Bb3 Bd6 14.Nce2 Nbd5 15.Nd5 ed5 16.Qd3 Bd7 17.Ng3 Rfe8 18.Bc3 Qb5 19.Qb5 Bb5 20.Nf5 Bf8 21.f3 Rac8 22.Re8 Re8 23.Re1 Re1 24.Be1 Bc4 25.Bh4 Bb3 26.ab3 Ne8 27.Bg3 g6 28.Ne3 Bg7 29.Nd5 Bd4 30.Kf1 f5 31.Ke2 Kf7 32.Kd3 Bc5 33.h3 Ke6 34.Kc4 Bd6 35.Bd6 Kd6 36.Kd4 Nc7 37.Nf6 h5 38.g4 Ne6 39.Ke3 hg4 40.hg4 Kc5 41.gf5 gf5 42.Kd3 Kb4 43.Kc2 Nd4 44.Kb2 Nb3 45.Nd5 Kc5 46.Ne3 Nd4 47.f4 b5 0–1. Guzinski,B – Kaszowski,D (2250), ch–Poland Semi–Finals (3), 2000.

11.Nf4? Nbd7?? 12.Qe2-/+ Nb6 13.Bb3 Bd6 14.Nd3 Nbd5 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Qe4 Bd7 17.Ne5 Nf6 18.Qb7=+ Rab8 19.Qf3 Bb5 ½–½. Kramps,Rene – Daverkausen,Bernd, NRW–Liga I, 1989.

6.Bb5?? Qb5-+ 7.d3 Bg4 8.Nbd2 e5 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qe1 Bf3 11.Nf3 Nge7 12.Qe3 0-0 13.Rfe1 Ng6 14.Ng5 Bc5 15.Qe4 Nd4 16.Rac1 Qc6 17.Qc6 bc6 18.Ne4 Be7 19.c3 bc3 20.Bc3 Nf4 21.Bd4 ed4 22.Rc6 Nd3 23.Rd1 Rfc8 24.Rc8 Rc8 25.f3 0–1. Andre,K – Rihm,F, TT/4302 corr BdF, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d4 e6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.Ne4 Nb4 (better is 12...Nd5-/+) 13.Nf6= Bf6 White has an active position 14.Be4 (14.Bc3!? Qb6 15.Bh7 Kh7 16.Qb1 Kg8 17.Bb4=) 14...Nd5 The knight likes it on d5 15.Ne5 (15.Qd3!? is worth consideration 15...h6 16.Bd5 Qd5 17.Qb3 Qb3 18.ab3-/+) 15...Be5-/+ 16.de5 Bd7 17.Qd3 h6 18.Rad1 Bc6 19.Qg3 Ba4 (19...Rfd8 20.Qa3 Qb5 21.Qb3-/+) 20.Ra1 (20.Qa3 Rfd8 21.Bd5 Rd5-/+ (worse is 21...ed5 22.e6 f6 23.Bc3+/-)) 20...Rac8 21.h3 Qd2 22.Ba3?? another bit of territory lost 22...Rc3-+ 23.Re3 Ne3 24.Bf8 Kf8 25.fe3 Re3 26.Qh4 Qd4 27.Kh2 Re4 (27...Re4 28.Qg3 Qa1-+) 0–1. Juhnke,Peter – Hempel,Manfred, Hessenliga, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bc4 e6 9.d4 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.h3 b6 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Bd3 Nb4 15.Bb1 Rc8 16.Ne5 Nbd5 17.Ne4 Rc1 18.Qc1 Ne4 19.Be4 Qa8 20.Qc2 f5 21.Bf3 Bb4 22.Rd1 Rc8 23.Qa4=+ Bf8 24.Qd7 Re8 25.Qf7 Kh8 26.Bc1 Re7 27.Qh5 Qe8 28.Qh4 g6 29.Ba3= Rg7 30.Bf8 Qf8 31.Rc1 Qf6 32.Qh6 g5 33.Qf6 Nf6 34.Bb7 Rb7 35.Rc6 Re7 36.h4 gh4-/+ 37.Nf3 Nd5 38.Ng5 Nb4 39.Rd6 Na2-/+ 40.Ne6 Kg8 41.Rd8 Kf7 42.d5 Nb4 43.Rf8 Kg6 44.Nf4 Kg5 45.Ne6 Kg6 46.Nf4 ½–½. Mordiglia,Riccardo – Rossi,Giampiero (2145), Celle Ligure op, 1995.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.d4 e6 (8...Qb6 9.Qd2 Bg4 10.Ne5=) 9.d5 (9.Bc4 Nf6=) 9...ed5=+ 10.Qd5 Be6 11.Qb5 Qc7 12.Rd1 Nf6 13.Be2 (13.Ng5 Bb4 14.Be2 0-0=+) 13...Be7 (13...a6 14.Qa4=+) 14.Nd4 (14.Ng5 Bc8=) 14...Bd7=+ 15.Qc4 (15.Nd5 Nd5 16.Qd5 Qb6=+) 15...a6 (15...Qb6 16.Qb3-/+) 16.0-0=+ 0-0 17.Nd5 Nd5 18.Qd5 Nd4 (better 18...Rfd8!?-/+) 19.Qd4+= (worse 19.Bd4 Rad8 20.Qb3 b5=) 19...Bf6 20.Qd7 ½-½. Phelan,John J (1675) - Carroll,Peter (2005), Irish Clubs, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3)

6.c4 Qd6 7.d4 Bg4 8.Be2 Nf6 9.0-0 e6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.d5 ed5 12.Bf6 gf6 13.Re1 0-0-0 14.Qc1 (14.cd5 Qd5 15.Qa4 Bd6+=) 14...Kb8 (14...d4 15.Nh4 Be2 16.Re2-/+) 15.a4 Bf3 16.Bf3 Ne5 17.Rd1? (better is 17.Re3!? dc4 18.Nc4-/+) 17...dc4-+ 18.Be2 Qe6 19.Re1 c3 20.Ne4 Rhg8 21.Qc2 (21.Rb1-+) 21...f5 22.Nc3 Rc8 (worse is 22...bc3 23.Qc3 Qc6 24.Qh3-+) 23.a5 Rc3 24.Qa4 (24.Qd2 Qc6 25.g3 Bc5-+) 24...f4 25.a6 (25.Kh1-+) 25...Qh3 (better is 25...Qg6 26.Bf1 Nf3 27.Kh1-+) 26.Bg4 Qg4 0–1. Scott,Stuart – Nasman,Per, Sweden class ch, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.c4 Qd8 7.d4 e6 8.d5 Na5 9.Ne5 Nf6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Nd7 Nd7 12.de6 fe6=+ 13.Be2 Qb6 14.Bh5= Ke7 15.Be2 Nf6 16.a3 b3 17.Nd2= Kf7 18.0-0 Bc5 19.Bc3 Nc6 20.Nb3 Bd4? 21.c5 Qd8?? 22.Rfd1 e5 23.Nd4+- ed4 24.Bd4 Qe7 25.Bc4 Kg6 26.Re1 Qc7 27.Qc2 Kh6 28.Bf6 gf6 29.Qf5 Qg7 30.Qh3 Kg6 31.Re3 f5 32.Rg3 (32.Rg3 Kf6 33.Qh4 Qg5 34.Qg5 Ke5 35.Qe3 Kf6 36.Qe6; 32.Qg3 Kf6 33.Qd6 Kg5 34.f4 Kh5 35.Be2 Qg4 36.Rh3) 1–0. Suchsland,Helmut – Weber,S, Bad Wildungen Seniors (8), 1998.

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 e5 8.0-0 Bc5 9.Re1 Qf4 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 Bg4 (11...Nge7 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Bc1-/+) 12.d4 Bb4 13.g3 Qh6 14.Ne5 Be6 15.Nb5 Be1 16.Nc7 Kd8 17.Qe1?? (better is 17.Na8 Bf2 18.Kf2 Qh2 19.Kf3+=) 17...Rc8?? (17...Kc7 18.d5 Nge7 19.Nc6 bc6 20.de6 Qe6 (20...fe6? 21.Qb4 Kc8 22.Qe7+-) 21.Bg7 Rhd8+=) 18.Ne6+- fe6 19.Bc1 g5 20.Nc6 bc6?? 21.Ra7 c5 22.Bh5!! (22.Bh5 Rc6 23.Qa5 Kc8 24.Ra8 Kd7 25.Qd8) 1–0. Haas,Bernd – Rihm,F, TT/4302 corr BdF, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 e5 8.0-0 Qf4 9.g3 Qf5 10.Re1 Be6 11.Nh4 (better is 11.Bf1!?=) 11...Qf6-/+ 12.Bf3 Nge7 13.a3 g5 14.Ng2 ba3 (14...Bc4 15.ab4 Qe6 16.Na3=) 15.Ra3 Bg7 16.Bc6 (16.Ne3 0-0+=) 16...Nc6-/+ (16...bc6?! 17.Be5 Qg6 18.Bg7 Qg7 19.Qb3+=) 17.f4 gf4 18.gf4 Qd8 19.Kh1 Qd7 20.Rg3 Rg8 21.d4? (21.fe5 Ne7-/+ (worse is 21...Bc4 22.e6 fe6 23.Qg4+=)) 21...Bc4 (better is 21...Nd4!? 22.Rd3 0-0-0 23.fe5 Bh3-+) 22.Qc2-/+ Bd5 (22...Be6 23.Qh7 f6=) 23.Qh7= 0-0-0 (23...f6 24.Nc3 0-0-0 25.Nd5 Qd5 26.de5 (worse is 26.Rg7 Rg7 27.Qg7 Rg8 28.Qg8 Qg8 29.de5 fe5-+) 26...fe5 27.fe5= (worse is 27.Rg7 Rg7 28.Qg7 Rg8 29.Qg8 Qg8-/+)) 24.Rg7 Rh8 25.Qd3 Rdg8 26.Rg8 Rg8 27.Re2 ef4 (27...Qg4 28.Qd2 ef4-/+ (28...Nd4?! 29.Rf2=; 28...ed4?! 29.Kg1-+)) 28.Rf2= Ne5 29.Qc2 Nc4 30.Nd2 Qc6 (30...Qe6 31.Nf3 Kd8-/+) 31.Nf3?? (better is 31.Nc4 Bc4 32.Bc1+/- (32.Rf4? Rg2 33.Qg2 Bd5-+)) 31...Kb8 (better is 31...Bf3 32.Rf3 Qf3-+) 32.Qc1 (better is 32.Nfe1!?=) 32...Qh6 (32...Nb2!? 33.Qf4 Ka8 34.Nge1-+) 33.Qf4 Qf4 34.Nf4 Bf3 35.Rf3 Nb2 36.h4 a5 0–1. Israel – Nitter, corr 2e Olympiade, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 Bf5 8.d4 Qc2 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.d5 Na5 11.Nbd2 Nf6 12.Nd4 Bg6 13.h4 h5 14.a3 e6 15.de6 0-0-0 16.N2f3 Bc5 17.ab4+/- Bb4 18.Kf1 Ne4 19.Ra4 Nd2 20.Kg1 Nf3 21.Bf3 Bd2 22.Kh2 fe6 23.Rd1 Be8= 24.Ra2 Bb4 25.Ne6 Rd1 26.Bd1 Rh6 27.Ng7+/- Nc4?? 28.Ne8+- Kd8 29.Ng7 a5 30.Bc1 Rg6 31.Nf5 b5 32.Bg5 Kc7 33.Bh5 Ra6 34.Bf4 Kd7 35.Be2 1–0. Askarov,M (2435) – Zaletov,Y (2200), 28th Nezhmetdinov mem, 2006.

6.c4 Qe6 7.Be2 Qg6 8.d4 a5 (8...e5 9.d5 e4= (9...Qg2? 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.dc6+-)) 9.d5+= Nb8 (9...Qg2? 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.dc6+-) 10.0-0 Bh3 11.Nh4 Qg5 12.Qd4 Bc8 13.c5 Nf6 14.Rd1 Bg4 15.Nf3 Qh6 (15...Qf5 16.a3 ba3 17.Na3+=) 16.Bb5 Bd7 17.Qc4 Qg6? (better is 17...Nh5+-) 18.c6 bc6 19.dc6 Nc6 20.Bc6 (20.Bc6 Qg4 21.Qg4 Bc6 22.Qc4+-) 1–0. Traut,S – Brix,B, BdF/H (year?). (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.c4 Qh5 7.Be2 Bg4 8.d4 e6 9.0-0 Rd8 10.Nbd2 Nf6 11.h3 Bf3 12.Bf3 Qa5 13.Nb3 Qf5=+ 14.d5 Ne5 15.Be5 Qe5 16.Re1 Qf5? 17.Nd4+- Qf4 18.Qa4 Nd7 19.de6 fe6 20.Ne6 Qc4 21.Rad1 b5 22.Qa7 Qc8 23.Nd8 Kd8 24.Bg4 (24.Bg4 Be7 25.Rd7 Ke8 26.Rde7 Kf8 27.Bc8 b3 28.Re8; 24.Qb6 Qc7 25.Rd7 Kd7 26.Qe6 Kd8 27.Qe8) 1–0. poulmorphy (1725) – brjh74, kurnik, 2011.

6.d4 Nf6 7.a3 e5! 8.Ne5 (8.de5 Qd1 Combination; 8.Ne5 Qe4 Double attack) 8...Ne5 (better is 8...ba3!? 9.Bc3 a2-/+) 9.de5= Qd1 10.Kd1 Ne4 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Kd7 13.Bd4 ba3 14.Re1 Ng5 15.Na3 Ne6 16.Be3 Bb4 17.Re2 Ba3 (17...Rhd8!? 18.Kc1 Bc3=) 18.Ra3 b6 19.f4 Rhd8 20.f5 Kc6 21.Kc1 Nc5 22.Bc5 Kc5 23.Rc3 Kd5 24.Rc7 Rf8 25.c4 Kd4 26.Kb2 Kd3 27.Re1 Kd2 (27...a5!?+=) 28.Re4+/- a5?? (better is 28...Kd3 29.Rh4 g5 30.Rd7 Ke3 31.Rh7 Ke4+/-) 29.Rd7 1–0. Moore,Harry (2270) – Beaudin,Jesse, Dan MacAdam Memorial, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 e5 8.d3 Bc5 9.c4 Qd8 10.Nbd2 Bd4 11.Nd4=+ ed4 12.Bf3 0-0 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Nf1 Qd6 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.Qd2 a5 17.a3 Ne5 18.Bb7= Rab8 19.Be4 Ne4 20.Ne4 Be4 21.Re4 Nc6 22.a4 f5=+ 23.Re2 Rfe8 24.Rae1 Qd7 25.Qf4 Re2 26.Re2 Re8 27.Qf3 Re2 28.Qe2 Kf7 29.h3 Qe6 30.Qe6 Ke6=+ 31.f4 Kd6 32.Kf2 Kc5 33.Kf3 Ne7 34.g4 g6 35.g5? Nc8-+ 36.Kg3 Nb6 37.Kf3 Na4 38.Ba1 Nc3 39.Kf2 Nd1 40.Ke1 Ne3 41.Kd2 a4 42.h4 Ng2 43.h5 Nf4 44.hg6 hg6 45.Bb2 Ne6 46.Ke2 Ng5 0–1. poulmorphy (1890) – jojopa (1850), kurnik, 2011.

6.c4 Qa5 7.a3 Bg4 (7...Bf5 8.ab4 Qb4 9.Ba3=+) 8.Be2= Nc6 9.0-0 g6 (better 9...e6=+) 10.d4+- Bg7 (10...ba3 11.d5 0-0-0 12.Na3+-) 11.d5 Rd8 (better 11...Nb8!? 12.Nd4 Bd7 13.ab4 Qb4+-) 12.Qb3+- Nb8 (12...ba3 13.dc6 bc6 14.h3+-) 13.ab4 Qc7 14.Ra7 Na6 (14...0-0 15.Na3+-) 15.Be5 Qb6 16.Bd4 White plans c5 16...Qb4 17.Qb4 (17.Rb7?! Qb3 18.Rb3 0-0+-) 17...Nb4 18.Rb7 Na6 19.c5 Bc8 (19...Nc5 20.Bc5 Nd5 21.Bb5 Bd7 22.Bc4+-) 20.Ba6 Bb7 (20...0-0 21.Ra7 Ba6 22.Ra6 Nd5 23.Bg7 Kg7 24.Nbd2+-) 21.Bb7 0-0 22.Bf6 (22.Nc3 e6 23.Bf6 Bf6+-) 22...Bf6 23.c6 (better 23.Nbd2 Bb2 24.Rb1+-) 23...Rd5 24.c7 (24.Nbd2 Kg7+-) 24...Rc5 25.c8Q Rcc8 26.Bc8 Rc8 27.Rd1 (27.Nbd2 Kg7+-) 27...Bb2 28.Kf1 Rc1 (28...f5 29.Ke2+-) 29.Rc1 Bc1 30.Ke2 Kg7 31.Nbd2 Bd2 (31...f5 32.Ne5+-) 32.Kd2 Kf6 33.Ke3 Kf5 (33...g5 34.Ke4+-) 34.h3 (34.Kd4 Kf6+-) 34...h5?! (34...f6+-) 35.Nd4 Ke5 36.f4 Kd5 (36...Kd6 37.Ke4+-) 37.Nf3 Ke6 (37...f6 38.Nh4 g5 39.fg5 fg5 40.Nf5+-) 38.Ke4 (38.Ng5 Kf6+-) 38...Kf6 (38...Kd6 39.f5 gf5 40.Kf5+-) 39.Ng5 e6 (39...Kg7 40.f5+-) 40.Nf3 Ke7 41.Ke5 f6 42.Kd4 Kd6 (42...Ke8 43.Kc5 Ke7 44.g3+-) 43.Nh4 g5 (43...Ke7 44.Ng6 Kf7 45.Nh4+-) 44.fg5 fg5 45.Nf3 g4 (45...e5 46.Ke4 Ke6+-) 46.hg4 hg4 47.Nh2 g3 48.Nf1 e5 49.Ke4 Ke6 50.Ng3 Kf6 51.Nh5 Kg5 52.Ke5 Kh5 53.Kf4 Kg6 54.Kg4 Kf6 (54...Kg7 55.Kg5 Kf7 56.Kh6 Ke8 57.g4 Kd8 58.g5 Ke7 59.g6 Kf6 60.Kh7 Kf5 61.g7 Ke4 62.g8Q Ke3 63.Qe6 Kd3 64.Kg6 Kc3 65.Qd6 Kb3 66.Qb6 Ka3 67.Kf5 Ka4 68.Ke5 Ka3 69.Kd4 Ka4 70.Kc4 Ka3 71.Qb3) 55.Kh5 Kf7 (55...Kg7 56.Kg5 Kf7 57.Kh6 Ke8 58.g4 Kd8 59.g5 Ke7 60.g6 Kf6 61.Kh7 Kf5 62.g7 Ke4 63.g8Q Ke3 64.Qb8 Kd2 65.Kg6 Kc2 66.Qh2 Kb3 67.Kf5 Kc3 68.Qd6 Kc4 69.Ke4 Kb3 70.Kd3 Kb2 71.Qb4 Kc1 72.Qb6 Kd1 73.Qg1) 56.Kh6 Kf8 (56...Ke8 57.g4 Kd8 58.g5 Ke7 59.g6 Kf6 60.Kh7 Kf5 61.g7 Ke4 62.g8Q Ke3 63.Qg3 Ke2 64.Kg6 Kd1 65.Qf3 Kd2 66.Qf4 Kc3 67.Qe4 Kb3 68.Qe3 Ka2 69.Qd2 Ka3 70.Qd3 Kb2 71.Kf5 Kc1 72.Ke5 Kb2 73.Kd4 Kc1 74.Qe2 Kb1 75.Kc3 Kc1 76.Qc2) 57.g4 (57.g3 Ke7 58.Kg6 Kd6 59.g4 Kd5 60.g5 Ke6 61.Kh5 Kd6 62.g6 Ke6 63.Kh6 Kf6 64.Kh7 Kf5 65.g7 Ke4 66.g8Q Ke3 67.Qg3 Ke2 68.Qa3 Kf2 69.Kg7 Ke2 70.Kh6 Kd2 71.Kg5 Kc2 72.Qa4 Kd3 73.Qb5 Kc2 74.Qc4 Kb2 75.Kg4 Ka3 76.Qd3 Ka2 77.Kf4 Kb2 78.Qb5 Kc2 79.Qe2 Kc3 80.Ke3 Kb4 81.Ke4 Kc5 82.Qd3 Kb6 83.Qc4 Ka5 84.Qb3 Ka6 85.Kd5 Ka5 86.Kc5 Ka6 87.Qb6) 57...Kf7+- 58.g5 Kf8 (58...Ke7 59.g6 Ke6 60.Kh7 Ke5 61.g7 Ke4 62.g8Q Ke3 63.Qg1 Ke4 64.Kh6 Kf3 65.Qd1 Ke4 66.Kg5 Ke5 67.Qa4 Kd5 68.Qb3 Kd4 69.Kf4 Kc5 70.Qe3 Kc6 71.Qe5 Kb6 72.Ke4 Kc6 73.Qe6 Kc7 74.Kd5 Kb7 75.Qc6 Kb8 76.Qd7 Ka8 77.Kc6 Kb8 78.Qb7) 59.g6 Kg8 (59...Ke7 60.g7 Kd6 61.g8Q Kc5 62.Qf8 Kc4 63.Qg7 Kd3 64.Qb2 Ke3 65.Qc3 Ke4 66.Kg5 Kd5 67.Qb3 Kc6 68.Qc4 Kb6 69.Qg4 Kc5 70.Qh4 Kd5 71.Kh5 Kc5 72.Qg5 Kb4 73.Qe3 Kb5 74.Qe2 Kc5 75.Qg4 Kb5 76.Qf3 Ka5 77.Qe4 Kb5 78.Kg4 Kb6 79.Kf4 Kc7 80.Qd5 Kb6 81.Qe5 Ka6 82.Qd6 Ka5 83.Ke5 Kb5 84.Kd4 Ka4 85.Kc4 Ka5 86.Qf6 Ka4 87.Qa6) 60.g7 (60.g7 Kf7 61.Kh7 Ke6 62.g8Q Ke5 63.Qc4 Kd6 64.Kh6 Ke7 65.Kg7 Kd7 66.Kf6 Kd6 67.Qb5 Kc7 68.Ke6 Kc8 69.Kd6 Kd8 70.Qd7) 1–0. Tomulic,T (2205) – Bogdanic,Katarina (1905), 22nd Bosnjaci Open (7), 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Qb3 e6 9.Rc1 Nc6 10.Bc4 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.d4 Qb4 13.Rfd1 Na5 14.Qb4 Bb4 15.Be2 b6 16.a3 Be7 17.Ne5 Bb7-/+ 18.Na2 Rac8 19.Nb4 Nd5 20.Nd5 Bd5 21.Ba6 Rc1 22.Rc1 Bd6 23.f3 Rd8 24.Ng4 Bf4 25.Rc3 h5 26.Ne3 Bb7 27.Bb7-/+ Nb7 28.Rb3 Na5-+ 29.Rd3 Be3 30.Re3 Nc4 31.Re2 Nb2 32.Rb2 Rd4 33.Kf2 Rd3 34.Ra2 Kf8 35.Ke2 Rb3 36.Kf2 Ke7 37.Kg3 g5 38.a4 Rb4 39.a5 b5 40.Kf2 Ra4 41.Rc2 Ra5 42.Rc5 Kf6 43.f4 gf4 44.Rh5 e5 45.h4 e4 46.Rd5 Ra2 47.Kf1 b4 48.Rd4 b3 49.Re4 b2 50.Rf4 Ke5 51.Rb4 Ra1 52.Kf2 b1Q 53.Rb1 Rb1 0–1. Spranger,Wolfgang – Hoy,Bernd, Oberbayern–ch, 1992.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Ba3 10.Qb3 Bb2 11.Qb2 0-0 12.Rfe1 Nc6 13.Rab1 Qd8 14.a4 b6 15.Rbd1 Bb7 16.d4 Na5 17.Ba2 Rc8 18.Ne5-/+ Nd5 19.Ne4 f6 20.Nf3 Nc4 21.Bc4 Rc4 22.Nc5 Rb4 23.Qd2?? Nf4 24.Qe3 bc5-+ 25.Qf4 e5 26.Ne5 fe5 27.Qe5 Rd4 28.Qe6 Kh8 29.Rb1 Qd5 30.f3 Qe6 31.Re6 Rd7 32.a5 h6 33.a6 Bd5 34.Re5 c4 35.Rb5 Rfd8 36.Rc5 Bg8 37.Kf2 Rd6 38.Re7 Ra6 39.Rcc7 Rf6 40.Ra7 Rd2 41.Ke1 0–1. Harari,Zaki (2250) – Dunnington,Angus J (2420), Highgate Masters (7), 1997.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Rb1 0-0 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.Rfc1 Rd8 13.Nb5 a6 14.Bc3 Qa4 15.Nc7 Rb8 16.Ng5 Rf8 (16...h6 17.Nf7 Kf7 18.Ne6 Be6 19.Qe6 Ke8 20.Qf7 Kd7 21.Be6 Kd6 22.Bf5+-) 17.d4 (17.Qd3 g6=) 17...Nd5 18.Nd5 ed5 19.Bb3 Qa3 20.Nf7 Rf7 (better is 20...Bf5 21.Ne5 Bb1 22.Rb1 Qd6-/+) 21.Bd5= Qd6 22.Qc4 Nd8 23.Bb4 Qd7 24.Be7 Qe7 25.Re1 Be6 26.Be6 Ne6 27.Re6 Qc7 28.Qe2 (28.Qc7!? Rc7 29.Ra6 ba6 30.Rb8 Kf7+-) 28...Qd7 29.Rd1 Rbf8 30.f3 Rf6 31.Rf6 Rf6 32.Qc4 Kf8 33.d5 Rd6 34.Qf4 (34.Qf4 Kg8 35.Qg4+/-) 1–0. Michalek,Martin (2000) – Niebergall,Gerhard (2135), BdF, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bc4 Bf5 9.Qb3+= Nbd7 10.Bf7 Kd8 11.0-0 (11.Qb7? Rb8 12.Qc6 Ne5-+) 11...e6 (11...Bd3 A) 12.Qb7? Rb8 13.Qc6 Bf1-+ (13...Rb2 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Qa8 Kc7 16.Rfc1+-); B) 12.Rfe1 Nc5 13.Qa3 Qa3 14.Ba3+/-) 12.Nd4 (12.d4 Bb4 13.Ng5 Nf8+/-) 12...Nc5+= 13.Qc4 Bd3 14.Ne6 Ne6? (14...Kc8 15.Qd4 Bf1 16.Rf1 a6+-) 15.Qe6?? (better 15.Qd3 Ke7 16.Be6 Ke6 17.Ne2+-) 15...Bf1= 16.Rf1 Bb4? (16...Qb4 17.Rb1 Qe7 18.Qb3+=) 17.Re1?? (17.Nd5 Nd5 A) 18.Qd5?! Qd5 19.Bd5 Bf8+= (worse 19...Bd2 20.Rd1 Bh6 21.Bb7 Ke7 22.Ba8 Ra8 23.h4+/-); B) 18.Bg7+-) 17...Rf8 (17...Rc8 18.Nd5 Rc6 19.Qe5 Nd5 20.Bd5+/- (worse 20.Qd5 Qd5 21.Bd5 Rc2 22.Bg7 Re8 23.Re8 Ke8-/+)) 18.a3 (better 18.Ne4 Qb6 19.Ng5+/-) 18...Ba3? (better 18...Qc7 19.ab4 Qf7 20.Qd6 Nd7=) 19.Ba3 Qa3 20.Nb5 Qc5 21.Nd6?? (better 21.d4 Qb4 22.Nd6 Qe1 23.Qe1+-) 21...Kc7+= 22.Qe7 Kc6?? (22...Nd7 23.d4 Rf7 24.Nb5 Qb5 25.Rc1 Qc6 26.Rc6 bc6 27.Qf7 a5+-) 23.Qb7 Kd6 24.Re6 1-0. Janaszak,Daw (2320) - Zampronha,W (2160), Titled Tue 7th Mar Early (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 d5 3.ed5 Qd5 4.Bb2 cb4 5.Nf3)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.d4 e6 9.Bc4 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.Rfd1 Nb4 13.Ne5 Nbd5 14.Rac1 Bd7 15.Ne4 Rc8 16.Qf3 (16.Nc5 Bc6+=) 16...Bc6 17.Bd3 Ne4 18.Be4 f5 19.Bb1 Qd6 20.Re1 Bg5 (20...b5!?-/+) 21.Ba3= Qd8 (21...Qc7 22.Rc6 bc6 23.Bf8 Rf8 24.Nc4+=) 22.Bf8 (22.Nc6 bc6 23.Bf8 Bc1 24.Bc5+/- (worse is 24.Rc1 Qf8 25.Qe2 Qd6-/+)) 22...Bc1+= 23.Bf5 Nf4 24.Be6= Kf8 25.Qg4 Ne6-/+ 26.Qe6 Be8 27.d5 Ba3 28.h3 Bd6 29.Re3 Be5 30.Re5 Rc7 31.d6 Rf7 32.Rc5 Qd7 33.Qe5 Rf6 34.Rd5 Bf7 35.Rd2 Re6 36.Qc5 b6 37.Qc7 Be8 38.Qb8 Kf7 39.Rd3 g6 40.Rf3 Kg7 41.Rc3? Qd6 42.Rc7 Kh6 43.g3 Bc6 44.Kh2 Qc5 45.Rf7 Re1 46.Qf4= Qg5 47.Rh7 Kh7 48.Qf7 (48.Qf7 Kh8 49.Qf8 Kh7 50.Qf7 Kh6 51.Qf8 Kh7 52.Qf7=; 48.Qg5?? Rh1) 1–0. Schlenker,Rainer – Schmid,Erwin, BL2–Sued, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qd8 7.d4 e6 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Nbd2 Qd6 12.Nb3 a5 13.Rb1 Rd8 14.Nc5 Qf4 Now all is on d4 15.Ne4 b6 16.Qc2 Qc7 (16...Nd7!?=) 17.d5 Ne4 18.Be4 f5 19.dc6 fe4 20.Qe4 Bf6 21.Be5 Be5 22.Ne5 (worse is 22.Qe5 Qc6 23.Qg5 Bb7+=) 22...Ba6 23.Rbd1 Rd6 24.Rd6 Qd6 25.h3 Rc8 26.Re3 b5 27.Rd3 Qf8 28.Rd7 bc4 29.Nc4 (29.Ra7 Bb5 30.Qg4+- (30.Ra5?! Qc5+/-; 30.Nc4?! Rc6 31.Ne5 Rc1 32.Kh2 Be8=)) 29...Bc4+/- 30.Qc4 Qf6 (30...Re8 31.c7 a4+-) 31.c7+- Qa1?? (better is 31...h6+-) 32.Qf1 Qf6 33.Qa6 Qa1 (33...Rc7 34.Qa8 Qf8 35.Qf8 Kf8 36.Rc7 a4+-) 34.Kh2 Qe5 35.g3 (35.g3 Rf8 36.c8R+-) 1–0. Stein,J – Katki,HD, corr, 1953. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.c4 Qd8 7.d4 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 Bd7 11.Ne4 Bc6 12.Ng3 Nbd7 13.Ne5 Ne5 14.de5 Nd7 15.Qe2 Nc5 16.Bc2 f5 (better is 16...Rc8!?-/+) 17.ef6+= Bf6 18.Qh5 g6 19.Bg6 Qe7 20.Bf6 Rf6 21.Bh7! Qh7 22.Qc5 Rh6 23.h3 Kf7 24.Qe5 (24.Qb4?! Rh3 25.Qd6 Rh8+/-) 24...Rg8 25.Rfe1 Qg7 (25...Qd3 26.Rad1 Qg6 27.Qc7 Kf8 28.Rd8 Be8 29.Re4+-) 26.Qc7 Kf8 27.Qd6 Kf7 28.Rad1 Rf6 29.Rd4 Qf8 30.Qe5 Qe7 31.Qh5 Kf8 32.Red1 Rgg6 33.Rd8 Kf7?? (33...Kg7+-) 34.Rh8 1–0. Wells,HD – Partridge,Bernard B, BCCA corr England, 1946. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.c4 Qd8 7.d4 Bf5 8.Be2 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 0-0 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Na3 h6 13.Nc2 Be7 14.Ne3 Be4 15.Qb3 Nbd7 16.d5 Nc5 17.Qc3 Ne8 18.de6 Ne6 19.Rfd1 Qc7 20.Ng4 Qf4 21.Nfe5 h5 22.g3 Qg5 23.Bc1 Qf5 24.Ne3 Qh7 25.f3 Bf5 26.Nd5 Bc5 27.Be3 h4 28.Bc5 Nc5 29.Ne7 Kh8 30.Rd4 hg3 31.hg3 g5?? (31...f6 32.Rh4 fe5 33.Qe5 Qh4 34.gh4 Nd7+-) 32.Rh4!!+- 1–0. Wells,HD – Broadbent,EG, BCCA Premier II corr4445, 1944. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.c4 Qd8 7.Bf6 ef6 8.d4 Be7 9.Bd3 Bg4 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Be4 0-0 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Nbd2 Re8 14.c5 Qd5 15.Qa4 a5 16.h3 Bh5 17.Rae1 Qd7 18.Re3 Bd8 19.Re8 Qe8 20.d5 Bf3 21.Nf3 Kf8 22.Re1 Qd7 23.d6 g6 24.Nd4 Rc8 25.f4 f5 26.Nf3 Bf6 (26...Qa7!? 27.Rc1 Qa6=) 27.Qa5+/- Qb7 28.Ne5 Be5 29.fe5 (better is 29.Re5!? Kg7 30.Re7+-) 29...Ra8+= 30.d7 Ra5 1–0. Gibson,Kris (1800) – Zaczek,Jonathan (1695), Winnipeg TNT Oct op, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.c4 Qe4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d4 0-0 10.Bd3 Qf4 11.Re1 Rd8 (11...Nc6 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Qc2+=) 12.Nbd2 (12.Re5!? Bd6 13.Bc1 Be5 14.Bf4 Bf4 15.Nbd2=) 12...b6 13.Be4 (13.Qc2!?+=) 13...Ne4-/+ 14.Re4 Qd6 15.Qe2 Bb7 16.d5 Nd7 17.Rg4 g6 18.Ne4 Qc7 19.Neg5 Bg5 20.Ng5 Re8 (20...ed5 21.Qe7 Rf8 22.Nh7+-) 21.Nh7 ed5 22.Qd2 dc4 23.Qd7 Qd7 24.Nf6 Kg7 25.Nd7 c3 26.Rb4 cb2 27.Rb2 Rad8 (better is 27...Bc6!? 28.Nb6 ab6-+) 28.Nc5 Bg2 29.Kg2 bc5 30.h4 Rb8 31.Rc2 Re5 32.Rac1 Rb5 33.Rd1 Rh5 34.Rd7 Rh4 35.Ra7 c4 36.Kg3 Rbh5 37.a4 Kf6 38.a5 c3 39.a6 Rh3 0–1. Goyabart,R – Flores,B, ESP–ch M corr, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.d3 Nc6-/+ 7.Nbd2 Qd8 8.Qe2 Nd5 9.0-0-0 (9.Ne5!?-/+) 9...Nc3-+ 10.Bc3 bc3 11.Nb3 (better 11.Nb1-+) 11...Qd6 12.d4 (12.Re1 Qa3 13.Kd1 Qa2 14.Nc1-+) 12...Qa3 13.Kb1 Qb2 0–1. TommyBoyTDB – juliangon (2730), ChessWorld.net, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nf6)

6.d4 e6 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nbd2 (9.c4 Qh5=) 9...Nc6 (9...b6 10.Qe2=) 10.Qe2 Rd8 11.Ne4 Ne4 12.Be4 Qh5 13.Qe3 (13.h3 Ne7+=) 13...Ne7 14.h3 (14.Qb3 a5 15.Ne5 a4-/+) 14...Nd5 Black threatens to win material: Nd5xe3 (14...f5 15.Bd3 Nd5 16.Qe1-/+) 15.Qd3 (better is 15.Qb3+= and White is still in the game) 15...Nf4-+ 16.Qe3 f6 (16...f5!? 17.Ne5 Nh3 (17...fe4?! 18.Qf4 Qf5 19.Qe3+=) 18.gh3 fe4-+) 17.Rfe1 f5 18.Bd3 Qg6 19.Nh4 (better is 19.g3!?-/+) 19...Qg5-+ 20.g3 Nh3 21.Kg2 Qe3 22.Re3-/+ Ng5 23.f4 Nf7 24.Bc4 g6 25.Be6 Be6-/+ 26.Re6 Rac8 27.Rc1 Re8 28.Re8 Re8 29.Kf3 Nh6 30.Rh1 Ng4 31.Ng2 Bf8 32.d5 Rd8 33.Rd1-/+ Bg7 34.Bg7+= Kg7 35.Ne3 White threatens to win material: Ne3xg4 35...Nf6 36.Rd4 a5 37.Rd3 Kf7 38.Rd4 b5-/+ 39.g4? fg4-+ 40.Ng4 Ng4 41.Kg4-/+ Kf6 42.Kg3 Kf5 43.Kh3 h6 44.Kh4 Rc8 45.Kg3 Rc3 46.Kf2 Rc2 47.Ke3 Rc3 48.Kd2 Rc4-+ 49.Rd3 Kf4 50.d6 Rc8 51.d7 Rd8 52.Rd4? Ke5 53.Kd3 Ke6 54.Ke3 Rd7 55.Re4 Kf5 56.Rf4 Kg5 57.Re4 Rd5 58.Kf3 Rc5 59.Rg4 Kf6 60.Rf4 Rf5 0–1. Siegrist,Daichi – Cortinas,Martin, San Francisco MI op1, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.d4 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Nc6 12.Qb3 Qb4 13.Qc2 Rd8 14.a3 Qa5 15.h3 Bd7 16.Ne2 h6 17.Bc3 Qc7 18.Bd2 Bd6 19.Qc1 Bf8 20.Bf4=+ Qc8 21.Qd2 Be8 22.Bc2 Nd5 23.Qd3 g6 24.Rac1 Bg7 25.Bg3 Qd7 26.Red1 Rac8 27.Bh4 Nde7 28.Qe4 Qd5 29.Qe3 g5 30.Be4 Qd7 31.Bg3 Nd5 32.Qb3 f5 33.Bb1 f4 34.Bh2 Bh5 35.g4 Bf7 36.h4 Qe7 37.Kh1 e5 38.Ne5 Ne5 39.Rc8? Rc8 40.de5 Ne3 (40...Ne3 41.Qa4 Nd1 42.Qd1 Qe5-+; 40...Qe5?! 41.Qf3-+) 0–1. Bartakovic,Tomislav – Horvath,P1 (2460), TCh–CRO Rabac CRO (6), 2003.

6.d4 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.0-0 Bc3 11.Bc3 0-0 12.h3 Bh5 13.Rb1 Nbd7 14.Re1 Rfc8 15.Rb5 Qc6 16.Rb3 Nd5 17.Bb2 a6 18.Ne5 Be2 19.Qe2 Ne5 20.Qe5 Qc7 21.Qg5 b5 22.Rg3 g6 23.Rf3 Qd8 24.Qe5 Rc2 25.Bc1 Qc7 26.Qg5 Rc8 27.Bf4 Nf4 28.Rf4 Ra2 29.Qf6 Rf8 30.Re6 Qd8?? 31.Re7 b4 32.Qe5 Ra1 33.Kh2 Ra5 34.Qe3 Qd6 35.g3 b3 36.Re8? Re8 37.Qe8 Qf8 38.Qe2 Rb5 39.Qb2 a5 40.Qe2 Rb8 41.Qe5 b2 42.Rf7 Kf7 43.d5 b1Q (43...b1Q 44.Qe2 Rb2 45.Qe3 Kg7 46.Qd4 Kg8 47.Qb2 Qb2 48.h4 Qbf2 49.Kh3 Q8f5 50.g4 Qd3) 0–1. Sellberg,Joel – Turunen,Pekka (2255), FIN–chT (2), 1996.

6.Be2 Nc6 7.Bf6 gf6 8.0-0 -/+.

6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.c4 bc3 9.dc3 -/+.

6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 Nc6 (8...ba3 9.Na3 Bd7 10.c4-/+) 9.d4 (9.ab4 Nb4 10.Na3 Bd7+=) 9...0-0 (9...a5 10.h3+=) 10.ab4+= Nb4 White has new hanging pawns: c2+d4. Black has a new passed pawn: a7 11.c3 White threatens to win material: c3xb4 11...Nc6 12.c4 (12.Na3 Qa5+=) 12...Qd6 White has an active position 13.Qb3 b6 14.Nc3 Bb7 White has a very active position (14...Nd4 15.Nd4 Qd4 16.Bf3+/-) 15.Nb5 (15.Ba3 Qb8-/+) 15...Qf4 (15...Qd8!?-/+) 16.Bc1 White threatens to win material: Bc1xf4 16...Qb8 17.Rd1 Na5 Black threatens to win material: Na5xb3 (17...h6 18.Ba3+=) 18.Qa2 Ne4 (18...Rd8 19.Ba3 Nc6 20.Be7 Ne7 21.Nc3+= (21.Na7?? A poison bait which should not be taken 21...Nc8-+)) 19.Ne5 (19.Ba3!? is interesting 19...Qd8 20.Qb2+=) 19...a6-/+ 20.f3?? the pressure is too much, White crumbles (better is 20.Nd7 Qd8 21.Nf8 Bf8 22.f3 ab5 23.fe4 Be4 24.Be3 Nc4 25.Qb3 Ra1 26.Ra1-+) 20...ab5-+ 21.Nd7 Qe8! 22.Nf8 Nc3 23.Qc2 Ne2 24.Qe2 Qf8 25.cb5 Bd5 26.Bf4 Nb3 27.Ra8 Qa8 28.Be3 Bf6 29.Qc2 h6 30.Kf2 Qa4 31.Rd3 Qb4 32.Rc3 g6 33.Rc8 Kg7 34.Bh6?? simply worsens the situation Kh6 (34...Kh6 35.Qd3 Bd4 36.Ke2 Qa4-+) 0–1. Sellberg,Joel – Verkasalo,Tommi (2065), FIN–chT1, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.Nb5 a6 11.Qc2 Nc6 12.Bc3 Qd8 13.Nbd4 Nd4 14.Bd4 0-0 15.Rab1 b5 16.Rb3 Bb7 17.Qb2 Bd5 18.Re3 Qa5 19.a3 Rac8 20.Ng5 h6 21.Nh3 Rfd8 22.g4 (22.Nf4 Qa4 23.Bd1 Bb3 24.Ne6 A) 24...fe6? 25.Bb3 (worse is 25.Qb3 Qd4 26.Qe6 Kh8-+) 25...Qd4 26.Qd4 Rd4 27.Be6 Kf8 28.Bc8+-; B) 24...Bd1 25.Nd8 Rd8 26.Re7 Rd4-+) 22...Ne8 23.Rg3 (23.Nf4 Bb7-+) 23...Bc4 24.Re1 (24.Bd3 Bd3 (24...Ba3?! 25.Bh7 Kh7 26.Ra3 Qa3 27.Qa3 Bf1 28.Kf1 Rd4 29.Qa6-+) 25.Rd3 Bf6-+) 24...Bd6 (better is 24...Be2 25.Re2 Qa4-+) 25.f4 Bc5 26.Bc5 Rc5 27.Rc3 Rcd5 28.Bc4 Rd2 29.Qc1? (better is 29.Qb4 Qb4 30.ab4 bc4 31.Rc4-+) 29...bc4 30.Rc4 (30.Nf2-+) 30...Qb6 31.Kh1 (31.Kf1 R8d3 32.Rc3 Qb7-+) 31...Qb7 32.Rce4 Nf6 33.Qc4 R8d4 0–1. Suchsland,Helmut (1880) – Metz,Werner (2120), Hessen–ch Seniors, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.Be2 e6 7.a3 Nc6 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.d4 0-0 11.0-0 b5 12.Na3 Ba3 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Ne5 (14.Qc2!?+=) 14...Ne5-/+ 15.de5 Bb7 16.Qd5 Nd5 (16...Bd5? 17.ef6 a6 18.fg7 Kg7 19.Rfd1+-; 16...ed5?! 17.Bb5 Re5 18.Bc5+=) 17.Bb5 Rec8 18.c4 Nf4 19.Rfb1 a6 (worse is 19...Ng2 20.Bd7 Be4 21.Bc8 Rc8 22.Rb2+/-; 19...Bg2?! 20.Ba6 Rd8 21.Be7=) 20.Bd7 Rc7 21.Rb7 Rb7 22.Bc6 Rab8 23.Bb7 Rb7 24.g3 Ne2 25.Kf1 Nd4 26.Bd6 Ra7 27.Bc5 Nb3 28.Rd1 Ra8 29.Bb6 h6 (29...Rc8!?+=) 30.Rd3 Nc1 31.Ra3 Rc8 32.c5 (32.Ra6?! Rc4 33.Ra7 Re4=) 32...a5 33.f4 f6 34.ef6 gf6 35.Ke1 a4 36.Kd1 Nb3 37.Ra4 Rc6 38.Rc4 e5 39.Kc2 Nd4 40.Kd3 Kf7 41.Ra4 Ke6 42.Ra8 Kf5 43.Rh8 Ne6 44.Kc4 ef4 45.gf4 Nf4 46.Rh6 Rc8 47.Kb5 Kg5 48.Rh7 Kg6 49.Rd7 Rh8 50.c6 Rh5 51.Kb4 Rh4 52.c7 Nd5 53.Kc5 Nc7 54.Bc7 Re4 55.Rd4 Re2 56.Bg3 f5 57.Kc4 Kg5 58.Kd3 Re6 59.Rf4 Re8 60.h4 Kg6 61.Bf2 Re5 62.Bd4 Rd5 63.Ke3 Ra5 64.Kf3 Ra3 65.Kg2 Rd3 66.Bf2 Rd5 67.Rf3 Rb5 68.Rg3 Kf6 69.Bd4 Kf7 70.Rg7 Kf8 71.Ra7 Rd5 72.Bf6 Kg8 73.Kf3 Rd6 74.Be5 Rg6 75.h5 Rg5 76.h6 Rh5 77.Rg7 (77.Rg7 Kf8 78.h7+-) 1–0. Cagasik,Tomas (2250) – Siebenburger,Vlastimil (2195), CZE–chT2d, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nf6)

6.Be2 e6 7.a3 Nbd7 -/+.

6.Be2 Nd7 7.0-0 Ngf6 8.c4 Qc6 9.d4 e6 10.h3 (10.d5 Qc7= (worse is 10...ed5 11.Nd4 Qc5 12.Bg4 Ng4 13.Qg4 dc4 14.Qe4 Qe7 15.Qb7+-)) 10...Bh5 (better is 10...Bf3!? 11.Bf3 Qc4 12.Bb7 Rb8-/+) 11.d5= Qb6 (11...ed5 12.Nd4 Qd6 13.Bh5 dc4 14.Re1 Kd8 15.Bf7+-) 12.de6 fe6 13.Nd4 Bf7 14.Bg4 Bc5 15.Ne6 Be6 16.Be6 Qe6 17.Re1 Ne4 18.Qh5 g6 (18...Kf8 19.Qf3 Ndf6 20.Bf6 Qf6 21.Re4 Qf3 22.gf3-+) 19.Qf3 Rf8 (19...Bf2 20.Qf2 Nf2 21.Re6 Kf7 22.Rd6+/-) 20.Re4 Rf3 (20...Bf2? 21.Kf1 Rf3 22.Re6 Kf7 23.Re2+-) 21.Re6 Kf7 22.Re2 Rf4 23.Nd2 ½–½. Bartakovic,Tomislav – Lasic,Arno Leon, CRO–chT2 Center, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Bg4)

6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.d4 Bd6 (8...Nc6 9.Re1=) 9.h3 Bh5 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 Qa5 12.Nb5 (12.d5 0-0 13.de6 Rd8=) 12...Qd8 (12...Be7 13.Qc2 Nc6 14.Bc3+=) 13.a4 (13.d5 Nd5 14.Bc4 Bf4 15.Bd5 Qd5 16.Qd5 ed5 17.Rfe1 Kd8+=) 13...0-0 (better is 13...Nc6!?=) 14.Nd6+/- Qd6 15.Ba3 Qd5 16.Bf8 Kf8 17.Rc1 (17.Qb1 b6+/-) 17...Nc6+= 18.Rc5 (18.g4 Bg6 19.Bb5 Nb4+=) 18...Qd6 19.Qb3 (19.Bb5 Ne7+=) 19...b6 (19...Nd4 20.Nd4 Qc5 21.Qb7=) 20.Rc2 Rd8 21.Rd1 Bf3 22.Bf3 Nd4 23.Rcd2 Nb3 24.Rd6 Rd6 25.Rd6 Ke7 26.Rc6 Kd7 27.Rc3 Nc5 28.a5 Nd5 29.ab6 ab6 30.Rc2 Kc6 31.Kf1 Kb5 32.Rb2 Ka5 33.Bd5+= ed5 34.Rd2 Kb4 35.Rd5 Kc4 36.Rd8 b5 37.Ke2 b4 38.Rc8 b3 39.Kd2+/- Kb4 40.f3 Na4? 41.Rb8 Ka3+/- 42.Ra8 Kb4 43.Kc1 Nc3 44.Rb8 Nb5 45.Kb2+- Kc4 46.Rb5?? Kb5= 47.Kb3 Kc5 48.Kc3 Kd5 49.Kd3 Ke5 50.Ke3 Kf5 51.f4 h5 52.Kf3 g5 53.g4 hg4 54.hg4 Kg6 55.f5 Kf6 56.Ke4 Ke7 57.Kd5 Kf6?? 58.Kd6 Kg7 59.Ke7 Kg8 60.Kf6 Kf8 61.Kg5 Kg8 62.f6 Kh7 63.Kh5 Kh8 64.Kg5 Kh7 65.Kf5 Kg8 66.Ke5 Kf8 67.Kd6 Ke8 68.Kc7 (68.Kc7 Kf8 69.Kd7 Kg8 70.Ke7 Kh7 71.Kf7 Kh6 72.Ke6 Kg5 73.f7 Kf4 74.f8Q Ke4 75.g5 Kd4 76.g6 Kc3 77.Qa3 Kd4 78.g7 Kc4 79.Kd6 Kd4 80.g8Q Ke4 81.Qg4; 68.g5 Kf8 69.Kd7 Kg8 70.g6 fg6 71.Ke7 Kh7 72.f7 Kh6 73.f8Q Kh5 74.Qf3 Kg5 75.Ke6 Kh4 76.Kf6 g5 77.Qg2 g4 78.Qh2) 1–0. Siegrist,Daichi – Purcell,Brendan, San Francisco MI op1, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 e6 8.c4 Qd8 9.d4 Be7 10.a3 0-0 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Qb3 a5 13.Na3 Na6 14.Nb5 Qe7 15.Qe3 Nc7 16.Nc3 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Bf5 18.Nh4 Bc2 19.Rd2 Bb3 20.Bd3 a4 21.Re1 b5! 22.Qg3 (22.Nb5 Bd2; 22.cb5 Ncd5 Combination) 22...Rd7 (22...Bc4?! 23.Nf5 Qf8 24.Nh6 Kh8 25.Qc7 gh6 26.Bc4 bc4 27.d5-/+; 22...Rd4 23.Nf5 ef5 24.Re7 Be7 25.Nb5 Nb5 26.cb5=) 23.Re5? (23.cb5 Nfd5 24.b6 Nc3 (24...Bc3?! 25.Bc3 Nc3 26.bc7-/+) 25.bc7 Nd5-+ (25...Rc7?! 26.Nf5 ef5 27.Re7 Re7 28.Bc3 Bc3 29.Re2 Re2 30.Be2 Bd4 31.Qd3-/+)) 23...Qf8 (better is 23...bc4 24.Nf5 Qf8 25.Ng7-+) 24.c5 a3 25.Ba1 a2 26.Bc2? (better is 26.Be2-+) 26...Bc2 27.Rc2 Rd4 28.Rc1 Ra3 29.Ree1 Ncd5 30.Nf3 Rg4 31.Qe5 Nc3 32.Rc3 Bc3 33.Bc3 b4 34.Ba1 Rf3 35.h3 Rf5 36.Qc7 Rc4 37.c6 Rfc5 38.Qg3 Ne4 39.Qe3 f5 40.Qf3 Rc1 41.Rd1 Rd1 42.Qd1 Rc6 43.f3 Qc5 44.Kh2 Qd6 (44...Qd6 45.Qd6 Nd6-+) 0–1. Suchsland,Helmut (1730) – Lukovski,Lev (1945), Bad Wildungen op Seniors–B 1st, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Bg4)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.c4 Qd8 8.0-0 e6 9.d4 Nc6 10.Nbd2 Be7-/+ 11.h3 Bh5 12.Nb3 0-0 13.Qe1 a5 14.Rd1 a4 15.Nc1 Qb6 16.d5=+ ed5 17.cd5 Na5 18.Ne5 Bg6 19.Ncd3 Rfe8 20.Bf3 Bd6-/+ 21.Qd2 b3 22.ab3 Nb3 23.Qg5 a3 24.Nc4-/+ Qd8 25.Na3? Ba3 26.Ba3 Ra3 27.Ne5 Ra6 28.Ng6 hg6 29.Rb1 Nd4 30.Rb7 Nf3 31.gf3 Qd5 32.Qd5 Nd5 33.Rd1 Nf4 34.Kh2 g5 35.Rdd7 Rh6 36.Kg3 Re1 37.Kg4 Rf6 38.Kg3 Rg1 39.Kh2 Rg2 40.Kh1 Rh6 (40...Rh6 41.Rd8 Kh7 42.Rh8 Kh8 43.Rb8 Kh7 44.Rh8 Kh8 45.h4 Rh4) 0–1. Abrahams,Gerald – Beni,Alfred, Bad Gastein (11), 1948.

7.0-0 Nf6 8.a3 e6 9.Re1 Be7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Nc3 Qd8 12.Bb5 Nc6 13.Ra4 0-0 14.Re3 Qb6 15.Ba3 (15.Bc6!? bc6 16.Ba3-/+) 15...Ba3-+ 16.Ra3 Nd4 (16...Bf3 17.Rf3 Nd4 18.Rf6 gf6 19.Qh5-+) 17.Bd3 (17.Be2 Ne2 18.Ne2 Rfd8-/+) 17...a6 (17...Bf3 18.gf3 Rfd8 19.Ra2-+) 18.h3? (better is 18.Be2-/+) 18...Nf3-+ 19.gf3 Bh3 20.Ne4 Nd5 21.Ng5 Ne3 22.Bh7 Kh8 23.Re3 Qc5?? (better is 23...Bf5 24.Bf5 ef5-+) 24.f4+- Bf5?? (24...Qd4 25.Rh3 g6 26.Bg6 Kg8+-) 25.Qh5 g6 (25...Bg4 26.Qh4 (26.Nf7?! Rf7 27.Qc5 Kh7+/-) 26...Qg5 27.fg5+-) 26.Bg6 (26.Qh6 Qc2 27.Bg6 Kg8 28.Qh7) 26...Kg7+- 27.Bf7 Qc2 (27...Rg8 28.Rg3 Kf6 29.Bg8 Ke7 30.Qf7 Kd6 31.Qb7 Qc2 32.Qa8 Qb1 33.Kg2 Qb5 34.Qd8 Qd7 35.Nf7 Kc5 36.Rc3 Kb4 37.Qf8 Qd6 38.Qd6 Ka4 39.Ra3 Kb5 40.Rb3 Kc4 41.Rb4) 28.Ne6 Be6 29.Rg3 Kf6 30.Qe5 Ke7 (30...Kf7 31.Rg7 Ke8 32.Qe6 Kd8 33.Qd7) 31.Qe6 Kd8 32.Qd6 1–0. Branson,James (1895) – Heimann,Udo (1975), Montigny le Bretonneux op 5th, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Bg4)

7.0-0 Nf6 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.Qa4 e6 11.Nb5 Bf3 12.Bf3 Be7 13.Rac1 0-0 14.Qf4 Rac8 15.Qg3 Rfd8 16.d4 Nd5 17.Be4 (17.Nc3 Bd6 18.Qh4 Nf4-/+) 17...a6-+ 18.Na3 b5 19.Nc2 f5 20.Bf3 Bd6 21.Qh4 Nce7 22.g3 h6 23.Ne3 Nf6 24.d5 (24.Rc8!? Rc8 25.Rc1-/+) 24...Ned5 25.Rcd1 Ne3 26.fe3 Rc4 27.Qh3 Qe7 28.Be2? (28.Qg2-+) 28...Rc2 29.Bf6 Qf6 (29...gf6?! 30.Rf2-+) 30.Bd3 Ra2 31.Bb1 (31.e4 Qc3 32.Kh1 Bc5-+) 31...Rb2 (31...Re2 32.Kh1 Re3 33.Qg2-+) 32.Qh5 (32.Kh1 Bc5 33.e4 Rd1 34.Rd1 Qg5-+) 32...Qg5 33.Qf3 Bc5 34.Rd8 Qd8 35.Qc6 (35.Rd1 Be3 36.Kh1 Rd2-+) 35...Be3 36.Kh1 Qd5 (better is 36...Kh7 37.Qf3 Qd4 38.Re1-+) 37.Qd5 ed5 38.Bf5 Rf2 (better is 38...Kf7!? 39.Bc8 Ke7 40.Ba6-+) 39.Be6 Kf8 40.Ra1 (40.Rf2 Bf2 41.Bd5 Ke7-+) 40...d4 41.Ra6 d3 42.Bg4 b4 43.Re6 Bc5 44.Rc6 Rc2 45.Bf5 (45.Rc8 Ke7 46.Rc7 Kf6-+) 45...Rc1 46.Kg2 d2 47.Bg4 Be7 (47...Be7 48.Rb6 d1Q 49.Bd1 Rd1-+) 0–1. Revise,I – Spiller,A, Santa Monica, CA ch, 1951. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Bg4)

7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Nb5 e6 (better is 10...a6!? 11.Na3 b5-/+) 11.Ne5= Ne5 12.Be5 Be2 13.Qe2 Nd5 14.Rac1 a6 Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 15.Rc7?? White loses the upper hand (better is 15.Nc7 would hold out 15...Nc7 16.Rc7=) 15...Qb5-+ 16.Qb5 ab5 17.Rb7 f6 (17...Ra2?! 18.Rb8 Kd7 19.Rc1-+) 18.Bb8 (18.Bg3 doesn't change the outcome of the game 18...Ra2 19.Rb5 Rd2-+) 18...Be7 (18...Ra2 might be the shorter path 19.g3 Be7 20.Rb5 Rd2 21.Bf4 Nf4 22.Rb8 Rd8 23.Rd8 Bd8 24.gf4-+) 19.Rb5 (19.Ba7 does not solve anything 19...Kf7-+) 19...0-0 (19...Ra2 makes it even easier for Black 20.d4-+) 20.Bg3 (20.Rfb1 cannot change what is in store for White 20...Rc8-+) 20...Rfc8 21.h3 Ra3 22.Kh2 h5 23.Rb7 Rc2 24.Rfb1 Raa2 25.Re1 Rc6 26.Bf4 Nf4 27.Re7 Rd2 28.Kg3 e5 29.Rb1 Ne6 30.Rb8 Kh7 31.Kh4 0–1. Aladics,Jozsef – Kocsis,Laszlo (2150), Harkany Tenkes Cup, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Bg4)

7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.d4 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nd4 (11...Qd4?? 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Qd4+-) 12.Bb7? (12.Rc1-/+) 12...Rb8?? (better is 12...Qb7 13.Qd4 Qb2=) 13.Na4+= e6 14.Bd4 Rb7 15.Qc2 Be7 (15...Rc7 16.Qb2+=) 16.Nc5 Rc7 17.Nd7 Rc2 18.Nf6 Bf6 19.Bf6 gf6 20.Rfc1 Rc1 21.Rc1 Kd7 22.Kf1 Rc8 23.Rd1 Ke7 24.Rb1 Kf8 25.Rb2 Rc3 26.g3 Ra3 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.f3 Kg6 29.Kf2 h5 30.Kg2 e5 31.Kf2 f5 0–1. Michalek,Martin (2000) – Zill,Christoph (2285), BdF, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Bg4)

7.h3 Bf5 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 -/+.

5.a3 Nd5 6.ab4 Nb4 7.Nf3=+.

5.a3 e6 6.de6= Be6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bb5 a6 (8...Bd6!?=) 9.Bc6+= bc6 10.ab4 (10.0-0 Be7+=) 10...Bb4= 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nc3 Bg4 (12...Re8 13.Re1=+) 13.h3 (13.Re1 Re8=) 13...Bh5 (13...Bf3 14.Qf3 Qd2 A) 15.Qc6?? Rac8 16.Qa4 Bc3-+ (16...Rc3?! 17.Qb4 Rc2 18.Qd2 Rd2 19.Bf6 gf6 20.Ra6=); B) 15.Ne2=+) 14.g4 Ng4 (14...Bg6 15.Re1=) 15.hg4 Bg4 16.Ne4 (16.Kg2 Re8 17.Re1 Qf6-/+) 16...Qd5 (16...f5!? 17.Neg5 Be7=) 17.d3 Qh5 (17...Rfe8 18.Kg2=) 18.Ng3 Qd5 19.Kg2 h5 (19...Rfd8 20.Rh1+=) 20.c4 Qe6 21.Rh1 Qh6? (better 21...Rfe8+=) 22.Qc1+- Bf3 23.Kf3 Bd2 24.Qd1 (24.Qg1 Qf4 25.Kg2 h4+-) 24...h4 (24...Rfd8 25.Rh5 Rd3 26.Kg2+-) 25.Rh4! Qh4 26.Qd2 f5 27.Qf4 Qg4 28.Qg4 fg4 29.Kg4 (29.Ke2 a5+-) 29...Rf2 30.Be5 c5? (30...Rd2!? 31.Nf5 Rd3 32.Ne7 Kf7 33.Nc6 a5+-) 31.Ra5 (31.Ne4!? Rc2+-) 31...Rd2 32.Rc5 Rd3 33.Rc7 a5 (33...Rad8 34.Rg7 (34.Bg7?! R8d7 35.Rd7 Rd7+=) 34...Kf8 35.Rc7+-) 34.Rg7 (34.Ne4 Rd1 35.Rg7 Kf8+-) 34...Kf8 35.Rh7 Re8 36.Bf4 (36.Bf6+-) 36...Rd4? (better 36...Re6!?+=) 37.c5 (37.Nf5!? Rd1 38.Bd6 Kg8+-) 37...Rc4 38.Rc7 (38.Nf5!? Kg8 39.Rg7 Kh8 40.Nd6 Kg7 41.Nc4+- (41.Ne8?! Kg6=)) 38...Re7+- 39.Rc8 Kf7 (better 39...Re8 40.Rc6 Ke7 41.Nf5 Kd7 42.Rd6 Kc8+-) 40.Kg5?? (40.Nf5 Re6 41.Rc7 Kg6 42.Nh4 Kf6 43.Kg3=) 40...a4?? (40...Re8 41.Rc6 Re6 42.Bd6 Rd6 43.Rd6 Rc5 44.Nf5=) 41.Bd6 (better 41.Nf5 Re6 42.Rc7 Kg8 43.Nd6+-) 41...Re3?? (better 41...a3=) 42.Rc7 (better 42.Rf8 Ke6 43.Re8 Kd5 44.Re3 Kc6+-) 42...Kg8 (42...Ke8 43.Nf5 Ree4 44.Ng7 Kd8+-) 43.Kg6 (better 43.Nh5 Re6 44.Nf6 Rf6 45.Kf6+-) 43...Rg4= 44.Kf6 Rgg3 45.Bg3 Rg3 46.Ra7 (46.Rc8 Kh7 47.Ke5=) 46...Rf3 (46...Rc3 47.Rg7 Kh8 48.Ra7=) 47.Ke5 (47.Ke6 Rc3 48.Kd5 Kf8 49.Ra4 Ke7+-) 47...Kf8+= 48.Ra4 (better 48.c6 Rc3 49.Kd6 Rd3 50.Ke6 Re3 51.Kd5+=) 48...Ke8?? (48...Ke7 49.Ke4 Rg3 50.Kd5=) 49.Ra7 (better 49.Kd6 Rd3 50.Kc7+-) 49...Kd8 50.Kd5 Kc8 51.Kc4 Rf1 52.Kb5 Rc1 (better 52...Rf6!?=) 53.Kb6 Rg1?? (better 53...Rc2+-) 54.c6 (better 54.Ra8 Kd7 55.c6 Ke7 56.c7 Rb1 57.Kc6 Rc1 58.Kb7 Rb1 59.Kc8+-) 54...Kb8?? (54...Rb1 55.Kc5=) 55.Rh7 (55.c7 Kc8 56.Ra8 Kd7 57.c8Q Kd6 58.Qc5 Ke6 59.Qg1 Ke5 60.Re8 Kf5 61.Qf2 Kg6 62.Rg8 Kh7 63.Qf7 Kh6 64.Qg6) 55...Rg8?? (better 55...Rb1 56.Kc5 Re1=) 56.Rb7 (56.Rb7 Kc8 57.Ra7 Kd8 58.Ra8 Ke7 59.Rg8 Kf6 60.c7 Ke6 61.c8Q Ke5 62.Qg4 Kd6 63.Re8 Kd5 64.Re1 Kd6 65.Qd4) 1–0. Meyer,Henrik (2125) – Fuhrmann,Aeke (1790), ch–GER Youth U25, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

5.Bb5 Nbd7 6.c4 (6.Bf6!? ef6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.c4=) 6...bc3=+ 7.Nc3 a6 8.Ba4 (8.Bd7 Qd7 (worse 8...Kd7 9.Qa4 b5 10.Nb5+/-) 9.Qb3 Qg4-/+) 8...b5-/+ 9.Bb3 Nc5 10.d4 (10.Bc2 Nd5 11.Ne4 Ne4 12.Be4 Bb7-/+) 10...Nb3 11.Qb3 Bb7 12.a4 (12.Nf3 Nd5 13.0-0 e6-+) 12...Nd5 13.Nf3 (13.Nge2 Nc3 14.Nc3 Qd4 15.ab5 Bg2-/+) 13...b4 (13...Nf4!? 14.ab5 Ng2 15.Ke2 Nf4 16.Ke3-+) 14.Nd5-/+ Bd5 15.Qb4 e6 16.Qd2 Bf3 17.gf3 Qd5 18.0-0 Bd6 19.Ba3 Rd8 20.Rfd1 (20.Qd3 Ba3 21.Ra3 Rd6-/+) 20...Qf3-+ 21.Bd6 Rd6 22.Qe3 Qd5 23.Rac1 0-0 24.Rc5 Qb7 (24...Qa2 25.Ra5-+) 25.Qc3 (25.Rdc1 h6-/+) 25...Rd5 (25...Rfd8 26.a5-+) 26.Rd5 (26.Qd3 Rfd8 27.Rd5 Rd5-/+) 26...Qd5-+ 27.Qc5 Qb3 28.Rc1 (28.Ra1 Rd8-+) 28...Qa4 29.Kg2 h6 30.d5 (30.Qd6 Qb5 31.Rc5 Qd3-+) 30...Qe4 31.f3 Qd5 (31...Qg6!? 32.Kf2 Rb8 33.Qd4 ed5 34.Qd5 Rb2 35.Ke3 Rh2 36.Qe5-+) 32.Qd5 ed5 33.Ra1 Ra8 34.Ra5 Rd8 (34...g5 35.Kf2-+) 35.Ra6 d4 (35...Kf8 36.Kf2-+) 36.Ra2 (36.Kf2 Rc8-+) 36...Kh7 (36...d3 37.Rd2-+) 37.Kf2 Kg6 38.Ke2 Kf5 (38...Rd7 39.Ra5-+) 39.Kd3 (39.Ra7 Ke6-+) 39...Kf4 (39...Rd7 40.Rg2 g5 41.Rg4-+) 40.Rg2 (40.Ra7 f5 41.Rg7 Kf3-+) 40...g5 41.Rg3 f5 42.h3 (42.Rh3 Rd5-+) 42...h5 (42...Kg3 43.Ke2 d3 44.Kd2 Kf3 45.h4 gh4 46.Kc3 d2 47.Kb3 d1Q 48.Kc3 Qc1 49.Kb4 Rb8 50.Ka4 Qa1) 43.h4 (43.Rg1-+) 43...Kg3 44.hg5 h4 45.g6 h3 46.g7 h2 (46...h2 47.Kd2 h1Q 48.g8R Rg8 49.Kd3 Rc8 50.Kd4 Qf3 51.Ke5 Rc6 52.Kd4 Qe4) 0-1. Rusan,P (2105) - Aldokhin,I (2410), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nd5 7.Qb3 Nb6 8.Nf3 Be6 9.Qb4 (9.Qc2 Nc6=) 9...Nc6 10.Qh4 (10.Qe4 g6 11.Nb5 Rg8=+) 10...Bd5 (10...Bf5 11.Be2=+) 11.Nd5=+ Qd5 12.Be2 e6 (12...e5 13.0-0=+) 13.0-0 Be7 14.Qg3 Bf6 15.Bf6 gf6 16.Qf4 Ke7 (16...Rg8 17.Rfe1=+) 17.Rfe1 (17.Rab1 Rac8=+) 17...Rad8 (17...Rac8 18.Rab1=+) 18.Rac1 (18.Rab1 Rhg8=+) 18...Rhg8 (18...Rc8 19.Rb1=+) 19.Bf1 (19.g3 h5=+) 19...Rd7 (19...Rc8 20.g3=+) 20.Re4 (20.g3 h5=+) 20...Qa2 21.Rce1 (21.Qh6 Qb2 22.Rc5 Rd5-/+) 21...Qb2-/+ 22.Qh4 (22.d4-/+) 22...Rgd8 (22...Rg7!? 23.d4 Rd8=+) 23.Qh7= Kd6 24.Qg7 Kc7 25.h4 a5 26.h5 a4 27.h6 (27.R4e2 Nd4 28.Nd4 A) worse 28...Rd4 29.Qf7 Nd7 30.Qe6+- (30.Re6?! a3=); B) 28...Qd4=) 27...a3=+ 28.h7 (28.Rf4 a2 29.h7 a1Q 30.Ra1 Qa1=+) 28...a2 (28...f5 29.Qg3 Kc8 30.Rh4=+) 29.h8Q= Rh8 30.Qh8 a1Q (30...a1R 31.Ra1 Qa1 32.Re1=) 31.Ra1 Qa1 32.g3 (32.Qh2 Kd8=) 32...Nd5 (32...Qb1 33.Re1 Qb2 34.Kg2=+) 33.Re1 (33.Qf8 Kb6=) 33...Qa4 34.Bg2 (34.Qg7 Qb3 35.Kg2 Qc2=+) 34...Qg4 (34...Qc2 35.Bf1=+) 35.Qf8 Qb4 36.Qg8 (36.Qg7 Re7=+) 36...f5-/+ 37.Rc1 (37.Qg7 f4=+) 37...Qb2=+ 38.Re1 (38.Rc4 Nf6 39.Qg7 Qb1 40.Bf1 Ne4 41.Qe5 Kc8-/+) 38...Qf6 (38...b5 39.Bf1-/+) 39.Qf8 f4 (39...e5 40.Qc5 e4 41.Nh4-/+) 40.Qc5 (40.g4!?=+) 40...fg3-/+ 41.fg3 Qe7 (41...Qg6 42.Qf2-/+) 42.Qe7 (42.Qf2 Ndb4 43.Bf1 Rd5-/+) 42...Nde7 (worse 42...Nce7 43.Ne5 Rd8 44.Nf7=; worse 42...Re7 43.Ng5-/+) 43.Rc1 f6 44.Kf2 (44.Bh3 Kd6-/+) 44...e5 (44...b5 45.Bh3 Rd6 46.g4-/+) 45.Ke2 (45.g4 Nd5-/+) 45...Kb8 (45...b5 46.g4-/+) 46.Nh4 (46.g4 Nd5 47.Kf2 Kc7-/+) 46...Nd4 47.Ke1 (47.Kd1 b5-/+) 47...Rd6 (47...b5 48.Nf3-/+) 48.Rb1 (48.g4 b5-/+) 48...b5 49.Nf3 (49.Be4 Kc7-/+) 49...Nef5 (49...Nec6 50.Nd4 Nd4 51.Kf2-/+) 50.Nd4 (50.g4 Nf3 51.Bf3 Nd4-/+) 50...Nd4 (50...Rd4?! 51.Rb5 Kc7 52.Rb3=) 51.Be4 (51.g4 Kc7-/+) 51...Kc7 52.Bd3 (52.g4 Rb6-/+) 52...Kb6-+ 53.Kf2 Rd8 54.Rh1 (54.Rf1 Kc5-+) 54...f5 (54...b4 55.Rf1-+) 55.Rh6 (55.Rh5 Rf8 56.Ke3 Kc5-/+) 55...Ka5 (55...Kc5 56.Rh5 Rf8 57.Ke3-+) 56.Rf6 (better 56.Rh5!?-/+) 56...e4-+ 57.Bb1 b4 58.g4 fg4 (58...b3 59.g5-+) 59.Be4 (59.Rg6!?-/+) 59...b3-+ 60.Rg6 Nc2 (better 60...b2 61.Bb1 Nf3 62.Rg4 Nd2 63.Rg5 Kb4 64.Rg4 Nc4-+) 61.Ke2?? (61.Rg5 Kb4 62.Rg4 Rd2 63.Kf3-+) 61...Re8 62.Kd3 (62.Rg5 Kb4 63.Rg4 b2-+) 62...Re4! 63.Ke4 (63.Kc3 Rb4 64.Kb2 Ne1-+) 63…b2 0–1. Markotic,Gordan (2275) – Plenca,Julijan (2410), 25th Croatian Championship Division 1b, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

5.c4 bc3=+ 6.Nc3 Nd5 7.Rc1 Nc6 8.Qf3 Nf6 9.Nb5 Bd7 10.Be2 e6 11.Nh3 Be7 12.Qg3 0-0-/+ 13.0-0 a6 14.Nd6 Qb8 15.Rc6? Bc6-+ 16.Be5 Qd8 17.Bd3? Nh5 18.Qg4 g6 19.Ng5 Bg5 20.f4 Bf6 21.f5 ef5 (21...ef5 22.Qd4 Be5 23.Qe5 Qf6-+) 0–1. Fallone,Michael – Beaty,JH, BCF–ch York (11), 1959.

5.Bc4 Nd5 6.Qf3 e6 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.a3 Qd6 9.d4 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.ab4 Ncb4 12.Na3 Nb6 13.Bb3 Bd7 14.c4 (14.Qb7?? Bc6 15.Nb5 Bb5-+ (worse is 15...Bb7 16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Ba3-+)) 14...Na4 15.Bc1 Bc6 16.Qh3 Bf6 (16...Qd7 17.Nc2 Rfc8 18.Nb4 Bb4 19.Bc2+=) 17.Rd1 e5 18.c5 Qe7 19.d5 (19.Nc2 ed4 A) worse is 20.Ra4 Ba4 (20...Qe2?! 21.Rd2 Qe7 22.Rb4=) 21.Ba4 d3 22.Nb4 de2-/+; B) 20.Nb4 Qe2 21.Ra2= (21.Nc6? Nc3 22.Rf1 bc6-+)) 19...Bd7-/+ 20.d6 Qd8 (worse is 20...Bh3 21.de7 Be7 22.Ba4= (worse is 22.gh3 Nc5 23.Bc4 Rfd8-/+)) 21.Qe3 e4 22.Rb1 (22.Qe4 Nc5 Double attack (22...Ba1 Discovered attack; 22...Nc5 Deflection; 22...Nc5 Decoy)) 22...Nd3 23.Bd5 Nac5 24.Bb7 Nb7-+ 25.Rb7 Bc6 26.Ra7 Qd6 27.Nc4 Qb4 28.Nd2 Nc1 29.Nc1 Bd4 30.Ra8 Be3 31.Rf8 Kf8 32.fe3 Ba4 33.Na2 Qa3 (33...Qa3 34.Re1 Qa2 35.Ne4 Bc6-+) 0–1. Barnier,Alain – Frank,Albert, Geneve op, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

5.d4 Nd5 6.a3 e6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.ab4 Bb4 (8...Ncb4?! 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3=) 9.c3 Ba5 (9...Bd6 10.Na3-/+) 10.Bd3 Nf4 (10...Qb6!? 11.Qd2 Nf4-/+) 11.0-0=+ Nd3 12.Qd3 0-0 13.c4 (13.Nbd2 Bc7=) 13...Bc7 (13...b6 14.Nbd2=+) 14.d5 (14.Na3 a6=) 14...ed5 15.cd5 Ne7 (15...Re8 16.Na3=+) 16.Rd1= Bd6 17.Nc3 Bf5 18.Qd4 Bg6 19.Nb5 Pawn a7, live or die! 19...Nf5 20.Qg4 (20.Qd2 Bc5=+) 20...h5 21.Qa4 a6 22.Nd6 Nd6 (worse 22...Qd6 23.Ba3 Qf6 24.Bf8 Rf8 25.Rac1+/-) 23.Qb3 (23.Be5 b5 24.Qd4 f6=+) 23...b5 (23...Rc8 24.Rac1=+) 24.Nd4 (24.Ne5 Re8=) 24...Qg5 (24...Re8 25.Qc3 Qf6 26.Nc6 Qc3 27.Bc3=) 25.Bc1 (25.Nf3 Qf5=) 25...Qf6 26.Be3 (26.Qf3 Qf3 27.gf3 Rfd8=+) 26...Nc4-/+ 27.Nc6 Ne3 (better 27...Rfe8!? 28.Bc5 Re2-/+) 28.Qe3= (worse 28.fe3 Be4-/+) 28...Qd6 29.Qd4 (29.Qa3!? Qa3 30.Ra3=) 29...Rfe8=+ 30.f3 Re2 31.Re1 Rae8 (31...Rc2 32.Rad1=+) 32.Re2= Re2 33.Rd1 (33.Ra6 Rc2 34.Qe3-/+) 33...Bc2-/+ 34.Rc1 (better 34.Ra1 Qg6 35.Qf2 Rf2 36.Ne7 Kh7 37.Ng6-+) 34...a5?? Black intends b4 (34...Qg6 35.Qf2 Rf2 36.Ne7 Kh7 37.Ng6-+) 35.Qc3?? (35.Kf1 Qa3 36.Ke2 Qc1 37.d6+-) 35...b4?? (better 35...Bg6 36.Kf1 Ra2-/+) 36.Qd4?? (better 36.Qc4 Qh6 37.f4+- (37.Rc2?? Qe3 38.Kh1 Re1 39.Qf1 Rf1)) 36…b3-+ 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2210) - Lenoir Ibacache,G (2225), Titled Tue (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.d4 Nd5-/+ 6.c4 bc3! 7.Nc3 e6 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.Nge2 Nb6 10.Bd3 Bd7 (10...Nd4? 11.Nd4 Be7 12.0-0+-) 11.Rc1 Nb4 12.Bb1 Bc6 13.0-0 Qh4 14.Ng3 Be7 15.Re1 Rd8 16.Qe2 0-0 (16...Qd4 17.Nce4 Qd5 18.Bg7+=; 16...Rd4?! 17.Nb5 Rc4 18.Nf5+=) 17.a3 N4d5 18.Qc2 (18.Nd5 Nd5 (18...Rd5?! 19.Nf5 ef5 20.Qe7+=) 19.Be4 Rd7-/+) 18...Nf6 (18...Nc3!? 19.Qc3 Na4 20.Qc2 Nb2 21.Qb2 Rd4 22.Rc3-+) 19.Re5 g6 (19...Rd4?! 20.Rh5 Qg4 21.h3=) 20.Rce1 (better is 20.Nb5-+) 20...Nc4 (20...Qd4?! 21.Nd5 Qd5 22.Rd5 Rd5 23.Ba2-/+) 21.d5 (21.R5e2 Rd4 22.Nce4 Nb2 23.Qb2 Ra4-+) 21...Ne5 22.dc6 Nc6 23.Nce4 e5 24.Bc1 Ne4 25.Re4 Qf6 26.Qe2 Bc5 27.Rc4 Nd4 28.Qe3 (28.Qe1 Qb6 29.Ba2 Rc8-+) 28...Nb3 29.Rc5 (29.Qe2 b5 30.Ne4 Bf2 31.Kh1 Qa6-+ (31...bc4 32.Nf6 Kg7 33.Bg5+=)) 29...Nc5 (29...Rd1 30.Nf1 Qa6-+ (30...Nc1?! 31.Rc1 Rc1 32.Qc1+=)) 30.Qc5 (30.Bc2-+) 30...Rd1 31.Nf1 Qa6 (31...Qa6 32.h3 Qf1 33.Kh2 Rc1 34.Qe5 Rb1-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2090) – Reddmann,Hauke (2340), Hamburg–ch qual, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

5.d4 Nd5-/+ 6.c4 bc3! 7.Nc3 e6 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Nge2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rc1 Bg5 12.Rb1 b6 13.a3 Bb7 14.Nd5 ed5 15.Ng3 g6 16.Bc3 Be7 17.Rb3 Qd7 18.Re1 Rfe8 19.Qf3 Bg5 20.Rbb1 Rac8 21.Bb5 Re1-/+ 22.Re1 a6 23.Bd3-/+ Nd8 24.Bb2 Ne6 25.Qg4 Qd8 26.h4 Bh4-+ 27.Nf5 Bg5 28.g3? h5 29.Qh3 Rc6 30.f4 Bf6 31.Nh6 Kg7 32.Nf5 Kh7 33.Bc1? Nd4 34.Nd4 Bd4 35.Kh2 Kg7 36.f5 Bc8 37.Bf4 Qf6 38.g4 g5 39.Qh5-/+ Qh6 40.Bg5 Qh5 41.gh5 Rc3?? 42.f6!+- Bf6 43.h6 Kf8 44.h7 (44.h7 Kg7 45.h8Q Kh8 46.Bf6 Kg8 47.Re8) 1–0. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2105) – Lampe,Dirk (2295), Wichern op Hamburg (1), 1997.

5.d4 Nd5 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Nf3 g6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 0-0 11.h3 Bf5 12.c3 Qd7 13.Nc2 Rac8 (13...Rfb8 14.Ne3 Ne3 15.fe3-/+) 14.Bb5 (14.Ne3 Ne3 15.fe3 a6=+) 14...a6 15.Ba4 (15.Bd3 Rfd8-/+) 15...Nf4 (15...b5 16.Bb3 Ra8 17.Ne3-/+) 16.Bc1 (16.Ne3 Be4-/+) 16...Nh3 (16...Ng2 17.Kg2 Bh3 18.Kh1 Bf1 19.Qf1-+) 17.gh3 Bh3 18.Ne3 Bf1 19.Qf1 e6 20.Ne5 Be5 21.de5 Qe7 (better 21...b5!? 22.Ng4 f5 23.Nh6 Kg7-+) 22.Ng4-/+ Qh4 23.Qg2 Ne7?? (better 23...Kh8-/+) 24.Nf6 (24.Nh6!? Kg7 25.Bg5 Qh5+-) 24...Kh8 25.Bg5 (25.Qb7?! Nd5 26.Nd5 Qg4 27.Kh2 Qf3=) 25...Qc4 26.Nh7! (26.Qb7 Qc3 27.Rd1 Qe5-/+) 26...Qc3 (26...Kh7 27.Qh1 Double attack (27.Be7 Discovered attack)) 27.Bf6 (27.Qh2 Qf3 28.Bd1+-) 27...Kg8+= 28.Rf1 (better 28.Rb1 Nd5 29.Qh2+=) 28...Rc4?? (better 28...Nd5 29.Qh1 Qc1+=) 29.Ng5?? (29.Nf8!? Kf8 30.Qb7+/-) 29...Rh4?? (better 29...Nd5!? 30.Ne4 Re4 31.Qe4 b5-/+) 30.Nf3 (better 30.Be7 Ra4 31.Ne4 (31.Bf8?! Kf8 32.Qg3 Rc4=) 31...Re4 32.Qe4+-) 30...Rh5?? (better 30...Rf4 31.Be7 Qf3 32.Qf3 Rf3 33.Bf8 Kf8=) 31.Be7+- Rc8 (31...Ra8 32.Bf6 Rb8 33.Nh4+-) 32.Ng5 (better 32.Bd7 Rc7 33.Be6 Re7 34.Qg6 Kf8 35.Qh5 Re6 36.Qh8 Ke7 37.Rd1+-) 32...Qb4?? (32...Qe5 33.Ne4 b5 34.Nf6 Kh8 35.Nh5 gh5+-) 33.Bd1 (better 33.Bb4 Rc4 34.Nf7 Kg7+-) 33...Rh4 (33...Qe7 34.Bh5 Qc7+-) 34.Bf3 (better 34.Bb4!? Rb4 35.Qh2 Rc7+-) 34...Rcc4?? (34...Qe7 35.Bb7 Rc5 36.f4=+) 35.Rd1 (better 35.Bb4 Rb4 36.Be4 Rhe4 37.Ne4 Kg7+-) 35...Rcd4?? (35...Qe7 36.Ne4-/+ (36.Bb7 Rcg4 37.Nf7 Kf7-+)) 36.Rc1 (36.Bb4 Rb4 37.Rd8 Kg7 38.Ne6 fe6 39.Qg5+-) 36...Rc4?? (36...Qe7 37.Ne4 (37.Bb7 Rdg4 38.Nf7 Kf7-+) 37...Qa3 38.Qg5 Qf3 39.Qh4+=) 37.Rd1?? (better 37.Rc4 Qe1 38.Qf1 Qf1 39.Kf1 Rc4 40.Ne4+- (40.Bb7?! Rc7+/-)) 37...Rhd4?? (better 37...Qe7 38.Ne4 Qb4 39.Nf6 Kg7=+) 38.Re1 (38.Bb4 Rb4 39.Rd4 Rd4 40.Qh2+-) 38...Qe1-+ (38...Qe7?! 39.Ne4 (39.Bb7?? Rg4 40.f4 Rcf4-+) 39...Qb4 40.Nf6 Kf8 41.Rf1-/+) 39.Kh2 Rh4 (39...Rh4 40.Nh3 Qe5 41.Qg3 Qg3 42.Kg3 Rhd4-+) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Fernandez Siles,L (2210), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.d4 Nd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bc4 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 0-0 11.Bb3 b6 12.c4 Nf6 13.d5 ed5 14.cd5 Nb4 15.Qd4 (15.Nb5!? Nfd5 16.Ra7 Ra7 17.Na7-/+) 15...Nbd5-+ 16.Rad1 Bb7 17.Ne5 Re8 (better 17...a6-+) 18.Qh4? (better 18.Ba4 Bc5 19.Be8 Qe8 20.Qd3-+) 18...Ba3 19.Nf7 Kf7 (19...Bb2?! 20.Nd8 Rad8 21.Qa4-/+) 20.Ba3 Re4 21.Qg3 Qb8 22.Qd3 (22.Bd6 Qe8-+) 22...Qe5 23.h3 Rd8 24.Rd2 Qg5 25.Rfd1 Ke8 (better 25...Kg8-+) 26.Re2 (26.Qb5 Rd7 27.Bd5 Bd5 28.f3-+) 26...Qg2! 27.Kg2 Nf4 28.Kf3 (28.Kf1 Rd3 29.Rd3 Re2 30.Ba4 Kf7 31.Bb3 Kg6 32.Rg3 Kh6-+) 28...Rd3 29.Rd3 Nd3 (better 29...Ne2 30.Bd5 Bd5 31.Rd5 Ng1 32.Kg2 Nd5 33.Kg1-+) 30.Re4 Ne4 31.Ke3 Ndc5 (31...Ndf2!? 32.Bc2 g5 33.Bb4-+) 32.Bc2 Nf6 33.Bb2 Be4 (33...Nd5 34.Kd4 g6 35.h4-+) 34.Bd1 (34.Bf6 gf6 35.Be4 Ne4 36.Ke4 Kf7-+) 34...Bf5 35.h4 Be6 36.h5 (36.Bc2 Nd5 37.Kd4 g6-+) 36...Kf7 37.Kf4 (37.Bd4 a5-+) 37...Bb3 (better 37...Nd3 38.Ke3 Nb2 39.Bf3-+) 38.Be2 a5 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Drori,Saar (2370), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.d4 Nd5 6.Nf3 e6 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 0-0 11.Bb3 b6 12.c4 Nf6 13.Qd3 Bb7 14.Rad1 a5 (14...Nb4 15.Qe3-/+) 15.Rfe1 (15.Ba4!?-/+) 15...a4 16.Bc2 Nb4 17.Qd2 (17.Qc3 Nc2 18.Nc2 Rc8-/+) 17...Nc2 18.Nc2 (18.Qc2 Bf3 19.gf3 Bb4-+) 18...a3 19.Ba1 Bf3 20.gf3 Qc7 21.Ne3 Rfd8 22.d5 ed5 (22...Qf4 23.Bd4-+) 23.cd5? (23.Nf5 Bf8 24.Qg5=+) 23...Qf4-+ 24.Qe2 (24.Qd4 Qf3 25.Ng4 Bc5 26.Nf6 gf6-+ (26...Qf6?! 27.Qf6 gf6 28.Bf6-+)) 24...Bd6 25.Nf1 (25.Qc4 Qh2 26.Kf1 Nh5-+) 25...Re8 (25...Bb4!? 26.Qe3 Qe3 27.Re3 Rd5 28.Rb1 Rg5 29.Ng3-+) 26.Qd3 Re1 27.Re1 h6 (27...Qg5!? 28.Ng3 Qd5 29.Qb1-+) 28.Ng3 Qg5 29.Kh1 (29.Rd1 Ra5-+) 29...Qd5 (29...Nd5 30.Rg1 Bg3 31.Rg3 Qc1 32.Rg1-/+) 30.Qc3 Qc5 31.Qd3 Bg3 32.fg3 Qd5 33.Qc3 b5 34.Kg2 Qc4 35.Qd2 Rc8 (35...Re8 36.Bf6 Re1 37.Qe1 gf6 38.Qb1-+) 36.Bf6 gf6 (36...Qc2 37.Re8 Kh7 38.Re2 Qd2 39.Rd2 gf6 40.Rd7-+) 37.Qh6 Qc2 38.Kh3 Qh7 (better 38...Qf5!? 39.Kg2 a2 40.g4 Qc2 41.Kg3-+) 39.Qh7 Kh7 40.Re2 (40.Re7 Ra8 41.Rf7 Kg8 42.Rd7-+) 40...b4 41.Kg4 (41.Re7 b3 42.Re4 b2 43.Rh4 Kg7 44.Rg4 Kf8-+) 41...b3 42.h4 (42.Re7-+) 42...b2 43.Re3 a2 (43...b1Q 44.Re7 a2 45.f4 f5 46.Kg5 Rg8 47.Kf6 a1Q 48.Re5 Qb6 49.Kf7 Qg6 50.Ke7 Qa7) 44.Kh5 b1Q 45.g4 (45.Re4 Rg8 46.Rg4 Qb5 47.Rg5 Rg5 48.hg5 Qg5) 45…Qg6 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Olsson,William (2360), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.Bf6!? ef6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Bd7 Nd7 9.a3 =.

5.Bf6 ef6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.Nge2 0-0 10.Bd7 Bd7 11.Rb1 Rb8 12.0-0 f5 13.Qb3 Bf6 14.Rfc1 b5 15.Nd1 Re8 16.Ne3 Qa5 17.Qb4 Qa2 18.Rc7? (better is 18.Rc2!? Qa6 19.Rc7-+) 18...a5-+ 19.Qb3 Qb3 20.Rb3 a4 21.Rb1 a3 22.d4 Red8 23.Nc2 Be7 24.Na1 b4 0–1. Knudsen,JesW (2000) – Nuri,Kam (2300), Gibraltar Masters, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

5.Bf6 gf6 6.c4 Bg7 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.Qb4 f5 9.Nc3 Na6 10.Qa3 Qc7 11.Nf3 Nc5 12.d4 Ne4 13.Bd3 h6 14.0-0 Ng5 15.Ne5! Be5 16.de5 Qe5 17.Rfe1 Qf6 18.d6 Rb8?? (18...Rg8 19.Re7 Kf8+-) 19.Nd5 (better is 19.Re7 Kf8 20.Rd7 Rg8+-) 19...Qd4 20.Bf1 (better is 20.Re7 Kf8 21.Rd1+- (21.Rd7?! Nf3 22.Kf1 Qa1 23.Ke2 Nh2+=)) 20...f4?? (better is 20...Ne4 21.de7 Qf2 22.Kh1 Rc8 23.Re4 fe4+-) 21.Rad1+- Qd1 (21...Nh3 22.Qh3 Bh3 23.Re7 Kd8 24.Rd4 Be6 25.Nf4 Re8 26.Ne6 fe6+-) 22.Nf6 Kd8 23.de7 Kc7 (23...Kc8 24.Rd1 Nh3 25.gh3 Rg8 26.Ng8 Kc7 27.Qd6 Kc8 28.Qd7) 24.Qc5 (24.Rd1 Nh3 25.gh3 Rbg8 26.Bg2 Rg2 27.Kh1 Kc8 28.Nd7 Rg1 29.Kg1 Rg8 30.Kf1 Rg6 31.e8Q Kc7 32.Qc5 Rc6 33.Qb8) 24...Bc6 25.Rd1 (25.Rd1 Ne6 26.Qd6 Kb6 27.Rb1 Ka5 28.Qb4 Ka6 29.Qa3 Ba4 30.Qa4) 1–0. Gimeno Oteo,MA – Aparicio Navarro,PJ, Aragon–ch, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 a5 8.a3 Na6 9.Nf3 a4 10.Ba2 ba3 11.Na3 Nb4 12.0-0 (12.Qe2!?+=) 12...Na2-/+ 13.Bf6 gf6 (worse is 13...ef6 14.Re1 (worse is 14.Ra2 Ba3 15.Ra3 0-0-/+) 14...Be7 15.d6+= (worse is 15.Ra2 0-0+=)) 14.Ra2 Bg7 (better is 14...b4!? 15.Nc4 Rg8+=) 15.Rb2+= Attacks the backward pawn on b5 15...0-0 16.Rb4 Qb6 17.c3 Qc5 18.Re1 Qd5 19.Re7 Rfe8 (19...Rae8 20.Re3+=) 20.Rd4+= Qb3 21.Re8 Be8 22.Nc2 a3 23.Rb4 Qc2!-/+ 24.Qc2 a2 25.Nd4 a1Q 26.Rb1 Qa2 27.Qe4 Bd7 28.Rf1 Rf8 29.Qb7 Bc8 30.Qb5 Ba6 31.Qb1 Qd2 32.Re1 Qc3 33.Nf5 Bd3 34.Ne7 Kh8 35.Re3 Bb1 36.Rc3 Rd8 37.h4 Bf8 38.Rc7 Re8 39.Nd5 Re1 40.Kh2 Bd6 (40...Bd6 41.f4 Bc7 42.Nc7 Be4-+) 0–1. Knudsen,JesW (1960) – Kurnosov,I (2630), Politiken Cup, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Ne2 Be4 Can d5 get defended? (better 7...Nbd7=) 8.Nf4 (better 8.0-0 Bd5 9.Bd5 Nd5 10.a3=) 8...Qc7-/+ 9.Bb5 (9.d3!? Qf4 10.de4 Qe4 (worse 10...Ne4 11.Qd4 Qf6 12.a3=) 11.Be2 Qg2-/+) 9...Nbd7-+ 10.Ne6 (better 10.d3 Qf4 11.de4 Qe4 12.Kf1 Qd5 13.Qe2-+) 10...fe6 11.de6 Bg2 12.ed7 Kd8 13.Rf1 (13.Bf6 ef6 (13...Bh1?! 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qe2-/+; 13...gf6?! 14.Qh5 Qe5 15.Qe5 fe5 16.Rg1=+) 14.Qh5 g6-+) 13...a6 14.Ba4 (14.Be2 Qh2 15.Bf3 e6-+) 14...Qh2 15.Qe2 Bf1 16.Qf1 b5 (16...e6 17.a3 Nd7 18.ab4 Bb4 19.Nc3-+) 17.Bb3 Kd7 (17...Ra7 18.d3 e5 19.Nd2-+) 18.d3 (18.a4 ba3! 19.Na3-+) 18...g6 (better 18...e5 19.Nd2 Bd6-+) 19.Nd2 Bh6 (better 19...Bg7 20.Nf3 Qc7-/+) 20.0-0-0? (20.Nf3 Qh5 21.Ne5 Kc7 22.Qg2+=) 20...Rhc8 (20...Rhf8 21.Qe2 Bd2 22.Qd2-+) 21.Kb1 Bd2 (21...Qh5 22.Ne4 Bg7 23.f4-+) 22.Rd2 Rc3! 23.Re2 (23.Bc3 bc3 Combination) 23...Ke8 (23...Kd8 24.Qe1 Qc7 25.Qh1-/+) 24.f4-/+ Qg3 25.Qh1 Rac8 26.Be6 (26.f5 gf5 27.Be6 Qd6 28.Bc8 Rc8-/+) 26...Rd8 (26...Qf4 27.a3 R3c5 28.Bc8 Rc8 29.Be5-/+) 27.f5 g5 28.a3 (28.Bc3 bc3 29.Qc6 Kf8 30.Qc3 Qg1 31.Re1 Qf2-/+) 28...Rcd3! (28...Ra3 29.Bf6 ef6 30.Bc8 Qe5 31.Re5 Kf8 32.Qh6 Kf7 33.Qh7 Kf8 34.Qe7 Kg8 35.Qd8 Kg7 36.Re7 Kh6 37.Qh8) 29.Qc6 (29.cd3 Qd3 Double attack) 29...Kf8 30.cd3 Qd3 31.Qc2 ba3 32.Qd3 (32.Bc3 h5-/+) 32...Rd3 33.Be5 (33.Bc1 g4-+) 33...b4 (33...Nd7 34.Bc7 Nc5 35.Be5-+) 34.Ka2 (34.Kc2!? Rf3 35.Rd2-/+) 34...Nd7 (34...h5 35.Rg2 h4 36.Rg5-+) 35.Ba1 (35.Bh8 Nc5-+) 35...Nc5 36.Bc4 (36.Be5 h5-+) 36...Rf3 (better 36...Rd1!? 37.Bh8 Rc1-+) 37.Rd2 Ke8 38.Be2 (38.Bg8 h6 (38...Rf5 39.Bh7 Rf6 40.Bf6 ef6 41.Rd4+-) 39.Bh7 Rd3 40.Bg6 Kd7 41.Rd3 Nd3-+) 38...Rh3 (38...Rf5?? 39.Bh5 Rf7 40.Rf2+-) 39.Bg4 (39.Be5 Ne4 40.Rd3 Rd3 41.Bd3 Nc3 42.Bc3 bc3 43.Ka3 Kf7-+) 39...Rh4 40.Rg2 (40.Bd1 b3! 41.Bb3 Nb3 42.Kb3 Rh3 43.Kb4-+) 40...b3 (better 40...Kf8 41.Be5 Nd3-+) 41.Ka3-/+ h5 42.Be2? (better 42.Bf3!? Ra4 43.Kb2 Ra2 44.Kb1 Rg2 45.Bg2-/+) 42...Ra4-+ 43.Kb2 Ra2 (better 43...g4!?-+) 44.Kb1-/+ g4 45.Bb2? (better 45.Bd4 Ne4 46.Bb2-/+) 45...Na4-+ 46.Bd4 Rc2 47.Bf1 Nc3 48.Bc3 Rc3 49.Ba6 g3 (49...Kf7 50.Kb2 Rf3 51.Rg1-+) 50.Kb2 (50.Bf1 Re3 51.Kb2 Kf7-+) 50...Re3 51.Rd2 (51.Be2 h4 52.Bg4 Kf7-+) 51...h4 (51...Re5 52.Kb3 Rf5 53.Kc4-+) 52.Bf1 Kf7 53.Bh3 Kf6 (better 53...Re1-+) 54.Rd4=+ Re2 (54...g2 55.Bg2 h3 56.Bh3 Rh3 57.Re4=) 55.Kb3 Rh2 (55...Kg5 56.Rg4 Kf5 57.Rg3 Ke5 58.Rg5 Kf6 59.Rf5 Kg6 60.Rf3=) 56.Rh4= g2 57.Rh6 Kf7 58.Rg6 Rh3 59.Kc2 (59.Kc4 e6=) 59...Ra3=+ 60.Kb2 (60.Rg2?? Ra2 61.Kd3 Rg2-+) 60...Rf3 61.Rg2 Rf5 62.Kc3 Rd5 63.Kc4 (63.Re2 Rd7=+) 63...Rd1 (63...Rd7!?=+) 64.Rf2= Ke6 65.Kc5 (65.Re2 Kf6 66.Rf2 Kg5=) 65...Kd7 (65...Rd5 66.Kc4=+) 66.Rf5= Ke6 67.Rf2 Rd5 68.Kc4 (68.Kc6 Rd4=+) 68...Kd6 (68...Rd7!?=+) 69.Rf3 (69.Rf1 e6=) 69...Rd1 (69...Rd2 70.Re3=) 70.Re3 e6 (70...Rd2 71.Kc3 Rd5 72.Re2=) 71.Kc3 Rd5 (71...Rf1 72.Kd4=) 72.Kc4 (72.Re2 Ra5=) 72...Ra5 73.Rb3 (73.Kb4 Ra2=) 73...Rd5 74.Re3 Rd2 (74...Rg5 75.Rd3 Ke5 76.Re3 Kf5 77.Kd3=) 75.Kc3 Rd1 (75...Rg2 76.Re1=) 76.Kc4 (76.Re2 Kd5=) 76...Ra1 77.Re2 Rd1 78.Re3 Rd2 79.Kc3 Ra2 80.Re1 Kd5 (80...Ra4 81.Rb1=) 81.Kd3 (81.Rd1 Ke4=) 81...e5 82.Rh1 (82.Rb1 Ra3 83.Ke2 Rh3=) 82...Ra3 83.Kd2 (83.Ke2 Kd4 84.Rc1 Ra2 85.Ke1 Kd3=) 83...Kd4 84.Rh8 (84.Rh6 Ra2 85.Ke1 Kd5=) 84...Ra2 85.Ke1 Ke3 (85...Ra1 86.Ke2=) 86.Rh3 Kf4 (86...Ke4 87.Rh4 Kd5 88.Rg4=) 87.Rb3 (87.Rh4 Kf5=) 87...e4 88.Rc3 Ke5 (88...Rb2 89.Ra3=) 89.Rb3 (89.Rc5 Kd4 90.Rb5 Rh2=) 89...Kd4 (89...Rc2 90.Rb5 Kf4 91.Rb3=) 90.Rh3 ½–½. Khademi,Mohammad Miran (2315) – Simonian,Hrair (2445), 25. Fajr Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Nf3 Be4 d5 becomes the focus of attention (7...Nd5 8.Nd4 Be4=) 8.Bb5= Nbd7 9.d6 (better is 9.c4 a6 10.Bd7 Qd7 11.d3 Bf3 12.Qf3=) 9...e6 10.a3 a6 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.d3 Bd5 (12...Bf3 13.Qf3 Rc8 14.Bf6 gf6 15.ab4 (15.Qf6 Rg8 16.0-0 Bd6 17.ab4 Rc2-/+) 15...Bd6 16.0-0 (worse is 16.Qf6 Bb4 17.c3 Rg8-/+) 16...Bb4 17.Qf6+=) 13.ab4+= Bd6 14.c3 (14.0-0 Bb4 15.Ne5 Qd6+=) 14...0-0 15.0-0 b5 (15...Rfd8!?-/+) 16.Nbd2+= Qb7 17.Qe2 Bf4 (17...Rfd8 18.Rfb1+=) 18.g3= Bh6 (18...Bd6!?=) 19.c4+= bc4 20.dc4 Bc6 21.Rab1 (21.Rfd1!?+=) 21...Ne4= 22.Rfe1 (22.Nb3 Nc3 23.Bc3 Bf3=) 22...Nd2+= 23.Nd2 Qb4 24.Ne4 Qe7 (24...Rfb8 25.Qg4 f5 26.Nf6 Kh8 27.Qe2+=) 25.Ra1 (25.Bd4 Rfb8=) 25...Rfd8+= 26.Qh5 (better is 26.Bc3+=) 26...f5 (better is 26...Qb7 27.Qe5 Qb3 28.Nf6 Kh8-/+) 27.Nf6+/- Kh8 (27...gf6!? 28.Qh6 Qf8 29.Qf8 Rf8 30.Re6 Be4+=) 28.Qh6+- gh6 29.Nd5 Qg7 30.Bg7 Kg7 31.Re6 (better is 31.Nc7!? Kf7 32.Na8 Ra8 33.Ra5+-) 31...Bd5= 32.cd5 Attacking the isolated pawn on a6 32...a5 33.d6 Ra6 34.Re5 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 34...a4 35.Rd5 Kf6 36.Rd4 The isolani on a4 becomes a target 36...Rdd6 37.Rd6 Rd6 38.Ra4 Rd7 39.Ra6 Kg5 (39...Kg7 40.Kg2=) 40.h4+= Kg4 41.Kg2 f4 42.f3 Kf5 (42...Kh5 43.Ra5 Kg6 44.h5 Kf6 45.g4+=) 43.Ra5 (43.g4 Ke5+=) 43...Kg6+= 44.gf4 Rd6 45.Kg3 Kf6 (45...Rd1!?+=) 46.Kg4+/- Rb6 (46...Kg6 47.Re5 Kf6 48.Rb5+/-) 47.Ra7 Rb1 (47...Rb5 48.Rh7 Kg6 49.Re7+-) 48.Rh7 (48.Kh5 Rb4+-) 48...Kg6+/- 49.Rh8 Rg1 50.Kh3 Kh5 51.Re8 (51.Rd8!?+/-) 51...Rh1+= 52.Kg3 Rg1 53.Kh2 Rf1 54.Kg2 Rb1 (54...Rc1!?+=) 55.Re6+/- Rg1?? (better is 55...Rd1+/-) 56.Kh2 (56.Kg1 Kh4 57.Kf2 h5 58.Rh6 Kh3 59.Rh5) 56...Rb1 (56...Rf1 57.Kg3 Rg1 58.Kf2+=) 57.Kg2 Ra1 (57...Rg1 58.Kg1 Kh4 59.Kf2 Kh5 60.Rd6 Kh4 61.Rh6) 58.f5 (better is 58.Rd6!?+/-) 58...Kh4= 59.Rh6 Kg5 60.Rb6 Kf5 61.Rb5 Kf4 62.Rb4 Kf5 63.Kg3 Rg1 64.Kf2 Ra1 65.Rc4 Rb1 66.Ke3 Re1 67.Kf2 Ra1 68.Rc8 Rb1 69.Rf8 Ke5 70.f4 Ke4 71.f5 Kf4 72.Ke2 Ke4 73.Kd2 Rb3 ½–½. Faccia,Sergio (1995) – Zamengo,Fulvio (2235), Venezia ITA, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bf6 gf6 8.d3 Bg7 9.Nd2 0-0 10.a3 ba3 11.Ra3 Nd7 12.Ne2 Nb6 13.Ng3 Bg6 14.Qf3 Qd6 15.Ra2 Qe5 16.Qe3 Rfd8 17.Qe5 fe5 18.Ra5 f5 19.Bb3 Kf8 20.0-0 Bh6 21.Nf3+= e4 22.Nd4 Bf7 23.Ne6 Be6= 24.de6 ed3 25.Rf5 Kg8 26.cd3 Rd3 27.Bc2 Rd2 28.Bb1 a5? 29.Rf7+- Rf8? 30.Rh7 Bg7+/- 31.Rh4 Rfd8?? 32.Bh7+- Kf8 33.Rf4 Bf6 34.Rg4 Bg7 35.Nh5 (35.Nh5 R8d6 36.Rg7 Re6 37.Rg8 Kf7 38.Rg5+-) 1–0. Knudsen,JesW (2015) – Andersen,Ki (1910), Copenhagen Chess Challenge, Ballerup DE, 2009.

6.Bc4 Bg4 7.f3 Bf5 8.a3 Nd5 9.Bd5 Qd5 10.ab4 e6 11.Nc3 Qc4 12.b5= Nd7 13.Ra4 Qc7 14.Nge2 Nb6 15.Ra1 Nc4 16.Bc1 Bd6 17.d3 Nb6 18.Be3 0-0 19.Kf2 Be5 20.Ra3 Rfd8 21.Qc1 Rac8 22.Ra7 Bc3 23.Nc3 Nd5 24.Nd5 ed5 25.Ra2 d4 26.Bd2 Qc5 27.Qb2 Be6=+ 28.Bb4 Qg5 29.Raa1 Qe3-/+ 30.Kg3 Qg5 31.Kf2= Qe3 32.Kg3 Rd5 33.h4 Qe5 34.Kf2 Rb5 35.Rhe1 Qh2 36.Re4?? Bh3 37.Rg1?? Rb4! (37...Rb4 38.Qb4 Rc2 39.Re2 Re2 40.Ke2 Qg1 41.gh3 Qe3 42.Kd1 Qd3 43.Kc1 Qf1 44.Kd2 Qf2 (44...Qh3?! 45.Qb7 h5 46.Qa8 Kh7 47.Qe4 g6 48.Kd3-+) 45.Kc1 d3-+) 0–1. Mariette,Christian (1990) – Poulenard,Raphael (2040), FRA–chT, 1989.

6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Nf3 Nd5 8.h3 Bf3 (8...Bh5 9.0-0=+) 9.Qf3 e6 10.0-0 Nc6 11.a3 (11.Re1 Nb6 12.Bb5 Qd5-/+) 11...Nf6 (11...Qg5 12.Re1 Nf4 13.Re4=+) 12.Re1 Be7 (12...ba3!? 13.Bc3 a5=+) 13.ab4= 0-0 (13...Bb4 14.Ba6 Qd7 15.Bf6 gf6 16.Qf6=) 14.b5+= Nd4 15.Qd3 (15.Qb7? Nc2 16.Rc1 Na1 17.Ba1 Bc5-+) 15...Bc5 16.Nc3 Nf5 17.Ne4 (17.Re5 Rc8=) 17...Ne4= 18.Re4 Qd3 (18...a5 19.Ra4=) 19.Bd3+= (worse 19.cd3 Nd6 20.Rg4 g6=+) 19...Rfd8 20.Kf1 (20.Re5 Bd4 21.Bd4 Nd4+/-) 20...Rac8 (20...Bd4 21.Ra2=) 21.Rc4 Nd6 22.Rg4 Ne8 23.h4 f5 24.Rga4 Kf7 25.h5 (25.Ke2!?+=) 25...Nf6= 26.h6 g5 27.Ra7 (better 27.Ke2!?=) 27...Ba7=+ 28.Ra7 Rd7 29.b6 Nd5 (29...Kg6 30.Be5-/+) 30.Bb5=+ Re7 (better 30...Rc2!? 31.Bd7 Rb2 32.Rb7 Rb6 33.Bc8 Kf6=+) 31.Ba3+= Rc2 32.Be7 Ne7 33.Rb7 Rd2 (33...Rb2 34.Bc4+/-) 34.Rb8 (better 34.Rc7+-) 34...Rb2+= 35.Be8 Kf6 36.b7 Ke5 37.Ke1 Kd6?? (better 37...f4+=) 38.Rd8+- Kc7 (38...Ke5 39.b8Q Rb8 40.Rb8+-) 39.Rd7 Kb8 40.Re7 Rb7 (40...Rb1 41.Kd2 Rb2 42.Kc3 Rb1 43.Rh7 e5+-) 41.Rb7 Kb7 42.Bd7 1-0. Rusan,P (2100) - Horak,Martin (2325), Titled Tuesday (11), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Nf3 Nd5 8.h3 Bh5 9.0-0 e6 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 Nc6 12.Re1 Nf6 13.d4 Be7 14.d5 (14.Be2 0-0-/+) 14...Nd5 15.Bg7 (better 15.Bd5!? Qd5 16.Qd5 ed5 17.g4-/+) 15...Rg8-+ 16.Be5 (16.Bh6 Bf6-+) 16...Ne5 17.Re5 Nf4 18.Bb5 (18.Rh5 Qd1 19.Rd1 Nh5-+ (19...Ba3?! 20.Rh7 a6 21.Kf1=)) 18...Kf8 19.Qd8 Rd8 20.Ne1 (20.Rh5 Nh5 21.g3 Rd5-+) 20...Bf6 21.Rh5 Ba1 22.Rc5 (22.Rh4 e5 23.Bd3 Bc3 24.Bh7 Be1 25.Bg8 Kg8-+) 22...Rd1 (22...Bb2!? 23.Rc4 Nh3 24.Kf1 Nf2 25.Kf2 Ba3 26.Rc7-+) 23.Kf1 Ng2 (23...Rg2 24.Rc4 Rh2 25.Rf4 Rh1 26.Kg2 Rde1 27.Rh4-+) 24.Rc8 Kg7 25.Rg8 Kg8 26.Kg2 Re1 27.Bd3 a6 28.Nc4 b5 29.Nd2 Bc3 (29...Kg7 30.Kf3-+) 30.Nb3 (30.Ne4 Bg7-+) 30...Rb1 31.Kf3 f5 (31...Kg7 32.Kf4-+) 32.h4 (32.Nc5-+) 32...Kf7 33.Kg2 (33.Kg3 Kf6-+) 33...Kf6 34.f4 e5 35.fe5 Ke5 (worse 35...Be5 36.Nc5 Rb4 37.h5-+) 36.Kf3 (36.Nc5 a5 37.Be2 a4 38.Bb5 a3-+) 36...h6 37.Be2 Rh1 (37...Bb4 38.h5-+) 38.Nc5 Rh3 39.Kg2 Rh4 40.Na6 b4 41.Nc5 (41.Kg3 Be1 42.Kg2 Kd4-+) 41...Rd4 (41...Kd4 42.Na4-+) 42.Kf3 Rd2 43.Bd3 h5 (43...Bd4 44.Nb3 Rf2 45.Kg3 f4 46.Kh3 Rf3 47.Kh4-+) 44.Nd7 Ke6 45.Nc5 Kf6 46.Nb3 Rh2 47.Kg3 Rh1 (47...Be5 48.Kf3-+) 48.Kg2 Re1 49.Kf2 h4 50.Nc5 (50.Nd4 Rd1 51.Nb3 h3-+) 50...Kg5 51.Ne6 (51.Bf1 Rc1 52.Ne6 Kf6 53.Nf4 Rc2 54.Ke3-+) 51...Re6 52.Kg2 Bd4 (52...h3 53.Kh3 Re3 54.Kg2 Rd3 55.cd3 b3 56.d4 b2 57.Kf3 b1Q 58.Ke2 Qc2 59.Kf1 Bd4 60.Ke1 f4 61.Kf1 Qf2) 53.Kf3 Re3 54.Kf2 h3 (54...Rd3 55.Ke2 Re3 56.Kf2 f4 57.c3 Rc3 58.Ke2 f3 59.Ke1 Be3 60.Kf1 Rc1) 55.Kf1 h2 (55...Rf3 56.Ke2 h2 57.Kf3 h1Q 58.Ke2 Qg2 59.Kd1 Bc3 60.Be2 Qh1 61.Bf1 Qf1) 56.Kg2-+ Rh3! 57.Kh1 (57.Kh3 h1Q Mate attack) 57...Be5 (57...Rd3 58.cd3 b3 59.Kg2 b2 60.Kg3 b1Q 61.Kh2 Qf1 62.Kg3 Be5) 58.Bf1-+ Re3 (58...Rc3 59.Kg2 Rc2 60.Kh1 b3 61.Be2 Rc1 62.Bd1 Rd1 63.Kg2 h1Q 64.Kf2 Qf1 65.Ke3 Bd4) 59.Kg2 Re1 60.Bd3 (60.c4 bc3 61.Kf2 c2 62.Ke1 c1Q 63.Ke2 h1Q 64.Bg2 Qg2 65.Kd3 Qf3) 60…h1Q (60...h1Q 61.Kf2 Qh4 62.Kf3 Qg3) 0-1. Rusan,P (2100) - Pham Le Thao Nguyen (2365), Titled Tuesday (3), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

6.Bc4 g6 7.Qf3 Bg7 8.h3 0-0 9.Ne2 Ba4 10.Qd3 Nbd7 11.a3 Nb6 The pressure on d5 grows 12.Ba2 Rc8 (worse is 12...Nfd5 13.Bg7 Kg7 14.ab4=) 13.c4 b3! 14.Bb3 Bb3 15.Qb3 Nc4 16.Bd4 Qd5 17.d3 Na5 18.Qd5 Nd5 19.Bg7 Kg7 20.Nd2 Rfd8 21.0-0 Rc2 22.Rfd1 Nc3 23.Nc3 Rc3 24.Nc4 Nc4 25.dc4 Rdd3 (better is 25...Ra3! 26.Kf1 Rd1 27.Rd1 Kf6-+) 26.Rd3-/+ Rd3 27.c5 Kf6 28.Rc1 Rd7 29.Rc4 Rc7 30.Ra4 a6 31.Rb4 Ke5 32.Rb6 Kd4 33.c6 bc6 34.Ra6 c5 35.Kf1 Kd3 36.Ra8 c4 37.Ke1 Kc2 38.a4 c3 39.a5 Rc6 40.f3 Re6 41.Kf2 Kd2 42.a6 c2 43.Rd8 Rd6 (43...Rd6 44.Rc8 Ra6-+) 0–1. Grafl,F (2390) – Vidarte Morales,A (2325), Catalan Team Ch, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Bc4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.d6 (8.Qe2!?=) 8...ed6 9.Qe2 Qe7 10.Qe7 Ke7 11.0-0 Re8 12.a3 Nc6 13.ab4 Nb4 14.Na3 Kf8 15.d3 (15.Rfb1 a5-/+) 15...a6 (15...d5 16.Bb3-/+) 16.Ng5 d5 17.Bb3 (17.Bf6 Bf6 18.Nh7 Kg7 19.Nf6 Kf6-/+) 17...h6 18.Nf3 Rac8 19.Ne5 Be6 20.c4? (20.f4 Nc6-/+) 20...Kg8 (20...Nd3!? 21.Nd3 dc4 22.Nc4 Bc4 23.Bc4 Rc4 24.Rfc1 Rc1 25.Rc1-+) 21.Rfe1 (21.Ba4 Red8 22.Bc3 Ng4 23.Bb4 Ne5-+) 21...Nd7 (21...dc4 22.dc4 Nd7 23.f4-+) 22.cd5 Nd5 23.Nac4 (23.d4 Ne5 24.de5 b5-+) 23...Ne5 (better 23...Nc5!? 24.Ba2 Nb4 25.d4 Na2 26.dc5 Bc4 27.Nc4 Re1 28.Re1 Bb2 29.Nb2 Rc5 30.Kf1-+) 24.Be5 Be5 25.Ne5 Nb4 26.Be6 Re6 (26...fe6?! 27.Reb1 Nc2 28.Ra4=+) 27.d4 (27.f4 b5-+) 27...Rd8 (27...Nc2 28.Rac1 Ree8 29.Red1 Nd4 30.Rc8 Rc8 31.Kf1-+) 28.Nf3 Re1 29.Re1 Rd7 (29...b5 30.Ra1-+) 30.g3 a5 31.Re8 (31.Ra1 b6-+) 31...Kg7 32.Ra8 Nc6 33.Kf1 Kf6 34.Ke2 Ke6 35.Ke3 Kd5 36.Ne5 Re7 (36...Rd8 37.Rd8 Nd8 38.Kd3-+) 37.Kd3-/+ Nb4 38.Kc3 b6 (38...Rc7 39.Kb3 Kd4 40.Ra5-+) 39.Rd8 Ke4 (39...Ke6-/+) 40.Nc4? (better 40.Kc4!?=+) 40...Rc7-+ 41.Re8 Kf3 (41...Kf3 42.Kb3 Nc6 43.Ne5 Ne5 44.Re5 Kf2-+) 0-1. Rusan,P (2105) - Pacheco Lugo,Alejandro Jose (2125), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.d4 Qb6 6.Ne2 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ng3 e6 10.Bg2 Be7 11.0-0 Bh4 12.Ne2 f6 13.c4? (13.Nf4 Kf7-/+) 13...bc3! 14.Bc3 (14.Nbc3 Qb2 Discovered attack; 14.Bc3 fe5 Combination; 14.Nec3 Qb4 Double attack (14...Qb2 Discovered attack; 14...Qd4 Deflection; 14...Qb4 Decoy)) 14...fe5 15.de5 Be7 16.Kh2 (16.Nd4 Nd4 (worse is 16...Ne5 17.Re1+/-) 17.Bd4 Qa6-/+) 16...Nh6 17.Nd4 (17.f4 Rc8-/+) 17...Nd4 18.Bd4 Bc5 19.Qa4 Ke7 20.Bc5 Qc5 21.Na3 Qc6 (21...b5 22.Qa5+=) 22.Qb4 Kf7 (22...Kd7 23.Rac1 Qb6 24.Nb5=) 23.Nb5 (23.Rfc1 Qd7 24.Nb5 Kg8+/-) 23...Rhf8 24.Rac1 Qb6 25.Rc7? (25.Qb3 Rad8 26.f4=) 25...Kg8-+ 26.Qc5 ½–½. Bishop,Peter (1810) – Mertens,David (1870), LUX–ch AB Differdingen, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 d5)

5.d4 f5 6.Bd3 e6 7.Nd2 Nh6 8.Ndf3 Be7 9.Ne2 0-0 10.Bc1 (10.0-0 Qb6+=) 10...Nf7-/+ 11.h4 Bd7 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Kf1 Na5 14.Nf4 Nc4 15.Bc1 Rc6 16.g3 Qe8 (16...Nh6 17.Kg2-/+) 17.Kg2 Nh6 18.Ng5 Nf7 19.Nfh3 (19.Nf3 Qa8 20.Ng5+=) 19...Bd8 (19...Ng5 20.hg5 Qd8 21.Rb1-/+) 20.g4 (20.Nf7 Qf7 21.Rb1 a5-/+) 20...Ng5 (20...Nh6 21.Rb1-+) 21.hg5 g6 (better is 21...Bb6!? 22.gf5 Bd4-/+) 22.gf5+= ef5 (22...gf5!? 23.Ng1 Be7-/+) 23.Qf3= Be6 24.Nf4 Qf7 25.Qg3 Re8 26.Rh6 Rc7 27.Qh4 Bc8 (better is 27...a5!?=) 28.Be3+/- Ne3 29.fe3 Rc6 (29...b5!? 30.Rh1 Re6+/-) 30.Rh1+- Re7 31.e6! Rce6 (31...Be6 32.Rg6 Pinning) 32.Nd5 b5?? (32...Bd7 33.Nf6 Rf6 34.gf6 Bc6 35.Kf2 Bh1 36.fe7 Be7 37.Qh1 Bf8+-) 33.Nf6+- (33.Ne7 Re7 34.Rh3 Bb7 35.Kg1 a6+=; 33.Bb5?? Bb7 34.Bc4 Re3-+) 33...Rf6 34.gf6 Rc7?? (34...Rd7 35.Rh7! A) 35...Qh7?? 36.f7 Rf7 37.Qd8 Rf8 38.Qf8 (38.Rh7?! Rd8 39.Ra7 Bd7+=) 38...Kf8 39.Rh7+-; B) 35...Qf6 36.Rh8 Kf7+-) 35.Rh7!! Qd5 (35...Qh7 36.f7 Passed pawn) 36.Kf2 (36.e4 Rc2 37.Bc2 Bf6 38.Qf6 Qe4 39.Be4 fe4 40.Rg7) 36...Bf6 37.Qf6 1–0. Sarip,Roger (2220) – Pimentel,Joel (2265), Quezon City PHI, Open, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.d4 Bf5 6.Ne2 e6 7.Ng3 Bg6 8.h4 h6 (8...h5 9.Be2-/+) 9.Nd2 (9.h5 Bh7+=) 9...Rc8 10.Nb3 Qb6 11.Bd3 (11.h5 Bh7 12.Bd3 Bd3 13.Qd3 a5+=) 11...Bd3-/+ 12.Qd3 a5 13.Nd2 a4 14.Rc1 Na5 15.0-0 Nc4 16.Ba1 h5 (16...Ne7 17.Nc4 dc4 18.Qf3-/+) 17.Kh1 (17.Nc4 Rc4 18.c3 Qc6-/+) 17...g6 (17...Ne7 18.c3-/+) 18.Rb1 (18.Nc4!? Rc4 19.c3-/+) 18...Nd2-+ 19.Qd2 Qd8 20.Qe2 (20.c3 Qh4 21.Kg1 Qg4-+) 20...Qh4 21.Kg1 Qe7 22.a3? (better is 22.Qd3-+) 22...h4 23.Nh1 Qc7 (23...ba3!? 24.Qb5 Qd7 25.Qb7 Qb7 26.Rb7-+) 24.ab4 Qc4 (24...Qc2!? 25.Qe3 Ne7 26.Qa3-+) 25.Qc4 Rc4 26.c3 Bh6 27.Rfd1 Ne7 28.Rd3 Kd7 29.b5 (29.Bb2 Kc6-+) 29...Ra8 (29...a3 30.Rb3 Ra4 31.Rf3-+) 30.Kf1 (30.Rf3 Ke8-+) 30...Nf5 (30...a3 31.Rf3 a2 32.Re1-+) 31.Ke2 (31.g4 Ne7-+) 31...Ra5 (31...a3 32.g4 Ne7 33.Rf3-+) 32.Rf3 (32.Rh3 Bg5 33.g3 a3 34.gh4 Nh4-+) 32...Ke8 (32...Bf8!? 33.Rh3 Be7 34.g4-+) 33.Rh3 g5 34.g4 Ne7 35.Rh2 (35.Ng3 a3 36.Nh5 Ng6-+) 35...Ng6 (35...a3 36.Rb3-+) 36.f3 Kd7 37.Ke3 (37.Nf2 a3-+) 37...Kc7 38.b6 (38.Nf2 Kb6-+) 38...Kc6 39.Ra2 Bf8 40.Kd2 (40.Nf2 Rb5 41.Rf1 Rb3-+) 40...a3 41.Nf2 Rb5 42.Rc1 Kb6 43.Nd1 Ka6 44.Ne3 Rc8 (44...Rc6 45.Nd1 Ka7 46.Nf2-+) 45.c4 dc4 46.Nc4 (46.Rc4 Rd8 47.Bc3 Ne5 48.Ra4 Kb6-+) 46...Rb3 47.Nd6 (47.Bb2 Bb4 48.Kd1 h3 49.Ba3 Ba3-+) 47...Rc1 48.Kc1 Rf3 49.Bb2 (49.Kd1 Nf4 50.Kc2 Rf2 51.Kb3 Ra2 52.Ka2 h3-+) 49...Rf1 (better is 49...h3 50.Kc2 h2 51.Ra1 Rf2 52.Kc3 Rb2 53.Ra3 Kb6 54.Nc4 Kc6 55.Ra1-+) 50.Kc2 Rf2 51.Kc3 (51.Kc1 Bd6 52.ed6-+) 51...Bd6 (51...Rb2?! 52.Ra3 Kb6 53.Kb2 Bd6 54.Rb3 Kc7 55.ed6 Kd6 56.Rb7-/+) 52.ed6 Kb6 (52...Rb2 53.d7 (worse is 53.Ra3 Kb6 54.Kb2 Kc6-/+) 53...Ra2 54.d8Q=) 53.Ra3 Rf3 54.Kc4 (54.Kd2 Ra3 55.Ba3-+) 54...Ra3 55.Ba3 Kc6 0–1. Sarip,Roger (2220) – San Diego,Marie Antoinette (2060), Quezon City PHI, Open, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.e5 Nc6)

5.d4 Nh6 6.a3 e6 7.Bd3 Qb6 8.Nf3 Bd7 9.0-0 Be7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Rc8 12.c3 (12.Qd2!?+=) 12...Nd3-/+ 13.Be7 Ke7 14.Qd3 Bb5 15.Qe3?? (better is 15.c4 Bc4 16.Qa3 Ke8 17.Rc1-/+) 15...Bf1-+ 16.Qg5 (16.Kf1 Qb2 17.Ra7 Qb1 18.Qe1 Qe1 19.Ke1 Rc7-+) 16...Kf8 17.Kf1 Qb2 18.Ra7 Qb1 19.Ne1 Qb5 20.Kg1 Qe2 21.Qc1 0–1. Jenssen,Steinar – Indregard,Stein, Tromsoesjakken op, 1981. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5)

5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Nh6 8.h3 Bf3 9.Bf3 Rc8 10.a3 Qb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Nc3 a6 13.Rb1 Qc7 14.Ba3 Nc6 15.Bf8 Rf8 16.Nd5 ed5-+ 17.Bd5 Kd8 18.d4-/+ Nf5 19.Be4 g6 20.Qd3 Qd7 21.Rfd1 Re8 22.f4 b5 23.d5 Ne5 24.fe5 Re5 25.d6 Qa7 26.Kh2 Rc4 27.Bf5=+ Rf5 28.d7 Re5?? 29.Qd6+- Qc7 30.Qf6 Re7 31.Kh1 Qe5 32.Qb6?? Qc7+= 33.Qa6 Rd7 34.Qf6 Kc8 35.Re1 Rc2 36.Rb5 Rc1?? 37.Qa6 Kd8 38.Qa8 Qc8 39.Qa5 Qc7 40.Rb8 1–0. Cierny,Lubomir (2015) – Lasch,Miroslav, SVK–ch Martin (8), 1996.

4.a3 b3 5.cb3= Nf6 (5...e6 6.Qg4 h5 7.Qg3=) 6.Nc3 (6.Bf6 ef6 7.Bb5 Bd7+=) 6...e6 7.d4 (7.b4 Bd7=) 7...Be7 (7...d5 8.Bb5 Nc6 9.ed5 ed5 10.h4=) 8.Bd3 (8.d5 ed5 9.Nd5 Nd5 10.Bb5 Nd7 11.Qd5 0-0 12.Bd7 Bd7=) 8...Nc6 9.Nf3 0-0 (9...d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.h3=) 10.0-0 (10.b4 h6=) 10...e5 11.d5 Nb8 12.h3 Nbd7 13.Nh2 (13.Be2 Nc5 14.Qc2 Qc7+=) 13...Nc5 14.Bc2 (14.b4 Ncd7+=) 14...b6 (14...a5 15.f4=) 15.b4+= Ncd7 16.f4 (16.Qe2!?+=) 16...ef4 17.Rf4 Ne5 18.Qe2 a5 19.Rc1 (19.Nd1 Qe8=) 19...ab4 20.ab4 Nfd7 (20...Ba6 21.b5 Bb7 22.Nb1=) 21.Rff1 b5 22.Bb3 Nb6 23.Nb5+/- Ba6 24.Ra1 Nbd7= 25.Kh1 Qb6 26.Ra5 Rfb8 27.Ba4 Bd8 28.Ng4= Qb7 29.Qf2 Ba5 30.Nd6? Qa7?? 31.Nh6!+- Decoy: g4 31...gh6 32.Qg3 Ng6 33.Rf7 Qc7 34.Rg7 Kf8 1–0. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2100) – Hansen,Marc (1635), Hamburg HSK Elo op 3rd, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.d5 Nb8 7.h3 Bf3 8.Qf3 Nd7 9.Nd2 Ngf6 10.g4 Nc5 11.g5 Nfd7 12.Qg3 Qc7 13.f4 e6 14.de6 fe6 15.g6 0-0-0 16.Be2 (16.a3 Qb6=) 16...Na4 17.Bd4 e5 18.Ba7 Qc3 19.Qc3 bc3 20.Nc4 ef4 21.Rb1 (21.0-0 Re8 22.Rad1 Re4-/+) 21...d5 (21...Re8!? 22.Rb4 Nac5 23.Bc5 dc5-+ (worse is 23...Nc5 24.Nb6 Kd8 25.0-0-/+)) 22.ed5+= Re8 23.Kf2 h5 (23...Nf6 24.Bf3 Ne4 25.Kg2 hg6 26.Rhd1+=) 24.Rb5 (24.Bd4 Nac5 25.Kf3 h4+-) 24...Nb2? (better is 24...b6 25.d6 Re6+=) 25.Nb2+- cb2 26.Rb1 (26.Bd4!?+-) 26...b6+/- 27.a4 (27.R5b2 Bc5 28.Kf1+=) 27...Bc5+= 28.Kf1 f3 29.Bd3 Rhf8 (better is 29...Re5+=) 30.a5+/- (worse is 30.R5b2 Re5 31.a5 Rg5+= (31...ba5?? 32.Bc5 Rf6 33.Bd4 Rd5 34.Bf6 Nf6 35.Rb8 Kd7 36.R1b7 Ke6 37.Bc4+-); 30.R1b2?! Re5=) 30...Ne5?? (better is 30...Bd4 31.Bb6 Nb6 32.ab6 Kb7 33.R5b2 Bb2 34.Rb2 f2=) 31.ab6+- (31.R1b2?! Bd4 32.Rb1 Nd3 33.cd3 Re2 34.Bb6 Rf2 35.Kg1 Rg2 36.Kh1 Be5 37.Rc1 Kd7+/-) 31...Nd3 32.b7 Kc7 33.Bc5 Nc5 34.Rc5 (34.Rc5 Kb8 35.Rb2+-) 1–0. Krivanek,Vladimir (2120) – Vecerka,Pavel (2080), Czechia KP–chTA, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

4.a3 Nf6 5.d3 ba3 6.Na3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.h3 a6 11.c4 Re8 12.Qb1 Qb6 13.Nc2 Bd7 14.Ne3 Rec8 (14...Reb8 15.d4=) 15.Bf6= Qb1 16.Rab1 (worse 16.Rfb1 Bf6 17.Ra3 Ra7-/+) 16...Bf6 17.Rb7 Be8 18.Nd5 Rcb8 19.Rfb1 Rb7 20.Nf6 (20.Rb7 Kf8=) 20...ef6 21.Rb7 Ne5 (21...a5 22.Rb3=) 22.Nd4 (22.d4 Nf3 23.Bf3 a5=) 22...a5= 23.f4 Nc6 24.Nb5 a4 25.Nd6?? (better 25.Na3=) 25...a3-+ 26.Rb1 a2 27.Ra1 Nb4 28.Bd1? (28.Ne8 Re8 29.Bd1 Kg7=+) 28...Nd3?? (better 28...Ba4 29.Ba4 Ra4-+) 29.Ne8 Re8 30.Ra2 Re4 31.Bf3 (31.Bc2 Re1 32.Kh2 Nf4=+) 31...Rc4=+ 32.g3 Rc1 33.Kg2 Ne1 34.Kf2 Nf3 35.Kf3 Rc3 36.Kf2 Kg7 37.g4?? (better 37.Kg2=+) 37...Rh3-+ 38.Ra7 Rc3 39.Kg2? (39.Ra5 h6 40.Rb5-+) 39...g5-+ 40.f5 (40.fg5 fg5 41.Rb7 Rc2 42.Kf3 Rh2-+) 40...Rc4 41.Kg3 Rc3 42.Kg2 Rc2 (better 42...h5-+) 43.Kg3 Rc3?? (43...Rc5 44.Kh3 h5-+) 44.Kg2= ½-½. Lisjak,Z (2215) - Mirzanurov,B (2230), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

4.d4 Nd7 5.Bc4 g6 6.Qf3 e6 7.d5 e5 8.a3 Bg7 (8...ba3!? 9.Na3 a6+=) 9.ab4+= Ne7 10.h4 (10.Nd2 0-0=) 10...h6 (10...f5 11.ef5 0-0 12.Qb3 Nf5 13.h5=) 11.g4 (11.Nd2 Qb6=) 11...0-0 12.Bd3 (12.Ne2 f5 13.gf5 gf5=) 12...Kh7 (12...Nd5!? 13.ed5 e4 14.Be4 Bb2-/+) 13.Qg2 White prepares the advance g5 13...Ng8 (13...a5 14.Ra4=) 14.Ne2 Ndf6 (14...Qb6 15.Bc3+=) 15.f3 h5 16.g5 Nd7 17.f4 (17.Qf2 b6+=) 17...ef4 18.Bg7 Kg7 19.Nf4 Qb6 20.Qd2 Ne5 21.Rf1 Bg4 22.Be2 Rfe8 23.Na3 Rac8 24.0-0-0 Be2-/+ 25.Ne2 Nc4 26.Qc3= Ne5 27.Qd2 Nc4 28.Qc3= Ne5 29.Qb3 Qa6 30.b5= Qb6 31.Rd4 a6 32.Kb2 ab5+= 33.Qb5 Nc4?? 34.Rc4+- Qb5 35.Nb5 Rc4 36.Nd6 Ree4 37.Rf7 Kh8 38.Nc4 Rc4 39.d6 Rc8 40.Nf4 (40.Nf4 Ne7 41.d7+-) 1–0. Knudsen,Jes West (2005) – Nielsen,Michael Backman, Holdenturnier div3 G2, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

4.Qf3 e5 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Nf6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Nd5 0-0 11.Ne7 Qe7 12.Bc6 Bc6 13.Qd3?? Rad8 14.Qe3? Be4-+ 15.Nf3 Bc2 16.Rc1 Ba4 17.0-0 b5 18.d4 Qb7 19.de5 Ng4 20.Qf4? Ne5-+ 21.Ne5 de5 22.Qe5 Rfe8 23.Qg5 Qd5 24.Qg3 Qd3 25.Qd3 Rd3 26.Rc7?? Ra3 27.Ra7 h6 28.g3 Rd8 29.Kg2 Rc3 30.Ra1 Rc2 31.R1a4 ba4 32.Ra4 Rdd2 33.Rf4 g5 34.Rf3 h5 35.h3 Kg7 36.h4 g4 37.Rf5 Kg6 38.Rf4 f5 39.Kf1 Rc1 40.Kg2-+ Rdd1 (40...Rdd1 41.Rg4 fg4 42.Kh2 Rh1 43.Kg2 Rcg1) 0–1. islanderfan (1870) – wmalone (2095), net–chess.com, 2008.

4.Nf3 e6 5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 0-0 11.Nc6 bc6 12.Re1 a5 13.Nc4 Bb7 14.Re3 c5 15.Bf6+/- Bf6 16.Bh7! Kh7 17.Qh5 Kg8 18.Rh3 Bh4 19.Rh4 f6 20.Qh7 Kf7 21.Rg4 Rg8 22.Qh5 g6 23.Qc5 Ra6 24.Qb5 Qd5+/- 25.Qd5 ed5 26.Na5 Bc6 27.Nb3 Ra1+= 28.Na1 Ra8 29.Nb3 Ra2 30.h4 Rc2 31.Kh2 Rb2= 32.Rb4 d4 33.Rc4 Rb3 34.Rc6 Rb2 35.Kg1 Rd2-/+ 36.Kf1 d3 37.g4 Ke7 38.Rc3 Ke6 39.Ke1 Re2 40.Kf1 Rd2 41.Ke1 Re2 42.Kf1 Re4 43.Rd3 Rg4 44.Rh3 Kf7 45.f3 Ra4 46.Kf2 Kg7 47.Kg3 Kh6=+ 48.Rh1 Kh5 49.Rb1 Rh4-/+ 50.f4 f5 51.Ra1 g5-/+ 52.fg5 Kg5 53.Ra3 Rh1 54.Rb3 Rg1 55.Kf2 Rc1 56.Kg3 Rc2 57.Ra3 Rc4 58.Rb3 Rg4 59.Kf3 Rh4 60.Kg3 f4 61.Kg2 Kg4 62.Ra3 Rh5 63.Rb3 Re5 64.Kf2 Ra5 65.Kg2 Ra2 66.Kf1 Rh2 67.Kg1 Re2 68.Kf1 f3 69.Rb8 Re5?? 70.Kf2= Re2 71.Kf1 Kg3?? 72.Rg8= Kf4 73.Rf8 Ke3 74.Re8 Kd2 75.Rd8 Kc1 76.Rd7 Rd2 77.Rd2 Kd2 78.Kf2 Kd3 79.Kf3 ½–½. Thannheiser,Thomas – Breier,Andreas (2215), BL2–N9495 Germany, 1995.

4.f4? Nc6 5.Nf3 (5.a3 ba3 6.Ba3 e6+=) 5...e6 (5...e5 6.d4 ef4 7.d5-+) 6.d4 (6.a3 ba3 7.Ra3 e5 8.fe5 de5-/+) 6...d5 7.e5 Nge7 (7...Qa5 8.Qd2-/+) 8.Bd3 (8.a3 Ng6 9.ab4 Nb4-/+) 8...g6 (8...a6 9.0-0-/+) 9.Nbd2 (9.a3 Qd7-/+) 9...Nf5 (9...a5 10.c4-/+) 10.Qe2 (10.Bf5 gf5 11.c4 dc4 12.Nc4 Qd7+=) 10...Be7 (10...Nh4-/+) 11.g4? (better is 11.Bf5!? might be a viable alternative 11...gf5 12.c4+=) 11...Nh4 (11...Ng7 12.Nf1-/+) 12.0-0 (12.Ng1 a6-+) 12...Nf3 (12...Qb6 13.Qf2 Nf3 14.Nf3-+) 13.Nf3 (13.Rf3 Bd7-+) 13...h5 14.h3 (14.g5 Bd7-+) 14...a6 (14...Bd7 15.Qg2 hg4 16.hg4-+) 15.c4 (15.g5 Bd7-+) 15...bc3! 16.Bc3 (16.Bc3 hg4 17.hg4 Nb4) 16...b5 (16...Bd7 17.g5-/+) 17.Rac1 (17.g5 Ba3-+) 17...hg4 18.hg4 Na5 (18...b4 19.Be1 Bb7 20.f5 gf5 21.gf5-/+) 19.Ba5 (19.Kf2 Nc4-/+) 19...Qa5 20.Ng5 (20.Kg2 Bb7-/+) 20...Bg5 (20...Qb6!? 21.Qe3 Rh6-/+) 21.fg5 Qd8 22.Rf6 Rh4 23.Qf3+/- Qe7 24.Rf1 Ra7? 25.Bg6+- Qb4? 26.Bf7 Rf7 27.Rf7 Qd4 28.Kg2 Qg4 29.Qg4 Rg4 30.Kh3 sRg5 31.Rf8 Kd7 32.R1f7 Kc6 33.Rc8 Kb6 34.Ra8 Re5 35.Rfa7 Re3+/- 36.Kg4 Ra3 37.Re7 Ra2 38.Re6 Kc5 39.Raa6 Ra6 40.Ra6 b4 41.Ra8 b3 42.Kf3 Kd4 43.Ke2 Kc3 44.Rc8 Kb2 45.Kd2 Kb1 46.Rd8 b2 47.Rd5 (47.Rd5 Ka2 48.Ra5 Kb3 49.Rb5 Kc4 50.Rb2 Kd4 51.Rb1 Ke4 52.Rb5 Kd4 53.Ra5 Ke4 54.Kc3 Kf3 55.Kd4 Kf4 56.Kd3 Kg3 57.Ke3 Kg4 58.Re5 Kg3 59.Rg5 Kh4 60.Kf4 Kh3 61.Kf3 Kh2 62.Rf5 Kg1 63.Kg3 Kh1 64.Rf1) 1–0. Chladek,Vlastimil – Berisha,Fadil, MOR–chT2S, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

4.f4? e5 5.Qf3 Qc7 6.c3 -/+.

5.d4 Be7 6.Qg4 Nf6 7.Qg7 Rg8 8.Qh6 Rg2 9.Qh3 Rg6 (9...Rg7 10.Bd3-/+) 10.Nd2 d5 11.Bd3 (11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Nbd7-/+ (12...Kd7?! 13.e5=)) 11...e5! 12.Qf1 (12.de5 Bh3 Discovered attack) 12...de4 13.Ne4 (13.Bb5 Nc6 14.de5 e3 15.fe3 Ng4-+) 13...Ne4 (13...ed4!? 14.Nf6 Rf6 15.Bh7-/+) 14.Be4-/+ f5 15.Bf3 Kf8 16.de5 Nc6 17.Ne2 (17.Qh3 Bg5 18.Rd1 Qe7 19.Bc6 Rc6=+) 17...Bg5 (better 17...Qa5!? 18.Bc6 Rc6-/+) 18.Rd1= Qa5 19.Bc6 (19.Bd5!?+=) 19...bc6=+ 20.f4 (20.a3!?=+) 20...Bh4-/+ 21.Ng3 (21.Kd2 b3 22.Bc3 Qa2-/+) 21...b3 (21...Qa2 22.Qh3 Rg4-+ (22...Qb2?! 23.Qh4 Qc3 24.Rd2=)) 22.c3-/+ Ba6 23.Qh3 (23.Qg2!? ba2 24.Ba1-/+) 23...Rg4 (23...Qa2 24.Qh4 (24.Qf5? Kg8 25.Qh5 Qb2 26.Qh4 Qc3 27.Kf2 Bd3-+) 24...Qb2 25.Rd8 Rd8 26.Qd8 Kf7 27.Qc7 Ke6 28.Qc6 Kf7 29.Qd7 Kf8 30.Qd8 (worse 30.Qf5 Ke8 31.Qe4 Qc3 32.Kf2 b2-/+; 30.Qh7?? Qc3 31.Kf2 Qd2 32.Kf3 Bc4 33.Qh8 Bg8-+) 30...Kf7 31.Qd5 Re6 32.Qd7 Re7 33.Qd5 (33.Qf5? Ke8-+) 33...Re6 34.Qd7 Re7 35.Qd5 (35.Qf5? Ke8-+) 35...Re6=) 24.ab3 Qc5?? (24...Rf4 25.Qg2 Re4 26.Kd2 Bg3 27.hg3 Qa2-+) 25.Rd4= Qb5 (better 25...Rf4 26.Kd1 Qe5 27.Rf4 Qf4 28.Qf5 Qf5 29.Nf5 Rd8 30.Nd4 c5=+) 26.Rd2?? (better 26.Qg2!?+=) 26...Qb3 (26...Rf4!? 27.Kd1 Qb3 28.Kc1 Bg5 29.Qh7 Rf2 30.Qh8 Qg8 31.Ba3 Kf7 32.e6 Ke6 33.Re1 Kf7 34.Qh5 Qg6 35.Re7 Be7 36.Qg6 Kg6 37.Be7 Rd2 38.Kd2 Re8-+) 27.Qg2=+ Bb5 28.Qf2 Qc4 (28...Ke8 29.Rg1-/+) 29.Rd4= Qa2 30.Rb4?? (30.Qc2 Ke8 31.Qf5 Qb2 32.Qd7 Kf8 33.Qf5 (33.Qg4?? Qc3 34.Kf2 Qd4 35.Kg2 Qd5 36.Kh3 Bg3 37.Qf5 Qf7 38.Qf7 Kf7 39.hg3 a5-+) 33...Ke8 34.Qe6 Kf8 35.Qf5 (35.Qg4?? Qc3 36.Kf2 Qd4 37.Kg2 Qd5 38.Kh3 Bg3 39.Qf5 Qf7 40.Qf7 Kf7 41.hg3 a5-+) 35...Ke8=) 30...Qd5 (better 30...Bg3 31.hg3 Qb1 32.Kd2 Rd8 33.Qd4 Rd4 (33...Qh1 34.Qd8 Kf7 35.Rd4 Qh2 36.Kc1 Qg1 37.Kc2 Ba4 38.Ra4 Rg3 39.e6 Kg6 40.e7 Qg2 41.Kb3+-) 34.cd4 Qh1-+) 31.Rd4?? (better 31.Rg1 Qd3 32.Qd2 Qd2 33.Kd2 Rd8 34.Rd4 Rf4 35.Ba3 Kf7 36.Bc5-/+) 31...Bg3-+ 32.hg3 Qh1 33.Kd2 Qh6 (33...Qh3 34.Rd7-+) 34.Rd7 (34.c4 Ba4-+) 34...Qe6 (34...Ke8 35.Rd6 Qh3 36.Kc1-+) 35.Qc5 (35.Rh7 Qb3 36.Kc1-+) 35...Kg8 36.Rd6 Qf7 (36...Qa2!? 37.Kc1 Rg3 38.Qd4-+) 37.e6 Qe7 (better 37...Qh5 38.e7 Re8 39.Qe3 Qh2 40.Kc1-+) 38.c4 Ba4 (better 38...Bc4 39.Qe5 Kf8-+) 39.Qe5 Rd8?? (better 39...Qg7 40.Qg7 Rg7 41.Bg7 Kg7-+) 40.Qh8 1-0. Alshehri,Tariq Nasser - Jayaweera,C L (1780), Asian University Men (5), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Qe2 Be7?? 6.a3 Nf6 7.d3 0-0 8.ab4=+ d5 9.Bb3 a6 10.e5 Nfd7 11.Nf3 Bb4-/+ 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.0-0 Qc7 14.d4 f6 15.c3 Be7 16.Bc2? fe5-+ 17.Ne5 Nde5 18.de5 Qe5 19.Qe5 Ne5 20.Rae1 Ng4 21.c4 Bc5 22.Re2 Bd7 23.h3 Nf6 24.Kh1 Rae8 25.f3 Nh5 26.Kh2 Bd6 27.Be5 Be5 28.Re5 Nf6 29.cd5 ed5 30.Rfe1 Re5 31.Re5 Bc6 32.Nf1 Re8 33.Re8 Ne8 34.Nd2 Nd6 35.Bb3 Kf8 36.Bc2 g6 37.Kg3 Nc4 38.Nb1 d4 39.Kf2 Bb5 40.Be4 b6 41.Ke1 Ke7 42.Nd2 Ne3 43.f4 a5 44.g3 a4 45.Nb1 Nc4 46.Bd3 Kd6 47.f5 gf5 48.Bf5 h6 49.g4 Ke5 50.Bc8 a3 (50...a3 51.Na3 Na3-+) 0–1. Klawitter,Bernd (1860) – Gottwald,Bernhard (1925), remoteschach.de, 2010.

5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.a3 a6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Bd3 0-0 12.c4 Nf4 13.Be4 f5 14.Bc2 Bd6 15.Nc3 Qe8 16.g3 Nh3 17.Kg2 Qh5 18.c5 Be7 19.d5 Nb4 20.Bb3 Nd5?? 21.Nd5+/- ed5 22.Qd5 Kh8 23.Ne5 Ng5= 24.h4 f4 25.hg5 Bh3 26.Kg1 Bf1 27.Rf1 f3?? 28.g4 Qe8 29.g6 Rf6?? 30.g5 Rf5 1–0. Schlenker,Rainer – Fink,Martin, Badenweiler op (9), 1985.

5.a3 Ne4 6.Bf7 Kf7 7.Qh5 Kg8 8.Qd5 e6 9.Qe4 ba3 10.Na3 Be7 (10...Qb6 11.Nc4 Qc6 12.Qc6 Nc6 13.Nf3-/+) 11.Ne2 Bf6 12.d4 (12.Bf6 Qf6 13.d4 Nc6=) 12...Kf7 13.0-0 g6 14.Rfe1 Re8 15.Nf4 Nc6 16.Nb5 a6 (better is 16...Qe7=) 17.d5?? (better is 17.Nd5 Rf8 18.Nf6 Qf6 19.Nd6 Kg8 20.Qe3+/-) 17...Bb2-+ 18.de6?? (better is 18.dc6 Ba1 19.cb7 Bb7 20.Qb7 Re7 21.Nd6 Qd6 22.Qa8-+) 18...Kg8 19.Qd5 (19.Ra4 Be5 20.Qf3-+) 19...Qf6 (better is 19...Ne7 20.Qb3 Ba1 (20...ab5?! 21.Ra8 Be5 22.Nd3+=) 21.Ra1 Qb6-+ (21...ab5?! 22.Ra8 Rf8 23.g3-+)) 20.Nd6 Ba1 (20...Re7 21.Rab1 Be5 22.Nc8 Rc8-+ (22...Bf4?! 23.Ne7 Qe7 24.Qd7=)) 21.Ne8 Qf4 22.e7 Qf7?? (better is 22...Kh8 23.Qd8 Nd8 24.ed8Q Qf8 25.Ra1 Kg8+/-) 23.Nf6 (better is 23.Qf7 Kf7 24.Nd6 Kg7 25.e8Q+-) 23...Bf6 (23...Kg7 24.Nh5!! gh5 25.Qf7 Kf7 26.e8Q Kg7 27.Ra1 h4+-) 24.e8Q (24.e8Q Kg7 25.Qef7 Kh6 26.Qf8 Bg7 27.Qf4 g5 28.Qdg5) 1–0. Gibson,Kris – Xia,Yanchong, Manitoba act–ch rapid, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.a3 e6 6.Qe2 Nc6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.ab4 Nb4 9.0-0 (9.d3 d5 10.Bb3 0-0=+) 9...0-0 (9...Nc2!? 10.Ra2 Nb4-/+) 10.d3=+ d5 11.Bb3 de4 12.de4 Bd7 13.Ne5 (13.Rd1 Qc7=+) 13...Nc6=+ 14.Nd7 Qd7 15.e5 Nd5 16.Nd2 (16.Rd1 Rfd8 17.Bd5 ed5-/+) 16...Nf4 17.Qe3 Ng6 (17...Rfd8 18.Ne4 Ng6 19.f4=+) 18.f4 (18.Rfd1 Rfd8-/+) 18...Bd8 (18...Nh4 19.Ne4 Nf5 20.Qf2-/+) 19.Nc4 (19.c4!?=+) 19...b5-/+ 20.Rad1 Qb7 21.Rd8 (21.Nd6!? Bb6 22.Bd4 (22.Nb7? Be3 23.Kh1 Bf4-+) 22...Nd4 23.Nb7 Nb3 24.Qb6 ab6 25.cb3-/+) 21...Rad8 (21...Rfd8 22.Nd6 Qb6 23.Qb6 ab6 24.g4-+) 22.Nd6 White prepares f5 22...Qb6 (22...Qb8!? 23.Bc3-+) 23.Qb6-/+ ab6 24.f5? (better 24.Nb5 Rfe8 25.Bc3-/+) 24...Nge5-+ 25.Nb5 ef5 26.Ba3 g6 27.Bf8 Kf8 28.Ra1 Na5 29.Re1 Nb3 30.Re5 Nc5 31.Re1 Rd2 32.Na3 Ne4 33.Nc4 Rc2 34.Nb6 Kg7 35.Nd5 Nc3 (35...Rd2 36.Ne3-+) 36.Ne3 (36.Nc3 Rc3 37.Re2 f4-+) 36...Re2 (36...Ra2 37.Nc4-+) 37.Re2 Ne2 38.Kf2 Nd4 39.Nd5 f6 40.Ke3 Ne6 (40...Nc6 41.Nc7-+) 41.Kf3 (41.Kd3 g5-+) 41...h5 42.Ke3 Kf7 43.Kd3 (43.Nc3 g5-+) 43...g5 44.Ke3 Nf8 45.Kd4 Ng6 46.g3 f4 (46...h4!? 47.Nc3-+) 47.gf4 Nf4 48.Nf4 gf4 49.Ke4 f5! 50.Kf4 (50.Kf5 f3 Passed pawn) 50...Kg6 51.Kf3 Kg5 52.Kg3 f4 53.Kf3 Kf5 54.Kf2 Ke4 55.Ke2 f3?? (55...h4 56.Kf2-+) 56.Kf2?? (56.Kf1 Ke3 57.Ke1 f2 58.Kf1 Kf3=) 56...Kf4?? (56...h4-+) 57.Kf1 Ke3 58.Ke1 Kf4?? (58...f2 59.Kf1 Kf3=) 59.Kf2 Kg4 60.Ke3 h4 61.Kf2 Kf4 62.Ke1 Ke3 63.Kf1 Ke4 Do you see the mate threat? 64.Kf2 Kf4 65.Ke1 ½-½. Requejo,O (2245) - Arvind Ramnath Iyer (1830), 9th Sunway Sitges (3), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Qe2 Nc6 =.

5.Qf3 Qc7 6.Qe2+=.

5.Qf3 e6 6.d3 (6.a3 Qa5=) 6...Nbd7 7.Qg3 (7.Qe2 Rb8-/+) 7...Qc7 (7...d5 8.Bb3-/+) 8.a3 (better is 8.Nd2!?+=) 8...Ne4!-/+ Deflection: c4 9.Qe3 (9.de4 Qc6 (9...Qc4)) 9...d5-+ 10.Bb3 (better is 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3-+) 10...Nef6 (10...Bc5 11.d4 ba3 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Ra3-+) 11.ab4 (11.Nf3!?-/+) 11...Bb4 12.Nd2 (12.c3 Be7-/+) 12...Bc5 (12...0-0 13.Ne2 a5 14.c3-+) 13.Qg3 (better is 13.Qe2-/+) 13...0-0?? (13...Qg3 14.hg3 0-0 15.Ne2-/+) 14.Ngf3 (14.Qc7 e5 15.Qa5 h6+-) 14...h6?? (14...Qg3 15.hg3 a5 16.Bc3-/+) 15.Qh4 (better is 15.Qc7 Ne8 16.Qa5+-) 15...Re8 (15...b5 16.0-0-+) 16.0-0 (16.c4 dc4 17.Bc4 Qb8-/+) 16...Be7 (16...b5 17.Rfd1-+) 17.Qh3 (17.c4 a6-/+) 17...Nc5 (better is 17...b5!?-+) 18.Be5-/+ Qd8 19.Rfb1 (19.Qg3 a5-/+) 19...Ncd7 (19...Nfd7 20.Bc3-/+) 20.d4 (20.Ba4 Ne5! 21.Ne5 Bd6-/+) 20...Ne5 21.Ne5 Ne4 22.Ne4+= de4 23.c3 Bd6 24.f4 ef3! 25.Qf3 Qf6 26.Qe2 Be5 27.de5 Qe7 28.Qe3 Qc7 29.Bc2 g6 30.Qh6 Qe5 31.Bg6= Qg7 32.Bf7 Kf7 33.Qh5 Qg6?? 34.Rf1+- Kg7 35.Qe5 Kg8 36.Rf3 Bd7 37.Rg3 Qg3 38.Qg3 Kf7 39.Qg5 Rf8 40.Rf1 Ke8 41.Qg6 Ke7 1–0. Schneider,Georg (2105) – Jaeger,Erich (1930), EU–chT Seniors, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Bd3 Nf6 6.d5 e5 (6...Na6!?-/+) 7.Nd2 (7.a3 Na6=+) 7...Nbd7 8.Nb3 (8.Ngf3 Be7=+) 8...Qc7 (8...Nb6 9.Ne2-/+) 9.Ne2 Be7 10.Ng3 (10.c3 Nc5 11.cb4 Nd3 (worse 11...Nce4 12.f3+=) 12.Qd3 0-0=+) 10...Nb6-/+ 11.Bb5 (11.a3 ba3 12.Ra3 Bd7-/+) 11...Kf8 12.0-0 h5 (better 12...a6 13.Bd3 h5-/+) 13.Bd3? (better 13.f4-/+) 13...Na4-+ 14.Rb1 (14.Qb1 h4 15.Ne2-+) 14...Nc3 (better 14...h4 15.Ne2 h3-+) 15.Bc3-/+ bc3 16.f4 (16.h3 Bd7-/+) 16...Ng4 (16...h4 17.Ne2-+) 17.Qf3 (17.fe5!? h4 18.Nf5 Bf5 19.Rf5 Ne5-/+) 17...ef4 18.Qf4 (18.Ne2 g5-+) 18...Bf6 19.h3 Be5 20.Qf3 h4 21.Ne2 Nh2 22.Qf2 Nf1 23.Rf1 Kg8 24.Ned4 Qe7 (24...Rh6 25.a4-+) 25.Qe1 (25.Nf3 Bg3 26.Qd4 Qc7-+) 25...Qg5 (25...Rh6 26.Nf3-+) 26.Rf3 (better 26.Nf3 Qg3 27.Ne5 Qe5 28.Qf2-+) 26...Rh6 27.Nf5 (27.Qc3 Rg6 28.Bf1 Qd8-+) 27...Bf5 28.Rf5 Qe7 29.Na5 Re8 30.Qb1 (30.Qf2 a6-+) 30...Bd4 31.Kh1 Rf6 32.Rh5 (32.Qf1-+) 32...Rf4 33.Qc1 (33.Nb3 Bb6 34.Nc1 g6-+) 33...Be5 (better 33...Re4 34.Be4 Qe4 35.Qf1-+) 34.Rf5 (34.Nc4 g6 35.Re5 de5 36.Qe1-+) 34...Rf5 35.ef5 (35.Qg1 Rf4 36.Nb3 Qg5-+) 35...Bd4 36.Qf4 Qe1 37.Bf1 Bf2 38.Qc4 Re4 39.Qd3 Rd4 (39...Qb1 40.Nc4 Re1 41.g4 Rf1 42.Kg2 Rg1 43.Kf2 Qe1 44.Kf3 Rg3 45.Kf4 Rd3 46.cd3 Qg3 47.Ke4 c2 48.g5 c1Q 49.Nd2 Qd2 50.a3 Qgd3) 40.Qe2 Rd1 (40...Rd1 41.Qe1 Re1-+) 0–1. Czernek,Tymon (1845) – Uzumcu,Ahmet Utku (2045), European Youth Chess Championship U12, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Bd3 Nf6 6.f4 Nc6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.0-0 Qc7 9.Nbd2 a6 (9...0-0 10.c4=+) 10.Qe2 b5 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 0-0 13.Rfb1 Bb7 14.c4 White prepares d5 14...bc4 (14...Qb6 15.Qf2 Ng4 16.Qg3 Nd4 17.c5 dc5 18.Qg4=+) 15.Nc4= e5 (15...Rfd8!?=) 16.fe5 (16.d5 ef4 17.dc6 Bc6+/-) 16...de5 17.Be7 Qe7 18.d5 Qc5 (18...Nd8 19.Nfe5 Re8 20.Qf2+/-) 19.Kh1 (better 19.Qf2!? Qf2 20.Kf2+/-) 19...Nd4+= 20.Nd4 (20.Qf2 Nb3 21.Qc5 Nc5 22.Nce5 Bc8=) 20...Qd4= 21.Ra4 Ng4 22.Nb6?? (better 22.Qg4 Qd3 23.Qd1 Qd1 24.Rd1=) 22...Qd3!-+ 23.Qd3 (23.Qd3 Nf2 Double attack (23...Nf2 Decoy)) 23...Nf2 24.Kg1 Nd3 25.Na8 Ba8 26.Ra6 (26.Rb6-/+) 26...f5?? (better 26...Nc5 27.Rab6 Ne4-+) 27.Rba1=+ Bb7 28.Rb6 Bc8 29.ef5 (better 29.Rb8 Bd7 30.Rb7=) 29...Bf5-/+ 30.d6 Rd8 31.h3 (31.Ra7 Kf8-/+) 31...e4 (31...Bd7 32.Rd1 e4 33.Kf1-+) 32.Kf1 (32.Ra7 Kf8 33.Kf1 h5-/+) 32...e3 33.Ke2 Nf4 34.Kf3 Nd5 35.Rb5 (better 35.Rc6-+) 35...Rd6 36.Rd1 (36.Rb7 Rf6 37.Ra8 Rf8 38.Rf8 Kf8-+) 36...Be6 (better 36...Kf7-+) 37.Ke4 (37.Rb7-+) 37...Nc3 38.Ke5 (38.Ke3 Nd1 39.Kf4-+) 38...Rd1 39.Rb8 Kf7 40.Rb7 Kg6 (40...Bd7 41.Rb3 e2 42.Kf4 e1Q 43.Rc3 g5 44.Kg5 Rd5 45.Kf4 Rf5 46.Kg4 h5) 41.Ke6 e2 42.Rb6 (42.Ke5 e1Q 43.Kf4 Qf2 44.Ke5 Qe3) 42…e1Q 0-1. Rusan,P (2100) - Hartikainen,J (2130), Titled Tuesday 5th Oct, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Rc1 a6 10.Bb1 Bd7 11.0-0 Rc8 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ne4 de5 14.de5 Rc7 (better is 14...0-0!?+=) 15.Nd6+= Kf8 16.Ba3 (16.Be4 Kg8+=) 16...Kg8 (16...Bc8+=) 17.Rc4 (17.Be4 b5+=) 17...Qf8 (17...Ne5 18.Ne5 Bd6 19.Bd6 Rc4 20.Nc4+/-) 18.Qe2 (18.Be4=) 18...Ne5?? (better is 18...b5 19.Rc2 f6+=) 19.Ne5+/- Rc4? (19...Bd6!? 20.Rc7 Nc7 21.Nd7 Bh2 22.Kh2 Qa3+-) 20.Ndc4 (20.Nd7!? Qd8 21.Nf7 Qd7+-) 20...Bb5 21.Be7 Qe7 22.Rc1 Qg5 23.Qd2 Nf4 (23...Qd2 24.Nd2 Kf8 25.Rc8 Be8+-) 24.g3?? (better is 24.Ne3 g6 25.Rc8 Kg7 26.Rh8 Nh3 27.Kh1 Qe5 28.Rc8+- (28.gh3?! Kh8 29.Qd8 Kg7=)) 24...Nh3?? (better is 24...Ne2! 25.Qe2 Qc1 26.Qf1 Qf1 27.Kf1 f6-+) 25.Kg2+- f6 (25...g6 26.Kh3 Qh5 27.Kg2 Bc4 28.Nc4 Qd5 29.Qd5 ed5 30.Nd6+-) 26.Kh3 (26.Qd8 Be8 27.Qe8) 26...Qh5+- 27.Kg2 g6 (27...fe5 28.Ne5! Qe5 29.Qd8 Kf7 30.Rc7 Qc7 31.Qc7 Kf6+-) 28.Qd8 Kg7 (28...Be8 29.Qe8 Kg7 30.Qe7 Kh6 31.Nf7 Kg7 32.Nh8 Kh6 33.Qf8 Kg5 34.Nf7 Kg4 35.Ne3) 29.Qe7 (29.Qe7 Kh6 30.Nf7 Kg7 31.Nh8 Kh6 32.Qf8 Kg5 33.Nf7 Kg4 34.Ne3) 1–0. Suchsland,Helmut (1785) – Kummer,Heinz (2050), Wch Seniors, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.e5 Ne8 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Rad1 Nb4 15.Bb1 Nd5 16.Ne5 Ba4 17.Rc1 a6 18.Qf3 f6 19.Nd3 b6 20.Rfe1 f5 21.Nc3 Nc3 22.Rc3 Nc7 23.Nf4 Bd7 24.Rce3 Bb4 25.Rc1 (better is 25.R1e2!?+=) 25...Bd2-/+ 26.Rc7 Qc7 27.Ne6 Be6 28.Re6 Rac8 29.g3 Bc1 30.Qd5?? (30.Qb3!? Bb2 31.Rb6 Kh8 32.Qb2-/+) 30...Kh8 (30...Qf7 31.Ba1 Ba3 32.Bd3 Rc1 33.Kg2 Ra1 34.Ba6-+) 31.Bf5?? (better is 31.Ba1-/+) 31...Bb2-+ 32.Bh7 Qf7 33.f4 Bd4! 34.Kg2 Kh7 35.Qe4 Kg8 36.Re7 Qa2 37.Kf3 Bf6 38.Rd7 Qb3 39.Kg2 Qc2 (39...Qc2 40.Qc2 Rc2 41.Kf3 Rh2-+) 0–1. Suchsland,Helmut (1785) – Jahr,Dieter (2045), Wch Seniors, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.Nd5 ed5 13.Rc1 Nc5 14.Rc5 Bc5-/+ 15.Qc2 Be7 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Bd3 Be6 18.Nd4 Qd7 19.Re1 Rac8 20.Qb1 Bg5 21.h4? Bh4-+ 22.g3 Be7 23.Bb5 Qd8 24.f4? Bg4 25.Kg2 f5 26.Rh1 Kg8-+ 27.Rh2 g6 28.Be2? Be2-+ 29.Ne2 d4! 30.Nd4 Bc5 31.Qh1 Kf7 (31...Bd4 32.Rh8 Kf7 33.Rf8 Kf8 34.Qh8 Kf7 35.Qh7 Ke6 36.Qg6 Kd5 37.Qf7 Kc5 38.Qb7 Bb2 39.Qb2 Qd5 40.Kf2 Qd4 41.Qd4 Kd4 42.Kf1-+) ½–½. Bravo Lutz,Sebastian (1875) – Wilke,Matthias (1685), GER–ch U16 Oberhof, 1999.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qe2 Qa5 7.Bd7 Nfd7 8.Nd2 Qc7 9.Ngf3 Qc2?? 10.Rb1 d5?? 11.0-0 de4?? 12.Ne5 Ne5-+ 13.de5 Nd7 14.e6 fe6 15.Qh5=+ g6 16.Qg5 Rg8 17.Nb3 Qc6 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.Rbc1 Qa4 20.Nc5 Nc5 21.Rd8= Kd8 22.Qc5 Ke8 ½–½. Krug,Rudi – Walther,Karl Heinz, Bahn–chV Borkum (2), 1996.

5.Nd2 Qc7 6.Ngf3 Bg4 7.Bd3 e6 8.a3 Be7 9.ab4 0-0 10.b5 Nbd7 11.0-0 e5 12.c3 Rfe8 13.h3 Bf3 14.Qf3 (worse is 14.Nf3 d5 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.de5 Qe5 (worse is 16...Ne4 17.c4+-) 17.ed5 Rad8= (worse is 17...Nd5 18.Re1 Qc7 19.Bh7 Kh7 20.Qd5+/-); worse is 14.gf3 Nh5 15.Re1 Nf4+=) 14...Bf8 15.Ra3 Qb6 16.Qe2 d5 17.f3?? (better is 17.Ra4=) 17...Ba3 18.Ba3 ed4 19.cd4 Qd4 20.Kh2 Ne5 21.Bb1 Ng6 22.g3 Rad8 23.Rc1 de4 24.Nb3 0–1. Quintana,Ramon – Roca Giron,Eyfi D, GUA–ch Mayor, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 d5 7.Nbd2=.

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.d5 White wins space 7...Bf3 8.Qf3 Ne5 9.Bb5 Nfd7 Black's piece can't move: f8 10.Qf5 (10.Qb3!?= is worth looking at) 10...a6+= Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 11.Be5 White has a king attack 11...ab5 White has a new backward pawn: a2 12.Bd4 Qc7 Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc2 13.0-0 Qc2 14.Qf4 Qd3 15.Bb2 ½–½. Sellberg,Joel – Nieminen,Iiro Matti, FIN–chT1, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.h3 Bf3 8.Qf3 e5 9.d5 Na5? (better Nd4 10.Bd4 ed4=) 10.a3+/- Qb6 (10...b3 11.Bb5 Ke7 12.cb3+/-) 11.0-0 (11.ab4 Rc8 12.Bc3+- (12.ba5?? Qb2 13.Ra4 Qb1 14.Qd1 Qd1 15.Kd1 Nd7-+)) 11...b3+/- 12.c4 (better 12.Nd2!? bc2 13.Bc3+/-) 12...Be7 13.Nd2 0-0 14.Kh1 (14.Bc3 Nd7=) 14...Rac8 Attacking the backward pawn on c4 15.Qe2 (15.Bc3 Nd7=+) 15...Qc7 (15...g6 16.Bc3=+) 16.f4 (16.Bc3 g6=) 16...b6 (better 16...Nd7!? 17.fe5 Ne5 18.Be5 de5-/+) 17.fe5= de5 18.Rf5 (18.Bc3 Bc5=) 18...Bd6 (18...Nd7 19.Bc3-/+) 19.Raf1? (19.Bc3 Nd7=) 19...Qe7 (19...Nd7 20.Bc3 Nc5 21.Bb1-/+) 20.R1f3 (better 20.Bc3!?=) 20...Ba3 21.Ba3? (21.Be5 Nd7 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.e5=) 21...Qa3-+ 22.Rg3 Qd6 (22...Nd7 23.Rf1 Qe7 24.Qd1-+) 23.Kh2 (23.Qd1 b5! 24.c5 Rc5 (24...Qc5?! 25.Rf6 b2 26.Qe2=+) 25.Nb3 Nb3 26.Qb3 b4-+) 23...g6 (23...Nd7 24.Qe3-+) 24.Rfg5? (better 24.Qd1-+) 24...Kh8 25.Rf3 (25.Nf3 Nd7-+) 25...Nh5 (25...h6 26.Rgg3 Nh5 27.Rg4-+) 26.g3 f6 27.Rh5 (27.Rg4 b2-+) 27...gh5 28.Rf5 (28.Rf2 Qc5-+) 28...Rc7 (28...Qb4 29.Rf3-+) 29.Qh5 Rg7 30.g4 (30.Qd1 Qc5-+) 30...Rfg8 (30...b2 31.Rf2-+) 31.Nf3 White prepares the advance g5 (31.Qh4 Rg6-+) 31...b2 32.Qh4 Nc4! 33.g5 (33.Bc4 b1Q Combination) 33...fg5 34.Ng5 (34.Qe1 g4 35.Ng5 Rg5 36.Rg5 Rg5-+) 34...Qg6 (better 34...Qe7 35.Qg3 Rg5 36.Rg5 Qg5 37.Qg5 Rg5 38.d6 Nd6 39.h4-+) 35.Qf2 Qg5 (better 35...Nd6 36.h4 Nf5 37.ef5 Qh5-+) 36.Rg5 Rg5 37.Qf6 R8g7?? (better 37...R5g7 38.d6 Nd6 39.Qe5 Nc4-+) 38.Qf8= Rg8 39.Qf6 R5g7 40.h4 (40.d6 Nd6 41.Qe5-+) 40...Nd2 (better 40...Ne3 41.Kh3 Ng4-+) 41.h5= h6 42.Qh6 Rh7 43.Qf6 Rgg7 (43...Rgg7 44.Qd8 Rg8 45.Qf6 Rgg7 46.Qd8 Rg8 47.Qf6=) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2205) - Kukreja,Sankalp (2155), Titled Tue 4th Apr Early (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.f4 e5 7.d5= Nd4 8.Bd4 ed4 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.0-0 Qb6 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Kh1 0-0 13.Qe1 Rfe8 14.Qf2 Bf3 15.Qf3 Nd7 16.Nb3 Rac8 17.Rae1 Bf6 18.g4 h6=+ 19.Re2 Rc3 20.h4 g6 21.g5= Bg7 22.e5 de5-+ 23.fe5 Ne5 24.Re5 Re5 25.Qf7 Kh7 26.Rf6+- Rd3 27.Rb6?? Rd1=+ 28.Kg2 ab6 29.gh6 Kh6 30.Qf4 Kh7 31.d6?? Re2-+ 32.Kh3 Rh1 33.Kg4 Rg2 34.Kf3 Rf1 (34...Rf1 35.Kg2 Rf4-+) 0–1. Schiller,Thomas – Zornow,Thomas, Pinneberg op (3), 1995.

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.f4 e5 7.fe5 de5 8.de5 (8.d5!? Nd4 9.Nf3 Nf3 10.Qf3+=) 8...Ng4-+ 9.Nf3 Bc5 10.Qe2 0-0 11.h3 Ne3 (11...Nd4 12.Qf1 Ne3 13.Qf2-+) 12.c3? (12.Nbd2!? Be6 13.Nb3 Bb3 14.ab3-/+) 12...Be6 (12...Ng2 13.Qg2 Qd3 14.Qe2-+) 13.a3 Ng2! 14.Qg2 bc3 15.Nc3 Qd3 16.Rd1 Qe3 17.Qe2 Qe2 18.Ke2 Bc4 19.Ke1 Rad8 20.Nd5 Rfe8 21.Rh2 f6! 22.Rg2 Bd5 23.ed5 Ne5 24.Ne5 fe5 25.Rg5 Bd4 26.Bd4 ed4 27.Kf2 Re3 28.Rd4 Ra3 29.h4 Rc8 30.Rd2 Rh3 31.Rd4 Rc2 32.Kg1 Re3 33.Rd1 Rce2 34.Kf1 Rh2 35.Rd4 Rhh3 36.d6-/+ Rd3 37.Rdd5 Rd5 38.Rd5 Rf3 39.Ke2 Rf8 40.Kd3 Rd8 41.Kc4 Kf7 42.Kc5 a5 43.Rf5 Ke8?? 44.Re5-/+ Kd7 45.Re7+= Kc8 46.Rg7 b5?? 47.Kc6+- b4 48.Rh7 b3 49.Rc7 Kb8 50.Rb7 Kc8 51.Ra7 b2 52.Ra8 1–0. Suchsland,Helmut (1900) – Scholz,Gerd, Hessen–ch Seniors, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.f4 Bg4 7.Qd2 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Be4 de4 10.d5 Na5 11.h3 Bc8 12.Qb4= e6 13.d6 Qh4 14.Kd1 b6 15.Ne2 Bb7 16.Nd2 Rc8 17.Qd4 Kd7 18.Bc3+= Nc6 19.Qe3 f5 20.g3 Qh5 21.Kc1 h6 22.a4 Ba6 23.g4 Qh4 24.a5?? ba5 25.Nd4 Ne5?? 26.fe5+- Qg5 27.Qg5 hg5 28.gf5 ef5 29.Ra5 (29.Ra5 Rc3 30.Ra6+-) 1–0. Jakubiec,Artur (2565) – Filipenko,Alexander (2385), Cracovia A Krakow, 2005.

5.Bd3 Qc7 6.a3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.h3 Bf3 9.Qf3 a6 10.0-0 e5 11.d5 Na5 12.ab4+/- Nc4 13.Bc1 Be7 14.Nd2 Nd2 15.Bd2 0-0 16.c4 Rac8 17.Qg3 Kh8 18.f4 Nh5= 19.Qg4 Nf4 20.Bf4 ef4 21.Rf4 Qb6 22.Kh1 Qd4 23.Rd1 g6? 24.Rf7! Rce8 25.Qe6+- Bf6 26.Rf8 Rf8 27.Qd6 Kg7 28.Qd7 Rf7 29.Qg4 Be5 30.Rf1 Rf2+/- 31.Qh4 Rf6 32.Rf6?? Qd3?? 33.Rg6!+- hg6 34.Qe7 Kh6 35.Qe5 Qc4 36.d6 Qb4 37.d7 Qf8 38.Qc7 (38.Qc7 Kg5 39.d8Q Qd8 40.Qd8 Kf4 41.Qh4 Ke5 42.Qe7 Kf4 43.Qb7+-) 1–0. Picco,Ruggero – Nikolic,Stank (2040), 7th HIT Open, Nova Gorica SLO, 2002.

5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Qf3 Qa5 8.Be4= de4 9.Qe4 b3 10.Nc3 e6? 11.ab3+/- Qb6 12.Nge2 Bd7 13.0-0 Be7 14.d5+- ed5? 15.Nd5 Qc6 16.Nd4 Qc8 17.Ne7 Ke7 18.Ba3 Ke8 19.Rfe1 (19.Rfe1 Na6 20.e6 Be6 21.Qh4+-) 1–0. Schiller,Thomas – Scholz Goerlach,U, Pinneberg op (6), 1996.

5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.e5= de5 7.de5 Ne5?? 8.Be5+- Qa5 9.Bb2 Be6 10.Nd2 Rd8 11.Ngf3 g6 12.0-0 Bh6 13.Nb3 Qh5 14.Ne5 Ng4?? 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Bd7 (16.Bd7 Kf8 17.Bg4 Rd1 18.Rad1+-) 1–0. Vilarnovo Caamano,J (2100) – Valderrama Arroyo,V (1890), II Patrimon Open (3), 2007.

5.Bd3 e5 6.de5 de5 7.Be5 Nc6 8.Bb2 Bd6 9.Nf3 Bg4 (9...Qe7 10.Qe2 Bg4 11.Nbd2=+) 10.Nbd2 (10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Be5 12.Be5 Ne5 13.Bb5 Kf8=) 10...0-0=+ 11.0-0 Ne5 (11...Re8 12.Re1=+) 12.h3= Bf3 13.Nf3 Re8 14.Ne5 Be5 15.Be5 Re5 16.f4 Rc5 17.e5 Nd5 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh6 (19.Qf3 Qb6=) 19...Qf8 (19...Ne3!? 20.Rf2 Qd4=+) 20.Qf8= Rf8 21.Rf3 (21.Rfb1 a5 22.a3 f6=) 21...Rd8 (21...Nc3 22.g3=+) 22.h4 (22.g3 Nc3=+) 22...Kf8 (22...Nc3 23.g3=+) 23.h5 a5 (23...gh5 24.Bh7 Ke7 25.Kf2=+) 24.a3 (24.h6!?=) 24...ba3=+ 25.Ra3 Nb4 26.Be4 (26.Rh3 Rd4 27.c3 Rd3 28.cb4 Rh3 29.Rh3 ab4 30.hg6 hg6-/+) 26...b6 (26...Nc2!? 27.Bc2 Rc2 28.hg6 hg6 29.Ra5 Rdd2=+) 27.hg6 hg6 28.e6?? (better 28.c3!? Rd1 29.Rf1 Rf1 30.Kf1=) 28...fe6 (28...Nc2 29.Bc2 Rc2 30.Rfb3-+) 29.Bg6 Rc2?? (better 29...Nc2 30.Ra4 Rd1 31.Kh2 Nd4-+) 30.Bc2+= Nc2 31.Rad3 Nd4 32.Rfe3 Ne2 (better 32...Kf7!?+=) 33.Kf2+- Rd3 34.Rd3 Nf4 35.Rd6?? (better 35.Rf3!? Ke7 36.Rf4+-) 35...Ke7 (35...b5!?+=) 36.Rb6+/- Nd3 (better 36...a4!?+/-) 37.Ke3 Ne5 38.Ra6 Kf6 39.Kf4 Nd3 40.Ke3 Nb4?? (40...Ne5 41.Ra8 Nc4 42.Kd4 Nd2+-) 41.Ra5+- Nd5 42.Kd4 Nf4 43.g4 Nd5 44.Rc5 (better 44.Ke4+-) 44...Kg5+/- 45.Ke5 Kg4 46.Ke6 Nf4 47.Kd6 Ng6 48.Ra5 Nf4 49.Ke5 Ng6 50.Ke4 Nf4 51.Ke3 Ne6 52.Re5 Ng5 53.Ra5 Ne6 54.Ra4 Kf5 55.Kf3 Ng5 56.Ke3 Ne6 57.Ra5 (57.Ra8 Ke5+=) 57...Kf6 (57...Kg4!?=) 58.Ke4+= Ng5 59.Kf4 Ne6 60.Kg4 Nd4 61.Ra6 Ne6 62.Rb6 Ke5 63.Rb5 Kf6 64.Ra5 Nd4 65.Kf4 Ne6 66.Ke4 Ng5 67.Kd4 Ne6 68.Ke3 Ng5 69.Kf4 (69.Rc5!?+/-) 69…Ne6= ½-½. Rusan,P (2105) - Legenia,Artem (2090), Titled Tuesday (10), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 a6 10.Qe2 e5 11.h3 0-0 12.Nd5 Nd5 13.ed5 Nd4 14.Nd4 ed4 15.Bd4 Bf6 16.Bf6 Qf6 (worse is 16...gf6 17.Qh5 f5 18.Bf5 Bf5 19.Qf5+/-) 17.Rab1 b5 18.a4 ba4 19.Rb6 g6 20.Ba6 Bf5 21.Qb5 Qd8 (21...a3!? 22.Qa4 Bd3-/+) 22.Qb4+= Rb8 (22...Re8 23.Qd6 Qd6 24.Rd6+=) 23.Rb8= Qb8 24.Qa4 Qb6 25.Qc6 Qb4 26.Rc1 Rb8 27.Qc4 Qc4 28.Rc4 (28.Bc4? Rc8-+) 28...Rb1 29.Kh2 Rd1 30.Bb7 Rd2 31.Kg3 Kg7 32.Kf3 Rd3 33.Ke2 Rb3 34.Rc7 ½–½. Ruiz Marana,Alejandro – Fernandez Ramos,Oscar, San Agustin op U18, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 e6 6.f4 Nbd7 7.Nf3 Be7 8.0-0 b6 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.Qe2 Rc8 11.Rae1 0-0 12.Kh1 b5 13.Rg1 h5 (13...Nb6 14.Bc1-/+) 14.Nf1 d5 15.e5 Ne4 16.N3d2 f5 17.Ne3 Qa5 18.Ra1 a6 19.Rgf1 Qd8 20.Be4 de4 21.Qh5 Qe8 22.Qe8 Rfe8 23.a3 (23.Kg1!?-/+) 23...Nb6-+ 24.ab4 Bb4 25.Nb3 Na4 26.Rab1 (26.Ba3 Bc3 27.Ra2 Bd5-/+) 26...Nb2 27.Rb2 Red8 28.Rbb1 a5 29.Rfd1 Rc7 30.h3 Rc3 31.Nf1 Bd5 (31...Rc2?! 32.Na5 Ba5 33.Rb5-/+) 32.Na1 (32.Na5 Ba5 33.Rb5 Bc7-+) 32...Bc4 33.Nd2 e3 34.Nf3 e2 35.Rg1 Bd5 36.Ng5 Re3 37.c3 Bc3 38.Nc2 Rd3 39.Ne1 Rd4 40.Rb5 Rd1 41.Nef3 Bf3 42.Nf3 Rg1 43.Kg1 e1Q 44.Ne1 Be1 45.Rb6 Kf7 46.Rb7 Kf8 47.Rb6 Ke7 48.g4 Bd2 49.gf5 Be3 (49...Be3 50.Kg2 Bb6 51.fe6 a4 52.Kf3 a3 53.Kg2 a2 54.Kf3 a1Q 55.Kg4 Qg1 56.Kf3 Qf2 57.Kg4 Qg2 58.Kf5 g6) 0–1. Marczuk,Dominik (1720) – Harutyunyan,Tigran S (1960), EU–ch U10, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 e6 6.f4 Be7 7.Nd2 0-0 8.Ngf3 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Kh1 Rc8 12.g4? (12.a3 d5+=) 12...Na5 (12...d5!? 13.Qg2 de4 14.Ne4-+) 13.Rg1 Re8 14.Rg3 Qc7 15.Rag1 d5 16.e5 Ne4! 17.Rh3 (17.Ne4 de4 Double attack (17...de4 Passed pawn); 17.Be4 de4 Passed pawn) 17...Red8 18.f5 Qc6 19.Qe1 Bg5 (19...Nc4 20.Bc1-+) 20.Ng5 Ng5 21.f6? (better is 21.Rh5!? Ne4 22.Nf3-/+) 21...Nh3-+ 22.Qh4 Nf2! (22...Ng1?? 23.Qh7 Kf8 24.Qh8) 23.Qf2 Qe8 (23...g6 24.Qh4 Qe8 25.Nf3-/+) 24.Qh4 g6 25.Rg3 Qf8 (better is 25...Kh8!?-+) 26.Rh3-/+ h5?? (better is 26...h6 27.Bc1 Nc4+=) 27.Qg5+/- (27.Qg5 Rc3 28.Bc3+-) 1–0. Baumert,Christian (1820) – Ionescu,Viorica (2105), Berliner Sommer, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ngf3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 (9.c4 Bd7=+) 9...b6 10.e5 (10.c3 Bb7=+) 10...de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.Re4 Bb7 13.Nd4 Bc5 (13...Nd4 14.Rd4 Qc7 15.Qe1-/+) 14.Qh5 (better 14.Nc6 Bc6 15.Nb3=+) 14...h6?? (better 14...Nd4 15.Bd4 f5-/+) 15.Rg4+- Kh8?? (better 15...Nf4 16.Qh6 Ng6 17.Rg6 fg6 18.Qg6 Qh4+- (18...Bd4?? 19.Qh7 Kf7 20.Bg6 Ke7 21.Qg7 Rf7 22.Qf7; 18...Nd4?? 19.Qh7 Kf7 20.Bg6 Ke7 21.Qg7 Rf7 22.Qf7)) 16.Ne6 (16.Rg7 Qh4 17.Rh7 Kg8 18.Qh4 Be7 19.Rh8 Kh8 20.Qh6 Kg8 21.Qh7) 16...Qe7 (16...Bf2 17.Kh1 Nf4 (17...fe6?? 18.Qg6 Ne5 19.Qg7) 18.Nf4 Ne7+-) 17.Ng7 Bf2 (17...Qh4 18.Qh4 Bf2 19.Kf2 f6 20.Qh6 Kg8 21.e6 Rf7 22.Nh5 Rg7 23.Qg7) 18.Kh1 Be3 (18...f5 19.Qh6 Kg8 20.Nf5 Qg5 21.Rg5 Kf7 22.Qg6) 19.Qf5 Bd2 (19...Nf6 20.ef6 Qe4 21.Be4 Bd2 22.Qh7) 20.Qh7 1–0. Nguyen,Thi Thuy Quyen (1815) – Nguyen,Ngoc Minh Chau (1830), Nu, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Bb2 Nf6)

6.Bd3 Be7 7.f4 0-0 8.Ngf3 Nc6 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Qe2 Re8 11.Rae1 Bd7 12.Qf2 Bf8 13.e5 Nd5? (better is 13...Nh5=) 14.Bh7+- Kh8 15.Qh4 Qd8 (15...Be7 16.Ng5 Bg5 17.fg5 Nd8 18.ed6 Qd6+-) 16.Ng5 (16.Ng5 Qg5 17.fg5 Nf6 18.Bg6 Kg8 19.gf6 Be7 20.Qh7 Kf8 21.fg7) 1–0. Stoppel,Mariusz (2070) – Kirsz,Krzysztof (1735), DMR KPZSzach Poland, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

6.e5 de5 7.de5 Nfd7 8.Ne4 Qa5 9.Nd6 Bd6 10.Qd6 b3 11.c3 Qe5 12.Qe5=+ Ne5 13.ab3 0-0 14.f4 Ng6 15.g3 Bd7 16.Bg2 Bc6 17.Nf3 Rd8 18.0-0 a6 19.c4 Nd7 20.b4 Nf6 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Rab1 Rd3 23.Ne1 Rd7 24.Bc6 bc6 25.f5 ef5 26.Rf5 Kg7 27.Ng2 Rad8 28.Ne3 Ne5 29.Rbf1 Rd6 30.c5 Re6 31.Ng2 Ng6 32.h4 Ne7 33.R5f3 Nd5 34.Nf4 Nf4 35.Rf4 Rde8 36.Kg2 Re2 37.Kh3 R8e6 38.Ra1 R2e4? 39.Re4+/- Re4 40.Ra6 Rb4 41.Rc6 Rc4 42.Rc8 f5 43.c6 Rc5 44.c7 Kf6 45.Kg2+/- Ke6 46.Re8 Kd7 47.Rf8 Rc7 48.Rf7 Kd6 49.Rf5 1–0. Quinaux,D – Boelen,M, Huy op (3), 1991.

6.Ngf3 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Bd3 Qb6 9.h4 (9.Ng5 Be7 10.Qh5 g6=) 9...Nc6+= 10.Qe2 g6 (10...Be7 11.h5-/+) 11.Qe3 h5 12.Ng5 Bh6 13.Ndf3 a5 14.Qf4 Nd8 15.g4 (15.0-0 Qc6=) 15...Nf8 (15...hg4 16.Qg4 Bg7 17.Rc1+=) 16.Rg1 (16.gh5 Bg5 17.hg5 Rh5 18.Rh5 gh5+/-) 16...a4 (16...hg4!? 17.Nh2 Nd7+=) 17.gh5= Qc7 (better is 17...Bg5!? 18.Rg5 Rh5 19.Rh5 gh5=) 18.hg6+/- Bg5? (18...fg6 19.Qf6 Rg8 20.Rc1+/-) 19.gf7 (19.g7 a3 20.gh8Q ab2 (20...Bf4 21.Rg8 Qe7 22.Bc1 Bc1 23.Rc1+-) 21.Qg5 ba1Q 22.Ke2 Qa2+-) 19...Kd7? (better is 19...Nf7 20.hg5 a3 21.Ba3 Qc3 22.Ke2 Ra3+-) 20.Rg5 (worse is 20.Qg5 a3 21.Bb5 Nc6+-) 20...a3 21.Bc1 (21.Bb5!? Nc6 22.Bc1 b3+-) 21...Qc3 22.Qd2?? (better is 22.Kd1 b3 23.Rg8+-) 22...Qa1+= 23.Bb5 Kc7 24.Rg8? Nf7-+ 25.Rh8 Nh8 26.Qb4 Qc1 27.Ke2 Qc2 28.Nd2 Kb8 29.Qf8 Qh7 30.Be8 b6 31.h5 Ba6 32.Ke3 Qd3 (32...Qd3 33.Kf4 Qd2 34.Kf3 Be2 35.Kg2 Qg5 36.Kh2 Ka7 37.Qa3 Ba6-+) 0–1. Novy,Jaroslav – Hava,Radim, Klatovy op–B, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

6.Ngf3 Bd7 7.a3 Bc6 8.e5 de5-/+ 9.Ne5 ba3-+ 10.Ba3 Ba3 11.Ra3 Qd4 12.Nc6 Nc6 13.Rd3 Qe5 14.Be2 0-0 15.0-0 Rfd8 16.Rg3? Ne4 17.Rd3 Nc3 18.Re3 Nd1 19.Re5 Ne5 20.Rd1 Rac8 0–1. Samedova,Z – Chasovnikova,Eugenia, EU–ch U12 Girls, 1992.

6.Ne2 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nd2 Nc6 9.h3 e5 (9...d5 10.Re1-/+) 10.d5+= Na5 11.Kh2 Nd7 12.a3 ba3 13.Ra3 b6 14.Qa1 Nc5 15.Bc3 Bh6 16.f4 f6 (16...f5!?+=) 17.Ba5= ba5 18.Ra5 f5 19.Nb3 (19.Ra7 Ra7 20.Qa7 Bf4 21.Nf4 ef4 22.e5= (worse is 22.Rf4 fe4 23.Re4 Ne4 24.Ne4 Bf5-/+)) 19...Nd3-/+ 20.cd3 Qb6 21.Nbc1 fe4 22.de4 Qe3 23.Rf3 (23.Ra4 Bf4 24.Kh1 Bh3 25.Rf3-+) 23...Qe4-+ 24.Ra4 (24.Ra7 Ra7 25.Qa7 Qd5-+) 24...Qd5 25.Ra7 Ra7 26.Qa7 Bb7 27.Nd3? (27.Rf2 ef4 28.Nc3 Qc5 29.Qc5 dc5-+) 27...Ra8 (27...e4 28.Nc3 Qf7 29.Ne4 Be4 30.Qf7 Kf7 31.Re3 Bd3 32.Rd3 Bf4 33.Kg1-+) 28.Qg1?? (better is 28.Qb6 e4 29.Nb4-+) 28...e4 29.Nb4 Qd2 30.Rb3 Qe2 31.Kh1 Bf4 32.Qb1 Be5 33.Nc6 Bc6 34.Rb8 Rb8 35.Qb8 Kg7 36.Qc7 Kh6 (36...Kh6 37.g3 Qf3 38.Kg1 Qg3 39.Kf1 Bb5 40.Qc4 Bc4) 0–1. Baumert,Christian (2135) – Seidel,Knut (2175), BL2–Nord, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 g6)

6.f4 Bg7 7.Nf3 0-0 8.0-0 b6 9.Nbd2 Ba6 10.Ba6 Na6 11.Qe2 Nc7 12.a3 ba3 13.Ra3 Qd7 14.c4 b5 15.e5 (15.Rfa1 bc4 16.Nc4 d5=+) 15...Nfe8 (15...Nh5 16.Ne1 Rfb8 17.g4 de5 18.gh5 ed4 19.hg6 fg6 20.Nd3=) 16.Rfa1=+ a6 17.cb5 Nb5 (17...Rb8 18.Ra5=+) 18.Ra6= Ra6 19.Ra6 Nec7 20.Rb6 de5 (20...Ra8 21.Nb3=) 21.de5 e6 22.Ne4 Rd8 23.Nd6 Nd6 24.Rd6 (worse 24.ed6 Nd5 25.Ra6 Nf4-/+) 24...Qe7 25.Qd3 Nd5 26.Rd8 Qd8 27.g3 Qb6 28.Bd4 Qa5 29.h4 Bf8 30.h5 Bc5 (30...Qc7 31.hg6 hg6 32.Kf2=) 31.Bc5 (31.hg6 hg6 32.Bc5 Qc5 33.Kf1 Qc1 34.Kf2 Kg7+=) 31...Qc5= 32.Nd4 Nb4 33.Qe4 Qc1 (33...gh5 34.Kg2=) 34.Kg2+= Qd2 35.Kh3 Nd3?? (better 35...Kg7=) 36.Qa8 Kg7 37.h6! Kh6 (37...Kh6 38.Qf8 Mate attack) 38.Qf8 Kh5 39.g4 1-0. Rusan,P (2110) - Golizadeh,A (2455), Titled Tuesday 4th Jan, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

6.f4 Bg7 7.Nf3 0-0 8.0-0 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 (9...d5 10.e5 Nh5 11.Qd2=+) 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.d5 Nb8 12.a3 ba3 13.Ra3 Nbd7 14.Nb3 Nc5 (14...e6 15.c4=+) 15.Nc5= bc5 16.c4 Bc8 (16...e6 17.Rb1 Bc8 18.e5=) 17.e5 Nh5 18.Ng5 de5 (18...h6!? 19.Ne4 Qb6=) 19.fe5+= e6 (19...f5 20.e6+=) 20.Nh7!+/- Kh7 (20...Ng3 21.hg3 Kh7 22.Be4 ed5 23.cd5+/-) 21.Qh5 Kg8 22.Qe2 ed5 23.cd5 Rb8 (23...Qg5+/-) 24.Ba1 (better 24.Bc4!?+-) 24...Qd5+= 25.Bc4 Qc6 26.Ra7 Increases the pressure on the backward pawn 26...Be6 27.h4 (27.Qc2 Bh6+=) 27...Bc4 (better 27...Ra8!? 28.Ra8 Ra8=) 28.Qc4+/- Qe6 29.Qc5 Rbc8 30.Qe7 (30.Qd6 Rcd8 31.Qe6 fe6+/-) 30...Rce8+= 31.Qe6 Re6 32.Ra5 Rfe8 33.Ra7 Rf8 34.Re1 Rfe8 35.Ra5 f6 36.Re4 fe5 37.Kh2 (37.Kf2 Bf6+=) 37...Kh7 (37...Rf8 38.Kh3= (worse 38.Be5 Rf5-/+)) 38.Kh3 R8e7 39.Kg4 Re8 40.g3 R8e7 41.Rb5 Kg8 42.Bb2 (42.Kf3 Rf6 43.Ke2 Ra6+=) 42...Kf7 (42...Rf7 43.Rd5= (worse 43.Be5 Rf5-+)) 43.Ba3 (43.Kf3 Bf6+=) 43...Rd7 44.Bb2 Rde7 45.Rd5 (45.Kf3 Bf6+=) 45...Kg8 (45...Ke8 46.Rc5=) 46.Ba3 (46.Kf3 Rb7 47.Be5 Rbe7 48.Rd8 Kh7 49.Bg7 Re4+=) 46...Ra7 47.Bc5 Rb7 48.Rd3 Kh7 49.Kf3 Rf7 50.Kg4 Rb7 51.Rd8 Rc7 52.Rd6 Re8 53.Bb6 Rb7 54.Bd8 Rf7 55.Bg5 Rc8 56.Ra4 Rc3 57.Kh3 (57.Raa6 Rff3 58.Rg6 Rg3 59.Kf5 Rc4=) 57...Bf8 (57...Rff3 58.Rg4=) 58.Re6 (58.Rf6 Rf3 59.Re6+=) 58...Bc5 (58...Bg7 59.Rd6=) 59.Re4 (better 59.Bf6!?+/-) 59...Bf2 60.Rg4 Rff3 61.Re7 Kg8 62.Re5 Rg3 63.Rg3 Bg3 64.Re8 Kf7 65.Re7 Kf8 66.Kg4 Bd6 67.Re3 Re3 68.Be3 Kg7 69.Bd4 Kh7 70.Kg5 Bg3 ½-½. Golda,Sebastian (2050) - Kulesza,Andrzej (1980), TCh-POL 1st League (4), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

6.f4 Bg7 7.Nf3 0-0 8.0-0 Bg4 9.Nbd2 (9.h3 Bd7=+) 9...Nbd7 (9...d5 10.a3-/+) 10.h3=+ Bf3 11.Nf3 (11.Qf3 Nb6=+) 11...e5 (11...Nh5!?=+) 12.fe5= de5 13.Ne5 (13.de5!? Nh5 14.Qd2=) 13...Ne5=+ 14.de5 Nd7 15.e6? (better 15.a3=+) 15...Bb2-+ 16.ed7 Ba1 17.Qa1 Qd7 18.h4 (18.Qf6 Rad8-+) 18...Rad8 19.Kh2 Qd4 20.Qc1 Kg7 21.h5 (21.Qf4 f6-+) 21...Qe5 22.g3 Qh5 23.Kg2 Qe5 24.Qe1 (24.Qb1 Qc3-+) 24...Rd4 25.Qf2 f6 26.Rh1 h5 (26...Rfd8 27.Qe3 h5 28.g4-+) 27.Rh4 (27.Rb1 b6-+) 27...Rfd8 28.Rf4 (28.g4 hg4 29.Rg4 Rh8-+) 28...a5 29.g4 (29.Qf1 Qe6 30.Qb1 b5-+) 29...hg4 (29...Qg5 30.Kf1-+) 30.Rg4 Rd3 (30...Rh8 31.Rg3-+) 31.cd3 Rd3 32.Rf4 Qd4 (better 32...Qh5!? 33.Qh4 Rd2 34.Kh3-+) 33.Qd4 Rd4 34.Kf3 (34.Rf2 Re4 35.Rd2 Re3-+) 34...Rd2 35.e5 (35.Ke3 Ra2 36.Rf1 b5-+) 35...fe5 36.Rc4 Ra2 37.Rc7 Kh6 (better 37...Kf6!? 38.Rb7 Rc2 39.Ra7-+) 38.Rb7 Rb2 39.Ke4 a4 40.Ke5 a3 41.Rb8 a2 42.Kf6 (42.Ra8 b3 43.Kd4-+) 42…Rf2 (42...Rf2 43.Ke5 a1Q 44.Kd6 Qd4 45.Kc6 Qc4 46.Kd7 Rd2 47.Ke7 Qc7 48.Ke6 Qd6 49.Kf7 Rf2 50.Ke8 Rf8) 0-1. Rusan,P (2105) - Hernandez,Alex (2165), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6)

7.Qf3 Be6 8.h4 de5 9.de5 Nc6 10.h5 Bg7 11.Qg3 Qd7 12.h6 Bf8 13.Nf3 Bf5 14.Ng5 e6 15.Nd2 0-0-0 16.Nde4 Qc7 17.Nd6 Rd6 (worse is 17...Bd6 18.ed6 Qd7 19.Bh8 Rh8 20.Bf5 gf5 21.Nh7+/-) 18.Bf5 Rd8 19.Be6 fe6 20.Ne6 Qa5 21.Nd8 b3 (better is 21...Kd8 22.e6 Rg8=) 22.c3+/- Nd8 23.ab3 Qb6 24.0-0 Ne6 25.Qg4 Bh6 26.Ra7 Ndc7 27.Raa1 (27.Ra3 Bg7 28.Re1 Rf8+/-) 27...Rf8 28.Ba3 Rf5 29.Bd6 Bf8 30.Qc4 (better is 30.Bf8!? Nf8 31.Qc4+/-) 30...Bd6= 31.ed6 Qd6 32.Rfd1 Qc5 33.Qe2 Qc6 34.Ra4 Rg5 35.f3 Qc5 36.Qf2 Qc3 37.Rc4 Qb3 38.Rdc1 Qb5 39.Qa7 Qa5 40.Qe3 Qb5?? (better is 40...Kd8-+) 41.Qe6+- (41.Qe6 Kb8 42.Rc7 Rg2 43.Kg2 Qg5 44.Kf2 Qh4 45.Ke2 Qh2 46.Kd3 Qd2 47.Kd2 Ka7 48.Ra1 Kb8 49.Qc8) 1–0. Jakubiec,Artur (2300) – Granados Gomez,Manuel, Wch U18 Guarapuava, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 g6 6.e5 Nd5)

8.Bc4 A) 8...Be6 A1) 9.Ne2 Bg7 (9...Nc6 10.de5 Bg7 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bd4 Nc7 13.Qd3 Bf5 14.Qe3 Bh6-/+ –1.19; 9...a6 10.de5 Nc6 11.0-0 Nc7 12.Be6 Ne6 13.a3 Bg7 14.ab4 Qc7-/+ –0.84) 10.de5 0-0 11.Qe4 Nc6 12.a3 ba3 13.Ra3 Nc7 14.Bb3 Bd5-/+ –1.38; A2) 9.Nh3 Bh6 (9...Nc6 10.de5 Nc7 11.Nd2 Bg7 12.Nf4 Ne5 13.Qb7 Rb8 14.Qa7 Nf3-/+ –0.94; 9...ed4 10.Bd4 Nf6 11.Qb7 Qd4 12.Be6 Qe5 13.Kf1 fe6 14.Qa8 Nfd7= –0.13; 9...Bg7 10.de5 Nc6 11.Ng5 0-0 12.Qe4 Nc3 13.Bc3 Bc4 14.Qc4 bc3-/+ –1.06) 10.de5 0-0 11.0-0 Ne3 12.Be6 fe6 13.Qb7 Nf1 14.Qa8 Ne3-+ –2.53; A3) 9.a3 Bg7 (9...Nc6 10.de5 Bg7 11.Qb3 ba3 12.Ra3 0-0 13.Nd2 Ne5 14.Be5 Be5-+ –1.88; 9...ed4 10.Ne2 Bg7 11.Bd4 0-0 12.Bg7 Kg7 13.ab4 Nc6 14.b5 Ne5-/+ –1.06; 9...ba3 10.Ra3 Bg7 11.de5 Nc6 12.Qe4 a6 13.Nf3 b5 14.Ba2 Ncb4-/+ –0.88) 10.de5 Nc6 11.Qb3 ba3 12.Ra3 0-0 13.Nd2 Ne5 14.Be5 Be5-+ –1.88; A4) 9.de5 Nc6 (9...Bg7 10.Qe4 Nc6 11.Nf3 Nc7 12.a3 Bc4 13.Qc4 Qd5 14.Qe2 ba3-/+ –1.09; 9...Qd7 10.Nh3 Bh6 11.0-0 Qc6 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.a3 Qb6 14.a4 Qc7-/+ –0.97) 10.Ne2 Bg7 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bd4 Nc7 13.Qd3 Bf5 14.Qe3 Bh6-/+ –1.19; B) 8...e6 9.de5 Nc6 (9...Bg7 10.Qg3 Bd7 11.Nd2 Bc6 12.Ngf3 b5 13.Bd3 0-0 14.Ne4 Nd7+= –0.69; 9...Nb6 10.Nd2 Bg7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Qf4 Nc6 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Ngf3 Ne5-/+ –0.84; 9...Qc7 10.Nd2 Bg7 11.Qg3 0-0 12.Ngf3 Nc6 13.0-0 Nc3 14.Rfe1 Rd8-/+ –0.91) 10.Qg3 Nb6 11.Bb3 a5 12.a3 a4 13.Ba2 Ra5 14.f4 Rc5 -+.

8.Ne2 A) 8...Nc6 A1) 9.Bc4 Be6 (9...e6 10.de5 Bg7 11.Qg3 h5 12.f4 h4 13.Qf3 h3 14.g3 Qb6-/+ –0.91; 9...e4 10.Qe4 Be6 11.Nf4 Nf4 12.d5 Bd5 13.Bd5 Qd5 14.Qd5 Nd5-/+ –1.06) 10.de5 Qd7 11.0-0 Bg7 12.Qe4 Rd8 13.f4 Nb6 14.Bb5 Bd5-+ –1.53; A2) 9.de5 Bg7 10.Qg3 Nb6 11.f4 Na4 12.Bc1 Nc5 13.Nd2 Nd3 14.cd3 Bf5-/+ –1.31; A3) 9.Be4 Nf6 (9...Be6 10.c4 bc3 11.Nbc3 Nc3 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Qc6 Bd7 14.Qc3 Rc8-/+ –0.88; 9...e6 10.de5 Bg7 11.Qg3 f5 12.Bd3 g5 13.h4 g4 14.Nd2 0-0-/+ –0.78) 10.Bc6 bc6 11.de5 Nd5 12.a3 Bg7 13.e6 f6 14.ab4 Be6-/+ –0.91; B) 8...Bg7 B1) 9.Bc4 Be6 (9...e6 10.de5 Nd7 11.Qe4 0-0 12.0-0 Qc7 13.f4 Nc5 14.Qd4 f6-/+ –0.91) 10.de5 0-0 11.Qe4 Nc6 12.a3 Qd7 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.Bd4 Rfd8-+ –1.41; B2) 9.Be4 Be6 (9...Nc7 10.de5 Nd7 11.Qf4 Ne6 12.Qd2 Ne5 13.Qb4 a5 14.Qb3 0-0-/+ –1.34; 9...e6 10.de5 Nd7 11.Qg3 0-0 12.0-0 Qc7 13.f4 f6 14.Qh3 Nc5-/+ –1.34; 9...Nb6 10.de5 Qc7 11.a3 Nc4 12.Bd5 0-0 13.Bc4 Qc4 14.Qb3 Qb3-/+ –1.03) 10.c4 bc3 11.Nbc3 Nc3 12.Bc3 ed4 13.Rd1 Nc6 14.Bc6 bc6-+ –1.69; B3) 9.de5 Nc6 (9...0-0 10.Be4 e6 11.a3 Nd7 12.Qg3 ba3 13.Ra3 Qb6 14.Rb3 Qc7-/+ –1.22) 10.Qg3 Nb6 11.f4 Na4 12.Bc1 Nc5 13.Nd2 Nd3 14.cd3 Bf5-/+ –1.31.

8.Be4 e6 (8...Be6 9.c4 bc3 10.Nc3 Nc3 11.Qc3 Nc6 12.de5 Qb6 13.Nf3 Bg7 14.0-0 0-0+= –0.66) 9.de5 Bg7 (9...Qc7 10.Qg3 Na6 11.Bd4 Be7 12.Ne2 Nc5 13.Bf3 h5 14.0-0 h4+= –0.56; 9...Nc6 10.Nd2 b5 11.Bd5 Qd5 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Nd6 Bd6 14.ed6 Rf8= –0.22; 9...b5 10.Qd3 Qd7 11.Nf3 Na6 12.Bd5 ed5 13.Nd4 Rb8 14.0-0 Nc5+= –0.59) 10.Nd2 Qc7 11.Qg3 Nd7 12.f4 0-0 13.Ne2 Nc5 14.Bd3 Rd8 -/+.

8.de5 Nc6 A) 9.Ne2 Bg7 10.Qg3 Nb6 11.f4 Na4 12.Bc1 Nc5 13.Nd2 Nd3 14.cd3 Bf5-/+ –1.31; B) 9.a3 e6 (9...Be6 10.Ne2 ba3 11.Na3 Bg7 12.Bb5 Qa5 13.Kf1 Qb4 14.Bd4 0-0-/+ –1.16; 9...Bg7 10.Qg3 Qb6 11.Be4 Be6 12.Ne2 ba3 13.Qa3 Ne5 14.Bd4 Qc7-/+ –0.97; 9...ba3 10.Na3 Bg7 11.Nc4 Be6 12.Be4 Ndb4 13.Qe2 Nd4 14.Nd6 ed6-/+ –1.03) 10.Qg3 Qa5 11.a4 b3 12.Nd2 Bh6 13.Ngf3 Bf4 14.Qh3 bc2-/+ –1.31; C) 9.Bc4 e6 (9...Be6 10.Ne2 Bg7 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bd4 Nc7 13.Qd3 Bf5 14.Qe3 Bh6-/+ –1.19) 10.Qg3 Nb6 11.Bb3 a5 12.a3 a4 13.Ba2 Ra5 14.f4 Rc5-+ –1.59; D) 9.Qg3 Bh6 (9...Be6 10.Nf3 Bh6 11.Ng5 Bg5 12.Qg5 Rc8 13.Qh6 Nb6 14.Qg7 Rf8-/+ –0.84; 9...Bg7 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.0-0 Nb6 12.Re1 0-0 13.a3 Rd8 14.Ng5 Nd5-/+ –0.75; 9...Qa5 10.Nf3 Bh6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Rd8 13.Rd1 Nf4 14.Qh4 Nd3-/+ –0.78) 10.Ne2 Bg7 11.0-0 Qc7 12.f4 Qb6 13.Kh1 0-0 14.Nd2 Ne3-/+ –0.97.

8.de5 Bg7 9.a3 Nc6 (9...Be6 10.Ne2 ba3 11.Ra3 Qb6 12.c4 Qb4 13.Nbc3 Nb6 14.Ra2 Nc4-+; 9...0-0 10.Qg3 Nc6 11.Nf3 Qb6 12.0-0 ba3 13.Ba3 Ne5 14.Ne5 Qd4-/+; 9...ba3 10.Ra3 Nc6 11.Be4 Be6 12.c4 Ndb4 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.Nf3 b5-/+) 10.Qg3 Qb6 11.Be4 Be6 12.a4 Rd8 13.Nd2 Nc3 14.a5 Qc7 -+.

8.de5 Bg7 9.Bc4 Be6 10.Qe4 Nc6 11.Nf3 Nc7 12.a3 Bc4 13.Qc4 ba3 14.Na3 Qd5 -/+.

8.de5 Bg7 9.Ne2 Nc6 (9...0-0 10.Be4 e6 11.a3 Nd7 12.Qg3 ba3 13.Ra3 Qb6 14.Rb3 Qc7-/+) 10.Qg3 Nb6 11.f4 Na4 12.Bc1 Nc5 13.Nd2 Nd3 14.cd3 Bf5 -/+.

8.de5 Bg7 9.Qg3 Nc6 (9...Nd7 10.Nf3 Nc5 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Qc7 13.Nd4 Rd8 14.a3 Qb6-/+ –1.03; 9...Qa5 10.Nf3 b3 11.Nbd2 ba2 12.0-0 Nb4 13.Nc4 Qc5 14.Ba3 Be6+= –0.69; 9...0-0 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Bd4 Qc7 12.c4 Nc5 13.Be2 Nb6 14.0-0 Rd8-/+ –0.97) 10.Nf3 Be6 (10...Nb6 11.0-0 Qc7 12.a4 Be6 13.Nbd2 Rd8 14.Rfb1 0-0-/+ –1.09) 11.0-0 Qc7 (11...Nb6 12.Rd1 Nc4 13.Be2 Qc7 14.Bc4 Bc4-/+ –0.84) 12.Re1 (12.Rd1 0-0 13.a3 Rfd8 14.Rd2 ba3-/+ –0.94) 12...0-0-0 (12...0-0 13.Ng5 Qc8 14.c4 Nb6+= –0.69) 13.a3 (13.Ng5 Qd7 14.a3 ba3= 0.12) 13...h6 (13...h5 14.h3 Kd7= –0.25) 14.ab4 Ndb4 15.Ra3 Nd3 16.cd3 Rd5 17.d4 Rhd8 18.Nc3 Ra5 19.Na4 Bd5 20.Rc1 e6 21.Rc5 Bf8 22.Ra5 Qa5 (worse is 22...Ba3 23.Rd5 Rd5 24.Ba3-+) 23.Ra1 Qc7 24.Rc1 Kb8 25.h3 Qd7 26.Nc5 Bc5 27.dc5 Bf3 28.Qf3 Qd2 29.Qb3?? Qb4 30.Qb4-/+ Nb4 31.Rc4 Nd3 32.Bd4 Rd5 33.Be3 Ne5 34.Bf4 g5 35.Bg3 Kc8 36.Ra4 Nc6 37.Bd6 b6 38.cb6 ab6 39.Bf8 b5 40.Ra3 h5 41.Kf1 Kb7 42.Ke2 b4 43.Ra2 Kb6 44.Ke3 Kb5 45.f4 gf4 46.Kf4 b3 47.Rb2 Kc4 48.Ba3 Ra5 49.Bf8 Ra2 (49...Ra2 50.Rb1 Rg2 51.Rc1 Rc2-+) 0–1. Schulz,Han (2040) – Stigar,P (2295), St Pauli Open, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 g6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Qf3 de5)

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Bg7 7.Nf3 e6 (7...Nf6!? 8.Bd3 0-0+=) 8.Nb5 Ne7 9.e5 (9.Ra7? Ra7 10.Na7 Qa5 11.Nd2 Qa7-+; 9.Na7?! Nbc6 10.Nc6 Ra1 11.Nd8 Rd1 12.Kd1 Kd8+/-) 9...de5 10.de5 (worse is 10.Ne5 Nbc6+=; 10.Ra7? Ra7 11.Na7 Qa5 12.Qd2 Qa7 13.Ne5 Nbc6-+; worse is 10.Na7 ed4 11.Nc8 Ra1 12.Qa1 Qc8 13.Bb5 Nbc6 14.Nd4 Bd4 15.Bd4 0-0+=) 10...Nd7 11.Nd6 (11.Ra7? Ra7 12.Na7 Qa5 13.Qd2 Qa7-+; 11.Na7?! 0-0+=) 11...Kf8 12.Bc4 Nf5 13.Nf5 gf5 (13...ef5?? 14.Ba3 Qe7 15.Qd5+-) 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Bb3 Ne5 16.Ne5 Be5 17.Be5 Qe5 18.Qd8 Kg7 19.Qg5 Kf8 20.Rad1 f6 21.Rd8 Kf7 (21...Ke7 22.Qg7 Kd8 23.Rd1 Ke8 24.Qh8 Kf7 25.Qh7 Ke8+-) 22.Qh5+- Kg7 23.Rh8 Kh8 24.Qf7 Qd6 25.Qf6?? (better is 25.c3 Bd7 26.Qf6 Kg8 27.Rd1+-) 25...Kg8+/- 26.Qf5 Bd7 27.Qg4 Kf7 (better is 27...Kh8+/-) 28.Rd1+- Qe7 29.Qf5 Kg7 30.Qe5 Kf7 31.Qc7 Bc6 32.Be6! Kf8 33.Qf4 Kg7 34.Qg4 Kh8+/- 35.Rd3 Qg7 36.Qg7 Kg7 37.Bd5 a5 38.Bc6 bc6 39.Kf1 a4 40.Ra3 Kf6 41.Ke2 Ke5 42.Kd3 Kd5 43.Kc3 c5 44.Ra1 h5 45.Rd1 Kc6 46.Kb2 a3 47.Ka2 Kb5 48.Rd3 Re8 49.Ka3 Re2 50.f4 Rg2 51.Rf3 Rh2 52.f5 Rg2 53.Kb3 Rg7 54.Kc3 h4 55.Kd3 Kc6 56.Ke4 Kd6 57.f6 Rf7? 58.Kf5+- Rf8 59.Rd3 Kc6 60.Rh3 Rg8? 61.f7 Rf8 62.Kf6 Ra8 63.Kg7 1–0. Tsimbryla,Igor (2075) – Zakharov,Evgeniy, UKR–ch U18 sf, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.f4 Bg7 6.Bd3 e5 (6...Nc6 7.Ne2-/+) 7.fe5 de5 8.d5 Qd6 (8...Qh4 9.g3 Qd8 10.Nf3=+) 9.a3 Ne7 (9...Nd7 10.Nf3=) 10.Nf3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Bg4 (11...f5!?=) 12.Nc4+= Pawn e5, live or die! Qc5 13.ab4 (13.Nce5 Bf3 14.Qf3 ba3 15.Ba3 Qa5 16.Ke2 Be5 17.Be7 Ba1 18.Bf8 Kf8-+) 13...Qb4 14.c3 Qc5? (better 14...Qb5 15.Ba3 Qd7+=) 15.Ba3+- Qc8 (15...Qc7 16.d6 Qc6 17.de7 Re8+-) 16.Be7 Nd7 (16...Re8 17.Bb4 Qc7 18.h3+-) 17.Bf8 Qf8 (17...Bf8 18.Qd2+-) 18.0-0 Qc5 19.Kh1 b5 20.Na5 (20.Na3 Nb6+-) 20...a6 (20...Qc3 21.Bb5 Nc5 22.d6+-) 21.c4 (21.h3 Bf3 22.Qf3 f6+-) 21...b4 (21...Qe3 22.cb5 Nc5 23.Bc2 ab5 24.Nc6+-) 22.h3 Bf3 23.Qf3 (worse 23.gf3 Qe3+-) 23...Rf8 (23...f6 24.Rfb1+-) 24.Nc6 (24.Nb3 Qd6+-) 24...f5 25.ef5 e4 26.Qe4 Ba1 27.Qe6 (27.Qe6 Kh8 28.Ra1+-) 1-0. Rusan,P (2110) - Kiseleva,A (1960), Titled Tuesday, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.f4 Bg7 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Bc4? Ne4-+ 8.Bd5 Nf6 9.Bb3 0-0 10.Nbd2 b5 11.0-0 Bb7 12.f5 a5 13.Ng5 d5 14.a3 ba3 15.Ba3 Nbd7 16.Ndf3 (16.fg6 hg6 (worse is 16...fg6 17.Ne6 Qb6 18.Nf8 Qd4 19.Kh1 Bf8 20.c3 Qc3 21.Ne4-+) 17.Re1 b4-+) 16...Ne4 (better is 16...gf5 17.c3 a4-+) 17.Bc5?? (better is 17.Ne4 de4 18.Ng5-+) 17...Ndc5 18.dc5 Ng5 19.Ng5 e6 20.Qf3 (20.h4 h6 21.fe6 hg5 22.ef7 Rf7 23.Rf7 Kf7 24.Qf3 Kg8 25.Rf1-+) 20...Qg5 (20...Ba1 21.Ra1 Qg5 22.fe6 fe6 23.Qe2-+) 21.Rad1 (21.f6 Bh6 22.Rfe1 Rfc8-+) 21...ef5 (better is 21...Qf5 22.Qg3 Qe5 23.Qf2-+) 22.Bd5 Bd5 23.Rd5 a4 24.c6 (24.Rd7 a3 25.c3 Qf6-+) 24...a3 25.Rd7 (25.c3 b4! 26.Rd3-+) 25...a2 26.c7 (26.Rdd1 a1Q 27.Ra1 Ra1 28.Ra1 Ba1-+) 26...a1Q 27.Ra1 Ra1 28.Kf2 Qh4 29.g3 Qh2 30.Ke3 Re1 31.Kd3 Qg1 32.Qd5 Rd1 33.Ke2 0–1. Moore,Michael – Garavito,Miguel Angel (2065), Internet Section, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.h4 Nf6 6.Nd2-/+.

5.h4 h5 6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Bg7 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nc6 10.0-0 Nf6 11.d5 Bf3 12.Bf3 Ne5 13.Be5 de5 14.c4 Nd7 15.Qb3 b6 16.Nc2 (16.Rfd1 0-0-/+) 16...0-0 (16...Bf6 17.Ra6 Nc5 18.Qb5 Kf8 19.Ra3-/+) 17.Nb4=+ Nc5 18.Qe3 e6 19.g3 f5 20.Nc6 Qc7 21.Bg2 ed5 22.cd5 f4 23.Qe2 Kh7 24.Bh3 (24.g4 hg4 25.Qg4 a5=+) 24...Rf7 25.Ra3 Qd6 26.g4 (better 26.Rf3!?=+) 26...Ne4! 27.Qe4 Qa3 (27...hg4 28.h5 gh3 29.Rh3=+) 28.gh5=+ Qh3 29.hg6 Kh6 Black plans f3 30.gf7 f3 (30...Rf8!? 31.Rc1 Rf7=+) 31.Qe3= Kg6 32.Qg5 (32.Ne5?? Be5 33.Qg5 Kf7 34.Qh5 Kf8 35.Qh6 Bg7 36.Qd6 Kf7 37.Qc7 Kg8-+) 32...Kf7 33.Re1 Increases the pressure on the backward pawn (33.h5 Rh8 34.Qe7 Kg8 35.Qe8 Kh7 36.Qg6 Kg8 37.Ne7 Kf8 38.Nf5 Qg2 39.Qg2 fg2 40.Rc1+/-) 33...Re8?? (33...Bf6 34.Ne5 Be5 35.Re5 Rg8 36.Re7 Kf8 37.Re8 Ke8 38.Qg8 Kd7=) 34.h5 (34.Re4 Qg2 35.Qg2 fg2 36.Kg2 a5+/-) 34...Rg8?? (34...Qd7 35.Re4 Rg8 (35...Qd5?? 36.Rg4 Ke6 37.Qg7+-) 36.Qg6 Kf8+=) 35.Qe7 1-0. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Dubov,Daniil (2710), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Bc4 (6.ab4 Ne4 7.Bb5 Bd7+=) 6...h6 (6...ba3!? 7.Na3 Ne4-/+) 7.0-0 Be7 (7...ba3!? 8.Na3 Ne4+=) 8.ab4 0-0 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Qe3 b6 11.Nc3 Bf3 12.Qf3 Nc6 13.Nd5 Nd5 14.Bd5 Rc8 15.Bc6 Rc6 16.Ra7 Bg5 17.Bc3 Rc7 18.Ra6 Rc6 19.g3 Qd7 20.Rfa1 f5 21.Ra7 Qc8 22.ef5 Rf5 23.Qd5 Kh7 24.Ra8 Qd7 25.Qd3 g6 26.Qd5 Rf7 27.R8a7! Rc7 28.Rc7 Qc7 29.b5 Qe7 30.Ra6 Qf6 31.f3+- Qf3 32.Qf3 Rf3 33.Rb6 Rf7 34.Rd6 Rb7 35.Rd5 e4 36.Kf2 h5 37.Ke2 Re7 38.Bd4 Rc7 39.c3 Bh6 40.b6 Rb7 41.Rc5 (41.Rc5 Kg8 42.Rc7+-) 1–0. Faust,Martin (2130) – Boldt,Manfred (1945), Dortmund GER, Sparkassen Open, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Bc4 Nc6 6.a3 a6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Nc3 Bd7 9.d4 Rc8 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.Nd5 ed4 12.Nd4 Ne5 13.0-0 Nc4 14.Qf3 Nb2?? (better is 14...Ne5 15.Qg3 Ne7+=) 15.Nc7!!+- (15.Nc7 Qc7 16.Qf7 Kd8 17.Qf8 Be8 18.Ne6 (18.Bg8?! Qe7 19.Qe7 Ke7+/-) 18...Kd7 19.Nc7 Rc7 20.Qg7 Ne7 21.Rfb1+-) 1–0. Branson,James – Gilles de la Londe,Jean Francois (1860), Montigny le Bretonneux Noel op, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.Bc4 Bg4 6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Nc6 8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Nc3 a6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nd5 Nd5 12.Bd5-/+ 0-0 13.d4 Nd4 14.Bd4= ed4 15.Qd3 Bf6 16.Bb7 Rb8 17.Ba6 Rb2 18.Nd4 Bd4 19.Qd4 Rc2 20.f3 Be6 21.Bd3 Rc6 22.Ra7 d5 23.ed5 Qd5 24.Qe3 Rc3?? 25.Bh7!+- Kh7 26.Qc3 Rc8 27.Qe3 Rb8 28.Ra3 Rb2 29.Rd3 Qa2 30.Qg5 g6 31.h4 Bf5?? 32.Rd8 Qa7 33.Kh2 Qc7 34.Kh1 Rb5 35.h5 Bd3 36.hg6 fg6 37.Qh4 Rh5 38.Qh5! gh5 39.Rd3 Qc4 40.Rfd1 Qh4 41.Kg1 Qg3 42.Rd5 h4 43.Rd7 Kg6 44.R1d6?? Kf5+/- 45.Rd5 Kf4 (45...Kf4 46.Rf7 Ke3 47.Re7 Qe5 48.Ree5 Kf4 49.Re4 Kg3 50.Rg4) 1–0. poulmorphy (1680) – fishtrawn (1825), kurnik, 2011.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qe2 e6 7.d4 (7.0-0 Bb5 8.Qb5 Qd7=+) 7...d5 8.e5 Ne4 (8...Bb5!? 9.Qb5 Qd7-/+) 9.Bd3=+ Be7 10.Nbd2 (10.0-0 0-0=+) 10...Nd2 11.Qd2 Qb6 12.h4 (12.c4 dc4 13.Bc4 Bb5 14.Bb5 Qb5=+) 12...Bb5-/+ 13.h5 Bd3 14.Qd3 Qa6 (14...h6 15.0-0-/+) 15.Qe3 (15.h6 Qd3 16.cd3 Rg8-/+) 15...Nd7 (15...0-0 16.h6 g6 17.Qd3-/+) 16.h6 g6 17.a3 ba3 18.Ba3 Rc8 (18...0-0 19.Kd2 Ba3 20.Qa3 Qa3 21.Ra3=+) 19.Qb3=+ Qa5 20.Ke2 Qa6 (20...Qb6!?=+) 21.Ke3+= Qb6 22.Qb6 ab6 23.Kd3 Ba3 24.Ra3 Ke7 25.Ra7 Rc7 26.Rb1 (26.c3 f6=) 26...Rhc8= 27.Rb2 f6 28.ef6 Kf6 29.Ra1 Rc3 30.Kd2 R3c4 (30...g5 31.Re1=+) 31.Ra7 R4c7 32.Ra1 g5 33.Re1 Rc4 34.g4 Ra8 (34...Rc3 35.Ng1-/+) 35.c3 Ra3 (35...Rc6 36.Reb1=+) 36.Re3 Rca4 (36...Rc6 37.Ne1=+) 37.Ne5= Ne5 38.de5 (worse 38.Re5 Ra2 39.Kc1 Ra1 40.Kd2 R4a2 41.Ra2 Ra2 42.Ke1 Ra1 43.Kd2 Rh1-/+) 38...Kg6 (38...Ke7!? 39.Rb6 Ra7=) 39.Rb6+= Ra2 40.Kd3 Ra6?? (40...Rg4 41.Re6 Kh5+=) 41.Ra6 (41.Rf3 Kh6 42.Rb7 Rd2 43.Kd2 Ra2 44.Kd3 Rf2 45.Rf2 Kg6 46.Rf6) 41...Ra6=+ (worse 41...ba6 42.Rf3 Kh6 43.Rf6 Kg7 44.Re6 Rf2 45.Kd4+=) 42.Rf3 Kh6 43.Rf7 Rb6 44.Kd4 Kg6 45.Rd7 (45.Rc7 h5 46.Kc5 Ra6 47.gh5 Kh5 48.Rb7 Kg6=+) 45...Rc6 46.f3 b6 (46...Rc4 47.Kd3 h5 48.gh5 Kh5 49.Rb7=+) 47.Rd8 Rc4 48.Kd3 b5 (48...h5 49.Rg8 Kh7 50.Rg5 hg4 51.fg4-/+) 49.Rd6 Kf7 50.Rd7 Kg8 51.Rd6 Rf4 52.Ke3 Kf7 53.Rd7 Kg8 54.Rd6 Rc4 55.Kd3 ½–½. Gumularz,Szymon – Miton,Kamil, 4th Polish–Hungarian Friendship Tournam, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d6)

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 g6 7.Bc4 e6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Qf3 Qc7 11.d3 Nfd7 12.Nf7?? Rf7 13.Be6=+ Nf6 14.Bf7 Qf7 15.Nd2 Bg4 16.Qf4 Nc6 17.h3 Bf5-/+ 18.Nc4 Nd5 19.Qd6 Rd8 20.Qc5 Bb2 21.Nb2 Qf6 22.Nc4? b6 23.Qb5 Nc3 24.Qa6 Bc8 25.Re3 Ba6 26.Rae1 Bc4 (26...Bc4 27.dc4 Rd2-+) 0–1. nizinna – avax6, kurnik, 2011.

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 g6 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.Bf7+/- Kf8 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.Nf7+- Qb6 11.Nh8 Bh8 12.0-0 Bf5 13.a3 Rd8 14.ab4 Nb4 15.Na3 Bg4 16.Qe1 Bf5? 17.Nc4+- Qc5? 18.Ne5 Bc2? 19.Rc1+- Nfd5 20.Bd5 Qd5+/- 21.Bc3 Be5= 22.Qe5 Qe5 23.Be5 Nd3 24.Rc2+/- Ne5 25.Rc7 b5 26.Re1 Nd3? 27.Ree7+- a5 28.Rh7 Kg8 29.Rhg7 Kf8 30.Rg6 Re8 31.h4 Ra8 32.h5 b4 33.h6 Ne5 34.Rgg7 b3 35.h7 Ng6 36.Rg6 1–0. poulmorphy (1665) – thaddeus, kurnik, 2011.

4.a3 Nf6-/+ 5.Bd3 Nc6 (5...d5 6.ed5 Qd5 7.Nf3-/+) 6.Nf3 d5 (6...d6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bd7 Qd7 10.d3=+) 7.Ne5 (7.ed5 Qd5 8.Qe2 Be6 9.Be5 Ne5 10.Qe5 Qe5 11.Ne5 Bc5=+) 7...Ne5-/+ (worse 7...Ne4 8.Nc6 bc6 9.Qe2=) 8.Be5 de4 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bf6 gf6 11.Qe2 f5 12.ab4 Bb4 13.Qc4 Be7 14.Qd5 Bb5 15.Qb5 Qd7 16.Qe5 (16.Ra5!?=+) 16...f6-/+ 17.Qf4 (17.Qc3 b5-/+) 17...Bd6 18.Qh6 (18.Qe3 a5-/+) 18...Be5-+ 19.Nc3 a6 20.Qh5 Ke7 21.Rb1 (21.Rd1-/+) 21...Bf4 (better 21...b5!?-+) 22.0-0=+ Rag8 23.d3 Rg5 (23...Be5 24.d4 Bc7 25.Rfd1=+) 24.Qe2 (better 24.Qh3 Rhg8 25.g3=) 24...Qc7?? (24...Be5!? 25.Nd1 ed3 26.cd3 f4-/+) 25.Ne4 (better 25.Nd5 Kd6 26.Nc7 Kc7 27.de4+-) 25...fe4= 26.Qe4 Attacking the backward pawn on b7 26...Kf8 27.g3 (better 27.Rb7!? Bh2 28.Kh1=) 27...b5-/+ 28.Qa8 (28.h4 Rg6 29.h5 Rgg8-/+) 28...Kg7-+ 29.Qa6 Bg3?? (better 29...Rb8-+) 30.hg3 (30.fg3!? Rg3 31.Kh1+-) 30...Rg3= 31.fg3 Qg3 32.Kh1 The isolani on f6 becomes a target 32...Qh3 33.Kg1 Qg3 ½–½. Alonso Gomez,Raul (1875) – Arroyo Mateo,Jose Miguel (1735), 42nd Obert Internacional Escacs Ciutat, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 cb4)

4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0-0 Qc7 7.Ng5 Nd8 8.Bb3 Be7 9.d4 d6 10.c3 0-0 11.cb4= h6 12.Nf3 ed4 13.Nd4 Nc6 14.Nc6 bc6 15.Re1 Rd8 16.a3 a5 17.ba5 Ra5 18.Nd2 Rg5 19.Nf3+= Rg6 20.Qc2 Nh5 21.Nd4 c5 22.e5 Nf4-/+ 23.g3 Qb7-+ 24.f3? cd4 25.Kf2 d3 26.Qd1 Qb6 27.Re3 Nh3 (27...Nh3 28.Kg2 Qe3-+) 0–1. Westphal,Frank – Thiel,Kuno (2315), Nuremberg op (3), 1987.

4.Be5 Nc6 5.Bb2 d5 6.e5 d4 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Bb5 Nge7 9.0-0 Qd5 10.Be2 Bf3 11.Bf3 Qe5 12.Re1 Qd6 13.a3 b3 (13...Kd8 14.Qe2=) 14.c3 Ne5 15.Be4 dc3 16.Nc3 Nc4 17.Qb3 Nd2?? (better is 17...Nb2 18.Qb7 Rc8 19.Qb2 Rb8+-) 18.Qb5 (worse is 18.Qb7 Rc8 19.Nb5 Ne4 20.Nd6 Nd6+-) 18...Kd8 19.Rad1 (19.Qb7 Rb8 20.Nb5 Qf4+/-; 19.Bb7 Rb8 20.Rad1 Kc7 21.Nd5 Qd5 22.Be5 Kd8 23.Qd5 Nd5 24.Bb8 Bd6 25.Bd6 Nb6+-) 19...a6 20.Qb7 Rb8 21.Rd2! Rb7 22.Rd6 Kc7 23.Bb7 Kd6 24.Ba6 Nc6 25.Ne4 Kc7 26.Bc4 Nd8 27.Be5 Kc6 28.Rc1 Ba3 29.Ra1 Re8 30.Ra3 Re5 31.Ra6 Kb7 32.Nd6 Kc7 33.Nf7 Rc5 34.Bf1 Nc6 35.g4 Kd7 36.h4 h6 37.Nh8 g5 38.h5 Rc3 39.Bb5 Rc5 40.Bc6 Rc6 41.Rc6 Kc6 42.Nf7 Kd5 43.Ng5! Ke5 44.Nf7 Kf6 45.Nh6 Kg5 46.Kg2 Kh6 47.Kg3 Kg5 48.f4 (48.f4 Kf6 49.g5 Kf5 50.h6+-) 1–0. Gibson,Kris (1800) – Nash,Jordan (1610), Winnipeg TNT Oct op, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 cb4)

4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Qb6 6.Ba4 Nf6 (6...Bc5 7.0-0 f6 8.Bb3=+) 7.0-0 (7.Ne5 Ne5 (worse 7...Ne4 8.Qe2+-) 8.Be5 Be7=) 7...Bc5 (better 7...d6=+) 8.h3? (better 8.Ne5!? Bd4 9.Nc4 Bb2 10.Nb2=+) 8...0-0 (8...Ne4 9.Qe1 Bf2 10.Rf2 Qf2 11.Qf2 Nf2 12.Kf2-/+) 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Nd4 11.Nd4 (11.Nb3 Qa6 12.Nc5 dc5=+) 11...Bd4 12.Bd4 Qd4 (12...Qd4 13.a3 ba3 14.Ra3 Qc5-/+) 0–1. Work in Progress (2195) – juliangon (2645), ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e5)

4.Nf3 d6 5.Bc4 Be7 6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Nf6 8.Ng5 0-0 9.Nb5 Qb6 10.d4 h6 11.h4 (11.Nf3 Nc6 12.0-0 Bg4-+) 11...a6 (11...Bd7 12.Qd3-+) 12.de5 (12.Nf7 Rf7 13.Bf7 Kf7 14.de5 de5 15.Qd3-+) 12...de5-+ 13.Be5 (13.Nf7 Rf7 14.Bf7 Kf7-+) 13...Bg4 (13...hg5 14.Nc3 Bb4 15.Bd4-+) 14.f3 Nc6 (14...ab5?! 15.Bf7 (15.Ra8? bc4 16.Bb8 hg5-+) 15...Rf7 16.Ra8 Qe3 17.Kf1 hg5 18.Rb8 (worse is 18.Bb8 Bf8 19.Qe1 Qc5=) 18...Bf8 19.Qe1=; 14...hg5 15.Bd4 Bc5 16.Bc5 Qc5 17.Qe2-+) 15.Bd4? (15.Nf7 ab5 16.Nh6 Kh7 17.Ra8 Ra8 18.Bg8 Ng8 19.Ng4 Ne5 20.Ne5-+) 15...Nd4-+ 16.Qd4 Bc5 (16...ab5?! 17.Bf7 Kh8 18.Qb6 Ra1 19.Ke2 Rh1 20.Qb7-+) 17.Qd3 Rad8 18.Qb3 (18.Bd5 Nd5 (18...Qb5?! 19.Bf7 Rf7 20.Qb5 ab5 21.Nf7 Kf7 22.fg4-+) 19.ed5 Rfe8 20.Ne4 ab5 (20...Qb5?! 21.Qb5 ab5 22.0-0-0 Ba3 23.Kb1-+) 21.fg4 Qg6-+) 18...Bf2 (18...Bg1 19.Rg1 Qg1 20.Bf1 hg5 21.Nc3 Bf3 22.Nd5 Bg2 23.0-0-0 Bf1 24.Qf3-+) 19.Ke2 hg5 (19...ab5?! 20.Bf7 Kh8 21.fg4+=) 20.hg5 (20.Nd6 Rd6 21.Qb6 Bb6 22.Bd3-+) 20...Ne4 21.fg4 (21.Bd5 Ng3 22.Kd1 ab5 23.Kc1 Nh1 24.g6 Qg6 25.fg4-+) 21...Rd2 22.Kf3 (22.Kf1 Ng3 23.Qg3 Bg3 24.Nd4 Qd4 25.Rh8 Kh8 26.Ra6 Qf2) 22...Ng5 23.Kf4 Qf6# 0–1. Chernov,Vladimir I – Khadzh Khamed,N (2015), ch–UKR, Alushta UKR, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 cb4)

4.Bc4 d6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6 7.a3 Be7 8.ab4 Nb4 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 0-0 11.Nd2 Nbd5 12.h4 (12.0-0 Qc7+=) 12...Bb4 13.Bd5 Qd5 14.0-0 b5 15.Ng4 Ng4?? (better is 15...Ne8-/+) 16.Qg4+- f6 17.Qb4 Bb7 18.Qg4 a5 19.Ne4 e5 20.Nc3 Qc6 21.Rfc1 f5 (21...a4 22.Na2+/-) 22.Qg3 Rf6 23.h5 Rh6? (better is 23...a4 24.Nb1 f4+/-) 24.d4?? (better is 24.Ne2 f4 25.Nf4+-) 24...Rh5+= 25.d5 Qe8?? 26.Ne2+- Rh6 27.Qe5 Qe5+/- 28.Be5 Re8 29.f4 Bd5 30.Ra5 Rg6 31.g3 Bc4 32.Kf2 Be2 33.Ke2 Rg3 34.Kf2 Rh3 35.Rb5 Rd8 36.Rb8 Rb8 37.Bb8 Kf7 38.c4 Ke6 39.Be5 g5 40.c5 Ra3 41.c6 Ra2 42.Ke3 Ra3 43.Kd4 Ra8 44.c7 Rc8 45.fg5 Kd7 46.Rh1 0–1. Gibson,Kris – Schulz,Waldemar, Winnipeg Tuesday Night op 1st rapid, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

4.e5 Be7 5.a3 d5 6.ab4 Bb4=+ 7.Qg4 Bf8 8.Nf3 Nh6 9.Qf4 Nc6 10.Na3 Be7 11.g4 0-0-/+ 12.g5 Nf5 13.h4 Bd7 14.h5 Qb6 15.Bc1 Ncd4 16.Bd3 Rfc8 17.Rb1-/+ Nf3 18.Qf3 Qc7 19.Qf4 a6 20.c3 d4! 21.Bf5 ef5 22.Qd4 Re8 23.f4 Bc5 24.Qd3? Bc6-+ 25.Rh3? Ba3 26.Qf5 Bd7 (26...Bd7 27.Qe4 Bc1-+) 0–1. Barnier,A (2030) – Pinkus,Lutz (2050), Cannes op (9), 1990.

4.Nf3 a6 5.Be2 b5 6.0-0 Bb7 7.e5 d5 8.ed6 Nf6 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 Bd6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 0-0 13.d4 a5 14.c5 Bc7 15.Ne3 Nd5 16.Qc2 Nf4 17.Rfd1 Ne2 18.Qe2 a4 19.d5 Bd5 20.Nd5 ed5 21.Qb5 a3 22.Qb4? Nc6 23.Qb7 ab2 24.Ra8 Qa8 25.Qb2 Rd8 26.Qc2 h6 27.g3 Qa3 28.Kg2 d4 29.Qe4 Qc5 0–1. Neidig,Heiner – Seiler,Josef, Baden–ch HT1, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

4.Nf3 b6 5.a3 Nf6 (5...Nc6 6.ab4 Nb4 7.c3=) 6.e5 (6.ab4 Ne4 7.Nc3 Nc3 8.Bc3 Nc6=) 6...Nd5 7.ab4 Bb4 (7...Nb4 8.c3 Nd5 9.c4=) 8.c3 (8.c4 Ne7=) 8...Be7=+ 9.d4 (9.c4 Nb4=+) 9...Bb7 (9...0-0 10.c4 Nb4 11.Be2=+) 10.c4 Bb4 (10...Nb4 11.Be2=+) 11.Nbd2= Nf4 12.Qb3 (12.g3 Ng6=) 12...a5 (12...Nc6 13.Qe3 Ng6 14.Bd3=) 13.Qe3 (13.g3 Ng6=) 13...Ng6 14.Bd3 (14.Be2 Nc6=) 14...Nh4 (14...Bf3 15.Qf3 (worse 15.gf3 Nc6-/+) 15...Nc6 16.Qe3=+) 15.Rg1 (15.Nh4 Qh4 16.0-0 Bd2 17.Qd2 Bg2 18.Kg2 Qg4 19.Kh1 Qf3 20.Kg1 Qg4 21.Kh1 Qf3 22.Kg1 Qg4 23.Kh1=) 15...Na6 (15...0-0 16.Kf1-/+) 16.Kf1=+ Nf3 (16...Bd2!? 17.Nd2 Nb4=+) 17.gf3= Bd2 18.Qd2 Qh4 (18...g6 19.Qh6=) 19.Ke2 (19.Rg7!? Qh2 20.Ke2+=) 19...g6= 20.Rg4 Qe7 (20...Qh2 21.Qg5 Qh3 22.Qf6+-) 21.Ba3 (21.Qh6 Nb4=+) 21...Nb4=+ 22.Rb1 f5 23.Rgg1? (23.Rg5 Kf7=+) 23...0-0 (23...Qh4!? 24.Bb4 ab4 25.Rb4 Qd4 26.f4-/+) 24.Bb4 (24.Qg5!? Qg5 25.Rg5-/+) 24...ab4-/+ 25.Rb4 d6 (better 25...Qh4!? 26.Rb6 Bc6-/+) 26.Rb6= de5 27.de5 (27.Rgb1 Bc8 28.de5 Rd8=) 27...Rfd8 (27...Qc7 28.Re6 Ra3 29.Rd6=) 28.Rgb1 Ra7 (28...Bc8 29.Kf1=) 29.R1b2 (29.Qc3 Ra2 30.Bc2 Ba6=) 29...Ba8 30.Qe3 (30.Qb4 Qh4 A) 31.Re6 Bf3 (31...Qh2?! 32.Rd2-+) 32.Kd2 Qf2 (32...Qh2?! 33.Qb6 Rad7 34.Rd6-+) 33.Kc1 Qe3 34.Rd2 Ra2 35.Re8 Re8 36.Bc2 Qe1 37.Bd1 Ra1 38.Kb2 Rd1 39.Qa5 Rd2 40.Ka3 Qa1 41.Kb4 Qb2 42.Ka4 Bd1; B) 31.Rd6=) 30...f4 (30...Ra3!? 31.R6b3 Rb3 32.Rb3 Qh4=) 31.Qf4+= Rad7 32.R2b3 (32.Be4 Qc5 33.Ba8 Rd4+=) 32...Rf8= 33.Rb8 (33.Qe3 Bf3 34.Kd2 Rdd8=) 33...Rdd8 34.Rd8 Qd8 35.Qe3 Bf3 36.Kd2 Qa5 37.Rc3 (37.Kc1 Qa4 38.Rb6 Qa3 39.Kc2 Qa2 40.Kc3 Qa1 41.Kd2 Qa5 42.Kc1 Qc3 43.Kb1 Kg7=+) 37...Qa1 (37...Qa4 38.Bc2 Qb4 39.h4=) 38.Rc1 (38.Rb3 Qa5 39.Rc3 Rf7=) 38...Qb2 39.Rc2 Qb4 40.Rc3 Bc6 41.f4 Ba4 (better 41...Rf7=) 42.Bc2? (better 42.Be2!?=) 42...Qb2-/+ 43.Qh3?? (better 43.Ke2 Bc2 44.Qd2 Rf4 45.Qc2-+) 43...Bc2-+ 44.Rc2 (44.Qe6 Kh8 45.Rc2 Rd8 46.Qd6 Rd6 47.ed6 Qd4 48.Kc1 Qd6-+) 44...Rd8 45.Qd3 Rd3 46.Kd3 Qb3 47.Rc3 (47.Kd2 Qh3 48.Kc1 Qf1 49.Kb2 Qf4-+) 47...Qd1 48.Ke3 Qg1 (48...Qe1 49.Kd3 Qf1 50.Kc2 Qf4 51.h3-+) 49.Ke4 (49.Kd3 Qf1 50.Kc2 Qf4-+) 49...Qg2 50.Ke3 (50.Kd3 Qh3 51.Kd4 Qh2-+) 50...Qh2 51.c5 (51.Rd3 g5! 52.Rd8 Kf7 53.fg5 Qe5 54.Kd3 Qg5 55.Rd7 Kf6-+) 51...Qg3 52.Kd2 Qf4 53.Kc2 (53.Kd3 Qe5 54.c6 Qd6 55.Ke2 Qc7-+) 53...Qe5 54.c6 Qc7 55.Kb3 (55.Kd3 Kf7 56.Ke4 Qa5-+) 55...Kf7 56.Kb4 (56.Kc2 Ke7 57.Kb1 Qb8 58.Ka2 Qh2 59.Kb3 Qd6-+) 56...Ke7 57.Kb5 (57.Ka4 Qb6 58.c7 Qd4 59.Kb3 Qc3 60.Kc3-+) 57...Qe5 58.Rc5 Qc5! 59.Kc5 Kd8 60.Kd6 h5 61.Ke5 Kc7 62.Ke6 h4 63.Kf6 h3 64.Kg6 h2 65.Kf5 (65.Kh6 h1Q 66.Kg7 Qc6 67.Kh7 Kd7 68.Kg7 Ke7 69.Kg8 Qg2 70.Kh7 Kf6 71.Kh6 Qg6) 65...h1Q 66.Ke5 Plans Qh7 66...Kc6 67.Kd4 Qd5 (67...Qe1 68.Kd3 Kc5 69.Kc2 Kd4 70.Kb2 Qd1 71.Ka3 Kc3 72.Ka2 Qb3 73.Ka1 Qb2) 68.Ke3-+ Kc5 69.Kf4 (69.Kf2 Kd4 70.Kg3 Qg5 71.Kf2 Qg4 72.Ke1 Qg2 73.Kd1 Kd3 74.Ke1 Qe2) 69...Kd4 70.Kg4 (70.Kg3 Qg5 71.Kf3 Kd3 72.Kf2 Qg4 73.Kf1 Ke3 74.Ke1 Qe2) 70...Ke3 71.Kh4 (71.Kg3 Qg8 72.Kh4 Kf4 73.Kh5 Qg5) 71...Kf3 72.Kh3 Qh5 0–1. Nguyen,Huy Dat (2180) – Vyskocil,Neklan (2325), 28. Czech Open A, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

4.f4 d5 5.e5 Bd7 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.d4 Nf5 8.Bd3 Nh4 9.0-0 Nf3 10.Qf3 a6 11.Nd2 Bb5 12.f5 Qd7 13.fe6 fe6 14.Qh5+= Kd8 15.Rf7 Qe8 16.Raf1 Bd3 17.cd3 g6 18.Qf3 Nd7 19.Qd1 Rc8 20.Qa4 Be7 21.Qa5 Rc7 22.a3 ba3 23.Ba3 Ba3 24.Qa3 Kc8 25.Nb3 Qd8 26.Qd6 Rc6= 27.Qa3 a5? 28.Na5+- Ra6 29.Qc3 Qc7 30.Rc1 Qc3 31.Rc3 Kb8 32.Nb7 Ra1 33.Kf2 Kb7 34.Rd7 Kb8 35.Rf7 Ra2 36.Kg3 h5 37.h3 g5 38.Rg7 h4 39.Kh2 Rc8 40.Rc8 Kc8 41.Rg5 Rd2 42.Rg4 Rd3 43.Rh4 Kd7 44.Rf4 Kc6 45.h4 Kb5 46.h5 Kc4 47.h6 Ra3 48.g4 Ra7 49.g5 Kd3 50.g6 1–0. Rothmund,J – Staresina,Mirko, Oberschwaben ch–B (7), 1991.

5.d4 d5 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.e5 Nd7 8.Ngf3 Be7 9.Bd3 dc4 10.Nc4 Nb6 11.Nb6 Qb6 (worse is 11...ab6 12.Qb1+=) 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Rc1 Rd8 14.Qe2 Rc8 15.Rfd1 0-0 16.Qe3 Na5 17.Ng5 Bg5 18.Qg5 Bb5 19.Rc8 Rc8 20.Be4 Bc6 (better is 20...Nc4!? 21.Ba1 Qa6=) 21.d5+= Qd8 22.Qg4 Ba4 23.Rd4 ed5 (23...Rc4!?+=) 24.Rd5 Qc7 25.h4 (25.Bd3!? b6 26.e6+- (26.Qb4?! Bc6 27.Rd6 Nb7+/-)) 25...Nc4+= 26.Bd4 Nd2 27.Rc5 (27.Ba7? Ne4 28.Qe4 Bc6-+) 27...Qc5 (27...Bc6 28.e6 f5 29.Bf5 Rd8+-) 28.Bc5+- Rc5 29.Bd3 (worse is 29.Bb7 Rc4 30.Qf5 g6+-) 29...Rc1 30.Kh2 Rc6 (30...Rc3 31.e6 Be8 32.Qb4 Rc6 33.ef7 Bf7 34.Qd2 g6+-) 31.Qg5 (better is 31.Qb4!? b5 32.Bb5 Bb5 33.Qb5 Rc8+-) 31...g6 32.Qd2 Rc3 33.h5! gh5 34.Qg5 Kf8 35.Qh6 Ke8 36.Qd6 (36.e6 Rc6 37.ef7 Kf7 38.Qh5 Ke6 39.Qf5 Ke7 40.Qe4 Kf7 41.Qh7 Ke6 42.Qe4 Kd7 43.Qb4 b5+-) 36...a5 37.f4 Bd7 38.f5 Kd8 (38...Rc6 39.Qd5 Rc8+-) 39.e6 (39.e6 Kc8 40.ef7 b5 41.f8Q Be8 42.Qe8 Kb7 43.Qeb8) 1–0. Krol,Miroslaw – Derus,Jerzy (1895), OLLS, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bb2 e6)

5.d4 Qh4 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Qg4 8.Qe2 b6 (better is 8...Qg2!? 9.Rg1 Qh3+=) 9.d5 Na5 10.Nbd2 Nb7 (better is 10...Qg2 11.Rg1 Qh3=) 11.Nd4?? (better is 11.e5 Ng8 12.h3+/-) 11...Nc5 12.Bc2 Qe2 (better is 12...Qg2!? 13.Qf1 Qf1 14.Rf1 Bb7-/+) 13.Ke2 Bb7 14.f4 h5 15.N2f3? (better is 15.a3 ba3 16.Ba3+=) 15…Nce4-+ 0–1. Van Eijk,Jelle H – Chaney,Ronald L, IECG, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 e6 3.Bb2 cb4)

5.Bb5 Nc6 6.a3 Nh6 +=.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qe2 (6.Bd3!?+= should be considered) 6...Bb5 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qd3 de4 9.Qe4 Nf6 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4 (9...Qc6 10.Qc6 Nc6 11.a3-/+) 10.Qf3 (10.Qd3 a6-/+) 10...Nc6 11.Ne2 Rc8 12.c4 bc3! Decoy: d4 13.Nbc3 (13.Nbc3 Nd4 Interception Decoy; 13.Bc3 Nb4 Combination; 13.Nec3 Nd4 Deflection; 13.Qc3 Bb4 Decoy Pinning) 13...Bb4 14.0-0 0-0 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Qe4 Ne7 17.Rad1 Qd5 18.Qb1 Rfd8 19.Rd3 Qe4 (19...Nf5 20.Ba1 Ba5 21.Bc3-/+) 20.Qd1 (20.Ng3 Qc6-/+) 20...Nf5 21.Ng3 Ng3 22.hg3 Qd5 23.Qb1 Be7 24.g4 Bf6 25.f4 Qe4 26.Rh3 Qb1 27.Rb1 Rc2 28.g5? Rb2!-+ Decoy: f2 29.Rb2 Bd4 30.Rf2 Bf2 31.Kf2 Rd2 32.Kf1 Ra2 33.Rc3 g6 34.Rc8 Kg7 35.Rc7 b5 36.Rb7 a6 37.g3 Ra4 38.Ke2 b4 39.Kd3 a5 40.Rb5 Ra3 41.Kd4 b3 42.Kc3 a4 43.g4 Ra2 44.Rb4 Rc2 45.Kd3 Ra2 46.Kc3 b2! the final nail in the coffin 47.Kc2 a3 48.f5 gf5 49.gf5 ef5 0–1. Toth,Gabor (2000) – Senff,Martin (2230), Budapest FS07 FM, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

5.Nd2 Bd7 6.Bd3 de4 7.Ne4 Bc6 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.Ng3 h5 10.h4 Nbd7 11.0-0 Nb6 12.c4 bc3! 13.Bc3 Bd6 0–1. Puleston,Timothy (1850) – Boettcher,Fred (1925), IECG, 2004.

5.Nd2 de4 6.Ne4 Nd7 7.Bd3 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Bd6 9.Nf3 b6 10.0-0 Bb7 11.Re1 0-0 12.Ne5 Nd5 13.Nd7 Qd7 14.Nh5 Rac8 15.Re4? Nc3-+ 16.Nf6 gf6 17.Rg4 Kh8 18.Bc3 f5 19.Rh4 Rc3?? 20.Rh7-/+ Kh7 21.Qh5= Kg7 ½–½. Schiller,Thomas – Meyer,Friedhelm, Regionalliga NordN, 1989.

5.Nd2 de4 6.Ne4 Nd7 7.Nf3 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 h6 (10...Nb6 11.a3-/+) 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.de5 Nd5 13.Qg4 Bh4 (better 13...f5 14.ef6 Nf6 15.Bf6 Bf6=+ (worse 15...Rf6 16.Nh5 Rf7 17.Bg6+=)) 14.f4? (better 14.Qe4 g6 15.a3=) 14...Ne3-+ 15.Qh5 (15.Qf3 Nf1 16.Qe4 g6 17.Rf1 Be7-+) 15...Bg3 16.Rf3 Qh4?? (better 16...Qb6 17.Kh1 Bf2 18.Rf2 Nc4 19.Bc4 Qf2-+) 17.Qh4-/+ Bh4 18.Re3 Be7 19.g4 (better 19.Kf1!?-/+) 19...Bc5-+ 20.Kf2 Bd7 21.Ke2 Be3 22.Ke3 Bc6 23.Rg1 (23.Bd4 Rfd8-+) 23...g6 (23...Bd5 24.Bd4-+) 24.f5 Kg7 (24...Bd5 25.a3 ba3 26.Ba3-/+) 25.h4 Rad8 (25...Bd5 26.f6 Kh8 27.Bd4-+) 26.Bc1 (26.h5!?-/+) 26...Rd5-+ 27.Kf2 (27.Bb2 Ra5-+) 27...Rfd8 28.f6 Kh7 29.h5 (29.Bf4-+) 29...Rd4?? (better 29...Re5 30.Bf4 Rc5-+) 30.hg6= fg6 31.Bh6?? (better 31.Be3=) 31...Kh6-+ 32.Rh1 (32.g5 Kh7-+) 32...Kg5 (better 32...Bh1 33.Kg3-+) 33.Rh7 (33.Rf1 Rf4 34.Ke1 Rf1 35.Kf1 Kg4 36.Bg6 Kf4-+) 33...Kg4 (33...Rf4 34.Ke1-+) 34.f7 (34.Re7 Rf4 35.Ke2 Bd5 36.Bg6 Be4-+) 34...Rf4 35.Ke3 (35.Ke1 Be4 36.Rg7 Rf8-+) 35...Rf8 (better 35...g5 36.Rg7-+) 36.Kd2 (36.Kd2 R4f7 37.Rh6-+). Saqo20 (2500) - Aaron_Whitney (2320), Rated Bullet game, lichess.org, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

5.Nd2 de4 6.Ne4 Nf6 7.Nf6 Qf6 8.Nf3 Bd7 9.Be2 Bc6 10.0-0 Nd7 11.Rb1 Qf5 12.Re1 Bd6 13.Nh4 Qf4 14.g3 Qg5 15.Bf3 0-0 16.c4 bc3! 17.Bc3 Rab8 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Qa4 Rb1 20.Rb1 Rb8 21.Re1 Qb5 22.Qa7 Nb6 23.Nf3 Ra8 24.Qb7 Qa6 25.Qa6 Ra6 26.Rc1 Nd5 27.Bd2 Ra2 28.Rc6 Bf8 29.g4 g6 30.Rc8 Kg7 31.g5 Bd6 32.h4 Ne7 33.Rc4 Kf8 34.Kg2 Nf5 35.Kh3 Ra1 36.Bb4 Bb4 37.Rb4 Ra3 38.Kg2 Ra2 39.Rb8 Kg7 40.Rd8 h6 41.Rd7 Ra3 42.Ne5 Nh4 43.Kf1 hg5 44.Rf7 Kg8 45.Rf6 ½–½. Puleston,Timothy (1985) – Mansilla,Raul Oscar (1915), IECG, 2002.

5.Nd2 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Ne2 b6 9.f4 (9.c3 bc3 10.Nc3 Nc6-/+) 9...g6 (9...Ba6 10.0-0-/+) 10.Nf3 (10.0-0 Ba6=+) 10...Ba6-/+ 11.Ba6 Na6 12.Qd3 Qc8 13.Nd2 (13.0-0 Qc4-/+) 13...Qb7 (13...0-0 14.Rc1-/+) 14.0-0 Nc7 (14...Rc8 15.a3-/+) 15.a3=+ Qa6 (15...0-0 16.ab4 Bb4 17.Ba3 Ba3 18.Ra3=+) 16.Qe3= Qb7 17.ab4 (17.Qd3 0-0=+) 17...Bb4=+ 18.Nf3 (18.Ba3 Ba3 19.Ra3 0-0=+) 18...h5 (18...0-0 19.Ba3 Ba3 20.Ra3=+) 19.Ba3 (19.Qb3 Be7=+) 19...Ba3= 20.Qa3 (20.Ra3 a6=+) 20...Qc8 (20...b5 21.Qb4=+) 21.c4 (21.Rfc1 a5=+) 21...dc4 22.Nc3 (22.Nd2 Nb5 23.Qb4 a6=) 22...Qb7=+ 23.Ng5 f5 (23...Qc6 24.Nce4 Nb5 25.Qb4=) 24.ef6= Nf6 25.Rfe1 (better 25.Qd6 Qc8 26.Qc6 Qd7 27.Qc4=) 25...0-0-0 (better 25...Qc6=+) 26.Nf7+- Rhf8 27.Nd8 Rd8 28.Qe7 (28.Ne2 b5+-) 28...Nfd5+= 29.Nd5 Rd5 (29...Qd5 30.Red1 a6 31.Qh4=) 30.Qf6 (30.Qf8 Rd8 31.Qf7 b5+-) 30...b5 31.Qg6 (31.Rac1 Qb6 32.Re4 Ne8 33.Qg6 Rd4+=) 31...Qb6= 32.Kh1 b4 (32...Qd4 33.Qg8 Kb7 34.Qg3=) 33.Qc2 (33.Qf6 a5 34.Re4 Qd6=) 33...c3 (33...Qd4 34.Qb1 a5 35.Re4=+) 34.Rab1 (34.Qh7 Qd4 (worse 34...Rd4 35.f5=) 35.Re4 Qc5=) 34...Rd4=+ 35.f5 (better 35.Re5=+) 35...ef5 (better 35...Rd2 36.Qe4 b3-/+) 36.Qf5+= Kb7 37.h3 (37.Qh5 c2 38.Rbc1 b3 39.Qf3 Kc8=) 37...a5= 38.Rec1 (38.Qh5 a4=) 38...Rc4 (38...Qb5 39.Qf3 Qc6 40.Qh5=+) 39.Qh5 a4 40.Qf3 Qc6 41.Rc3 Qf3 42.Rf3 Kc6 43.g4 Ne6 44.Re1 (44.Rf6 Kd5=) 44...Nf4 (44...Nd4 45.Rf8 b3 46.g5=) 45.Ree3 (45.g5 Kc5+=) 45...Nd5 46.Re6 (46.Rd3 Rc2=) 46...Kc5 (46...Kb5 47.Re8=) 47.Ra6=+ Kb5 48.Rd6 (48.Ra8 b3 49.Rf5 Rc5 50.Rb8 Nb6-/+) 48...Nc3 49.Rf5 Rc5 50.Rd8? (50.Rff6 a3 51.Rb6 Ka4-/+) 50...Kc4 (50...Rf5 51.gf5 a3 52.Rb8 Kc4 53.Rc8 Kb3 54.Ra8-+) 51.Rb8? (51.Rf4 Kb3 52.Rb8 Nd5=+) 51...Nb5?? (better 51...Rf5 52.gf5 a3 53.Rc8 Kb3-+) 52.Rf1 (52.Ra8!? a3 53.Kg2=) 52...b3 53.h4 (better 53.Rf4 Nd4 54.Rd8=+) 53...b2-+ 54.g5 Kb4 (better 54...a3 55.g6 Rc7-+) 55.Re8?? (better 55.Kh2 a3 56.Ra8-+) 55...Rc1 56.Ree1 Re1 57.Re1 a3 58.g6 (58.Kh2 a2 59.Re4 Kc3-+) 58...a2 59.g7 b1Q 60.g8Q Qe1 61.Kg2 Qd2 (61...Qe4 62.Kh2 a1Q 63.Qf8 Ka4 64.Qa8 Qa8 65.Kg3 Qe1 66.Kh3 Qf3 67.Kh2 Qef2) 62.Kg3 Qe3 63.Kg2 Qe4 (63...a1Q 64.Qf8 Kc3 65.Qf6 Nd4 66.Qf2 Qa8 67.Kg1 Ne2 68.Kh2 Qf2 69.Kh3 Qaf3) 64.Kg3 (64.Kg1 a1Q 65.Kh2 Qh4 66.Kg2 Qah1) 64...Qe5 (64...a1Q 65.Qf8 Ka4 66.Qf2 Qa3 67.Kh2 Qd6 68.Kg1 Qg4 69.Kh1 Qh3 70.Kg1 Qg6 71.Qg3 Qgg3) 65.Kg4-+ Qd4 66.Kh5 a1Q (66...a1Q 67.Qf8 Ka5 68.Qa8 Na7 69.Qd8 Qd8 70.Kg4 Qad4 71.Kf3 Q8h4 72.Ke2 Qhf2) 0–1. Rusan,Paul_Cristian (2280) – Kutnik,Alexandru_Francisc (2225), CAMPIONATUL NATIONAL PE ECHIPE, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

5.ed5 ed5 6.c4 bc3! 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.h3 Nc6 11.0-0 Re8 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4 a6 14.Rc1 Bd7 15.g4 g6 16.Be2 Ne4 17.Ne4=+ de4 18.Bc4?? Rf8 19.Qe2 Be5 20.fe5+= Be6 21.Qe4 Bc4 22.Rc4 Rc8 23.d5+/- Ne7 24.Rc8 Nc8 25.Rf6 Ne7 26.Rd6 Qa5+= 27.Qd4 0–1. Schaffranietz,Horst (1895) – Schamberger,Alfons (2060), Regionalliga SW9899, 1999.

5.ed5 ed5 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Bd6 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 Nc6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.c4 bc3! 13.Bc3 (13.Nc3 Bf3 Combination; 13.Bc3 Bf3 Combination) 13...Qb6 14.Kh1? (14.Nbd2!?-/+) 14...Rfe8 15.Be2? (better is 15.Nbd2-+) 15...Ne4 16.Kg1 Bf3 (better is 16...Re6!? 17.Nh4 Be2 18.Re2-+) 17.Bf3 Nc3 18.Nc3 Re1 (18...Qd4?! 19.Qd4 Nd4 20.Bd5 Re1 21.Re1-/+) 19.Qe1 Nd4 20.Rb1 (better is 20.Nd5 Nf3 21.gf3-+) 20...Nf3 21.gf3 Qc6 22.Qd2 Ba3 23.Qd3 (23.Rb3 Bc5 24.Nd5 Re8-+) 23...b6 (better is 23...Rd8!? 24.Kf1-+) 24.Nd5 Bc5 25.Kf1 Qh6 26.Kg2 Qg5 27.Kf1 Qh4 28.Ne3 Qh3 29.Ke2 Qh6 30.Rd1 Re8 31.Rf1 Qh2 32.Kd1 Qe5 33.Ke2 Qb2 34.Kd1 Be3 35.fe3 Rc8 36.Qd2 Qd2 37.Kd2 a5 38.Rb1 Rc6 39.Kd3 Kf8 40.Kd4 Ke7 41.e4 Kd6 42.e5 Kc7 43.f4 g6 44.Rh1 h5 45.f5 Kb7 46.Kd5 gf5 47.Rh5 Rc7 48.Rf5 b5 49.Rf3 b4 50.Rb3 Kb6 51.Kd6 Rc6 52.Ke7 Re6 53.Kf8 Re5 54.Kf7 Kb5 55.Kf6 Rc5 56.Ke6 a4 57.Rb2 a3 58.Ra2 Ka4 59.Kd6 Rc3 60.Kd5 b3 61.Ra1 a2 62.Kd4 Rc7 63.Kd3 Ka3 64.Kd2 b2 65.Re1 a1Q 66.Re3 Ka2 67.Re4 Qc1 68.Ke2 Rc2 69.Kf3 Qf1 70.Kg4 Rg2 71.Kh5 Qf5 72.Kh4 Qh7# 0–1. Strozyk,Aleksandra – Pietrzak,Martyna (1795), Wielkopolska III Liga Juniorow Poland, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

5.ed5 ed5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Bb5 Nc6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.a3 a6 10.Re1 Nge7 11.Bd3 Qc8 12.c4 0-0 13.Nbd2 ba3 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3 Bf5 16.cd5 Nd5 17.Ne4 Rd8 18.Bb1 Bg6 19.Neg5 Qd7 20.Nh7?? (better is 20.Bg6 hg6 21.Qb3+=) 20...Bh7-+ 21.Bh7 Kh7 22.Ng5 Kg8 23.Rh3 (23.Qb1 Nf6 (23...Nd4?? 24.Qh7 Kf8 25.Qh8) 24.Rf3 Re8-+ (24...Qd4?! 25.Rf6 Qd3 26.Qb7-/+; 24...Nd4 25.Rf6 Ne2 26.Kf1+/-)) 23...Nf4 24.Rh4 Qd4 25.Qb3 Qd5 26.Qe3 Qg2 0–1. Faccia,Sergio – De Bortoli,Peter (2090), Venice op, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 Ne7 6.a3 Nec6 (6...Nf5!?-/+) 7.ab4 (7.Nf3 Qb6=+) 7...Bb4 8.c3 Be7 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.Nd2 (10.Nf3 0-0=+) 10...f5 (10...a5 11.Ngf3=+) 11.Nh3 (11.Ngf3 0-0=+) 11...0-0 12.Nf4 Nb6 13.h4 a5 (13...Bh4 14.Qh5 g5 15.Ne2+-) 14.Nf3 (14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3 a4=+) 14...g6 (14...a4 15.Ba3-/+) 15.Ng5=+ Bg5 16.hg5 Bd7 (16...Qg5!? 17.g3 a4=+) 17.Qf3 Rf7 18.Qh3 (18.Qg3 a4=+) 18...Rg7 (18...a4 19.Qh6=) 19.Bc1 (19.Qh6 Qc7=) 19...Nc4 (19...a4 20.Qg3=+) 20.g4 (20.0-0=) 20...Ne7 (20...fg4 21.Qg2 Ne7-/+ (21...Qg5?? 22.Nd5 N4e5 23.Bg5 Nf3 24.Kd1 ed5 25.Be3+-)) 21.gf5+= ef5 22.Qf3 (22.Rb1 Qc8 23.Bc4 Qc4 24.Rb7 Bb5+=) 22...Qc8 (22...a4 23.Nd5 Ne5 24.Nf6 (24.de5?! Bc6 25.Nf6 Kh8=) 24...Kf8 25.de5+-) 23.0-0 ½–½. Nguyen,Huy Dat (2085) – Polster,Christian (2170), Deutsche Laendermeisterschaft, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 Ne7 6.Qg4 Nbc6 7.Nf3 h5 8.Qf4 Nf5 9.Bd3 Be7 10.h4 b6 11.a3 Bd7 12.Nbd2 Rc8 13.Bf5 ef5 14.0-0 a5 15.ab4 (15.Rfc1!?=+) 15...Nb4-+ (15...Bb4?! 16.c3 Be7 17.Rfd1=+; 15...ab4?! 16.Rfb1=) 16.Ba3 Rc2 17.Rfc1? (better 17.Rfd1-/+) 17...Nd3-+ 18.Qe3 (18.Qg3 Nc1 (18...Rc1?! 19.Bc1 Qc8 20.Qg7-+) 19.Rc1 Rc1 (19...Ba3?! 20.Rc2 0-0 21.Ng5-+) 20.Bc1 Qc8-+) 18...Nc1 (18...Rc1?! 19.Bc1 Nc1 20.Rc1 Bh4 21.Qb3-+) 19.Bc1 (19.Rc1 Rc1 20.Bc1 Bh4-+) 19...0-0 (19...Bh4 20.Qb3 Qc7 21.Nh4 Rc1 22.Rc1 Qc1 23.Nf1-+) 20.Ne1 (20.Ba3 Ba3 21.Ra3 Qe7-+) 20...Rc8 21.Nd3 (21.Qe2 Bh4 22.Qh5 Qg5-+) 21...Bh4 22.g3 (22.Nf3 Rc3-+) 22...Bg5 23.f4 Be7 24.Kg2 Rc2 25.Ne1 Qc7 (better 25...Rc6 26.Ba3-+) 26.Nc2 Qc2 27.Kf3 (27.Ba3 Ba3 28.Ra3 Rc8-+) 27...g6 (better 27...Rc8!? 28.Ba3 Rc3 29.Rc1 Re3 30.Ke3 Qd2 31.Kd2 Ba3 32.Rc7-+) 28.Ba3 Rc8 (better 28...Ba3 29.Ra3 Rc8-+) 29.Be7?? (29.Rc1 Qc1 30.Bc1 Rc1 31.Qb3-+) 29...Rc3 30.Rg1 (30.Ra3 Qd1 31.Kf2 Re3 32.Re3 Bb5-+) 30…Qd2 (30...Qd2 31.Qc3 Qc3 32.Kg2 Qd4-+) 0-1. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Keinanen,Toivo (2460), Titled Arena May 8th, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

5.e5 Nh6 6.h4 Be7 7.g3 Nc6 8.Bd3 Qb6 9.g4 Bd7 (9...Nd4 10.Bd4 Bc5 11.Bc5 Qc5 12.g5+/-) 10.g5 Nf5 11.Bf5 ef5 12.f4 Na5 13.Nd2 Rc8 14.Ngf3 Qb5 15.Rh3 Nc4 16.Nc4 Qc4 17.Kd2 a5 18.Ne1 a4 19.Rd3 a3 20.Bc1 Ba4 21.h5 Bd8 22.h6 g6 23.Qf3 Ba5 24.Ke3 Ke7 25.Bd2 Rhd8 26.Qf2 Qa6 27.Rb1 Rc4 28.Qg2 Ke6 29.Qf3 Rdc8 30.Qh1 Qa7 31.Qh3 R8c6 32.Qh1 Bb5 (32...Bc2 33.Nc2 Rc2 34.Bb4 Ra2 35.Qe1-+) 33.c3 bc3?? (better is 33...Ba6 34.Rb4 Rb4 35.cb4 Bb6-+) 34.Rb5= R6c5?? (better is 34...cd2 35.Qd5 Ke7+=) 35.dc5+- Rc5 36.Rc5 Qc5 37.Ke2 cd2 38.Nf3 Qc4 39.Qb1 Qc1?? (39...Qe4 40.Kf2 b6+-) 40.Nd4 Kd7 41.Qb7 Ke8 42.Qc6 Ke7 43.Qd6 Ke8 44.Qb8 Ke7 45.Qb7 Ke8 46.Qb5 (better is 46.Qa8 Bd8 47.Qc6 Ke7 48.Rd2+-) 46...Kf8+/- 47.Qb8 Ke7 48.Qb7 Ke8= ½–½. De Mayolas,Flavio – Esteban,Fernando, Ushuaia Provincial–ch, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

6.Bd3 Na5 7.Nd2=+ Qc7 8.Qe2 Bd7 9.Ngf3 Rc8 10.0-0 Nc4 11.Bc1 (11.Nc4 dc4 12.Be4 a6=) 11...h6 (11...Bb5 12.a3=+) 12.Rb1 (12.Nc4 dc4 13.Be4 Bc6=) 12...a5 13.Ne1 (13.Nc4 dc4 14.Be4 Bc6=+) 13...Ne7 14.f4 Nf5 15.Ndf3 Qb6 (15...b5 16.Qf2-/+) 16.Qf2 (16.c3 Qa7 17.g4 Ne7 18.cb4 ab4-/+) 16...Rg8 (16...Qc6 17.Bf5 ef5 18.Nd2-/+) 17.g4 (17.c3 Qc7 18.g4 Ne7 19.cb4 ab4 20.Rb4 f5=+) 17...Ne7-/+ 18.a3 Nc6 19.Kh1 (19.Bc4 dc4 20.ab4 Qb5-/+ (worse 20...Bb4 21.c3+/-; worse 20...Nb4 21.c3+=)) 19...Qd8 20.f5 (20.Nd2 b5 21.f5 Be7-/+) 20...ba3-+ 21.g5 ef5 22.gh6 gh6 23.Ng2 Nb4 24.Nfh4 Be6 (24...Qb6 25.Bf5 Qc7 26.Bg6-/+) 25.Bf5 Qd7 26.Be6 (26.Bh7 Rh8 27.Bf5 Bf5 28.Nf5 Rc6-+) 26...Qe6 (better 26...fe6!? 27.Nf4 Qf7-+) 27.Nf4-/+ Qg4 28.c3 Nc2?? (better 28...Be7 29.Nhg2 Qf5-/+) 29.Qc2+- Qh4?? (29...Qd7+-) 30.Rb7 Qg4 (30...Nb6 31.Nd5 Qh3+-) 31.Qa4 Kd8 32.e6 Rc7 (32...Qg2 33.Ng2 Ne5 34.Rd7 Ke8 35.ef7 Nf7 36.Rc7 Kd8 37.Qd7) 33.Rb8 Ke7 34.Nd5 Kd6 (34...Ke6 35.Nc7 Kd6 36.Rf6 Qe6 37.Re6 fe6 38.Ne8 Ke7 39.Rb7 Kd8 40.Qd7) 35.Rd8 Ke6 36.Rf6 1-0. Nadimifar,A (2210) - Iniyan,P (2505), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.Bd3 Bd7 7.Ne2 Qb6 8.0-0 f6 9.Nd2 fe5 10.de5 0-0-0 (10...Bc5 11.Nf4 Nh6 12.Qh5 Nf7 13.Bh7+=) 11.Kh1 (11.c4!?=) 11...g5 12.f4 Bg7 (12...Nh6 13.h3 g4 14.h4=+) 13.Nf3= gf4 14.Nf4 Nge7 15.Nh5 Bh6 16.Nf6 (16.a3 Be3=) 16...Ng6 17.Bg6 (17.c4 bc3 18.Bc3 Be3=) 17...hg6=+ 18.Qd3 Ne7 19.Bd4 Qa5 (19...Qa6!? 20.Nd7 Kd7 21.Qa6 ba6=+) 20.Nd7= Rd7 21.a3 b3 22.cb3 Nf5 23.g4 Ne7 24.b4 Qa4 25.Bc5 Bf4 26.Ra2 g5 27.Bd6 Nc6 28.Rc2 a6 29.Rff2 Rdh7 30.Qg6 Attacks the isolani on g5 30...Kd7 31.Qd3 (31.Nd4! Rh2 32.Rh2 Rh2 33.Kg1 Be3 34.Kh2 Qc2 35.Qc2 Bd4 36.Qh7 Ke8 37.Qb7 Be5 38.Be5 Ne5 39.Qb8 Kd7 40.Qe5+-) 31...Rh3 32.Kg1 Qb5 (32...Kd8 33.Qg6 R3h6 34.Qg7+=) 33.Qb5 (better 33.Qg6 Be3 34.Qg7 Kd8 35.Ng5 Bg5 36.Qg5 Kc8 37.Qe7+-) 33...ab5=+ 34.a4? (34.Rf1!?=+) 34...ba4-/+ 35.b5 Be3 (better 35...Na5!? 36.Rc7 Kd8-/+) 36.bc6= bc6 37.Kg2 Bf2 38.Rf2 R3h7 39.Rb2 c5 40.Bc5 Kc6 41.Bd6 d4 (better 41...Ra7!?+/-) 42.Nd4+- Kd5 43.Nf3 Ra7 44.Ng5 Rg7 45.h4! Rh4 46.Kg3 Rh1 47.Nf3 (47.Rd2 Kc4 48.Rd4 Kd4 49.Ne6 Ke4 50.Ng7 Rg1 51.Kh4 Kf3+-) 47...Ra1 48.Rc2 Ra7 49.Kf4 Ra5 50.Rd2 Kc4 51.Rd4 Kb3 52.g5 1-0. Stoppel,M (1965) - Mirski,M (1995), Jastrzebia Gora POL, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.Bd3 Nge7 7.a3 Ng6 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.g3 0-0 11.h4 Bd7 12.h5=+ Nh8 13.Qc2= g6 14.Qd2 Na5 15.Qh6?? Bg5-+ 16.Qg5 Qg5 17.Ra5 Qd8 18.Ra2 f6 19.Ba3 Rf7 20.ef6 Rf6 21.hg6 Ng6 22.f4 a6 23.Rah2-/+ Bb5 24.Bc2 Qc7-+ 25.Nf3 Qc4 26.Bb4 a5-+ 27.Nbd2? Qa2 28.Bg6 Rg6 29.Bd6?? Bd3 30.Rh7-/+ Qa1?? 31.Kf2+- Qh1 32.Rh1 a4? 33.Ne5 a3 34.Nd3 a2 35.Ra1 Rh6 36.Nf3 1–0. Knudsen,J (2015) – Rosenkilde,Alexander, 25th Politiken Cup (10), 2003.

6.Bd3 Nh6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.h3 f6 10.Nbd2 Bd7 11.Nb3 b6 12.Bc1 a5 13.Bh6=+ gh6 14.Qd2 Kg7 15.Rae1 a4-/+ 16.Nc1 fe5 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.de5 Qc7 19.Re3 Bg5 20.Rg3=+ Kh8 21.Rg5 hg5-+ 22.Qg5 Rf7 23.Ne2 Rg8 24.Qh5 Be8 25.Ng3?? Rg3! 26.Bh7 Rh7 27.Qe8 Rg8 28.Qe6 Qf7 (28...Qf7 29.Qf7 Rf7-+) 0–1. Reh,Stefan – Glek,Igor V (2565), Bad Zwesten op (1), 1999.

6.Nf3 Bd7 7.Nbd2 a6 Prevents intrusion on b5 8.Bd3 Na7 (8...Nh6 9.Nf1=) 9.Nf1 Bb5 10.Ne3 Bd3 11.Qd3 Nc6 12.0-0 h5 13.Nd2 Nh6 Black should quickly conclude development. 14.f4 g6 Consolidates f5 15.Nf3 Be7 16.a3 ba3 17.Ba3 Ba3 18.Ra3 b5 19.Rfa1 Qb6 20.h3 Covers g4 (20.c3 Ng4=) 20...Nf5 21.Nf5 gf5 22.c3 Consolidates b4 22...Ke7 Black loses the right to castle 23.Qe2 a5 24.Kh1 Qb7 25.Ne1 (25.Qf2 Rag8=) 25...b4+= 26.cb4 ab4 27.Ra8 Ra8 28.Ra8 Qa8 29.Qb5 Qa1?? Black is ruining his position (better is 29...Kf8-/+) 30.Qc5+- Kd7 1–0. Baumert,Christian (2175) – Moehring,Guenther (2315), Berlin–ch, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

6.Nf3 Bd7 7.Bd3 Nge7 8.Nbd2 Ng6 9.g3 f6 10.0-0 fe5 11.de5 (11.Ne5 Nge5 12.de5 g6=+) 11...Be7 (11...Bc5 12.h4=+) 12.Nb3 (better 12.h4!?=) 12...0-0-/+ 13.Bg6 (13.Re1 a5-/+) 13...hg6 14.Qd3 g5 15.Rae1 Qb6 (15...a5 16.h3-+) 16.Nbd4 (16.h3!?-/+) 16...g4-+ 17.Nd2 Nd4 18.Bd4 Qa6 19.Qa6 ba6 20.Rb1 Rfc8 21.Rfc1 Rc7 22.c4 (22.Rb2 a5-+) 22...Rac8 23.c5 a5 24.Nb3 (24.Rb2 Kf7-+) 24...a4 25.Na5 (25.Nd2 a5 26.Rb2-+) 25...Bc5 26.Bc5 Rc5 27.Rc5 Rc5 28.Nb7 Rc2 29.Rb4 (29.Na5 b3 30.ab3 a3-+) 29…d4 (29...d4 30.Nd8 d3-+) 0–1. UncleBulgaria (2365) – Steve Tomporowski (2815), ChessWorld.net, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 d5)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Nd2 ba3 7.Ba3 Be7 8.Ngf3 Nc6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 b6 11.e5 de5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.de5 Nd5 14.c4 Nf4 15.Bb1 Rd8 16.Qc2 g6?? 17.Qe4+/- Ng2 18.Kg2 Bb7 19.Qe3 Ne5 20.Be4 Be4 21.Qe4 Nf3 22.Nf3 Rac8 23.Rfd1 Rd1 24.Rd1 Qc7 25.Ne5 Rd8 26.Re1 Qd6 27.Qb7+/- Rf8 28.Qa7 f6? 29.Qd7+- Rd8 30.Qf7 Kh8 31.Qf6 Kg8 32.Qf7 Kh8 33.Nf3 Rf8 34.Ng5 Rf7?? 35.Nf7+- Kg7 36.Nd6 1–0. Loehr,Holger – Schmenger,Lisa, Berliner Sommer (4), 1995.

5.Bd3 Nf6 6.f4 Be7 7.Nf3 0-0 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Nbd2 Qb6 10.Qe2 d5 11.e5 Ne8 12.g4 f5 13.gf5 ef5 14.Kh1 Be6 15.Rg1 Rc8 16.Rg3 Na5 17.Rag1 Nc4 18.Qg2 Rf7 19.Nc4 dc4 20.Be2 c3 21.Bc1 Bd5 22.Qf2? (better is 22.Be3-+) 22...Bh4 (22...Ba2?! 23.Ng5 Bg5 24.fg5 Bd5 25.Bf3-+) 23.Rg7 Rg7 24.Rg7 Ng7 (24...Kg7?! 25.Qh4 Kh8 26.Kg1-+) 25.Qh4 Qd4 26.Kg2 Qb6 27.a3 b3 28.cb3 Qb3 29.Kf2 (29.Qf2 Ne6-+) 29...Qc2 30.Ng5 (30.Be3 Qb2 31.Nd4-+) 30...h5 31.Be3 Bc4 (31...Bc4 32.Kg2 Qe2 33.Qf2 Bd5 34.Nf3 Bf3 35.Kg3 Qd1-+) 0–1. Shtembuliak,Evgeny (2075) – Basko,Bogdan, UKR–ch U12 Nikolaev, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

5.Nd2 Be7 6.h3 0-0 7.Bd3 d6 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.c3 bc3 10.Bc3 Bd7 11.0-0 Rc8 12.Nf3 d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Be4 de4 15.Nd2 Nb4 16.Ne4 Bc6 17.Qb1 Nd5 18.a3 Nc3 19.N4c3 Qa5 20.Qd3 Rfd8 (20...Ba3? 21.Rfb1+-) 21.Qe3 b6 (worse is 21...Ba3 22.Nd1 Qd5 23.Nf4 Qd4 24.Ra3+=) 22.Rfb1 Qa6 (22...Ba3? 23.Rb3 Bb4 24.Ra5 Ba5 25.Ne4+-) 23.a4 Ba8 24.f3 Rd7 25.Ne4 Rcd8 26.Rd1 Qa5 27.Kh2 Bb7 28.Kg1 Ba6 29.N2g3 Qb4 30.Kh2 Rd4 31.Re1 R8d5 32.Nf6?? (better is 32.Rec1-+) 32...gf6 33.Qh6 Qd2 (33...Bf8 34.Qf6 Bg7 35.Qg5-+) 34.f4 (34.Qd2 Rd2 35.Ne4 fe5 36.Nd2 Rd2 37.a5-+) 34...Qf4 35.Qf4 Rf4 36.ef6 Bf6 37.Rac1 (37.Ra3 Be5 38.Kh1 Rfd4-+) 37...Rc4 (better is 37...Ra4!? 38.Ne4 Be5 39.Kg1-+) 38.Rc4 Bc4 39.Rc1 Rd4 40.Kh1 Bg5 41.Rc2 Kg7 42.Nh5 (42.Ne2 Be2 43.Re2 Ra4-+) 42...Kg6 43.Ng3 Bd5 44.Rc7 Rd2 (44...Rd2 45.Kg1 Rg2 46.Kf1 Rg3-+) 0–1. Mueller,Herbert1 – Hoefer,Hans Otto (2175), Wuerttemberg–ch Seniors 7th, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nc6 6.f4 d5-/+ 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 Nc3 11.Qe1 f5 12.ef6 Bf6 13.Nb3 Bd7 14.Bc3= bc3 15.Qc3 Rc8 16.Qd2 Kh8 17.Kh1 Qe7 18.c3 b6 19.Rae1 Qa3 20.Ng5 Bg5 21.fg5 Qe7 22.g6 h6 23.Qe3 Kg8 24.Kg1 Rf1 25.Rf1 Rf8 26.Qg3 Rf6 27.Nd2 e5 28.de5 Qe5=+ 29.Qe5 Ne5 30.Bc2 Rf1 31.Kf1 Be8 32.Bb3 Bg6 33.Bd5= Kf8 34.Ke2 Ke7 35.Ne4 Bf5 36.h3 Be6 37.Be6 Ke6 38.Ke3 Kd5 ½–½. Meczynski,Waldemar (2205) – Babik,Tomasz, Poland–chB Bielsko–Biala (3), 1991.

5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Nfd7 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Nc6 9.c3 Ne7 10.Nb5= Nc6 11.h4 a6-/+ 12.h5 Nb6 13.Na3 Qg5 14.g4 h6 15.Nh3 Qd8 16.Bc1 Bd7 17.Qf3 Qe7 18.g5=+ 0-0-0 19.g6 f6 20.Qe2 f5?? 21.Ba6+- Na5 22.Rb1 Na4?? 23.Bb5 Nc3? 24.Qc2+- Bb5 25.Rb5 Qc7= 26.Ra5 Qa5 27.Nb5?? Bb4 28.Bd2?? Kb8 29.Bc3 Rc8 30.Kd2?? Bc3 31.Nc3+= Rc4 32.Nf4?? Rd4-+ 33.Ke3? Qb6 34.Kf3 Rc8 35.Nfe2-/+ Rdc4 36.Rb1 Qd8?? 37.Qb2 R8c7 38.Nb5 Rc2? 39.Qa3 R7c6?? 40.Qa7 Kc8 41.Nd6 Kd7 42.Rb7 Rc7 43.Qa4 R2c6 44.Nd4 Qh4 45.Qc6 Kd8 46.Qe8 (46.Qc7) 1–0. Stahl,Heinz (1740) – Polk,Maria, Bayern–ch Seniors op (2), 1997.

5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Nfd7 7.Qg4 g6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.0-0 Bg7 10.a3 0-0 11.Nbd2 f5 12.Qg3 Re8 13.h4 (13.Be2 Qb6=) 13...Nf8 (13...ba3 14.Ra3 Nb4 15.Rfa1+=) 14.Qh3 Bh6 15.Qg3 Kh8 (15...ba3 16.Ra3 Nb4 17.Rfa1+=) 16.Ng5 Bg5 17.hg5 Bd7 18.Qf4 h6 (18...Qc7 19.Rfb1+=) 19.Nf3 (19.gh6 ba3 20.Ra3 Nb4+/-) 19...Nh7 (better is 19...hg5 20.Ng5 Kg8+=) 20.Bc1?? (better is 20.gh6 g5 21.Qg3+/-) 20...hg5 21.Ng5 Ng5 22.Qh4?? (better is 22.Qg5 Qg5 23.Bg5+=) 22...Nh7-+ 23.Bg5 Qg5 (23...Qg5 24.Qg5 Ng5-+) 0–1. Penoyer,F – Becker,A, Kolty Club Championship, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Be7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.0-0 (7.e5 Ne8=) 7...Nc6 (7...d6 8.Nd2+=) 8.Kh1 (8.e5 Ne8=) 8...d5 9.e5 White threatens to win material: e5xf6 9...Nd7 10.Nd2 b6 (10...Nb6 11.a4+=) 11.f4 f6 (11...a6 12.f5 ef5 13.Ng3= (worse is 13.Bf5 b5-/+; worse is 13.Rf5 b5-/+)) 12.Ng3 (12.Nf3 Bb7+=) 12...fe5 13.fe5 Bb7?? allows the opponent back into the game (better is 13...Rf1 the only rescuing move 14.Bf1 Bh4+=) 14.Qh5+- g6 (14...Rf5 otherwise it's curtains at once 15.Nf5 ef5 16.Qf5 Nf8+-) 15.Bg6 hg6 16.Qg6 Kh8 17.Qh6 Kg8 18.Nh5 Rf1 19.Rf1 Bf8 20.Qg6 Kh8 21.Rf7 (21.Rf7 Nf6 22.ef6 Ba6 23.Rh7) 1–0. Novy,Jaroslav (1715) – Palkova,Katerina, Klatovy op–B, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Be7 6.f4 Nc6 7.Nd2 a6 8.Qf3 Na5 9.d5 d6 10.de6 Be6 11.f5 Bc8 12.g4 Nd7 13.Ne2 Ne5 14.Qg2 Bh4 15.Kf1 b5 16.Be5 de5 17.Nf3 Be7 18.Qg3 f6 19.g5 Bb7 20.Qg4 0-0 21.h4 Rc8 22.h5? (better is 22.gf6!? Bf6 23.Ng5-+) 22...Nc4 23.Bc4 Rc4 (23...bc4?! 24.h6 fg5 25.hg7-+) 24.h6 fg5?? (24...Re4 25.Qh3 Re3-+ (25...fg5? 26.hg7 Rh4 27.gf8R Qf8 28.Nh4 Bh1 29.Qh1+-)) 25.hg7-/+ Rf7 (25...Kg7 26.Qh5 Rh8 27.Ne5+-) 26.Rh7? (better is 26.Ne5 Re4 27.Nf7 Rg4 28.Nd8 Bh1 29.Ne6-+) 26...Rg7 (better is 26...Kh7 27.Qh5 Kg7 28.Ne5 Rf6 29.Qg5 Kh7 30.Qh5 Rh6 31.Qh6 Kh6 32.Nf7 Kh5 33.Nd8 Bd8 34.Nf4 Kg4-+) 27.Rh6-/+ Bf6 28.Qh5 Rd7?? 29.Rf6! Qf6 30.Qe8 Qf8 31.Qd7 Be4 32.Qe6 Qf7 33.Qf7 Kf7 34.Ne5 Kf6 35.Nc4 bc4 36.Rc1 Bf5 37.Kf2 Ke5 38.Ke3 a5 39.Nd4 Bd7 40.Nf3 Kf5 41.Rd1 Ba4 42.Rd5 Kf6 43.Rg5 Bc2 44.Ra5 1–0. Kramps,Rene (2010) – Miersch,Marco (2175), Rostock PSV op, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.d4 Nf6)

5.a3 Nf6 6.d3 (6.e5 Ne4=+) 6...ba3-/+ 7.Na3 d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.g3 (better 9.c3!?-/+) 9...Bb4-+ 10.Nd2 Nc3 11.Qg4 0-0 12.Bg2 e5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh6 Nd4 15.0-0 (15.Ndc4-+) 15...Nf5 16.Qh3 0–1. mizuzul (2205) – Bazza3 (2610), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nb5 Nf6 8.a3 Be7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Bc4 Nb6 11.Ba2 0-0 12.h4 a6 13.Nd6 Qc7 14.Ne4 d5 15.ed6 Bd6 16.Rc1 Qe7 17.h5? Ba3-+ 18.Qb3 Bb2 19.Qb2 Nb4 20.Bb1 h6 21.Rh3 f5 22.Nc5 N6d5 23.Ne5 a5 24.Ng6 Qf6 25.d4 Rf7 26.Ne5 Re7 27.Rf3 b6 28.Ne4-/+ Qh4 29.Rh3= Qf4 30.Ng6 Qg4?? 31.f3 Qg6 32.hg6 fe4 33.fe4 Nf4 34.Rhc3 Ba6+/- 35.g3 Ng6 36.Rc7 Rf8 37.R7c4?? Ref7 38.Qg2 a4?? 39.Rb4+/- Rf1 40.Qf1 Rf1+= 41.Kd2 Rf2 42.Ke3+- Re2 43.Kf3 Rh2 44.Ra4 Be2 45.Ke3 Bg4 46.Ra2 Rh3 47.Rg1 h5 48.e5 Ne7 49.Ra8 Kf7 50.Kf4 b5 51.Ra7 b4 52.Rc1 g5? 53.Kg5 Rg3 54.Bg6 Kf8 55.Bh5 Bf5 56.Kf4 Rh3 57.Bg4 Rh4 58.Rg1 b3 59.Rb7 Bc2?! 60.Kg5 Rh7 61.Kf6 Nd5-+ 62.Ke6 Rb7 63.Kd5 b2 64.Rf1 Ke7 65.Bh5 b1Q 66.Rf7?? Kd8 (66...Kd8 67.Rf8 Kc7 68.Rf7 Kb8 69.Rb7 Qb7 70.Kc4 Kc7-+) 0–1. Bishop,P (1855) – Urbaniak,P (2005), Kaupthing Open (8), 2008.

6.Nbd2 Nf6 7.Bd3 de4 8.Ne4 Be7 9.Qe2 Nd5 10.Qd2 0-0 11.0-0 h6 12.Rfe1 b6 13.a3 Bb7 14.ab4 Ncb4 15.Bc4 (15.Bf1 a5=+) 15...Rc8 (15...Qc7 16.Bb3-/+) 16.Bb3 a5 The backward pawn on c2 becomes a target 17.Ne5 (17.Ba3 b5 18.c3 a4 19.Bb4 ab3=+) 17...Nf6 (17...Nc2 18.Bc2 Bb4 19.Qd3-/+) 18.Ng3 (18.Nf6 Bf6 19.Ba3 Be5 20.Re5 Nc6=+) 18...Nbd5 (better 18...b5 19.c3 Nbd5-/+) 19.Qe2? (better 19.Ba3!?-/+) 19...Bb4 20.Red1 Nf4 21.Qb5 Ng2 22.d5 Nd5 23.Bd5 (better 23.c4 Rc5 24.Qd7 Qd7 25.Nd7-+) 23...ed5 (better 23...Bd5!? 24.c4 Rc5-+) 24.Kg2-/+ d4 (24...Re8 25.Nf3 Rc2 26.Bd4-/+) 25.Kg1=+ Rc5 (25...Bc5 26.Qc4=+) 26.Qe2 (26.Qd7 Qd7 27.Nd7 Rc2 28.Bd4 Rfc8 29.Nb6 R8c7=) 26…Qd5 (26...Qd5 27.f4 Bc3 28.Bc3 Rc3=) 0-1. Tomulic,T (2345) - Gledura,B (2650), Titled Tue 8th Feb Late, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.ed5 ed5 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.h3 (10.0-0 0-0-/+) 10...0-0 11.0-0 a6 12.Rc1 Ne7 (12...Re8 13.Qb3-/+) 13.Ne5 Bf5 14.Re1 Bd3 15.Qd3 Ng6 16.Na4 b5 (16...Re8 17.Nc5 Qb6 18.Qd2-/+) 17.Nc5 (17.Nc6 Qc7 18.Ne7 Qe7 19.Re7 Be7 20.Nb6=) 17...Ra7?? (better 17...Re8=+) 18.Nc6+/- Qc7 19.Na6?? (better 19.Na7 Qa7 20.Ba3+/-) 19...Ra6-+ 20.Ne7 (20.Nb4 Bb4 21.Rc7 Be1-+) 20...Qe7 21.Re7 Be7 22.Qb5 Ra2 23.g3 (23.Ra1 Ra1 24.Ba1 Rc8-+) 23...Bd6 (23...Rfa8 24.Qb7-+) 24.Qb3 Rfa8 25.Rc6 Bf8 (better 25...Be7 26.Rc8 Rc8 27.Qa2-+) 26.g4? (26.Rf6 gf6 27.Qd5 R8a4-+ (27...Rb2?! 28.Qa8 f5 29.Kg2=+)) 26...Ne4 (26...Nf4!? 27.Rb6-+) 27.Qd5 Rb2 (27...Nf2 28.Rc7 Nh3 29.Kf1 Ra1 30.Bc1-+) 28.Qe4 Ra1 29.Kg2 Raa2 (better 29...Nh4 30.Kg3 g5-+) 30.Qf3?? (better 30.Qe3-+) 30...Nh4 31.Kg3 Nf3 32.Kf3 Rf2 33.Ke4 Ra5 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Barria Santos,Jose Guilherme (2375), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.ed5 Qd5 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.d5 Bb4 (better is 9...Ba3 10.Bc1 (10.Qe2 Bb2 11.Qb2 ed5-+ 12.Bb5 Nf6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Rad1-+ –1.72) 10...ed5 11.Bd2 Bb4 12.Rc1 Bg4 13.Be2 Nge7 14.a3-+ –1.50) 10.Qd2= ed5 11.a3 Bd6 (better is 11...Bf8 12.Nd5 Qd2 13.Kd2 (13.Nd2 Rb8 14.Bb5= –0.12) 13...Kd8= 14.Ng5= –0.09; 11...Bc5 12.Nd5 Qd2 13.Nd2 Kf8 14.Ne4= 0.00) 12.Nb5+- Qd2 13.Nd2 Be5? (better is 13...f6!? 14.Nd6 Ke7+/-) 14.Be5+- Ne5 15.Nc7 Kd8 16.Na8 Nc6 17.Bd3 b6 18.0-0 (better is 18.Rb1!?+-) 18...Bb7+/- 19.Nb6! ab6 20.Rab1 Kc7 21.Rfc1 Nge7 22.Rb3 Ra8 23.Nf3 Ra5 24.Ng5 f6 25.Ne6 Kd6 26.Ng7 Ba6 27.Ne8 Ke5 28.Re1 Kd4 29.Ba6 Ra6 30.Nf6 Kc4 31.Reb1 d4 32.Ne4 d3 33.Nd2 Kd4 34.Rc1 Ra4 35.Rcc3 Ne5 36.Nf3 Nf3 37.gf3 d2 38.Rd3 Kc4 39.Rbc3 Kb5 40.Rd2 Nc6 41.Rd5 (41.Rd5 Ka6 42.Rc6 Ra3 43.Rh5+-) 1–0. Buiza Prieto,Eihartze (1665) – Sanchez Gabin,A (1720), ch–ESP w Padron ESP, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.ed5 Qd5 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Qd8 11.d5 (11.Ne4 0-0=+) 11...Bc3 (11...ed5 12.Re1 Be7 13.Ba3-/+) 12.Bc3=+ Qd5 13.Qe2 0-0 14.Ne5 (14.Rfd1 Qh5=+) 14...Ne5 15.Be5 Bd7 (better 15...Nd7!? 16.Bg3 Nc5-/+) 16.Rad1 Qa5 (16...Kh8 17.Bh7 Bb5+=) 17.Qb2 (17.Bf6 gf6 18.Bh7 Kh7 19.Rd7 Qe5 20.Qd3 Kg7 21.Rb7 Rfb8+=) 17...Ne8 (17...Ba4 18.Rde1 Bc6 19.Bf6 gf6 20.Re3=) 18.Rfe1 (better 18.Bh7!? Kh7 19.Rd7=) 18...Bc6-/+ 19.Re3 f6 20.Bc3 Qb6?? (better 20...Qg5!? 21.Rg3 Qf4-/+) 21.Qc2 (21.Qa3!? g6 22.Re6+-) 21...g6= 22.Rg3 (22.Re6!? Qc5 23.Rde1=) 22...f5 (22...Rd8 23.Qd2 Qc7 24.Qe3-/+) 23.Rb1 (23.Qd2 Nf6=+) 23...Qc7 24.Ba1 (24.Qe2 Bd5 25.Be5 Qe7-/+) 24...Bd5 25.Qb2 Qg7 (25...Nf6 26.Rd1-/+) 26.Qa3 Qf7 27.h4 (27.f4!?-/+) 27...Nf6-+ 28.Qb2 Rae8 (28...Qg7 29.Qd2-+) 29.h5-/+ e5 (29...b6!?-/+) 30.hg6=+ hg6 (better 30...Qe6!?=+) 31.Bf5+/- (31.Bf5 Qc7 32.Rc1+/- (32.Rg6?! Kf7+/-)) 1-0. Janaszak,Daw (2320) - Abrosimov,V (2340), Titled Tue 7th Mar Late (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.e5 Be7 7.Bd3 f6 8.0-0 Nh6 9.Bc1 Nf7 10.Nbd2 fe5 11.de5 Nce5 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Qh5 Nf7 14.Bg6?? (better is 14.Bh7 Bf6 15.Rb1-/+) 14...hg6 15.Qg6 Qc7 16.Nf3 Bd6 17.h3 Qc3 18.Bg5 0-0 19.Rae1 Ne5 (19...Ng5 20.Ng5 Rf6 21.Qh7 Kf8 22.Qh8 Ke7 23.Qg7 Ke8 24.Ne6 Be6 25.Qg8 Kd7 26.Qa8-/+) 20.Ne5 Be5 21.Re3 Qd4 22.Rfe1 Bf6 23.Rf3 Bg5 24.Rf8 Kf8 25.Qg5 Qf6 26.Qg4 d4 27.Qh5 Ke7 (better is 27...b6!? 28.Qg4-+) 28.Qc5 Kf7 29.Qb4 a5 30.Qd6 Kg8 31.Re4 Ra6 32.Qc7? (32.Qd4 Qd4 33.Rd4-+) 32...Rc6 33.Qa5 Rc2 34.f3 d3 35.Qa4 Rc1 36.Kf2 d2 37.Qe8 Qf8 38.Qh5 d1Q 39.Kg3 Qfd6 40.Rf4 Qf4! 41.Kf4 Qd6 42.Kg4 e5 43.Kg3 e4 44.Kf2 0–1. Anderson,George – Kwiatek,Jordan (1720), Yanofsky Memorial, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.e5 Nge7 7.a3 Nf5 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Ba5 10.Na3 (10.Ba3 Nh4-/+) 10...a6 11.Nc2 0-0 12.Bd3 Nh4 (12...Qb6 13.Qb1-/+) 13.0-0=+ Nf3 14.Qf3 f5 (14...Bd7 15.Ba3 Re8 16.Rfb1=) 15.c4= dc4 (15...b6 16.Ba3 Rf7 17.Bd6=) 16.Bc4 Bb6 (16...Qc7 17.Rfc1 Bd2 18.Rd1=) 17.d5 ed5 18.Bd5 Kh8 19.Rfd1 (19.e6 Bc7 20.Rfe1 Qd6+=) 19...Qc7 (19...Qe8=) 20.Rac1 (20.e6 Ne7 21.Nb4 A) 21...Nd5 22.Nd5 (worse 22.Qd5 Re8-/+) 22...Qc6 23.Bg7 Kg7 24.Qg3 Kh6 25.Nb6 Be6 26.Rd4+-; B) 21...a5=) 20...Bd7 (better 20...Ne5 21.Qa3 Ng6-/+) 21.e6+= Be8 22.Nb4 Rc8 23.Nc6 bc6 24.Bc4 (24.Qa3 Rg8 25.e7 cd5 26.Rc7 Rc7 27.Qa6 Rc6+-) 24...Ra8 (24...a5 25.Ra1=) 25.Qc3 (better 25.Ba3 Rf6 26.Bd6+=) 25...Bh5?? (better 25...Qe7=) 26.Rd7+- Bf2 (26...Rf6 27.Rc7 Bc7 28.e7+-) 27.Kf2 (better 27.Kf1 Rf6 28.Rc7 Bh4+-) 27...Qf4 28.Kg1 Rf6 (28...Rg8 29.Rg7 Qe3 30.Qe3 Rg7 31.Qh6 Rag8 32.e7 Bf7 33.Bf7 f4 34.Qg7 Rg7 35.e8Q) 29.Rg7 Raf8 30.Rf7! R8f7 (30...Bf7 31.Qf6 Mate attack) 31.ef7 Kg7 (31...Qh2 32.Kh2 Kg7 33.Qf6 Kf8 34.Qd6) 32.Qf6 Kf8 33.Qd8 1-0. Rusan,P (2110) - Toncheva,Nadya (2195), Titled Tuesday, 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.e5 Nge7 7.Bd3 Bd7 8.0-0 Na5 9.Nbd2=+ b5 10.c3 Nc4 11.Bc4 bc3 12.Bc3 bc4 13.Rb1 Nc6 14.Qc2 a5 15.Rb2 Ba3-+ 16.Rbb1 Nb4 17.Bb4 ab4 18.Qd1 Ba4 19.Qe2 Bc2 20.Rbe1?? Bd3-+ 21.Qd1 Bf1 22.Rf1 Qb6 23.Qc2 c3 24.Nb3 Bb2 0–1. Samedova,Z – Dimova,Desislava, EU–ch U12 Girls, 1992.

5.ed5 ed5 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bd7 Nd7 8.0-0 Ngf6 9.Re1 Be7 10.Qe2 Kf8 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Na3 a6 14.d3 g6 15.Qd2 Kg7 16.c3 Nc5 17.Nd4 Qd7 18.Nac2 Rhe8 19.Ne3 Ne6 20.Ne6 Re6 21.Nc2 Rae8 22.h3 R8e7 23.Nd4 Re1 24.Re1 Re1 25.Qe1 Qe8 26.Qd2 Qe5 27.Nf3 Qc7 28.Qb2 b5 29.Qb4 Qb6 30.Nd4 Nd7 31.Qe7 Nf6 32.Qb4 Qc7 33.Qb2 Kg8 34.Qb4 Qe5 35.Nf3 Qe2 36.Qd4 Qe6 37.Kh1 Nd7 38.Kg1 Qd6 39.Kh1 Qc5 40.Qg4 Nf8 41.Qg5 Qc3 42.Qd5 b4 43.Ne5 Qe1 44.Kh2 Qf2 45.Ng4 Qb2?? 46.Nh6= Kg7 47.Qf7 Kh6 48.Qf8 Qg7 49.Qb4 Qe5 50.Kh1 ½–½. Neidig,Heiner – Geib,Thorsten, Baden–ch HT1, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

5.ed5 ed5 6.Ne5 Nf6 7.Bb5 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Nd7 Bd7 10.Bf6 gf6 11.0-0 Bb5 12.Qb5 Qd7 13.Qd3 0-0 14.a3 a5 15.c3 Qe6 16.ab4 ab4 17.Ra8 Ra8 18.cb4 Bb4 19.Qb5 Qe7 (19...Bd6!?+=) 20.Qd5= Rd8 21.Qa2 Qe5 22.g3 (22.Qb3 Bd6 23.Qh3 b5=) 22...b5= 23.Rc1 Bc5 24.Qc2 Bb6 25.Qc6 Qd4 26.Qf3 b4 27.Rc6 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 27...Rd6 28.Rc8 Kg7 29.Kg2 b3 30.Nc3 (30.Rc3 b2=) 30...Re6 (better is 30...b2+=) 31.Nd5? (better is 31.Nd1 Qd2 32.Qb3=) 31...b2-/+ (31...Qd2 32.Qg4 (32.Qb3 Qf2 33.Kh3 Qf5 34.g4 Qf1 35.Kh4 Bf2 36.Qg3 Bg3 37.Kg3 Re2 38.Rg8 Kg8 39.Ne7 Kf8 40.Ng6 fg6 41.h4 Qf2 42.Kh3 Qe3) 32...Kh6 33.Nb6=) 32.Nc3 Re1 33.d3 Bc5 (better is 33...b1Q!? 34.Nb1 Rb1-+) 34.Ne4+= Rg1 (34...h5 35.Qh5 Re4 36.Qh8 Kg6 37.Qg8 Kh6 38.Qh8 Kg6 39.Qg8 Kh6 40.Qh8 Kg6=) 35.Kg1= b1Q Attacking the isolated pawn on d3 36.Kg2 Qbd3 37.Qg4 (37.Nc5 Qf3 38.Kf3 Qd5 39.Ke2 Qh5 40.Kd2 Qf5-+ (40...Qh2?! 41.Nd3-/+)) 37...Kh6 38.Qf4 Kg7 39.Qg4 (39.Nc5?? Qd5 40.Qe4 Q5e4 41.Ne4 Qe4 42.f3 Qe2 43.Kg1 Qf3-+) 39...Kh6 40.Qh4 Kg7 41.Qg4 (41.Nc5?? Qd5 42.Ne4 Q5e4 43.Qe4 Qe4 44.f3 Qe2 45.Kg1 Qf3-+) 41...Kh6 42.Qh4 Kg7 43.Qg4 (43.Nc5?? Qd5 44.Ne4 Q5e4 45.Qe4 Qe4 46.f3 Qe2 47.Kg1 Qf3-+) 43...Kh6 44.Qh4 ½–½. Euler,Gerd (2385) – Taimanov,Mark E (2405), Oberliga Ost–B, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.d4 Nf6-/+ 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Kh1 a6 13.f4 g6 14.Rf3 Nb6 15.Ne4? Ne4-+ 16.Be4 Nd5 17.Rh3 Nf4-+ 18.Qg4? Nh3 19.gh3 f5 20.Qg2 Qe8 21.Bf3 Bf6 22.Re1 Kg7 23.Rc1 Be5 24.de5 Rf7 25.h4 Qd8 26.h5 g5 27.Ba3 Kh8 28.Bd6 g4 29.Bd1 Qg5 30.Rc3 Qh5 31.Ba4 Rg7 32.Bf8 Rg6 33.Be8 Qh4 34.Qc2 Rg8 35.Rc8 Rc8 36.Qc8 Rf8 37.Qe6 Qe1 38.Kg2-+ Qe2 39.Kg1 Qe1 40.Kg2 Qd2 41.Kg1 f4 (41...f4 42.Bb5 ab5 43.Qg4 f3 44.Kh1 Rg8 45.Qg8 Kg8 46.e6 Qd1) 0–1. Berza,Stefan (2070) – Tokos,Jozef, SVK–chT2, 1995.

5.d3 d5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.Be2 Be7 8.h3 0-0 9.e5 Nd7 10.d4 f6 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Nb3? fe5-+ 13.de5 Nde5 14.Re1 Ng6 15.Bb5 Nh4 16.Nbd4 Nf3 17.Nf3 Bf6 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Bf6 gf6 20.Qd2 c5 21.Nh4 a5 22.Qh6 Qg7 23.Qd2 Ra7 24.Re3 Qh8 25.Rg3 Rg7 26.Qe3 Rg3 27.fg3 Qg7 28.Kh2 d4 29.Qf4 e5 30.Qf2 f5 31.Re1 e4 0–1. gtate (1750) – epiglotis, net–chess.com, 2001.

6.a3 a6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c4 Nf4 9.g3 Ng6 10.Bg2 Nc6 11.0-0 0-0 12.d4 d6 13.Qe2 de5 14.de5 Qc7 15.h4 h6 16.h5 Nge7 17.Nc3 Nf5 18.Ne4 Qb6 19.Rfd1 Rd8 20.Rd8 Qd8 21.Rd1 Qc7 22.g4 Nfe7 23.Nd6 Bd7 24.Qe3 b6 25.g5+= Bc5 26.Qf4+/- Nf5 27.Nf5 ef5 28.gh6 g6?? 29.hg6 fg6 30.h7! Kh7 31.Qh4 Kg8 32.e6! Be6 33.Qh8 (33.Qh8 Kf7 34.Ng5 Ke7 35.Bf6) 1–0. Muth,Armin – Sandmeier,Toni, GER–ch U18 Uelzen, 1970.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Nc3 8.Bc3 b6 9.Be2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.d4 Bb7 12.Bd3 Na6 13.a3 Nc7 14.Bd2 f5 15.ef6 Bf6 16.Ne5 Be5 (16...d6 17.Qh5 g6 (17...de5?? 18.Bh7 Kh8 19.Bg6 Kg8 20.Qh7) 18.Ng6 Rf7-/+ (18...hg6?? 19.Qg6 Bg7 20.Qh7 Kf7 21.Bg6 Kf6 22.h4+-)) 17.de5= Qh4 18.Rc1 Nd5 19.Rc4 Qe7 20.Qh5 g6 21.Rg4 Nf4 (21...Qa3?? 22.Rg6 hg6 23.Qg6 Kh8 24.Qh7) 22.Bf4 (22.Bf4 Rf4; 22.Rf4 gh5 Decoy) 22...Rf4 23.Rg5 (23.Rf4 gh5 Combination) 23...Rf7 24.h4 Rg7 25.Qh6 Qa3 26.Bb1 Qb4 27.g3?? (better is 27.h5 Qh4 28.Rd1-+) 27...Be4 (better is 27...Qc3 28.Bg6 hg6 (28...Rg6?! 29.Rg6 hg6 30.Qg6 Kf8 31.Qf6 Ke8 32.Qh8 Ke7 33.Qf6 Ke8 34.Qh8 Kf7 35.Qf6 Ke8=) 29.Rg6 Qe5-+) 28.Be4? (better is 28.Rg4 Qb1 29.Rb1 Bb1 30.Qd2=) 28...Qe4-+ 29.h5 Rc8 30.hg6 Rg6 31.Rg6 Qg6 32.Qd2 Qf7 33.Qg5 Kf8 34.Qh6 Ke8 35.Qe3 Rc5 36.f4 a5 37.Rd1 a4 38.Qd3 Ra5?? 39.Qd6 Ra8 40.Qb6 Qg6 41.Qf2 Rb8 42.Qf3 Rb1 43.Qa8 Ke7 44.Rb1 Qb1 45.Kh2 Qc2 46.Kg1 Qc1 47.Kh2 a3 48.Qh8 Qc2 49.Kh3 Qg6 50.Qa8 Qh5 51.Kg2 Qe2 52.Kh3 a2 53.Qh8 Qh5 54.Kg2 Qg6 55.Qa8 Qc2 56.Kh3 h5 57.Qh8 Qf5 58.Kg2 a1Q 59.Qh6 Qb2 (59...Qb2 60.Kh1 Qfb1) 0–1. Neidig,Heiner – Schafranietz,Sebastian, Baden–ch HT1, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Nc3 8.Bc3 Be7 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Rb1 b6 11.h4 Bb7-/+ 12.Qa4 Qc7 13.Rh3 d6 14.ed6 Qd6 15.Ne5 f6 16.Nc4 Qd7 17.Qc2 Nd4 18.Qd1 Bc5 19.Qh5 Kd8 20.Na5 Bg2 21.Rg3 Qd5 22.Qg4 Nf3 23.Ke2 Ne5 24.Nc6 Nc6 25.Qg7 Rf8 26.Rg2 Ne5 27.Bh7 Qc4 28.Ke1 Nf3 29.Kd1 Qf1 30.Kc2 Ne1?? 31.Kb2?? Qg2-/+ 32.Bf6 Kc8 33.Re1 Qg7 34.Bg7 Rf2 35.Bc3 Kd7 36.h5 Rf4 37.h6 Bd4 38.Bg6 Bc3 39.Kc3 Rh8 40.h7 Rf6 41.Be4 Rh6 42.a4 Kd6 43.a5 R6h7 44.a6? Rc7-+ 45.Kb3 Rh3 46.d3 Rh5 47.Rg1 Rb5 48.Ka4 Ra5 49.Kb4 Ra6 50.Rg6 Ra1 51.Rg8 Rb1 52.Ka3 Rc5 53.Ka2 Rb4 54.Ka3 a5 55.Rd8 Ke5 56.Rh8 Rc3 57.Ka2 Re4 58.Rh5 Kd4 59.de4 Ke4 60.Rh4 Kd5 61.Rh5 e5 62.Rh8 Rc6 63.Rd8 Rd6 64.Rh8 Kd4 65.Kb2 e4 66.Rh1 Rc6 67.Re1 Kd3 68.Rd1 Ke2 69.Rh1 e3 70.Rh2 Kd1 71.Rh1 Kd2 72.Rh8 Rd6 73.Rc8 e2 74.Rc2 Ke3 (74...Ke3 75.Re2 Ke2 76.Kb3 Kd3 77.Kb2 a4 78.Kc1 Kc3 79.Kb1 Rd1 80.Ka2 b5 81.Ka3 Ra1) 0–1. Jungblut,Jose – Fernandez,Mauro (2245), Siembra Villa Ballester op (3), 1996.

6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 a5 8.a3 a4 9.Ba2 Nc6 10.0-0 Be7 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Na3 Na2 13.Ra2 0-0 14.Qe2 f6 15.d4 fe5 16.de5 Nd5 17.c4 Nf4 18.Qe4 Qe8 19.g3 (19.Nb5 Qh5 20.Kh1 Qg4-/+) 19...Qh5 20.Bc1 (20.gf4? Qg4 21.Kh1 Rf4-+) 20...Ng6 21.Kg2 Rb8 (better is 21...Qf3 22.Qf3 Rf3 23.Kf3 Ba3 24.Ba3 Ne5 25.Ke4 Nc4-+) 22.h3? (better is 22.g4!? Nh4 23.Nh4 Qh4 24.f3-+) 22...b5!-+ 23.g4 Nh4 24.Kg3 Qg6 25.Nd2 Rf3! 26.Kh2 Qf7 27.Nf3 Nf3 28.Kg2 Bb7 29.Qf4 Nd2 (29...Nd2 30.f3 Qf4 31.Bd2 Qe5-+) 0–1. Villing,Dieter – Wolf,Helmut, Baden–ch MB2, 1982. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6)

6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.a3 (8.d3 d5-/+) 8...Be7 (8...d5 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Ba4-/+) 9.d3 White has a new backward pawn: c2 9...0-0 (9...ba3 10.Na3 Qc7 11.Nb5+=) 10.0-0 (10.ab4!? Bb4 11.c3=) 10...d5 11.ed6 Qd6 12.ab4 Nb4 (12...Qb4 13.Nfd2+=) 13.Be5 White threatens to win material: Be5xd6 13...Qd8 14.Nbd2 (14.Nfd2 Bf6 15.Qh5 Bd7+=) 14...Bf6 (14...Nd7 15.Bc3+=) 15.Ne4 (15.Qe2!?= is worth consideration) 15...Be5-/+ 16.Ne5 Qc7 17.f4 (17.d4 a5+=) 17...N4d5 (17...a5 18.c3 N4d5 19.Qd2=) 18.Qf3 (18.Qh5 Ne3 19.Ng5 h6-+) 18...Nc3 (18...f6 19.Nc4=) 19.d4 (19.Nc3!? Qc3 20.Qg4=) 19...Ne4 20.Qe4 Bd7 21.c4 Black has a cramped position 21...Bc6 Black threatens to win material: Bc6xe4 22.Qd3 Black has a cramped position 22...Rfd8 (22...g6!?+=) 23.Bc2 g6 24.h4 ½–½. Sellberg,Joel – Peltomaa,Jukka, FIN–chT2, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5)

6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d6 8.c4 -/+.

6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bd3 Na4 8.Bc1 Nc6 9.c3 Qa5 10.0-0 Be7 11.Bc2 Nb6 12.Qe2 f5 13.Bb2 0-0 14.a3 bc3 15.Nc3 Nd5 16.Nd5 Qd5 17.Rfe1 b6 18.Bd3 Bb7 19.Bc3 Rac8 20.Bc4 Nd4 21.Bd5 Ne2 22.Re2 Bd5 23.Ne1 Rc4 24.Nc2 f4-+ 25.Ree1 a5 26.Nd4 Bc5 27.Nf3 Rc8 28.Kf1 h6 29.Ng1 g5 30.Ne2 f3 31.gf3 Bf3 32.Rec1 Rh4 33.Bb2 Rf8 0–1. Schulz,HJ (2000) – Lanka,Z (2470), 11th IHEM Hamburg GER (2), 2008.

6.d4 Qc7 7.Qd2 Be7 8.Bd3 b6 9.0-0 Ba6 10.Rc1 Bd3 11.Qd3 Nc6 12.c4 bc3 13.Nc3 (13.Nc3 Nc3 Combination; 13.Bc3 Ncb4 Combination) 13...Nc3 14.Rc3 Qd8 15.d5 (better is 15.a3!?+=) 15...Nb4-/+ 16.Qe4 Nd5 17.Rd3 0-0 18.Rad1 Rc8 19.h4 (19.Nd4 Bc5-/+) 19...Rc7 20.Ng5? (20.Nd4 Nb4 (20...Bh4?! 21.Rh3+=) 21.Rg3 a6-/+ (21...Bh4?! 22.Rh3=)) 20...g6 (better is 20...Bg5!? 21.hg5 Qg5 22.Rh3-+) 21.Rg3 Bg5 22.Rg5 Nc3 23.Bc3 Rc3 24.Qg4 Kg7 25.h5 Qc7 26.Rd4? Rc1-+ 27.Kh2 f5 28.Rg6+= Kh8 29.Qh4?? Qe5-+ 30.g3 Qe1 31.Kg2 Qf1 32.Kf3 Rc3 33.Kf4 Qf2 34.Ke5 Re3 35.Kd6 Qc2 36.Rc4 Qa2 37.Qd4 e5= 38.Qe3 Qc4?? 39.Qe5 (39.Qe5 Rf6 40.Qf6) 1–0. Diete,Guenter (1655) – Betz,Egon (1910), Bad Woerishofen Seniors op, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 e6)

4.Bc4 Nc6 5.a3 e6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Bd5 ed5 8.Nf3 d6 9.ed6 Bd6-/+ 10.ab4 Bb4 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Na3 Qb6-+ 15.g4 Bg6 16.Re3 Rfe8 17.Rb3 Na5 18.Bd4 Nb3 19.cb3? Qc6 20.Nb5 Bd3 21.Ra4 Bb5 22.Rb4 Be2 23.Qa1 Bf3 24.Bg7 Qe6 25.Qd4 Qd6 (25...Qd6 26.Qf4 Qc5 27.Qf3 Qb4-+) 0–1. Spitzer Isbert,R (2125) – Sanchez Alarcos Galian,V (1735), 19th Moratalaz Open, 2006.

4.Bc4 Qc7 5.d3 Nc6 6.Nf3 d6 7.0-0 Bg4 8.Nbd2 e6 9.Qe1 Be7 10.e5 de5 11.Ne5 Bh5 12.Ndf3 0-0 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Ne5 Bd6 15.f4 Nd7 16.Nd7 Qd7 17.Qh4 Bg6 18.Rae1 Be7 19.Qg3 Bc5 20.Kh1 Bd4 21.Bd4 Qd4 22.Qh3 Rfe8 23.g4 h5 24.gh5 Bf5 25.Qg3 Kh7 26.Re5 g6 (better is 26...Qc3!?-/+) 27.Rg1 Rg8 28.Qh4? (better is 28.Qf3=) 28...g5-+ 29.Qe1 (29.Rg5 Rg5 30.Qg5 Rg8 31.Rf5 ef5 32.Bf7 Rg5 33.fg5 Qf2 34.Bg6 Kg8-+) 29...gf4 (29...Qf4?! 30.Rf1 Qd4 31.Ref5 ef5 32.Rf5+=) 30.Rf1 Rg5 0–1. Bravo Castillero,J – Gil Menendez,G, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 Qc7 5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.f3 a6 8.d4 e6 9.d5 Bc5 10.Nd2 a5 11.e5? Nd5-+ 12.Bd5 Bd5 13.Qb5 0-0 14.Ne2 a4 15.Rd1 Ba2 16.Ne4 Be7 17.Qd3 Rc8 18.Nd4 Qc4 19.Qe3 Nc6 20.Nc6 Rc6 21.Rd7 Qc2 22.0-0 Qb2 23.Re7 Qe5 24.Rf7 Rc3 25.Qb6 Kf7 26.Qb7 Rc7 27.Qa8 Bc4 28.Rd1 Bd5 29.Qd8 Be4 30.fe4 h6 31.Rf1 Kg6 32.g3 Kh7 33.Qa8 Qd4 34.Kg2 Rc2 35.Kh3 Qd2 36.Rf8 Qh2 37.Kg4 h5 38.Kf4 Rf2 39.Ke5 Qg3 40.Ke6 Qg6 41.Ke7 Rf8 42.Kf8 Qf6 43.Ke8 Qe6 (43...Qe6 44.Kd8 Qg8 45.Ke7 Qa8-+) 0–1. Kudelka,Janusz (2080) – Dudys,Jakub (2150), Poland–ch U18 Leba, 2008.

4.Bc4 d5 5.ed5 Nd5 6.Qf3 Nf6 7.Nh3 e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 Be7 12.d4 0-0 13.c3 Na5 14.Bd3 1–0. Bravo Castillero,J – Diaz Carballo,D, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 d5 5.ed5 Nd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.a3 Bf5 8.ab4 Ndb4 9.Na3 e6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.d4 0-0 12.Be2 Nd5 13.g3? (better is 13.c4 Nf4 14.Nb5-/+) 13...Bh3-+ 14.Re1 Bb4 15.c4 Nf6 (15...Be1?! 16.cd5 Bf2 17.Kf2 Qd5 18.Nc4-/+) 16.Ng5 Be1 17.Nh3 Bb4 18.Nc2 Be7 19.Nf4 Rc8 20.Bf3 Qb6 21.Rb1 Rfd8 22.Qf1 Qc7 23.Rc1 Na5 24.Ne3 White plans c5 24...Nb3 25.Rd1 a5 26.c5 a4 27.Nc4 Nc5! 28.dc5 Rd1 29.Qd1 Qc5 30.Na3 Qb6 31.Qa1 Qb3 32.Bd1 Qb4 33.Bf3 b6 34.Nd3 Qd2 35.Qb1 Nd5 36.Nb5 Nb4 37.Nb4 Bb4 38.Be4?! Qe1 39.Qe1 Be1 40.Kf1 Bb4 41.Ke2 Rc5 42.Na3 Bc3 43.Bc1 b5 44.Be3 Re5 45.Bc2 Bd4 46.Kd3 Be3 47.fe3 b4 48.Nc4 Rd5 49.Ke2 b3 50.Bb1 Kf8 51.Nb6 Ra5 52.Nc4 Ra7 53.Na3 Ke7 54.Kd2 Rc7 55.Bd3 Rc5 56.Nc4 Kd7?? 57.Nb6-/+ Kc6 58.Na4 Rh5 59.h4 Ra5 60.Nb2 Kc5 61.Kc3 Ra1 62.Bh7 Rg1 63.Nd3 Kd6-/+ 64.Be4? Rg3-+ 65.Kb3 Re3 66.Bh7 g6 67.Kc3 Rh3 68.Bg8 Ke7 69.Kd4 Rh4 70.Kc5 Rh8 0–1. Hoeksema,Hendrik Pieter (2390) – Houtman,Joop, Groningen GAM, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 d5 5.ed5 Nd5 6.Qh5 e6 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.d4 g6 9.Qf3 Bg7 10.Nd2 b6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Re8 13.ab4 Ncb4 14.c3 Nc6 15.Ba3 Na5 16.Bd5 ed5 17.Nf4 Bb7 18.Bb4 Nc6 19.Ba3 Na5 20.Bb4 Nc6 21.Ba3 Bh6 22.Nb3 Re4 23.Nd3 a5 24.Bc1 Bc1 25.Nbc1 Ba6 26.Ne2 Qg5 27.Ng3 Re6 28.Rfd1 Bc4 29.Nb2 Rf6 30.Qe3 Qe3 31.fe3 Bb3 32.Re1 Re6 33.Nf1 Bc2 34.Re2 Bf5 35.Na4 Nb8 36.Rb2 Nd7 37.Rb5 Rd6 38.Nb2 Rc8 39.Rc1 Nf6 40.Na4 Rcc6 41.Nd2 Ng4 42.Re1 Bc2 43.Nb6 Rb6 44.Ra5 Ra6 45.Rb5 Rac6 46.h3 Nf6 47.Nb3 Bb3 48.Rb3 Rc4 49.Rf1 Kg7 50.g4 h6 51.Kg2 Rdc6 0–1. Lembeye,Michel – Spitz,Patrick, FRA AJEC/2332 corr, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 d5 5.ed5 Nbd7 6.Qe2 Nb6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Nf3 Bb5 9.Qb5= Qd7 10.Qb4 Nbd5 11.Qb3 Qe6 12.Kd1 Qa6 13.Na3 Rc8 14.Nb5 e6 15.Ne5 Bc5 16.d4 Be7 17.c4 Nb6 18.a4 0-0 19.Ke2 Rfd8 20.Rhd1 Nfd7 21.a5 Na8 22.Nf3 Nc7 23.Kf1 Nf6 24.Ne5 Ncd5 25.Kg1 Nf4 26.Re1 Nd7 27.d5 Ne5?? 28.Be5+/- Ng6 29.Nc7+- Rc7 30.Bc7 Rc8 31.Bg3 h5 32.de6+- fe6 33.c5! Rc6 34.Bd6! Bd6 35.cd6 Rd6 36.Rad1 Qa5 37.Re6 Rd1 38.Qd1 Qf5 39.Qe1 a5 40.Qe4 Qe4 41.Re4 b5 42.Re8 Kf7 43.Rb8 b4 44.Rb5 Nf4 45.Ra5 Ke6 46.Rb5 Nd5+/- 47.Kf1 Ke5 48.Rb7 Kd4 49.Ke2 Kc3 50.Rd7 Nf4 51.Kf3 Nd3 52.Rc7 Kd2+/- 53.Rg7 b3 54.Rb7 b2 55.g4 Kc3? 56.Rb2+- Nb2? 57.gh5 Kd4 58.Kf4 Nd3 59.Kf5 Kd5 60.f4 1–0. Villing,Dieter – Schuh,Hubert, Baden–ch MB2, 1979.

4.Bc4 d6 5.d4 e6 6.Nd2 d5 7.Bd3 de4 8.Ne4 Nbd7 9.Qf3 Be7 10.Ne2 0-0 11.0-0 Nd5 12.Nf4 N7b6 13.Nd5 Nd5 14.Rfe1 Bd7 15.a3 Bc6 16.Ng3 ba3 17.Ba3 Ba3 18.Ra3 Nb4 19.Qg4 g6 20.h4 Nd3 21.Rd3 Qd5 22.Rf3 Rad8 23.c3 Qa5 24.Rfe3 Qd5 25.Rf3 f5 26.Qg5 Rd7 27.h5 Rg7 28.h6 Rgf7 29.Qf4 Qd8 30.Rd3 Bd5 31.Nf1 Be4 32.Rde3 Qc7 33.Qg5 b5 34.Nd2 Bd5 35.f4 Qd8 36.Qg3 Rc7 37.Rb1 a6 38.Nb3 Rc4 39.Nc5 Qd6 40.Ra1 Ra8 41.Qg5 Kf7 42.Nd3 Rc7 43.Ne5 Kg8 44.Ra5 Qe7 45.Qg3 Qd8 46.Ra1 a5 47.Kf2 a4 48.Ke2 b4! 49.c4? Bc4 50.Nc4 Qd4 (50...Qd4 51.Qf3 Rb8-+ (51...Qa1 52.Qa8 Kf7 53.Nd6 Ke7 54.Qe8 Kd6 55.Qe6 Kc5 56.Re5 Qe5 57.fe5+-; 51...Qc4 52.Kf2 Qd5 53.Qe2-+)) 0–1. Sellberg,Joel – Kauko,Jussi Matti (2270), FIN–chT Division–C, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 d6 5.Qf3 Nc6 6.d4 e5 7.de5 de5 8.Nd2 Be7 9.Qg3? (better is 9.Bb5-/+) 9...Qd2!-+ 10.Kd2 Ne4 11.Ke2 Ng3 12.hg3 0-0 13.Bd3 g6 14.Re1 Be6 15.Nf3 Bf6 16.Kd2 Ba2 17.Rh2 Be6 18.Ne5 Be5 19.Be5 Ne5 20.Re5 Rfd8 21.Kc1 Rac8 22.Be4 b3 23.Rh1 bc2 24.Bc2 Bf5 25.Re2 Rd6 26.Kb2 Rb6 27.Bb3 Bd3 (better is 27...Be6 28.Re6 fe6 29.Re1-+) 28.Re3 Bf5 29.Ka3?? (29.Re2 Be6 30.Re6 fe6 31.Ra1-+) 29...Ra6 30.Kb2 Rd6 31.Re2 b5 32.Rhe1 Rc7 33.f3 h5 34.Re7 Re7 35.Re7 Be6 36.Ra7 Rd2 37.Ka3 (37.Kc1 Rg2 38.Be6 fe6-+) 37...Bb3 (better is 37...Rd3 38.Kb2 Rb3 39.Kc2-+) 38.Kb3 Rg2 39.g4 h4 (better is 39...hg4!? 40.fg4 Rg4 41.Kc2-+) 40.g5 0–1. Faccia,Sergio (2090) – Bertani,Gianfranco (2195), Verona op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 Ne4 5.Bf7 Kf7 6.Qh5 Kg8 7.Qd5 e6 8.Qe4 Nc6 9.Nf3 d5 10.Qe2 Be7 11.0-0 Bf6 12.d4 Qb6 13.Rd1 Bd7 14.Nbd2 Kf7 (worse is 14...Bd4 15.Nd4 Nd4 16.Qe5+=) 15.Nb3 Rhe8 16.a3 Qc7 17.Ne5 Be5 18.de5 ba3 19.Ra3 Kg8 20.Nc5 b6 21.Na6 Qb7 22.Rh3 Re7 23.Ba3 Rf7 24.Bd6 Ne7 25.Qd3 Ng6 26.Rb1 Rc8 27.Rb4 Rf5 28.c3 Be8 29.f3? (better is 29.g4 Rg5 30.Nc5+=) 29...h6-+ 30.g3 Ne5 31.Be5 Re5 32.Rg4 Rh5 33.Rh5 Bh5 34.Rh4?! (34.Ra4 d4! 35.Rd4 Qf3 36.Qf3 Bf3-+) 34...Bf7 (better is 34...Bf3!? 35.Qf3 Qa6 36.Kg2-+) 35.Ra4 Qc6 36.Ra3 e5 37.Nb4 (37.Kg2 d4! 38.Nb4 Qc7-+) 37...Qc5 38.Kg2 a5 39.Nc2 d4! 40.Qf5 (40.cd4 Qc2 Pinning (40...Qc2 Deflection)) 40...dc3 41.Ra1 Rd8 42.Re1 (42.Kh3 Qc6 43.Qe5 Be6 44.Kg2 Rd2 45.Kg1 Rc2-+) 42...Rd2 43.Kh3 Qf2 44.Re5 Rc2 45.Qe4 (45.Re7 Qh2 46.Kg4 h5 47.Kf4 Qd2 48.Ke4 Qe1 49.Kf4 Qe7-+) 45...Qh2 46.Kg4 h5 47.Kf5 Qg3 0–1. Rogers,Ian (2545) – Hoeksema,Hendrik Pieter (2390), Groningen GAM, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Bc4 Ne4 5.Bf7 Kf7 6.Qh5 Kg8 7.Qd5 e6 8.Qe4 Nc6 9.Nf3 Be7 10.d4 d5 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.a3 Rc8 13.0-0 Qf8 14.ab4= Bb4 15.c3 Be7 16.Ba3= Ba3 17.Na3 h5 18.h4 Ne7 19.Ne5 Bc6 20.Rfb1 Qe8 21.g3 Nf5 22.Nc2 a6 23.Ne1 Bb5 24.Qd2 Nd6 25.Qe3 Rh6 26.N1f3 Rf6 27.Ng5 Nc4 28.Nc4 Rc4 29.Kg2 Qg6 30.Re1 Rc6 31.Nf3 Qd3 32.Ne5= Qe3 33.Re3 Rc7 34.f4 Be8 35.Rae1 Bg6 36.Ng6= Rg6 37.Rb1 Rf6-/+ 38.Rb6 Kf7 39.Kf2 Ke7 40.Ke2 Kf7 41.Kd2 Rg6 42.Kc2 e5 43.Rg6+= ed4? 44.Rge6?? de3-+ 45.Rd6 e2 46.Kd2 Rc3! 47.Ke2 Rg3 48.Rd5 Kg6 49.Rd7 Rb3 50.Rd5 Rb5 51.Rd3 Kf5 52.Kf3 a5 53.Ra3 b6 54.Kg3 Ke4 55.Rc3 Rc5 56.Ra3 Kd4 57.Ra1 Rc3 58.Kg2 Kc4 59.Re1 a4 60.Re7 a3 61.Rg7 b5 62.f5 b4 63.f6 a2 64.Ra7 Kb3 0–1. Mordiglia,Riccardo (2015) – Malano,Francesco, Asti op (3), 1995.

4.Bc4 e6 5.e5 Ng8 6.f4 d5-/+ 7.ed6 Qd6 8.Be5 Qc6 9.Qe2 Bd7 10.f5 Nf6 11.fe6= fe6 12.Nf3 Qe4 13.Qe4 Ne4 14.d3 Nd6 15.Nbd2 Nc4 16.Nc4 Bc6 17.Nd4 Bg2 18.Rg1 Bd5 19.Nb5 Na6 20.Ncd6 Kd7 21.Nf7 Rg8 22.Nh6 Bc5 23.Rg7 Rg7 24.Bg7 Bf8 25.Bf8 Rf8 26.Ng4 Kc6 27.Nd4 Kd6 28.Ne3 Rf4 29.Nb5 Kc5 30.c4 bc3! 31.Nc3 Nb4 32.Kd2 Rf2 33.Ne2 Rh2 34.Rc1 Kd6 35.Nc4 Bc4 36.Rc4 Nc6 37.Ke3 e5 38.Nc3 Rh3 39.Kd2 Rh2 40.Ke3 a6 41.Ne4 Kd5 42.a4 h5 43.Rc5 Ke6 44.Ng5 Kf5 45.Nf3 Rh3 46.d4?? Kg4 47.d5 Rf3 48.Ke4 Rf4 49.Ke3 Nb4 50.d6 Nc6 51.Rd5 Rd4 (51...Rd4 52.Re5 Rd6-+) 0–1. Rothmund,J – Schwabedahl,F, Oberschwaben ch–B (5), 1991.

4.e5 Ne4 5.d4 e6 6.Ne2 Nc6 7.f3 Nc3 8.Nec3 bc3 9.Bc3 d6 10.f4 de5 11.de5 (worse is 11.fe5 Qh4 12.Ke2 f6-/+) 11...Bd7 12.Be2 Qb6 13.a3 0-0-0 14.Rf1 Kb8 15.g3 h5 16.Ra2 (16.Bh5 g6) 16...Be8 17.Bd3 h4 18.g4 Nd4 19.Rb2 Qc7 20.Qd2 Bc6 21.Bd4 Rd4 22.Nc3 Ba3 23.Nb5 Bb5 (23...Bb2?! 24.Nc7 Kc7 25.Ke2=) 24.Rb5 Rhd8 25.h3 Bc1!! 26.Qe2 Rd3 27.cd3 Qc3 28.Kf2 Rd3 29.Rc1 Qd4 30.Kg2 Rd2 31.Re1 Qe4 32.Kf2 Qf4 33.Kg1 Qg3 (33...Qg3 34.Kf1 Qh3 35.Kf2 Re2 36.Re2 Qg3 37.Kf1 Qf4 38.Kg1 Qg4 39.Rg2 Qd4 40.Kh1 g5-+) 0–1. Nad,Radoslav (1860) – Babasyan,Amayak Martunikovic, ICCF FM/1689, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.f3 e6 5.d4 b6 6.Bd3 Ba6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 Bd3 10.cd3 Nc6 11.g4 d5 12.Qd2 Rc8 13.ab4 Nb4 14.Nbc3 a5 15.e5 Nd7 16.h4 (16.f4 b5!-+) 16...Bh4 17.Kg2 f5 18.Nb5 0–1. Quintana,Ramon – Juarez Flores,Carlos A (2385), GUA–ch Mayor, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6)

4.Qf3 Qc7 5.c4 e5 6.d4 d6 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Bd3 g6 9.Ne2 Bg7 10.0-0 Nc5 11.h3 Nfe4! 12.Be4 f5 13.Nd2 fe4 14.Ne4 Ne4 15.Qe4 Bf5 16.Qh4 0-0 17.Rfd1 Bf6 18.Qh6 Qc4 19.Ng3 Bc2 20.Rd2 Rac8 21.Rc1 b3 22.Nf1 Qa4 23.Ne3? Qa2 (23...Qa2 24.Nd1 Qa4-+) 0–1. Staub,Pierre (2230) – Trommsdorf,Fro (2245), Paris–ch (4), 1993.

4.Qf3 d6 5.d4 e6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nd2 Nd7 10.Qg3 e5 11.d5 Bh4 12.Qf3 Ne7 13.g3 Bg5-/+ 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.Qh5 Bf6 16.f4 b5 17.fe5 bc4 18.ef6 Nf6 19.Rf6? cd3-+ 20.Rh6 gh6 21.Bf6 Qd7 22.Qh6 Qg4 23.Nf4 Bf5 24.cd3= Rfe8 25.Kf2 Rac8-+ 26.Rg1?? Rc2 27.Ke3 Be4! 28.Be7 Bg6 29.Kd4 Re7 30.Rb1 Qf5 31.Ng6 Qf2 (31...Qf2 32.Qe3 Qe3; 31...Qf6 32.Ne5 Qe5) 0–1. Bonner,Graham (2250) – Watson,William N, BCF–ch Ayr (5), 1978.

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 e6 7.Qg4 Qb6 (7...Nc6 8.Nb5 Ncb4 9.Kd1=) 8.Nc4= Qc7 (better Qc5!?=) 9.Nd6!+/- Bd6 10.ed6 Qc2? (10...Qd6 11.Qg7 Rf8+-) 11.Qg7?? (better 11.Rc1 Qc1 12.Bc1+-) 11...Rf8=+ 12.Rc1 Qe4 13.Be2 (13.Kd1 Nc6=+) 13...Nc6-/+ 14.Nf3? (better 14.Nh3 Qg6 15.Bf3 Qg7 16.Bg7-/+) 14...Nf4-+ 15.Kf1 (15.Ng1 Nd3 16.Kf1 Nc1 17.Bc1-+) 15...Qe2 (15...Ne2?! 16.Re1-+) 16.Kg1 Nd3 17.Rf1 Nb2 18.h4 (18.Re1 Qd3 19.Qb2 Qd6 20.Qc2-+) 18...Nd3 19.h5 Qe4 (19...Nf4!? 20.Rh4 Qc4 21.g3 Ne2 22.Kg2-+) 20.Rh4 Qf5 (20...Qd5 21.Ng5 b5 22.Nh7 Qd6 23.Nf8 Qf8 24.h6-+) 21.Ng5 Qe5 22.Qh6 (22.h6 Qg7 (22...Qd6 23.Nh7 Nce5 24.Nf6 Ke7 25.Qg5 Nf3 26.gf3-/+) 23.hg7 Rg8 24.Nh7 f6 (24...Rg7?? 25.Nf6 Kd8 26.Rh8 Rg8 27.Rg8) 25.Nf6 Kf7 26.Ng8 Kg8-+) 22...Rh8 (better 22...Nd4!? 23.Re4 Nf5 24.Re5 Nh6 25.Re3-+) 23.Re4 Qd6 24.Qg7 (24.Nh7 Rh7! 25.Qh7 Ncb4-+) 24...Qf8 25.Qf6 Ne7 (25...d5 26.Rh4-+) 26.h6 (26.Nf7 Rg8 27.Nd6 Kd8 28.Nf7 Kc7 29.Rc4 Nc6-+) 26...Nc5 (26...Nd5 27.Qd4 N3b4 28.Rh4-+) 27.Rc4 (27.Rf4 Nd5 28.Qf7 Qf7 29.Rf7 Ne7-+) 27...b6 28.d4 (28.Re1 d5 29.Rc5 bc5 30.Nf7 Ng6 31.Re6 Be6 32.Qe6 Qe7 33.Qd5 Rb8 34.Nd6 Kd8 35.Ne4 Kc7 36.Qc5 Qc5 37.Nc5 Rb1 38.Kh2 Re8-+) 28...Ba6 29.dc5 Bc4 30.Rc1 b5 (30...Nd5 31.Qd4 Be2 32.Ne4-+) 31.Ne4 (31.Nf7 Rg8 32.Nd6 Kd8 33.Nf7 Kc8 34.Nd6 Kb8-+) 31...Nd5 (31...Nf5 32.Qb2-+) 32.Qe5 (32.Nd6 Qd6! 33.Qh8 Qf8 34.Qh7 a5-+) 32...Rg8 33.Nd6 Kd8 34.Qh5 (34.Ra1 Rg6-+) 34...Rg6 (better 34...Rg2! 35.Kh1 Rf2 36.Qh4 f6 37.Re1-+) 35.g3 (35.Qh2-+) 35...Qh6 (better 35...a5 36.Rd1-+) 36.Qd1 (36.Nf7 Ke8 37.Nh6 Nf4-/+) 36...e5 (36...Qf4! 37.Nc4 bc4 38.Ra1-+) 37.Nc4 (37.Nf7 Kc7 38.Nh6-+) 37...bc4 38.Rc4 Rb6! 39.cb6 ab6 40.Rc1 (40.Rh4 Qc6 41.Rh7 Nf4-+) 40...Nf6 (40...Ra2!? 41.Rc2 Rc2 42.Qc2-+) 41.Rb1 Rb8 (41...Ra6 42.Qe2 Qg6 43.Re1-+) 42.Qf3 (42.Qd6 Rc8 43.Rd1 e4-+) 42...Rc8 43.Rd1 (43.Kg2 e4 44.Qd1 Rc6-+) 43...e4 44.Qf4 (44.Qe2 Rc5 45.Qd2 Qd2 46.Rd2 Rc1 47.Kg2 d5-+) 44...Qf4 45.gf4 b5 (45...d5 46.Kf1-+) 46.Rb1 Rb8 47.Kg2 (47.Rb3 b4-+) 47...b4 48.Rb3 d5 (48...Nd5 49.Kg3-+) 49.f5 (49.f3 Ke7 50.Kf2 Ke6-+) 49...Kd7 50.Kg3 (50.f3 Kd6-+) 50...Kd6 51.Kf4 (51.f3 Ke5-+) 51...Kc5 (better 51...d4 52.Kg5 Ke5 53.Kh4-+) 52.Ke5 (52.f3 Kc4 53.Rb1 ef3 54.Kf3 b3-+) 52...Nd7 (better 52...Nh5 53.f6 Rg8 54.f4 ef3 55.Rf3 Rg5 56.Rf5 Rf5 57.Kf5-+) 53.Kf4 Rb7 (53...Kd4 54.Rb1 Nc5 55.Kg5-+) 54.Kg5 (54.Rb1 b3 55.f3 ef3 56.Kf3 Ne5 57.Kf4 Nc4-+) 54...Kc4 55.Kf4 (55.Rb1-+) 55...Kb3 56.Ke3 Kc4 57.Kd2 (57.Kf4 b3 58.Kg3 b2 59.Kh2 b1Q 60.f6 Qf1 61.Kg3 Rb3 62.Kh4 Qf2 63.Kh5 Qf5 64.Kh4 Rh3) 57...b3 58.Ke3 d4 59.Kf4 b2 60.Ke4 b1Q 61.Kf4 d3 (61...Qc1 62.Kf3 Rb3 63.Kg2 Qg5 64.Kh2 Qh4 65.Kg1 Qg4 66.Kf1 Rb1) 62.f3 (62.Kf3 Qh1 63.Kg3 d2 64.Kf4 Qh4 65.Ke3 d1Q 66.f6 Qd3) 62...d2 (62...Qg1 63.f6 Rb5 64.Ke4 Qd4) 63.Kg5 (63.Kg4 Qg1 64.Kh3 Rb6 65.f6 Rf6 66.f4 Rh6) 63...d1Q 64.Kf4 (64.Kh4 Qh1 65.Kg4 Qbg1 66.Kf4 Qh4) 64...Qd2 65.Kg3 Rb6 (65...Rb6 66.f6 Qg6 67.Kh4 Qdh6; 65...Qg1 66.Kh4 Qh6) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2225) - Kostiukov,A (2270), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.a3 Qb6 6.ab4 Qb4 7.Qc1 Qe4 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.f3 Qf5 10.Ng3 Qf4 11.Ne2 Qf5 12.d4 d6-/+ 13.Nbc3 Nc3 14.Bc3-/+ de5 15.de5 g6 16.Ra4 Bg7-/+ 17.Rf4 Bh6 18.g4 Qe6 19.Qb2 Qd5 20.Re4 Be6 21.h4 0-0-0 22.g5 Bg7 23.Nf4 Qd1 24.Kf2 Rd2 25.Bd2+= Qd2 26.Be2 Bf5 27.Rb1 b6? 28.Rc4 Kb7 29.Rd1 Qa5 30.Rd5 Be5 31.c3 Qd5 32.Nd5 Be6 33.Rc6! Bd5 34.Rc5 (34.Rc5 Rd8 35.f4+-) 1–0. Euler,Gerd (2385) – Duncker,Joachim (2265), Oberliga Ost B9899, 1999.

5.a3 d6 6.Bb5 Nc6 7.Nf3 Qb6 8.a4 Bg4 9.ed6 0-0-0 10.d7 Rd7=+ 11.h3 Bh5 12.d3 e5 13.0-0 e4!-/+ 14.de4 Nf4 15.Nbd2+= Qd8 16.Qe1 Bc5 17.Bc6 bc6 18.Be5 Bd6 19.Nc4 Nh3 20.gh3+/- Bf3 21.Nd6 Rd6= 22.Qb4 Rg6 23.Bg3 Qb6 ½–½. Drill,Frank (2140) – Richter,M (1975), Berliner Sommer (7), 1995.

5.a3 d6 6.c4 bc3! 7.dc3 de5 8.Bb5 Nc6 9.c4 Nf4 10.Bc6 bc6 11.Qd8 Kd8 12.Kf1 f6 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.g3 Nd3 15.Bc3 e6 16.f3 Rb8 17.g4 Bg6 18.Rd1 Kc8 (18...Ba3?! 19.Ne4 Ke7 20.Rd3+=) 19.Ne4 Be4 20.fe4 Nc5 21.Ba5 Be7 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2010) – Parligras,Mircea (2585), Hamburg–ch int, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.a3 d6 6.ed6 Qd6 7.Nf3 Qe6 8.Qe2 (8.Ne5 Nc6 9.Qe2 f6 10.Nc6 Qc6 11.Qf3 e5 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Be4-/+ –0.87) 8...Nc6 9.Qe6 (9.ab4 Ndb4 10.Na3 Qe2 11.Be2 Bg4 12.Kd1 e6 13.Nb5-/+ –0.75) 9...Be6 (worse is 9...fe6 10.Bc4+= Nf4 11.0-0 Bd7 12.Re1 Na5 13.Bf1+= 0.56) 10.Bb5 Bd7 (10...a6 11.Ba4 ba3 12.Ra3 Nb6 13.Nc3-/+ –1.22) 11.0-0 (11.Bc4 e6 12.0-0 Nb6 13.Be2-/+ –0.87) 11...f6 (11...Ne5 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.Bd4-/+ –1.06) 12.Re1 (12.d4 e6 13.Re1-/+ –0.78) 12...Kf7 (12...ba3 13.Na3-/+ –1.03) 13.ab4 Ndb4 14.Na3 e6 15.Bc4 Rc8 16.c3 Nd5 17.Nc2 Bd6 18.g3 Rhe8 19.Bb3 a6 20.Ne3 Ne3 21.Re3 g5 22.d4 h6 23.Nd2 Kg6 24.Rae1 e5 25.Nc4 Bc7 26.de5 Ne5 27.Ne5 Re5 28.h4 Re3 29.Re3 Re8 30.Bc2 Kg7 31.hg5 hg5 32.Re8 Be8 33.Kf1 Bg6 34.Bb3 Be4 35.Bc1 Be5 36.Bd2 Bd3 37.Kg2 g4 38.Bd5 b5 39.f3 gf3 40.Kf3 a5 41.g4 a4 42.Ba2 Kf8 43.Bh6 Ke7 44.Bg7 Bc3 45.g5 b4 46.Ke3 Bc2 47.gf6 Bf6 (47...Bf6 48.Bf6 Kf6-+) 0–1. Schulz,Han (2040) – Zacharias,C (2255), St Pauli Open, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.a3 e6 6.ab4 Bb4 7.c4 Ne7 8.Bd3 d5 9.ed6 Qd6 10.Qe2 Ng6 11.Bg6 (worse is 11.Bg7 Nf4 12.Bh8 Ne2 13.Ke2 e5-+) 11...hg6 (worse is 11...fg6 12.Bg7 Rg8 13.Be5+/-) 12.Be5 Qc6 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bb8 Rb8 15.Qd3 a5 16.Qg6 Kf8 17.Na3 b6 18.0-0 Rh6 19.Qd3 Bb7 20.Nb5 Kf7 21.Rfe1 Rbh8 22.h3 Rh3 23.gh3 Qf3 24.Qf3 Bf3 25.Nd4 Bb7 (25...Ba8 26.Ne6 Rh3 27.f3 Bd2 28.Re2-+) 26.Re3? (26.Ne6 Bd2 27.Reb1-+) 26...Bc5-+ (26...Bd2?! 27.Rb3 (27.Re6? Rh3 28.Rc6 Ke8-+) 27...Ba6 28.Ra4-/+) 27.Nb5 Be3 28.de3 Ke7 29.Kh2 Rc8 30.Rg1 g5 31.Rg4 e5 32.Kg3?! (32.f4 Rc4 33.fg5 Rg4 34.gf6 Kf6 35.hg4 Bc6-+) 32...Rh8 (32...Rc5!? 33.Na3 Bc8 34.Kf3 Bg4 35.hg4-+) 33.Na7 Ra8 34.Nb5 Bc8 35.Nc7 Rb8 (35...Bg4?! 36.Na8 a4 37.Nb6-+) 36.Re4 Bf5 37.Nd5 Kf7 (37...Kf7 38.Kf3 a4-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2055) – Michna,Christian (2240), Norderstedt op 5th, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.a3 e6 6.ab4 Bb4 7.c4 Nf4 8.Qg4 Ng6 9.h4 (9.Nf3 Nc6=+) 9...h5-/+ 10.Qg3 d5 (10...d6 11.Ra4 Nc6 12.Bd3-/+) 11.ed6 (11.Nf3!?=+) 11...Bd6-/+ 12.Qd3 Be5 (12...e5!?-/+) 13.Qd8 Kd8 14.Nc3 Nc6 15.Nf3 Bf6 16.d4 Bd7 (16...Nb4 17.Kd2-/+) 17.0-0-0 White plans d5 (17.Ne4 Be7=+) 17...Rc8 (17...Na5 18.d5-/+) 18.Kb1 Na5 19.d5 (better 19.Nb5!? Bb5 20.cb5-/+) 19...Nc4-+ 20.de6 fe6 21.Bc4 Rc4 22.Ne2 (22.Ng5 Bg5 (22...Rc3?! 23.Bc3 Bc3 24.Rh3-/+) 23.hg5 Rg4-+) 22...Bb2 (22...Ke7 23.Bf6 gf6 24.Rc1-+) 23.Kb2 Ke7 24.Nfd4 (24.Rc1 Rg4 25.Rh2 e5-+) 24...Rhc8 (24...e5 25.Nf3-+) 25.f4 Rb4 26.Ka3 a5 27.Rc1 (27.Rh3 b6-+) 27...Rbc4 (27...Nf4!? 28.Nf4 Rc1 29.Rc1 Ra4 30.Kb2 Rd4 31.g3-+) 28.Rc4 Rc4 29.Rb1 (29.g3 b5-+) 29...Nf4! 30.Rb7 (30.Nf4 Ra4 Double attack (30...Rd4 Deflection; 30...e5 Decoy; 30...Rd4 Overloading)) 30...Ne2 31.Ne2 Rh4 32.Nc3 (32.g3 Rh3-+) 32...Rg4 33.Nb5 (33.Rc7 Rg3 34.Kb3 h4-+) 33...Rg2 34.Nd4 h4 (34...Kd6!? 35.Nb3 a4 36.Na5-+) 35.Nc6 Kd6 36.Na5 h3 37.Nc4 Kc5 38.Ne5 (38.Rc7 Kb5 39.Nd6 Ka6-+) 38...h2 39.Nd7 Kc6 (better 39...Kd6 40.Rb1 Rg1 41.Rb3-+) 40.Rb1 Kd7 41.Rh1 g5 42.Kb4 g4 43.Kc4 g3 44.Kd3 Rg1 (44...Rg1 45.Kc2 Rh1 46.Kb3 Rb1 47.Kc4 h1Q 48.Kd4 Qd5 49.Ke3 Rb3 50.Ke2 Qd3 51.Ke1 Rb1) 0-1. Rusan,P (2110) - Gulkov,I (2355), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.a3 e6 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Nf3 0-0 8.c4 Ne7 9.Nc3 d6 10.ed6 Bd6 11.d4 Nbc6 12.Bd3 Ng6 13.0-0 b6 (13...Nf4 14.Be4=+) 14.Rc1 (14.Bg6 fg6 15.Re1 g5=+) 14...Bb7 15.Ne4 (15.Bg6 hg6 16.d5 Na5-/+) 15...Be7 16.Bb1 Rc8 (16...f5 17.Ng3-/+) 17.d5=+ ed5 (better 17...Na5 18.d6 Bh4 19.Nh4 Qh4-/+) 18.cd5+/- Na5 19.Rc8 (19.Qd4!? Bf6 20.Rc8 (worse 20.Nf6 Qf6 21.Qf6 gf6=) 20...Bd4 21.Rd8 Rd8 22.Bd4 Bd5 23.Rd1+/-) 19...Qc8= (worse 19...Bc8 20.d6 Bf6 21.Bf6 gf6 22.d7+=) 20.d6 (20.Qd4 f6 21.d6 Bd8=) 20...Bd8 (20...Rd8!? 21.Qd4 Bf8-/+) 21.Qd4= f6 22.Ba2 (22.d7 Qc7+=) 22...Kh8 23.Neg5 Qd7 (23...Nc6 24.Qc3 Nge5 25.Be6=) 24.Ne6 (24.Be6!? Qe8 25.Re1+=) 24...Re8=+ 25.Re1 (25.Nfg5! fg5 26.Qg7 Qg7 27.Bg7 Kg8 28.Bh6 Re6 29.Be6 Kh8 30.Re1=) 25...Bf3-/+ 26.gf3 Ne5 (26...b5 27.Re4 Nc4 28.Bc4 bc4 29.Qc4 Qd6-/+) 27.Kg2? (27.Qd5-/+) 27...Qb7?? (27...Re6 28.Be6 Qe6 29.f4=+) 28.Qf4?? (28.Bd5 Qf7 29.Ng5 Qg6=) 28...Ng6?? (better 28...Nd3 29.Qd2 Ne1 30.Qe1 Qd7-+) 29.Qf5?? (29.Qa4 Qc6 30.Qc6 Nc6 31.d7+/-) 29...Nh4-+ 30.Kh3 Nf5 (30...Nf5 31.Ng5 Re1 32.Nf7 Qf7 33.Bf7 Nd6-+) 0-1. Lisjak,Z (2210) - Winkels,M (1920), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.a3 e6 6.ab4 Bb4 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Bd3 Be7 10.Nc3 Ncb4 11.Nd5 Nd3 12.cd3 ed5 13.Qd4 d6 14.Ra7 Ra7 15.Qa7 de5 16.Be5 Bg4 17.0-0 Bf3 18.gf3 Bd6 19.Bg3 b6 20.Rc1 Bc5 21.d4 Bd4 22.Rc7 Qg5-+ 23.Kg2 Qd2 24.Qb7 Bc5 25.Rc8 Qb4 26.Rc7 Qd2 27.Rd7?? d4-+ 28.Qd5 h6 29.f4 Qe2 30.f5 Qh5 31.Qe4 g6 32.fg6-/+ Qg6 33.Qg6 fg6 34.Be5 Rf5 35.f4 g5-+ 36.Kf3 gf4 37.Bf4 Rf6 38.Ke4 Rg6 39.Be5 Kf8 40.Kf5 Ke8 41.Rd5 Rg5-+ 42.Kf4 Rg6 43.h4 h5-/+ 44.Kf5 Rc6 45.Ke4 Re6 46.Kf5 Re7 47.Bd4 Bd4 48.Rd4 Rd7 49.Rb4= Rd6 50.Rb5 Kd7 51.Ke4 Rh6=+ 52.Kd5 Kc7 53.Kc4=+ Kb7 54.Kb4 Ka6 55.Rg5 Rf6 56.Rh5+= Rf4 57.Kb3 Rg4 58.Ka3 b5 59.Rh7 Kb6 60.h5 Rh4 61.h6 Kc5 62.Rc7 Kd6 63.Rb7 Kc6 64.Rh7 Kb6 65.Kb3 Ka5 66.Ra7 Kb6 ½–½. Faccia,S (2070) – Omeri,S (2180), 13th Venice Autumn (1), 2007.

5.a3 e6 6.ab4 Nb4 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Be2 0-0 9.h4 N8c6 10.c3 Nd5 11.Qc2 f5 12.d4 b6 13.Nbd2 Na5 14.g4 Bb7 15.gf5 ef5 16.Bd3 g6 17.Rg1 Kh8 (17...Bh4!? 18.Ba3 Be7+=) 18.h5= Nf4 19.hg6 hg6 20.0-0-0 Nb3! 21.Kb1 Nd3 22.Qd3 Nd2 23.Nd2 g5 24.d5 g4 25.f3 Kg7 26.fg4 f4 27.Rh1 Rh8 28.Rh5?? Qe8+/- 29.Rdh1 Rh5 30.Rh5 Qg6 31.Qg6 Kg6 32.c4 Ba6 33.Kc2 b5 34.cb5 Bb5 35.Nf3 Be2 36.Nh2?? Bc4?? 37.d6+= Bg5 38.Nf3 Bd8 39.Kc3 (39.Kc3 Rc8 40.Kd4-/+) 1–0. Reh,Stefan – Forgach,Andreas, Hessen–ch MVT, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Bb3 Na5 9.d3 White has a new backward pawn: c2 9...Be7 10.Nbd2 (10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 0-0=) 10...Nb3 11.cb3 Black has the pair of bishops. 11...0-0 12.Ne4 Nd5 13.Rc1 b6 Covers c5 14.Nd4 (14.Nfd2 f5 15.ef6 Nf6+=) 14...Ba6 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.Rc4 f5 17.ef6 Nf6 18.Nf6 Rf6 19.Rc8 Qc8 20.Nc2 Rg6 21.Nb4?? causes even greater problems (better is 21.Ne3-/+) 21...Bb7-+ 22.g3 Qf8 (22...Qf8 23.Nd5 Bd5-+ (worse is 23...ed5 24.f4-+)) 0–1. Gallegos,Paul (2090) – Evans,Bela, Jim Hurt Rating, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.ab4 Ncb4 10.d4 d6 11.Bb3 b5 12.Na3 Rb8 13.Re1 a6 14.c4 bc4 15.Nc4 de5 16.Nfe5 Bb7 17.Ba4 Rc8 18.Qb3 Rc7 19.Ba3 Qc8 20.Rac1 Qd8 21.Qg3 Nc6 22.Be7 Qe7 23.Nf3 Qb4 24.Bc6 Rc6 25.Nfe5 Rcc8 26.Rb1 Qe7 27.Na5 Ba8 28.Nb3 Qb4 29.Nd7 Rc3-+ 30.Nd2? Qe7 31.Nf8 Rg3 32.Rb8 Rg2 33.Kg2 Ne3 34.Kh3 Bg2 35.Kg3 Qg5 0–1. Mueller,Klaus Uwe – Gruenberg,Hans Ulrich, DDR–ch, 1972.

5.d4 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.Ne2 g6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.a3 0-0 10.Be4 Qc7 11.Bd5 Bd5 12.ab4 d6 13.f4 de5 14.fe5 Rd8 15.Nd2 Bb7 16.c3 Qc6 17.Rf2 Bh6 18.Nf1 Nd7 19.Qb3 e6 20.b5 Qe4 21.Neg3 Qd3 22.Bc1 Bd5 23.Qb2 Bf8 24.Ra4 Rdc8 25.Bd2 a6 26.ba6 Ra6 27.Ra6 Qa6 28.Qc1 Qa3 29.Qe1 b5 30.Qe3 Bg7 31.Qf4 Qe7 32.Qg4 h5 33.Qe2 Bc4 34.Qf3 Bd5 35.Qe2 Bc4 36.Qd1 Bd5 37.Qb1 Bc6 38.Ne4 Be4 39.Qe4 Nb6 40.Qb1 Qd7 41.Ng3 Nd5 42.Ne4 ½–½. Lenz,Helmut – Rybicki,Hans, Ruhrgebiet VK2–chT, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.d4 e6 6.Nf3 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0-0 Nf4 9.c4 Nd3 10.Qd3=+ d5 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Rfe1 0-0 13.a3 Na6 14.cd5 Qd5 15.Ne4 Nc5! 16.Nc5 bc5 17.ab4 cb4 18.Qe3 a5 19.Bc1 h6 20.h4 Rfc8 21.Qf4 b3 22.Bd2 a4 23.Qg4 Kf8 24.Qh5 a3 25.Bg5 b2 26.Be7 Ke7 27.Rad1 a2 28.Ng5 Qg2 0–1. Bravo Lutz,Sebastian – Langrock,Hannes (2105), GER–chJMC Neumuenster, 1999.

5.Qf3 e6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qb6 8.Rb1 Nc3 9.Qc3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Qc5 11.Qb3 Qd5 12.Qd5= ed5 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.Bd4= b6 15.Be2 Bb7 16.0-0 Be7 17.Rfc1 Bc6 18.Bg4 0-0 19.e6 fe6-/+ 20.Be6 de6 21.Rc6 Bf6 22.Bf6 Rf6 23.Rbc1 Re8 24.Rc8 Rff8 25.Re8=+ Re8 26.Rc7 a5 27.Kf1 Kf8 ½–½. Villing,Dieter – Siegel,Georg, Baden–ch Eberbach, 1980.

5.Qf3 e6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Ne2 Na5 9.0-0 Be7 10.c3 Nac4 11.Bc1? Ne5-+ 12.Qg3 Bf6 13.d4 Nc6 14.Bb2 d5 15.a3 bc3 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Nd2 Bd7 18.f4 g6 19.Nf3 Rc8 20.h4 h5 21.Bd1 Ne7 22.Qe1 Nf5 23.Bb4 Re8 24.Ng5 Bb5 25.Bc3 Be2 26.Be2 Rc3! 0–1. Bishop,P (1855) – De Lagontrie,J (1985), Kaupthing Open (7), 2008.

5.Nf3 g6 6.e6 Rg8?? (better is 6...f6+=) 7.ef7+/- Kf7 8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Bg7 10.Bg7 Rg7 11.a3 Qa5 (11...Nb6 12.Qe2 Qf6 13.d4=) 12.Ba2 (better is 12.Bd5!? Qd5 13.ab4+/-) 12...ba3 13.c4 Nf4 14.Bb3 Qc7 15.Ra3 b6 16.Bc2 Bb7 17.Nc3 Qc4?? (17...Kg8-/+) 18.d3 (better is 18.Ne5 Kg8 19.Nc4 Bg2 20.Be4 Bf1 21.Nb6+-) 18...Qb4 19.Rb3 Qd6 20.Nb5= Qe7 21.Nc7 Bf3?? 22.Qf3+- Qg5?! 23.Qg3 Ne2-+ 24.Kh1 Ng3 25.Kg1 Ne2 26.Kh1 Qc5 27.Na8 Qc2 28.Rfb1 Rg8 29.R1b2 Qc1 (29...Qd1) 0–1. Reeve,Stirling – Khoo,Thomas, AUS–ch U12 Adelaide, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

5.Nf3 g6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Ne4 Be7=. 5.Nf3 g6 6.h4 e6 (6...Bg7 7.h5=+) 7.a3 h5 (7...Nc6 8.h5=) 8.ab4 (8.Bc4 Nb6 9.Be2 Nc6=) 8...Bb4 9.c4 Nc7 10.Na3 (10.Nc3 0-0=) 10...b6 11.Nc2 (11.Nb5 Nb5 12.cb5 Bb7=) 11...Be7 12.d4 Bb7 13.Bd3 a5 (13...0-0 14.Rg1 d5 15.g4 dc4 16.Bc4 hg4 17.Rg4=) 14.g3 (14.Rb1 d5 15.ed6 Bd6=+ (worse 15...Qd6 16.d5 Rg8 17.Be5+/-)) 14...Nba6 15.0-0 Nb4 (15...0-0 16.Qe2=+) 16.Nb4= ab4 (16...Bb4 17.Ba3=) 17.Qe2 Ra5 18.Be4 (18.d5 Qa8=) 18...Be4=+ 19.Qe4 0-0 20.Qf4 (20.Qb7 Qb8 21.Qe4 Qa8=+) 20...Ra1 (20...d5 21.ed6 Bd6 22.Qh6=) 21.Ra1= b5 22.d5 (22.c5 Nd5 23.Qh6 Qe8=) 22...bc4 (22...ed5!? 23.cd5 Nd5=+) 23.d6= c3 24.de7 (24.dc7? cb2 25.Rb1 Qc7 26.Rb2 Ra8-+) 24...Qe7 25.Bc1 b3 26.Qh6 (26.Rb1 b2 27.Be3=+) 26...f5 (better 26...b2!? 27.Rb1 bc1B 28.Rc1 Nb5=+) 27.Qg6 (27.Rb1 b2 28.Qg6 Qg7 29.Qg7 Kg7=) 27...Qg7+= 28.Qh5 (28.Qg7 Kg7 29.Ra7 Ra8 30.Rc7 b2 31.Rd7 Kg8 32.Bb2 cb2=+) 28...b2= 29.Rb1 bc1Q 30.Rc1 Nd5 31.Ng5 f4 32.Ne4 (better 32.g4!?=) 32...fg3-/+ 33.fg3 Rf5 (better 33...Nf4!? 34.Qd1 Qe5 35.gf4 Qe4 36.Rc3 Qf4-/+) 34.Qe8= Rf8 35.Qh5 Rf5 36.Qe8 ½-½. Rusan,P (2090) - Petre,NT (2300), Cluj GP Rapid (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

6.dc3 Nb6 7.c4 d6 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 Bd7 11.Nf3 Ba4 12.Qc1 Nc5 13.Be5 Nd3 14.Bd3 Qd3 15.Nbd2 Rc8 16.Bf4 f6 17.Qb1 Qb1 18.Rb1 e5 19.Be3 Bc6 (worse is 19...Ba3 20.Bb6 ab6 21.Ra1=) 20.0-0 Be7 21.Nh4 g6 22.Rfe1 Kf7 23.Rb3 Rhd8 24.h3 Rd7 25.Kh2 Rcd8 26.Re2 Na4 27.Nf1 Rd1 28.Ng3 b6 29.Nf3 R1d3 30.Rd3 Rd3 31.Ne1 Ra3 32.f4 ef4 33.Bf4 Nc5 34.Nc2 Ra2 35.Bb8 f5 (better is 35...Nd7!? 36.Bf4-+) 36.Nd4 Re2 37.Nge2 Bd7 38.Ba7 Bd6 39.Kg1 Bc7 (better is 39...Na4!?-+) 40.Nc3-/+ Ne6 41.Ndb5 Bd8 42.Nd6 Ke7 43.Ndb5? (better is 43.Nb7!?=) 43...Bb5-/+ 44.cb5 Kd6 45.Na4 Nd4 46.Bb6 Bb6 47.Nb6 Nb5 ½–½. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2105) – Ewaldt,Michael, Oberliga Nord N, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3)

6.Nc3 Nc7 7.Nf3 (7.Qf3 Nc6 8.Qe3 d5 9.ed6 Qd6-/+) 7...d5 8.ed6 (8.Qb3 g6+=) 8...ed6 9.Bd3 (9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Bd7 Qd7-/+ (worse is 11...Kd7 12.0-0+/-)) 9...Be7 (9...Be6 10.Qa4 Nd7 11.Rc1+=) 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.0-0 (11.Nb5!?+= should be investigated more closely) 11...Bg4-/+ 12.Nd4 Qd7?? Black loses the upper hand (better is 12...Nd4!? 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Qd4 Ne6-/+) 13.Nc6 (13.Ncb5!? Kd8 14.Nc7 (14.Bh7 is clearly weaker 14...Nb5 15.Nb5 Nb4+=) 14...Nd4 15.Bd4 Qc7 16.Qb2+-) 13...bc6= 14.Rae1 (14.Nd1 Kf8=) 14...Ne6 (14...Kf8!?=) 15.h3 White threatens to win material: h3xg4 15...Bh5 16.f4 Rb8 (16...Nd4 17.Qa4 Ne6 18.Nd5+/-) 17.Ne4+= Nc5?? (17...Bg6 18.Bg7 Deflection: d7 18...Rg8 19.Nf6 Bf6 20.Bf6 Bd3 21.Qd3 Rg6+-) 18.Nc5+- dc5 19.Bg7 Rg8 20.Bf6 Bd1 (20...Qd5 desperation 21.Be4 Qd6+-) 21.Qc5 Qh3 22.Qe7 1–0. Euler,Gerd (2410) – Kuhn,Clemens (2010), Hungen op, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3)

6.Nc3 Nf4 7.Nf3 Qb6 8.Ba3 (8.Qb3 Qb3 9.ab3 Na6+=) 8...Qg6+= 9.Rg1 Nd3 10.Bd3 Qd3 11.Qb3 Nc6 12.Kd1 Nd4 13.Qd5 e6 (better is 13...Qc2!? 14.Ke1 Nf3 15.Qf3 Qg6+=) 14.Qd4+= Qd4 15.Nd4 Ba3 16.Ndb5 Bb2 17.Nd6 Ke7 18.Rb1 Bc3 19.dc3 f6 20.f4 b6 21.Kc2 Rf8 22.Rgf1 Ba6 23.c4 g5 24.g3 h5 25.Kc3 h4 26.Rbd1 gf4 27.gf4 Rg8 28.ef6 Kf6 29.f5 e5 30.Ne4 Ke7 31.f6 Kf7? (better is 31...Kf8 32.Rd7 Rg4+/-) 32.Rd7+- (32.Rd7 Kg6 33.Nd6+-) 1–0. Rub – Mathias, corr, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3)

7.a3 Bc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.Nd2 f5 (9...Ne5?! 10.c4 Qb6 11.cd5 (11.Be5?? Bf2 12.Kd1 Ne3 13.Kc1 Nc2 14.Kc2 f6-+) 11...Bf2 12.Kd1=) 10.ef6 Nf6 (worse is 10...gf6 11.Ne4 Qa5 12.Qd2=) 11.Ngf3 d5 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.c4 Be7 14.cd5 ed5 15.0-0 Bg4 16.Rfe1 0-0-0 17.h3 Bd7 18.Ng5 Rhf8 19.Ne6 (19.Bh7? Nh7 20.Re7 Ng5 (20...Ne7?! 21.Qh7 Bf5 22.Qg7-/+) 21.Rg7 Qf4-+) 19...Be6 20.Re6 Bd6 21.Bb5 (21.Bh7 Nh7 22.Qh7 Qb6 23.Bg7 Qf2 24.Kh1 Rf7 25.Rd6 Rd6-/+ (25...Qd2?! 26.Rd8 Nd8 27.Qh8=)) 21...Kb8 22.Rc1 Qf7 23.Re3 d4 24.Re2 (24.Rd3!? Nh5 25.Rf3+=) 24...Rc8 25.Qa4 Rfe8 26.Re8 (worse is 26.Bd4 Nd4 27.Re8 Qe8 28.Rc8 Qc8 29.Qd4 Ba3=) 26...Qe8 27.Nf3 Qe4 28.Bc6 Rc6 29.Re1 Qc2 30.Qd4 a5 31.Ne5 Be5? 32.Qe5 Kc8+/- 33.Rc1 Qd3 34.Rc6 bc6 35.Bd4 Qa3 36.Qe6 Kc7 37.Qf7 Kc8 38.Qe6 Kb7 39.Qf7 Ka6 ½–½. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2010) – Strobel,Holger (2255), Hamburg–ch int, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.dc3 e6)

7.c4 Qa5 8.Nd2 Nc3 9.Bc3 Qc3 10.Ngf3 Nc6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.c5 Bc5 (12...Qa2?! 13.Ne4-/+) 13.Bd3 Ba3 14.Rc4 Ne5 15.Ne5 Qe5 16.Re4 Qc3 17.Bc2 Bb4 18.Re2 b6 19.0-0 (19.Be4 Rb8 20.Re3-+) 19...Ba6 20.Ne4 Be2 21.Qe2 Qc6 22.Ng5 Be7 23.Nf3 Rc8 24.Bd3 0-0 25.Ne5 Qc7 26.f4 f5 27.Bb5 Qc5 28.Kh1 Qc2 29.Qe1 Qc3 (29...Qa2 30.Bd7 Rc7 31.Rf2-+) 30.Qe2? (better is 30.Bd7 Qe1 31.Re1-/+) 30...Qc2 31.Qe3?? (31.Qe1 Qa2 32.Bd7-+) 31...Rc3 32.Qe1 Bc5 33.Bd7 g6?? 34.Be6-/+ Kg7 35.Bb3 Qb2 36.Qd1 Rb3 37.ab3 Qd4 38.Qf3 Re8 39.Rd1 Qe4 40.Rd7 Re7 41.Qd1 Qf4 42.Nf3 Rd7 43.Qd7 Kh6 44.Qd1 a5 45.g3 Qe4 46.h4 Qg4 47.Kh2 f4 48.gf4 Bf2 49.Qd5 Bg3 50.Kh1 Bf4 51.Qa8 Qh3 52.Kg1 Be3 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen – Stock,Ulrich, Schleswig Holstein–ch U18, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.dc3 e6)

7.c4 Qa5 8.Nd2 Nc3 9.Qc2 Na4 10.Ngf3 Nc6 11.a3 Bc5 12.Bd3 Nb2 13.Qb2 Bd4! 14.Qb1 Be5-+ 15.Ra2 h6 16.0-0 0-0 17.Re1 Bc3 18.Re3 Bd2 19.Nd2 d5 20.Rb2 Qc7 21.cd5 ed5 22.Rb5 Qd6 23.Rg3 Be6 24.Nf3 Ne5 25.Ne5-/+ Qe5 26.Qc1 Kh8 27.f4 Qd4 28.Kh1 Rac8 29.Qf1 Rc7 30.f5 Bd7 31.Rb4 Qf6 32.h3 Rfc8 33.Rb1 Bc6 34.Kh2 Re8 35.Rb4 d4 36.Qf4 Rd7 37.h4 Kg8 38.Bc4 Kf8 39.Rb1 Re3! 40.Re3 de3 41.g3 Rd2 42.Kg1 Rg2 (42...Rg2 43.Kf1 Rf2 44.Qf2 ef2-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2105) – Hegeler,Frank (2330), Wichern op Hamburg (5), 1997.

7.c4 Qa5 8.Nd2 Nc3 9.Qc2 Na4 10.f4 Nb2 11.Qb2 Qa3 12.Qc2 Qe3 13.Be2 Qf4 14.Ngf3 Bc5 15.Ne4 Qe3 16.Rb1 Nc6 17.Rb3 Nd4 18.Nd4 (18.Re3? Nc2 19.Kd2 Ne3 20.Nc5 Ng4-+ (20...Ng2?! 21.Nd3-+)) 18...Qd4 19.Rb5 Be7 20.Nd2 a6 21.Nf3 Qg4 22.Rb3 Bc5 23.Bd3 b6 24.Be4 Rb8 25.Nd2 Bb7 26.Rf1 Qh4 27.g3 Qh2 28.Bb7 Rb7 29.Qe4 Rb8 30.Qf3 Qh6 31.Qf7 Kd8 32.Rd3 Be7 33.Qf3 Rf8 34.Qc6 Qe3! 35.Re3 Rf1 36.Kf1 dc6 37.Ne4 Kc7 38.Ke2 h6 39.Rd3 Rd8 40.Rf3 Rf8 41.Re3 Rf5 42.Nc3 Bc5 43.Re4 Rf2 44.Kd1 Rf3 45.Ne2 Kd7 46.g4 Ra3 47.Nc1 Re3 48.Re3 Be3 49.Nd3 c5 50.Ke2 Bd4 51.a4 Kc6 52.Kf3 Bc3 53.Ke4 Bd2 54.Nf2 b5 55.ab5 ab5 56.Kd3 Bf4 57.Ke4 Bg3 58.cb5 Kb5 59.Nd1 Be1 60.Ne3 c4 61.Kf3 Kc5 62.Nc2 Bc3 63.Ke4 Kb5 64.Ne3 Kb4 65.Ng2 Bd2 66.Kd4 (66.Nh4-+) 66...Kb3 67.Nh4 c3 68.Kd3 Bg5 (better is 68...c2 69.Kd2 Kb2-+) 69.Nf3 Kb2 70.Ne1 Bd2 71.Nc2 Bf4 72.Ne1 Be5 73.Ke4 Bf6 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2095) – Pajeken,Wolfgang (2320), Hamburg–ch int, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.dc3 e6)

7.c4 Qa5 8.Nd2 Nc3 9.Qc2 Na4 10.f4 Nb2 11.Qb2 Ba3 12.Qc2 Nc6 13.Ngf3 d6 14.ed6 Bd6 15.a3 Bf4 16.c5 Bd7 17.Rb1 Qa3 18.Nc4 Qc5 19.Rb7 Rd8 20.g3 (20.Qe4 Qf5 21.Qf5 ef5-+) 20...Bb8 (better is 20...Nb4!? 21.Qb1 Bc6 22.Qb4 Qb4 23.Rb4 Bf3 24.Rg1-+) 21.Qb2 0-0 22.Rb5 Qe7 23.Bd3 e5! 24.0-0 f5 25.Re1 e4 26.Nh4 Qf6 27.Qa2 ed3 28.Nd6 Kh8 29.Ndf5 Nd4 30.Ng6 Qg6 (30...Qg6 31.Rb8 d2 32.Qd2 Nf3 33.Kf2 Nd2-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2100) – Gullaksen,Eirik T (2325), Hamburg–ch int, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.dc3 e6)

7.Bc3 Nc6 8.Rb1 d5 9.d4=+ b6 10.Nf3 e6 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Bb5 Qc8 13.Qc2 Ne7 14.Bd3 Ng6 15.g3 Qc6 16.0-0 Rc8-/+ 17.Rfc1 Ba3 18.Bb2 Qc2 19.Rc2 Rc2 20.Bc2 Bb2 21.Rb2 Ne7 22.Bd3 Nc6 23.Bb5 0-0 24.Kf1 f6 25.a4 fe5-/+ 26.Ne5 Ne5 27.de5 Bb5 28.ab5 g5 29.Rb4 Rf7 30.Ke2 Rf5 31.Ra4 Re5-+ 32.Kd3 Rf5 33.Ra7 Rf2 34.Re7 Rh2 35.Re6 Rh3 36.Rb6 Rg3 37.Kd4 Rb3 38.Kd5 Kg7 39.Kc5 g4 40.Re6 h5-+ 41.Re4 g3 0–1. Gabriel,Robert A (1780) – de Leeuw,Dirk (1655), IECC, 1998.

7.Bc3 d5 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Rb1 Nc6 10.Nf3 b6 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.0-0 f6 14.Re1 e6 15.Nh4 Kd8 16.Ba6 Be7 17.Nf3 Rg8 18.Qc2 g6 19.Re3 Ke8 20.Rd3 Qc7 21.Re3 e5 22.Bc4 Bf5 23.Qb3 Rg7 24.Rbe1 Kf8 25.d4 ed4 26.Nd4 Nd4 27.Bd4 Bc5? (27...Qd6 28.Bc3 Rc8 29.a3=) 28.Bb5?? (better is 28.Qc3 Bd4 29.Qd4+-) 28...Bd7 29.Qd5 Rd8 30.Bf6 Be3 (30...Be3 31.fe3 Bb5 32.Bd8 Qd7=) 0–1. Milin,Dragan (2125) – Markovic,Nikola S (1945), Belgrade–ch, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

7.Bc3 d5 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Bc4 Be6 10.Qe2 (10.Be2 Nc6=) 10...Bc4-/+ 11.Qc4 Nc6 (better Qc6!? 12.Qg4 h5-/+) 12.Nf3= e6 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Rfe1 Qd7 15.Qg4 h5 16.Qg3 (16.Qg5 a6=) 16...Rh6 (16...Qd5 17.Rab1 (17.Bg7?? Rg8-+) 17...b5 18.a3-/+ (18.Bg7 Rg8-+)) 17.Nh4 (better 17.Rab1=) 17...Qd6 (better 17...g6!?=) 18.Qd6+/- Bd6 19.Nf5 Bf4 20.Nh6 Bh6 21.Rab1 Rc7 22.Rb5 g6 23.Bf6 (23.g3!?+/-) 23...Bd2= 24.Reb1 b6 25.Rd1 Bh6 26.Rb3 Ne7 27.Rc3 Rc3 28.Bc3 Nd5 29.Bd2 Bf8 30.Kf1 Bc5 31.Ke2 Ke7 32.Rc1 Kd6 33.h3 b5 34.f3 a6 35.g4 hg4 36.fg4 f5 37.g5 (37.gf5 gf5 38.h4 Nf6+=) 37...e5 Black intends f4 38.h4 e4 39.h5 gh5 40.g6 f4 41.g7 f3 42.Kf1 Nf6 43.Bf4 Kd5 44.Bg5 Ng8 45.Rd1 Ke6 46.Rc1 (better 46.Rd8!? Kf7 47.Rd5=) 46...Bd4-/+ 47.Rc6 (47.Rc8 Kf7 48.Ra8 Bg7 (48...Kg7 49.Ra6 Kf7 50.Rd6-+) 49.Ra6 Bf6-+) 47...Kf5 48.Rc8?? (better 48.Bd2 Bg7 49.Rc5 Ke6 50.Rc6 Kf7 51.Ra6-+) 48...Kg5-+ 49.Rg8 (49.Rd8 Bg7 50.Rg8-+) 49...e3 50.Re8 e2 51.Ke1 Bg7 52.Kf2 Bc3 53.Kf3 e1Q 54.Re1 Be1 55.a4 ba4 56.Kg2 (56.Ke4 a3 57.Kd4 h4 58.Ke4 a2 59.Kd3 h3 60.Ke4 a1Q 61.Kd3 Bc3 62.Ke4 Qd1 63.Ke3 Kg4 64.Ke4 Qf3) 56…Bc3 (56...Bc3 57.Kf3 a3 58.Ke4 a2 59.Kd5 h4 60.Ke4 a1Q 61.Kd5 h3 62.Kc5 h2 63.Kc4 h1Q 64.Kc5 Qad1 65.Kb6 Qd6 66.Ka7 Bd4; 56...a3 57.Kf3 Bc3 58.Ke4 a2 59.Kd5 h4 60.Ke4 a1Q 61.Kd5 h3 62.Kd6 h2 63.Kd7 Qd1 64.Kc7 h1Q 65.Kc8 Qh7 66.Kb8 Qd8) 0-1. Harutjunyan,G (2355) - Pichot,A (2640), Titled Tue (9), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

7.Bc3 d5 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Bc4 Be6 11.Qb3 Bc4 12.Qc4 e6 13.Rb1 b6 14.Qa4 Rc8 15.0-0 Qd7 16.Qg4 f6 17.Rfe1 Kf7 18.Rb5 Be7 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh6 e5 21.a4 Bc5 22.h3 Rce8 23.Rbb1 Qd3 24.a5 b5 25.Rbc1 Rc8 26.Bb2 Qd5 27.Kh1 Nd4 (better is 27...a6!?-+) 28.Nd4+= ed4 29.Ba3 Rc6 30.Bc5 Rc5 31.Re7 (31.Kg1 b4+=) 31...Ke7-/+ 32.Qg7 Ke6 33.Re1 Kf5 34.Qh8 h5 (34...Qc6 35.Qh7 Rc1 36.Rc1 Qc1 37.Kh2 Qd2 38.Qa7 Qf4 39.Kg1 Qc1 40.Kh2=) 35.Qh6 Qc6 36.f3 Re5 37.Re5 Ke5 ½–½. Bender,K – Zeltwanger,A, corr JMZ–06, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

7.Bc3 d5 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Bc4 Be6 11.Be2 Bd5 12.0-0 f6 13.Qa4 e5 14.Rab1 Rb8 15.Rfe1 Be7 16.Rb5 a6 17.Rb6 Qc7 18.Ba5 Qd7 19.Bc3 Bc5 20.Rb2 0-0 21.Bc4 b5 22.Bd5 Qd5 23.Qa6?? (better is 23.Qb3 Qb3 24.Rb3-+ (24.ab3?? b4-+)) 23…Rb6 (23...Rb6 24.Qb6 Bb6-+) 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2070) – Ftacnik,Lubomir (2575), Hamburg–ch int, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

7.Bc3 d5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 e6 11.h4 Be7 12.Rb1 0-0 13.Bd3 b6 14.Qd1 d4 15.Ba1 h6 16.g4 Nb4 17.Be4 Bc6 18.Rb4 Be4 (18...Bb4?! 19.Bc6 Rc8 20.Qa4= (20.Nd4? Bc5-+)) 19.Rd4 Bf3 (19...Bd5 20.Rd3-/+) 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.Rf4 Bh4 22.Rh4 Qc1 23.Ke2 Qa1 24.Qe4 Qa2 25.Rf6?? (25.g5 Rfd8 26.gh6 Qd2 27.Kf1 gh6 28.Rh6 Qd1 29.Kg2-/+) 25...Rad8 26.Rf3 Rd4 (26...Rd4 27.Qd4 Rc8+-) 0–1. Holleville,Armand – Rissanen,Heikki, FIN–FRA corr, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

7.Bc3 g6 8.e6 f6 9.Nf3 de6 10.Bc4 Nc6 11.Qb3 Qd6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.Ng5 Nd8 14.Rae1 e5 15.Ne4 Qc7 16.d4? (better is 16.f4 Bf5 17.fe5 fe5 18.Bb5 Nc6 19.Ng5 Qb6 20.Kh1=) 16...f5-+ 17.Ng5 ed4 18.Bb4 Bf6 19.Nf7 Nf7 20.Bf7 Kf8 21.Be6 Kg7 22.Bc8 Rhc8 (22...Qc8?! 23.Be7 Qd7 24.Qb4-/+) 23.Re6 a5 24.Bd2 (24.Ba3 Qd7 25.Rfe1 Rc3-+) 24...Qc2 25.Qb7 Qd2 (25...Qd2 26.Re7 Kg8-+) 0–1. Hartmann,Ralf – Siats,Norbert, GER theme, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

8.Bc4 b6 9.Qg4 h5 10.Qg3 Bb7 11.Nf3 h4 12.Qg4 Na6 13.h3 Rc8 14.Be2 Rh6 15.0-0 Rg6 16.Qh5 Nb4 17.Bb4 (17.Nh4?? Qh4!? 18.Qh4 Rg2 19.Kh1 Rf2 20.Bf3 Bf3 21.Kg1 Rg2 22.Kh1 Rg4 23.Rf3 Rh4-+) 17...Bb4 18.Bd3 Rh6 19.Qg4 Bf3 20.Qf3 Rc5 21.a3 (21.Qf4!? Ba5 22.Ba6=+) 21...Bd2-/+ 22.Rad1 Bc3 23.a4 (23.Bb5 Rb5 24.Qc3 Rc5-/+) 23...Be5-+ 24.Bb5 Rf6 25.Qe2 Qa8 26.Rd7 Kf8 27.Qd3 (27.Bd3 Qb8-/+) 27...Bc7 28.Rc7 (28.Qd4 Rg6 29.f3 Rh6-/+) 28...Rc7-+ 29.Qd6 Re7 30.Rd1 g6 31.Rc1 a6 (31...a6 32.Bd7 Qe4 33.Rc8 Kg7=) ½–½. Bruning,O – Williams,Barry, corr ICCF TT/15/01/1, 2001.

8.d4 d5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nd2 f6 13.f4 Bd7 14.Qh5 f5 15.Rab1 Rb8 16.Bb5 a6 17.Bc6 Bc6 18.Bb4 Bb4 19.Rb4 Qa5 20.Rb2? (better is 20.Rfb1 Qa2 21.R4b2-+) 20...Qc3 21.Rfb1 Qd4 22.Kh1 Qf4 23.Nf3 Be8 24.Qg5 Qg5 25.Ng5 Bb5 26.Rc1? Rfc8 27.Rbc2 Bd7 28.Nf3 Rc2 29.Rc2 Rc8 30.Rc8 Bc8 31.Nd4 Bd7 32.Kg1 Kf7 33.Kf2 Bb5 34.g3 Bc4 35.a3 h6 36.h4 Bb5 37.Ke3 Bd7 38.h5 g6 39.Ne2 g5 40.Kd4 b6 41.Ke3 Ke7 42.Kf3 Be8 43.g4 f4 44.Nd4 Ba4 45.Kf2 Bd1 46.Nc6 Ke8 47.Nd4 Kd7 48.Ne2 Be2 49.Ke2 Kc6 50.Kd3 Kc5 51.Ke2 Kc4 52.Kd2 d4 53.Ke2 Kc3 54.Kd1 f3 55.Ke1 d3 56.a4 d2 57.Kd1 f2 58.Ke2 f1Q! 59.Kf1 d1Q 60.Kg2 Qg4 (60...Qg4 61.Kf2 Kd3 62.Kf1 Ke3 63.a5 ba5 64.Ke1 Qe2) 0–1. Strozyk,Aleksandra – Ostrowska,Weronika, Wielkopolska III Liga Juniorow Poland, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3)

8.Nf3 b6 9.Bc4 Bb7 10.0-0 Na6 11.Rb1 Nc7 12.a4 Be7 13.d4 Nd5 14.Bd2 Rc8 15.Qe2 0-0 16.Rb3 f5 17.ef6 Bf6 18.Ne5 Be5 19.de5 Nf4 20.Bf4 Rf4 21.Bb5 Rc5 22.Qd2 Rf7 23.f4 Qc7 24.Rd3?? (better is 24.Bd3-/+) 24...Rc2-+ 25.Rd1 Rd2 26.R3d2 Rf4 27.Bd7 Qc5 28.Kh1 Bd5 29.Bb5 Rf2 (29...Rf2 30.Rf2 Qf2-+) 0–1. Suchsland,Helmut (1720) – Maugg,Ludwig (2040), Wch Seniors, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Be2 Bb4 10.Bb4 Nb4 11.Qa4 Nc6 12.Qg4 0-0 13.0-0 d6 14.d4 b6 15.Qh5 f5 16.Rac1 Ne7 17.Rfd1 Nd5 18.Ng5 h6 19.Nh3 Kh7 20.f4 g6 21.Qf3 Bb7 22.Qa3 de5 23.de5 Rf7 24.Rc4 Qe7 25.Ra4 Qa3 26.Ra3 Rc7 27.Bf3 a5 28.Rb3 a4 29.Rb2 Rac8 30.Kf2 Rc2 31.Rd2 Rd2 32.Rd2 b5 33.Ng1 b4 34.Ne2 g5 35.g3 g4 36.Bg2 Rc5 37.Nd4 Bc8 38.Nf5 Nf4 39.gf4 ef5 40.Bd5 Kg7 ½–½. Knudsen,JesW (2015) – Jacobsen,Mad (1830), Copenhagen Chess Challenge, Ballerup DE, 2009.

8.Qg4 g6 9.h4 h5 10.Qa4 Bg7 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Bd3 0-0 13.g4 d6 14.gh5 Ne5 15.Ne5 de5 16.Bc2 Bd7 ½–½. Bender,K – Graeser,K, corres BdF–Meisterkl–VorrJ18, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

8.Qg4 h5 9.Qg3 g5 10.h4 g4 11.f3 Rg8 12.Be2 d5 13.fg4 hg4 14.Qf4 Be7 15.g3 Nc6 16.Bg4 d4 17.Bb2 Qb6 18.Bc1? (better is 18.Rb1 Nb4 19.Be2 Nc2 20.Kf2 d3 21.Kg2 de2 22.Qa4 Bd7 23.Qc2 Bc6 24.Nf3-+) 18...Nb4-+ 19.Kd1 Qc6 20.Bf3?? (20.Bh5 Rf8 21.Rh2 Qa4 22.Ke2 Qa6 23.Kf3 Qf1 24.Rf2 Qg1 25.Bb2 Qf2 26.Kf2 Nd3 27.Kf3 Nf4 28.Kf4-+) 20...Qc2-+ 21.Ke2 Nd3 (better is 21...Qc4 22.d3 Qd3 23.Kf2-+) 22.Qe4 Nc1 23.Kf1 (23.Ke1 d3 24.Qd4 Na2-+) 23...Qd2 24.h5 Nd3 25.Nh3 Qe3 (25...Rg3?! 26.Rd1 Rf3 27.Qf3 Ne5 28.Rd2 Nf3 29.Rd3-+) 26.h6 Qe4 (26...Rg3 27.Qe3 de3 28.h7 Rf3 29.Kg2 Rh3 30.Kh3 Nf4 31.Kh2=) 27.Be4 Ne5 0–1. Bruning,Olivier – Theunissen,Marjolein, Arnhem OSKA op, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Nc3)

6.Bb3 Nc6 7.a3 e6 8.ab4 Bb4 9.Na3 0-0-/+ 10.Nf3 d5 11.ed6 Bd6 12.0-0 a6 13.Nc4 Nc4 14.Bc4 Bd7 15.Qe2 Rc8 16.Qe4 Be7 17.Bd3 g6 18.Qf4 f6 19.Qh6 Rf7 20.h4 Bf8 21.Qe3 Ne7 22.Nd4 e5-+ 23.Nf3 Nd5 24.Qe1 Nb4 25.Qe2 Nd3 26.cd3 Bc6 27.Rfc1 Qd7 28.Ne1 Rd8 29.h5 gh5 30.Qh5 Rg7 31.Rc4 Qf7 32.Qh2 Bd6 33.Rh4 Qg6 34.g3 Bc5 35.Rc1 Bb6 36.Rc6?! bc6 37.Qh3 Qg3 38.Qg3 Rg3 39.Ng2 Rg7 40.Rb4 Ba7 41.Rb3 h5 42.Kf1 Kh7 43.Ne3 Kg6 44.Ke2 Rb8 (44...Rb8 45.Rb8 Bb8-+) 0–1. Cierny,Lubomir – Lanc,Alois (2435), SVK–ch Topolcianky (2), 1994.

6.Bb3 Nc6 7.d4 d5 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Qf3 Be6 10.Ne2 Bd5 11.Bd5 Qd5 12.Qd5 Nd5 13.0-0 Na5 14.Nd2 Rc8 15.Rfc1 e6 16.a3 b6 17.ab4 Bb4 18.c3 Be7 19.c4 Nf6 20.Bc3 Nc6 21.d5 ed5 22.cd5 Nd5 23.Bg7 Rg8 24.Nd4 Rg7 25.Rc6 Rc6 26.Nc6 a5 27.Nc4 Rg6 28.Ne7 Ke7 29.Na5 (29.Kf1-+) 29...ba5 30.Ra5 Ke6 31.g3 Rg5 32.h4 Re5 33.Ra6 Ke7 34.Kg2 Nf6 35.Kf3 Rf5 36.Kg2 h5 37.Ra2 Kf8 38.Ra6 Kg7 39.Ra2 Rb5 40.Rc2 Ng4 41.Ra2 Ne5 42.Rc2 Kg6 43.Ra2 f6 44.Rc2 Rb1 45.Ra2 Nd3 46.Kf3 Rb2 47.Rb2 Nb2 48.g4 hg4 49.Kg4 f5 50.Kf4 Nd3 51.Ke3 Ne5 52.f3?! (52.Kf4 Nc6-+) 52...Kf6 53.h5 Nf7 54.f4 Kg7 0–1. Houtman,Joop – Rogers,Ian (2545), Groningen GAM, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6)

6.Bb3 Nc6 7.Ne2 e6-/+ 8.0-0 g6 9.d4 Bg7 10.c4 bc3=+ 11.Nbc3 d5 12.Ba3= a6 13.Rc1 Nd7 14.Nd5 ed5-/+ 15.Bd5 Bf8 16.Bb2 Nb4 17.Bf7 Kf7 18.e6 Ke8 19.ed7 Qd7 20.d5 Rg8 21.Nf4? Qd6?? 22.Re1+- Kd8 23.Ne6 Be6= 24.Re6 Qd5 25.Qe2 Kd7 26.Re4 Bd6+= 27.Rd1 Nd3?? 28.Rd3+- Qd3 29.Qd3 (29.Qd3 Rge8 30.f3 Re4 31.fe4+-) 1–0. Stoynov,Emil (1775) – Thomas,Jeff, IECC, 2001.

6.Bb3 Nc6 7.Nf3!?=+.

6.Bb3 Nc6 7.f4 d5-/+ 8.ed6 Qd6 9.Nf3 (9.Ne2 Bg4-/+) 9...Bf5 (9...Qf4 10.0-0 Nc4 11.Bc1-+) 10.0-0 e6 (10...Nc4 11.Bc4 Qc5 12.Kh1 Qc4-/+) 11.d3 (better 11.Nh4!? Be4 12.Re1-/+) 11...Qf4-+ 12.Kh1 Bd6 (12...Qh6 13.a3-+) 13.Nbd2 (13.Bg7!? Rg8 14.Bb2-/+) 13...Qh6 14.Ne4 Be4 15.de4 0-0-0 (15...Rd8!? 16.Qe2-+) 16.Qe1 Na5 (16...Kd7 17.Rd1 Ke7 18.Qf2=+) 17.e5 Bc5 18.a3 ba3?? (better 18...Qe3 19.ab4 Qe1 20.Ne1 Bb4 21.Rf7 Nb3 22.cb3 Rd2 23.Rc1 Kb8-/+) 19.Qa5+- ab2 20.Qc5 Kb8 21.Rab1 Rc8 22.Qd6 Ka8 23.Rb2 Rhd8 24.Qa3 Kb8 (24...Qe3 25.Ra2 Nc4 26.Qa4+-) 25.Ra2 a6 26.Qa5 (26.Qa5 Qe3 27.Rb1+-) 1-0. Janaszak,Daw (2315) - Sarkar,J (2305), Titled Tue (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

6.Bb3 Qc7 7.Nf3 Nc4 8.Bc4 Qc4 9.d3 Qg4 10.0-0 b6 11.c4 bc3 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Ne4 Be4 14.de4 Qe4 15.Rc1 Nc6 16.Re1 Qg4 17.h3 Qf5 18.Qa4 Rd8 19.Red1 (19.Red1 Qe6 20.Nd4 Nd4 21.Bd4+=). Serfling,Rainer (2360) – Bassenhoff,Uwe (1900), BdF HS–008 remoteschach.de, 2004.

6.Bb3 d5 7.ed6 Qd6 8.Nf3 Be6 9.0-0 Nc4 10.Bc4 Bc4 11.Re1 Nc6 12.d3 Bd5 13.Nbd2 Qh6 14.Ne4 e6 15.Nfd2 Be7 16.Re3 0-0 17.Rh3 Qf4 18.Rf3 Qc7 19.Rh3 e5 20.Qh5 h6 21.f4 f5-+ 22.Ng3 Bf7 23.Qf5 ef4 24.Nge4 Nb8?? 25.Qg4?? Bc5?? 26.Nc5?? Qc5=+ 27.Kh1 Qg5 28.Qe2 Re8 29.Ne4 Qf5 30.Qf2 Bd5 31.Rg3 Re7 32.Nf6+/- Kh8 33.Nd5 Qd5 34.Qf4 Qe6?? 35.Qf8 (35.Qf8 Qg8 36.Qe7 a6 37.Bg7 Qg7 38.Qg7) 1–0. Meczynski,Waldemar (2205) – Walach,Marcin, Poland–chB Bielsko–Biala (10), 1991.

7.a3 Nc6 8.d4 d6 9.ed6 Bd6 10.Qg4 0-0 11.Nf3 e5 12.Qh5 ed4 13.0-0 Qf6 14.ab4 Bb4 15.c3? (better is 15.Rd1 g6 16.Qh6-+) 15...dc3 16.Nc3 Qf5 (16...Bc3!? 17.Ng5 Qf5 18.Bc3-+) 17.Ng5? (17.Qh4 Qg4-+) 17...Ne5 (better is 17...h6 18.Bf7 Rf7 19.Qf7 Qf7 20.Nf7 Kf7-+) 18.Nce4 Be6?? (18...Nbc4 19.f4 Nd3 20.Bg7 Kg7 21.Bc4+=) 19.Bc2?? (better is 19.Ng3 Nf3 20.gf3+-) 19...h6-+ 20.f4 Qg6 (better is 20...Ng4 21.h3 Rfc8 (21...hg5?? 22.hg4 Qc5 23.Nc5 Bc5 24.Kh1+-) 22.hg4 Qg4 23.Nf6 gf6 24.Qh6 Rc2 25.Qh7 Kf8 26.Ne6 fe6 27.Qc2 Nd5=) 21.Nf6+- Qf6 22.Be5 Qe7 (22...Nd7 23.Bf6 Nf6+-) 23.Qh6!! (23.Qh6 Qc5 24.Kh1 Qg1 25.Rg1 gh6 26.Bh7) 1–0. Faccia,Sergio – Di Lazzaro,Gabriele (2095), Venice op, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6)

7.a3 Nc6 8.Nf3 Na5 9.0-0 Nb3 10.cb3 Nd5 11.d4 b6 12.Qd3 a5 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Qe4 Rb8 15.Qg4 h5 16.Qg5 Qg5-+ 17.Ng5 Nf4 18.Rc7 f6 19.Nf3 Kd8 20.Rc2 Be4 21.Rd2 Bb1 22.Rb1 ba3 23.Bc1 b5 24.Ra1 b4 25.Rc2 Nd3 26.Be3 a4! 27.Nd2 ab3 28.Nb3 fe5 29.Rd2 e4 30.f3 d5 31.fe4 de4 32.Nc5 Bc5 33.dc5 Kc7 0–1. Sellberg,Joel – Korhonen,Jukka, FIN–chT, 1990.

7.d3 Be7 8.Nd2 f5 9.Qh5 g6 10.Qe2 a5 11.Ngf3 Nc6 12.Nc4 0-0 13.h4 (better is 13.0-0!?+=) 13...a4-/+ 14.Nb6 Qb6 15.Bc4 Qa5 16.d4 b5! 17.Bb5 a3 (better is 17...b3!? 18.Nd2 bc2 19.Bc6 Rb8 (19...dc6?! 20.Qc4-/+) 20.Ba4 Rb2 21.Bc2 Rc2-+) 18.Bc1+= b3 19.Bd2 b2 20.Rb1 Bb4 21.c3? (better is 21.Bc6!? dc6 22.h5+=) 21...Bc3-/+ 22.Bc6 dc6 23.Qc4 Bd2 24.Nd2 Qd5 25.Qd5 cd5 26.Nb3 Ba6 27.Kd2 Bc4 28.Rh3 Rfc8 0–1. Muniz,Alexandre – Pereira,A, CXEB corr, 1981. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6)

7.Nf3 Nc6 8.a3 a5 9.ab4 ab4 (9...Bb4!? 10.0-0 0-0-/+) 10.Ra8 Na8 11.d4 d5 12.0-0 Be7 13.c4 dc4 14.Bc4 Nb6 15.Bb5 Nd5 16.Nbd2 0-0 17.Nb3 Qb6 18.Bd3 Bd7 19.Qd2 Rc8 20.Rc1 Na7 21.Rc8 Nc8 22.Qc2 g6 23.Bc1 Nc3 24.Bd2 Qc7 25.Nc5 Bc5 26.Bc3 bc3 27.Qc3? Bb6 (27...Bb6 28.Qc7 Bc7-+) 0–1. Cepela,Vladimir (1790) – Curidlo,Jan (1925), Piestany op, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 e6)

7.Nf3 Nc6 8.a3 d5 9.ed6 Bd6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 a5 12.a4 Bc5 13.Qe2 Nd4 14.Qe5 Nd7 15.Qh5 Qf6 16.Ng5 Qf5-+ 17.Qh4 Nb3 18.cb3 Bf2! 19.Qf2 Qg5 20.d3 Ra6 21.Nd2 Qg6 22.Re3 e5 23.Nc4 f6 24.Rg3 Qf7 25.Rf1 Qe7 26.Bc1 f5 27.Bg5 Qf7 28.Rh3 Rg6 29.Qh4 h6 30.Bc1 f4 31.Bb2 Qd5 32.Rhf3 b6 33.Qe1 Bb7 34.Be5 Re8 35.d4 Ne5 36.de5 b5 37.Nd2? ba4 38.ba4 Re5 39.Qf2 Re3 40.Kh1 Qd3 41.Re3 fe3 42.Qf7 Kh7 43.Qb7 ed2 44.Rd1 Re6 (44...Re6 45.h3 Re1 46.Kh2 Rd1-+) 0–1. Sellberg,Joel – Fastberg,Juuso, FIN–chT, 1990.

7.f4 Nc6 8.a3 Na5 9.ab4 Nb3 10.cb3 Bb4 11.Qg4 0-0 12.Ne2 Nd5 13.Nbc3 Nc3 14.Bc3 Qb6 15.Bb4 Qb4 16.Ng3 d6 (worse is 16...Qb3 17.Nh5 g6 18.Nf6 Kg7 19.Nh5 Kh8 20.Qh4 gh5 21.Qf6 Kg8 22.Qg5 Kh8 23.Qf6 Kg8 24.Qg5 Kh8 25.Qf6=) 17.0-0 (better is 17.Nh5!? Qe4 18.Qe2-/+) 17...de5-+ (17...Qd2?! 18.Nh5 g6 19.Nf6 Kg7 20.Qh3 de5 21.Rad1=) 18.Ra4 Qb6 19.Kh1 f5 20.Qg5 Bd7 21.Nh5 Rf7 22.fe5 Ba4 23.Nf6 (23.ba4 Rc7 24.Qf4-+) 23...Kh8 24.Nh7 Kh7 25.Rf4 (25.ba4 Qd4 26.h3-+) 25...Rc8 26.Rh4 Kg8 27.d4 Qb3 (27...f4 28.h3 Rc1 29.Kh2 Qd4 30.Rf4 Rf4 31.Qd8 Qd8 32.ba4 Qd4 33.a5 Rf2 34.Kg3 Qf4) 28.h3 Qb1 29.Kh2 Rc1 (29...Rc1 30.Kg3 Rh1-+) 0–1. Floderer,Andreas – Mathias,Manfred, ICCF–Cup8 V074 corr, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6)

7.f4 Nc6 8.a3 d6 9.ed6 Qd6 10.Ne2 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ng3 Nc4! 13.Bc4 Qc5 14.Kh1 Qc4 15.d3 Qd5 16.c4 Qd8 17.Nh5 f6 18.ab4 g6 19.Ng3 Nb4 20.Rf3 Qd6 21.Ne4 Qc6 22.Rg3 Bd7 23.Qh5 Be8 24.Qh6? (24.Qe2 Qc7-/+) 24...Rf7 (better is 24...Nd3 25.Ng5 Rf7 26.Nf7 Nf2 (26...Nb2? 27.Rh3 Bc5 28.Qh7 Kf8 29.Nd2+-) 27.Kg1 Bf7-+) 25.Nbd2+= Rd8 26.Ra3 a6 27.d4 e5 28.f5 Rg7 (28...ed4?? 29.fg6 Rg7 30.gh7 Kf7 31.Rg7 Ke6 32.h8Q+-) 29.Rg4 (29.de5? Qe4! 30.Ra1 Qf5 31.ef6 Bf6-+) 29...ed4 30.Rh3 Qc4?? (better is 30...Nc2-+) 31.Nb3 (better is 31.Nc4 b5 32.Ncd2+-) 31...Nc2 (31...Qf1) 32.fg6 (32.Rf4 Qe2 33.Nbd2 Ne3 34.Re3 Qe3-+) 32...Bg6 (32...Qf1) 33.Rg6 (33.Ng3 Ne3 34.Rd4 Qb3 35.Nf1 Rd4 36.Bd4-+) 33...hg6 (33...Qf1) 34.Qh8-+ Kf7 35.Ng5 fg5 36.Rf3 Ke6 37.Qg7 Qb4?? (better is 37...Kd7 38.Nd4 Rg8-+) 38.Qg6= Kd7 39.Qf5 Kc7?? 40.Qe5?? Qd6?? 41.Qe4+= Nb4 42.Ba3? b6 43.Rf7 Rd7 44.Nd4 Kb8?? 45.Bb4+= (45.Bb4 Qb4 46.Re7 Qd4 47.Re8 Kc7 48.Qc2 Qc5 49.Qb1+=) 1–0. Nilsson,Nils Roland – Norevall,Ulf, corr Sweden 1/424, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6)

7.f4 Nc6 8.Nf3 Na5 (8...d5 9.a3-/+) 9.0-0+= Be7 10.d3 Nb3 11.ab3 Nd5 12.Qd2 b5 13.c4 bc3 14.Nc3 (14.Nc3 Qb6 Double attack; 14.Bc3 Bb7 Combination) 14...Bb4 (14...Qb6 15.Rf2 Bb7 16.Nd5 Bd5 17.Bd4-/+) 15.Ng5 (15.Nd4 Bb7=) 15...Qb6 16.Kh1 Bc3 17.Bc3 Nc3 18.Qc3 b4 19.Qe1 Bb7 20.f5 ef5 21.Rf5 Qg6 22.Ne4 Be4 23.de4 Qb6 24.Rd1 Rc8 25.h4 (25.Qf1!? Rf8 26.Qd3=) 25...Rc3-/+ 26.Qf1 Rf8 (26...Rb3 27.Rf7 Qe6 28.Rfd7 Qd7 29.Rd7 Kd7 30.Qf7 Kc8 31.Qb3+-) 27.e6 de6 28.Rb5 Qc6 29.Rb4 f5 30.Qg1 Qc5 (30...Qc7!?-/+) 31.Rb8= Ke7 32.Rb7 Kf6 33.ef5 Qg1 34.Kg1 ef5 35.Rdd7 Rg8 36.h5 (36.Rd6 Ke5 37.Ra6 Kf4=) 36...g5 (36...h6!?+=) 37.Rh7 g4 38.Rhf7 Kg5 39.Rb5 Kh5 ½–½. Bender,K – Eickhoff,H, corres BdF–Meisterkl–VorrJ18, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6)

7.Qg4 Nc6 8.d4 Na5 9.Nd2 Nb3 10.cb3 d5 11.ed6 Qd6 12.Ngf3 Nd5 13.Ne5 Nf6 14.Qg3 Nd7 15.Ndc4 Qd5 16.0-0 f6 17.Ne3 Qd6 18.N3c4 Qd5 19.Nd3 Nb6 20.Nf4 Qg5 21.Qf3 Nc4 22.bc4 Bd6 23.Ne6+= Be6 24.Rfe1 0-0-0 25.Re6 Rhe8 26.Qh3 Re6 27.Qe6 Kb8 28.Re1 Qd2 29.Qe2 Qe2 30.Re2 Kc8 31.g3 Kd7 32.Kf1 Rc8 33.c5+= Bf8 34.Ke1 Rc6 35.a3 ba3 36.Ba3+= Kd8 37.Rb2 Ra6 38.Bb4 Ra4 39.Ke2 Kc7 40.Kd3 Kc6 41.Ke4 a5 42.Bc3 Bc5 43.Kd3 Bb4 44.Bb4=+ Rb4 45.Rc2? Kd7-/+ 46.Ke4 a4-+ 47.Ra2 Kd6 48.g4 b5 49.h4 Rb3 50.f4 a3 51.g5 b4 52.h5 fg5 53.h6 gf4 54.hg7 Rg3 55.g8Q Rg8 56.Rh2 Ra8 57.Rh6 Kc7 58.Rh7 Kb6 59.Rh6 Kb5 60.Rh5 Kc4 (60...Kc4 61.Rc5 Kb3-+) 0–1. Schneider,Georg – Winkeler,Uwe, NRW–Liga II Germany, 1987.

7.Qg4 h5 8.Qg3 h4 9.Qg4 Rh6 10.d4 Rg6 11.Qf4 d5 12.g3 Nc4 13.Bc1 a5 14.c3 a4 15.Bc2 Rh6 16.Qf3 Rh8 17.Ne2 Nc6 18.0-0 bc3 19.Nbc3 Nb4 20.Ba4 Bd7 21.Bd1 Na3 22.Bb3 Nbc2 23.Bc2 Nc2 24.Rb1 Nb4 25.Qg4 Nd3 26.Bg5 Qc7 27.Rfd1 hg3 28.Rd3 gf2 29.Kh1 f5 30.Qg3 Ra2? 31.Qf2 Rc2 32.Bf4 Qc4 33.Qg3 b5 34.Ra1 Qc8 35.Qg6+- Kd8 36.Bg5 Kc7 37.Qf7 Kb6? 38.h4?? b4 39.Na4 Kb5 40.Re3 Rc7?? 41.Nac3 bc3+= 42.Nc3 Kc4 43.Ne2 Bc6?? 44.Rc3+- Kb5 45.Rb1 Bb4? 46.Be7 Rh4 47.Kg2 Qh8 48.Rb4 (48.Rb4 Ka6 49.Ra3 Ba4 50.Raa4) 1–0. Schneider,Georg – Reinke,Kurt (1835), Bad Woerishofen Seniors op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 e6)

6.Bd3 d6 7.ed6 e6 8.Nf3 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.c4 bc3! 11.Nc3 Ncb4 12.Bb1 Nc3 13.Bc3 Nd5 14.Bd2 Bf4 15.Re1 b6 16.Ne5 Bd2-/+ 17.Qd2 Bb7 18.Be4 Qe7 19.Rac1 Rac8 20.f4 Nf6 21.Bb7 Qb7 22.Rc8 Rc8 23.Rc1 Nd5 24.g3 a5 25.a3 Rc1 26.Qc1 Qc7 27.Qc7 Nc7 28.Nc4 Nd5 29.Kf2 a4 30.Ke2 b5-+ 31.Nd6 b4 32.Nc4 Nb6! 33.Ne3 ba3 34.Nc2 a2 35.Na1 Nc4 36.Kd3 Na5 37.Kc3 Nb3! 38.Kb2 Kf8 39.Ka2 Na1 40.Ka1 Ke7 41.Ka2 Kd6 0–1. Guzinski,Bartlomiej – Witkowski,S (2160), Open Kazimierz Dolny Poland (3), 2001.

6.Nf3 d6 A) 7.Bb5 Qa5 8.Bd3 (8.Bc4 de5 9.Ne5 Bf5 10.0-0 e6 11.a3 Ne5 12.de5 Bc5 13.Bb3-/+ –1.06; 8.Be2 de5 9.Ne5 Ne5 10.de5 Bf5 11.Qd2 e6 12.a3 Bc5 13.Bd3-/+ –1.22) 8...Nf4 9.0-0 d5 10.a3 Bg4 11.h3 Nd3 12.Qd3 Bf3 13.Qf3-/+ –1.03; B) 7.c3 B1) 7...Bg4 8.h3 (8.c4 Nb6 9.ed6 ed6 10.Nbd2 Qe7 11.Qe2 Na4 12.Bc1 Nc3 13.Qe7-/+ –0.97) 8...Bf3 9.Qf3 bc3 10.Nc3 Ndb4 11.0-0-0 Rc8 12.Kb1 e6 13.a3-/+ –0.78; B2) 7...Bf5 8.c4 Nf4 9.Qd2 Ng6 10.ed6 Qd6 11.d5 Nd8 12.Qe3 Qf4 13.c5= –0.22; B3) 7...de5 8.Ne5 bc3 9.Nc3 Nc3 10.Bc3 Be6 11.Qa4 Bd5 12.Rb1 Qc7 13.Bc4+= –0.59; B4) 7...Qa5 8.c4 (8.Qd2 Bf5 9.ed6 Bb1 10.cb4 Ndb4 11.Rb1 Qa2 12.d7 Kd7 13.Rc1-/+ –1.09) 8...Nc3 9.Qb3 Na4 10.ed6 ed6 11.Bc1 Be7 12.a3 Nb6 13.Bd2+= –0.44; B5) 7...bc3 8.Nc3 Be6 9.Bb5 a6 10.Ba4 Nc3 11.Bc3 de5 12.de5 Qd1 13.Bd1-/+ –0.94; C) 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Be6 9.Bb5 de5 10.Ne5 Nc3 11.Bc3 Bd5 12.0-0 e6 13.Qa4-/+ –0.75.

7.Bb5 A) 7...a6 8.Bc4 (8.Be2 Nf4 9.0-0 d6 10.Nbd2 b5 11.c4 bc3 12.Bc3 Bb7 13.Rb1-/+ –1.12; 8.Bd3 Nf4 9.0-0 Nd3 10.cd3 d5 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Rc1 0-0 13.Nb3-/+ –1.03) 8...d6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 b5 11.Bd5 ed5 12.ab4 de5 13.Ne5-/+ –0.78; B) 7...Be7 8.0-0 (8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Rc1 Qa5 11.Qd3 Bc3 12.Bc3 Nc3 13.Rc3-+ –2.81; 8.c3 bc3 9.Bc3 0-0 10.0-0 d6 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.Bd3 f5 13.ef6-/+ –0.94) 8...Qa5 9.Bd3 Nf4 10.c4 0-0 11.Bc2 d6 12.Qe1 de5 13.de5-/+ –0.75; C) 7...Qa5 8.Bd3 (8.Bc4 d6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 de5 11.ab4 Qb4 12.Bd5 ed5 13.Ba3-/+ –0.91; 8.Bf1 Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.Bd3 Nf4 12.0-0 b6 13.Rc1-/+ –1.06; 8.Be2 b3 9.Nbd2 bc2 10.Qc2 Nf4 11.Bf1 d5 12.g3 Ng6 13.Bc3-/+ –0.75) 8...Nf4 9.0-0 d5 10.a3 Qb6 11.Bc1 Nd3 12.Qd3 Be7 13.Nbd2-/+ –0.75; D) 7...d6 8.c4 (8.0-0 Bd7 9.a4 de5 10.de5 Bc5 11.c4 Nf4 12.Nbd2 a6 13.Ne4-/+ –0.87; 8.a3 Bd7 9.Bd3 de5 10.de5 ba3 11.Ba3 Qc7 12.Bb2 Bb4 13.c3-+ –1.41) 8...bc3 9.Nc3 de5 10.Ne5 Bd7 11.Nd7 Qd7 12.0-0 Be7 13.Qb3-/+ –0.81; E) 7...Qb6 8.Bc4 d6 9.Nbd2 Nc3 10.Bc3 bc3 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.ed6-/+ –0.97.

7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 (8.Nc3 Qa5 Pinning (8...Qa5 Decoy 9.Qb3 d6 10.Rc1 de5 11.de5 a6 12.Be2 Nf4 13.0-0-/+ –1.00; 8...Bb4 9.Qd2 Qa5 10.Rc1 d6 11.Bd3 0-0 12.Be4 de5 13.de5-/+ –0.87) 9.Qb3 d6 10.Rc1 de5 11.de5 a6 12.Be2 Nf4 13.0-0-/+ –1.00; 8.Bc3 d6 (8...Be7 Decoy 9.Bc4 d6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.Rc1 Qb6 13.Qb2-/+ –1.00) 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 a6 11.Bd3 Nf4 12.Bf1 b5 13.a4-/+ –1.16) 8...Bb4 9.Qc2 (9.Rc1 d6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.Bd3 0-0 12.0-0 Rd8 13.Rc2-/+ –0.81) 9...Qa5 10.Rc1 (10.Kd2 d6 11.a3 Bc3 12.Bc3 Qc7 13.Bd3-/+ –0.87) 10...Qa2 11.Bb5 (11.Kd1 Nc3 12.Bc3 Qc2 13.Kc2-+ –1.53) 11...Nc3 (11...a5 12.Kd1 Bc3 13.Bc3-+ –1.62) 12.Bc3 Qc2 13.Rc2 Bc3 14.Rc3 a6 15.Be2 b5 16.Re3 Bb7 17.0-0 b4 18.Rd1 Ne7 19.Nd2 Nf5 20.Rd3 Bd5 21.Nb1? (21.g4 Ne7 22.Bf3 0-0-+) 21...0-0 22.h3 (22.g4 Ne7 23.Nd2 a5-+) 22...Rfc8 23.Bg4 Ne7 24.h4 a5 25.Nd2 a4 26.Nf3 b3 27.h5 b2 28.Ra3 Bb3 29.Re1 Rc1 30.Kh2 b1Q 31.Nd2 Qb2 32.Rb3 ab3 33.Nb3 Re1 34.Nc5 Qf2 35.Bf3 Qh4 0–1. Svetinsky,Vladimir (1710) – Stolarczyk,An (2065), Open, Pilsen CZE, 2009.

7.Bc4 A) 7...Be7 8.0-0 (8.a3 ba3 9.Ba3 Qa5 10.Kf1 d6 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Bd5-/+ –0.97) 8...d6 9.a3 de5 10.de5 0-0 11.ab4 Ncb4 12.c3 Nc6 13.Ba3-/+ –0.78; B) 7...d6 8.0-0 de5 9.Ne5 Qc7 10.Bd5 ed5 11.c3 Be6 12.Qa4 Rb8 13.cb4-/+ –0.94.

7.Bd3 Nf4 (7...d6 8.0-0 Nf4 9.Bc4 Be7 10.a3 0-0 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bc1 Nbd5 13.Bb5-/+ –0.78) 8.0-0 (8.Bf1 d6 9.Qd2 de5 10.Ne5 Qf6 11.g3 Nd5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Nd7-/+ –1.03) 8...Nd3 9.Qd3 d6 10.Rd1 de5 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.de5 Qd3 13.cd3 -/+.

7.Be2 Nf4 8.0-0 Ne2 9.Qe2 d5 10.ed6 Qd6 11.a3 b6 12.ab4 Nb4 13.c3 +=.

6.a3 e6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Be7 9.c4 Nf4 10.g3 Ng6 11.Bg2 0-0 12.0-0 d6 13.ed6 Bd6 14.d4 Bd7 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Rd1 Rc8 17.Nbd2 Bf8 18.Nf1 Na5 19.Ne3 Qc7 20.c5 Nc6 21.h4 Nge7 22.Ng5 h6 23.Ne4 Nd5 24.Nc4 Ra8 25.Ned6 Reb8 26.Rac1 Be8 27.Bh3 Qe7 28.Rd3 b5 29.Ne5 Rd8?? 30.Ndf7+= Ne5 31.Ne5 a5 32.Qg4 Nc7 33.Bg2 Rac8 34.Bb7 h5 35.Qe2 b4 36.Be4 a4 37.Ng6 Bg6 38.Bg6 Rd5 39.Re3 a3 40.Ba1 Qf6 41.Bh5 b3= 42.Bf3? b2-/+ 43.Bb2 ab2 44.Qb2 Rd4 45.Qb7 Rdd8 46.Be4 Nd5 47.Rf3 Qe7 48.Qa6 Nf6 49.Bg6 Qd7 50.c6 Qd2 51.Qc4 Qd5 52.Qc3? Bb4!-+ 53.Qb4? Qf3 54.Qb7 Rf8 55.Bf7 Kh8 56.Be6 Ne4 57.Qb2 Ng3! 58.Kh2 Ne2 59.Rf1 Nf4 (59...Nf4 60.Rg1 Ne6-+) 0–1. Baumert,Christian – Kovalev,Andrei (2545), Berliner Sommer, 1993.

6.a3 e6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Be7 9.d4 d6 10.c4+= Nc7 (10...Nf4 11.d5 Ne5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Be5 Bb4 14.Nc3 Qg5 15.Bg7 Qg7-+) 11.ed6 (11.Bd3 de5 12.de5 Na6 13.Nc3 Nc5 14.Be2 Qb6 15.Qb1 0-0-/+) 11...Bd6 12.Bd3 (12.Qc2 0-0 13.c5 Bf4 14.Qe4 Nd5 15.Bd3 f5-/+) 12...0-0 (12...Nb4 13.Be4 f5 14.Bd3 b6 15.0-0 0-0+=) 13.0-0 (13.Nc3 Nb4 14.Ba3 Nca6 15.0-0 Nd3+=) 13...Rb8 (13...Nb4 14.Be4 Ne8 15.Ne5 Nf6+=) 14.Nc3 a6 (14...Re8 15.Re1 Ra8+=) 15.Bb1 White intends d5 (15.Qe2!?+= Nb4+=; 15.Be4 f5=) 15...b5 16.d5 Ne7 (better is 16...ed5!? 17.cd5 Ne7+=) 17.c5+/- Bc5 18.Ne4 Bb4 (18...Bb6 19.d6 Ncd5 20.de7 Qe7 21.Nd6+/-) 19.d6 (better is 19.Qd4!? f6 20.Qb4 Ncd5 21.Qb3+-) 19...Ncd5+/- 20.de7 Qe7 21.Ne5 Bb7 22.Nd3 Rbd8 23.Qh5 h6?? (better is 23...f5 24.Nb4 Nb4+/-) 24.Nb4+- Nb4 (24...Qb4 25.Qe5 f6 26.Qe6 Rf7+-) 25.Nf6!! Kh8 (25...gf6 26.Qh4 Double attack (26.Qh4 Decoy)) 26.Nh7 (26.Nh7 Nd5 27.Nf8+-) 1–0. Marczuk,D (2225) – Lagunow,Raphael (2160), 25th EY BU18, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

6.a3 e6 7.Be2 Nf4 8.0-0 Ne2 9.Qe2 b6 10.d4 Bb7 11.ab4 Nb4 12.c3 Nd5 13.c4 Nf4 14.Qe3 Ng6 15.Nc3 d5 16.ed6 Bd6-/+ 17.d5 0-0 18.Ne4 Re8 19.Nd6=+ Qd6 20.Qc3 f6-/+ 21.de6 Qe6 22.Rfe1 Qc6 23.Re8 Re8 24.c5 Qc5 25.Ra7 Bf3 26.gf3 Qg5 27.Kh1 Nf4 28.Qc4 Kh8 29.Qf1 h5 30.Ra1 Qd5 31.Ra3 Qd2 32.Bc3 Qe2 33.Qe2 Re2 34.Ra4 Nd5 35.Bd4 Rd2 36.Kg1?? Kh7 37.Ba1 b5 38.Ra7 Kg6 39.Kg2 b4 40.Rb7 Ra2 41.Bd4 Nf4 (41...Nf4 42.Kg3 Ne2 43.Kg2 Nd4 44.Rb4 Nc2-+) 0–1. Faccia,S (2000) – Dvirnyy,D (2270), Autumn Open Venice ITA (4), 2005.

6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 =+.

6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.c4 Na5 10.Qc2 Nb3 11.ab3 0-0 12.Rc1 a5 13.d4 White prepares c5 13...f5 14.d5 ed5 (14...d6!? 15.ed6 Bf6+=) 15.c5+/- Ra6 16.cb6 Qb6 17.Nd4 Qg6 18.Nd2 Qg4 19.h3 Qf4 20.N2f3 Rg6 21.Ra5 b6 22.Ra7 Bc5 23.Qd2 Qd2 24.Nd2 d6 25.N2f3 Re8 26.Re1 de5 27.Re5 (27.Re5 Re5 28.Ne5+-) 1–0. Rogers,Ian (2545) – Douven,Rudy C (2405), Groningen GAM, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5)

6.a3 b6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Na3 Nc6 9.Nb5 Bb7 10.Nd6 Bd6 11.ed6 f6 12.d4 Rc8 13.c4 Nf4 14.Qd2 Ng6 15.Bd3 Na5 16.Ra5 ba5 17.Bc3 Qb6 18.c5 Qb3 19.0-0 a4 (better is 19...Bf3!? 20.gf3 Nh4-+) 20.Rb1-/+ Qd5 21.Re1 Qh5 22.Be2 Qg4 23.h3 Qf4 24.Qb2 Be4 25.Ba6 Ra8 26.Re4 Qe4 27.Bb7 a3! 28.Ba8 (28.Qa3 Qb1) 28...Qa8 (28...ab2? 29.Be4 Nf4 30.Bb2+-) 29.Qa3 Nf4 30.Ba5 Nd5 31.Nd2 Kf7 32.Nc4 Nf4 33.f3 Ne2 34.Kf2 Nd4 35.Bc7 Nb5 36.Qa4 Qc6 37.Qb4 Nc7 38.Na5 (38.dc7 Qc7 39.Nd6 Ke7-+) 38...Qa6 (better is 38...Qb5 39.Qb5 Nb5-+) 39.dc7 Rc8 40.c6?? (better is 40.Qb8 Rb8! 41.cb8Q Qa5 42.Qd6 Qa2 43.Kf1-+) 40...dc6 41.Nc4 Rc7 42.Nd6 Ke7 43.Nf5 Ke8 44.Qd6 Qb6 45.Nd4 c5 46.Qe6 Qe6 47.Ne6 Rc6 48.Ng7 Kf7 49.Nf5 Ke6 50.Ne3 c4 51.Ke2 c3 52.Kd3 a5 53.Nc2 Ke5 54.g3 f5 55.f4 Kd5 56.Ne3 Ke6 57.Nc2 h5 58.Nd4-/+ Kd5 59.Nf5 Rc7 60.Ne3 Ke6 61.f5 Ke5 62.g4 a4 63.Nc2 h4 64.Na3 Kf4 65.Nb5 c2 0–1. Tsimbryla,Igor (2085) – Belyaev,Ilja, UKR–ch U16 Ordzhonikidze, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 e6)

6.a3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c4 Nde7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.d4 d6 11.ed6 Qd6 12.Bd3 Rd8 13.Qc2 Ng6 14.0-0 Nd4 15.Nd4 Qd4 16.Rfd1 Qh4 17.g3 Qe7 18.h4 f5 19.Re1 Qc5 20.Na4 Qc7 21.h5? (better is 21.Re3-+) 21...Be1 22.Re1 b5! 23.hg6 (23.cb5 Qc2 Combination) 23...ba4 24.gh7 Kh7 25.g4 Qf4 26.Re3 a3 27.Ba3 Qg4 28.Rg3 Qh5 29.Bb2 Rd7 30.Qc3 Qf7 31.Qe5 Bb7 32.Rh3? (better is 32.Qe3-+) 32...Kg8 33.Qh2 (33.Kf1 Qg6 34.Rg3-+) 33...Qg6 34.Rg3 (34.Kf1 Qg4 35.f3 Bf3 36.Rg3-+) 34...Rd3 35.f3 (35.Kf1 Rg3 36.Qg3 Qg3 37.fg3 Ba6-+) 35...Rd1 36.Kg2 Rd2 37.Kg1 Rh2 38.Rg6 0–1. Schulz,Hans Juergen (2070) – Hess,Christian Mathias (2305), Hamburg–ch int, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 e6)

6.a3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c4 Nf4 9.Nc3 0-0 10.g3 Ng6 11.Qe2 b6 12.Bg2 Bb7 13.0-0 a5 14.Nb5 Nce7 15.Nc3 Rc8 16.Ne4 Qc7 17.Rfc1 Nc6 e5 becomes the focus of attention 18.d4 Ba6 19.Bf1 d5 20.ed6 Bd6 21.Nd6 Qd6 22.Ba3 Nb4 23.Qe4 f5 24.Qe1 Bb7 25.Ng5 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 25...Rfe8 26.Bb4 ab4 27.Qd2 h6-+ 28.Nh3 e5 29.d5-/+ Ra8 30.Rab1 The isolani on b4 becomes a target 30...Bc8?? 31.Qb4+- Qb4 32.Rb4 f4 33.Rb6 Kf7 34.f3 Bf5 35.Nf2 fg3 36.hg3 Ra3 37.g4 Bc8 38.Ne4 Rd8 39.Nd6 Rd6 40.Rd6 Rf3 41.Be2 Rh3 42.Ra1 Bg4 43.Ra7 Kg8 44.Rg6 Be2 45.Rgg7 Kh8 46.Rh7 Kg8 47.Rhc7 Rf3 48.Rc8 Rf8 49.Rf8 Kf8 50.c5 Bf3 51.d6 Bc6 52.Rc7 Bb5 53.Rc8 (53.Rc8 Kf7 54.c6 Bc6 55.Rc6+-) 1–0. Bohley,Donald – Lang,J2, Monroe ch–MI op, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 e6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Nc3 8.Bc3 Nc6 9.d4 d5 10.Bd3 Be7 11.a4 Nb4 12.Bb1 a5 13.h4 h6 14.Rh3 b6 15.Kf1 Ba6 16.Kg1 Qc7 17.Bd2 Rc8 18.Rg3 Kf8 19.h5 Qc4-/+ 20.Ra3 Qe2 21.Qe2 Be2 22.Ne1 Nc6 23.Rab3 Bb4 24.Bb4 Nb4 25.Rbc3 Ke7-+ 26.Bc2 Bh5 27.Bb3 Bg6 28.Bd1 Na2 29.Ra3 Rc1 30.Ra2 Rd1 31.Kf1 Rc8 32.Ke2 Rd4 33.Nf3 Rdc4 34.Nd2 Rb4 35.Raa3 Bh5 36.f3 Rb2 37.Rg7 Bg6 38.Ke3 Kf8 39.Rg6 fg6 40.g3 Rcc2 41.Nf1 Rc1 42.Nd2 Re1 (42...Re1 43.Kd3 Rd1-+) 0–1. Faccia,S (2020) – Altini,D (2235), XXI Festival Open A, Porto San Giorgio, 2009.

6.c4 Nf4 7.d4 b6 8.Qd2 Ng6 9.h4 a5 10.h5 Ne7 11.Qf4 h6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Nbd2 Nc8 14.Be4 Be4 15.Qe4 Ra7 16.d5 ed5 17.cd5 Bc5 18.e6 de6 19.Bg7 f5 20.Qe5 Bd6 21.Qb2 Rh7 22.Bf6 Be7 23.Be5 Nd7 24.de6 Ne5 25.Qe5 Bf6 26.Qb5 Kf8 27.Qf5 Nd6 28.Qf4 Qe7 29.0-0 Qe6?? 30.Rae1 (30.Rae1 Qf5 31.Qd6 Rhe7 32.Re7 Re7 33.Re1+- (< 33.Qb6 Re6 34.Qb8 Kg7+-)) 1–0. Smith,Edward (1700) – Coffey,Patrick L (1780), IECG, 2002.

6.d4 b6 7.a3 Bb7 8.ab4 Bb4-/+ 9.c3 Be7 10.c4 Nb4 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Be2 a6 13.0-0 d5 14.ed6 Bd6 15.Qb1 Re8 16.Ba3 a5 17.Nb5=+ N8a6 18.Nd6= Qd6 19.Ng5 g6 20.Bf3 Bf3-/+ 21.Nf3 Rec8 22.Rc1=+ Qf4 23.Qb3 Qf5 24.Rc3 b5-/+ 25.cb5 Qb5 26.Rac1 Rc3 27.Rc3 Qe2 28.Rc1 Kg7 29.Qe3 Qe3 30.fe3 Nd5 31.e4 Ndb4 32.Ne5 f6 33.Nc6 Nc6 34.Rc6 Kf7 35.Kf2 f5 36.d5 ed5 37.ed5 h5 38.Ke3 Re8 39.Kf3 Nb4 40.Rc7 Kg8 41.Rc5 Ra8 (41...Rd8 42.Ra5 Nd5 43.Ra6=+) ½–½. Kruimer,Wim HJ (1700) – Rushton,Darren, TT–01 TSC, 2002.

6.d4 b6 7.a3 Bb7 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.c4 Nb4 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Be2 a6 13.0-0 d5 14.ed6 Bd6 15.Qd2 Nd7 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Qg5 Rfe8 18.d5-/+ f6 19.Qh4 e5 20.Ne4 Nc5 21.Nd6 Qd6 22.Qg3 Bc8-/+ 23.Rfe1 Bd7 24.Nh4 a5 25.Bh5 Re7 26.Re3 Na4 27.Ba3=+ Rc8 28.Rd4 f5 29.Ng6?? hg6-+ 30.Bg6 f4 31.Qg5 Be8 32.Bf5 fe3 33.Rh4 e2 (33...e2 34.Qd2 Bd7 35.Bh7 Kf7 36.Qe2 Qf6-+) 0–1. Pedersen,Karl – Taimanov,Mark E, EU–chT Kapfenberg (4), 1970.

6.d4 b6 7.a3 Bb7 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 0-0 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Nbd2 Nd7 14.Nc4 Be7 15.Re1 N7f6 16.Nce5 a6 17.c4 Nf4 18.Bc2 Bb4 19.Re3 Qd6 20.Ng5? (20.Ra4+=) 20...Ng6?? (better is 20...Ng2 21.Rb3 h6-+) 21.Rh3 Qc7 22.d5 ed5 23.Nh7? (23.Ng4 Ng4 24.Qg4=) 23...Bc8?? (better is 23...Nh7 24.cd5 Bc5-+ (24...Ne5?? 25.Bh7 Kh8 26.Be4 Kg8 27.Rh8 Kh8 28.Qh5 Kg8 29.Qh7)) 24.Nf6+- gf6 25.Ng6 fg6 26.Rg3 g5 27.Qd5 (27.Qd5 Be6 28.Qe6 Qf7 29.Qf5+-) 1–0. Kreuter,B – Barkowski,M, corr, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 e6)

6.d4 b6 7.a3 Bb7 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Be7 11.Bd3 Na5 12.Ra4 Bc6 13.Ra2 b5 14.0-0 a6 15.Ba3 Ba3 16.Na3 Nb6 17.Ng5 Bd5 18.Rc2 Qe7 19.Nb1 h6 20.Ne4 Nac4 21.Qf4 Rf8 22.Nbd2 g5 23.Qg3 Kd8 24.f4 gf4 25.Rf4 Kc7 26.Nf6 Qf6?? (better is 26...Kd8=) 27.ef6+- 1–0. Bourne,Jonathan D – Mansson,James C, ENG BPCF corr, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 e6)

6.d4 b6 7.Qd2 Bb7 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 0-0 11.ab4 Ndb4 12.Be2 d6 13.c3 Nd5 14.Na3 de5 15.de5 Bc5 16.Bd3 Qe7 17.Nc2 Rfd8 18.Ra4 a5 19.Qe2 Qd7 20.Rh4 Be7 21.Bh7 Kh8 22.Qe4 Bh4 23.Qh4 Qe7 (better is 23...b5!?+=) 24.Ng5+/- Qg5 25.Qg5 Kh7 26.f4 Nde7 27.Ba3 Ng8 28.Bd6 b5 29.Ne3 b4? (29...Nh6 30.f5 b4 31.cb4 ab4 32.f6+-) 30.f5 Nh6 31.fe6 fe6 32.Ng4 (32.Ng4 Ba6 33.Rf6 Ng4 34.Rf7+-) 1–0. Voracek,J – Killar,Marek, Czech Republic Cht, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 e6)

6.d4 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Rc1 Nc6 11.0-0 Nc3 12.Bc3 Rc8 13.Bd2 h6 14.Rc6!+/- dc6 15.Bb4 g5 16.Bd6 g4 17.Nd2 f5 18.Qb3 Qd7 19.Bc4 Kf7 20.f3 b5 21.Be6! Qe6 22.fg4 Qb3 23.Nb3 Rcd8 24.gf5 Rd6 25.ed6 Rd8 26.Nc5 Bc8 27.Ne4 Re8 28.d7! Bd7 29.Nd6 (29.Nd6 Kf6 30.Ne8 Be8 31.g4+-) 1–0. Puleston,Timothy (1920) – Fierry Fraillon,David (1950), IECG, 2003.

6.d4 d6-/+ 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0 de5 9.de5 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Re1 Nc3 12.Bc3 bc3 13.Ne4 Nb4 14.Nc3= Nd3 15.cd3 Bd7 16.Ne4 Bc6 17.d4 Bd5 18.Qd3 Rc8 19.Re3 h6 20.h3 Rc6 21.Nh2 Bc4 22.Qd1 Rc7 23.Ng4 Kh7 24.Rf3 Bg5 25.Rf6?? Bf6?? 26.Nef6+- Kh8 27.Qc2 Qf6?? 28.ef6 gf6 29.Qd2 (29.Qd2 Bd3 30.Qh6 Bh7 31.Qf6 Kg8 32.Nh6) 1–0. Baumert,Christian – Kleeschaetzky,Ralf (2290), Oberliga Nord O9495, 1995.

4.Nc3 d6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.f4 Nc6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 a6 9.a4 Na5 10.Qa2 Nc4 11.Qc4 Bd7 12.0-0 Be7 13.Bb2 Bc6 14.Qe2 0-0 15.d4 Re8 16.Qc2 h6 17.d5? (better is 17.Qd3!?-/+) 17...ed5-+ 18.ed5 Nd5 19.Nd5 Bd5 20.Rfd1 Bc6 (better is 20...Bf3!? 21.gf3 Bf6 22.Rab1-+) 21.Ne5 Qc7 (21...de5?! 22.Rd8 Rad8 23.Be5+=) 22.Ng4 Qd8 23.Re1?? (23.Ne5 Bd7 24.Nd7 Qd7 25.Qb3-+) 23...Rc8 24.Qb3 Bd7 25.Nh6 Kh7 26.Nf7 Qa5 27.Qd3 Bf5 28.Ng5?? (28.Qf3 Bg6 29.Qh3 (29.Qb7? Rb8 30.Qd7 Bf7 31.Re7 Re7 32.Qe7 Rb2 33.Qe4 Bg6-+) 29...Qh5 30.Re7 Qh3 31.Ng5 (worse is 31.gh3 Re7 32.Nd6 Rc5-+) 31...Kh6 32.Bg7 (32.Nh3? Re7 33.a5 Rc2-+) 32...Kh5 33.Re8= (worse is 33.Nh3 Re7 34.Bf6 Re6-/+)) 28...Bg5-+ 29.fg5 (29.Qg3 Bh6 30.Re8 Re8 31.Qf2-+) 29...Re1 30.Re1 Qb6 0–1. Churchill,Sam – Martinson,Rick, Victoria op01, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3)

4.Nc3 d6 5.d4 Nf6 6.f4 e6=+ 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Bb2 Nbd7 12.Rad1 Rc8 13.e5 de5 14.de5 Nd5 15.Nd5 Bd5 16.f5 Qc7 17.f6 gf6 18.ef6 Bf6 19.Ng5 Bg5?? 20.Bh7! Kh7 21.Qh5 Bh6 22.Rf7.Rf7 Rf7 23.Qf7 Bg7 24.Qg7) 1–0. Bungo,G – Puckett,Matthew, USA–op Chicago, 1994.

4.Nc3 d6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 0-0 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nf7 Rf7 12.Be6 Nc5 13.Bf7 Kf7 14.d4 Ne6 15.d5 Nc5 16.Qe2 b6 17.Bf4 Ba6 18.Qe5 Qd7 19.d6 Bf8 20.Qg5 Ne6 21.Qe5 Nf4 22.Qf4 Bd6 23.Qg5 h6 24.Qh4 Qc6 25.Rac1? Ba3 26.Ne4 Bc1 27.Nf6 Bg5 (27...Bg5 28.Qe4 Qe4 (28...Qf6 29.Qa8 Kg6 30.h4=) 29.Ne4 Be7-+) 0–1. Labroche,Jerome – Miellet Bensan,Y (2145), XXIV Open, Cappelle La Grande FRA, 2008.

4.Nc3 e5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.d4 ed4 9.Bc6 dc3 (9...bc6?! 10.Qd4 (worse is 10.Nd4 Qc7+=) 10...Be7 11.e5+=; 9...dc6?! 10.Qd4 Bc7 11.Qe3-/+) 10.Ba4 Bb4 (worse is 10...Ne4 11.Re1 0-0 12.Re4+/-) 11.e5 Ng8 12.Ng5 Nh6 13.Qc2 Be7 14.h4 (14.Ne4 Qa5 15.Bh6 gh6=) 14...Qb6 15.e6 (better is 15.Qc3!? Ng4 16.Nf7 Kf7 17.Qf3 Nf6 18.Bg5=) 15...fe6-/+ 16.Rb1 Qd6 17.Rd1 Qe5 18.Rb5 Qf6 19.Qe2 (better is 19.Rb3!? Nf5 20.Rc3=) 19...0-0-+ 20.Rd3 (20.Bc2 a6 21.Bh7 Kh8 22.Rb3-/+) 20...Nf5 21.Bc2 a6?? (21...Nd4 22.Rd4 Qd4 23.Bh7 Kh8 24.Bg6 Qf2 25.Qf2 Rf2 26.Kf2=) 22.Rb3?? (better is 22.Rf5 ef5 23.Bb3 d5 24.Bd5 Kh8 25.Nh7 Kh7 26.Qh5 Qh6 27.Bh6+-) 22...h6 (22...Nh4?! 23.Rh3 h6 24.Nh7+=) 23.Nf3 b5 24.Rbc3 Bb7 25.Bb2 Bf3 26.Qf3 Nd4 27.Qe3 e5 28.Bb3 Kh8 29.Bd5 Rac8 30.Rc8 Rc8 31.g3 Bc5 32.Qe4 Rf8 33.Bd4 Bd4 34.Rf3 Qd6 35.Rf8 Qf8-+ 36.Qe2 Qc5 37.Bb3 d5 38.Kg2 a5 39.Qh5? a4-+ 40.Bd1 Qe7 41.Bc2 Qf8 42.Bf5 Qe7 43.Qg6 Kg8 44.Qc6 b4 45.Qd5 Kf8 46.Qa8 Qe8 47.Qb7 Bc3 48.Qb6 Qe7 49.Bg6 Qd7 50.h5 Qd5 51.Kh2 Qd4 52.Qb8 Ke7 53.Qb7 Kd6 54.Qa6 Kc7-/+ 55.Kg2 Qd5 56.Kh3 Qh1 57.Kg4 Qd1 58.f3 Qd4 59.Be4 Qd7 60.Kh4 Bd2 61.g4 Qe7 62.Kh3 Be1 63.Qa7 Kd8 64.Qb8 Kd7 65.Bf5 Kc6 66.Qc8 Kd5 67.Kg2 Qc5?? 68.Qd7 Qd6 69.Qa4 Bc3 70.Qb5 Kd4 71.a4 Ke3-/+ 72.Qf1 Qd2 73.Kh3 b3 74.Be4 b2 75.Qb5 Qd1 76.Qc5? Bd4-+ 77.Qa3 Kf2 78.f4 Qf1 79.Kh4 b1Q 80.Qg3?? Ke2 81.Bb1 Qh1 (81...Qh1 82.Qh2 Qh2) 0–1. Hodot,Yves (2070) – Verot,Melanie (2080), FRA–chT2, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3)

4.Nc3 e5 5.f4 Bc5 6.fe5= Bg1 7.Qg4 g6 8.Rg1 Nc6 9.Qf4 a6 10.Bc4 Qe7 11.Nd5 Qc5?? (11...Qe5 12.Qe5 Ne5+-) 12.Rf1 Nd8 (12...Nh6 13.Nc7 Kd8 14.Na8 Ng4+-) 13.Nc7 (13.Nc7 Ke7 14.Qg5 f6 15.Rf6+-) 1–0. Everett,Brian S – Bendig,Frank, Theme corr, 1994.

4.Nc3 e5 5.f4 ef4-/+ 6.Nf3 g5 (6...Nc6 7.Bc4-/+) 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.d4 Nc6 (8...g4 9.Ne5 Be5 10.de5 Qh4 11.Kf1 Nc6=) 9.0-0? (9.Nb5 d5 10.ed5+=) 9...g4-+ 10.Ne5 Ne5 11.de5 Be5 (better is 11...Qb6 12.Kh1 f3-/+) 12.Bf7= Kf8 13.Bf4 Qb6 (13...Bc3 14.Bg8 Kg8 15.Qb3 d5 16.Qc3+-) 14.Kh1+/- Bf4 (14...Bc3 15.Bg8 Kg7+/- (worse is 15...Kg8 16.Bd6 Qd6 17.Qd6 Kg7 18.Qe7 Kh6 19.Qh4 Kg6 20.Qg4 Kh6 21.Rf3 Ba1 22.Rh3)) 15.Rf4 Nh6 (15...Nf6 16.Nd5 Qb2 17.Rf6 d6 18.Bh5 Kg7+-) 16.Nd5 (better is 16.Bh5 Kg7 17.Qd5 (17.Bg4?! Qc5 18.Nd5 Rf8+-) 17...Nf5 18.Rg4 Qg6 19.Qe5 Kf8 20.ef5 d5 21.fg6 hg6 22.Qd6 Kf7 23.Rf1 Bf5 24.Rf5 Ke8 25.Bg6) 16...Qb2 17.Bh5 Kg7 18.Rb1 Qe5 19.Bg4 Rf8 (19...Rg8 20.Nf6 Kh8 21.Ng8 Qf4 22.Nh6 Qh6 23.Qd4 Qg7 24.e5+-) 20.Rf8 Kf8 21.Qf3 Kg7? (better is 21...Kg8+-) 22.Rf1 Kg6 23.Bh5 Kg5 24.g3 (24.g3 Nf5 25.Qg4 Kh6 26.Rf5 Qa1 27.Kg2 Qa2 28.Kh3 Qh2 29.Kh2 d6 30.Qg5; 24.Be8 Nf7 25.Qf7 Qe8 26.Rf5 Kh4 27.Qh7 Qh5 28.Qh5) 1–0. Hannibal,Tom – Church,John, Cleveland Open OH, 1977. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3)

5.Bb2 d6 6.Nf3 Bg4 (6...Nf6 7.Bc4=) 7.Bb5 a6 8.Ba4 (8.Bc6 bc6 9.h3 Bh5=) 8...e6 (8...b5 9.Bb3 Nf6 10.h3=+) 9.Rc1 Rc8 (9...Nge7=) 10.0-0 (10.Qb3 Rb8=) 10...Nge7 (10...b5 11.Nb5 ab5 12.Bb5=) 11.d4 d5 (better 11...b5!? 12.Bb3 Bf3 13.Qf3 Nd4=+) 12.Re1+= Qa5 (12...b5 13.Bb3 Bf3 14.gf3+= (worse 14.Qf3 Nd4 15.Qh3 Nb3 16.ab3 d4=+)) 13.Bb3 (13.ed5 Nd5 14.Qb3 Bf3 15.Qb7 Rc7 16.Bc6 Kd8 17.Qb8 Rc8=) 13...de4 (13...Bf3!? 14.gf3 de4 15.Re4 Qf5=) 14.Re4+- Bf5 15.Re3 (better 15.d5 Nd5 16.Bd5 Be4 17.Be4+=) 15...f6? (better 15...Rd8!?+=) 16.d5 (better 16.Be6!? Be6 17.Re6 Nb4+-) 16...Rd8 17.dc6?? (better 17.Re2+-) 17...Rd1-/+ 18.Nd1? (better 18.Rd1!? bc6 19.Be6 Be6 20.Re6-/+) 18...Nc6 (18...bc6 19.Rec3-+) 19.Ne5 (19.Ne5 fe5 20.Bc3-+). Hodot,Yves (1925) – Maury,Claude (1840), Nancy France, Senior Championship, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 Nc6)

5.Nf3 e6 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bc6 dc6 8.0-0 (8.d4 Nf6 9.Qb3 c5 10.dc5 Nd7=+) 8...Bd6 (8...Nf6 9.Qc2-/+) 9.d4=+ Ne7 10.Ne2 (10.Rb1 0-0=+) 10...0-0 11.Bf4 Ng6 12.Bd6 Qd6 13.e5 (13.Qc2 e5=+) 13...Qd8 14.Qd2 (14.Rb1 Ne7=+) 14...b5 (14...b6 15.Rfc1=+) 15.Rfc1= Bb7 16.Rc5 h6 (16...Qd7 17.Rac1=) 17.Nc3 (17.Rac1 Nh4=) 17...f5 (17...Nh4 18.Nh4 Qh4 19.Qe3=) 18.Ne2 (18.ef6 Qf6 19.Ne4 Qf4 20.Qf4 Nf4=) 18...Ne7 19.Nf4 Bc8 (19...Qd7=) 20.d5 (better 20.Rac1!?=) 20...cd5 (20...ed5 21.Nd4-/+) 21.Rac1=+ g5 (better 21...Bd7!?=+) 22.Nh5= Kh8 (22...Kh7 23.Nf6 Kg6 24.Nd4=) 23.Ng5+= Ng6?? (better 23...Ng8 24.Nf3 Bd7+-) 24.Ne6!+- (24.Ne6 Qe7 25.Nf8 Qf8 26.Rc8 Rc8 27.Rc8 Kh7 28.Rf8 Nf8 29.Qb4 Ne6 30.Qe7 Kg6 31.Qe6 Kg5 32.Qf6 Kg4 33.Qg6 Kh4 34.g3 Kh3 35.Qf5) 1–0. Kepinski,Janusz (1620) – Ionescu,Catalin, FICGS, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3)

5.a3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Nge7 7.h3 d5 8.d4 de4 9.Ne4 Nd5 10.Bb5?? (better 10.Bd2=+) 10...Qa5-+ 11.Bd2 (11.Nc3 Nc3 12.Bc6 bc6-+) 11...Qb5 12.a4 Qd3 13.Nc5 (13.Qe2 Ncb4 14.Kf1 f6-+) 13...Bc5 14.dc5 Nc3 15.Bc3 Qc3 16.Kf1 0-0 17.Rc1 (17.Qc1 Qa5-+) 17...Qf6 18.g3 (18.Qe2 Rd8-+) 18...e5 19.Kg2 (19.Qd3 Be6 20.Nd2 Rad8-+) 19...Rd8 20.Qc2 (20.Qe1 Be6 21.Nd2 Rd3-+) 20...Bf5 21.Qc3 (21.Qe2 Be6 22.Kh2 Bd5-+) 21...Rd3 22.Qb2 (22.Qe1-+) 22...Be4 23.Kh2 Qf3 24.Rcf1 (24.Rhg1 Rad8 25.Rc2 Rd1 26.Rc1 Rc1 27.a5 Rg1 28.Kg1 Qg2) 24…Qg2 0–1. angel027 (1765) – marekt (2530), ChessWorld.net, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 bc3 4.Nc3 e6)

5.Qa4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.Nf3=+ Be7 8.0-0 0-0=+ 9.Re1 d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Qg4 a6 12.Bf1 f5 13.Qg3 d4 14.Nd1 f4 15.Qh3 Nc5 16.Ba3 Na4 17.Bd3 g6 18.Be7 Qe7 19.Be4 Bd7 20.Qg4 Rad8 21.Rc1 Kg7 22.h4 Nc5 23.h5= Be8 24.Bb1 b6 25.Nb2 d3 26.Nc4 Nd4 27.Nd4 Rd4 28.Nb6 Bc6 29.Rc3 Rf5 30.h6 Kf8 31.Nc8 Qd8 32.f3? Rg5-+ 33.Qh3 Rg3 34.Rc5?? Rh3 35.Rc6 Qh4 36.gh3 Qe1 37.Kg2 Qg3 38.Kf1 Qf3 (38...Qf3 39.Kg1 Qd1 40.Kf2 Qe2 41.Kg1 f3 42.Bd3 Qg2) 0–1. Cordts,Ingo – Sprenger,Jan (2090), Cologne op, 1998.

5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bb5 Nge7 8.Qe2 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.Ba4 b5 11.Bc2 Bc5 12.Nd1 Qb6 13.e5 Ng6 14.Ng5 Nce7 15.Qh5 h6 16.Ne4 (16.Nf7 Kf7 17.Bg6 Ng6 18.d4-+) 16...Bd4-+ 17.Nf6 Kh8 (17...gf6!? 18.ef6 Nf5 19.Bf5 ef5 20.Bd4 Qd4 21.Qh6 Qf6 22.Ne3-+) 18.Be4-/+ Ra7 19.a4 b4 (19...gf6 20.Qh6 Kg8 21.ef6 Bf6 22.Bf6 Nf5 23.Bf5 Qf2 24.Nf2 ef5 25.Qg7) 20.a5 Qc5 21.Ng4 Bb2 22.Nb2 Qd4 23.Rae1 (23.Nh6 gh6 24.Qh6 Kg8 25.Bg6 Ng6 26.Rab1-+) 23...Qb2 24.Nh6 gh6 25.Qh6 Kg8 26.Bb1 (26.Qe3 Rc7 27.f4 Bb7-+) 26...Rc7 27.h4 Rc4 (better is 27...f5 28.ef6 Qf6 29.Re3-+) 28.h5 Rg4 29.hg6 fg6 30.f3 Qd4 31.Re3 Rh4 32.Qg5 Rh7 33.Rf2 Qh4 34.Qh4 Rh4 35.Bd3 Nf5 36.Re1 Ng3 37.Rff1 Kg7 38.Kf2 Nf1 39.Bf1 Bb7 40.Ke3 Rc8 41.Bd3 Rc5 42.f4 Ra5 43.Rb1 Bc6 44.Rb4 Re5! 45.Kf2 Ra5 46.Kg3 Rh1 47.Kf2 Ra2 48.Ke3 Bg2 49.Rd4 Bd5 50.Be2 Rh2 51.Bg4 Ra3 52.d3 Raa2 53.Rb4 Rhg2 54.Bd1 Rad2 55.Rb1 Bc6 56.Rc1 Bb5 57.d4 Rd3 58.Ke4 Kf6 (58...Kf6 59.Rc4 Bc4 60.f5 ef5 61.Kf4 g5) 0–1. Hodot,Yves (2030) – Darrigues,Alain (2030), FRA–chT2, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 e6)

5.Bc4 a6 6.a4 Qa5 (6...Nf6 7.Qe2=+) 7.Rb1 Nf6 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.Nf3 Be7 10.0-0 d5 11.e5 (11.Bb3!? d4 12.Nd1-/+) 11...Nd7-+ 12.Bb3 d4 13.Ne4 Nde5 14.Bb2 Nf3 15.Qf3 0-0 16.Qg3? (better 16.Rfe1-+) 16...f5 17.Rfe1 (17.Nc3-+) 17...fe4 18.Re4 (18.Re2 Kh8 19.Bc2 Qh5 20.Re4 Qc5-+) 18...Qd2 19.Rg4 (19.f4 Bc5-+) 19...Rf7 0–1. Zygmanta,Eugenijus (1975) – Stauskas,Lukas (2120), Lithuanian Championship, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 e6)

5.Bc4 Bb4 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Qe2 d6 9.a3 Ba5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ba2 e5 12.d4 (12.Rfc1 Be6-/+) 12...Bg4 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.d5 Nd4! 15.Nbd4 (15.Bd4 ed4 Passed pawn; 15.Nbd4 ed4 Passed pawn; 15.Nfd4 Be2) 15...ed4 16.Qb5 b6 17.Nd4 Qe4 (worse is 17...Ne4 18.f3 Nd2 19.fg4 Qe3 20.Rf2+/-) 18.Nc6 (better is 18.h3!? Bh5 19.Bb1 Qd5 20.Qd5 Nd5 21.Be4+=) 18...Be2-+ 19.Qb3 Bf1 20.Kf1 (better is 20.Rf1 Qf4 21.Bb1-/+) 20...Rfe8 21.Qd1 Qh4 (21...Qh4 22.h3 Re1 23.Qe1 Be1 24.Re1 Re8 25.Re8 Ne8-+) 0–1. Clark,Robert William – Eisen,David J, USCF, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 e6)

5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.Qe2 a6 8.Bb2 Nf6 9.0-0 Bc5 10.Rac1 0-0 11.e5 Ne8 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Bd3 f5 14.ef6 Nf6 15.Nfg5 h6 16.Bf6 Bf6 17.Nh7 Rf7 (17...Kh7 18.Nf6 Combination) 18.Nef6+- Rf6 19.Nf6 gf6 20.Qh5 Qf4 (20...f5 21.Qg6 Kf8 22.Qh6 Kf7 23.Qh7 Kf8 24.Qh8 Kf7+-) 21.Rc4 (21.Rc4 Qc4 22.Qg6 Kf8 23.Qf6 Kg8 24.Qg6 Kf8 25.Qh6 Ke8 26.Bc4+-) 1–0. Douven,Rudy C (2405) – Houtman,Joop, Groningen GAM, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3)

5.d4 d5 6.e5 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Nge7 9.Bd3 Ng6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Ng5 h6 13.Nf7 (better is 13.Nf3!?+=) 13...Kf7-+ (worse is 13...Rf7 14.Bg6 Rf8 15.Ne2+=) 14.Qh5 Nce7 15.a3 Ba5 16.f4 Qb6 17.Be3 Bc3 18.Rc3 Rac8 19.Rc8 Rc8 20.f5 ef5 (20...Nf5 21.g4 Qb3 22.gf5 Qd3 23.Qg6 Kg8 24.Bh6 Qd4 25.Rf2 Qa1 26.Kg2 Qe5 27.f6 Qe4 28.Qe4 de4 29.fg7+- (worse is 29.Bg7 e3 30.Re2 Rc3+=)) 21.Bf5 Bf5 22.g4 Qb3 23.Rf3 Rc1! 24.Kg2 Kg8 25.gf5 Qe3! 26.fg6 Qe2 27.Kh3 Rc3! 28.Kg3 Rf3 29.Qf3 Qf3 30.Kf3 Ng6 31.Kg4 Kf7 32.Kf5 Ne7 33.Kf4 Nc6 34.Ke3 Ke6 35.h4 g5 36.hg5 hg5 37.a4 Ne5! 38.de5 Ke5 39.a5 g4 40.a6 ba6 41.Kf2 a5 42.Kg3 a4 43.Kg4 a3 44.Kf3 a2 45.Ke3 a1Q 46.Kf2 Qd1 47.Kg2 Kf4 48.Kh2 Kf3 (48...Kf3 49.Kh3 Qh1; 48...Qe2 49.Kg1 Kf3 50.Kh1 Qg2) 0–1. Bhandarkar,Dinesh – Hemmer,Christian (1710), SI–2006–0-00057, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 bc3 4.Nc3)

5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 a6 7.a4 b6 8.Bc4 Bb7 9.d5 e5 10.Bb2 Nf6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Nh4 Bc8 13.Ne2 (better is 13.Nf3!?+=) 13...Ne4-/+ 14.Qd3?? (better is 14.Qc2-/+) 14...Nc5-+ (14...Bh4?! 15.Qe4 f5 16.Qf3-+) 15.Qg3 Bh4 16.Qg7 Qf6 17.Qf6 Bf6 18.Ng3 h5 19.f4 h4 20.fe5 Be5 21.Be5 de5 22.Nf5 Bf5 23.Rf5 Nbd7 24.d6 f6 25.Kf2 Ne4 26.Kf3 Nd6 27.Bd5 Rb8 28.Be6 Nf5 29.Bf5 Nc5 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.Rb1 Na4 32.Rc1 Nc5 33.Rc4 Ke7 34.Rg4 Kf8 35.g3 hg3 36.Kg3 Rg8 37.h4 Rg4 38.Kg4 a5 39.Kh5 Kg7 0–1. Stacy,P – Massengale,John, Detroit East op, 1983. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 bc3 4.Nc3)

5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Bc5 7.0-0 a6 (7...Nge7 8.d4 Bb4 9.Qb3 Bc3 10.Qc3+=) 8.d4= Bb4 9.Bb2 Qa5 10.Rc1 Ba3 11.Ba3 Qa3 12.d5 Na5 13.Qd4 Nf6 (13...Nc4? 14.Qg7 (14.Qc4?! Ne7+=) 14...Qf8 15.Qh8+-) 14.Bd3 b5 (14...0-0 15.e5 Nd5 16.Nd5 ed5 17.Qd5+=) 15.de6+/- fe6 (15...de6? 16.Bb5! Bd7 17.Bd7 Nd7 18.Rfd1+-) 16.e5 Nd5 (16...Ng8!?+/-) 17.Nd5+- ed5 18.e6?? (better is 18.Bh7 Bb7 19.Bg6 Kf8 20.Ng5+-) 18...de6+= 19.Qg7 Qf8 20.Qc7 Nb7 21.Ne5 Qe7 22.Qb6 Qd6 23.Rc8! Rc8 24.Qb7 Rc7 25.Qa8 Qd8 26.Qa6 Qc8 27.Bb5 Ke7 28.Qa3 Kf6 29.Ng4 Kf7 30.Qf3 Ke7 31.Qf6 Kd6 32.Nh6 Qf8 33.Nf5 Kc5 34.Qe6 (34.Qe6 Kb5 35.Rb1 Qb4 36.Rb4 Kb4 37.Qb6 Ka4 38.Qc7+-; 34.Qd4 Kb5 35.Rb1 Kc6 36.Qa4 Kc5 37.Qb5) 1–0. Hamilton,R – Finta,R, 5, Ch. Ouvert du Quebec, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 e6)

5.g3 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bb4 (6...d5 7.ed5 ed5 8.Nf4-/+) 7.Bg2 Nge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bb2 d5 Black fights for the Initiative 10.Nf4 (10.ed5 Nd5 11.Nd5 ed5-/+) 10...d4 11.Ncd5? (better 11.Nce2-/+) 11...ed5-+ 12.ed5 Ne5 13.Bd4 Bd6 14.h3 (14.Re1 N5g6 15.Ng6 fg6-+) 14...Nf5 15.Bc3 Ng6 16.Nh5 (16.Ng6 fg6 17.Re1 Bd7-+) 16...f6 17.Be4 (17.Re1 b5-+) 17...Nfe7 18.f4 (18.Kg2 Qd7 19.Rh1 b5-+) 18...Bh3 19.Rb1 (19.Re1 Qd7-+) 19...Bf1 20.Qf1 Qc8 21.f5 Ne5 22.Qf4 (22.Nf4 Re8-+) 22...Rb8 23.Kg2 (23.Rc1 b5-+) 23...Qc4 24.Re1 Qa2 25.Bb1 (25.Qf1 Nd5 26.Ra1 Qb3 27.Be5 Be5 28.Ra7 Rfd8-+) 25...Qd5 26.Be4 Qf7 27.Qh4 b5 28.Nf4 g5 29.fg6 N5g6 30.Qh6 (30.Ng6 Ng6 31.Bg6 hg6-+) 30...Bf4 31.Qh5 (31.gf4 Qg7 32.Qh2-+) 31...Bd2! 32.Rh1 (32.Bd2 Nf4 Theme: Double Attack) 32...Bc3 33.Bc2 Qd5 34.Kh3 Qh5 (34...Qh1 35.Kg4 f5 36.Qf5 h5 37.Qh5 Qf3 38.Kh3 Nf4 39.Kh2 Qg2) 35.Kg2-+ Qe2 36.Kh3 Qc2 (36...Rfd8 37.Bb3 Kg7 38.Bd5 Rd5 39.Re1 Rh5) 37.Rf1 f5 38.Rf3 Rbd8 (38...Qe2 39.Rc3 Rbd8 40.Rc2 Nf4 41.gf4 Rd3 42.Kh4 Qg4) 39.Re3 Rd2 40.g4 (40.Re2 Re2 41.g4 Qd3) 40…Rh2 (40...Rh2 41.Kg3 Qf2) 0–1. JPKN3 (2020) – Bazza3 (2470), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 e6)

5.Bc4 Nc6 6.d4 Bg7 7.Nge2 d6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Rb1 0-0 10.d5 Na5 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.Be3 Ng4 13.Bd4 Ne5 14.f4 Nd3 15.Qd3 b6 16.Bg7 Kg7 17.Nd4 Qc7 18.Rf3 Nc4 (better is 18...Rfc8!?+=) 19.Nc6+= Na3 (19...Bc6? 20.Qc4 Rfc8 21.dc6 Qc6 22.Qd4 f6 23.Qd2+-) 20.Qd4 e5 (20...f6 21.Rb3 e5+/-) 21.de6+- f6 22.ed7 Nb1 (22...Qc6 23.Rd1 Nc4 24.Qd5 Qd5 25.Rd5+= (25.ed5?! Rf7=)) 23.d8Q Rad8 24.Nd8 Nc3?? (better is 24...Rd8 25.Nb1 Qc5+-) 25.Ne6 (25.Ne6 Kf7 26.Rc3 (26.Nc7?! Ne2 27.Kf2 Nd4=) 26...Qc3 27.Qc3 Ke6 28.Qc4 Kd7 29.Qa4 Ke6 30.Qa7+-; 25.Qc3 Qd8 26.Rd3 Qc8+=; worse is 25.Rc3 Qd8 26.Rc6 Rf7=) 1–0. Carnstam,T – Forgo,F, corr Cities Tourn, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 g6)

5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.0-0 Nh6 9.Rb1 0-0 10.d4 d6 11.h3 a6 12.a4 Qh5 13.Nd5 e6 14.Nf4 Qa5 15.Qb3 Qd8 16.Rfc1 Na5 17.Qa2 Nc4 18.Qc4 Re8 19.Qc7 b5 20.Qc6 Rb8 21.ab5 Bb7 22.Qc2 ab5 23.d5 e5 24.Nd3 f5 25.Nb4 fe4 26.Qe4 Qd7 27.Nc6 Rbc8 28.Ba3 Ra8 29.Qb4 Nf7 (29...Qf7!? 30.Qb3 Nf5-/+) 30.Qb5= e4 31.Nd2 (31.Qb7 Qb7 32.Rb7 Ra3+=) 31...Ra3 (better is 31...Ba6!? 32.Qb4 Qf5-/+) 32.Qb7= Qb7 33.Rb7 Bh6 34.Rd1 (better is 34.Rc2=) 34...Rd3-/+ 35.Rb2 e3 36.fe3 Be3 37.Kf1 Rd5 38.Re1 Kf8 39.Nc4?? Rf5-+ (39...Rf5 40.Ke2 Bf2 41.Kd1 Re1 42.Kd2 Rd5 43.Kc2 Re2 44.Kb1 Rb2 45.Nb2 Ne5 46.Ne5 de5-+) 0–1. Kynoch,Richard – Lawson,Graeme (2050), Edinburgh ECC 5th, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 g6)

5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.e5 Ng4 9.d4 0-0 10.h3 Nh6 11.Bf4 d6 12.Qe2 Nf5 13.Rfd1 Qa5 14.Rac1 e6 ½–½. Ewen,Rainer – Blaich,Guenther, Verbandsliga N9495 Baden, 1995.

5.Bc4 Bg7 6.Qb3 e6 7.Bb2 Ne7 8.Nf3 0-0=+ 9.e5 Nbc6-/+ 10.Nb5 Na5 11.Qd3 Nc4 12.Qc4 d5 13.Qc7 Bd7 14.Qd8 Rfd8 15.Nd6 Bc6 16.Ba3 Bf8 17.Ng5 Rd7-/+ 18.Ngf7 Nc8 19.Ng5 Nd6 20.Bd6 Bd6 21.ed6 e5 22.0-0 Rd6 23.Nf3 Bb5 24.Rfc1 e4-/+ 25.Nd4 Bc4 26.a4 Rf8 27.f3 ef3 28.Nf3 Re6 29.d4 Re2 30.Re1 Rf4 31.Rab1 b6-+ 32.Rbc1 Re1 33.Re1-/+ Re4 34.Re4=+ de4 35.Ne5 Bb3-+ 36.Nc6 Ba4 37.Na7-/+ Bd7 38.Kf2 b5 39.Ke3 b4 40.Ke4 Bf5 (40...Bf5 41.Ke5 Bd3-+) 0–1. Marino,D – Tosoni,A, Academia Cup op, 1997.

5.Bc4 Bg7 6.Qb3 Nh6 7.d4= 0-0 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Bb5 d6 10.h4 Ng4 11.h5? Na5?? 12.Qa4 a6=+ 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Qd1 Rc8 15.Bd2 Nc4 16.a4 Nd2-/+ 17.Qd2 Qa5 18.Nd5= Qd2 19.Kd2 Rfe8 20.Ke2 Rc6 21.Rab1 e6 22.Nb6 Re7 23.hg6 hg6 24.Rhc1 Rc1=+ 25.Rc1 Bc6 26.Nc8 Re8 27.Nb6? f5-+ 28.ef5 ef5 29.Kf1 Bf3 30.gf3 Nf6 31.d5 Bh6 32.Re1 Re1 33.Ke1-/+ Kf8 34.Bc4 Bf4 35.Ke2 Ke7 36.Kd3 Bh2 37.Ke3 Nh5 38.a5 Bf4 39.Kd3 Be5 40.Bb3 Nf4 41.Ke3 Nh3 42.Bc2 Bf4 (42...Bf4 43.Ke2 Ng1 44.Kd3 Nf3-+) 0–1. Petersen,Kim Linde – Johansson,Th (2250), Politiken Cup, 2001.

5.d4 Bg7 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bc4 Nh6 8.0-0 0-0 9.a4 d6 10.Ra3 Bg4 11.Ne2 Rc8 12.h3? (better is 12.Bh6!? Bh6 13.h3 Bf3 14.Rf3-/+) 12...Bf3-+ 13.Rf3 Nd4 14.Bf7 Nf7 15.Nd4 Rc1! 16.Qc1 Bd4 17.Qc4 e5 18.Rb3 b6 19.Rfb1 (19.Rd3-+) 19...Qh4 20.Qe2 (20.Qd5 Qf2 21.Kh1 Qa2-+) 20…Ng5 0–1. Zagorski,Franck – Fernandez,Jacques, FRA AJEC/3625 corr, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3)

5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bb2 Nf6 7.Bc4 0-0 8.0-0 (better is 8.e5!? Nh5 9.0-0+=) 8...Ne4!-/+ 9.Qc2 (9.Ne4 d5) 9...Nc3 10.Bc3 Bc3 11.Qc3 d5 12.Bb3 Nc6 13.Nh4 Be6 14.Qg3 Nd4 15.Bd1 Qa5 16.d3 Qd2 17.Kh1 Nf5 18.Nf5 Bf5 19.Bb3 Qd3 20.Qd3 Bd3 21.Rfd1 Bc4 22.Bc4 dc4 23.Rd7 c3 24.Rb7 (24.g4 Rfd8 25.Re7-+) 24...c2 25.Re7 (25.g4 Rab8 26.Rc7 Rb1 27.Kg2 Ra1 28.Rc2-+) 25...Rfc8 (better is 25...Rfe8 26.Rc7 Rac8 27.Rc2 Rc2-+) 26.Rc1 Rab8 27.Ree1 Rb2 28.a4 Ra2 29.g3 Ra4 30.h4 f5 31.Kg2 Re4 32.Kf1 a5 33.f3?! (33.Re4 fe4 34.Ke2 Kf7-+) 33...Re1 34.Ke1 a4 35.Kd2 a3 36.Rc2 Rc2 37.Kc2 a2 38.Kb2 h5 39.Ka2 Kf7 40.Kb3 Ke6 41.Kc3 Ke5 42.g4?? fg4 43.fg4 Kf4 44.gh5= gh5 45.Kd2 Kg4 46.Ke1 Kh4 47.Kf1 Kh3 48.Kg1 Kg3 49.Kh1 h4 50.Kg1 h3 51.Kh1 Kg4 52.Kh2 Kh4 53.Kg1 Kg5 ½–½. Kalliwoda,Theresa – Bakalarz,Bianca, GER–ch U10 Willingen, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c3 bc3 4.Nc3 g6)

5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bc4 d6 7.Qb3 e6 8.Ba3 a6 9.Qb4 b5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.Qd6 Qd6 12.Bd6 b4 13.Ba4 Bd7 14.Bc6 Bc6 15.Bb4 Be4 16.Ke2 ½–½. Chipkin,Leonard (2020) – Salman,Joel (2215), Nassau CC–ch, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 bc3 4.Nc3 g6)

4.Bb2 e5 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Ne5 Bd4 (6...Bf2 7.Kf2 Qf6 8.Kg1 Ne5 9.d4=) 7.Nf7 Qf6 (better 7...Qe7!? 8.Bd4 Nd4 9.Nh8 Qe4 10.Be2 Qg2-/+) 8.Bd4+- Qd4 9.Nh8 Qa1 10.Bd3 (10.Nc3 Qd1 11.Nd1 Kf8=) 10...Nf6 (10...g6 11.Nc3 Qb2 12.Nd5=) 11.Qb3 Qe5 12.a3 (12.c5 Qe7 13.g4 Ne5=) 12...a5 (12...Qe6 13.0-0 Qg8 14.ab4 Qh8 15.b5=) 13.ab4 ab4 (13...Nb4 14.0-0=+) 14.f4 (14.c5!? Qe7 15.f4=) 14...Qf4=+ 15.c5 d5 (15...Qh4!? 16.g3 Qh5=+) 16.cd6+= (16.ed5 Qe5 17.Kd1 Nd4-+) 16...Qd6 17.Nf7 (17.Qf7!? Kd8 18.Qg7 Qd3 19.Qf6 Kc7 20.Kf2 Qe4 21.Nf7=+) 17...Qe7 (17...Qc5 18.Rf1 Na5 19.Qc2 Qc2 20.Bc2-/+) 18.Ng5=+ Ra5 19.h4? (19.Nf3 Be6 20.Qd1 Qc5-/+) 19...h6 (better 19...Nd4 20.Qc4 Rc5 21.Qd4 Rc1 22.Kf2 Rh1-+) 20.Be2?? (better 20.Nf3-/+) 20...Rc5-+ (20...hg5 21.hg5 Qe4 22.gf6-/+) 21.0-0 0–1. Marekt – Aimglobal, gameknot.com, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 Nc6)

4.d4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nf6 7.h3 Bf3 8.Bf3 e5 9.d5 Nd4 10.Qa4 Qd7-/+ 11.Qd1 b5 12.Be3 Nf3-+ 13.gf3 bc4 14.Nd2 Rc8 15.Qe2 c3 16.Nb3 Be7 17.Qa6 Rc7 18.Na5? Qa4 19.0-0 0-0 20.Rfb1 Rb8 (20...Rb8 21.Ba7 Ra8-+) 0–1. Boonekamp,Maarten (1940) – McAndrew,Harry (1965), IECG, 2000.

4.d4 g6 5.Bb2 Bg7 6.Nf3 d6 7.a3 Qb6 8.Qd2 (8.c5 Qc7 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Qa4 Nc6 11.Nc3+/-) 8...Bg4?? (better is 8...Nf6 9.e5 de5-/+) 9.d5+= Ne5 10.Ne5 Be5 11.Be5 de5 12.ab4 0-0-0? (better is 12...Nf6 13.c5 Qc7+/-) 13.c5 Qf6 14.Ra7 Qf4 15.f3 Qd2 16.Nd2 Kb8 17.Ra3 (17.fg4?! Ka7 18.g5 h6+=) 17...Bd7 18.Nc4 f6 19.Nb6 Nh6 (19...Kc7+-) 20.d6 (20.d6 ed6 21.cd6+-) 1–0. Kover,Warner Bruce – Nascimento Amorim,Darly, BRA corr Brazil, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 Nc6)

4.Nf3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.e5 dc4 7.Bc4 Nge7 8.0-0 Nd5 9.Bb2 Bd7 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Bd3 Rc8 12.Rc1 b5 13.Re1 Nc3 14.Bc3 bc3 15.Ne4 b4 16.Nfg5 (16.a3!?+=) 16...h6 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh3 Be7 19.f4 Qb6 (19...Bg5 20.Nd6 Kf8 21.fg5+/-) 20.Nf3 Nc6 21.Kh1 Nd4 22.Nd4 Qd4 23.Ba6 Rd8 24.Rcd1 Qb6 25.Rd6 Bd6 26.Nd6 Kf8 27.Qh4 Rh7 28.Bd3 Be8 29.Qf6 Rg7 30.Bc2 (30.Qh4 Kg8 31.Rb1-+) 30...Qf2 31.Rg1 Qb6 (better is 31...Rb8 32.Ne8 Re8 33.Ba4-+) 32.Rd1?? (32.Re1 Bc6 33.Bb3-+) 32...Qc7 33.Bb3? Qe7 34.Be6 Qf6 35.ef6 Rg8 36.Bb3 Bc6 37.Nf7 0–1. Olsson,Mats – Dooley,Michael, Dublin op–A, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 Nc6)

4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qc2 d5 7.cd5 Qd5 8.Bc4 Nd4 9.Nd4 Qd4 10.0-0 Bf5 11.Bb2 Qd7 12.e6 fe6 13.Qd1 Rc8 14.Qh5 Kd8 15.d3 Nf6 16.Qg5 b5 17.Bb3 a5 18.Re1 Ke8 19.Nd2 h6 20.Qg3 a4 21.Bd1 g5 22.Nf1 Bg7 23.Bf3 g4-+ 24.Bg4 Ng4 25.Bg7 Rg8 26.Be5 Kf7 27.Qh4=+ Rc2 28.Bg3 Qc6 29.d4 b3 30.ab3+= ab3 31.Ra7 Nf6 32.Qh6 Qc3 33.Rea1?? Qd4 34.Qe3 Qe3 35.Ne3 b2 36.Nc2 Bc2 37.Re1 Rd8 38.Rb7 Rd5 39.h3 Bd1 40.Rb5 Rb5 41.Rd1 b1Q 42.Rb1 Rb1 43.Kh2 Kg6 44.Bf4 Nd5 45.Be5 Kf5 46.Bg3 e5 47.Bh4 e4 48.g3 Rb2 49.Kg1 e3 50.fe3 Ke4 51.Bg5 Kf3 52.h4 Nc3 53.e4 Ne2 54.Kh2 Ng3 55.Kh3 Rb1 56.Bc1 Rc1 57.e5 Rh1# 0–1. Schlaeger,Michael (2270) – Hollstein,Frank (2255), RSX7E – B20 – Siz. FluegelGmbt–1, 2008.

5.d5 Nd4 6.Nf3 Nf3 7.Qf3 Nf6 8.Nd2 Bd6 9.Be2 0-0 10.a3 b6 11.Bb2 Qc7 12.0-0 a5 13.Rfc1 ba3 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3 d6 16.Qe3 Nd7 17.Nb3 Bb7 18.Rca1 Rfb8 19.Nd2 Nc5 20.Nb1 Bc8 21.Nc3 Bd7 22.Bd1 f5 23.ef5 Bf5 24.Nb5 Qe7 25.Nd4 Rf8 26.Nb3 Rac8 27.Nc5 Rc5 28.Be2 Qh4 29.Qb3 Rb8 30.Qa2 Rcc8 31.Rd1 Rf8 32.Qb3 Bd7 33.g3 Qe4 34.Qb2 Bh3 35.f3 Qg6 36.Qd2 Bf5 37.Re1 h5 38.Kh1 Rf7 39.Rea1 Qf6 40.Rb3 Rfb7 41.h4 Bd7 42.Raa3 a4 43.Rb4 b5 44.cb5 Bb5 45.Qb2 Ba6! 46.Rb7 Rb7 47.Qc2 Be2 48.Qc8 Kh7 49.Qb7 Qf5 50.Kg1 Qg6 51.g4 hg4-+ 52.fg4 Qg4 53.Kf2 Bc4 54.Qb1 g6 55.h5 Qh5 56.Rg3 Bd5 57.Qd3 Qf5 58.Ke1 Qd3 59.Rd3 Bb3 60.Rd6 a3 61.Kd2 a2 62.Ra6 Kg7 63.Kc3 Be6! 64.Kb2 Kf6 0–1. pierred (2760) – pcmvr (2840), net–chess.com, 2010.

5.de5 Ne5 6.Bb2 Qc7 7.Nd2 d6 8.Be2 Nf6 9.h3 Be7 10.f4 Ng6 11.Ngf3 (better is 11.g3!?-/+) 11...Nf4-+ 12.0-0 Ng6 13.Nd4 Bd7 14.Rc1 Ne5 15.N2f3? (15.Nb5!? Qd8 16.c5-/+) 15...Qc5 16.Kh2 Neg4! 17.hg4 Ng4 18.Kh1 Ne3 19.Qd3 Nf1 20.Rf1 f6 21.Nf5 Bf5 22.ef5 d5 23.cd5 Rd8 24.Qb5 Qb5 25.Bb5 Kf7 26.Bc4 Bd6 27.Bd4 Rc8 28.Bb3 a6 29.Nd2 b5 30.Ne4 Rhd8 31.Re1 a5 32.Bb6 (32.Nd6?! Rd6 33.Re6 Re6 34.de6 Ke7+=) 32...a4 33.Bd8 Rd8 34.Bc2 Bf4 35.Rd1 Ke7 36.Kg1 g6 37.g4 gf5 38.gf5 h5 39.Kf2 Bd6 40.Ke3 h4 41.Kd4 (better is 41.Rg1!? Be5 42.d6 Bd6 43.Rg7 Kf8 44.Rg4+/-) 41...h3 42.Nd6 Kd6 43.Re1 Rc8? 44.Bd3 Rh8 45.Re6 Kc7 46.Be4 h2+/- 47.Bh1 b3 48.ab3 Rh4 49.Kc5 Rh8? 50.d6 Kd8 51.ba4 ba4 52.Re7 Rh4 53.Re1 a3 54.Bc6 (54.Bc6 Rh8 55.Rb1 Kc8 56.d7 Kc7 57.Rb7 Kd8 58.Kd6 h1Q 59.Rb8) 1–0. Heindrich,Janos (2050) – Zambo,Zoltan (2010), Miskolc U18, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 Nc6)

5.de5 Ne5 6.Bb2 Nf6?? 7.Be5+- Ne4 8.Qe2 d5 9.Nd2 Nc3?? (9...Bf5 10.Bb2 Qe7+/-) 10.Bc3 Be7 (10...Be6 11.Bd4+-) 11.Bg7 Rg8 12.Be5 1–0. marekt – brain50, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 Nc6)

4.d4 ed4 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Ne2 Nf6 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 d6 11.Nd2 a5 12.f3 Nh5 13.Bf2 0-0 14.Qc2 Qf6 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Nb3 a4 17.Nd2 b3! 18.ab3 Nb4 19.Qb1 a3 20.Nf1 g4 21.f4 Nf4-+ 22.Nf4 Qf4 23.Ng3 Bd7 24.Ne2 Qe5 25.Bg3 Qg5 26.Bf4 Qg6 27.Ng3 a2 28.Qc1 Kh7 29.Qd2 Bc6 30.Qf2 Nd3 31.Rd3 Be4 32.Ne4 Qe4 33.Qf1 d5 34.cd5 Qd5 35.Bg3 f5 36.Bf2 f4 37.b4 Bb6 38.Rd2 Kg7 39.Qd3 Rf6 40.Re2 Re6 41.Rd2 Re5 42.Kf1 f3 43.Kg1 h5 44.g3 Qe6 45.Kf1 Re3! 46.Qb5 Rb3 47.Qg5 Kf8 48.Rdd1 d3 49.Bc5 Bc5 50.Qc5 Qe7 51.Qe7 Ke7 52.Kf2 Rb2 53.Kf1 Rh2 54.Kg1 Rg2 55.Kf1 d2 56.b5 Ke6 57.b6 Kf5 58.Rd2 Rd2 59.Ke1 Rh2 60.Kf1 Re8 61.Kg1 Ree2 62.Ra2 Ra2 63.Kf1 Rh1# 0–1. Schlaeger,Michael (2270) – Stuempfig,Horst (2380), RSX7E – B20 – Siz. FluegelGmbt–1, 2008.

4.Nf3 Bc5 5.Bb2 d6 6.a3 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.h3 Bf3 12.Qf3 Nd4 13.Qd1 Bc5 14.Ne2 Ne2 15.Qe2 Nd7 16.Rfb1 Qh4 17.Bc2 Nf6 18.Bc3 Rfb8 19.Qf3 Nd7 20.Rb5 b6 21.Kf1 a5 22.Ra4 Re8 23.Qg3 Qg3 24.fg3 Nf8 25.Rb1 Ne6 26.Bd1 Nd4 27.Bg4 Ra7 28.Bd1 g6 29.g4 f6 30.g3 Rf7 31.Ra2 Kg7 ½–½. marekt – blindfaithcream, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

4.Nf3 Bc5 5.Bb2 d6 6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Qc2 0-0 9.Bd3 a5 10.0-0 a4 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Nbd2 a3 13.Bf6 Qf6 (13...gf6?! 14.Rad1=) 14.e5 Ne5 15.Ne5 de5 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.Nc5 Qc5 19.Be4 Be6 20.Qe2 g6 (better is 20...Kg8!?-/+) 21.Bd5= Bd5 22.Qe5 f6 23.Qd5 Qd5 24.cd5 Ra5 25.Rfd1 Rd8 26.d6 Kg8 27.g3 Kf7 28.Rab1 Rb5 29.Rd3 Ke6 30.Ra3 Rd6 31.Rab3 Ra5 32.Rb4 Ra2 33.Re1 Kf5?? (33...Kd7 34.Rb7 Kc6 35.Rg7+/-) 34.Rb5 (34.h4 Re2 35.Re2 g5 36.h5 Rd1 37.Kg2 Rg1 38.Kg1 g4 39.Rb5) 34...Kg4+= 35.Re4 Kf3 36.Re3 Kg4 37.Re4 ½–½. Chipkin,Leonard (2020) – Josenhans,Daniel (2260), Nassau CC–ch, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

4.Nf3 Bc5 5.d4 ed4 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.Nbd2 d6 8.h3 Nf6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.g4 Re8 11.Kf1 a5 12.Ne1 Ne5 13.Qc2 b6 14.f3 Ba6 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.Rh2 (16.Kg2-+) 16...d5! 17.cd5 (17.cd5 Bd3 Double attack; 17.ed5 Nd3 Combination) 7…Nd3 (17...Nd3 18.Nd3 Bd6 19.Qc8 Bc8-+) 0–1. Wiegmann,Sascha (2180) – Fries Nielsen,Jens Ove (2380), BL2–Nord, 2007. (=1.c4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.e4 e5)

4.f4 Bc5 5.Qb3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Ne4 (6...ef4?! 7.d4 Be7 8.Bd3+=) 7.fe5 Nc6 8.a3 Nf2 9.ab4 Nd4 10.Qc3 Nf3 11.Qf3 Bd4 12.Qf4 Ba1 (12...Nh1 13.Qd4 Qg5 14.Nc3=) 13.Qf2 0-0 14.Be2 d6 15.Na3 de5 16.Nc2 Bd4 17.Nd4 Qd4 18.0-0 Qf2 (18...Qf2 19.Kf2 Rd8-+) 0–1. Osthus,Reinhard – Koch,Christian, DESC, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Bb2 d6 7.d4 ed4 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 Ng4 11.Qe2 Ne3 12.Kh1?! (12.Rf2-+) 12...Nf1 13.Rf1 Qe7 14.f5 f6 15.g4 Bd7 16.h4 Rae8 17.Rg1 a6 18.Rg2 b5! 19.g5 (19.cb5 ab5) 19...Ne5 20.Nd4 bc4 21.Bc4 Nc4 22.Qc4 Kh8 23.N4f3 Qf7 24.Qc2 Bc6 (24...Qa2 25.gf6 Rf7 26.fg7 Kg8 27.Ng5=) 25.Nd4 Ba8 26.g6? (26.gf6 gf6 27.Ne6 Re6 28.fe6 Qe6 29.Kh2-+) 26...Qa2 27.N4f3 (27.Ne6 Re6 28.fe6 Qe6-+) 27...h6 28.Ng5 (28.Re2 d5 29.Qc5 Qb2-+) 28...Be3 (better is 28...hg5 29.Qd1 g4 (29...Be4?? 30.Qh5 Kg8 31.Qh7) 30.Qg4 Be3-+ (30...Qb2?? 31.Qh5 Kg8 32.Qh7)) 29.Qc7 (29.Ne6 Re6 30.fe6 Qe6 31.Kh2-+) 29...Qb2 (better is 29...hg5!? 30.Qc2-+) 30.Nf7 Kg8 (30...Kg8 31.Qc4 d5 32.ed5 Rc8-+) 0–1. Ewen,Rainer – Schmall,Juergen, Verbandsliga Nord Baden, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

4.f4 ef4 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.d4 Ng6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Nbd2 d6 10.Nb3 Bf6 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.Qc2 0-0 13.Rfe1 Bf3 14.gf3 a5 15.e5 de5 0–1. Van Eijk,Jelle H – Genge,Peter (1750), IECG, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.Ba3 Ba3 6.Na3 Nf6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Nf3 Re8 9.Nb5 Qb6 (better is 9...Na6!?-/+) 10.c5= Qc6 (10...Qc5 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Nc7+=) 11.Nd6 (worse is 11.Na7 Qc5 12.Nc8 Ra1 13.Qa1 Rc8-/+) 11...Re6 (11...Qc5?? 12.Ne8 Ng4 13.0-0+-) 12.Rc1 Ne8? (better is 12...Na6 13.Bb5 Qc7 14.Ba6 ba6+=) 13.Ng5+- Nd6? (better is 13...Nf6+-) 14.cd6 (14.cd6 Rf6 15.Rc6 Nc6 16.Bc4+-; 14.Ne6 Ne4 15.Nd8 Nf2 16.Nc6 Nd3 17.Kf1 dc6+/-) 1–0. marekt – TomOne, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.Na3 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6 (6...Bb4 7.Bd2 Bc5 8.Nf3-/+) 7.Bd2 (7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bd2 9.Qd2 d6-/+) 7...Bc5 8.h3? (8.Nc2 d6-/+) 8...0-0 (better 8...Qb6!? 9.Be2 Bf2 10.Kf1-+) 9.Nf3 (9.Nc2 d6-/+) 9...a6 (9...Qb6!? 10.Rb1 Bf2 11.Ke2-+) 10.Be2-/+ d6 (10...Qe7 11.Nc2-/+) 11.0-0 h6 (11...Be6 12.Nc2-/+) 12.Qb3 (12.Be3 b6-/+) 12...Qc7 (12...b6 13.Be3-/+) 13.Kh2 (13.Rfb1 Ra7-/+) 13...Be6 14.Rab1 (14.Qb2!?-/+) 14...b5!-+ 15.Nc2 (15.cb5 Nd4 Double attack (15...Bb3 Pinning; 15...Bb3 Deflection; 15...Nd4 Decoy)) 15...bc4 16.dc4 (16.Qa4 d5-+) 16...Ne4 17.Be3 (17.Ne3 Rfb8 18.Qa2 Rb1 19.Rb1 Nf2-+) 17...Rfb8 18.Qa4 (18.Qd3 Rb1 19.Rb1 Nf2 20.Qd2-+) 18...Rb1 19.Rb1 Nc3 (19...Nc3 20.Qb3 Ne2-+) 0–1. jaddwarrior (2090) – revoluo (2345), ChessWorld.net, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Ne5= Qf6 7.d4 Ne5 8.dc5 Nf3 9.gf3 Qb2 10.Nd2 Ne7 11.Nb3 Qc3 12.Ke2 Qc4 13.Qd3 Qd3 14.Kd3 b6 15.Ke3 bc5 16.Nc5 0-0 17.Rd1 Rd8 18.Rd6 Rb8 19.Bh3 The pressure on d7 grows 19...Rb5 20.Nd7 Bd7 21.Rd7 Rd7 22.Bd7 Ra5 23.Rb1 Ra3 24.Rb3 Ra2 25.Rb4 Ra3 26.Ke2 g5 27.Ra4 Ra4 28.Ba4 Kg7 29.f4 gf4 30.Kf3 Ng6 31.Kg4 Kf6 32.Bb3 a5 33.f3 Ke5 34.Bf7 a4 35.Kg5 a3 36.Kh6?? (better is 36.Ba2-+) 36...Nh4 37.h3 Nf3 0–1. Eade,James (2325) – Appleberry,Martin (2275), CalChess Masters, 1983. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Bf3 8.Bf3 ef4 9.0-0 Nf6 10.d4 Qb6 11.Kh1 Be7 12.e5 de5 13.de5 Rd8 14.Qc1 Nd7 15.e6 Nde5 (15...Nf6 16.ef7 Kf7 17.Qf4+=) 16.ef7 (16.Bc6 Nc6 17.ef7 Kf8 18.Qf4 Nd4=) 16...Nf7 (16...Kf8 17.Qf4 Bf6 18.Bc6-/+) 17.Bg7 Rg8 18.Bb2 Qe3 19.Qc2 Qd3 20.Qd3 Rd3 21.Be4 Rd6 22.a3 b3 23.Bc3 a5 24.a4 Nb4 25.Na3 (25.Nd2 b2 26.Rad1 Ng5=) 25...b6 (better is 25...Ng5 26.Rf4 Na2-/+) 26.Nb5= Rh6 27.Rae1 Rg4 28.Bf5 Rgh4 29.h3 Kf8 30.Nc7 Ng5 31.Bd7? (better is 31.Bd2!? Rf6 32.Bf4+=) 31...Nd3-/+ 32.Bg7 Kg7 33.Re7 Kf8 34.Re8 Kf7 35.Bf5 Rc6 (35...Rc6 36.Rc8 Ne5-/+) 0–1. Heindrich,Janos (2050) – Toth,Daniel (2080), Miskolc U18, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6)

6.d4 Qa5 7.Nbd2 (7.d5 Nce7=) 7...Nf6 (7...ed4!? 8.Nb3 Qb6=) 8.d5= Ne7 9.c5 Qc5? (better 9...Ng6 10.Rc1 dc5= (10...Qa2? 11.Nc4 Bd7 12.Ra1+-)) 10.Rc1+- Qb6 11.Nc4 Qd8?? (11...Qc5 12.Nce5 Qa5+-) 12.Qa4+- Qd7 (12...Nc6 13.dc6 bc6 14.Qc6 Bd7 15.Nd6 Bd6 16.Qd6 Qe7 17.Qe5 a6+-) 13.Nd6 Kd8 14.Qd7 (better 14.Nf7 Ke8 15.Bb5 Kf7 16.Ne5 Kg8 17.Nd7 Bd7 18.Bd7+-) 14...Bd7 15.Ne5 (better 15.Nb7!? Ke8 16.Nd6 Kd8 17.Nf7 Ke8 18.Nd6 Kd8 19.Ne5 Ng6 20.Ng6 Bd6 21.Nh8 Ke7+-) 15...Be8 (15...Ng6 16.Nef7 Ke7+-) 16.Nb7 1–0. Hodot,Yves (1925) – Pontier,Armand (1785), Nancy France, Senior Championship, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6)

6.d4 Qc7 7.Be2 Nf6 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.d5 Nb8 11.Ne1 Na6 12.Nd3 Nc5 13.Nc5 Qc5 14.Kh1 a5 15.f4 ef4 16.e5 de5 17.Be5 Bf5 18.Nb3 Qc8 19.Rf4 Rd8 (19...Re8 20.Qf1 Bg6 21.Re1+=) 20.Qf1 (better is 20.d6!?+=) 20...Bg6+= 21.Nd4 Nd7 22.Bg4 (22.Nf3!?-/+) 22...f6-+ 23.d6 Bf8 (23...fe5 24.de7 ef4 25.Be6 Kh8 26.ed8R Qd8 27.Qf4-/+) 24.Bf6 gf6 25.Ne6 Bd6 26.Rf6 (26.Nd8 Qd8 27.Rd4 Nc5-+) 26...Be5 (26...Nf6!? 27.Qf6 Bf8 28.Nd8 Qg4 29.Rf1-+) 27.Nd8 Qd8 (27...Bf6 28.Rd1 Qd8 29.Be6 Kh8 30.Rd7-+) 28.Rg6? (better is 28.Be6 Kh8 29.Rf3-+) 28...hg6 29.Rd1 Qh4 30.Be6 Kh8 31.Bh3 Nf6 32.g3 Qh5 33.Re1 Bc3 34.g4 (34.Re2 Rf8-+) 34...Ng4 35.Re7 Nf2! 36.Qf2 Qh3 37.Qf7 Rd8 (37...Rd8 38.Re8 Re8 39.Qe8 Kh7-+) 0–1. Cordts,Ingo – Soderberg,Per (2245), Gent op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6)

6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Nd2 Nd4 9.Bd4 a5 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.f4 Nd7 13.Qh5 Bf6 14.e5 g6 15.Qe2 de5 16.fe5 Be5! 17.Be5 Re8 (17...Ne5?! 18.Qe5 Qd3 19.Ne4+=) 18.Ne4 Re5 19.Qb2 Qe7 20.Rad1? (20.Qd4 Ra6-+) 20...Ra6 (20...Re4 21.Be4 Qe4 22.Rfe1+=) 21.c5 Re4 22.Be4 Nc5 23.Bd5 Be6 24.Be6 Re6 25.Rd5 b6 26.Qd4 f6 27.Rd8 Kg7 28.h3 a4 29.g4 Kh6 30.Qd2 g5 31.Rg8 Ne4 32.Qd8 Qd8 33.Rd8 Nc3 34.Rg8 Ne2 35.Kf2 Nf4 36.Kf3 Ng6 37.Rb1 Nh4 38.Kf2 Re4 39.Ra8 b5 40.Ra6 Kg6 41.Rb6 Rf4 42.Ke3 Rf3 43.Ke2 b3 44.ab3 ab3 45.Rb5 Rh3-+ 46.R5b3 Rh2 47.Ke3-/+ h5 48.gh5 Kh5 49.R1b2? Rh3 50.Kf2 Rh1 51.Rb1 Rh2 52.Kg1-/+ Rg2 53.Kf1 f5 54.Rb7 Rg4 55.R7b4? f4 56.Rb7 Rg3 57.R7b3? Kg4 58.Rg3? Kg3 59.Kg1 g4 60.Rb3 f3 61.Rb2 Nf5 62.Rb3 Nd4 63.Ra3 Kh3 64.Kh1 Kg3 65.Kg1 Nf5 66.Rb3 Kh3 67.Ra3 Ng3 68.Rb3 Kh4 69.Rb4 Kh3 70.Rb3 Ne4 71.Ra3 Kg3 72.Rb3 Kh3 73.Ra3 Ng5 74.Kh1 Kg3 75.Kg1 Ne4 76.Rb3 Kf4 77.Rb8 g3 78.Rf8 Ke3 79.Re8 Kd3 80.Rf8 Ke2 81.Rf7 Ng5 82.Re7 Kd3 83.Rg7 Ne4 84.Re7 Nc3 85.Rd7 Ke3 86.Re7 Ne4 87.Re8 Kf4 88.Rf8 Kg4 89.Rg8 Ng5 90.Kf1 ½–½. Serafini – Reshevsky,Samuel, corr, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6)

6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Nc6 Bc6 11.Qb4 d5 12.Bf6 gf6 13.c5 a5 14.Qc3 de4 15.Rd1 Qd5 16.Qg3 Qc5 17.Qg7 0-0-0 (17...0-0-0 18.Qh6 Ba4-+) 0–1. Huenerkopf,Heinz (2270) – Chandler,Murray G (2535), Bundesliga, 1986.

6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.a3 0-0 10.0-0 ba3 11.Na3 Qb6 12.Nc6 bc6 13.Qd2 a5 14.Rfb1 Qc7 15.Nc2 Nd7 16.Ne3 Bg5 17.Ba3 d5?? (better is 17...Re8-/+) 18.Bf8+/- (18.cd5?! Re8+=) 18...Qh2?? (better is 18...de4 19.Bg7! Qd6 20.Ra5 Be3 21.fe3 Ra5 22.Qa5 Qd3+/-) 19.Kh2+- (19.Kh2 d4 20.Ra5 de3 21.fe3 Be3 22.Ra8 Bd2 23.Bd6+-) 1–0. Osthus,Reinhard (1950) – Arndt,Stefan (2070), DESC, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6)

6.d4 Be7 7.d5= (worse is 7.de5 de5 8.Qd8 Bd8-/+) 7...Nb8 8.c5 Nf6 9.cd6 Bd6 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Bd3 (worse is 11.Ne5 Re8 12.f4 Nbd7-/+; worse is 11.Be5 Be5 12.Ne5 Qe7-/+) 11...Re8 12.0-0 Na6 13.Nc4 e5 becomes the focus of attention 13...Bg4 14.h3 Bf3 15.Qf3 (worse is 15.gf3 Nh5 16.Kh2 Nc5-/+) 15...Nc5 16.g4 (16.Rfe1!?=) 16...h6 17.Bc1? (17.Rac1 Rc8+=) 17...Bf8 (better is 17...Nd5!? 18.Nd6 Qd6-+) 18.Re1 Nh7 19.Bf1 b5 (19...Rc8 20.Nd2-/+) 20.Nb2 a6 21.Qg3 Qf6 22.Bg2 Rac8 23.h4 White prepares the advance g5 23...Be7 24.g5 hg5 25.hg5 Ng5 26.Bd2-/+ Nh7 27.Nd3 a5 28.Rac1 Nb7 29.Bh3 Rc1-/+ 30.Rc1 Qh4 31.Qh4+= Bh4 32.Bd7 Rd8-/+ 33.Rc7 Nd6 34.f3 Nf8 35.Bg4 Bf6 36.Be3+= Ng6 37.Bh6?? Nc4 38.Rc6 0–1. Hodot,Yves (1900) – Weill,Roland (2185), Pau FRA, Senior Ch, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4)

6.d4 Nf6 7.Nbd2 ed4 8.Nd4 Qb6 9.Nc6 bc6 10.Be2 Be7-/+ 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qb3 Be6 13.Qg3 Ne8 14.Nf3 Bf6 15.e5 de5 16.Ne5 Rd8 17.Rfe1 c5 18.Bd3 Qc7 19.Re2 Qd6 20.Rd1 Qa6 21.Red2 Qa2 22.Ra1 Be5 ½–½. Ong,Alan – Powell,Lisa, Trio, 1996.

6.d4 Nf6 7.Nbd2 ed4 8.Nd4 Be7 9.Be2 Bd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Kh1 Qb6 12.N4b3 a5 13.Rb1 a4 14.Nc1=+ Qa5 15.Nd3 Rfe8 16.Nf4 Bd8 17.f3 Be6 18.Nd5 Bd5 19.cd5= Ne5 20.f4 Ned7 21.Nc4 Qc7 22.e5+= de5 23.fe5 Ne4 24.d6 Qc6= 25.Qd4 Ng5 26.Bf3 Nf3-/+ 27.Rf3 b5 28.e6 f6 29.Qg4? Qc4-+ 30.ed7 Re1!! (30...Re1 31.Re1 Qg4 32.Bf6 Qd7-+; 30...Qg4?? 31.de8Q) 0–1. Mathews,Michael – Elrod,Dennis, IECC, 1997.

5.a3 f5 6.d3 Nf6 7.ef5 d5 8.d4 ed4 (8...Bf5?! 9.de5 Qe7 10.Qe2=) 9.Nd4 Nd4 10.Qd4 Bf5 11.a4 Bd6 12.Bg5?? (better is 12.cd5 Qe7 13.Qe3 Qe3 14.fe3-+) 12...Qe7 13.Be2 Be5 14.Qh4 (14.Bf6 Bf6 15.Qf4 Bg6 16.cd5 Ba1-+) 14...Ba1 15.Nd2 Bc3 16.0-0 (16.Bf6 Qf6 17.Qf6 gf6 18.Kd1-+) 16...Qe2 17.Bf6 Bf6 18.Qd4 Bd4 19.Rc1 Qf2 20.Kh1 Bh3 21.gh3 Be5 22.Rd1 (22.Nf1 Qf3 23.Kg1 Bd4 24.Ne3 Be3) 22…Qh2 0–1. anglewolf – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Bd3 ba3 7.Nc3 Bc5 8.0-0 d6 9.Nd5 Bg4 10.Ne3 Bh5 11.h3 0-0 12.Ba3 Nd4 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nd4 (14.Ne5 Be4 15.f3 de5 16.Be4 Ba3 17.Ra3-+) 14...Bd4 (14...ed4?! 15.Nf5-/+) 15.Nf5 Bf5 16.ef5 Ba1 17.Qa1 Qc7 18.Be2 a6 19.d4 Rfe8 20.g5 Ne4 21.h4 (21.de5 Re5 22.Bg4 Rae8-+) 21...Nd2 22.Qc3 Nf1 23.Bf1 d5! 24.Qg3 (24.cd5 Qd7) 24...Rac8 (24...dc4 25.de5 Qe5 26.Qe5 Re5 27.Bc4-+) 25.g6 (25.de5 dc4 26.Bd6 Qa5-+) 25...ed4 26.Bd6 Qd7 27.f6 fg6 28.Bg2 (28.Bh3 Qc6 29.Bc8 Qc8-+) 28...gf6 29.Bd5 Kg7 30.h5 Qf5 31.Qb3 b5 32.c5 Qg4 33.Kf1 Qe2 34.Kg2 d3 35.Bf3 Qc2 36.Qd5 d2 37.h6 Kh6 38.Bf4 g5 39.Bd6 d1Q! 40.Bd1 Qe4 41.Bf3 Qd5 42.Bd5 a5 43.Bb7 b4 44.c6 b3 45.Ba3 Rc7 46.Bb2 Rb7! 47.cb7 Rb8 0–1. Hodot,Yves (1960) – Dionisi,Thomas (2065), FRA–ch op–A Pau, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.Bb2 Bc5 6.a3? Qb6-+ 7.Qe2 Nd4 8.Nd4 Bd4 (8...ed4?! 9.ab4 Bb4 10.Na3=) 9.d3 ba3 10.Bd4 Qd4 11.Ra3 Ne7 12.Nc3 0-0 13.g3 d6 14.Bg2 Qc5 15.Qa2 Nc6 16.Nd5 Be6 17.0-0 Bd5 18.cd5 Nd4 19.Ra5 b5 20.Bh3 Qc7 21.Ra1 Rfb8 22.Bg4 b4 23.Ra6 b3 24.Qb2 (24.Qa4-+) 24...Qc2 25.Rb1 Qd3 26.Rd6 a5 27.Ra1 (27.Rd7 a4 28.Bh5 Qe4-+) 27…Qc2 (27...Qc2 28.Qc2 bc2-+) 0–1. Ruehl,Volker (1955) – Franz,Michael (1890), Baden Wuerttemberg–chB, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.Bb2 Qc7 6.d4 d6 7.d5 Nce7 8.Qa4 Bd7 9.Qb4 Ng6 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.g3 Be7 12.Ba3 0-0 13.Rb1 b6 14.Bd3 Ne8 15.Qb3 Bh3 16.Bf1 Bf1 17.Kf1 Rc8 18.Nd2 Qd7 19.Kg2 Bg5 20.Nf3 Bh6 21.Bc1 Nf4 22.Bf4 ef4 23.e5 Qf5 24.Nd4 f3 25.Nf3 de5 26.Rbe1 Bf4 (26...f6!?=) 27.Ne4 g5?? (better is 27...Bh6+=) 28.Neg5 (28.gf4 gf4 29.Rhg1 f6+-) 28...Nd6? (better is 28...Bg5 29.Re5 Qf6 30.Rg5 Kh8+-) 29.gf4 e4 30.Nh4 Qf4 31.Qg3 Qg3 32.hg3 Rc4 33.Nh7! Rfc8 34.Ng5 f5 35.Nf5! Nf5 36.Ne4 Rc2 37.d6 Rd8 38.d7! Kg7 39.Rh5 Nh6 40.Rg5 Kh8 41.Nf6 (41.Nf6 Rcc8 42.Rh1 Rd7 43.Rh6 Rh7 44.Rh7) 1–0. Chipkin,Leonard (2020) – Kreitner,Ilan (2200), Nassau CC–ch, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.Bb2 Qc7 6.Qe2 -/+.

5.Bb2 d6 6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Ra3 0-0 11.Be2 Nd4 12.Bd4 Be6 13.0-0 d5 (13...Qc7!? 14.Qb3 d5 15.cd5 Ba3 16.Qa3 Bg4+=) 14.Bf6= Bf6 15.ed5 Bf5 16.Bg4 Bg4 17.Qg4 Qd6 18.Re3 a5 19.Ne4 Qb6 20.c5 Qd8 21.Qf5 a4 22.Rh3 h6 23.Rb1 (worse is 23.Nf6 Qf6 24.Qf6 gf6+/-) 23...a3 24.Rh6!! (24.Nf6?! Qf6 25.Qf6 gf6+/-) 24...gh6 (24...gh6 25.Nf6) 25.Nf6 Kg7 26.Rb6 Qb6 (26...Rh8 27.Qe5 Rh7 28.Nh7 Kh7 29.Rb7 Qg5 30.Qe4 Kg8+/-) 27.Nh5 (27.cb6?! Rfc8 28.Nh5 Kf8+-) 27...Kh8 (27...Kg8 28.cb6 Rfe8 29.Qg4 Kf8 30.Qg7 Ke7 31.Qe5 Kf8 32.Qh8 Ke7+-) 28.cb6 Rg8 29.Qf6 Kh7 30.Qf7 Kh8 31.Nf6 (31.Qb7?? a2 32.h3 a1Q 33.Kh2 Qf1-+) 31...Rg7 32.Qh5 Rh7 33.Qg6 (33.Qg6 Rd7 34.Qh6 Rh7 35.Qh7) 1–0. marekt – stampyshortlegs, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

5.Bb2 d6 6.d4=+ ed4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Nd4 11.Bd4 Nd7 12.Qb1 Nc5 13.Bc2 Ne6 14.Be3 Bf6-/+ 15.e5 Be5-+ 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Bc2 Ba1 18.Qa1 Bd7 19.Qd1 Qh4 20.Nf3 Qh5 21.Qd6 Bc6 22.Bd1 Rad8 23.Qg3 Qg6 24.Qg6=+ fg6 25.Ne5 Be4 26.Bf3+= Bf5 27.Bb7+/- Kh7 28.g4 Bd3 29.Re1 Nf4 30.c5 Ne6 31.Rd1 Bc4+/- 32.Rd8 Nd8 33.Nc4 Nb7 34.c6 Nd8 35.Bc5 Rf7 36.Ne5 Rc7 37.Bb4 Nc6=+ 38.Nc6 Rc6 39.a3 Kg8 40.Kg2 Kf7 41.Kg3 Rc4 42.f3 Rd4 43.h4 Rd5 44.Bc3 a5 45.Kf4 Rc5 46.Be5 Rb5 47.Bc3 a4 48.Bd4 Rb3 49.Bc5 Rc3 50.Bd6 Rd3 51.Bc5 Rd5 52.Bb6 Ke6 53.Be3 Kd6 54.Ke4 Ke6 55.Kf4=+ Rd1 56.Bc5 Rd2 57.Bf8 Ra2 58.Bb4 Rh2 59.Kg3 Rb2 60.Bf8 Rb7 61.Bc5 Ke5 62.Be3 Kd5-+ 63.Kf4 Rb3 64.Bc1 Ke6 65.Kg5=+ Kf7 66.Kf4 Rc3 67.Bb2 Rd3 68.Kg3 Rb3 69.Bc1 Ke6 70.Kf4 Kf6 71.Ke4 Rb1 72.Be3 Rh1 73.Bf2 Rh2 74.Bg3 Re2 75.Kd3 Ra2 76.Bd6 Ke6 77.Bf8 Rh2 78.Bg7 Rh4 79.Ke4 Rh7 80.Bd4 Rh2 81.Bc5 Rd2 82.Bd4 Re2 83.Kf4 Ra2 84.Bc5 Rc2 85.Bd4 Ra2 86.Bc5 Rb2 87.Ke4 Rb5 88.Bd4 Rb3-+ 89.Bc5 Rc3 90.Bf8-/+ Rc4 91.Ke3 Rc8 92.Bg7 Rc7 93.Bf8 Rf7 94.Bb4 Kd5 95.Bd2? Rf8 96.Bc1 Rc8-+ 97.Bd2 Rc2 98.Bb4 Rb2 99.Be7 Rb7 100.Bf8 Rb8 (100...Rb8 101.Bh6 Rb3 102.Kd2 Rf3-+) 0–1. Hector,Jonny – Kudrin,Sergey, Cup World (open), Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 1989.

5.Bb2 d6 6.d4 Bg4 7.d5 Bf3 (7...Nce7 8.Nbd2=) 8.gf3 (8.Qf3 Nb8=) 8...Nb8 9.a3 (9.Qa4 Nd7=) 9...ba3+= 10.Ra3 Nd7 11.Qa4 (11.Nd2 Ngf6+=) 11...b6 (11...Ngf6 12.c5-/+) 12.f4+= Ngf6 13.Nd2 ef4 (13...Be7 14.Qc6 ef4 15.Rf3-/+) 14.Rg1 (better is 14.Bf6!? gf6 15.Bh3=) 14...g6+= 15.c5 (better is 15.Bh3 Bg7 16.Qc6=) 15...Bg7 (better is 15...bc5!? 16.Bb5 Bg7-/+) 16.cb6= 0-0 17.ba7 Nc5 18.Qc4 (18.Qa5 Qe7 19.Bf6 Bf6-/+) 18...Qe7+= 19.f3 (19.Bf6 Bf6 20.Qe2 Bb2-+) 19...Ra7 (19...Nfe4 20.Bg7 Nd2 21.Kd2 Kg7 22.Qd4 f6 23.Bc4 Ra7 24.Re1-+) 20.Ra7+= Qa7 21.Rg5 (21.Bd4 Nfd7 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Qc3 Kg8-/+) 21...Rb8 (21...Nfe4 22.Bg7 Nd2 23.Kd2 Kg7 24.Be2-+) 22.Bc3 (22.Bd4 Qa3-/+) 22...Nfd7 (22...Qa3 23.Bd4-+) 23.Bg7-/+ Kg7 24.Qc3 f6 25.Rg4 Na4 26.Qa3 Qe3 (better is 26...Ne5 27.Rf4 Rb2-+) 27.Qe3 fe3 28.Nc4 Rb1 (28...Ne5 29.Ne3 Nf3 30.Kf2 Nh2 31.Rg3 Nf1 32.Kf1 Rb1 33.Ke2-+) 29.Ke2 Nc3 30.Ke3 Rf1 31.Nd6 Ne5 32.Rg3 h5 33.f4-/+ Ng4 34.Kd3 Na4 35.h3 Rb1 36.Kc2 Rb2 37.Kc1 Nf2 38.e5 fe5 39.fe5 Re2 40.e6 Ne4 41.Ne4 Re4 42.Rf3 g5 43.Rf7 Kg6 44.Ra7 Nb6 45.Rd7? Re5 46.e7 0–1. Hodot,Yves (1915) – Juhasz,Armin (2220), Vaujany FRA, Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.c4 e5-/+ 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.d4 ed4 6.Nd4 Qf6 7.Nb3 Na5 8.N1d2 (8.Na5 Qe5) 8...Ne7 9.Rb1 Nb3 10.Nb3 Nc6 11.Be2 Bd6 12.Bb2 Be5 13.Be5 Qe5 14.0-0 0-0 15.Qd5 d6 16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Qe5 de5 (worse is 17...Ne5 18.c5+/-) 18.Rd8 Nd8 19.Rd1 Nc6 20.Nc5 Kf8 21.h3 Ke7 22.Bg4 Nd4 23.Nd3 Bg4 24.hg4 Rd8 25.Kf1 Nc6 26.Ke2 (better is 26.c5!?-/+) 26…Rd4-+ 0–1. Chipkin,Leonard (2020) – Bonin,Jay R (2410), Nassau CC–ch, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.c4 e5)

4.Bb2 d5 5.ed5 ed5 6.Qe2 Be6 7.Bb5 Nc6 8.Nf3 a6 9.Bd3 Qe7 10.0-0 Bg4 11.Qd1 0-0-0 12.a3 Nf6 13.ab4 (13.h3 Be6=) 13...Qb4 (13...Nb4 14.Be2 Re8+=) 14.Ba3 (14.Bf6!? gf6 15.h3=) 14...Qf4-/+ Black prepares d4 15.Be2 d4 16.Bf8 Rhf8 17.Na3 (17.h3!? Bf3 18.Bf3-/+) 17...Rfe8-/+ 18.Nc4 d3 (18...Qe4!? 19.Re1 Bf3 20.Bf3 Qe1 21.Qe1 Re1 22.Re1 Kc7-/+) 19.cd3+= Re2 20.Qe2 Re8 21.Nb6? (21.Qd1 Nd4 22.Ne3 Bf3 23.gf3-+) 21...Kd8-+ 22.Qd1 Nd4 23.Qa4 Bf3 24.Rfe1 Re1 25.Re1 Be2 26.Qa5 Ke8?? 27.Qc5= Qg4 28.Nc8 Nf3-/+ 29.Kh1 Qe6 30.Nd6 Kd7 31.Rb1 Qe5 32.Rb7+= Ke6 33.Qe5?? Ne5-+ 34.Rb6 Nfd7 35.Ra6 Bd3 36.Nc4 Ke7 37.Ra5? Bc4 38.Ra1 Nf6 39.Re1 Nfd7 40.f4?? Kf6 41.fe5 Ne5 42.h3 g6 43.Ra1 h5 44.Kg1 Kf5 45.Kf2 Bd5 46.Ke3? Bg2 47.h4 f6 48.d4 Ng4 49.Kd2 Bd5 50.Ra7 Nh2 51.Ke3 Ng4 52.Kd2 Kf4 53.Rg7 Be4 54.Rg8 Ne3 55.Rg7 Nd5 56.Ke1 Kg4 57.Kf2 Kh4 58.Kg1 Kg3 59.Ra7 h4 60.Ra3 Bf3 61.Ra2 g5 62.Rb2 g4 63.Ra2 Kf4 64.Rb2 g3 65.Rd2 h3 66.Rg2 h2 67.Rh2-+ gh2 68.Kh2 f5 69.Kh3 Ke3 70.Kh2 Black now must not overlook the idea Be4 70...Kf2 71.Kh3 Bg2 72.Kh2 Ne3 (72...Ne3 73.d5 Ng4) 0–1. Oprea,Erik (2095) – Bottyan,Peter (2140), SVK–chT1W, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.Bb3 d5 5.e5 Nc6 6.d4 Qb6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.a3 Nf5 9.Be3 ba3 10.0-0 Be7 11.Na3 0-0 12.c3 Bd7 13.Bc2 Na5 14.Bg5 Ba3 15.Ra3 Rfc8 16.g4 Bb5 17.gf5 Bf1 18.Qf1 Qb2 19.Ra5 (better is 19.Qc1!? Qc1 20.Bc1+=) 19...Qc2+= 20.fe6? (better is 20.Qh3!? b6 21.Ra3 Qb1 22.Kg2 Qf5 23.Qf5 ef5 24.Nh4=) 20...Qc3-+ (20...fe6?! 21.Ra3=) 21.ef7 Kf7 22.Qb5 Qf3 23.Qb7 Kg8 (better is 23...Kg6 24.Be3 Rab8 25.Qa6 Kh5-+) 24.Ra7?? (24.Qd5 Qd5 25.Rd5-/+) 24...Ra7 (better is 24...Qg4 25.Kf1 Ra7 26.Qa7 Qg5-+) 25.Qc8= Kf7 26.e6 Kg6 27.e7 Kg5 28.Qc1 Kf6 29.e8Q Qg4 30.Kf1 Qh3 31.Ke1 Re7 32.Qe7 Ke7 33.Qc5 ½–½. Lujan,Maria Carolina – Farfan Ortiz,Alfredo (2085), Najdorf Festival op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

4.Bb3 Qg5 5.Nf3 Qg2 6.Rg1 -/+.

4.d3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5 6.ed5 ed5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.0-0 Nge7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.Nbd2 a6 12.Bc6 Nc6 13.c4 bc3! (13...bc3 14.Bc3 d4-+) 0-1. griggil - milne (2440), 164th GK tournament, gameknot.com, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.d4 a6 5.Ne2 Ne7 6.d5 ed5 7.ed5 Ng6 8.Bb2 d6 9.0-0= Nd7 10.f4 Nf6 11.Ng3 Be7 12.f5 Ne5-/+ 13.Bb3 0-0 14.Qd4 a5 15.Nd2 b5 16.a4 ba3! 17.Ra3 Bd7 18.Nde4 b4 19.Raa1 Bb5 20.Rf4 a4 21.Ba2 a3 22.Bc1 Ba4 23.Qb4 Bc2 24.Nf2 Qa5 25.Bd2 Qb4 26.Rb4 Rfb8 27.Rc1-/+ Rb4 28.Bb4 Bd3 29.Rc3 Bb5 30.Ra3? Ra3-/+ 31.Ba3 Bc4 32.Bc4 Nc4 33.Bc1 Nd5 34.Nge4 Nf6 35.Kf1 d5 36.Nf6-/+ Bf6 37.Ke2 Kf8 38.Bd2 Nd2 39.Kd2 Ke7 40.Ke3 Kd6 41.Nd3 Bd8 42.g4 Bb6 43.Kf3 Bg1 44.h4 Bh2 45.Kg2 Be5 46.Kf3 Bc3 47.Ke3 Ba5 48.h5 Bd8 49.Kf4 h6 50.Ke3 Bf6 51.Kf4 Kc6 52.Ne5? Be5-+ 53.Ke5 f6 54.Ke6 d4 55.Kf7 d3 56.Kg7 d2 57.g5 hg5 58.h6 d1Q 59.h7 Qh1 0–1. Andreev,Konstantin – Hristov,H, BUL–chT Bankia, 1992.

4.Qe2 Ne7 5.e5 (5.Nf3 d5 6.ed5 Nd5+=) 5...d5 6.Bb3 Nbc6 7.Nf3 Nf5 8.Bb2 h5 (8...Bc5 9.0-0-/+) 9.a3 Bd7 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Ba5 12.Ba3 d4 13.0-0 Bb6 14.Bc2 Nh4 15.Re1 (15.Nh4 Qh4 16.Bd6 Qg4+=) 15...Nf3-/+ 16.Qf3 Qg5 17.Bd6 f6 18.Na3 0-0-0?? (better is 18...Na5=) 19.Nc4+- Bc7 20.Reb1 a6 (20...Bb8 21.cd4 Be8 22.Bb8 Kb8 23.Be4 Rd4 24.Bc6+-) 21.cd4 Qg4 (21...Be8 22.Qc3 h4 23.Qb2+-) 22.Ra6 (better is 22.Qb3!? b5 23.Ra6 Nd4 24.Ra7+-) 22...ba6+/- 23.Qb3 Nb4 24.Qb4 Bb5 (24...Bc6 25.Ne3 Qf4 26.Bc7 Qd4+-) 25.Qc5 Rd7 26.Nb6 Kd8 27.Nd7 Bd6 28.Qd6 (28.Qd6 Qd4 29.Qd4+-) 1–0. Sapienza,J (2215) – Vargas Maliqueo,I (2195), Bent Larsen ITT, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.Ne2 Nf6 5.0-0 (better 5.e5!? d5 6.Bb3-/+) 5...Ne4-+ 6.Bd3 (6.Bb2 d5 7.Bd3 Nc5-+) 6...Nc5 7.Bc4 d5 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bd7 Ncd7 10.d3 (10.Bb2 Qg5-+) 10...Qf6 11.c3 Bd6 12.d4 Nc6 13.Ng3 (13.cb4 Bb4 14.Ba3 Ba5-+) 13...0-0 (13...bc3 14.Nc3 Bg3 15.hg3 Qd4 16.Nb5 Qd1 17.Rd1-+) 14.h3 (14.Be3 Rac8-+) 14...bc3 15.Nc3 Qd4 16.Qd4 Nd4 17.Be3 (17.Rd1 Rac8 18.Nd5 ed5 19.Rd4 Be5-+) 17...Nc2 18.Rac1 (18.Nge2 Na1 19.Ra1 Rfc8-+) 18...Ne3 19.fe3 Bg3 20.Rf3 (20.e4 Nb6-+) 20...Bh4 21.Kh2 (21.e4 Ne5 22.Rff1 Rac8-+) 21...Rfc8 22.g3 (22.Ne2 Rc1 23.Nc1 Ne5-+) 22...Bg5 23.h4 (23.Rc2 Ne5 24.Rff2 Be3-+) 23...Ne5 24.Rff1 (24.Kg2 Bh6 25.Ne2 Rc1 26.Nc1 Rc8-+) 24...Be3 25.Rc2 d4 26.Re1 Nf3 (26...Nf3 27.Kh3 Ne1-+) 0-1. Tony _ R – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

4.Qf3 Qc7 5.d3 b5! 6.Bb3 a5 7.Bf4 d6 8.Nh3? a4-+ 9.Qe2 ab3 10.cb3 Be7 11.0-0 Bf6 12.a3 Ba1 13.ab4 Nc6 14.Qg4 Nf6 15.Qg7 Rg8 16.Qf6 Bf6 17.g3 e5 18.Bh6 Bh3 19.Nc3 Nd4 20.Nd5 Qc2 21.Nf6 Kd8 22.Rc1 Nf3 23.Kh1 Qf2 24.Ng8 Qh2# 0–1. zeca (1645) – pcmvr (2840), net–chess.com, 2010.

4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3 Be7 (5...Nf6 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5+=) 6.Bb2 (6.ab4 Nf6 7.b5 Nb4=) 6...Nf6 7.e5 d5 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Bc5 (10...Be7 11.0-0+=) 11.d4 Qb6 (11...Be7 12.0-0=) 12.Qe2= Be7 13.Bc1 (13.Ba3 a6 14.Be7 Ne7=) 13...Na5 (13...0-0 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Na3+=) 14.Nbd2= a6 15.Ba4 (15.Bd3!?=) 15...Qc7+= 16.Qd3 b5 17.Bc2 Nc4 (17...Bb7-/+) 18.Nf1? (18.Nc4!? dc4 19.Qe4+=) 18...Bb7 (18...a5!? 19.N3d2 Nd2 20.Bd2-+) 19.Ng3-/+ Rc8 20.Ng5? (20.0-0 b4-/+) 20...b4 (20...Nce5 21.de5 Ne5 22.Qd4-+) 21.Qf3? (better is 21.Nh5!? Nde5 22.Ng7 Kd7 23.Qh3 Bg5 24.Bg5-/+) 21...Bg5 (21...Nce5 22.de5 Qe5 23.Qe3 Qe3 24.Be3 (24.fe3?? Bg5 25.Ne2 0-0-+) 24...Rc3 25.Kd2-+) 22.Bg5 bc3 (better is 22...Nde5 23.Qh5 h6-+) 23.Nh5+= (23.Qc3? Nce5 24.Qc7 Rc7-+) 23...Nde5?? (better is 23...Kf8+=) 24.Ng7+- Kd7 25.Qf6 Kc6? 26.de5 Nd2?? 27.Be3 d4 28.Ne6! fe6 29.Qe6 Kc5+/- 30.Bd4?? Kd4-+ 31.Ra4 Kc5 32.Qg4 Qe5 33.Kd1 Kb6 34.Re1 Qd5 35.Re6 Ka7 36.Rd4 Qg2 37.Qf4 Bf3 38.Qf3 Qf3 39.Re2 Rhe8 40.Rd7 Kb8 (40...Kb8 41.Kc1 Qh1 42.Bd1 c2 43.Rb7 Kb7 44.Rd2 cd1Q 45.Kb2 Qa1 46.Kb3 Rc3 47.Kb4 Qa3) 0–1. Rezny,F (1620) – Kreyssig,Bruno (1835), Brno CZE, 4th Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4-/+ 3.Bc4 e6)

4.Nf3 Qc7 5.d3 Nc6 6.0-0 Ne5 7.Ng5 Nf6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.a3 Nfg4 10.Nh3 Nh2-+ 11.Kh2?? Nf3 12.Kh1 Qh2# 0–1. zeca (1645) – rogeliovargas (2190), net–chess.com, 2010.

4.h4 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.f3 d5 7.Bb5 de4 8.Bc6 bc6 9.Qb3 (9.cb4 Bb4 10.Qa4 Qc7-+) 9...Rb8 10.c4 Nd7 11.a4 (11.fe4 Nc5 12.Qg3 Nd3 13.Kd1-+) 11...Nc5 12.Qc2 (12.Qe3 Nd3 13.Kf1 Nc1 14.d4-+) 12...Nd3 13.Kf1 Qd4 14.Nh3 ef3 15.g3 (15.gf3 Nc1 16.Qc1 Qa1 17.Ke2-+) 15...e5 16.Bb2 (16.Rh2 Bh3 17.Rh3 Qf2) 16…Bh3 (16...Bh3 17.Rh3 Qf2) 0–1. rgp – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 d6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Bf6 Qf6 9.0-0 Be7 10.d4 0-0-/+ 11.Re1 e5 12.d5 Na5 13.Bf1 Bd8 14.h3 Bb6 15.Nb1 Bd7 16.Qd2 Qd8 17.Qb4 Qc7 18.Nbd2 Rac8 19.Ra2 Qc5 20.Qc5 Rc5 21.Rea1 Rfc8 22.Ne1 Kf8 23.c4 Nc4 24.Nc4 Rc4 25.Bc4 Rc4 26.Re2 Bd4 27.Rb1 b5 28.Nc2 Bc5-+ 29.Ra1 b4 30.Ne1 Bd4 31.Rb1 a5 32.Nc2 Bc5 33.Ne1 Bb5 34.Nd3 Bb6 35.Nb2 Rd4 36.Rc2 Bc5 37.Ra1 b3 38.Rcc1? a4 0–1. Lenart,Endre (2290) – Seres,Lajos (2280), Zalakaros op, 1993.

5.d4 d5-+ 6.ed5 ed5 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Bb3 Nf6 9.Nd2 0-0 10.Ngf3 Re8 11.0-0 Bd6 12.Qd3 Bg4 13.Rfe1 Qc7 14.c4 bc3! 15.Bc3 Bh5 16.Rac1 Bg6 17.Qf1 Qb6 18.Re8 Re8 19.Re1 Rc8 20.Rc1 Bf4 21.Bc2? Bc2 22.Rc2 Nb4 23.Rc1 Na2 24.Rb1 Qc7 25.Bb4 Nb4 26.Rb4 Bd2 27.Nd2 Qc3 (27...Qc3 28.Rb7 Qd2 29.Ra7 Qd4-+) 0–1. Helbing,Ivacir (1935) – Nogler,Schimun (2445), CiF, 2010.

5.Ne2 d5 6.ed5 ed5 7.Bd3 (7.Bb5 Nf6-/+) 7...Nf6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.Ng3 0-0 10.Nf5 (10.a3 Bg4 11.Be2 Be2 12.Qe2 ba3 13.Na3 Bg3 14.hg3 d4-+) 10...Ne5-+ 11.Nd6 Nd3 12.cd3 Qd6 13.h3 ½–½. Oprea,Erik (2125) – Huba,Martin (2160), SVK–chT1W, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

5.d4 d5 6.e5 Ba6 7.Ne2 Nc6-/+ 8.0-0 Qh4 9.Ba4 Nge7 10.f4 b5 11.Bb3 Nf5 12.Rf3 h5 13.Be3 Rc8 14.Bf2 Qg4 15.Nd2 h4 16.Rc1 h3 17.g3 Na5 18.Rd3 Nc4 19.Nc3 Qg6 20.Ne2 Nb2 21.Qf1 Nd3 22.cd3 Be7 23.Rc8 Bc8 24.Qc1 Kd7 25.Bd1 Bb7 26.Nb3 Rc8 27.Nc5 Bc5 28.dc5 d4! 29.a4 Bc6 30.Qb2? Qg4 31.ab5 Qf3 32.bc6 Rc6 33.Kf1 Ng3 34.Ke1= Ne2 35.Be2 Qf4 36.Bd4 Qh2 37.Qb4 Qg3 38.Kd1 Kc8 39.Qa4 Qg2 40.Qa7 Rc7 41.Qa4 Kb8 42.Qe8= Kb7 43.Be3 h2 44.Qb5 Kc8 45.Qe8 Kb7 46.Qb5 Ka8 47.Qe8 Kb7 48.Qb5 ½–½. Vaclavik,A (1930) – Jiruse,J (2125), 2nd Highlands Open A, 2005.

5.Nf3 Bb7 6.d3 Na6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Nc5 10.Bc4 d6 11.e5 Bf3 12.Qf3 de5 13.Nb5 e4 14.de4 Be7 (14...Nfe4 15.Rd1 Qb8 16.Bf4+-; 14...Nce4? 15.Bd3 Bc5 16.Be4 Ne4 17.Qe4+-) 15.Rd1 Nfd7 (15...Qb8 16.e5 Nd5 17.Qg3+/-) 16.Bb2 (better is 16.Na7!? Bh4 17.e5+/-) 16...0-0 17.Na7 Qc7 18.Nb5 Qb7 19.Ra8 Ra8 20.Qg3 Nf6 21.Bf6 Bf6 22.Nd6 Qc7 23.e5 Be7 24.Qf3 Rf8 ½–½. Konstacky,Matej (2005) – Roubalik,Jakub (1865), CZE–ch U14 Czechia, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Nf3 Bb7 6.e5 d6 -/+.

5.Nf3 d5 6.e5 Nge7 7.d4 Ng6 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Be7 10.Nb5 a6 11.0-0 Rb8 12.Nc3 0-0 13.Ne2 Bd7 14.Ng3 f6 15.Re1 Qc7 16.Bb2 Rbc8 17.c4 dc4 18.Bc4 Rfe8 (18...Bb4!? 19.d5 Nce5 20.Ne5 Ne5 (20...Be1?! 21.Ng6 Bf2 22.Kf2 Qc4 23.Ne7 Kh8 24.Nc8 Rc8 25.de6 Qc2 26.Ne2 Be6 27.Qd4=) 21.de6 A) 21...Qc4?! 22.ed7 Be1 23.dc8Q (23.dc8B? Bf2 24.Kh1 Rc8-+; 23.dc8R?! Bf2 24.Kf2 Rc8 25.Be5 fe5=; 23.dc8N? Bf2 24.Kh1 Rc8-+) 23...Bf2 24.Kf2 Rc8 25.Be5 fe5 26.Ne2=; B) 21...Be1?! 22.ed7 Nc4 23.Qd5 Kh8 24.dc8R Rc8 25.Re1 Nb2 26.Qe4-+; C) 21...Nc4 22.ed7 Be1 23.Qd5 Kh8 24.dc8R Rc8 25.Re1 Nb2-+) 19.Rc1 Qd8 20.d5 Na7 (20...Nce5 21.Be5 fe5 22.de6 Bc6 23.Qd8 A) 23...Bd8? 24.e7 Kh8 25.ed8N Red8 26.Be6+- (26.Ne5?! Ne5 27.Re5 Bd5=); B) 23...Rcd8?! 24.Ne5 Ne5 25.Re5+=; C) 23...Red8-+) 21.de6 Bb5 22.ef6 gf6 23.Ba2 Nf4 24.Rc8 Qc8? (better is 24...Nc8 25.Qa1 Rf8+/-) 25.Nf5+- Qc7 26.Qd4 (26.Ne7 Qe7 27.Nh4 Ne2 28.Re2 Kf8+-) 26...Nd3 (26...Nc8 27.Ne7 Qe7 28.Qf4 Rf8+-) 27.Qg4 (27.Qg4 Kh8 28.Qg7) 1–0. Pravec,Vojtech – Machalik,Marek, CZE–ch U14 Czechia, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Nf3 d6 6.a3 Nf6 7.Qe2 Qb6 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Bb2?? (better is 9.d3+=) 9...Nc2!-+ 10.Bc2 Qb2 11.Ra5 Qc2 12.0-0 Qe4 13.Qb5 Bd7 14.Qb2 Bc6 15.Nc3 Qg6 16.Rg5 Qh6 17.Rg3 Be7 18.Rh3 Nh5 19.Nd4 (19.Re1 0-0-+) 19...Bg2! 20.Qb5 (20.Kg2 Nf4 (20...Qg6)) 20...Kf8 21.Rh4 (21.Kg2 Nf4 22.Kf3 Qh3 23.Kf4 d5-+) 21...Qg6 (better is 21...Bf1 22.Qb7 Re8 23.Rh5 Qh5 24.Kf1-+) 22.Nde2 Bc6 (22...Bc6 23.Ng3 Ng3 24.fg3 Bb5 25.Nb5 Bh4 26.Nd6 Bf6-+) 0–1. Lujan,Maria Carolina – Nejanky,Maisa, Pan American–ch U14 Girls, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Nf3 Qf6 6.d4 Qg6 7.0-0 Qe4 8.Re1 Qg6 9.c4 f6 10.d5 Nd8 11.de6 Ne6 12.Ba4 Qg4 13.Qd5 Kd8? (13...Ke7!?+/-) 14.h3 Ne7 15.hg4 Nd5 16.cd5 Nc7?? (16...Nc5 17.Bc2+-) 17.Bb3 (17.Ng5 Nd5 18.Nf7 Kc7 19.Nh8 Bc5+-) 17...a5?? (17...Be7 18.Bb2+-) 18.Bf4 (better is 18.Ng5!? fg5 19.Bg5 Be7 20.Be7 Ke8 21.Bb4 Kf7 22.d6 Ne6+-) 18...a4? (18...d6 19.Nd4+/-) 19.Bc4 (better is 19.Ng5 Ne6 20.Nf7 (20.Ne6?! de6 21.Bc4 e5+=; 20.de6?! fg5 21.Bg5 Be7 22.Be7 Ke7 23.ed7 Kd7+-) 20...Ke8 21.de6 (21.Nh8?! ab3 22.de6 de6+-) 21...ab3 22.e7 (22.Nh8?! de6 23.Nd2 ba2+-) 22...Be7 23.Nh8+-) 19...Ra5?? (19...d6 20.Nd4+/-) 20.Bc7 (better is 20.Ng5 d6 21.Nf7 Kd7 22.Nh8+-) 20...Kc7+/- 21.Nbd2 Bc5 22.Rac1 Kd8 23.g5 f5 24.Ne5 Rf8 25.d6! Bd6 26.Nf7 Kc7? 27.Bb5 Bc5 28.Rc5 Kb6 29.Rf5 d5 30.Rd5 Rb5 31.Nc4 Ka6 32.Rb5 Kb5 33.Ncd6 Ka6 34.Re4 Ka5 35.Nc4 Kb5 36.Nfd6 Kc5 37.Re5 Kd4 38.Rb5 Kc3? 39.Ne3 b3 40.ab3 a3 41.Rc5 Kb3 42.Nc8 a2 43.Nc2 b5 44.Na7 b4 45.Nc6 Rf4? 46.g3 Rg4 47.Kg2 Kb2 48.Ra5 b3+/- 49.N2d4 Kc3? 50.Ra4 Rd4+= 51.Nd4 b2 52.Ne2 Kb3 53.Ra2 b1Q 54.Rd2 Qe4 55.f3 Qe3 56.Nd4?? Kc3-/+ 57.f4?? Qe4 58.Nf3= ½–½. Lujan,Maria Carolina – Schuster,Carlos, Najdorf Festival op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Qe2 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.d4 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 a5 11.a4 b6 12.Rd1 Ba6 13.Qe3 Rc8 14.Nbd2 Ng5 15.Ng5 Bg5 16.f4 Be7 17.Nf3 Re8 18.Kh1 g6 19.Rg1 Bf8 20.g4 h6 21.h4 Bg7 22.g5 h5 23.Bd2 Ne7 24.Qf2 Nf5 25.Rgc1 Qd7 26.Kh2 Rc7 27.Kg1 Rec8 28.Kh2 Rc6 29.Qe1 Bf8 30.Ra2 Bc4 31.Raa1 R8c7 32.Kg1 Kg7 33.Kg2 Qc8 34.Kg1 Qa6 35.Rcb1?! (35.Bc4 Qc4 36.Qf2-+) 35...Be2 36.Qf2 Bf3 37.Qf3 Nd4 (37...Nd4 38.Qf1 Qf1 39.Kf1 Nc2 40.Bc2 Rc2-+) 0–1. Pravec,Vojtech – Pektor,Vitezslav (1820), Ostrava SME op–B, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Qe2 Nc6 7.Nf3 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Be7 11.d4 Na5 12.Bc2 Nc4 13.h4 h6 14.g4 g6 15.Na3?? (15.h5 g5+=) 15...Na3 (better is 15...Qa5 16.Qd3 b5-+) 16.Ba3+= Ba3 17.Ra3 Nb6 18.Nd2 Qc7 19.f4 a6 (19...h5 20.g5+=) 20.f5 (better is 20.h5!? gh5 21.Rh5+=) 20...ef5-/+ 21.h5 Nc4 22.Nc4 dc4 23.hg6 fg6 24.d5? Qc5-+ 25.Ra1 Qd5 26.Rf1 0-0 27.Rd1 Qf7 28.gf5 gf5 29.Rg1? Kh7-+ 30.Rd6 Be6 31.Rd4 Rg8 32.Rh1 Rg6 33.Rdh4 Rag8 34.Qh2 Qg7 35.Kf1 Rf8 36.Rh5 Bd5 37.Rf5 Bh1 38.Qh1 Kh8 39.Rf8 Qf8 40.Ke1 Qf4 41.Bg6 Qc1 (41...Qc1 42.Ke2 Qh1-+) 0–1. Vaclavik,Ales (1975) – Dobes,Ludek (2085), CZE–chT2f, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.d4 Nf6 6.Qe2 Be7 7.Nf3 0-0 8.a3 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.0-0 Bd7 11.ab4 Bb4 12.c4 Bc6 13.Bc2 Nd7 (13...a5 14.Ba3 Na6 15.Qe3+=) 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3 Ng5 (15...Nb6 16.cd5 Qd5 17.Rc1+=) 16.Ng5= Qg5 17.f4 Qd8 18.Rff3 (better is 18.c5!?+=) 18...dc4-/+ 19.Rh3 g6 20.Rag3 Re8 21.Rh7? (better is 21.Qc4 Nb6 22.Qc3-/+) 21...Kh7?? (better is 21...Nf8 22.Rhh3 Qd4 23.Re3 Qf4-+) 22.Qh5 Kg7 23.Rg6! Kf8 (23...fg6 24.Qg6 Mate attack) 24.Qh6 Ke7 25.Re6!! (25.Re6 fe6 26.Qg7) 1–0. Lujan,Maria Carolina (2100) – Malajovich,Sandra (2120), ARG–ch (Women), 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

5.d4 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Bd7 9.Nc4 Bb5 10.Ne3 Nf6 11.c4 Bd7 12.Qc2 0-0 13.0-0 Bc6 14.Nd2 d5 (better is 14...Qb6!? 15.d5 Nd5 16.cd5 Ba1+=) 15.e5 dc4 16.Ndc4 (worse is 16.Bc4 Nh5+= (16...Qd4 17.Bb2 Qh4 18.ef6+/-)) 16...Nd5 (16...Qd4? 17.Bb2 Be4 18.Bd4 Bc2 19.ef6 Bb3 20.fg7+-) 17.Ba3 Ne3 18.fe3 (worse is 18.Ne3 Qd4 19.Bf8 Be5=) 18...Re8 19.Nd6 Rf8 20.Nf7! Rf7 21.Be6 Bd5 (21...Kh8 22.Rf7 a5 23.Be7+-) 22.Bf7 Bf7 23.Rf7 Kf7 (23...b6+-) 24.Qc4 Ke8 (24...Qd5 25.Qd5 Ke8 26.Qe6 Kd8 27.Qe7 Kc8 28.Bd6 Be5 29.Qe8) 25.Qe6 (25.Qe6 Qe7 26.Qe7) 1–0. Sikula,Frantisek – Tretina,Zdenek (1925), Karvina op, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6 7.a3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.c3 Na6 11.Na3 b6 12.Nd4 Bb7 13.f4 Nc5 14.Bc2 a6 15.Kh1 Qc7 16.Bd2 Rfe8 17.Qe2 Bf8 18.e5 de5 19.fe5 Nfd7 20.Nf3 f5 21.ef6 Nf6 (worse is 21...gf6 22.d4+/-) 22.Ne5 b5 23.Ng4 Be7 24.Nf6 Bf6 (worse is 24...gf6 25.d4+/-) 25.d4 Nd7 26.Rf2 Kh8 27.Raf1 Bd5 (better is 27...e5-/+) 28.Qh5+= Nf8 29.Bg5 Qe7?? (better is 29...Kg8 30.Bf6 gf6 31.Rf6 Re7+=) 30.Rf6+- (30.Rf6 gf6 31.Bf6 Qf6 32.Rf6+-; 30.Bf6?! gf6 31.Rf6 Qg7+=) 1–0. Villarreal,Hector (2245) – Cereijo,Nicolas, Najdorf Festival op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Bd3 de4 6.Be4 Nf6 7.Bf3 Nc6 8.Ne2 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Nd2? (10.Bc6 bc6 11.0-0 ed4 12.Nd4 Qd5 13.Bf6 Bf6-+ (worse is 13...gf6 14.c4 Qc4 15.Re1-/+)) 10...Nd4 (better is 10...e4!? 11.Be4 Ne4 12.Ne4 Bg5 13.d5-+) 11.Nd4 Qd4 12.0-0 0-0 13.Qe2 h6 14.Be3 Qc3 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Be4 Bc5 17.Bd2 Qd4 18.Rad1 f5 19.Bf3 e4 20.Bh5 Qe5 21.Qc4? (better is 21.Bb4 Bb4 22.Qc4 Qe6 23.Qb4 Qa2 24.Bg6-/+) 21...Be6 22.Bf4 Bc4 (22...Qf4?! 23.Qe6 Kh8 24.Rd5-+) 23.Be5 Rad8 (23...Bf1?! 24.Rd7 Rf6 25.Bf6 gf6 26.Kf1+=) 24.Rfe1 Ba2 25.Bg6 a5 26.h4 a4 0–1. Parker,Neil – Hemmer,Franz, IECG, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.ed5 ed5 6.Bd3 -/+.

5.e5 Ng6 6.Nf3 d5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.a3 Nh4 9.0-0 Nf3-/+ 10.Qf3 Nd4 11.Qg4 Nc6 12.Re1 Bd7 13.Nd2 f5 14.ef6 Qf6 15.Nb3 Be7 16.ab4 Nb4 17.Ba3 Nd3 18.Be7?? Qf2 19.Kh1 0–1. Roisman,Manuel – Russo,Oscar, Mar del Plata op, 1972.

5.Nf3+= d5 6.ed5 Nd5 7.Ne5 f6 (7...Nc6!?-/+) 8.Qh5= Ke7 9.Ng6 hg6 10.Qh8 Nb6 11.Bd3 Qd4 12.Be3 Qa1 13.Bc5 Kd7 14.Qf8 Qe5 (14...Qb1?? 15.Ke2 Nc4 16.Rb1+-) 15.Kd1 Nc6 16.Qg7 Kd8 17.Qf8 (better is 17.Bb6!? ab6 18.Qg8 Kc7 19.Qg6 Ra2 20.Re1+=) 17...Kc7+= 18.Bb6 Kb6 19.Re1 Qh5 20.f3 Qh2 21.Nd2 Ne5?? (better is 21...f5!?-/+) 22.Qb4 (22.Qd6 Nc6 23.Nc4 Kb5 24.Nb2 Kb6 25.Na4 Ka5 26.Qc5 Ka4 27.Bb5 Ka3 28.Qe3 Ka2 29.Qb3 Ka1 30.Ke2) 22...Kc7+= 23.Qc5 (23.Qe7 Nd7+=) 23...Nc6= 24.Ne4 (24.Qf8 f5=) 24...Qe5 (24...f5 25.Nc3 a6-/+ (25...Qg2? 26.Nb5 Kd7 27.Qd6 Ke8 28.Nc7 Kf7 29.Na8+-)) 25.Qe5+= Ne5 26.Be2 1–0. Moran Canseco – Esteban Prado, Valladolid CC semirap op, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Bb2 Nge7 6.a3 d5 7.ed5 Nd5 8.a4 Nf6 9.Nf3 Bc5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ng5 Nd4 12.Qd3 e5 13.Qg3 Bd6 (worse is 13...Nc2 14.Nf7 Rf7 15.Bf7 Kf8 A) 16.Qe5? Bd6 (16...Kf7?! 17.Qc5 b3 18.Qg5=) 17.Qe2 Na1-+ (17...Kf7 18.Qc4 Be6 19.Qc2+=); B) 16.Rc1+=) 14.c3 (better is 14.Bd4!? ed4 15.Qb3-+) 14...e4-+ 15.Qe3? (15.Qh4 Nf5 16.Qh3-+) 15...Bh2! 16.Kh1 (16.Kh2 Ng4 Double attack) 16...Nc2 17.Qc5 Bd6 (worse is 17...Na1 18.Kh2 b6 19.Nf7 Rf7 20.Qb4-+) 18.Qb5 Na1 19.Ba1 a6 20.Bf7 Kh8 21.Qc4 Nh5! 22.Nh3 Bh3 (22...Bh3 23.gh3 Qf6-+) 0–1. Andre,Karl – Haas,Bernd, GER theme, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.Nf3 Nf6 6.0-0 Ne4! 7.Qe4 d5 8.Qe2 dc4 9.Qc4 Be7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.a3 Bf6 12.Bf6 Qf6 13.d4 e5 14.de5 Ne5 15.Ne5 Qe5 16.Qb4 Qa1 17.Nc3 Qf1 18.Kf1 b6 19.h4 Be6 20.Nb5 Rfc8 21.Nd4 Bc4 22.Kg1 Rc5 23.Qd2 Re8 24.f4 h6 25.Kh2 Be6 0–1. Brih,S (2350) – Romanov,E (2590), 1st Open, Marrakesh MAR, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bd7 Qd7 (worse is 6...Kd7 7.ed5 ed5 8.Bb2=) 7.e5 Bc5 8.0-0 Ne7 9.d4 Bb6 10.a3 ba3 11.Ba3 0-0 12.Qd3 h6 13.Nbd2 Nbc6 14.c3 Rfc8 15.Nh4 Na5 16.Rae1 Nc4 17.Bc1 a5 18.Qg3 Kh8 19.f4 Nd2 20.Bd2 Nf5 (20...a4 21.f5 ef5 22.Qd3-/+) 21.Qh3 (21.Nf5 ef5 22.Ra1 Bd8-/+) 21...Nh4-/+ 22.Qh4 Bd8 23.Qh5 g6?? (better is 23...Kg8-/+) 24.Qh6+- Kg8 25.Rf3 f6 (25...f5 26.Qg6 Kf8 27.Rg3+-) 26.Qg6 (better is 26.Rg3 Qg7 27.Rg6 Rc7+-) 26...Kf8 27.Rg3 Qf7 28.Qh6 Ke8 29.Rg7 Bb6 (29...Qg7 30.Qg7 f5+-) 30.Rf7 Kf7 31.Qf6 (31.Qf6 Kg8 32.Re3 Bd4 33.cd4 Re8 34.Rg3 Kh7 35.Qg7) 1–0. Galleto,Ricardo (2010) – Colque,Jonathan, Buenos Aires ARG, 3rd Duchamp Open (j), 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bc4 e6)

5.ed5 ed5 6.Bb3 Qe7 7.Kf1 Nf6 8.a3 Nc6 9.c3 bc3 10.Nc3 Be6 11.d4 g6 12.Bg5 Bg7 13.Qd2 (13.Nd5!? Bd5 14.Bd5=) 13...0-0-0 14.Rc1 Kb8 (14...Qa3 15.Ba4 Ne4 16.Ne4 de4 17.Bc6 bc6 18.Rc6 Kb7 19.Rc3 Qa6 20.Kg1 ef3 21.Bd8 Rd8 22.gf3 Rd4 23.Qc1-+) 15.Bf4 Ka8 16.Nb5 Rc8 17.Ba4 Ne4 18.Qb2 a6 19.Nc7 (better is 19.Nc3!?-/+) 19...Rc7-+ 20.Qb6? (20.Bc7 Qc7 21.Bc6 bc6-+) 20...Rhc8 (20...Qa3!? 21.Qc7 Qa4 22.Rb1-+) 21.Bc7 Qc7 (21...Rc7 22.Rc6 bc6 23.Qa6 Ra7 24.Qb6-+) 22.Qc7 Rc7 23.Bc6 Rc6 24.Rc6 bc6 25.Ke2 0–1. Garvin Mejia,Ricardo Luis – Gongora,Anuar, Santa Marta–ch 9th, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bc4 e6)

5.d3 d5-/+ 6.ed5 ed5 7.Bb5 Nc6 8.Ne5 Qb6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.d4 0-0-+ 11.c3 bc3 12.Nf3? c2 13.Nc3 Bb4 14.Qc2 Qb5 15.Ng5 Nd4 (15...Nd4 16.Kd1 Bf5 17.Qf5 Bc3-+) 0–1. paolog (2105) – pierred (2745), net–chess.com, 2008.

5.e5 d5 6.Be2 Nfd7 7.d4 Nc6 8.0-0 f6 9.ef6 Nf6 10.a3 Bd7 11.Re1 Qa5 12.Bb2 Be7 (12...Qc7 13.Nbd2=+) 13.ab4= Qb4 14.Ba3 Qa5 15.Bd3 0-0 16.Ne5 Qd8 (16...Nd4? A) 17.Be7?! Qa1 18.Bf6 Bb5= (worse 18...gf6 19.Nd7 Rf7 20.Nc5+/-; worse 18...Rf6 19.Nd7 Rh6 20.Ne5=); B) 17.Bb2 Nf3 18.Nf3+-) 17.Nc6 bc6 18.Be7 Qe7 19.c4 Qb4 20.Nd2 c5 21.Rb1 Qc3 22.Nf3 cd4 23.Rc1 Qb2 24.Rb1 Qa3 25.Nd4 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 25...Qd6 26.Nf3 a5 27.Qe2 a4 28.Ne5 a3 29.Rbc1 Ra5 30.g3 (30.Ra1 Rd8=+) 30...Rc8 31.Qa2 Be8 32.Nf3 Kh8 33.Rc2 Bh5 34.Ne5 Raa8 35.Bf1 Qb4 36.Rb1 Qc5 37.Bg2 Ra4 38.Rbc1 d4 (38...Qd4 39.Re1-/+) 39.Re1 Bg6 40.Ng6 hg6 41.Qb3 (41.Re6? Rc4 42.Rc4 Qc4 43.Qc4 Rc4-+) 41…Ra5 0-1. deynonicus (2315) - marekt (2110), gameknot.com, 2014.

4.a3 Qa5 5.Bb2 =.

4.a3 d5 5.ed5 Nb8? (better is 5...Qd5 6.ab4 Nb4+=) 6.ab4+- Nf6 7.c4 e6 8.de6 Be6 9.b5 Qc7 10.Qe2 Bb4 11.Ba3 (better is 11.Nd4!?+/-) 11...Ba3= 12.Ra3 0-0 13.d4 Re8 14.Kd1 Nbd7 15.Qc2 Red8 (15...Bg4 16.Nbd2+=) 16.Nbd2 a6 17.ba6+= Ra6 18.Ra6 ba6 19.h3 Nb6 20.c5 Nbd5 21.Ke1 Qa5 22.Qb2 Nb4 23.Bc4 Bc4 24.Nc4 Qb5 25.Qb3 Re8 26.Nfe5+= Nfd5? 27.Qf3?? f6+= 28.Nd6 Re5 29.de5 Qc5 30.Ne4?? Qc1 31.Qd1 Nd3 32.Ke2 N3f4 33.Ke1 Ng2 (33...Ng2 34.Kf1 Nge3 35.fe3 Qd1 36.Kf2 Qh1-+) 0–1. Fischer,Siegfried – Gamperl Meinen,Dietmar, ICCF World Cup8–9 prel–112, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4)

4.a3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.ab4 d6 7.ed6 Qd6 8.b5 Ne5 9.Bb2 Nf3 10.Qf3 e6 (10...h5 11.Nc3 Nb4 12.Rc1+=) 11.Na3 Bd7 (11...f6!?+=) 12.Nc4+/- Qc7 13.Be5 (13.Ne5!? f6 14.Qh5 (14.Nd7?! Qd7 15.Be2 Be7+/-) 14...g6 15.Ng6 hg6 16.Qh8 Qc2 17.Bf6 Qe4 18.Kd1 Nf6 19.Qf6+-) 13...Qc5 14.Bd3 (14.c3 f6 15.Bd4 Qc8+/- (15...Qb5? 16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Bb5 Bb5 18.c4 Bc4 19.Qg4+-)) 14...f6+= (worse 14...Bb5 15.Ra5 a6 16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Bb5 Ke7 18.Be8+-) 15.Qh5 (15.Bb2 Qc7 (15...Qb5?? 16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Bb5 Bb5 18.Qg4+-; worse 15...Bb5 16.Ra5 a6 17.Na3+=) 16.Ne3 Nf4+/-) 15...Kd8 (15...g6 16.Bg6 hg6 17.Qg6 Kd8 18.Bf6 Kc8 19.Bh8 Qc4 20.d3 Qb4 21.Kf1 Qb5 22.Qg5=) 16.Na5+= Qb6 17.Bg3 Bb5?? (better 17...Nb4 18.0-0 Nd3 19.cd3 Rc8+= (19...Qb5? 20.Qf7 Qa6 21.Rfc1+-; 19...Bb5? 20.Rfb1 a6 21.Qf7+-)) 18.Bb5+- Qb5 (18...Bb4 19.c4 Ne7 20.Qf7+-) 19.c4 Qb2 (19...Qd7 20.cd5 Qd5 21.Qd5 ed5 22.Nb7 Kc8+-) 20.0-0 Nb6 (20...Qd4 21.Nb7 Ke7 22.Bd6 Kd7 23.Qf7 Ne7+-) 21.Qf7 (21.Nb7 Kd7 22.Qf7 Be7 23.Nc5 Kc8 24.Qe7 e5+-) 21...e5 22.d4 Bb4 (22...Nd7 23.de5 Be7+-) 23.de5 Ba5 24.Rfd1 Bd2 25.Bf4 (25.e6 Qe5 26.Rd2 Kc8 27.Be5 fe5 28.e7 h6 29.Qe6 Kc7 30.Qd6 Kc8 31.Qd8 Rd8 32.ed8Q) 25...Kc8 26.Qe6 (26.ef6 Bf4 27.fg7 Qa1 28.Ra1 Rd8+-) 26...Kc7 (26...Nd7 27.c5 (27.Bd2?! Qe5 28.Qh3 a5+-) 27...Rd8 28.c6+-) 27.ef6 (27.ef6 Bf4 28.Qf7 Kc6 29.fg7+/-; 27.Bd2 Qe5 28.Qg4 h5+-) 1-0. Espinoza Villanueva,Rodrigo (1925) - Balla,Ta (2280), Titled Tue (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

4.a3 g6 5.Bb2 Nf6 6.e5 Ng8 (6...Nd5 7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 ba3 9.e6=+) 7.e6 (7.ab4 Nb4 8.Nc3 Nh6+=) 7...f6 (7...Nf6!? 8.ef7 Kf7 9.ab4 Nb4=) 8.ab4+= de6 9.b5 Nb8? (better 9...Nb4!?+=) 10.Bc4+- Bg7 11.0-0 Qc7 12.d3 Nh6 13.Re1 e5 (13...Nf5 14.Nc3 (worse 14.Be6 Be6 15.Re6 Qd7+=) 14...0-0 15.Qe2+/-) 14.Nbd2 (14.Nc3 e6 15.Ba3 Bf8+-) 14...Bf5 (14...Nd7 15.Qe2+/-) 15.Qe2 Nd7 16.d4 Nb6 (16...e6!?+/-) 17.Bb3 0-0-0 (17...Nf7+-) 18.Ra7 ed4 (18...Kb8 19.Rea1 Bc2 20.de5+-) 19.Nd4 e5 20.Rea1 (better 20.Nc6! Bg4 21.Qe3+-) 20...ed4-+ (20...Rd4?! 21.Bd4 ed4 22.h3+=) 21.Be6 (better 21.Nc4!? Nc4 22.Bc4-+) 21...Kb8 22.Nc4 Rhe8?? (better 22...Ng4! 23.g3 Ne5 24.Nb6 Qb6 25.Bf5 gf5-+) 23.Nb6+- Qb6 (23...Qc5 24.Nd7! Rd7 25.Ra8 Kc7 26.Re8 Nf7+-) 24.Ra8 Kc7 25.Qc4 Kd6 (25...Qc6 26.b6! Kd6 27.Ba3 Ke5 28.Re1 Kf4 29.Bc1 Kg4 30.Qe2 Kh4 31.g3 Kh3 32.Qf1 Kg4 33.h3 Kh5 34.Qe2 Qf3 35.Qf3 Ng4 36.hg4 Bg4 37.Qg4) 26.Ba3 Ke5 27.f4 (27.Qe2 Be4 28.Qe4 Ke4 29.Re1 Kf4 30.Bc1) 27...Kf4 28.Qf1 Kg5 29.Bc1 Kh5 (29...Kh4 30.Qf4 Kh5 31.Qf3 Kh4 32.g3 Kh3 33.g4 Kh4 34.Qg3) 30.Bf5 (30.Qf3 Kh4 31.g3 Kh3 32.g4 Kh4 33.Qg3) 30...gf5 (30...Ra8?? 31.Qf3 Ng4 32.Qg4; 30...Nf5?? 31.Qf3 Kh4 32.Qh3) 31.R8a3 (31.Rd8 d3 32.Kh1 Qd8 33.Bh6 Kh6 34.Qf4 Kg6 35.Qg3 Kf7 36.cd3-+) 31...d3 32.Kh1 Qe6 (better 32...d2 33.Bd2 Rd2 34.Rg3-+) 33.Bh6 (33.cd3 Kg6 34.Bf4 Qb6-+) 33...Kh6 (33...Bh6 34.cd3 Kg6 35.Ra7-+) 34.Rd3 (34.Qf4 Kg6 35.Qg3 Kf7 36.cd3 Bh6-+) 34...Rd3 35.cd3 (35.Qd3 Qe1 36.Qf1 Qf1 37.Rf1 Kg6-+) 35...Qe2 (35...Kg6 36.Qf2-+) 36.Qg1 (36.Qf5 Re5 37.Qf4 Kh5-+) 36...Qe3 (36...Qd3!? 37.Qb6 Qd5 38.Qf2-+) 37.Qf1 (37.d4 Qe4-+) 37...Bf8 (better 37...Kg6 38.Rd1-+) 38.h4 (38.Qf5 Qe1 39.Qf1-+) 38...Bd6 (better 38...Qe5 39.d4 Qd4-+) 39.Qf5 (39.Qc1 Kh5 40.Qe3 Re3-+) 39...Qe5 (39...Qe1! 40.Qf1 Qh4 41.Kg1 Bh2 42.Kh1 Bg3 43.Kg1 Qh2) 40.Qe5-+ Be5 (worse 40...fe5 41.g3-+) 41.Ra7 (41.Re1 Rc8-+) 41...Rd8 42.Rb7 Rd3 (better 42...Bg3 43.Ra7 Rd3-+) 43.Kg1 (43.g4 Rh3 44.Kg2 Rg3 45.Kf2 Rg4-+) 43...Rd1 (43...Bg3 44.Kf1 Re3 45.Rh7 Kh7 46.b6 Re1) 44.Kf2-+ Rb1 45.b6? (45.g4 Rb3 46.Ke2 Kg6-+) 45...Rb2 (45...Bd4!? 46.Kf3-+) 46.Kf3 Rb3 47.Ke4 Rb4 (47...Bg3 48.h5-+) 48.Kf5? (48.Kd5 Bg3 (48...Rh4?! 49.Re7-+) 49.Kc5 Rb2-+) 48...Rh4?? (48...Bd4 49.g4 Rb5 50.Ke6 Bb6 51.Rb8-+) 49.Rd7?? (better 49.g4 Bd4 50.Rf7-+) 49...Rf4-+ 50.Ke6 Rb4 (50...Rg4!? 51.Kd5-+) 51.b7 Kg5 (better 51...Kg6-+) 52.Rh7-/+ Kf4?? (better 52...Rb5-/+) 53.Rh4+- Kg3 54.Rh7 (better 54.Rb4 Kg2 55.b8R Bb8 56.Rb8+-) 54...Kg2-+ 55.Kf5?? (55.Kd5 Kf3-+) 55...Rb5 (55...Kf2 56.Re7-+) 56.Ke6?? (56.Ke4 Kf2-+) 56...Rb6 (56...Kf3 57.Rg7-+) 57.Kf5?? (57.Kd5 Kf3-+) 57...Bc3 (better 57...Rb4-+) 58.Rd7 Be5 59.Kg6?? (59.Rh7 Rb4 60.Ke6-+) 59...Kg3 60.Kf5 Kf3 61.Kg6 (61.Rh7 Ke3-+) 61...Kf4 62.Kf7 (62.Re7 Ke4-+) 62...f5 63.Ke7 (63.Rd1 Ke4 64.Re1 Kd5 65.Rd1 Bd4-+) 63...Kg4 64.Kd8 (64.Rd5 Rb7 65.Kd8 Kf4-+) 64...f4 65.Kc8 (65.Rd5 Rd6 66.Rd6 Bd6-+) 65...Kf3 (better 65...f3!? 66.Rd2-+) 66.Re7 (66.Rd1-+) 66...Bd6 (better 66...Ke4 67.Rh7 f3-+) 67.Re6 Kg3?? (better 67...Rc6 68.Kd7 Rc7 69.Kd6 Rb7-+) 68.Rd6= Rb7 69.Kb7 f3 70.Rg6 Kh2 71.Kc6 f2 72.Rf6 Kg2 73.Kd5 f1Q 74.Rg6?? (better 74.Rf1 Kf1=) 74...Kh2 75.Rh6 Kg2 76.Rg6 Kh2 77.Rh6 Kg3 78.Re6 Qf3 79.Re4 Kf2 80.Ke5 Qg2 81.Rf4 (81.Kd4 Kf3 82.Re3 Kf4-+) 81...Ke2 82.Re4 Kd3 83.Rd4 Kc3 84.Rd5 Qf3 85.Rc5 Kd3 86.Rd5 Ke3 87.Kd6 Qf4 88.Re5 (88.Kc5-+) 88…Kd4 (88...Kd4 89.Kc6 Qe5 90.Kb7 Kd5 91.Ka7 Kc6 92.Ka8 Qe7 93.Kb8 Qb7) 0-1. Uz,Kagan (2025) - Harish,Neeraj (2090), Titled Tue 9th Jan Late (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

4.Bb2 e6 5.Be2 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 0-0 9.a3 f6 10.d4 d6 11.ab4 de5 12.b5 Nd4 13.Nd4 ed4 14.Bd4 e5 (14...a6 15.ba6 ba6 16.Bd3+=) 15.Ba7 Nf4 16.Bc4 Be6 17.Be6 Ne6 18.Qg4 (18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Nc3 Bb4=) 18...Qc8+= 19.Nc3 Nf4 (worse is 19...Qc3 20.Qe6 Rf7 21.Bd4+/-) 20.Qf3 Bb4 21.Nd5 Nd5 22.Qd5 Kh8 23.Rec1 ½–½. de Coverly,RD – Hyde,K, Bucks lge, 1976. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 e6)

4.c3 d5 5.e5 Bg4 6.Bb5 e6 7.d4 bc3 (7...Nge7!?-+) 8.Nc3-/+ Bb4 9.Bd2 (9.Bc6 bc6 10.Bd2 Ne7-/+) 9...Nge7 10.a3 (10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Qb6-/+) 10...Ba5 11.0-0 (11.h3 Bf3 12.Qf3 0-0-/+) 11...0-0-+ 12.Ne2 Bf3 13.gf3 a6 14.Bd3 f6 15.Qc2? (15.f4 Bd2 16.Qd2 fe5 17.de5 Ng6 18.Bg6 hg6-/+) 15...f5 (better 15...fe5 16.Bh7 Kh8-+) 16.Ba5 Qa5 17.Rfb1 (17.Rac1 Rac8 (worse 17...Qa3 18.Ra1 Qb4 19.Rfb1 Nd4 20.Rb4 Nc2 21.Bc2+=) 18.Qb2 b5-/+) 17...b5-+ 18.Qc5 (18.Kh1 Qb6 19.Qb2 Ng6-+) 18...Rac8 19.Qd6 (19.a4 Qd2 20.Rd1 Qg5 21.Kh1 Ne5-+) 19...Kf7 20.Kh1?? (better 20.a4 b4 21.f4-+) 20...Rfd8 21.Qc5 (21.a4 Rd6 22.ab5 Qd2-+) 21...Ne5! 22.Qc8 (22.de5 Qc7 Double attack (22...Rc5 Discovered attack; 22...Rc5 Deflection; 22...Qc7 Decoy; 22...Rc5 Overloading)) 22...Rc8 (22...Nd3?! 23.Qc2 Nf2 24.Kg2=) 23.de5 g5 24.a4 b4 25.Nc1 (25.Rg1 b3 26.Rgb1 Rb8-+) 25...Ng6 26.Nb3 (26.Be2 Rc2 27.Bd1 b3-+) 26...Qb6 27.Rf1 (27.Rb2 Ne5 28.a5 Qa7-+ (28...Nd3 29.ab6 Nb2 30.Ra6-/+)) 27...Ne5 (27...Rc3 28.a5 Qb8 29.Nc1 Ne5 30.Be2-+) 28.a5 Qb7 29.Be2 Rc3 30.Nd4 Ng6 (30...b3 31.Rab1-+) 31.Rfe1 (31.Rfb1 Kf6 32.Rb2 e5-+) 31...Nf4 32.Bd1 (32.Bf1 b3 33.Rab1 Qa7-+) 32...Rd3 (better 32...Qa7 33.Ne6 Ne6 34.Kg1-+) 33.Nb3 d4 34.Nc5 Qd5 35.Nd3 Nd3 36.Re2 (36.Rf1 b3 37.Rb1 b2-+) 36...e5 (36...Qf3 37.Kg1 Nf4 38.Re6 Qg2) 37.Bc2 (37.Rd2 e4-+) 37...e4 (37...Qf3 38.Kg1 Nf4 39.Bb3 Kg7 40.Bd5 e4 41.Be4 fe4 42.Re4 Qg2) 38.Bd3 (38.Rb1 Kf6 39.fe4 fe4-+) 38...ed3 39.Rd2 Qf3 40.Kg1 Qg4 41.Kf1 Qe4 (41...Qe4 42.Kg1 Kf6-+) 0-1. Winkels,M (1895) - Feliz,D (2030), Titled Tue (11), 2024. (1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.c3)

4.c4 bc3 5.Nc3 e5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.Bb2 Nf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Rc1 a6 10.Qa4 Rb8 11.Be2 b5 12.Qc2 Bb7 13.d3 Nd4 14.Qd1 Qe7 15.h3 Bc5 16.Nd4 Bd4 17.Qb3 1–0. Kapfenstein,Armin (1640) – Vetterlein,David, DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+=)

4.Bc4 d6 5.Bb2 Bg4?? (better is 5...Nf6 6.e5 de5 7.Ne5 e6+=) 6.Bf7!+/- Kf7 7.Ng5 Ke8 8.Qg4 Nf6 9.Qe6 Qd7?? (better is 9...Qb6+/-) 10.Qf7+- Kd8 11.Qb3 (better is 11.Ne6 Kc8 12.Nf8+-) 11...Kc7+/- 12.Nf7 Rg8 13.Bf6 gf6 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.Qg8+/- h6 16.Qb3 Qg4 17.0-0 Qe4 18.a3 ba3 19.Na3 b6 20.Nb5 Kb8 21.Qg8 Nd7 22.Rfe1 Qc2 23.Rac1 Qa4 24.Nc7 e5 25.Qf7 a5 26.Qe8 (26.Qe8 Kb7 27.Qa8) 1–0. Sikula,Frantisek (1785) – Urbanek,Petr, CZE–ch U14 Czechia, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 d6)

4.Bc4 e6 5.Bb3 d5 6.e5 Nge7-/+ 7.d4 Nf5 8.g4 Nh4 9.Ng5? Be7 10.f4 0-0 11.0-0 Bg5 12.fg5 Qb6 13.c3 bc3 14.Ba3? Nd4 15.Kh1 Nb3 16.ab3 d4 17.Qe2 Bd7 18.Bf8 Rf8 19.Rf2 d3 20.Qf1 Bc6 (20...Bc6 21.Kg1 Nf3 22.Kh1 c2-+) 0–1. Vaclavik,A (1955) – Hrtanek,J (2180), 17th Pobeskydi Radegast Cup, Frydek Mistek, 2006.

4.Bc4 e6 5.d4 Nf6 6.d5 Na5-/+ 7.Bb3 Ne4-+ 8.0-0 Bc5 9.Qe2 Nb3 10.ab3 ed5 11.Ng5 Qe7 12.Ne4 Qe4 13.Qb5 Be7 14.Nd2 Qc2 15.Qd5 0-0 16.Nf3 d6 17.Bd2 Qc5 18.Qe4 f5?? 19.Qe7+- Rf7 20.Qh4 Rf6 21.Bb4 Qb5 22.Bc3 Rh6 23.Qd8 Kf7 24.Ng5 Kg6 25.Qd6 Kg5 26.Bd2 Kh5 27.Bh6 gh6 28.Qg3 f4 29.Qf4 Bf5 30.Ra4 Re8 31.g4 (31.g4 Kg6 32.gf5 Kf7 33.Rc1 Qb3 34.Ra7 Rg8 35.Kh1 Qd5 36.f3+-) 1–0. mberlin (2190) – rthurc (2250), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3 e6 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Nd7 8.0-0 Qb6 9.Ba4 Qc7 10.d4 Nb6 11.Bb3 Be7 12.a3 a5 13.a4 Bd7 14.Qd3 h6 15.Be3 0-0 16.Nbd2 Rfc8 17.h3 Na7 18.Bf4 Nc4 19.Bc4 dc4 20.Qe3 Bc6 21.Ne4 Be4 22.Qe4 Qc6 23.Qc6 Nc6 24.Rfe1 Rd8 25.Be3 Rd5 26.g4 f6 27.ef6 Bf6 28.Rac1 b5 (worse is 28...Bd4 29.Bd4 Nd4 30.Nd4 Rd4 31.Re6-+) 0–1. pierred (2785) – pcmvr (2870), net–chess.com, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bc4)

4.d4 a6 5.d5 Nb8 6.Bb2 e6 7.c4 Bc5?? (7...bc3 8.Nc3 Bc5 9.Rc1=) 8.Be2 (better is 8.Bg7 Nf6 9.Bh8 Ne4 10.Bd4+-) 8...f6 9.0-0 Qb6 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.Nb3 ed5 12.Nc5 Qc5 13.cd5 d6 14.Rc1 Qa7 15.Rc7 Qb6 16.Qc2 Nd7 17.Rc1 (17.Rc4 Qa5 18.Qd2 A) 18...Qa2?? 19.Ra1 (19.Rb4?! Qa5+=; 19.Qb4?! Nc5+=) 19...Qa1 20.Ba1+-; B) 18...f5+/-) 17...Kd8 (better is 17...Nc5!? 18.Rc5 Qc5 19.Qc5 dc5 20.Rc5 Bd7+=) 18.Bd4 Qa5 19.Be3 Ke8 (19...Nc5 20.Rc5 dc5 21.Bc5+=) 20.Rc4 Nc5 (better is 20...f5!?+/-) 21.Bc5+- dc5 22.Rc5 Qd8 23.d6! Nc6 (23...Qd6 24.Qd2) 24.e5 Bd7? (better is 24...Kf8+-) 25.Qe4 f5 26.Qd5 b6 (26...b3+-) 27.Rc6 Bc6 (27...b3 28.e6 b2 29.Rd1+-) 28.Qe6 Kf8 29.Qf5 Ke8 30.Qe6 Kf8 31.Rc6 Rb8 32.Rc7 (32.Bc4 Rb7 33.Rc8 Rd7 34.Qf7 Rf7 35.Rd8) 32...Qe8 (32...Qd7 33.Qd7 b3 34.Qf7) 33.Qf5 Kg8 34.Bc4 (34.Bc4 Qe6 35.Be6) 1–0. Richardson,David (1795) – Aitken,Nigel, BCCA/TT/PG/2011 (ENG), 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4)

4.g3 d5-/+ 5.ed5 Qd5 6.d4 Bg4 7.Bg2 0-0-0 8.a3 e5 9.ab4 e4 10.Ra5 Na5 11.ba5 ef3 12.Nc3 Qe6 13.Be3 fg2 14.Rg1 Bd1 15.Kd1 Qh3 16.Nb5 Qh5 17.g4 Qb5 18.Rg2 Qf1 19.Kd2 Nf6 20.Rg3 Ne4 0–1. odelia – pierred (2785), net–chess.com, 2010.

5.Nc3 e6 =.

5.Bc4 g6 6.Ra3 Bg7 7.d4 Nf6 8.e5 Ne4 9.0-0 (9.Bd5!? f5 10.Nbd2 Nd2 11.Bd2= (worse is 11.Kd2 d6-/+)) 9...d5+= 10.Ba2 0-0 11.Re1 e6 (11...a5 12.c3+=) 12.c4 Kh8 (12...Nb4 13.Bb3=) 13.Nc3 Nc3 14.Rc3 Nb4 15.Bb1 dc4 16.Ng5 (16.Rc4 Nd5+=) 16...Nd3 (better is 16...a5-/+) 17.Rd3? (better is 17.Bd3 cd3 18.Rd3=) 17...cd3-+ 18.Qd3 f5 (18...h6 19.Ne4-+) 19.Ba2-/+ Qe7 (19...Qa5 20.Qe2-/+) 20.Qh3 h6 21.Nf3 Kg8 (21...h5!?-/+) 22.Bh6= Qa3 (22...b5 23.Ng5 Re8 24.Bg7 Qg7 25.Rc1=) 23.Bc4 (23.Qg3 Qe7 (23...Qa2?? 24.Qg6 Rf7 25.Ng5 Qf2 26.Kf2 Re7 27.Qh7 Kf8 28.Qh8) 24.Qg6 Qf7+/-) 23...Bd7 (23...Qb4 24.Rc1 Rd8+=) 24.d5 Qe7 25.Ng5 (25.d6 Qe8 26.Ng5+-) 25...Rfc8? (25...Bh6 26.Qh6 Qg7+=) 26.d6+- Bh6 27.de7 Bg5 28.Qg3 (28.Qd3 Rc7 29.Qd6 Rc4 30.Qd7 Rcc8+-) 28...Rc4 29.Qg5 Be8 30.h4 Bf7 (30...a5+-) 31.Rd1 Re8 (31...Kh7 32.Rd8 Rcc8 33.h5 gh5 34.Qf6+-) 32.f3 1–0. Badmatsyrenov,Oleg (2485) – Zhuk,Valeriy (2020), Ulan Ude RUS, Buryatia Ch, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+=)

5.d4 d6 6.Ba3 Nf6 (6...g5 7.h3=) 7.d5 Nb8 (7...Qa5 8.Nbd2 Ne5 9.Ne5 de5 10.Be7+/-) 8.Nc3 g6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 (10.Nd4 Qc7 11.Bb2 Bh6=) 10...Bg7 (10...Bb5 11.Nb5 Nbd7 12.Re1=) 11.e5 (11.Qd3 0-0=) 11...de5 (11...Ng4!?+=) 12.d6= e6 13.Ne5 0-0 14.Rb1 (14.Qf3 Bb5 15.Nb5 Nd5=) 14...Qc8 (14...a6 15.Bd3 Nc6 16.Nd7 Nd7 17.Ne4=) 15.Qf3 (15.Qd3 a6 16.Nd7 Nfd7 17.Bd7 Nd7+=) 15...Bb5 16.Nb5 Nbd7 17.Nd7 Nd7 18.Nc7 Rb8 19.Rfd1 b6 20.c4 Rd8 21.h4 Nc5 22.Qf4 e5 23.Qe3 Ne6 24.Nd5 Qd7 25.h5 h6 26.hg6 fg6 27.Qe4 Kh7 28.Ne7 Nf8? 29.Nc6 Qe6?? 30.Nb8 Rb8 31.c5 Nd7 32.c6 Nf6 33.Qc2 (33.Qc2 Rd8 34.c7+-) 1–0. Dominguez,Jose Manuel (2325) – De los Santos,Eddy (2190), Santo Domingo, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.d4 d6 6.Na3 Nf6=+ 7.Bd3 g6 (7...e6 8.0-0=) 8.0-0 (8.d5 Na5=) 8...Bg7=+ 9.c3 0-0 10.Qe2 (10.Re1 d5=+) 10...a6 (10...d5 11.e5 Ne8 12.Nc2=+) 11.Be3 (11.Bg5 d5=+) 11...Rb8 (11...Bg4 12.h3 Bd7 13.c4=) 12.Rfb1 (12.d5 Na5=) 12...d5 (12...b5 13.d5 Na5 14.Bd4=+) 13.e5= Ne4 14.Qc2 (14.Be4 de4 15.Ng5 Bf5=) 14...b5 (14...f5 15.c4 Be6 16.c5=+) 15.Ne1 (15.Be4 de4 16.Qe4 Qc7=) 15...f6 (15...f5 16.f3 f4 17.fe4 fe3 18.ed5 Qd5 19.Be4=) 16.f3 (16.Be4!? de4 17.Qe4=) 16...Ng5-/+ 17.f4 (better 17.ef6 ef6 18.Qf2-/+) 17...Ne4 (better 17...Ne6!?-/+) 18.c4= dc4 19.Bc4 bc4 20.Qc4 Kh8 (20...e6 21.Qc6 Rb1 22.Nb1=) 21.Qc6+= Rb1 22.Nb1 Attacks the isolani on a6 22...Bf5 23.Ra6 g5 (better 23...fe5 24.fe5 Bh6=) 24.Nf3 (better 24.fg5 fe5 25.d5+=) 24...gf4-/+ 25.Bf4 fe5 26.Bh6 (26.Be5? Be5 27.Qb6 Qb6 28.Rb6 Rc8-+) 26...Nf6 (26...Bh6 27.Qh6 ed4 28.Nbd2-/+) 27.Bg7=+ Kg7 28.Qb5 (28.de5? Qd1 (28...Bb1?! 29.ef6 Rf6 30.Qc3=) 29.Kf2 Ne4 (29...Bb1?! 30.ef6 Rf6 31.Qc3=) 30.Ke3 Qb1-+) 28...e4 (28...h6 A) 29.de5? Qd1 30.Qf1 Qf1 (30...Qb1?! 31.Qb1 Bb1 32.ef6 ef6 33.Nd4=) 31.Kf1 Bd3 (31...Bb1?! 32.ef6 Rf6 33.Ra7=) 32.Kf2 Ba6 (32...Bb1?! 33.ef6 Rf6 34.Ra5=) 33.ef6 Kf6-+; B) 29.Nbd2 Bc8 30.Rc6=+) 29.Qf5= ef3 30.Qf3 (30.Qe5 Qc8 31.Rb6= (31.Qe7?? Rf7 32.Qe5 Qa6-+)) 30...Qd4-/+ 31.Qf2 Qd1 32.Qf1 Qc2 (32...Qf1 33.Kf1 Ng4 34.Ke1 Nh2 35.Nd2-/+) 33.Na3 (33.Re6 Ne4 34.Qe1 Qc5 35.Kh1 Rf4 36.Re4 Re4 37.Qg3 Kh6-+) 33...Qb2 (33...Qc5 34.Qf2 Qc1 35.Qf1 Qe3 36.Qf2-/+) 34.Qf2 (34.h3 Qd4 35.Qf2 Qd1 36.Qf1 Qf1 37.Kf1 Nd5 38.Kg1 Nf4=+) 34...Qa1 (34...Qc1 35.Qf1 Qe3 36.Qf2-/+) 35.Qf1 Qe5 (35...Qf1 36.Kf1 Ng4 37.Ke1 Nh2 38.Re6=+) 36.Nc2=+ Rd8 (36...Ng4 37.Qa1=+) 37.h3?? (better 37.Qf3=) 37...Qc5-+ (37...Qc5 38.Kh2 Qc7 39.Kh1 Qc2-+) 0–1. Moussard,Jules (2440) – Matlakov,Maxim (2690), TCh–FRA Top, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

5.d4 d6 6.d5 Na5 +=.

5.d4 e6 6.c3 =.

5.d4 g6 6.d5 Bg7 7.Ra3 Ne5 8.Ne5 Be5 9.Be3 (9.Nd2 Bd4=) 9...a6 (9...Nf6!? 10.f4 Bd6=) 10.Nd2= d6 (10...Nf6!?=) 11.Nc4+/- Qc7 (11...Bd7 12.Ne5 de5 13.Qa1+/-) 12.Be2 (12.Ne5?! de5 13.c4 Nf6+=) 12...Bd7 13.Bb6 (13.Ne5?! de5 14.c4 Nf6+/-) 13...Qb8 14.Ne5 de5 15.c4 (15.Rc3 Nf6 16.Bc7 Qa7 17.Be5 A) 17...Ne4? 18.Re3 f6 19.Bd4+- (19.Re4?! fe5 20.0-0 0-0+=); B) 17...0-0+/-) 15...Nf6 16.f3 0-0 17.0-0 Rc8 18.Qa1 (18.Ra5+/-) 18...Ne8 (18...e6 19.f4 ed5 20.fe5 Ne4 21.cd5+/-) 19.f4 (better 19.c5+/-) 19...Nd6= Attacks the backward pawn on c4 20.fe5 (worse 20.Qe5 Nc4 21.Bc4 Qe5 22.fe5 Rc4=+) 20...Nc4 21.Bc4 Rc4 22.Raf3 Ra4 (22...Re4 23.d6 Be6 24.de7=) 23.Qb2 Re4 (better 23...Bb5!? 24.Rf7 Bf1+-) 24.e6+/- fe6 25.Rf7 e5 (better 25...Qe5 26.Qf2 ed5 27.Rf8 Kg7 28.Ra8 Qf6+-) 26.Re7?? (better 26.Qa3 Qd6 27.Qd6 ed6 28.Rd7+-) 26...Qd6 (26...Bb5 27.Qa3 Qc8 28.Rg7 Kg7 29.Qe7 Kh6 30.Be3 Re3 31.Qh4 Kg7 32.Qf6 Kg8 33.Qf7 Kh8 34.Qf6 Kg8 35.Qf7 Kh8 36.Qf6 Kg8=) 27.Rff7= Rb4 28.Rg7 Kf8 29.Qf2 Bf5 30.Qc5 Rb6 (30...Qb6?? 31.Ref7 Ke8 32.Rf8) 31.Rgf7 Kg8 32.Rg7 Kf8 33.Rgf7 Kg8 34.Rg7 Kf8 35.Rgf7 Kg8 36.Rg7 Kf8 37.Rgf7 Kg8 38.Qd6 Rd6 39.Rg7 Kf8 40.Rgf7 ½-½. Raetsky,A (2330) - Ammar,Sedrani (2155), 29th Abu Dhabi Masters (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.Bb2 Nf6 6.e5 bc2 7.Qc2 Nd5 8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0 Nb6 10.Ba2 (10.Bb5 a6 11.Bd3 d6=) 10...Be7 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Bb1 g6 13.Ne4 Nd5 14.Ba2 Qa5 Attacking the isolated pawn on a3 15.Rfe1 b6 16.Nc3 Nc3 17.Bc3 Qa6 18.Re4 (18.d4 d5=) 18...b5 (18...Ba3? 19.Ra4 Qb7 20.Ra3+-) 19.h4 (19.Bb2!?=+) 19...Bb7-/+ 20.h5 Na5 (20...Rfc8 21.Qd3-/+) 21.Rg4 Bf3 (worse 21...Ba3 22.hg6 Bf3 23.gh7 Kh8 24.gf3+=) 22.gf3 Kh8 (22...Rfc8 23.Qd3=+) 23.Kg2 (23.Qd3 A) 23...gh5 24.Bb1 f5 25.ef6 Rf7 26.fe7 e5 27.Be5 Qf6 28.Bf6 Rf6 29.Qh7; B) worse 23...Ba3 24.Ra4 Qb7 B1) 25.Ba5? Bb2-+ (25...ba4?! 26.Qa3 gh5 27.Bb4 Rg8 28.Kh1=); B2) 25.Ra5+/-; C) 23...Qb6=) 23...Rg8 (23...Nc4 24.Bc4 bc4 25.hg6 fg6 26.Rh1=+) 24.Rh1=+ Rg7 (24...Nc4 25.hg6 fg6 26.Rg6+=) 25.hg6 (25.Bb1!? g5 26.h6+=) 25...fg6=+ 26.Rg6 Rag8 27.Rg3 b4 (27...Ba3 28.Bb1 Rg6 29.Rg6 Rg6 30.Qg6 d5 31.Rh7) 28.Qe4 (28.ab4 Rg3 Deflection; 28.Bb4 Nc6 Double attack (28...Rg3 Deflection; 28...Nc6 Decoy)) 28...Qc6 (28...d5 29.ed6 bc3 30.de7 Rg3 31.fg3 Rg3 32.Kf2 Qb6 33.d4 Qb2 34.Kg3 Qb8 35.Kg2 Qb2 36.Kh3 Qb5 37.Qa8 Kg7 38.Qf8 Kg6 39.Rg1 Kh5 40.Qf7 Kh6 41.Qg7 Kh5 42.Qh7) 29.Qd3?? (better 29.ab4 Qe4 30.fe4+-) 29...bc3= 30.Bb1 Rg3 31.fg3 Kg7 32.Qh7 Kf8 33.Bg6 Rg7 34.Qh8 Rg8 35.Qh6 Rg7 36.Qf4 Kg8 37.Qh6 Kf8 ½-½. Daghan,Devran (2090) - Ikonnikov,Vy (2510), 6th Mersin Open (5), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.cb3 d5 6.ed5 Qd5 7.Nc3 Qd6 (7...Qe6 8.Be2 Qg6 9.Nb5+=) 8.d4+= e6 9.Nb5 Qb8 10.g3 a6? (better 10...f6+/-) 11.Bf4+- e5 (11...Qf4 12.gf4 ab5 13.Rg1+-) 12.Ne5 (12.Ne5 ab5 13.Nc6 Qf4 14.gf4 bc6 15.Bg2+-) 1-0. Nozdrachev,L (2370) - Sarkar,J (2310), Titled Tue 1st Mar Early, 2022.

5.cb3+= Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Bb2 (7.Nc3 Nc3 8.dc3 d5+=) 7...e6 (7...Nf4 8.d4 d6 9.Qd2+=) 8.Nc3+= Nc3 9.Bc3 d6 10.ed6 Qd6 11.Bc4 (11.b4 a6=) 11...Be7= 12.0-0 0-0 13.b4 a6 14.d4 ½-½. Travadon,Loic (2415) - Msellek,I (2330), 2nd Barreau de Paris GM, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Nb4 6.c3 Nc6 7.Na3 g6 8.Nb5 Bg7 9.Bc4 Nh6 10.d4 0-0 11.h3 Bd7 12.g4 (12.Bg5!?=) 12...a6-/+ 13.Na3 Kh8 14.g5 Ng8 15.h4 Bg4 16.Be2 f6 17.Nc2 Bf3 18.Bf3 e6 19.h5 fg5 20.hg6 h6 21.Bg4 Qf6 22.Be3 Qg6 23.f3 b6 24.Qd2 Na5 25.Bg5 Nc4 26.Qc1 d5 27.e5 Nb2 28.Qb2+/- Qg5 29.Qb6 Rae8 30.Ke2 Rb8 31.Qa6 Rb2 32.Rac1 Qg6 33.Qd3 Ne7 34.Qg6 Ng6 35.Ke3 Nf4 36.Rh2 Kh7 37.Ra1 Rb3 38.Kd2 Kg6 39.Bh3 h5 40.Ra6 Bh6 41.Be6 Ne6 42.Kd1 Rb1 43.Ke2 Re8 44.Rg2 Kf7 45.Ra7 Re7 46.Re7 Ke7 47.Kf2 Rb2 48.Kg1 Rb1 49.Kf2 Rb2 50.Kg3?? Rb1?? 51.Rh2?? Bf4-+ (51...Bf4 52.Kg2 Bh2-+) 0–1. Repas,B – Rostrom,R, Flint–ch MI S, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 Nc6 4.Nf3)

5.Bb5 Qa5 6.Qe2=+.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 (6.ab4 Nf6 7.Nc3 g6=) 6...Nf6 (6...Qa5 7.Bd3=) 7.d3= g6 (7...Qa5 8.Bc6 Bc6 9.Nbd2=) 8.Bc6 bc6 (8...Bc6 9.ab4 Bg7 10.Nd4=) 9.ab4 Bg7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.Nbd2 Qb6 (11...a5 12.ba5 Ra5 13.Bc3 Ra1 14.Qa1=) 12.Rb1 (12.Bc3 Rfd8+=) 12...Rfc8 (12...d5 13.Re1+=) 13.c3 (13.Nc4!? Qc7 14.h3+=) 13...Qc7=+ 14.h3 (14.c4 a5 15.e5 Ng4 16.ed6 ed6 17.Bg7 Kg7=) 14...Rcb8 (14...a5 15.ba5 Ra5 16.c4=+) 15.Qc2 (15.Nb3 Rb6=+) 15...Nh5 (15...a5 16.Ra1=+) 16.d4 (16.Nb3 c5 17.bc5 dc5=) 16...Qc8 (16...a5 17.ba5 Ra5 18.Nb3-/+) 17.Nh2 (17.Nc4 Nf4 18.Rbd1 Rb5-+) 17...Nf4 (17...a5 18.ba5 Ra5-+) 18.Kh1? (18.Nb3 e5=+) 18...d5 (18...a5 19.Ra1 ab4 20.Ra8 Ra8 21.cb4-+) 19.Qd1 (19.Nb3 Qc7-/+) 19...de4 (19...a5 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.Ng4-+) 20.Ne4-/+ Bf5 (20...a5 21.Qf3 Qc7 22.Ng4 Bg4 23.hg4 ab4 24.Ra1-+) 21.Qf3 Ne6 (21...Nd5 22.g4 Be6 23.Ng5-/+) 22.g4 Be4 23.Qe4 a5 24.Ba3 Bf6 (24...a4 25.Nf3=+) 25.f4 (better 25.Nf3=+) 25...h6 (25...ab4!? 26.Bb4 c5 27.dc5 Nc5-/+) 26.Nf3 (26.f5 ab4 27.Bb4 Ng5+=) 26...Qc7 (26...ab4 27.Bb4 Ra2 28.Ra1=+) 27.Ne5 The isolani on c6 becomes a target 27...Rc8 (27...Be5 28.Qe5 Qe5 29.fe5 ab4 30.Bb4=) 28.ba5= Ra5 29.Bb4 (29.Bc1 g5=) 29...Ra2=+ 30.Ng6 Rca8 (30...fg6 31.Qe6 Double attack (31.Qe6 Discovered attack; 31.Qe6 Deflection; 31.f5 Decoy; 31.Qe6 Overloading)) 31.Ne5= R8a6 (31...c5 32.dc5 Nc5 33.Qd5=) 32.d5 (32.c4!?+=) 32...cd5= 33.Qd5 Re2 (better 33...Qa7=) 34.f5?? (better 34.Rbe1 Rb2 35.Ra1=) 34...Nd8 (34...Be5 35.Rf3 Bc3 36.Bd6 Rd6 37.Rb3 Rd5 38.Rf2 Rf2 39.Rb8 Qb8 40.fe6 Rd1) 35.Qb5?? (35.Rbd1 Raa2 A) 36.Qd8?? Kg7 37.Rf2 Qe5-+ (worse 37...Be5 38.Qc7 Bc7 39.Re2 Re2 40.Rd3+=); B) 36.Rfe1-+) 35...Qe5 (better 35...Raa2 36.Qe2 Re2-+) 36.Qe5 Re5 37.Rfd1 (37.Ra1 Ra1 38.Ra1 Nc6-+) 37...Nc6 38.Rbc1 (38.Ra1 Ra1 39.Ra1 Kg7-+) 38...Nb4 39.cb4 Ra8 (39...Re3 40.h4 Ra2 41.g5-+) 40.Rc5 (40.Re1 Rb5-+) 40...Re2 41.Rdc1 (41.Ra5 Rb8 42.b5-+) 41...Raa2 42.Rd1 0–1. Munoz Benitez,Lucas – Fentes Caceres,Daniel (1725), Campos Spain, Migjorn Open, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 Nc6 4.Nf3 d6)

5.ab4 Bb4 6.Bb2 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Bb5 0-0 9.0-0 Be7 10.d4 Nc7 11.Bd3 Nb4 12.Be2 b5 13.Nc3 a6 14.Ne4 Nbd5 15.Nfd2 Bb7 16.Bf3 Bc6 17.Nb3 Nb6 18.Na5 Bd5 19.Qd2 Nc4 20.Nc4 Bc4 21.Rfe1 Bd5 22.Ba3 f5 23.ef6 gf6 24.Bh5 Kh8 25.Nd6 Bd6 26.Bd6 Rg8 27.g3 Ne8 28.Bb4 d6 (better is 28...f5+=) 29.Bf7+= Rg7 30.Be6 Nc7 31.Bh3 Bb7 32.Ba5 Qg8 33.Bf5 Re8 34.Bc7 Rc7 35.Qh6 (35.Qh6 Rf7 36.Qh4+=) 1–0. Rogulj,Branko (2460) – Bellin,Robert (2440), Makarczyk Memorial, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Bb4 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 8.0-0 h6 9.Ra4 Qb6 10.Bc6 bc6 11.c3 Be7 12.Ba3 Nc5 13.Rg4 Ba6 14.c4 h5 15.Rg7 Bc4 16.d3 Nd3 17.Be7 Ke7 18.Qd2 Rag8 19.Qg5 Kf8 20.Rg8 Rg8 21.Qh6 Ke8 22.Nbd2 Bd5 23.Qh7 Rg6 24.Nh4 Rg4 25.h3 Rf4 Increases the pressure on f2 26.Kh2 Qd4 27.Qg8 Ke7 28.Qg5 Ke8 29.Rb1?? Nb4?? 30.Ndf3 Bf3 31.Nf3 Qe4 32.Ra1 a6 33.Re1 Qf5 34.Qg8 Ke7 35.Qb8 Qd3 36.Re3 Qd5 37.Qg8 Rf5 38.Qg7 Nd3 39.Nh4= Rf2 40.Qg3 Rd2 41.Qg5 Ke8 42.Nf3 Rf2 43.Qg3 Rb2 44.Qg8= Ke7 45.Qg5 Ke8 46.Qh5?? Rg2!-+ 47.Kh1 Rg8 48.Qh7-/+ Nf2 49.Kh2 Rf8 50.Qc2 Nh3 51.Kh3 f5 52.Rb3 Ke7 53.Rd3 Qe4 54.Qc5 Ke8-+ 55.Qd4 Rh8 56.Kg3 Qd4 57.Rd4 Ke7 58.Ra4 Rg8 59.Kf2 Ra8 60.Ke3 d6 61.Kd4 a5 62.Nd2 de5 63.Ke5 Rd8 64.Nf3 Rd5 65.Kf4 Kf6 66.Rc4 e5 67.Ke3 c5 68.Rh4? e4 69.Ne1 Ke5 70.Rh8 f4 71.Ke2 f3 72.Ke3 Rd1 73.Nf3 Kd5?? 74.Nd2 Re1+= 75.Kf2 Rc1 76.Ke2 Rc2 77.Kd1 Rc3 78.Nb1 Rd3 79.Ke2 Kd4 80.Ra8 Re3-/+ 81.Kd2 Rh3 82.Rd8 Kc4 83.Re8 Kd4 84.Rd8-/+ Ke5 85.Re8 Kf4 86.Rf8 Kg4 87.Rg8 Kf3 ½–½. Frank,Jozsef (2335) – Pergel,Laszlo (2030), HUN–chT2, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Bb4 6.c3 Ba5 (6...Be7 7.Qc2+=) 7.d4 d5 8.e5 White gains space (8.Bb5 Bc7 (worse is 8...de4 9.Ne5 Nge7 10.Bg5+/-) 9.ed5 Qd5+=) 8...Nge7 (8...Bd7 9.Bd2+=) 9.Bd3 Black has a cramped position 9...Qc7 (9...Bd7 10.0-0+=) 10.0-0 0-0?? ruins a clearly superior position (better is 10...Qd7+= would hold out) 11.Bh7+- Kh7 12.Ng5 Kg8 (12...Kg6 otherwise it's curtains at once 13.Qg4 f5+-) 13.Qh5 Rd8 14.Ba3 Bb4 15.Qf7 Kh8 16.Bb4 Nb4 17.cb4 Qd7 18.Ra3 Nf5 19.Rh3 Nh6 20.Qg6 Kg8 21.Rh6 Re8 (21...a5 hardly improves anything 22.Rh8! Decoy: h8 22...Kh8 23.Qh7) 22.Rh8! (22.Rh8 Kh8 23.Qh7) 1–0. Becuwe,Olivier (2120) – Breton,Baptiste (1960), FRA–chT4, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Bb4 6.c3 Be7 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Nh6 9.Bh6 gh6 10.Bd3 Bd7 11.h4 Qc7 12.Qd2 Bf8 13.Na3 a6 14.Nb5 Qb8 15.Nd6 Bd6 16.ed6 Qd6 17.Qh6 0-0-0 18.0-0 Rdg8 19.Ng5 (19.Rfb1 Qc7=) 19...Qf4 20.g3 Qd2 21.Rfd1 Qc3 22.Nf7 Qd4 23.Nd6?? (better is 23.Be2 Qb2 24.Qe3+=) 23...Kc7-+ 24.Ba6 Qe5?? 25.Nf7 Rg3! 26.Kf1 Qf5+= 27.Nh8 ba6 28.Ra4? Rf3?? 29.Qd2 Rh3 30.Qf4 Qf4 31.Rf4 e5 32.Rf7 Rh1 33.Ke2 Nd4 34.Rd4 ed4 35.Rh7 Kd6 36.Nf7 Kc5 37.Ne5 Bb5 38.Kd2 Rh2 39.Ng4 Rh3 40.h5 ½–½. Kindler,Juergen – Runte,Martin, Darmstadt Heinerfestpokal op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Bb4 6.c3 Be7 7.d4 d6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.e5 de5 11.Bc6 Bc6 12.Ne5 0-0 13.Bf4 Qd5 14.Nc6 Qc6 15.Nd2 Qc3-+ 16.Nf3 Nd5 17.Rc1 Qa5 18.Bg3 a6 19.Ne5 Rac8 20.Ra1 Qc3 21.Rc1 Qc1 22.Qc1 Rc1 23.Rc1 Rd8 24.Rb1 Rc8 25.f4 b5 26.Ra1 Nb4 27.Rb1 a5 28.Be1 f6 29.Nd7 Rc4 30.Nc5 Rd4 31.Ne6 Rc4 32.h3 Kf7 33.f5 g6 34.fg6 hg6 (34...hg6 35.Bb4 ab4 (35...Ke6?! 36.Re1 Kd5 37.Be7=) 36.Ng5 fg5-+) 0–1. Marx,Peter – Roettig,Hans_Peter (2055), St. Leon–Rot GER, Open, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.a3 Nc6 4.Nf3)

5.Bb5 de4 6.Ne5 Qd6 7.Qe2 a6 8.Bc6 bc6 9.Qe4 Qd5 10.f3 e6 11.Nc6 Qe4 12.fe4 Bb7 13.Nb4 Be4 (13...Bb4 14.Bg7 Be4 15.c3+/-) 14.0-0 (14.Kf2!?-/+) 14...Rb8-+ (14...Bb4 15.Bg7 Bc2 16.Bh8+=) 15.a3 a5 16.Re1 Bg6 (16...ab4?! 17.Re4 ba3 18.Ba3=) 17.Be5 Rc8 (17...ab4 18.Bb8 Bc2 19.ab4 Bb4 20.Be5+/-) 18.Nd5 Bc2 19.Nbc3 f6 20.Bd4 Kf7 21.Ne3 Bb3 22.Ne4 a4 23.Rf1 Be7 24.g4 h5 25.g5 Kg6 26.gf6 Nf6 27.Nc3 Rhd8 28.Ne2 Ne4 29.d3 Nc5 30.Rf2 (better is 30.Rf3-+) 30...Nd3 31.Rg2 Kh6 32.Bg7 Kh7 33.Rf1 (33.Rg3-+) 33...Bc5 (33...Ba3?! 34.Rf7 Kg8 35.Rf1=) 34.Bd4 Rd4 35.Rf7 Kh8 36.Nd4 Bd4 37.Re2 (37.Rg3 Rg8 38.Rff3 Ne5 39.Rg8 Kg8 40.Rg3 Ng4-+) 37...Bd1 38.Kf1 Be2 39.Ke2 Rc3 40.Nc2 Ne5 (40...Ne5 41.Nd4 Nf7 42.Ne6 Ra3-+) 0–1. Kapfenstein,Armin (1640) – Kondziela,Andreas (2090), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2 d5)

6.a3 Bg4 7.Be2 e5 8.ab4 Bb4 9.0-0 Nf6 10.h3 Bd7 11.Na3 0-0 12.d4 ed4 13.Nd4 Rad8 14.c4 Qg5 15.Nf3 Qg6 16.Bd3 Bf5 17.Nh4? (better is 17.Bf5!? Qf5 18.Qa4-/+) 17...Rd3-+ (17...Bd3?! 18.Ng6 fg6 19.Nc2 Bf1 20.Qf1=) 18.Ng6 Rd1 19.Nf8 (19.Rfd1 fg6 20.Nb5 a6-+) 19…Rf1 (19...Rf1 20.Rf1 Kf8-+) 0–1. Konigsdorfer – Kubes, 1950. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d4 e6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.0-0 a6 11.d5 ed5 (11...Ba3!? 12.Ba3 Qc3 (worse is 12...Qa3 13.dc6 Qc3 14.Qa4+/-) 13.dc6 Qa3+= (13...Qc4?? 14.Qd6 Nd5 15.Ne5+-)) 12.Nd5= Nd5 13.Bd5 Be6 14.Be6 fe6 15.Re1 Kf7?? (better is 15...Nd8+=) 16.Qd7+- Be7 17.Qe6 (17.Re6?! Rhd8 18.Qb7 Ke6 19.Qc6 Kf7 20.Ne5 Kf8 21.Qf3 Bf6+/-) 17...Kf8 18.Re4 (18.Ne5 Ne5 19.Re5 Qe5 20.Be5 Re8+-) 18...Qc7 (18...Qh5 19.Rf4 Ke8 20.Bg7+-) 19.Rae1 (better is 19.Ne5 Ne5 20.Be5+- (20.Qe5?! Qe5 21.Be5 Bf6+/-)) 19...Qd6 20.Qf5 Kg8 21.Re6 Qd7 22.Qg4 Bf8 23.Ng5 Nd8?? 24.Rd1 Qb5 25.Re5 Qb2 26.Qc4 (26.Qc4 Ne6 27.Qe6) 1–0. Bohley,Donald – Chandler,P, Monroe ch–MI op, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3)

6.c4 Qd8 7.d4 e6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Nbd2 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rad1 Rc8 14.Ne4 Nh5 15.Qe3 Na5 16.Ned2 Bd6 17.Ne5 Qh4 18.g3 Qd8 19.Ne4 Be7 20.h4 Nf6 21.Ng5 Nc4 22.Bc4 Rc4 23.Nc4 Qd5 24.Qf3 Qf3 25.Nf3 Bf3 26.Ra1 b5 27.Ne3 Bd6 28.a4 ba3! 29.Ba3 b4 30.Bb2 Ra8 31.Ra6 Bb8 32.Rc1 Bb7 33.Ra4 Bd6 34.Nc4 Bf8 35.Ne5 Nd5 36.Nd7 a6 37.Nc5 Bc5 38.Rc5 Rd8 39.Kf1 Rd6 40.Ke1 Rb6 41.Kd2 Bc6 42.Ra1 h6 43.Rac1 Bb5 44.Ra1 g5 45.hg5 hg5 46.Kc2 Kg7 47.Kb3 f6 48.Bc1 Be8 49.Bd2 Kg6 50.Rc4 Bb5 51.Rc5 Kh5 52.Rcc1 Kg4 53.f4 gf4 54.gf4 Kf5 55.Re1 Rd6 56.Red1 Ke4 57.Bb4 Nb4 58.Kb4 Kf4 59.Ra2 f5 60.Rh2 Kf3 61.Rh3 Ke2 62.Ra1 Rd4 63.Kc3 Rd3 64.Rd3 Bd3 65.Kd4 Bb5 66.Ra2 Kf3 67.Ke5 f4 68.Ra3 Kg4 69.Ke6 f3 70.Ke5 f2 71.Ra1 a5! 72.Kd4 Kf5 ½–½. Bender,Klaus – Neumann,Walter, GER–ch25 qual3 corr, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5)

6.d4 e5 7.Ne5 (7.de5 Qd1 Combination; 7.Ne5 Qe4 Double attack) 7...Ne5 8.de5 Qd1 9.Kd1 Bc5 10.Ke1 Nh6 11.Bb5 Ke7 12.Nd2 Bf5 13.Bd3 Rhd8 14.Ke2 Rac8 15.a3 a5 16.ab4 Bb4 17.Ba3 Bd3 18.cd3 Rc3 19.Bb4 ab4 20.Ra7 Rd7 (worse is 20...Rdd3 21.Rb7 Rd7 22.Rb4+/-) 21.Rb1 Nf5 (worse is 21...Rdd3 22.Rb7 Rd7 23.R1b4+/-; 21...Rcd3?! 22.Nc4=) 22.Nf3 b3 (worse is 22...Rcd3 23.Rb4 Nd4 24.Nd4 R3d4 25.Rd4 Rd4 26.Rb7 Ke6 27.Ke3+/-) 23.Ne1 b5 24.Rd7 Kd7 25.g4 Nd4 26.Ke3 Nc6 27.f4 Ke6 28.Ke4 Na5 29.Nf3 Kd7 30.Nd4 b4 31.f5 Nb7 32.e6 Ke7 33.Ne2 Nc5 34.Kd5 Nd3?? 35.Nc3 bc3-/+ 36.Rb3 c2?? 37.Rb7+- Kf6 38.ef7 Nf4 1–0. Cagasik,Tomas (2245) – Mudra,Tomas (2085), CZE–chT2d, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5)

6.d4 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 Be7 11.c4 Qd7 12.h3 Bh5 13.d5 (13.Nb5!?+=) 13...ed5-/+ 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.Be5 Be2 16.Qe2 0-0 17.Rfd1 Rfe8 18.Nb5 Bc5 19.Qb2 Bf2! 20.Kh1 (20.Qf2 Re5; 20.Kf2 Qf5) 20...Qf5 21.Bf6 Re3 (worse is 21...gf6 22.Rf1 dc4 23.Rf2+=; 21...Qf6?! 22.Qf6 gf6 23.cd5-/+) 22.Ra3 Ra3 (22...gf6?! 23.Re3 Be3 24.Nc7=) 23.Na3 Qf6 (23...gf6?! 24.Qb7 Re8 25.Qd5+= (25.cd5?? Re3 26.Qb8 Kg7-+; 25.Rd5?? Re1 26.Kh2 Qf4 27.g3 Qg3)) 24.Qb7 Re8 25.cd5 Qc3 26.Rf1 Qa3 27.Rf2 Qe7 28.Qe7 Re7 29.Rc2 g6 30.d6 Rd7 31.Rc7 Rd6 32.Ra7 Kg7 33.Kh2 g5 34.g4 h5! 35.Kg3 (35.gh5 Rf6) 35...Rd3 36.Kg2 h4 37.Rb7 Kg6 38.Rb6 f6 39.Rb7 Rd6 40.Rb5 Kf7 41.Rb2 Ke6 42.Re2 Kd5 43.Kf3 Kc4 44.Re4 Kc5 45.Re3 Rd4 46.Re8 Rd3 47.Kg2 Rg3 48.Kh2 Kd4 49.Re6 Rf3 50.Kg2 Rf4 51.Kg1 Kd5 52.Ra6 Ke4 53.Kg2 Ke3 ½–½. Wilm,Guenter – Feger,Andreas, Untergrombach op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2 d5)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 e5 8.c4 Qd6 9.a3 (9.d4 ed4 10.Nd4 Be7-/+) 9...Be7 (9...e4 10.Ne1-/+) 10.d4 ed4 11.ab4 Qb4 12.Ba3 Qb6 13.Be7 Ne7 (13...Ke7 14.Bd3-+) 14.c5 (better 14.Qd4!? Qd4 15.Nd4-/+) 14...Qc5-+ 15.Re1 0-0 16.Bd3 (16.Nbd2 Nc6 17.Nb3 Qd6 18.Nbd4 Re8-+) 16...Ned5 (16...Rd8 17.Nbd2-+) 17.Nbd2 (17.Nd4 Bg4 18.Qd2 Rfd8-+) 17...Nc3 18.Qc2 h6 (better 18...Be6!? 19.Re5 Qd6 20.Ne4 Nce4 21.Be4-+) 19.Nb3 Qh5 (19...Qb4 20.Rec1-+) 20.Nbd4-/+ Ncd5 21.Nf5 Bf5 22.Bf5 Rad8 (22...g6 23.Be4 Rfe8 24.Bd5 Re1 25.Re1 Qd5 26.Qc3-+) 23.Rad1? (23.Re5 g6 24.Be6 g5 25.Bd5 Nd5=+) 23...Nf4 (23...Rfe8 24.Qd3-+) 24.h3? (better 24.Rd8!? Rd8 25.Qc7 Qf5 26.Qd8 Kh7 27.Qd1=) 24...g6 (24...Rd1!? 25.Rd1 Re8 26.Kh2-+) 25.Be4 Rd1 26.Rd1 Ne4 (better 26...Qb5!? 27.Rd6 Ne6-+) 27.Qe4=+ Ne6 28.Ne5?? (better 28.Rd5 Ng5 29.Ng5 hg5 30.Qe7=+) 28...Qd1-+ 29.Kh2 Qd6 30.g3 (30.f4 g5 31.Qc2 Nf4-+) 30...Ng5 31.Qd3 (31.Qb7 Qe5 32.h4 Ne4 33.Qa7 Rd8-+) 31...Qe5 32.h4 Qf5 33.Kg1 Qd3 34.hg5 (34.Kg2 Qf3 35.Kg1 Ne4 36.g4 Qf2 37.Kh1 Ng3) 34...Qf3 35.Kf1 (35.Kh2 Re8 36.gh6 Re1 37.h7 Kh7 38.Kh3 Rh1) 35...Rd8 36.gh6 (36.Kg1 Rd1 37.Kh2 Qh1) 36…Rd1 0-1. wootwoot (2660) - alifie (2510), Rated Bullet game, lichess.org, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2)

6.h3 Bf5 7.c4 Qa5 8.Nh4 Nh6 9.Nf5 Nf5 10.Bd3 Rd8 11.Bc2 Nfd4 12.0-0 Nc2 13.Qc2 e6 14.Rd1 Qh5 15.d3 Bc5 16.Nd2 Qe2 17.d4 Bd4 18.Bd4 Rd4 19.c5 (19.Rab1 0-0 20.Rb3 Rc4-+) 19...0-0 20.Rab1 Rfd8 21.Rb2 Ne5 22.Qa4 Nd3 (22...Rd2?? 23.Rbd2 Qd1 24.Rd1 Rd1 25.Qd1+-) 23.Nc4 Qd1! (23...Nb2?! 24.Rd4 Qe1 25.Kh2-+) 24.Qd1 Nb2 (24...Rc4?! 25.Rd2 Rcd4 26.Qa4-/+) 25.Qf3 Rc4 26.Qb3 (26.Qb7 Rc5 27.Qb4 Nd3-+) 26...Rc1 27.Kh2 Nd3 0–1. Kapfenstein,Armin (1640) – Rennert,Ralf (1890), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

5.d4 Nf6 6.d5 Nb8 7.Bd3 g6 (7...e5 8.de6 Be6 9.0-0=+) 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Bg7 10.Nc4 (10.Bd4!?=) 10...Nbd7 11.Ra3 0-0 12.Qa1 a6 13.0-0 Nh5 (13...Nc5 14.Bd4=+) 14.Nd4 (14.Bg7 Ng7 15.Rb1 Qc7=) 14...Nf4 15.Re1 Nd3 16.Rd3 Ne5 17.Ne5 Be5 18.Qc1 Bg7 19.Bc3 Bd7 20.Bd2 Qc7 21.Bh6 b5 22.Nf5 Bf5 (22...gf5?? 23.Qg5 Qc3 24.Rc3 fe4 25.Qg7) 23.ef5 f6 24.h4 (24.fg6 hg6 25.Rg3 g5 26.Bg7 Kg7+=) 24...Rac8 25.Qe3 Rf7 26.fg6 hg6 27.c3 Kh7 (27...Qc5 28.Qd2=+) 28.Bg7 Rg7 29.Qf4 Qc4 30.Qd2 (30.Qc4 Rc4 31.Ra1 b4 32.cb4 Rb4=+) 30...a5=+ (30...Qh4? 31.Rh3 Qh3 32.gh3+-) 31.h5 (31.Qe2 Rc5-/+ (31...Qh4? 32.Qe6 Rc4 33.Rh3+-)) 31...g5 (better 31...gh5!? 32.Ree3 Qf4-/+) 32.Rde3 Rc7 33.Qc2 Kh6 34.Qf5 Qf4 35.Qd3 b4 36.cb4 ab4 37.Re4 Qf5 (better 37...Rc1!?=) 38.g4+/- Qc8 39.Rb4 Rc3 40.Qe4 Qc7 41.Kg2 Rc2 (41...Qc8 42.Re2+/-) 42.Re2 (42.Qf5 Rd2+-) 42...Rc1 43.Reb2 Qc3?? (better 43...Qc8+/-) 44.Rb8+- f5 (44...Qc8 45.Rc8 Rc8+-) 45.Qf5 (45.Qf5 Qf3 46.Kf3 Rc3 47.Ke2 Re3 48.Ke3 Rg8 49.Rg8 e5 50.Qg6; 45.Rh8 Rh7 46.Qf5 Qf3 47.Kf3 Rc3 48.Ke2 Rc2 49.Rc2 Rh8 50.Qg6) 1-0. Sosa Suarez,Carla Cristina (2065) - Palma,Maria (2100), Corralejo ESP, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bb2)

5.Nd4? Ne5 6.Bb5=+ Bd7 7.Qe2 a6 8.Bd7 Nd7 9.Qc4 Qb6 10.0-0 Ne5 11.Qe2 Nf6 12.Nf5 g6 13.Nd4 Bg7 14.Nf3 Nf3-+ 15.Qf3 0-0 16.d3 Rac8 17.Qe2 Rc7 18.Nd2? Rfc8 19.Rac1? Rc2-+ 20.Rc2 Rc2 21.Bf6 Bf6 22.Qd1 Ra2 23.Nc4 Qd4 24.Re1 b5 25.Ne3-+ Bg5 26.Qb3 Ra3 27.Qc2 b3 (27...b3 28.Qb1 a5-+) 0–1. islanderfan (1870) – chessdeviant (2250), net–chess.com, 2009.

5.d3 d5 6.ed5 Nd5 7.Be2 Nf4 8.0-0 Bg4 9.Nbd2 e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Ne4 Rc8 12.Ng3 Qd5 13.Kh1 Ne2 14.Nh5 Nc3 15.Bc3 bc3 16.Nf4 Qc5 17.Rb1 b6 18.Ne2 Bd6 19.Rb3 0-0 20.Nc3 Na5 21.Ne4 Qd5 22.c4 Qc6 23.Rb5 Rfd8 24.Qe2 (24.Nd6? Qd6 (24...Rd6?! 25.Qe2+=) 25.c5 Rc5 26.Rc5 bc5-/+) 24...Bf4 25.Rfb1 Qd7 26.c5 Qd3 27.Qd3 Rd3 28.cb6 ab6 29.Rb6 Rcd8 30.a4 Rd1 31.Rd1 Rd1 32.Ng1 Bc7 33.Ra6 Kf8 34.g3 Rd4 35.Nc3 Bd8 36.Kg2 Rc4 37.Nge2 Nc6 38.Nb5 Ke7 39.Nf4 Kd7 40.Nd3 f6 41.f4 h6 42.Kf3 g5 ½–½. Miraglia,Jorge – Hjortstam,Kurt, email 4AMM–F, 1998.

5.d3 d6 6.Be2=+ e5 7.Nbd2 Be7 8.h3 0-0 9.0-0 a5 10.a4 d5 11.ed5 Nd5=+ 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Be5 Bf6 14.Bf6 Qf6 15.Ne4 Qd4 16.Qd2 Nc3 17.Nc3= bc3 18.Qg5 Bd7=+ 19.Bf3 Rab8 20.Qa5+= b6 21.Qd5 Qd5 22.Bd5 Rfd8 23.Bb3 Ra8 24.Rfe1 Ra5 25.Re7 Rf5 26.Rae1 h6 27.R1e5 Rf6?? 28.a5 ba5 29.Ra5 Kf8+/- 30.Ree5 Rg6 31.Ra7+- Be6 32.Be6 Re6 33.Re6 fe6 34.Rc7 Rd4 35.Rc3 Kf7 36.Kf1 e5 37.Ke2 1–0. gstevenson (2235) – mberlin (2190), net–chess.com, 2009.

5.e5 Nd5 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 0-0 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Be7 12.d4 d5 13.Na3 Bd7 14.Bc2 f5 15.Qd3 Na5 16.Nd2 Qe8 17.f4 Nac4 18.Nac4 Nc4 19.Nc4 dc4 (19...Bb5 20.Bb3-/+) 20.Qh3 (20.Qc4!? a5 21.Qd3=) 20...Bc6 21.Ra5 b6 22.Ra6 b5 23.Rfa1 Qd7 24.g4 g6 25.g5 b4 26.Ba4 Rfc8 27.Bc6 Rc6 28.Qf3 Rcc8 29.R1a4 b3 30.h4 Kf7 31.h5 Kg7 32.Kf2 h6 33.gh6 Kh6 34.hg6 Kg6 35.d5 Bc5 36.Ke2 Bb6 37.Ra1 Rh8 38.Rb6 ab6 39.Rg1 Kf7 40.de6 Ke6 41.Rg6 Kf7 42.e6 Qe6 43.Re6 Ke6 44.Qc6 Kf7? 45.Qc4 Kg7 46.Qb3 Rae8 47.Kf3 Rh3 48.Kg2 Ree3 49.Qd1 Rd3 50.Qe1 Rhe3 51.Qf2 Kg6 52.c4 Kh5 53.Bd4! Re4 54.Bb6 Re6 55.Kh2 Kg6 56.Bd4 (56.Bd4 Re7 57.Qg1 Kh7 58.Qg5 Re2 59.Kh1 Rd1 60.Bg1+-) 1–0. Winter,Malcolm – Evtyugin,Yura, OP–2011–0-01822, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2)

5.e5 Nd5 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 Nb6 9.Bb3 a5 10.ab4 a4 11.b5 Nb4 12.Ba2 Qc7 13.Nc3 a3 14.Bc1 Na2 15.Na2 f6 16.ef6 Bf6 17.d4 0-0 18.Qd3 Qc4 19.Nc3 Qd3 20.cd3 Be7 21.Ne4 (better is 21.Nd2!?+=) 21...Nd5-/+ 22.Bd2 b6 23.Ne5 Ra4 24.Nc4 Bb7 25.Nc3 Ra7 26.Nd5 Bd5 27.Nb6 Rb7 (better is 27...Bb3!? 28.Rfc1 Bf6=) 28.Nd5+= ed5 29.Rfb1 Rfb8 30.Bf4 a2 31.Ra2 Rb5 32.Rb5 Rb5 33.g3 Kf7 34.Be5 d6 35.Bf4 Rb3 36.Rd2 Rb4 37.Be3 Bf6 38.Rc2 Bd4 39.Rc7 Kf6 40.Bd4 Rd4 41.Rc3 Ra4 42.Kf1 Ke5 43.Rc7 Kd4 44.Rg7+- Kd3 45.Rh7 d4 46.Rd7 Ra1 47.Kg2 Ra6 48.h4 Ke2 49.Re7 Kd1 50.Re4?? d3= 51.Kf3 d2-+ 52.Rd4 Ra3 53.Kf4? Ke2-+ 54.Rd6 Rd3 (54...Rd3 55.Rd3 Kd3-+) 0–1. Fauvet,Eric (2155) – Bardel,Stephan (2240), FRA–chT2S, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6)

5.e5 Ne4 6.d4 d5 7.ed6 Nd6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nbd2 e6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.Bg7 Rg8 12.Be5 Rg2 13.Kf1 Rg8 (13...Rg4!? 14.h3 Rg6 15.Bg6 hg6 16.de6 Be6+=) 14.Bh7+= Rf8 15.Nb3 (better is 15.de6!? Be6 16.Bg7+=) 15...ed5+= 16.h4 Ne4 17.Qe2 (17.Bg7 Nb3 18.cb3 Bg4 19.Be4 de4 20.Qd8 Bd8-/+) 17...Nc4 (17...Nc3!? 18.Qd3 Bd7 19.Bc3 bc3 20.Qc3 Nc4+=) 18.Be4+= de4 19.Qc4 ef3 20.Nd4 Bd7 (20...Rg8 21.Nb5 Kf8 22.Nc7=) 21.h5 (21.Nb5!? Bb5 22.Qb5 Qd7 23.Qd7 Kd7 24.Rd1 Ke6 25.Re1=) 21...Rc8+= 22.Qd3 Qa5 23.Re1 Rc3 24.Qh7 Bb5 25.Nb5+= Qb5 26.Kg1 Rc6 27.Bg3 Qd5 28.Re5 Qd7 29.Kh2 Re6 30.Rhe1 Re5 31.Re5 Qg4 32.Re4 Qg5 33.Rc4 Qd5 34.Rc8 Bd8 35.c4 bc3 36.Rc3 Bf6 37.Rd3 Bd4 38.Rd1 b6 39.Qd3 Qh5 40.Kg1 Qd5 41.Qd4 Qd4 42.Rd4 Rg8 43.Rd3 Rg4 44.Rf3 Ra4 45.a3 Ke7 46.Rb3 Kd7 47.f4 Ke6 48.Kf2 Kf5 49.Kf3 f6 50.Rb5 Kg6 51.Kg4 Ra3 52.f5 Kf7 53.Rb4 Ra1 54.Rc4 a5 55.Rc7 Ke8 56.Rc6 Ra4 57.Kh5 b5 58.Rf6 Re4 59.Kg5 Re7 60.Kg6 Re4 61.Re6 Re6 62.fe6 Kf8?? 63.Kf6 b4 64.Bc7 b3 65.Bd6 Ke8 66.Ba3 b2 67.Bb2 Kf8 68.e7 Ke8 69.Ba3 a4 70.Kg7 1–0. Kirwald,Franz (2375) – Teske,Heike (2215), RSX7D – B20 – Siz. FluegelG.–1, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3)

5.Bf6 gf6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.d4 d6 8.c3 f5 9.Ng5 e6 10.Qh5 Qf6 11.d5 Ne5 12.Bb5 (12.Nh7? Rh7 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Qh7 Bb5 15.Qg8 Bf8-+) 12...Ke7 13.Nh7 (13.f4 Ng6 14.e5 de5 15.Nh7 Qh4 16.Qh4 Nh4 17.d6 Kd6 18.Ng5-+) 13...Qh6-+ 14.Qh6 Bh6 15.ef5 Rh7 16.fe6 Bc1 17.f4 Bb2 18.fe5 fe6 19.Bd3 Rg7 (19...Ba1?! 20.Bh7 Bc3 21.Nc3 bc3 22.Ke2+=; 19...bc3?! 20.Bh7 Ba1 21.Ke2+=) 20.ed6 Kd6 21.de6 Ba1 22.0-0 (22.cb4 Rg2 (worse is 22...Ke6 23.g3-+) 23.a3 Be5-+) 22...Be6 (worse is 22...bc3 23.Na3 Bb2 24.Nc4 Kc5 25.Nb2 cb2 26.Rb1-+) 23.cb4 Bd4 (23...Bd4 24.Rf2 Rf8-+) 0–1. Kapfenstein,Armin (1640) – Schirmer,Michael (2150), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2 Nf6)

5.ed5 Nb8 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bc4 g6 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Qb6 ab6 12.Rb1 Bg7 13.Rb6 0-0 14.Bd2 Bc8 15.0-0 Rd8 16.Re1 Kf8 17.Bf4 Ne8 18.Ne4 Nd7 19.Rb2 Ndf6 20.Nf6 Nf6 21.Bc7 Rd7 22.Be5 Ra3 23.Rc2 Ra8 24.Rec1 Bh6 25.Re1 Nd5 26.Bb5 Rd8 27.Bc7 Nc7 28.Rc7 Ra2 29.Rce7 Be6 30.Rb7 Bd5 31.Rc7 Bf4 32.Rce7 Be6 33.R7e6 fe6 34.Bc4 Ra3 35.Be6 Rf3 36.gf3 Rd4 ½–½. Neuberg,Simon – Pernutz,Hans Gerhard (2265), Oberliga Sued W, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 Bf5 6.Bd3 Bg6 7.h4 Qb6 8.h5 Be4 9.Be3=+ Nh6 10.Be4 de4 11.d5 Qa5 12.dc6+/- Rd8 13.Nd4+- bc6 14.Qe2 Qe5+/- 15.Nb3 a5 16.Qc4 Qc7 17.N1d2 Ng4 18.Qa6 Ne3+= 19.fe3 Qg3 20.Kf1 Qe3 21.Qc6 Rd7 22.Rh3 Qf4 23.Kg1 Qc7 24.Qc7 Rc7= 25.Ne4 a4 26.Na5 Rc2=+ 27.Rd3 e6 28.Rad1= Be7 29.Rd7 f5=+ 30.Nd6?? Kd7-+ 31.Nf5 Ke8 32.Ng7 Kf7 33.h6 Rb8 34.Rf1 Kg6 35.Ne6 Bc5 36.Kh1 Rb5 37.Nc6 Bf2 38.Nf4 Kh6 39.Ne7 Kg5 40.Nh3 Kf6 41.Ng8 Kg7 42.Nf2 Kg8 43.Ne4 Ra2 0–1. Blanchard,Esteban – Vernadet,Jacques, Paris op, 1993.

6.a3 e6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Be7 9.Na3 Nf6 10.Bd3 (10.Be2 0-0=) 10...0-0=+ 11.Nb5 Qd8 (11...e5 12.Nc7 Qd8 13.Na8=+) 12.0-0 b6 (12...a6 13.c4=+) 13.c4 (13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Nc6 Bc6 15.Na7 Qd7 16.Nc6 Ra1-/+) 13...Bb7=+ 14.Bf4 (14.Be3 Nb4=+) 14...a6 15.Nc7 (15.Nc3 Rc8=+ (15...Nd4? 16.Nd4 Qd7 17.Be5+-)) 15...Ra7 (15...Nh5 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Na8 Nf4 18.Be4 Qa8 19.g3 Nh3 20.Kg2-+) 16.d5 ed5 (16...Nb4 17.d6 Bf3 18.de7 Bd1 19.ed8Q Rd8 20.Na6 Nd3 21.Rfd1=+) 17.cd5 Now all is on a6 (17.Nd5 Nd5 18.cd5 Nb4=+ (18...Qd5?? 19.Bh7 Kh7 20.Qd5+-)) 17...Nb4 (17...Nd5? 18.Nd5 Kh8 19.Ne7 Ne7 20.Bc4+-) 18.d6 Bd6 (18...Bf3 19.de7 (19.Qf3? Bd6 20.Bd6 Qd6-+) 19...Bd1 20.ed8Q Rd8 21.Ba6 Na6 22.Rfd1 Rd1 23.Rd1=+) 19.Bd6 Bf3 (19...Qd6?? 20.Bh7 Nh7 21.Qd6 Bf3 22.gf3+-) 20.gf3 Nd3 (20...Qd6?? 21.Bh7 Kh7 22.Qd6+-) 21.Qd3 Rc7 22.Qa3 (22.Ra6?? Rd7 23.Rd1 Ne8-+) 22...Re8 (22...a5!?=) 23.Bc7+= Qc7 24.Rfe1 (24.Qa6 g6+=) 24...Re1 25.Re1 h6 (25...a5 26.Rc1 Qb7 27.Qd6+=) 26.Qa6+= Qc6 (26...Qc5 27.Qd3+=) 27.Qd3 g5 (27...Nh5 28.Qe4 Qf6 29.Qb1+=) 28.Ra1 (28.Qe3 Kg7+-) 28...Nh5+= 29.Qe4 Qd6 30.Ra8 (30.Qe8!? Kg7 31.Re1+=) 30...Kg7= 31.Qe1 Nf4 32.Re8 (32.Qc3 Kg6 33.Qc2 Kh5=) 32...Qd7 33.Re3 b5 34.Rb3 Qh3 (better 34...Qd5 35.Qa1 Kg6=) 35.Qe5?? (better 35.Qa1 Kg6 36.Qf1+=) 35...Kg6-+ 36.Qd6 Kh5 37.Qf4 gf4 38.Rb5 Kg6 (38...Kh4 39.Rb6 Qf3 40.Rh6 Kg5 41.Rh8 Qd1 42.Kg2 f3 43.Kg3-+) 39.Rb3 Qe6 (better 39...Kg5 40.Rd3 Kh4 41.Rc3-+) 40.Rb1 (40.Rd3 Kg5 41.Rd4 Qf6-+) 40...h5 (better 40...Kh5 41.Rb8-+) 41.Kg2 Kg7 (41...Kg5 42.h3-+) 42.Rb4 (42.Rh1 Qg6 43.Kf1 Kf6-+) 42...Qd6 (42...Qg6!? 43.Kf1 Qf5 44.Kg2 Qg5 45.Kf1-+) 43.Re4 Kg6 (43...Qg6 44.Kf1-+) 44.Re1 (44.h4 Kf5 45.Ra4 Qg6 46.Kf1 Ke5-+) 44...Kg5 45.h3 Kh4 46.Rh1 Qe6 47.Rh2 f6 48.Rh1 Qd7 49.Rh2 Kg5 (49...Qg7 50.Kf1-+) 50.Rh1 Qd2 51.Rb1 (51.h4 Kf5-+) 51...Qe2 52.Ra1 Qb5 53.Re1 Qc4 54.Re4 Qg8 55.Kh2 Qg6 56.Re1 Kh4 57.Rh1 Qg5 58.Rg1 Qf5 59.Rh1 Qd3 60.Kg2 Kg5 (60...Qc2 61.Re1-+) 61.Ra1 (61.h4 Kh6-+) 61...Kf5 (61...Qh7 62.Rd1-+) 62.Ra5 Ke6 63.Ra4 Qg6 64.Kh2 Ke5 65.Ra1 (65.Rb4 f5-+) 65...Kd4 66.Re1 (66.Rd1 Kc3 67.Rd8-+) 66...Kd3 67.Re4 Qg5 (67...f5 68.Re5-+) 68.Re1 Kd2 69.Re8 Qg6 (69...Qb5 70.Rg8 Ke1 71.Rg2 Kf1 72.Rg7 Qc6 73.Ra7 Qc2 74.Ra1 Kf2 75.Rg1 Kf3 76.Kh1 Qc8 77.Rg6 Qc5 78.Rg2 Qc1 79.Rg1 Qd2 80.Rg6 Qd6 81.Rg7 Qd3 82.Rg8 Qe2 83.Rg1 Ke3 84.Rg7 Qf1 85.Kh2 Kf2 86.Rg6 f3 87.h4 Qg2 88.Rg2 fg2 89.Kh3 f5 90.Kh2 g1Q 91.Kh3 Qg3) 70.Re7-+ Qg5 71.Re4?? (71.Re8 Qb5 72.Rg8 Ke1 73.Rg1 Kf2 74.Rg2 Kf3 75.Kg1 Ke3 76.Kh2 f3 77.Rg1 Qe2 78.Kh1 f2 79.Ra1 f1R 80.Rf1 Qf1 81.Kh2 Kf3 82.h4 Qg2) 71...Qd5 (better 71...f5 72.Re8 Qg6-+) 72.Kg2 Qf5 73.Re1 (73.Re7 Kd1 74.Rc7 Qg5 75.Kf1 Qb5 76.Kg2-+) 73...Qg5 (73...Ke1 74.h4 Qg6 75.Kh3 Kf2 76.Kh2 Qg2) 74.Kh2 (74.Kf1 Qb5 75.Re2 Qe2 76.Kg2 Qe1 77.Kh2 Qf2 78.Kh1 Qf3 79.Kg1 Qg3 80.Kf1 f3 81.h4 Qg2) 74...f5 (74...Ke1 75.h4 Qh4 76.Kg2 Ke2 77.Kg1 Kf3 78.Kf1 Qf2) 75.Re6 Qg7 76.Re8 Qf7 77.Re5 Qf6 (77...Qa7 78.h4 Qf2 79.Kh1 Qf3 80.Kg1 Qg3 81.Kf1 Qh3 82.Kf2 Qh2 83.Kf1 f3 84.Rd5 Ke3 85.Re5 Qe5 86.Kg1 Qg3 87.Kf1 Qf2) 78.Ra5 Ke2 79.Ra2 (79.Ra7 Kf3 80.Ra3 Kf2 81.Ra2 Kf1 82.Rd2 f3 83.Rd1 Ke2 84.Rg1 Qe5 85.Kh1 f2 86.Rg2 Kf3 87.Rg5 f1Q 88.Rg1 Qh3) 79...Kf3 80.Kg1 (80.Ra3 Kf2 81.Ra2 Kf1 82.Rc2 f3 83.Rc1 Ke2 84.Rc2 Ke3 85.Kh1 Qa1 86.Kh2 f2 87.Re2 Ke2 88.Kg3 Qg7 89.Kh4 f1Q 90.Kh5 Qh3) 80…Qg5 (80...Qg5 81.Kf1 Qg2 82.Ke1 Qg1 83.Kd2 Qf2 84.Kd3 Qa2 85.Kd4 Qa5 86.Kc4 Kg3 87.Kd4 f3 88.Kd3 f2 89.Ke2 Qc3 90.h4 Kg2 91.Kd1 f1Q; 80...Qg6 81.Kf1 Qg2 82.Ke1 Qg1 83.Kd2 Qf2 84.Kd3 Qa2 85.Kd4 Qa5 86.Kd3 Kg3 87.Kc2 f3 88.Kd3 f2 89.Kc4 f1Q 90.Kd4 Kh3 91.Ke3 Qc3) 0–1. Simacek,V (1830) – Medunova,V (2100), 6th Arber Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.a3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.ab4 Bb4 10.h3 Bh5 11.c4 Qd8 (11...Qd7 12.Bb2-/+) 12.g4+= Bg6 13.g5 Bf5?? (better is 13...Bb1 14.Rb1 Ne4+=) 14.gf6+- Bh3 15.d5 (15.fg7 Rg8 16.Bg5 Rg7-/+) 15...ed5 (15...Bf1? 16.fg7 (worse is 16.Qf1 Qf6 17.Ra4 Qg6 18.Bg5 Nd4 19.Rb4 Nf3 20.Bf3 Qg5 21.Bg2 Rb8+=; 16.Bf1?! gf6 17.Qb3 Rg8 18.Kh1 Qc7+/-; 16.dc6 Be2 17.Qe2 Qf6 18.cb7 Rb8=) 16...Rg8 17.Kf1 (17.Bf1?! Rg7 18.Kh1 Qd6+=) 17...ed5 18.cd5 Rg7 19.dc6 Qd1 20.Bd1 bc6 21.Nbd2+-) 16.cd5 (16.fg7?! Rg8 17.Kh1 Bf1 18.Bf1 A) worse is 18...Rg7 19.cd5 (worse is 19.Qd5 Qf6 20.Ra2 Qg6 21.Re2 Kf8-/+) 19...Qd6 20.Na3+=; B) 18...d4=) 16...Qf6 17.dc6 0-0? (17...Qc6 18.Qd4 Bf1 19.Bf1 0-0+-) 18.cb7 Rad8 (18...Qa1 19.Qb3 (19.ba8N?! Bf1 20.Qf1 Qb1+/-; 19.ba8B?! Bf1 20.Be4 Be2 21.Qe2 Qf6+-) 19...Bf1 A) 20.Bf1?! Rab8 21.Qb4 Qf6+/-; B) 20.Kf1?! Rab8 21.Qb4 Qf6+/-; C) 20.ba8R?! Be2 21.Ng5 Qf6 (21...Ra8 22.Qf7 Kh8 23.Qf5 Qb1 24.Qb1 Kg8 25.Qe4 Bg4 26.Qd5 Be6 27.Qe6 Kh8 28.Qf5 g6 29.Qf7 Rd8 30.Qh7) 22.Qb4 Ra8=; D) 20.ba8Q Ra8 21.Kf1+-) 19.Qc2 Bf1 20.Bb2 (20.Bf1 Qf3 (worse is 20...Qa1 21.Ng5 g6 22.Ne4+=) 21.Be2 Qb7+=) 20...Qe6 (20...Qb6 21.Bf1 (21.Kf1?! Qb7 22.Qf5 Rd6+-) 21...Qb7 22.Ng5+-) 21.Bf1 Qg4 22.Bg2 Rd6 23.Be5 Rg6 24.Bg3 Bd6 25.Ra4 Qe6 26.Re4 Qf6 27.Rc4 Bg3 28.Rc8 Bd6 29.Rf8 Kf8 30.Nbd2 Qf4 31.Qd3 Ke7 32.Nf1 Bb8? 33.Nd4 Qc7 34.Qa3 Ke8 35.Qa4 Kf8+= 36.Qb4 Ke8 37.Nf5 Rg5? 38.Qe4 Kf8+/- 39.Qb4 Ke8 40.N1g3 g6?? 41.Ng7 Kd7+- 42.Bh3 Kc6+= 43.Ne8 Rg3 44.fg3 Qg3? 45.Bg2+- Kd7 46.Nf6 Ke6 47.Nd5 Qh2? 48.Kf1+- Bd6?? 49.Qb3 Kd7 50.Qb5 Kd8 51.Qc6 Bc7 52.Qf6 Kd7 1–0. Rodionov,Yuri (2135) – Okhotin,Evgeny (2215), 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qd7 7.d5 Na5 (7...Nb8 8.Bd3=) 8.Be2 (8.Ne5!? Qc7 9.Bf4+/-) 8...e6 9.0-0 Qd6? (9...ed5 10.Re1 (worse is 10.cd5 Nf6-/+) 10...Bd6 11.Qd5= (worse is 11.cd5 Ne7+=)) 10.Bb2?? (better is 10.Qa4 Nc6 11.Rd1+-) 10...Bd7 11.de6 Qd1 (better is 11...Qe6!? 12.Re1 Ne7+=) 12.ef7+/- (worse is 12.Rd1 Be6 13.Nbd2 Rd8=) 12...Kf7 13.Rd1 (13.Bd1?! Nc4 14.Bb3 b5+=) 13...Ke8 14.Nbd2 Nc6 15.Re1 Nf6 16.Bd3 Be7 17.Ne5 Rf8 18.Nd7 Kd7 19.Nb3 Rad8 20.Rad1+/- Kc7 21.h3 b6? 22.Bc2 Bc5 23.Nc5 bc5 24.Rd8 Rd8= 25.f3? Rd2-/+ 26.Rc1 Nh5 27.Ba1 Nf4 28.Bd1 Rg2 29.Kf1 Ra2 30.Bg7 Nh3 31.Bc2 Ra3 32.Be4 Nd4 33.Be5 Kb6 34.Kg2? Ng5 35.Bd4 cd4 36.c5 Kc7 37.Rc4 Ne4 38.fe4 b3 39.Rd4 Ra2 40.Kf3 a5 41.e5 Rc2 42.e6 Rc5 43.e7 Re5 44.Rc4 Kd7 45.Rd4 Ke7 0–1. Allen,Tim – Meijer,Wim, OGD Prinsenstad – C, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qd7 7.Be2 e6+= 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Bf4 Be7 10.Qd3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Rd8 12.Nb3 b6 13.Rad1 Ba6 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.Be5 Rac8 16.Qc2 (better is 16.Rc1!?-/+) 16...Nd5!-+ 17.Rc1 (17.cd5 Rc2 Pinning (17...Rc2 Deflection)) 17...Nc3 18.Rfe1 Bc4 19.Bc4 Rc4 20.Qd3 Rdc8 21.h3 (21.Rc2 a5 22.Qh3 a4-+) 21...f6 22.Bg3 e5 23.Qe3 Nd5 24.Qe2 Rc1 25.Nc1 ed4 26.Nb3 Bc5 27.Qd2 Nc3 28.f3 Re8 29.Re8 Qe8 30.Kh1 Qe3 31.Qb2 d3 32.Nc5 Qc5 33.Bf2 Qc4 34.Be1 a5 35.a3 b5 36.ab4 ab4 37.Bd2 Kf7 38.Be1 Qc5 39.Bf2 Qe7 40.Qb3 Kg6 41.Bd4 Qd6 42.Bc3 bc3 43.Qc3 d2 44.Qc2 f5 45.Qd1 b4 46.g4 fg4 47.hg4 Qd3 48.Kh2 b3 49.Kg3 b2 50.Qa4 d1Q 51.Qc6 Qd6 52.Qd6 Qd6 53.f4 b1Q 54.Kh4 Qh1 55.Kg3 Qd3 56.Kf2 Qh2 57.Ke1 Qde2# (57...Qhe2) 0–1. Lauer Smith,Jade – Lip,Catherine, AUS–ch U18 Girls, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Be2 e5 7.de5 Qd1 8.Bd1 Bc5 9.Bb2 Be6 10.Ng5 Nh6 11.Ne6 fe6 12.0-0 (12.Nd2!?=) 12...Nf7+= 13.Bg4 Nd4 (better is 13...Bd4 14.c3 bc3 15.Nc3 Nfe5-/+) 14.Bd4? (better is 14.Nd2+=) 14...Bd4-+ 15.c3 bc3 16.Na3 Ke7 17.Nc2 Bc5 (17...Ne5?! 18.Nd4 Ng4 19.Ne2-+) 18.Rfe1 (18.Rab1 b6 19.Bf3 Rac8-+) 18...Nh6 (better is 18...Rad8!? 19.Re2-+) 19.Bf3 Rhf8 20.Rab1 Rab8 (20...b6!? 21.Re4-+) 21.Rb3-/+ Bb6 22.Rd1 Nf7 23.Re1 (better is 23.Rc3!? Ne5 24.Ne1-/+) 23...Ng5-+ 24.Re2 Nf3 25.gf3 Rf3 0–1. Dybner – Johansson, corr SWE, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.a3 a6 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c4 Qd8 11.Qb3 0-0 (11...Nd4 12.Nd4 Qd4 13.Qb4+-) 12.Rd1 Bd6 13.Bb2 Qe7 14.Ne5 Nd7 15.Nc6 bc6 16.c5 Bc7 17.Bf3 White plans d5 17...Rb8 18.Qc2 e5 (18...Nf6 19.Nd2-/+) 19.Re1 (better is 19.Bc6!? ed4 20.Bd4=) 19...Qf6-/+ 20.d5 (20.Be4 ed4 21.Bh7 Kh8-/+) 20...cd5 21.Bd5 Re8 22.Nd2 Rb5 23.Ne4+= Qg6 24.Rac1 Nf8 25.Re3 Bf5 26.Rg3 Qh6 27.Re1 Be4 28.Be4+= Ba5 29.Rd1 Bb4? 30.Rh3+/- Rc5 31.Qd3 Qf6 32.Bh7+= Nh7?? 33.Qh7+- Kf8 34.Rd7 g6 35.Rf3 Rec8 36.Rf7 (36.Rf7 Qf7 37.Qf7#; 36.Rf6?? Rc1 37.Bc1 Rc1 38.Rd1 Rd1) 1–0. Bertram,Andreas – Mach,Holger (2270), Oberliga Nord N, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Be2 Nf6 7.c4 Qd6 8.0-0 +=.

6.Be2 Bg4 7.0-0 (7.c4 Qd6 8.d5 Bf3 9.Bf3 Ne5=) 7...Rd8 (7...Nf6 8.c4 Qd7 9.d5 Bf3 10.gf3+=) 8.Bb2 (8.c4 Qe6 9.Bb2 Bf3 10.Bf3 Qc4=) 8...e6 (8...Nf6 9.Nbd2+=) 9.a3 (9.h3 Bf3 10.Bf3 Qb5=) 9...Nf6+= 10.ab4 Bb4 11.h3 Bh5 (11...Bf5 12.c3 Be7 13.Nbd2+=) 12.c4 (12.c3 Be7+=) 12...Qd6 (12...Qd7 13.Qb3+=) 13.Qb3 (13.Na3 Qd7+=) 13...0-0 (13...Bf3 14.Bf3 Nd4 15.Bd4 Qd4 16.Na3+=) 14.Rd1 (14.Na3 Qf4+=) 14...a5 (14...Ne4!?-/+) 15.Na3= Rfe8 (15...Ne4 16.Nb5 Qe7 17.Qc2+=) 16.Nc2 (16.Qe3 Qe7=) 16...Bg6 (16...Qe7 17.Nb4 Qb4 18.Qc2+=) 17.Ne5 Be4 18.Nd3 (18.c5 Bc2 19.Qc2 Qc7=) 18...Qe7 (18...Ra8 19.Qa4=) 19.Ndb4 (19.Ncb4 Nb4 20.Bc3 Bd3 21.Bd3 b6= (worse is 21...Nd3 22.Rd3 Ra8 23.Ba5+=)) 19...ab4+= 20.Ra4 (20.Ne3 h6+=) 20...b6 (20...Ra8 21.Ne3+=) 21.Bd3 Rc8 22.Nb4+= Na5 23.Qa2 Bd3 24.Nd3+/- Red8 25.Ne5 Qc7 26.Bc3 Ne4 27.Ba5 ba5 28.Qc2 Nd6 29.c5 Nf5 30.Qa2 Rd4 31.Rdd4 Nd4 32.Rd4 Qe5 33.Qd2 Qc5-/+ ½–½. Dimitriadis,Konstantinos (2340) – Vragoteris,Antonios (2335), GRE–chT Poros, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

6.Be2 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 Now all is on d4 8.Be3 (8.c4 Qd7 9.Bb2=) 8...Nf6 (8...Nh6 9.a3 Nf5 10.ab4 Ncd4 11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Ra3-/+) 9.a3+= ba3 (9...0-0!?+=) 10.c4= Qd8 11.d5 (11.Ra3 Ng4=) 11...Nd5 (11...Na5 12.Ra3 0-0 13.Nc3=) 12.cd5+= Ba1 13.Na3 Bg7 (13...Bf6 14.dc6 Qd1 15.Rd1 bc6 16.Nb5+=) 14.dc6 Qd1 (14...0-0 15.Qc1 bc6 16.Nc4+=) 15.Rd1 bc6 16.Nb5 0-0 (16...cb5) 17.Na7 Bb7 18.Rd7 Rab8 19.Re7 (19.Rc7 Rfd8+=) 19...Ba8 20.h4 (20.Rc7 Rb1 21.Bf1 Rb7 22.Rb7 Bb7+=) 20...Rb7 (20...Rfe8 21.Re8 Re8 22.Bc4=) 21.Rb7 Bb7 22.Nd4 The isolani on c6 becomes a target (22.Nd2 Bf6+=) 22...Bd4 23.Bd4 Rd8 (23...Re8 24.Be3+=) 24.Be3 Rd6 (24...Rd7 25.Kh2+=) 25.Bf3 Kg7 (25...f6 26.Kh2+/-) 26.g4 f6 27.Kg2 Kf7 28.Kg3 Ke8 (28...Ke6 29.Kf4+/-) 29.h5 (29.Be4 Re6 30.Kf4 Kd7+=) 29...Re6+= 30.Bd1 (30.Kf4 g5 31.Kg3 Kd7+=) 30...Rd6 (30...Re5 31.h6+=) 31.Bc2+/- Kf7 ½–½. Anderson,Renard – Yasin,Hur, Hallsberg opJ, 1975. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6)

7.Bb2 e6!? -/+.

7.Bb2 Bf5 8.Nbd2 e6 9.d5 ed5 10.Nb3 Qb6 11.Qe2 Nce7 12.cd5 Rd8+=.

7.Bb2 Bf5 8.Nbd2= e6 9.d5 ed5 10.Nb3 Qd8 11.cd5 Qe7 12.Qe2 Qe2 13.Be2=.

7.Bb2 Bf5 8.Nbd2= e6 9.d5 ed5 10.cd5? Qd5-/+ 11.Bc4 Qd7 12.0-0 0-0-0 13.Rc1 (13.Qb3 Kb8 14.Bf7 Nf6+=) 13...f6 (better is 13...Kb8!?-+) 14.Qa4+= Kb8 15.Nb3? (better is 15.Bb5 Nge7 16.Nb3+=) 15...Nd4 16.Qa5 (16.Qd7 A) 16...Rd7?? 17.Nfd4 (17.Bd4?! Bd6+-; worse is 17.Nbd4 Bg4+-) 17...Ne7 18.Nf5+-; B) 16...Nf3 17.gf3 Rd7-+) 16...Nf3 17.gf3 b6 18.Qa6 Bh3 (better is 18...Bd6 19.Rfd1 Qc8-+) 19.Nd4?? (19.Rfe1 Rc8 20.Bb5-/+) 19...Qb7 (better is 19...Bf1 20.Rf1 Ne7-+) 20.Qb5? (better is 20.Rfd1 Ne7 21.Qa4-/+) 20...Bd7-+ 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qh4 Bh6?? 23.Qg3?? Qc7 24.Qc7+= Kc7 25.Bg8 Bc1 26.Rc1 Kb8 27.Bb3 Rc8 28.Re1 Bh3 1–0. Bolding,Klaus (2375) – Mercier,Jean Pierre (2230), FRA–chT2 France, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

7.Bb2 Bf5 8.Nbd2 e6 9.Be2 Nf6=+ 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nh4 Bg6 12.f4 Qb6 13.c5 Qd8 14.Ng6 hg6 15.Nc4 Nd5 16.Bf3 Qd7 (16...Kf8 17.Qd2=+) 17.Qd2 (17.a3 ba3 18.Ra3 0-0=) 17...Rd8 (17...0-0-0 18.a3 b3 19.g3=+) 18.Rfd1 (18.a3 b3=+) 18...Qc7 (better 18...0-0-/+) 19.Ne5? (better 19.g3=+) 19...g5!-+ 20.fg5? (better 20.Rf1-+) 20...Ne5 21.de5 Nc3 22.Qf4 Qc5 (22...Rd1?! 23.Bd1 Qc5 24.Kh1 Nd1 25.Rd1-+) 23.Kh1 Nd1 (23...Rd1?! 24.Bd1 Nd1 25.Rd1-+) 24.Bd1 Qd5 25.Bf3 Qd2 (25...Qd2 26.Qd2 Rd2-+) 0-1. Boer,A (2055) - Labruyere,Roger (2145), 26th Hoogeveen Open (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Bb2 Nf6 8.d5= Nb8 9.Bd3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.a3 (11.de6 Be6 12.Nd4 Nc6 13.Ne6 fe6=) 11...0-0 (11...ed5 12.Re1 Be6 13.Nd4+=) 12.ab4 Qd8 (12...Qb4 13.Qc2 Re8 14.Ra4=) 13.de6+= Be6 14.Nd4 (14.Bc3 Nc6 15.Ra4 Nd7=) 14...Bg4 (better is 14...Bb4!? 15.Ne6 fe6+=) 15.Qb3 Nc6 16.Nc6 bc6 17.Na3 Rb8 18.b5 cb5 (18...a6 19.Be5 Bd6 20.Rfe1=) 19.Nb5 Bc5 20.Qc2 h6 21.Bc3 (21.Bf5 Bh5 22.Na7 Ra8+/-) 21...Qb6 (21...Rb7!?+=) 22.Ra7+/- Rbd8? (22...Rfe8 23.Rfa1+/-) 23.Ra2 (23.Ba5 Qb8 24.Bd8 Rd8+-) 23...Bc8 (23...Qc6 24.Rfa1+/-) 24.Rb2 (24.Ba5 Qc6 25.Be2+- (25.Bd8 Bb7 26.Be4 Ne4+=)) 24...Qc6 25.Be2 Ne4 26.Bf3 Bf5 27.Qc1 Qg6 28.Kh1 Nc3 29.Qc3 Rd3 30.Qe5 Bb6 31.c5+/- Bd8 32.Nd4 Bc8 33.Be4 Qa6 34.Bd3 Qd3= (34...Qd3 35.Rc1 Bf6=) 0–1. Djosic,S (2250) – Andrijevic,M (2330), Vrnjacka Banja SER, Central Ch, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c4 Qa5)

7.Bd2 e6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qb3 (10.Qc2=+) 10...Ng4 (10...0-0 11.Qc2-/+) 11.d5 (better 11.h3!? Qd8 12.hg4 Nd4 13.Nd4 Qd4 14.Bb4 Bb4 15.Qb4 Qd3 16.Na3+=) 11...Nce5-/+ 12.Be2 Qb6 (better 12...0-0!?-/+) 13.Ne5= Ne5 14.Be3 Bc5 15.Nd2 (15.Bc5 Qc5 16.a3 ba3=) 15...Be3=+ 16.fe3 (16.Qe3 Qe3 17.fe3 0-0=+) 16...0-0= 17.Rac1 (17.a3 ed5 18.cd5 Bg4 19.Bg4 Ng4=+) 17...ed5=+ 18.c5? (18.cd5!? Bd7 19.Nc4 Nc4 20.Bc4-/+) 18...Qe6 (18...Qh6 19.Rf4 Nc6 20.Qd5-+) 19.Qb4-/+ Nc6 (19...Nd3 20.Bd3 Qe3 21.Kh1 Qd3 22.Nf3-+) 20.Qf4 b5?? (better 20...f6-/+) 21.Bb5+/- Ne7 (21...Ne5 22.Nb3+/-) 22.e4 (22.c6 a6 23.Ba4 f6+/-) 22...de4 (22...Bd7 23.Bd7 Qd7 24.ed5 Qd5 25.Qd6+=) 23.Bc4 (23.Ne4 Ng6 24.Qe3 Qe5+/-) 23...Qg6 24.Ne4 Bb7 25.Bf7 Rf7 (25...Rf7 26.Nd6 Double attack (26.Nd6 Decoy); 25...Qf7 26.Nd6 Double attack (26.Nd6 Decoy)) 26.Qf7 Qf7 27.Rf7 Kf7 28.Nd6 Ke6 29.Nb7 Rc8 (29...Rb8 30.Re1 Kd7 31.Na5+=) 30.Nd6 (30.Rd1 Rc7 31.Nd8 Ke5 32.Re1 Kd5+/-) 30...Rc6+= 31.Ne4 (31.Re1 Kd7+=) 31...h6 (31...Kd5 32.Rd1 Ke4 33.Re1 Kf4 34.g3 Kf5 35.Re7 Rc5 36.Rg7 Rc1 37.Kg2 Rc2 38.Kh3 Ra2 39.g4 Ke4 40.Rh7+=) 32.Nf2 (32.Re1 Kd5+=) 32...Nf5 (32...Kd5 33.Nd3 Kd4 34.Rd1+=) 33.Nd3+/- a5 34.Kf2 (34.Rc4 Rc8+/-) 34...g5 35.Rb1 (35.Re1 Kd5+=) 35...Kd5+= Attacks the isolani on c5 36.Ke2 (36.Rb5 Kc4 37.Rb3 Re6=) 36...Nd4 37.Kd2 Rf6 38.Rb8 Nc6 (38...Re6 39.Kc3 Ne2 40.Kd2=) 39.Rb6 (39.Rb7 Kc4+=) 39...Re6= 40.Rb1 (40.h3 Kc4=) 40...Nd4 41.Re1 Rf6 (41...Re1 42.Ne1 Kc5 43.Nc2=) 42.Kc3 (42.Re5 Kc4+=) 42...Nb5 43.Kb3 Kd4 44.Rd1 a4 45.Kb4 Nc3 46.Rd2 Nb1 (46...Ne4 47.Rd1 Nc3 48.Rd2=) 47.Rb2?? (better 47.Rf2!? Re6 48.Nb2+-) 47...Nc3 (47...Rf8 48.c6 Kd3 A) 49.Ka4?? Ra8 50.Kb5 Nc3 51.Kb4 Rb8 (51...Ra2?? 52.Ra2 Na2 53.Kc5+-; 51...Na2?! 52.Kc5 Nc3 53.Kd6=) 52.Ka3 Nb1 53.Rb1 Rb1-+; B) 49.Kc5=) 48.Ne1 Nd5 49.Ka4 Kc5 50.Rc2 Kb6 (50...Kd4 51.Nf3 Ke4 52.Kb5+=) 51.Kb3 Rf4 52.Nd3 Rd4 53.Ne5 Rb4 54.Ka3 Kb5 55.Nd3 Ra4 56.Kb3 Rd4 57.a4 Kb6 (57...Ra4 58.Rc5 Deflection (58.Rc5 Decoy)) 58.Nb2 (58.Ne5 Rb4 59.Ka3 Re4 60.Nd7 Ka7+=) 58...Ne3 (58...Rb4!? 59.Ka3 Re4 60.Nc4 Ka6+=) 59.Re2+/- Nf5 60.Nc4 Kc6 61.Re6 Kd7 (61...Kc7 62.a5+-) 62.Rf6 Rf4 63.Kb4 (better 63.Nb6!? Kd8 64.Kc3 Ne3 65.Rh6 Rf2+-) 63...Ke7+/- 64.Ra6 (64.Rc6!? Kd7 65.Rc5+/-) 64...Rh4 65.h3 (better 65.Kc5 Rh2 66.g4+=) 65...Ne3? (better 65...g4!?+=) 66.Rc6+/- Ng2? (better 66...Re4+/-) 67.Kc5?? (better 67.a5 Ne3 68.a6+-) 67...Nf4 (67...Rh5 68.Kb6 Nf4 69.a5 Rh3 70.a6 Rb3 71.Ka5+-) 68.a5 Nd3?? (better 68...Rh5 69.Rc7 Kf6+=) 69.Kb5+- Rh3 70.a6 Rh1 71.a7 Rb1 72.Ka4 g4 (72...Nb2 73.Kb4 Nc4 74.Kc4 Rc1 75.Kb5 Rb1 76.Ka6 Ra1 77.Kb7 h5+-) 73.a8Q Ra1 74.Na3 Nb2 75.Kb3 (75.Kb3 Re1 76.Qa7 Kf8 77.Qf2 Ke7 78.Qe1 Kf8 79.Rf6 Kg8 80.Qe7 g3 81.Rf8) 1-0. Verhoeven,Robin (1990) - Adavatkar,Rugved (1670), Open NK Rapid (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Nbd2 e6 8.Nb3 Qd8 9.d5 Na5 10.Bb2 Nf6 (10...f6 11.Qe2=) 11.Ne5 (better 11.de6!? Qd1 12.Rd1+=) 11...Nb3=+ 12.Qb3 Bc5 13.0-0-0 (better 13.Nd3!? b6 14.Nc5 bc5 15.Qf3=) 13...ed5-/+ 14.Qa4 Kf8 15.Bd3 (15.Nd3!? Bd7 16.Qb3-/+) 15...Be6 16.Kb1 Qc7 17.f4 a6 (17...dc4!? 18.Nc4 Qf4 19.Qb5-+) 18.f5-/+ dc4 (18...Bc8!? 19.cd5 Nd5-/+) 19.fe6=+ b5 20.Qc2 fe6 21.Be4 Rc8 (21...Ne4?? 22.Qe4 Ra7 23.Nd7 Ke7 24.Bg7+-) 22.Rhf1 c3 23.Nd7 Ke7 24.Nf6 gf6 25.Qe2?? (better 25.Bc1=+) 25...cb2-+ 26.Qh5?! (26.Qb2 Rhf8-+) 26...Qe5 (better 26...Be3 27.Qg4 Bg5 28.Kb2 Qh2 29.Rfe1-+) 27.Qh4 (27.Qe5 fe5 28.Kb2 Bd4 29.Kb1-+) 27...Be3 28.Bd3 Rc1 29.Rc1 bc1Q (worse 29...bc1B 30.Rc1 Bc1 31.Qb4 Kf7 32.Kc1 Rc8 33.Kd1-+; worse 29...bc1N 30.Rc1 Bc1 31.Qb4 Kf7 32.Kc1 Rc8 33.Kd1-+; 29...Bc1?! 30.Qb4 Kf7 31.g3-+) 30.Rc1 Bc1 31.Kc1 (31.Qb4 Kf7 32.Kc1 Rc8 33.Kd1 Qe3-+) 31...Rc8 (better 31...Qe3 32.Kb2 Qd3 33.Qb4 Kf7-+) 32.Bc2 (32.Kd2 Qb2 33.Ke3 Qg2 34.Qb4 Ke8 35.Qh4-+) 32...Qa1 33.Kd2 Qc3 34.Kd1 (34.Ke2 Qc2 35.Ke1 Qc1 36.Ke2 Rc2 37.Kf3 Rc3 38.Kf2 Qe3 39.Kf1 Rc1 40.Qe1 Re1) 34...Qc2 35.Ke1 Qc1 36.Kf2 (36.Ke2 Rc2 37.Kf3 Rc3 38.Kf2 Qe3 39.Kf1 Rc1 40.Qe1 Re1) 36...Rc2 (36...Qd2 37.Kf3 Rc3 38.Kg4 Qe2 39.Kf4 Qc4) 37.Kg3 (37.Kf3 Rc3 38.Kf2 Qe3 39.Kf1 Rc1 40.Qe1 Re1) 37...Qe3 38.Kg4 Rc4 (38...Rc4 39.Kh5 Rc5 40.Kg4 h5 41.Qh5 Rc4; 38...Qe2 39.Kg3 Rc3 40.Kf4 Qc4) 0-1. Tay,J (2230) - Rodriguez,Sa (2250), Titled Tuesday 9th June, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Nbd2 Bg4 8.Bb2 e6=+ 9.d5 ed5 10.Nb3 Qd8 11.cd5 Qe7 12.Qe2 Bf3 13.gf3 Qe2 14.Be2 Nce7 15.0-0 (15.Bb5 Kd8=) 15...Nf5 (15...a6 16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Nc5 Rd5 18.Nb7=) 16.Rac1 Bd6 17.Nc5 Rb8 18.Ne4 f6 19.Rfe1 (19.Nd6 Nd6 20.Rfd1 Ne7=+) 19...Nge7 20.Bf1 (better 20.Red1=+) 20...Kf7?? (20...Kd8 21.Bh3=+) 21.Bh3?? (better 21.Nd6 Nd6 22.Rc7+-) 21...Rhd8-/+ 22.Nd6 Rd6 (worse 22...Nd6 23.Rc7 Re8 24.Bd7+=) 23.Rc5 (23.Rc7 Kf8 24.Bd4 b6 (24...Nd4?! 25.Ree7 Nf3 26.Kg2=; worse 24...Nd5 25.Ba7 Rbd8 26.Rb7=+) 25.Ra7 Nc8 (25...Nd4 26.Ree7 Nf3 27.Kf1+-; 25...Rd5?! 26.Be3-/+) 26.Bf5 Na7-+) 23...Rbd8 (23...Kg6 24.Bf5 Nf5 25.Re4-+) 24.Rb5 (24.Rc7 R8d7 25.Rd7 Rd7 26.a3-+) 24...b6-+ 25.Rd1 (25.Rb4 Rd5 (25...Nd5?! 26.Ra4 Kg6 27.Kh1-/+) 26.Rbe4 Nc6-+) 25...g6 (25...a6 26.Rb4 Nd5 27.Ra4-+) 26.Bf1 (26.Rb4 Rd5 27.Rd5 Rd5-+) 26...Kg7 (26...a6 27.Rb4 b5 28.Rb3 Nd5 29.Ba3-+) 27.Rb4 Rd5 28.Re1 (28.Rd5 Rd5 29.Ra4 a5-+) 28...Nc6 (28...Rd2 29.a3-+) 29.Rbe4 Ncd4 30.Kg2 g5 (30...b5 31.Rc1-+) 31.f4 (31.Bc4 R5d6-+) 31...g4 (31...Nh4 32.Kh3 Nhf3 33.Re7 Kg6 34.Bc4 Ne1 35.Bd5-+) 32.Rc1 (32.Bc4 Rc5 33.Be2 h5-+) 32...R5d7 (32...Kg6 33.Rc7-+) 33.Ba6 (better 33.Bc4-+) 33...Nh4 (better 33...Nf3!? 34.Be2 Rd2-+) 34.Kg3=+ Nhf5 (34...Nhf3!? 35.Bc8 Rf7 36.Bg4 f5 37.Bf3 fe4 38.Be4 Kf8-/+) 35.Kg4 (35.Kg2 Kg6-+) 35...Kg6=+ 1–0. Bellahcene,Bilel (2510) – Holtman,Teodor (2295), World Junior Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qa5)

7.d5 b3 8.Bd2 b2 9.Ba5 ba1Q 10.dc6 b6 11.Bc3 Qa2 12.c5 (better 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Nbd2=) 12...Bf5?? (12...Nf6 13.Bb5 Qd5=+) 13.Bb5+- f6?? (better 13...a6 14.cb6 ab5+- (14...Qb1 15.Qb1 e5 16.c7 Bd7 17.b7 Bc5 18.ba8Q Ke7 19.Qd8 Ke6 20.Qd7 Kf6 21.Be5)) 14.c7+- Kf7 15.0-0 Rc8 (15...e6 16.Qd8 Rd8 17.cd8Q+-) 16.Qd8 (16.Qd8 Nh6 17.Nd4 Rd8 18.cd8Q bc5 19.Bc6 cd4 20.Bd5 Qd5 21.Qd5 Kg6 22.Qd4+-) 1–0. Vitoux,Colomban (2385) – Nebolsina,Vera (2205), 99. Edward Lasker Memorial, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qa5)

7.d5 b3 8.Bd2 b2 9.Ba5 ba1Q 10.dc6 b6 11.c7 Bd7-+.

7.d5 b3 8.Bd2 b2 9.Ba5 ba1Q 10.dc6 Bf5?? 11.cb7+- Rb8 12.c5 (12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qb3 Bc6+-) 12...Bd7 (12...f6 13.c6 Qa2 14.Bc7 Qe6 15.Qe2 Qc6 16.Bb8 Qb7 17.Qb5 Qb5 18.Bb5 Kf7 19.Ke2+-) 13.Bc4 (13.Qb3 Bc6 14.Bb5 Qf6+-) 13...Qb2 (13...Rb7 14.c6 Qb2 15.Bb3 (15.cd7 Rd7 16.Qb3 Qb3 17.ab3 e6+-) 15...Qb1 16.Qb1 (16.cb7 Qe4 17.Qe2 Qb7=; 16.cd7 Rd7 17.Qb1 e6 18.Be6 Bb4 19.Qb4 fe6 20.Qb8 Kf7 21.Ne5 Kf6 22.Nd7 Kf7 23.Qf8 Kg6 24.Ne5 Kh6 25.Bd2 Kh5 26.Qf3 Kh4 27.Qg4) 16...Bc6 17.Bf7 Kf7 18.Qf5 Ke8 19.Ne5 Rb1 20.Qb1 e6 21.Qb8 Ke7 22.Qd8) 14.0-0?? (14.Bb3 A) 14...Rb7?? 15.c6 Qb1 16.Qb1+- (16.cb7?! Qe4 17.Qe2 Qb7+=; 16.cd7 Rd7 17.Qb1 e6 18.Be6 Bc5 19.Bd7 Kd7 20.Qb7 Kd6 21.Ke2 Bb6 22.Rd1 Bd4 23.Rd4 Ke6 24.Qc6 Kf5 25.g4); B) 14...Qf6 15.0-0 Qf4+- (15...Rb7 16.Qd5 e5 17.Ne5+-)) 14...e6?? (14...Qb7 15.Bd5 Qb5+-) 15.c6 (better 15.Bb3 Nf6 16.Bc3 Qc3 17.Nc3 Bc5 18.Ne5 Rb7 19.Ba4+-) 15...Bc6 16.Bc7?? (16.Bb3 Bd5 17.Bd5+-) 16...Qb7-/+ 17.Bb8 Qb8 18.Re1 (better 18.Nbd2-/+) 18...Nf6?? (better 18...Bb4 19.Re3 Ne7-/+) 19.Be6+/- fe6 20.Re6 Be7 21.Rc6 0-0 22.Nc3 Rd8 23.Qb3 (23.Qe2 Re8+/-) 23...Qb3 24.ab3 Rb8 25.Nd4 Bb4 26.h3 Rd8 27.Ne6 Rd3 28.Nb5 a5 29.Ng5 (better 29.Rc7 g5 30.Rg7 Kh8 31.Rf7+/-) 29...Rb3? (better 29...Nd7 30.Rc8 Nf8=) 30.Rc8+- Bf8 31.Nd4 (31.Nc7!? Rc3 32.Nge6 Rc1 33.Kh2 Nd7+-) 31...Rb1+/- 32.Kh2 Nd7 33.Nge6 (better 33.Rd8 Rb7 34.Nc6+/-) 33...Re1?? (better 33...Rb8!? 34.Rc6 a4+=) 34.Ra8?? (34.Rd8 Re6 35.Ne6 Kf7 36.Nf8 Nf8+-) 34...g6? (34...Kf7 35.Nf8 Nf8 36.Ra5+/-) 35.Ra5?? (better 35.Rd8+-) 35...Kf7 36.Ng5 Kg7? (36...Kg8 37.Ra7 Bd6 38.g3+/-) 37.Nde6 (better 37.Ra7!? Bd6 38.g3+-) 37...Kf6 38.Nf8 (38.Ra6 Bb4 39.Nh7 Ke7+-) 38...Nf8+/- 39.Nf3 Rf1 40.Ra6 Kg7 41.Kg3 Rd1 42.Ra7 (42.Ne5 Rc1+-) 42...Kg8 (42...Kf6 43.h4 h6 44.h5+/-) 43.Kf4 Nd7 44.Kg5 (44.g4 Nc5+-) 44...Rd5+/- 45.Kf4 Nf6 (45...Rd1 46.g4 Nc5+-) 46.Ra8 (46.g4 h5+/-) 46...Kg7 47.Ra7 Kh6 (47...Kg8 48.g4+/-) 48.Kg3 (48.Ke3 Rb5+/-) 48...Nh5 (better 48...Ne4!? 49.Kh2 Nf2+=) 49.Kh2+/- Rb5 (49...g5!?+/-) 50.g4+- Ng7?? (better 50...Nf6+-) 51.g5 Kh5 52.Rg7 h6 53.Rh7 (53.Kg3!? Rb8+-) 53...Rg5 54.Ng5 Kg5 55.f4! Kh5 (55...Kf4 56.Rh6 Deflection) 56.Kg3 g5 57.fg5 (better 57.f5 g4 58.hg4 Kg5 59.Rf7 h5 60.gh5 Kh5 61.Kf4 Kh6 62.Rd7 Kh5 63.Rh7) 57...Kg5 58.Ra7 Kg6 59.Ra5 (59.Ra5 Kf7 60.Kg4+-) 1-0. Borgaonkar,Akshay (2075) - Oparin,G (2680), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.d5 Nd8 8.a3 e6 9.Bb2 Nf6 10.ab4 Qb4 11.Bc3 Qb6 12.Bd3 ed5 13.cd5 Nd5 14.0-0 Ne6 15.Ba5 Qc5 16.Qb3 Be7 17.Nbd2 Ndf4 18.Bb5 Kf8 19.Rfe1 a6 20.Bc3 Kg8 21.Ne4 Qc7 22.Be5 Qb6 23.Qa4 Ng6 24.Bc4 (24.Bc4 Qd8 25.Rad1+=) 1–0. Jones,Ian – Florea,Valentin (1995), ZH–2009–0-00253, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

7.d5 Nd8 8.Nbd2 e6 9.Nb3 Qa4 10.Bb2 Nf6 11.d6 Bd7 12.Ne5 Nc6 13.f4 Rc8 14.Be2 Ne5 15.fe5 Ne4 16.Qd4 f5?? (16...Nc3 17.Bc3 bc3 18.Qc3 f6+/-) 17.ef6!+- Nf6 (17...Nf6 18.Qf6; 17...gf6 18.Bh5 Mate attack) 18.0-0 (18.Qf6 Rc4 (18...gf6?? 19.Bh5 Kd8 20.Bf6 Be7 21.Be7) 19.Bh5 g6 20.Qh8 Re4 21.Be2 Re2 22.Ke2 Qc6+-) 18...Qc6? (18...Rg8 19.Qh4 Bd6 20.Bf6 gf6 21.Qf6+-) 19.Rf6 (better is 19.Qf6! Qg2 20.Kg2 Bc6 21.Kh3 gf6 22.Bh5 Kd7 23.Rf6+-) 19...gf6 (19...Qd6 20.Qf2 gf6 21.Bh5 Kd8 22.Qf6 Be7 23.Qh8 Kc7 24.Qh7 Kd8+-) 20.Bh5 (20.Bh5 Kd8 21.Qf6 Be7 22.Qe7) 1–0. Saulespurens,Valdis (2380) – Burijovich,Liliana (2205), Internet Section, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qa5)

7.Be2 Bf5 +=.

8.a3 e6 9.Bb2 ba3 10.Bc3 Bb4 11.Qb3 Bc3 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Ra3 Qd8 0–1. Jones,Ian – Selmeczi,Jozsef (1700), 23. LSS No Engine Cup Preliminary, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Nbd2 e6 10.Nb3 (10.Bd3 ed5 11.0-0 Be7=) 10...Qd8 11.Qc2 ed5 12.cd5 Bd6 (12...Nbd7 13.Qe2 Qe7 14.Rd1=+) 13.Bd3 (13.Bf6 gf6 14.Bd3 Qc7+=) 13...Qe7 (13...Nd5 14.Bg7 Rg8 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Qh7 Rg7 17.Bd7 Kd7 18.Qg7 Qe8 19.Kf1+/-) 14.Kf1 0-0 15.Re1 Qd8 16.h4 (better 16.Bf6 Qf6 17.Bh7 Kh8 18.Bd3=) 16...Bg4 (better 16...h6!? 17.Bf6 Qf6=+) 17.Ng5+/- h6 18.Bh7 (better 18.Bf6!? Qf6 19.Nh7+/-) 18...Kh8=+ 19.Bg8 (better 19.Bf5 Bf5 20.Qf5=+) 19...g6?? (19...Qd7 20.Bh7 Nd5-/+ (20...hg5? 21.Bf6 Re8 22.hg5 Re1 23.Ke1 Qe8 24.Kf1 Qe2 25.Qe2 Be2 26.Ke2 gf6 27.gf6+-)) 20.Nf7+- Rf7 21.Bf7 Bf5 22.Qd2 Kg7 23.Be6 Nbd7 24.Bf5 gf5 25.Nd4 (25.Nd4 Kf7 26.Qe3+-) 1-0. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2605) - Kavutskiy,K (2410), Titled Tue 2nd May Late (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Bd3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 ed5 12.cd5 Qd5 13.Qc2 Nc6 14.Nbd2 0-0 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.Re5 Qd8 17.Rae1 Bd6 18.Rg5 h6 19.Bh7 (19.Rb5 a6 20.Bf6 Qf6-+ (20...gf6?! 21.Rh5+=)) 19...Kh8-+ 20.Rg7?? (better is 20.Bf6 Qf6 21.Rd5-+) 20...Kg7 21.Ne4 Re8 (21...Kh7?? 22.Nf6 Kg7 23.Qh7) 22.Rd1 Re4 23.Be4 Qc7 24.Qe2 Bh2 25.Kh1 Be5 26.Bb7 Bb2 (26...Qb7 27.Qe5 Qa6 28.Rd6 Qf1 29.Kh2 Qf2 30.Rf6 Qh4 31.Kg1+-; 26...Bb7 27.Be5 Qc6 28.f3-+) 27.Ba8 Qe5 28.Qe5 Be5 29.Rb1 Bc3 30.Rc1 Be6 31.a4 (31.Rc2 Bf5 32.Rc1 Ng4-+) 31...Bd5 (better is 31...b3-+) 32.Bd5 Nd5 33.g3 Nb6 34.a5 Nc4 35.a6 Nd2 36.f4 (36.Kg2 b3 37.Rc3 b2-+) 36...b3 37.f5 (37.Kg2 b2 38.Rh1 f5-+) 37...b2 38.f6 Kg6 (38...Kg6 39.Rd1 Kf6-+) 0–1. Goldsmith,Alan (2285) – Sutherland,John (2055), Australian op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qa5)

8.Bd2 Bg4 9.Be2 Nf6 10.0-0 Nbd7 (10...b5 11.Qb3=) 11.a3 (11.Nd4 Ne5=) 11...e6 12.Nd4 Be2 (12...Qb6 A) 13.Bg4? Qd4 14.de6 A1) 14...Qa1 15.ed7 Kd8 16.Qf3+/- (16.Bb4?! Bb4 17.ab4 Qe5=; 16.ab4?! Qd4 17.Bg5 Qd1 18.Rd1 Bb4=); A2) worse 14...Qg4 15.ed7 Qd7 16.ab4+=; A3) 14...fe6 15.Be6 Nc5-/+ (15...Qa1?! 16.Bd7 Nd7 17.Re1 Be7 18.Bb4=); B) 13.Nb5 Be2 14.Qe2 ba3 15.N1a3 Ba3 16.Ra3=) 13.Qe2 Bc5 (13...Qb6 14.de6 Qd4 15.ed7 Kd8+/-) 14.de6+= 0-0? (14...Bd4 15.ed7 Kd8 16.Re1 Nd7 17.Bb4+=) 15.ed7?? (better 15.Nb3 Qa4 16.Qd3 (16.ed7?! Qb3 17.ab4 Bb4=; 16.Nc5?! Nc5 17.Bb4 Rac8+/-) 16...ba3 17.ed7 Nd7 18.Nc5 Nc5 19.Qd5+-) 15...Bd4= 16.Bb4 Qe5 17.Qe5 Be5 18.Ra2 Rfd8 19.Re1 Bc7 (19...Bd4 20.Re7 Nd7 21.Rd2=) 20.Be7+= Rd7 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Nc3 Ba5 23.Rc2 (23.Rd1 Rc7 24.Nd5 Rc4=) 23...Rd3 24.Re3 (24.Rec1=) 24...Re3 (better 24...Rd4 25.Kf1 Rc4-/+) 25.fe3+= Bc3 26.Rc3 Rc8 27.Kf2 Kf8 28.e4 b6 29.Ke3 Ke7 30.Rc1 Kd6 31.Kd4 Ke6 32.Rf1 Rd8 33.Kc3 Rd6 (33...Ke5 34.Rf5 Ke4 35.Rf6+=) 34.Rf5 Rd1 35.Rh5 Re1 36.Kd3 (36.Rh7!? Re4 37.Rh8+/-) 36...Ra1= 37.Rh7 Ra3 38.Kd4 Ra2 (38...Ra1 39.Rh8=) 39.g3 (39.g4 Rd2 40.Ke3 Rc2+=) 39...Rd2 40.Kc3 Rd1 41.h4 Rg1 42.Rg7 Ke5 (42...Rc1 43.Kb3=) 43.h5 Rh1 44.g4 Ke4 45.Rf7 Ke5? (45...Kf4 46.Ra7 Kg4 47.Rg7 Kf4 48.Rb7=) 46.Rg7?? (better 46.Ra7 f5 47.gf5 Rh5 48.Rb7+-) 46...a5 47.Kb3 Rb1 48.Ka3 Rh1 49.Ka4 Rh4 (49...f5 50.Rg5 Kf4 51.Rf5 Kg4 52.Rf6 Ra1 53.Kb5 Rb1 54.Ka6 Kh5 55.Rb6 Rb6 56.Kb6=) 50.Kb5+= f5 51.Rg5?? (better 51.gf5 Rh5 52.Re7 Kd4 53.Rd7 Kc3 54.Kb6 Kc4 55.f6=) 51...Rg4-/+ 52.Rg6 Rg6 53.hg6 Kf6 54.Kb6 f4 (better 54...a4 55.c5 a3-+ (55...Kg6?! 56.c6 a3 57.c7=)) 55.c5= f3 56.c6 f2 57.c7 f1Q 58.c8Q Qb1 59.Ka5 Qa2 60.Kb4 Qb2 61.Ka4 Qa2 62.Kb5 Qb2 63.Ka6 Qa3 64.Kb7 Qb4 65.Ka8 Qa4 66.Kb8 Qb4 67.Qb7 Qb7 68.Kb7 Kg6 ½-½. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2245) - Aigner,M (1985), Titled Tue 4th Jun Late (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.Nb3 Qd8 10.Nbd4 Na6 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 g6 13.Bd3 Bg7 14.Qe2 Qa5 15.Nd2 0-0 16.0-0 (16.Qe7?? Re8 17.Qe8 Ne8-+) 16...Re8 17.N2b3 (17.Be7!? Qb6 18.N2f3=) 17...Qd8+= 18.Rad1 (18.Rfe1 e5 19.de6 Be6 20.Ne6 Re6+=) 18...Bd7 (18...e5 19.de6 Be6 20.Ne6 Re6 21.Qf3+=) 19.Bb1 Rc8 20.Ne6 Qb6 21.Ng7 Kg7 22.Nd4 Bg4 (22...e5 23.de6 Be6 24.Ne6 Re6 25.Qd2+=) 23.f3+= e5 (better is 23...Bd7!? 24.Be7 Ba4+=) 24.fg4+/- ed4 25.Qf2 Rc7? (25...Ng4!? 26.Qf7 Kh8+/-) 26.d6 (26.Bb2!? Ng4 27.Bd4 Kg8+-) 26...Ng4 27.Qf4 d3 28.Kh1 Ne3 29.dc7 Nf1 30.Rf1 (30.Qf1?! Nc7 31.Qd3 Kg8+-) 30...f5 31.Bd6 d2 (31...Qc6 32.Bd3 Nc7 33.Bc7+-) 32.Qd2 (better is 32.Qe5! Re5 33.Be5 Kh6+-) 32...Nc7 33.c5 (33.c5 Qb5 34.Bd3+-) 1–0. Yilmazyerli,M (2350) – Okus,M (2020), Denizli TUR, Team Ch, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.Nb3 Qd8 10.Nbd4 Na6 11.Bb2 g6 12.Bd3 Bg7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Re1 Nc5 15.a3 b3 (15...ba3!? 16.Ba3 Nd3 17.Qd3 Re8=+) 16.Nb3+= Nd3 17.Qd3 Bf5 18.Qd1 (18.Qe2 Re8+=) 18...Rc8= 19.Rc1 Re8 20.Nfd4 Bd7 21.Qf3 Qc7 22.h3 Qd6 23.Bc3 (better 23.Nc2=) 23...Rc4-/+ 24.Bb4 (24.Na5 Ra4 25.Nc2 Qd5 26.Qd5 Nd5 27.Bg7 Ra5-+) 24...Rc1-+ 25.Bd6?? (25.Rc1 Qd5 26.Rc7 Qf3 A) 27.gf3? e5 (27...Bh3?! 28.Rb7 a6 29.Ra7-+) 28.Ne2 b6-+; B) 27.Nf3-+) 25...Re1 26.Kh2 ed6 27.Na5 (27.Nc2 Rb1 28.Na5 Bf5-+) 27...Ne4 28.Nc2 Rc1 (better 28...Rf1 29.Nc4 b5 30.N2e3 Rf2 31.Qd1-+) 29.Ne3 0-1. Melita,Facundo (1910) - Herrera,Mart (2080), 99th ch-ARG Semi-Final (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.Nb3 Qd8 10.Nbd4 Na6 11.Bd3 g6=.

7.Nc3 Qc5?? 8.dc5+- (8.dc5 g6 9.Nd5+-) 1-0. Soubirou,O (2140) - Villeneuve,Samuel (1805), ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual, 2020.

7.Nc3 Qd6 8.Nb5 Qb8 9.d5 Nd8?? (9...Ne5 10.Bf4 Nd3 11.Bd3 Qf4+=) 10.Qc2+- f6 11.Nc7 (11.Qa4!? Bd7 12.Bf4 Qc8+-) 11...Kf7 12.Bc4 e5? (12...Qc7 13.d6 Qc4 14.Qc4 Be6+-) 13.d6 Be6 (13...Ne6 14.Ne6 Bd6 15.Neg5 Kf8 16.Nh7 Ke7 17.Qg6+-) 14.Ne6 Ne6 15.Qf5 Qd6 16.Ng5 Ke8 17.Ba3 Nc5 18.Bc5 (18.Bc5 Qc5 19.Bf7 Ke7 20.Qe6 Kd8 21.Rd1 Kc7 22.Rd7 Kb8 23.Qe8 Qc8 24.Rd8+-) 1–0. Danger,Stephane (1830) – Vautrelle,Philippe (1990), Bethune op, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

7.Nc3 Qd6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Bf4 Nf3 10.Qf3 Qb4 (10...e5 11.de6 Qe6 12.Be2=) 11.Bb5 Bd7? (better 11...Kd8+=) 12.Bd7+- Kd7 13.0-0 (13.Rb1 Qc4 14.Rb7 Ke8+-) 13...Nf6 (better 13...Qc4!?+/-) 14.Rab1 Qa3 (better 14...Qc4 15.Rb7 Kd8+-) 15.Rb7 Ke8 16.Re1 (better 16.d6 Rc8 17.d7 Nd7 18.Qd3+-) 16...Rc8 17.Be5 Nd7 (17...Qa6 18.d6 Qc6 19.Rc7+-) 18.Bd4 (better 18.Qf5 Rd8 19.Nb5+-) 18...Rc4 (18...Rb8 19.d6 f6 20.Qh5 Kd8+-) 19.Ra7 (better 19.Qf5 Qd6 20.Nb5 Rc6+-) 19...Qd6 (19...Ne5 20.Qh3 Qa7 21.Ba7+- (21.Be5?! Kd8+/-)) 20.Ra8 Nb8 21.Be5 Rc3 (21...Qd8 22.Rb8 Rc8+-) 22.Qc3 Qd8 23.Rb1 (23.Rb1 f6 24.Rab8+-) 1-0. Sochacki,W (2320) - Henry,T (1975), ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

7.Nc3 Qh5 8.Nb5 e5 9.Nc7 Kd8 10.Na8 e4 (10...ed4 11.Bg5 f6+-) 11.Ng5 (better 11.Ne5 Qd1 12.Kd1 Ne5 13.de5+-) 11...Bb4= 12.Bd2 Qg5 13.d5 (13.Rb1 Qd2 14.Qd2 Bd2 15.Kd2 Nf6=+) 13...Bg4 (13...Qd5 14.Bb4 Nb4 15.Bc4 Qd1 16.Rd1 Ke7 17.Nc7=) 14.Qc2 (14.Qc1 Qd2 (worse 14...Qd5 15.Bb4 Nb4 16.Rb1+=) 15.Qd2 Bd2 16.Kd2 Nce7=) 14...e3 (14...Qe5!? 15.Rc1 e3 (worse 15...Qd5 16.Bb4 Nb4 17.Qc7 Ke8 18.Bc4 Nd3 19.Kf1+/-) 16.Bb4 A) 16...Nb4 17.Qc5 Nf6 18.Qb4 Nd5 19.f4 (worse 19.Qg4 ef2 20.Kd2 Qb2 21.Rc2 Qc2 22.Kc2 Ne3 23.Kd2 Ng4-/+) 19...Nf4 20.g3+/-; B) 16...ef2 17.Kf2 Qd4 18.Ke1 B1) 18...Nb4? 19.Qc7 Ke8 20.Bb5 Nc6 21.Qg3+- (21.dc6?? Qe3 22.Kf1 Qc1 23.Kf2 Qc5 24.Ke1 Qb5 25.Qb8 Ke7 26.Qc7 Kf6 27.Qf4 Bf5-+); B2) 18...Qe3 19.Be2 Nb4 20.Qc7 Ke8 21.Qb8 Ke7 22.Qc7 Ke8 23.Qb8 Ke7 24.Qc7 Ke8=) 15.Bb4= (15.fe3?? Qe3 16.Be2 Qe2) 15...ef2 (15...Nb4?? 16.Qc7 Ke8 17.Bb5 Nc6 A) 18.dc6 ef2 19.Kf2 Qc5 20.Ke1 Qb4 21.Kf2 Qd4 22.Ke1 Qa1 23.Kd2 Qb2 24.Ke3 Qc3 (24...Qb5 25.cb7 Qe2 26.Kd4 Qd2 27.Kc5 Qc3 28.Kb5 Qb2 29.Kc5 Qc2 30.Kb4 Qb2 31.Kc5 Qf2 32.Kb4 Qb2 33.Kc5=) 25.Bd3 Ne7 (25...Qc6?! 26.Rb1 Ne7 27.Qb8 Qc8 28.Rb7=+) 26.Qb8 Bc8-+; B) 18.Qb7 ef2 19.Kf1 Kf8 20.Qc6 Qe5 21.Qc5 Ne7+-; C) 18.Qb8 Ke7 C1) 19.dc6 ef2 20.Kf2 Qc5 21.Ke1 Qc3 22.Kf2 Qd4 23.Ke1 Qa1 24.Kd2 Qb2 (24...Qh1 25.Qe5 Be6 26.Qc5 Kf6 27.Qc3 Kg6 28.Qg3 Kf5 29.Bd3 Kf6 30.Qf4 Ke7 31.Qc7 Kf6 32.Qf4 Ke7 33.Qc7 Kf6 34.Qf4=) 25.Ke3 Qc3 (25...Qb5?! 26.Qb7 Qb7 27.cb7-+) 26.Bd3 Nf6 27.Qb7 Kd6-+; C2) 19.Qb7 Kf8 20.Qc6 (20.Bc6?! ef2 21.Kf1 Qe5 22.Qb4 Ne7 23.Qg4 Qa1 24.Kf2 Qh1+/-) 20...ef2 21.Kf1+-) 16.Qf2?? (16.Kf2!? Qf4 17.Kg1 Nb4 18.Qc5=) 16...Nb4 (better 16...Qe5 17.Qe2 Be2 18.dc6 Bb5 19.Kd2 Qd4 20.Kc1 Qa1 21.Kc2 Bf1 22.cb7 Qa2 23.Kc1 Qc4 24.Kd1 Qb4 25.Rf1 Qb7-+) 17.Qd2? (better 17.Qc5 Qe5 18.Kf2-/+) 17...Qe5-+ 18.Kf2 Qa1 (18...Nd5?! 19.Re1 Qd6 20.Kg1-/+) 19.Qb4 Qf6 (19...Nf6 20.Qd6 Nd7 21.h3-+) 20.Kg3? (better 20.Kg1 Kc8 21.d6=+) 20...Bc8?? (20...Nh6 21.h3 Nf5 22.Kh2 Qe5 23.Kg1 Qe3 24.Kh2-+) 21.Qc5 (21.Qf8 Kd7 22.Bb5 Qc6 23.dc6 Ke6 24.Rf1 b6 25.Qf7 Kd6 26.Rd1 Ke5 27.Rd5 Ke4 28.Qf3) 21...Ne7?? (better 21...Qe5 22.Kf2 Nf6 23.Qa7 Ne4 24.Kg1 Qd5-+) 22.Bb5 (better 22.Qc7 Ke8 23.Bb5 Nc6 24.Bc6 (24.dc6?! Qg5 25.Kf2 Qc5 26.Kf3 Qc3 27.Kf4 Qd2 28.Ke4 Qb4 29.Ke3 Qc5 30.Kd2 Qb4 31.Ke3 Qc5 32.Kf4 Qd4 33.Kf3 Qc3 34.Ke2 Qc2 35.Kf1 Qc1 36.Kf2 Qc5 37.Ke1 Qc1 38.Kf2 Qc5=) 24...bc6 25.Qc8 Ke7 26.Re1 Qe6 27.Qc7 Kf6 28.de6 Rf8 29.e7 Rb8 30.Qd6 Kg5 31.Re5 f5 32.h4 Kh5 33.Rf5 g5 34.Rg5) 22...Nf5-+ 23.Kf4 (23.Kf2 Nd4 24.Kg1 Nb5 25.h3-+) 23...Nd6 24.Kg3 Qe5 (24...Ne4) 25.Kf3 Qf5 (25...Qh5 26.Ke3 Qg5 27.Kd3 Bf5 28.Ke2 Qg2 29.Qf2 Bd3 30.Ke3 Nf5 31.Qf5 Bf5 32.Rf1-+) 26.Ke3 (26.Ke2 Nb5 27.Qc4 Re8 28.Kd1 Qb1 29.Kd2 Qh1 30.Qf1 Qf1 31.Kc2 Qc4 32.Kb1 Re1 33.Kb2 Qc3) 26...Qe4 (better 26...Qg5!? 27.Ke2 Qg2 28.Ke3 Nb5 29.Qb5 Re8 30.Qe8 Ke8 31.Re1 Qh2 32.a4-+) 27.Kd2 (27.Kf2 Qf4 28.Kg1 Nb5-+) 27...Qf4 (better 27...Qg2 28.Kd3 Bf5 29.Ke3 Nb5 30.Qb5 Qe4 31.Kf2 Qd4 32.Ke1 Re8 33.Qe8 Ke8-+) 28.Kc2 Qd2 (28...Nb5 29.Qb5 Bf5 30.Kb3 Qe3 31.Kb2 Qd4 32.Kb3 Re8-+) 29.Kd2-/+ Ne4 30.Kd3 (30.Ke3 Nc5 31.Rb1 h5-/+) 30...Nc5 31.Kd4 b6 32.Bc6 (32.Rf1!? Rf8 33.d6-+) 32...Bb7 (32...Bd7 33.Re1 Ne6 34.Kc4 Bc6 35.dc6-+) 33.Re1 (33.Kc4 Kc8 34.Rf1 Rf8-+) 33...Bc6 34.dc6 Ne6 35.Kd5 (35.Kc4 Kc8 36.Rf1 f6-+) 35...Ke7 (35...Kc8 36.Rf1 Rf8 37.Kd6-+) 36.Nc7 Rd8 37.Kc4 Rd4 (37...Rd2 38.Ne6 fe6 39.Kc3-+) 38.Kc3? (better 38.Kb5 Rd6 39.Ne6 fe6 40.Rf1=) 38...Rd6-+ 39.Nb5 Rc6 40.Kb4 Rc5 (40...a5 41.Kb3-+) 41.Na7 f5 (better 41...Rc7!? 42.Nb5 Rc2-+) 42.a4 Kf6 43.Nb5 Nf4 44.a5?? (better 44.Re8-/+) 44...Nd3-+ 45.Kb3 (45.Ka4 Ne1 46.ab6 Rc4 47.Ka5-+) 45...Ne1 (45...Rb5 46.Kc4 Ne1 47.Kb5 ba5 48.g3-+) 46.Kb4 (46.Nd6 Rc6 47.Nc4 ba5 48.Na5 Rc2-+) 46...Rb5! 47.Kb5 ba5 48.Ka5 Ng2 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2510) - Seder,Mohammed (2020), Titled Tue 2nd May Late (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

7.Nc3 Qh5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Nd7 11.0-0 Ngf6 12.Qb3 (12.Re1 a6+/-) 12...Rc8? (better 12...Nc5!? 13.Qb5 Nfd7+=) 13.Qb7+- e6?? (better 13...Nb6 14.Nb5 Qd5 15.Nc7 Rc7 16.Qc7 Qa8+-) 14.Qc8 (14.Qc8 Ke7 15.Ba3 Nc5 16.Bc5) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2285) - Mende,A (2105), Titled Tue 5th Dec Early (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

7.Nc3 Qh5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Bf4 (9.Ng5 Qd1 10.Nd1 Nf6=+) 9...Nf3-/+ 10.gf3 a6 11.Qa4 (11.Ne4 Qf5 12.Bc7 Qd7-/+) 11...Bd7 12.Bb5 Nf6 (12...Bb5 13.Nb5 e5 14.Nc7 Ke7 15.Na8 Qf3 16.Bg5 f6 17.d6 Kf7 18.Qd7 Kg6 19.Qe8 Kg5 20.Rg1 Kf4 21.Qa4 (21.Qf8?! Qc3 22.Ke2 Qc2 23.Kf1 Qd3 24.Ke1 Qc3 25.Ke2 Qc2 26.Ke1 Qc3 27.Ke2=) 21...e4 22.Qd4+/-) 13.Bd7 Nd7 14.Nb5 (14.Ke2!? g5 15.Be5-/+) 14...Qf3-+ 15.Nc7 Kd8 16.Na8?? (better 16.Rg1 Qc3 17.Ke2 Qb2 18.Kf3-/+) 16...Qh1-+ 17.Ke2 Qa1 18.Qc2 (18.Qa5 b6! 19.Bc7 Ke8 20.Qa6 f6-+) 18...e5 19.de6 Bc5 (19...fe6 20.Qc7 Ke8 21.Qc8 Ke7 22.Bg5 Nf6 23.Qb7 Ke8 24.Bf6 Qf6 25.Nc7 Kd8 26.Qb8 Ke7 27.Na6-+) 20.ef7 (20.Bc7 Ke7 21.ed7-+) 20...Qd4 (20...Qf6 21.Nc7 Qf7 22.Bg3-+) 21.Bg5 Kc8 (better 21...Nf6 22.Be3 Qg4 23.Kf1-+) 22.Qf5 (22.Be3 Qd6 23.Qe4 Rd8-+) 22...Qf2! 23.Qf2 Bf2 24.Kf2 Rf8 25.Nb6 (25.Bf4 Rf7 26.Ke3 b5-+) 25…Nb6 0-1. Kvaloy,Aksel Bu (2345) - Lorparizangeneh,S (2465), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

7.Nc3 Qh5 8.Be2 Bg4 9.0-0 e6 10.h3 (10.Qb3 0-0-0 11.Rb1+/-) 10...Bh3 (10...Qa5 11.hg4 Qc3 12.Rb1=) 11.gh3 (better is 11.Ng5!? Qh4 12.Nb5+/- (12.gh3?! h6 13.Qb3 Bb4+/-)) 11...Qh3= 12.Bf4 h5 (12...Nf6 13.Rc1=) 13.Bh2 (13.Nb5 Rd8+=) 13...Nf6= 14.Qc1 (14.Nb5 Nd5=) 14...Ng4 (14...Rd8 15.Rd1+=) 15.Qf4 (15.Bg3 Nf6=) 15...Nh2+= 16.Qh2 Qg4 17.Qg3 Bd6 (worse is 17...Nd4 18.Nd4 Qg3 19.fg3+/-) 18.Qg2 Rh6 (worse is 18...Nd4 19.Nd4 Qd4 20.Nb5+=) 19.Rfd1 0-0-0 20.Qg4 hg4 21.Ne5 Rdh8 (21...Be5 22.de5 Rdh8 23.Rac1 Ne5 24.Ne4 Kb8 25.Ng3-/+) 22.f4 (22.Ng4 Rh3 23.d5 ed5 (worse is 23...Rc3 24.dc6 Rc6 25.Bf3+=) 24.Nd5 Nd4+=) 22...Ne5 (22...Rh1 23.Kf2 R8h2 24.Ke3 Rh3 25.Kf2 Rd1 26.Nd1 g3 27.Kg1 Rh2 28.Nc6 bc6-/+ (28...Re2?! 29.Ne5=)) 23.fe5= (23.de5? Bc5 24.Kg2 Rh2 25.Kg3 R8h3 26.Kg4 Rc3-+) 23...Rh1 24.Kf2 R8h2 (better is 24...R1h2!? 25.Kf1 Bb4=) 25.Ke3+/- Rh3 26.Kd2 (26.Kf4 R1h2 27.Ne4+/- (worse is 27.Bg4 Rf2 28.Ke4 Rc3 29.ed6 Kd7-/+)) 26...Rd1= 27.Rd1 Bb4 28.Rc1 Kd7 29.Bg4 Rh2 (29...Rh4 30.Rg1 Rh2 31.Kd3 Bc3 32.Kc3 Ra2 33.Bd1+=) 30.Kd3 (30.Kd3 Bc3 31.Kc3 Ra2 32.Bh5=) 1–0. Fernandez Muixi,Francesco (2185) – Orriols Brunetti,Marc (1955), Catalunya–chT, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

8.Rb1?? a6 9.Bd2= e6 (9...Nf6 10.Bc4 Qc7 11.0-0=) 10.Bc4 (10.Na4 Qd8 11.Nb6 Rb8+=) 10...Bb4= 11.Rb4 (better 11.Rb3!?=) 11...Qb4-/+ (11...Nb4?! 12.Ne4 Qa3 13.Ne5=) 12.Ne4 Qe7 13.Ne5 Nf6 14.Nc6 bc6 15.Qa4 (15.Qb1 0-0 16.0-0 Ne4 17.Qe4 Rb8-+) 15...Rb8 (15...Bd7 16.Nc5-+) 16.Qc6 (better 16.0-0!? Ne4 17.Qc6 Qd7 18.Qe4-/+) 16...Bd7-+ 17.Nd6? (17.Nf6 Qf6 18.Qe4-+) 17...Kf8 18.Qc7 Rb1 19.Ke2 Rh1 20.Qb8 Ne8 21.Bb4 (21.Nc8 Rb1! 22.Qb1 Bc8 23.Qb6-+) 21...Rb1 22.Bb3 Bb5! 23.Ke3 (23.Nb5 Qb4 Pinning (23...Qb4 Deflection)) 23...Re1! 24.Kd2 (24.Be1 Qd6 Combination) 24...Re2 (better 24...Rf1 25.Bc5 Qg5 (25...Rf2?! 26.Kc3 Kg8 27.Nb5+/-) 26.Kc3 Qc1 27.Bc2 Qa1 28.Kb4 Qb2 29.Ka5 Qa2 30.Kb6 Qc2 31.Ne8 Qc5 32.dc5 Be8 33.Qd6 Kg8=) 25.Kd1?? (better 25.Kc3 Kg8 26.Nb5-/+) 25...a5 (better 25...Re4! 26.Qb6 e5-+) 26.Bc5+- Kg8 27.Nb5 Qd7 28.Ke2 h6 29.Bc2 g6 30.Nd6 (30.a4 Kg7 31.Qe5 Kh7+-) 30...Kg7 31.Ne8 Re8 32.Qe5 f6 (32...Kg8 33.Kf3+-) 33.Qg3 f5 34.Qe5 Kf7 35.Bb3 (35.Ke3 Qc6+-) 35...Qb5 (35...a4 36.Bc2+-) 36.Ke1 (36.Kd2 a4 37.Qc7 Kg8+-) 36...a4 37.Bd1 Qa5 38.Kf1 Qb5 39.Qe2 Qc6 (39...Qb1 40.a3+-) 40.Qc4 (40.Qd2 Qb5 41.Kg1 Kg7+-) 40...Qe4 (40...Rb8 41.Bc2+-) 41.Ba4 Qb1 42.Ke2 Qe4 43.Kd1 Rb8 (43...Rc8 44.Bb3+-) 44.Bb3 Re8 45.Qb5 (45.f3 Qb1 46.Qc1 Qc1 47.Kc1 Ra8+-) 45...Qb1 46.Kd2 Qb2 47.Ke3 Qc1 48.Ke2 Qb2 49.Kd3 Qb1 50.Kc3 Qc1 (50...Qe1 51.Kb2 Qf2 52.Bc2 Rd8+-) 51.Bc2 Qe1 (51...Rd8 52.Qb6 Re8 53.Kb3+-) 52.Kb2 Rd8 (52...Re7 53.Be7 Ke7 54.Qc5 Kf7 55.Qc7 Kf6+-) 53.Qb7 Kg8 54.Qb6 (better 54.Be7 Rf8 55.Bd6 Rf7 56.Qb8 Kh7+-) 54...Ra8 (54...Re8 55.Qb5 Ra8 56.Qb3+-) 55.Bb4 Qe2 56.Bc3 (better 56.Qc6 Qa6 57.Qa6 Ra6+-) 56...Qc4 57.Qe6?? (better 57.a4 Rc8 58.Qb3+-) 57...Qe6-+ 58.Bb3 Rb8 59.Ka3 (59.Bd2 Kg7 60.Bc1 Qe2 61.Ka1 Qe1 62.Kb2 Qf2 63.Kb1 Rc8 64.d5 Qf1 65.Bc2 Qc4 66.Be3 Qc2 67.Ka1 Qc3 68.Kb1 Rb8 69.Bb6 Rb6) 59...Rb3! 60.ab3 Qa6 (60...Qa6 61.Kb4 Qd6 62.Kc4 Qc6 63.Kb4 Qg2-+) 0-1. Malicka,Magdalena (1725) - Rybka,Tatiana (1780), 20th Baltic Pearl Open A (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Rb1?? e5 9.Bd2 Bb4 10.Rb4 Qb4 11.Nb5 (worse 11.de5 Bg4 12.Be2 Bf3 13.Bf3 Rd8=+) 11...Qe7 12.d5 Bg4 13.Qa4 e4 14.Ng5 Rd8 15.dc6 (15.Bc4 Nh6 16.0-0-/+) 15...Rd2=+ 16.Kd2 (16.Kd2 Qd8 Double attack (16...Qg5 Decoy; 16...Qg5 Remove defender)) 16...Qg5 17.Kc2 Qc5 18.Nc3 (18.Kb1!? Qc6 19.Qb4=+) 18...bc6-/+ (18...Qf2?! 19.Kc1 Qe3 20.Kc2 Qf2 21.Kc1 Qe1 22.Kc2 Qf2=) 19.Qe4 Be6 20.Qe3 Qe3 21.fe3 Nf6 22.Be2 Kd7 23.Rb1 Kc7 24.Bf3 (24.Rb4 a5 25.Ra4 Kb6-/+) 24...Rd8 25.Rb4 a5 26.Ra4 Kb6 27.Rh4 h5! 28.Na4 (28.Bh5 g5 Decoy) 28...Kc7 29.Nc5 g5 (29...Bg4 30.Bg4 hg4 31.Nd3-/+) 30.Ra4 Kb6 31.Ne6 fe6 32.h3 c5 (32...e5 33.Rc4 c5 34.g3-/+) 33.Rc4 (33.h4 Kb5 34.Ra3 gh4 35.Rb3 Ka6 36.Be2 Ka7-/+) 33...e5 34.a3 Re8 35.Rc3 (35.Be4 h4-/+) 35...e4 36.Rb3 Kc7 (36...Kc6 37.Be2 Rf8 38.a4-+) 37.Be2 Rb8 38.Rc3 (38.Bc4!?-/+) 38...Kd6 39.Rc4 h4 40.Ra4 Ra8 41.Kb3 Kc6 42.Kc2 Kb6 43.Rc4 Rd8 44.Rc3 (44.Kc1!?-/+) 44...Nd5-+ 45.Rb3 Kc7 46.Rb5 (better 46.Kc1-+) 46...Ne3 47.Kc3 Kc6 (47...Kd6!? 48.Ra5 Ng2 49.Bg4-+) 48.Ra5 Ng2 49.Ra6 Kb7 (better 49...Kc7-+) 50.Rg6?? (better 50.Ra4-+) 50...Nf4 51.Rg7 Kc6 52.Bg4 (52.Bc4 Nh3 53.a4 Rd6-+) 52...Rd3 53.Kc4 Ra3 (53...Rd4!? 54.Kb3 Nh3 55.Rg6 Kd5 56.Be6 Ke5 57.Bh3 Rd3 58.Kb2 Rh3 59.Rg5 Kd4 60.Rg6-+) 54.Rg5 Ra4 55.Kb3 Rd4 56.Rf5 (56.Kc2 Kd6 57.Rg7 e3 58.Rd7 Kc6-+) 56...Nh3! 57.Bh3 (57.Rf6 Kd5 58.Rf5 Kd6 59.Rf6 Kc7-+) 57...Rd3 58.Kc4 Rd4 (better 58...Rh3 59.Rc5 Kd6 60.Rd5 Ke6-+) 59.Kc3 (59.Kb3 Kd6 60.Rf6 Kc7=+) 59...Rd3 60.Kc4 Rh3 61.Rc5 Kd6 62.Rh5 Rd3 63.Rh4 Ke5 64.Rh5 Kf4 65.Rh4 Kf5 66.Rh5 (66.Rh8 Rd7 67.Rh2 Kf4-+) 66...Kg4 67.Rh8?? (67.Re5 Kf3 68.Re7 Rd8 69.Rf7 Ke2-+) 67...Rd7 68.Rf8 (68.Re8 Kf3 69.Rf8 Ke2 70.Rf5-+) 68...e3 69.Kc3 Kg3 0-1. Veiergang,Oscar (2070) - Thorsen,Adrian Stenstrop (2225), OBRO CXU Int. (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Rb1?? e5 9.d5=+ Bb4 (worse 9...Qc3 10.Bd2 Qc5 11.Rb5+/- (worse 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qa4 Ne7+=)) 10.dc6 (10.Rb4 Qb4 11.Bd2 Nd4=+) 10...Bc3-/+ 11.Bd2 Bd2 (11...bc6 12.Rc1 Bd2 13.Qd2 Qd2 14.Kd2-/+) 12.Nd2 (better 12.Qd2!? Qd2 13.Kd2 bc6 14.Ne5=) 12...bc6-/+ 13.Bc4 (better 13.Qc2 Bd7 14.Bd3-/+) 13...Ba6?? (better 13...Nf6 14.0-0 0-0-/+) 14.0-0 (14.Qf3 Bc4 15.Qc6 Ke7 16.Qa8 g6+- (16...Qa2?? 17.Rb7 Kf6 18.Ra7+-; 16...Ba2?? 17.Rb7 Kf6 18.Ra7+-)) 14...Rd8 (14...Ne7 15.Nb3 Qa3 16.Ba6 Qa6 17.Nc5=) 15.Qh5 (15.Qf3!? Bc4 16.Qc6 Kf8 17.Nc4+/-) 15...g6+= (15...Rd2 16.Qf7 Kd8 17.Rb8 Bc8 18.Qf8 Kc7 19.Qc8 Kd6 20.Qe6 Kc5 21.Qe5 Rd5 22.Bd5 Qc3 23.Qc3 Kd5 24.Qd3 Ke5 25.Rf8 Nf6 26.f4 Ke6 27.Re1 Ne4 28.Re4) 16.Qf3 Bc4 (16...Rd2 A) 17.Qc6 Kf8 18.Ba6 Kg7=+ (18...Qa2 19.Bc4 Qa5 20.Rb7+-); B) 17.Qf7 Kd8 18.Rb8 Bc8 19.Qf8 Kd7 20.Qc8 Kd6 21.Qe6 Kc5 22.Qe5 Rd5 23.Bd5 Qb6 24.Bc6 Kc6 25.Rc1 Kd7 26.Rd1 Kc6 27.Rd6 Kc7 28.Rdb6 Kd7 29.Qd6) 17.Qc6 Kf8 18.Nc4 Qa2?? (better 18...Qd5 19.Qc7 e4+=) 19.Rb7 (better 19.Rb2 Ne7 20.Qc7 Rc8 21.Qc8 Nc8 22.Ra2 e4+-) 19...Ne7?? (19...Kg7 20.f4 Qe2 21.Rf7 Kf7 22.Ne5 Kg7 23.Qc7 Kh6 24.Qd8 Qe3 25.Kh1 Qc5+-) 20.Qc5 Re8 (20...Kg7 21.Qe5 (21.Qe7?! Qc4 22.Qe5 Kh6=) 21...Kg8 22.Qe7 (22.Re7?! Qc4 23.Qf6 h5+=) 22...Qc4 23.Qd8 Kg7 24.Qd2+-) 21.Nd6 Qd5 22.Qd5 Nd5 23.Ne8 Ke8 (23...Nf4 24.Ra7 Ne6 25.Nd6+-) 24.Rb8 (24.Rb8 Ke7 25.Rh8+-) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2220) - Fernandez Siles,L (2215), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Rb1?? Bf5?? 9.Rb7 (9.Rb3 e6=+) 9...Qc3-/+ 10.Bd2 Qc2 11.Qc2 Bc2 12.d5 Be4 13.dc6 Bc6 14.Rc7 (14.Ne5 Ba4 15.Bc4+-) 14...Ba4= 15.Ne5 Nf6? (better 15...f6 16.Rc4 Bd7 17.Nd7 Kd7 18.Rd4 Kc7+=) 16.Bc4+- e6 17.Nf7 (worse 17.Rf7 Bd6 18.Be6 Be5-/+) 17...Rg8 18.Be6 Bb5?? (better 18...Be7+-) 19.Ng5 Kd8 (19...Be7 20.Bf7 Kf8 21.Bg8 Ng8 22.Nh7 Kf7 23.Ng5 Kg6 24.h4+-) 20.Rb7 (20.Bg8?! Kc7 21.Bf7 Rc8+/-) 20...Bd7 21.Ba5 (better 21.Rd7 Nd7 22.Bg8 h6 23.Ne6 Ke7+-) 21...Ke8 (21...Kc8 22.Rc7 Kb8 23.Bg8 Bb4 24.Bb4 Kc7 25.Bh7+-) 22.Bf7 Ke7 23.Bg8 Ng8 24.0-0 (better 24.Bb4 Ke8 25.Bf8 h6+-) 24...h6 (24...Ke8 25.Rd1 h6 26.Rdd7 hg5 27.Ra7 Ra7 28.Ra7+-) 25.Bb4 (25.Bb4 Kd8 26.Rd1 hg5 27.Rdd7 Ke8 28.Bf8 Kf8 29.Rf7 Ke8 30.Rg7+-) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2500) - Kukula,P (2105), PGNiG Polish Cup Elblag (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Rb1?? Bg4 9.Rb7?? (better 9.Bd2 Qc7 10.d5+/-) 9...Qc3-/+ 10.Bd2 Bf3 11.Bc3 Bd1 12.Bb5 0-0-0 13.Bc6 Ba4! 14.Bf3 (14.Ba4 Kb7 Deflection) 14...Rd6?? (better 14...Rd7 15.Rb4 Bc2-+) 15.Ra7 Bc6 16.d5 Bb7 (worse 16...Bd5 17.Bd5 Rd5 18.Ra8 Kd7 19.Rf8+/-) 17.0-0 Kb8 (17...Ra6 18.Bg4 e6 19.Ra6 Ba6 20.de6 fe6 21.Be6 Kc7 22.Rb1=) 18.Bd4 (18.Ra5 Nf6 19.Rb1+-) 18...Ra6?? (better 18...Bd5 19.Rb1 Kc8+=) 19.d6!+- Bf3?? (19...Rd6 20.Bb7 Discovered attack; 19...ed6 20.Rb7 Double attack (20.Bb7 Discovered attack)) 20.d7 Rd6 21.Rb1 (21.Rb1 Rb6 22.d8Q Ka7 23.Qb6 Ka8 24.Qa5) 1-0. Rogov,Matfey (2160) - Chabris,C (2050), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bb2 e6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.0-0 a6 11.d5 ed5 (11...Ba3!? 12.Ba3 Qc3 (worse is 12...Qa3 13.dc6 Qc3 14.Qa4+/-) 13.dc6 Qa3+= (13...Qc4?? 14.Qd6 Nd5 15.Ne5+-)) 12.Nd5= Nd5 13.Bd5 Be6 14.Be6 fe6 15.Re1 Kf7?? (better is 15...Nd8+=) 16.Qd7+- Be7 17.Qe6 (17.Re6?! Rhd8 18.Qb7 Ke6 19.Qc6 Kf7 20.Ne5 Kf8 21.Qf3 Bf6+/-) 17...Kf8 18.Re4 (18.Ne5 Ne5 19.Re5 Qe5 20.Be5 Re8+-) 18...Qc7 19.Rae1 Qd6 20.Qf5 Kg8 21.Re6 Qd7 22.Qg4 Bf8 23.Ng5 Nd8?? 24.Rd1 Qb5 25.Re5 Qb2 26.Qc4 (26.Qc4 Ne6 27.Qe6) 1–0. Bohley,Donald – Chandler,P, Monroe ch–MI op, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d4 e6)

8.Bb2 e6-/+ 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 (10...Bb4 11.Qe1-/+) 11.Re1 (11.d5 ed5 12.Nd5 Nd5 13.Qd5 0-0+=) 11...0-0-/+ 12.Ne4 (12.Ne5 Rd8 13.Nc6 bc6-/+) 12...Ne4 13.Re4 Bf6 (13...b5 14.Bb3 Rd8 15.Qe2-/+) 14.Ne5+= Rd8 15.Qg4 (15.Qh5 Ne5 16.de5 Qd2+=) 15...Qd2 16.Re2? (better is 16.Rb1!?-/+) 16...Ne5-+ 17.de5 (17.Rd2?? Ng4 18.Rad1 Bg5-+) 17...Qd1! 18.Rd1 Rd1 19.Re1 Re1 20.Bf1 Be7 (20...Be5!? 21.Qb4 Bb2 22.Qe1 a5+=) 21.Qa4= b6 (21...b5 22.Qc2 Bb7 23.Qd2=) 22.Qc6 Rf1 23.Kf1 Ba6 24.Kg1 Rd8 25.h3 Kf8 26.Qa4+/- Bb7 27.Qa7 Bd5 28.Ba3 Ba3+/- 29.Qa3 Kg8 30.Qe7 Ra8 31.a3 h6 32.Qb4 Rb8 33.Qd6 Ra8+/- 34.Qb6 Ra3 35.Qd8 Kh7 36.Qf8 Ra7 37.Kh2 Rb7 ½–½. Staub,Pierre (1910) – Valentin,Rene (2090), Torcy op–B, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.c4+= bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Nf3 e6-/+)

8.Bb2 e6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.Ne4 Nb4 (better is 12...Nd5-/+) 13.Nf6= Bf6 14.Be4 (14.Bc3!? Qb6 15.Bh7 Kh7 16.Qb1 Kg8 17.Bb4=) 14...Nd5 15.Ne5 (15.Qd3!? h6 16.Bd5 Qd5 17.Qb3 Qb3 18.ab3-/+) 15...Be5-/+ 16.de5 Bd7 17.Qd3 h6 18.Rad1 Bc6 19.Qg3 Ba4 (19...Rfd8 20.Qa3 Qb5 21.Qb3-/+) 20.Ra1 (20.Qa3 Rfd8 21.Bd5 Rd5-/+ (worse is 21...ed5 22.e6 f6 23.Bc3+/-)) 20...Rac8 21.h3 (21.Bd5 Qd5 (worse is 21...ed5 22.e6 f6 23.e7+=) 22.Ba3 Rfe8-/+) 21...Qd2 (better is 21...Rfd8-+) 22.Ba3?? (better is 22.Bd5 Qd5 23.Bc1-+) 22...Rc3-+ 23.Re3 Ne3 24.Bf8 Kf8 25.fe3 Re3 26.Qh4 Qd4 27.Kh2 Re4 (27...Re4 28.Qg3 Qa1-+) 0–1. Juhnke,Peter – Hempel,Manfred, Hessenliga, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d4 e6)

8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Bc4 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.h3 0-0 12.Qa4 Qa4 13.Na4 b6 14.Rfe1 Na5 15.Bb3 Bb4 16.Bc3 Bc3 17.Nc3 Bb7 18.Ne5 Rac8 19.Nb5 Ba6?? (better is 19...Rcd8-/+) 20.Nd6+= (20.Na7? Rc7-+ (20...Nb3? 21.ab3 Rc3 22.Ra6 Rb3 23.Nac6+-)) 20...Rcd8 (20...Nb3? 21.ab3 Rcd8 22.Ndf7 (22.Ra6?! Rd6 23.Nf3 Ra8=) 22...Rf7 23.Nf7 (23.Ra6?! Rc7+/-) 23...Kf7 24.Ra6 Rd4 25.Ra7 Nd7 26.Rc1+-) 21.Ndf7 Rf7 22.Nf7?? (better is 22.Be6 Bc4 23.Nf7 (worse is 23.Bf7 Bf7 24.Rec1 Be8+=; 23.Nc4?! Nc4 24.Bc4 Nd5+-) 23...Rd4 24.Ng5 Be6 25.Ne6+-) 22...Kf7+= 23.Be6 Kf8 24.Rad1 Bc4 25.a4 Be6 26.Re6 Kf7 27.Re3 Rd7 28.Red3 Nb7 29.f3 Nd5 30.g3 a5 31.Kf2 Nd6 32.Rc1 Nb4 33.Rd2 Nf5 34.Rcd1 Nd5 35.g4 Nh4 36.Rc1 Ng6 37.Rcd1 Ngf4 38.Kg3 Rc7 39.Rb1 Rc4 40.Rb6 Ra4?? 41.Rb7 Kf6 42.h4 Ne6 43.Rd7 Nef4 44.g5 Ke6-/+ 45.Rg7?? Ra1 46.Rh7+- a4 47.h5?? Kf5 48.g6 Nf6 49.g7?? N4h5?? 50.Kg2 Kg6+= 51.Rh5 Kh5 52.d5 Kg6 53.d6 Kg7 54.d7 Nd7 55.Rd7 Kf6 56.Rd2 a3 57.Kf2?? Kf5 58.Ke3-/+ a2 59.Rd5?? Ke6 60.Ra5 Re1 (60...Re1 61.Kd4 a1Q 62.Ra1 Ra1-+) 0–1. Gallova,Monika – Kurtulik,Anton (1900), Prievidza op, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Nf3 Nf6)

8.Bb2 Bg4 9.d5 Bf3 (9...Rd8!? 10.Qb3 Bf3 11.gf3 Nd4 12.Qb7 Rd7 13.Qb8 Rd8 14.Bb5 Nb5 15.Qb5 Qb5 16.Nb5 Nf6=) 10.Qf3+= (10.gf3 0-0-0 11.Qb3 Nb4+=) 10...Nd4?? (better Ne5 11.Qe3 Nd7+/-) 11.Qe4+- e5 (11...Nf6 12.Qd4 0-0-0+-) 12.Qe5 Ne7 13.Qd4 0-0-0 14.Qd2 (better 14.0-0-0 Nf5 15.Qf4 g6+-) 14...Nd5 15.Nd5 Qd2 (15...Qd5 16.0-0-0 Qc6 17.Qc2 Rd1 18.Kd1+-) 16.Kd2 Rd5 17.Kc2 Rc5 (17...Bc5 18.Bc4 Rf5 19.f3+-) 18.Kb3 Kd7 (18...Kc7 19.Rd1+-) 19.Rd1 Ke6 (19...Kc6 20.Be2 Kc7 21.Bd4+-) 20.Bc4 Kf5 21.Bd3 (21.Rd7 f6+-) 21...Kg5 (21...Ke6 22.Rhe1 Kd7 23.Bb5 Kc7 24.Rd7 Kb6 25.Bd3+-) 22.h4 Kf4 (22...Kh5 23.Be2 Kg6 24.Rd7+-) 23.g3 (better 23.Rde1 Kg4+-) 23...Kg4 (23...Kf3 24.Rhe1 Ra5 25.Be4 Kg4 26.f3 Kh5 27.g4 Kh6 28.Bc1 g5 29.hg5 Kg7+-) 24.Be2 Kf5 25.g4 Ke6 (25...Kg6 26.Rd7 Rc6 27.Bd3 Kh6 28.Bc1 Rc1 29.Rc1 a5+-) 26.Bc4 Rc4 (26...Rd5 27.Rd5 Bd6 28.Rhd1 Ke7 29.Rd6 a5 30.Rd7 Ke8 31.Bf7 Kf8 32.Ba3) 27.Kc4 (27.Rhe1 Re4 28.Re4) 27...Bd6+- 28.Rhe1 Kd7 29.Ba3 Rc8 30.Kb3 Rc6 31.Rd6 Rd6 32.Bd6 Kd6 33.Kc4 a6 (33...Kd7 34.Re3+-) 34.a4 b6 35.Re2 Kd7 (35...h6 36.Re8 Kd7 37.Rg8+-) 36.Kd5 h6 37.f4 g6 (37...b5 38.a5+-) 38.Re5 (better 38.f5 gf5 39.gf5 f6+-) 38...f6 (38...b5 39.ab5 ab5 40.f5 gf5 41.gf5+-) 39.Re6 b5 40.Ra6 g5 (40...ba4 41.Ra4 Kc7+-) 41.Ra7 Kc8 (41...Kd8 42.Kd6 Kc8 43.Kc6 Kd8 44.ab5 f5 45.b6 h5 46.b7 Ke7 47.b8Q Kf6 48.Qd6) 42.Kc6 Kb8 (42...Kd8 43.ab5 f5 44.b6 fg4 45.Rh7 gh4 46.b7 h3 47.b8Q) 43.Rb7 Kc8 44.a5 gh4 (44...f5 45.a6 gh4 46.a7 fg4 47.a8Q) 45.a6 (45.a6 h3 46.a7 h2 47.a8Q) 1-0. Bohatyrova,Mariia - Holoubek,Jonas, World Rapid Team (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Qb3 Qb4 9.Qb4+= Nb4 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Kd7 12.Rb1 Nd3? (better 12...e6 13.a3 Rc8+=) 13.Ke2+- Nc1 14.Rhc1 (14.Rbc1?! Nh6+=) 14...b6? (14...Rb8 15.Ne5 Ke6 16.Ne4+-) 15.Nb5 (better 15.Ne5 Ke6 16.Ne4+-) 15...a6?? (better 15...f6 16.d5 g6+-) 16.Ne5 Kd8 (16...Ke6 17.Nc7 Kf6 18.Rc3 Ra7 19.Rf3 Kg5 20.h4 Kh6 21.Nf7 Kh5 22.g4 Kg4 23.Rg1 Kh5 24.Rg5 Kh4 25.Rf4 Kh3 26.Rg3 Kh2 27.Rh4) 17.Nc7 Rc8 18.Nf7 Kd7 19.Ne5 Kd8 20.Ne6 (20.Ne6 Ke8 21.Rc8) 1-0. Zelbel,P (2465) - Deng,Henry (2305), Titled Tue 8th Aug Early (7), 2023.

8.Qb3 Be6!? 9.Qb2 Nf6=.

8.Bd2 a6 9.Qb3 (9.d5 Na7=) 9...Nf6 (9...Qd8 10.d5 Nb8 11.Rc1=) 10.Bc4 (10.d5 Na7=) 10...Qh5 11.d5 (11.Nd5!? Nd5 12.Bd5+=) 11...Nd8 (11...Ne5!? 12.Ne5 Qe5 13.Be2 g6+=) 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Bb5 e6 (13...Qf5!?+=) 14.Bd7 Nd7 15.0-0 Be7 (15...Rc8!?=) 16.Rad1+= b5 17.Nb5 0-0 18.Nc3 (18.d6 Nc5 19.Qc2+/-) 18...Nb6= 19.Qd4 Nd5 20.Nd5 ed5 21.Be3 ½–½. Dede,Erno (2360) – Parkanyi,Attila (2350), Cseppko op–A, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bd2 Qd8 9.d5 Nb8 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb3 b6? (better Na6!? 12.Qb7 Nc5=) 12.Ne5 (better 12.Bc4 Nf6 13.0-0+-) 12...Qc7?? (better 12...Nh6 13.Bc4 f6 14.Nd7 Nd7+-) 13.d6! Qd6 (13...Qd6 14.Nf7 Double attack (14.Qf7 Discovered attack; 14.Nf7 Decoy); ed6 14.Qf7 Double attack (14.Qf7 Discovered attack; 14.Qd5 Decoy)) 14.Qf7 Kd8 15.Qf8 Kc7 16.Bf4 (better 16.Nd7 Qd7 17.Qg7+-) 16...Nc6 (16...Kb7 17.Rd1 Qc5+-) 17.Nb5 Kb7 18.Nd6 ed6 19.Qd6 (19.Qd6 Rc8 20.Qd7 Rc7 21.Ba6 Ka6 22.Qc7 Nge7 23.Nc6 Nc6 24.Qc6 Rf8 25.Qc4 Kb7 26.0-0-0 Rf7 27.Qf7 Ka6 28.Qc4 b5 29.Rd6 Kb7 30.Qc6 Kb8 31.Rd7) 1-0. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Skiadopoulos,N (1850), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2)

8.Bd2 Qd8 9.d5 Nb8 10.Bc4 Nf6 11.Qb3 g6 12.d6 e6 (worse is 12...ed6 13.Bf7 Ke7 14.Nd5 Nd5 15.Bd5+/-) 13.Bf4 Bd7?? (better is 13...Bg7=) 14.Qb7+- Nc6? (better is 14...Bc6 15.Bb5 Qd7 16.Qa8 Ba8 17.Bd7 Nbd7+-) 15.Nb5 Qc8 (15...Bg7 16.Nc7 Kf8 17.Na8 Na5 18.Qa7 Nc4+-) 16.Nc7 Kd8 17.Qa8 (17.Qa8 Qa8 18.Na8+-) 1–0. Schmelz,Thomas – Ziska, CiF, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bd2 Qd8 9.d5 Nb8 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Qa4 Ngf6 12.Rc1 g6? (better 12...a6=) 13.Nb5+- Nd5 14.Bc4 e6 (14...Bg7 15.Nd7 Qd7 16.Bd5 0-0+-) 15.Bd5 ed5?? (15...Ne5 16.Nc7 Ke7 17.Qb4 Qd6 18.Bg5 f6 19.Bf6 Kf6 20.Ne8 Kg5 21.Qd2 Kf5 22.Be4 Ke4 23.f3 Nf3 24.gf3 Kf5 25.Qc2 Qd3 26.Qd3 Kg5 27.h4 Kh5 28.Qd2 e5 29.Nf6) 16.Nc7 Ke7 17.Qh4 (17.Na8?! Ne5 18.Qd4 f6 19.Qc5 Kf7 20.Qc8 Be7 21.Qd8 Rd8+/-) 17...f6 (17...g5 18.Qg5 f6 19.Bb4 Nc5 20.Bc5 Qd6 21.Bd6 Kd6 22.Qf6 Be6 23.Qe6) 18.Bb4 (18.Na8?! Ne5 19.0-0 Kf7 20.Rc7 Kg8=) 18...Nc5 19.Bc5 (19.Bc5 Qd6 20.Bd6 Kd6 21.Qf6 Be6 22.Qe6) 1-0. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Tabak,S (2125), Titled Tue 1st Aug Early (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2)

8.Bd2 e5 9.d5 Nb4 (better 9...Bb4!? 10.Rc1 Nce7 11.Ne5 Nf6+=) 10.a3+- Na6 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Kd7 13.Ne5 Ke8 14.Qf3 (14.Qe2 Be7 15.d6 Rd8+-) 14...Nf6 (14...Qc7 15.d6! Bd6 16.Nd5 Be5 17.Nc7 Nc7 18.Qe4+-) 15.0-0 (better 15.Qe2!? Be7 16.d6 Qd8 17.de7 Qe7+-) 15...Bd6 (15...Qd8 16.Rfe1 Be7 17.Ne4+-) 16.Nc4 Qd8 17.Nb5 Bb8 18.Rfe1 Kf8 19.d6 h6 (19...Qd7 20.Bh6! Bd6 21.Qf6 Rg8 22.Nbd6 gh6+-) 20.Qb7 1-0. Weishaeutel,Moritz (2435) - Aung Thant Zin (2265), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2)

8.Bd2 Bg4 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.d5 Ne5 11.Rc1 Rc8? (11...Bf3 12.Qa4 e6 13.Nc7 Ke7 14.Qa3 Kf6+/-) 12.Ne5+- (worse is 12.Na7 Rc1 13.Bc1 Nf3 14.gf3 Bf5 15.Qa4 Bd7=) 12...Bd1 13.Na7 Bg4 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Bd7 (15.Rc8?! Qc8 16.Nd7 Qd7+/-) 15...Qd7 16.Rc8 (16.Nd7?! Rc1 17.Bc1 Kd7+=) 16...Qc8 17.Nc8 Nf6 18.Nb6 Ne4 19.Ke2 f6 20.Ned7 g6 21.Rc1 Nd2 22.Nf8 Nb3 23.ab3 Rf8 24.Rc7 Kf7 25.Kd3 Rd8 26.Rb7 f5 27.Kd4 1–0. Schirmer,Michael (2150) – Rennert,Ralf (1890), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.Bd2 Bg4 9.d5 Nb8 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Qa4 (11.Rc1!? Na6 12.Qa4 Bd7+-) 11...Bd7 12.Rc1 Na6? (12...Nf6 13.Ne5 Nd5+-) 13.Ne5 Nf6 14.Bg5 (better 14.Ba5 b6 15.Bd2+-) 14...h6 (14...Nd5?? 15.Nd7 Qd7 16.Nd6 ed6 17.Bb5+-) 15.Bf6 ef6 (15...gf6 16.Nd7 e6 17.Nc7 Nc7 18.Ne5 Ke7 19.Qb4 Qd6 20.Rc7 Kd8 21.Nf7 Kc7 22.Nd6 (22.Qd6?! Bd6 23.Nh8 Bb4 24.Ke2 Rh8=) 22...Bd6 23.Qa5 b6 24.Qc3 Bc5 25.Qg3 Kd8 26.de6+-) 16.Nd7 Qd7 17.Nd6 (better 17.d6 Be7 18.de7 Qe7 19.Be2+-) 17...Kd8= 18.Qa5 (18.Nb7!? Qb7 19.Ba6 Qb4 20.Qb4 Bb4 21.Ke2 Re8 22.Kf3=) 18...b6=+ 19.Nf7 Qf7 20.Qa6 Bb4 21.Kd1 Qh5 (21...Qh5 22.Kc2 Bd6= (22...Qd5?? 23.Rd1 Qd1 24.Kd1+-)) 0-1. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Fiorito,Francisco (2370), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2)

8.d5 Nb4 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Kd7 11.0-0 Nf6 The pressure on the isolated pawn grows 12.Rb1 b6 13.a3 Nbd5 14.Rb5 Qc3 15.Rd5 Kc7 16.Rd2 (16.Rd3 Qc5+-) 16...Kb7 (16...Qa5 17.Ng5 e5 18.Nf7+/-) 17.Rc2 (17.Bb2 Qc5 18.Ne5+-) 17...Qa5+= 18.Bf4 (18.Ng5 Rg8+=) 18...Nd5= (18...Qa3 19.Rc7 Ka6 20.Qe2 Ka5 21.Bd2 Qc3 22.Ra1 Kb4 23.Qc4) 19.Qd4 e6 20.Rfc1 Bc5 (20...Qa3 21.Rc7 Nc7 22.Rc7 Ka6 23.Qc4 Ka5 24.Nd4 Qa1 25.Bc1 Qc1 26.Qc1 b5 27.Qa1 Kb6 28.Rc6 Kb7 29.Qa6 Kb8 30.Qb5) 21.Qg7 Ka6 (21...Qa3? 22.Qf7 Be7 23.Nd4+-) 22.Bd2 (22.Qf7? Raf8 23.Qe6 Nf4-+) 22...Qa4 (22...Qa3?? 23.Ra1 Qa1 24.Qa1 Kb7 25.Qg7+-) 23.Rc4 (23.Qf7 Qe8 24.Qg7 Qg6+=) 23...Qd7 (23...Qa3?? 24.Ra1 Qa1 25.Qa1 Kb7 26.Qg7+-) 24.Qb2 f6 (better 24...Rhg8+=) 25.Nd4 (better 25.Rc5!? bc5 26.Rc5+=) 25...Bd4=+ 26.Rd4 (26.Qd4 Kb7=+) 26...Rac8 27.Rb1 Rc5 28.a4 Rhc8 29.a5 Rc2 30.Qb3 b5 31.Rh4?? (better 31.f3=+) 31...Rd2-+ 32.Rh7 Qc6 33.h4 (33.Rf1 b4 34.h4 Qc3-+) 33...Nf4 (better 33...Rg8 34.Qf3 Qc2 35.Re1 Qh7 36.Re6 Kb7 37.Re4-+) 34.Qe3 (34.Ra7 Ka7 35.Qe3 Ka6 36.Qf4-+) 34…Qg2 0-1. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2265) - Veiga,Jose Francisco R P (2385), Titled Tue 8th Aug Early (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

8.d5 e5?? 9.dc6 Bb4 10.Bd3 Bc3 11.Bd2 bc6 12.0-0 Bd2 13.Nd2 Be6 14.Qc2 Ne7 15.Ne4 Rd8 16.Ng5 Bg4 17.Bh7 e4! 18.Ne4 Qh5 19.f3 Be6 20.Rad1 Bd5 21.Qc5 Rh7 22.Rfe1 Qh2 23.Kf2 Qc7 24.Rb1 Be4 25.Re4 Rd2 26.Ke3 Rd7 27.Kf2 Rh6 28.Qg5 Kf8 29.Reb4 Rg6 30.Rb8 Rd8 31.Qf4 Qd7 32.Rd8 Qd8 33.Rb8 Nc8 34.Qb4 Kg8 35.Qb7 Qd2 36.Kf1 Qg2 37.Ke1 Qg1 38.Ke2 Re6 39.Kd3 Qd1 40.Kc4 Qc2 41.Kd4 c5 42.Kd5 Qd3 43.Kc5 Qc3 44.Kd5 Re5 0–1. Gaillard,Bruno (1940) – Franc,Emmanuel (2100), Bethune op, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.d5 e5?? 9.Bd2 Bb4 10.Rc1 Nd4 11.Nd4 ed4 12.Nb5 Bd2 13.Qd2 Qd2 14.Kd2 Kd8 15.Bc4 Nf6 16.Rhe1 a6 17.Nd6 Rf8 18.Kd3 Ne8 19.Ne8 Re8 20.d6 Bf5 21.Kd4 Kd7 22.Bd5 Re1 23.Re1 Kd6 24.Bb7 Ra7 25.Bd5 Be6 26.Be6 fe6 27.Rb1 e5 28.Ke4 Rf7 29.Rb6 Kc5 30.Rb2 a5 31.Ke5 Re7 32.Kf4 Rd7 33.Ke3 Kc4 34.f4 a4 35.g4 Kc3 36.Rf2 1–0. Hoy,Bernd (2205) – Fischer,Johann Stefan (2240), Regionalliga SW, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.d5 Ne5 9.Bd2 Nf3 10.Qf3 a6 11.Rc1 Qd8 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bd7 Qd7 14.0-0 Nf6 15.Rfe1 g6?? (better 15...Rd8=) 16.Qf6+- (16.Qf6 Rg8 17.Ne4 Qd5 18.Qf3+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2505) - Dimic,P (2345), Titled Tuesday 4th May, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

8.d5 Ne5 9.Bd2 Nf3 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.Rb1 Nf6 (11...Qc7 12.Bf4 Qa5 13.Rb7+-) 12.Rb7 Rc8 13.Bb5 Bb5 14.Rb5 (14.Nb5 Qa2 15.Qe3 Qa6+-) 14...Qa6 15.0-0 g6 16.Re1 (16.Rfb1 Bg7 17.Rb7 0-0 18.Re7 Rfe8+/-) 16...Bg7+/- 17.Rbb1 (17.Rb4 Nd7 18.Rbe4 0-0 19.Re7 Nb6+=) 17...h5 18.Nb5 (better 18.h3!?+/-) 18...0-0= 19.Qb3 (19.Bc3 Rc5 20.d6 ed6 21.Bf6 Rb5 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Qc3 Kg8=+) 19...Rfe8+= 20.a4 (20.Be3 Red8 21.Red1 Rd7=) 20...Ng4 (20...Qb7!?=) 21.h3 (better 21.d6 Qb6 22.Be3+/-) 21...Ne5? (21...Nf6 22.Qa2+=) 22.Be3 (better 22.Bf4!? Nd7 23.Nc7 Rc7 24.Bc7+-) 22...Red8 (22...Qf6 23.Na7 Ra8 24.Qb5+-) 23.Na7 Rc3 24.Qb6 (better 24.Qb5!? Qf6 25.Red1+/-) 24...Qb6+= 25.Bb6 Rd5 26.Nb5 Rc2 27.a5 Ra2 28.Nc3 Raa5? (better 28...Nf3! 29.gf3 Bc3 30.Re7 Ba5=) 29.Nd5+/- Rd5 30.Be3 (30.Red1 Nd3+/-) 30...Nc4 31.Bf4 e5 (31...g5 32.Rec1 Na3 33.Rb8 Kh7 34.Be3+=) 32.Bg3 (32.Bg5 e4 33.Bf4 f5+/-) 32...f5 (32...Bf6 33.f3+=) 33.Rb8 Kh7 34.Rb7 g5 (34...Na5 35.Re7 f4 36.Bh4+/-) 35.f3 (35.Rc7!? f4 36.Rc4 fg3 37.fg3+-) 35...Kg6 36.Ra1 (36.Rc1 Nd6 37.Rc6 Bf8+=) 36...Rd6 (36...h4 37.Ra6 Nd6 38.Be1+-) 37.Bf2 (better 37.Rc1!? f4 38.Bf4 ef4 39.Rc4 Bd4 40.Kf1+/-) 37...e4+= 38.Rc1 e3 39.Bg3 f4 40.Bf4?? (better 40.Rc4 fg3 41.Kf1+=) 40...gf4-+ 41.Rc4 Rd1 42.Kh2 e2 43.Rc6 (43.Rb6 Kh7 44.Re6 e1R 45.Re1 Re1-+) 43...Bf6 44.Rbb6 (44.Re7 e1Q 45.Re1 Re1 46.h4-+) 44...e1Q 45.Rf6 Kg7 (45...Kg5 46.Rg6 Kh4 47.Rg4 hg4 48.Rh6 Kg5 49.Rh5 Kh5 50.fg4 Kg5 51.h4 Qh4) 46.Rg6-+ Kf7 47.Rgf6 (47.Rbf6 Ke7 48.Rf4-+) 47...Ke7 48.Rf4 (48.Rfe6 Qe6 49.Re6 Ke6 50.h4-+) 48...Qe5 (48...Qg1 49.Kg3 Qb6 50.Rf5 Qg6 51.Kf2 Qf5 52.g4 Qf4 53.gh5 Qd2 54.Kg3 Rg1 55.Kh4 Qf4) 49.Rbb4 Kd7 50.Rbe4 Qd6 51.Kg3 Rd2 52.Kh4 Kc7 (52...Rd5 53.Rf7 Kd8 54.Ra4-+) 53.Rf7 Kb6 54.Rf5 (54.Ref4 Qd8 (54...Rg2? 55.R7f6 Kc7 56.Rd6 Kd6 57.Kh5+-) 55.R4f6 Kc5-+) 54...Qd8 (54...Rg2 55.Ree5-+) 55.Kh5 (55.Rg5-+) 55...Rg2 (55...Qh8 56.Kg5 Rg2 57.Rg4 Qh3 58.Rg2 Qg2 59.Kf6-+) 56.Rg4?? (better 56.Rb4 Kc6 57.Rc4 Kb7 58.Rb4 Ka6 59.Ra4 Kb6 60.Rb4 Ka7 61.Ra4 Kb6 62.Rb4=) 56...Rg4 (better 56...Qh8 57.Kg6 Rc2 58.Rf6 Kb7 59.Rb4 Kc8-+) 57.hg4 Qh8 58.Kg5 Qg7 59.Kh5 Kc6 (59...Qh7 60.Kg5-+) 60.f4 White plans g5 (60.g5 Qh7 61.Kg4 Kd7-+) 60...Kd6 (60...Qh7 61.Kg5-+) 61.g5 Qh7 62.Kg4 Qd7 (better 62...Ke7-+) 63.g6=+ Qe8 64.Kg5 Qd8 65.Rf6 Ke7 66.Rf7 Ke6 67.Kh6 Qh8 68.Kg5 White prepares the advance f5 68...Qh3 69.f5 Ke5 70.Re7 Kd6 71.Re6 Kd7 72.Kf6 (72.g7 Qg3 73.Kh6 Qf4 74.Kg6 Qg4 75.Kf6 Qh4 76.Kg6 Qg4 77.Kf6 Qh4 78.Kg6 Qg4=) 72...Qh6 (72...Qc3 73.Kg5=+) 73.Kf7= Qh5 74.f6?? (better 74.Re7 Kd6 75.Re6 Kc5 76.f6=) 74...Qd5 75.Kg7 Qe6 (75...Ke6 76.f7 Qd7 77.Kh8 Qc8 78.Kg7 Ke7 79.Kh6 Kf6 80.f8Q Qf8 81.Kh5 Ke5 82.Kg4 Qf2 83.Kh5 Qf4 84.g7 Kf5 85.g8Q Qh2) 76.f7= Qe7 77.Kg8 Qe6 78.Kg7 Qe5 79.Kg8 Qd5 80.Kg7 Qd4 81.Kg8 Qc4 82.Kg7 Qc3 83.Kg8 Qb3 84.Kg7 Qb2 85.Kg8 Qa2 86.Kg7 Qa1 87.Kg8 Qa2 88.Kg7 Qb2 89.Kg8 Qb3 90.Kg7 Qc3 91.Kg8 Qc4 92.Kg7 Qd4 93.Kg8 Qd5 94.Kg7 Qe5 95.Kg8 Qe6 96.Kg7 ½-½. Borgaonkar,Akshay (2110) - Bacrot,E (2665), Titled Tue (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

8.d5 Ne5 9.Bd2 Nf3 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.Rc1 Qb6 (11...Rc8!?=) 12.Rb1+/- Qf6 13.Qe3 (13.Qf6 Nf6 14.Rb7 e6 15.de6 Be6+=) 13...Nh6 (better 13...b6!?=) 14.Ne4 Qg6 (14...Qe5 15.Bc3 Qd5+-) 15.Rb7+- Nf5? (15...Ng4 16.Qf4 e5 17.de6 fe6 18.Rd7 e5 19.Nf6 Qf6+-) 16.Qb3 (16.Ra7?! Rd8 17.Qd3 e6+/-) 16...Nd6 (16...f6 17.Rd7 Nd4+-) 17.Nd6 Qd6 18.Rd7! Kd7 (18...Qd7 19.Bb5 Pinning (19.Bb5 Decoy); 18...Kd7 19.Qb7 Double attack (19.Qb5 Decoy)) 19.Bb5 (19.Qb7 Qc7 20.Bb5 Kd6 21.Bf4 e5 22.de6 Ke7 23.Qc7 Ke6 24.Qe5) 19...Kc8 20.0-0 (20.0-0 Qb6 21.Rc1 Kd8 22.Qa4+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2510) - Fantinel,T (2375), Europe-Echecs Blitz Open, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

8.d5 Nf6 9.dc6? (better is 9.Bb2!? Nb4 10.Bc4+=) 9...Qc3-/+ 10.Bd2 Qc6 11.Rc1 Qd6 12.Rc3 e6 13.Qc1 Bd7 14.Be2 Nd5 15.Rb3 Bc6 16.Qb2 f6 17.0-0 Be7 18.Nd4 0-0 19.Re1 f5 20.Bc4 Bf6 21.Re6 Qc5 22.Rf6 Rf6 (22...gf6?! 23.Nc6 bc6 24.Rg3 Kh8 25.Qb7+=) 23.Rg3?? (better is 23.Bd3-+) 23...Qc4 24.Ne6 (24.Nf5 Raf8 25.Rg7 Kh8 26.Rg5-+) 24...g6 (better is 24...Qe2 25.Rg7 Kh8 26.h3 Qe6 27.Rg5-+) 25.Nf4 (25.Nd4-+) 25...Nf4 26.Qf6 (26.Bf4 Qf4 27.Re3-+) 26...Ne2 27.Kh1 Ng3 28.hg3 Qf1 (28...Qf1 29.Kh2 Qg2) 0–1. Husak,Antonin – Hlavac,Rudolf (2115), Tatry op Tatranska Lomnica, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.d5 Bg4 9.dc6 Qc3-/+ 10.Bd2 (10.Qd2 Qd2 (10...Qa1?? 11.cb7 Qc1 12.Qc1+-) 11.Bd2 bc6-/+ 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Rc1 Rb8 14.Nc6 Rb2 15.a4 Bc6+=) 10...Qc6 11.Rc1 (11.Qb3 Be6 12.Qb4 a5 13.Qb2 Qe4 14.Be3 Qb4 15.Qb4 ab4-/+) 11...Bf3 12.gf3 Qe6 13.Be3 Nf6?? (better is 13...Qd7+= 14.Qd7 Kd7 15.Rd1 Ke6+=) 14.Bb5+- Nd7 15.Rc7 (15.Rc7 Rd8 16.Bd7 Qd7 17.Rd7 Rd7 18.Qc2+-) 1–0. Basanta,G (2325) – Wu,H (2185), 28th Keres Mem, Vancouver CAN, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.d5 Bg4 9.Bd2 Nd4?? (better is 9...Bf3 10.Qf3 Nd4=) 10.Nb5+- Bf3 11.Ba5 (11.Nd4?! Bd1 12.Ba5 Ba4=) 11...Bd1 12.Rd1 (12.Kd1?! b6 13.Bb6 ab6 14.Nc7 Kd8 15.Na8 b5+-; 12.Nd4?! Ba4=) 12...b6 (12...Nc2 13.Kd2 Kd7 14.Kc2+-) 13.Rd4 (better is 13.Nc7 Kd7 14.Na8 Nc2 15.Kd2 ba5 16.Kc2 Nf6+-) 13...Kd8 14.Bb4 a6 15.Na3 Nf6 16.Be2 a5 17.Bd2 Rc8 18.0-0 g6 19.Nc4 Bg7 20.Nb6 Nd7 21.Ra4 Nb6 22.Ba5 (22.Ra5?! Rc2 23.Rd1 h5+/-) 22...Rb8 23.Rb1 Kc7 24.Rc4 Kd7 25.Bb6 1–0. Sochacki,Christophe (2040) – Sobocinska,Malgorzata (1960), XVIII Int Ches Festival Poland, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

8.d5 Bg4 9.Bd2 Ne5 10.Ne5 Bd1 11.Bb5 Kd8 12.Nf7 Kc8 13.Rc1 Bh5 14.Ne4 Qc7 15.Rc7 Kc7 16.Nh8 a6 (16...Nf6 17.Ng5 Nd5 18.Nhf7+-) 17.Be2 Be8 (17...Be2 18.Ke2 Nf6 19.Rc1 Kd7 20.Ng5+-) 18.0-0 Nf6 (18...g6 19.Ng5 Kb8 20.Rc1+-) 19.Rc1 Kd7 (19...Kb6 20.Rb1 Ka7 21.Be3 Kb8 22.Nc5+-) 20.Nc5 Kd6 21.Bf4 (better 21.Ne6 Nd5 22.Nf8+-) 21...Kd5 (21...e5 22.de6 Ke7+-) 22.Bf3 Kd4 (22...Ne4 23.Be4 Kd4 24.f3 Bf7 25.Nf7 e5 26.Ne6) 23.Ne6 Kd3 24.Bb7 (24.Be3 Ne4 25.Nf4) 24...Ra7+- 25.Be3 (better 25.Nc5 Kd4 26.Bf3 e6 27.Ne6 Kd3+-) 25...Rb7 26.Nc5 Ke2 27.Nb7 (better 27.Rc2 Kd1 28.Rd2 Kc1 29.Rd7 Kc2 30.Rb7 e5 31.Na6 e4+-) 27...g6 (27...e5 28.Rc7+-) 28.Nd8 (better 28.Nc5!? e5 29.Rc2 Kd1 30.Rd2 Kc1 31.Rd6 Kb2 32.Rf6 Bc5 33.Bc5 Bb5+-) 28...Ng4 (28...e5 29.Nhf7 Ng4 30.Bb6+-) 29.Ne6 Bh6 (29...Ne3 30.Nf8 Nf5 31.Nh7+-) 30.Bh6 Nh6 31.Rc7 Nf7 (31...Ng8 32.Nf8 Bb5 33.Nh7+-) 32.Nf7 (better 32.Re7 Bb5 33.Nf7 Kd1+-) 32...Bf7 33.Re7 (33.Re7 Bg8 34.Rg7 Be6 35.Re7+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2515) - Nechitaylo,Nikita (2115), World Rapid Team (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

10.d5 Qa2 11.dc6 bc6 12.Ne5-+.

10.d5 a6 11.dc6=+ bc6 12.Qc2 Qd6 13.Bf4 Qe6 14.Be2 Nf6 (14...Bd7 15.Ne5 Nf6 16.0-0=+) 15.0-0 (15.Nd4 Qd7=) 15...Bd7 16.Rfe1 (16.Ne5 Nd5 17.Bg3 h5 18.Nd7 Kd7 19.Rb7 Ke8=) 16...Qe4 17.Qc1 e6 18.Bc4 (18.Ba6 Ba3 19.Qd2 Qd5=) 18...Ba3 19.Qa3 Attacks the isolani on a6 19...Qf4 20.Bd3 Nd5 21.Rb7 (better 21.Ne5 Rd8 22.Ba6=) 21...a5?? (21...Bc8!? 22.Rb3 Ra7=+) 22.Qc5 (better 22.Ne5 Bc8 23.Rf7+/-) 22...Rb8?? (22...Rd8=) 23.Ra7?? (better 23.Rd7 Kd7 24.Ne5 Qe5 25.Re5+-) 23...Qb4-/+ 24.Qc1 Qb6 25.Ra6 Qb7 26.a3 Attacking the isolated pawn on c6 26...0-0 27.Qg5 (27.Ra5 Rfd8=+) 27...Nf6 (27...Qb3!? 28.Ne5 Bc8 29.Rc6 Qa3-/+) 28.Ra5=+ Qb3 29.Be2 (29.Qe3 Rfd8=+) 29...h6 (29...Rfd8 30.Qc5-/+) 30.Qh4 (30.Qc1 Ra8 31.Nd2 Qb7=+) 30...Qc3-/+ 31.Ra7 (31.Ra6 Ra8-/+) 31...Rfd8 (31...Ra8 32.Qa4 c5 33.Qa6-+) 32.h3 (32.Qc4 Qc4 33.Bc4 Ra8 34.Ra8 Ra8-/+) 32...Rb2 (32...Ra8 33.Qa4 Ra7 34.Qa7-/+) 33.Bf1 Qc5 34.Ra4 1-0. Bach Pareja,Raimon (1970) - Wieringa,Helmer (1900), Open NK Rapid (9), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nb8?? 11.Qc2 Na6 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bd7 Kd7 14.Rb7 Kd8 15.Qc6 Nf6 (15...Qd6 16.Ba5 Nc7 17.Bc7 Qc7 18.Qc7 Ke8 19.Qd7) 16.Ne5 (16.Ne5 Qe3 17.Be3 Nc7 18.Nf7 Kc8 19.Qc7) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2500) - Baltaci,Ismail Tarik (2065), Titled Tue (2), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nb8?? 11.Qc2+- Na6 12.Bb5 Kd8 13.Ne5 e6 14.Nf7 Ke7 15.Nh8 Nf6 (15...Kd8 16.Nf7 Ke7 17.Bb4 Qb4 18.Rb4 Kf7 19.Rf4 Nf6 20.Ba6 Bd6+-) 16.Ba6 (better 16.Bb4! Qb4 17.Rb4 Nd5 18.Rd4+-) 16...Qa6 17.Qc7 Bd7 18.Bb4 (better 18.Rb7 Ke8 19.Rb8 Rb8 20.Qb8 Bc8 21.de6 Qe6 22.Be3+-) 18...Ke8+= 19.Bf8 Kf8 20.g4?? (20.Rb7 ed5 21.Rb8 Rb8 22.Qb8 Be8 23.Ng6 hg6 24.Qb2-+) 20...Rc8 21.Qf4? (21.Qb7 Rc1! 22.Rc1 Qb7-+) 21...e5 (better 21...ed5!? 22.f3-+) 22.Qb4 (22.Qd2 Kg8 23.Ng6 hg6 24.f3-+) 22...Kg8-+ 23.g5 (23.Ng6 hg6 24.Qb3 Bg4 25.d6 Kh7 26.f3 Qa5 27.Ke2 Bf3 28.Kf3 Rc3 29.Ke2-+) 23...Nd5 (better 23...Rc2 24.Qd2 Rd2 25.Kd2 Qa2 26.Kc1 Bf5 27.Rb2 Qa1 28.Kd2 Qb2 29.Ke1 Ne4 30.f4 Qd2 31.Kf1 Qf2) 24.Qb7 (24.Qb3 Qa5 25.Kf1 Kh8 26.h4-+) 24...Qb7 (24...Qa5 25.Kf1 Bh3 (25...Kh8?! 26.Qd7 Qc5 27.Kg1=) 26.Kg1 Nf4 27.Qc8 Bc8 28.h4 Qd5 29.Rh2 Qd3 30.Rc1 Ne2 31.Kf1 Nc1 32.Kg2 Bb7 33.f3 Qf3 34.Kg1 Nd3 35.Re2 Qh1) 25.Rb7=+ Bc6 26.Ra7 Nf4 (26...Nc3 27.f3 Kh8 28.Kf2-/+) 27.Rg1=+ Kh8 28.h4 (28.Rg3 Bd5=+) 28...Rd8 (28...Be4 29.Rg3 Ng2 30.Ke2 Rc2 (30...Nh4?! 31.Ra4 Nf5 32.Re4 Ng3 33.fg3=) 31.Kd1 A) 31...Nh4? 32.Rg4 Rc7 A1) 33.Re4 Ra7 34.Rh4 Ra2-/+; A2) 33.Rh4?? Bf3 (33...Ra7?! 34.Re4 Ra2 35.Re5=) 34.Ke1 Ra7-+; A3) 33.Rc7 Bf3 34.Kc1 Bg4 35.Rc4+-; B) 31...Rf2-/+) 29.Rc7? (better 29.Rg3-/+) 29...Bf3-+ 30.Rc1 Nd3 (better 30...Ne2 31.Rg3 Nc1 32.Rf3 Na2-+) 31.Kf1 (31.Kd2 Nc1 32.Kc1-+) 31...Nc1 32.Rg3 (32.a4 Rd1) 32…Rd1 0-1. Starley,Robert (2080) - Ghasi,A (2485), Checkmate Covid Rematch, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Rb1)

10.d5 Nb8?? 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.Bb5 Na6 13.Bd7 Kd7 (13...Kd8 14.Rb7 Qa2 15.Qa2 Rc8 16.Ne5 Nh6 17.Ba5 Nc7 18.Bc7 Rc7 19.Rb8 Rc8 20.Rc8) 14.Rb7 Kd6 (14...Kd8 15.Qc6 Qa4 16.Qa4 Nc7 17.Qc6 Nf6 18.Qc7 Ke8 19.Qc6 Kd8 20.Ba5) 15.Qc6 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2500) - Dzierzak,Radoslaw (2210), Titled Tue (1), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nb8?? 11.Qc2+- Bd7 12.Bb5 e6 13.Qc8 Ke7 14.Qb7 Qa2 15.d6 Kf6+-.

10.d5 Bf5 11.Rb7 0-0-0? 12.dc6+/- e5? (12...Qa2 13.Qc1 Rd6 14.Be3+-) 13.Bc4 (13.Qe2 Rd2 14.Qd2+- (14.Kd2 Bb4 15.Rb4 Qb4 16.Kd1 Qb1 17.Kd2 Qa2 18.Ke1 Qe2 19.Be2 f6-+; 14.Nd2?! Bb4 15.Qc4 Bd2 16.Kd2 Nf6+-)) 13...Bg4?? (better 13...f6+-) 14.Rb8!! Kb8 15.Qb1 Bb4 16.Bb4 Rd1 17.Kd1 Bf3 (17...Qa4 18.Kc1 Kc8 19.Ne5+-) 18.Ke1 Be4 (18...Kc7 19.Ba3 Bc6+-) 19.Bd6 (19.Qe4?! Qb4 20.Kf1 Qb2+=) 19...Kc8 20.Qb8 (20.Qe4?! Qd6 21.Qf5 Kd8 22.Qf7 Ne7+/-) 1-0. Abdrlauf,Elham (2340) - Tan,Jun Ying (2150), Titled Tue, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nf6 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Qd6 13.Bc4 Be6 (13...Bg4!? 14.0-0 Bf3 15.gf3 Nd7=) 14.Bb4+= Qd7 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.0-0?? (better 16.Bc3 Bc4 17.Nc4=) 16...Qe5-+ 17.Rfe1 Qf5 18.Qa4 (18.Bd3 Qd5 19.Rbd1-+) 18...Bc4 (better 18...Bd7 19.Qa3 e6 20.Bf8 Rf8-+) 19.Qc6+- Qd7 20.Qa8 Qd8 21.Qc6 Nd7 22.Qc4 (better 22.Ba5 Bd5 (worse 22...Qa5 23.Rb8 Qd8 24.Rd8 Kd8 25.Rd1 Bd3 26.Rd3 e6 27.Qd7) 23.Qd5 Nb6 24.Qc6 Qd7 25.Qa8 Qc8 26.Qa7 f6 27.Rb6 Kf7+-) 22...e6 (22...a5 23.Bc3 e6 24.Rb7+-) 23.Red1 Bb4 24.Qb4 f6 (24...h5 25.Qd6 a5 26.Rb7 Rg8 27.Rd7 f6 28.Qe6 Kf8 29.Rd8) 25.Qd6 Qe7 26.Qc7 h5 (26...Ne5 27.Rb8 Kf7 28.Qe7 Ke7 29.Rh8+-) 27.Rd7! Qd7 (27...Qd7 28.Rb8 Double attack) 28.Rb8 (28.Rb8 Ke7 29.Qd7 Kd7 30.Rh8+-) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2235) - Horak,Martin (2345), Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nf6 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Qd6 13.Bf4 Qe6 (13...Qd5 14.Ne5 Be6 15.Rd1 Qa5 16.Rd2-/+) 14.Be2 (14.Ne5 Nd5 15.Bg3 h5 16.Qc6 Qc6 17.Nc6 e6-/+) 14...Qe4 15.Qe4 Ne4 16.Ne5 f6?? (16...Be6 17.Nc6 Ba2 18.Rc1-/+) 17.Bf3?? (better 17.Bh5 g6 18.Ng6=) 17...Bf5-/+ (17...fe5?! 18.Be4 Bd7 19.Be5+=) 18.g4 fe5 19.gf5 ef4 20.Be4 Rc8 21.Rb7 a5 22.Ke2 Kf7 23.Ra7 g6 (23...c5 24.Bd5 Kf6 25.Be6=) 24.Rg1 (24.Rc1 Bg7 25.Ra5 g5=) 24...Bg7 (24...gf5!? 25.Bf5 Rb8=+) 25.fg6= hg6 26.Bg6 Kf6 27.Bd3 (27.Ra5 Rh2 28.Bd3 c5=) 27...Rh2 (better 27...Rh5=+) 28.Rg6 (better 28.Ra5 Rd8 29.Be4=) 28...Kf7-+ 29.Rg4 Bf6?? (better 29...Rf2! 30.Kf2 Bd4 31.Ke1 Ba7 32.Rf4 Ke8-+) 30.Bc4 Kf8 (30...Ke8 31.Rg8) 31.Rg8 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2505) - Onslow,Alfie (2170), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nf6 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Bb4 e6 (13...Qb4 14.Rb4 e6 15.Rb7+-) 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Bd3 0-0 (15...g6 16.Ne5 0-0 17.Nd7 Nd7 18.Bg6 hg6 19.Qd3+-) 16.0-0 (better 16.Bh7 Nh7 17.Qd3 Bc5 18.Qd7 Nf6+-) 16...Nd5 (16...Rfd8 17.Rfd1+-) 17.Bh7 Kh8 18.Be4 Bd6 (18...f6 19.Nd4 Bd6 20.Rb7+-) 19.Ng5 f5 (19...Bf4 20.Rb7 Bg5 21.Rd7+-) 20.Bd5 ed5 (20...cd5 21.Qd1 Be8 22.Ne6 Bf7 23.Nf8 Rd8+-) 21.Qd3 Rf6 22.Qh3 Kg8 23.Qh7 (23.Qh7 Kf8 24.Qh8 Ke7 25.Rfe1 Be5 26.Re5 Be6 27.Qg7 Kd6 28.Qf6 Re8 29.Re6 Kd7 30.Re8 Ke8 31.Rb7 d4 32.Qe7) 1-0. Da Silva,AR (2185) - Pavlidou,E (2085), Titled Tue (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Nf6 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Bb4 Bf5 (13...Qb4 14.Rb4 e6+-) 14.Qc6 (14.Qc6 Kd8 15.Ne5 Bd7 16.Qa8 Bc8 17.Rd1 Kc7 18.Qc6 Kb8 19.Bd6 Qd6 20.Rb1 Qb4 21.Rb4 Bb7 22.Qb7; 14.Ba3 Bc2 15.Rb7 Nd7-/+; 14.Qf5?! Qa2 15.Bd3 e6+-) 1-0. Quilter,T (2160) - Kornyukov,A (2450), Titled Tue (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Bg4 11.dc6 bc6 12.Rb3 Qd6 13.Qc2 Nf6 14.Rc3 (14.Be2!?=) 14...Bd7 15.Bc4 e6 (15...g6 16.Rb3 Bf5 17.Bd3=+) 16.0-0=+ Be7 17.Re1 (17.Rb3 Nd5-/+) 17...Nd5-/+ 18.Rd3 0-0 19.Ne5 Bf6 (19...Rfd8-/+) 20.Rh3 (better 20.Ng4!? Bd8 21.Ne5=+) 20...g6-+ 21.Ng4 (21.Qe4 Rab8-/+) 21...Bg7 (21...Bd4!? 22.Bg5-+) 22.Bh6 f5?? (better 22...f6-/+) 23.Bg7+= Kg7 24.Ne5 (24.Qb2 Nf6 25.Rd3+/-) 24...Rad8 (24...Rab8 25.Qd3=+) 25.Qd2 h5?? (better 25...f4=+) 26.Qg5+- Ne7? (26...Be8 27.Rh5 Bf7 28.Qh6 Kf6 29.g4 fg4 30.Qg5 Kg7 31.Bd3+-) 27.Rh5 (27.Rd3 Qb4 28.Red1 Rf7+-) 27...Rh8 28.Rh8 Rh8 29.h4?? (better 29.Nd7 Qh2 30.Kf1 Qh1 31.Ke2+-) 29...Rh5 (29...Bc8 30.g3+=) 30.Qg3 f4 (30...Qd2 31.Nf3 f4 32.Qg4+- (32.Nd2?! fg3 33.fg3 Rc5+=)) 31.Qc3 (31.Qf4 Be8 32.Ng6 Qf4 33.Nf4 Rh4 34.g3+-) 31...Kh7? (31...Nd5 32.Qb2 Kh7 33.Nf7+/-) 32.Ng4 (better 32.Nf7 Qb8 33.Qf6+-) 32...Rf5?? (better 32...Ng8+/-) 33.Nf6+- Kh6 (33...Rf6 34.Qf6 Ng8 35.Qf7 Kh8 36.Be6 Be6 37.Re6 Qd1 38.Kh2 Qg4 39.Rg6 Qh4 40.Kg1 Qh7+-) 34.Ne8!! Be8 (34...Be8 35.Qh8 Mate attack) 35.Qh8 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2220) - Tsyhanchuk,S (2270), Titled Tue (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.d5 Bg4 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Bf3 13.Bb4 Qb4?? (better 13...Be4! 14.Qe4 Qa4-/+) 14.Rb4+- Bd5 (14...e5 15.Rb7 Bd5+-) 15.Ba6 (better 15.Rd4!? Rb8 16.Rd5 cd5 17.Qc6 Kd8 18.Qd5 Kc7 19.Qe5 Kc6 20.Qb8+-) 15...e6 16.Rd4 (16.Rb2 Rd8 17.Bb7 Ne7+-) 16...c5 (16...Rb8!? 17.0-0 Nf6+/-) 17.Bb5 (17.Qa4 Ke7 18.Qa3 Kd8+-) 17...Kd8 18.Rd5! ed5 19.Qf5 (19.Bc6 Rb8 20.Bd5 Bd6+/-) 19...Nf6+= 20.0-0 (20.Bc6!? Rc8 21.Bd5+=) 20...Kc7 21.Rc1 Bd6 22.g4 (22.Qg5!? Rhg8 23.Bd3=) 22...h6=+ 23.Be2 Rhe8 24.Bf3 (24.Qd3 c4-/+) 24...Re5 25.Qc2 (25.Qd3 h5 26.Qa6 Rb8 (26...hg4 27.Rb1 Kd7 28.Qb7 Bc7 29.Bd5+/-; 26...Ng4? 27.Rb1 Kd7 28.Qb7 Ke6 29.Qa8+-) 27.Qa7 Rb7 28.Qa5 Kd7 29.gh5 Rb2-/+ (worse 29...Nh5 30.Bg4 Ke7 31.Qa8+=)) 25...Rae8 (25...h5 26.Qb2 hg4 27.Rc5 Kd8 28.Bd5 Rb8-+ (28...Bc5 29.Qe5 Rc8 30.Bf7+-; 28...Nd5?! 29.Qe5 Be5 30.Rd5 Bd6 31.Rd6 Kc7 32.Ra6-/+)) 26.Qa4-/+ Re1 (26...h5 27.Qa7 Kd8 28.Rd1 Re1 29.Re1 Re1 30.Kg2=) 27.Re1=+ Re1 28.Kg2 Kb6 (28...Rb1 29.Qa7 Rb7 30.Qa8=) 29.Qb3 Kc7 30.Bd5 Nd5 (30...Ng4? 31.Qb5 Kc8 32.Qa6 Kd7 33.Qa4 Kc8 34.Qg4 f5 35.Qa4+-) 31.Qd5 Re6 (31...Re7 32.f4=) 32.h3 (32.Qa8 Kb6+/-) 32...Rf6 33.a4 Kb6 34.Qb3 Kc7 35.a5 Be5 36.a6 Bd4 37.Qb7 Kd6 38.f3 (better 38.Qa7 Rf2 39.Kg3+-) 38...Re6?? (better 38...c4=) 39.Qa7+- Re2 40.Kf1 Rf2 41.Ke1 Rf3 (41...Rb2 42.Qf7 Bf2 43.Kd1+-) 42.Qb6 Ke5 43.Qc7 Ke4 44.Qc6 Ke3 (44...Kf4 45.a7 Ra3+-) 45.a7 Bc3 46.Kd1 Rf2 (46...Rf1 47.Kc2 Ra1 48.Kc3 Kf2+-) 47.Qc5 Bd4 48.Qd4!! Kd4 49.a8Q Rf1 50.Ke2 Rc1 (50...Rf6 51.Qh8 Rg6 52.Qd8 Ke5 53.Qe7 Re6 54.Qf7+-) 51.Qa4 (better 51.Qd8 Ke5 52.Qe7 Kd5 53.Qd7 Ke5 54.Qf5 Kd6 55.Qf4 Ke7 56.Qc1 f6+-) 51...Rc4 52.Qd7 Kc3 (52...Kc5 53.Qf7 Re4 54.Kf3+-) 53.Qf7 Re4 (53...g5 54.Qf6 Kb4 55.Qh6+-) 54.Kf3 Rd4 55.Qg7 Kc4 56.Qh6 Rd3 57.Qe3! Rd4 (57...Re3 58.Ke3 Combination) 58.Qd4! Kd4 59.Kf4 Kc4 60.Kf5 Kd5 61.g5 Kd6 62.Kf6 Kd7 63.Kf7 (63.Kf7 Kc7 64.h4 Kd6 65.h5 Ke5 66.g6 Kd6 67.h6 Kc6 68.g7 Kd5 69.h7 Kc4 70.g8Q Kc3 71.h8Q Kd3 72.Qg3 Kc4 73.Qhc3 Kb5 74.Qb8 Ka4 75.Qbb3) 1-0. Pein,Jonathan (2300) - Onslow,Alfie (2170), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Qc2 Qc5 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Rb7 Nf6 15.Be2 Qa3 16.Qc2 Qc5 17.Qb1 (17.Qa4 Bd6 18.0-0-/+) 17...Bd6-/+ 18.0-0 Qh5 19.Bb4 (19.Bc3!? Bc8 20.Rb2-/+) 19...c5 20.Bc3 0-0 (better 20...Bh2 21.Nh2 Qe2 22.Ra7 Ra7 23.Qb8 Ke7 24.Qa7 Rc8-+) 21.Bf6 gf6 (21...Bc6 22.Be7 A) worse 22...Bb7 23.Bd6 (worse 23.Qb7 Rfb8 24.Qd7 Bh2 25.Nh2 Qe2-+) 23...Bd5 24.Bf8 Rf8 25.Rc1+-; B) 22...Bf3 23.Bd6 Be2 24.Bf8 Rf8+= (24...Bf1? 25.Be7 Qe5 26.Qf1+-)) 22.Rd7+/- Rfd8 (22...Bh2!? 23.Nh2 Qe2+/-) 23.Rd8+- Rd8 24.Qb7 (24.Rd1 Qg6+-) 24...e5? (better 24...Bh2 25.Nh2 Qe2 26.Qa7 Rd5+/-) 25.Rd1 (25.Rd1 e4 26.Rd6 Rd6 27.Qb8 Kg7 28.Qd6 ef3 29.Qg3 Qg6 30.Bf3+-) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2505) - Gracia Alvarez,Gerardo Antonio (2235), Titled Tue (6), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Qc2 Qc5 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.0-0 Qh5 16.Bf4 Bc5 (16...Nd5!? 17.Rfc1 Be7=+) 17.Rfe1+= Nd5 18.Ne5 Attacks the isolani on c6 18...Bd6 19.Nd7 (19.Bg3 Be5 20.Re5 Qh6=) 19...Bf4= (19...Nf4?? A) 20.Qc6?! Ke7 (20...Nd3 21.Nc5 Ke7 22.Re6 fe6 23.Qd7 Kf6 24.Qe6 Kg5 25.Ne4 Kf4 26.g3 Kf3 27.Nd2) 21.Rb7 A1) 21...Nd3 22.Ne5 Kf6 23.Rf7 (23.Nd3?! Qh2 24.Kf1 Qh1 25.Ke2 Qh5 26.Kf1 Rhd8 27.Qc3 e5=) 23...Kg5 24.Qd6 Raf8 25.Qe6 Rf7 26.Nf7 Qf7 27.h4 Kh5 28.Qf7 g6 29.Qd5 Ne5 30.Qe5 Kh6 31.Qf4 Kg7 32.Re7 Kg8 33.Qf7; A2) 21...Rhd8 22.Nb8 Kf8+-; B) 20.Nf6!! gf6 21.Qc6 Kf8 22.Qd6 (22.Qa8 Kg7 23.Qe4 Ne2 24.Kf1 Nc3=+) 22...Kg7 23.Qf4+-) 20.Qc6 Qh2 21.Kf1 Ke7 22.Rb7 Bc7?? (22...Qh1 23.Ke2 Qh5 (23...Qg2 24.Ne5 Kf6 25.Rf7 Kg5 26.Rg7 Kf6 27.Rg2 Be5 28.Bh7 Nf4 29.Kf1 Rh7 30.Qa8+-) 24.Kf1 Qh1 25.Ke2 Qh5 (25...Qg2 26.Ne5 Kf6 27.Rf7 Kg5 28.Rg7 Kf6 29.Rg2 Be5 30.Bh7 Nf4 31.Kf1 Ng2 32.Qg2 Rh7 33.Qa8+-) 26.Kf1 Qh1=) 23.Be4+- Qh1 24.Ke2 Qh5 25.Bf3 Rac8?? (25...Nf4 26.Ke3 Qg5 27.Qc5 Qc5 28.Nc5 Kd8+-) 26.Bh5 (26.Bh5 g6 27.Kf1+-) 1-0. Kolmakov,Ivan D (1900) - Miletic,Vuk (2190), Srdja Dragasevic Mem (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Qc2 Qc5 13.Qa4 Nf6 14.Rc1 (14.Bd3!?=) 14...Qd5=+ 15.Be2 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 15...Be7 (15...Bc5 16.0-0 0-0 17.Rc4=+) 16.0-0 0-0 (16...Bd7 17.Be3 c5 18.Qa3=+) 17.Rfd1 (17.Bg5 Qd6=+) 17...Qe4=+ 18.Bc4 Bd7 (18...c5 19.Re1 Bd7 20.Qa3-/+) 19.Re1 (19.Bg5 Be8 20.Qa5=) 19...Qg4 (better 19...c5 20.Qa3 Qb7-/+) 20.h3+= Qh5?? (better 20...Qg6 21.Ne5 Qh5+=) 21.Re5+- Qg6 22.Nh4 c5 23.Qa3 (23.Qa5 Qe4 24.Re4 Bd8 25.Qc5 Ne4+-) 23...Qe4 24.Re4 Ne4 25.Nf3 Bc6 (25...Nd2 26.Nd2 Bc6 27.Nb3+-) 26.Be3 (26.Ne5 Bb7 27.Be3 Bd6+-) 26...Rfd8 (26...Bf6 27.Bf4 Bd5 28.Bd3+-) 27.Ne5 Bb7 (27...Bd5 28.f3 Ng3 29.Bc5+-) 28.Rb1 Bd5 29.Bd5 (29.f3 Ng3+-) 29...Rd5 30.Nc4 h6 (30...Bf6 31.g4+-) 31.Nb6! Rb8 (31...ab6 32.Qa8 Pinning (32.Qa8 Deflection)) 32.Qa7 Bd6 33.Qb8! Bb8 34.Nd5 (34.Nd5 Be5 35.a4 ed5 36.a5+-) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Osmak,Yuliia (2450), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Rb3 Qd6 14.Ba6 c5 15.Bc4 (15.Qc4!? Rd8 16.Rd3=) 15...Nf6=+ 16.0-0 Be7 17.Bc3 Ba4 18.Bb5 Bb5 19.Rb5 0-0 20.Ng5 h6 (20...g6 21.Bf6 Bf6 22.Ne4-/+) 21.Bf6=+ Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 21...hg5 22.Be7 Qe7 23.Rc5 Rfd8 24.g3 (24.Qc1 Rd2!?=+) 24...Rd7-/+ 25.Qc1 f6 26.Qe3 Rad8 27.Ra5 (27.Rfc1 e5-/+) 27...Rb8 (27...e5 28.Ra4-/+) 28.Rc1 e5 29.Ra6 Qf7 30.Qe4 Rd4 31.Qc2 Qd7 32.Rc6 Rd8 (32...Rb7 33.Rc4-/+) 33.Qb3 Qd5 34.Ra6 Qb3 35.ab3 Rd1 36.Rd1 Rd1 37.Kg2 Rd3 38.Ra7 Rb3 39.g4 Kh7 40.f3 ½-½. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2225) - Trzebinski,Patryk (1915), TCh-POL 2nd League (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Rb7 Nf6 14.Ne5 Qc5 15.Qb2 Bd6 (15...Rd8 16.Rb8 Be7 17.Nd7 Nd7 18.Rd8 Bd8 19.Qg7-/+) 16.Nc4 Nd5 (better 16...Qd5-/+) 17.Qg7+= 0-0-0?? (better 17...Rf8 18.Nd6 Qd6+=) 18.Nd6+- Qd6 19.Ba6 (19.Ra7?! Kb8 20.Ra4 f6+=) 19...Nc7 (19...c5 20.Rb6 Kc7 21.Rd6 Kd6 22.Qf7 Rdf8+-) 20.Rc7! (20.Ra7?! Na6 21.Ra6 Qd3+=) 20...Kc7 (20...Kc7 21.Ba5 Mate attack) 21.Ba5 Kb8 22.Qb2 (22.Qb2 Qb4 23.Qb4 Ka8 24.Qb7) 1-0. Abdrlauf,Elham (2335) - Vlachos,Anatole (2435), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Rb1)

12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Bd3 (13.Bc4 Nf6=) 13...Nf6 14.Rb3 (better 14.0-0=) 14...Qa4?? (better 14...Qc5 15.Qb2 Bd6=) 15.Rb8!!+- Rb8 16.Qa4 Bc5 (16...Bd6 17.Bc3+-) 17.0-0 0-0 18.Ne5 (18.Qh4 Rfd8 19.Ba5 Re8+-) 18...Rfd8 19.Qc2 (19.Ba5 Bb6 20.Rd1 Be8 21.Bb6 ab6 22.Nc6 Ra8+-) 19...Bd4 20.Bc3 c5 21.Bd4 cd4 22.Qc7 Rbc8 23.Qa7 Be8 24.h3 Rd5 (24...h6 25.f4+-) 25.Re1 g6 (25...Nd7 26.Nf3+-) 26.a4 Rcc5 (26...Rdc5 27.a5 R8c7 28.Qb6+-) 27.f4 Ra5 (27...Kf8 28.Bb5 Rb5 29.ab5 Rb5 30.Rc1+-) 28.Qe7 Kg7 29.Bb5 Bb5 (29...Rdb5 30.ab5 Rb5+-) 30.Qf7 Kh6 31.Qf6 Ba4 (31...Ra7 32.Ng4 Kh5 33.g3 Ra4 34.Qh4) 32.Nf7 Kh5 33.Re5 (33.g4) 33...Re5 34.fe5 (34.fe5 Re5 35.g4; 34.g4) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2235) - Osmak,Yuliia (2450), Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Ne5 Nf6 (13...Qc5 14.Nc4-/+) 14.Nd7=+ Nd7 (14...Kd7?! 15.Rb7 Kd8 16.Rf7=) 15.Qc6 Rd8 16.Bb5 (16.Bc4 Qd6 17.Qd6 Bd6=+) 16...Be7 17.Qc7 0-0 (better 17...Qa2!? 18.Rd1 Qb3=+) 18.Bd7= Qa2 (better 18...Qd3!? 19.Rb7 Qe4 20.Kd1 Qg2+=) 19.Rd1+/- Qd5 20.Bc6 Qc5 21.Rc1 Qd4 22.0-0 (22.Be3 Bb4 23.Ke2 Qb2 24.Kf3 Bd2+/-) 22...Qd2? (better 22...Bd6 23.Qa5 Qd2 24.Qd2 Bh2 25.Kh2 Rd2+/-) 23.Qe7+- a5 24.Bf3 a4 (24...Rd7!? 25.Qh4 Rd4 26.Qh5+-) 25.Rcd1 Qa5 26.Rd8 Qd8 (26...Rd8 27.Bc6 Rf8 28.Qa3+-) 27.Qa3 Qa5 28.Ra1 (28.Bc6 Rc8 29.Rd1 g6 30.Qa4 Qa4 31.Ba4 Rc4+-) 28...g6 (28...Rc8 29.Be2+- (29.Qa4?? Qa4 30.Rd1 Kf8-+)) 29.Qa4 Qe5 30.g3 Qf6 31.Kg2 Kg7 32.h4 Rd8 33.Rd1 Rd1 34.Qd1 Qe5 35.h5 h6 36.hg6 fg6 37.Qd7 Kf6 (37...Kf8 38.Qd3 Kf7 39.Be4+-) 38.Qe8 (38.Qh7 Qg5+-) 38...Qf5 (38...Qc7 39.Be4 Qg7 40.Qd8 Kf7 41.Qd7 Kf6 42.Qd4 Kf7 43.Qc5+-) 39.Qf8 (39.Qf8 Ke5 40.Qh6+-) 1-0. Dobrowolski,P (2410) - Senthil,Maran K (2245), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Rb1)

12.Bc4 Nf6 13.0-0 Be7 14.Ne5 14...Qc5 (better 14...0-0 15.Nc6 Bd6=) 15.Nc6?? (15.Qf3 Bd7 16.Rfe1+/- (worse 16.Nd7 Nd7 17.Be2 Qd5=+)) 15...Qc4-+ (15...Qc6? 16.Bb5 Qb5 17.Rb5+-) 16.Ne7 Ba6 17.Qf3 Rd8?? (better 17...Qe4 18.Qa3 Bf1 19.Rf1 Rb8-+) 18.Rfc1+= Qe4? (18...Qa2 19.Qc6 Kf8+-) 19.Qa3+/- Bb7 (19...Qd3!? 20.Qa4 Nd7+- (20...Ke7?? 21.Bb4 Rd6 22.Rd1+-)) 20.f3+- Qd4 21.Be3 Qd7 22.Bc5 Bd5 (22...Ng8 23.Qa7 Bd5 24.Nd5 Qa7 25.Ba7 Rd5 26.Rb7+-) 23.Bb4 (23.Re1 Ra8 24.Nf5+-) 23...Ng8?? (better 23...Rb8+/-) 24.Nd5+- Qd5 25.Qa7 (better 25.Ba5 Qd4 26.Kh1+-) 25...Qd4?? (better 25...Ra8 26.Qe3 Ne7 27.Be7 Ke7 28.Rc7 Ke8+-) 26.Qd4 Rd4 27.Bc3 e5 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2245) - Milosevic,Milos (2315), Titled Tue (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Bb5 Bd6 11.Ne4 Bc7 12.h4 (12.Ne5 Bd7=) 12...Nge7=+ 13.Nfg5 (13.Bb4 Nd5 14.Bc6 bc6-/+) 13...h6-/+ 14.Qh5 (14.Nf3 a6 15.Bc6 Nc6-/+) 14...Ng6 (14...0-0 15.Nf6 Kh8 16.Nf7 Rf7 17.Qf7 gf6 18.Qf6 Kg8 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Bh6+-) 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Nf7 (16.Nf3 0-0 17.Qc5 Qd5-/+) 16...Kf7 17.Rh3 Rf8 (17...Qe8!? 18.Rf3 Ke7 19.Bg5 Kd7=+) 18.Rf3= Kg8 19.Qg6 Rf3 20.gf3 Ba5 (20...Qh4 21.Bg5 Ba5 22.Kd1 Qe4 23.fe4+-; 20...Qd4?? 21.Bc3 Qc3 22.Nc3+-) 21.Ba5 Qa5 22.Kf1 Ba6 23.Kg2 Qf5 (23...Qa2 24.Nf6 Kf8 25.Nh5+-) 24.Qf5 ef5 25.Nd6 ½-½. Lucas,Arthur (2410) - Ghazarian,Kirk (2465), SixDays Budapest Jan GM (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Bf4 Be7 13.Ba4 0-0 14.Rb7 Nd5? (better is 14...Na5 15.Rc7 Rc8 16.Rc8 Bc8=) 15.Nd5+- ed5 16.Rd7! Qd7 17.Ne5 Qf5 (17...Ne5!? 18.Bd7 Nd7+/-) 18.Nc6 (18.Bc6?! Qf4 19.Ba8 Ra8+=) 18...Qf4 19.Ne7 Kh8 20.Nd5 Qd6 21.Qf3 Rad8 22.Bb3 Qc6 23.Rd1 a5 24.Qc3 Qa6 25.Bc4 Qa7 26.Qh3 Rd6 27.Qh4 Rh6 28.Qe4 Qb8 29.h3 Re6 30.Qd3 Rfe8 31.Ne3 R6e7 32.d5 Qd6 (32...Kg8 33.d6 Re5 34.d7+-) 33.Bb5 1–0. Clough,Fred (2045) – Richardson,David (1795), BCCA/TT/PG/2011 (ENG), 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Bd3 Nf6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Ne4 Nd5 14.Rfc1 a5 15.Nc5 (15.g3 Bb4=) 15...Ncb4 16.Bb4? (better 16.Bc4=) 16...ab4-/+ (16...Nb4?! 17.Be4=) 17.Ne5 (17.Qd2 b6 18.Ne4 f5-+) 17...Bf6 (17...Nc3 18.Qe3 f6 19.Rb4 Bc5 (19...Na2?! 20.Nb7 Qe8 21.Rc8 Rc8 22.Rb2 fe5 23.Ra2-+) 20.dc5 Nd5 21.Bh7 Kh7 22.Qh3 Kg8=) 18.Ne4 Be5 19.de5 Nf4 20.Qg4?? (better 20.Qd2 Nd3 21.Rd1-/+) 20...Nd3-+ (20...Qd3?! 21.Qf4 Ra2 22.Rb4=) 21.Rd1 (21.Nf6 Kh8 22.Qe4 gf6-+) 21...Ne5 (21...Ra2?! 22.Nf6 Kh8 23.Qh3 gf6 24.Rd3-+) 22.Qg3 (22.Rd8 Ng4 (22...Rd8?! 23.Rd1 Rd1 24.Qd1=) 23.Rd2 Ra4-+) 22...Qa5 23.Nf6 Kh8 24.Rd5 (24.Nd5-+) 24...Qa2 25.Re1 (25.Rdd1 gf6 26.Qf4 Kg7 27.Qb4 Qc2-+) 25...ed5 26.Qe5 Qd2 (26...gf6?! 27.Qf6 Kg8 28.Qg5 Kh8 29.Qf6 Kg8 30.Qg5 Kh8 31.Qf6=) 27.Ne8 (27.Nd5 Bd7 28.g4 Ra2-+) 27...Qc3 28.Qe7 Rg8 (28...Kg8 29.h4 Ra1 30.Ra1 Qa1 31.Kh2-+) 29.Nd6 h6 30.Nf7 (30.Nb5 Qd2 31.Rf1 b3-+) 30...Kh7 31.Ng5 (31.Qe5 Qe5 32.Ne5 b3-+) 31...hg5 32.Qg5 Qe1 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Caruana,F (2805), Titled Tue 7th May Late (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Bd3 Nf6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Ne4 Bd7 (better 13...g6!?=) 14.Rb7+/- Rc8 (better 14...Nd5+/-) 15.Nc5?? (better 15.Nf6 Bf6 16.Qe4+/-) 15...Nd4=+ 16.Nd4 Bc5 17.Nb3 (17.Be3 Ba4 18.Nb3 Bc6 19.Nc5 Qd5=+) 17...Bb6 18.Bb5? (better 18.Bb4 Bc6 19.Rb6 ab6 20.Bf8 Kf8 21.Rc1-/+) 18...Bb5-+ 19.Qb5 Ne4 (19...Rc2!? 20.Be3 Be3 21.fe3-+) 20.Rd7 Qf6 21.Be3 Be3 (21...Nc3 22.Qd3-/+) 22.fe3-/+ Qg6 23.Nd4 Ng5 (better 23...Qh6!? 24.Qe2 a5-/+) 24.Ra7 h6 25.Kh1 (25.Nc6!? Nh3 26.Kh1 Nf2 27.Kg1 Nh3 28.Kh1 Nf2 29.Kg1 Nh3=) 25...Qe4-/+ 26.Qe2 Rfd8 (26...Rc3!? 27.Re1 Rb8-/+) 27.Qf2= Rc3 Attacks the isolani on e3 28.h4 Re3 (28...Qe3? 29.Qe3 (29.hg5?! Qf2 30.Rf2 Rd4+=) 29...Re3 30.Nc6+- (30.hg5?! Rd4 31.Rff7 hg5+=)) 29.hg5 Qd4 30.Qf7 Kh8 31.g6 (better 31.gh6 Qh4 32.Kg1 Qh6 33.Qf4+=) 31...Qh4?? (better 31...Re1! 32.Ra3 Rf1 33.Qf1 e5=) 32.Kg1 Qb4 (32...Qf6 33.Rf6 Re1 34.Kf2 Rf1 35.Kf1 Rd1 36.Ke2 Re1 37.Ke1 gf6 38.Qg7) 33.Qg7 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Balla,Ta (2305), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2 Be7 10.d5 (10.Bb5!? Qd8 11.Ne5+=) 10...ed5= 11.Rb5 Qd8 12.Rd5 Bd7 13.Ne4 (13.Rb5!?=+) 13...Nf6-/+ 14.Nf6 Bf6 15.Be2 Qc7 16.0-0 Be6 17.Rc5 0-0 18.Qc2 Qe7 19.Ng5 g6 20.Ne6 Qe6 21.Be3 (21.Bc4 Qe7 22.Rd5 Ne5=+) 21...Rac8 (21...Nd4 22.Bd4 Bd4 23.Bc4-/+) 22.Qc4 Qe7 23.Rd1 Rfe8 24.Bf1 Rcd8 25.Rd8 Rd8 26.Rd5 a6 27.Qd3 (27.g3!?=+) 27...Bd4!-/+ 28.Rd8 (28.Rd4 Nd4 Decoy; 28.Bd4 Rd5 Decoy (28...Rd5 Interception)) 28...Qd8 29.Bf4 Qf6 30.Bg3 h5 31.Qe4 b5 32.Qf4 (32.Be2 Kg7-/+) 32...Kg7 (32...Qf4 33.Bf4 Nb4 34.a3-+) 33.Bd3 (33.Qe4 Nb4 34.a3 Na2-+) 33...Nb4-+ 34.Bb1 Nd5 35.Qd2 h4 36.Bb8 Nc3 37.Bd3 Qe6 38.Bf1 (38.Bf4 b4-+) 38...Bf6 (38...Qb6!? 39.Qf4 Qf6 40.a3-+) 39.a3 a5 (39...Qb3 40.Qe3 Qa3 41.Be5-+) 40.Bc7-/+ Ne4 41.Qa5?? (41.Qe3 b4 42.Ba5 ba3 43.Qa3 Nf2 44.Qc5-/+ (44.Kf2? Bd4 45.Kf3 Qf5 46.Ke2 Qf2 47.Kd1 Qf1 48.Be1 Qg2-+)) 41...Bd4-+ 42.Qb5 Bf2 (better 42...Qf6 43.Be5 Be5-+) 43.Kh1-/+ Bd4 (43...Bc5 44.h3 Qf6-+) 44.Qe2?? (better 44.h3-/+) 44...Qc6-+ 45.Ba5 (45.Qc4 Qf6 46.Qe2 Bc5-+) 45...Nf2 46.Kg1 Qd6 47.g3 hg3 48.hg3 (48.Bg2 Qa3 49.Bd2-+) 48...Qg3 49.Bg2 Ng4 50.Kf1 (50.Qe3 Ne3 51.Kh1 Qg2) 50…Nh2 0-1. Verhoeven,Robin (1965) - Ruzhansky,Elias (2215), 13th WLC Weekender (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Qb3 Nf6 11.Bb5 Bc3 12.Bc3 Qb6 13.Qa3 Nd5?? (better 13...Bd7=) 14.Ba5+- Qa5 (14...Qb5 15.Rb5 a6 16.Bd2+-) 15.Qa5 0-0 16.Bc6 bc6 17.0-0 f6 18.Rfc1 1-0. Gracia Alvarez,Gerardo Antonio (2235) - Gatterer,F (2165), Titled Tue (2), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Rb4 Nb4 11.Nb5 a6? (better Ne7 12.a3 0-0 13.Bb4 Qd8+-) 12.Nd6 Ke7 (12...Kf8 13.Qb1 Qa2 14.Qb4 Ne7+-) 13.Nc4 Qa3 (13...Qb5 14.a4 Qc4 15.Bc4 Nd5 16.Bd5 ed5+-) 14.Na3 (14.Na3 Nd5 15.Bd3+-) 1-0. Rogov,Matfey (2160) - Kavyev,Ruslan (2280), Titled Tue (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Rb4 Nb4 11.Nb5 Bd7 12.Nd6 Ke7 13.Qb3 (13.Nb7 Qa3-/+) 13...Qa2 14.Qb4+-.

10.Nb5 Bd2 11.Qd2 Qd2 12.Kd2 Ke7=.

10.Qc2 Nf6 11.Bb5 0-0 12.0-0 Bc3 (12...Bd7 13.Qb3 Rab8 14.Rfc1=+) 13.Bc3= Qc7 14.Bb4 Rd8 15.Rfc1 Bd7 (15...Nd5 16.Bc6 bc6 17.Ne5= (17.Qc6? Qc6 18.Rc6 Rb8-+)) 16.Be7+= Rdc8 17.Ng5 Qf4 18.Bf6 Qf6 (better 18...g6 19.Bc6 Rc6=+) 19.Qh7+/- Kf8 20.Qh5 Kg8 (better 20...Ke7 21.d5! ed5 22.Re1 Kd6 23.Nf7 Kc7 24.Qd5 Rf8+-) 21.h4?? (21.Rc3 Qg6 22.Qg6 fg6 23.Bc6 Rc6 24.Rc5+/-) 21...g6+= 22.Qh7 Kf8 23.Rc3 (better 23.Nf3!?+=) 23...Nd4=+ 24.Rc8 Bc8 25.Qh6 (25.Bc4 Qg7=+) 25...Qg7-/+ 26.Qg7 Kg7 27.Ba4 Ne2 28.Kf1 (28.Kh2 Nc3 29.Rb4 a6-/+ (29...Na2?! 30.Rc4=)) 28...Nc3-+ 29.Rb4 Na4 (29...b5 30.Bb3-+) 30.Ra4-/+ Bd7 31.Rb4 Bc6 32.Ke2 Rc8 (32...Bg2?! 33.f3 b6 34.Rg4=) 33.Rf4 (33.f3 Bd5 34.Kd2 a5-/+) 33...Rc7-+ 34.f3 (34.g4 Bd5 35.a3 b5-+) 34...Bd5 35.a3 a5 (35...f6 36.Nh3-+) 36.Kd2 e5 (36...e5 37.Ra4 b6-+) 0-1. James,Chris (1865) - Dias,Savin (1985), 26th 4NCL Congress (3), 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.Nb5!? Qe7 12.Bf4-/+.

11.d5 Nd4 12.Nb5 Nf3 13.gf3 Qc5 14.Be3 White plans d6 14...Qb4 15.Bd2 Qc5 16.a3 16...a5?? (better 16...Qb6 17.Qc2 Kd7 18.de6 Qe6 (18...fe6?? 19.Rg1 g6 20.Qb2+-) 19.Be2 Qc6 20.Qd3 Ke8+-) 17.Be3 Qe7 18.d6 Qh4 (18...Qf6 19.Nc7 Kf8 20.Na8 Qc3 21.Qd2 Qa1 22.Qc1 Qc1 23.Bc1 Bd7+-) 19.Nc7 Kf8 20.Na8 Nf6 (20...Qd8 21.Nb6 Nf6 22.Qc2+-) 21.d7! Bd7 (21...Bd7 22.Qd6 Combination; 21...Nd7 22.Nb6 Double attack (22.Nb6 Decoy)) 22.Qd6 Kg8 23.Bc5 h6 (23...h5 24.Bd3 Ne4 25.Be4 Qd8+-) 24.Bd3 (24.Bd3 Ne4 25.Be4+-) 1-0. Rogov,Matfey (2210) - Balla,Ta (2275), Titled Tue 5th Dec Early (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.d5 Nd4 12.Nd4 Qd4=+ 13.Bb5 (13.Nb5!? Qe4 14.Be3 Qb4 15.Bd2 Qe4 16.Be2=) 13...Kf8-/+ 14.0-0 Nf6 (14...a6 15.Ne2 Qc5 16.Bd3-/+) 15.Qc1 ed5 16.Be3 Qe5 (16...Qh4!?-/+) 17.Bc5= Kg8 18.Re1 Qh5 19.Bd4 (19.Nd5!? Qd5 20.Rd1=) 19...Be6 (19...h6 20.Qd2 Ne4 21.Qb2-/+) 20.Qf4 (20.Bf6 gf6 21.Re3 h6 22.Rg3 Kh7 23.Qc2 f5-+) 20...Qf5 (20...Qg4 21.Qe3-/+) 21.Qc7 Rc8 (21...h6 22.Qb7 Kh7 23.Qa6=+) 22.Qb7=+ h6 23.Ne2 (23.Qa6!?=+) 23...Kh7-/+ 24.Ng3 Qg4 (better 24...Qg6-/+) 25.h3?? (better 25.Bd3 Kg8 26.Qa7=+) 25...Qd4-+ 26.Ne2 (26.Qa6 Ne4 27.Ne4 de4-+) 26...Qb6 (better 26...Qd2 27.Rf1 Rc5-+) 27.Qe7 (27.Qb6 ab6 28.Nd4-+) 27...Qb5 28.Nf4 Qb4 (better 28...Qa5 29.Re3 Qd2-+) 29.Qb4+/- Rc4?? (better 29...Rhe8+/-) 30.Qb1+- Kg8 31.Ne6 fe6 32.Re6 (32.Qg6 Rc6 33.Rb1 Rb6+-) 32...Kf7 33.Ra6 Rhc8? (33...Rc7+-) 34.Ra7 Kg8 (34...Ke6 35.Qb6 R8c6 36.Qd8+-) 35.Qg6 (better 35.Qb7 Rc1 36.Kh2 R8c7 37.Qc7 Rc7 38.Rc7 Kf8+-) 35...R4c7 36.Rc7 Rc7 37.a4 (better 37.Qb1 Rc4 38.Qb5+-) 37...Rd7?? (37...Rc4 38.a5 Rc1 39.Kh2+-) 38.a5 (38.Qd3 Ra7 39.Qb5 Kf7+-) 38...d4?? (better 38...Ra7+-) 39.Qd3 Ne4 (39...Kf7+-) 40.Qe4 d3 41.Qc4 (41.Qe8 Kh7 42.Qd7 d2 43.a6 h5 44.Qd2 g6 45.a7 Kg7 46.a8Q Kf7 47.Qb7 Ke6 48.Qd4 Kf5 49.Qbd5) 41...Kh7 (41...Kf8 42.Qf4 Ke7+-) 42.Qe4 Kh8?? (42...Kg8 43.Qe8 Kh7 44.Qd7 Kg6 45.a6 d2 46.Qd2 h5 47.a7 h4 48.a8Q Kh7 49.Qf4 g5 50.Qf6 g4 51.Qah8) 43.Qe8 Kh7 44.Qd7 d2 45.Qd2 (45.Qd2 Kg6 46.a6 Kf6 47.a7 Kf5 48.a8Q Kf6 49.Qd6 Kg5 50.Qe4 g6 51.Qdg6; 45.a6 d1Q 46.Qd1 g5 47.a7 g4 48.Qd7 Kg6 49.a8Q gh3 50.Qe4 Kg5 51.Qdf5) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2220) - Balla,Ta (2305), Titled Tue (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.d5 ed5-+ 12.Nd5 Qe4 13.Be3 Bd7?? 14.Nc7+- Kd8 15.Na8 Qb4 (15...Nb4 16.Ng5 Nc2 17.Ke2 Ne3 18.Qd7 (18.Ne4?! Nd1 19.Kd1 Bc6=; 18.fe3?! Qc4 19.Qd3 Qd3 20.Kd3 Nh6+=; 18.Nf7?! Ke7 19.Qd6 Kf7 20.Qd7 Ne7 21.fe3 Ra8=) 18...Kd7 19.Ne4+=) 16.Bd2 Qg4 17.Be2 Qg2 (17...Qe6 18.a3+-) 18.Rg1 Qh3 19.Bf4 (better 19.Rg7 f6+-) 19...Nf6 (19...g6 20.Qd6 Nge7+-) 20.Ng5 (worse 20.Rg7 h6+-) 20...Qf5 21.Nf7 Ke7 22.Qd6 (better 22.Nh8 Qf4 23.Rg7 Kd8 24.Nf7 Kc8 25.a3+-) 22...Kf7-/+ 23.Bc4 Be6 24.Qc7 Ne7 25.Rg7 Kg7 26.Qe7 Kg6 27.Be6 Qf4 28.Qf7 Kh6 29.Nc7 (29.Nb6 ab6 30.Kf1 Qf3-+) 29...Rd8 (better 29...Qb4 30.Ke2 Rf8 31.Qf8 Qf8-+) 30.Bb3 (30.Bd5 Qe5 31.Kf1 Nd5-+) 30...Rd7 (30...Qc1 31.Ke2 Rd2 32.Kf3 Qh1 33.Kg3 Rd3 34.f3 Rf3 35.Kh4 Qh2) 31.Qf8-+ Kh5 (better 31...Kg6 32.Bc2 Kh5 33.Qc5 Kh4-+) 32.Ne6?? (32.Qc5 Kh4 33.Ne6 Qd2 34.Kf1 Qd3 35.Kg1 Qb1 36.Kg2 Qe4 37.Kg1 Qg4 38.Kh1 Rd3-+) 32...Qe4 (32...Qc1 33.Ke2 Rd2 34.Kf3 Qh1 35.Ke3 Qe1 36.Kf4 Rf2 37.Kg3 Qe3) 33.Kf1-+ Qh1 34.Ke2 Qe4 35.Kf1 Qh1 36.Ke2 Qe4 (better 36...Qc1 37.Qb4 Qb2 38.Kf3 Qe5-/+) 37.Kf1= ½-½. Abdrlauf,Elham (2365) - Harika,D (2515), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Rb1)

11.d5 ed5 12.Nd5 Qe4 13.Be3 Be6 14.Nc7 Ke7 15.Na8 Nf6 16.Nc7 Rd8 (16...Ng4 17.Ne6 Ne3 18.Qd7 Kd7 19.Nc5 Kc7 20.Ne4+-) 17.Nd2 Qb4? (17...Bg4 18.Qb3 Qe5+-) 18.Ne6 (18.Qc1 Nd4 19.Ne6 fe6+-) 18...fe6 19.Qb3 (19.Qc1 Kf7+-) 19...Qb3 20.ab3 Nd5 21.Bc4 (21.Bg5 Nf6+-) 21...Ne5 (21...Ne3 22.fe3 a6 23.Be2+-) 22.Bd5 (better 22.Ba7 Nf4 23.g3 Nc4 24.Nc4 Nh5+-) 22...ed5 (22...Rd5 23.Ba7 Nd3 24.Ke2 Nf4 25.Kd1 Ng2 26.Rg1+-) 23.Ba7 (23.Bg5!? Kd7 24.Bd8 Kd8+-) 23...Rc8 (23...Ke6 24.Bd4+-) 24.0-0 (24.Ke2 Kd6+-) 24...Kd6 (24...Rc2 25.Rd1 Ke6 26.Nf1+-) 25.Bd4 Rc2 26.Be5 Ke5 27.Nf3 (27.Nf3 Kd6 28.Nd4+-) 1-0. Abdrlauf,Elham (2515) - Lissang,C (2340), ch-SWE Blitz (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.d5 ed5 12.Nd5 Qe4 13.Be3 Kf8 14.Ng5 Qe5 (14...Qf5!? 15.Qb3 Nge7=+) 15.f4= Qd6 16.Ne4 Qd8 17.Bc4 (17.Bc5 Nce7 18.Bc4 Be6=) 17...Be6 (17...Bf5 18.Nec3 Nf6 19.0-0-/+) 18.0-0? (18.Bc5 Nce7 19.0-0 Rc8 20.Ne7 Ne7 21.Be6 fe6+=) 18...Nge7 (better 18...b6 19.Nec3 Nf6-+) 19.Bc5= Bd5 (19...h5!? 20.Ne7 Ne7 21.Be6 fe6=) 20.Bd5+/- Kg8? (20...h5 21.Ng5 Qa5+/-) 21.Bb3?? (better 21.Bf7 Kf7 22.Nd6 Qd6 23.Bd6+-) 21...b6 (21...Qd1 22.Rd1 (22.Bd1? Nf5-+) 22...Kf8 23.Ng5+=) 22.Ba3 (22.Bd6 Qd7 23.f5+-) 22...Nf5? (better 22...Qd1 23.Rd1 Kf8+=) 23.Ng5+- Nh6 24.Qf3?? (24.Bd5 Qc7 25.Qa4+-) 24...Nd4= 25.Qe4? (better 25.Bf7!? Nf7 26.Qb7=) 25...Nb3-/+ 26.ab3 Qe8 (26...Rc8 27.Qf3-/+) 27.Qf3 (better 27.Be7-/+) 27...f6?? (better 27...Rd8 28.Ne4 Nf5-+) 28.Qd5+- Nf7 29.Nf7 h5 30.Ng5 (30.Ng5 Qe6 31.Qe6) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2505) - Janik,Igor (2550), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bb5 Bb4 11.Qb3 Bc3 12.Bc3 Qd8 13.Ne5 Bd7 14.Nd7 Qd7 (worse 14...Kd7 15.0-0=) 15.Qa3 Nd5 16.0-0 Nc3 17.Qc3 0-0 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Rfc1 Rab8 20.Rb4 Rfd8 21.Rc4 h6 22.h3 Rb6 23.a4 Qd5 24.a5 Rb5 25.Ra4 Rd6 26.Qa3 a6 27.Qg3 Rd7 28.Qc3 Rc7 29.Qg3 Rcb7 30.Qd3 c5 31.Rac4 (31.Qe3 Rb3 32.Qe2 Rb1-/+) 31...Ra5 (31...Rd7!? 32.Qc2 cd4 33.Rc8 Rd8 34.Qc7 Rc8 35.Qc8 Kh7 36.Qa6 Ra5 37.Qd3 g6 38.Re1-+) 32.Rc5 Rc5 33.Rc5 Qd8 34.Qa6 Rb8 (better 34...Rb1!? 35.Kh2 Qd4 36.Rc8 Kh7-/+) 35.Qd3= Qd6 36.Qe4 g6 37.Rc4 Rd8 38.g3 Qd5 39.Qd5 Rd5 40.Kg2 g5 41.Kf3 Kg7 42.Ke3 Kf6 43.g4 Ra5 44.Rc3 Ra1 45.Rd3 Rh1 46.Ke4 Rh2 47.Rf3 Ke7 48.d5 ed5 49.Kd5 f6 50.Ke4 Ke6 51.Ke3 Rh1 52.Ke4 Re1 53.Re3 Ra1 54.Kf3 Kf7 55.Kg2 Ra7 56.Rb3 Re7 57.Kg3 Ra7 58.f4 Re7 59.f5 Kg7 60.Kf3 Rf7 61.Re3 Rd7 62.Ke4 Kf7 63.Rd3 Re7 64.Kf3 h5 65.Re3 hg4 66.hg4 Ra7 67.Rd3 Rb7 68.Re3 Ra7 69.Re4 Ra3 70.Re3 Ra4 71.Re4 Ra3 72.Kg2 Ra2 73.Kg3 Ra3 74.Kf2 Ra2 75.Re2 Ra4 76.Kf3 Ra3 77.Re3 Ra4 78.Re4 Ra3 ½-½. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2535) - Moiseenko,A1 (2580), Chess.com RCC Wk16 Swiss (6), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bb5 Qc7 11.0-0=.

10.Bb5 Bd7 11.d5 ed5 (11...Nb4!? 12.Bd7 Nd7 (12...Kd7? 13.de6 fe6 14.0-0+-) 13.de6 Nd3 14.Kf1 fe6+=) 12.Nd5+/- Qd8 13.Nf6 Qf6 14.0-0 Bd6?? (better 14...Be7 15.Re1 Qd6+/-) 15.Bg5+- Qg6 16.Re1 Kf8 17.Bd3 f5 (17...Qh5 18.Bc2 Bh2 19.Nh2 Qd1 20.Red1 h6 21.Rd7 hg5 22.Rbb7 Nd8 23.Ra7 Rc8+-) 18.Rb7 Be8 19.Bf5! Qf5 20.Qd6 Kg8 21.h3 (better 21.Qc7 Qf8 22.Re4 Bf7 23.Qc6 Rc8+-) 21...h6 22.Re8! Re8 23.Qc6 Kh7 (23...Qc8 24.Qb5 Qe6 25.Be3+-) 24.Be3 (24.Qh6! Kg8 25.Qg7) 24...Re6 (24...Qg6 25.Qc3 Rhg8 26.Ra7+-) 25.Qb5 (25.Qc7 Rg6 26.Bd4 Rg8+-) 25...Qe4 (25...Qb5 26.Rb5 a6 27.Rd5+-) 26.Qb1 (better 26.Bh6 Qb7 27.Qb7 Kh6 28.g4+-) 26...Qb1 27.Rb1 Ra6 28.Rb2 (28.Rb7 Ra2 29.Ba7 Rg8+-) 28...Rc8 29.Nd4 Rc4 30.Nc2 Rca4 31.a3 Rc6 32.Nd4 (32.Kf1 Rac4 33.Nb4 Rc8+-) 32...Rc3?! (32...Rd6 33.Nf5 Rd1 34.Kh2 Kg6 35.Ne7 Kf6+-) 33.Nb5 Rd3 34.Ba7 Rd5 (34...Kg6 35.f3+-) 35.Be3 (better 35.Nc3 Ra3 36.Nd5 Ra7+-) 35...Ra5 36.Nc3 Rd3 37.Nb5 (37.Nb1!? Rdd5 38.Rb4 Rab5+-) 37...Rd5 38.a4! Rd1 (38...Ra4 39.Nc3 Double attack (39.Nc3 Decoy)) 39.Kh2 Ra1 (39...Ra6 40.Nc3 Rd8 41.Rb7+-) 40.Nc3 Ra3 (40...Ra8 41.Rb7 Rd8 42.a5+-) 41.Bd4 Ra6 (41...g5 42.Rb7 Kg8 43.f3+-) 42.Rb7 Rg6 (42...Kg8 43.Bg7 Re6 44.Bd4+-) 43.h4 (43.f4!? Kh8+-) 43...h5 (43...Rg4 44.Be5 Rh4 45.Kg3+-) 44.Kh3 (44.f3!? Kh6+-) 44...Rg4 (44...Ra1 45.g3 Rh1 46.Kg2 Rh4 47.Bg7+-) 45.Be5 Kh6 (45...Rga4 46.Rg7 Kh6+-) 46.f3 Rg6 47.Ne4 (better 47.Ra7!? Ra1 48.Kh2 Re1+-) 47...Ra4 48.Rb8 (48.Bf4!? Kh7 49.Ng5 Kh6 50.Ne6 Rf4 51.Nf4 Rf6+-) 48...Re6 49.Rh8 Kg6 50.Bf4 (better 50.Nc5 Rh4 51.Kh4 Re5+-) 50...Kf7 (50...Ra5 51.Ng3+-) 51.Kg3 (better 51.Ng5 Ke7 52.Ne6 Ke6+-) 51...Rb6 (51...Rg6 52.Ng5 Kf6 53.Bd2+-) 52.Ng5 (52.Rh5!? Ra2 53.Rg5 Re6+-) 52...Kg6 53.Re8 1-0. Pinheiro,I (2305) - Tomb,M (2090), Titled Tue (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bb5 Qd8 11.Ne5 Bd7 12.Qa4 Bd6 (12...Qc7 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Qa6=+) 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Bc6 0-0 15.Bd7 Nd7 16.Qc6 Nb6 17.0-0 Rc8 18.Qe4 Rc4 19.Nb5 Bb8 20.Bf4 (20.Bb4 Re8 21.Bc5 Nd5=) 20...Bf4=+ 21.Qf4 a6 22.Nd6 Nd5 (22...Ra4 23.Nb7 Nd5 24.Qd2=+ (worse 24.Nd8 Nf4 25.Nc6 Ra2-/+)) 23.Qe5 Rc2 24.Rb7 Ra2 (24...Ne7 25.Rfb1=+) 25.Nf7= Qf6 (25...Rf7? 26.Qe6 Qf8 27.Qd5+-) 26.Qf6 gf6 27.Nh6 Kh8 28.Nf7 Kg7 (28...Kg8 29.Nh6 Kh8 30.h3=) 29.Ng5 Kg6 30.Ne6 Re8 31.Rd7 (31.f4 Ne3 32.f5 Kh6+/-) 31...Nb6 (31...Re6 32.Rd5 a5 33.g3=) 32.Nf4+= Kf5 33.Rb7 Nc4 (33...Kf4 34.Rb6 Ke4 35.Rd6+=) 34.g3+/- Rd8 (34...Nd2 35.Rd1 h6 36.Rc7 Nf3 37.Kg2+-) 35.d5 Nd2 36.Rd1 Ne4? (better 36...h6+-) 37.Rf1?? (better 37.Rh7 Ng5 38.Rh5+-) 37...Nd2+/- 38.Rd1 Ne4 39.Rh7 Nf2 (39...Ng5 40.Rh5 Rd6+-) 40.Rf1 Ng4 (40...Ne4 41.g4! Kg4+-) 41.Rh5 (better 41.Ne6 Ke4 42.Nd8 Kd5 43.Rd7 Ke5 44.h3+-) 41...Ke4 42.Re1 Kf3 43.Rf1 Rf2?? (43...Ke4 44.Ne6 Rg8 45.Re1 Kd3+-) 44.Rf2+- Nf2 45.Ne6 (better 45.Rf5 Nd3 46.Nd3 Ke4 47.Rf6 Kd3 48.Ra6 Rd5 49.h4+-) 45...Rb8?? (better 45...Nh3 46.Rh3 Rd5 47.g4 Kg4 48.Rg3 Kf5+-) 46.Rf5 Ke4 47.Rf2 (worse 47.Kf2 Rb2 48.Ke1 Kf5-+) 47...Kd5 48.Rf6 (48.Nc7 Ke5+-) 48...Ke5 49.Rh6 a5 50.Rh5 (better 50.Nc5 Kd4 51.Na4+-) 50...Ke6 51.Ra5 Rb2 (51...Rb1 52.Kg2+-) 52.Ra3 (52.h4 Kf6+-) 52...Kf5 53.Rf3 Kg4 54.Rf4 Kg5 55.Rf2 Rb4 56.Kg2 Ra4 57.h3 Rb4 58.Re2 Ra4 59.Kf2 (59.Kf3 Kf5+-) 59...Rb4 (59...Ra3 60.Re3 Ra1 61.h4 Kf5 62.Kf3+-) 60.Kf3 Rb3 61.Re3 Rb5 62.h4 Kh5 63.Kf4 Rb1 64.Re5 Kh6 65.Rf5 (65.Re6 Kg7+-) 65...Kg6 (65...Rb4 66.Kf3+-) 66.Kg4 White prepares the advance h5 (66.h5 Kh6+-) 66...Rb4 67.Rf4 Rb6 68.h5 Kh6 69.Kh4 Rb1 70.Rf6 Kg7 71.Rg6 Kh7 72.g4 Rb5 73.Rf6 Rc5 74.Rf5 Rc7 75.Kg5 Rg7 76.Kf4 Ra7 77.Rf6 Ra4 78.Kg5 White intends h6 78...Ra5 79.Rf5 Ra7 80.h6 Kg8 81.Kh5 Rb7 82.g5 Ra7 (82...Rb1+-) 83.Rd5 Ra8 (83...Ra1 84.Rd8 Kf7 85.g6 Kf6 86.Rf8 Ke7+-) 84.Rd7 (better 84.g6 Kh8 85.h7+-) 84...Rb8 (84...Ra5 85.Rg7 Kh8 86.Re7+-) 85.Re7 (85.g6 Rb5 86.Kg4 Rb8+-) 85...Ra8 (85...Rb5 86.Kg6 Rb6 87.Kf5+-) 86.Kg6 (86.g6!? Ra5 87.Kg4 Ra8+-) 86...Ra6 (86...Rf8 87.Rb7 Ra8 88.Rb5+-) 87.Kf5 Ra5 (87...Ra1+-) 88.Kf6 Ra6 (88...Ra8 89.g6 Kh8 90.Rd7 Re8 91.Rd3 Rg8 92.Kg5 Re8 93.h7 Ra8 94.Kh6 Rg8 95.hg8R Kg8 96.Rd8) 89.Re6 Ra8 90.g6 Rf8 91.Ke7 (91.Kg5 Rd8 92.h7 Kh8 93.Kh6 Rg8 94.hg8R Kg8 95.Re8) 91...Ra8 (91...Rf2+-) 92.Rd6 Ra7 (92...Kh8 93.Rd8 Rd8 94.Kd8 Kg8 95.Ke7 Kh8 96.g7 Kh7 97.Kf7 Kh6 98.g8Q Kh5 99.Qg3 Kh6 100.Qg6) 93.Rd7 (93.Rd7 Ra8 94.Rd8 Rd8 95.Kd8 Kf8 96.Kd7 Kg8 97.Ke7 Kh8 98.g7 Kh7 99.Kf7 Kh6 100.g8Q Kh5 101.Qg3 Kh6 102.Qg6; 93.Kf6 Ra8 94.h7 Kh8 95.Kg5 Rb8 96.Kh6 Rg8 97.hg8R Kg8 98.Rd8) 1-0. Abdrlauf,Elham (2525) - Firouzja,Alireza (2785), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 Nd5 12.Qd2? (better 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Be7 Qe7 14.Qc2-/+) 12...a6-+ (12...Nf4?! 13.Qf4 Qa5 14.Nd2-/+) 13.Nc3 Bb4 (13...Nf4?! 14.Qf4 Bb4 15.Rc1-+) 14.Rb4 Ncb4 15.Ne4 (15.Nd5 Nd5 16.Bd3-+) 15...0-0 (15...Qa5 16.Nd6 Kf8 17.Bg3 Qa2 18.Qa2 Na2 19.Ne5-+) 16.Be2?? (better 16.Bd6-/+) 16...Nf4-+ 17.Qf4 Nc2 18.Kf1 Nd4 19.Bd3 (19.Nf6 Qf6 20.Qf6 gf6 21.Nd4 Rd8-+) 19...Nf5 (19...Nf3!? 20.Qf3 Qd5 21.a3-+) 20.Ke2 Nd4 21.Nd4?? (21.Kf1 Nf3 22.Qf3-+) 21...Qd4-+ 22.Rd1 f5 23.Bb1 (23.Qd6 Qd5 24.Qd5 ed5-+) 23...Qb2 (23...Qc4!? 24.Bd3 Qa2 25.Nd2-+) 24.Nd2 Bd7 25.Kf1 (25.Ke1 Bb5 26.a4 Bc6-+) 25...Bb5 26.Kg1 (26.Ke1 Rad8 27.a4 Rd4-+) 26...Rad8 27.h4 (27.Qe3 Rd6-+) 27...Be2 28.Qe5 (28.Re1 Rd2 29.Qe3-+) 28…Qe5 (28...Qe5 29.a3 Bd1 30.Nf1 Be2 31.Bc2 Bf1 32.h5 Rd2 33.Bb3 Qd4 34.Be6 Kh8 35.Bd5 Qf2 36.Kh2 Rd5 37.Kh3 Qg2 38.Kh4 Qg4) 0-1. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2280) - Koshulyan,Egor A (2135), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bc4 Bb4 11.Rb3 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qd8 14.0-0 Nd5 15.Bd3 f5 16.Ba1 Qd6 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.de5 Qe7 19.Bb1 b6-/+ 20.Rg3 Ba6 21.Re1 Rac8 22.Qa4 Bc4 23.h4? b5 24.Qa5 Nf4 25.Bc3 Qh4 26.Qa7 Rf7 27.Qa6 Rd8 28.Ba5 Rfd7 29.Bc2-/+ Re8 30.Qc6 Qe7 31.Bb4 Qf7 32.Qf3 Ng6 33.Bd6 Bd5 34.Qc3 Rdd8 35.Qb4 Rc8 36.Rc3 Rc3-+ 37.Qc3 Nf4 38.Bb3 Bg2-+ 39.Qg3 Qh5 (39...Qh5 40.Qh2 Qf3-+) 0–1. Knudsen,Jes West (1885) – Nilssen,John Arni (2350), Copenhagen DEN, Politiken Cup, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bc4 Qd8 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Qd2 Bf4 13.Qf4 Qa5 14.Rb3 0-0 15.0-0 a6 16.Re1 (16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Qe4 Rd8+= (worse is 17...Qa2 18.Ng5 g6 19.Nh7+/-)) 16...Rd8 17.Re5? (better is 17.a4!?+=) 17...Qc7 (17...Ne5 18.de5 Nd7 19.Ne4-+) 18.Qg3? (18.Rf5!? Qe7 19.Rc5-+) 18...Nd4 19.Nd4 Qc4 20.Nc2 Rd3 21.Re3 Rd2 22.Ne1 b5 23.Qf3 Rb8 24.Qg3 Ra8 25.Qf3 Nd5 26.Ne4 (26.Re4 Rd4 27.Rd4 Qd4 28.Qd3 Qd3 29.Nd3-+) 26...Ra2 27.Ng5 Qf4 28.Qf4 Nf4 29.Rf3 (29.Rb1 Bb7-+) 29...Ra1 30.Kf1 (30.Rbe3 Nd5 31.Re4 b4 32.Nf7 Bb7-+) 30...e5 31.g3 Nh3 32.Rfd3 Bf5 33.Rf3 (33.Nh3 Bh3 34.Ke2 Be6-+) 33...Bg4 34.Nh3 (34.Ne4 f5 35.Nd2 Bf3 36.Rf3 Ra2-+) 34...Bh3 35.Ke2 Bg4 36.Kd2 Bf3 37.Nf3 Rd8 38.Ke3 f6 39.Nh4 (39.h3 Ra2-+) 39...g6 (better is 39...Re1 40.Kf3 Rd3 41.Rd3 e4 42.Kg2 ed3 43.Nf3-+) 40.g4 (40.Nf3 Ra2-+) 40...Kf7 (better is 40...Re1 41.Kf3 Rd3 42.Rd3 e4 43.Kg2 ed3 44.Nf3-+) 41.Nf3 g5 42.h4 (42.h3 Rad1 43.Rb4 Rh1-+) 42...h6 (better is 42...gh4!? 43.Ke4-+) 43.Rc3 Rd7 44.h5 Ra4 45.Rc6 e4 46.Ne1 Ra3 47.Ke2 a5 48.Rc5 (48.Nc2 Ra2 49.Ke3 Ra4-+) 48...Rb3 49.Rc6 a4 50.Ra6 (50.Nc2 a3 51.Na3 Ra3-+) 50...a3 51.Kf1 b4 52.Ra4 Rb2 53.Kg2 Rd1 54.Ra7 Ke6 55.Rh7 Re1 56.Rh6 a2 0–1. Bauer,Thomas (2010) – Neumeier,K (2260), ch–AUT, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bd3 Bb4 11.Rb4 Qb4 (11...Nb4 12.Bc4 Bd7 13.Qb3-+) 12.0-0 Bd7?? (12...Qd6!? 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.Bf4-/+) 13.d5 (13.Nb5 Qf8 14.Nc7 Ke7+=) 13...Ne7?? (better 13...Nd4 14.Nb5 Nf3 15.gf3 Qh4 16.Nc7 Ke7 17.Na8 Ra8-/+) 14.de6+= Be6 15.Ne4?? (better 15.Nb5 Qc5 16.Be3+=) 15...Qa3-/+ 16.Bb5 Nc6 17.Bc1 (17.Nf6 gf6 18.Qa1 Rg8 (18...Qa2 19.Qf6 Rg8 20.Bb4+/-) 19.Qf6 Qe7-/+ (worse 19...Qa2 20.Bg5 Kf8 21.Bd3+=)) 17...Qb4 (17...Qa2 18.Nd6 Kf8 19.Nb7-+) 18.Nd6 (18.Nf6!? gf6 19.Nd4-/+) 18...Ke7-+ 19.Bc6? (better 19.Nb7 Qb5 20.Qd6 Ke8 21.Qe6 fe6 22.Nd6 Ke7 23.Nb5-+) 19...Qd6 (better 19...bc6 20.Nf7 Bf7-+ (20...Kf7?! 21.Ng5 Ke7 22.Re1-/+)) 20.Bb7=+ Qd1 (20...Ba2? 21.Qa4 Rab8 22.Ba3 Rb7 23.Nd4+-) 21.Rd1 Rad8 (21...Rab8 22.Ba3 Ke8 23.Bc6 Nd7+=) 22.Ba3+= Ke8 23.Bc6 Nd7 24.Ne5 f6 (24...h6 25.Ba4+-) 25.Nd7 Rd7 26.Rd6 (26.Bc5 Kd8 27.Bd7 Bd7 28.Ba7 Kc7 29.Bb6 Kc6+/-) 26...Bf5 27.f3 Kd8 28.Bd7 Bd7 29.Bc5 Kc7 30.Rd1 (30.Ra6!?+/-) 30...a6= 31.Kf2 Bc6 32.Be3 Re8 33.g3 Kb7 34.Rb1 Bb5? (better 34...Kc8=) 35.a4+- Kc6 36.ab5 ab5 37.f4 Kd5? (37...Re4 38.g4+-) 38.Kf3 (better 38.Rb5 Kc6 39.Rb6 Kc7+-) 38...Kc4 39.Rc1 Kd3 40.Rd1 Kc2 (40...Kc3+-) 41.Rc1 (better 41.Rd7!? g6+-) 41...Kd3 42.Rb1?? (better 42.Bc5+-) 42...Re3=+ 43.Kg4? (43.Kf2 Re2 44.Kf3 Rh2 45.Rb5 Kd4-/+) 43...Re2 (better 43...Kc4!?-+) 44.h4=+ Kc4 45.Rc1 Kd5 46.Rd1 (46.Rc7 g6 47.Rh7=+) 46...Kc4 (46...Kc6!?-/+) 47.Rc1=+ Kd4 48.Rb1 (48.Rc7!? g6 49.Rd7 Kc3 50.Rc7 Kd3 51.Rd7 Kc4 52.Rc7 Kd5 53.Rh7=+) 48...Kc4 (better 48...Kc5-/+) 49.Rc1= ½-½. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2235) - Goncalves,Davi Sulzbacher (2280), Titled Tue (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rb5 (12.Qb3!?=) 12...Qd8-/+ 13.Qb1 (13.Qa4 a6 14.Rbb1 Bd7-/+) 13...a6 14.Rg5 (14.Rb3 Nd4 15.Nd4 Qd4-/+) 14...Nd4 (14...h6 15.Rg3 Bd6 16.Ne5 Nd4 17.Re1-/+) 15.Nd4 Qd4 16.Rd1 (16.Ne2 Qd7-/+) 16...Rd8 17.Rg3 Kh8 (17...g6 18.Ne2 Qd6 19.Nc3-/+) 18.Ne2 Qa4 19.Bc3 Bd7 (19...b5!?-/+) 20.Bh7=+ Bb5 (better 20...e5 21.Bc2 Qb5=+) 21.Bc2+/- Rd1 22.Bd1 (22.Qd1 Qc4 (22...Qa2 23.Qc1 Qd5 24.Nf4+-) 23.Rh3 Kg8 24.Bf6 Bf6 (24...gf6?? 25.Qd2 f5 26.Qh6+-) 25.Bh7 Kf8+-) 22...Qe4 23.Qb2?? (better 23.Qc1 Rd8 24.Re3-/+) 23...Rd8-+ 24.Nd4 Rd4! 25.Bf3 (25.Bd4 Qe1 Mate attack) 25...Qd3 26.Rh3 (26.h3 Rd7 27.Kh2 Qc4-+) 26...Kg8 27.Be2 (27.Qa1 Rd7 28.Rg3-+) 27...Qd1! 28.Bd1 (28.Bd1 Rd1 Mate attack) 28...Rd1 29.Be1 Re1 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2235) - Skliarov,V (2380), Titled Tue 4th Apr Early (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 Qd8 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Rfd1 (13.Ne4 Nd5=) 13...Nd4 (13...b6 14.Bg5 Bb7 15.Bf6 Bf6 16.d5 ed5 17.Nd5=+) 14.Nd4 Qd4 15.Nb5 Qb6 16.Be3 Bc5 (16...Qa5!?=) 17.Nd4+= Qd8 (better 17...Qc7!? 18.Rdc1 b6+=) 18.Ne6! Be6 (18...Be6 19.Bc5 Discovered attack; 18...fe6 19.Bc5 Discovered attack) 19.Bh7 Nh7 20.Rd8 Rfd8 21.Bc5 b6 22.Be3 Rac8 23.h3 Nf8 (23...Bc4 24.Qb2+/-) 24.Re1 (24.Rd1 Ng6+-) 24...Re8 (24...Rd5 25.Rc1+/-) 25.Qb2 Bc4 26.Kh2 Ne6 27.a3 (27.Rc1 b5+-) 27...Red8 (27...Nc5 28.Rd1+-) 28.Rc1+- Rc6 29.Qe5 (29.h4 a6+-) 29...Rdc8 (29...Rc7!? 30.h4+-) 30.h4+- a5 (30...b5 31.h5+-) 31.h5 (better 31.a4+-) 31...Bd3? (31...Rd8 32.h6+-) 32.Rd1 (32.Rc6!? Rc6 33.Qb8 Nf8 34.Bb6 Bf5+-) 32...Bh7? (32...Rc3 33.a4+-) 33.h6 (33.Rd6!? Rd6 34.Qd6 a4+-) 33...gh6 34.Rd7 Bg6 35.Re7 Ng7?? (35...Rc4+-) 36.Bd4 (better 36.Bh6 Nf5 37.Re8 Re8 38.Qe8 Kh7 39.Qc6 Nh6 40.a4+-) 36...Nf5 (36...f6 37.Qd5 Kh8+-) 37.Qh8 1-0. Rogov,Matfey (2160) - Stanojevic,Ilija (2235), Titled Tue 5th Mar Late (9), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Ne4 Qa2 11.Nf6 gf6 12.Bb5 Bd7 (12...Qd5 13.Qe2-/+) 13.0-0 (13.Bd3 Rb8-/+) 13...Be7 (13...Qd5 14.Re1-/+) 14.Ba4 Qd5 (14...Nd8 15.Bd7 Kd7 16.Bf4-/+) 15.Rb7 0-0 (15...Rg8 16.Bf4=+) 16.Bb3 Qd6 17.Bh6 Rfb8 (17...Bc8 18.Ne5 Ne5 19.Re7=) 18.Rb8 (better 18.Nd2!? Bf8 19.Qg4 Kh8 20.Bf8 Rf8 21.Qh4+=) 18...Rb8=+ (worse 18...Qb8 19.Ne5 Ne5 20.de5+/-; 18...Nb8?? 19.Ne5! f5 20.Qf3+-) 19.Ba4 (19.d5 ed5 20.Bd5 Nb4=+) 19...Kh8 20.Qd2 (20.Qa1 Nb4-/+) 20...Rd8 (20...Nd4!? 21.Nd4 Ba4-+) 21.Bc2 Nb4 22.Bb1 Bc6 23.Bf4 Qd7 24.Bg3 a5?? (24...Bf3 25.Qh6 f5 26.Be5 f6 27.Bf6 Bf6 28.Qf6 Kg8 29.gf3 Qg7 30.Qg7 Kg7-+) 25.Qh6+- f5 26.Be5 f6 27.Ng5 (27.Ng5 Bf8 28.Qf6 Bg7 29.Nf7 Qf7 30.Qf7 Be5 31.de5+-) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2500) - Harsha,B (2580), Titled Tue 8th Nov Early (7), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Ne4 Qa2 11.Nf6 gf6 12.Bd3 Qd5 13.Rb5 Qd6 14.0-0 a6 15.Rh5 Nb4 (15...Nd4 16.Nd4 Qd4 17.Qf3-+) 16.Be4 (16.Bb4 Qb4 17.Rh7 Rh7 18.Bh7 Bd6-/+) 16...f5 17.Bb1 Bd7 18.Re1 0-0-0 (better 18...Be7!?-/+) 19.Ne5 Be8 20.Qc1 Nc6 21.Nc4? (better 21.Bg5!? Be7 22.Be7 Qe7 23.Bf5-/+) 21...Qd4-+ 22.Be3 Qg7 (22...Qg4 23.Rg5 Qh4 24.g3-/+) 23.Bf4 (23.Rg5 Qf6 24.Bb6 Bh6-+) 23...Bc5-+ 24.Rh3 b6 25.Rb3 Kb7 26.Nb6 Bb6 27.Qc5 Nb4 28.Rb4 (28.Rb4 Bb5 Combination; 28.Qb4 Bb5 Combination) 28...Bb5-/+ 29.Rb5 ab5 30.Qe7 (better 30.Qb5 Rhg8 31.g3-/+) 30...Ka8?? (better 30...Ka6 31.Qa3 Ba5-+) 31.Qa3= Kb7 32.Qe7 Ka6 33.Qa3 Ba5 34.Rc1?? (better 34.Rf1-+) 34…Qc3! (34...Qc3 35.Qc3 Bc3-+) 0-1. Pein,Jonathan (2250) - Urhegyi,M (2225), Vezerkepzo Summer IM (6), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Ne4 Qd8 11.Nf6 gf6 12.Bb5 Rg8 13.0-0 Qd5 14.Be3 (14.Qb3 Qb3 15.Rb3 a6=) 14...a6=+ 15.Ba4 b5 16.Bb3 Qh5 17.d5 (better 17.Nd2 Qd1 18.Bd1=+) 17...Ne5 (17...Na5!? 18.de6 fe6-/+) 18.de6 (18.Ne5 Qd1 19.Rfd1 fe5=) 18...Be6= 19.Ne5 Qd1 (worse 19...Qe5 20.Qf3 Rc8 21.Rbc1+-) 20.Rfd1 Bb3?? (better 20...fe5 21.Be6 fe6=) 21.Nd7+- (21.ab3?! fe5 22.f4 ef4 23.Bf4 Rg6=+) 21...0-0-0 (21...Rg2 22.Kg2 Bd1 23.Nf6 Ke7 24.Nd5 Kd6 25.Rd1 Kc6+-) 22.Nb6 (22.ab3?! Rd7 23.Rbc1 Rc7+=) 22...Kc7 23.Rd8 Kd8 24.Rb3 (24.ab3 Bd6+-) 24...Bd6 25.g3 (25.Rd3 Ke7 26.Nd5 Ke6 27.Nf6 Rc8+-) 25...Kc7 (25...Ke7 26.Bd4+-) 26.Rc3 (26.Nd5!? Kc6 27.Nf6 Rh8+-) 26...Kb7 27.Rd3 (27.Nd7 Rd8 28.Nc5 Bc5 29.Rc5 Rd1 30.Kg2 Ra1+-) 27...Kc6 28.Rc3 Kb7 29.Nd5 (29.Nd7 Rd8 30.Nc5 Bc5 31.Rc5 Rd3+-) 29...Rg4 (29...Be5 30.Rd3 Rc8 31.f4+-) 30.Nf6 (30.Rd3 Kc6 31.Nf6 Ra4+-) 30...Ra4 (30...Be5 31.Ng4 Bc3 32.Kf1+-) 31.Rc2 b4 (31...Rc4 32.Rd2 Kc6 33.Nh7+-) 32.Ne4 (better 32.Nh7!? Ra3+-) 32...Be7 33.Nd2 (33.Kg2 h6+-) 33...Ra3 (33...Ra5 34.Kg2+-) 34.Kg2 (34.Nb3 Ra4+-) 34...a5 (34...Rc3 35.Rb2+-) 35.Nc4 Ra4 (35...Rc3 36.Rc3 bc3 37.Kf3+-) 36.h4 Ka6 37.Kf3 Kb5 38.h5 b3 (38...f5 39.Kf4 b3 40.ab3+-) 39.ab3 Rb4 (39...Ra1 40.Ne5 Kb4 41.Rc7+-) 40.Nd2 (better 40.Na3 Ka6 41.Rc7 Rb6 42.Bb6 Ba3+-) 40...a4 (40...h6 41.Rc7 Bd6 42.Rf7+-) 41.ba4 Ra4 42.Rc7 (42.Rc7 Bb4 43.Rf7+-) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Kokoszczynski,Jan (2285), Titled Tue (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Ne4 Qd8 11.Nf6 gf6 12.Bd3 Bg7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Bc3 Ne7 15.Qc2 f5 16.Ne5 b6 17.Rfe1 (17.Qd2 Bb7=+) 17...Bb7 18.Re3? (better 18.Rbc1=+) 18...Nd5-+ 19.Rg3 Rc8 20.Bc4 (20.Rb3 Nc3 (20...Rc3?! 21.Rc3 Nc3 22.Qc3-+) 21.Rc3 Qd4-+) 20...Nc3 21.Qc3 Kh8 (better 21...f4!? 22.Rg4 h5 23.Rg7 Kg7-+) 22.Qe3 Be4 23.Rg7? (23.Bd3 f6 24.Nf3-+ (24.Be4? fe4 25.Ng6 hg6-+)) 23...Kg7-+ (23...Bb1 24.Qh6 f4 25.Nf7 Rf7 26.Rf7 Qg5 27.Qg5 Bg6 28.Qe5 Kg8 29.Qg7) 24.Rb3 f6?? (better 24...Rc7 25.Qf4 Kh8-+ (25...Qd4?? 26.Qg5 Kh8 27.Qf6 Kg8 28.Rg3)) 25.Be6?? (25.Qg3 Kh8 26.Ng6 Kg7 27.Ne5 (worse 27.Nf8 Kf8 28.Bf1 Bd5-/+) 27...Kh8 28.Ng6 Kg7 29.Ne5= (worse 29.Nf8 Kf8 30.Bf1 Bd5-/+)) 25...Qd4!-+ (25...fe5 26.Qg3 Kh6 27.Qh3 Kg7 28.Qg3 Kh8 29.Qe5 Qf6 30.Qf6 Rf6 31.Bc8-/+) 26.Qg3 (26.Qd4 Rc1 Mate attack) 26...Kh8 27.h4 (27.h3 Rc1 28.Kh2 fe5-+) 27...Rc1 28.Kh2 Qe5 (28...Qe5 29.Qe5 fe5-+) 0-1. Backman,A (2140) - Skaar,Ben Samuel Groth (1915), Karlstad Open (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

10.Ne4 Qd8 11.Nf6=+ Qf6 12.Bd3 h6 13.0-0 Bd6 14.Qe2 (14.Qa4 0-0=+) 14...0-0 (14...Nd4!? 15.Nd4 Qd4-/+) 15.Qe4= Qf5 16.Qe3 (16.Qf5 ef5 17.Rfd1 Be6 18.Rb7 Ba2=+) 16...Qf6 (16...Qd5 17.Rb2=+) 17.Rb5 (17.Qe4 Rd8=) 17...Ne7 18.Rh5 Rb8 19.Ne5 Ng6 (19...Nf5 20.Bf5 ef5 21.Qg3 Be5 22.de5=+) 20.Qe4 (20.Bg6 fg6 21.Rh3=) 20...Be5 (better 20...b6!?=+) 21.de5+= Qd8 22.Bb4 Re8 (22...f5 23.Qe3 Ne7 A) 24.Qa7? Nc6 25.Qa3 Nb4 26.Bf5 Nd5-+ (worse 26...Rf5 27.Rf5 ef5 28.Qb4-+); B) 24.Bd6+/-) 23.Bd6 Ra8 24.Qg4 Kh7 25.Rh3 Bd7 (25...Rg8 26.Qf4 Qd7 27.Rf3+/-) 26.Rg3 (26.Rf3 Bc6 27.Rf7 Qg5 28.Qg5 hg5+-) 26...Rg8+/- 27.Bg6 fg6 28.Qg6 Kh8 29.Rh3 Re8 30.g4 Qa5?? (better 30...Re7 31.Be7 Qe7+-) 31.g5 Qd2 32.gh6 (32.gh6 gh6 33.Rh6 Qh6 34.Qh6 Kg8 35.Qg6 Kh8 36.Kh1 Bc6 37.f3 Be4 38.Qh6 Kg8 39.Rg1 Bg6 40.Qg6 Kh8 41.Qh5) 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2495) - Sowa,Wiktoria (2020), Adolf Anderssen Mem, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Rb1)

9.a3 Ba3? 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Ra3 +-.

9.a3 Nf6 10.Bc4 Qd8 (10...Ba3 11.Be2+/-) 11.Bg5 Be7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Qd3 Nd5 14.Be7 Nce7 (worse is 14...Qe7 15.Nd5 ed5 16.Bd5+=; 14...Nde7?! 15.Rfe1+=) 15.Ne4 (15.Rac1 b6+=) 15...Nf4 16.Qb3 b6 17.Rfe1 Bb7 18.Rad1 Qc7 19.g3 Nfd5 20.Rc1 Qd8 21.Qd3 Rc8 22.Neg5 Nf6 23.Ne5 Bd5-/+ 24.Bb5 h6 25.Rc8 Qc8 26.Nh3 Qb7 27.Nf4 Be4 28.Qe2 Nf5 29.Ba6 Qa8 30.Qc4 Rd8 31.Qc7 Rf8 32.Rd1 Nd5 33.Nd5 Qd5 34.Bc4 Qb7 35.Qb7+= Bb7 36.Bb5 Rd8 37.Bc6-/+ Bc6 38.Nc6 Rd7 39.Kg2 Kf8 40.Kf3 Ke8 41.Ke4 Nd6 42.Kf4 Rc7-+ 43.d5 ed5 44.Nb4 g5 45.Ke5 Nc4 46.Kf6 Rd7 47.Nd5 Na3 48.Kg7-/+ Kd8 49.Kh6 Nb5 50.Kg5 Nc7 51.Nc3 Rd1 52.Nd1 a5 53.h4 Ke8 54.Kf6 a4 55.Kg7?? a3 56.Nc3-/+ b5 57.Na2 Ne6 58.Kg8+= Ke7 59.h5+= f5 60.f4 Nf8 61.h6+/- Nd7 62.Kg7 Nf6 63.Kg6 Ke6 64.Nb4 Nd7 65.Kg7 Nf6 66.Kf8 Nd7 67.Kg8 Nf6 68.Kg7 Ne8 69.Kg6 Nf6 70.Na2 Nd7+= ½–½. Sill,Thomas – Proschmann,Tino, Bayern–chI Bank Hofmann 3rd, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.a3 Nf6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Rd8 (12...Bd7 13.Ne4=+) 13.Ne4 (13.Rc1 Bd7=+ (worse 13...Nd4 14.Nd4 Rd4 15.Bh7 Kh7 16.Qd4+-)) 13...Bd7 (13...Nd5 14.g3=+) 14.Qe2 (14.Rc1 Qb6 (worse 14...Ba3 15.Ra1 Qe1 16.Qe1 Bb2 17.Rb1 Bd4 18.Rb7+=) 15.Rb1 Nd5=+) 14...Nd5-/+ 15.Bc1 (15.g3 Rac8-/+) 15...h6 16.Rb1 (16.Qb2 Rdc8-/+) 16...Qc7 (better 16...f5 17.Bd2 Qa3-/+) 17.Ne5?? (better 17.Qb2!?-/+) 17...f5 (17...Nd4!? 18.Qh5 Be8 19.Ng3-+) 18.Nd7 (18.Nc6 A) 18...Bc6?! 19.Nc5 Bc5 20.Qe6 Kh8 21.Qf5=+ (21.dc5?? Re8-+); B) 18...bc6 19.Nc5 Nc3-+) 18...Qd7 (18...Rd7 19.Ng3 Nd4 20.Qh5-+) 19.Nc5?! (19.Ng3 Nc3 (19...Nd4?! 20.Qb2 Nb6 21.Be3-+) 20.Qh5 Nd4-+) 19...Bc5 20.Rb7 (20.dc5 Nc3 21.Qh5 Qd3 22.Rb7-+) 20...Qb7 (better 20...Nd4 21.Qb2 Qc6 22.Bf1-+) 21.Qe6 Qf7 22.Qc6 (22.Qf7 Kf7 23.dc5 Rab8-+) 22...Rac8 23.Qb5 (23.Qa6 Bd4 24.Bc4 Kh8-+) 23...Bb6 (better 23...Nc3!? 24.Qa6 Bd4 25.g3-+) 24.Bc4 (24.Bb2 Rb8 25.Qa4 Bc7-+) 24...Qd7 25.Qb3 Kh8 26.Bb2 (26.Bb5 Qc7 27.Ba6 Qc3 28.Qc3 Rc3-+) 26...Qc6 27.Bf1 (27.Bb5 Qc2 28.Ba4 Qb3 29.Bb3 Nf4-+) 27...Qc2 28.Qb5 (28.Qc2 Rc2 29.Ba1 Rdc8-+) 28...a6! 29.Qd3 (29.Qa6 Qb2 Deflection) 29...Qb2 30.Qf5 (30.Rd1-+) 30...Rf8 (30...Rf8 31.Re2 Qd4-+) 0–1. Ackaert,Thierry (2075) – Sclacmender,Julien (2200), TCh–BEL, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Nf3 e6)

9.Rb1 Bb4 10.Rb4 Qb4 11.d5 ed5 12.Nd5 Qe4 13.Be3 Kf8 14.Ng5 Qe5 15.f4 Qd6 16.Ne4 Qd8 17.Bc5 Nge7 18.Bb5 Qa5? (better 18...Bg4! 19.Qb3 Be6 20.Ne7 Ne7=+) 19.Qd2+- Qb5? (19...Qd2 20.Kd2 Bf5+-) 20.Ne7 Be6?? (20...Qc5 21.Nc5 Ke7 22.Qe3 Kf8+-) 21.Nc6 Kg8 (21...Qc5 22.Nc5 bc6 23.Qd6 Kg8 24.Ne6 Re8+-) 22.Ne7 Kf8 23.Kf2 (23.Nc8! Ke8 24.Ned6 Kd7 25.Nb5 Kc6 26.Nba7 Ra7 27.Qd6 Kb5 28.Na7 Ka5 29.Qb6 Ka4 30.Qb5) 23...f6 (23...Qa4 24.Nc8 Ke8 25.Ncd6 Kf8+-) 24.Ng6 (better 24.f5 Bf7 25.Nd5 Kg8 26.Qd4 Qc5 27.Nc5+-) 24...Kg8 25.Nh8 Kh8 26.Be3 Qa6 (26...Qc4 27.Nd6 Qa2 28.Qa2 Ba2 29.Ra1+-) 27.Nc5 (27.Rb1 Qa2 28.Rb7 Qd2 29.Bd2 Bd5+-) 27...Qa2 28.Qa2 Ba2 29.Nb7 Rb8 30.Ra1 Bd5 31.Nd6 (31.Rd1 Bb7 32.Rb1 a5+-) 31...Rb2 32.Ke1 Rg2 33.Ra7 Rh2 34.Rd7?? (better 34.Nf5 g6 35.Rd7 gf5 36.Rd5+-) 34...h5+= 35.f5 Bf3 (35...h4 36.Bf4 Ra2 37.Nc8=) 36.Bf2 (36.Bd4 Bg4+=) 36...Bg4 (36...h4 37.Bd4 Re2 38.Kf1=) 37.Kf1 Rh3 38.Ne8 Attacking the backward pawn on g7 38...Bf5 39.Rg7 Rf3 (39...Rh1 40.Ke2 Bg4 41.Ke3 Rh3 42.Kd4 Rf3+=) 40.Kg2?? (better 40.Rc7 h4 41.Kg1+-) 40...Be4+= 41.Rf7 (41.Rg3 Rf4 42.Kg1 h4+=) 41...Rf4 (41...Kg8 42.Rc7 Rc3 43.Kh2 Rc7 44.Nc7=) 42.Kg1 (42.Kf1!? Bd5 43.Rf6 Rf6 44.Nf6+=) 42...Rg4= 43.Kf1 Bd3 44.Ke1 Re4 45.Kd2 Re8 46.Kd3 Re6 47.Be3 Kg8 48.Ra7 h4 49.Ke2 h3 50.Kf3 h2 51.Ra1 Re5 52.Rh1 Rh5 53.Bf4 Kf7 54.Bh2 Kg6 55.Rg1 Rg5 56.Bg3 Rb5 57.Bf2 Kf5 58.Rh1 Rb3 59.Be3 Ra3 60.Rh5 Kg6 61.Rc5 Rb3 62.Ke4 Rb4 63.Bd4 Rb6 64.Rc8 Re6 65.Kf4 Ra6 66.Rg8 Kf7 67.Rc8 Kg6 68.Rc7 Ra4 69.Ke4 Ra6 70.Rc8 Re6 71.Kd5 Ra6 72.Rg8 Kf7 73.Rg1 Ra5 74.Ke4 Ra6 75.Rg2 Ra5 76.Rf2 Ra6 77.Kf5 Ra5 78.Kg4 Ra6 79.Kh5 Rd6 80.Bb2 Ra6 81.Kh6 Rb6 82.Rc2 Rb7 83.Kh7 Rb6 84.Rc7 Ke6 85.Bc3 Ra6 86.Kg6 Ra3 87.Bf6 Rg3 88.Bg5 Rg1 89.Re7 Kd6 90.Re2 Rf1 91.Bf6 Rg1 92.Kf7 Rd1 93.Re8 Rf1 94.Rd8 Kc7 95.Rd2 Re1 96.Bg5 Kc6 97.Kf6 Kc5 98.Kf5 Kc4 99.Kf4 Re8 100.Kf3 Kc3 101.Be3 Rf8 102.Ke2 Kc4 103.Rd4 Kc3 104.Rd5 Rc8 105.Rd3 Kc2 106.Rd1 Rc4 107.Rc1 Kb3 108.Rb1 Kc2 109.Rb5 Rc8 110.Bd4 Re8 111.Be5 Rc8 112.Ke3 Rc6 113.Rb2 Kc1 114.Rh2 Re6 115.Kd4 Kd1 116.Bf4 Re2 117.Rh1 Kc2 118.Rc1 Kb2 119.Rc6 Re8 120.Kd3 Rd8 121.Bd6 Rd7 122.Rb6 Kc1 123.Kc3 Kd1 124.Kd3 Ke1 125.Ke3 Kd1 126.Rc6 Rh7 127.Ke4 Rh5 128.Bf4 Rh8 129.Rc1 Ke2 130.Rc2 Kd1 131.Rd2 Ke1 132.Rc2 Kd1 133.Rc3 Rh7 134.Rc5 Ke2 135.Rc2 Kd1 136.Rd2 Ke1 137.Be3 Re7 138.Kf3 Rf7 ½-½. Adeimi,M (1965) - Kassis,A (2145), ch-LBN (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Rb1 Bb4 10.Nb5 Bd2 11.Nd2 Nf6 12.Nd6 Kf8 13.Qc1 Qa2 14.N2c4 Nd4 15.Bd3 Nd5 16.0-0 b6 17.Ne5 f6 18.Nc6 Qb1 19.Qb1 (19.Bb1?? Ne2 20.Kh1 Nc1 21.Rc1 Bd7-+) 19...Nc6 20.Be4 Bd7 21.Bd5 ed5 22.Qb5 Ke7 23.Qd5 Ne5 24.f4 Be6 25.Qb7 Nd7 26.Qc6 Rhd8 (better is 26...Nc5 27.Re1 Rad8+-) 27.Re1 Nf8 (27...g6 28.Re6! Ke6 29.Nc8 Kf7 30.Qa8 Nc5 31.Qa7 Rd7 32.Qb6 Ne4 33.Qb3 Kg7+-) 28.f5 Rd6 29.Qa8 a6 30.fe6 (30.Re6?! Ne6 31.fe6 Re6 32.Qb7 Kf8 33.Qa6 Kf7+-) 30...Ne6 (30...Re6 31.Re6 Ne6 32.Qb7 Kd6 33.Qb6 Kd7 34.Qa7 Nc7 35.Qd4 Ke7 36.Qe4 Kd6 37.Qd3 Kc6 38.Qh7+-) 31.Qb7 Rd7 32.Qb6 Rd6 33.Qb7 Rd7 34.Qa6 Rd6 35.Qa3 (35.Qa3 Kd7 36.Qa7 Kd8 37.Qf7+-) 1–0. Scacco,Mauro (2020) – Castillo,German (2065), SEMI ECT 3–A corr, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Qb3 Qb4 10.Nb5 Qb3 11.ab3 Kd8 12.Bc4 Bb4 13.Bb4 Nb4 14.Ra7 Ra7 15.Na7 Bd7 16.Kd2 Nf6 17.Ra1 Ne4 18.Ke2 Nc3 ½–½. Kalyinka,Roland (1895) – Erdelyi,Rudolf (2015), HUN–chT2, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Qb3 Bb4 10.d5 (10.a3!?+=) 10...ed5-/+ 11.Nd5 Bd2 12.Nd2 Nge7 13.Ne7?? (better is 13.Bb5-/+) 13...Qe5-+ (13...Ke7?! 14.Qe3 Qe5 15.Qe5 Ne5 16.f4-/+; 13...Ne7?! 14.Rd1-/+) 14.Ne4 Qe4 (14...Qa1 15.Kd2 Qd4 16.Bd3 Ke7 17.Re1-+) 15.Kd2 (15.Be2 Ne7 16.f3 Qh4 17.g3 Qf6 18.Bb5 Nc6 19.Bc6 bc6-+) 15...Qe7 (15...Ke7?! 16.Re1 Qe1 17.Ke1=) 16.Re1 (16.Qe3 Be6 17.Bd3 0-0-+) 16...Be6 17.Bc4 (17.Qc3 Rd8 18.Bd3 Nb4-+) 17…Rd8 (17...Rd8 18.Kc1 Qc5-+), 0–1. Dudas,Peter (2175) – Hogye,Imre (2185), HUN–chT2, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Qb3 Qd8 10.d5 (10.Bb5 A) 10...Nge7 11.Bg5 (11.0-0 a6 12.Bc6 Nc6 13.Rfd1 Bd6 14.Rac1 0-0=+; 11.Be3 a6 12.Bd3 b5 13.0-0 Bb7 14.Rfc1 Rc8=+) 11...h6 12.Be3 a6 13.Bd3 b5 14.0-0 Bb7=+; B) 10...Nf6 11.Bc6 (11.Ba4 Bd6 12.Ne5 Be5 13.de5 Ng4 14.f4 Qd4-/+; 11.Ne5 Bd7 12.Qa4 Ne5 13.de5 a6 14.ef6 ab5-/+) 11...bc6 12.Qc4 Bd7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Rfe1 c5=+) 10...ed5 11.Nd5 Be6 (11...Nf6 12.Bc4 Bd6 13.Bg5 0-0 14.Bf6 gf6=) 12.Bc4 Nf6 (12...Qd7!? 13.Bf4 Rc8=+ 14.Rd1 Na5=+) 13.Qb7= Rc8 (13...Bd5? 14.Bd5 Qd5 15.Qa8 Nd8 16.Qa7+-) 14.Nf6 Qf6 15.0-0 Qe7 16.Qa6 Qa3 17.Rac1 Bd6 18.Qb5 Bd7? (better 18...a6 19.Qa6 Qa6 20.Ba6 Rc7+-) 19.Rc3+- a6 (19...Bh2 20.Nh2 Qd6 21.Rd3+-) 20.Re1 (20.Qb7 Bh2 21.Nh2 Qd6+-) 20...Ne7 (20...Be7 21.Qh5 (21.Ra3?! ab5 22.Bb5 Kf8+-) 21...g6 22.Bf7 Kd8 23.Qh6+- (worse 23.Ra3 gh5 24.Ra6 Rf8 25.Bh5 Rf5+-)) 21.Qg5 (better 21.Re7 Be7 22.Bf7 Kf7 23.Ne5 Ke6 24.Qd7 Ke5 25.Ra3 Ba3 26.Bc3 Rc3 27.Qg7 Ke6 28.Qc3+-) 21...Qa4 (21...Qc3 22.Bc3 Rc4+-) 22.Qg7 Rf8 23.Bh6 Kd8 (23...Be6 24.Qf8 Kd7 25.Be6 fe6 26.Rc8 Nc8 27.Qf7 Ne7 28.Qe6 Kc7 29.Bf8+-) 24.Qf8 Be8 25.Bg5 Qb4 26.Be7 Be7 27.Rd3 Kc7 28.Re7 Kc6 29.Qh6 (29.Bd5 Kb6 30.Rb7 Ka5 31.Qb4) 29...Kc5 (29...f6 30.Qf6 Kc5 31.Qd6 Kc4 32.Qd5) 30.Qd6 Kc4 31.Re4 (31.Re4 Kb5 32.Rb4 Ka5 33.Qb6; 31.Qd5) 1–0. Curado,MJF (1860) – Henderson De La Fuente,L (2010), Gibraltar Masters, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Qb3 Be7 10.d5= Nd8 (better is 10...ed5 11.Nd5 Qd8=) 11.Nb5+- Qb6 12.a4?? (better is 12.Qc3 Bf6 13.Nc7 Kf8 14.Na8 Bc3 15.Nb6 Bd2 16.Kd2 ab6 17.d6+-) 12...a5?? (better is 12...ed5 13.Be3 Qa5 14.Bd2 Qb6=) 13.Be3+- (13.Be3 Bc5 14.Rc1 Be3 15.Nc7 Ke7 16.Qb6 (16.Qe3?! Qe3 17.fe3 Rb8=) 16...Bb6 17.Na8+-) 1–0. Fehlbecker – Burghardt, 1963. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Qb3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Bb4 11.Ne5 Bd7 (better is 11...Bc3!? 12.Bc3 Qc7=) 12.Nc4+/- Qc7 13.Bc6 Bc6 14.Qb4 Bg2 15.Nb5 Qc6 16.Nbd6 (16.Nbd6 Kd8 17.Nf7 Ke8 18.Rg1+- (worse is 18.Nh8 a5 19.Nd6 Kd7+-)) 1–0. Winkler,Daniel – Muensch,W, Ticino op, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Qb3 Nf6 10.Bb5 Qc7 11.Rc1 a6 12.Bd3 Be7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Ne4 Rd8 15.Rfd1 h6 16.Bb1 Nd5 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Bh6? (better is 18.Nc3!? Nc3 19.Qc3+=) 18...gh6-+ 19.Qg3 Kf8 20.Qh3 Bc8 21.Qh6 Ke8 22.Qh8 Bf8 23.Ng5 Qe7 24.Ngf7 Ne5 25.Ne5 Qg7 26.Qh5 Ke7 27.Rc7 Nc7 ½–½. Kondziela,Andreas (2090) – Schirmer,Michael (2150), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Qb3 Nf6 10.Bc4 Qd8 11.d5 Na5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Qa4 ed5 14.Bd7 Nd7 15.Ne5 (15.0-0 Nc6 16.Rfe1 Be7 17.Nd5 0-0 18.Ne7 Ne7+=) 15...Nc6 (better is 15...Bd6!? 16.Nd7 Nc6 17.Nd5 Qd7-/+ (17...Kd7?! 18.0-0=)) 16.Nc6= bc6 17.Qc6 Rc8 18.Qd5 Bb4 19.Qe4 ½–½. Kiehl,E – Ullrich,J, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bb5 Bb4 10.0-0 Bc3 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Ne7 13.Bc3 Qc7 4.d5? (14.Rab1 Ba6 15.Rfc1 Bc4=) 14...ed5 (better 14...cd5!? 15.Rfc1 f6-/+) 15.Bg7= Rg8 16.Be5 Qd7 17.Rfe1 Kf8 18.Qh7 Qg4 19.Qh6 Ke8 20.Bg3 Be6 21.Ne5 Qg7 22.Qc1 Rc8 23.Rb1 Ng6 (better 23...Rh8!?+/-) 24.Nc6+- Nh4? (better 24...Ne7 25.Rb8 Rb8 26.Ne7 Rd8+-) 25.Qc5 Nf5 26.Rb7 Qf8 (26...Qf6+-) 27.Qd5 Qd6 (27...Ne7 28.Ne7 Qe7 29.Re7 Ke7+-) 28.Bd6 Nd6 (28...Ng7 29.Re7 Kf8 30.R7e6) 29.Re6 (29.Re6 Kf8 30.Qd6 Kg7 31.Rf7 Kf7 32.Qe7; 29.Qd6 Rg2 30.Kg2 Rc6 31.Qe7) 1-0. Hart,Braeden (1985) - Stanisz,P (2195), Titled Tue 3rd May Early (11), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bb5 Bb4 10.Qb3 Bd7 11.a3 Nf6?? (better is 11...Nge7+=) 12.Bc6+- Nd5?? (better is 12...Bc6 13.Qb4 Qh5+-) 13.Bd5 (better is 13.Bb7!? Rd8 14.Nd5 Bd2 15.Nd2 ed5 16.Qe3 Be6 17.Bc6 Kf8+-) 13...Bc3 14.Bc3 (14.Bc3 Qd5 15.Qd5 ed5 16.Kd2+-; 14.Qc3?! Qd5 15.Rc1 0-0+-) 1–0. Wilm,Guenter – Forscht,Manfred, Marianske Lazne op, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bb5 Bb4 10.Qb3 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qd8 14.Rfd1 Qb6 15.Rab1 a6 16.Qa4? (better is 16.Bc6 Qb3 17.Rb3 Nc6 18.Ne5+=) 16...ab5-+ 17.Qa8 Bd7 (better is 17...Nd5 18.Bb4 Nc7-+) 18.Qf8?? (better is 18.Qa4 ba4 19.Rb6-/+) 18...Kf8-+ 19.Ne5 Be8 20.Nc4 (20.Nc6 Bc6 (worse is 20...Nc6 21.d5 ed5 22.Rd5-+) 21.Bb4 Qd8-+) 20...Qa6 21.Nd6 Nd5 22.Nb5 Nce7 23.Nc7 Nc7 24.Bb4 Ncd5 25.Bc5 Nc3 26.Rb6 Qb6 27.Bb6 Nd1 0–1. Ruzicic,Sinisa (1990) – Tatisic,Milan (2160), Beograd SER, City Team Ch, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3= Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bb5 Bb4 10.Qc2 Bd7 11.Bd3 (11.Qb2 Nf6=+) 11...Bc3 (11...Rc8 12.Rc1-/+) 12.Bc3 (12.Qc3 Qc3 13.Bc3 Nf6=+) 12...Nb4-/+ 13.Qd2 (13.Bb4 Qb4 14.Qd2 Qd2 15.Kd2 Bc6=+) 13...Nd3 14.Qd3 Qd5 15.a4 Nf6 16.Bb4 a5 17.Ba3? (17.Bd2 b5-/+) 17...b5 (better 17...Ba4!? 18.Qe3-+) 18.Bc5 Rc8 19.Qe3 Ne4 (19...b4 20.0-0-/+) 20.0-0 Nc5 (20...Rc5? 21.dc5 Qa8 22.Ne5+-) 21.dc5 Qc5 (21...Rc5?! 22.Rfd1 Qf5 23.ab5+=) 22.Qd2 (22.Ne5 Qe3 23.fe3 f6 (worse 23...ba4 24.Rf7 Bb5 25.Rb7+=) 24.Nd7 Kd7 25.ab5 Ra8-/+) 22...Qb4 (22...b4 23.Rfd1 Qc7 24.Ne5-/+) 23.Qg5-/+ 0-0 24.Rfb1 Qc5 25.ab5 Qg5 26.Ng5 Rc5 27.Ne4 Rb5 28.Rb5 Bb5 29.Ra5 Bc6 30.Nc3 g6 (30...Rc8 31.f3-/+) 31.Rc5 Rc8 32.h3 Bb7 33.Rc8 Bc8 34.Ne4 Kg7 (34...e5 35.g4-/+) 35.f3 Bb7 36.Nd6 Bc6 37.Kf2 Kf6 38.Ke3 (38.f4 Bd5-/+) 38...Ke7 39.Nc8 Kd7 40.Nb6 Kd6 41.Nc4 Kd5 42.Nd2 f5 43.f4 e5 44.g3 (44.Nf3 e4 45.Ne5 Kd6-/+) 44...h6 (44...e4 45.g4-+) 45.Nf3-/+ ef4 46.gf4 Ke6 47.Nd4 Kd6 48.h4 Be4 49.Nb5 Ke6 50.Nd4 Kf6 51.Ne2 Ke6 52.Nd4 Kd5 53.Ne2 Kc4 (53...Kd6 54.Nd4 Ke7 55.Nb3-/+) 54.Ng3 (54.Nd4!?=+) 54...Bd3-/+ 55.h5 g5 (55...gh5 56.Nh5 Bc2 57.Ng3-/+) 56.Nh1?? (56.fg5 hg5 57.Ne2 f4 58.Nf4 gf4 59.Kf3 Kd5 60.Kf4 Ke6=) 56...Be4?? (56...g4!? 57.Ng3-+) 57.Nf2 (better 57.fg5 hg5 58.Ng3+=) 57...Bc2?? (better 57...gf4 58.Kf4 Kd5-/+) 58.fg5+- hg5 59.Nh3 (59.Kd2 Bb1 60.Kc1+-) 59...f4 60.Nf4 gf4 61.Kf4 Kd5 62.Kg5 Ke6 63.h6 Kf7 64.h7 Bh7 ½-½. Yeletsky,Ivan (2460) - Kislov,O (2245), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bb5 Qc7 10.d5 ed5 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.0-0 Bf4 14.Re1 Be6 15.Nf4 Nge7 16.Ne6 fe6 17.Re6 0-0 18.Qb3 Kh8 19.Rd1 Qc7 20.Qc4 Rad8 21.Rde1 Qa5 22.h3 a6 23.Bc6 Nc6 24.Qh4 Kg8 25.a4 Qd5 26.R6e2 Nd4 27.Nd4 ½–½. Grobler,David J (2245) – Richardson,David (1795), BCCA/TT/PG/2011 (ENG), 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bc4 Nf6 10.0-0 =+.

9.Bc4 Nf6 10.d5 Qc5 11.Qe2= Na5 (better is 11...Nb4!? 12.Rc1 A) 12...Nbd5?? 13.Nd5 Nd5 14.Bb5 Kd8 15.Ne5 (worse is 15.Rc5 Bc5 16.Ne5 Rf8+-) 15...Qc1 16.Bc1 Bb4 17.Bd2 Bd2 18.Qd2+-; B) 12...Qe7 13.de6 Be6=) 12.Bb5+/- Bd7 13.de6 fe6 14.0-0 (14.Qe6 Qe7 15.Bd7 Nd7 16.Qe7 Ke7 17.Bg5 Nf6+=) 14...Nc6= 15.Ng5 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 15...Nd4 16.Bd7 Kd7 17.Qd3 Bd6 18.Nf7 Rhc8 19.Nd6 Qd6 20.Rfd1 Ke7 (20...Ke8 21.Ne4 Qe5 22.Nf6 Qf6 23.Qh7+=) 21.Nb5 (better is 21.Ne4!? Ne4 22.Qe4+/-) 21...Nb5= 22.Qb5 Qc6 23.Qb3 Kf7 24.Rab1 b6 25.Bb4 Rd8 26.Qe3 Rd1 27.Rd1+= Rc8 28.Qf4 Rc7 29.Ba3 Rd7-/+ 30.Rc1 Qd5 31.h3 Qa2 32.Qb4 a5 33.Qf8 Kg6 34.Be7 Qb2 35.Rc6?? Rd1 36.Kh2 Qe5 37.g3 Qe4 (37...Qe4 38.Qe8 Kh6 39.Qh5 Kh5 40.g4 Kh4 41.Bf6 gf6 42.Rb6 Qh1#; 37...Qd5 38.Qe8 Kh6 39.Qh5 Kh5 40.g4 Kh4 41.Bf6 gf6 42.Rb6 Qh1) 0–1. Dudas,Peter (2175) – Varga,Karoly (2160), HUN–chT2, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bd3 Bb4 10.Rc1 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Qd8 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Qa5 15.Bd2 Nd5 16.Nd5 ed5 (worse is 16...Qd5 17.Rc6 Bd2 18.Rc5 Be1 19.Rd5 Bf2 20.Kf2 ed5 21.Qb3+-) 17.Rc5 Qa3 (worse is 17...Qa2 18.Rc6 Bd2 19.Rc2 Qc2 20.Qc2 Be1 21.Ne1+=) 18.Re3 (better is 18.Bb4!? Nb4 19.Bb1=) 18...Bc5-/+ 19.Qc2 Be7 (worse is 19...Nd4 20.Nd4 Kh8 21.Nb5 Be3 22.Na3 Bd2 23.Qd2+/-) 20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Ra3 Ba3 22.Bd3 Rd8 23.h3 Bf8 24.g4 Be6 25.Qb2 b6 26.Ba6 Bc8 27.Bb5 Bd7 28.g5 h5 29.g6 fg6 30.Ng5 Kg8 31.Qc2 Ne7 (31...Nd4 32.Qg6 Bf5 33.Qf7 Kh8 34.Bc3+-) 32.Bd7 Rd7 33.Bb4 Rc8 34.Qe2 Rc6 35.Qb5 Rd8 36.Be7 Rc1 37.Kg2 Be7 38.Ne6 Rcc8 39.Nd8 Rd8 ½–½. Saldano – Toro Solis de Ovando, Sicilian Gambit Thematic, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bd3 Bb4 10.Rc1 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Qd8 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 Be7 (14...Nd4? 15.Nd4 a6 16.Nf3+-) 15.Bb1 Re8 16.h3 a6 17.Re2 Nb4 18.Ne5 Nd7 19.Be7 Qe7 20.a3 Ne5 21.ab4 Nc6 22.d5 Nb4 23.d6 Qd8 24.Qd4 Nc6 25.Qd3 f5 26.Rce1 Bd7 27.Nd5 (27.Ba2 Nb4 28.Qd4 Na2 29.Ra2 Qf6-/+) 27...ed5-+ 28.Qd5 Kh7 29.Re8 Be8 30.Qf5 g6 31.Qf8 Qd7 32.Bg6 Kg6 33.Qg8 Kf6 ½–½. Saldano – Toro Solis de Ovando, Sicilian Gambit Thematic, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bd3 Bb4 10.Qc2 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qd5 14.Rfe1 b6 15.Rab1 Bb7 16.Rb5 Qd7 (16...Qd6!?=+) 17.d5= Nd5 18.Bh7 Kh8 19.Re4 (better 19.Be4 f6 20.Bd5 ed5 21.Qg6=+) 19...f5 (19...Nc3 20.Rh4 Rfd8 21.Qc3 Qe7 22.Bc2 Qh4 23.Nh4 Kg8+-) 20.Rh4+/- Nc3 21.Bf5 Kg8 22.Be6! Qe6 23.Qh7 Kf7 24.Ng5 Kf6 25.Rh6!! gh6 26.Qh6 Ke7 27.Qe6 (27.Ne6?! Nb5 28.Nf8 Rf8 (28...Na3?? 29.Qg7 Kd6 30.Qd7 Ke5 31.Ng6 Kf6 32.Qb7+-) 29.Qg5 Ke6 30.Qb5 Ne5=) 27...Kd8 28.Qd6 Ke8 29.Re5! Ne5 30.Qe5 Kd7 31.Qg7 Kc6 (31...Kd6 32.Qc3 Bd5 33.Qb4 Kc7 34.Qe7 Kc6 35.Ne6 Be6 36.Qe6 Kc5 37.Qe7 Kc6 38.g4+-) 32.Qc3 Kd6 33.Qd4 Bd5 34.Ne4 Kc6 35.Qc3 Kb7?? (35...Kd7+-) 36.Nd6 Kb8 37.Qe5 Bc6 38.Nb5 Kb7 39.Qc7 (better 39.Qg7 Ka6 40.Nc7 Kb7 41.Na8 Ka8 42.Qf8 Kb7 43.Qe7 Kb8+-) 39...Ka6 40.Qc6 Rac8 41.Nc7 (41.Nc7 Rc7 42.Qc7+-) 1-0. Juhasz,Agoston (2380) - Berdayes Ason,Dylan Isidro (2445), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Bd3 Bb4 10.Qc2 Nf6 11.0-0 h6 12.a3 Bc3 (12...Ba3? 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.Ra3+-) 13.Bc3 Qd5 14.Rfe1 0-0 15.Rab1 b6 16.Ne5 Bb7 (worse is 16...Nd4 17.Qb2 Bb7 18.Bf1=) 17.Bc4 Qg2! 18.Kg2 Nd4 19.Qe4 Be4 20.Re4 Ne4 21.Bd4 Nd2 22.Rb4 Nc4 23.Rc4 Rfc8 24.Rb4 f6 25.Nf3 Rc7 26.h4 h5 27.a4 Rd8 28.Be3 e5 29.Rb5 Rc4 (better is 29...Kf7!?-+) 30.a5-/+ ba5 31.Ra5 Rg4 32.Kh3 Rd1 33.Nh2 Rh1 34.f3 Rc4 35.Kg2 Rb1 36.Ra7 Rc2 37.Kg3 f5 38.f4 Rc3 (38...Rc3 39.fe5 Re3 40.Kf4 Rh3-+) 0–1. Grobler,David J (2245) – Clough,Fred (2045), BCCA/TT/PG/2011 (ENG), 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.d5 ed5 10.Bb5 Bb4 11.0-0? (11.Nd5 Bd2 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2 Kf8=+) 11...Bc3 (better Nge7!? 12.Qb3 0-0-/+) 12.Bc6=+ bc6 13.Qe1 Ne7 14.Bc3 Qa3?? (better 14...Qa4=+) 15.Bb4+- (15.Bg7 Rg8 16.Qe5 Be6=) 15...Qb4 16.Qb4 Be6 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.Ne6 fe6 19.Rfe1 Kd7 20.Re6! c5 (20...Ke6 21.Re1 Double attack) 21.Qg4 Nc6 22.Rae1 Kc7 23.Qg7 Kb8 24.Rc6! (24.Rc6 Ka8 25.Ra6 Rc7 26.Qc7 Re8 27.Re8) 1-0. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Malka,S (2200), Titled Tue 1st Aug Early (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.d5 ed5 10.Bb5 Bd6 11.Qe2 Nge7 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Rd1 (better is 14.Be7!? Be7 15.Ne7 Qe7 16.0-0-/+) 14...Bd5-+ 15.Rd5 Bb4 16.Rd2 Bd2 17.Nd2 f6 18.Bf4 Qd4 (18...Qd4 19.Be3 Qa1 20.Qd1 Qd1 21.Kd1 Nd5-+) 0–1. Norberg,Johan (2205) – Dragicevic,Drazen (2170), SWE–chB Gothenburg, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.d5 ed5 10.Bb5 Qd8 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Re1 Be7 13.Ne5 Bd7 14.Nd7 Qd7 (14...Nd7? 15.Nd5 0-0 16.Bc6+-; 14...Kd7?! 15.Rb1 Bd6 16.Bg5=) 15.Qe2 (15.Bg5 Kf8-/+) 15...d4 16.Ne4 0-0 17.Rad1 Rfe8 18.Bc4 (18.Qd3 a6 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Nf6 Bf6 (20...gf6?! 21.Bh6 Kh8 22.Qc4=+) 21.Re8 Qe8-+) 18...Ne4 19.Qe4 Bf6 20.Qb1 Re1 21.Re1 a6 22.Qe4 Rd8 23.h4 (23.Bd3 g6 24.Qf4-+) 23...Ne5 24.Bb3 Qc6 25.Qf5 g6 26.Qf4? (26.Qh3-+) 26...Nd3 27.Qe4 (27.Qh6 Ne1 28.Be1 Qe4-+) 27...Ne1 28.Qe1 Re8 29.Qd1 Qe4 (29...Bh4!? 30.Qg4 Bf6 31.Qd1-+) 30.h5 Qe2 31.Qc1 Qh5 32.Qc7 Rf8 (32...g5 33.Qd7 Re2 34.Qc8 Kg7 35.Bb4-+) 33.Bb4 Be5 34.Qb7 (34.Qd7 Qh2 35.Kf1 d3 36.Qd3 Qh1 37.Ke2 Qh5 (worse 37...Qg2 38.Bf8 Qg4 39.Qf3 Qf3 40.Kf3 Kf8 41.Ke4-+) 38.Ke1 Rb8-+) 34...d3 (better 34...Qf5 35.g3 Rb8-+) 35.Bf8?? (35.g3 Bd4 36.Bf8-+) 35...Qh2 36.Kf1 Qh1 0-1. Koval,Artem (2260) - Priasmoro,Novendra (2500), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.d5 ed5 10.Bb5 Qd8 11.Qa4 (11.0-0 Nf6 12.Re1 Be7=+) 11...Nf6 12.Ne5 (12.0-0!? Be7 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Qc6 Bd7 15.Qb7=+) 12...Bd7-/+ 13.Bc6 bc6 (13...Bc6 14.Nc6 bc6 15.Qc6 Nd7 16.0-0+- (16.Nd5?! Rc8 17.Qb5 Bd6+=)) 14.0-0 Be7 15.Nc6?? (better 15.Rfe1 Rc8 16.Qa7-/+) 15...Qb6-+ 16.Rfe1 Qc6 17.Nb5 (17.Qd4-+) 17...Qb5 18.Re7 (18.Qb5 Bb5 19.Bb4 Ng8-+) 18...Ke7 19.Re1 (19.Qa3 Ke8-+) 19...Ne4 (better 19...Kf8 20.Qd4-+) 20.Re4 (20.Qb5 Bb5 21.f3 f5-+) 20...de4 21.Qe4 Be6 22.Bb4 Kd7 23.Qd4 Qd5 (23...Qd5 24.Bc5 Rhc8 25.Qd5 Bd5-+) 0-1. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Al Hosani,Omran (2215), Titled Tue (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.d5 ed5 10.Bb5 Nf6 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Nf6 Qf6 13.0-0 Be6? (better Be7+=) 14.Bg5 Qf5 15.Qa4 Rc8 16.Nd4?? (better 16.Rac1 Bc5 17.Rfe1+-) 16...Qg5-+ 17.Nc6 bc6 (17...Rc6 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Qc6 Ke7 20.Qc3+=) 18.Bc6 Ke7 19.Qa7? (19.Rac1 f5 20.Rce1=+) 19...Kf6 20.Rac1 Bd6 21.f4 Qf5 (21...Bf4 22.Qe3 Ke7 23.Rf4+/- (23.Qf4 Qf4 24.Rf4 Rc7-/+)) 22.Qd4 Ke7 23.Qa7 Rc7 24.Qd4 (24.Qb6-+) 24...Rhc8 25.Be4 (25.Qb6 Qf6 26.f5 Bf5-+) 25…Bc5 (25...Bc5 26.Rc5 Qc5 27.Qc5 Rc5-+) 0-1. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Goncalves,Davi Sulzbacher (2280), Titled Tue 8th Aug Late (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.d5 ed5 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 Bb4 12.Nd2 Qe7 13.Be2 Ne5 14.0-0 a6 15.Qa4 Bd7 (better 15...Bd2!? 16.Nc7 Kd8 17.Na8 b5=) 16.Be5+/- Qe5 17.Qb4 ab5 (17...Bb5?? 18.Bb5 ab5 19.Rfe1+-) 18.Bb5 Qc7?? (better 18...Bb5 19.Qb5 Kf8+/-) 19.Rfe1 Kd8 (19...Qe5 20.Re5 Kd8 21.Rc1 Bc6 22.Qd6 Bd7 23.Qd7) 20.Qf8 (20.Qf8 Be8 21.Re8) 1-0. Monpeurt,C (2160) - Kavri,Yusuf Eren (2040), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Ne4 Bb4 10.Nd6 Ke7 11.Nc4 Bd2 12.Nfd2 Qd8 13.Qb3 Kf8 14.Nf3 Nge7 15.Be2 Nd5 (15...Nd4? 16.Nd4 Nd5 17.Rd1+-) 16.0-0 Qe7 17.Rfc1 f6 18.Bd3 Nf4 19.Bf1 Kf7 20.g3 Nd5 21.Bd3 g5 22.Ne3 Na5 23.Qd1 Ne3 24.fe3 Kg7 25.Rab1 b6 26.Nd2 Rd8 27.Qh5 Kg8 28.Ne4 f5 29.Ng5 Bb7 30.Kf2 Rac8 31.g4 Be4 32.Ne4 fe4 33.Be4 Nc4 34.Ke2 Nd6 35.Bd3 Qg7 36.h3 Rf8 37.Rc8 Rc8 38.Rf1 h6 39.h4 Rf8 40.Rf8 Kf8 41.g5 hg5 42.hg5 e5 43.Qh6 Qh6 44.gh6 e4 45.Ba6 Kf7 46.Kf2 b5 47.Kg3 Kg6 48.Kf4 Kh6 49.Ke5 Nc4 50.Ke4 Kg5 51.a4 Kf6?! (51...Nd6 52.Kd5 Nc4 53.ab5 Ne3 54.Ke6 Nf5+-) 52.Bb5 Nd6 53.Kd5 Ke7 54.e4 Nb7 55.e5 Nd8 56.a5 Ne6 57.Kc4 1–0. Schreiber,Kurt – Svensson, W–Cup3 sf14 corr, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Bb5 Qc7 11.0-0 Be7 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Rfc1 0-0 14.Bd3 Rfd8 15.Ne4 Nd5 16.g3 Be8 17.Nc5 b6 18.Ne4 Ba3 19.Rc4 0–1. Bronstein,David I (2465) – Comp Deep Thought II, Palo Alto rap rapid, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Bb5 Qc7 11.0-0 Be7 12.Ne5 0-0 (12...Bd7 13.Qa4=+) 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Ne2 (15.Bg5 Rfb8=+) 15...c5-/+ 16.Nd7 Qd7 (better 16...Nd7 17.Bf4 Qc8-/+) 17.Qd7+= Nd7 18.Rb7 Rfd8 19.Ba5 cd4 (19...Kf8!? 20.Bd8 Rd8 21.Ra7 Ke8 22.dc5 Nc5+-) 20.Bd8+- Rd8 21.Nd4 Bc5 22.Nc6 Rc8 23.Na7 (23.Rd7?! Rc6 24.Rd8 Bf8+-) 23...Ba7 24.Ra7 Nb6 25.g3 Nd5 26.Rb1 1-0. Kalkowski,Igor (1890) - Mazurek,Jerzy (1725), TCh-POL 2nd League (5), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Bb5 Qc7 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.0-0 Bd6 13.d5 (13.Be2 0-0=+) 13...Nd5-/+ 14.Nd5 ed5 15.Rfe1 Be6 16.Ng5 (16.Bc3 Kf8-/+) 16...0-0 17.Qh4 (better 17.Re6!? fe6 18.Qh4-/+) 17...Bf5-+ 18.Rbc1 Bg6 (better 18...Rfe8-+) 19.Qg4? (19.Be3 Qa5 20.a4 a6 21.Bc6 bc6-+) 19...a6 (19...Bh2 20.Kh1 Bd6 21.Be3-+) 20.Ba4 (20.Bc6 bc6 (20...Bh2?! 21.Kh1 bc6 22.f4=+) 21.h4 Qc8-+) 20...Bh2 21.Kh1 Be5 22.f4 (22.Bc2 Bc2 23.Rc2 Qd6-+) 22...Bf6 (22...Bb2!? 23.Rcd1-+) 23.f5 Qd7 24.Rf1 Bg5 25.Bg5 (25.Qg5 f6 26.Qf4 Bf7-+) 25...f6 26.Bh4 b5 27.Bb3 Ne5 28.Qg3 Bf5 29.Rc5 (29.Bf6 Rf6 30.Qe5 Rd8-+) 29...Be6 (better 29...Be4 30.Rf6 Kh8 31.Rf8 Rf8-+) 30.Bf6 Ng4 31.Rc7 Nf6?? (better 31...Qc7! 32.Qc7 Nf6-+ (32...gf6?! 33.Qc6 Rfe8 34.Bd5 Bd5 35.Qd5 Kh8 36.Qd7=+; 32...Rf6?! 33.Rf6 Nf6 34.Qc6-/+)) 32.Rd7 (better 32.Rf6!? Rf6 33.Rd7 Bd7 34.Bd5 Be6 35.Ba8 Ba2 36.Bb7+-) 32...Nd7=+ 33.Re1? (better 33.Rf8 Nf8 34.Qd6=+) 33...Bf7-+ 34.Re7 Nf6 35.Qd6 Rfe8 (better 35...a5!?-+) 36.Re8-/+ Re8 37.Qa6 Ng4 (37...Re1!? 38.Kh2 Be8-/+) 38.g3= Re1 39.Kg2 Re8 40.Qb5 h6 (40...g5 41.a4+=) 41.a4+= Ne3 42.Kf2 Nf5? (better 42...Ng4 43.Kg1 Re1 44.Kg2 Re5+/-) 43.Bd5+- Rf8 44.Bf7 Rf7 45.Kg1 g5? (45...Kh7+-) 46.a5 Ne3 (46...Kh7 47.a6 Ng3 48.Qe8+-) 47.Qb8 (better 47.Qe8 Kg7 48.Qe3 Rf6+-) 47...Kg7 (47...Kh7 48.Qb1 Kg7 49.Qa1 Kg6+-) 48.Qe5 Kh7 49.Qe3 h5 50.a6 h4 51.a7 hg3 52.a8Q (52.a8Q Rf1 53.Kf1 g2 54.Qg2 g4 55.Qg4 Kh8 56.Qh6) 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2615) - Tomczak,Mikolaj (2430), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Bb5 Qd8 11.0-0 Be7 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Ba4 Qc8 (13...Nd4?? 14.Nd7 b5 15.Nb5 Nb5 A) 16.Bb5?! Nd7 17.Qa4 a6+-; B) worse 16.Rb5 Nd7 (16...Qd7?? 17.Rb7 Bc5 18.Ba5+-) 17.Rb7 0-0 18.Rd7 Qe8+-; C) 16.Nf6 Bf6 17.Bb5 (17.Rb5?! 0-0+-) 17...Kf8 18.Qf3+-) 14.Bg5 0-0 15.Rc1 Qd8 16.Nc6 (16.Nd7 Qd7 17.Bf6 Bf6=+ (worse 17...gf6 18.d5 ed5 19.Nd5+=)) 16...Bc6-/+ 17.Bc6 bc6 18.Qa4 Nd5 (18...Qd7 19.Ne2-/+) 19.Be7=+ Ne7 20.Rfd1 Qd7 21.Ne4 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 21...Rfb8 22.Qa3 (22.Nc5 Qd5=+) 22...Rb6 23.Rd2 Rab8 24.Nc5 Qd8 25.Rdd1 (25.Qa7 Rb1 26.Nd3 Rc1 27.Nc1 Rb1=+) 25...Nf5 26.Qd3 (26.Na6 Ra8-/+) 26...Qd5 27.Nb3 Rd8 28.Rc5 Qd6 29.h3 h6 30.Qc3 Ne7 31.Rc1 Rb5 32.Rc4 Rb6 (32...Nd5 33.Qf3-/+) 33.Rc5 Rd7 34.Na5 (34.Rc4 Nd5 35.Qf3 Rd8-/+) 34...Qf4 (34...Qd4 35.Qd4 Rd4 36.Nc6 Nc6 37.Rc6 Rc6 38.Rc6-/+) 35.Nc4 (35.Nb3 Nd5 36.Qc4 Rc7=+) 35...Rb8 (35...Ra6 36.Ra5 Ra5 37.Na5 Rd4 38.Nc6-/+) 36.Rd1 Rdb7 37.Qc2 Nf5 (better 37...Nd5-/+) 38.Qc3? (better 38.g3 Qg5 39.Rc6=+) 38...Rb1-+ Do you see the mate threat? 39.Qe1 Rd1 40.Qd1 Qd4 41.Qd4 Nd4 42.Ra5 Rb7 43.Ra6 f6 44.f3 Kf7?? (44...e5 45.Kf2-+) 45.Kf2 (better 45.Nd6 Ke7 46.Nb7+-) 45...Ke7-+ 46.Ke3 e5 47.Na5 (47.f4 Nc2 48.Ke4 Nb4-+) 47...Rc7 48.Ke4 Kd6 49.Nc4 Kc5 50.Ne3 g6 51.g4 (51.Ra4 f5 52.Kd3 Rd7 53.Rc4 Kb5 54.a4 Kb6-+) 51...Kb5 (better 51...Kb4!? 52.Kd3 Nf3 53.Nc2 Kb5 54.Ra3-+) 52.Ra3 a5 (52...Ne6 53.Nd1-+) 53.Rc3 (53.f4 ef4 54.Kd4 Rd7 (54...fe3?! 55.Rb3 Ka4 56.Re3-/+) 55.Ke4 fe3 56.Ke3 a4-+) 53...Rd7 54.Nc4 (54.Ng2 a4-+) 54...a4 (54...Ne2 55.Rc2-+) 55.Rc1 (55.Na3 Kb4 56.Nb1 c5-+) 55...Ne6 (55...Ne2 56.Rc2-+) 56.Na3 Kb6 (56...Kb4 57.Nb1 c5 58.Ke3-+) 57.Ke3 (57.Nc4 Kc7-+) 57...Rd4 (57...Nf4 58.Nc4 Kb5 59.h4-+) 58.Nc4 Kc7 59.Nd2 (59.Na3 Kd7 60.Nc2 Rc4-+) 59...Nf4 60.Ne4 (60.Nc4 Rd3 61.Ke4 c5-+) 60...Nd5 (better 60...Rd3!? 61.Kf2-+) 61.Ke2 f5 62.gf5 (62.Nf2 Nf4 63.Ke3 Kd6-+) 62...gf5 63.Nc5 (63.Nf2 Kd6-+) 63...Nf4 64.Ke3 Kb6 65.Rc2 (65.h4 a3-+) 65...Nh3 (65...Kb5 66.Nb7 Rd3 67.Kf2 Nh3 68.Ke1-+) 66.Ne6 Rd5 (66...Rd6!? 67.Ng7 f4 68.Ke4-+) 67.Rb2 Ka5 (67...Rb5 68.Rh2 Ng5 69.Ng5 hg5 70.Rg2-+) 68.Rb8 (68.Rc2 c5-+) 68...f4 (68...Rd6!? 69.Nd8 f4 70.Ke2-+) 69.Ke4 Ng5 (better 69...a3-+) 70.Kf5 (70.Ng5 hg5 71.Rg8 Rd4 72.Ke5 Rd5 73.Ke4 Kb4-+) 70...Ne6 (better 70...e4 71.Kf4 Ne6 72.Ke4 Ng5 73.Ke3 Re5 74.Kf4-+) 71.Ke6 a3 (71...Rd2!? 72.Ke5 Ra2 73.Rh8-+) 72.Rb3 Ka4 73.Rc3 Rd2 74.Ke5 Ra2 75.Rc6 Kb5 (better 75...Re2 76.Kf4 a2 77.Ra6 Kb3 78.Rb6 Kc2 79.Rc6 Kb1 80.Rb6 Kc1 81.Rc6 Rc2 82.Rh6-+) 76.Rh6 Rc2 (76...Rb2 77.Rh1-+) 77.Kf4 a2 78.Rh1 Kb4 79.Kg5 Rb2 (79...Rc5 80.Kg6-+) 80.Ra1 Ka3 81.f4 Rb1?? (better 81...Rg2!? 82.Kf6-+) 82.Ra2 Ka2 83.f5 Kb3 84.f6 Kc4 85.f7 Rf1 86.Kg6 Kd5 87.Kg7 Rg1 88.Kh7 Rf1 89.Kg7 Ke6 Threatening mate: Rxf7 90.f8Q Rf8 91.Kf8 Ke5 ½–½. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2490) – Agdestein,Simen (2585), ch–NOR Blitz, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Bc4 Bb4=+ 11.Rb4 (11.Rb3!?=+) 11...Qb4-/+ 12.Nb5 Qe7 13.Bf4 0-0 14.Bd6 Qd8 15.Bf8 Kf8 16.Bd3 (16.0-0 a6 17.Nc3 b5-/+) 16...a6 17.Qa4 (17.Nc3 Nd4 18.0-0 b5 19.Bb5 ab5 20.Nd4 b4-+) 17...Qa5 (17...Bd7 18.Qa3 Qe7 19.Qe7 Ke7 20.Nc3-+) 18.Qa5-/+ Na5 19.Nd6 (19.Nc3 b5-/+) 19...Ke7 20.Ne4 Ne4 21.Be4 Bd7 22.Ne5 (22.Ke2 Rc8-/+) 22...Rc8 (22...Bb5 23.Kd2-+) 23.0-0 (23.Kd2-+) 23...f6 (better 23...f5!? 24.Bb1 Nc4-+) 24.Nd7=+ Kd7 25.d5 (25.Bh7!? Kd6 26.Rd1=+) 25...f5-/+ 26.de6 Ke6 27.Bd3 (27.Bf3 Rc2-/+) 27...Rc3 (27...Rd8 28.Bc2-+) 28.Re1-/+ Kf6 29.Rd1 Ra3 (29...g6 30.g3-/+) 30.Rd2 (30.g4 fg4 31.Bh7 Ra2 32.Rd6 Ke7-/+) 30...b5 31.f4 (31.Be2 Ke5-+) 31...Ra4 (31...Nb7 32.Bb1-+) 32.g3 (32.Be2 Ke6 (32...Rf4?! 33.Rd6 Ke5 34.Ra6=) 33.g3 Nc4 34.Bc4 Rc4 35.Re2 Re4-/+) 32...Rd4-+ 33.Rd1 Nc4 34.Be2 Rd1 35.Bd1 Ke6 36.Kf2 (36.Bf3 Kd6-+) 36...Kd5 37.Bc2 (37.Bf3 Kd4-+) 37...g6 38.h4 (38.Bd1 Kd4-+) 38...h5 39.g4? (39.Bd1-+) 39...hg4 40.a4 (40.h5 gh5 41.Bf5-+) 40...b4 41.Bb3 (41.Ke1 Ne3 42.Bb3 Ke4-+) 41...a5 42.Ke2 Kd4 (42...Kd4 43.Bc2 Ne3-+) 0–1. Drill,Frank (2000) – Peek,Marcel (2290), 21. HZ Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Ne4 Qd8 11.Nf6 Qf6 12.Bd3 h6 13.0-0 Bd6 14.d5 (14.Qa4!? 0-0 15.Be4=) 14...ed5-/+ 15.Re1 Be6 (15...Be7 16.Rb5-/+) 16.Rb7=+ 0-0 17.Bb1 Bf5 18.Bc3 (18.Bf5 Qf5 19.Qa4 Rfc8=+) 18...Qc3-/+ 19.Bf5 Qf6 (19...Rfe8 20.Re8 Re8 21.Bd7-/+) 20.Bb1 (20.Bc2=+) 20...d4 (20...Rfd8 21.Bc2-/+) 21.Qc2 (21.Be4 Bb4 22.Re2 Bc3=) 21...g6=+ 22.Qd2 Rfe8 23.Be4 Bf4 24.Qd3 Rad8 (24...Ne5 25.Ne5 Qe5 26.Kf1=+) 25.g3 Bb8 26.Kg2 (26.Reb1 Kg7 27.h3 Re6=+) 26...Ne5 27.Ne5 Re5 (27...Qe5 28.Rf7 Kf7 29.Bg6 Kg7 30.Be8+/-) 28.Reb1 Ree8 29.Bf3 Qd6 (29...Kg7 30.a3=+) 30.Qb3 (30.R1b5 Qe6=+) 30...Rf8=+ 31.Be4 Kg7 32.Bd3 (32.a3 Qa6=+) 32...h5 (32...Qc6 33.Kg1=+) 33.h4 (33.Bc4 Rd7 34.Qa4 Re7=+) 33...a5 34.a4 Qc6 35.Kh2 (35.Kg1 Qf3=+) 35...Bd6-/+ 36.Qc4 (36.Qb5 Qf3 37.Kg1 Bb4-/+) 36...Qc4 37.Bc4 Bb4 (37...Rc8 38.Bd5-/+) 38.Rd1 Rd6 39.Rd3 Bc3 40.Rf3 (40.Rc7 Kh6-/+) 40...Rf6 (40...Kh6!?-/+) 41.Rf6 Kf6 42.Kg2 Rc8 (42...Kg7!?=+) 43.Rf7= Ke5 44.Bd3 Rb8 (44...Kd6 45.Bg6 Rc4 46.Bc2+=) 45.f4 (45.Bg6 Ke6+/-) 45...Kd5 (45...Kd6 46.Rf6 Kc5 47.Rg6+=) 46.Bg6 Rb2 (46...Rb4 47.Rf5 Kd6 48.Rh5 (48.Ra5? Rb2 49.Kf3 Ba5-+) 48...Ra4 49.Rh6+/-) 47.Kf3+/- Rb3 (47...Ra2 48.Rf5 Kd6 49.Rh5 Ra4 50.g4+/-) 48.Be4 (48.Rf5 Kd6+/-) 48...Kc5 (48...Kd6 49.Bc2 Ra3+/-) 49.f5 (49.Rf5 Kb4 50.Bc2 Rb2 51.Rb5 Ka3 52.Rb2 Kb2+/-) 49...Bb4 (better 49...Be1!? 50.Kf4 Bg3 51.Kg5 Re3=) 50.Kf4+/- d3 (50...Bd2 51.Ke5 d3 52.Rc7 Kb4+/-) 51.Rc7 (51.Rd7 d2 52.f6 Kb6+-) 51...Kb6 (better 51...Kd6!? 52.Rc8 d2+=) 52.Rc6+/- Kb7?? (better 52...Ka7 53.Bf3 Be1+-) 53.Rc3+- Kb6 54.Rb3 d2 55.Rd3 1-0. Tomaszewski,K (2310) - Onslow,Alfie (2115), Titled Tue (3), 2022. (=1.Nf3 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Rb1 Bd2 11.Qd2 Qd2 12.Kd2 Ke7 13.Nc7 Rb8 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.de5 Nh6 16.Na6 Ra8 17.Nc7 ½–½. Schirmer,Michael (2150) – Kondziela,Andreas (2090), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Rb1 Bd2 11.Qd2 Qd2 12.Kd2 Ke7 13.d5 ed5 14.Nc7 Rb8 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Nd5 Kd6 17.Ne3 Nf6 18.Ng5 Ke7 19.Rhe1 Rhd8 20.Bd3 Kf8 21.f4 (21.Nh7?? Nh7 22.Ke2 Nf6-+) 21...h6 22.Nf3 Be6 23.a3 Ne4 24.Kc2 Nf2 25.Bf1 Nd4 26.Nd4 Rbc8 27.Kb2 Rd4 28.Ka1 Rf4 29.Rb7 Re4 30.Rb2 (worse is 30.Ra7 Rc3-+) 30...Nd1! 31.Rd1 (31.Rd1 Re3; 31.Nd1 Re1) 31...Re3 32.Bd3 Rc3 33.Rb8 Ke7 (33...Ke7 34.Rb7 Kf6-+) 0–1. Rennert,Ralf (1890) – Schirmer,Michael (2150), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Nd6 Ke7 11.Nc4 Bd2 12.Nfd2 Qd5 13.Qb3 b5 (worse 13...Qd4 14.Qa3 Ke8 15.Rd1=) 14.Qa3 (14.Ne3 Qb3 15.Nb3 a6=+) 14...b4-/+ 15.Qg3 Nf6 16.Bd3 (16.Nb3 A) 16...Nd4?! 17.Ne3 Qe4 18.Bd3 Nf3 19.Ke2 (19.Qf3? Qd3 20.Rc1 Bd7-+) 19...Nd4 20.Ke1 Nf3 21.Ke2 (21.Qf3? Qd3 22.Rc1 Bd7-+) 21...Nd4 22.Ke1 Nf3 23.Ke2= (23.Qf3? Qd3 24.Rc1 Rb8-+); B) 16...Rd8 17.Rd1 Kf8-/+) 16...Bb7 17.0-0 Rad8 (17...Rhd8 18.a3-+) 18.Rfd1 (18.a3 Qd4 19.Be2 Kf8 20.ab4 Nd5= (worse 20...Nb4 21.Nb3 Qd7 22.Ra7+-)) 18...h5 (18...Nd4 19.Ne3 Qd6 20.Qg5-+) 19.h4 (19.Ne3 Qd7=+) 19...Rhg8 (19...Qd4!? 20.Be4 Nd5-/+) 20.Nf3 (20.Nb3 Rge8=+) 20...Nd4 21.Nd4 Qd4 22.Ne5 Rd5 23.Nf7 (better 23.Rac1!? Qe5 24.Qe5 Re5 25.Rc7 Nd7 26.Rb7-/+) 23...Qg4-+ 24.Qg4 Ng4 25.Ng5 (25.Bg6 Rc8-+) 25...Rgd8 26.Be2 Rd1 (26...Rd2 27.Re1 Bd5 28.Nh3-+) 27.Rd1 (better 27.Bd1 Rd3 28.Bb3-+) 27...Rd1 28.Bd1 Bd5 29.Bb3 Ne5 30.f3?! (30.Kf1 Nd3 31.Nf3-+) 30...Nd3 31.Ne4 (31.Kf1 Bb3 32.ab3 Nc5-+) 31…Nc1 (31...Nc1 32.Nd2 a5-+) 0–1. Kuhn,N (2090) – Neukirchner,Pascal (2150), 9th Vellmar Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Nd6 Ke7 11.Nc4 Bd2 12.Nfd2 Qd5 13.Nf3 Nf6 14.Qa4 Rd8 (14...Nd4? 15.Qb4 Kd7 16.Nd4+-) 15.0-0-0 (better is 15.Qa3!? Ke8 16.Rd1-/+) 15...b5-+ 16.Qa3 b4 17.Qa4 Bb7 18.Be2 Ne4 19.Nfe5 Rab8 (better is 19...Rac8!? 20.Nc6 Rc6 21.Qb4 Ke8 22.f3-+) 20.Bf3 Nd4 (20...Rbc8 21.Kb2 Kf8 (21...Nd4?! 22.Qb4 Ke8 23.Rhe1-/+) 22.Nc6 A) 22...Rc6?! 23.Ne3 (worse is 23.Qb4 Ke8 24.Be4 Qe4-/+) 23...Nc3 A1) worse is 24.Bd5 Na4 25.Kb3 ed5 (worse is 25...Rd5 26.Nd5 ed5 27.Ka4+=) 26.Ka4 Ra6 27.Kb4 Ra2-/+; A2) 24.Qb4 Qd6 25.Qd6 Rdd6 26.Bc6 Nd1 27.Rd1 Bc6 28.Rc1=; B) 22...Qc4?! 23.Nd8 Qc3 24.Kb1 Rd8 25.Qc2 Rd4 26.Qb2 Nd2 27.Ka1 Bf3 28.gf3-+; C) 22...Qc6 23.Qb4 Kg8-+) 21.Rhe1+= f5 22.g4?? (better is 22.Be4 fe4 23.Qb4 Ke8 24.Qa4 Kf8 25.Qb4 Kg8 26.Qa5+=) 22...Qc5-+ 23.Be4 fe4 24.Qa5 Rbc8 25.Kb1? Qa5 26.Na5 Ba8 27.Rc1 Kf6 (27...Kf6 28.Nac4 g5-+) 0–1. Alon,Levi – Dobierzin,Olaf, IBCA–ol blind, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Nd6 Ke7 11.Nc4 Bd2 12.Nfd2 Qd8 13.Qb3 Kf8 14.Nf3 Nf6 (14...Nd4 15.Nd4 Qd4 16.Qb4 Ne7 17.Rd1 Qe4 18.Be2+-) 15.Be2 g6 (15...Nd4? 16.Nd4 Qe7 17.Bf3+-) 16.0-0 Kg7 17.Rfd1 b6 18.Qb2 Nd5 19.Nfe5 Nce7 20.Rac1 f6 21.Ng4 Qd7 22.Qa3 Rd8 23.Bf3 Bb7 24.Nce3 Ne3 25.Qe3 Nf5 26.Qf4 (26.Qe2 Bf3 27.Qf3-/+) 26...g5 27.Qc7 Bf3 28.gf3 Kg6 29.f4 (29.Qc2 Rac8 30.Qe4 Rc1 31.Rc1 Qd5-+) 29...Qc7 30.Rc7 Nd4 (30...Rd4?! 31.Rd4 Nd4 32.fg5 fg5 33.Rd7 Ne2 34.Kf1-+) 31.Kg2 Ne2 32.Rd8 Nf4 (32...Rd8?! 33.fg5 Kg5 34.Ne3-+) 33.Kf3 Rd8 34.Ra7 h5 35.Ne3 e5 36.Ra6 (36.Rb7 Rd4 37.h4 gh4 38.Rb6 Kg5-+) 36...g4 37.Kg3 Kg5 38.h4 gh3 39.Rb6 h4 40.Kf3 f5 (40...f5 41.Nf5 Kf5 42.Rf6 Kf6 43.Ke3 h2 44.f3 h1Q 45.Kf2 Qg2 46.Ke3 Qe2; 40...h2 41.Rb1 Rd4 42.Rg1 hg1N) 0–1. Mouzon,Harold – Rind,Bruce (2395), Washington op, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Bf4 Qa5 11.Nd2 Kd7 12.d5 ed5 13.Bd3 a6 14.Bf5 Ke7 15.Qe2 Kf6 16.Bc8 Rc8 (16...ab5? 17.Bb7 g5 18.Bc6 gf4 19.Ba8 Qa8 20.Qb5+-; 16...Qb5?! 17.Bg5 Kg5 18.Qg4 Kh6 19.Qh3 Kg6 20.Qf5 Kh6 21.Qh3 Kg6 22.Qf5 Kh6 23.Qh3=) 17.Nd4 h6 (17...Nd4?? 18.Qe5 Kg6 19.Qg5) 18.Nc6 Rc6 (18...bc6?? 19.Be5 Kf5 20.g4 Ke6 21.Bc3 Kd7 22.Ba5+-) 19.0-0 Bb4?? (better 19...Ne7-/+) 20.Be5+/- Kf5?? (better 20...Ke7 21.Bc7 Re6 22.Ba5 Re2 23.Bb4 Kd7+-) 21.g4 (better 21.Nb3 Nf6 22.Na5 Ba5 23.Bd4+-) 21...Kg6 (21...Ke6 22.Bc7 Kd7 23.Ba5 Ba5+-) 22.Qd3 Kg5 23.Qf5 Kh4 24.Qh5 1-0. Rostomyan,Mikayel (1975) - Martins,Bruno Andre Leite (2330), Titled Tue (9), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

11.Nd2 Ba5 12.Nd6 Kf8 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qc5 (better is 14.Qd1!?-/+) 14...Bb4-+ 15.Nb7 Bc5 16.Nd8 Bd4 (16...Nd4?! 17.Rc1 Be7 18.Nc6 Nc6 19.Rc6+=) 17.Nc6 Ba1 18.Bd6 Kg7 19.Bb5 Bb7 20.Ke2 Bf6 21.Rc1 Rc8 22.Nb3 Bc6 23.Rc6 Rc6 24.Bc6 Ne7 25.Be4 Rd8 26.Bc5 Nd5 27.Bd5 ed5 28.Ba7 Ra8 29.Be3 Ra2 30.Kd3 Ra3 31.Kc2 Be5 32.g3 Kf6 33.Nc5 d4 34.Bd2 Kf5 35.Nd3 Ke4 36.f3 Kd5 37.Bc1 Ra2 38.Bb2 Bd6 39.Kb3 Ra8 40.Kc2 (40.Bc1 Rc8 41.Bd2 Re8-+) 40...Re8 41.Kd2 Re3 42.f4 Kc4 43.Nc1 Bb4 (43...Bb4 44.Kc2 d3 45.Nd3 Rd3 46.Bc1 Rf3 47.g4 h5 48.gh5 gh5 49.Be3 Re3 50.Kb2 Re2 51.Kc1 Kb3 52.h3 Re1) 0–1. Tanti,Joseph – Stadler,Pavel, 62. LSS No Engine Cup Preliminary, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

11.Nd2 Nd4?? 12.Nc7+= Kf8 13.Na8 e5 14.Qa4 (14.Be5!? Qe7 15.f4+=) 14...a5 (14...Qd6 15.Be3 Bd7 16.Qd1=) 15.a3 (15.Be5?? Nf3 16.Ke2 Ng1 17.Rg1 Bg4 18.Ke3 Bd2 19.Ke4 f5) 15...Bd7 16.Qd1 ef4 (16...Bf5 17.Ra2 ef4 18.ab4 Qe7 19.Be2 Bd3= (19...ab4?? 20.Nb6 g6 21.Ndc4 Ne2 22.Re2+-)) 17.ab4+= Qa8?? (better 17...Bf5 18.Rc1 Qa8+-) 18.Ne4+- Qa7 19.Nc5 b6 20.Qd4 bc5 21.Qd6 (21.Ra5?! cd4 22.Ra7 Ke7+-) 21...Ne7 (21...Ke8 22.ba5 f3 23.gf3+-) 22.Ra5 Qb7 23.Qc5 Qe4 (23...f3 24.Rg1 h5 25.Ra7+-) 24.Kd2 g6 (24...Qc6+-) 25.Bd3 Qc6 (25...Qb7 26.Re1 Bf5 27.Re7 Qe7 28.Ra8 Kg7 29.Qe7 Ra8 30.Bf5 gf5 31.Qg5 Kh8 32.Qf4 Ra2 33.Kc3+-) 26.Qd4 Rg8 (26...Kg8 27.Rc1 Qb7 28.Ra7+-) 27.Be4 Qe6 28.Ra8 Be8 (28...Bc8 29.Rc1 f6 30.Rac8 Nc8 31.Bd5+-) 29.Re1 f6 30.Re8! Ke8 (30...Kg7 31.Rg8 Qg8+-) 31.Bg6! (31.Bg6 Rg6 32.Re6+-) 1–0. Wiander,Michael (2245) – Lauritzson,Peter (2130), TCh–SWE Superettan, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Bf4 Bb4)

11.Nd2 e5 12.de5 a6 13.Nd6 Bd6 14.ed6 Nf6 15.Bc4 0-0 16.0-0 Na5 (16...b5 17.Bd3=) 17.Re1 Nc4 18.Nc4 Be6 19.Qd4 Nh5 20.Bd2 Rc8 21.Rac1 f5 1–0. Thiyagarajah,Prakash – Nolan,Kenny, AUS–ch U18 Adelaide, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

11.Nd2 e5 12.de5+= a6 13.Nd6 Bd6 14.ed6 Nf6 15.Bd3 Bg4 16.f3 (16.Qb1 Qd7+=) 16...Nd5 17.Bg3 (worse is 17.fg4 Nf4 18.Nc4 Qf6 19.d7 Kd7 20.Be4 Ke8+=) 17...Be6 18.Nc4 (18.Qb1 Qd7=) 18...0-0 (18...b5 19.Nb2 Ncb4 20.Qd2+=) 19.0-0 (19.Qb1!?=) 19...b5-/+ 20.Be4 (20.Ne5 Ne5 21.Be5-+) 20...Nc3-+ (20...bc4 21.Bd5 Qa5 22.Be6 fe6 23.Qe2 Qc5 24.Kh1+=) 21.Qc2? (better is 21.Qd3 Ne4 22.Qe4 Bc4 23.Qc6 Bf1 24.Kf1-+) 21...Nd4 (21...Bc4?! 22.Qc3 f5 23.Bd3 Bd3 24.Qd3=; 21...Ne4?! 22.Qe4 Bc4 23.Qc6 Bf1 24.Kf1-+) 22.Qb2 Bc4 23.Ba8 Qa8 24.Rfe1 Nde2 25.Kh1 Qd5 26.Qa3 Re8 27.Qc3= Re6 28.Re2 Re2 29.Re1 Re1 30.Qe1 Qe6 31.Qa5 h6 ½–½. Garrido Moreno,Angel Luis – Santos Folch,Adolfo, Asturias–chT40 Primera A, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

11.Nd2 e5 12.Be5 Ne5 13.de5 a6 14.Nd6 Bd6 15.ed6 Qd6 -/+.

11.Nd2 Nf6?? 12.Nc7+/- Ke7 13.Na8 Qd4 14.Be3 Qe5 (14...Bd2 15.Bd2 Ne4+=) 15.Rb1+/- Nd5 16.Rb3 Rd8 17.Rb4 Ne3 18.fe3 Nb4 (better is 18...Qe3!? 19.Qe2 Qe2 20.Be2 Nb4-+) 19.Qb3= Qc5 20.Nf3 Bd7 21.Be2 Ra8 0–1. Jones,Ian – Garbar,Andrij (2245), SA–2009–0-00049, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

11.Nd2 Kf8 12.a3 Ba5 13.Rc1 Nf6 14.h3 Nd5 15.Bd6 Kg8 16.Bg3 h5 17.Bd3 h4 18.Bh2 Qg5 19.Bf1 e5 20.de5 Ne5 21.Be5 Bd7 (21...Bd7 22.a4 Re8-+ (worse is 22...Qe5 23.Qe2 Qb2 24.Kd1 Bb5 25.ab5-+)) 0–1. Jones,Ian – Lindsalu,Indrek (2280), BI–2009–P–00022, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

11.Nd2 Kf8 12.Rc1 Qf6 +=.

10.Qb3 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qc7 14.Bd3 Nd5 15.Bb2 a6 16.Rac1 Qd6 17.Bh7?? (better is 17.Qc2 h6 18.Ne5+=) 17...Kh7-+ 18.Ng5 Kg6 19.Ne4 Qf4 20.Rfe1 f5 21.Nc5 Qd6 (21...Nd4?! 22.Qc4 Nc6 23.Ne6 Qc4 24.Nf8 (24.Rc4?? Be6 25.Re6 Kf7-+) 24...Kf7 25.Rc4 Kf8 26.Rc5-/+) 22.a4 Rh8 23.g3 (23.h3 b6 24.Nd3 Kh7-+) 23...b6 24.Nd3 Bb7 25.Ne5 (25.Rc6 Bc6 26.Ba3 Qc7 27.Ne5 Kh7-+) 25...Ne5 26.de5 Qb4 27.Qa2 (27.Qb4 Nb4 28.Rc7 Nd3 29.Rb7 Ne1 (29...Nb2?! 30.Rb6 Na4 31.Re6 Kf7 32.Rc6-+) 30.Rb6 Rab8-+) 27...Qg4 28.Ba3 (28.Qb3 Rh2! 29.Rc6 Bc6 30.a5 Rah8 31.Qf3 Qf3 32.ab6 Qf2) 28...Rh2! 29.Kh2 (29.Kh2 Rh8 Mate attack) 29...Rh8 (29...Qa4?! 30.f3 Rh8 31.Kg2-+) 30.Kg1 Qf3 (30...Qf3 31.Qd5 Rh1) 0–1. Talberg,Kristian – Paulsen,Viktor (1745), Alta ASKO Hostturnering, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Qb3 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qd8 14.Rad1 Na5 15.Ba5 Qa5 16.Ne5 Rd8 17.Rfe1 (17.Qf3=+) 17...Qb6 (17...Rd4 18.Ba6-/+) 18.Qf3 (18.Qb6 ab6 19.Rd3 Ra5=) 18...Bd7 (18...Rd4 19.Rd4 Qd4 20.Rd1-/+) 19.g4 (better 19.d5!? ed5 20.Bd5=) 19...Be8 (19...Bc6!? 20.Nc6 Qc6 21.Qc6 bc6-/+) 20.g5=+ Nd7 21.Ng4 (21.g6 Ne5 (21...fg6? 22.Ng6 Bg6 23.Re6+-; worse 21...hg6 22.Ng6 Nf6 23.Qh3=) 22.gh7 Kh7 23.de5 Kg8=+) 21...Qc6 (21...Qa5 22.h4-/+) 22.Qd3 (22.Qc6!? bc6 23.Ne5 Ne5 24.de5 Rd1 25.Rd1=+) 22...Rac8 23.Bb5 (23.Ba2-/+) 23...Qc2 (23...Qd5 24.Ne5-+) 24.Qg3 (24.Qc2!? Rc2 25.d5=+) 24...Qf5-/+ 25.d5 Qg5 (worse 25...ed5 26.Re8 Re8 27.Bd7+/-) 26.h4 Qe7 27.Re3 (27.Nh6 Kh8 28.Nf5 Qf6 29.de6 Qf5=+) 27...Kh8 28.Rde1 (28.d6 Qf8 29.Rc3 Rc3 30.Qc3 Nb6 31.Be8 Qe8-+) 28...Nf8 (28...Nb6 29.Be8 Nd5 30.Bb5-+) 29.Be8 Qe8 30.de6 fe6 31.Ne5 Qh5 (31...Rc7 32.Qg5-+) 32.Qf4 (32.Qf3 Qf3 33.Rf3 Kg8-/+) 32...Rd1 33.Kh2 Re1 34.Re1 Ng6 35.Ng6 Qg6 36.Rc1 Qe8 37.Re1 (37.Qa4!?-/+) 37...Qc6 (37...Qe7 38.h5-+) 38.Re5 b6 (38...Qd6 39.Rf5 Qa3 40.Rf7-+) 39.Qe3 Qd6 40.Kg2 Rc6 41.Qf4 h6 42.Qe3 Qe7 43.Qe4 Rd6 44.Qa8 Kh7 45.Qe4 Kh8 46.Qa8 Kh7 47.Qe4 Kg8 48.Qa8 Rd8 49.Qe4 Re8 50.a4 Qf6 51.h5 Rf8 52.Qe3 (52.f3 Re8-+) 52...Qf4 53.Qe2 Qa4 54.Re6 Qf4 55.Re7 Ra8 (55...Qg5 56.Kf1 Qh4 57.Kg1-+) 56.Kf1 (56.Qe6 Kh8 57.Qg6 Qf8-+) 56...a5 57.Qe6 Kh8 58.Rf7? (better 58.Qg6 Qc4 59.Kg1-+) 58...Qc1 59.Kg2 Qg5 60.Kf1 Qh5 61.Rd7 (61.Qd7 Qh1 62.Ke2 Qe4 63.Kf1 Qb1 64.Ke2 a4-+) 61...Qb5 (better 61...Re8 62.Re7 Qb5 63.Kg2 Qg5 64.Kf1 Qe7 65.Qe7 Re7-+) 62.Kg1 Qg5 63.Kf1 Qb5 (63...Rd8 64.Re7-+) 64.Kg1 a4 65.Rc7 Qb1 66.Kh2 (66.Kg2 a3 67.Qg4 Qh7-+) 66...Rf8 67.Kg2 a3 68.Qg4 (68.Ra7 Qb2 69.Qe3-+) 68...Qb2 69.Kh3 a2 (69...a2 70.Ra7 a1Q 71.Ra1 Qa1-+; 69...Rf2 70.Rc8 Kh7 71.Qe4 g6 72.Rc7 Qg7 73.Qb7 Qc7 74.Qc7 Kh8 75.Qc3 Kh7 76.Qa3+-) 0-1. Netusil,M (2185) - Kiss,Pa1 (2275), Frantisek Zita Mem, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Qb3 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qh5 14.Rae1 (14.Rfe1 Rd8+=) 14...Na5 (14...Rd8 15.Rc1-/+) 15.Ba5+= Qa5 16.Re5 Qc7 17.Rc1 Bd7 18.Rc5 Qf4 (18...Bc6 19.Bb5 Qb6 20.Qd3 Bb5 21.Rb5-/+) 19.Qe3 Qe3 20.fe3 Rfc8 21.Bd3 b6 22.Rc8 (22.R5c2 Rc2 23.Rc2 Rc8+=) 22...Rc8 23.Rc8 Bc8 24.Ne5 Bb7 25.Kf2 Kf8 26.g4 g5 27.Kg3 (27.Ke2 Ne4-/+) 27...Ne4 28.Be4 Be4 29.h4 (29.Nc4 Ke7-/+) 29...h6 30.hg5 hg5 31.Nc4 Ke7-+ 32.Nd2 Bc2 33.e4 b5-+ 34.e5 a5 35.Kf2 a4 36.Nf1 b4! 37.Ne3 b3 38.Nc4 Bd3 39.Nb2 Bb5 40.Ke3 Kd7 41.Kf2 Kc6 42.Kf3 Kd5 43.Ke3 Bd7 44.Kd3-+ Bc6 45.Kc3?? Ke4-+ 46.Nc4 Kf4 47.Nd6 Kg4 48.Nf7 Kf4 49.Nd8 Bd5 (49...Bd5-+) 0–1. Littlewood,Paul E (2345) – Bennett,George H (2350), BCF–ch Portsmouth, 1976. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Qb3 Nf6 11.0-0 Qa3?? (11...0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3=) 12.Nb5?? (better 12.Qa3 Ba3 13.Nb5+-) 12...Qb3=+ 13.ab3 0-0 (13...Bd2 14.Nc7 Ke7 15.Na8=+) 14.Nc7 (14.Bb4 Nb4 15.Nc7 Rb8 16.Ra7 Bd7=) 14...Rb8 (14...Bd2 15.Na8 Bf4 16.Bb5=+) 15.Bb4= Nb4 16.Ra7 Bd7 17.Rd1 (17.Ne5 Rfc8 18.Nb5 Nc6 19.Nd7 Nd7=) 17...Bc8 (17...Rfc8!? 18.Nb5 Bb5 19.Bb5 Rc3=+) 18.Ne5+= Rd8 19.Bb5 ½-½. Nour Farhan Nour - Ngani,Victor (1890), African Zonal (1), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Qb3 Nf6 11.a3 0-0+=.

10.Rc1 Nf6 11.a3 Bc3 12.Bc3 (better is 12.Rc3!? 0-0 13.Bd3+=) 12...Qa3-+ 13.0-0 0-0 14.Bd3 Nb4 15.Bb4 Qb4 16.Rc4 Qd6 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.g4 (18.Ng4 Nd5 19.Qb1 h6-+) 18...Bb5 (18...h6!? 19.Nd7 Qd7 20.Qf3-+) 19.g5 Nd5 20.Qb1?? (better is 20.Bh7 Kh7 21.Qb1 Kg8 22.Qb5-/+) 20...Bc4 21.Bh7 Kh8 22.Qe4 Nf4! (22...Bf1?? 23.Qh4 Nf6 24.gf6 Be2 25.Bg6 Bh5 26.Qh5 Kg8 27.Qh7) 23.Nc4 (23.Qf4 Kh7 Deflection) 23...Qd4! 24.Ne5 (24.Qd4 Ne2 Double attack (24...Ne2 Decoy)) 24...Qe4 (24...Rad8 25.Nf3 Qe4 26.Be4-+) 25.Be4 f6 26.Nd7 0–1. Knox,David (2210) – Turner,Matthew (2395), BCF–ch, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Qc2 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Ba3? 13.Ne4 Qf5 14.Nf6 Qf6 15.Ra3 Nd4 16.Nd4 Qd4 17.Be3+-.

10.Qc2 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qc7 14.Rac1 Qd6 15.a4 Rd8 16.Rfd1 Nb4 17.Qb2 Nbd5 18.Bd2 Bd7 19.a5 Ba4 20.Re1 Rd7 21.Ra1 Bc6 22.Ne5 Rc7 23.Nc6 Qc6 24.Rec1 Rac8 25.a6 b6 26.Be2 Qd6 27.Bf3 Rc4 28.Qb5 Qc7 29.g3 Qc6 30.Qb3 Kh8 31.Be2 Rc1 32.Rc1 Qd7 33.Rc8 Qc8 34.Bd3 h6 35.Qb5 Ne8 36.Kf1 Nd6 37.Qa4 Kg8 38.h4 Qc7 39.Bf4 (better is 39.Kg2!?-/+) 39...Nf4-+ 40.gf4 Qc3 41.Ke2 b5! 42.Qc2 (42.Bb5 Qb2 Double attack (42...Qb2 Decoy)) 42...Qd4 43.Qc7 0–1. Bronstein,David I (2465) – Comp Deep Thought II, Palo Alto rap rapid, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.Qc2 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qd8 14.Rab1 Nd5 (14...Qd6 15.Rb3=+) 15.Bd2 (15.Rfc1 Nc3 16.Qc3 Qd6=+) 15...Nce7 (15...Qd6 16.Bb5=+) 16.Bd3 h6 17.Rfc1 b6 18.Ne5 Bb7 19.Qd1 Nf6 20.Bb4 Nfd5 (20...Qd4?? 21.Bh7 (21.Be7?! Qe5 22.Bf8 Rf8=+) 21...Kh7 22.Qd4+-) 21.Bd2 Nf6 22.Bb4 Re8 (22...Bd5 23.Qe1=+) 23.Ng4 (23.Bb5!? Qd5 24.Qf1 Qd4 25.Bc3=) 23...Ng4 24.Qg4 a6 25.Bd2 Kh8 (25...Nf5 26.Rc2=+) 26.Be3 (26.Qh4 Nd5 27.Qe4 f5=+) 26...Nd5 27.Qe4 f5 28.Qe5 Qf6 (28...Ne3!? 29.Qe3 Qd6=+) 29.Qf6= gf6 (worse 29...Nf6 30.Rb6 Re7 31.Rcb1+-) 30.Bc4 (better 30.Bh6!? Rac8 31.h4=) 30...Ne3=+ 31.fe3 b5 32.a4 (32.Bb3!?=+) 32...Be4-/+ (32...bc4?! 33.Rb7 Rac8 34.Rb6=) 33.ab5 Bb1 34.Rb1 ab5 (34...Rac8 35.Rb4 ab5 36.Bb5 Rc1 37.Kf2-/+) 35.Rb5 Re7 (35...Rac8 36.Bb3-/+) 36.Rb6 Rae8 37.h3 Kg7 38.Kh2 (38.Rc6 Kf7-/+) 38...Kf7 (38...e5 39.d5-/+) 39.Rc6 Rd8 40.Kh1 (40.Kg3 Rb8-/+) 40...Rdd7 (40...f4 41.ef4 f5 42.g3-/+) 41.Kh2 Rd8 42.Kg1 (42.Kh1 f4 43.ef4 f5-/+) 42...Rde8 (42...f4 43.ef4 f5 44.Kf2 Rd4 45.Kf3-/+) 43.Kh2 Kg6 44.Kh1 (44.Kg3 e5-/+) 44...e5 45.d5 (45.Kg1 Ra7 46.Kf2 Ra3-+) 45...Rd8 (45...Ra7 46.Kg1-+) 46.Kh2 (46.Kg1 Rb7-/+) 46...Red7 (46...Ra7 47.Bb3-+) 47.h4 (better 47.Kg3!?-/+) 47...Ra8 48.Kg3 Ra3 49.Kf2 Raa7?? (better 49...Rb7-+) 50.d6-/+ Rdb7 (50...Ra1 51.Be6 Rd8 52.d7-/+) 51.Be6=+ Rb2 52.Kg1 (52.Kf3 h5=+) 52...Ra1 53.Kh2 Rd1 54.d7 Rdd2 (54...Rb7 55.Kg3-/+) 55.Kh1 (55.Kh3 Rb7-/+) 55...Rb1 56.Kh2 Rb7 57.Rc8 (57.Kg3 Rbd7 58.Bd7 Rd7-/+) 57...Rbd7 58.Bd7 Rd7 59.Kg3 Rd1 60.Rg8 Kf7 (60...Kh5 61.Rf8 Rd3 62.Kf2 Kh4 63.Rf6-/+) 61.Rh8 Kg7 62.Rc8 Ra1 63.Rb8 (63.Kf3 Rf1 64.Ke2 Rh1-/+) 63...Ra4 (63...Kg6 64.Rb3-/+) 64.h5 Rg4 65.Kf2 Rh4 66.Rb7 Kf8 67.Rb6 Ke7 68.Rb7 Kd6 69.Rb6 Kc5 70.Rf6 Rh5 71.Kf3 Kd5 72.g3 Rh1 (72...Rg5 73.Rh6 e4 74.Kg2=+) 73.Rf5= Rf1 74.Kg4 Rf5 75.Kf5 h5 76.Kg5 Ke4 77.Kh5 Ke3 78.g4 Kf3 79.g5 e4 80.g6 e3 81.g7 e2 82.g8Q e1Q 83.Qg4 Kf2 84.Qh4 Ke2 85.Qe1 Ke1 ½–½. Vanczak,Tamas (1835) – Fekete,Albert (2260), M. Kisbocsok–Kisujszallas, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6 9.Bc4 Bb4)

10.Ne4 Bd2 11.Nfd2 Nh6 12.0-0 0-0 (12...Nd4 13.Nb3 Nb3 14.Bb5 Qb5 15.Nd6 Ke7 16.Nb5 Na1 17.Nc7+=) 13.Nb3 Qb6 14.Rb1 Nf5 15.Qh5 Ncd4 16.Rfc1 Nb3 17.Bb3 Qd4 18.Rc4 Qe5 19.Rd1 b6 20.g4 Ba6 21.f4 Qb8 22.Ra4 Be2 23.Re1 b5 24.Rb4 Qb6 25.Nf2 Bf3 26.Bc2 g6 27.Qh3 Qc5 28.Reb1 Bg4 (28...Qc2?! 29.Qf3 Nd4 30.Qd1 Qd1 31.Rd1 Ne2 32.Kf1-+) 29.Qg4 Qc2 30.Rb5 Qa2 31.R5b2 Qd5 32.Rb5 Qc6 33.Nd3 Qd6 34.Ne5 Qd4 35.Kh1 Qe4 (35...Qe4 36.Qf3 Qf3 37.Nf3 Ne3-+) 0–1. Rennert,Ralf (1890) – Kondziela,Andreas (2090), DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.0-0 Bb4 11.Rc1 0-0 12.Bb1 Qh5 (12...Rd8 13.Be1-/+) 13.Qb3 (13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Be4 Bd6 15.Bc6 bc6=+) 13...Bd6 14.h3 e5 15.Nb5 Bb8 (15...Be6 16.Qd1 Bb8 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.Qh5 Nh5 19.de5 Be5 20.Rfe1=+) 16.d5=+ e4 17.dc6 (17.Ng5 Ne7 18.d6 Nf5=) 17...bc6 18.Ng5 cb5 19.Rc8? (19.Qb5 h6 20.Bb4 Bh3 21.gh3 hg5 22.Qf5-+) 19...Rc8-+ 20.Qb5 Bd6 (20...Bc7 21.Qf5-+) 21.Qa4 (21.Qa6 Bb4! 22.Be3 Re8-+) 21...Re8 (21...Qe2 22.Qd1 Qd1 23.Rd1-+) 22.Be3 (22.Re1 Rad8 23.Ne4 Ne4 24.Be4 Re7-+) 22...h6 (22...Qg6 23.Rd1 Rad8 24.Rd4-+) 23.Qc6 (23.Ne4 Ne4 24.Be4 Qe5-+) 23...hg5 24.Qd6 g4 25.Qg3 gh3 26.Qh3 (26.gh3 Qf3-+) 26...Qh3 27.gh3 Rab8 (27...a6 28.f3-+) 28.Bc2 (28.Ba7 Rb4 29.Re1-+) 28...a5 29.Bb3 Red8 30.Rc1 Nd5 (better 30...Rb4-+) 31.Bd4?? (31.Bg5 f6 32.Bd2-+) 31...Nf4 32.Be5 (32.Be3 Ne2 33.Kg2 Nc1 34.Bc1 Rb3 35.ab3-+) 32...Ne2 33.Kf1 Nc1 34.Bb8 Rb8 (34...Rb8 35.Bd5 Rb4-+) 0-1. Quirke,J (2000) - Toncheva,Nadya (2190), Titled Tue (9), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.0-0 Qd8 11.Qe2 Be7 (11...Nd4 12.Nd4 Qd4 13.Rac1-/+) 12.Qe3 (12.Be3 0-0=+) 12...0-0-/+ 13.Rad1 (13.Rfc1 Ng4 14.Qe2 Nd4 15.Nd4 Qd4-/+) 13...Nb4 14.Bb1 b6 15.Ne5 (15.a3 Nbd5 16.Nd5 Qd5-/+) 15...Nbd5 16.Nd5 (16.Qh3 Nc3 17.Bc3 Qd5-/+) 16...Qd5 (16...ed5? 17.Nc6 Qe8 18.Ne7 Kh8 19.Rc1+-; 16...Nd5?! 17.Qh3 g6 18.Nc6=+) 17.Qh3 Bb7 (17...Qd4? 18.Bg5 Qc5 19.Bf6+-) 18.Rfe1 g6 (18...h6 19.Qg3-/+) 19.Bg5=+ Qd8 20.Bh6 (20.Bd3=+) 20...Re8 (20...Bb4!? 21.Re2 Re8=+) 21.Nf7= Qd5 (21...Bg2 22.Qe6 (worse 22.Nd8 Bh3 23.Nc6 Bd6-/+) 22...Qd5 23.Nd8 Qe6 A) worse 24.Re6 Bd5 (24...Rad8?! 25.Kg2 Kf7 26.Rc6=) 25.Rde1 Be6 (25...Rad8?! 26.Re7 Re7 27.Re7=) 26.Ne6 Bb4-/+; B) 24.Ne6+=) 22.Ne5 (22.Ng5 Rac8+-) 22...Bb4 (22...Rac8 23.Bg5+=) 23.Re2 (23.Re3 Qa5+-) 23...Rac8 24.Bg5 (24.Bg6 hg6 25.Qg3 Qg2 26.Qg2 Bg2 27.Kg2 Nd5=) 24...Nh5 (24...Rc3 25.Bd3 Be7 26.Bd2+=) 25.f3 (25.Be4 Qb5 26.Qf3 Rf8+-) 25...Qb5 (25...Bc3 26.Qg4 Ng7 27.Be4=) 26.Bd3 Qa4 (26...Qa5 27.Qg4 Qa4 28.Rb1+=) 27.Rf1 (better 27.Rb1!? Ba6 28.Rb4 Qd1 29.Kf2 Bd3 30.Nd3 Qd3 31.Qg4+= (31.Re6?? Rc2 32.Bd2 Qd2 33.Re2 Re2 34.Kg1 Qd1)) 27...Qa3 1–0. Djosic,Slavoljub (2295) – Stankovic,Dragan P (2205), 1. League Central–SRB, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.0-0 Be7 11.Rb1 0-0 12.Rb5 Qd8 13.Be3 a6 14.Rb2 Nb4 15.Bb1 Bd7 16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Nc6 bc6 18.Ne4 Nbd5 (18...Nfd5 19.Bd2 f5 20.a3 fe4 21.ab4=) 19.Nf6= Nf6 20.Qa4 (20.Bd3 Qc7=) 20...Qd6=+ 21.h3 Nd5 22.Bd3 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn (22.Be4 Rab8 23.Rb8 Rb8 24.Qa6 g6=) 22...Ne3-/+ 23.fe3 c5 24.Be4 (24.Rb7!?-/+) 24...Rad8-+ 25.Rd2 Qg3 26.Rd3 cd4 27.ed4 Qh4 28.Bf3 e5! 29.Qc6 (29.de5 Qa4 Pinning (29...Qa4 Deflection; 29...Bc5 Decoy)) 29...Rd6 30.Qe4 Qe4 31.Be4 ed4 32.Rb3 g6 33.g4 Bg5 34.Kg2 Re8 35.Bd3 Re7 36.Ra3 Rc6 (36...Ra7!? 37.Rb1-+) 37.Ra4-/+ Be3 38.Ra6 Rc3 39.Rd1 Rb7 40.Kf3 Rb2 41.Ke4 Rf2 42.Rf1 Rc5 (better 42...Rd2!? 43.Bb5 Kg7-/+) 43.Rf2= Bf2 44.a4 Rc1 45.a5 Re1 46.Kd5 Re3 47.Kc4 Re1 (47...Rh3 48.Ra7 Re3 49.a6+=) 48.Ra8 Kg7 49.a6 Rc1 50.Kd5 (50.Kb4 Be1 51.Ka4 Ra1 52.Kb3 Rd1+=) 50...Rc3= 51.a7 Rd3 52.Rg8 (52.Re8 Ra3 53.a8Q Ra8 54.Ra8 d3=) 52...Kg8=+ 53.a8Q Kg7 54.Qa2 ½-½. Hurelbaatar,C (1995) - Fominyh,A (2205), Asian Seniors +65 (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.Ne4 Qd8 13.Qc2 h6 14.Rad1 Ne4 15.Be4 Nd4 16.Nd4 Qd4 17.Bc3 (17.Bh6!? Qc5 18.Qc5 Bc5 19.Be3=) 17...Qc5-/+ 18.Bh7 Kh8 19.Re5 Qc7 20.Re6 Qc3 21.Qc3 (worse is 21.Re7 Qf6 22.Re3 g6-+) 21...Be6 22.Bb1 Rfd8 23.Re1 Rac8 24.Qf3 b6 25.g3 Bf6 26.Qe4 g6 27.Qf3 Kg7 28.Re6 fe6 29.Qb7 Kh8 30.Qf7 Rd1 31.Kg2 Rb1 32.Qf6 Kh7 33.Qf7 Kh8 34.Qg6 Re1 35.Qh6 Kg8 36.Qg6 Kf8 37.Qf6 Ke8 38.Qh8 Kd7 39.Qg7 Kc6?? (39...Kd8 40.Qa7 Rc6+-) 40.Qc3 (40.Qc3 Kd7 41.Qe1+-) 1–0. Chapman,Mark (2360) – Rout,Ian Clive, Capitol Territory–South m, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

10.0-0 Be7 11.Ne4 Qd5 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Bc3 Qd8 14.Rad1 Nd5 15.Bd2 b6 16.Neg5 h6 17.Nh7 Re8 18.Ne5 Ne5 (18...Nd4 19.Qh5 Nf5 20.Nf7+/-) 19.de5 g6 20.Bh6? (better is 20.Nf6 Bf6 21.ef6 Qf6 22.Bh6+=) 20...Kh7-+ 21.Qh5 Rh8 22.Be4 Qe8 23.Rd3 (23.Bf4 Kg8 24.Qf3-+) 23...Ba6 24.Rh3 Kg8 25.Rg3 (25.Qf3 Bf1 26.Kf1 Qb5 27.Qe2 Qe2 28.Ke2-+) 25...Rh6 (better is 25...Nf4! 26.Rg6 Ng6 27.Ba8 Qa8-+) 26.Qh6 Bf8 (26...Bf1?? 27.Rh3 Bh4 28.Rh4 f5 29.Qh8 Kf7 30.Rh7) 27.Qh4 Be7?? (better is 27...Bf1 28.Bg6 fg6-+) 28.Qh6= Bf8 29.Qh4 Bf1 30.Rh3 Bg7 31.Qh7 Kf8 32.Bg6 Be2 33.Be4 Rc8 34.f3 Be5 35.Kf2 Bc4 36.Rh4 Nf6 37.Qh6 Ke7 38.Qg5 Bd4 39.Ke1 Bc3 40.Kf2 Qa4 0–1. Boehmer,Christian – Wolf, Ruhrgebiet VL1, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6)

9.Rb1 Qd8 10.Bc4 e6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Ne5 (12.Ne2 a5=) 12...0-0 (12...Qd4 13.Nc6 bc6-/+ (13...Qc4 14.Ne7 Bd7 15.Rb7 Ke7 16.Bg5+-)) 13.Nc6= bc6 14.Ne2 c5 15.Bc3 (15.Be3 Bd7+=) 15...Nd5 16.Ba1 a5 (16...Nb6 17.Qc2 cd4 18.Bd3+=) 17.dc5 Bc5 18.Qc1 (18.Qd3 Qg5=) 18...Nf6 (18...Ra7 19.Qd2 Rd7 20.Rb5+=) 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.Rb5? (better is 20.Ng3=) 20...Bd6?? (better is 20...Ng4 21.Bd4 Bd4 22.Nd4 Ba6-/+) 21.Bf6+- gf6?? (better is 21...Bh2 22.Kh2 Qf6+/-) 22.Rh5 Rd8 (22...f5 23.Rd6! Mate attack 23...f6+-) 23.Rd4 (better is 23.Qh6 Qc7 24.Bd3 Bh2 25.Rh2+-) 23...f5+= 24.Qh6 Be5?? (better is 24...f6=) 25.Rg5 Kh8 26.Qh7!! (26.Qh7 Kh7 27.Rh4) 1–0. Kotsuba,Aleksander (2235) – Domnin,Sergiy (2070), UKR–ch sf op, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Qb3 Qd8 10.d5 Nb8 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bc4 Qc8 13.Rc1 g6 14.0-0 Bg7 15.Rfe1 0-0 16.Re7 Re8 17.d6 Re7 18.de7 Be8 19.Ne5 Nc6 20.Bf7 Kh8 21.Be8 Ne5 22.Bb5 Nc6 23.Nd5 Qd7 24.Nf6 Bf6 25.Re1 Qd2 26.e8Q Re8 27.Re8 Kg7 28.Rg8 Kh6 29.Qh3 Kg5 30.Qh7 Ne5 31.h4 Kf5 32.Qb7 Qe1 33.Bf1 Bh4 (33...Qc1 34.Rf8 Qc6 35.Qe7+-) 34.Rf8 Bf6 35.Qc8 Kg5 36.f4! Kh6 (36...Kf4 37.Rf6 Deflection) 37.Rh8! Bh8 (37...Bh8 38.Qh8 Mate attack) 38.Qh8 1–0. Tymms,JDM – Richardson,David (1795), BCCA/TT/PG/2011 (ENG), 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Bb5 a6 10.Ba4 e6 11.Ne5 Bd7 12.Nd7 Nd7 13.0-0 Bb4 (13...Nd4 14.Bd7 Kd7 15.Be3 Qc3 16.Bd4+-) 14.d5 Bc3 (14...ed5 15.Re1 Kf8 16.Ne4 Bd2 17.Nd2-/+) 15.Bc3 Qc3 16.dc6 bc6 17.Rc1 Qa5? (better is 17...Qb4 18.Bc6 Rd8+=) 18.Bc6+- Ra7 19.Qd6 Qc7 (19...Qd8 20.Rb1 Rc7 21.Rfd1 Rc6 22.Qc6+-) 20.Bd7 Qd7 21.Qb8 (21.Qb8 Qd8 22.Qa7+-) 1–0. Wolloner,T (2120) – Fegebank,F (2030), Hamburg GER, St. Pauli Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.0-0 Rd8 12.d5 Na5 13.Qb4 e6 14.Qa4 a6 (worse is 14...ed5 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Qa5+-) 15.Bd7 Rd7 (worse is 15...Nd7 16.de6 fe6 17.Rae1+/-) 16.Rac1 Nc4 17.de6 fe6 18.Nb1 Nb6 19.Qb3 (worse is 19.Rc7 Na4 20.Rfc1 Bd6 21.Rc8 Rd8+=) 19...Qd6 20.Rfe1 Nfd5 21.Ng5 e5 22.f4 Be7 23.fe5 Qb8 24.Ne6 g6 25.Ba5 Bh4? (25...Qa7 26.Kh1 Bh4+-) 26.g3+- Bd8 27.Nd8 Qd8 28.Nc3 Qb8 29.Bb6 (29.Bb6 Nb6 30.Qb6+-) 1–0. Kondziela,Andreas (2090) – Rennert,Ralf (1890), DESC–online.de, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Rc1 e6 12.0-0 Be7 13.Rfe1 0-0 14.d5 ed5 15.Nd5 Nd5 16.Qd5 Bf6 17.Bg5 Bg5 18.Ng5 h6 19.Ne4 Be6 20.Qh5 Rad8 21.Qh4 Kh8 22.a4 Rd4 23.Qg3 Qg3 24.hg3 Bf5 25.f3 (better is 25.Nc5!?+=) 25...Be4-+ 26.fe4 Ne5 27.a5 a6 28.Bf1 Rfd8 29.Rc7 R8d7 30.Rec1 Kh7 (30...Re4 31.Rd7 Nd7 32.Rc8 Kh7 33.Bd3+=) 31.R7c5 (31.Rd7 Rd7 32.Kf2 Rd4-+) 31...f6 32.Rc7 Kg6 (32...Re4?! 33.Rd7 Nd7 34.Bd3=) 33.Rd7 Rd7 34.Be2 Kg5 35.Rc5 g6 36.Bc4 Rd2 37.Bf1 Ra2 38.Rc7 Ra5 39.Rb7 Ra2 40.Rb3 a5 41.Bb5 a4 42.Rb1 a3 43.Bf1 (43.Ba4 Kg4 44.Kh2 Rb2 45.Rb2 ab2 46.Bd1 Kg5-+) 43...Rb2 44.Ra1 (44.Rd1 a2 45.Ra1 Ng4-+) 44...a2 45.Kh2 Rb1 (45...Rb1 46.Ra2 Rf1-+) 0–1. Diaz,JI – Hernandez,Pedro (2125), Havana–ch sf region, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Bb5 Qd8 10.0-0 e6 11.Re1 Be7 12.Ne5 (12.Bc6 bc6 13.Ne5 Bd7=) 12...Bd7=+ 13.Nd7 (13.Rb1 0-0=+) 13...Qd7-/+ (worse 13...Nd7 14.d5 Nd4 15.de6 fe6 16.Qg4 Nb5 17.Nb5+=) 14.d5 (14.Bg5!?-/+) 14...Nd5-+ 15.Qg4 0-0 16.Bh6 (16.Rad1 Rad8-/+) 16...Bf6 17.Ne4?? (better 17.Nd5 Qd5 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Rac1-+) 17...Ba1 18.Ra1 (18.Nc5 Qe7 19.Ra1 Qf6 20.Qg7 Qg7 21.Bg7 Kg7 22.Nb7 Nd4-+) 18…f5 (18...f5 19.Nc5 fg4 20.Nd7 Rfd8-+) 0-1. Bernadskiy,V (2625) - Moiseenko,A1 (2620), Vl Eljanov Mem Final, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2)

9.Nb5 Qd8-/+ 10.Qa4 e6 11.Bc4 Be7 12.Bf4 0-0 13.Nc7 Rb8 14.Nb5 (14.0-0 Nh5 15.Ne6 fe6 16.Bb8 Nb8-/+) 14...a6-+ 15.Nc3 (15.Bb8 ab5 16.Qb5 Nb8-+) 15...b5 16.Qc2 (16.Nb5 ab5 17.Bb5 Rb5 18.Qb5-+) 16...bc4 17.Bb8 Nb8 18.0-0 (18.Rb1 Nc6 19.Ne2 Qa5 20.Kf1 Nb4 21.Qc4 Bb7-+ (21...Na2?! 22.Ra1=+)) 18...Bb7 19.Ng5 (19.Qe2-+) 19...Qd5 (19...Qd4!? 20.Rad1 Qh4 21.Qd2-+) 20.Nf3?? (better 20.Nd5 Bd5 21.Qc3+-) 20...Qh5 21.Qe2 (21.Ne5 Ng4 22.Ng4 Qg4-+) 21...Bf3 22.Qf3 Qf3 23.gf3 Nc6 24.Rfd1 Nd5 25.Ne4 (25.Nd5 ed5 26.Rab1 Rc8-+) 25...Ncb4 (25...Ba3!? 26.Kf1-+) 26.a3 (26.Rac1 Nb6-+) 26...Nd3 27.Nd2 c3 28.Ne4 N3f4 29.Kf1 f5 30.Ng3 Rb8 31.Rdb1 Rb2 32.Rb2 (32.a4-+) 32...cb2 33.Rb1 Ba3 34.Ke1 Nc3 (34...Nc3 35.Rb2 Bb2-+) 0-1. Rostomyan,Mikayel (1975) - Daianu,C (2145), Titled Tue (5), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2)

9.Bc4 Qd8 10.d5 Nb8 11.0-0 g6 12.Re1 Bg7 13.Qa4 Nbd7 14.Qb4 0-0 15.Re7 (15.Be3 a5 16.Qb5 Ne8+=) 15...Nb6 16.Rae1 Nc4 17.Qc4 Be6 18.Rb7 Nd5 19.Ne4 (better is 19.Nb5!?=) 19...Nc3-/+ 20.Qc3 Bc3 21.Bc3 f6 (21...Ba2? 22.Nf6 Qf6 23.Bf6+-) 22.Nfg5 Bd5 (22...fg5?? 23.Rg7 Kh8 24.Rg6 Qf6 25.Bf6 Rf6 26.Rf6 Ba2 27.Ng5+-; 22...Ba2?! 23.Nh7 Rf7 24.Nef6 Kg7 25.Nd5 Kh6 26.Bd2 Kg7 27.Rf7 Kf7 28.Bg5=) 23.Rh7 Be4 (23...fg5? 24.Rg7 Kh8 25.Ra7 Kg8 26.Rg7 Kh8 27.Ng5+-) 24.Re4?? (24.Rg7 Kg7 25.Ne6 Kg8 26.Nd8-+) 24...Qd1 (better is 24...Re8 25.Rh8 Kh8 26.Nf7 Kg7 27.Nd8 Re4-+ (27...Rad8?! 28.Re8 Re8 29.h3-/+; 27...Red8?! 28.Kf1-/+)) 25.Re1+= Qe1 26.Be1 fg5 27.Rh6 Kg7 28.Rh3+= Rfe8 29.Bc3 Kf8 30.Rf3 Kg8 31.h3 Rac8 32.Bd4 Rc7 33.Rf6 Ree7 34.Rg6+/- Kh7 35.Rg5 1–0. Ibba,Isacco (2195) – Delorme,Laurie (2000), Pierrefitte op rapid, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Bc4 e6 10.0-0 Bb4 11.Qb3 Qd8 +=.

9.Bc4 e6 10.d5 Bb4-/+ (worse is 10...ed5 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Qe2 Be6 13.Nf4+=) 11.Rc1 (better is 11.dc6!? Bc3 12.Bd3-/+) 11...ed5-+ 12.Bb3 (12.Bd3 0-0 13.0-0 Bg4-+) 12...0-0 13.0-0 d4 14.Na4 Bd2 15.Nd2 Qh5 16.f3 Re8 17.Ne4 Ne4 (17...Qh6 18.Nd6 Re7 19.Re1-+) 18.fe4 Bg4 19.Bf7 Qf7 20.Qg4 Qa2 21.Nc5 Ne5 22.Qg3 b6 23.Nb7 Qe2 24.Nd6 Re6 (better is 24...Qe3 25.Qe3 de3 26.Ne8 Re8+=) 25.Nf5+= Rg6 26.Ne7 Kh8 27.Ng6 Ng6 28.Rcd1 Qa2 (better is 28...Qe4!? 29.Rfe1 Qd5+=) 29.Rf2 Qc4 30.e5 (better is 30.Rfd2!?+/-) 30...Qe6 31.Qd3 (31.Rd4 Qe5 (31...Ne5?? 32.Re4+-) 32.Qe5 Ne5+=) 31...Rd8 32.Qe4 h6 (32...Ne5? 33.Rd4 Rc8 34.Rf5 Rc1 35.Kf2 Ng4 36.Kg3+- (36.Qg4?? Qe1 37.Kf3 Rc3 38.Rd3 Rd3 39.Kf4 Qe3)) 33.Rfd2 Rd5 34.Rd4 Re5 35.Qa8 Kh7 36.Rf1 Re2 37.Qf3 Qa2 38.Rd6 Qc2 39.Rd7 Ne5 40.Rg7 Kg7 ½–½. Santos Izquierdo,FJ – Solana Suarez,E (2290), Lanzarote Democracia, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bc4 e6 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Nf6 Qf6 12.Bg5 (better is 12.0-0!? Be7 13.d5 ed5 14.Bg5+=) 12...Bb4-/+ 13.Bd2 Bd2 14.Qd2 0-0 15.0-0 b6 (15...Rd8 16.Qc2+=) 16.Qe3 (16.Bd3 Rd8 17.Rfd1 Bb7-/+) 16...Bb7 17.Bb5 (17.Bd3!?-/+) 17...Nb4 18.Ne5 (18.Qd2 a5 19.Ne5-/+) 18...Nc2 19.Qh3 (19.Nd7 Qf5 (19...Ne3?! 20.Nf6 gf6 21.fe3+=) 20.Qe5 Na1 21.Nf8 Nc2 (21...Kf8?! 22.Qf5 ef5 23.Ra1-/+; 21...Rf8?! 22.Qf5 ef5 23.Ra1-/+) 22.Qf5 ef5-+) 19...Na1 20.Bd3 (20.Ra1 Qf4 21.Bd3 g6-+) 20...g6 (better is 20...Qh6 21.Qh6 gh6 22.Ra1 Rfd8-+) 21.f4 (21.Qe3-+) 21...Rac8 22.Ra1 Qf4 (22...Qf4 23.Qg4 Qe3 24.Kf1 Rfd8-+) 0–1. Andersson,Rikard (2175) – Verkasalo,Tommi (2055), Nordic School–ch U20, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

10.d5 ed5 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Nf6 Qf6 13.0-0 Be7 14.Re1 h6 (14...Qd6 15.Ne5 0-0 16.Nc6 bc6 17.Bc6 Qc6 18.Re7=) 15.Qe2 (15.Qc2 0-0 16.Bc3 Qd6+=) 15...Be6+= 16.Ne5 (16.Rac1 0-0+=) 16...0-0= 17.Bc6 bc6 18.Nc6 Ba3 19.Qa6 (19.Qe3!? Bb2 20.Rad1+=) 19...Bc5-/+ 20.Be3 Be3 21.fe3 Rfe8 (21...Bc8 22.Qc4 Bb7 23.Nd4-/+) 22.Nd4 Qg5 23.Nf3 Qh5 (23...Qe7 24.Rad1-/+) 24.Rac1 Bg4 25.Nd4 Qg5 26.Qa3 Re5 27.Rc3 Rd8 28.Qc1 Rd6 29.Rf1 Bh3 30.Rf2 Rf6 31.Qd2 Rf2 32.Qf2 Qg6 33.Qc2 Rg5 34.Qg6 Rg6 35.Rc2 Kf8 36.Kf1 Be6 37.Ne6 Re6 38.Rc8 Ke7 39.Rc7 Kf6 40.Ra7 Re3 41.Kf2 Rc3 42.a4 ½–½. Gutierrez,Ra (2135) – Acosta,A COL (2320), ITT Millonario de Navidad, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

10.d5 ed5 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Nf6 Qf6 13.0-0 Bg4 14.Qc1?? (better is 14.Re1 Be7 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Bb4=) 14...Bf3-/+ 15.Re1 Kd7 16.Re3? (16.gf3 Bd6-/+ (16...Qf3 17.Bf4 Bb4 18.Be2+-)) 16...Bd5 17.Rd3 Qe5 18.Bf4 Qe4 19.f3 Qe6 20.Qd2 Bc5 21.Kh1 Kc8 22.Rd5 Bb4 23.Qd3 Qf6? (23...Re8 24.h3 a6 25.Bc6 bc6+-) 24.Rd1+- a6 25.Bc6 bc6 26.Be5 Qe6 (26...Qe7 27.Qe4 Ra7+-) 27.Rd8 (27.Rd8 Kb7 28.Rd7 Kb6 29.Bc7 Kb7 30.Ba5 Kb8 31.Rd8 Qc8 32.Rc8 Rc8 33.Bb4+-) 1–0. Clough,Fred – Hammond,Terry J, GB corr, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

10.d5 Nd5? 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Ne3 +-.

10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Nd7 Qd7 13.0-0 Be7 14.Rac1 0-0 15.Rfd1 Rfc8 16.d5 (16.Bg5!?-/+) 16...Nd5 17.Nd5 ed5 (worse is 17...Qd5 18.Be3 Qe5 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Rc6-/+) 18.Be2 Rd8 19.Bg4 Qc7 20.Rb1 (20.Be3 Bf6-+) 20...Bd6-+ 21.g3 Be5 22.Qb5 Rab8 23.Bg5 f6 24.Be3 d4 25.Bd2 Kh8 26.f4 Bd6 27.Rdc1 Qf7 28.a4 a6 29.Qd3 a5 30.Rb5 Bb4 31.Bf3 Bd2 32.Qd2 Qd7 33.Rd1 Qd6 34.Qd3 Nb4 35.Qf5 g6 36.Qh3 b6 37.Qh6 d3 38.f5 g5 39.Kg2 Rbc8 40.Kh3 Re8 41.Bh5 Re7 42.Bf3 Re3 43.Qh5 Kg7 0–1. Jacko,Vladimir – Bjarnason,Saevar (2325), Bratislava Slovan op, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

10.Ne5 Bd7 11.Nd7 Nd7 12.d5 Ncb8?? (better is 12...Bb4 13.dc6 bc6 14.Bc6 Bc3+=) 13.de6+- fe6 14.Qh5 ½–½. Torrie,John – Papenhausen,Richard, ICCF email, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.Qc4 (12.Qb6 ab6 13.Bc4 e6+=) 12...Na6 (better 12...Qd8=) 13.Rb1+- Rc8? (better Qc5 14.Rb7 Qc4 15.Bc4 Nc5+-) 14.Rb6 Rc4 15.Rb7 (15.Bc4?! ab6 16.Ke2 e6+=) 15...Rc7 16.Ba6 Rb7 17.Bb7 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2480) - Travadon,Loic (2455), Int Blitz de Paris IdF (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bc4 Nf6 12.0-0 (12.Qb3 b6=) 12...g6 (12...a6 13.Qb3 b5 14.a4 bc4 15.Qb7=) 13.d6 e6 14.Nb5 Bb5 (14...Na6 15.Be3=) 15.Bb5 Nc6 16.Ne5 Qd6 17.Qf3 Rc8?? (17...Qe5 18.Bc6 bc6 19.Qc6 Nd7 20.Qa8 Qb8 21.Qb8 Nb8+-) 18.Qf6+- (18.Qf6 Qe7 19.Qh8+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2510) - Thybo,Jesper Sondergaard (2590), World Blitz, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Bc4 Nf6 The isolani on d5 becomes a target 11.0-0 g6 12.Re1 Bg7 13.d6 Qd6 14.Nb5 14...Qb6? (better 14...Qd8 15.Bg5 0-0 16.Qd8 Rd8+-) 15.Bb4?? (better 15.Be3!? Qd8 16.Qd8 Kd8 17.Ng5+-) 15...0-0 (15...Nc6 16.Nd6 Kf8+=) 16.Be7+/- Nc6 17.Bf8 Bf8 18.Qb3?? (18.Ng5 Bb4 19.Qf3 Kg7+/-) 18...Nd8? (better 18...Na5 19.Qc3 Nc4 20.Qc4 Be6=) 19.Ne5 (19.Bf7 Kg7 20.Bc4 Bc5+-) 19...a6 20.Bf7 Kg7 21.Qg3?? (better 21.Nc3 Qb3 22.Bb3+-) 21...ab5?? (better 21...Nf7 22.Nf7 ab5-+ (22...Kf7?! 23.Nc7 Ra7 24.Rab1=; 22...Qb5?! 23.Nd6 Qc6 24.Red1-/+)) 22.Bg6+= Kh8 (22...Ra3 23.Bd3 Kh8 24.Rad1+/-) 23.Bh7+/- Nh7?? (better 23...Kh7 24.Qg6 Kh8+/-) 24.Ng6+- Kg7 (24...Qg6 25.Qg6 Nc6+-) 25.Ne7 (25.Nf8 Kf8 26.Re3 Nf7-/+) 25...Kh6 26.Ng8 Kh5 27.Re5 (27.Re5 Bf5 28.Rf5 Ng5 29.Qg5) 1-0. Tay,J (2230) - Guzman Lozano,C (1835), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Bd2 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 Na6 12.Bc4 g6 13.d6 Bg7 14.de7 (better 14.0-0!? Nh5 15.Bg5+-) 14...Qe7+= 15.Kf1 Be6 (15...0-0 16.Bd6 Qe4 17.Qb3=) 16.Nd6 (16.Be6 Qe6 17.Nd6 Kf8+-) 16...Kf8 17.Ba6 (17.Be6 Qe6 18.Ng5 Qd5 19.Ngf7 Qd1 20.Rd1 Rg8+-) 17...ba6 (17...Rd8 18.Nb7 (18.Bb7 Nh5 19.Bg5 Bf6 20.Bh6 Kg8=+) 18...Rd1 19.Rd1=) 18.Nf5!+= Qd7 (18...Bf5 19.Bd6 Combination; 18...gf5 19.Bd6 Combination) 19.Bd6+/- Kg8 20.Ne7 Kf8 21.Ng6 (better 21.Ne5 Qb5 22.Kg1+/-) 21...Kg8? (better 21...Ke8 22.Nh8 Ne4+/-) 22.Ne7+- (22.Nh8 Rd8 23.Nf7 Bc4 24.Kg1 Bf7-/+) 22...Kf8 23.Ne5 (better 23.Nc6! Ke8 24.Nfe5 Bc4 25.Nc4 Qc6+-) 23...Qb5 24.Kg1 Ke8? (24...Ne4 25.N7c6 Nd6 26.Qd6 Kg8 27.Ne7 Kf8 28.N5c6+-) 25.Rb1 Qd5 (25...Qa5 26.Rb7 Bf8+-) 26.Nd5 Nd5 27.Qa4 Kd8 28.Nc6 Kd7 29.Be5 Be5 30.Ne5 Ke7 31.Qa3 (better 31.Rb7 Kf8 32.Nf7 Re8 33.Qa3 Re7 34.Nh8 Ke8 35.Qa6 Rb7 36.Qb7 Ne7+-) 31...Kf6 32.Nf3 (32.Re1 Rhe8+-) 32...Rhg8 (32...Rhb8 33.Rb8 Rb8 34.h4+-) 33.g3 (better 33.Qd6 h6 34.Rb7+-) 33...Rg4 (33...Kg7 34.Kg2+-) 34.h3 (better 34.Qb2 Ke7 35.Qb7 Nc7 36.Qc7 Kf8+-) 34...Re4 (34...Rc4 35.Qa6 Rac8 36.Rb7+-) 35.Kh2 (35.Nd2 Bf5 36.Qd6 Re6 37.Qd5 Bb1 38.Qa8 Bf5+-) 35...Rg8 (35...Rc8 36.Rhc1 Rec4 37.Rc4 Rc4 38.Rb7+-) 36.Rhe1 (36.Nd2 Rb4 37.Rb4 Nb4 38.Qb4 Kg6+-) 36...Rc4 37.Qb2 Ke7 38.Ne5 (better 38.Qe5!? Nb6+-) 38...Rc7 (38...Rcc8 39.Qb7 Kf6 40.Qa7+-) 39.Rbc1 Rcc8 40.Qb7 Kf6 41.Nd7 Bd7 42.Qd7 Rc1 43.Rc1 Nb6 44.Qd6 (44.Rc6 Ke5 45.Rc5 Kf6 46.Qd6 Kg7 47.Rg5 Kh8 48.Qf6 Rg7 49.Qg7) 44...Kg7 45.Rc5 h6 (45...Nd7 46.Qd4 Ne5 47.Qe5 f6 48.Rc7 Kg6 49.Qe4 f5 50.Qe6 Kg5 51.Rh7 Rd8 52.f4) 46.Rc7 (46.Rc6 Rb8 47.Qh6 Kg8 48.Qg5 Kf8 49.Rh6 f5 50.Rh7 Ra8 51.Qe7 Kg8 52.Qf7) 46...Re8 47.Ra7 (47.Qd4 Kg6 48.Qg4 Kf6 49.Qf3 Ke6 50.Qe3 Kf6 51.Qe8 Kf5 52.Rf7 Kg6 53.Qg8 Kh5 54.Qg4) 47...Nc4 48.Qd4 Ne5 49.f4 h5 (49...Re7 50.Re7 Kg6 51.Qe4 Kg7 52.Qe5 Kg8 53.Qf6 Kh7 54.Rf7 Kg8 55.Qg7) 50.fe5 Re6 (50...Rf8 51.e6 Kg6 52.e7 Rc8 53.Qe4 Kf6 54.Ra6 Kg7 55.Qe5 f6 56.Qf6 Kg8 57.Qe6 Kg7 58.Qc8 Kh7 59.e8Q Kg7 60.Qcd7) 51.Rd7 (51.Qf4 h4 52.Qf7 Kh6 53.Qg7 Kh5 54.g4) 51...h4 (51...Rc6 52.e6 Kg6 53.Qe4 f5 54.Qc6 Kg5 55.h4 Kf6 56.e7 Kf7 57.e8R Ke8 58.Qc8) 52.Rd6 (52.Qf4 hg3 53.Kg1 Rc6 54.Rf7 Kg8 55.Rf8 Kg7 56.Qf7 Kh6 57.Rh8 Kg5 58.Rh5) 52...hg3 (52...Kf8 53.Qh4 Kg7 54.Qf4 Rd6 55.ed6 a5 56.d7 f5 57.d8Q a4 58.Qf5 a3 59.Qdf8) 53.Kg3 Re7 (53...Re8 54.e6 Kh7 55.Qh4 Kg7 56.Qg5 Kf8 57.Qh6 Kg8 58.ef7 Kf7 59.Qh7 Kf8 60.Rf6) 54.e6 Kh7 (54...f6 55.Rd7 Rd7 56.ed7 a5 57.d8Q a4 58.Q4f6 Kh7 59.Qdh8) 55.ef7 (55.Qh4 Kg6 56.ef7 Kf7 57.Qf6 Ke8 58.Qh8 Kf7 59.Rf6) 55...Rf7 56.Qe4 Kg7 (56...Kh8 57.Qe5 Kg8 58.Rg6 Kf8 59.Qd6 Re7 60.Qd8 Kf7 61.Qg8) 57.Rg6 (57.Qg6 Kf8 58.Rd8 Ke7 59.Qd6) 57...Kf8 58.Rg4 (58.Qb4 Ke8 59.Qb8 Ke7 60.Qd6 Ke8 61.Re6 Re7 62.Qe7) 58...Re7 (58...Rf1 59.Qb4 Kf7 60.Qc4 Kf6 61.Qf1 Ke5 62.Qa6 Kd5 63.Rc4 Ke5 64.Qc6 Kf5 65.Rc5) 59.Rf4 Ke8 (59...Rf7 60.Qb4 Ke8 61.Re4 Kd7 62.Qb7 Kd6 63.Qb6 Kd5 64.Rd4 Ke5 65.Qd6 Kf5 66.Rd5 Ke4 67.Re5) 60.Qf3 (60.Qc6 Rd7 61.Rd4 Kf8 62.Rd7 a5 63.Qc8) 60...a5 (60...Rg7 61.Kh2 Kd8 62.Qc6 Rg2 63.Qg2 Kd7 64.Qd5 Kc7 65.Rf7 Kb6 66.Rb7) 61.Re4 (61.Qc6 Rd7 62.Rd4 Kf8 63.Rd7 a4 64.Qc8) 61...a4 62.Re7 Ke7 63.Qc6 a3 (63...Kf7 64.Kf4 Kg7 65.Kg5 Kf8 66.Kf6 Kg8 67.Qd7 Kf8 68.Qf7) 64.Kf4 Kf7 65.Qd6 Ke8 (65...Kg8 66.Qe7 Kh8 67.Kf5 Kg8 68.Kf6 Kh8 69.Qg7) 66.Qc7 Kf8 67.Kf5 (67.Kf5 Ke8 68.Ke6 Kf8 69.Qf7) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2235) - Tomb,M (2090), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Bd2 Nf6 10.Rc1 Qd8 11.Ne5 a6 12.Qa4 Nbd7 13.g4 h6 14.Nb5 Nd5 (14...ab5 15.Qa8) 15.Bg2 ab5 16.Bd5?? (16.Qa8 N5b6 17.Ba5+/-) 16...Ne5-+ (16...Ra4?? 17.Bf7) 17.Qa8 Nd3 18.Kf1 Nc1 (18...Qd5?? 19.Rc8 Kd7 20.Rd8 Ke6 21.Qc8 Kf6 22.Rd5+-) 19.Bc1 Qd5 (better is 19...h5!?-+) 20.Qc8-/+ Qd8 21.Qb7 Qd1 22.Kg2 Qg4 23.Kf1 Qc4 24.Kg2 f6 25.Be3 Qg4 26.Kf1 Qf5 27.Ke2 Qc2 28.Kf3 Qa2 29.Qb5 Kf7 30.h4?? Qa8-+ (30...Qa8 31.Ke2 Qh1 32.Qc4 e6-+) 0–1. Llorens Sepulveda,Marcelo (2415) – Sepulveda,Jorge (2270), CHI–ch, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2= Nf6 10.Bc4 g6 11.Ne4 Qc7 12.Bb5 Bd7? (better is 12...Nbd7 13.Rc1 Qb6+/-) 13.Rc1+- Qd8 14.Nf6 ef6 15.Qe2 Be7 16.d6 0-0?? (16...Bb5 17.Qb5 Qd7 18.Qd7 Nd7 19.de7 Ke7+-) 17.de7 (worse is 17.Qe7 Re8 18.0-0 Re7 19.de7 Qe7-+) 17...Qe7 (17...Qe8 18.Bb4 Bb5 19.ef8R Qf8 20.Bf8 Be2 21.Rc8+-) 18.Qe7 Re8 (18...Bb5 19.Qb7 Re8 20.Be3+-) 19.Qe8 (19.Qe8 Be8 20.Rc8+-) 1–0. Schnurr,Anton (1870) – Prange,Kurt (1755), Bayern–ch Seniors, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

9.Bd2 Qb2 10.dc6 bc6 11.Rc1 Qa2 12.Rc6 Bd7 13.Bc4 Qb2 14.Ng5 e6 15.Qf3 +=.

10.Rb1 e6 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Ne5 Qc5 14.Qc5 (14.Nc4 Nf6-/+) 14...Bc5 15.Nd7 Kd7 16.Rb7 Ke8 17.Bc4 (17.Bd3 Rd8 18.Ke2 Ne7-/+) 17...Ne7 18.0-0 Nf5 (18...Rd8 19.Ba5 Rc8-/+) 19.Rfb1 (19.Bd3 Rd8 20.Ba5 Rd3 21.Rb8 Kd7 22.Rh8 Nd6-/+) 19...Bb6 (better 19...Nd6!? 20.Rb8 Kd7 21.Ra8 Ra8-+) 20.Bf4-/+ h6 (20...Rd8 21.Bc7 Bc7 22.Rc7-/+) 21.a4 (21.Rd1 h5=+) 21...Rd8-/+ 22.a5 (22.Bc7 Bc7 23.Rc7 a5-/+) 22...Bc5 (22...Ba5 23.Ra7 Bc3 24.Bc7-/+) 23.g4 (23.Bb8!?=+) 23...Nd4-/+ 24.Rb8 (24.Bc7 Ra8-/+) 24...Rf8 (24...Ke7 25.R8b7 Kf6 26.Kf1-/+) 25.Bc7 (25.Kg2 Nc2-/+) 25...Rb8 26.Rb8 Ke7 27.Rb7 Kf6 28.Kg2 Rc8 (28...Nc2!?-/+) 29.f4 Kg6?? (better 29...Rc7!? 30.Rc7 g5=+) 30.Bd3 (30.Be5!? Rd8 31.Bd3 Nf5 32.gf5 ef5 33.Bc4+-) 30...f5+= 31.Be5 (31.Be5 Bf8 32.Ra7+=) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2280) - Namitbir,Singh Walia (2360), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

10.dc6 e6?? 11.cb7+- Bb7 12.Bb5 Kd8 13.Bb4 Bd5 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Bc6 Bb4 16.Kf1 Ke7 (16...Rc8 17.Bd5 Ke7 18.Qd4+-) 17.Bd5 (17.Bd5 Rd8 18.Qd4+-) 1–0. Ciobanu,Au (2275) – Pisu,R (2035), ch–ROU Men, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.Rc1 e6 12.Bc4 Nf6 13.0-0 Be7 (13...Bd6 14.Rc3 Qa5 15.Rd3=) 14.Ne5 0-0 15.Bc3 (15.Re1 Bb7=+) 15...Ba6 16.Qf3 (16.Ba6!? Qa6 17.Nc6 Qc6 18.Bf6-/+) 16...Bc4 17.Nc4 Nd5?? (17...Qa2 18.Ne5 Qd5 19.Nc6 Ba3-/+) 18.Qg3 (better 18.Na3 Ba3 19.Bg7 Bc1 20.Bf8+- (20.Rc1?! Kg7 21.Qg3 Kh8+-)) 18...Nc3-+ 19.Rc3 (19.Qc3 Qc3 20.Rc3 Rfb8-+) 19...Qa2 20.Ne5 (20.Rfc1 Rfd8 21.Qf3 Rab8-+) 20...Bf6 21.Re3 (21.Rc5 Be5 22.Qe5 a5-+) 21...Be5 22.Qe5 (22.Re5 Rfd8-+) 22...Qd5 23.Qg3 (23.Qa1 Rfd8-+) 23...a5 (23...Rfd8 24.Rc1-+) 24.Re5 (24.Rd3 Qb5-+) 24...Qd4 25.h4 (25.Rh5 a4 26.Qa3 Rfb8-+) 25...a4 26.Re3 a3! 27.Ra3 Ra3 28.Qa3 Qh4 29.Qd6 (29.Rc1 Rd8 30.Qf3 Rd6-+) 29...Qe4 (29...Qc4!? 30.Qa3-+) 30.Rc1 Qd5 (30...h5 31.Qc6 Qc6 32.Rc6-+) 31.Qc7 (31.Qc6 Qc6 32.Rc6 h5-+) 31...Rd8 32.Rc6 (32.Qc6 Qg5-+) 32...Qd1 33.Kh2 Qh5 34.Kg3 Qg5 35.Kh2?? (35.Kh3-+) 35…Qh4 (35...Qh4 36.Kg1 Rd1) 0-1. Gracia Alvarez,Gerardo Antonio (2235) - Skliarov,V (2380), Titled Tue 2nd May Early (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

11.Rc1 e6 12.Rc6 Qa2 13.Rc8 Kd7 14.Ba5 Qd5 15.Qa4 Ke7 16.Rc7 Kf6 17.Qf4 Qf5 18.Bc3 e5 19.Be5 Kg6 20.Nh4 Kh5 21.Be2 Qg4 22.Qg4 Kh6 23.Qh5.

11.Rc1 e6 12.Rc6 Qa2 13.Rc8 Kd7 14.Ba5 Qd5 15.Ne5 Kd6 16.Bc7 Kc5 17.Qa4 Qe4 18.Qe4 Rc8 19.Qc4.

11.Rc1 e6 12.Rc6 Bd7 13.Bb5 (13.Ra6 Qb2+=) 13...Nf6 (13...Qa2 14.Ra6 Qd5 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.0-0-/+) 14.Ne5 Qb2 (14...Qa2 15.Nd7 Nd7 16.Rc7+/-) 15.Qe2? (15.Nd7 Qb5 (worse is 15...Nd7 16.Re6 fe6 17.Bd7 Kd8 18.Bc6+/-) 16.Nf6 gf6+=) 15...Bb4 (better is 15...Qb1 16.Bc1 Bb4 17.Kf1 Bc6 18.Bc6 Ke7-+) 16.Nc4?? (better is 16.0-0 Qd2 17.Nd7 Qe2 18.Nf6 (18.Be2?? Kd7 19.Bb5 Rhb8-+) 18...Ke7 19.Be2 Kf6 20.Rb1-/+) 16...Qb1-+ 17.Qd1 Bd2 (better is 17...Qe4!? 18.Qe2 Qg2 19.Re6 fe6 20.Rf1 Bd2 21.Nd2 Bb5 22.Qb5 Kf7 23.h4-+) 18.Kd2 Qb5 (better is 18...Ne4 19.Ke3 Qb5-+) 19.Nd6= Ke7 20.Nb5 Bc6 21.Nd4 (21.Qa4!? Rhd8 22.Ke2=) 21...Rhd8-/+ 22.Kc3 (22.Ke1!? Bg2 23.Rg1+=) 22...Bg2 23.Rg1 Rac8 24.Kb2 Be4 25.Qa4 Rd7 26.Qa3 Ke8-+ 27.Rg7?? Rd4 28.Qa7 Rc2 29.Kb3 Rd7 30.Qa8 Ke7 31.Qa3-/+ Ke8 32.Qa8 Rd8 33.Qa7 Rd6 34.Qb8 Rd8 35.Qa7 Rd7 36.Qb8 Ke7-/+ 37.Rg3?? Rcc7 38.Qb4 Ke8 39.Ka3?? Ra7-+ 40.Kb3 Rdb7 41.Re3 Rb4 42.Kb4 Ra2 43.f3 Bd5 0–1. Tay,Junior (2225) – Karasik,Evgeni (2190), Canarias en Red prel 4th blitz, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qa3 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 Nf6 12.Rc6 Bd7 13.Rc3 Qa2 14.Bc4 Qb2?? (better 14...Qa4 15.0-0 Qd1 16.Rd1 e6=) 15.Bf7 (better 15.Rb3 Qa2 16.Rb8 Rb8 17.Ba2+-) 15...Kf7-+ 16.Ne5 Ke8 17.Nd7 Nd7 18.0-0 g6 (18...Nf6!? 19.Rc7 Qa2 20.Qf3-+) 19.Rc7 Nf6?? (better 19...Rd8 20.Ba5 Bg7-+) 20.Bc3= Qb6 21.Bf6 Qf6? (better 21...Qc7 22.Bh8 Qc4=) 22.Re1?? (better 22.Qd7 Kf7 23.Qd5 Qe6 24.Qf3 Qf5 25.Qa8+-) 22...Rd8-+ 23.Qa4 (23.Qe2 a5-+) 23...Kf7 24.Qa7 Kg7 25.g3 h5 26.h4 Kg8 27.Qa2 Qf7 28.Qa5 Rd6 29.Qe5 (29.Qc5 Rh7-+) 29...Rf6 (29...Rh7 30.Qe2-+) 30.f4 (30.Re2 Kh7-+) 30...Rf5 31.Qe4 (31.Qe2 Qb3 32.Kh2 Rh7-+) 31...Qd5 32.Qc2 Rh7 33.Rc8 (33.Rc6 Rf6 34.Rc5 Qd4 35.Kg2 e6-+) 33...Rhf7 34.Rd1 (34.Re8 Qb5 35.Ra8 e5-+) 34...Qf3 35.Kh2 e5 36.Rdd8 (36.fe5 Qe3 37.Qd3 Qe5 38.Rc6-+) 36...ef4 37.Qc4 (37.Kg1 Qg3 38.Kf1-+) 37…fg3 (37...fg3 38.Kh3 Qh1 39.Kg3 Rf3) 0-1. Monpeurt,C (2125) - Leschinsky,Gary (1990), Titled Tue 6th Aug Late (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

12.Bc4 e6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Rab1 Be7 15.Bb4 c5 (15...Qc7 16.Be7 Ke7 17.Rfd1=) 16.Bb5 (16.Bc3!? 0-0 17.Be5+=) 16...Bd7=+ 17.Bd7 (17.Rfd1!? Qc7 18.Bc3 Bb5 19.Rb5=+) 17...Nd7-/+ (17...Kd7 18.Qa4 Kc8 19.Bc5+-) 18.Rfd1 Qc6 (18...cb4?? 19.Rd6 Bd6 20.Qc6+-) 19.Bc3 (19.Bd2 0-0-/+) 19...0-0 20.Ne5 (20.Nd2!?-/+) 20...Ne5-+ 21.Be5 Rfd8 22.h3 (22.Qc4 Rd1 23.Rd1 Rd8 24.Rd8 Bd8-+) 22...Rd5 23.Bg3 (23.Qe2 Re8-+) 23...Rad8 (23...c4 24.Bf4-+) 24.Rdc1 (24.Rb8 Rb8 25.Bb8 Rd1 26.Qd1 a6-+) 24...h6 (24...c4 25.Rb8 Rb8 26.Bb8-+) 25.Qc4 (25.Qb3 Bf6-+) 25...Rd4 26.Qb3 (26.Qc3 c4-+) 26...c4 27.Qc2 (27.Qf3 Qf3 28.gf3 Bg5-+) 27...Qd5 (better 27...Rd2!? 28.Qc3 Bf6 29.Qe3-+) 28.Qa4 (28.Qc3 Bf6-+) 28...Bc5 (28...Bg5 29.Rc2-+) 29.Rc3 (29.Kh2 Bd6 30.Bd6 Qd6 (30...Rd6?! 31.Qe8 Kh7 32.Qf7-+) 31.g3 Rd2 32.Qa7 Qd3-+) 29...f5 30.Bc7 (30.Qc2 Rd2 31.Qc1 f4-+) 30...Rc8 31.Rb8 (31.Ba5 Rd2 32.Rf1-+) 31...Rd1 32.Kh2 Bd6 33.f4 (33.Rg3 Bg3 34.Bg3 Rb8 35.Bb8 c3-+) 33...Rb8 34.Bb8 Bb8 35.Qe8 (35.Qc4 Rd2 36.Qd5 Bf4 (36...ed5?! 37.Rc8 Kf7 38.Rb8-+; 36...Rd5?! 37.Rc8 Kf7 38.Rb8-/+) 37.Kg1 Rd5-+) 35...Kh7 36.Qb8 (36.Rg3 Qd7 37.Qd7 Rd7 38.Rc3 Bf4 39.Kg1-+) 36...Qd4 37.Qe5 Qe5 (37...Qg1 38.Kg3 Rd2 39.Qg7 Kg7 40.Kh4 Rg2 41.Ra3 Rg4 42.Kh5 Rg5 43.Kh4 Qf2 44.Rg3 Qg3) 38.fe5-+ Rd4 39.Kg3 (39.Ra3 Rd5 40.Rc3-+) 39...g5 (better 39...Rd3 40.Rd3 cd3 41.Kf2-+) 40.Kf3 (40.Kh2 f4 41.Kg1 Kg6-+) 40...Kg6 41.Ke3 (41.Ke2 a5-+) 41...Re4 (better 41...Rd3 42.Rd3 f4 43.Ke4 cd3 44.Kd3-+) 42.Kf3 (42.Kd2 a5-+) 42...h5 Black intends g4 (42...a5!? 43.Rc1-+) 43.Ra3 Re5 44.Ra7 Rc5 (44...g4 45.hg4 fg4 46.Kf2-+) 45.Ke2 (45.Rb7 c3 46.Rb1 Rd5-+) 45...g4 46.a4 (46.hg4 fg4 47.g3-+) 46...gh3 47.gh3 f4 48.Rd7 (48.Ra8 Kf5 49.Rh8 Ke4-+) 48...e5 (better 48...c3 49.Rd1 e5-+) 49.Kf3 (49.Rd8-+) 49...Kf5 (better 49...c3!? 50.Rd6 Kg5 51.Rd1-+) 50.Rf7 (50.Ke2 c3 51.Kd1 c2 52.Kc1 f3 53.Rf7 Ke4-+) 50...Ke6 51.Rb7 (51.Rg7 c3 52.Rg1 c2-+) 51...c3 52.Rb1 Kf5 53.Rc1 e4 54.Kf2 (54.Ke2 c2 55.Kf2 Ke5-+) 54...Ke5 55.a5 Kd4 56.a6 (56.Rd1 Kc4 57.Re1 c2 58.Re4 Kd3-+) 56...Ra5 57.Rd1 Kc4 58.Rd6 c2 (58...c2 59.Rc6 Rc5-+) 0-1. Rashid,Sherif - Alyeldin,Mohamed (1905), Al Ain Overseas Int (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

12.Rd1 Nf6 13.Bc4 e6 (13...Bg4 14.0-0=) 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Bc3 Bd7 (15...Bd6 16.Qd3 Be7 17.Be5=) 16.Be5 (16.Rfe1 Nd5+=) 16...Qc8 (16...Qa5 17.Qb2 Be7 18.Qb7+=) 17.Qe2 (17.Ng5 Ng4 18.Bc3 Nf6+/-) 17...a5 (17...Nd5 18.Ba6 Qd8 19.Bb7=) 18.Rd3 (18.Ng5 Be7+=) 18...Be7 (18...Nd5 19.Rc1 Qd8 20.Nd4=) 19.Rfd1+= Nd5 20.Bg7 Rg8 21.Be5 (21.Bh6 Qc7+=) 21...f6+= 22.Bg3 (worse 22.Bd5 cd5 (22...ed5?? 23.Bf6 Be6 24.Be7 Ke7 25.Re1+-) 23.Bd6 Bb5 24.Be7 Ke7-/+) 22...e5 23.Rd5 cd5 24.Bd5 Be6 25.Ba8 Qa8 26.Nd4 Bg4 27.Qc4 Rg6 (27...Bd1?? 28.Qg8 Bf8 29.Qe6 Be7 30.Nf5+-) 28.Ne6 Qb8 29.Rc1 (29.Nc7 Kf8 30.f3 Bf5+=) 29...Qb4 (29...Qb2 30.Nc7 Kf8 31.f3=) 30.Qc6 (30.Qd5!? Bd6 31.f3+/-) 30...Kf7= 31.Nc7 f5?? (better 31...Qd6 32.Qe8 Kg7=) 32.Qe8+- Kf6 (32...Kg7 33.Nd5 Qd6 34.Ne7 f4 35.Qg8 Kh6 36.Qf8 Kh5 37.Bf4 ef4 38.Ng6 Qf8 39.Nf8 Kh6+-) 33.Nd5 (33.Nd5 Kg5 34.Nb4+-) 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2625) - Czerw,D (2390), Titled Tue 9th Jan Late (1), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

12.Bf4 Qb4 13.Bd2 Qd6 14.Be2 Nf6 15.0-0 Nd5 16.Rfd1 e6 17.Ne5 Be7 (worse is 17...Qe5 18.Qc6 Kd8 19.Ba5 Ke7 20.Qa8 Qe2 21.Qc8+/-) 18.Nc6 0-0 19.Bb4 Nb4 20.Rd6 Nc2 21.Ne7 Kh8 22.Rb1 a5 23.Bf3 Ra7 24.Nc8 (24.Nc8 Rc8 25.Rc6+-) 1–0. Yilmaz,Turhan (2360) – Veinger,Itzhak (2410), Kusadasi op, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Bf4 Qb4 13.Bd2 Qd6 14.Bf4 Qb4 15.Bd2 Qd6 16.Bf4 ½–½. Soubirou,O (2090) – Collas,S (2325), ch–FRA w, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qa3 10.dc6 bc6)

12.Bf4 Qb4 13.Bd2 Qd6 14.Bf4 Qf6 15.Rc1 -/+.

12.Bf4 Qf6 13.Be5 Bf5 14.Qc5 Qh6 15.Nd4 -/+.

12.Rb1 e5 13.Rb3 Qe7 14.Bc4 f6 15.0-0 Nh6 16.Rfb1 Qd8 (16...Qd6 17.Bh6 gh6 18.Rb7+=) 17.Bh6 gh6 18.Rd1 Qc7 19.Nh4 Bg4 20.Rdb1 Rd8? (20...Qc8!?=) 21.h3 (21.Rb7 Rd1 22.Bf1 Qd6 23.Rb8 Kf7 24.R1b7 Bd7 25.Qb3 Rd5+-) 21...Bc8+/- 22.Ng6 hg6?? (better is 22...Rd2 23.Qd2 hg6+/-) 23.Qg6 Ke7 (23...Kd7 24.Qf7 Kd6 25.Rd3 Kc5 26.Rb5 cb5 27.Qc7 Kb4 28.Rb3 Ka4 29.Bb5) 24.Qf7 (24.Qf7 Kd6 25.Rd3 Kc5 26.Rb5 cb5 27.Qc7 Kb4 28.Rb3 Ka4 29.Bb5) 1–0. Steinbacher,Matthias (2380) – Wenzel,Reinhard (2165), Bundesliga, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

12.Rb1 e6 13.Bd3 -/+.

12.Rb1 e6 13.Ne5 Qc5 14.Qb2 Nf6 15.Rc1 Qb6 16.Qc2 Bb4 17.Bd3 Bd2 18.Qd2 Qc7 19.Nd7 Qd7 20.0-0 0-0 21.Rfd1 Qc7 22.Qc3 Rac8 23.Ba6 Rcd8 24.Be2 Rd1 25.Bd1 Rc8 26.Bf3 c5 27.Qc4 Nd7 28.Qh4 Ne5 29.Be4 Ng6 30.Qg5 (30.Bg6 hg6 31.Qc4-+) 30...Qf4 31.Qf4 Nf4 (31...Nf4 32.Rc4 Nd5-+) 0–1. Descarrega Palau,Miguel (2110) – Kogan,Artur (2530), Tarragona op 4th, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qa3 10.dc6 bc6)

12.Bc4 Qd6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Rfd1 e6 15.Rab1 Be7 (better 15...Nd5!?-/+) 16.Bh6= Qc5? (better 16...Qa3 17.Bg7 Rg8+=) 17.Bg7+- Rg8 18.Bh6?? (better 18.Bf6 Bf6 19.Rd7+-) 18...Qh5-+ 19.Bg5 h6 (19...Rg5?! 20.Ng5 Qg5 21.Rb7-+) 20.Be2 hg5 (better 20...Rg5!? 21.Ng5 Qg5-+) 21.Ne5-/+ g4 22.Nd7 Nd7 23.Qc6 Rd8 24.Bb5 (24.Rd7 Rd7 25.Rd1 Rh8+=) 24...Kf8 (24...g3!? 25.Rd7 Qh2 26.Kf1 Kf8 27.Rd8 Bd8-/+) 25.Rd7= Rd7 26.Qd7 Qc5 (26...Rh8 27.Qc7 (27.Qa7 Qh2 28.Kf1 Qh1 29.Ke2 Qb1 30.Qb8 Kg7 31.Qe5 Bf6-+) 27...e5 28.h3 (28.Qa7?? Qh2 29.Kf1 Qh1 30.Ke2 Qb1 31.Qb8 Kg7 32.Qe5 Bf6-+) 28...gh3 29.Bf1 h2 30.Kh1=) 27.a4 (27.Bd3 Rh8 28.Rb7 Qd6+=) 27...Kg7 28.Qd1 Kh8 (28...Qh5 29.h3=) 29.Rc1 Qe5 30.Qd7 Bd6 31.g3 (31.Rc6 Bc5 32.Bf1= (32.Qf7?? Rf8 33.Qf8 Bf8-+)) 31...Rf8 (better 31...Bc5!? 32.Qd2 Rg5=) 32.Qa7+/- Ba3 (32...Kg8 33.Bc6+/-) 33.Rf1 (33.Rc4 f5+/-) 33...Bb2 (33...Kg7 34.Qd7 Rh8 35.Qd2+=) 34.Qe7 Kg7 35.Qb4 (35.Rd1!? Qh5 36.Qb4+-) 35...Bd4+= 36.Qe1 Qf5 37.Qe2 Rc8 (37...Rh8 38.Kh1+=) 38.Bd3+/- Qg5 (38...Qh5 39.Qe4 Rh8 40.h4+/- (40.Qd4?? e5 41.Qg4 Qg4-+)) 39.a5 Rc3 (39...Qa5 40.Qg4 Double attack (40.Qg4 Deflection)) 40.a6+/- Kf6 (40...Qh5 41.Be4+/-) 41.Rd1 Ra3 42.Be4 Qc5 43.Kg2 Ke7 44.Rd2 f5 (44...Ra1 45.Qg4 Ra6 46.h3+/-) 45.Bb7 (45.Bf5 Be3 46.fe3 ef5+-) 45...Kf6 (45...Ra1 46.Rc2 Qb4 47.Bc8+/-) 46.Rc2+- Rc3 47.Rd2 Rc1 (47...Ra3 48.f3 Be3 49.Rd1+-) 48.Rd1 (48.h3 gh3 49.Kh3 Qc3+/-) 48...Rc3? (48...Rd1 49.Qd1 Bf2 50.h3 gh3 51.Kh3+=) 49.Rd2 (49.Qd2 Rc4+-) 49...Rc1+/- 50.Ra2 Qa7 (50...Rb1 51.Rc2 Qa5 52.h3 gh3 53.Kh3+-) 51.Qd2+- Rc7 52.Qh6 Ke5?? (better 52...Kf7 53.Re2 Qb6+-) 53.Re2 Kd6 54.Qe6 Kc5 55.Qd5 (55.Rc2 Kb4 56.Qe1 Bc3 57.Rb2 Kc5 58.Qc3 Kd6 59.Qf6 Kc5 60.Qf8 Re7 61.Qe7 Kd4 62.Qd6 Kc3 63.Qb4 Kd3 64.Rd2) 55...Kb4 56.Qd6 (better 56.Qf5!? Rc3 57.Ra2 Qb6+-) 56...Qc5 57.Qc5 (better 57.Qf4 Qc4 58.Rd2+-) 57...Kc5 (57...Bc5 58.Re5+-) 58.Rc2 (better 58.a7 Rb7 59.a8Q+-) 58...Kb6 59.Rd2 Bc5? (59...Rc4+-) 60.Rd5 Rf7 61.Re5 (better 61.Rc5 Kc5 62.a7 Rf8+-) 61...Bd4 62.Rd5 f4?? (62...Bc5 63.Rc5 Kc5+-) 63.Rd4+- f3 64.Kf1 Rc7 65.Ke1 Rc1 (65...Re7 66.Re4 Re4 67.Be4 Ka6 68.Bf3+-) 66.Rd1 (better 66.Kd2!? Rh1+-) 66...Rc2 (66...Rc4 67.Rd6 Ka7 68.Rd7+-) 67.Ra1 (better 67.Rd6!? Ka7 68.Rd7 Rb2+-) 67...Re2 68.Kf1 Ka7 69.h3! gh3 70.Bf3 Re6 71.Kg1 Ra6 (71...Rd6+-) 72.Ra6 Ka6 73.Kh2 (better 73.g4+-) 73...Kb6 74.Kh3 Kc5 75.Kg4 Kd6 76.Kf4 (better 76.Kf5 Ke7+-) 76...Ke7 77.g4 Kf8 78.Be4 (78.Be4 Ke7 79.Ke5 Kd7 80.g5 Kc7 81.g6 Kd7 82.g7 Kc7 83.g8Q Kb6 84.Qb8 Kc5 85.Bd3 Kc6 86.Bb5 Kc5 87.Ba6 Kc6 88.Qd6) 1-0. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Orzech,D (2245), Titled Tue 4th Jun Early (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

12.Ne5 Qd6 13.Nc4 Qd4 14.Rd1 Nf6 15.Be3 Qe4 16.Qa4 g6 17.Rd4 Qb1 18.Rd1 Qb7 19.Ne5 Bg7 20.Ba6 Qc7 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3 Nd5 (22...Qb6 23.0-0 Bc8 24.Bc4+=) 23.Rd5 (better is 23.Nf7 c5 24.Qa3+/-) 23...cd5+= 24.Nd7 Qc1 (24...Qd7?? 25.Bb5 Qb5 26.Qb5 Kf8 27.Qd5+-) 25.Ke2 Qh1 26.Nb6 Kf8 27.Na8 Qg2 28.Bd3 Bf6 29.Qa7 h5 30.Qe3 h4 31.Be5? (better is 31.Bc7+=) 31...d4!-+ 32.Qd4 Qa8 33.Bf6 ef6 34.Qf6 Qe8?? 35.Kf1+= Rg8 36.Qh6?? Ke7-+ 37.Qb6 Qd7 38.Bb5? Qd6 39.Qe3 Kf6 40.h3 Rd8 41.a4 Kg7?? 42.Qg5+/- Kf8 43.Qh4 Qd1 44.Kg2 Rd6 45.Qh8 Ke7 46.Qh4 Kf8 47.Qh8 Ke7 48.Qh4 Kf8= ½–½. Kharmoudi,Slimane (2010) – Olivier,Jean Christophe (2400), Val Thorens op, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

12.Ne5 Qd6 13.Nd7 Qd7 14.Rd1 Nf6 15.Be3 (better 15.Bd3!?=) 15...Nd5-/+ 16.Qe4 (16.a3!?-/+) 16...e6-+ 17.Bd3? (better 17.Bd2-+) 17...Nc3 18.Qf3 Nd1 19.Qd1 Rd8 20.Ke2 Be7 21.Qc2 h6 (21...g6 22.Be4 c5 23.Qc3-+) 22.Rd1 Qc7 23.Rc1 0-0 24.Qc6 Qh2 25.Ba7 (25.Qe4 g6-+) 25...Qh5 (25...Rd5 26.Qc7 Qh5 27.f3-+) 26.f3 Qa5 (26...Ra8!? 27.Qe4 g6 28.Bd4 Ra2 29.Rc2 Rc2 30.Bc2-+) 27.Qe4 (27.Be3 Qa2 28.Rc2-+) 27…Rd3 (27...Rd3 28.Qd3 Qa2 29.Qc2 Qa7-+; 27...Qa2?! 28.Rc2 f5 29.Ra2 fe4 30.fe4-+) 0-1. Ilamparthi,A R (2385) - Omelja,A (2445), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

12.Ne5 Qd6 13.Nd7 Qd7 14.Be2 Nf6 15.Bf3 Nd5 16.0-0 e6 17.Rac1 Be7 18.Qc6 Qc6 19.Rc6 Kd7 20.Ra6 Rhc8 21.Rd1 Rc6 22.Ra4 Bc5 23.g3 Bb6 24.Be1 Rac8 25.Bd5 ed5 26.Rd5 Ke6 27.Rd2 Rc2 (27...f5 28.Re2 Kf7 29.Ba5+=) 28.Re4= Kf6 29.Rd6 (29.Rf4!? Kg6 30.Rd6 f6 31.Rg4 Kf5 32.Rg7=) 29...Kf5+= 30.Re7 R8c7 31.Rd5 Kf6 32.Re8 (32.Rc7 Bc7 33.a4 Rc1-/+) 32...Re7 (better is 32...Ra2!? 33.Kg2 Rcc2-+) 33.Re7+= Ke7 34.Re5? (better is 34.Bb4 Ke6 35.Rd2 Rd2 36.Bd2+=) 34...Kd6-+ 35.Re4 Ra2 36.Kg2 a5 37.h4 Bc5 38.Kf3 a4 39.Bc3?? (39.Re2 Re2 40.Ke2 a3-+) 39...f6 (better is 39...Rf2 40.Kg4 f5 41.Kg5 fe4-+) 40.Bd4 Ra3 41.Ke2 Kd5 42.Bc5+= Kc5 43.Rg4 g6-+ 44.Kf1 Kb5 45.h5 g5 46.Rd4 Rc3 47.Rd6 a3 48.Kg2 a2 (48...a2 49.Rd1 Kb4-+) 0–1. Tay,Junior (2225) – Laznicka,Viktor (2480), Champions Challenge, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qa3)

12.Ne5 Nf6 13.Nd7 Nd7 14.Qc6 Rd8 15.Bb5 e6 16.0-0 Be7 17.Qb7 a6 18.Bc6 0-0 (18...Kf8 19.Bd7 Qd6 20.Be6+/-) 19.Bd7 Qd6? (better 19...Rd7!? 20.Qd7 Rd8+/-) 20.Ba4+- Rb8 21.Qa7 Bf6 22.Rad1 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2550) - Arab,A (2485), Casablanca MAR, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

10.dc6 bc6 11.Rc1 Qd6 12.Qa4 e6 (12...Qe6!? 13.Be3 Bd7=+) 13.Rc6= Bd7 14.Rd6 Ba4 15.Ra6 (15.Rd4 Bc6 16.Ne5 Ne7 17.Nc6 Nc6+/-) 15...Bd7 16.Ne5 Nf6 17.Nd7 Nd7 (worse 17...Kd7 18.Bb5 Kd8 19.Ba5 Ke7 20.Ke2+=) 18.Bb5 Bc5 19.Rc6 0-0 (19...Ke7!? 20.Ke2 Rac8-/+) 20.Rc7+= Rab8 21.Bd7 Rb1 22.Ke2 Rh1 23.Rc5 h6 (23...Rh2 24.Kf3+/-) 24.h3 Rd8 25.Ba4 (25.Rc7 a6+/-) 25...Rb1 26.Bb3 Rb2 27.Rc2 Rc2 28.Bc2 f6 29.a4 Kf7 30.a5 f5 31.Ba4 (31.Be3 Rd7+/-) 31...Rc8 32.Kd3 e5 33.Be3 Rc7 34.f3 g5 35.a6 Ke6 (35...Kf6 36.g4+/-) 36.Kd2 (36.Bb3 Kd6+/-) 36...Kd5 Black prepares e4 37.Bb3 Kc6 38.Bc2 Kb5 (38...f4 39.Bf2 Kb5 40.Bd3 Ka5 41.g4+/-) 39.Bd3 Ka5 40.g4 (40.Bf5 Ka6 41.Kd3 Rc6+/-) 40...e4 41.fe4 fe4 42.Be2 Rd7 43.Ke1 (43.Kc3 Rc7 44.Kd4 Re7+/-) 43...Kb4+= 44.Bd2 Kb3 45.Bb5 Rc7 (45...Rd6 46.Be3 Kb4 47.Bf1+=) 46.Ke2+/- Rc5 47.Bd7 Rc7 (47...Kc4!?+/-) 48.Be6+- Kc2? (better 48...Ka4 49.Bd5 Kb5+-) 49.Bd5 Rd7 (49...Re7 50.Bb7+-) 50.Be4 Kb3 51.Be3 Re7 52.Bb7 Kc4 53.Kf2 h5 (53...Re3 54.Ke3 Kc3+-) 54.gh5 Rh7 (54...Kd3 55.Ba7 Re2 56.Kf3+-) 55.Bf3 (55.Bf3 Kb5 56.Be2 Kc6 57.Bg5+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2480) - Chekh Adm Khedr,Aram (2140), Riyadh Calendar Chess (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

10.dc6 bc6 11.Rc1 Qd6 12.Bc4 e6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Re1 Be7 15.Ne5 0-0 16.Bd3 Bb7 17.Rc4 c5 18.Rf4 (18.Qc2 Qd5 19.f3 Ba6-+) 18...Rad8 (18...Qd5 19.f3 Qa2 20.Ra4-+) 19.Re3 Qd5 20.Qf1 Qa2 21.Bc3 (21.Qe1 Bd6 22.Bc3 Qd5-+) 21...Rd3! 22.Nd3 (22.Rd3 Ba6; 22.Nd3 Nd5; 22.Qd3 Nd5) 22...Nd5 23.Bg7 Kg7 24.Rg3 Kh8 25.Rfg4 (25.Re4 c4 26.Ne5 Bd6-+) 25...Bf6 (better is 25...Nf6 26.Nc1 Qa1 27.Rh4-+) 26.Nc5 Bc6 27.Nb3 (27.Rh3 Rg8 28.Rg8 Kg8 29.Ne4-+) 27...Nc3 28.Nc1 Qd5 (28...Qc2 29.h3-+) 29.Rd3 (29.Qe1 Qd1 30.Qd1 Nd1-+) 29...Qf5 30.Rdg3 Rd8 31.Nb3 (31.h3 h5 32.Rg5 Bg5 33.Rc3-+) 31...Qd5 32.Rd4 Bd4 33.Rd3 Qb3 34.Qd1 Qd1 35.Rd1 Nd1 (35...Nd1 36.h3 Bf2 37.Kh2 Rg8 38.g4 Ne3 39.h4 Rg4 40.h5 Rh4) 0–1. Haukenfrers,Dale (2150) – Jodoin,Pierre (1760), Quebec–ch qual, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

10.dc6 bc6 11.Rc1 Qd6 12.Bc4 e6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Qe2 Be7 (14...Nd5 15.Ne5 a6 16.Rfe1-/+) 15.Rfd1 0-0 16.Ne5 Nd5 (16...Qc7-/+) 17.Ba5 (17.Bb4 Qb4 (worse 17...Nb4 18.Rd6 Bd6 19.a3=) 18.Nc6 Nf4=+) 17...Bf6 (17...c5 18.Bc3-+) 18.Ng4? (18.Nc6 Qc6 19.Bd5 Qc1 20.Rc1 ed5=) 18...Qf4 (18...Bg5 19.Rb1-+) 19.Nf6 (19.Bd2 Qd4 20.Be3=) 19...Qf6-/+ (19...gf6?! 20.Bd2 Qe5 21.Qg4 Kh8 22.Bd5 Qd5 23.Qf4+=) 20.Bd5 (20.Qe4 e5-/+) 20...cd5 (20...ed5?! 21.Bb4=) 21.Bc3 Qg5 22.Bb2 Rb8 23.Rd3 (23.Bd4!?-/+) 23...Ba6-+ 24.Qe5?? (24.Qd2 Qd2 25.Rd2-+) 24...Qe5 (24...Bd3?! 25.Qg5 Rb2 26.Qe3-+) 25.Be5 Bd3 26.Bb8 Rb8 0-1. Monpeurt,C (2155) - Rodrigues,B (2030), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

10.dc6 Qc6 11.Rc1 Qb6 12.Bc4 12...e6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Ne5 Bd6 (14...Bd7 15.Be3 Qa5 16.Nd7 Nd7 17.Qf3=+) 15.Qa4 (15.Be3 Qd8 16.Bb5 Ke7=) 15...Ke7 16.Be3 (16.Rfe1 Nd7 17.Nd3 Qd4=+) 16...Qb4-/+ 17.Qd1?? (better 17.Qb4 Bb4 18.Rfd1-/+) 17...Be5-+ 18.Be6 (18.Qe2 Rd8-+) 18...Ke6 (18...Be6?! 19.Bc5 Qc5 20.Rc5-/+) 19.Bc5 Qh4 20.g3 Qh5 21.Qb3 Kd7 22.Qb5 (22.f4 Ke8 23.fe5-+) 22...Ke6 23.Rfe1?? (23.Qb3 Kf5 24.Qd3 Ne4 25.Rfe1-+) 23...Qf3 (better 23...Ng4 24.h4 Kf6-+) 24.Re5! Ke5 25.Re1 (25.Bd4! Ke4 26.Qe5 Kd3 27.Rc3 Kd2 28.Be3 Ke1 29.Rc1 Qd1 30.Bf4 Ne4 31.Qe4) 25...Ne4 (25...Kf5 26.Be3 Qd5 27.Qb1 Kg4 28.Rd1-+) 26.Bb6 (26.Qb2 Ke6 27.Qd2 Kf6 28.Qd4 Kg6 29.Qe4 Qe4 30.Re4 Be6-+) 26...Ke6 (26...Kf6!? 27.Qd5 Bf5 28.Be3-+) 27.Qc4 Kf6 28.Bd4 (28.Re4 Qd1 29.Kg2 ab6 30.Rf4 Kg5 31.Rf7-+) 28...Kg6 29.Re3 Qd1 (29...Qf2 30.Kh1 Bh3 31.Qf7 Kf7 32.Rf3 Qf3 33.Kg1 Qd1) 30.Kg2-+ Bf5 31.h4 (31.Bg7 Ng5 32.h4 Nh3-+) 31...Rhe8 (31...Rad8 32.Ba7 Bh3 33.Kh2 Nf2 34.Re1 Qe1 35.Bf2-+) 32.h5 Qh5 33.Qb5 Ng5 (33...Bh3!? 34.Kh2 Qb5 35.g4 Bg4 36.Kg2-+) 34.Be5 Qh3 (34...Bh3 35.Kg1 Nf3 36.Rf3 Qf3 37.Qf1 Bf1 38.Kf1 Re5 39.Kg1 Re1 40.Kh2 Qh1) 35.Kg1 Re6 (35...Rac8 36.Qf1 Re5 37.Qh3 Bh3 38.Kh1 Re3 39.Kh2 Rc2 40.g4 Rf2 41.Kg1 Ra2 42.Kh1 Re1) 36.f4 Rae8 (better 36...Rb6 37.Qf1 Rb1 38.Qb1 Bb1 39.fg5-+) 37.fg5 Re5! 38.Re5 (38.Qe5 f6 Double attack (38...f6 Decoy); 38.Re5 Qg3 Double attack (38...Qg3 Decoy)) 38...Qg3 39.Kf1 (39.Kh1 Re5 40.Qe5 Qe5 41.Kg2 Qe3 42.a4 Bh3 43.Kh2 Qf3 44.a5 Qg2) 39…Qe5 (39...Qe5 40.Qe5 Re5-+; 39...Bd3 40.Qd3 Qd3 41.Kg2 Re5 42.Kh1 Re2 43.a3 Qd1) 0-1. Demin,V1 (2430) - Balabayeva,Xeniya (2185), Titled Tue 7th Feb Early (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2)

10.dc6 Qc6 11.Rc1 Qe4 12.Be2 Bd7 13.Rc4 Qd5 14.Rd4 Qe6 (14...Qa2? 15.Rd7 Kd7 16.Ne5 Kc8 17.Bc4+-) 15.Rd7 Qd7 (15...Kd7 16.Ba5 Ke8 17.Ne5+-) 16.Ne5 Qd5 17.Qa4 Kd8 18.Bf4 f6?? (18...Nf6 19.0-0 e6+-) 19.0-0 (19.Nf7! Qf7 20.Qa5 Kd7 21.Bb5 Ke6 22.Bc4 Kd7 23.Qc7 Ke8 24.Bb5) 19...fe5+/- 20.Rd1 Qd1 21.Qd1 Ke8 22.Bb5 Kf7 23.Qd5 e6 24.Qb7 Be7 25.Qa8 ef4 26.Bc4 g5 27.Qe4 Nf6 28.Qe6 Ke8 29.Qc8 Bd8 30.Qb7 Be7 31.Qb8 Bd8 32.Qa7 Be7 33.a4 h5 34.a5 Rh7 35.a6 Nd7 36.Qa8 Bd8 37.Qe4 Re7 38.Qg6 (38.Qg6 Kf8 39.Qg8) 1–0. Csapo,Zoltan (2170) – Nagy,Laszlo (2060), Budapest FS11 FM–A, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

10.dc6 Qc6 11.Be2 Nf6 12.0-0 e6 13.Ne5 Qd5 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Nd7 Nd7 (15...Qd7?? 16.Bb5 Bc5 17.Bc3+-) 16.Rfd1 a6 17.Bf3 Qb5 18.Qb5 ab5 19.Bb7 Rb8? (better is 19...Ra7 20.Bc6 Ba3+=) 20.Bc6+- Rb6 21.Rac1 Rc6 22.Rc6 Ne5 23.Rc8 Kd7 24.Rf8! Rf8 25.Bb4 Ke8 26.Bf8 Kf8 27.Rb1 Ke7 28.Rb5 f6 29.a4 Kd6 30.Rb7 Nd7 31.a5 Kc6 32.a6 Nc5 33.Rg7 Na6 34.Rh7 Kd6 35.h4 Nc5 36.h5 Ne4 37.h6 Ng5 38.Rg7 1–0. Voigt,Martin – Aginsky,N, It (open), Hamburg (Germany), 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

10.dc6 Qc6 11.Rc1 Qe4 12.Be3 Bd7 13.Qd7?? (better 13.Rc4 Qe6 14.Rd4+=) 13...Kd7-/+ 14.Bb5 Kd8 (14...Kd6 15.Rd1 Kc7 16.Rd7 Kc8 17.0-0=) 15.0-0 e6?? (better 15...e5!? 16.Rfd1 Ke7 17.Bc5 Kf6 18.Bf8 Qf3 19.Bg7 Kg7 20.gf3 a6=+) 16.Rfd1= Ke7?? (16...Qd5 17.Ne5 Bd6 18.Rd5 ed5 19.Nf7 Ke7 20.Nh8+=) 17.Rc7 (17.Bg5 Nf6 18.Rc7) 17...Kf6= 18.Bg5 Kg6 19.Bd3 f5 20.Be4 fe4 21.Ne5 Kg5 22.Nf7 Kf6 23.Nh8 Bb4? (better 23...Be7=) 24.Rf7+- (24.Rb7?! Be7+=) 24...Ke5 25.Rg7 Nf6?? (25...Ne7 26.Rh7 Nd5+-) 26.Nf7 Kf5 (26...Kf4 27.g3 Kf3+-) 27.Rg5 Kf4 28.g3 (28.Kf1 Nh5 29.Ke2 Rd8 30.g3 Ng3 31.hg3) 28...Kf3 29.Kf1 Bc3 30.h3 Nd5 (30...Rg8 31.Rg8 h6 32.Re1 Ng4 33.Rg4 Be1 34.Ne5) 31.Rgd5 (31.Rf5! ef5 32.Ng5) 31...ed5 32.Ng5 1-0. Dubreuil,J (2095) - Peycheva,Gergana (2245), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6)

10.Bg5-/+ Qd6 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qa4 e6 13.a3 Bd7 14.Ba6 c5 15.Qc4 -/+.

10.Bg5 Qd6 11.dc6 Qd1 12.Rd1 bc6 13.Rc1 Bd7 14.Ne5 f6 15.Nd7 -/+.

11.Ba5 Bg4 12.Be2 Nh6 13.0-0 e5 (better is 13...Nf5-/+) 14.Ne5+= Be2?? (better is 14...Qe5 15.Bg4 Be7+/-) 15.Qd7 (15.Qe2 Qe6 16.Rfe1 Bd6 17.Nf7 Bh2 18.Kh2 Qe2 19.Nh6 Qe1 20.Re1 Kd7+-) 1–0. Csapo,Zoltan (2145) – Szilardfy,Gyula (2075), Budapest FS10 FM–A, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 Qd6 12.Qa4+= Bd7 (12...Qe6 13.Be3 Bd7 14.Ba6+= Nf6 15.Bb7=) 13.Bc4 (13.Bf4 e5 14.Ne5 Qb4 15.Qb4 Bb4 16.Bd2 Bd2 17.Kd2 Ne7+=) 13...e6-/+ 14.0-0 Nf6 15.Bc3 (15.Rfd1-/+) 15...Nd5 16.Be5 Qb4 (16...Qa3 17.Qc2-/+) 17.Qc2 f6 18.Rb1 Qa5 19.Bg3 Be7 20.Nd4 (20.Rb7 e5-/+) 20...Qc3-+ 21.Qc3 Nc3 22.Rb7 Nd5 (22...e5 23.Ne6 Be6 24.Be6 Ne2 25.Kh1-+) 23.Re1 (23.Rc1 e5 24.Nb5 cb5 25.Bd5 a6-/+) 23...e5-+ 24.Nb5 0-0-0 (24...a6 25.Nc7 Nc7 26.Rc7-+) 25.Ra7 Nb6 (25...cb5?! 26.Bd5 Bc5 27.Rc1=) 26.Bf1? (better is 26.Na3 Nc4 27.Nc4-+) 26...cb5 27.Rc1 Nc4! 28.Bc4 bc4 29.h4 Kb8 30.Ra5 Bc6 31.Rc4 Bb7 32.h5 Rd1 33.Kh2 Rc8 34.Rc8 Kc8 35.Ra4 Rd4 36.Ra5 Bb4 37.Rb5 Bc6 38.Rb6 Kc7 (38...Kc7 39.Ra6 Kb7 40.Rc6 Kc6-+) 0–1. Csapo,Z (2190) – Banusz,T (2215), Spring Festival, Budapest HUN, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3-/+ 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Ba6 Qe6 13.Be2 Nf6 (worse 13...Qa2 14.Bc4 Qb2 15.Bc3=+) 14.0-0 g6 (better 14...Qa2!? 15.Re1 Qd5-+) 15.Bc4=+ Nd5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Bc3 f6 18.Qd4 Bg7 19.Qh4 (better 19.Rb1 a5 20.Rb7-/+) 19...0-0?? (19...Qf4 20.Qf4 Nf4 21.Bd2-/+) 20.Rcd1 (better 20.Bb4! Qb8 21.Be7+=) 20...e6-/+ 21.Bd5 ed5 (21...cd5?! 22.Bb4 Qa6 23.Bf8 Rf8 24.Qb4=+) 22.Bb4 (22.Qd4 Rfb8-+) 22...c5 23.Ba3 Rfe8 24.h3 Re1 25.Re1 Re8 26.Rc1 Rc8 Black prepares c4 27.Ne1 Qb6 28.Qf4 c4 29.Nf3 Be6 30.Nd4 Bf7 (30...f5 31.Rd1-+) 31.Re1 (31.Qd2 f5 32.Bb2 Bh6 33.Qh6 Qb2-+) 31...Qa6 (31...f5 32.Rd1-+) 32.Be7 Qa4 (32...f5 33.Bb4 c3 34.Rc1-+) 33.Qd6 (33.Bf6 Re8 (33...Qa2 34.Bg7 Kg7 35.Qe5 Kg8 36.Ne6+-) 34.Re8 Qe8 35.Bg7 Qe1 36.Kh2 Kg7-+) 33...Re8 34.Nc6 (34.Ne6 Qa5 35.Kf1-+) 34...f5?? (34...Qa2 35.Rf1 Qb2 36.Qd7-+) 35.Rb1? (35.Nd8 Qa5 36.Kf1 Rd8 37.Bd8 Qa2 38.Qb8=+) 35...c3 36.Rb8 c2 (36...Qa2?! 37.Re8 Be8 38.Qe6 Kh8 39.Bf6 Qb1 40.Kh2=+) 37.Re8 (37.Bg5 Qe4 38.Ne7 Qe7 39.Qe7 (39.Be7?? c1Q 40.Kh2 Rc8-+) 39...Rb8 40.Qc7 Rb1 41.Kh2-/+) 37...Be8 38.Bg5 (38.Qd5 Kh8 39.Bg5 Qc6 40.Qc6 Bc6-+) 38...c1Q! 39.Bc1 Qc6 (worse 39...Bc6 40.Bf4 d4 41.Qe6 Kh8 42.Be5-+) 40.Qd8 (40.Qf4 Qc3 41.Qd2 Qd2 42.Bd2 Bb5-+) 40...Qd7 (better 40...Qc1 41.Kh2 Be5 42.g3 Kf8-+) 41.Qe8 (41.Qb8-+) 41...Qe8 42.Be3 Qe4 (better 42...d4 43.Bd2 Qe2-+) 43.f3 Qd3 (43...Qe3 44.Kh2 Be5 45.g3 Qf2 46.Kh1 Bd4 47.a3 Qg1) 44.Kf2 d4 45.Bf4 Qc2 46.Kg3 d3 47.h4 Plans Qe2 47...a6 48.h5 d2 49.hg6 (49.Bd2 Qd2 50.f4 Qe3 51.Kh2 Qf4 52.g3 Qf2 53.Kh3 Be5 54.hg6 Qg3) 49...d1Q 50.gh7 Kh7 51.Kh4 (51.Be3 Be5 52.Bf4 Qe1 53.Kh2 Bf4 54.Kh3 Qg3) 51...Kg6 (51...Qh1 52.Bh2 Qh2 53.Kg5 Qh6) 52.Kg3 Qg1 (52...Qe1 53.Kh3 Qcf2 54.g4 Qef1) 53.Be3 (53.Bd2 Qd2 54.Kh3 Qgg2 55.Kh4 Bf6) 53...Qe3 (53...Qgg2 54.Kf4 Qg5) 54.Kh4 (54.Kh3 Qcf2 55.g4 Qef3) 54...Qcf2 55.g3 Qh6 (55...Qh2) 0-1. Tay,J (2230) - Yuan,Qingyu (2370), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Bc4 e6 13.Bg5 (13.0-0!?+=) 13...Qf5 (13...Bb4!? 14.Bd2 Bd2 15.Qd2 Qe7-/+) 14.0-0= Nf6 (14...Be7 15.Be7 Ne7 16.Re1=) 15.Re1+= Be7?? (better 15...h6 16.Re5 Qh7=) 16.Re5+- Qg6 17.Bd3 1-0. Rothuis,V (2345) - Makaraci,Tunahan (2255), Titled Tue (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Bd3 e6 13.0-0=+ Ba3 14.Rc4 h5?? (14...Qd8 15.Bc3 Nf6 16.Ne5=+) 15.Qa4?? (better 15.Bg5 Qb2 16.Bc1 Qa2 17.Ra4+-) 15...Bd6 16.Bc3 (worse 16.Rc6 Ne7 17.Bg5 Qb2-/+ (17...Nc6?? 18.Bf6 gf6 19.Bb5+-; 17...Bc6?! 18.Qc2=+)) 16...Qh6 17.Rb1 (17.Rc6 Ne7 18.Bb5 Nc6 (18...Bc6?? 19.Bc6 Kf8 20.Ba8+-) 19.Bc6 Rd8=) 17...Ne7 (17...f6!?=) 18.Bd2+= g5 19.Bg5 (19.Ng5 Qg7+=) 19...Qg7= 20.Be7 Be7 (20...Ke7!? 21.Rb7 Rab8 22.Ra7 Qa1 23.Bf1 Rhd8=) 21.Be4+= The pressure on the isolated pawn grows (worse 21.Rc6 0-0-/+) 21...Rg8 22.g3 Rc8 23.Bc6 Rc6 24.Rc6 Bd8 (24...Qf6 25.Rc8 Bd8 26.Rd8 Qd8 27.Qa7+-) 25.Rd1 Qg4? (25...h4 26.Nh4 Qg4 27.Qg4 Rg4 28.Rcd6 Bh4 29.Rd7+-) 26.Qg4 (26.Rd4 Qg7+- (26...Qf3 27.Rd7 Kf8 28.Rd8 Kg7 29.Qd4 Kh7 30.Rg8 Kg8 31.Rc8 Kh7 32.Rh8 Kg6 33.Rg8 Kf5 34.h3+-)) 26...hg4 27.Rcd6 gf3 28.Rd7 Bb6 29.R7d3 Rg4 30.Rf3 Ra4 31.a3 Ke7 32.Rfd3 Bc5 33.Rc1 Bd6 34.Rb1 f5 (34...e5+-) 35.Rb7 (35.Rb7 Kf6 36.Rd6 Ra3 37.Rd8+-) 1-0. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2510) - Wu,Christopher (2345), Titled Tue, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 e6 12.Bg5?? (better 12.Bb5! cb5 13.Bg5 Bb4 14.Kf1+/-) 12...Bb4-/+ 13.Ke2 (13.Bd2!? Bd2 14.Qd2-/+) 13...Qb2 14.Rc2?? (better 14.Qc2 Qc2 15.Rc2-+) 14...Ba6-+ 15.Ke3 Qa3 16.Kf4 (16.Bd3 h6 17.Bh4 g5-+) 16...f6 (better 16...h6 17.Be7 Ne7 18.Kg3-+) 17.Rc6 (17.Ba6 fg5 18.Kg3 Nf6-+) 17...fg5 18.Ng5 (18.Kg5 Be7 19.Kf4 Bf1 20.Rf1 Qb4 21.Ke3 Bc5 22.Rc5 Qc5 23.Qd4 Qa3 24.Qd3 Qd3 25.Kd3 Nf6-+) 18...Bf1 19.Ne6 (19.Re6 Ne7 20.Rf1-+) 19...Ne7 (19...Bg2 20.Ng7 Kf7 21.f3-+) 20.Ng7 (20.Nc7 Kf7 21.Rf1 Rad8 22.Qh5 Kg8-+) 20...Kf7 21.Ne6 (21.Rf1 Nc6 22.Nf5 Bd2 23.Kg4 Rag8 24.Kh4 Rg2 25.Qb3 Qb3 26.ab3 Rh2 27.Kg3-+) 21...Ng6 22.Kg5 Be7 23.Kh6 Bf8 (better 23...Bg2 24.Qg4 Bc6-+) 24.Kh5 Qa5 (better 24...Bg2 25.Ng5 Kg8-+) 25.Ng5 Ke8 26.Rf1 Be7 (26...Nf4!? 27.Kg4 Be7 28.h4-+) 27.Re1?? (better 27.Qg4 Rd8 28.f4-+) 27…Qg5 0-1. Koval,Artem (2210) - Centron Antuna,Daniel (2275), Titled Tue (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Rc1 Bg4 12.Qa4 Bd7 (12...Bf3 13.gf3 Qe6 14.Be3+/- Qd7 15.Rc6+/-) 13.Bf4 e6 14.Ne5 Bd6 15.Nd7 -/+.

11.Rc1 Bg4 12.Be2 e5 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Qe4 Ba3 15.Rc4 -/+.

11.Bc4 Be6 12.Be6 Qe6 (12...fe6?! 13.Rc1 Qb2 14.Qc2 Qc2 15.Rc2+=) 13.Be3 Nf6 (13...Qc4 14.Rc1 Qa2 15.Rc6-/+) 14.0-0 Nd5 15.Re1 Qd6 (15...Qg4 16.h3 Qd7 17.Ne5=+) 16.Qa4=+ Ne3 17.Re3 e6 18.Rd3 (18.Rc3!? Rc8 19.Rd1=) 18...Qc5-/+ (18...Qd3?! 19.Qc6 Ke7 20.Qa8+=) 19.Qg4 h5 (19...Qb4 20.Qh5 Bc5 21.Rb3=) 20.Qg3 g6 21.Qc7 Bh6 (21...Be7 22.Rd7 Bd8 23.Qb7=+) 22.Qd7=+ Kf8 23.Re1 Kg7 (better 23...Bg7!?=+) 24.Ne5+= The isolani on c6 becomes a target 24...Rhf8 25.Rf3 (25.Nc6 Rac8 26.Nd4 Kg8=+) 25...Qe5?? (better 25...Kg8 26.Rf7 Rae8+-) 26.Re5 Rad8 (26...Kg8 27.Rd3+- (27.Qc6?! Rfc8 28.Re6 Rc6 29.Rc6 Rd8+-)) 27.Rf7! (27.Rf7 Rf7 28.Qd8+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2505) - Maisuradze,N (2200), Cappelle Online Blitz, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Be2 Qd6=.

11.Be2 e5 12.0-0 Bd6 13.Bg5 Qe6 14.Bc4 Qc4 15.Qd6 f6 16.Ne5 Qd5?? (better 16...fe5 17.Qe5 Kf7 18.Qc7 Kg6-/+) 17.Qc7+= Ne7 18.Rae1? (18.Rfd1 Qe5 19.Rd8 Kf7 20.Qe5 A) worse 20...fe5 21.Rh8 Ng6 22.Rd8+/- (22.Rh7?! Kg8 23.Rh4 Nh4 24.Bh4 e4=); B) 20...Rd8 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Qh5 Kg7-+) 18...0-0 (better 18...Be6!? 19.Nc6 Qc6 (19...Nc6?! 20.Qg7 Rf8 21.Bf6=+) 20.Qc6 Nc6 21.Re6 Kd7 22.Rc6 Kc6-+ (22...fg5 23.Rc5+=)) 19.Qe7=+ fg5 (19...fe5 20.Re5 Qa2 21.Be3=) 20.Qg5 (20.Rd1 Qe6 (20...Qa2?? 21.Rd8 Qf2 22.Rf2 h5 23.Rff8 Kh7 24.Rh8) 21.Qg5 Qa2 22.Nc6 Qe6 23.Ne7 Kh8+=) 20...Ba6 (better 20...Rf5!? 21.Qg3 Ba6=+) 21.Rd1+= Qa2?? (better 21...Qe6 22.Rfe1 Qa2+=) 22.Rd7+- Rf7 23.Nf7 (better 23.Rf7 Qf7 24.Nf7 Bf1 25.Nh6 Kh8 26.Nf5+-) 23...Qf7 (23...Qe6 24.Rfd1 h6 25.Rd8 Rd8 26.Qd8 Kf7 27.Rd7 Kg6+-) 24.Rf7 Kf7 1-0. Dubreuil,J (2095) - Vujacic,I (2050), Titled Tue (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Be2 e5 12.0-0 Bd6 13.Bg5 Qe6 14.Bc4 Qd7 15.Re1 f6 16.Bh4 Ne7 17.Qd2 Bc7 18.Qb4 Nd5 19.Qa3 Qd6 20.Qc1 0-0 21.Bg3 Bb6 22.a4 Be6 23.a5 Bc5 24.Nd2 Bd4 25.Ne4 Qd7 26.Rb1 Bf5 27.Qc2 Kh8 28.Bd3 Be4 29.Re4 f5 30.Re5 Be5 31.Be5 Rae8 32.f4 Nf4! 33.Bf4 Qd4 34.Kh1 Qf4 35.Qc6 Rc8 36.Qf3 Qf3 37.gf3 Rc3 38.Be2 Re8 39.Rb2 g6 40.Kg2 Rce3 41.Bf1 Kg7 42.a6 R8e7 43.Kf2 Kf6 44.Rb8 Ra3 45.Rb2 h5 46.Rc2 Rae3 47.h4 g5 48.hg5 Kg5 49.Rc8 Kf4 50.Rc4= Kg5 51.Rc8 R3e6 52.Bd3 h4 53.Rg8 Kf4 54.Rf8 Re5 55.Rh8 Rd5 56.Bf1 Rd2 57.Kg1 Rg7 58.Kh1 Rd1 59.Kh2 Rf1 60.Rh4 Kf3 61.Rh3 Ke2 (61...Ke2 62.Rb3 Ra1-+; 61...Kf2 62.Rg3 Rh7 63.Rh3 Rh3 64.Kh3 Rh1) 0–1. Sochacki,W (2260) – Klukin,Kirill (1980), Pardubice CZE, Czech Open Rapid, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3-/+ 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Be2 e5 12.Bc3 Bd6 13.Qa4 Ne7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Rac1 Nd5 16.Qc6 Nc3 17.Rc3 (17.Qc3 Bb7-/+) 17...Bg4 (17...Bf5 18.Rc4-+) 18.Rd1? (18.Rd3 Rad8 19.Rfd1 Be7-/+) 18...Rad8?? (better 18...Rac8 19.Rd6 Rc6 20.Rdc6 Be6-+) 19.Rcd3-/+ e4 20.Qe4? (better 20.Rd6 ef3 21.Bf3 (worse 21.Rf6 fe2 22.Re1 Rd1-/+) 21...Bf3 22.gf3 Rd6 23.Rd6 Qa1 24.Kg2 Qa2 25.Qb7=+) 20...Bf5-+ 21.Qd4 (21.Qa4 Bd3 22.Bd3 Bc7-+) 21...Bd3 (21...Bh2 22.Nh2 Rd4 23.Rd4-+) 22.Qf6 gf6 23.Bd3 (23.Rd3 Rfe8 24.Kf1 Bf8-+) 23...Bc5 24.Kf1 Rfe8 (24...Rd6 25.Ke2-+) 25.Bc2 (25.Nh4 Kf8-+) 25...Rd1 26.Bd1 f5 27.Bc2 f4 28.g4 f6 (28...fg3 29.hg3 Kg7 30.Nd2-+) 29.Nd2 Kg7 30.Ne4 Bb6 31.f3 (31.Kg2 Re5-+) 31...Rc8 32.Bb3 Rc1 33.Kg2 Rg1 34.Kh3 h6 35.Nd6 (35.Bd5 Rb1 36.Kg2 Rd1-+) 35...Rf1 36.Bd5 Be3 (better 36...Rf2!? 37.Nf5 Kg6 38.Nd6-+) 37.Nf5 Kg6 38.Be4 Kg5 39.Kg2 (39.Ng7 f5! 40.gf5 Ra1 41.Ne6 Kf6-+) 39...Rf2 (39...Rg1!? 40.Kh3 Ra1 41.Bd5-+) 40.Kh1 Ra2?? (better 40...Bb6 41.h4 Kg6-+) 41.h4= Kg6 42.Ne3 Kf7?? (42...Kg7 43.Nf5 Kf8 44.Nh6=) 43.Nd5 (better 43.Bd5 Kg6 44.Ba2 fe3 45.Kg2+-) 43...a5= 44.Nf4 Ra1 45.Kg2 a4 46.Bd5 Ke7 47.Nd3 (47.Bc4 Kd6=+) 47...Rd1 48.Bc4 a3 49.Nf4? (better 49.Nb4!?=+) 49...Rd4-+ 50.Ng6? (50.Nd5 Ke6 51.Nc7 Ke5 52.Be6-+) 50...Kd6 51.Bb3 Kc5?? (better 51...Rd3 52.Bc4 Kc5 53.Bd3 a2-+) 52.Kg3=+ Kb4 53.Bg8?? (better 53.Ba2=+) 53...Rc4-+ 54.Bc4 (54.g5 fg5 55.hg5 a2 56.Bc4 Kc4 57.gh6 a1Q-+) 54...Kc4 55.Nf4 (55.Kf4 a2-+) 55…a2 0-1. Lopez del Alamo,Antonio (2240) - Urazayev,Arystanbek (2475), Titled Tue 9th Jul Late (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Be2 g6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.Rc1 Qd6 14.Qa4 Attacks the isolani on c6 14...Bd7 15.Rfd1 Nf6 (15...Qe6!? 16.Be3 h6=) 16.Bh6= Bh6 17.Rd6 ed6 (17...Bc1? 18.Rd7! (18.Rc6?! 0-0=+) 18...Kd7 19.Qd1 Ke8 20.Qc1+-) 18.Re1 (18.Rd1!? Nd5 19.Ba6+/-) 18...0-0=+ 19.Qd4 Nd5 20.Bc4 Be6 (20...Bg7 21.Qd3=+) 21.h4 (better 21.Qh4 Bg7 22.Ng5+=) 21...Bg7-/+ 22.Qd1 Nc3 23.Qd3 d5 (23...Na2 24.Be6 fe6 25.Qd6+/-) 24.Bb3 (24.Ne5 Ne4 25.Nc6 Nf2 (25...dc4?! 26.Qe4 Rfe8 27.a3=+) 26.Kf2 dc4-/+) 24...Bf5 25.Qe3 Be4 26.Nd4 (26.Nd2!?-/+) 26...c5-+ 27.Qc3 Bd4 (27...cd4?! 28.Qd2=+) 28.Qd2 a5 29.h5 a4 30.Bc2 Bc2 31.Qc2 Rfb8 (31...gh5?! 32.Qf5-/+) 32.Rb1 a3 33.hg6 (33.Rb8 Rb8 34.h6 c4-/+) 33...hg6 34.Rb8 Rb8 35.Qa4 Bb2 (better 35...c4!? 36.g4 Bb2-+) 36.Qc6-/+ c4 37.Qd5 c3 38.Qc4 Rd8 39.Qe2 (39.Kf1 Rd2 40.Ke1 Kg7-/+) 39...Kf8 (better 39...Rc8 40.Qc2 Kf8-/+) 40.Qc4?? (better 40.Qe5 Rd1 41.Kh2-/+) 40...Rd2-+ 41.Qc5 (41.Kf1 c2 42.Qb4 Kg7 43.Qd2 c1Q 44.Qc1 Bc1 45.Ke2-+) 41...Kg8 42.Qc8 (42.Qe3 Rd1 43.Kh2 c2-+) 42...Kg7 43.Kh2 c2 (43...c2 44.Kg3 c1Q 45.Qc1 Bc1-+) 0-1. Khaled.A,Hemaid (1945) - Silva,David (2305), Online Olym Div3 C (5), 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

11.Be2 Nh6 12.0-0 Nf5 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Bg5 Qg6 15.Rfd1 Nd6 16.Bd3 Qh5 17.Be4 The isolani on c6 becomes a target 17...Rc8 (17...Ne4 18.Rd7 Ng5 (18...Kd7 19.Ne5 Ke6 20.Qe4 Qg5 21.Nf3 Kf6 22.Ng5 Kg5 23.h4 Kf6 24.Qc6 e6 25.Qf3 Ke7 26.Qa8+-) 19.Rd8 Rd8 20.Qc6 Rd7 21.Qc8 Rd8 22.Qc6 Rd7 23.Qc8 Rd8 24.Qc6=) 18.Qa7?? (18.Rd6 ed6 19.Re1+-) 18...h6?? (better 18...f6!?-/+) 19.Bf4 (better 19.Rd6!? Qg4 20.Ne5 ed6 21.Ng4 hg5+-) 19...g5?? (better 19...f6=) 20.Be5 (20.Ne5 Be6 21.Bf3 Qf3 22.Nf3 gf4+-) 20...f6 (better 20...Bg4+-) 21.Rd6! ed6 (21...ed6 22.Bf6 Combination) 22.Bf6 Rg8 (22...Qf7 23.Bh8 Be7+-) 23.Re1 Be6 24.Bg6!! Rg6 (24...Rg6 25.Re6 Mate attack; 24...Qg6 25.Re6 Mate attack) 25.Re6 (25.Re6 Be7 26.Qe7) 1-0. Gareev,T (2605) - Magallanes,Rey Jomar (2035), RBI Open Qualifier, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Ba6 (13.Qe4 Ba3 14.Rc4 Bb2-/+ (14...Ne7 15.Ne5 Bf5 16.Qe3 Rb8 17.Nc6 Rb1 18.Ke2 Be6-/+) 15.Bc3 Bc3 16.Rc3 Ne7 17.Qe5 Qe5 18.Ne5 f6-/+) 13...Rb8 14.0-0 (14.Bd3 Rb7 15.Be4 Rc7 16.Rb1 Rc8 17.Rb7 Bd6 18.0-0 h6+=) 14...Bd6 (14...c5 15.Qa5 (15.Qe4 Qf5 16.Qe5 Qe5 17.Ne5 Be6 18.Bc4 Rb2-/+) 15...Bd6 (15...Ne7 16.Rc5 Nc6 17.Rc6 Bc6 18.Ne5 Be7+=) 16.Rfe1-/+ Qd8 17.Qd8 Rd8 18.Ne5 Be6+=) 15.Rfe1 (15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Qa7 h6 17.Bc3 Qf4 18.Rce1 f6+=) 15...Ne7 (15...c5 16.Qa3 Qe7 17.Ne5 Be5 18.Bc3 f6+=) 16.Bg5 Qe6 17.Nd4 (17.Bc4 Nd5-/+ 18.Qa7 0-0-/+) 17...Qg4 (17...ed4 18.Re6 Be6 19.Qd4+/-) 18.Be7 Be7 (18...Ke7 19.Nc6 Ke8 20.Qg4 Bg4 21.Nb8 Bb8 22.Bc8+-) 19.Re5 c5 20.Bb5 (20.Re7 Ke7 21.Nc6 Kf6 22.Qg4 Bg4 23.Nb8 Rb8 24.h3-/+) 20...Rb5?? (20...Qd4 21.Bd7 Qd7 22.Re7 Ke7 23.Re1 Kd8-+) 21.Re7?? (21.Qa7 0-0 A) 22.Re7? Qg5 (22...cd4?! 23.Qd7 Qf4 24.Rf1=) 23.Re3 cd4 24.Qd4 Bh3-+; B) 22.Nb5=) 21...Ke7-+ 22.Nc6 Kd6 23.Qb5 Qg2! 24.Kg2 Bc6 25.Qc6 Kc6 26.Rc3 Rc8 27.Kf1 Rc7 28.Ke2 a5 29.Rh3 h6 30.Rg3 g6 31.Rf3 c4 32.Rf6 Kb5 33.Kd2 Kb4 34.Rb6 Ka3 35.Rb5 c3 36.Kc2 a4 37.Ra5 Rc4 38.Ra7 Rf4 0–1. Elsayed,M (2160) – Zozulia,A (2335), Golden Cleopatra, Cairo EGY, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Be2 Bd6 14.0-0 Ne7 15.Rfe1 0-0 16.Bg5 Qf5 17.Be7 Be7 18.Red1 e4 19.Nd4 Qg6 (19...Qe5 20.Nc6 Bc6 21.Rc6 Rfb8-/+) 20.Nb3? (better is 20.Nc6!? Bc6 21.Rc6+=) 20...Rfd8-+ 21.Bf1 (21.Nc5 Bf5 22.Rd8 Rd8 23.Qa7-+) 21...Bg4 (better is 21...Bg5!? 22.Rc4 e3-+) 22.Rd8 (22.Rc6 Rd1 (22...Bd1?! 23.Rg6 hg6 24.Qe4-/+) 23.Rg6 A) 23...fg6? 24.Qe4 Rad8 25.Qg4+- (25.Qe7?! Rf1 26.Kf1 Rd1 27.Qe1 Re1 28.Ke1 Be6=); B) worse is 23...hg6 24.Qe4 Rad8 25.Qg4+=; C) 23...Be2-+) 22...Rd8 23.Qa7 ½–½. Hennings,Artur (2295) – Stutz,Reno, Mecklenburg VP–ch, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

12.Qb3 Bd6 13.Rc6 Ne7 14.Bg5 Nc6 (better is 14...Qg6 15.Bb5 Qe4 16.Qe3 Qb1 17.Qc1 Qb5 18.Rd6 Bg4 19.Be7 Bf3 20.gf3 Qa5 21.Ke2 Ke7-/+ (21...Qa2 22.Kf1 Qa4 23.Qc7+-)) 15.Bf6+- gf6 16.Bb5 Bd7? (16...Bb7 17.Qd5 0-0-0 18.0-0+/-) 17.0-0 (better is 17.Qd5 Ke7 18.Bc6+-) 17...Ke7 18.Qd5 Nb4 19.Qb7 Rhd8 20.Bd7 Rab8 21.Qe4 Rd7 22.a3 Na6 23.Nd4 Rb6 24.Nf5 Kd8 25.g3 (better is 25.Nd6!? Rbd6 26.Qh7+/-) 25...Ba3= 26.Ne3 Bc5 27.Qh7 Be3 28.fe3 Nc5 29.Qc2 Nd3 30.Rb1 Rb1 31.Qb1 e4 32.Qb8 (32.Qb5 Ne5 33.Qb8 Ke7 34.Qb4 Ke6 35.Qe4 Rd1 36.Kg2 Rd2 37.Kh3 f5+/-) 32...Ke7+= 33.h4 f5 34.h5 f6 35.g4 fg4 36.h6 Ne5 37.h7 Nf7 38.Qb4 (38.Qb4 Ke8 39.Qe4 Kf8 40.Qa8 Ke7 41.h8Q Nh8 42.Qh8+-) 1–0. Loehn,Carsten – Osswald,Dietrich (2125), Mittelrhein–ch, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

12.Bc4 Ba3 13.Rc3+= Bb4 14.Re3 Bd2 15.Qd2 Ne7 16.Ne5 0-0 17.0-0 Nd5 18.Bd5 cd5 19.Qd5 Be6 20.Qa5 Qd8 21.Qa3 Qd2 22.Rg3 (22.Nc6 Qa2 23.Qd6 a5=) 22...Rfc8 (22...Rfe8 23.h4=) 23.Qf3 Rab8 (23...g6 24.h4=) 24.Qf6 (better 24.Nc6!? Rb7 25.Qf6+=) 24...g6= 25.h4 Rc1 (25...Rb6 26.h5 Ba2 27.Qe7=) 26.Rc1 Qc1 27.Kh2 Ba2 (27...Re8 28.Re3 Qc2 29.a3=) 28.Ng4 (28.Nc6 Re8 29.Ne7 Re7 30.Qe7 Qf4+/-) 28...Be6+= 29.Rc3 (29.Qe5 Qb2 30.Nh6 Kf8+=) 29...Qd2= 30.Ne3 (better 30.Qe5 Rd8 31.Nf6 Kf8 32.Nh7 Kg8 33.Nf6 Kf8 34.Qg3=) 30...Qd6-/+ 31.f4 a5 32.h5 Qf8 (32...Qd8!? 33.Qd8 Rd8 34.hg6 hg6-/+) 33.Qe5=+ Qh6?? (better 33...Qd8 34.Kg3 gh5 35.Qh5 a4-/+) 34.Qb8+- Kg7 (34...Qf8 35.Qf8 Kf8 36.Ra3+-) 35.Qe5 (better 35.Rc5 a4+-) 35...Kg8 36.Rc5 Qf8 (36...Qg7+-) 37.Ra5 (37.Ra5 Qd8 38.Nd5+-) 1-0. Popov,Tikhon (2215) - Badelka,Olga (2405), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

12.Bc4 Bg4 13.Qb3 Bf3 14.gf3=.

12.Bd3 Ba3 13.Rb1 Ne7 14.Qa4 (14.0-0 0-0=+) 14...Bd6 (14...Qd6 15.Ba5=+) 15.Ng5 (15.Bg5!? Qe6 16.Be7 Ke7 17.0-0=) 15...Bf5-/+ 16.Ne4 Be4 (16...Qg6 17.g4 Bc8 18.h4-/+ (worse 18.Nd6 Qd6 19.Ke2 h5-+)) 17.Qe4 (17.Be4 0-0=+) 17...g6 18.h4 (18.0-0=+) 18...h6 (better 18...0-0!?-/+) 19.h5 g5 20.0-0 Qg7 21.Rb7 0-0 22.Bc3 (22.Rfb1 Rfb8=) 22...Nd5=+ 23.Ba1 (23.Bd2 Rfb8 24.Rb8 Rb8=+ (worse 24...Bb8 25.Rc1 Bd6 26.Rc6+/-)) 23...a5 (23...Rfb8 24.Rfb1=+) 24.g3 (24.Rc1 Rfc8=+) 24...Rab8 25.Ra7 Ra8 26.Rb7 Kh8 (26...Rfd8 27.Re1=+) 27.Qf5 (27.Qc4 Rfc8=) 27...Rae8 (27...Ne7 28.Qe4=+) 28.Qd7 (28.Rc1 Ne7 29.Qe4 f5=) 28...Qf6 29.Qc6 Nb4 30.Qe4 Nd3 31.Qd3 Kg8 32.Rb6 Re6 33.Qe4 Qe7 34.Rb5 e5 seems the pivot of the position (34.Rb7 Qd8=) 34...f5 (34...Qc7 35.Re1=+) 35.Qc4= Re8 Black intends e4 (35...Qf7 36.Ra5 f4 37.g4=) 36.Rd1 (36.Be5 Be5 37.Re5 Qf7 38.Ra5 Qh5 39.Rf5 Qe2+=) 36...Kh7 (better 36...Qc7!? 37.Qb3 f4=) 37.Rbd5+= Bb4?? (better 37...Rf8+=) 38.Rd7+- e4 (38...Kh8 39.Re7 R6e7+-) 39.Qe6 e3 (39...Bc3 40.Bc3 Rg8 41.Qe7 Rg7 42.Qg7) 40.Qg6 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2630) - Rosen,E (2360), Titled Tue (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4=+ 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3= Qa5 8.d5 Qc3 9.Bd2 Qf6 10.dc6 bc6)

12.Be2 Be7 13.0-0 Qd6 (better is 13...Qf5!?+=) 14.Qa4= Bd7 15.Bc3 (better is 15.Rfd1 c5 16.Bb5 Bb5 17.Qb5 Kf8 18.Bc3+=) 15...Bf6?? (better is 15...f6 16.Rfd1 Qa3=) 16.Rfd1+- Qc7 (better is 16...Qe7 17.Bc4 e4+/-) 17.Ba5?? (17.Ba6!? e4 18.Qe4 Ne7 19.Bf6 gf6+-) 17...Qc8 (17...Qb7 18.Rb1 Qc8 19.Bc3+=) 18.Bb4 (better is 18.Ne5 Be5 19.Qe4+/-) 18...Ne7?? (better is 18...Rb8=) 19.Ba6+- Qc7 (19...Qb8 20.Be7 Ke7 21.Rb1+-) 20.Ba5 (20.Ba5 Qb8 21.Rb1 Qb1 22.Rb1+-) 1–0. Chandler,Patrick (2260) – Bittner,Peter (2050), Rhein Main op, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 Qc3)

12.Be2 Ne7!?-/+.

12.Bg5 Bb4 13.Ke2 Qd6 14.Qd6 Bd6 15.Rc6 Kd7 16.Rc2 Rb8 17.Rd2 f6 18.Be3 Ba6-/+.

9.Qb3 Bb4 10.Bd2 ed5 11.Nd5 Bd2 12.Nd2 Nge7 13.Bb5 0-0 14.0-0?? (better is 14.Ne7 Ne7 15.Qa4 Qa4 16.Ba4-/+) 14...Nd5-+ 15.Qd5 Rd8 16.Rfe1 Be6 (16...Be6 17.Qe4 Qb5-+; 16...Rd5?? 17.Re8#; 16...Qd2?? 17.Qd2 Be6 18.Qb2+-) 0–1. Roeseler,Wolfgang – Schmidt,Michael2, Oberliga NRW, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

9.Qb3 ed5 10.Bd2 Nf6 11.Bb5 Bd6 (better is 11...Qd8!?-/+) 12.Nd5+= Qd8 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Bc6 bc6 15.Nf6 Qf6 16.Bf6 Bb3 17.Bg7 Bb4 18.Nd2 Rg8 19.ab3 Rg7 20.g3 Rd8 21.0-0-0 Rg5 22.Rhe1 Kf8 23.Re4 Bc5 24.Rf1 Rd3 25.Kc2 Rgd5 26.Nc4 Rf3 27.Ne5 Rf2 28.Rf2 Bf2 29.Nc6 f5 (29...Rc5!? 30.Rc4 Rh5+=) 30.Re5 Re5 31.Ne5 Ke7 32.Kd3 Ke6 33.Nf3 h5 34.Ng5 Kf6 35.Nh3 Bb6 36.b4 h4 37.gh4 Bc7 38.b5 Bh2 39.Ng5 Bg3 40.Nf3 Kg6 41.Ke3 ½–½. Heuer,Valter – Terentiev,Sergei, LAT–EST m Salatsgrive, 1982. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

9.Qd2 Bb4 10.Bb2 ed5 11.a3 Bd6 12.Nd5?? (better 12.Nb5 Qd2 13.Nd2+-) 12...Qd2= 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.Nf6 gf6 15.Bf6 0-0 16.Nc4 Re8 17.Be2 Be7 18.Bb2 (18.Be7 Re7 19.Rd1 Bf5=) 18...Bc5=+ 19.Ne3 (19.Rd1 Be6 20.0-0 Rad8=+) 19...Bd4 (19...Nd4 20.Rc1 b6 21.Bd3=+) 20.0-0-0= Bb2 (20...Be3 21.fe3 Re3 22.Bf3=) 21.Kb2+= Be6 22.h4 Rad8 23.Bb5 f5 24.g3 Kf7 25.Bc6 bc6 26.Kc3 Rb8 27.Rb1 Rb6 28.Rb6 ab6 29.Rb1 b5 30.Kd4 Ra8 31.Rc1 Ra3 32.Rc6 Ra4 33.Kc5 f4 34.gf4 (34.Kb5? fe3 35.Rc7 Kg6 36.fe3 Re4-+) 34...Rf4 35.Rc7 (35.Kb5?? Bd7 36.Kc5 Bc6 37.Kc6 Rh4-+) ½-½. Bellahcene,B (2540) - Travadon,Loic (2445), French Open Blitz (12), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Qd2 Bb4 10.Bb2 ed5 11.a3 Be7 12.Nd5 Qd2 13.Nd2 Kf8 14.Bc4 (14.Ne7 Nge7 15.0-0-0 h5=) 14...Bd6 (14...Nf6 15.Ne7 Ke7 16.0-0=+) 15.0-0 (15.Ne4 Be5 16.0-0-0 Be6=) 15...Bf5 16.Rfe1 h5 17.a4 Nge7 18.Ne4 Be4 19.Re4 Nd5 20.Bd5 Ne7 21.Bb3 Rc8 22.Rd1 Rh6 23.g3 a5 (23...b6 24.Re3+=) 24.Red4+= Rc6 25.Rf4 f5 26.Rf3 (26.h4 Rg6+=) 26...h4 27.Ba3 g5 28.Bc1 hg3 29.hg3 Rg6 30.g4 f4 (30...Rf6 31.Kf1+=) 31.Rh3+/- Ke8? (better 31...Ng8!?+/-) 32.Rh7+- Kd7 33.Bf7 Rc1 (33...Kc8 34.Bb2+-) 34.Rc1 Rf6 35.Bc4 Bb4 36.Bb5 Kd6 37.Rd1 Ke5 38.Kf1 f3 (38...Rf8 39.Rd7 Nd5 40.Rhg7+-) 39.Re1! Be1 (39...Kf4 40.Ree7 Be7 41.Re7 Kg4 42.Rb7+-) 40.Re7 Kf4 41.Ke1 (41.Re1?! Kg4 42.Re4 Kf5+-) 41...Kg4 42.Rb7 Re6 43.Kd2 Rd6 44.Ke3 (44.Bd3 Rd4 45.Rf7 Kh3 46.Rf3 Kh4+-) 44...Re6 45.Kd4 Rd6 46.Kc3 Kh3 47.Bd3 Kg2 (47...g4 48.Rg7+-) 48.Rg7 Kf2 49.Rg5 Rc6 (49...Ke3 50.Re5 Kf4 51.Ra5+-) 50.Bc4 Ke3 51.Ra5 1-0. Kaczmarek,Ale (2275) - Osinski,E (2155), TCh-POL 2nd League (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Qd2 ed5 10.Nd5 Bb4 11.Nb4 Qb4 12.Qb4 Nb4 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Bd7 Kd7 15.0-0 Re8?? (better 15...Nd5=) 16.Rb1+- a5 (16...Na2 17.Bd2 b6 18.Rb2+-) 17.a3 Nd5 18.Rb7 Kc6 (18...Kd6 19.Rf7 Ngf6 20.Rg7+-) 19.Rf7 Ngf6 20.Rg7 Rhg8 21.Rf7 Rgf8 22.Nd4 Kb6 (22...Kd6 23.Rf8 Rf8 24.Re1+-) 23.Rf8 Rf8 24.Be3 (24.Re1 Rc8+-) 24...Re8 (24...Rc8 25.Rb1 Ka6 26.Rc1+-) 25.Rb1 Ka6 26.Nb5 (26.Bd2 Ne4 27.Re1 Nc7+-) 26...a4 (26...Rc8 27.Bh6+-) 27.Nc7! Nc7 28.Rb6 Ka5 29.Rf6 Rb8 (29...Rd8 30.Kf1 Nd5 31.Bd2 Kb5 32.Rf7+-) 30.h4 (30.Kf1 Nd5 31.Bd2 Kb5+-) 30...Rb3 (30...Nd5 31.Rf5 Rb1 32.Kh2+-) 31.h5 (31.Kf1!? Kb5 32.Rb6 Ka5+-) 31...Kb5 (31...Nd5 32.Rf5 Rd3 33.Bc5+-) 32.Rb6 Ka5 33.Rc6 Nd5? (33...Na6 34.Rc3! Kb5+-) 34.Rc5 Rb5 35.g4 Rc5 36.Bc5 Kb5 (36...Nf6 37.Bd4 Ng4 38.Bg7+-) 37.Bd4 Kc4 (37...Nf4 38.Be5 Ne6 39.f4+-) 38.Be5 Kd3 (38...Ne7 39.g5 Kd5 40.g6 hg6 41.h6+-) 39.g5 Ke4 (39...Ne7 40.Kg2 Ke4 41.g6+-) 40.g6 h6 (40...Ke5 41.gh7 Kf5 42.h8Q+-) 41.Bg7 Kf5 (41...Nf4 42.Bh6 Nh5 43.Kf1+-) 42.Bh6 Kg4 43.g7 Ne7 44.Bf4! Kh5 (44...Kf4 45.h6 Passed pawn) 45.Be5 Kg6 46.Kf1 Kf7 47.Ke2 1-0. Manon,Reja Neer (2240) - Akhmedinov,Satbek (2325), Asian Youth U18 (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Qd2 ed5 10.Nd5 Qd2 11.Nd2 (11.Bd2 Bd6=+) 11...Bd6 (11...Kd8 12.Ne4=+) 12.Bb2 Nf6 (12...Kf8!?=+) 13.Nf6+= gf6 14.Ne4 Be5 15.Nf6 Bf6 16.Bf6 0-0 17.f3 Be6 18.Kf2 Rac8 19.a3 Na5 20.Bd3 Nb3 21.Rad1 Nc5 22.Bb1 Rc6 23.Rd4 Bf5 24.Bf5 Rf6 25.Rd5 b6 26.g4 Re8 27.h4 Rc6 28.Rhd1 Kg7 29.Bc2 (29.h5 h6+=) 29...h6 30.g5 Rce6 31.R1d2 Re3 32.a4 Rc3 33.Rf5 hg5 34.Rg5 Kf8 (34...Kf6 35.Rf5 Kg7 36.Rf4=) 35.h5 Ne6 (35...Ree3 36.h6 Rf3 37.Kg2 Rh3 38.Rg8 Ke7+-) 36.Rg4+/- Ke7 37.h6 Rc5 38.h7 Rh5 (better 38...Rh8 39.Rg8 Rc2 40.Rc2 Rh7+/-) 39.Rg8+- Rf8 (39...Rh1 40.f4! Rf8 41.Be4+-) 40.Kg1 Nf4 (40...f5 41.Rh2 Rg5 42.Rg5 Ng5+-) 41.Rf8 Kf8 42.Rd8 Kg7 43.Rg8 (43.Rg8 Kf6 44.h8Q Rh8 45.Rh8+-) 1-0. Sezdbekov,Ruslan (2260) - Shturman,Arseniy (2075), Issykkul Open (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

9.Qd2 ed5 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Qa5 Na5 12.Bb5 (12.Bb2!? Kf8 13.0-0-0+=) 12...Bd7=+ 13.Bd7 Kd7 14.0-0 Ne7 15.Rd1 Rhd8 (15...Nc4 16.Rb1 Nd5 17.Rd5=) 16.Rb1 (16.Ne3 f6=+) 16...Ke8 17.Bd2 Nec6 (17...b6 18.Nc3=+) 18.Bc3= Kf8 19.g3 (19.Ng5 h6 20.Ne4 b6=) 19...b6=+ 20.Ne3 (20.Kg2 Rac8=+) 20...Bc5-/+ 21.Kf1 (21.Nd5 Rd6-/+) 21...Be3 22.fe3 Nc4 23.Kf2 Nd6 24.Nd2 (24.Ke2 Rac8-/+) 24...f6 25.Bb2 Kf7 26.Ke2 Rac8 27.Rbc1 Na5 28.Bc3 Nac4 (better 28...Nab7!?-/+) 29.Bf6= Kf6 30.Nc4 Nc4 (30...Ne4 31.Nd6 Nd6 32.Rd6 Ke7 33.Rdc6 Rc6 34.Rc6=) 31.Rd8= Rd8 32.Rc4 Rd7 33.h4 Ke5 34.g4 g6 35.Rc8 Re7 36.Rc4 Kd5 37.Rc2 Ke5 38.Rc8 Ke4 39.Rc4 Kd5 40.Rc2 Ke5 41.Rc8 ½-½. Somkin,Kirill (2185) - Danilenko,Denis O (2055), Panchenko Mem Open A (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

10.Rb1 Bc3=+ 11.Bd2 Bd2 (11...bc6 12.Bd3=+) 12.Nd2 (better 12.Qd2!? Qd2 13.Kd2 bc6 14.Bd3=+) 12...bc6-/+ 13.Qc2 Ne7 14.Bd3 (14.Bc4!?-/+) 14...Ba6-+ 15.0-0 Bd3 16.Qd3 Rd8 (better 16...0-0 17.Ne4 Rfd8-+) 17.Qg3?? (better 17.Nc4 Qc5 18.Qe2-+) 17...Qd2-+ 18.Qg7 Rg8 19.Qf6 (19.Qh7 Qa2 20.g3 a5-+) 19...Nd5 (19...Qg5 20.Qf3 Qg4 21.Qg4 Rg4 22.f4-+) 20.Qh4 (20.Qf3 Qf4 21.Qd3 h5-+) 20...Nf4 21.g3 (21.Rb7 Rg5! (21...Rg2?! 22.Kh1 Qd6 23.Qh7=+) 22.Qh7 Rd7 23.Rd7 Qd7-+) 21...Ne2 22.Kh1 Qd5 23.f3 Qd3 (better 23...Rg5 24.Qe4 Qe4 25.fe4 Rb5-+) 24.Rfd1 (24.Qa4 Nd4-+) 24...Qd1 (24...Qf3) 25.Rd1-+ Rd1 26.Kg2 Rd2 27.Kh3 (27.Kf1 Nd4 28.Qf4 Rd1 29.Kf2-+) 27…Ng1 0-1. Winkels,M (1945) - Dubreuil,J (2100), Titled Tue 5th Mar Early (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

10.Rb1 Bc3 11.Nd2 bc6 12.Be2 Nf6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.Ba3 c5 16.Bf3 Nd5! 17.Bd5 ed5 18.Ne3 d4 19.Nd5 Qa5 20.Qc1 (20.Nc3 Qa3 (worse is 20...Qc3 21.Qc1-+) 21.Nb5 Qa5-+ (21...Qa2?! 22.Nc7 Be6 23.Na8 Ra8 24.Qf3-+)) 20...Be6 21.Nc3 dc3 22.Re1 Rab8 23.Rb8 Rb8 24.Qf4 Rd8 25.Qg5 (25.Bc1-+) 25...c2 (better is 25...h6!? 26.Qc1 Rd2 27.h3 Ra2 28.Rf1-+) 26.Bb4 Qc7 (better is 26...cb4 27.Qa5 Rd1 28.Qb4 c1Q 29.Qb8 Bc8 30.Qc8 Qc8 31.Rd1 Kf8-+) 27.Bc3 f6 28.Qc1 Bf5 29.f3 h6 30.g4 Bg6 31.f4 Rd3 32.Bd2 (32.f5 Bf5 33.gf5 Rc3 34.Re8 Kh7 35.Re1-+) 32...Qd7 33.Re2 Qg4 (33...Qg4 34.Rg2 Qd1 35.Be1 Qc1 36.Re2 Re3 37.Re3 Qe3 38.Kg2 Be4 39.Kf1 Qf3 40.Bf2 c1Q) 0–1. Csapo,Zoltan (2120) – Metaxasz,Vaszilisz (2180), Budapest FS02 FM–A, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Bb4)

10.Rb1 bc6 11.Rb4 Qb4 12.Bd2 +=.

10.cb7 Bc3 11.Bd2 Bd2 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2 Bb7 14.Bb5 Ke7 15.Rhc1 Bd5 16.Rc7 Kf6 17.Rd7 Ne7 18.Rc1 Rhd8 (worse is 18...Ba2 19.g4 h6 20.h4-/+) 19.Rcc7 Rd7 20.Rd7 a5 21.a4 Ng6 22.Ne1 Ne5 23.Rc7 Rd8 24.Ke2 Kf5 25.Nc2 Kf6 26.Ne3 Be4 27.f3 Bd3 28.Bd3 Rd3?? (better is 28...Nd3 29.Ra7 Nf4 30.Kf1 h5 31.Ra5 Rd3+=) 29.Ng4+- Ng4 30.Kd3 Ne5 31.Ke4 Ng6 32.Rc5 Ne7 33.Ra5 Nc8 34.Rc5 Nb6 (34...Nd6 35.Kd4 Ke7+-) 35.a5 Nd7 36.Rc8 Ke7 37.a6 f5 38.Ke3 g5 (38...Nb6 39.a7 Nc8+-) 39.a7 Nb6 40.a8Q (better is 40.Rb8 Nd5 41.Kd3+-) 40...Na8 41.Ra8 1–0. Klipper,Rebecca (1810) – Bertrand,Helene (1800), FRA–ch U16 Girls, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Bb4)

10.cb7 Bc3 11.Nd2 Bb7 12.Rb1 Bc6 13.Rb3 Nf6 14.Qc2 Ne4 (14...Qe5 15.Be2 Bg2 16.f4 Bd2 17.Qd2-+) 15.Bb5? (better is 15.f3 Nd2 16.Bd2 Bd2 17.Qd2 Qe5 18.Kf2-/+) 15...Bb5-+ 16.Qe4 0-0 17.Qe3 Rac8 18.Rb1 (18.Kd1 Ba4 19.Ke2 Rfd8-+) 18…Rfd8 (18...Rfd8 19.a3 Bd3-+) 0–1. Stanton,William (2165) – Koshy,Varugeese (2420), London SCCU op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.Qc1 Bd2-/+ 12.Nd2 Ne7 13.cb7 Bb7 14.Rb1 Bc6 15.Be2 Rd8 16.Rb2 Qg5 17.Rg1 0-0 (17...Bg2?! 18.Rb5 f5 19.Bf3 Qd2 20.Qd2 Bf3 21.Qc2+=) 18.Nb3 Qe5 19.f4 Qf6 20.g3 Rc8 21.Rc2 Ba4 22.Rc8 Rc8 23.Qe3 Bb3 24.ab3 a5 25.Kf2 Nf5 26.Rc1 Rc1 27.Qc1 Qd4 28.Kf3 h5 29.Qd1 Qc3 30.Kf2 Qc5 31.Kf3 Qc6 32.Kf2 Qb6 33.Kf3 Nd4 34.Kg2 Ne2 35.Qe2 Qb3 36.Qh5 Qd5 37.Qf3 a4 0–1. Yilmaz,Turhan (2360) – Grivas,Efstratios (2445), Nea Makri zt, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.Qc1 Bd2 12.Nd2 Ne7 13.cb7 Bb7 14.Qb2 0-0 15.Be2 (15.Rc1 Rfb8 16.Rb1 Nd5-+) 15...Ba6 (better is 15...Bg2 16.Rg1 Rab8-+) 16.Ba6 Qa6 17.Qb4 Ng6 18.Qc4 Qa5 19.Rb1 Rfd8 20.Qb4 Qe5 21.Qe4 Qc3 22.Rd1 Rab8 23.Qe3 (23.h4-+) 23...Rd3 24.Qa7 (24.Qe4 Qc2-+) 24...Rbd8 (24...Qd2! 25.Rd2 Rb1 26.Rd1 Rbd1 27.Ke2 Nf4) 25.0-0-+ Rd2 26.Rd2 Qd2 27.a4 Qd5 0–1. Nystrom,Leif – Penttinen,Jarkko, Espoo We MatSK op, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5)

11.Qc2 Bd2-/+ 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Nd2 (13.Kd2 bc6 14.Bc4 Ne7-/+) 13...bc6-/+ 14.Rc1 (14.Rb1 Nf6-/+) 14...Ne7-+ 15.Be2 0-0 16.0-0 Rd8 17.Ne4 e5 18.Nc5 Bf5 (18...Rb8 19.Rfe1-+) 19.Bf3 (19.g4 Bc8-+) 19...Rd4 Black intends e4 (19...Rd2 20.Rfd1 Rad8 21.Rd2 Rd2 22.Rd1 Rd1 23.Bd1-+) 20.Rfe1 f6 21.h3 Rad8 (21...Rd2 22.Bd1-+) 22.Re3 Nd5 23.Ra3 (23.g4 Bc8 24.Ra3 a6-+) 23...e4 (23...Nf4!? 24.Kh2 e4 25.Bg4 Bg4 26.hg4-+) 24.Be2-/+ Nf4 25.Bc4 Kh8 26.Ra7 Rd2 27.Re7 (27.a4-/+) 27...Nd5 (better 27...Nd3 28.Nd3 ed3-+) 28.Bd5=+ cd5 29.a4 d4 (29...h5 30.Nb7 Ra8 31.Nd6=) 30.a5 (better 30.g4!? Bg6 31.Ne4=) 30...d3-/+ 31.Nb7 (31.Ne6 Be6 32.Re6 Ra2-/+) 31...Rc2 32.Rd1 Rdc8?? (32...Ra8 33.Nd6 Bg6 34.Ne4-+) 33.a6?? (33.Nd6 Rc1 34.Re8 Re8 35.Rc1 Ra8 36.Nf5 g6+-) 33...Ra2?? (better 33...R2c6 34.a7 Kg8-/+) 34.Nd6+- Ra8 35.Nf5 R2a6? (better 35...g6 36.Ne3 f5+-) 36.Re4 Ra1 37.Ree1 Rd1 38.Rd1 g6 39.Nd6 Ra3 40.Ne4 f5 41.Nc5 1-0. Pinheiro,I (2305) - Fernandez Siles,L (2215), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

11.Be2 bc6 12.0-0 Bd2 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.Nd6 Ke7 16.Nc4 Ba6 (16...c5 17.Bf3 Rb8 18.Qc2-+) 17.Rc1 Rhd8 18.Qa4 Bc4 (18...Bb5 19.Qa3 Ke8 20.Rfe1-/+) 19.Rc4 c5 20.Rfc1 Nd7 21.R4c3 Kf8 22.Bb5 a6! 23.Bd7 (23.Ba6 Qb6 Decoy) 23...Qd7 24.Qd7 Rd7 25.Rc5 Rad8 (25...Rb8 26.g3-/+) 26.g3 Rd1 27.Rd1 Rd1 28.Kg2 Rd5 29.Rc2 h5 (29...Rd3 30.Kh3-/+) 30.Rb2 (30.f4 Ke7-/+) 30...g5 31.h3 (31.Kf3 Rf5 32.Ke2 Ra5-/+) 31...Kg7 (31...Ra5 32.Re2-/+) 32.Rc2 (32.Rb3 Ra5 33.a3 Ra4-/+) 32...Kg6 (32...Ra5 33.g4-/+) 33.Rb2 (33.Rc4 a5-/+) 33...Rd3 34.Rc2 Ra3 35.Re2 (35.g4 h4-/+) 35...Kf5 36.Kh2 (36.f3!?-/+) 36...e5-+ 37.Kg2 e4 38.Rc2 (38.Rb2 Ke5-+) 38...f6 39.Rb2 (39.Kf1 h4 40.Kg2 a5-+) 39...Ke5 40.Rc2 Kd4 Black plans e3 (40...a5!? 41.Rc5 Kd4 42.Rc2-+) 41.Rd2 Rd3 42.Rb2 Ra3 43.Rd2 Rd3 44.Rb2 e3 (44...Ke5 45.Rc2-+) 45.Kf3-/+ ef2 46.Kf2 Ra3 47.Rd2 (47.h4 gh4 48.gh4 Ke4-+) 47...Ke4-+ 48.Re2 Kf5 49.Kg2 (49.Rd2 h4 50.gh4 gh4-+) 49...Ra4 Black prepares h4 (49...h4 50.Rf2 Ke5 51.Re2 Kd4 52.gh4 gh4 53.Rd2 Ke4 54.Rc2-+) 50.Rf2 Kg6 51.Rc2 h4 52.g4? (better 52.gh4 gh4 53.Kf3-+) 52...Ra3-+ 53.Rf2 a5 54.Rb2 a4 55.Rc2 Rg3 56.Kh2 Re3 57.Kg2 Kf7 58.Rb2 a3 59.Rf2 (59.Rb6 Re2 60.Kf1 Rh2-+) 59...Ke6 60.Kh2 Ke5 61.Kg2 (61.Rf1 Re2 62.Kg1 Ra2-+) 61...Ke4 62.Rd2 (62.Rc2 Kd3 63.Rc8 Re2 64.Kf3 Ra2-+) 62...Rg3 63.Kh2 Rd3 (better 63...Rc3 64.Kg2 Ke3-+) 64.Rf2 (64.Rc2-+) 64...Ke3 65.Kg2 Rd2 66.Rd2 Kd2 67.Kf2 Kd3 68.Kf3 Kd4 69.Kf2 Ke4 70.Ke2 Kd4 71.Kd2?? (71.Kf2 Kc5 72.Ke3-+) 71...Kc5 (better 71...Ke5 72.Ke3 f5 73.gf5 Kf5 74.Kf3-+) 72.Ke3 Kd5 73.Kf3 Ke5 74.Ke3 f5 75.gf5 Kf5 76.Kf3 Ke5 77.Kg4 Kf6 78.Kf3 Kf5 79.Ke3 (79.Kg2 Kf4 80.Kf1 g4 81.Kg2 gh3 82.Kf2 Ke4 83.Kf1 h2 84.Kg2 Ke5 85.Kf2 h1Q 86.Ke2 Qe4 87.Kd1 Qg2 88.Ke1 h3 89.Kd1 h2 90.Ke1 h1Q) 79...g4 80.hg4 Kg4 81.Kf2 Kf4 (81...Kf4 82.Ke2 Ke4 83.Ke1 Ke3 84.Kf1 Kd4 85.Ke2 h3 86.Kd2 h2 87.Ke1 h1Q 88.Kf2 Qh6 89.Kg3 Ke3 90.Kg2 Qg6 91.Kh3 Kf3 92.Kh4 Qg4; 81...Kf5 82.Kf3 Ke5 83.Ke3 h3 84.Kd3 Kd5 85.Ke3 h2 86.Kf4 h1Q 87.Kg5 Qg2 88.Kf4 Qe4 89.Kg3 Ke5 90.Kh2 Qe2 91.Kh1 Kf4 92.Kg1 Kf3 93.Kh1 Qg2) 0–1. Aydin,Kaan Ayhan (1900) – Usun,T (2055), Turkish Cup (3), 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Bb4 10.Bd2 Bc3)

11.Be2 Bd2 12.Nd2 Ne7 13.0-0 0-0 14.cb7 Bb7 15.Bf3 Rad8 16.Qb1 Rd2 17.Qb7 Ng6 18.a4 Ne5 19.Rfc1 Rfd8 20.Rc8 (20.Qb5 Nf3 21.gf3 R2d5 22.Qa5 Ra5-+) 20...Nf3 21.gf3 Rc8 22.Qc8 Rd8 23.Rc1 g6 24.Qc7 0–1. Hvenekilde,Jorgen (2265) – Nilssen,John Arni (2335), Tastrup op2, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

11.Be2 Bd2 12.Nd2 Ne7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Nc4 Qg5 15.c7 Nd5 16.Bf3 Nc7 17.Qd6 (17.Qc1 Qf6-/+) 17...Nb5 18.Qb4 Nd4 19.Be4 e5 (19...Rd8 20.Rae1-+) 20.Kh1 Be6 21.Ne3 (21.Nd6 f5 22.Bb7 Rad8-/+) 21...f5 22.Bd5 Bd5 23.Nd5 Nc2 (23...Nc2 24.Qc4 Na1 25.Nc7 Kh8 26.Na8 Ra8 27.Ra1 Qe7-+) 0–1. Tempone,M – Scarella,E, 04, ch–ARG Semi finals, Chaco ARG, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Bb4 10.Bd2 Bc3)

12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2 bc6 14.Rc6 Bb7 (14...Nf6!?=+) 15.Rc7= a6 16.Ne5 Ne7 17.Rb7 0-0-0 18.Ke2 Kb7 19.Nf7 Rhf8 20.Nd8 Rd8 21.g3 Nd5 (21...Kc7 22.Bg2=) 22.Bg2 (22.Kf3 a5+=) 22...Kc7= 23.Rc1 Kd6 24.Be4 h6 25.Rc4 Rb8 26.Bd5 Rb2 27.Ke3 ed5 28.Ra4 Rb6 29.Kd4 Rc6 30.f4 g6 31.g4 Ke6 32.h4 h5 33.gh5 gh5 34.Rb4?? (34.Ra5 Rc4 35.Ke3 Rc3 36.Kd4 Rc4 37.Ke3 Rc6=) 34...a5 (better 34...Rc4 35.Rc4 dc4-+) 35.Ra4= Kd6 36.Ra5 Attacking the isolated pawn on d5 36...Rc4 37.Ke3 Rc3 38.Kd4 Rc4 39.Ke3 Rc3 40.Ke2 Rh3 41.Ra6 Kc5 42.Rh6 Rh4 43.Kf3 Rh3 44.Kg2 Ra3 45.Rh5 Kd4 46.f5 Ra2 47.Kf3 Ke5 48.f6 Ke6 49.f7 Ra3 50.Kf4 Ra4 51.Ke3 Ra3 52.Kd4 Ra4 53.Kd3 Kf7 54.Rd5 Ke6 55.Rd4 Rd4 56.Kd4 ½-½. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Shturman,Arseniy (2160), Titled Tue (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

12.Nd2 bc6 13.Qc2 (13.Be2 Ne7 14.0-0 0-0-/+ (14...Qa2?! 15.Nc4 Ba6 16.Ra1 Bc4 17.Ra2 Ba2 18.Qd6=)) 13...Ne7 14.Bd3 (14.Bc4 Qe5 15.Qe4 Qe4 16.Ne4 Nd5-/+) 14...Qe5 (14...Ba6 15.0-0-+) 15.Kf1 h6 (15...Rb8 16.Nf3 Qh5 17.h4-/+) 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.h4 (17.Rb1 0-0-/+) 17...0-0-+ 18.Rh3 Ba6 19.Rg3 Rfd8 20.Kg1 (better 20.Qc3!? g6 21.h5-+) 20...Rd4-+ 21.Bh7 (21.Qe2 Rad8-+) 21...Kh8 22.Bd3 Rad8 23.Bf1 (23.Qc3 Ng6 24.Nb2 Bd3 25.Rd3 Nf4-+) 23...Rh4 24.Qc3 Nf5 25.Rh3 (25.Qe5 Qc8 26.Rf3 Rd5-+) 25...Rh3 (25...Bc4 26.Bc4 Rh3 27.Qh3-+) 26.gh3 (26.Qh3 Qf4 27.Qc3 Bc4 28.Qc4 Rd4 29.Qc6 Rd2-+) 26...Qf4 27.Ne5 Nd6 (better 27...Rd2 28.Qf3 Qe5 29.Ba6 Nd4-+) 28.Ba6 Ne4 29.Qe3? (better 29.Nf7 Qf7 30.Qe3 Qg6 31.Kh2-+) 29...Qe5 30.Re1 Qg5 31.Qg5 Ng5 (worse 31...hg5 32.Re4 g6 33.Rc4+/-) 32.Kg2 Rd2 33.a4 Ra2 0-1. Pinheiro,I (2305) - Balla,Ta (2305), Titled Tue (10), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

12.Nd2 Ne7 13.cb7 Bb7 14.Qb3 -+.

12.Nd2 Nf6 13.cb7 Bb7-/+ 14.Qb3 Rd8 (14...Bd5 15.Qb5 Qb5 16.Bb5 Kf8 17.a3 Bg2 18.Rg1-+) 15.Qb5-/+ Qb5 16.Bb5 Kf8 17.Rc7 Bg2 (17...Rb8 18.Bc6 Bc6 19.Rc6-/+) 18.Rg1 Bd5 19.Ra7 g6 20.a4 Rc8 21.Ke2 Rc2 22.Kd3 (22.Bd3 Rb2+=) 22...Rc5 23.Kd4= Rc2 24.Nc4 Kg7 25.Nd6 Rf8 26.f4 Rf2 27.Rf1 Rh2 28.a5 Rh5 29.Be2 Rh2 30.Bd3 Ra2 31.Bb5 h5 32.Rg1 Rf2 33.Bd3? Rf4-+ 34.Ke5 Ra4?? 35.Rg6+- (35.Rg6 Kh7 36.Rf6 Kg7 37.Rg6 Kh7 38.Rg1 Be4 39.Be4 Re4 40.Ne4 Kh6 41.Nd6 Rb8 42.Nf7 Kh7 43.Kf6 Rg8 44.Ng5 Kh6 45.Rh7) 1–0. Malzahn,Sven – Felser,Franz, Schleswig Holstein–chC, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Bb4)

12.Nd2 Nf6 13.Bd3 bc6 14.Rc6? (14.Qc2 0-0-/+) 14...0-0 (14...Bb7 15.Rc4 Bg2 16.Rg1 Qe5 17.Ne4 Be4 18.Be4 Ne4 19.Qa4 Kf8 20.Re4 Qa1 21.Qd1 Qd1 22.Kd1-+) 15.Qc2 Qe5 16.Kf1 Bb7 17.Rc3 Rac8 18.Nc4 Qd4 19.Ke2 Ne4 (19...Nd5!? 20.Rc1 Nc3 21.Qc3 Qg4 22.Ke1 Qg2 23.Qd4-+) 20.Be4 Be4 (20...Qe4?! 21.Qe4 Be4 22.f3-/+) 21.Rd1 Qc4! (21...Qc4 22.Rc4 Bc2-+; 21...Bc2?! 22.Rd4 Bb1 23.Ra3-/+) 0–1. Loehn,Carsten (2195) – Klemm,Dietmar (2220), GER–ch, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Bb4 10.Bd2 Bc3)

11.Rc1 Qd6 12.Be2 Bd7 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Qb3 Bc6 15.Bb5 -/+.

11.Rc1 Qe4 A) 12.Be3 A1) 12...Qd5 13.Qd5 (13.Bc4 Bb4 14.Ke2 Qa5 15.Qd4 Nf6 16.Bg5 Be7 17.Qe5 Qe5 18.Ne5-+; 13.Rc2 Qd1 14.Kd1 Nf6 15.Ne5 Bd6 16.Bb5 Ke7 17.Nc4 Bd7 18.Nd6-/+; 13.Qd4 Qd4 14.Bd4 Ne7 15.Bd3 f6 16.Ke2 Nd5 17.Be3 Bd7 18.Rc2-+; 13.Qd2 Qd2 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.Bd4 Bd7 16.Be2 Nd5 17.Bf3 Bc6 18.Rc4-+) 13...ed5 14.Bd3 Bd6 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Kd1 b6 17.Re1 Kf8 18.Nb5-/+; A2) 12...Nf6 13.Bb5 (13.Bd3 Qb4 14.Bd2 Qa3 15.Rc3 Qd6 16.Qb1 Be7 17.0-0 0-0 18.Rd1-/+) 13...Bd7 14.Bd7 Nd7 15.0-0 Rd8 16.Qb3 b6 17.Rc7 Qb4 18.Ra7+=; A3) 12...Qb4 13.Nd2 (13.Bd2 Qd6 14.Be2 Bd7 15.0-0 Nf6 16.Qb3 Qb6 17.Qd3 Rd8 18.Bc3-/+) 13...Ne7 14.Rb1 Qa5 15.Bb5 Nc6 16.0-0 Bd7 17.Qe2 Be7 18.Nb3-/+; A4) 12...Bd7 13.Bd3 Bb4 14.Ke2 Qd5 15.Rc4 Be7 16.Qb3 Nf6 17.Rd1 b5 18.Rc2-+; B) 12.Be2 Nf6 (12...Bd7 13.Rc4 Qf5 14.Qb3 Qd5 15.Qb2 Bc6 16.0-0 Nf6 17.Rd1 Qb5 18.Qc2+=; 12...Be7 13.Rc4 Qd5 14.Rd4 Qc6 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.Bb5 Kf8 17.0-0 Nf6 18.Qe2+=; 12...Ne7 13.Rc4 Qf5 14.g4 Qf6 15.Rd4 Nc6 16.Bg5 Nd4 17.Bf6 Nf3 18.Bf3+=) 13.0-0 (13.Rc4 Qf5 14.Rf4 Qc5 15.Rc4 Qd6 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.0-0 Nd5 18.Rd1-/+) 13...Bd7 14.Rc4 Qf5 15.Be3 Qa5 16.Qb1 Bc6 17.Nd4 Bd5 18.Ra4-/+.

11.Bd3 Bd7 12.Rc1 (12.0-0 Qd5 13.Qe2 Qh5-/+) 12...Qd5-+ 13.Qe2 (13.Qc2 Nf6-+) 13...Nf6 14.Ne5? (better 14.Rc2-+) 14...Qg2 (14...Qa2?! 15.0-0-+) 15.Rf1 Bd6 (15...Qh2 16.Bb5 a6 17.Nd7 Nd7 18.Bd7 Kd7 19.Qe4-+) 16.Nd7 (16.h4 Rc8-+) 16...Nd7 (16...Kd7 17.h4-+) 17.Be4 Qh3 (17...Qh2!? 18.Rh1 Qe5 19.Bc3-+) 18.Bb7 Rd8 (18...Rb8 19.Bc6-+) 19.Rc3 (19.Rg1 0-0 20.Bc3 g6-+) 19...Qf5 (better 19...Qh2!? 20.Re3 Rb8 21.Qf3-+) 20.Be4 Qf6 21.Qa6 (21.f4 Bb4 22.Rc2 a5-+) 21...Bf4 (better 21...Bb4 22.Rc2 Bd2 23.Rd2 Qa1 24.Ke2-+) 22.Rd3? (22.Qc6-+) 22...Bd2 (22...Bh2?! 23.Qa7 Qe5 24.Rd4-+) 23.Rd2 0-0 (better 23...Qa1 24.Ke2 Qe5-+) 24.Qa7 Ne5 25.Rd8 Rd8 26.Ke2 (26.Qc7-+) 26...Nc4 (26...Qh4 27.f3 Nc4-+) 27.Qc7?? (better 27.Rd1-/+) 27...Rd2 (27...Rd2 28.Ke1 Qa1 29.Bb1 Qb1) 0–1. Soubirou,Oriane (2075) – Navrotescu,Andreea_Cristiana (2285), French Championship Women Rapid, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Qc3 10.Bd2 Qc6)

11.Bd3 Nf6-/+ 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.0-0 Bd6 14.Rac1 Qa4 15.Bg5 -/+.

11.Be2 Bc5 12.0-0 (12.Rc1 Nf6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Be3 b6 15.Ne5-/+) 12...Ne7 (12...Nf6 A) 13.Ne5 Qd6 (13...Qd5 14.Qa4 Kf8 15.Bc3+=) 14.Bb5 Ke7 15.Nd3-/+; B) 13.Rc1 0-0 14.Be3 b6 15.Ne5-/+) 13.Ne5 (13.Rc1 Qd6 14.Bb5 Nc6 15.Qa4-/+) 13...Qd5 (13...Qe4 14.Bb5 Nc6 15.Qh5-/+) 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Nd7 (15.Qf4-/+) 15...Qd7 16.Bb5 Nc6 17.Rfd1 0-0 18.Bc3 (18.Be3 Qe7 19.Bc5 Qc5-/+) 18...Qc7 19.Rd3 (19.Qg4 f5 20.Qc4 Qe7-/+) 19...e5 (19...Qb6 20.Rf1-+) 20.Rg3 (20.Bc6!? Qc6 21.Qc6 bc6 22.Be5 Rfe8-/+) 20...Nd4 21.Bd3 Rad8 (21...Rfd8 22.Rc1-+) 22.Rc1 Qe7 23.Qd1 g6 24.Qh5 Qf6 25.Bd2? (25.Qg4 Qf4 26.Qf4 ef4-+) 25...Ne6 (better is 25...Nb3! 26.Rc5 Nc5 27.Bg5-+) 26.Qe2 Nd4 27.Qe4?? Qd6 28.Bg5 Rd7 29.h4 f5 30.Bc4 Kh8 31.Qe1 b5 32.Bh6 Re8 33.Bf1 Bb6 34.Rgc3 e4 35.Be3 a6 36.a4 f4 37.Rc8 Rdd8 38.Rd8 Rd8 39.Bd4 Qd4 40.ab5 e3 41.fe3 Qe3 42.Kh2 Qe1 43.Re1-/+ ab5 44.Bb5 Bf2 45.Re8 Re8-+ 46.Be8 Bh4 47.Bb5 Bg3 48.Kg1 Kg7 49.Be2 h5 50.Bf3 Kh6 51.Bc6 Be1 52.Bd5 Bb4 53.Bc6 Bc5 54.Kh1 g5 55.Kh2 g4 56.Bd5 Kg5 57.Bc6 Kh4 58.Bd5 Bd6 59.Bf7 f3 60.Kg1 Bc5 61.Kf1 f2 62.Be8 Kg5 63.Bc6 Kf4 64.Be8 h4 65.Bc6 Kg3 66.Bd7 h3 67.gh3 Kh3 68.Bc6 ½–½. Voigt,Ma (2295) – Gollasch,T (2125), IHEM, Hamburg GER, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

11.Be2 Nf6 12.0-0 Bc5 13.Ne5 Qd6 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Nd7 Nd7 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Bg5 Qg5 18.Qd7 Kf8 19.Qb7 Re8 20.Bb5 Rd8 (20...Qe7 21.Qc6 Bb6 22.Qe8 Qe8 23.Be8 Ke8 24.Rd2+=) 21.h4 (better 21.Rd8 Qd8 22.Rc1 Bf2 23.Kh1+-) 21...Qh4= 22.Rd7 (22.Rd8!? Qd8 23.Rc1 Bf2 24.Kf1=) 22...Be7 (22...Rd7 23.Qd7 Kg8 24.Qe8 Bf8 25.Rd1=+) 23.Rfd1=+ g6 24.Rd8 Bd8 25.Qa7 (25.Rd7 Qf6 26.Qa7 Kg7=+) 25...Kg7 26.a4 (26.Qd4 Qd4 27.Rd4 Bf6-/+) 26...Qb4 (26...Bf6 27.Rd7 Rf8 28.Qc5-/+) 27.Qe3 (better 27.Qd4 Qd4 28.Rd4=+) 27...Bc7 (better 27...Bf6!?-/+) 28.Rd7+= Qf4 (28...Qb1 29.Bf1 Bb8 30.Qe6+=) 29.Qe6 Rd8 30.g3 Rd7 31.Qd7 (31.gf4?? Rd1 (31...fe6?! 32.Bd7 Kf6 33.Kg2=+) 32.Kg2 fe6-+) 31...Qe5 32.Qc6 h5 33.Qf3 (33.Kf1 g5+=) 33...Bb6 34.Kg2 Qd4 35.Be8 f5 36.Bb5 Qe4 (36...Kh6 37.Bc6=) 37.Bc6 (37.Qe4!? fe4 38.Bc6+=) 37...Qf3 (37...Qc2 38.Bd7=) 38.Bf3 Kf6 (38...Kh6 39.Bd5=) 39.Be2 Bd8 (39...Ke5 40.f4 Ke4 41.Bc4+=) 40.f4+= Ke6 (40...Ba5 41.Kf3+=) 41.Bc4 Kf6 42.Be2 Bb6 (42...Ke6 43.Kf3+=) 43.Kf1 (43.Kf3 Bc7+=) 43...Bc7 44.Kg2 h4 (44...Bb6!?=) 45.gh4+= Bf4 46.Bb5 (46.a5!?+=) 46...g5 ½–½. Md,Sariatullah (1975) – Dewan,Shahidul Amin (1950), 1nd Marcel Division Chess League, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.dc6 Qc3 10.Bd2 Qc6)

11.Be2 Nf6 12.0-0-/+ Qd5 13.Qb1 Bd7 14.Bc3 Bc6 15.Qb2 -/+.

11.Be2 Nf6 12.Qb3 Qd5 13.Bc4 Qe4 14.Be3 Be7 15.Rd1 0-0 16.Rd4 Qc6 17.Bb5 Qc7 18.0-0 a6 19.Rc1 Qa5 20.Ra4 Qd8 (20...ab5?! 21.Ra5 Ra5 22.Bc5 Bc5 23.Rc5=) 21.Ne5 Qd5 22.Nc4? (22.Qb2!?-/+) 22...Qb5 23.Qb5 ab5 24.Ra8 bc4 25.Rc4 Bd7 26.Ra7 Bb5 27.Rc7 Rd8 28.g3 Nd5 29.Rcb7 Ne3 30.fe3 Bc5 31.Rf7 Be3 32.Kg2 Rd2 (32...Rd2 33.Kh3 Ba7 34.Ra7 h5-+) 0–1. Molander,Riku (2235) – Lehtinen,Antti (2160), Tampere We Taraus op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

11.Ne5 Qd5?? 12.Qa4+- Bd7? (12...Ke7 13.Bb4 Kf6 14.Ng4 Kg6 15.Bf8 Nh6+-) 13.Nd7 (13.Nd7 Qd7 14.Bb5+-) 1-0. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Rozhkov,Ve (2145), Titled Tue 1st Aug Early (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

11.Ne5 Qe4 12.Qe2 Nf6-+.

12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qb3 (13.Bb5 Nf6 14.0-0 a6 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Qb3 Qb5 17.Qc2 Bd6 18.a4-/+) 13...Bc6 14.Bb5 Ne7 15.0-0 Bb5 16.Qb5 Qd7 17.Qb3 Rc8 18.Rfd1 -/+.

12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 b5 14.0-0 Bb7 15.Rfd1 Bd5 16.Qc2 Ne7 17.Qb2 Nc6 18.Qa1 -+.

12.Qb3 Nf6-/+ 13.Rc4 (13.Be2 Be7 14.Qb5 Qd7 15.Ne5 Qb5 16.Bb5 Kf8 17.Ke2 Nd5 18.Rc2-+; 13.Bd3 Be7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Rfd1 Nd5 16.Qc2 h6 17.Bc3 Qc5 18.Bh7-/+; 13.Rd1 a6 14.Bd3 b5 15.Bc3 Qa3 16.Bf6 gf6 17.Be4 Qb3 18.ab3-+; 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Bd7 Qd7 15.0-0 Bd6 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Qc3-/+) 13...a6 14.a4 Qa3 15.Qb1 Be7 16.Bd3 0-0 17.Bc1 Qd6 18.0-0 -/+.

12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Qe2 (13.Qb3 Nf6 14.Bd7 Qd7 15.0-0 Bd6 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Qc4-/+; 13.Bd7 Qd7 14.0-0 Nf6 15.Qb3 Bd6 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Qc4-/+; 13.Qa4 Nf6 14.0-0 a6 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Qb3 Qb5 17.Qc2 Bd6 18.a4-/+) 13...Nf6 14.0-0 Bb5 15.Qb5 Qd7 16.Qb3 Bd6 17.Bc3 0-0 18.Bf6 -/+.

12.Rc8 Rc8-+ 13.Bb5 (13.Qa4 A) 13...Kd8 14.Qa7 Be7 (14...Rb8-+ 15.Bb5 Nf6 16.0-0 h6 17.Bc3 Qc7 18.Rc1+-) 15.Qb7 Rb8 16.Qe4 Nf6 17.Qc2 Nd5 18.a4-+; B) 13...Rc6 14.Bb5 a6 15.Bc6 Qc6 16.Qf4 Bd6 17.Qg4 Ne7 18.0-0-+) 13...Rc6! (13...Kd8 14.0-0 Nf6 15.Ng5 Ke7 16.Qf3 Rc7 17.Bf4 e5 18.Bc1+=) 14.0-0 (14.Bc6 Qc6 15.0-0 Nf6 16.Qb3 Bc5 17.Be3 Be3 18.Qe3-/+) 14...Nf6 15.Qa4 (15.Be3 a6 16.Bc6 Qc6 17.Ne5 Qc8 18.Qb3-/+) 15...a6 16.Ba6 Qa3 (16...ba6 17.Rc1 Qd5 18.Rc6+-) 17.Bb5 Qa4 18.Ba4 Nd7 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Bc3 c5 21.a4 f6 22.Re1 Kf7 23.Rb1 Bd6 24.Kf1 Rb8 25.Rb8 Bb8 26.Ke2 Ke7 27.Kd3 Kd6 28.Kc4 Kc6 29.a5 Ba7 30.h3 Bb8 31.g4 g5 32.Bb2 Bf4 33.Bc3 Bc7 34.Bd2 Bd8 35.Bc3 Bc7 36.Bd2 Bb8 37.Bc3 Bf4 38.Be1 Bc1 39.Bc3 Bf4 ½–½. Grabczewski,Romuald – Klaput,Edward, Ch Poland Katowice Poland, 1961. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.Qb3 ed5 11.Bb5 Nge7 12.0-0 0-0 13.a3 Bc3 14.Bc3 Qb6 15.Qb2 Nf5 16.Bc6 bc6 17.Qd2 d4! 18.Bd4 (18.Bd4 Nd4 Combination; 18.Nd4 Rd8 Decoy) 18...Nd4 19.Qd4 c5 20.Qc3 Bf5 21.Rac1 Rac8 22.Rfe1 c4 23.Ne5 Be6 24.Re3 Rfd8 25.Qc2 Rc5 26.Rce1 Qd6 27.Nf3 Ra5 28.h3 h6 29.Ne5 Ra3 30.Nc4 Re3 31.Ne3 a5 32.Rd1 Qe7 33.Ra1 Rc8 34.Qd3 Rc5 35.f4 Qf6 36.Rf1 Bf5 37.Nf5 Qf5 38.Qe2 Rc2 39.Qe1 Qg6 40.Qe8 Kh7 41.Qa8 Qb6 42.Kh2 Qc6 43.Qc6 Rc6 44.Ra1 Ra6 45.f5 a4 46.Ra3 Kg8 47.Kg3 Kf8 48.Kf4 Ke7 49.Ke4 Kd6 50.Kd4 Ra8 51.g4 f6 0–1. Toro Solis de Ovando – Orseth, Wch18 sf6 corr ICCF, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.Nb5 ed5 11.Bd3? (better 11.Rb1!? Bd2 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2-/+) 11...Nf6-+ 12.Nd6 (12.a3 Bd2 13.Qd2 0-0 14.Qa5 Na5-+) 12...Ke7 13.Nc8 Rhc8 14.0-0 Bd2 15.Nd2 Kf8 16.Nb3 Qa3 17.Bf5 (17.Qd2 Qb4-+) 17...Rd8 Black prepares the advance d4 (17...Re8 18.Bd3-+) 18.Qf3 (18.Rc1 g6 19.Bh3 Qb4-+) 18...Kg8 19.Rfd1 d4 (19...Re8 20.Rac1-+) 20.g4 (20.Nd4 Qf3 21.Nf3-/+ (21.gf3?? Nd4 22.Be4 Ne4 23.fe4 Ne2 24.Kf1 Nc3-+)) 20...h6 21.h4 Qd6 22.g5 hg5 (22...Nd7 23.Rac1-+) 23.hg5 Nh7 24.Bh7 Kh7 25.Qf7 Qg6 26.Qg6 Kg6 27.f4 Kf5 28.Nc5 b6 29.Nd3 Rac8 30.Re1 Re8 31.Kf2 Re4 32.Rac1 (32.Rab1 Re1 33.Re1 Rh8-/+) 32...Ne7-+ 33.Re4 Ke4 34.Re1 Kd3 35.Re7 Rc2?? (better 35...Kc2-+) 36.Kf3= Ra2 37.Rg7 b5 (37...Ra1 38.f5 b5 39.Kf4+=) 38.Rb7 (better 38.g6 Ra1 39.Rh7 Rf1 40.Kg2 Rf4 41.Rh3 Kc2 42.g7 Rg4 43.Rg3 Rg7 44.Rg7=) 38...Kc4?? (38...Ra1 39.g6 Rf1 40.Kg4 Rg1 41.Kf5=) 39.g6 Ra1?? (39...Ra3 40.Kf2 Ra2 41.Kg3 Ra3 42.Kh4 Ra1+-) 40.f5 (40.g7 Rg1 41.f5 Kd5 42.Rb5 Kc6+-) 40...Rg1?? (40...Rf1 41.Ke4 Re1 42.Kf4 Rf1 43.Ke5 Re1 44.Kf6 a5+-) 41.g7 d3 (41...Kd5 42.Rb5 Kc6+-) 42.f6 d2 (42...Kd5 43.f7 Rg7 44.Rb5 Ke6+-) 43.Rd7 Kc3 44.Kf2 Rg6 45.Ke3 Rg3 46.Ke4 (46.Kf4!? Rg6 47.f7 Rf6 48.Ke4 Rf7+-) 46...Rg4 (46...Kc2 47.Kf4 Rg6 48.f7 Rf6 49.Kg4 Rg6 50.Kf5 Rg7 51.f8Q Rd7 52.Qc8 Kd1 53.Qd7+-) 47.Ke5 (47.Kf5 Rg1 48.f7 Rg7+-) 47...Rg3 (47...Kc2 48.f7 Rg7 49.Rd2 Kd2 50.f8Q+-) 48.Rd2!! Kd2 49.f7 Rg7 50.f8Q (50.f8Q Rd7 51.Qb4 Kc2 52.Qb5 Re7 53.Kd5+-) 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2655) - Pinheiro,I (2270), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

10.Qc1 ed5-/+ 11.a3 Bd6 12.Bb5 Nge7 13.Ne4 Qd8 14.Nd6 Qd6 15.Bb4 Qf6 16.0-0 0-0 17.Bc6 bc6 (17...Nc6?! 18.Bf8 Kf8 19.Rd1=) 18.Re1 Re8 19.Qc5 Be6 20.Bc3 Qf4 21.Nd4 Nf5 22.g3 (22.Nf5 Bf5 23.Re8 Re8 24.Qc6 Qe4-/+) 22...Qd6-+ 23.Qd6 Nd6 24.Bb4 Ne4 (24...Nc4!? 25.Nc6 a5 26.Bc5-+) 25.Nc6-/+ a5 (25...Ng5!? 26.Red1 Kh8-/+) 26.Na5+= Ng5 27.Rec1 d4 28.Rc5 h6 29.Nc6 Bh3 (29...d3!?+=) 30.f4 Nf3 31.Kf2 Nh2 32.Rh5 Bd7 33.Ne7 Re7 34.Be7 Ng4 35.Kg1 f5 36.Rd1 Rc8 37.Bb4 Rc2 38.Rh4 Ne3 39.Rd4 Rg2 40.Kh1 Bc6 41.Rd6?? (41.Rd8 Kf7 42.Rd6-+) 41...Bf3 42.g4 (42.Rd8 Kh7 43.Rh6 Kh6 44.Rh8 Kg6 45.Rh2 Rf2 46.Rg2 Rf1 47.Kh2 Ng4 48.Kh3 Rh1 49.Rh2 Rh2) 42...Rg4 (42...Rg3 43.Kh2 Nf1) 43.Kh2 Nf1 (43...Rh4?! 44.Kg3 Ng2 45.Rd8 Kh7 46.Kf3 Nf4 47.Be1-+) 44.Kh3 Bg2 (44...Rg3) 0–1. Shirazi,Kamran G (2420) – Bonin,Jay R (2385), New York op2, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.Bd2 Bb4)

10.Qc1 ed5 11.a3 Bd6 12.Nb5 Qd8 13.Bf4 Bb8 14.Bb8 Rb8 15.Qf4 Qf6 16.Qc1 Qe7 17.Be2 Nf6 18.0-0 0-0 (18...Qe2?! 19.Re1 Qe1 20.Qe1 Be6 21.Ng5=) 19.Re1 Be6 20.Bd3 Rbc8 21.Qf4 Rfd8 22.Rad1 a6 23.Nbd4 Nd4 24.Nd4 Qd6 25.Qh4 h6 26.h3 Re8 27.Re3 Bd7 28.Rde1 Re3 29.Re3 Rc1 30.Bf1 Ne4 31.Rd3 g5 (31...Qb6 32.Qh5 Qb1 33.Qe2-+) 32.Qh5 Qf4 33.Qe2 Rc3 34.g3 (34.Rc3 Nc3 35.Qe7 Bh3-+) 34...Qf6 (34...Qc1!? 35.Rd1 Qa3 36.Bg2-+) 35.Qe3 Rd3 36.Bd3 Bh3 37.Be4 de4 38.Qe4 Be6 (38...h5!? 39.Kh2 Bd7 40.Qe3-+) 39.Ne6-/+ fe6 40.Qb7 Qa1 41.Kg2 Qa3 42.Qd7 Qa2 43.Qe8 Kg7 44.Qd7 Kf6 45.Qd8 Ke5 46.Qc7 Ke4 47.Kg1 Qd5 48.Qb6 (48.Qg7-+) 48...a5 49.f3 0–1. Goumas,Ioannis (2220) – Katsiris,Ioannis (2110), Attica–ch op, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.Bd2 Bb4)

10.Rc1 ed5 11.a3 Ba3 12.Ra1 Be6?? (better 12...Qc5 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.Qe2 Bb2 15.Qe7 Ke7=) 13.Nb5+/- Qd8 14.Ra3 Nf6 15.Bd3 0-0 16.0-0 Ne4 (16...Bg4 17.Be3+/-) 17.Bf4 (17.Re1 a6 18.Nbd4 Nd4 19.Nd4 Nf2 20.Kf2 Qh4 21.Kg1 Qd4 22.Be3 Qh4+/-) 17...a6+/- 18.Nc7 Rc8 19.Ne6 fe6 20.Bc1 (20.Be3 Nb4+/-) 20...Nc5 (20...Nb4 21.Bb1 Qf6 22.Qb3+/-) 21.Bb1 (21.Ng5 g6 22.Nh7 Nd3 23.Nf8 Nc1 A) 24.Qc1?! Qf8 (24...Kf8 25.Rh3 Kg7 26.Re1+-) 25.Rg3 Qf7+=; B) 24.Ng6+-) 21...h6 (21...Qb6 22.Be3 Qb4+-) 22.Qc2+- Ne4 23.Qe2 Qe7 (23...a5 24.Bb2+-) 24.Be4 de4 25.Qe4 Nb4?! (25...Rcd8 26.Bb2+-) 26.Re3 (better 26.Rb3 a5 27.Ba3 b5 28.Bb4 ab4 29.Rb4 Qd7+-) 26...Rf6 (26...a5+-) 27.Bb2 e5 28.Ne5 Re6 (28...Rb6 29.Rd1 Rd8 30.Qc4 Kh7 31.Rd8 Qd8 32.Bd4+-) 29.Qg4 (better 29.Ng6 Re4 30.Ne7 Re7 31.Re7+-) 29...Nc2 (29...Re8 30.Rd1 Nc2 31.Re2+-) 30.Re2 (30.Ng6 Qd7 31.Re6 Re8 32.Re8 Qe8 33.Rd1 Kh7 34.Nf8 Qf8 35.Rd7 Qf7 36.Rf7 Nd4 37.Qg7) 30...Qf6 (30...Re8 31.Rd1 Qg5 32.Qc4+- (32.Rc2?? Qg4 33.f3 Qf5-+)) 31.Rc1 (better 31.Nf3 Qg6 32.Qe6 Qe6 33.Re6 Nb4+-) 31...Rc3 (31...Ree8 32.Nd3 Qg5 33.Re8 Re8 34.Qc4 Kh7 35.Qc2 Qf5+-) 32.Bc3 (32.Bc3 Rd6 33.Nd7+-) 1-0. Monpeurt,C (2170) - Balla,Ta (2305), Titled Tue (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5)

10.Rc1 ed5-/+ 11.Bd3 Be7 (better is 11...Bg4!?-+) 12.Nb5 Qd8 13.Bf4 Kf8 14.Nc7 Be6 (better is 14...Rb8!? 15.Nb5 Bb4 16.Kf1 Be6=) 15.Na8+= Qa8 16.Qa4 Nf6 17.Bb5 Nd8 (17...Ne4 18.0-0+=) 18.Rc7+/- Nc6 (18...Ne4!?+/-) 19.Bc6+- bc6 20.Ra7 (20.Rc6 Bd7 21.Ne5 Bc6 22.Nc6 Qb7=; 20.Qc6?! Qc6 21.Rc6 Bd8+/-; 20.Qa7?! Qa7 21.Ra7 c5+/-) 20...Qe8 21.0-0 h6 1–0. Sobolevsky,Leonid – Ianov,Viktor (2360), Bratislava Slovan op, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.dc6!? Bc3 11.Rc1 Bd2 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2 bc6 14.Rc6 -/+.

10.dc6 Bc3 11.Rc1 Bd2 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Nd2 bc6 14.Rc6 Nf6 15.Be2 Bd7 16.Rc7 Nd5 17.Rc1 Rb8 18.Nc4 0-0 19.0-0 Bb5 20.Rfd1 Rfc8 21.Bf1 Kf8 22.g3 Rc7 23.Ne5 Nc3 24.Rc3 Rc3 25.Rb1 Rc5 26.Nd7 Bd7 27.Rb8 Ke7 28.Rb7 a5 29.Bd3 f5 30.f4 Kd6 31.Kf2 e5 32.fe5 Re5 33.Ra7 g5 34.Ra6 Bc6 35.a4 Kc7 ½–½. Linklater,Lloyd (1695) – Schipper,Martin, IECG, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.Bb5 Bb4 11.Nd5+= Bd2 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2 Kf8 14.Bc6 bc6 15.Nc7 Rb8 16.Rab1 Rb1 17.Rb1 Ne7 18.Rb8 g6 19.Ra8 Kg7 20.Ra7 Rd8 21.Kc3 Kf6 22.Nd4 c5 (22...Ke5 23.Nc2=) 23.Nc2 (23.Nb3!?+/-) 23...Rd7 24.Ne8 (better is 24.Kc4!?+=) 24...Ke5 25.Ra5 Nd5 26.Kc4 Re7 (better is 26...Rd8 27.f4 Ke4-+) 27.f4= Nf4?? (better is 27...Kf4 28.Kd5 Re8 29.Kc5 Bh3 30.g3 Kf3 31.Nd4 Kg2=) 28.Rc5+- Ke4 (28...Nd5 29.Rd5 Kf4+-) 29.Nd6 (29.Nf6) 1–0. Bereza,Pavel – Schebler,Gerhard (2475), Internet Section, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.Bb5 Bd6 11.Qe2 Nge7 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.0-0 (13.Rd1 Be6 14.Nc3 0-0+=) 13...0-0 (13...Bh2 14.Nh2 Qd5 15.Bb4-/+) 14.Nf4 (14.Ne7!? Qe7 15.Qe7 Be7 16.Bc6 bc6 17.Rfc1-/+) 14...Bg4 15.Bd3 Ng6 16.Bg6 hg6 17.h3 (better is 17.Qe3!?-+) 17...Nd4! 18.Qd3? (18.Nd4 Be2) 18...Nf3 19.gf3 Bh3! (19...Bh3 20.Nd5 Bf1 21.Kf1 Qh4-+) 0–1. Evertsson,Kristian – Tutic,Resad, Cup Rilton, Stockholm (Sweden), 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.Bb5 Bd6 11.Qe2 Kf8 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.0-0 Nge7 14.Nf4 (14.Ne3 Nf5=) 14...Qc7 15.Bc6 Bf4 (better is 15...bc6!? 16.Rad1 Bg4+=) 16.Bf4+= Qf4 17.Rfe1 Qc7 18.Ba4 Be6 19.Rac1 Nc6 20.Ng5 Re8 (better is 20...Bd5!?=) 21.Qf3+/- Kg8 22.Ne6 Re6 23.Re6 fe6 24.Bc6 bc6 25.Rc6 Qd7 26.h3 h6 27.Qe4 Kf7 28.Qf4 Kg6 29.Rc7 Qd1 30.Kh2 Qa1?? (better is 30...Rg8+-) 31.Qg4 Kh7 (31...Kf6 32.Qg7 Kf5 33.Rc5 Qe5 34.Re5 Kf4 35.Qf6) 32.Qe4 Kg8 33.Rc8 (33.Qe6 Kh7 34.Qf5 Kg8 35.Rc8) 33...Kf7+- 34.Rh8 (34.Rh8 Qf6 35.Qa4+-) 1–0. Bereza,Pavel – Brodie,H, It (open), Las Vegas (USA), 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

10.Bb5 Qd8 11.0-0 -/+.

10.Nb5 Bb4-+ 11.Nd6 Ke7 12.Nc8 Rc8 13.Bd3 Bd2 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.Qe2 Kf8 (15...Kd8 16.0-0-+) 16.0-0 g6 17.Rab1 Qc7 18.Nf3 Kg7 19.Qb2 b6 (19...Na5 20.Rfc1 Qf4 21.Re1-+) 20.Rfc1 (20.Ba6 Rcd8-/+) 20...Qd6-+ 21.Ba6 (21.Rc2 Ne7-/+) 21...Rc7 22.Qc3 (22.a3 Re8-+) 22...Re8 23.Bf1 (23.Qb2 Ne5 24.Nd4 Rc5-+) 23...Ree7 (23...Qf4 24.Qa3-+) 24.Nd4 (24.Qb3 Ne4-+) 24...Nd4 25.Qd4 Rc5 26.Re1 Rc2 27.Re7 (27.Qa4 Rf2! 28.Kf2 Qc5 29.Kf3 Qc3 30.Bd3 Qd3 31.Kf2 Qd2 32.Kf1 Ne4-+) 27...Qe7 28.Bd3 (28.Rb2 Rc1 29.g3 Qe4 30.Qe4 Ne4-+) 28...Rd2 (28...Ra2 29.Rf1-+) 29.Rc1 (29.Qc3 Ra2 30.Qb3-+) 29...Qa3 (29...Qa3 30.Rc3 Qb2-+; 29...Ra2?! 30.h3-+) 0–1. Becuwe,Olivier (2080) – Bailet,Pierre (2515), 6th Lille France, LUC Open, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6 9.Bd2 ed5)

10.Bd3 Qd8 11.0-0 Bd6 12.Nb5 Nge7 13.Re1 0-0 14.Rb1 Bf5 15.Nd6 Qd6 16.Bf5 Nf5 17.Rb7 Rfe8 18.Qb1 Re1 19.Be1 g6 20.h3 ½–½. Tempone,Marcelo (2450) – Szmukler,Ruben, Buenos Aires FMDA–chT, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.d5 e6)

8.Bc4 e6+= 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Re1 Be7 11.d5 ed5 12.Bd5 0-0 13.a3 Nd5 14.Nd5 Be6 15.Ne7 Qe7 16.Ng5 h6 17.Ne4 (17.Ne6!? fe6 18.Qg4+=) 17...Rfd8-/+ 18.Qh5 Rd5 19.Qf3 Ne5 (19...Nd4 20.Qd3-/+) 20.Qg3 Ng6 21.Bb2 Rad8 22.Rac1 Rd3 23.f3 b6 24.Qf2 Nf4 25.Be5 Ng6 26.Bb2 f5 27.Ng3 Rd2 28.Re2 Rd1 (28...Re2!? 29.Ne2 Rd2-+) 29.Rd1+= Rd1 30.Nf1? (30.Re1!? Re1 31.Qe1+=) 30...Qd7 (30...Nf4!? 31.Re5-+) 31.Rd2-/+ Rd2 32.Qd2 Qd2 33.Nd2 Nf4 34.Be5 Nd3 35.Bb8 a6 36.Kf1 b5 37.Ke2 Nb2 38.Bc7 Nc4 39.Nb1? Kf7 40.Kd3 Ke7 41.Kd4 Kd7 42.Bf4 g5 43.Bc1 Kd6 44.Nc3 Kc6 45.g3 a5 46.Nd1 b4 47.ab4 ab4 48.Nf2 Kb5 49.Nd3 b3 50.Nc5= Bc8 51.Nb3 Bb7 52.f4 gf4 53.Bf4+= h5 54.Nc5 Bf3 55.Ne6 Nb6 56.Ng7 Kc6 57.h4 Kd7 58.Ke5 Ke7 59.Kf5 Kf7 60.Be5 Nd5? 61.Kg5+- Bd1 62.Nh5 Ne3 63.Nf6 Nf1 64.g4 Ne3 65.Bf4 Ng4 66.Ng4 Kg7 67.h5 Bc2 68.h6 Kf7 69.Ne5 Kg8 70.Kf6 Kh7 71.Ng4 Kg8 72.Ke7 Bh7 73.Nf6+- Kh8 74.Kf8 Bc2 75.h7! Bh7 76.Bh6 (76.Bh6 Be4 77.Bg7) 1–0. Ibba,Isacco – Cardarelli,Angelo, ITA–ch U20 Laveno, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8)

8.d5= Na5 9.Bb5+= Bd7 10.Bd7 Qd7 11.Ne5 Qd6 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Nc4 (13.Nd3 e6 14.Nb5 Qd7+-) 13...Qb4 14.dc6 Qa4 15.Na4 b5 16.Ncb6! ab6 17.Nb6 Ra7 18.Bf4 e5 19.Be5 Bb4 20.Ke2 Ne7 21.Bg7?? (better is 21.c7 0-0 22.Rhc1+-) 21...Rg8+= 22.Bb2 Rg2 23.Rhc1 Bd6 24.Nd7 Rh2 25.Nf6 Kf8 26.Nd7 Ke8 27.Nf6 Kd8 28.Rd1+/- Nc8 29.Be5 Ke7? 30.Bh2 Bh2 31.Nd5 Ke6 32.Ne3 Be5+/- 33.Rab1 Ra2 34.Kf3 Na7 35.Rbc1 b4 36.c7 Nc8 37.Rd8 Ra8 38.Nd5 b3?? 39.Rb1 Ra7?? 40.Rc8+- Kd5 41.Rb3 Bc7 42.Rh8 Ra4 43.Rh7 Ke6 44.Re3 Kf6 45.Re4 Ra3 46.Re3 Ra4 47.Rh1 Rb4 48.Ra1 Kf5 49.Raa3 Bb6 50.Re2 Rh4 51.Kg2 Rg4 52.Rg3 Rg3 53.Kg3 Bd4 54.Ra2 Be5 55.Kf3 f6 56.Ra5 Ke6 57.Ra6 Kf5 58.Ra5 Ke6 59.Ke3 Ke7 60.Ke4 Ke6 61.Ra6 Ke7? 62.Kf5 Kf7 63.Ra7 Kf8 64.f3 Bd4 65.Rb7 Bc3 66.Rc7 Bb2 67.Rb7 Bc3 68.Ke4 Be5 69.Rb3 Kf7 70.Rb7 Kf8 71.f4 Bc3 72.Kd5 Ba1 73.Kc4 Ke8 74.Rb1 1–0. Kondziela,Andreas – Winter,Lars, Rhein Main op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

8.d5 Nb4 9.Rb1 a5 10.a3 Na6? (10...e6 11.ab4 Bb4+-) 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Qd7 13.Ne5 Qd6 (13...Qf5 14.Qa4 Kd8+-) 14.Qa4 Kd8 15.Nf7 Kc7 16.Nb5 Kb8 17.Nbd6 ed6 18.Qd7 Nc7 (18...Nc5 19.Nd6 Bd6 20.Qd6 Kc8 21.Bf4 Nd3 22.Kd2 Ne5 23.Be5 Nf6 24.Rhc1) 19.Nd8 Ra7 (19...b5 20.Rb5 Ka7 21.Qc7 Ka6 22.Ra5) 20.Nc6 Ka8 21.Qd8 1–0. Janek – Guttesman, internet, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8)

9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Qb3 Qb6 (10...Na6 11.Be3 Qa5 12.Ne5+/-) 11.Qb6+/- ab6 12.Rb1 e6 13.Rb6 Nf6 (13...ed5 14.Nd5 Ra2 15.Rb7+/-) 14.de6+/- Be6 15.Bb5 (15.Ng5 Bd5 16.Nd5 Nd5 17.Bb5 Nd7 18.Rb7 0-0-0+/-) 15...Nbd7+= 16.Rb7 Bd6 (better 16...0-0-0!? 17.Ra7 Kb8+=) 17.Nd4+/- 0-0-0 (better 17...Be5 18.Be3 0-0+/-) 18.Ba6 (better 18.Ra7 Nc5 19.Nc6+-) 18...Nc5= 19.Ne6 (better 19.Ra7 Na6 20.Ra6=) 19...Nb7 (better 19...Rhe8 20.Be2 Re6=+) 20.Nd8+/- Re8? (better 20...Rd8!? 21.Ke2 Be5+/-) 21.Be3+- Rd8 22.0-0 Kb8 (22...Rd7 23.Nb5 Kb8 24.Rc1+-) 23.Rb1 (23.Rb1 Rd7 24.g3+-) 1-0. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Diaz Garcia,Lianet (1990), Titled Tue (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 a6 11.Qa4 Bb5 12.Nb5 Nd7 13.Nc3 Ngf6= 14.Bg5 b5 15.Qf4 Rc8 16.Qe3 h6 17.Bh4 (better 17.Bf6!? Nf6 18.Rac1+=) 17...g5-/+ 18.Bg3 Bg7 19.Nd4 Nb6?? (19...Ng4 20.Qd2 Rc4 21.Nce2-/+) 20.d6 (better 20.Nf5 Nc4 21.Ng7 Kf8 22.Ne6 fe6 23.Qe6+=) 20...e6?? (20...Nc4 21.de7 Qd7-/+ (21...Ne3? 22.ed8Q Rd8 23.fe3+-)) 21.Ne6!+- fe6 (21...Nc4 22.Qa7 fe6 23.Qg7 Rf8+-) 22.Qe6 Kf8 23.d7! Rc6 (23...Nbd7 24.Bd6 Mate attack; 23...Qd7 24.Qd6 Double attack (24.Qb6 Discovered attack; 24.Qb6 Deflection; 24.Bd6 Decoy); 23...Nfd7 24.Bd6 Mate attack) 24.Qc6 Nfd7 25.Rad1 Qf6 26.Bd6 Kg8 27.Ne4 Qf7 (27...Qg6+-) 28.Bc7 Qf5 (28...Qc4 29.Qb7 Kh7 30.Rfe1+-) 29.Bb6 Nb6 (29...Ne5 30.Qd5 Qf7 31.Qa8 Kh7 32.Qa6+-) 30.Nd6 Qf4 31.Qb6 Be5 (31...Kh7+-) 32.g3 Qf6 33.Qb8 (33.Rfe1 Kh7 34.Qc7 Kg6 35.Re5 Rg8 36.Qc2 Kg7 37.Ne8 Re8 38.Rd7 Qf7 39.Rf7 Kf7 40.Qf5 Kg7 41.Re8 b4 42.Re7 Kg8 43.Qc8) 33...Kg7 (33...Qf8 34.Qf8 Kf8+-) 34.Qb7 Kg6 35.Qe4 Kg7 36.Nf5 Kf7 (36...Kg6 37.Ne3 Kf7 38.Rd7 Ke8 39.Rfd1 b4 40.Qa8 Bb8 41.Qb8 Qd8 42.Qd8) 37.Rd7 Ke8 (37...Qe7 38.Re7 Kg6 39.Nh4 Kh5 40.h3 gh4 41.Re5) 38.Re7 (38.Re7 Qe7 39.Ne7 Kd7 40.Qe5 b4 41.Rd1 Ke8 42.Qe6 Kf8 43.Rd7 Kg7 44.Ng6; 38.Rfd1 Kf8 39.Qa8 Bb8 40.Qb8 Qd8 41.Qd8) 1–0. Avedisian,Alexander (1845) – Kaciusis,Daniel, Clausura Trebejos, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Rb1 Bb5 11.Rb5 Nd7 12.Qd4+/-.

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Rb1 Nf6 11.0-0 g6 (11...Bb5 12.Rb5 b6 13.Bf4=) 12.Re1 Bg7 13.Ba3 0-0 (better 13...Ng8!? 14.Be7! Ne7+-) 14.Be7 (14.Re7?! Re8 15.Qe1 Bb5 16.Nb5 Na6+=) 14...Qc7 15.Bf8 Bf8 16.Bd7 (16.Qd4 Bg7 17.Qc4 Qc4 18.Bc4 b6+-) 16...Nbd7 17.Ne4 (17.Qd2 Nb6+-) 17...b6 (17...Ne4 18.Re4 Rd8 19.Rd4+-) 18.Rc1 Qd8 19.h3 (19.Nfg5 h6 20.Nf6 Nf6+-) 19...Nc5 (19...Ne4 20.Re4 Bc5 21.Qd2+-) 20.Nf6 Qf6 21.Qe2 Rd8 22.Rcd1 Bd6 23.g3 (23.Ne5 Kg7 24.Nc6 Rd7+-) 23...Na4 24.Rd3 Bb4 (24...Nc5 25.Re3+-) 25.Qe5 Kg7 (25...Qe5 26.Re5 (26.Ne5? Be1 27.d6 Nc5-+) 26...f6 27.Re2+-) 26.Qf6 Kf6 27.Re4 Nc5 (27...a5 28.Rf4 Kg7 29.a3+-) 28.Rf4 (28.Rb4?! Nd3 29.Rd4 Nc5=) 28...Kg7 29.Re3 (29.Rb4?! Nd3 30.Rd4 Nc1+=) 29...a5 30.Re7 Rf8 (30...Rd5 31.Rff7 Kg8 32.Rg7 (worse 32.Rh7 Ne6+-) 32...Kf8 33.Rh7+-) 31.Ng5 h6 32.Rff7 (32.Ref7?! Rf7 33.Nf7 Nd3+-) 32...Rf7 33.Nf7 (33.Rf7?! Kg8+-) 33...Kf6 34.Ra7 Na4 (34...h5 35.f4 Ne4 36.Ne5+-) 35.d6 Nc3 36.d7 Be7 37.d8Q Bd8 38.Nd8 Na2 (38...g5 39.a3+-) 39.Ra6 1-0. Bartel,Mat (2605) - Mihajlov,Seb (2370), Titled Tue (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Rb1 g6 11.Qd4 (better 11.d6!? Nc6 12.0-0+-) 11...Nf6+/- 12.Ne5 (12.0-0!? Bg7 13.Bd3+=) 12...Bg7 13.Bd7 (better 13.Be2+=) 13...Nbd7-/+ 14.Rb7 Ne5 (14...Qc8!? 15.Rb3 Nc5-/+) 15.Qe5=+ 0-0 16.0-0 (16.Re7?? Nd5 17.Nd5 Be5 18.Re5 Qd6-+) 16...Ng4 (16...Rc8 17.Bg5=+ (17.Re7? Rc3 18.Rf7 Rf7 19.Qc3 Qd5-+)) 17.Qg3= Bc3 18.Qg4 (18.Qc3 Qd5 19.Re7 Qd6= (19...Qa2? 20.Qd4+-)) 18...Qd5=+ 19.Re7 Qa2 20.Bh6 Bg7 21.Bg7 Kg7 22.Qd4 Kg8 23.h4 h5 24.Ra1 Qb3 25.Ra6 Pawn a7, live or die! 25...Qb1 26.Kh2 Qb8?? (better 26...Rfe8 27.Raa7 Qb8 28.g3 Ra7 29.Ra7 Rd8=) 27.g3+- Qb5 (27...Qb1 28.Rf6 Qb6 29.Rb6 ab6 30.Qb6 Rae8+-) 28.Rg6!! (28.Rg6 fg6 29.Qg7; 28.Rea7?! Qa6 29.Ra6 Ra6=+) 1-0. Szabo,Marcell (1895) - Jimenez Fernandez,Rebeca (2065), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0 g6 (10...Nf6 11.Qb3 Bc8 12.Bf4+/-) 11.d6 (11.Qd4 f6+/-) 11...Bg7+= 12.Bf7?? (better 12.Qb3 e6 13.Bb2+=) 12...Kf7-+ 13.Ng5 Ke8 14.Qb3 Nh6 15.Bb2 (15.Re1 Nc6 16.Nb5 Ba1 17.Nc7 Qc7 18.dc7 Rc8=) 15...e5 (15...Qb6 16.Rae1 Qb3 (16...Qd6?? 17.Nce4 Qb6 18.Qb6 ab6 19.Bg7+-) 17.Re7 Kd8 18.ab3 Bf6 19.Nf7 Nf7 20.Rf7 Be5-+) 16.Ne6 (better 16.f4 Na6 17.Nce4 Qb6 18.Qb6 ab6 19.Be5+=) 16...Qf6?? (better 16...Be6 17.Qe6 Kf8-/+) 17.Nc7 (worse 17.Ng7 Kf8 18.Ne4 Qg7 19.Qb7 Bc6 20.Qc8 Be8+-) 17...Kf8 (17...Kd8 18.Na8 Bc8 19.Ne4+-) 18.N3d5 Qd6 (18...Qd8 19.f4 e4 20.Bg7 Kg7 21.Qb7 Nf7+-) 19.Ba3 Nf5 (19...Qa3 20.Qa3 Kg8 21.Na8+-) 20.Bd6 Nd6 21.Na8 (21.Qa3 Kf7 22.Qd6 Rf8+-) 21...Nc6 (21...Nb5 22.a4 Nd4 23.Qb7+-) 22.Rad1 (22.Qa3 Kf7 23.Qd6 Rd8+-) 22...Be6 (22...Bf5 23.Qa3 Kf7 24.Qd6+-) 23.Nac7 Bf7 (23...Bg4 24.f3 Bf5 25.Qa3+-) 24.Qa3 (24.Qa3 Kg8 25.Qd6+-) 1-0. Sochacki,C (2475) - Kirk,Ez (2445), Cappelle Online Bullet, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bc4 Bg4 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Bf4 h6 12.h3 (12.Nb5 Na6 13.Re1+-) 12...Bf3= 13.Qf3 g6? (better is 13...a6!?+=) 14.Rfe1 Bg7 15.d6 e6 16.Be6 0-0 17.Qb7 fe6 18.Qa8 Nd5?? (better is 18...Nfd7 19.Bd2 Qb6+-) 19.Nd5 Ba1 (19...ed5 20.Qd5 Kh7 21.Be5+-) 20.Ne7 (worse is 20.Ra1 ed5 21.Qd5 Kg7+-) 20...Kh8 (20...Kh7 21.Qe4 Qe8 22.Ra1 Qf7+-) 21.Qe4 Bg7 22.Be5 Bf6 23.Qd4 Nd7 24.Bf6 Rf6 25.Re6 Qf8 26.Nd5 (26.Nd5 Kg7 27.Nf6 Nf6 28.d7+-) 1–0. Blinn,Jonas – Gerloff,Bernd, Hessen–ch U20, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

9.Bc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Qb3 Nf6 12.d6 0-0 13.Ba3?? ed6 14.Rad1 Nc6 15.Bd6 Na5 16.Bf8 Qf8 17.Qb5 Nc4 18.Qc4 Be6 19.Qb5 (19.Qf4 Rc8 20.Ne4 Ne4 21.Qe4 b5+=) 19...b6 (better 19...Rc8!? 20.Nb1 Bc4 21.Qb7 Bf1 22.Kf1 a5=) 20.Nd4+= Bd7 21.Qd3 Rc8 22.Ne4 Ne4 23.Qe4 Ba4 (23...Re8 24.Qf3+=) 24.Rc1 (24.Nf5!? Bc2 25.Ne7 Kh8 26.Qh4 Bd1 27.Nc8 Qc8 28.Rd1+/-) 24...Re8= 25.Ne6?? (25.Qb1=) 25...Re6?? (better 25...Qa3 26.Rc7 Re6 27.Qa8 Re8 28.Qa7 Qa2 29.Qb6 Be5-+) 26.Qa4+/- h6 (26...a5!?+/-) 27.Qa7+- Kh7 28.Rc7 Rf6 (28...Kg8 29.Qb7 Bd4 30.Rc8+-) 29.a4 (29.Rb7 Qe8 30.Rb6 Rf4+-) 29...h5 (29...Qb4 30.h3+-) 30.Qb7 (30.Rb1 Qa3 31.Rf7 Rf7 32.Qf7 Qa4+-) 30...Qe8 31.h3 (better 31.Rd7+-) 31...Qe2? (better 31...Qa4 32.Rf7 Rf7 33.Qf7 Qc2+-) 32.Rf7+- Rf7 33.Qf7 Qa6 34.Qd7 Qc4 35.Re1 h4 36.Re7 (better 36.Qe8 Qf4 37.Qe4+-) 36...Qc1= 37.Kh2 Qf4 38.Kg1 Qc1 39.Kh2 Qf4 40.Kg1 Qc1 ½-½. Persson,R (2105) - Federzoni,Enzo (2140), Titled Tue 2nd Aug Late (3), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0-0 g6 (10...Nbd7 11.Qa4+=) 11.Re1+= Qa5 (11...Bg7 12.Ba3 Ng8 13.Rc1+/-) 12.Qb3 (better 12.Nb5!? e6 13.Bb2+/-) 12...Nbd7= 13.Ba3 Qb6?? (better 13...a6!?+=) 14.Qa4 (better 14.Nb5!? e6 15.d6 Ng4 16.Nc7 Kd8 17.Na8 Qb3 18.ab3 Bg7+-) 14...e6 15.Rab1 Qd8 16.de6 fe6 17.Re6 (better 17.Ng5 Ba3 18.Ne6+-) 17...Kf7 18.Bc4 (better 18.Ng5!? Kg7 19.Re7 Be7 20.Ne6 Kf7 21.Nd8 Bd8 22.Ne4+-) 18...Kg7+/- 19.Ne4 Ne4 20.Re4 Nf6 21.Bb2 Bd7?? (better 21...Bd6+/-) 22.Bf6+- Kf6 23.Qb3 (better 23.Rb7 Be7 24.Rd7 Rc8 25.Qb5 Kg7 26.Qe5 Kh6 27.Ng5 Bg5 28.Qg7 Kh5 29.Be2) 23...Kg7 24.Rf4 (24.Rd1 Be7 25.Qb7 Bc6 26.Re7 Kh6 27.Rd8 Bb7 28.Rh8 Rh8 29.Rb7 Rc8+-) 24...Bf5 (24...Be7 25.Rf7 Kh6 26.Qe3 Bg5 27.Ng5 Qg5+-) 25.Qc3 Kh6 26.Rh4 (better 26.Ne5 Qf6 27.Ng4 Bg4 28.Qf6+-) 26...Qh4 27.Nh4 (27.Qe3 Kg7 28.Rb7 Qe7 29.Re7 Be7 30.Qe7 Kh6+-) 27...Bb1 28.Qh8 Rc8 (28...Rd8 29.Nf3 Rd1 30.Bf1+-) 29.Qd4 Be7 (29...Bc5 30.Qd2 g5 31.Qd5+-) 30.Nf3 (30.Qe3 Bg5 31.Qh3 Bh4 32.Qh4 Kg7 33.Qd4 Kh6 34.Qe3 Kg7 35.Qc3 Kh6 36.Qh3 Kg7 37.Qc8 Bf5 38.Qg8 Kh6 39.Qf8 Kh5 40.Be2 Bg4 41.Bg4 Kg4 42.f3 Kh5 43.g4 Kg5 44.Qe7 Kf4 45.Kf2 g5 46.Qd6) 30...Rd8 (30...Bf6 31.Qd2 g5+-) 31.Qe3 (31.Qe3 g5 32.Qe7 Rd1 33.Bf1+-) 1-0. Henrotte,Nils (1965) - Srimathi,Raajesh, 47th Sparkassen Open, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bf4 a6 10.Rc1 Nf6 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Qb3 b5 13.a4 Qa5 (13...e6 14.ab5 Bc5 15.Bc4 ab5 16.Nb5 Qa5 17.Kd1+=) 14.ab5 Bb5 (14...ab5 15.Nd4+/-) 15.Bb5 (15.Nd4 Bf1 16.Qb7 Bg2 17.Qa8 Qd8+-) 15...ab5 16.Qb5 (16.Nd4!? Nfd7 17.0-0+/-) 16...Qb5= 17.Nb5 Na6 18.d6 ed6 19.0-0 Kd7 20.Ng5 d5 21.Nf7 Rg8 22.Nc7 (22.Ne5 Ke7 23.Rfe1+/-) 22...Nc7= 23.Rc7 Ke6 24.Re1 Kf5 25.Re5 Kg4?? (better is 25...Kf4 26.g3 Kg4=) 26.h3 (26.h3 Kf4 27.g3 Kf3 28.Re3) 1–0. Brameld,Arthur F – Edmans,Alex, Guernsey op, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

9.Bf4 Nd7 10.Bb5 Ngf6 11.0-0 g6 (11...Qa5 12.Rc1=) 12.d6 (12.Re1!?+=) 12...e6= 13.Bg5 Bg7 14.Rc1 0-0 15.Re1 (15.Ne4 Qa5 16.Nf6 Bf6=) 15...Qa5 16.a4 a6 17.Bd7 (17.Be2 Rd8=+) 17...Bd7 (17...Nd7 18.Bd2=+) 18.Ne5 Bc6 (18...Be8 19.Qf3 Nd7 20.Nd7 Bd7 21.Bf6=+) 19.Nc6 (19.Bf6 Bf6 20.Nc6 bc6=) 19...bc6 (19...Qg5 20.Ne7 Kh8 21.Qf3=+) 20.Bf6= Bf6 21.Ne4 Bg7 22.Nc5 (22.Rc5 Qb4 23.Qe2 Qa4-/+) 22...Bc3 (better 22...Rfb8!?=+) 23.Re3 Bb4 (worse 23...Qc5 24.Rec3 (worse 24.Rcc3 Qb6=+) 24...Qf5 25.Qc2+/-) 24.Qd4?? (24.Nd7 Rfd8 25.Nf6 Kh8 26.Rc6+-) 24...Bc5 (24...Bd2 25.Rf1 Be3 26.fe3-/+) 25.Rc5 (25.Qc5 Qa4 26.Ra3 Qf4=+) 25...Qb6 (25...Rfb8!? 26.g3 Rb4-/+) 26.h4 Rfd8 (26...Rab8 27.h5=) 27.Rec3 (27.h5 Rd7+/-) 27...Rd7+= 28.Qf4 (28.h5 Rad8 29.h6 f5+/-) 28...Rad8 (28...Rc8!?=) 29.Rc6+= Qb1 30.Rc1 (30.Kh2 a5 31.h5+=) 30...Qa2 (better 30...Qd3!?=) 31.Ra6+/- Qd5 32.Rac6 (32.Rc7 Kg7 33.Raa7 Rc7 34.dc7+/- (34.Rc7?! e5 35.Qc4 Rd6=)) 32...Rd6= 33.Rd6 Rd6 34.Qf6 (34.h5 e5 35.Qg5 Rd8+=) 34...Rd8= 35.Rc7?? (better 35.h5=) 35...Qd1-+ 36.Kh2 Qd6 (36...Qd6 37.g3 Qc7-+) 0-1. Monpeurt,C (2160) - Kiselev,P (2215), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bf4 e6 10.Rc1 (10.Bb5!? Bd7 11.0-0 a6 12.de6 fe6 13.Bd7 Nd7+-) 10...Nf6+/- 11.Bb5 (11.Ne5 Bc5 12.Bb5 Nbd7+/-) 11...Bd7 12.0-0 (better 12.de6 fe6 13.Qb3+/-) 12...Be7?? (better 12...Bb5 13.Nb5 Nd5+/-) 13.d6+- Bf8 14.Qa4 (better 14.Bd7!? Nfd7 15.Nb5 Na6+-) 14...Nc6 15.Rfe1 (15.Ne4 Qa5 16.Nf6 gf6 17.Qa5 Na5 18.Bd7 Kd7 19.Rc7 Kd8+-) 15...g6 (15...a6 16.Bf1+/-) 16.Bg5 (16.Ne5 Ne5 17.Be5 Bg7 18.Bd7 Qd7+-) 16...Bg7+/- (16...Bd6? 17.Ne4 Be7 18.Bf6 Bf6 19.Red1+-) 17.Nd5 0-0 18.Bc6 (18.Nc7!? a6 19.Be2+/-) 18...Bc6= 19.Ne7 (better 19.Nf6 Bf6 20.Qh4 Bg5 21.Ng5=) 19...Kh8?? (better 19...Qe7! 20.de7 Ba4 21.ef8Q Rf8=) 20.Nc6 (20.Qh4 Bf3 21.Bf6 Qd6 22.gf3 e5 23.Bg7 Kg7+-) 20...bc6 21.Rc6 Qd7 (21...Qe8 22.Ne5 Kg8+-) 22.Ne5 Qb7?? (22...Qe8+-) 23.Rc7 Qd5 (23...Qb2 24.Bf6 Bf6 25.Nf7 Kg8+-) 24.Qh4 (24.Bf6 Bf6 25.Nf7 Rf7 26.Rf7 Qd4+-) 24...Ne4?? (24...Nh5 25.Nf7 Kg8 26.Nh6 Kh8+-) 25.Qe4 Qd6 (25...Qe4 26.Re4 f6+-) 26.Nf7 Rf7 27.Rf7 Rc8 (27...Qd5 28.Qe6 Qe6 29.Re6+-) 28.g3 (28.Qb7 Qc6 29.Rg7 Qb7 30.Rb7 a6 31.Re6 Kg8 32.Ree7 h6 33.Bh6 Rd8 34.Rg7 Kh8 35.Rh7 Kg8 36.Rbg7 Kf8 37.Rh8) 28...Qb4 (28...Qd5+-) 29.Qe6 (29.Qe6 Rc6 30.Qe8 Bf8 31.Rf8 Qf8 32.Qf8; 29.Qb4 h5 30.Rg7 Re8 31.Qb7 Rf8 32.Rh7 Kg8 33.Qg7) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,An (2235) - Meza Astrada,Agustin (2030), Titled Tue (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bf4 Nf6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb3 Qb6 (11...b6=) 12.Qc2 (12.Qb6!? ab6 13.Rb1=) 12...Na6 (12...e6 13.de6 Qe6 14.Be2=+) 13.Rb1= Qa5 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.Bd3 (15.Ba6 ba6 16.Qd3 Qd6=) 15...g6 (15...Nc5 16.Nb5 Qc8 17.Rc1=+) 16.0-0= Bg7 17.Rfe1 0-0 18.Re7 Rfe8 (18...Qc5 19.Rbe1=) 19.Re8+= Ne8 (19...Re8 20.Bg5 b6 21.Bf6 (worse 21.Ba6 Nd5 22.Bd2 Nc3-/+) 21...Bf6 22.Ba6 Qc3 23.Qc3 Bc3 24.Rc1+=) 20.Ne4 Qc2 21.Bc2 b6 22.Be3 (22.Re1 Rc8 23.Bb3 Bg4+=) 22...Nac7 (22...Bf5 23.Nh4 Be4 24.Be4=+) 23.d6 Ne6 24.Bb3 (24.Rd1 Rd8 25.Bb3 Bc6+=) 24...Rc8 (better 24...Bc6!? 25.Nfg5 Ng5 26.Ng5 Nd6+=) 25.Rd1+= Nf6 26.Neg5 Nd8 (better 26...Ng4!?+=) 27.Ne5+- Be6 28.Ne6 fe6 29.d7 Rc7 (29...Rc3 30.Be6! Kf8 31.Bb3+-) 30.Bf4 Nh5 31.Ng6! Nf4 (31...hg6 32.Bc7 Discovered attack) 32.Nf4 Kf7 (32...Bf6+-) 33.Ne6! Rc3 (33...Ne6 34.d8N Double attack (34.d8N Decoy)) 34.Nd8 Ke7 35.Nc6! (35.Nc6 Kf6 36.d8Q Kg6 37.Rd6 Kf5 38.Be6 Kg6 39.Bg4 Kf7 40.Bh5) 1-0. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2485) - Janaszak,Daw (2325), Speed Chess GP4, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

9.Bf4 Nf6 10.Rc1 a6 11.Na4 Bd7?? (11...e5 12.de6 Bb4 13.Ke2+=) 12.Nc5 (better is 12.Bc7 Ba4 13.Qa4 Qd7 14.Bb6+-) 12...Bc8 (12...Qa5 13.Bd2 Qa2 14.Bc4=) 13.Qa4+= Bd7 14.Qb3 b5 15.Ne5 e6?? (better is 15...Bc8=) 16.de6+- (16.Ncd7?! Nd5 17.Nf8 Nf4+/-; 16.Ned7 Nbd7 (16...Nfd7 17.Nb7 Qb6 18.Rc8 Ke7 19.d6 Kf6 20.Qf3+-) 17.de6 Bc5 (17...Nc5?! 18.ef7 Kd7 19.Rd1 Kc6 20.Rd8 Nb3 21.Ra8 Bb4 22.Kd1 Ra8 23.ab3=) 18.ed7 Nd7-/+) 16...fe6 17.Ne6 (worse is 17.Ncd7 Bb4 18.Qb4 Nbd7+-; 17.Ned7 Nbd7 18.Ne6 Qe7+-) 17...Bb4 18.Ke2 (18.Qb4?! Be6 19.Bd3 A) 19...Ba2 20.Bf5 Bc4 21.Nc4 bc4 22.0-0+- (22.Rc4?! Qe7 23.Qe7 Ke7+/-); B) 19...Nd5=) 18...Qe7 19.Nc7 Kf8 20.Na8 Nc6 21.Nb6 (21.Qe3 Nd5 22.Nc6 (worse is 22.Rc6 Ne3 23.fe3 Bc6 24.Nc6 Qe4 25.Nb4 Qb4+=; 22.Nd7 Qd7 23.Nb6 Nb6 24.Qb6 Qg4 25.Ke3 Qe6 26.Kf3 Ne5 27.Be5 Qb6 28.Rc8 Ke7 29.Rh8 Qc6 30.Kf4 Qh6 31.Ke4 Qc6 32.Ke3 Qc1 33.Kd3 Qc4 34.Ke3 Qc1 35.Ke4 Qc6 36.Kf4 Qh6 37.Kg4 Qe6 38.Kf4 Qh6=) 22...Nf4 23.Kf3+-) 21...Ne5?? (better is 21...Bg4 22.f3 Nd4 23.Kd1 Nb3 24.ab3 g5-+) 22.Nd7+- Ned7 23.Be3 g6 (23...Bc5 24.Kd1+-) 24.Rc8 (better is 24.Rc6!? Bd6 25.Qd3+- (25.Ra6?! Nc5 26.Qb5 Na6 27.Qa6 Kg7+/-)) 24...Kg7+/- 25.Rh8 Kh8 26.g3 Ne5 27.Bg2 Nc4 28.Rd1 Ng4 29.Qd3+- Bc5?? 30.Qd8 Kg7 31.Rd7 (31.Rd7 Kf6 32.Qh8 Ke6 33.Re7 Be7 34.Qc8 Kf6 35.Bd4 Nge5 36.Bd5+-) 1–0. Lopez Rebert,Pablo – Godoy,Luciano, Moron FAOGBA–ch, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3)

9.Bf4 Nf6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nc4 Nb6 The pressure on the isolated pawn grows 12.Nb6 Qb6 (worse 12...ab6 13.Nb5 e5 A) 14.Be5?! Bb4 (14...Nd5? 15.Qd5 Bb4 16.Bc3 Qe7 17.Be2+-) 15.Bc3 Qe7 (15...Nd5? 16.Qd5 Qe7 17.Be2+-) 16.Be2 Ne4 17.Bb4 Qb4 18.Kf1 0-0=; B) 14.d6+-) 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Bd7 (14.Qa4 Qd8=) 14...Nd7 15.0-0 g6 (15...Qa5 16.Rc1=) 16.Rb1 Qa5 (better 16...Qf6!? 17.Bd2 Qa6+=) 17.Nb5+/- Rc8 18.Re1 Qa6?? (18...Kd8 19.Qe2 Qa4+-) 19.Nd6 Kd8 20.Nb7 Ke8 21.Nd6 Kd8 22.Nf7 (22.Nf7 Ke8 23.Re6+-) 1-0. Vagman,Roy (2275) - Petrova,I (2125), Titled Tue (11), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

10.0-0 g6 11.Re1 Bg7 12.Ba3 Ng8 13.Qb3 Qb6+/- 14.Qc2 (better 14.Bb5!? Bd7 15.d6 Bb5 16.Nd5+-) 14...Bf5= 15.Qd2 Nd7 16.d6 Qa5 17.Bb2 (17.Qd5 Bc3 18.Qf7 Kd8 19.de7 Kc7=) 17...Rc8 18.Qe2 (18.Bb3!? Qb4 19.de7 Ne7 20.Nd5 Qd2 21.Nd2 Bb2 22.Ne7+/- (worse 22.Re7 Kd8 23.Rd1 Rc1-/+)) 18...Bc3-/+ 19.Bc3 Qc3 20.Rac1 Rc4?? (20...Qb4 21.Ng5 Kf8 22.Nf7 b5+/-) 21.Rc3+- Rc3 22.Qb2 Rc6 23.Qh8 (23.Qh8 Ndf6 24.g4 Rd6 25.gf5 gf5 26.Qg7+-) 1-0. De Vita,G (2010) - Pasti,Anna (1850), Arco ITA, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

10.0-0 g6 11.Re1 Bg7 12.Ba3 Ng8 13.d6 Be6 14.Nb5 Na6 15.de7 Qd1 16.Rad1 Ne7 17.Be6 fe6 18.Re6 0-0 19.Re7 Rfd8 20.Rd8 Rd8+-.

10.0-0 g6 11.Re1 Bg7 12.d6 e6 13.Ba3 0-0+= 14.Rb1 (14.Nb5 Nc6+=) 14...Qa5 (14...Nc6 15.Ne4+=) 15.Bb4 Qd8 16.Ne5 Nbd7? (better 16...Nfd7 17.Nf7 Rf7 18.Be6 Ne5 19.Re5 Be6 20.Re6 a5+-) 17.f4?? (better 17.Nf7 Rf7 18.Be6+-) 17...Ne5= 18.fe5 (18.Re5!? Nh5 19.Qd2 Be5 20.fe5-/+) 18...Nd7-/+ 19.Ne4 Ne5 20.Bf1 (20.Bb5 Bd7 21.Bd2 f5-/+) 20...Bd7 21.Bc3 (21.Qd2 Bc6-+) 21...Bc6 22.Nc5?? (22.Qd2!? Bd5 23.Qf4-+) 22...Qg5 (better 22...Nf3! 23.gf3 Bc3-+) 23.Ne4 Qf5 24.Ng3 (better 24.Qe2-+) 24...Qg5 (24...Nf3!? 25.gf3 Qc5 26.Kg2 Qc3 27.Bb5-+) 25.Ne4 Qd8 26.Ng3?? (26.Nc5 Nf3 27.gf3 Bc3 28.Ne4 Be1 29.Qe1 Be4 30.fe4 Qd6 31.Qe3-+) 26...h5 (better 26...Nf3! 27.gf3 Bc3-+) 27.Re5?? (better 27.Be5 Re8 28.Qd3+-) 27...h4 28.Ne2 h3? (28...Be5 29.Be5 h3 30.Qd2+/-) 29.g3 (29.Rc5 Bc3 30.Rc3 hg2 31.Bg2 Qg5+-) 29...Rc8 (better 29...Be5!? 30.Be5 Qg5+/-) 30.Re3+- Bh6? (better 30...Qg5 31.Qd2 Rfd8 32.Bg7 Kg7 33.Qd4 Qf6+-) 31.Rd3?? (better 31.Nf4!? Bd5+-) 31...Be4? (better 31...Qd6! 32.Nf4 Qc5 33.Bd4 Qa5+/-) 32.Bh3 (32.Rb4 Bd3 33.Qd3 Qd7+-) 32...Bd3 (32...Rc6!? 33.Bb4 Qb6 34.Kf1 Bd3 35.Qd3 Qa6 36.Qa6 Ra6+/-) 33.Qd3 Qd7 34.Qd4 f6? (34...Kh7 35.Rd1+- (35.Qa7?! Qd6 36.Rb7 Kg8+/-)) 35.Re1 (better 35.Qg4 Qf7 36.Qe6+-) 35...Rfd8?? (35...Kh7+-) 36.Nf4 f5 (36...Re8 37.Be6 Re6 38.Re6 Rc3 39.Qc3 Bf4 40.Qf6 (40.gf4?! Qe6 41.Qc7 Qg4 42.Kh1 Qf3 43.Kg1 Qg4 44.Kh1 Qf3 45.Kg1 Qg4=) 40...Bd6 41.Rd6+-) 37.Ne6 (37.Qh8 Kf7 38.Qh7 Ke8 39.Qg8 Bf8 40.Re6 Qe6 41.Qe6 Be7 42.Qe7) 37...Rc3+- 38.Qc3 Qd6 (38...Re8 39.Qc7 Qc7 40.dc7+-) 39.Nd8 (better 39.Qf6 Qb6 40.Kh1 Qc6 41.Bg2 Qe8 42.Qd8 Qd8 43.Nd8 Bg5+-) 39...Qd8 40.Qc4 (40.Qb3!? Kf8+-) 40...Kh7 41.Bg2 Bg7 42.Qe6 (better 42.Bf3 Qf6+-) 42...Qb6 (42...Qd4 43.Kf1 b5 44.Bf3+-) 43.Kh1 (43.Qb6 ab6 44.Bb7 Bd4 45.Kg2 Kg7+-) 43...Qf2 44.Qe2 Qd4 45.Rf1 (45.Bb7 Qc3+-) 45...Qc5 (45...Qd7 46.Rd1 Qf7 47.Bd5+-) 46.Qf2 (46.g4 fg4 47.Qg4 Kh6+-) 46...Bd4 (46...b6 47.Qc5 bc5 48.Bd5+-) 47.Qf3 b6 (47...a5 48.Qb7 Kh6 49.Qd5+-) 48.Qb7 (better 48.g4!? Bf6+-) 48...Bg7 49.Qf3 a5?? (49...Bd4 50.g4 f4+-) 50.Rd1 (50.g4 fg4 51.Qg4 Qh5 52.Qh5 gh5 53.Be4 Kg8+-) 50...Qc2 (50...Qc4 51.Qd5 Qd5 52.Bd5+-) 51.Qd3 (51.g4 Qc3+-) 51...Qc5 (51...Qa2 52.Qd8 Qc4+-) 52.Qd5 (52.Qd8 Qe3+-) 52...Qc2 (52...Qb4 53.Qd8 a4 54.a3+-) 53.Rf1 (better 53.Qd8 Qc4+-) 53...Qb2 (53...Qe2 54.Rf4 Qe1 55.Bf1+-) 54.Bh3 (better 54.Rf5 Qa1 55.Rf1 Qe5+-) 54...Qf6 (54...Bf6 55.Qf7 Kh6 56.g4+-) 55.Qg2 (55.Qd7 Kh6+-) 55...Qc3 (55...Qd4 56.Qe2+-) 56.g4 fg4 57.Bg4 Qf6 (57...Be5 58.Bd1 Qe3 59.Bc2+-) 58.Bf3 (58.Qh3 Kg8 59.Be6 Qe6 60.Qe6 Kh7 61.Rg1 g5 62.Rg5 Bf8 63.Qg6 Kh8 64.Qg8) 58...Qe5 (58...Qe6 59.Bd5 Qe3 60.Be4+-) 59.Be4 Qd4 60.Qg6 Kg8 (60...Kh8 61.Qh7) 61.Qh7 1-0. Velavaa Ragavesh (1970) - Gao,Raymond (2000), Titled Tue (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3)

10.0-0 g6 11.Re1 Bg7 12.d6 e6 13.Nb5!? 0-0 14.Nc7+-.

10.0-0 g6 11.Re1 Bg7 12.d6 e6 13.Nb5 Na6 14.d7 Nd7 15.Nd6 Kf8 16.Nf7 Kf7 17.Be6 Kf8 18.Ba3 1–0. Hayden – Rozomov, Moscow, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

7.a3 Bg4 8.Be2 Bf3 9.Bf3 Nd4 10.Bb7 Rb8 11.Bd5 Qe5 12.Be3 e6 13.Qa4 (better is 13.Qd4!? Qd4 14.Bd4 ed5 15.cd5=) 13...Kd8-/+ 14.Qa5 Rb6 15.Qa7 Bc5 16.ab4 Nc2 (16...ed5 17.bc5 Rb8 18.0-0+-) 17.Kd1 Ne3 (17...Na1 18.Bc5 Rd6 19.Qb8 Kd7 20.Qb7 Kd8 21.Bd6 Qd6 22.Qa8 Kd7 23.Qa4 Kd8 24.Qa5 Kd7 25.Qa7 Kd8 26.Qa1 ed5 27.Qg7 dc4 28.Nd2+-; 17...Be3 18.Kc2 Qf5 19.Kd1 Qd3 20.Ke1 ed5 A) 21.fe3 Qe3 22.Kd1 Qb3 23.Kd2 Qb4 24.Nc3 d4 (24...dc4 25.Qa8 Rb8 26.Qd5 Ke8 27.Rhb1 Qb1 28.Qc6 Kf8 29.Rb1 Rb1 30.Qd6 Ke8 31.Nb1+-) 25.Qa8 Rb8 26.Qd5 Ke8 27.Qd4 Rd8+=; B) 21.Qa5-/+) 18.fe3 Be3 (worse is 18...ed5 19.bc5 Rc6 20.Qa8 Rc8 21.Qd5 Qd5 22.cd5 Rc5 23.Ra8 Kd7 24.e4+/-) 19.Re1 (19.Qa8 Ke7 20.Ra7 Kf6 21.Qe8+=) 19...Qd4-/+ 20.Kc2 ed5 21.Qa8 Ke7 22.Ra3 Re6 (22...Qc4 23.Nc3 Re6 24.Qd5 Qc7 25.Re3 Nf6=) 23.cd5+= Qe4 24.Rd3 Nf6 Attacking the isolated pawn on d5 25.Qb7 Kf8 26.Ree3 Qg2 27.Rd2 Qg6 28.Red3 Re8 29.d6 Qe4 30.Qc7 Qf4 31.Qc6 Qb4 32.Nc3 Qg4?? 33.d7+- Nd7 34.Qd6 Kg8 35.Qd7 Qd7 36.Rd7 h5 37.Rf2 Rf8 38.Kd3 Rh6 39.Rf5 h4 40.Nd5 g6 41.Re5 Kg7 42.h3 Rh7 43.Ree7 Rhh8 44.Nf4 Kf6 45.Kd4 Rhg8 46.Nd3 g5 47.Ne5 Kf5 48.Rf7 Rf7 49.Rf7 Ke6 50.Rf1 Ra8 51.Nd3 Ra4 52.Ke3 Ra2 53.Kf3 Ra3 54.Re1 Kf5 55.Re5 Kf6 56.Re3 Kf5 57.Nf2 Ra4 58.Rc3 Rf4 59.Ke3 Ra4 60.Rc5 Kg6 61.Ne4 Ra3 62.Rc3 Ra6 63.Nf2 Ra4 64.Ng4 Kf7 65.Nf2 Kg6 66.Nd3 Ra1 67.Ke4 Rh1 68.Rc6 Kg7 69.Nf2 Ra1 70.Kf5 Rf1 71.Rc2 Kh6 72.Ke6 Kg6 73.Ng4 Rb1 74.Ne5 Kh6 75.Rc6 Rf1 76.Ke7 Kh7 77.Rf6 Rb1 78.Ke6 1–0. Russell,Ian (1905) – Kroes,Friso (1960), SB–2011–0-00153, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Bb2 e6 8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.g3 (9.Qe2!?=+) 9...Be7-/+ 10.Bg2 0-0 11.0-0 a5 (11...b6 12.Re1-/+) 12.a3 (12.Qc2 Rd8-/+) 12...Ra6 (12...Bd7 13.Qe2-/+) 13.c5 (13.ab4 Nb4 14.Ne5 Qc7=+) 13...Qc7 14.Nc4 (14.ab4 Nb4 15.Ne5 Nfd5-/+) 14...Nd5 15.Rc1 (15.Nfe5 Ne5 16.Ne5 b6-/+) 15...Rd8 16.Qe2 Bf6 (16...ba3 17.Ba3 a4 18.Rfe1-/+) 17.Rfd1 Bd7 (17...ba3 18.Ba3 b6 19.cb6 Nb6 20.Nb6 Qb6 21.Bc5=) 18.h4 (18.Nfe5 Be7-/+) 18...Na7 (18...ba3 19.Ba3 Ncb4 20.Nfe5-/+) 19.Nd6 (19.ab4 ab4 20.Nfe5 Bb5-/+) 19...Ba4 20.Rd2 (20.Re1 Nc8 21.Ne4 ba3 22.Ba3 Bc6-/+) 20...Nc3! 21.Bc3 bc3 22.Rd3 c2 (22...Bb5 23.Nb5 Nb5 24.Qe4-/+) 23.Ne5 Attacks the backward pawn on b7 (23.Ng5 Bg5 24.hg5=) 23...Nb5 (better 23...Rad6!? 24.cd6 Qd6=+) 24.Nef7= Nd4? (better 24...Rad6 25.Nd6 Nd6 26.cd6 Qd6 27.Bb7 Bb5=) 25.Rd4+- Bd4 26.Nd8 Rd6 27.cd6 Qd6? (27...Qd8 28.Qe6 Kh8+-) 28.Ne6 (better 28.Nb7 Qe7 29.Na5+-) 28...Bb2 (28...Bf6 29.Qc4 (29.Bb7?! Qd1 30.Qf1 Bb2+/-) 29...Qd1 30.Kh2+- (30.Rd1?! cd1Q 31.Kh2 Bb3 32.Qc8 Kf7+/-)) 29.Rc2 (better 29.Qc4 Be8 30.Ng5 Kf8+-) 29...Bc2 30.Qc2 Ba3 (30...Qe6 31.Qb2 b6+-) 31.Ng5 h6 (31...Kf8 32.Qf5 Ke7 33.Qf7 Kd8 34.Ne6 Qe6 35.Qe6+-) 32.Qh7 (32.Qc4 Kh8 33.Nf7 Kg8 34.Nd6 Kh8 35.Qc8 Kh7 36.Be4 g6 37.Qe8 Bd6 38.Qg6 Kh8 39.Qh7) 32...Kf8 33.Qh8 Ke7 34.Qg7 Ke8 35.Qf7 Kd8 36.Ne6 Kc8 37.Qb7 1-0. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2530) - Taichman,O (2295), Titled Tue (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Bb2 e6 8.d5 ed5 9.cd5 Nce7 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.Ne5 (better is 12.0-0!? should be investigated more closely 12...Nd5 13.Re1 Nge7 14.Ne5+=) 12...Qd5-/+ 13.Qa4 Nc6 14.0-0 Black has an active position 14...Nge7 (14...b5 15.Qa6 Nge7 16.Re1+=) 15.Nc6 Nc6 White's piece can't move: b1 16.Rd1 White threatens to win material: Rd1xd5 16...Qg5 (16...b5 17.Qc2 (worse is 17.Rd5 ba4 18.a3 b3-/+) 17...Qe6 18.Nd2=) 17.a3 ba3 (17...Be7 18.ab4 Bb4 19.Bc3 Bc3 20.Nc3+=) 18.Re1 (18.h4 Qc5 19.Re1 Kd7 20.Na3 Qb4+=) 18...Be7= 19.Ra3 0-0-0 20.Rc3 Bf6 21.Rc6 bc6 22.Qc6 Kb8 23.Bc1 Qa5?? simply marches past the door to victory 24.Bf4 Be5 25.Re5 Rd1 26.Re1 Qe5 27.Be5 (27.Be5 Rd6 28.Bd6) 1–0. White,Alistair (2030) – Murphy,Alan (1665), SCO–ch Seniors, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

7.Bb2 Nf6!?

7.Bb2 Bg4 8.Nbd2 e5 (8...e6 9.Qa4=+) 9.de5 Qh6 10.Qc2 0-0-0 (10...Nge7 11.Bd3=) 11.Be2 f6 12.Qe4 Qg6 (12...Bf3 13.Nf3 Ne5 14.Be5 fe5 15.Rb1+=) 13.ef6 (13.Qg6!? hg6 14.Ng5 Be2 15.Nf7 Ne5 16.Nd8 Bc4 17.Nc4 Nc4 18.0-0-0+=) 13...Nf6 14.Qg6 hg6 15.0-0-0 (15.h3 Re8=) 15...Bd6 (15...Bc5!?=) 16.h3+= Bf5 17.g4 Rhe8 18.gf5 Re2 19.Bf6 gf6 20.fg6 Bf4 21.g7 Ne7 (21...Rg8 22.Rhf1=) 22.Kc2 Rf2 23.Rhf1 Rf1 24.Rf1 Rg8 25.Ne4 f5 (25...Rg7 26.Nf6 Rg3 27.Nh5 Rg2 28.Kb3=) 26.Nd4+= fe4 27.Rf4 Rg7 28.Re4 Nc6 29.Nc6 bc6 30.Kb3 a5 31.Re5 (31.Ka4!? Rg5 32.Re7=) 31...Rg3=+ 32.Kb2 a4 33.c5 Rg2 (33...a3 34.Kb1 Rh3 35.Re4-/+) 34.Kb1=+ a3 35.Re4 Rb2 36.Ka1 Kb7 37.h4 Ka6 38.h5 Rh2 39.Rb4 Rh1 (39...Rh5?! 40.Ra4 Kb5 41.Ra3=) 40.Rb1 Rh5 41.Rc1 Kb5 42.Kb1 Kb4 43.Rc2? (43.Rf1 Rc5 (43...Kc5?! 44.Rf3-/+) 44.Rf6 Rc3-+) 43...Rh4 (better 43...Rh1 44.Rc1 Rc1 45.Kc1 Kc5-+) 44.Rc1 Kb5 45.Rc2? (45.Rc3 Ka4-/+) 45...Rg4 (better 45...Rh1!? 46.Rc1 Rc1 47.Kc1 Kc5 48.Kd1-+) 46.Rc1 Rb4 47.Ka1 Ka4 48.Rc3 Rd4 49.Kb1 Rb4 50.Ka1 Rg4 51.Kb1 Kb4 (better 51...Rg5-/+) 52.Rc2?? (52.Rb3 Kc5 53.Ra3 Kb4 54.Rb3 Kc4=) 52...Kb5 (52...Rg1 53.Rc1 Rc1 54.Kc1 Kc5=+) 53.Rc1 Rf4 54.Rc2? (better 54.Rc3!? Ka4 55.Re3-/+) 54...Rb4 (54...Rf1 55.Rc1 Rc1 56.Kc1 Kc5 57.Kd1-+) 55.Ka1 (55.Kc1 Rc4-+) 55...Rc4 56.Rc4 Kc4 57.Kb1 Kc5 58.Kc2 Kc4 59.Kd2 Kd4 60.Kc2 c5 (60...Ke3 61.Kb3=+) 61.Kd2= c4 62.Kc2 c3 ½–½. Gaikwad,Siddhant (1995) – Kulkarni,Vin (2200), 1st Gujarat Open, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd6)

7.Bb2 Bg4 8.d5 0-0-0 9.Nbd2 Nb8 10.Qa4 e6 11.Ne5 Nh6 12.Ne4 Qa6 13.Qb3 Qa5 14.Ng4 Ng4 15.Be2 h5 16.h3 Nh6 17.0-0 (17.Rd1 Na6+/-) 17...Nf5 (better is 17...ed5!? 18.cd5 Qd5 19.Rfc1 Nc6=) 18.Rfd1 Be7 (18...Na6!?+/-) 19.c5! Rh6 (19...Bc5 20.Nc5 Combination) 20.Rac1 (20.d6 Bf8+-) 20...Bf8 21.Nd6 Nd6 22.cd6 Kd7 23.Qf3 Ke8 24.de6 fe6 25.Qb7 Qb6 26.Bb5 Nd7 27.Bd7 Rd7 28.Rc8 Rd8 29.d7 Ke7 30.Qe4 (better is 30.Rd8 Qd8 31.Qc8+-) 30...Qb5 (30...h4+-) 31.Rd8 (31.Rd8 Qf5 32.Qb4 Qc5 33.Rf8 Kf8 34.Qb8 Qc8 35.dc8Q Kf7 36.Qe8) 1–0. Bolding,Klaus (2335) – Jancu,Jean Marc (2230), FRA–chT2S, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd6)

7.Bb2 Bg4 8.Be2 Nf6 9.d5 Bf3 10.Bf3 Ne5 11.Be2 Ned7 12.0-0 e5 13.de6 fe6 14.Bh5 g6 15.Bf3 Qb6 16.Nd2 Bc5 17.a3 0-0 18.ab4 Bb4 19.Qe2 Rae8 20.Ne4 e5 21.Rfd1 a5 22.Rab1 Qc7 23.Bc3 Ne4 ½–½. Fernandez,A (2310) – Ermenkov,Evgenij (2520), Alicante, 1978.

7.c5 Qe6 8.Be2 Nf6 =.

7.Be2 Nf6 8.Bb2 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 (10.a3 0-0=) 10...0-0=+ 11.Nbd2 a5 12.Qc2 b6 (12...a4 13.Rad1-/+) 13.Rad1 Qc7 (13...Bb7!?=+) 14.Ne4 (14.d5!? ed5 15.Bf6+=) 14...Ne4= 15.Qe4 Bb7?? (better 15...f5 16.Qc2 Bd6=) 16.d5+- Nd8 17.Bd3 (17.Qg4!? g6 18.d6 Bd6+-) 17...f5+/- 18.Qe2 Bf6 (18...Qf4!?+/-) 19.de6+- Bf3 (better 19...Bb2 20.e7 Re8 21.ed8B Rad8 22.Qb2 Bf3 23.Re8 Re8 24.gf3 Qc6+-) 20.gf3?? (20.Qf3 Nc6 21.Bf6 (21.Qf5?! g6 22.Qd5 Ne7+-) 21...Rf6 22.c5+-) 20...Qe7 (20...Bb2 21.c5 Nc6 22.cb6 Qb6 23.Qb2+=) 21.f4 (better 21.c5!? Bb2 22.Qb2+/-) 21...Bb2= 22.Qb2 Rf6 (22...Ne6 23.c5 Qh4 24.Bc4 Qg4 25.Kf1 Qh3 26.Kg1 Qg4 27.Kf1 Qh3 28.Kg1 Qg4=) 23.c5 Rg6 (23...Ne6 24.Bc4 Rg6 25.Kf1+-) 24.Kf1 bc5?? (better 24...Qb7 25.Bf5 Qg2 26.Ke2 Re6 27.Be6 Ne6+=) 25.Bf5+- Rf6 (25...Nc6 26.Rd7 Qe8+-) 26.Rd7 Qe8 27.Red1 (27.Re3 Ne6 28.Be6 Kh8 29.Rg7 Kg7 30.Rg3 Qg6+-) 27...Nc6?? (better 27...Ne6 28.Bh7 Kh8=+) 28.Be4+- Nd4 (28...Qe6?? 29.Bd5 Re8 30.Re1+-) 29.Ba8 (better 29.R1d4 cd4 30.Qd4+-) 29...Qa8-/+ 30.R7d4 cd4 31.Qd4 Qa6 (31...Qh1 32.Ke2 Re6 33.Kd2-/+) 32.Kg1 Rg6 (32...Re6?? 33.Qd8 Kf7 34.Rd7 Re7 35.Qe7 Kg6 36.Qg5) 33.Kh1 Qe6?? (better 33...Qc6 34.Qd5 Re6 35.Qc6 Rc6 36.Rd8 Kf7=+) 34.Qd8+- Kf7 35.Rd7 (35.Rd7 Qd7 36.Qd7 Kf6 37.Qd6 Kf7 38.Qc7 Kf8 39.Qa5+-) 1-0. Hofstede,Rijk_Pieter - Karssenberg,Arnout (1810), Open NK Rapid (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf3 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.Nd2 Bg4 11.Qe3 e6 12.f3 (12.Bd3 Be7 13.h3 Bh5=) 12...Bf5=+ 13.g4 Bg6 14.h4 (14.g5 Nd7=+) 14...h5 (14...Qg3 15.Ke2 Nd7+=) 15.g5= Nd7 16.0-0-0 (16.Ne4 Qc7 17.0-0-0 Be4 18.Qe4=) 16...b6 (better 16...Qb6!? 17.Bd4 Bc5=+) 17.Bh3+= Nc5 18.Ne4 (18.Nb3 Qg3 19.de6+/-) 18...Be4 (better 18...Ne4!? 19.fe4 Qc7-/+) 19.fe4= e5 20.Qg3 f6 21.gf6 gf6 22.Qg6 Ke7 23.Rhf1 Attacks the backward pawn on f6 23...Bh6 24.Kb1 Rag8 25.Qh5 (25.Qf5 Na4=) 25...Ne4 26.Rde1?? (better 26.Be6 Rf8 27.Qg6 Nc3 28.Bc3 bc3 29.c5 bc5 30.Ka1=) 26...Nd2-+ 27.Kc2? (27.Ka1 Be3! 28.Qe2 Nf1 29.Rf1-+) 27...Nf1 (27...Nc4?! 28.Qf3-+) 28.Rf1 (28.Bf1 Bf4 29.Qf5 Rh4-+) 28...Bf4 29.Qf5 (29.Qd1 Rh4 30.Rh1 Qc5 31.d6 Qd6-+) 29...Rh4 30.Re1 (30.Rf2-+) 30...Kf8 (better 30...Rg3 31.Bf1 Qd7 32.Qd7 Kd7-+) 31.Re5?? (31.Qc8 Kg7 32.Rg1 Bg5 33.Qe6 Qe6 34.Be6-+ (34.de6?? Rh3 35.Rd1 Rc8-+)) 31...Be5 32.Be5 Qe5 33.Qd7 Rh3! 34.Qh3 (34.Qh3 Rg1 Combination) 34...Qe4 35.Kb3 a5 (better 35...Rg4 36.Qg4 Qg4 37.Kb4-+) 36.Qc8 Kg7 (36...Kf7 37.Qc7 Qe7 38.Qb6 Rg3 39.Ka4 Ra3 40.Kb5 Ra2 41.Ka6-+) 37.Qc7 (37.Qc6 Qg4 38.Qc7 Kg6-+) 37...Kg6 38.Qg3 Kf7 39.Qc7 Qe7 40.Qb6 Rg3 41.Ka4 Ra3 42.Kb5 White plans c5 42...Qd7 43.Qc6 Qc6 44.dc6 Ke7 45.Kb6 Rc3 46.c5 Kd8 47.Kb7 Rc5 (47...Rc5 48.Kb6 Re5 49.Kb7 Re7 50.Kb6 a4 51.Kb5 b3 52.a3 b2 53.Kc5 b1Q 54.Kc4 Qc2 55.Kb5 Re5 56.Kb6 Kc8 57.c7 Qc7 58.Ka6 Qb7) 0-1. Gaikwad,Siddhant (1965) - Dmitrenko,V (2395), Titled Tue 7th Nov Early (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf3 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.Nd2 Bg4 11.Qe3 e6 12.h3 Bf5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Bg2 Be7 15.0-0 (15.de6!? fe6 16.g5=) 15...0-0 16.Rfe1 Rfe8 (16...Rad8 17.Nb3 Qa6 18.de6=) 17.de6 Bf8 (better 17...Rad8!? 18.Nb3 Qa6=) 18.Bb7+/- Rad8 19.Bf6 gf6 20.ef7 Bf7 21.Ne4 Re4? (better 21...Qe5!?+/-) 22.Qe4 Qc7 (22...Qc5 23.Rad1 Rd1 24.Rd1 Qc4 25.Qc4 Bc4 26.Bd5 Bd5 27.Rd5+-) 23.Bd5 Bd5 24.cd5 Bc5 25.Kg2 Qe5 (25...Kg7+-) 26.Qe5 fe5 27.Re5 1-0. Sodol,G (2315) - Cocquyt,T (2110), 42nd Eastman Open, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf3 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.Bd3 g6 (10...Bg4 11.Qe3=+) 11.c5 (better 11.Nd2 Bh6 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.Bh8 (worse 13.Be4 0-0-/+) 13...Bd2 14.Kf1=) 11...Qc5-/+ 12.Bf6 ef6 13.0-0 Be7 14.Nd2 0-0 15.Ne4? (better 15.Rac1!? Qb6 16.Nc4=+) 15...Qd4-+ 16.d6 (16.Rad1 f5 17.d6 Bd6 18.Nd6 Qd6 19.Bf5 Qa6-+) 16...Bd8 (16...Bd6 17.Nd6 Qd6 18.Be4-+) 17.Rad1 f5 18.Ng3 (18.Bb1 fe4 19.Be4 Qb2-+) 18...Qc3 (18...Qd6!? 19.Bf5 Qf6 20.Bg4-+) 19.Rc1 Qf6?? (better 19...Qa3 20.Be2 Bf6-+) 20.Bb5?? (better 20.d7 Bb6 21.dc8Q Rac8 22.Rb1+= (worse 22.Qb7 Bf2 23.Kh1 Rc1 24.Rc1 Bg3 25.hg3 Qg5=)) 20...Be6 (better 20...Qd6 21.Rfd1 Qb6-+) 21.Qb7 Bb6 22.Rfd1 (22.d7 Rad8 23.Rfd1 Ba2-+) 22...Rad8 (better 22...Qe5 23.Ba6 Rad8-+) 23.Ne2?? (better 23.d7 Ba2 24.Qf3-+) 23...Qe5 24.Ba6 (24.Qa6 Rd6 25.Rd6 Qd6-+) 24...Rd6 25.Re1 (25.Qf3 Rfd8 26.Ng3 Rd1 27.Rd1 Rd1 28.Qd1 Ba2-+) 25...Rd2 (better 25...Bd5 26.Qb6 Rb6-+) 26.Qf3 Bd5 27.Qh3 (27.Qg3 Qg3 28.hg3 Ba2-+) 27...Re8 (better 27...Ra2 28.Bd3-+) 28.Qh6 (28.Bb5 Bg2! (28...Re2?! 29.Re2 Qe2 30.Be2 Re2 31.Rf1 Ra2 32.Qd3-+) 29.Qh6 Red8-+ (29...Re2?! 30.Re2 Qb5 31.Re8 Qe8 32.Kg2-+)) 28...f4 (better 28...Ra2 29.Kf1 Ra6-+) 29.h4 (29.Qh3-+) 29...Bf2! 30.Kf2 Qe3 Black plans f3 31.Kf1 Bg2! 32.Kg2 f3 33.Kh1 Qh6 (33...fe2?! 34.Qe3 Re3 35.Ra1-+) 34.Ng3 (34.Kh2 Qh4 35.Kg1 Qh3 36.Bd3 Qg2) 34...Qh4 35.Kg1 Qg3 36.Kf1 (36.Kh1 Qg2) 36…Qg2 (36...Qf2) 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2240) - Annaberdiev,M (2465), Titled Tue (10), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nbd2 Nf3 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.Bb2 g6 (10...e6 11.Bd3=) 11.a3 Bg7 12.Qa4 (12.Be5 Qb6 13.Qb3 0-0 14.ab4 Ne4=) 12...Bd7 13.Qb4 0-0 14.Bd3 (14.Be5 Qb4 15.ab4 b5=) 14...Bg4 (14...Rfe8 15.Bd4 Bg4-/+) 15.Ne5 (better 15.Be5!? Qd7 16.Qb2=+) 15...Nd5-/+ 16.Qd6 ed6 17.cd5 Be5 18.Be5 Rfe8 19.f3 Re5 20.Kf2 Bf5 21.Bc4 (21.Bf5 Rf5 22.Rac1 Rd5-/+) 21...Rc8 22.Rhc1 Rc5 23.a4 (23.g4 Bd7-/+) 23...b6 24.g4 Bd7 25.Bb3 Re8 (25...h5 26.h3-/+) 26.a5 (26.Rc5 bc5 27.Bc4 Re7-/+) 26...Rec8 (26...b5 27.Rab1-+) 27.ab6-/+ Rc1 28.Rc1 Rc1 29.b7 Rc8! 30.bc8Q (30.bc8Q Bc8 Combination; 30.bc8R Bc8 Combination; 30.bc8B Bc8 Combination; 30.bc8N Bc8 Combination) 30...Bc8 31.g5 (31.Ke3 Kf8-/+) 31...Bd7-+ 32.Ke3 Kf8 33.Kd4 Ke7 34.Kc3 a5 35.h4 (35.Bc2 Kd8-+) 35...Kd8 36.f4 Kc7 37.Bc2 (37.Kd4 Kb6-+) 37...Kb6 38.Kc4 Bb5 39.Kd4 Bd7 (39...a4!? 40.Bd1-+) 40.Kc4 Ka6 41.Bb1 (41.f5 gf5 (41...Bf5?! 42.Ba4=+) 42.h5 Kb6-+) 41...Bb5 42.Kd4 a4 (42...Be2 43.Ke3 Bc4 44.Kd4-+) 43.f5 (43.Kc3 Ka5-+) 43...Ka5 44.Kc3 Bd7 (better 44...Be2-+) 45.fg6? (better 45.f6 Bg4 46.Be4-/+) 45...hg6 46.Kc4 Bb5 47.Kc3 Be2 48.Be4 Kb5 49.Bc2 Bc4 50.Ba4 (50.Bd1 a3-+) 50...Ka4 51.Kc4 Ka5 52.Kd4 Kb4 53.Kd3 Kc5 54.Ke4 Kc4 55.h5 (55.Ke3-+) 55...gh5 56.Kf5 h4 57.Kf6 h3 58.Kf7 h2 59.g6 h1Q 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Licznerski,L (2415), 100th Ann. Silesian Chess (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nd4 a6 9.f4 Nd7 10.Be3 g6 11.Nd2 Ngf6 12.Qa4 Bg7 13.Rb1 0-0 14.Qb4 Ng4 15.Bg1 Qf4 16.Ne2 Qe5 17.Nf3 Qe4 18.Nd2= Qf5 19.Ng3 Qe5-/+ 20.Be2 Ne3 21.Be3 Qe3 22.Rb3 Qd4 23.Rd3 Qa1-/+ 24.Qb1 Nc5 25.Re3 Qb1 26.Nb1 e5 27.de6 Be6 28.Nd2 Rad8 29.Nde4 Bd4 30.Ra3 Rfe8 31.Ra5 Ne4 32.Ne4 f5 33.Nd2 Bc3 34.Rd5 Bd5 35.cd5 0–1. Osman,M (2175) – Hernandez,Gu (2245), Autumn Cup IM, Bucharest ROM, 2000.

8.Bf4?? Nf3-+ 9.Qf3 Qf6 10.c5 (10.Nc3-+) 10...Bd7 (better is 10...Qa1 11.Bb5 Kd8-+) 11.c6 bc6 12.dc6 Bc6 (12...Qa1?? 13.cd7 Kd8 14.Qa8 Kd7 15.Qd5 Ke8 16.Bb5) 13.Bb5 Rc8 14.Bc6 Qc6 15.Qh3?? (15.Nd2-+) 15...Qe4 16.Be3 Rc1 (16...Rc1 17.Ke2 Qc4 18.Kf3 Rh1-+) 0–1. Neznamov,Alexey – Gerasko,Viacheslav (2095), Voronezh op–B, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd6)

8.Qa4 Bd7 9.Qb4 e6 10.d6 b6 11.Bf4? (11.Nc3=) 11...Nf6?? (better is 11...Qf6 12.Be5 Nc6-+) 12.Na3 Nh5 13.Nb5?? (better is 13.Be3+=) 13...Nf4-+ 14.c5 Nd5 15.Qe4 Rc8 16.Rd1 Nf6 17.Qf4 Rc5 18.Nc7 Rc7! 19.dc7 Qc8 20.Bb5 Nd5?? 21.Rd5 ed5 22.Ne5 Qc7 23.Bd7 Kd8 24.0-0 f6 25.Nf7 Kd7 26.Qf5 Kc6 27.Nh8 Qd7 28.Rc1 Nc4 29.Qh7 Bc5 30.Ng6 Kb7 31.Nf4 Ne5 32.Nd3 Bd6 33.Ne5 fe5 34.Qg8 Bc5 35.Rd1 d4 36.Qh7 Qg4 37.Qd3 e4 38.f3 Qg2 39.Kg2 ed3 40.Rd3 Kc6 41.f4 Kd5 42.Kf3 b5 43.h4 b4 44.h5 a5 45.f5 Be7 46.Ke2 Ke4 47.Rf3 Bg5 48.f6 gf6 49.h6 Bh6 50.Rf6 d3 51.Kd1 Be3 52.Ra6 Kd4 53.Ra5 Kc3 54.Rb5 Kc4 55.Rb7 Kc3 56.Rd7 Bf4 57.Rf7 Be3 58.Rf3 Bg5 ½–½. Bayer,Erwin – Eichler,Andre, Verbandsliga Sued Baden, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd8)

8.Bd3 e6!? 9.Qe2 Ne7=+.

8.Bd3 g6 9.Bb2 Nf6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Qb4 0-0 13.Nbd2 Qb6? (better 13...b5!? 14.cb5 Nd5+=) 14.Bc3+- Qb4 15.Bb4 b6 16.Be7 Rfc8 17.Ne5 (17.Rae1 Nh5+/-) 17...Be8? (better 17...Nd5 18.cd5 Be5+=) 18.Rae1 Nd7 19.Nd7 Bd7 20.Bb4 Nb7 21.Nb3 a5 22.Ba3 a4 23.Nd2 Na5 (23...Nc5 24.Bc5 bc5 25.Rb1+/-) 24.Rb1 (24.Bb4!? Ra7+-) 24...Bc3+/- 25.Ne4 (25.Rfd1!?+/-) 25...Nc4+= 26.Be7 (better 26.Rbc1 Na3 27.Nc3+=) 26...b5?? (better 26...Bf5 27.Rbc1 Be4 28.Be4 Ra7=) 27.Nc3+- Nd2 28.Nb5 (28.Bb5?! Nb1 29.Bd7 Nc3 30.Bc8 Rc8+-) 28...Nb1 29.Rb1 (29.Bb1?! Bb5 30.Re1 Bd7=) 29...Rab8 30.Kf1 Bb5 31.Bb5 Rc2 (31...Rb7 32.d6 Rcb8 33.Rb4 Rb5 34.Rb5 Rb5 35.d7+-) 32.a3 (32.d6 Rd2+-) 32...Kg7 (32...Rd2 33.d6 Rd5 34.Bd3 Rb1 35.Bb1 Rd1 36.Ke2 Rb1 37.d7+-) 33.Ke1 (33.d6!? Rc5 34.d7 Rd5+-) 33...f5 34.d6 (better 34.Bd6 Rb6 35.Be5 Kf8+-) 34...Kf7 (34...Rc5+-) 35.Kd1 Rcc8 36.Bc4! Ke8 (36...Rc4 37.Rb8 Discovered attack (37.Rb8 Deflection)) 37.Rb8 Rb8 38.Kc2 Kd7 39.Kc3 Rc8 (39...Rb1 40.Kd4 Re1 41.g3+-) 40.Kb4 Rb8 41.Bb5 (worse 41.Ka4 Rb2+-) 41...Ke6 42.Ka4 Ra8 (42...Rc8 43.Kb3 Rc1 44.a4 Rb1 45.Kc3+-) 43.Kb4 f4 44.a4 g5 45.a5 g4 (45...h6 46.a6 g4 47.Kc5+-) 46.f3 h5 47.a6 h4 Black prepares g3 (47...Ra7 48.Kc5 Ra8 49.Bh4 Rc8 50.Bc6+-) 48.Ka5 (better 48.fg4 h3 49.gh3 f3+-) 48...h3 49.gh3 g3 (49...gf3 50.h4+-) 50.hg3 fg3 51.Bf1 Kd7 (51...Rg8 52.Bg2 Rb8 53.f4+-) 52.Kb6 (better 52.f4 Ke6+-) 52...Rb8 53.Kc5 Rb1 (53...Rb2 54.a7 g2 55.Bg2 Rc2 56.Kd4+-) 54.a7 Ra1 55.Kb6 Rb1 (55...g2 56.Bg2 Rb1 57.Ka6 Ra1 58.Kb7 Rb1 59.Ka8 Rg1+-) 56.Bb5 Rb5 57.Kb5 g2 58.a8Q g1Q 59.Qc6 Ke6 60.Qc4 (60.Qe4 Kf7 61.Qd5 Kg7 62.Qg5 Qg5 63.Bg5 Kf7 64.d7 Kf8 65.d8Q Kg7 66.Qf6 Kg8 67.Bh6 Kh7 68.Qg7) 60...Kd7 61.Qc7 Ke6 62.Qc8 Kf7 63.Qf5 Ke8 64.Qc8 (64.Bf6 Qa7 65.Qe6 Kf8 66.Be7 Kg7 67.Qf6 Kh7 68.Qf7 Kh6 69.Bf8 Kg5 70.Qa7 Kf4 71.Bh6 Kg3 72.Qg1 Kf3 73.d7 Ke4 74.Qg4 Kd5 75.d8Q Ke5 76.Bg7) 64...Kf7 65.Qc5 (65.d7 Qf1 66.Kb6 Qb1 67.Kc6 Qc2 68.Bc5 Qa4 69.Kb6 Qb3 70.Kc7 Qc3 71.Qf8 Kg6+-) 65...Qb1 (65...Qd1 66.Qh5 Ke6 67.Qg4 Kf7+-) 66.Kc6 Qe1 67.Qd5 (67.Qf5 Kg7 68.Bf6 Kf7 69.Bc3 Kg8 70.Qg6 Kf8 71.Qf6 Ke8 72.d7) 67...Ke8 68.Qg8 (68.Qh5) 1-0. Abdrlauf,Elham (2335) - Gutenev,A (2430), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Ne5 Nf6 9.Bg5 (9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Nd7 Nd7=) 9...Nd7 10.Nf3 g6 11.Be3 Bg7 12.Bd4 Nf6 (12...0-0!?+=) 13.Qa4= Bd7 14.Qb4 0-0 15.Nc3 b6 16.Be2 e6 17.0-0 Re8 18.Rfd1 Rc8 19.Bf1 ed5 20.cd5 Bg4 21.Bf6 Bf6 22.Qg4 Rc3 23.Bb5 Rf8 24.Rab1 Nb7 25.Bc6 Nd6 26.Rbc1 Kg7 27.Rc3 Bc3 28.Rd3 Qf6 29.Nd4 Bd4 30.Rd4 Nf5 31.Rd1 Rd8 32.h3 h5 33.Qa4 Qe7 34.Qc4 Nd6 35.Qc3 Qf6 36.Qf6 Kf6 37.Rd3 Ke5 38.Kf1 f5 39.Ke2 f4 40.f3 (40.g3 g5=) 40...g5 41.Ra3 a5 42.Kd3 Nf5 43.Ra4 ½–½. Brameld,Arthur – Sellars,Martyn, Ch England (team), 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd8)

8.Bf4 Nf6 9.a3 b3 10.Nc3 Qb6?? (better is 10...Bd7+=) 11.Nb5+- Kd8 12.Bc7 Qc7 13.Nc7 Kc7 14.Ne5 Rg8 15.Qd2 b6 16.Nf7 Ne4 (16...Nb7+-) 17.Qf4 Nd6 18.Nd6 ed6 19.Qf7 Bd7 20.Qg8 h6 21.Bd3 Re8 22.Kd1 Be7 23.Qg7 Bf8 24.Qf7 Kd8 25.Re1 Ba4 (25...Be7+-) 26.Re8 Be8 27.Qf8 Nb7 28.Bg6 b2 29.Qe8 (29.Be8 ba1Q 30.Ke2 Qe5 31.Kf3 Qe8 32.Qh6 Qe5=) 29...Kc7 30.Rb1 Nc5 31.Bf5 (31.Bf5 b5 32.Qc8 Kb6 33.Qc6 Ka5 34.Qb5) 1–0. Ramsauer,M – May,R, TT/4302 corr BdF, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.c4 Qd8)

8.Bf4 Nf6 9.Ne5 g6 (9...e6!? 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Nd7 Nd7 12.de6 fe6-/+) 10.Qa4+= Nd7 11.Nd2 (worse is 11.Qb4 Bg7 12.Nd7 Ba1-/+ (12...Bd7?! 13.Nc3=; worse is 12...Qd7 13.Nc3 b6 14.c5+=)) 11...Bg7 12.Rc1 0-0 13.Nd7 Bd7 14.Qb4 b6 15.Be2 Nb7 16.0-0 e6 17.Bf3 (17.Rfd1+=) 17...Qc8 (17...e5 18.Be3=) 18.Ne4 (18.de6!? fe6 19.c5 Nc5 20.Bd6+/-) 18...e5= 19.Bd2 Nc5 (19...f5!? 20.Nd6 Nd6 21.Qd6 Re8=) 20.Nc5+/- bc5 21.Qa3 Bf5 22.Be3 e4 23.Bd1 (worse is 23.Bc5 ef3 24.Bf8 fg2+=) 23...Bd4 24.Be2 Rd8 25.Rfd1 Be3 26.Qe3 Rb8 27.Rb1 Rb6 28.Rb3 Bg4 (28...Rdd6 29.h3+/-) 29.h3 (better is 29.Qe4!? Bf5 30.Qf3+-) 29...Be2+= 30.Qe2 Re8 31.Re3 f5 32.f3 Rf6 (better is 32...Qb8!?+=) 33.fe4+- fe4 34.Re4 Re4 35.Qe4 Qd7 36.Rb1 Rf8 37.Rb5 Re8 38.Qf4 Rf8 39.Rb8 Rb8 40.Qb8 Kf7 41.Qh8 Qa4 42.Qh7 Kf8 43.Qh6 Kf7 44.Qf4 Ke8 45.Qb8 Kd7 46.Qb7 Kd8 47.Qb3 Qa5 48.Kh2 Kd7 49.h4 Qb4 50.Qh3 Kd8 51.Qb3 a5?? 52.Qc2 a4 53.Qg6 Qc4 54.Qg5 Kd7 55.Qf5 Kc7 56.Qe5 Kb6 57.Qf6 Ka5? 58.d6 Qd4 59.Qd4 (59.Qd4 cd4 60.d7+-) 1–0. Nystrom,Leif – Peltola,Leo, Vantaa We EtVaS, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd8)

8.Qa4 Qd7 9.Qb4 e6 10.Qb3 Bc5 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.Be2 (12.Bd3 0-0 13.0-0 Na6+/-) 12...0-0 13.0-0 ed5 14.cd5 Qf5 (14...Na6 15.Bg5+/-) 15.Bg5 Nbd7 16.Rad1 Ne5 (16...Re8 17.Bd3 Qg4 18.Rde1 Re1 19.Re1+-) 17.Bh4 (17.Bf6!? gf6 18.Nd4+/-) 17...Ne4 18.Ne5 (18.Ne4!? Qe4 19.Ne5 Qe5 20.Bf3+/-) 18...Qe5+= 19.Ne4 Qe4 20.Qc4 Qc4 21.Bc4 Bd7 (21...Bg4 22.Rb1 b6 23.Rbe1+=) 22.d6 b5 ½-½. Boer,A (2055) - Duchene,R (2065), 26th Hoogeveen Open (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Bd3 e6 10.de6 Be6 11.0-0 Be7 (11...Nc6 12.Ng5-/+) 12.Ng5 Nc6 13.Ne6 fe6 14.Qe2 e5 (14...Nd4 15.Qe3 Bc5 16.Nd2=+) 15.Rd1 (15.Nd2 0-0=) 15...Qc7=+ 16.Nd2 0-0-0 17.Nf3? Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on e5 (17.Nb3=+) 17...e4?? (better 17...Rd3 18.Rd3 e4-+) 18.Be4= Ne4 19.Qe4 Rd1 20.Rd1 Rd8 21.Re1 Bf6 (21...g6 22.g3=) 22.Bf6+= gf6 23.Qf5 Kb8 24.Qf6 a6 (24...Qa5 25.Qb2+=) 25.h4 (25.g4 Ka7+/-) 25...Ka7 26.h5 (26.Qg5 Qa5+=) 26...Rg8 (26...Qa5 27.Qf7=) 27.h6 (27.c5!?+/-) 27...Rg6= 28.Qh4 Qd6 29.Qe4 Rh6 30.Qe3 Kb8 31.Qb6 (31.c5!? Qf6 32.Qe4=) 31...Re6=+ 32.Re6 Qe6 33.Qc5 Qd7 (33...Kc7 34.Qh5=+) 34.g3 a5 35.Kg2 Qc7 36.Qb5 Ka7 37.Ng5?? (better 37.Nd2=) 37...Nd4-+ 38.Qd5 Qc6 39.Ne4? (better 39.Kf1 Qd5 40.cd5-+) 39...Qd5-+ 40.cd5 a4 41.Nd2? (better 41.Kf1-/+) 41...Kb6-+ 42.f4?? Kc6 Kf1+ Kxd5 Kg1 (42.d6 Kc5 42...Kc6 43.Ne4-+) 42...h5 43.f5?? Nf5 44.Ne4 a3 (44...a3) 0-1. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Kryakvin,D (2470), Anapa Blitz (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Bd3 e6 10.de6 Be6 11.Rg1 (better is 11.Ng5!?+=) 11...Bc5-/+ 12.Ne5 Qb6 13.Qc2 Be7 (13...Nbd7!? 14.Nf3 0-0-0-+) 14.g4 Nc6 15.g5 Ne5 16.Be5 Ng4 17.Bg7 Rg8 18.Bb2 Nf2! 19.Qf2 Qf2 20.Kf2 Bc5 21.Kf1 Bh3 22.Rg2 Rg5 23.Be4 Bg2 24.Bg2 Rf5 25.Ke1 Rb8?? 26.Nd2 Be3 27.Ne4= Rd8 28.Bh3 Rf3 29.Bg4 Rf4-/+ 30.Nf6 Ke7 31.Ke2 Bd4-+ 32.Bd4 Rdd4 33.Nd5 Rd5! 34.cd5 Rg4 35.Kd3 Kd6 36.Rf1 Rg7 37.Kc4 a5 38.Rf6 Ke5 39.Rb6 Rg4 40.Kc5 Rd4 41.Rd6?? Rc4! 42.Kb5 Kd6 43.Kc4 b5! 44.Kb5 Kd5 45.Ka5 f5 46.Kb4 f4 ½–½. Rood,Ben – Altman,Joshua, Maribor SLO, World Youth Ch U08 (b), 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.c5 e6 9.d6 Nf6 (9...Qf6 10.Nd4 Nd7 11.Bb5 Qe5 12.Be3 Qc5 13.Ne6 Qd6 14.Nf8 Qd1 15.Kd1 Kf8 16.a3 ba3 17.Ra3=) 10.Ne5 (10.Qa4 Nc6 11.a3=) 10...Nfd7 (10...Nbd7 11.Bb5 Qa5=+) 11.Bb5+/- a6 12.Ba4 b5 (12...Nc6 A) 13.Bc6?! bc6 14.Nd7 Bd7+= (worse 14...Kd7 15.Be3+/-); B) 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Bc6+-) 13.cb6 Bb7 14.Be3 (better 14.Qd4 Qc8 15.0-0+/-) 14...g6? (14...Bg2 15.Rg1 Bd5+-) 15.Qd4+- f6 16.Nd7 (better 16.0-0!? fe5 17.Qe5 Kf7 18.Qh8 Qh4+-) 16...Nd7 17.Qc4 (better 17.0-0!? Rc8 18.Qb4+-) 17...Kf7+/- 18.Qc7 Qc7 19.dc7 (19.bc7 Bd6 20.Bd7 Be5-/+) 19...Nc5 20.Bc5?? (better 20.Bc2 Bg2 21.Rg1+/-) 20…Bc5-+ (20...Bc5 21.0-0 Bb6-+) 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Melkumyan,H (2650), Titled Tue (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bd3 Nf6 9.0-0 g6 10.Bb2 Bg7 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Qb4 0-0? (12...Na6 13.Qa3+= (13.Qb7? Nc5 14.Qb4 Nd3-+)) 13.Nbd2?? (better is 13.Qb7 Qb6 14.Qa8 Qb2 15.Nbd2+-) 13...b6 14.Ne4 Na6 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.Nf6 ef6 17.Rfe1 Nc5 18.Bc2 Re8 19.Re8 Be8 20.a4 Nb7 21.h4 Rc4 22.h5 Nd6 23.hg6 fg6 24.Kh2? Qc7-+ 25.Bb3? Ne4 26.d6 Nd6 27.g3 Bf7 28.Bc4 Nc4 29.Qc3 Qc5 30.Rf1 Nb2?? 31.Qb2-/+ h6 32.Rc1 Qh5 33.Kg2 Bd5 34.Qe2 Qg4 35.Rd1 Qf5 36.Qd3 Qd3 37.Rd3 Bc6 38.Ra3 f5 39.Kf1 Bf8 40.Rc3 Ba4 41.Ne5 Bb5 42.Kg2 Bc5 43.Ng6 a5 44.Nh4 Bd7 45.Kf3 Kf7 46.Ke2 a4 47.Nf3 Ke6 48.Kd3 Kd5 49.Nd2 b5 50.Kc2 Bf2 51.Rf3 Bc5 52.Rd3 Kc6 53.Nf3 Be6 54.Nd4 Bd4 55.Rd4 Bd5 56.g4?? Kc5 57.Rf4 fg4 58.Rg4 b4 59.Rh4 a3 60.Rh6 b3 61.Kc3 b2 (61...b2 62.Ra6 b1Q 63.Ra5 Kd6 64.Ra3 Qc1 65.Kd3 Qa3 66.Kd2 Be4 67.Ke2 Qf3 68.Kd2 Qf2 69.Kc3 Kc5 70.Kb3 Bb1 71.Kc3 Qc2) 0–1. Tanti,Joseph (1620) – Schnoewitz,Brigitte, 42. LSS No Engine Cup Preliminary, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.Bf4 Nf6 9.Bd3 Na6 10.0-0 Nc5 (10...e6 11.a3=) 11.a3+= b3 12.Nc3 e6? (better 12...Bg4+=) 13.Nb5+- Na6 14.Qb3 Be7? (better 14...Bc5+-) 15.d6 Nc5 (15...Bf8 16.Bc2 Bd7+-) 16.de7 Qd3 (16...Nb3 17.ed8B Kd8 18.Rad1+-) 17.Qb4 Na6 (17...Nfd7 18.Rad1 a5+-) 18.Nd6 Ke7 19.Nf5 Ke8 (19...Kd7 20.Ne5 Kc7 21.Nd3 Kd7 22.Qe7 Kc6 23.Qd6) 20.Qe7 1-0. Popov,Tikhon (2095) - Kandratsenka,Darya, Minsk Open (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

9.Qb4 e6 10.Qa4?? Qf6-+ 11.de6 fe6 (11...Qa1?! 12.ed7 Bd7 13.Qb3-/+) 12.Bd3 Qa1 13.0-0 b5! 14.Qb5?! (14.Qb5 Qa2 Deflection; 14.cb5 Bb7 Combination) 14...Rb8 15.Qc6 (15.Qa5 Rb1 16.Qh5 g6 17.Bg6 hg6 18.Qg6 Kd8 19.Bg5 Be7 20.Rb1 Ne5-+) 15...Ne7 (15...Rb1?? A) 16.Bb1 Ne7 (16...Qb1 17.Qc8 Kf7 18.Qd7 Be7 19.Ne5 Kf6 20.Bg5 Ke5 21.Rb1 Bg5 22.Re1 Be3 23.Re3 Kf4 24.Qg7 Ne7 25.Qe5 Kg4 26.Re4) 17.Qb5 Ba6 18.Qa6 Qb1 19.Qe6 Qf5+/- (19...Qa2? 20.Re1+-); B) 16.Qc8 Ke7 17.Bb1+-) 16.Qe6 Qf6 (better 16...Nf6 17.Qd6 Rb1 18.Bb1 Qb1-+) 17.Qe2 (17.Qe3 Qb6-+) 17...Nc5 18.Bg5 (18.Nbd2 Qc3 19.Qe3 Qd3 (19...Nd3?! 20.Ne4 Qb4 21.Qd3=+) 20.Qc5 Rb6-+) 18...Qe6 19.Qc2 Nd3 20.Qd3 Qf5 21.Qd1 Rb1! 22.Qb1 Qb1 23.Rb1 Nc6 24.Re1 (24.c5 Kf7-+ (24...Bc5?! 25.Rc1+=)) 24...Kf7 25.Be3 h6 26.Rd1 (26.Nd4 Ne5-+) 26...Be7 27.h3 Rd8 28.Rb1 (28.Rd8 Bd8 29.Nd2 Be7-+) 28...Be6 29.c5 (29.a4 Rd7-+ (worse 29...Bc4 30.Rc1 Bd5 31.Rc6 Bc6 32.Ne5 Ke6 33.Nc6 Rd1 34.Kh2-+)) 29...Ba2 30.Ra1 Bd5 31.Ra6 (31.Nd4 Nd4 32.Bd4 Bg2 33.Kg2 Rd4 34.Ra7 Rc4-+) 31...Bf3 32.gf3 Rc8 33.Kf1 (33.Ra4 Ke6-+) 33...Ke6 34.Ke2 (34.Ra4 Kd5-+) 34...Kd5 35.Ra1 Bc5 36.Rd1 (36.Kd3 Rb8-+) 36...Bd4 (36...Nd4 37.Kf1-+) 37.f4 (37.Rd2 a5-+) 37...a5 38.Rd2 (38.Kd3 Rb8 39.Bd4 Nd4-+) 38...a4 39.Ra2 (39.Rd3 Kc4 40.Bc1 Re8 41.Kd2 Bf2 42.Rc3 Kb5-+) 39…Ra8 0-1. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Zakaryan,David (2305), Anapa Blitz (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

9.Qb4 e6 10.Qb2=.

9.Qb4 e6 10.Qb3 Nc5 11.Qe3 Nf6 12.Be2 Bd6 13.0-0 0-0 14.de6 Be6 15.Rd1 Qc7 16.Nc3 a6 (16...Ng4!? 17.Qg5 Bh2 (17...Nh2 18.Nd4 f6 19.Qe3+/-) 18.Kf1 f6-/+) 17.Qd4=+ Rad8 18.Qh4 Be7 19.Bf4 Qa5 20.Be5 Rfe8 21.Qf4 Ng4 22.Bd4 Nf6 23.Rab1 h6 24.h3 Rc8 25.Ne5 Ncd7 Attacks the isolani on c4 (better 25...Qc7 26.Qf3 Rcd8=) 26.Nd7+/- Nd7 27.Rb7 Bg5 28.Qg3 Nf6? (better 28...Nc5 29.Rb2 Na4 30.Na4 Qa4+/-) 29.h4 (29.h4 Bc4 30.hg5 Qg5 31.Bc4 Rc4 32.Qd6+-) 1-0. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2545) - Sjugirov,S (2695), Titled Tue (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

9.Bd2 Ngf6 10.Bb4 (worse is 10.Qb4 e6 11.Qb5 a6-/+) 10...g6 11.Bd3 Bg7 12.0-0 (12.Bc3 0-0 13.Bd4 e5 14.de6 fe6=) 12...0-0?? (better is 12...Nd5 13.cd5 Ba1=) 13.Nbd2 Re8 14.Rfe1 Ng4 15.Rad1 Nde5 16.Bc2 Bd7 17.Qb3 Qc7 18.h3 Nf3 19.Nf3 Ne5 20.Ne5 Be5 21.Re2 Bd6 22.Rde1 b6 23.Bd3 (worse is 23.Re7 Re7 24.Re7 Be7 25.Be7 Ba4 26.Qa4 Qe7+=) 23...Rac8 24.Bd2 Qc5 25.Qb2 e5 26.Bh6 f6 27.Qb1 Kf7 28.Re3 Qb4 29.Qc1 Bc5 30.Rf3 Bd4 31.Qd1 Ba4 32.Qe2 e4 33.Be4 Rc4 34.d6?? Re4!-+ 35.Be3 Be3 36.Re3 Re3 37.Qe3 Qd6 0–1. Kunisch,S – Kohlweyer,Bernd, Match, Essen (Germany), 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qd8)

9.Be3 e6 10.de6 fe6=.

7.Be2 e5 8.Nbd2 Qf5 9.d5 Nb8 10.Nh4 Qd7 11.a4 Nf6 12.Bb2 Qc7 13.Nhf3 Nbd7 14.Bd3 Bd6 15.0-0 0-0 16.Ng5 Nc5 17.Bc2 a5 18.h3 h6 19.Ngf3 Bd7 20.Re1 Rae8 21.Re3 e4 22.Bf6 ef3 (22...gf6?! 23.Ne4 Ne4 24.Re4 Re4 25.Be4 Qc4 26.Bd3=) 23.Re8 Re8 (23...Be8?! 24.Qf3 Bd7 25.Bd4=) 24.Bd4 Bh2 25.Kf1 fg2 26.Kg2 Be5 27.Nf3 Bd4 28.Qd4 b3 29.Bd3 Ba4 30.Rg1 Nd3 31.Qd3 Qf4 32.Ra1 Bd7 33.Qb3 a4 34.Qc3 Qf5 35.Nd4 Qg6 36.Kh2 Qf6 37.c5?? (37.Kg2-+) 37...Qf2 38.Kh1 Re3 (38...Re3 39.Qe3 Qe3-+) 0–1. Husak,Antonin – Kostelny,Jozef (2190), Tatry op Tatranska Lomnica, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Be2 e5 8.Nbd2 Qg6 9.d5 e4 (9...Qg2 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.Bf1+=) 10.dc6 ef3 11.cb7 Bb7 12.Nf3 Bc5 (12...Qg2 13.Qa4 Ke7 14.Qb4 Ke6 15.Qb7 Bb4 16.Kd1 Rd8 17.Kc2 Qg6 18.Kb3+-) 13.0-0 Ne7 14.Bb2 0-0 15.Nh4 Qg5 16.Bf3 Bf3 17.Nf3 Qf5 18.Re1 Rad8 19.Qe2 Nc6 20.Rad1 Qf4 21.g3 Qc7 22.Rd5 Rd5 23.cd5 Nd8 24.Qe4 h6 25.Nd4 Bd4 26.Qd4+- f5?? 27.d6 (27.d6 Nc6 28.dc7 Nd4 29.Bd4+-; 27.Qb4?! Rf7+-) 1–0. Fernandez Muixi,Francesco – Cid,E, Tortosa op, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 e6 9.Bd3 Qg4 10.h3 Qh5 11.d5? (better 11.Be2!?=+) 11...ed5 12.Re1 Be6 13.Nbd2 Rd8 14.Qa4 Bc5 (14...Bd6 15.c5 Bf4 16.a3-/+) 15.cd5 (15.Re5 g5 16.Nb3 dc4 17.Nc5 cd3 18.Nb7+-) 15...Qd5-/+ 16.Bc4 Qd7 17.Nb3 (17.Bb2 0-0 18.Bf6 gf6-/+) 17...Bb6 18.Bg5 0-0 19.Bf6 gf6 20.Qb5 Ne5! 21.Ne5 Qb5 (21...fe5?! 22.Qe5 h6 23.Re4=+) 22.Bb5 fe5 23.Re5 Kh8 24.Rae1 Bb3 (24...Rg8!?-/+) 25.ab3=+ Rd2 26.R1e2 Rfd8 27.Rd2 Rd2 28.Re2 Re2 29.Be2 Kg7 30.Kf1 Kf6 31.Bf3 Bc5 32.Bb7 Ke5 33.Ke2 Kd4 34.f3 Kc3 35.Bd5 f6 36.g4 Kd4 37.Bc4 a5 38.Kd2 (38.Be6 Bd6=) 38...h6 (better 38...a4!?-/+) 39.Bf7 Ke5 40.Ke2 Kf4 41.h4 Kg3 42.g5 (42.h5!?=) 42...fg5=+ 43.hg5 hg5 44.Be6 Kf4 45.Kd3? (better 45.Bd7=+) 45...Kf3-+ 46.Kc4 Bf8 47.Kb5?! (47.Bd5 Kg3 48.Kd3-+) 47...g4 48.Bd5 Kf2 49.Ka5 g3 50.Kb5 g2 51.Bg2 Kg2 52.Kc4 Kf2 53.Kd3 Ke1 54.Kc2 Ke2 55.Kc1 Kd3 56.Kb2 Kd2 57.Kb1 (57.Ka1 Kc2 58.Ka2 Bd6 59.Ka1 Kb3 60.Kb1 Bf4 61.Ka1 Kc2 62.Ka2 Bc1 63.Ka1 Bb2 64.Ka2 b3) 57...Kc3 (57...Bh6 58.Kb2 Be3 59.Ka2 Kc2 60.Ka1 Kb3 61.Kb1 Bd2 62.Ka1 Kc2 63.Ka2 Bc1 64.Ka1 Bb2 65.Ka2 b3) 58.Ka2 Bc5 59.Kb1 Kb3 60.Kc1 Ka2 61.Kc2 b3 62.Kd3 b2 63.Kc4 b1Q (63...Bb6 64.Kd5 b1Q 65.Kc6 Qg6 66.Kd5 Bc7 67.Kd4 Qe6 68.Kd3 Kb3 69.Kd2 Qe4 70.Kd1 Qd3 71.Ke1 Bg3) 64.Kc5 Qe4 (64...Qe4 65.Kd6 Kb3 66.Kc7 Qe5 67.Kb6 Qe7 68.Kc6 Kc4 69.Kb6 Qc5 70.Kb7 Kb5 71.Kb8 Kb6 72.Ka8 Qf8) 0-1. Nithyalakshmi,Sivanesan (1945) - Guimaraes,W (2215), Titled Tuesday 9th June, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be2 Bg4 8.0-0 Rd8 The pressure on d4 grows 9.Be3 Nf6 10.Nbd2 Qf5 11.d5 Bf3 (11...Ne5 12.Ba7 Nf3 13.Nf3+- (worse 13.gf3 Bh3 14.Qa4 Nd7=+)) 12.Nf3+- Ne5 (12...e6 13.Bd3 Nd5 14.cd5 Qd5 15.Be2+-) 13.Qa4 Ned7 (13...Qd7 14.Qa7 Nf3 15.Bf3+-) 14.Qa7 g6 (14...e5 15.Rad1 (15.Qb7?! Bc5+-) 15...e4 16.Nd4+-) 15.Qb7 Bg7 (15...e5 16.Qc6+-) 16.Nd4 Qe4 17.Nc6 0-0 18.Nd8 Rd8 19.Rfd1 Qe5 (19...Ng4 20.Qc7 Ra8 21.d6 Ne3 A) 22.fe3 Ba1 23.Kh1 Qe3-+ (23...Ra2 24.Bf3 Qh4 25.Qd8 Kg7 26.de7+-); B) 22.Bf3+-) 20.Qb4 Ne4 21.Bd4 (21.Bd3 Nc3 22.Re1 Re8+-) 21...Qf4 22.Bf3 (22.Qe7 Bd4 23.Qd8 Kg7 24.Rd4 Qf2 25.Kh1 Qd4=) 22...Ng5 (22...Bd4 23.Rd4 Qe5 24.Rad1+- (24.Be4?! Qd4 25.Re1 Nf6+/-)) 23.Bg7 (better 23.Qe7 Bd4 24.Qd8 Nf8 25.Rab1+-) 23...Nf3 24.gf3 Kg7 25.Qe7 (better 25.Qc3 Ne5 26.Kg2+-) 25...Qb8?? (better 25...Ne5 26.h3 Rb8+-) 26.Qe3 (better 26.Rab1!? Qc8 27.Re1 Rf8+-) 26...Nf6 (26...Qc7 27.Qd4 f6 28.f4+-) 27.Qd4 Qd6 (27...Qc8 28.a4+-) 28.c5 Qd5 (28...Qc7 29.Qc3+-) 29.Qd5 Nd5 (29...Rd5 30.Rd5 Nd5 31.c6+-) 30.Rac1 Kf6 31.Rd5! Rd5 32.c6 (32.a4!? Rd8+-) 32...Rd8 33.c7 Rc8 34.Kf1 Ke7 35.Ke2 Kd7 36.Ke3 Re8 37.Kf4 (37.Kd4 Kc8 38.Rc2 g5+-) 37...Kc8 38.a4 (38.a3 f6+-) 38...Re6? (38...Re2!?+/-) 39.Rc5 (39.a5 Re2 40.Kg3 Ra2+-) 39...f6 (39...Re2 40.Kg3 Re7 41.Kg4+-) 40.a5 h5 (40...h6 41.Kg4+-) 41.h4 (41.h3 Re1 42.a6 Ra1+-) 41...Re2 (41...Re1 42.a6 Ra1 43.Rc6 g5 44.Kg3 gh4 45.Kh4 Rh1 46.Kg3+-) 42.Kg3 (better 42.Rc6 g5 43.Kg3 gh4 44.Kh4 Rf2 45.Rf6 Rh2 46.Kg3+-) 42...Ra2 43.f4 (43.Rc6 Ra5 44.Rf6 Ra1+-) 43...Ra3 (better 43...f5!?+-) 44.f3 Ra2 (44...f5+-) 45.f5 gf5 46.Rf5 Kc7 47.Rh5 Kd6 48.Rb5 Ke6 (48...Ke7 49.Kg4+-) 49.h5 Ra1 50.h6 Rh1 (50...Kf7 51.Rb7 Kg8 52.Ra7+-) 51.a6 Rg1 (51...Kf7+-) 52.Kf2 Rg8 53.a7 Ra8 54.Rb7 (better 54.h7 f5+-) 54...Kf5 55.h7 Kg6 56.h8Q! Rh8 (56...Rh8 57.Rb8 Combination) 57.Rb8 Rh2 58.Kg3 (better 58.Ke3 Ra2 59.a8Q Ra8 60.Ra8+-) 58...Rh5 (58...Ra2 59.a8Q Ra8 60.Ra8 Kf5+-) 59.a8Q Rg5 60.Kf2 Re5 (60...Ra5 61.Rg8 Kh6 62.Qf8 Kh5 63.Qf7 Kh4 64.Rg4 Kh3 65.Qh7 Rh5 66.Qh5) 61.Rg8 Kf5 (61...Kf7 62.Rf8 Kg6 63.Qd8 Re6 64.Rg8 Kf5 65.Qc8 Kf4 66.Qe6 f5 67.Qd6) 62.Qc8 Kf4 (62...Re6 63.Rg4 Ke5 64.Qc5) 63.Qg4 1-0. Quirke,J (2015) - Guzman Lozano,C (1835), Titled Tue 5th Sep Early (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be2 Bg4 8.0-0 e6 9.d5 ed5=+ 10.cd5 0-0-0 11.Nbd2 Qd5 12.Qc2 Bf5 13.Qa4 Bd3 14.Bd3=+ Qd3 15.Bb2 f6 16.Rac1 Kb8 17.Rfd1 Rc8 18.Nc4 Qf5 19.Nd4+- Nd4 20.Bd4 a6 21.Nb6 Rd8 22.Be5 fe5 23.Rd8 Ka7 24.Nc8 (24.Nc8 Qc8 25.Rcc8 h5 26.Qa5 b3 27.Ra8; 24.Qa5 Qf2 25.Kf2 Bc5 26.Qc5 Nf6 27.Nd5 b6 28.Qb6) 1–0. Le Ruyet,L (1880) – Flament,A (2070), 5th Rohde Open, Sautron FRA, 2005.

7.Be2 Bg4 8.0-0 e6 9.Be3 Rd8 10.Nbd2 Qg6 11.Qa4 Be7?? (better is 11...Rd7+=) 12.Ne5+- (12.Ne5 Be2 13.Ng6 hg6 14.Rfe1+-) 1–0. Nystrom,Leif – Simola,Tuomas (2085), Salo We SalSK op, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Be2 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Qg6 9.d5 Nb8 10.Qb3 (10.Ne5 Qf6 11.Bb2 Bf5 12.Qa4 Nd7+-) 10...Qb6 11.Ne4 e6? (11...Nd7 12.Be3 Qg6 13.Rd1+=) 12.Be3 (better is 12.Qa4!? Nc6 13.dc6 Qc6 14.Qc6 bc6 15.Be3+-) 12...Qa5 13.0-0 Nd7 14.d6 (14.Rfd1 Ngf6 15.Nf6 Nf6+=) 14...Ngf6 15.Nf6 Nf6 16.Rfd1 g6? (16...Rd8 17.c5 Ne4 18.d7 Ke7+/-) 17.Bd4 Bg7 18.d7! Kf8 (18...Kd7 19.Bf6; 18...Nd7 19.Bg7) 19.a3 e5 (19...Kg8 20.ab4 Qd8 21.Qe3+- (21.Ra7?! Ra7 22.Bb6 Qb6 23.d8Q Qd8 24.Rd8 Bf8+-)) 20.ab4 (20.Ne5 Bd7 21.Qb2 Rg8 22.Nd7 Nd7 23.Bg7 Rg7 24.Rd7 ba3 25.Ra3 Qe1 26.Bf1 Qe8 27.Rb7 a5+-) 20...Qc7? (20...Qd8 21.Bc5 Kg8 22.Ra7 Nd7 23.Ne5 Be2 24.Rd7 Qb8+-) 21.Be5 Qd8 22.Qb2 Nh5 23.Qd4 f6 24.Bd6 Kf7 25.Qg4 (25.Qg4 Bf8 26.c5 Bd6 27.Rd6+-) 1–0. Ruzicic,Sinisa (1975) – Bulatovic,Luka (1675), Senta SER, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

7.Be2 g6 8.0-0+= Bg7 Will d4 fall? 9.Bb2 (better 9.Nbd2!? Qf5 10.Bb2+=) 9...Bf5=+ 10.Ne1?? (better 10.Nbd2 Qc2 11.Qc2 Bc2 12.Rfc1=) 10...Nd4-+ (10...Bd4?! 11.Bf3 Qf3 A) 12.gf3?? Bb2 13.Nd2 0-0-0-+; B) worse 12.Qf3 Bb2 13.g4 Be6-+ (13...Ba1?! 14.gf5 Nf6 15.a3-/+); C) 12.Nf3 Bb2 13.Nbd2-/+) 11.Bd3 Qg4 (11...Qe5!? 12.Kh1 Nh6 13.a3-+) 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qb4 Bc6 (13...Nf6 14.Nc3-+) 14.Nd2 Nh6 (14...0-0-0 15.h3 Qf4 16.Rd1-/+) 15.h3-/+ Qd7 16.Rd1 (16.Nef3 Bf3 17.Nf3 Nf3 18.gf3 A) 18...Qd3? 19.Bg7 Qf3 20.Rfe1+- (20.Bh6?! Qh3 21.Qb7 Qg4 22.Qg2 Qg2 23.Kg2 f6+-); B) 18...Bb2 19.Qb2 0-0-+) 16...0-0 17.Nb3 (17.Nef3 Bf3 18.Nf3 Nf3 19.gf3 a5-/+) 17...e5 18.Nc2 (18.f3!?-/+) 18...Nf3!-+ 19.Kh1 (19.gf3 Qh3 Decoy) 19...Nd2! 20.Ne3?? (20.Nd2 Qh3 Mate attack; 20.Qd2 Qh3 Mate attack; 20.Rd2 Qh3 Mate attack) 20...Qh3 (20...Qd3?! 21.Rd2 Qe4 22.Na5-/+) 21.Kg1 Nf3! 22.gf3 (22.gf3 Bf3 Mate attack) 22…Bf3 (22...Bf3 23.Qf8 Rf8 24.Be5 Qh1) 0-1. Khodas,V (1905) - Kasperovich,Aleksandra, Minsk Open (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be2 g6 8.Nbd2+= Qg4 (8...Qf4 9.Nb3 Qd6 10.d5+=) 9.h3 (9.d5 Bg7 (9...Qg2? 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.dc6 bc6 12.Qa4+-) 10.Rb1 Nb8+- (Qg2? 11.Rg1 Qh3 12.dc6+-)) 9...Qd7 (9...Qf5!?+=) 10.d5+- Nd8 (10...Nb8 11.Bb2 Nf6 12.Ne5+-) 11.Bb2 (11.Ne5 Qd6 12.Ndf3 Bg7+-) 11...Nf6+/- 12.Ne5 Qc7 13.c5 (better 13.Qa4!? Bd7 14.Qb4+/-) 13...Bg7+= (13...Qc5?? 14.Qa4 Nd7 15.Rc1+-) 14.Ndc4 Qc5 15.d6 Be6 (better 15...Ne6!? 16.Rc1 0-0=) 16.Bd4+/- Qd5 17.Bf3 (17.de7 Ke7 18.Qd2 Ke8 19.Qb4 Bf8+=) 17...Qb5= 18.Qe2 (18.Be2 Qd5 19.de7 Ke7+=) 18...Nc6 (18...Bc4 19.Nc4 Ne6 20.Bg4-/+) 19.Bc6=+ bc6 20.0-0? (better 20.de7 Ke7 21.0-0=+) 20...0-0-+ 21.de7 Rfe8 22.a4 Qd5 (22...Qa6 23.Rfc1-+) 23.Rad1 (better 23.Qe3 Re7 24.Bc5-+) 23...Qe4?? (better 23...c5 24.Ba1 Qe4-+) 24.Qb2= Re7 25.Rfe1 Qf5 (25...Qf4 26.Qb4 Nd5 27.Qc5=) 26.Ne3 (26.Nd6 Qh5 27.Nc6+-) 26...Qg5= 27.Nf3 Qf4 28.Be5 (28.Be5 Ne8 A) 29.Bf4? Bb2 30.Nc4 Bf6-+ (30...Bc4?! 31.Re7 Bd5 32.Be5 Bf3 33.gf3 Be5 34.Re5=); B) 29.Bg7 Ng7 30.Rd4=) 1-0. Caruso,Au (2100) - Tellarini,Lorenzo (1940), 2nd Bella Italia Master (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be2 Qg6 8.0-0 Bh3 (better 8...Bf5 9.d5 Bc2+-) 9.Nh4?? (better 9.Ng5 Bf5 10.Bh5+/-) 9...Qf6 (9...Qe4 10.gh3 Qh4 11.Be3=+) 10.gh3 (10.Nf3 Qg6 11.Ng5 Bf5+/-) 10...Qh4 11.d5 (11.Be3 Nf6 12.d5=+) 11...0-0-0 (11...Nd4 12.a3 b3 13.Nd2=+) 12.Bg4 (12.Nd2 Qf6 13.dc6 Qa1 14.Qa4+/-) 12...e6!-/+ 13.Qa4 (13.de6 Rd1 Pinning (13...Rd1 Deflection)) 13...Ne5 14.Qa7 Ng4 15.Bf4 e5 (15...Qh3 16.Qb8 Kd7 17.de6 Ke8 18.ef7 Kf7 19.Qd8+-) 16.Bg3 Qh3 17.Nc3? (17.f3 Be7 18.Na3 Ne3 19.Qa8 Kd7 20.Qa4 Kc7 21.Be5 Kc8 22.Qa8 Kd7 23.Qa4 Kc8 24.Qa8 Kd7 25.Qa4 Kc8=) 17...Bd6?? (17...N8f6 18.Nb5 Ne4=) 18.Nb5=+ Bb8 19.Qc5 White intends d6 19...Kd7 20.d6 N8f6 (20...Ke8 21.Rae1 N8f6 22.f3=+) 21.Qb6 (21.f3 Nh6 22.Be5 Qf5=) 21...Ke6 22.Rfe1? (better 22.f4 Rd6 23.Nd6=+) 22...Kf5-+ 23.Qc5?? (better 23.f3 Kg6 24.fg4 Qg4 25.Kh1 Qf3 26.Kg1-+) 23...Kg6 24.Qb4 h5 25.Qb1 Kh6 (better 25...e4 26.Re4 Ne4 27.Qe4 f5-+) 26.Re5 (26.Qb3 g5 27.Be5 Qb3 28.ab3 Ne5 29.Re5 Bd6 30.Nd6 Rd6 31.Rb5-+) 26...Ne5 27.Be5 (27.Qc1 Kh7 28.Be5 Qg4 29.Kf1 Rhe8-+) 27...Ng4 (better 27...Qg4 28.Kh1 Qf3 29.Kg1-+) 28.Qf5 Qh4 (better 28...g6 29.Qf7 Ne5 30.Qf4 Kh7 31.Qe5 Qg4 32.Kh1 Qf3 33.Kg1 Rhe8-+) 29.Bf4 g5 30.Bg3 Qh3 31.Re1 (31.Nd4 Ba7 32.c5-/+) 31...Rhg8 (31...Rhe8 32.Re3 Re3 (32...Ne3 33.Qh3 Ng4 34.f3+-) 33.fe3 f6-+) 32.Re7 Rdf8 33.Nd4 (33.Nd4 Ba7 34.c5 Bc5 35.Qc5-/+). Williams,Si1 (2465) - Lorenzo de la Riva,L (2400), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be3= Qf5!? =.

7.Be3 Nf6 8.Bd3 Qg4 9.d5 Nd8 10.h3 Qh5 (10...Qd7 11.0-0+/-) 11.Nbd2 (better 11.Rg1 g6 12.g4 Ng4 13.Qa4 (worse 13.Rg4 Bg4 14.hg4 Qh1 15.Bf1 Bg7+=; worse 13.hg4 Bg4 14.Be2 Bg7+-) 13...Bd7 14.hg4 Qd5 15.cd5 Ba4 16.Bd4+-) 11...g6? (better b5+/-) 12.Nf1+- Nd5 13.cd5 Qd5 14.Bd4 f6 15.Ne3 Qd7 (15...Qd6 16.0-0 Ne6 17.Nc4+-) 16.0-0 Bg7 (16...e5 17.Bb2 Ne6 18.Nd5+-) 17.Qb3 Nc6 (17...a5 18.Rac1 Ne6 19.Rfd1+-) 18.Bb5 (18.Rfd1 Qc7 (18...Nd4 19.Nd4 Kf8 20.Bb5+-) 19.Rac1 e6 20.Qb4 e5+- (20...Nb4?? 21.Rc7 Nd3 22.Rg7+-)) 18...a6 19.Bc6 bc6 20.Rad1 (20.Rfe1 e5 21.Bc5 Qc7 22.Bb4 a5+-) 20...Qe6 21.Qb4 0-0 22.Rfe1 Qf7 23.Bc5 Re8 24.Nd4 Bd7 25.Qb7 e5 26.Nc6 Be6 (26...Bc6 27.Qc6 Rac8 28.Qb6+-) 27.Qf7 Kf7 28.Nb4 (better 28.Rb1!? Bf8 29.Rb7 Kg8+-) 28...Rec8 29.Bd6 Ra7 30.Rc1 a5 (30...Rc1 31.Rc1 a5 32.Nbd5+-) 31.Rc8 Bc8 32.Nbd5 (32.Nc6 Ra6 33.Nd8 Ke8+-) 32...Be6 33.Rc1 f5 (33...Bh6 34.Bc5 Rb7 35.Rc2+-) 34.Nc3 (34.Rc5!? e4 35.Nc4 Bd5 36.Rd5 Ke6+-) 34...Rd7 35.Bc5 e4 36.a4 f4 37.Nf1 Bf5 (37...Bc3 38.Rc3 Rd3 39.Rc1+-) 38.Nb5 Be5 (38...Bb2 39.Re1 Bf6 40.g4 fg3 41.Ng3+-) 39.Bb6 g5 (39...Rd5 40.Ba5 Bd7 41.Rb1+-) 40.Bc7 (40.Ba5 Rd5+-) 40...Bb2 (40...Bc7 41.Nc7 Bg6 42.Nb5+-) 41.Rb1 (41.Rc5 Ke6 42.Ba5 Rd1+-) 41...Bf6 (41...Ba3 42.g4 (worse 42.Ba5 e3 43.Ra1 ef2 44.Kf2 Bc5 45.Kf3 Rd3 46.Ke2 h5+-) 42...Bg6 43.Ba5+- (worse 43.Na3 Rc7 44.Re1 Rc3+-)) 42.Nd6 (42.Ba5?! e3 43.Re1 ef2 44.Kf2 Bc2+/-) 42...Ke6 43.Nf5 (43.Rb6 Bd4 44.Ra6 Rc7 45.Nb5 Kf7 46.Nd4 e3 47.fe3 Bd3+-) 43...Kf5? (better 43...Rc7 44.g4 Bc3 45.Rb6 Ke5+-) 44.Ba5 Rd3 45.Be1 Ra3 46.a5 Bd4 Black plans e3 47.Rd1 Ke5 (47...Be5 48.g4 Kg6 49.Kg2+-) 48.Nd2 Kd5 49.Nf1 e3?? (49...Ke5 50.Nh2 h5+-) 50.fe3+- fe3 51.Ne3! Kc5 (51...Re3 52.Bf2 Decoy) 52.Rd4! (52.Rd4 Re3 53.Bf2 Kd4 54.Be3 Kd5 55.a6+-) 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2615) - Niemann,Hans Moke (2665), World Blitz (13), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.0-0 Nf6 9.Nbd2 Qf4 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.Bb2 Bd6 12.Rc1 (12.d5 Nd8 13.Qd3 0-0=) 12...0-0 (12...Bf4 13.Nbd2=+) 13.d5 Ne5 14.Ne5 Be5 15.Be5 Qe5 16.Bf3 (16.d6 Rd8 17.c5 Nd5=) 16...Rd8 (16...ed5 17.cd5 Rd8 18.Re1=+) 17.Re1 Qc7 18.Re2 (18.Qd4 ed5 19.cd5 Qd6=) 18...ed5 19.cd5 Qd6 20.Nc5 (20.Qd4 a5=+ (20...Nd5? 21.Bd5 Be6 22.Bb7+-)) 20...b6 (20...Ng4 21.g3-/+) 21.Ne4 Ne4 22.Re4 Bb7 (22...Bd7 23.Qd2=+) 23.Qe1 g6 (23...Qf8 24.Re5=+) 24.Rb4= Rac8 (24...Bd5? 25.Rd4+-) 25.Rbc4 (better 25.Rc8!? Rc8 26.Rd4=) 25...Rc4-/+ 26.Rc4 Qa3 (better 26...Bd5!? 27.Rd4 Qe6-/+) 27.Qd2 Qd6 28.g3 Qf6 (28...Bd5? 29.Rd4 Qf6 30.Bd5+-) 29.Kg2 Qe5 Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on d5 (better 29...a6=) 30.Re4 (30.Rd4 Qd6=) 30...Qd6 (better 30...Bd5!? 31.Re5 Bf3 32.Kf3 Rd2-/+) 31.Rd4= Qc5 (31...f6 32.a4=) 32.Rd3 (32.Qf4 a6=) 32...b5 (32...Ba6 33.Rc3 Qd6 34.Qg5=) 33.Qa5 (33.Qe3 Qe3 34.fe3+= (worse 34.Re3 Bd5 35.Ra3 Bf3 36.Kf3 Rd7=+)) 33...Qd6 (33...Rd7 34.Qe1 Qd6 35.a3=) 34.Qd2 (better 34.Qa7!? Qc7 35.Qd4+-) 34...a6= 35.Kf1 Qf6 36.a4 (36.Qe3 Bc8=) 36...ba4 (36...Qa1 37.Qe1 Qe1 38.Ke1 ba4 39.Kd2=) 37.Qa5 Rd6 38.Qa4 Kg7 39.Qd4 Qd4 40.Rd4 Kf6 41.Ra4 Rb6 42.Rf4 (42.h3 Ke5=+) 42...Kg7 (42...Ke7 43.Ke2=) 43.Ke2 Rd6 44.Rd4 f5 45.Kd2 (45.Kd3 Kf6=) 45...Kf6 46.Ke3 (46.Kd3 Ke5 47.Kc4 Rd8=+) 46...Ke5=+ 47.Ra4 Rb6 48.Ra5? (better 48.Be2!?=) 48...Rb3-/+ 49.Ke2 Rb5 50.Ra3 a5 (50...Kd6 51.h3-/+) 51.Re3 Kd6 52.Re6 Kd7 53.Rf6 Bd5 (53...a4 54.Rf7 Kd6 55.Rf6 Kc5-+) 54.Bd5 Rd5 55.Rf7 Kc6 56.Rh7 a4 57.Ra7 Kb5 58.h4 Kb4 59.Rb7 Kc3 (better 59...Rb5!? 60.Rd7 a3-+) 60.Rc7= Kb3 61.Rb7 Ka2 (61...Kc4 62.Rb6=+) 62.Rb6 a3 63.Rg6 (better 63.Ke3=) 63...Kb3-+ 64.Rb6 Ka4 65.Ra6 (65.Rb1 a2 66.Ra1 Kb3-+) 65...Ra5 66.Rd6 a2 67.Rd1 Kb3 68.Ra1 (68.Ke3 Kc2 69.Rh1 a1Q 70.Ra1 Ra1-+) 68...Kb2 69.Ra2 Ra2 70.Kf3 Kc3 71.h5 (71.Ke3 Kc4-+) 71...Kd4 72.h6 (72.g4 Ke5 73.gf5 Kf5-+) 72...Ke5 73.g4 (73.h7 Ra8-+) 73...Ra3 (73...Ra3 74.Kg2 fg4-+) 0–1. Roebuck,Derek (1675) – Ledger,Stephen C (2065), 60th Southend Easter, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.0-0 Nf6 9.Bd3 Qg4 10.h3 Qh5 11.d5 Nd8?? (better Ne5 12.Re1 Nf3 13.Qf3 Qf3 14.gf3 Be7-/+) 12.Re1 (better 12.a3 Bd6 13.ab4+/-) 12...Be7?? (better 12...Bd6+/-) 13.Re5+- g5 14.Rg5 Qh6 15.Rg8!! Ng8 (15...Ng8 16.Bh6 Discovered attack; 15...Rg8 16.Bh6 Discovered attack) 16.Bh6 Nh6 17.Nbd2 0-0 (17...f5 18.Nd4 0-0 19.N2f3+-) 18.Ne4 f5 (18...Nf5 19.Qc1 Kh8 20.g4+-) 19.Neg5 (better 19.d6 Bf6 20.Nf6 Rf6+-) 19...Bf6 20.Rb1 e5 21.Qd2 (21.Rb4 e4 22.Be4 fe4 23.Ne4 Bg7+-) 21...e4 (21...Nhf7 22.Be2+-) 22.Ne4 (22.Qb4!? Re8 (22...ed3?? 23.Nh7 Rf7 24.Nf6 Rf6 25.Qe7+-) 23.Qa4 Rf8 24.Ne4 fe4 25.Be4 Bf5 26.Bf5 Nf5+-) 22...fe4 23.Be4 (23.Qh6?! ed3 24.g4 Bg7+=) 23...Ndf7 (23...Bf5 24.Bf5 (24.Qh6?! Be4 25.Rb4 b6+/-) 24...Nf5 25.Rb4+-) 24.Qd3 (24.Rb4!? Re8 25.Qd3 Kf8+-) 24...Kh8 (24...a5 25.d6 Re8 26.Bh7 Kh8 27.Bg6+-) 25.Bh7 (25.Rb4 Nd6 26.Bh7 b6+-) 25...a5 26.Re1 Ra6 (26...Bd7 27.Bg6 Kg7 28.g4+-) 27.c5 White intends d6 (27.g4 a4+-) 27...a4 28.d6 (28.Be4 b3 29.a3 b2+-) 28...Bd7 (better 28...b3 29.a3 Bd7+-) 29.Be4 Rb8 (29...Ra5 30.Qd5 Rd8+-) 30.Bb7! Ra7 (30...Rb7 31.Qa6 Remove defender) 31.c6 Rab7 (31...Kg7 32.Nh4 Rab7 33.cb7 (33.cd7 Bh4 34.Re6 Rd7 35.Qd4 Kf8+/-) 33...Bh4 34.Qd4 Bf6 35.Qa7+-) 32.cb7 (32.cd7?! Rd7 33.Re6 Bg7+-) 32...Rb7 (32...Kg7 33.Qd5 Nf5+-) 33.Nd4 (better 33.Qg6 Ng8 34.Qf7 Bc6 35.Qh5 Rh7+-) 33...b3?? (33...Rb6 34.Qc4 Kg8+-) 34.ab3 (better 34.Qf3 Bd4 35.Qb7 ba2 36.Qd7 a3+-) 34...a3 (34...Rb6 35.Ne6 Rd6+-) 35.Qg6 (better 35.Qf3 Bd4 36.Qb7 a2 37.Qa8 Kg7 38.Qa2 Nf5+-) 35...Bg7?? (35...Bd4 36.Qe4 Rb4 37.Qa8 Ng8 38.Qa3 Rb5+/-) 36.Ne6+- Be6 37.Re6 (better 37.Qe6 Rb6 38.Qc8 Kh7 39.Qc2 Kh8 40.Re8 Ng8+-) 37...Rb8?? (better 37...a2 38.Re8 Ng8 39.Qh5 Nfh6+-) 38.d7 Rg8 39.Re8 (better 39.Ra6 Bb2 40.Qe4+-) 39...a2 40.Rg8 (better 40.Re1 a1R 41.Ra1 Ba1 42.Qe6+-) 40...Ng8 41.d8Q?? (better 41.Qh5 Ngh6 42.d8Q Nd8 43.Qe8 Ng8 44.Qh5 Nh6 45.Qe8 Ng8 46.Qh5 Nh6=) 41...a1Q-+ (41...Nd8?! 42.Qh5 Nh6 43.Qe8 Ng8 44.Qh5 Nh6 45.Qe8 Ng8 46.Qh5=) 42.Kh2 Nd8 43.Qh5 Bh6 44.Qe8 (44.g3-+) 44...Nc6! 45.Qc6 Qe5 46.g3 Nf6 47.Qc8 Kg7 48.Qb7 (48.b4 Bd2 49.Qc5 Qc5 50.bc5 Bb4-+) 48...Kg6 49.Qf3 Qb2 (49...Bf8 50.Kg2-+) 50.Qd3 Kg7 51.b4 (51.Kg2 Bd2-+) 51...Qb4 (51...Qf2 52.Kh1 Be3 53.Qd1 Bb6 54.Qa1 Qf3 55.Kh2 Qe2 56.Kh1 Bf2 57.Kg2 Bd4 58.Kh1 Ba1 59.b5 Bd4 60.h4 Ng4 61.b6 Qe4) 52.g4 (52.h4 Qb2 53.Kg2 Bc1-+) 52...Qf4 53.Kg2 (53.Qg3 Qd2 54.Kg2 Bf4-+) 53...Bg5 54.Qd8 (54.Qg3 Qe4 55.Qf3 Qd4 56.Qb7 Kh6-+) 54...Kg6 (54...Qe5!? 55.Qc8-+) 55.Qf8 (55.Qf8 Qe4 56.Kg1-+). Monpeurt,C (2170) - Rietze,C (2325), Titled Tue (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.0-0 Nf6 9.Re1 Be7 10.Nbd2 Qf5 11.Nf1 (11.Nb3 h6 12.Nh4+-) 11...Qa5=+ 12.Bd3 0-0 13.Bb2 Rd8 14.Ne5 (14.Ne3 h6=+) 14...Bd7 (14...Ne5 15.Re5 Qc7 16.Qf3=+) 15.Re3 (15.Nd2 Ne5 16.de5 Ne8=+) 15...Be8 (15...Ne5 16.de5 Ba4 17.Qf3-/+) 16.Rh3 (16.Nc6 Bc6 17.Qe2 Qh5-/+) 16...g6 17.Nf3 (17.Nc6 Bc6 18.Qd2 b6-/+) 17...Rd7 (17...e5 18.de5 Ng4 19.Ne3 Ne3 20.fe3-/+) 18.Qd2 (18.N1d2 Qc7-/+) 18...Qd8 (18...Rad8 19.a3 ba3 20.Qa5 ab2 21.Qc3 ba1Q 22.Qa1-/+) 19.Qf4 Qc7 20.Qe3 (20.Qc7 Rc7 21.Ne3 Nh5-/+) 20...Rad8 (better 20...h5-/+) 21.Ng5? (better 21.Rh4!?-/+) 21...Ng4 (21...Nd4 22.Nh7 Ng4 23.Qe1-+) 22.Qe2? (22.Ne6 Ne3 23.Nc7 Nc4 24.Bc4 Rc7 25.d5-+) 22...Bg5 23.Qg4 Qf4 (better 23...Bf6 24.Qg3 Qa5-+) 24.Qf4 Bf4 25.Ne3 (25.a3 b3 26.d5 ed5 27.cd5-+) 25...f5?? (better 25...Nd4 26.Re1 h5-+) 26.d5-/+ Ne5 (26...Ne7 27.Bf6 Bf7 28.Rh4-/+) 27.Be2 (27.Bc2 Bf7-/+) 27...Bf7 (27...ed5 28.Nd5 Rd5 29.cd5 Rd5 30.g3+-) 28.a3 (28.Rc1 Re8 29.Rd1 g5-/+) 28...b3 (28...ed5 29.Nd5 Bd5 30.cd5 Rd5 31.ab4-+) 29.Rd1 (29.de6 Be6 30.Nd5 Bd5 31.cd5 Rd5 32.Rb3 b6=+) 29...g5 (29...b6 30.a4-/+) 30.g4 (30.de6!? Rd1 31.Nd1 Be6 32.Be5-+) 30...ed5 31.cd5 (31.Nd5 Bd5 32.Rd5 Rd5 33.cd5 fg4 34.Rb3 Nf3 35.Kg2 Rd7=+ (35...Rd5?? 36.Bc4 Nh4 37.Kh1+-; worse 35...Nh2 36.Rb7 Rb8 37.Rg7 Kf8 38.Bf6+=)) 31...fg4 32.Bg4 Rd5 (better 32...Rd6-/+) 33.Nd5= Rd5 (33...Bd5?? 34.Rd5 Re8 35.Be5 Be5 36.Rb3+-) 34.Rd5 Bd5 35.Bd1 g4 36.Bb3 (36.Rh5 Nf3 37.Bf3 Bf3=) 36...gh3 37.Bd5 Kf8 38.Bb7 Nc4 (38...Ng4 39.Bd4=) 39.Bd4+= Na3?? (better 39...a5+=) 40.Bc5+- (40.Bc5 Ke8 41.Ba3+-) 1–0. Olivetti,Davide (2155) – Maurer,Fritz (2015), 38th International Chess Festival Citta, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.0-0 Nf6 9.Re1 Be7 10.Bd3 Qg4 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Qc2 Qh5 13.Nbd2 h6 14.Re3 Rd8 15.Rae1 Qa5 16.d5 Nb8 17.Nd4 e5 (17...Qa2?? 18.Ra1 Qa1 19.Ba1+-) 18.N4b3 Qa4 (18...Qa2?? 19.Ra1 (19.Be5?! Qc2 20.Bc2 Bf8=) 19...Qa1 20.Ba1+-) 19.Be5 (worse is 19.Re5 Bd6 20.R5e2 Nbd7+/- (20...Qa2?? 21.Ra1 Qa1 22.Ba1+-)) 19...Bd6?? (better is 19...Bf8 20.Bf6 gf6+-) 20.Be2 (better is 20.Bd6 Na6 21.Be7+-) 20...a6 (better is 20...Be5 21.Re5 b5+/-) 21.c5?? (21.Bf6 gf6 22.Qe4 Nd7+-) 21...Bf8?? (better is 21...Be5 22.Re5 Nbd7= (worse is 22...Nd5 23.Nc4+/-)) 22.d6 Nc6? 23.Bc4?? Na5?? 24.Na5 Qa5 25.Nb3 (25.Nb3 Qa4 26.Bf6+-) 1–0. Sochacki,C (2405) – Ane,C (2120), ch–FRA Cadets, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.0-0 Nf6 9.h3 Qf5 10.Re1 Be7 11.Bd3 Qa5 12.Nbd2 0-0 13.Bb2 Rd8 14.Qe2 h6 15.Ne4 Qc7 16.d5 (better 16.Nf6 Bf6 17.Rad1=+) 16...ed5?? (better 16...Nh5-/+) 17.Nf6+/- Bf6?? (better 17...gf6 18.cd5 Rd5+/-) 18.Qe8!! (18.Qe8 Re8 19.Re8) 1-0. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Padmini,R (2390), Titled Tue (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.0-0 Rd8 9.Be3 e6 10.Nbd2 Qc2 11.Qe1 Be7 12.d5 ed5 13.cd5 Rd5 14.Bc4 Ra5 (better is 14...Rd7!?-/+) 15.Nd4= Nd4 16.Bd4 Nf6 17.Rc1 Qa4 18.Nb3 Ra6 (18...Qa3 19.Qe2 Qa2 20.Na5 Qa5 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Qh5+-) 19.Qe5 (19.Nc5 Qa5 20.Nb7 Qa3+-) 19...Qd7+/- 20.Ba6 ba6 21.Rc7 Qd6? (21...Qe6 22.Ra7 Qe5 23.Be5+-) 22.Qd6 (22.Re7!? Qe7 23.Qf5 0-0+-) 22...Bd6 23.Re1 Be6?? (23...Ne4 24.Re4! Kd8+-) 24.Rc8 (24.Rc8 Kd7 25.Rh8+-) 1–0. Svenonius,Bengt – Blankenau,Mike P, New York op, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.0-0 e6 9.d5 0-0-0?? (better is 9...ed5 10.Nbd2 Qe6 11.cd5 Qd5+=) 10.Nbd2+- Qc2 11.dc6 bc6 (11...Qd1 12.Rd1 Bd6 13.Nd4+-) 12.Ne5 Qc3 13.Nf7 Bc2 14.Ne4 Rd1 15.Nc3 Rf1 (15...Rd7 16.Nh8 bc3 17.Bf3+-) 16.Kf1 bc3 17.Nh8 Nf6 18.a4 (18.Nf7 Bb4+-) 18...a5 (18...Ne4 19.Nf7+-) 19.Nf7 Nd7 20.Bf4 Bb4 21.Nd6 Kd8 22.Rc1 Bg6 23.f3 (23.h4 e5 24.Bg5 Kc7+-) 23...Nc5 (23...e5 24.Bg5 Kc7 25.Ne4 Be4 26.fe4+-) 24.Ne4! Nb3 (24...Ne4 25.fe4 Combination; 24...Be4 25.Bg5 Double attack (25.Bg5 Decoy)) 25.Rc3 Bc3 26.Nc3 Bc2 27.Be5 g6 28.Bd6 Kd7 29.Ba3 e5 30.Ke1 Nd4 31.Kd2 Bb3 (31...h6 32.Bd3 Bd3 33.Kd3+-) 32.Ne4 Ne6 33.Nf6 Kc7 34.Nh7 Ba4 35.h4 (35.Nf8 Nf8 36.Bf8 c5+-) 35...Nf4 36.g4 (36.Bf1 c5+-) 36...Kb6 (36...Ne2 37.Ke2 Bb3 38.Kd3+-) 37.Nf8 c5 38.Bb2 Bb3 (38...Ne2 39.Ke2 Be8 40.Nh7+-) 39.Ba1 (better is 39.Bf1 a4 40.Be5+-) 39...Ne2 40.Ke2 Bc4 41.Ke3 Bf7 42.Be5 Kb5 (42...Kc6+-) 43.f4 Kb4 44.Kd2 (44.g5 a4 45.f5 gf5+-) 44...Kb3 (44...a4 45.Nd7+-) 45.Nd7 (45.g5 Kc4 46.f5 Bd5+-) 45...c4 (45...a4+-) 46.Bc3 a4 47.Nc5 Ka3 (47...Ka2 48.Na4 Be6+-) 48.f5 gf5 49.gf5 Be8 50.f6 Bf7 51.Ne4 Kb3 52.Nd6 Bg6 53.f7 1–0. Palsson,H (2020) – Jonsson,Ol (1895), Skakmot odlinga, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.0-0 e6 9.Be3 Qc2 (better is 9...Nf6!?+=) 10.d5+= Qd1 11.Rd1 ed5 12.cd5 Nb8 13.Nbd2 Nf6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Bf3 Na6 16.Bf4 Bc5 17.Re1 Kd8 18.N4b3 Re8 19.Nc4 Bg4 20.Bg4 Ng4 21.Nc5 Re1 22.Re1 Nc5 23.Nd6 Kd7 24.Bg3 Nh6 25.Rc1 b6 26.Rc4 a5 27.f3 b3 28.ab3 Nb3 29.Nb5 Rc8 30.Bc7 f6 31.Kf2 Nf5-/+ 32.Rc6 White intends d6 32...Nbd4-+ 33.Nd4 Nd4 34.Rc4?? Nb5 35.d6 Nd6 (35...Nd6 36.Rg4 Rc7 37.Rg7 Kc6-+; 35...Rc7?! 36.dc7 Nc7 37.Ra4-/+) 0–1. Fernandes,Felipe – Shevelev,Sergei (2430), Hospitalet op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.d5 Ne5 9.0-0 Nf3 10.Bf3 Qc2?? 11.Qd4 Nf6 12.Re1 Rc8 (12...Qd3 13.Qf4=) 13.Bg5 Rc4 14.Qa7 Ne4? (14...Qb2 15.Qb7 Qa1 16.Qb5 Nd7 17.Qc4+-) 15.Be4 (15.Bd1!? Qb2 16.Re4+-) 15...Re4+- 16.Qb8 Bc8 (better 16...Kd7 17.Qb7 Kd8+-) 17.Na3!+- Re1 (17...ba3 18.Re4 Combination) 18.Re1 Qf5 (18...ba3 19.Rc1 Qc1 20.Bc1 Kd7+-) 19.Rc1 (better 19.Nb5 Qd7 20.Nd6 Qd6 21.Qd6+- (21.Qc8 Qd8 22.Qb7 Qd7 23.Qb8 Qd8 24.Qb4 f6 25.Qa4 Qd7 26.Qa8 Kf7+-)) 19...f6+- 20.Rc8 Kf7 21.Be3?? (21.Qb7 Qg5 22.g3+- (22.Qb4?! Qd5 23.Qc4 Qc4 24.Nc4 Rg8+-)) 21...ba3?? (better 21...Qd5 22.Rc1 ba3-/+) 22.Qb7+- Qe5 23.h3 g5 24.Bc5 Kg6 25.Qa8 Kf7 26.Ba3 (26.Qc6 Qa1 27.Kh2 Qe5 28.g3 Qf5+-) 26...Qe1 27.Kh2 Qf2 28.Bc5 Qf4 29.Kh1 g4 30.Qa3 Qf1 (30...Rg8 31.Bg1=) 31.Bg1 (31.Kh2 Rg8 32.hg4 Rg4=) 31...Qf5 32.Rd8 White plans d6 (32.Rc5 gh3 33.Qh3 Qh3 34.gh3 Bh6+=) 32...Rg8 (32...Bg7 33.hg4 Qg4 34.Rh8 Bh8 35.Qh3+=) 33.Qb3 gh3 34.d6 Kg7 35.de7 (35.Qg3 Kf7 36.de7 A) 36...Rg3?? 37.ef8Q (37.ef8R?! Ke6 38.Rfe8 Kf7 39.Rf8 Ke7 40.Rfe8 Kf7 41.Rf8=) 37...Kg6 38.Qg8 Kh6 39.Qg3 hg2 40.Qg2 Qh5 41.Bh2+-; B) 36...hg2 37.Qg2 Ke7 38.Qg8 Qh3 39.Bh2 Qf1 40.Bg1 Qh3 41.Bh2 Qf1 42.Bg1 Qh3=) 35...hg2=+ 36.Kg2 Qe4 37.Kf1 Qe7 38.Qd5 Kh8 (38...Qe5 39.Qe5 fe5 40.Bh2=) 39.Bd4 Rg7?? (39...h6 40.Rd7 Rg5 41.Re7 Rd5 42.Bf6 Kg8 43.Re2=) 40.Rc8 (better 40.Bc5! Rg5 41.Be7 Rd5 42.Bf6 Kg8 43.Rd5+-) 40...Qf7 (40...Rg4 41.Kf2=) 41.Qd6 The isolani on f6 becomes a target (better 41.Qf7 Rf7 42.a4+=) 41...Rg8?? (41...Kg8 42.a4=) 42.Bf6 (better 42.Qf6 Qf6 43.Bf6 Bg7 44.Bg7 Kg7 45.Rg8 Kg8 46.a4+-) 42...Bg7= 43.Rg8 Kg8 44.Qd8 Bf8 45.a4 h5 46.Kg2 (46.a5 Qc4 47.Kf2 Qf4 48.Ke2 Qe4 49.Kd1 Qb1 50.Kd2 Kf7=) 46...Qa2 47.Kh3 Qb3 (47...Qa4?? 48.Qd5 Kh7 49.Qh5 Kg8 50.Qg6 Bg7 51.Qg7) 48.Kh4 Qa4 49.Kh5 ½–½. Valim,Luiz Claudio – Bil,A (1960), 4th Floripa Open (6), 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.d5 Ne5 9.0-0 Nf3 10.Bf3 Qe5-+.

8.d5 Ne5 9.0-0 Nf6?? 10.Nbd2 Nf3 11.Bf3 (11.Nf3 b5 12.Nd4 bc4 13.Nf5 Qf5 14.Bc4 Qd7=) 11...Qc2 (11...Qd4 12.Qa4 Nd7 13.Qb4 Qa1=+) 12.Qe1? (12.Qc2!? Bc2 13.Re1=) 12...Bd3 (12...Qc3 13.Nb3 Bd3 14.d6 Bf1 15.Qf1 ed6 16.Bb7-/+) 13.Be2 g6 (better 13...b5!? 14.Bd3 Qd3-/+) 14.Rb1 Be2 15.Qe2 Bg7 16.d6 (16.Re1 0-0 17.Rb4 b6+=) 16...e6+= 17.Rb4 0-0 (17...b6 18.Bb2 Rc8 19.Rc1+/-) 18.Rb7+/- Qa2 19.Qf3 a5 (19...Rab8!?+=) 20.Bb2+/- Rab8 (20...Ne4 21.Ne4 Bb2 22.c5+-) 21.Ra1+- (21.Bf6?! Bf6 22.Rd1 Rb7 23.Qb7 Rd8+=) 21...Qb2 22.Rb2 Rb2 23.Nf1 e5? (23...Nd7 24.Qe3+-) 24.h3 (24.Ra5!? e4 25.Qe3 Rc8+-) 24...e4 25.Qa3 Rc2 (25...Nd7 26.Qa5 Bd4 27.Ne3+-) 26.Qb3 (worse 26.Qa5 Rc4 27.Rd1 Rcc8+-) 26...Re2 27.Ra5 Nd7 28.c5 Bd4 29.Ra2?? (better 29.Qc4 Bf2 30.Kh2+-) 29...Nc5 30.Qc4 Ra2 (better 30...Bf2!? 31.Kh1 Ra2 32.Qa2 Nd3=) 31.Qa2+/- Rd8 (31...Nd3 32.Ne3 Rd8 33.Qd5+-) 32.Qd5+- Nb3?? (better 32...Ne6+-) 33.Qb3 Rd7 (33...Be5+-) 34.Qd5 (better 34.Qb8 Kg7 35.Qc7 Rc7 36.dc7 f5+-) 34...Bg7 35.Ng3 1-0. Sahakyan,Aleks (2340) - Bochnicka,Vladimir ml (2305), Titled Tue (3), 2023. (=1.Nf3 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nbd2 Qg4 9.h3 Qg6 10.d5 ed5 11.cd5 Nce7? (better 11...Nb8+=) 12.Bb5 Bd7 (12...Kd8 13.Ne5 Qf6+-) 13.Bd7 Kd7 (13...Kd8 14.Nc4 Nh6+-) 14.Ne5 (14.Ne5 Kd8 15.Ng6 hg6 16.Nf3+-) 1-0. Sijavush (2525) - agnivo (2520), Rated Blitz game, lichess.org, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nbd2 Qg6 9.Be2 (9.d5!? Nge7 10.dc6 Nc6+-) 9...Qg2 (9...Nge7 10.0-0+/-) 10.Rg1+/- Qh3 11.d5 Nce7 (11...Nd8 12.Rg3 Qf5 13.Rg5+/-) 12.d6 (12.Bf1 Qh5 13.Rg5+-) 12...Nf5= 13.c5 Nf6 14.Bd3 (14.Qa4!? Bd7 15.Bb5 Ne3 16.fe3+=) 14...Ne3 15.fe3 Bd7 16.Qe2 (16.a3!? g6 17.ab4-/+) 16...Rc8-/+ 17.Rc1 Bd6! 18.Nb3?? (18.cd6 Rc6 Double attack (18...Rc1 Pinning; 18...Rc1 Deflection; 18...Rc6 Decoy)) 18...Bf8 (18...Be7!? 19.Rg3 Qh5 20.Rg7-+) 19.Ne5 (19.Rc4 Bc6 20.Ng5 Qh6-/+) 19...Bc6 (19...Qh4 20.Rg3 Rc7 21.Rc4-+) 20.Nc6 (20.Rg3 Qh5 21.Qh5 Nh5-+) 20...bc6 (20...Rc6?! 21.Bb5 Ne4 22.Nd4 Qh4 23.Kf1-/+) 21.Nd4 (21.Rg3 Qh6 22.Nd4 Nd5-+) 21...g6 (better 21...Nd7!? 22.Rg3 Qh4 23.Rc4-+) 22.Rg3 (22.Nc6 Be7 (22...Rc6?! 23.Bb5=+) 23.Rg3 Qh4-+) 22...Qh4 (better 22...Qh5 23.Qh5 gh5-+) 23.Qg2? (23.Nc6 Be7 (23...Rc6?! 24.Bb5=) 24.Bb5 Kf8-+) 23...Bh6 (better 23...Nd5 24.Be4-+) 24.Ke2?? (better 24.Rc4 Qh5 25.Nc6-+) 24...Nd5 (better 24...Be3 25.Re3 Qd4 26.Rc4-+) 25.Be4 (25.Rh3 Qg5 26.Be4 0-0-+) 25...0-0 (25...Be3 26.Bd5 Bc1 (worse 26...ed5 27.Re3 Kf8 28.Kd3+/-; 26...Bd4 27.Bc6 Kf8 28.Rc4 Qh5 29.Bf3 Qe5 30.Kf1 Rc5 31.Qc2-+) 27.Bc6 Ke7-+) 26.Bd5 cd5 (26...ed5?! 27.Nf5 Qh5 28.Qf3 Qf3 29.Kf3-+) 27.c6 (27.Rh3 Qg5 28.Qg5 Bg5-+) 27...Qd4! 28.ed4 Bc1 29.Qf1 Bh6 (29...Rc6 30.Qf6-+) 30.Rb3 (30.Rh3 Bg5 31.Rg3 h6-+) 30...Rc6 31.Rb4 Rc2 32.Kd3 (32.Kf3 Rfc8 33.Rb3 Bg7-+) 32...Rd2 (better 32...Rfc8 33.Qe1 Ra2-+) 33.Kc3 Rh2 34.Qb5 (34.Kb3-+) 34...Bd2 35.Kb3 Bb4 (35...Bb4 36.Qb4 h5-+) 0-1. Winkels,M (1895) - Alvarado,C (2105), Titled Tue 6th Feb Late (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.h3 Qf5 9.Bd3 Qa5 10.0-0=.

8.h3 Qg6 9.Bd3 (9.d5 Nce7 10.Ne5+=) 9...f5 (9...Qh5 10.0-0=) 10.g4 (10.d5!? Bd7 11.0-0 ed5 12.cd5+-) 10...Nf6 (10...Bd6!? 11.gf5 ef5=) 11.gf5+= ef5 12.d5 Nd8 13.Nbd2 Bd6 14.Qc2 White intends c5 (14.Rg1 Qf7 15.c5 Bb8+= (15...Qd5?? 16.Bc4 Qc6 17.cd6+-)) 14...Qh5 (14...0-0!?=) 15.c5+= Bb8 16.Bb5 Kf7 (16...Kf8!? 17.Bg5 a6+=) 17.d6+/- Nc6 (17...Ne6!? 18.Ne5 Kf8+/-) 18.Bc6+- bc6 19.Ne5 Ke8? (19...Kf8+-) 20.Rg1 (20.Qa4 Bb7 21.Qb4 Ba6+-) 20...f4 (20...Kf8 21.Bd4 a5 22.Nc6 Qe8 23.Ne5+-) 21.Bd4 Ba6 (21...Kf8 22.Nc6 Qf5 23.Qb2 Qe6 24.Ne5+-) 22.Ndf3 Qh3 (22...Kf8 23.0-0-0 Rg8+-) 23.Rg7 Qf1 24.Kd2 Qe2 25.Kc1 Qc2 26.Kc2 Bb5 (26...Be2+-) 27.Re7 (27.Re7 Kd8 28.Nf7 Kc8 29.Bf6 Ba4 30.Kd2 Rg8 31.d7 Kb7 32.d8Q Ka6 33.Qg8 h5 34.Qc8 Ka5 35.Rb7 Bb5 36.Rb5 Kb5 37.Nd4 Ka5 38.Qc6 Be5 39.Qb5) 1-0. Yeo,Klaus Lucas - Halomoan,Marco Matheus, Hong Kong Open (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

9.d5 ed5 10.cd5 Nd8? 11.0-0+- Bd6 (11...Be7 12.Re1 Kf8 13.Bd4+-) 12.Nbd2 (better is 12.Re1 Ne7 13.Nbd2+-) 12...f6?? (12...Nf6 13.Bb5 Bd7+/-) 13.Nc4 (13.Ne4 Bb8 14.Re1 Kf7+-) 13...Qd7 14.Rc1 Ne7 15.Re1 Kf7 16.Nd6 Qd6 17.Bc5 Qd7 18.Re7 Qe7 19.Be7 Ke7 20.d6 (20.d6 Kf8 21.Qe1 Be6 22.Nd4 Kg8 23.Ne6 Nf7 24.d7 Ne5 25.Rc7 Rd8 26.Nd8 g6 27.Ne6 Nf3 28.gf3 b3 29.d8Q) 1–0. Karagollu,Ahmet (2080) – Zuhre,Ibrahim (2030), Konya TUR, Team Ch, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

9.d5 ed5 10.cd5 Nce7!? 11.0-0 Nf6+=.

9.d5 ed5 10.cd5 Qg2? 11.Rg1 Qh3 12.dc6 bc6 13.Nbd2+-.

9.d5 Qg2 10.Rg1+- 1–0. Koch,Christian (2335) – Estieu,Frederick, FICGS, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

9.d5 Qg2 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.dc6 bc6 12.Be4+-.

9.d5 Qg2? 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.dc6 bc6 12.Rg3+-.

9.d5 Qg2 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.Rg3+-.

9.h3 Qh5 10.Nbd2 f5 (better Nf6=) 11.d5+/- Nd8 (11...ed5 12.cd5 f4 13.Bf4 (13.dc6?! fe3 14.fe3 bc6=) 13...Qd5 14.Qe2 Be7 15.0-0+/-) 12.0-0 (12.Qb3 Nf6+/-) 12...Nf6+/- 13.Qc2 (13.Qb3 Be7+/-) 13...ed5 (13...Be7!? 14.Rfe1 0-0+/-) 14.cd5 Bd6 (14...Be7!? 15.Bc5 Nd5+-) 15.Bb5 Bd7 (15...Kf7 16.Nc4 Bf8 17.Ba7+-) 16.Bd7 Nd7 17.Qa4 Qf7 (17...b5 18.Qb5 a6 19.Qa4+-) 18.Nc4 Qg6 (18...Qd5 19.Qb5!! Bh2 20.Kh2 Qb5 21.Nd6 Ke7 22.Nb5 a6 23.Bg5 Nf6 24.Rfe1 Kf7 25.Nd6 Kg6+-) 19.Rfe1 Nf7 (19...0-0 20.Qd7 Nf7+-) 20.Bg5 Kf8 21.Qd7 Ng5 22.Ng5 Qg5 23.Nd6 (23.Nd6 Qg6 24.Rac1 Qd6 25.Qd6 Kg8 26.Qe6 Kf8 27.Rc7 Re8 28.Qe8) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,An (2235) - Rytenko,Vsevolod (2360), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.d5 Ne5= 9.Ne5 (9.Nd4 Bd7=) 9...Qe5=+ 10.Nd2 Bg4 (better 10...Nf6=+) 11.Qa4?? (better 11.Be2!? Nf6 12.0-0 Be2 13.Qe2+=) 11...Bd7 (better 11...b5 12.Qb5 Bd7 13.Qb4 Qa1 14.Nb1 Nf6-+) 12.Qd1=+ g6 (12...Nf6 13.Nf3 Qc7 14.Qd4=+) 13.Rb1 (13.Nf3 Qc7=) 13...Bh6 (13...Nf6 14.Nf3 Qc7 15.Bd3=) 14.Nf3= Qc3 15.Bd2 Bd2 16.Qd2 Qd2 17.Nd2 (17.Kd2!? a5 18.a3=) 17...a5-/+ 18.Bd3 Nf6 19.0-0 0-0 20.a3 e6 (better 20...ba3 21.Rb6 Rfb8-/+) 21.de6? (better 21.ab4 a4 22.d6=) 21...Be6-+ 22.ab4 (22.Ne4 Ne4 23.Be4 Bc4-+) 22...Rfd8 23.Rb3 (23.Ne4 Rd3 24.Nf6 Kg7-+) 23...b5! 24.Rc1? (24.cb5 Bb3 Pinning (24...Bb3 Deflection)) 24...ab4 25.Ne4 (25.Kf1 Ra2 26.Ke1-+) 25...Ne4 26.Be4 Ra4 27.Bc6 (27.Rb2 b3 28.Rb3 Rc4-+) 27...bc4 28.Ba4 (28.Rbb1 Ra6 29.Bb5-+) 28...cb3 29.h3 (29.Kf1 Ra8 30.Bb3 Bb3-+) 29...Ra8 (better 29...b2 30.Rb1 Rd2 31.Kf1-+) 30.Bb5 (30.Bb3 Bb3 31.Rb1-+) 30...b2 (30...b2 31.Rb1 Ra1-+) 0–1. Soilemetzidis,K (2025) – Papakonstantinou,Spyridon (2165), 3. Vardaris Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.Be2 Qc2 9.0-0 Nf6 10.d5 Qd1 11.Rd1 Nb8 12.Nd4 Bg4 13.f3 Bd7 14.a3 e6 15.de6 fe6 16.ab4 Bb4 17.Nc2 Be7 18.Ra7 (18.Ba7? Ra7 19.Ra7 Bc5 20.Kf1 Ba7-+) 18...Ra7 19.Ba7 Na6 20.Be3 Ba4 21.Rc1 Bc2 22.Rc2 Bc5 23.Kf2 Ke7 24.Nd2 Be3 25.Ke3 Nc5 26.Rb2 Ra8 27.Kf2 Ra3 28.Nb1 Ra8 29.Nd2 Nfd7 30.f4 g6 31.Nb3 Ra3 32.Nc5 Nc5 33.g3 Kd6 34.Rb6 Kc7 35.Rb5 b6 36.Rb2 Na4 37.Rc2 Nc3 38.Bg4 Kd6 39.Kg2 Ra2 40.Ra2 Na2 41.Kf2 Nc3 42.Ke3 Na4 43.Kd4 Nc5 44.Bd1 Nd7 45.h4 e5 46.fe5 Ne5 47.Be2 Nc6 48.Ke4 Ne5 49.Kf4 Ke6 50.g4 h5 51.gh5 gh5 52.Kg5 Kf7 ½–½. Rekhtman,Pavlo – Ljahovetsky,I (1890), TCh–UKR Teams, Alushta UKR, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.Ng5 Qc2= 9.Qc2 Bc2 10.d5 Nd8 (10...Ne5 11.Bd4 Nd7 12.Nd2=+) 11.c5 a6 12.Nd2 Nf6 13.Bc4 h6 14.Ngf3 g5 (14...e6 15.d6=) 15.Ne5 (15.Rc1 Bf5+=) 15...Ba4 (15...Bg7!? 16.Rc1 Bf5=+) 16.Bd4= Bg7 17.Ndf3 (17.Rb1 Bb5=) 17...0-0 18.h3 Bb5 19.Bb5 (19.Rd1 Re8=) 19...ab5=+ 20.0-0 (20.0-0-0!?=+) 20...Nd5-/+ 21.Nd7 Re8 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Nd4 (23.h4 gh4 24.Nh4 Nc3-+) 23...Nc3 (23...Nc6 24.Nb3-+) 24.Rfe1 (24.Ne5 Ra6-+) 24...Nc6 (24...Ra2?! 25.Ra2 Na2 26.Nf5 Kh7 27.Nd6 ed6 28.Re8=+; 24...Na2?! 25.Nf5 Kh8 26.Nd6+=) 25.Nb3 (25.Nf5 Kg6 26.g4 Red8-+) 25...Red8 26.Ne5 e6 27.Nf3 (27.Re3 Ra3-+) 27...Ra2 28.Ra2 Na2 29.Nfd2 Nc3 30.Ra1 (30.Kf1 Na4-+) 30...Nd4 (30...Na4 31.Rc1-+) 31.Ra7 (31.Nd4 Rd4 32.Nb3 Rc4-+) 31...Nb3 32.Nb3 Rd1 (32...Na4 33.Kh2 Rd3 34.Nc1-+) 33.Kh2 Rb1 34.Nd4 (34.Nd2 Rb2 35.Nf3 b3 36.Rb7 Rf2-+) 34...b3 35.Rb7 (35.Ra3 e5 36.Nf5 Kh7 37.Nd6-+) 35...b2 36.Nb5 (36.c6 Rc1 37.g3-+) 36…Rh1 (36...Rh1 37.Kh1 b1Q 38.Kh2 Ne2 39.Rf7 Kf7 40.Nd6 Kg6 41.h4 Qg1 42.Kh3 g4 43.Kg4 Qg2) 0-1. Ivanovic,Strahinja - Srdanovic,Stefan (1645), Belgrade Premier League (9), 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

9.Be2 e6 10.0-0 Nf6 11.h3 Be7 (11...Qd1 12.Rfd1 0-0-0 13.Nf1-/+) 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.de5 Nd7 14.Nf3 a6 (14...Be4 15.Qc2 Bc2 16.Nd4-/+) 15.Re1 (15.Nd4 Qd1 16.Rad1 Bg6-/+) 15...Rd8 16.Qc2 (16.Nd4 Qd1 17.Rad1 Be4-/+) 16...Bc2 17.Nd4 Ba4 18.Bf3 (18.f4!?-/+) 18...Ne5-+ 19.Bb7 Nc4 (19...Nd3 20.Ba6 Bf6 21.Nb5-+) 20.Bc6? (better 20.Ba6 Ne3 21.fe3-/+) 20...Bc6-+ 21.Nc6 Ne3 (21...Rc8!? 22.Ne7 Ke7 23.Rad1-+) 22.Re3 Rd2 23.Ne7 Ke7 24.a3 ba3 (24...a5 25.ab4 ab4 26.Ra7 Rd7 27.Ra4-+) 25.Raa3 (25.Rea3 Rb8 26.Ra6 Rbb2-/+) 25...Ra8 26.Ra5 Ra7 27.Rea3 Rd6 28.Kh2 Kd7 (28...f6 29.f4-+) 29.Kg3 (29.Rh5!?=+) 29...Kc7 30.Rb3 (30.R5a4 Kd8-+) 30...Rd5 31.Ra4 a5 32.f4 (32.Rb2 Rc5-+) 32...Kc6 33.Kf3 Rb5 34.Rc3 Kb6 (34...Rc5 35.Rb3-+) 35.Rac4 a4 36.Ra3 Rba5 37.Rb4 (37.Ke3 g6-+) 37...Kc5 38.Rb1 (38.Rb8 Rb5 39.Rc8 Kb4-+) 38...Rb5 39.Rc1 (39.Rba1 Rb4 40.g3-+) 39...Kb6 40.Rcc3?? (better 40.Rc4=) 40...Rb4 (40...Rb2 41.g4-+) 41.Ke3 (41.Re3 Rb2-+) 41...Rd7 (41...Rb2 42.g4-+) 42.Ra1 (42.Rc8 Kb7 43.Rcc3 Rd1-+) 42...Kb5 43.Rc8 Rb7 (better 43...Rb3!? 44.Ke2 a3 45.Rb8 Ka4 46.Ra8 Kb4 47.h4-+) 44.Ra8 f5 (44...h6 45.g3-+) 45.Kf3 h6 46.Kg3 g5 47.fg5 hg5 48.Re1 (48.Kf2 Rf4 49.Kg3 Rc4-+) 48...Rb3 49.Kh2 Rb6 50.Ra1 Rb4 Black prepares g4 51.Rg8 g4 (51...Ra6 52.g4 Rb2 53.Kg3 f4 54.Kf3 Rb3 55.Kg2-+) 52.hg4 (better 52.h4-+) 52...Rg4 53.Rg4 (53.Rd8-+) 53...fg4 54.Kg3 Kb4 (54...Ra6 55.Kg4 a3 56.Kg5-+) 55.Kg4 (55.Rb1 Ka5 56.Rg1 Rb4-+) 55...a3 56.Kf4 (56.Rb1 Kc5 57.Ra1-+) 56...Kb3 (better 56...Ra6 57.Ke5 Kb3 58.g4-+) 57.g4 (better 57.Rb1 Kc4 58.Rb6+-) 57...Ra6 Black prepares the advance a2 (57...Kb2 58.Rg1 a2 59.Rd1-+) 58.g5 Kb2 59.Rg1 a2 60.g6 (60.Ke5 Ra5 61.Ke6 Rg5 62.Rg5 a1Q-+) 60...a1Q (60...a1Q 61.Ra1 Ra1-+ (61...Ka1?! 62.Ke5=)) 0–1. Kummer,Heinz (1740) – Frey,Armin (1985), 25th International Open Feffernitz, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

10.d5 Nb8 11.c5 Ba4 (11...Bg6 12.Rc1 e6 13.Bb5 Kd8 14.de6 fe6 15.Ne5+-) 12.Rb1 (12.a3 b3+-) 12...a5+= 13.Nc4 Nd7 14.Nb2 Bc2 15.Rc1 Be4 (15...Bf5!?+-) 16.c6+- bc6 17.dc6 Ndf6 (better 17...Ngf6+-) 18.Bb5 Kd8 19.Ne5 Bg6 (19...Kc7 20.Nf7 Bg2+-) 20.Bb6 Kc8 21.Rd1 (21.Rd1 Bd3 22.Rd3 Nd5 23.Rd5 b3 24.Rd8) 1–0. Hotak,Marian (2035) – Gajdosik,Andrej (2045), Slovak, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

10.d5 Nd8 11.c5 Ba4 12.Rb1 Nf6 13.Rb4 Bd7 14.Bc4 e6 15.d6 b6 16.Nd4 Nc6 17.Nc6 Bc6 18.Bb5 Bb5 19.Rb5 Nd5 20.Nc4 Ne3 21.fe3 (worse is 21.Ne3 bc5 22.Nc4 Rd8+=) 21...f6 22.0-0 Rd8 (better is 22...bc5!? 23.Rd1 Rd8+/-) 23.cb6+- ab6 24.Rb6 Rc8 25.Rd1 Kd8 (25...Kf7 26.Rb7 Kg6+-) 26.Na5 Ra8 (26...Bd6 27.Rbd6 Ke8 28.Nc6+-) 27.Nb7 Kd7 28.Nc5 Kd8 (28...Ke8 29.d7 Kf7 30.d8Q Rd8 31.Rd8 Bc5 32.Rb7 (32.Rh8?! Be3 33.Kf1 Bb6+-) 32...Kg6 33.Rh8 Be3 34.Kf1+-) 29.Ne6 (29.Rb7 Ke8 30.d7 Kf7 31.d8Q Kg6 32.Qa8 Bc5 33.Qh8 Be3 34.Kf1 Kg5 35.Qg7 Kh5 36.g4 Kh4 37.Qf6 Kg4 38.Rb4 Bf4 39.Rf4 Kh5 40.Rh4) 29...Kd7 30.Nc5 Kd8 (30...Ke8 31.d7 Kf7+-) 31.Rb7 (31.Rb7 Ke8 32.d7 Kf7 33.d8Q Kg6 34.Qa8 Be7 35.Qh8 Bc5 36.Rg7 Kf5 37.Qc8 Ke5 38.Qc5 Ke4 39.Re7) 1–0. Sochacki,Christophe (2270) – Favarel,Antoine (2210), FRA–ch Accession, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

10.d5 Nb8 11.Nd4 Ba4 12.Rb1 (12.Ne4 Bd7+=) 12...a5= 13.c5 (13.Be2!?=) 13...Nf6=+ 14.Bc4 Na6 15.Nb5 (better 15.c6 bc6 16.dc6=+) 15...Nd5?? (better 15...0-0-0 16.Nb3 Bb3 17.ab3 Nd5 18.Nd6 ed6 19.Bd5 dc5 20.Bf7 Be7-+) 16.Bd5+/- Bb5 17.Bb7 Rb8 18.c6 Rb7 (18...e5!?=) 19.cb7+/- Bc6 20.Nc4 (better 20.0-0!?+/-) 20...Bg2= (worse 20...Bb7 21.0-0 a4 22.Nb6+/-) 21.Rg1 Bb7 22.Na5 Bd5 23.Nb3 e6 24.Rc1 f6 25.Ke2 g5 26.Bd4 Kf7 27.Rc8 Bb7 (27...g4 28.Be3 Rg8 29.h3=+) 28.Rd8= Ke7 29.Bb6 Bg7 (29...Bd5 30.Rc1 Bg7 31.Rh8 Bh8 32.Nc5 Nc5 33.Bc5 Kf7 34.Bb4 Ba2 35.Rc7 Kg6 36.Rc8=) 30.Rh8+= Bh8 31.Nc5 Bc8 32.Nd3 (32.Rd1 Nc5 33.Bc5 Ke8 34.Bb4 f5+/-) 32...Kd6 33.Rc1 Bb7 34.Nb4 f5? (better 34...Nb4 35.Bc5 Kd7 36.Bb4 g4+=) 35.Rd1+- Ke7 36.Bd8 Ke8 (36...Kf8 37.Rd7 Bc8 38.Be7 (38.Rh7?! Kg8 39.Ra7 Nb4+/-) 38...Ke8 39.Rd8 Ke7 40.Nc6 (40.Rh8?! Nb4 41.Rc8 h5+-; 40.Rc8?! Nb4 41.Rh8 Na2+/-) 40...Kf6 41.Rc8+- (41.Rh8?! Bb7 42.Nb8 Kg7+/-)) 37.Bg5 Be5? (37...Nb4 38.Rd8 Kf7 39.Rh8 Ba6 40.Kd2 Na2 41.Rh7 Kg6+-) 38.Rd8 Kf7 39.Rd7 Kg6 40.Rb7 Nb4 41.Rb4 Kg5 42.h3 1-0. Oezdemir,Ali Oezden (2045) - Mohr,Thomas (1855), Heusenstamm Schloss Open (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

11.Rc1 Ba4 12.Nd4 (12.Bd3 Nf6=) 12...Bd7 (12...Nf6 13.Be2=) 13.c5+= e5 14.Nb5 White prepares the advance d6 14...Kd8 15.d6 Bc6 16.Nc7 Rb8 (16...Rc8 17.Rb1+=) 17.Nc4 Nc4 18.Bc4 f5 19.f3 Nf6 20.0-0 f4 (20...Rc8 21.Bd2 Rc7 22.dc7 Kc7 23.Bb4+=) 21.Bf2 b5 (better 21...b6!?+/-) 22.Bd3+- Nd5 (22...a5 23.Rfe1 Nd7 24.Bd4+-) 23.Nd5 (23.Be4!? Nc7 24.Bc6 g5+-) 23...Bd5 24.Bf5 g6 (24...b3 25.ab3 Bb3 26.Bh4 Ke8 27.d7 Kf7+-) 25.Bh4 Ke8 26.d7 (26.Rfd1 Ba2 27.c6 Bd6 28.Bd7 Kf7 29.Rd6 b3 30.Be6 Kg7+-) 26...Kf7 27.Bh3 (better 27.c6!? Bc4 28.c7 Bc5 29.Kh1 gf5 30.cb8R Rb8 31.Rfe1+-) 27...Bc4+/- 28.c6 Bc5 (28...Bd6 29.Rf2+/-) 29.Bf2 Bd6 30.Rfd1 Bc7 31.Ba7 Ra8 32.Bc5 Ra6? (better 32...Rhd8 33.Bd6 Ra7+=) 33.Bd6+- Bb6 (33...Rc6 34.Bc7 Rc7+-) 34.Kh1 Ra7 35.Be5 Rha8 36.Bf4 Bd8 37.g3 g5 38.Be5 Be2 39.Rd2 White plans c7 39...Bf3 40.Bg2 Bg2 41.Rg2 Ra2 (41...Ke6 42.Bd4 Ra6 43.Re2 Kd5+-) 42.Ra2 Ra2 43.c7 (43.c7 Ke7 44.Bf6 Kd6 45.cd8Q Rh2 46.Kh2 Ke6 47.Qe7 Kf5 48.Rc5 Kg6 49.Rg5 Kh6 50.Bg7) 1-0. Morariu,Daniel (1740) - Bejan,Sergiu (1915), Bicaz City Cup, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

11.c5 0-0-0 12.Nd4 Bg6 13.N2b3 Nb3 14.ab3 e5 15.de6 Bc5 16.Rc1 Rd5 17.ef7 Bf7 18.Bc4 b6 19.Bd5 Bd5 20.Nf5 Bb3 21.Bc5 bc5 22.Rc5 Kd7 23.0-0 Ne7 24.Rb1 Nf5 25.Rb3 Ke6 26.Rb4 g6 27.Ra4 Rb8 28.h3 Rb6 29.Ra7 h5 30.Rca5 Rb1 31.Kh2 h4 32.R5a6 Ke5 33.Rg6 Rb5 34.Rf7 Kd5 1–0. Kilicaslan,H (2260) – Ataman,A (2205), ch–TUR, Ankara TUR, 2008.

11.Nd4 Ba4 12.Rb1 e6 13.de6 Nf6 14.Nb5 Bb5 15.ef7 (worse is 15.cb5 fe6 16.Bd4 b6=) 15...Kf7 16.cb5 Rc8 17.Nb3 (17.Ba7 Bc5 18.Bc5 Rc5 19.Rb4 Re8 20.Kd1 Rd8+/-) 17...b6 (better is 17...Nb3!? 18.Rb3 Bd6=) 18.Na5+/- ba5 19.Ba7 Bd6 20.Bd3 Rc3 21.Rd1 Re8 22.Kf1 Rec8 23.g3 Bc5 24.Bc5 R8c5 25.Kg2 Rd5 26.Be2 Ke7 27.b6 Rd1 28.Rd1 Rc6 29.b7 Rb6 30.Bf3 a4 31.Bc6! b3 (31...Rc6 32.b8Q Combination) 32.Re1 (better is 32.Rb1+-) 32...Kd6+/- 33.Ba4 ba2 34.Ra1 Rb7 35.Ra2 Ra7 36.Rd2 Ke7 37.Bb3 Rb7 38.Rd3 g6 39.f4 Ra7 40.Kf3 Rc7 41.g4 Rc1 42.Bd1 Rc5 43.g5 Nd5 44.Bb3 Nb4 45.Re3 Kf8 46.Kg4 Nc6 47.Re6 Nd4 48.Rf6 Ke7 49.Bg8 h5 50.Kg3 Rc2 51.Bh7 Nf5? 52.Kf3 Nh4 53.Ke4 Re2 54.Kd5 Rd2 55.Kc5 Rh2 56.Bg6 Ng6 57.Rg6 Rf2 58.Rf6 h4 59.Kd5 h3 60.Ke5 h2 61.Rh6 Ra2 62.Kf5 Kf7 63.Kg4 Rf2 64.Kg3 Rf1 65.Rh2 Kg6 66.Rh6 Kf5 67.Rf6 Ke4 68.Kg4 1–0. Teske,Henrik (2510) – Sill,Thomas, Bayern–chI Bank Hofmann 2nd, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

11.Nd4 Ba4 12.N4b3 b6 13.Bd3=.

11.Nd4 Bg6 12.Nb5 Kd7 13.Na7 e6 14.Nb3 (14.de6!? Ke6 15.g3+=) 14...Nb3= 15.ab3 Nf6 16.Be2 (16.de6 Ke6 17.g3 Ne4=) 16...ed5=+ 17.cd5 Bd6 (17...Nd5? 18.Rd1 Be4 19.Bc4+-) 18.0-0 (18.Ra5 Be4 19.Bb5 Ke7=+) 18...Nd5 19.Bb5 Kc7 20.Bd4 f6 (20...Nc3 21.Bc4-/+ (21.Bg7? Rhg8 22.Bd4 Ra7 23.Ba7 Nb5-+)) 21.Bc4 (21.Be2 Nc3 22.Bc3 bc3 23.Nb5 Kc6 24.Nc3 Ra1 25.Ra1 Be5=+) 21...Nc3-/+ 22.Bc3 bc3 23.Nb5 Kc6 24.Nc3 Ra1 25.Ra1 Be5 26.Rc1 Bc3 (26...Rd8!?-/+) 27.Rc3= Kd6 28.h4 Rc8 29.Rg3 Rc7 30.Re3 Bf7 31.Bf7 ½-½. Fernandez Garcia,JoseL1 (2375) - Dekan,H (2110), 31st World Senior (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Nbd2 Qg6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 Nf3 12.Nf3 b6 13.Ne5 Qf6 14.Bd4 Qd6 15.Qc3 (better 15.Qb2 f6 16.Nd7 Qd7 17.Be2+-) 15...e6?? (better 15...Nf6+/-) 16.Nd7+- Qd7 (16...Kd7 17.c5 bc5+-) 17.Bg7 0-0-0 (17...Qa4 18.Bf8 (18.Bh8 Bb4-/+) 18...Kf8 19.Qh8 Qa5 20.Kd1 Qa4 21.Kd2 ed5 22.Bd3 (22.cd5 Qf4 23.Kd3 Qf5 24.Kc3 Rc8 25.Bc4 b5-/+) 22...Qa5 23.Ke2 dc4 24.Bc4 Qh5 25.Kf1+-) 18.Bh8 Qa4 19.Rb1 Qa2 (19...Ne7 20.Bf6 Rd7 21.Bd3+-) 20.Qb3 (better 20.Ra1 a5 21.Ra2 Bb4 22.Qb4 ab4 23.Ra8 Kd7 24.Rd8 Kd8 25.de6 fe6+-) 20...Qa5 (20...Qb3 21.Rb3 Bc5 22.de6+-) 21.Bc3 Qc5 22.Be2 ed5 23.cd5 (better 23.0-0 dc4 24.Bc4 Kb8+-) 23...Re8 (23...Qd5 24.0-0 Qb3 25.Rb3+-) 24.Kf1 (better 24.Rc1 Kd8+-) 24...Ne7 (24...Kb8 25.Rc1 Bd6 26.Bd2+-) 25.Qc4 (better 25.Bb4 Qc7 26.d6+-) 25...Nd5 26.Qc5 (26.Bb2 Qc4 27.Bc4 Nb4+-) 26...bc5 (26...Bc5 27.Bb2 a5 28.Rd1+-) 27.Ba5 f5 (27...Nb6 28.Bb6 ab6 29.Rb6+-) 28.h4 (better 28.Ba6 Kd7 29.Bb5 Ke6 30.Re1 Kf7 31.Be8 Kg7+-) 28...Bh6 (28...Re7+-) 29.Ba6 Kd7 30.Bb5 (30.Bb5 Ke7 31.Re1 Ne3 32.fe3+-) 1-0. Lopez del Alamo,An (2235) - Todev,Simeon (2135), Titled Tue (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bd3 Bf3 9.gf3 Qh4 10.Qa4 0-0-0 11.d5 Ne5 12.Be2 Kb8?? (12...Nc4 13.Ba7 A) 13...Rd5 14.Qb4 Rh5 15.Bc4+- (15.Qc4?! Qc4 16.Bc4 e6+-); B) 13...Qf4+=) 13.Qa7 Kc8 14.Nd2 Rd6? (14...Qf6 15.Rb1 Qa6 16.Qc5 (16.Rb4?! Qa7 17.Ba7 e6+/-) 16...Kd7 17.f4+-) 15.Bb6 Rb6 16.Qb6 e6 17.d6 (worse is 17.de6 Qf6 18.Rd1 Qe6 19.Qe6 fe6+-) 17...Qd8 18.Qd8 Kd8 19.c5 b6 20.cb6 Bd6 21.Ne4 Bb8 22.0-0-0 Ke7 23.f4 Nc6 24.Bb5 Na5?? (better is 24...Nf6 25.Nf6 Kf6+/-) 25.Rd7 (25.Rd7 Ke8 26.Rc7 Nc6 27.Bc6 Kf8 28.Rc8 Ke7 29.Re8) 1–0. Mooi Osric Kok Onn (2140) – Lugo,Blas (2415), Internet Section, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4 Qe4)

8.Bd3 Bf3 9.gf3 Qh4 10.d5 Ne5 11.Qa4 Nd7 12.Nd2 (12.Qb4 e6 13.Qb7 Rb8 14.Qa7 Bb4 15.Nd2 Ngf6+/-) 12...Ngf6 13.Ne4 White prepares the advance c5 (13.Ba7? e5 14.Nb3 Bd6-+) 13...Ne4 14.fe4 Qf6 15.0-0 g6 (15...Qf3 16.Rfd1 Qg4 17.Kf1+=) 16.c5 (better 16.Be2 Qa6 17.Qb4+/-) 16...Bg7?? (16...Qf3 17.Rfc1 Bg7 18.Rab1 (worse 18.Qb4 Ba1 19.Ra1 Qg4 20.Kf1 0-0-/+) 18...Qg4 19.Kf1=) 17.c6?? (better 17.Bb5 0-0 18.Bd7+-) 17...bc6+= 18.dc6 (18.Qb4 0-0 19.Rab1 Qf3 20.Qe7 Ne5-+) 18...0-0?? (better 18...Nc5! 19.Qb5 Qe6+=) 19.cd7+- Qf3 20.Rfd1 Ba1 21.Ra1 Rfd8 22.Bb5 Qg4 23.Kf1 Qh3 24.Ke1 Qh2 25.Rd1 Qh1 26.Ke2 (26.Kd2 Qh5+- (worse 26...Qe4 27.Bc6 Qe5 28.Ba8 Ra8 29.Qb4+-)) 26...Qe4+/- 27.Rd4 Qe5 28.Bc6 (worse 28.Qb4 Rab8 29.a4 a6-/+) 28...Rab8 29.Qa7 (29.Rb4 Rb4 30.Qb4 Qe6+/-) 29...b3 30.ab3 Rb3 31.Rd2 (31.Qa4 Qh5 32.Kd2 Rb2 33.Kc3+/-) 31...Rbb8 (31...Qh5!? 32.f3 Qh2 33.Bf2 Qe5 34.Be3 Qh2 35.Bf2 Qe5 36.Be3 Qh2=) 32.Qd4 (32.Qc5!? Qa1 33.Bd4 Qa6 34.Kf3+-) 32...Qh5+= 33.Bf3 Qb5 34.Ke1 Qb1 (34...Qf5 35.Bc6+=) 35.Rd1+/- Qb5 36.Be2 (36.Bh6 Qb4 37.Qb4 Rb4+-) 36...Qf5 (36...Qc6 37.Qe5 Rb7 38.Bg4 Rbd7 39.Bd7 Rd7 40.Rc1+=) 37.Bh6 Qa5? (better 37...e5 38.Qg4 Rb7+/-) 38.Kf1+- e5 39.Qh4 Qb6 40.Be3?? (40.Bg5 h6 41.Qh6 Qc6+-) 40...Qe6? (better 40...Qc6=) 41.Bg5?? (better 41.Bb5! Qa2 42.Kg1+-) 41...Rd7-/+ 42.Re1 Re8 (better 42...Rd4 43.Qg3 Rdb4-/+) 43.Bf6?? (better 43.Bb5=+) 43...g5 (better 43...Rd4 44.Qg5 Rf4-+) 44.Qh6 (44.Qg5 Kf8 45.Qg7) 44...Qf6+- 45.Qf6 Re6 46.Qg5 Rg6 47.Qe5 Re6 48.Qg5 Rg6 49.Qf5 Rdd6 50.Bf3 (50.Bh5 Rde6 51.Re6 fe6 52.Qe5 Kf7 53.Qh8 Ke7 54.Qh7 Rg7 55.Qg7 Kd6 56.Qd4 Kc7 57.Bf3 e5 58.Qc5 Kd7 59.Qe5 Kd8 60.Qd6 Kc8 61.Qe7 Kb8 62.Qb7) 50...Rdf6 51.Qe4 (better 51.Re8 Kg7 52.Qe5 Kh6+-) 51...Kg7 (51...Re6 52.Qa8 Kg7 53.Qa1 Kf8 54.Re6 Re6 55.Bd5+-) 52.Bg2 (52.Qd4 Kh6 53.Re3 Re6+-) 52...Re6 (52...Rg5 53.Qd4 h5 54.Re3+-) 53.Qd4 Ref6 54.Re3 Kg8 55.Rg3! Kg7 (55...Rg3 56.Qe5 Double attack (56.Qf6 Deflection; 56.Qe5 Decoy)) 56.Rg6 Kg6 57.Qg4 (57.Be4 Kg7 58.Bh7 Kh7 59.Qf6 Kg8 60.Qh6 f5 61.Qf6 Kh7 62.Qf5 Kg7 63.f4 Kg8 64.Qd7 Kf8 65.f5 Kg8 66.Qe7 Kh8 67.f6 Kg8 68.Qg7) 57...Kh6 58.Be4 Re6 59.Qh4 Kg7 60.Qh7 Kf6 61.Qf5 Ke7 62.Qe6! Ke6 (62...Ke6 63.Ke2 Combination; 62...fe6 63.f4 Combination) 63.Ke2 Ke5 64.Ke3 f5 65.f4 Kf6 (65...Ke6 66.Bb1 Kf6 67.Kd4 Ke6 68.Bd3 Kf7 69.Bf5 Kf6 70.Bc8 Ke7 71.Ke4 Kf8 72.Ke5 Ke7 73.Ba6 Kf8 74.Bc4 Ke8 75.Bb5 Ke7 76.Bd3 Kf7 77.f5 Ke8 78.Ke6 Kd8 79.f6 Kc7 80.f7 Kb6 81.f8Q Kb7 82.Qd8 Kc6 83.Qb8 Kc5 84.Qd6) 66.Bf3 (66.Bf3 Ke6 67.Kd4 Ke7 68.Bb7 Ke8 69.Bd5 Kd7 70.Ke5 Ke7 71.Kf5 Kd6 72.Bf3 Ke7 73.Ke5 Kd8 74.f5 Kc7 75.f6 Kd7 76.Bh5 Kc6 77.f7 Kc5 78.f8Q Kc4 79.Bf7 Kc3 80.Qc5 Kb2 81.Kd4 Kb1 82.Kc3 Kc1 83.Qg1; 66.Bd3 Kf7 67.Bf5 Ke7 68.Kf3 Kd6 69.Ke4 Ke7 70.Ke5 Ke8 71.Bd3 Ke7 72.Ba6 Kd7 73.f5 Ke8 74.Bf1 Kf8 75.Ke6 Kg7 76.f6 Kg6 77.Bd3 Kg5 78.Ke5 Kg4 79.Be2 Kg3 80.Bc4 Kf2 81.f7 Ke3 82.f8Q Kd2 83.Qf2 Kc1 84.Bb3 Kb1 85.Qd2 Ka1 86.Qc1) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2245) - Samunenkov,Ihor (2530), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bd3 Bf3 9.gf3 Qh4 10.d5 Ne5 11.Qa4 Kd8 12.Bb6 ab6 13.Qa8 Kc7 14.Be4 Nd7? (better 14...f5!? 15.d6! ed6 16.Qb7 Kd8 17.Qb6 Ke7+/-) 15.d6! Kd6?? (15...Kd6 16.Bb7 Discovered attack (16.Qb7 Deflection); 15...ed6 16.Bb7 Discovered attack) 16.Qb7 e6 (16...Ngf6 17.Nc3!! e5 18.Rd1 Ke7 19.Bf5 bc3 20.Bd7+-) 17.Nc3!! Ngf6 (17...bc3 18.Rd1 Deflection) 18.Rd1 Ke7 19.Bc6 (19.Na4 Qf4 20.Nb6 Qb8 21.Rd7 Nd7 22.Qd7 Kf6 23.Qd4 Ke7 24.Qc5 Kd8+-) 19...bc3 20.Bd7 Nd7 (20...Ne4 21.Ba4 Kf6 22.Qe4 Qe4 23.fe4 Bb4+-) 21.Rd7 (21.Qd7?! Kf6 22.Rd4 Qg5 23.Qd8 Kf5 24.Qg5 Kg5+/-) 21...Kf6 22.Rf7 Kg6 (22...Kg5 23.Rg1 Kh6+-) 23.Rg1 Kh6 (23...Kh5 24.Rg4 Qd8 25.Rfg7 Qf6 26.f4 c2 27.Qf7 Qg6 28.Rh7 Kg4 29.Qg6 Kf4 30.Qf6 Ke4 31.Qe6 Kd4 32.Rd7 Bd6 33.Rd6 Kc3 34.Qe5 Kc4 35.Rd4 Kc3 36.Rg4 Kd3 37.Qe3) 24.Qc6 (24.Rg4 Qh5 25.Qe4+-) 24...Qh3 (24...Rg8 25.Qe6 g6+-) 25.Rg4 Bb4 (25...Qh5 26.Qe6 g6 27.h4 Bc5 28.Qf6 Qe5 29.Qe5 Bf2 30.Kf2 c2 31.Qg5) 26.Qe6 g6 27.Rh7! (27.Rh7 Rh7 28.Qg6) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2240) - Cuenca Jimenez,J (2495), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.d5 Ne5 9.Nbd2 Qf5 10.Qa4 Nd7 11.Nd4 Qe5 12.h3 Bh5 13.Qb4 e6 14.Qb7 (better 14.Qb3 0-0-0 15.f4+=) 14...Rb8=+ 15.Qa7?? (better 15.Qc6 Ne7 16.Qa6-/+) 15...Bc5-+ 16.Nc6 (16.Qb8 Nb8 17.N2b3 Bb4 18.Nd2-+) 16...Qa1 (16...Ba7?! 17.Ne5 Be3 18.Nd7 Bd2 19.Kd2 Kd7 20.de6 fe6 21.Bd3-/+) 17.Nb1 Rb1 18.Kd2 Rd1 (18...Qb2 19.Kd3 Bg6) 19.Kc2 Bg6 (19...Rf1?? 20.Qa8 Nb8 21.Qb8 Kd7 22.Qd8) 20.Bd3 Bd3 (20...Qb1 21.Kc3 Rd3) 21.Kb3 Ba7 (21...Ba7 22.Na5 Rh1 23.Ka3 Be3 24.Nb3 Bc5 25.Nc5 Qc1 26.Ka4 Qc4 27.Ka3 Nc5 28.de6 Qc3; 21...Qb1 22.Ka4 Qa2 23.Kb5 Bc4) 0-1. Lopez del Alamo,An (2280) - Priasmoro,Novendra (2500), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.d5 Ne5 8.Nbd2 Nf3 9.Nf3 e6 10.Be2 Nf6 (10...Bc5 11.Bf4 Qf5 12.Be5=) 11.0-0 (11.Ng5 Qg6 12.Bd3 Qh5 13.Qh5 Nh5 14.Nh7 Bd6=) 11...Bc5 (11...ed5 12.Ng5 Qg6 13.Re1+=) 12.Bb2 (12.Ng5 Qh4=) 12...0-0=+ 13.Ne5 (13.Bf6 gf6 14.Qb3 Rd8=+) 13...Qh6 14.Kh1 (14.Qc1 Qh4=+) 14...ed5 15.cd5 Ne4 16.Bd4 (16.Qe1 f6 17.Nd3 Bd6-+) 16...Bd4 (16...Qd6 17.Rc1-/+) 17.Qd4 Qf4 18.Rad1 Re8 19.Nf3 Bf5 (19...Bd7 20.Rfe1 Qd6 21.Bd3-/+) 20.g3 (20.Bb5!? Rec8 21.Bd3=) 20...Qh6 21.Ne5 (21.Bd3 Bg6 22.Qb4 Qh5=+) 21...Rac8 (21...Nc3 22.Bd3 Bh3 23.d6 Nd1 24.Rd1-+) 22.Bf3 (22.Bd3 Nd6-/+) 22...Nd6 (22...Nc3 23.Ra1-+) 23.Bg2 (23.Rfe1-/+) 23...f6 (better 23...Rc2!?-+) 24.Nf3=+ Be4 (24...Bc2 25.Rde1 Be4 26.Qb4=+) 25.Qa7 (25.Qb4 f5=) 25...Qh5=+ Attacking the isolated pawn on d5 26.Nd4 (26.Nh4!?=+) 26…Bd5-/+ 0-1. Tay,J (2230) - Jary,S (2275), Titled Tue, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.d5 Ne5 8.Nbd2 Nf6 (8...Bd7 9.Be2 b5 10.c5=) 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Qb4 b6 (10...0-0-0 11.Be2=) 11.Be2 e6 12.Qb3 (12.Qc3 Ng6 13.Nd4 Qg5+=) 12...Bc5 (12...ed5!? 13.cd5 Nf3 14.Bf3 Qe5 15.Qe3 Qe3 16.fe3 Rc8=) 13.Bb2+= Neg4 14.0-0 0-0? (better 14...Nh2!? 15.Nh2 Qe2 16.Bf6 Qd2 (16...gf6?? 17.Nhf3+-) 17.Bg7 Rg8+=) 15.h3+/- ed5 16.hg4 Ng4 17.cd5 Rfe8 18.Qc3 (18.Bd3 Bf5 19.Bf5 Qf5+-) 18...f6+/- 19.Bc4 (19.Bd3 Bd6 20.Rfe1 Bh2 21.Kf1=) 19...Re3 (19...Bd6 20.g3 Qh3-/+) 20.Qc1 (worse 20.fe3 Be3 21.Qe3 Ne3-/+) 20...Rae8 21.g3?? (better 21.Qc2+=) 21...Qh3-+ 22.Qd1 (22.d6 Kh8 23.Bf6 Rf3 24.Bg7 Kg7 25.Qb2 Rf6 26.Qf6 Kf6 27.Nf3 Qg3 28.Kh1 Bf2 29.Bd5 Qh3 30.Nh2 Qh2) 22...Re1 23.Qe1 (23.d6 Kf8 24.Bd4 Bd4 25.Qe1 Re1 26.Rae1 Qg3 27.Kh1 Bf2 28.Re8 Be8 29.d7 Qh3 30.Nh2 Qh2) 23...Qg3 (23...Re1 24.d6 Kf8 25.Bd4 Bd4 26.Rae1 Qg3 27.Kh1 Bf2 28.Re8 Be8 29.d7 Qh3 30.Nh2 Qh2) 24.Kh1 Qh3 25.Kg1 Re1 26.Rae1 (26.Bd4 Bd4 27.Rae1 Qg3 28.Kh1 Bf2 29.d6 Kf8 30.Re8 Be8 31.d7 Qh3 32.Nh2 Qh2) 26...Qg3 27.Kh1 Bf2 28.d6 (28.Re8 Be8 29.Be5 fe5 30.d6 Kf8 31.d7 Qh3 32.Nh2 Qh2) 28...Kf8 29.Re2 (29.Re8 Be8 30.Be5 fe5 31.d7 Qh3 32.Nh2 Qh2) 29…Qh3 (29...Qh3 30.Nh2 Qh2) 0-1. Gracia Alvarez,Gerardo Antonio (2235) - Weetik,V (2420), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.d5 Ne5 8.Be2 Nf3 9.gf3 Qe5 10.Qb3 (10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 Qa1 12.Qb7 Rc8-+) 10...Qa1 11.0-0 (11.Qb4 b6 12.0-0 Qf6-+) 11...Qf6 (11...Qe5 12.Re1 Qd6 13.a3-+) 12.Bb2 (12.Qb4 Bh3 13.Kh1 0-0-0-+ (13...Bf1?! 14.Qb7 Be2 15.Qa8 Kd7 16.Qb7 Kd6 17.Qb8 Kd7 18.Qb7 Kd6 19.Qb8 Kd7 20.Qb7=)) 12...Qg6 13.Kh1 Nf6 (better 13...Bh3!? 14.Rg1 Qb6 15.Bf1-+) 14.Rg1 Qh5 15.Qb4 e6 16.Qb5 Nd7 (16...Kd8!? 17.Nc3 Bd6 18.Rg2 ed5 19.cd5-+) 17.Nc3 a6 18.Qa4 Bd6 (18...Qe5 19.Rg2-+) 19.Rg2 e5 (better 19...0-0 20.de6 fe6 21.f4-+) 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Rg7 (21.Ba3 Qh6 22.Be7 Ke7 23.Qb4 Kd8-+) 21...Kf8 22.Rg2 f5 (better 22...Rg8 23.d6 Bd8 24.Rg8 Kg8 25.c5-+) 23.Ng3 Qh3 24.Qc2? (24.Ba3 Rb8 25.f4-/+) 24...Rg8 25.Bf1 (25.Qf5 Qf5 26.Nf5 Bc5-+) 25...f4 26.Nf5 Rg2 27.Bg2 Qh5 28.Ne7 Ke7 29.Ba3 White plans c5 (29.c5 Nf6 30.Qb3 Qf5 31.d6 Kf8-+) 29...Kf7 30.c5 (30.Qb3 Nf6 31.c5 Kg7-+) 30...Nf6 31.d6 (31.Qb3-+) 31...Bd7 (31...Be6 32.d7 Rg8 33.d8Q Rd8 34.Qe2-+) 32.Qb3 Kg6 33.Qb7 (33.Bc1 Rg8 34.c6 bc6-+) 33...Rc8 (33...Rg8 34.Qa6 Kf7 35.Qc4 Be6 36.Qf1 Rg2 37.Qg2 Bh3 38.Bc1 e4 39.Kg1 Bg2 40.Bf4 Bh3 41.d7 Qf3 42.d8N Kg6 43.Ne6 Qd1) 34.Qa6 (34.Qb1 Kh6 35.c6 Bc6-+) 34...e4! 35.c6 (35.fe4 Ra8 Combination) 35...Bc6 (better 35...Rc6 36.Qf1 ef3 37.Qd3 Bf5 38.Qf3 Qf3 39.Bf3-+) 36.d7?? (better 36.Qc8 Qd5 37.h4=) 36...Bd7-+ 37.Bb2 (37.Qb6 Bh3 38.Qb3 Bg2 39.Kg2 Rd8-+) 37...Rc6 38.Qe2 ef3 (better 38...Rb6 39.h4 Qh4 40.Kg1-+) 39.Bf3 Bg4 (better 39...Qh3 40.Bg2 Re6 41.Qc2 Qf5 42.Qf5 Kf5-+) 40.Qd3+/- Kg7 (40...Kf7 41.Bc6 Be6 42.Bf6 Kf6 43.Qd8 Kg7 44.Qd4 Kg8 45.a4+/-) 41.Bc6 f3 (41...Qc5!? 42.Qc3 Qf5+-) 42.Bf6+- Kf7?? (better 42...Kf6 43.Qd8 Kg7 44.Qe7 Qf7 45.Qg5 Qg6 46.Qg6 Kg6+-) 43.Qd5 (43.Qd5 Qd5 44.Bd5 Kf6 45.Bb7+-) 1-0. Szabo,Marcell (1895) - Nissinen,Niilo Man (1955), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 g5?? (better 8...e6=) 9.d5+- Nd8 10.Bg5 Bg7 (10...Rg8 11.h4 Ng4 12.Ne5 Rg5 13.Qa4 Nc6 14.dc6+-) 11.Nbd2 (11.Qa4!? Bd7 12.Qb4 b5+-) 11...0-0 12.h4 (12.a3 h6 13.Bf4 e6+/-) 12...Ng4 (12...Bg4+-) 13.Be7 (better 13.Nh2 f5 14.Rb1+- (14.Be7?! Re8 15.Bg4 fg4+/-)) 13...Re8+/- 14.Bd8 (14.Nh2 A) 14...Ba1? 15.Bg4 Bg4 16.Ng4+- (16.Qg4?! Qg4 17.Ng4 Re7 18.Ra1 b6=); B) 14...f5 15.Bg4 fg4+/-) 14...Rd8 (14...Ba1!? 15.Qa1 Re2+=) 15.Ne4 (15.Rb1 a5+/-) 15...Re8 (15...Ba1 16.Qa1 Qg6 17.Nfg5+/-) 16.Ng3 (16.Nd6 Bf5 17.Rc1 Bb2+-) 16...Qg6+/- 17.Bd3 Qd6 (17...Nf2 18.Bg6 (18.Rf2?! Qg3 19.Rb1 Bf8=+) 18...Nd1 19.Bh7 (19.Rad1?! hg6 20.Ng5 f5=+) 19...Kh7 20.Rad1+/- (worse 20.Rfd1 Ba1 21.Ra1 Bg4=+)) 18.Ne4 (18.Rb1 b6+-) 18...Qf4 19.g3 Qc7 20.Neg5?? (better 20.Qa4 Bd7 21.Qb4 Ba1 22.Ra1+/-) 20...h6=+ 21.Ne4 f5 22.Ned2 Ne3 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn (22...f4 23.gf4 Qf4 24.Rb1-+) 23.Qb3 Nf1 (worse 23...Ba1 24.Ra1 Ng4 25.Qb4=) 24.Rf1 Qf7 (24...a5!?=+) 25.c5 (better 25.Qb4 b6 26.Kg2+=) 25...b5?? (better 25...a5=) 26.Bb5+- Bd7 (26...Re4 27.Ne4 fe4 28.Bc6+-) 27.Bc4 (27.c6 Bc8 28.Bc4 Kh7+-) 27...Kh8 (27...Bc3 28.c6 Kg7 29.Nb1+-) 28.c6 Bc8 (28...Bc6 29.dc6 Qf8 30.Be6+-) 29.d6 Be6 (29...Qg6 30.d7 Rf8 A) worse 31.dc8B Rac8 32.Bd5 Rfd8+-; B) worse 31.dc8N Rac8 32.Bd5 Rfd8+-; C) worse 31.dc8Q Rac8 (31...Rfc8?? 32.Bd5+-) 32.Bd5 Rfd8+-; D) 31.Qb4 Qc6 32.Qf8 Bf8 33.d8Q+-) 30.d7 Re7 (30...Bc4 31.de8Q (31.de8B?! Bb3 32.Bf7 Bf7=; 31.de8R Qe8 32.Qc4 Rc8+-) 31...Re8 32.Qc4 Qc4 33.Nc4+-) 31.Be6 Re6 32.Nc4 (better 32.Qd5 Re7 33.d8R Rd8 34.Qd8 Kh7+-) 32...Qe7?? (32...Rc6 33.Nfe5 Be5 34.Ne5 Qb3 35.ab3 Rc3+-) 33.Na5+- Re4 (33...Kh7+-) 34.Qd5 Rd8 (34...Qf8 35.c7 Ree8 36.Nb7+-) 35.Qf5 (better 35.c7 Rf8+-) 35...Re2 (35...Rf8 36.Qd5 Re6 37.Nb7 Rc6 38.Qc6+-) 36.Kg2 (better 36.c7 Rd7 37.c8Q Rd8+-) 36...Rf8 (36...Be5 37.Ne5 Re5 38.Re1 Re1 39.c7 Rd7 40.c8Q Rd8 41.Nc6 Rc8 42.Ne7 (worse 42.Qc8 Qe8 43.Qe8 Re8-/+) 42...Re7 43.Qc8 Kg7 44.Qg4 Kf6 45.Qf4 Kg7 46.Qb4+-) 37.Qd3 Re4 (37...Bf6 38.c7 Rc2 39.Re1+-) 38.c7 (38.Rd1 Re2 39.c7 Rf2 40.Kf2 Qc5 41.Kg2+-) 38...Rg4 (38...Rd4 39.Qd4 Bd4+-) 39.d8Q Rd8 40.cd8Q Qd8 41.Qd8 Kh7 42.Qd3 Kh8 43.Ne5! (43.Ne5 Be5 44.Qf5 Bd4 45.Qg4 Bf6 46.Re1 Bg5 47.Qd7 Be3 48.Re3 b3 49.Re8) 1-0. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Akhilbay,Imangali (2270), Titled Tue (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

7.Be2 Nf6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nbd2 g6 (9...b5!?=+) 10.0-0 Nf3 11.Bf3 Qe5 12.Rb1 Bg7 13.Re1 Qd6 14.a3 (14.Qa4 Kd8+=) 14...ba3= 15.Qa4 Bd7 (15...Qd7!? 16.Qa3 h6+=) 16.Ba3 Ba4 17.Bd6 0-0 18.Be7 Rfe8 (better 18...Rfb8!?+/-) 19.Rb7+- Nd7 20.d6 Nc5 21.Rc7 Rac8 22.Ra7 Bd7? (better 22...Bc3 23.Ra4! Bd2+-) 23.Ne4 Nd3 24.Rf1 (24.Rd1!? Ne5 25.Nf6 Bf6 26.Bf6 Nf3 27.gf3 Re6+-) 24...Ne5 25.Nf6 Bf6 26.Bf6 Nf3 27.gf3 Re6 28.Rd7 (28.Be7!? Bc6+-) 28...Rf6 29.Rc1 Rc5 (29...Rf5 30.Re7 Kg7 31.Rd1+-) 30.Rd8 Kg7 31.Rd1 Rg5 (31...Rc6 32.d7 Rb6 33.c5+-) 32.Kf1 Rf3 (32...Rd6 33.R8d6 Rh5 34.Kg2 Rg5 35.Kh1+-) 33.Re8 (better 33.d7!? Rh5 34.h4 Rf4+-) 33...Rgf5 (33...Ra5 34.d7 Ra2 35.d8Q Rff2 36.Ke1 Rh2 37.Rg8 Kh6 38.Qf8 Kh5 39.Rd5 f5 40.Rf5 Kg4 41.Rf4 Kh5 42.Qf6 Rh1 43.Rf1 Rf1 44.Kf1+-) 34.Re2 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2500) - Maze,S (2555), ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.0-0 Nf6 9.d5 Ne5 (better 9...0-0-0 10.Nbd2 Ne5+/-) 10.Ne5?? (better 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4+/-) 10...Qe5-/+ (10...Be2?! 11.Qa4 Kd8 12.Bg5=) 11.Bg4 Ng4 (11...Qa1 12.Qa4 Kd8 13.Bh3+/-) 12.Qg4 Qa1 13.Bf4 (13.Bd2 Qb2-/+) 13...g6 (13...Qa2!? 14.Nd2 Rd8-+) 14.d6-/+ f5?? (better 14...Qf6 15.Rd1 Qe6 (15...ed6? 16.Re1 Be7 17.Bg5+-) 16.d7 Kd8-/+) 15.Qe2+/- Qf6 16.Re1 Bg7 17.Qe7 Qe7 18.Re7 Kf8 19.Rb7 Rd8?? (better 19...Bf6!?+/-) 20.c5 (better 20.Bg5 Re8 21.Nd2+-) 20...Bf6 21.Bh6 (better 21.c6 Ke8 22.Rb4+-) 21...Kg8?? (better 21...Ke8+=) 22.Nd2+- a5 23.g3 a4? (23...Rc8 24.Be3 h6+-) 24.Nc4 Rc8 25.d7 (better 25.Nb6 Re8 26.c6+-) 25...Rc5 (25...Rd8 26.Bd2 Kf7 27.Bb4 Be7+-) 26.Nd6 Rd5 (26...Rc1 27.Kg2 Rg1 28.Kg1 Bd8 29.Rb8 b3 30.Rd8) 27.Rb8 (27.Rb8 Bd8 28.Rd8) 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2635) - Vlachos,Anatole (2480), Titled Tue 9th Apr Late (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 0-0-0 9.Nbd2 e6 10.Ne4 (better 10.0-0=) 10...Nf6-/+ 11.Ng3 Qa5 12.0-0 (better 12.Nd2!? h5 13.h3 Be2 14.Ne2-/+) 12...h5 13.h4 Bc5! 14.d5 (14.dc5 Rd1 Pinning (14...Rd1 Deflection)) 14...ed5 15.Bf6 gf6 16.cd5 Ne7 (16...Rd5 17.Qb3 (17.Qd5?? Bf2 18.Rf2 Qd5-+) 17...f5 18.Rad1 (18.Qd5?? Bf2 19.Rf2 Qd5-+) 18...Rd1 19.Rd1-+) 17.Ne4 (17.Nd2 Be2 18.Qe2 Nd5=+) 17...Nd5-+ 18.Nc5? (better 18.Qc2 Nc3 19.Nc3 bc3 20.Rfc1-/+) 18...Qc5 19.Rc1 (19.a3 Nc3 (19...ba3 20.Rc1 Nc3 21.Qe1+/-) 20.Qe1 A) 20...ba3 21.Rc1 Kb8 22.Rc3+- (22.Qc3?! Qc3 23.Rc3 Rhe8+=); B) 20...Ne2?! 21.Qe2 Qf5 22.ab4 Bf3 23.Qf3 Qf3 24.gf3-+; C) 20...a5 21.ab4 ab4-+) 19...Nc3 20.Qc2 Kb8 21.a3 Ne2 (21...Rhe8!? 22.Bd1 Rc8 23.ab4 Ne2 24.Qe2 Qc1 25.Qb5-+) 22.Qe2 Qb6 (22...Qd5 23.ab4 Bf3 24.Qf3 Qf3 25.gf3-+) 23.Qe4 (23.ab4 Qb4 24.Rb1 Qc3-+) 23...Rhe8 24.Qf4 Qd6 25.Qb4 Qb4 26.ab4 Bf3 27.gf3 Rd4 28.Rfd1 Rh4 29.Rd7 (29.f4-+) 29…Rg8 (29...Rg8 30.Kf1 Rh1 31.Ke2 Rc1 32.Rf7 Re8 33.Kd3 Rd1 34.Kc2 Rf1 35.Rf6 Rf2 36.Kd3 h4-+) 0-1. Hofstede,Rijk_Pieter - Bleeker,Kasper (1990), Open NK Rapid (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.Bb2 e6 9.h3 Nf6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Nf1 (11.0-0!? Bf5 12.Ne5=+) 11...Bf3-/+ 12.Bf3 Qa5 13.Nd2 0-0 (13...Rd8 14.Nb3 Qc7 15.Qe2=+) 14.0-0 (14.d5 Nd8=) 14...Rfd8 15.Nb3 (15.d5 ed5 16.Nb3 dc4 17.Na5 Rd1 18.Rad1 Na5 19.Bf6 Bf6=+) 15...Qc7 16.Re1 White intends d5 (16.Qe2 Qf4=+) 16...a5 17.d5 a4 18.Nd4 Nd4 19.Qd4 a3 20.Bc1 Rac8 21.Be2? (better 21.Be3-/+) 21...ed5-+ 22.Bf4 (22.cd5 Nd5 23.Qe4 Bf6-+) 22...dc4 23.Bc7 Rd4 24.Be5 Rd2 25.Bf4 (25.Bc4 Rc4 26.Bf6 gf6 27.Re7 Rcc2 28.Rb7 Rf2 29.Rb4 Rg2 30.Kf1 Ra2-+) 25...Rd7 (25...Rb2 26.Bc1 Bc5 27.Bb2 ab2 28.Rab1-+) 26.Rac1 b5 27.Bd1 Bc5 28.Bg5 (28.Bc2 Rcd8-+) 28...Rd5 29.h4 h6 30.Bf3 (30.Bf6 gf6 31.Kf1-+) 30...hg5 31.Bd5 Nd5 32.Re5 (32.Red1 Nc3 33.Rd2 b3 34.Rc3 Bb4-+) 32...Nf4 33.Re4 (33.Rd1 gh4 34.Rf5 Ne6-+) 33...Nd3 34.Rc2 b3 (34...b3 35.Ree2 b2-+) 0–1. Serafim,Paulo Rogerio – Pimentel,Rafael Favarin G (1920), 3rd Floripa Chess Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

8.d5 Ne5 9.Bf4 (9.Nbd2!?=) 9...Nf3-/+ 10.Bf3 (10.gf3 Bd7-/+) 10...Bf3 11.Qa4? (better 11.gf3 Nf6 12.Qa4 Kd8 13.Nd2-/+) 11...Kd8-+ 12.gf3 (12.Be3 Nf6 13.Qa5 Ke8 14.Qb5 Nd7 15.Qb7-+) 12...Qf3 13.0-0 Qf4 14.Qb4 b6 15.Nc3 (15.Nd2-+) 15...e6 (better 15...Rc8 16.Ne2 Qg4 17.Ng3 h5-+) 16.Qf8+- Kc7 17.Nb5 (17.Qa8?! Qg4 18.Kh1 Qf3 19.Kg1 Qg4 20.Kh1 Qf3 21.Kg1 Qg4=) 17...Kb7 18.Nd6?? (better 18.Qf7! Qf7 19.Nd6 Kc7 20.Nf7 ed5 21.Nh8+-) 18...Ka6= 19.Qa8 Qg4 20.Kh1 Qf3 21.Kg1 Qg4 22.Kh1 Qf3 23.Kg1 Qg4 ½-½. Lauridsen,JM (2250) - Loskutova,Viktoriya (2145), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.h3 0-0-0 9.Be3 Bf3 10.Bf3 Qg6 11.0-0 e6?? (better Nd4 12.Bd4 e5=+) 12.a3 (better 12.Bc6!? bc6 13.Qa4+-) 12...Nd4+/- 13.Bd4 e5 14.Qa4 ed4 (14...Rd4 15.ab4 a6+-) 15.ab4+- a6 (15...Qa6 16.Qa6 ba6 17.c5+-) 16.Nd2 Nf6?? (better 16...Qb6+-) 17.Bb7! Kb7 18.Qa6 Kc7 19.Qa7 Kd6 20.Rfe1 Rc8 (20...Ne4 21.Ne4 Ke6 22.Ra6 Kf5 23.Ra5 Bc5 24.Rc5 Kf4 25.g3 Qg3 26.fg3 Kf3 27.Qf7) 21.Ra6 Rc6 22.Qc5 (22.Qc5 Kd7 23.Qc6 Kd8 24.Ra8) 1-0. Bartel,Mat (2625) - Trzebinski,Patryk (1790), European Blitz (1), 2022. (=1.Nf3 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5 6.c4)

8.h3 Bf3 9.Bf3 Qg6 10.d5 Nb8?? (better 10...Ne5 11.Nd2 Nf3 12.Qf3 e6=) 11.Bb2 Nd7 12.0-0 Qd6 (12...Ngf6 13.a3 b3 14.Qb3+-) 13.Re1 Ngf6 14.Nd2 (14.a3 0-0-0+-) 14...a5 (14...e6 15.Nb3 Qb6 16.Bh5+-) 15.a3 Rc8 (better 15...Ra6+-) 16.Qa4 b6 (16...h5+-) 17.Re2 (better 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Ne4+-) 17...Kd8 18.Qd1 ba3 19.Ba3 Nc5 (19...Qc7 20.Re3+-) 20.Nb3 g6 (20...h5 21.Nc5 Rc5 22.Bc5 Qc5 23.Rb1+-) 21.Bc5 (21.Nc5!? Rc5 22.Qd4 e5 23.Re5 Nd7+-) 21...Rc5 22.Nc5 Qc5 23.Rb1 Bg7?? (better 23...Nd7+-) 24.Rb5 Qc7 (24...Qc4 25.Rb6 Nd7 26.Rc6+-) 25.c5! bc5 (25...Nd7 26.Re7!! Re8 27.d6+-) 26.Qb3 Nd7 27.Rb7 Qd6 28.Qb5 Bc3 29.Ra7 Nb8 (29...h5 30.Re3 Bd2 31.Qb2+-) 30.Bg4 (30.Ree7 f5 31.Reb7 Qh2 32.Kh2 Be5 33.g3 Bc7 34.Rc7 Nc6 35.Qc6 a4 36.Qd7) 30...f5 (30...Be5 31.Re5! Qe5 32.Rb7+-) 31.Bf3 (31.Ree7 Be5 32.Reb7 Bh2 33.Kf1 Qc7 34.g3 Bg3 35.fg3 Ke7 36.Rc7 Kf6 37.Qb2 Kg5 38.Rf7 fg4 39.Qd2 Kh5 40.Rh7 Rh7 41.Rh7) 31...Be5 32.Qa5 (better 32.Re5 Qe5 33.d6 Qe1 34.Kh2 Qe5 35.g3 Qd6+-) 32...Ke8 33.Qb5 (better 33.Qe1 Nd7 34.Ra8 Kf7 35.Rh8 Bh8 36.Re6+-) 33...Kf7 34.Qb3 Nd7? (better 34...Rd8+-) 35.Qa4 (better 35.Rd7!? Bh2 36.Kh1 Qd7 37.Kh2 Qd6 38.g3 Rb8+-) 35...Nf6? The isolani on d5 becomes a target (35...Nb6 36.Qd1+-) 36.Qc6 (better 36.Qa2!? c4 37.Qc4+-) 36...Rb8 37.Re1 Rb6 (37...Kg7+-) 38.Qa4 (better 38.Qc8!? Kg7 39.g3+-) 38...Rb4+= (38...Nd5?? 39.Rd7 Nc3 40.Rd6 Na4 41.Rb6 Bh2 42.Kh2 Nb6 43.Rc1+-) 39.Qa3 (39.Qa2 Rb2 40.Qc4 Rb4+=) 39...Ne4 (39...Nd5?? 40.Qa2 c4 41.Bd5 Qd5 42.Ra5+-) 40.Be4 fe4 41.Qe3 (41.Qc1 h5+= (worse 41...Qd5 42.Qh6+-)) 41...Bd4 (41...Bf4 42.Qc3 Rd4 43.Qb3=) 42.Qg5 (42.Qh6 Kg8 43.Ra8 Rb8 44.Rb8 Qb8 45.Qh4+-) 42...Bf6? (better 42...Qf6!? 43.Qf6 Kf6=) 43.Qh6+- Bg7 (43...Kg8 44.Ra8 Rb8 45.Rb8 Qb8 46.Qc1+-) 44.Qh7 Rb2? (44...Qd5!? 45.Rc7 Qd2 46.Re7 Ke7 47.Qg7 Kd6 48.Qg6 Kd5 49.Qh5 Kc6+-) 45.Qh4 (better 45.Ra8!? Rb8 46.Rb8 Qb8+-) 45...Bd4 46.Rf1 Bf6 (46...c4 47.Qh7 Bg7 48.h4+-) 47.Qe4 (47.Qh7 Bg7 48.f4 c4+-) 47...Rb4 (47...Rd2 48.Rc1+-) 48.Qe2 (better 48.Qf3+-) 48...Qf4? Black plans c4 (better 48...c4 49.Re1 c3+-) 49.Re1 (49.Qe6!? Kf8+-) 49...Qd6 50.Qe3 (better 50.g3 Rd4 51.Qe6 Qe6 52.de6 (52.Re6?! Rd5 53.Re4 Rd2+-) 52...Kg7 53.Rc1+-) 50...c4?? (50...Kg7+-) 51.Qh6 c3 (51...Rb8 52.h4 Qb4 53.Qh7 Kf8+-) 52.Qh7 Ke8 53.Qg8 1–0. Netusil,M (2230) – Koper,S (1840), Vera Menchik Mem Rapid, 2018. (=1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Nbd2 e6 7.Bb2 Nge7 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bd3 Rc8 10.0-0 Bg6 11.Nb3 Na5 12.Na5 Qa5 13.a3 Bd3 14.cd3 b3 15.Qb3= Qa6 16.a4 Nc6 17.Rfc1 Be7 18.Rc2 0-0 19.Qb5 Nb4?? 20.Rc8+- Rc8 21.Qd7 (21.Qd7 Qc6 22.Qe7 Nd3 23.Ba3+-) 1–0. Suarez Navas,Luis E – Camacho Maldonado,Juan, PUR–ch, 1969.

6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Be3 Nf5 9.h3 Bf3 10.Bf3 Qb6 11.g4 Nfd4 12.Bd4 Qd4 13.Qd4 Nd4 14.Nd2 Rc8 (14...Rc8 15.Bd1 Rc3-+ (15...Nc2?! 16.Rc1=+)) 0–1. Lopez Martin,Hector Eduardo (1980) – Eve,Chris (1700), IECG, 2003.

6.Be2 e6 7.a3 Qb6 8.Be3 ba3 9.Nbd2 Bb4 10.0-0-/+ Nge7 11.c4 0-0 12.c5 Qa5 13.Nb3 Qa4 14.Qc2 Bf3 15.gf3 0–1. Kadas,Gabor (2280) – Deak,Sandor (2320), Nyiregyhaza op, 1994.

6.Be2 e6 7.Nbd2!? -/+.

6.Be3 e6 7.a3 Qa5 8.Bd3 f6 9.ef6 Nf6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nbd2 ba3 12.c4 Nb4 13.Be2 0-0 14.c5 Rac8 15.Qb3 Nc6?? 16.Qb7= Ne4 17.Qb5?? Nd2 18.Nd2+= Be2 19.Qe2 Bf6 20.Qd3 a2 21.Nf3 Rb8 22.Qe2 Qc3 23.Ra2 Bd4 24.Bd4 Nd4 25.Nd4 Qd4 26.Qe6 Kh8 27.Ra7?? Qc5 28.Ra2 Rfc8 29.Rd2 Rd8 30.h3 Rb6 31.Qf5 Rf6= 32.Qg5 h6 33.Qh4 Rfd6 34.Rd4 Re8 35.Qg4 Rde6 36.Qd1 Re5 37.Kh1 Qa5 38.Kg1 Qc5 39.Qd3 Qd6 40.g3 Re3 41.fe3 Qg3 ½–½. Mereu,M (1960) – Salentiny,E (1860), XIX EYCC Boys U18, Fermo ITA, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Bd3 d5 7.ed5 Nd5 8.0-0 Bg4 9.Bb2 e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Re1 Be7 12.Be4 (12.ab4 Ndb4 13.Be4 Qd7=+) 12...0-0-/+ 13.Nbd2 Nc3 14.Bc3 bc3 15.Nb3 Rc8 (15...a5 16.a4-/+) 16.Qd3 Bf6?? Increases the pressure on d4 (better 16...Bg6-/+) 17.Bh7+/- Kh8 18.Be4 (18.g4!? g6 19.gh5 Kh7 20.hg6 fg6 21.Re6+/-) 18...Bf3+= 19.Qf3 g6 (19...Nd4?? 20.Qh5 Kg8 21.Qh7; 19...Bd4?? 20.Qh5 Kg8 21.Qh7) 20.Rad1 Nd4 21.Nd4 (21.Qe3 e5 22.Bb7 Rb8=) 21...Bd4= 22.Bb7 Rc5 23.Be4 (23.Re3 Rf5 24.Qe2 Qb6=+) 23...Kg7 24.Qf4 (24.Rb1!?=) 24...e5 25.Qg3 f5 26.Bd3 Qa5 (26...e4 27.Be2-/+) 27.Ra1 (better 27.h4!?=) 27...e4-/+ 28.Bf1 (28.Be2 Be5 29.f4 Bd4 30.Kh2 Rb8-/+) 28...Be5 29.Qh4 (29.Qe3 Rd5 30.Rab1 Qc7-+) 29...Bf6 (29...Qc7 30.g3-+) 30.Qf4-/+ Rd8 31.Red1 (31.Rab1!? Qc7 32.g3-/+) 31...Rd2-+ 32.Rd2 (32.Rab1 Qc7 (32...Rc2 33.Rd7 Kf8 34.Qd6 Be7 35.Qe7 Kg8 36.Qg7) 33.Qc7 Rc7 34.Rd2 cd2-+) 32...cd2 33.Rd1 (33.Rb1 Be5 (33...Rc2?? 34.Rb7 Kg8 35.Qh6+-) 34.Qg5 Rc7-+ (34...Rc2?! 35.Qe7 Kh6 36.Qh4 Kg7 37.Qe7 Kg8 38.Rb8 Bb8 39.Qe8 Kg7 40.Qe7 Kh6 41.Qh4 Kg7 42.Qe7 Kh8 43.Qf8 Kh7 44.Qe7 Kh6 45.Qh4 Kg7 46.Qe7=)) 33...Rc2 34.Be2 (34.Qd6 Qc3-+) 34...Qa3 35.Rd2 (35.h4-+) 35…Qc1 (35...Qc1 36.Bf1 Qd2 37.Qd2 Rd2-+) 0-1. Persson,R (2105) - Kislov,O (2205), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.e5 de5 9.de5 Ng4 10.Qe2 ba3 11.Ba3 0-0 (11...f6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Nd4 Qe5 14.Qg4+/-) 12.Be7 (12.Bh7 Kh7 13.Qe4 Kg8 14.Qg4 f6=) 12...Qe7= 13.Nc3 (13.Bh7 Kh7 14.Qe4 Kg8 15.Qg4 Rd8=) 13...Nh6 14.Qe4 g6 15.Nb5 Kg7 16.Nd6 Nf5 17.Nf5 ef5 18.Qf4 Be6 19.h4 (19.Bb5 Bd5 20.Bc6 Bc6=+) 19...h5 (19...Bd5 20.Rfe1-/+) 20.Rfb1 (20.Bb5 Bd5 21.Bc6 Bc6=+) 20...Rfd8 (20...Bd5 21.Be2-/+) 21.Bc4 (21.Bb5 Bd5 22.Bc6 Bc6-/+) 21...b6 (21...Bc4!? 22.Qc4 Ne5-/+) 22.Be6=+ Qe6 23.Re1 Rac8 24.Ng5 Qe7 25.e6 f6?? (better 25...Rd4 26.Qe3 f6=+) 26.Nf7+/- Rh8 27.Rad1 Rcd8? (27...Rce8 28.Nh8 Kh8+-) 28.Rd8 Nd8 29.Nh8 Kh8 30.Qb8 Kg7 31.Qc8 Kf8 (31...Kh6+-) 32.Rd1 Ke8 (32...Qe6 33.Rd8 Kf7 34.Qc7 Qe7 35.Qc4 Kg7 36.Qg8 Kh6 37.Qh8 Qh7 38.Qf6 a6 39.Rh8 Qh8 40.Qh8) 33.Rd7 Qe6 (33...Kf8 34.Re7 Ke7 35.Qd7 Kf8 36.e7 Kg7 37.ed8Q Kh6 38.Qf8) 34.Rd8 (34.Rd8 Kf7 35.Qc7 Qe7 36.Qc4 Kg7 37.Qg8 Kh6 38.Qh8 Qh7 39.Qf6 a6 40.Rh8 Qh8 41.Qh8; 34.Qd8) 1-0. Abdrlauf,Elham (2365) - Harahap Yoga Pradafa (2220), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.a3 Nf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Bd2 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.ab4 Nb4 10.0-0 (10.Bb4 Bb4 11.c3 Be7=+ (11...Nc3? 12.Qb3+-)) 10...Nd3 11.cd3 Nd2 12.Nfd2 (12.Qd2 Bd7-/+) 12...Be7 (12...a5 13.Nc3-+) 13.f4 (13.Qb3 a6-/+) 13...0-0 (13...Bd7 14.Nc3-+) 14.Nc3 (14.Qb3 a5-+) 14...Bd7-+ 15.Rf3 (15.Nb3 Rc8 16.Qd2 Bb4-+) 15...g6 (15...Qb6 16.Ne2-+) 16.g4 (16.Na4 Qc7-+) 16...f5 17.gf5 (17.ef6 Bf6 18.Ne2 a5-+) 17...Rf5 18.Nf1 b5 19.Ng3 (19.Ne3 Rf8-+) 19...Rf7 20.Kh1 b4 21.Nce2 (21.Na4 a5-+) 21...a5 22.Qd2 (22.f5 gf5 23.Nh5 Kh8-+) 22...a4 (22...Qb6 23.f5 ef5 24.Rb1-+) 23.f5 ef5 24.Nf4 Qb6 25.Nge2 (25.Qe3 Bg5 26.e6 Re7 27.Nf5 Re6-+ (27...gf5 28.Rg1 h6 29.Rh3 Re6 30.Rg5 hg5 31.Ne6 Qe6 32.Qg5 Kf7 33.Rh7 Ke8 34.Rh8 Kf7 35.Rh7 Ke8 36.Rh8 Kf7 37.Rh7=)) 25...a3 26.Nd5 (26.Qc1-+) 26...Qb7 27.Nef4 (27.Qe3 Bc6 28.Ne7 Re7-+) 27...Bc6 28.e6 (28.Ne7 Re7 29.d5 Bd5 30.Nd5 Qd5-+) 28...Rg7 29.Ne7 Re7 30.d5 Bd5 31.Nd5 Qd5 32.Kg2 (32.Qg2 b3 33.Rff1-+) 32...Re6 33.Qb4 Re2 34.Kg3 Qe5 35.Rf4 Qe3 36.Kh4 (36.Rf3 Qg5 37.Kh3 Qg2 38.Kh4 g5 39.Kh5 Qf3 40.Kg5 h6 41.Kh6 Ra6 42.Kg5 Rg2 43.Kh4 Rh6) 36...Rh2 37.Kg5 Qe6 (37...Rh5 38.Kf6 Ra6 39.Qb6 Rb6) 38.Rh4 Rg2 39.Kh6 (39.Rg4 Qe3 40.Qf4 Rg4 41.Kh6 Qf4) 39...g5 40.Kh5 Qg6 0-1. Borgaonkar,Akshay (2020) - Gukesh,D (2730), Titled Tue (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.a3 g6 6.d5 Bg7 7.Ra2 Ne5 8.Ne5 de5 9.ab4 Nf6 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 e6 12.c4 ed5 (12...b5 13.Be3+=) 13.cd5 Ne8 14.Be3 Nd6 (14...a6 15.Nd2+=) 15.Nd2 (15.Ba7 Bd7 16.Nd2 Nc8+/-) 15...Bd7 (15...b6 16.Qa1 a5 17.ba5 ba5 18.Bc5+/-) 16.Bc5 (16.Ra7 Ra7 17.Ba7+/-) 16...Nb5 (better 16...Qb8!?+/-) 17.Bf8+- Qf8 18.Qb3 Nd4 19.Qb2 a6 20.Rc1 Bh6 21.Rc7 (21.Rd1 Bg4 22.f3 Bd2 23.Qd2 Bf3+-) 21...Qd8 22.Rc3 Qh4 23.Nf1 Rf8 (23...Bf8 24.Ne3+-) 24.Rc7 Bg4 (24...Bb5 25.Bb5 Nb5 26.Rb7 Qe4 27.Rd7+-) 25.d6 (better 25.Rb7!? Bc8 26.Ra7 Qf4+-) 25...Rd8 (25...Rb8 26.Bc4 Be6 27.Be6 Ne6 28.Rc4+/-) 26.Bc4 (26.Rb7 Be6+-) 26...Kh8 (26...Rd6 27.Bf7 Kh8 28.f3 (28.Rb7?! Ne2 29.Qe2 Be2 30.Re2 Qd8=) 28...Bf3 29.gf3 Nf3 30.Kh1=) 27.Rf7 (27.Rb7 Rd6 28.Rf7+- (28.Ra6?! Ra6 29.Ba6 Be6+-; 28.Bf7?! Ne2 29.Qe2 Be2 30.Re2 Qd8=; 28.Ba6?! Be6+-)) 27...Bf4?? (better 27...b5 28.Bd5 Rd6+-) 28.Rf4 Rd6 29.Rf8 Kg7 30.Rf7 Kh6 (30...Kh8 31.Rb7 Rc6 32.Ne3+-) 31.Qd2 (31.Rb7 Qg5 32.Qa1 Qf4+-) 31...g5 32.Qe3 (better 32.Rb7 Bc8 33.Rc7 Qg4+-) 32...Qh5 (32...Rd7 33.Ra5 Rf7 34.Bf7+-) 33.h3 (33.Rb7 Bd7+-) 33...Be6 (33...Bd7 34.Re7 Qh4 35.Re5+-) 34.Be6 Re6 35.Rb7 Qd1 (35...Rc6 36.Re7 Kg6 37.Re5+-) 36.b5! ab5 (36...ab5 37.Raa7 Decoy; 36...Nb5 37.Rb6 Double attack (37.Rb6 Decoy)) 37.Raa7 Ne2 38.Kh2 Qf1 (38...Re7 39.Qb6 Qd6 40.Qd6 Kh5 41.g4 Kh4 42.Qh6) 39.Rh7 Kg6 40.Rag7 Kf6 41.Qg5 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2575) - Moiseenko,A1 (2575), World Blitz (19), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bb2 e6 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Nbd2 Be7 8.0-0 a5 9.Qe2 0-0 10.a3 Bd7 11.d5 ba3 12.Bf6 Bf6 13.dc6 Ba1 14.cd7 (14.cb7!? Rb8 15.Ra1 Rb7 16.e5+/-) 14...Bf6 15.Nc4 a2 16.e5 de5 17.Nce5 (worse is 17.Nfe5 Qc7 18.Qe4 g6+=) 17...Qb6 18.c3 Qc5 19.Bc4 a4 20.Ba2 Ra5 21.Nf7! Kf7 (21...Rf7 22.Qe6; 21...Kf7 22.Qe6) 22.Qe6 (22.Be6?! Ke7=) 22...Kg6 23.Rd1 Kh6?? (better is 23...Qe7 24.Nd4 Qe6 25.Ne6 Rfa8+/-) 24.Rd5+- Qd5 25.Bd5 (25.Qd5? Rd5 26.Bd5 Rd8-+) 25...g6 26.Qf6! (26.Qf6 Rf6 27.d8Q Rd5 28.Qd5+-) 1–0. Deppe,Arne (2020) – Stephan,Gunther (2065), NRW Class2, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bb2 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Nbd2 e5 8.h3 Bf3 9.Nf3 ed4 10.Nd4 Nd4 11.Bd4 Be7 12.Bb5 Nd7 13.Qg4 a6 (13...Bf6!? 14.Bf6 gf6+=) 14.Qg7+/- Rf8 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Qh7 Qb5 17.Qf5 Qc4 18.Qd5 Qd5 19.ed5 Rc8 20.Kd2 Rg8 21.Rae1 Rg2 22.Re4 Kd7 23.h4 Bf6 24.Be3 Be5 25.Kd3 (better is 25.h5!?+=) 25...Rc3+= 26.Kd2 a5 27.h5 f5 28.Reh4 f4 (28...Bg3!? 29.h6 f4+= (worse is 29...Bh4 30.Rh4 Rg8 31.Bd4+/-)) 29.Bb6= Bf6 30.R4h3 (30.Rf4? Bg5 31.Rhh4 Rh2-+ (worse is 31...Bh4 32.Rh4 Rc8 33.Bd4+/-; 31...Bf4?! 32.Rf4 Rg5 33.Rh4-/+)) 30...Rg5 31.h6? (better is 31.Rd3+=) 31...Rd5-+ 32.Kc1 Kc6 33.Ba7 b6 34.h7 Rh3 35.Rh3 Bh8 36.Rh6 Kb7 37.Bb8 Kb8 38.Rg6 Rc5 39.Rd6 Kc7 40.Rg6 (40.Rh6-+) 40...Rh5 0-1. Fernandez Muixi (2185) - Revuelta Rodriguez (2140), Catalunya-chT, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bb2 Nf6 6.d5 Nb8 7.e5 de5 8.Ne5 Qd5 9.Nd2 Be6 10.Be2 Nc6 (10...Qg2?! 11.Bf3 Qh3 12.Bb7=) 11.Bf3 Qb5 12.Be2 (12.Qe2 Qe2 13.Ke2 Ne5 14.Be5 Bg4-/+) 12...Qb6 (12...Qc5 13.Nc6 Qc6 14.Nf3-+) 13.Ndc4 Qc7 (13...Qc5 14.0-0-+) 14.Qd2 (14.Nc6!? bc6 15.Be5-/+) 14...Rd8-+ 15.Qe3 Bc4 16.Nc4 e6 17.0-0 Be7 18.Ne5 (18.Rad1 0-0-+) 18...0-0 19.Bd3 (better 19.Rfd1-+) 19...Bd6?? (better 19...Nd5 20.Qg3 Bd6-+) 20.Nc6= bc6 21.Bf6 gf6 (worse 21...Bh2 22.Kh1 gf6 23.f4+/-) 22.Qh6 f5 23.Qg5 Kh8 24.Qf6 Kg8 25.Qg5 Kh8 26.Qf6 Kg8 27.Qg5 ½-½. Borgaonkar,Akshay (2020) - Siva,Mahadevan (2345), Titled Tue (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bb5 a6 6.Bd3 +=.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 a6 7.Bc4 (7.Bd3 Nf6=) 7...e6 (7...Nf6 8.Re1+=) 8.Bb2 (8.d5 Na5 9.Bd3 Be7=) 8...Nf6 (8...Qf6 9.Nbd2+=) 9.Nbd2 (9.d5 Na5 10.Bd3 ed5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.Re1 Ne7=) 9...Qc7 (9...Be7 10.e5 de5 11.de5+=) 10.d5 ed5 (10...Na5 11.Bd3+=) 11.ed5= Na5 (11...Ne7 12.Re1=) 12.Qe2 (12.Bf6 gf6 13.Bd3 Be7+=) 12...Kd8= 13.Ng5 Bf5 (better is 13...Be8!?=) 14.Rfe1+/- Qd7 15.Qe3 (15.Bd3 Kc7+/-) 15...Nc4 (better is 15...Kc7!? 16.Bf6 gf6+/-) 16.Bf6+- gf6 17.Nc4 Bh6 (17...fg5 18.Nb6 Bc2 19.Nd7 Kd7+-) 18.Qb6 (18.Qb6 Kc8 19.Nf7+-) 1–0. Enserink,Henk – Beverdam,Frank, Haarlem AKN op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Re1 a6 8.Bd3= g6 9.c3 (9.d5 Na7=) 9...bc3 10.Nc3 Bg7 11.Be3 (11.Rb1 Rc8=+) 11...0-0=+ 12.Qd2 (12.Qb3 Ng4=+) 12...Ng4-/+ 13.h3 Ne3 14.Qe3 Rc8 15.Rac1 e6 16.d5 (16.e5 de5 17.de5 Qa5-+) 16...Nb4 (16...Ne5 17.Ne5 Be5 18.Ne2-+) 17.Bb1 ed5 18.Nd5 Nd5 19.ed5 Re8 20.Rc8 (20.Qa7 Re1 21.Re1 Rc7-+) 20...Qc8 21.Qc1 (21.Rc1 Re3 22.Rc8 Bc8 23.fe3 h5-+) 21...Bb5 (21...Re1 22.Qe1 Qc4 23.Qd1-+) 22.Qc8 (22.Re8 Qe8 23.Kh2 Qd8-+) 22...Rc8 23.Re7? (better 23.g4-+) 23...Rc1 24.Re1 Rc7 (better 24...Re1!? 25.Ne1 Bc4 26.Nc2 Bd5 27.Nb4-+) 25.g4 Bf8 26.Re3 (26.Be4 Rc3 27.Re3 Bg7-+) 26...Rc5 (26...Rc1!? 27.Re1 Re1 28.Ne1-+) 27.Be4 Bc4 28.Ng5? (28.a4 Bh6 29.g5 Bg7-+) 28...Bd5 (28...Bh6 29.f4 Ba2 30.Bd3-+) 29.Bd5 Rd5 30.h4 (30.Nf3 Ra5 31.Re2 d5-+) 30...Re5 (30...Rd4 31.Re4 Re4 32.Ne4-+) 31.Rf3 (31.Rb3 Re7-+) 31...f5 (31...Ra5 32.Nf7 Ra2 33.Kg2-+) 32.gf5 Rf5 33.Rf5 gf5 34.Kg2 Kg7 (34...Be7 35.Nf3-+) 35.Kf3? (better 35.Ne6 Kf7 36.Nd8 Kg6 37.Nb7-+) 35...Kg6 36.Kf4 (36.Ne6 Be7 37.Nf4 Kf7 38.h5-+) 36...Bh6 37.f3 (37.h5 Kf6 38.Ke3 Kg5-+) 37...b5 (37...Bg5 38.Kg3-+) 38.Ke3 (38.h5 Kf6-+) 38...Bg5 39.hg5 (39.Kd4 Bh4 40.Kd3 h5-+) 39...Kg5 0–1. Arias Lopez,Maria Angel – Bernal Parra,LG, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 Nc6 4.Nf3 d6)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Re1 d5 8.ed5 Nd5+=.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Re1 h5!?=+.

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.e5 de5-/+ 8.de5 (8.Bc6 Bc6 9.Ne5 Rc8 10.Nc6 Rc6-/+) 8...Ng4 (8...Ne5 9.Bd7 Ned7 10.Be3-+) 9.Re1 (9.a3 Qa5 10.Bc6 Bc6+=) 9...Qc7 (9...Nce5 10.Ne5 Ne5 11.Qe2-/+) 10.Bf4 (better is 10.Qe2+=) 10...g6?? (better is 10...Qb6 11.Qe2 Nge5 12.Be5 Ne5 13.Ne5 Qb5-/+ (worse is 13...Bb5 14.Qf3=)) 11.e6+- Qd8 (11...Qc8 12.ed7 Qd7 13.Qd7 Kd7 14.Nbd2+-) 12.ed7 (12.Bc6!? bc6 13.Qd4 f6 14.ed7 Qd7 15.Qb4 e5+-) 12...Qd7 13.Bc6 (13.Qd7 Kd7 14.Nbd2 Bh6 15.Bh6 Nh6+-) 13...Qc6 (13...bc6 14.Nbd2+-) 14.Nd4 (14.Qd4 Rg8 15.Bg5 h5+-) 14...Qd7 15.h3?? (15.Ne6 fe6 16.Qg4 Bg7+-) 15...Nf6? (better is 15...Bg7 16.Be3 Ne3 17.fe3 0-0-0+=) 16.Be5+- Bg7 17.Nd2 0-0 18.N2b3 Rfd8 19.Qf3 Rac8 20.Rad1 Qd5 21.Qd5 (21.Qe2!? Qc4 22.Qc4 Rc4 23.Na5+-) 21...Nd5+/- 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Rd2 Nc3? (better is 23...Kf6!?+/-) 24.Re7+- Rb8 25.Ne6 Kg8?? (better is 25...Kf6 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Nd8 Ke7 28.Nb7 Na2+-) 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Nd8 Kf8 28.Rf7 (better is 28.Rb7 a6+-) 28...Ke8 29.Rh7 Kd8 30.Rb7 Na2 31.Ra7 Nc3 32.f4 (better is 32.Nd4 Ke8+-) 32...Ne2 33.Kf2 Nf4 34.Kf3 Nd5 35.Nc5 Kc8 (35...Ne7 36.Ke4+-) 36.g4 (36.Rg7 Nc3+-) 36...Kb8 (36...Nc7 37.Ke4 Nb5 38.Rg7+-) 37.Rg7 Nc3 38.Rg6 Kc7 39.Rg7 Kc6 40.Ne4 (40.Nd3!? Nb5 41.Nb4 Kd6+-) 40...Nd5 (40...Nb5 41.Rg6 Kc7 42.Ke3+-) 41.Rg6 Kc7 (41...Kb5 42.h4 Nb6 43.Rg5 Ka4 44.h5+-) 42.h4 Ne7 43.Rg7 Kd8 44.h5 Ke8 45.g5 (better is 45.h6 Kf8 46.Re7 Ke7+-) 45...Nf5 46.Rg6 (46.Nf6!? Kf8 47.h6 Ng7+-) 46...Ke7 (46...Nh4 47.Kg4 Ng6 48.hg6 Kf8+-) 47.Kf4 Nd4 48.h6 Nc2 49.h7 b3 (49...Kd7 50.Nc5 Ke7 51.Re6 Kd8 52.h8Q Kc7 53.Qe5 Kd8 54.Re8) 50.h8Q b2 (50...Ne1 51.Rg7 Ke6 52.Qg8) 51.Qh7 Kf8 52.Rg8 1–0. Tian,Vincent – Grossman,Alex, California State–ch, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Rc8 =.

5.c4 Nf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bd2 Bf6 10.Be3 Qb6 11.Be2 Ne3 12.fe3 e5 13.c5 dc5 14.d5 Na5 15.Qe1 c4 16.Qf2 c3 17.Nc3? (17.Rc1-+) 17...bc3 18.Rab1 Qc7 19.Bb5 Bd7 20.d6 Qc5 21.Bd7 Kd7 22.a4 a6 (22...Qd6?! 23.Rfd1 Rhc8 24.Rd6 Kd6 25.Rc1+=; 22...Kd6 23.Rb5 Qc7 24.Ne5 Be5 25.Re5-+) 23.Rbd1 Qc4 24.Rd5 Nc6 (24...Qa4 25.Ne5 Ke8 26.Ng4=) 25.Ng5 Ke8 (25...Bg5 26.Qf7 Ne7 27.de7 Kc8 28.e8Q Re8 29.Qe8 Kc7 30.Qe5 Kb6 31.Rb1 Qb5 32.Rdb5 ab5 33.Rb5 Kc6 34.Qd5 Kc7 35.Rb7 Kc8 36.Qd7; 25...Qa4 26.Qf5 Ke8 27.Nh7-/+) 26.Qf5 c2 (26...Qa4 27.Nh7 c2 28.Nf6 gf6 29.Qf6=) 27.Ne6 (27.Rc1 Qb3 28.d7 Ke7 29.Kh1 Qe3 30.Qf1 Bg5 31.Rc2 Qe4 32.Rdc5-+) 27...fe6 28.Qe6 Kd8 29.Qf7 Qf1! 30.Kf1 c1Q 31.Ke2 Nb4 (better is 31...Rc8 32.Rd2 Nd4 33.ed4-+) 32.Re5 Qc2 (32...Qc2 33.Kf3 Qd1 34.Kg3 Qd6-+) 0–1. Fabre,Jean Charles (1830) – Charmeteau,Sven (2060), FRA–chT U20, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bc4 e6 6.c3 d5 7.ed5 ed5 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Bb5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Bd6 12.Ne5 Qc7 13.a3 bc3 14.Bc6 bc6 15.Nc3 Nd7 16.Qh5 (16.Bf4 Re8-/+) 16...Ne5 (16...g6!? 17.Qh4 Ne5 18.de5 Be5 19.Bb2-+) 17.de5-/+ Be7 18.Bg5 Bg5 19.Qg5 Be6 20.Re3 (20.Red1 f6 21.ef6 Rf6-/+) 20...h6 21.Qh4 Rab8 22.Rae1 Kh7 (22...c5 23.Rg3 Kh7 24.Rd3-+) 23.Ne2 Qd8 (23...c5 24.Rc1-/+) 24.Qd4 Qa5 25.Qd3 (25.Rc1 Rfc8+=) 25...Kh8 26.Nd4 Qb6 27.Rg3 c5 28.Nf5 (28.Ne6!? Qe6 29.Qd2-/+) 28...c4-+ 29.Qf3?? (29.Qc2 Bf5 30.Qf5 Qe6-+) 29...Bf5 (better is 29...Qb1! 30.Rf1 Bf5-+) 30.Qf5 Qe6 31.Qh5 d4 32.f4 d3 33.Qf3 (33.Kf1 c3 34.f5 Qc4-+) 33...Rfd8 34.Qe4 Qd5 35.Qf5 Qc5 36.Kh1 (36.Kf1 Rb2 37.Rge3-+) 36...d2 (better is 36...Qf2 37.Rd1 Rb1 38.Rb1-+) 37.Rd1 Qf2 38.Qe4 Rd4 39.Rf3 Re4 40.Rf2 Re1 41.Rf1 0–1. Kotsuba,Aleksander (2255) – Samoilov,Vladislav, UKR–ch Sevastopol, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Qe2 Bg4 7.Bb2 e5 (7...d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.0-0+=) 8.Nbd2 Nd4 9.Bd4 ed4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Nf3 Opposite coloured bishops appeared 11...Be7 12.e5 White threatens to win material: e5xf6 (12.Rd1=) 12...0-0 (better is 12...de5 13.Bb5 Kf8 14.Ne5 Bd6-/+) 13.ef6+= Bf6 White wins a piece. 14.0-0 d3 Black threatens to win material: d3xe2 15.Qd3 Ba1 16.Ra1 Black has a cramped position 16...Rc8 17.Rd1 Qf6 (17...Rc5 18.Bd5+=) 18.Bb3+/- Rfd8 19.Qb5 b6 20.Qb4 h6 21.Qg4 Rc5 22.Rd4 d5 23.Qh5 b5 24.Qe5 Qe6 25.Rg4 Qe5 26.Ne5 a5 27.a4 b4 This push gains space 28.Rd4 Kf8 29.Nd3 White threatens to win material: Nd3xc5 29...Rc3 A beautiful square! 30.Nf4 g5 31.Rd5 Rd5 32.Nd5 Rc5 33.g4 Ke8 34.Kg2 Rc6 35.Ne3 h5 (better is 35...Ke7!?+/-) 36.gh5+- Kf8 37.Kg3 Rc5? (better is 37...Kg7+-) 38.Kg4 Kg7 39.Nf5 Kf6 (39...Kh7 40.Kg5 Rc6 41.Ne7 f6 42.Kf5+-) 40.Nd6 Re5 41.f3 (41.Bf7!? makes it even easier for White 41...Kg7+-) 41...Re2 42.Ne4 Ke5 (42...Kg7 43.Kg5 Rg2 44.Kf4+-) 43.Bf7 (better is 43.h6 ends the debate 43...f5 44.Kg5 fe4 45.h7 Rg2 46.Kh5+-) 43...Rg2 44.Ng3 Rc2 (44...Kf6 45.Bb3 Kg7+-) 45.Kg5 Rc7 46.f4 Kd4 47.Bg6 b3 48.h6 b2 49.h7 Rc8 50.Nf5 Kc3 (50...Kc5 51.Ne3 Kb4+-) 51.Ne7 (51.Ne7 Rh8 52.Nc6+-) 1–0. Scacco,Mauro (2160) – Bellipanni,Piero (2165), UISP–ch, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 d6)

5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Bf7 Kf7 7.Ng5 Ke8 8.Qg4 Nf6 (better is 8...Nd4!? 9.Qd1 e5+=) 9.Qe6+/- Nd4 10.Qf7 (better is 10.Qc4!? h6 11.Qd4 hg5 12.Qb4+=) 10...Kd7+= 11.0-0 h6 12.Bb2?? (better is 12.Qc4 Qb6 13.Nf7+=) 12...Ne2-+ (12...hg5?! 13.Bd4 Rh4 14.a3=) 13.Kh1 hg5 14.e5 (14.Qc4 Nf4 15.Qb4 Qc7-+) 14...Qe8 15.e6 Kc7 16.Qe8 Re8 17.a3 Nf4 18.ab4 Ne6 19.Ra7 Nd5 20.Re1 Kb8 21.Ra5 Nec7 22.b5 b6 23.Ra1 e5 24.c4 Nf4 25.Re3 Kb7 26.g3 Nfe6 27.Nc3 Be7 28.Na2 Ra8 29.Nb4 Ra1 30.Ba1 Ra8 31.Bb2 Bf6 32.Rd3 (32.h3 Ra4 33.Bc3 e4-+) 32...Nd4 (better is 32...Ra4 33.Ba3-+) 33.Bd4 ed4 34.Nc6 Ne6 35.Rd1 Kc7 36.h4 gh4 37.Nb4 hg3 38.fg3 Be5 (38...Ra4 39.Nd5 Kb7 40.Rc1-+) 39.Kg2 (39.Rf1 Kd8 40.Nd5 Ra2-+) 39...Ra4 40.Nd5 Kb7 41.Rf1 Rc4 42.Rf7 Nc7 43.Kf3 Rc5 44.Ke4 0–1. Descarrega Palau,M (2155) – Esteve Lopez,JM (2035), Tarragona–ch, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.Bd3 g6 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 Nd7 10.a3 ba3 11.Ra3 e5 12.c3 Nb6 13.Nc4 (13.Qb3!?=) 13...Bg4+= 14.Nb6 Qb6 (worse is 14...ab6 15.Ra8 Qa8 16.d5+=) 15.Rb3 Qc7 16.d5 Ne7 17.Ba3 a6 18.c4 Rfb8 19.h3 Bd7 20.Qd2 Nc8 21.Rc1 Qd8 22.Rd1? (22.Qb2 b6+=) 22...b6 (22...Ba4 23.Rb4 Bd1 24.Qd1-+) 23.Qe3? (23.Ra1 f5+=) 23...Qf8 (23...Ba4 24.Rbb1 Bd1 25.Rd1-+) 24.Nd2? (better is 24.Ra1+=) 24...Bh6 25.Qe2 Bd2?? (25...Ba4 26.Rdb1 Bb3 27.Nb3-+) 26.Qd2? (26.Rd2 f5+=) 26...b5?? (better is 26...Ba4 27.Rbb1 Bd1 28.Qd1 Qe7-+) 27.cb5 ab5 28.f4 Qh6 29.Rf1 Rb7 30.Qc3 Rba7 (30...f6 31.Bc1 Qh4 32.fe5 fe5 33.Be3=) 31.Bc1 (31.fe5 de5 32.Bb2 Qe3 33.Kh2 Qg5+/-) 31...Qg7+= 32.Bb2 Nb6 33.Bb5 Bb5 34.Rb5 Na4 (34...Nd7 35.Qg3+=) 35.Qb3 (35.Qb4 Qf8 36.fe5 Nb2 37.Qb2+/-) 35...Nb2? (better is 35...Qf8+/-) 36.Rb8+- (36.Qb2?! Ra2 37.Rb8 Rb8 38.Qb8 Qf8+=) 36...Rb8 37.Qb8 Qf8 38.Qa7 (38.Qb2?! ef4 39.Rf4 Qe7+=) 38...ef4 (38...Nd3 39.Rb1 Qh6 40.Qa6 Nf4 41.Rb8 Kg7 42.Qd6 Nh3 43.gh3 Qe3 44.Kf1 Qc1 45.Ke2 Qc2 46.Ke3 Qc3 47.Kf2 Qd2 48.Kf3 Qd3 49.Kg2 Qe2 50.Kg3 Qe3 51.Kh2 Qe2 52.Kh1 Qf3 53.Kh2 Qe2 54.Kg3 Qe3 55.Kg2 Qe2 56.Kg3=) 39.Rb1 (39.Rf4?! Nd3 40.Rf1 h6+-) 39...Qc8 (39...Qe8 40.Rb2 Qe4 41.Qa1 Qd4 42.Kh2+-) 40.Qd4 1–0. Mendoza Contreras,LE (2325) – Brito Garcia,A (2345), Lanzarote Democracia, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

5.d5 Na5 6.Qd4+= Nf6 (6...Qb6 7.Qb2 Qc5 8.Be3+=) 7.Qb4+- b6 (7...Bd7 8.Nc3+-) 8.Nc3 g6 9.Bd3 (9.e5 de5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nd7 Nd7+=) 9...Bg7+= 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rb1 (11.Re1 Nb7+=) 11...Nb7+= 12.Nd4 Bd7 (12...Nc5 13.Be3+=) 13.f3 Nc5 14.Be3 Nd3 15.cd3 Qc7 (15...Qc8 16.Rfc1 Qb7 17.Rb2+=) 16.Ncb5 Qb7 17.Nc6 Bc6 18.dc6 Qc8? (better 18...Qc6!? 19.Rbc1 Qd7+=) 19.Rfc1+- Ne8 (19...a6 20.Nd4 Rb8 21.Ne2+-) 20.a4 Nc7 21.a5 Nb5 (21...Na6 22.Qc4 Qb8 23.c7+-) 22.Qb5 ba5 (22...f5 23.c7 fe4 24.de4+-) 23.Qa5 (23.c7 d5+-) 23...a6 (23...Rb8 24.c7 Rb7 25.d4+- (25.Ba7?! Bb2+-)) 24.c7 Re8 (24...Qe6 25.d4+-) 25.d4 e6 (25...Qe6 26.Rc6+-) 26.Qa4 Re7 (26...a5+-) 27.Qc6 a5 (27...Re8 28.Rb7 d5+-) 28.Qa8!! (28.Qa8 Re8 29.Rb8 Bd4 30.Bd4 f5 31.Rc8 e5 32.Re8 Kg7 33.Qd8 ed4 34.Qg5 fe4 35.c8Q ef3 36.Qd7) 1–0. michaelbuss (2865) – kuiisaf (1875), ChessWorld.net, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nc6)

5.e5 de5 6.d5 e4 7.Ng5 Ne5 8.Bb2 Ng6 9.h4 h5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Ne6?? (better is 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.c4-/+) 11...fe6-+ 12.Qe2 (12.Bd7 Qd7 13.de6 Qe6 14.Qd4-+) 12...ed5 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.c4 (14.0-0 e5 15.Bd7 Qd7-+) 14...Bb5 15.cb5 (15.Bf6 Nf4 16.Qd1 Nd3 17.Ke2 dc4-+) 15...e5 (better is 15...Nf4 16.Qd1 Nd3 17.Kf1 Nb2 18.Qe2-+) 16.0-0-0 (16.g3 Bd6-+) 16...Qd7 17.Kb1 0-0-0 (17...Nf4 18.Qf1 Qf5 19.Ka1-+) 18.Qe3 d4 19.Qg5 Qg4 20.Rc1 Kb8 21.f3 (21.Rce1 Qg5 22.hg5 Nd5 23.Ne4 Kc7-+) 21...Qg5 22.hg5 e3 23.Nb3 (23.gf6 ed2 24.Rcd1 gf6 25.Rd2 Kc7-+) 23...Nd5 24.Nd4 ed4 25.Bd4 Be7 26.g3 Bg5 27.Bg7 Rhg8 28.Rh5 Rg7 29.Rg5 Nc3 30.Kc2 e2 (better is 30...Rd2 31.Kb3 e2 32.Re1-+) 31.Re1 Rd6 32.f4 Re7 33.a3 (33.b6 Rb6 34.Rg4 Rd6-+) 33...Rd1 34.Re2 Re2 35.Kb3 Ne7 36.ab4 Ncd5 37.f5 Rf1 38.g4 Rf4 39.Rg7 Rb4 40.Ka3 Re3 41.Ka2 Nc3 42.Ka1 Re1 0–1. Mooi Osric Kok Onn (2140) – Frey,Hugo (2345), Internet Section, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Ba3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.c3 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Rb1 (11.Qb1 b6=) 11...b6 12.d5 (better 12.h3!? Bh5 13.Re1=+) 12...ed5-+ 13.ed5 Ne5 14.Be2 (better 14.Qc2!?-/+) 14...Nd5-+ 15.Qb3 Nf4 16.Bb5 (16.Bd1 Be6 17.Qa4 Nd5-+) 16...Nf3 17.Nf3 Bf3 18.gf3 Qc8 (better 18...a6 19.Bc1 Bg5-+ (19...ab5?! 20.Bf4 Ra5 21.Rfd1-+)) 19.Qc4 (19.Bc1 Bg5 20.Qb4-+) 19...Qf5 20.Kh1 d5 21.Qb3 (21.Qa4 Ba3 22.Bd7-+) 21...Qh3 22.Rg1 Qf3 (22...Qf3 23.Rg2 Qg2) 0-1. Soubirou,O (2140) - Efimov,Ig (2405), ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Na3 Nf6 7.Bd3 e6 8.c3 Be7 9.Nc2 e5 10.d5 Nb8 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ne3 Nbd7 13.Ba3 b6 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.Qe2 (15.Qa4 Bb7=+) 15...Re8 (15...Nc5 16.Bc5 Qc5 17.Qe3 Qe3 18.Ne3-/+) 16.Rfd1 (16.Rfb1=+) 16...b5 (16...Nc5 17.Bc5 Qc5 18.Qe3 Qe3 19.Ne3-/+) 17.Nce5 (better 17.Ncd2=) 17...de5-/+ 18.Be7 Re7 19.Bb5 Ne8 20.Bc6 Rb8 (20...Bb7 21.Bb7 Qb7 22.Rdb1-+) 21.c4-/+ Nd6 22.Rdc1? (22.Nd2 Rb4 23.Qe3=+) 22...Nc5-+ 23.Qe3 Nb3 (better 23...Nde4 24.d6 Nd6 (24...Qc6 25.de7 Rb7 26.Rd1 Re7 27.Rd8 Re8 28.Ne5=+) 25.Qc5 Rb6 26.Ra7 Nb7-+ (26...Qa7?! 27.Qd6 Qc7 28.Qc7 Rc7 29.Bd5-+)) 24.c5 Nc1 (24...Nc4 25.Qd3 Nc1 26.Rc1-+) 25.cd6-/+ Qd6 26.Rc1 Bd7 (26...Rc7-/+) 27.Qa7? (better 27.h4!?=+) 27...Bc6-+ 28.Qa6 Rc7 29.h3 Rbc8 30.dc6 (30.g3 Qf6 31.Rc6 Rc6 32.dc6 Qc6-+) 30...h6 (30...Qe6 31.Qb5 Rc6 32.Rd1-+) 31.Qb5 (31.Kh2 Qe6-+) 31...Rc6 32.Rc6 Rc6 33.Qe5 (33.Ne5 Rc8-+) 33...Qe5 34.Ne5 Re6 35.Nf3 (35.f4 f6 36.Ng6 Re4-+) 35...Re4 36.g3 f6 37.Kg2 Kf7 38.Nd2 Ra4 39.Nf3 Ke6 40.Nd2 h5 41.h4 (41.Kf3 g5-+) 41...Kf5 42.Nf3 Ra3 43.Nd4 Ke4 44.Ne6 Ra7 (44...g6 45.Nf4 Kf5 46.Ne2-+) 45.Nf4 Ra5 46.Ne6 (46.Ng6 Rc5-+) 46...g6 47.Nf4 Kf5 48.Ne2 Ra4 49.Ng1 Ke4 50.Ne2 Ke5 51.Nc3 Ra3 52.Ne2 Ra4 53.Nc3 Rc4 54.Ne2 (54.Nd1 Rd4 55.Ne3 Ke4-+) 54...g5 55.hg5 (55.Ng1 Ke4 56.hg5 fg5-+) 55...fg5 56.f4 (56.Kf3 Rc2 57.Ke3 h4 58.gh4 gh4 59.f4 Kd5-+) 56...Kf5 57.fg5 Kg5 (better 57...Rc2 58.Kf3 Kg5 59.Nd4 Rc3 60.Kf2-+) 58.Nf4 Kg4 59.Ne2 (59.Nd3 Rc2 60.Nf2 Kg5 61.Kf3-+) 59...Rc2 60.Kf2 Ra2 61.Kf1 (61.Ke3-+) 61...Kf3 62.Nd4 Kg3 63.Nf5 Kg4 64.Ne3 Kf3 65.Nd1 Ra1 66.Ke1 h4 67.Kd2 Rd1! 68.Kd1 h3 69.Ke1 (69.Kc2 h2 70.Kb1 h1Q 71.Ka2 Qd1 72.Ka3 Qd6 73.Kb3 Qc5 74.Ka4 Ke3 75.Kb3 Qb6 76.Kc4 Qa5 77.Kb3 Kd3 78.Kb2 Qa4 79.Kb1 Kc3 80.Kc1 Qc2) 69...h2 70.Kf1 (70.Kd2 h1Q 71.Kc3 Qh4 72.Kb3 Ke3 73.Kb2 Qb4 74.Ka1 Kd3 75.Ka2 Kc3 76.Ka1 Qb2) 70…h1Q 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2240) - Postny,E (2600), Titled Tue 9th Apr Early (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Na3 Nf6 7.d5 Nb8 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.e5 (9.Qe2 g6=+) 9...de5=+ 10.Ne5 g6 11.0-0 Bg7 12.Rb1 (12.Re1 0-0=+) 12...0-0 13.Be2 Bc8 14.Bf3 Nfd7 15.Nec4 Nc5 16.Re1 Nbd7 (16...Re8 17.Bg5=+) 17.Bg5= Nf6 18.Nb5 White prepares d6 18...h6 19.Bf4 White prepares the advance d6 19...Bf5 20.d6 e6 21.Be5 g5 (21...a6 22.Nc3+=) 22.Nc7 Rb8 23.Na5 Pawn b7, live or die! 23...Nfd7 (23...g4 24.Bb7 Nb7 25.Rb7 Rb7 26.Nb7+/-) 24.Bg7+/- Kg7 25.Bb7 (25.Nb7 Nb7 26.Rb7 Rb7 27.Bb7 Kg8+/-) 25...Nb7 (25...Qf6 26.Qd2+=) 26.Nc6 Qc8 27.Ne7 (27.Na7!? Qd8 28.Nc6+/-) 27...Qd8= 28.Nc6 Qf6?? (better 28...Qc8=) 29.Nb8+- Rb8 30.Rb7! Rd8 (30...Rb7 31.Ne8 Deflection) 31.Ra7 Nc5 32.Qa1 (better 32.Qe2 Ne4 33.g4 Bg6+-) 32...Ne4 (32...Bc2 33.Qf6 Kf6 34.Rc1+-) 33.Qf6 (better 33.g4 Qa1 34.Rea1 (worse 34.Raa1 Bg6+-) 34...Bg4 35.R1a4 Nd6 36.Rg4+-) 33...Kf6 34.Rd1 Ke5? (34...Nd6 35.c4! Rb8 36.g4+-) 35.c4 (35.Ra5 Kf6 36.Ra8 Rd7+-) 35...Nc3? (35...Nd6 36.Ra5 Kf6+-) 36.Ra5 Ke4 (36...Kf6 37.Re1+-) 37.Re1 (37.f3 Ke3 38.Ra3 Ke2+-) 37...Kd3 38.c5 Kd2 (38...Kd4 39.f3 h5 40.Ra8+-) 39.Rea1 Bd3 (39...Ne4 40.R5a2 Kd3 41.Rd1 Kc3 42.Rc1 Kb3 43.Ra8 Ra8 44.Na8+-) 40.Ra8 Rd7 41.R8a3 Be4 42.Ne8 Rb7 (42...Bd5 43.Nf6 Rd8 44.Nd5 Nd5 45.Ra8+-) 43.Nf6 Bc6 44.f3 Rb2 (44...Rb8 45.Ng4 Rc8 46.Nh6+-) 45.d7 Ne2 (45...Bd7 46.Nd7 Rc2 47.Kf1+-) 46.Kh1 (46.Kf2!? Bd7 47.Ne4 Kc2 48.Ke2 Rb4 49.R1a2 Rb2+-) 46...Bd7 47.R3a2 (47.R3a2 Ra2 48.Ra2 Kc3 49.Nd7+-) 1-0. Gareev,T (2590) - Sivuk,V (2555), Bastia FRA, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.c4 e6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Ba3 (8.Ra3? d5 9.ed5 Ba3 10.dc6 Bc1 11.Qc1 bc6-+) 8...Be7 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 a6 11.d5 Ne5?? (better 11...ed5 12.cd5 Na7=) 12.Ne5+- de5 (12...ed5 13.cd5 de5+-) 13.d6 Bd6 14.Qd6 (14.Bd6 Re8+-) 14...Qd6 15.Bd6 Re8 16.Be5 Nd7 (16...Bd7 17.Bd6 Rec8 18.e5+-) 17.Bd6 e5 (17...Rd8 18.Rfd1 f6 19.Nb5+-) 18.c5 Nf6 19.Bc4 Bd7 20.Nd5 (20.Rfb1 Ra7+-) 20...Nd5 (20...Ne4 21.Nc7 Rac8 22.Ne8 Be8 23.Bd5 (23.Be5?! Rc5 24.Bd3 Re5+-) 23...Nc5 24.Rfc1+-) 21.Bd5 Bc6 22.Rfb1 g6 (22...a5 23.Rb6 Red8 24.Bc6 bc6 25.Ra4+-) 23.Rb6 a5 24.Kf1 (24.Rc6 bc6 25.Bc6 Rec8 26.Ba8 Ra8+-) 24...Kg7 (24...Ra7 25.Bc6 bc6 26.Ra4+-) 25.Ke2 (25.Rc6 bc6 26.Bc6 Kf6 27.Be8 Re8 28.Ra5 Ke6+-) 25...f5 (25...f6 26.Bc6 bc6 27.Rc6+-) 26.f3 (26.Rc6 bc6 27.Bc6 Kf7+-) 26...h5 (26...Kf6 27.Rc6 bc6 28.Bc6+-) 27.Kd3 (27.Rc6 bc6 28.Bc6 Kf7+-) 27...a4 (27...Kf6 28.Bc6 bc6 29.Rc6+-) 28.Kc3 h4 29.Kb4 Kh6 30.Bc6 (better 30.Rc6!? bc6 31.Bc6 Rab8 32.Kc4 Red8 33.Be5 Rbc8+-) 30...bc6 31.Ra4 Rac8 (31...Ra4 32.Ka4 fe4 33.fe4+- (33.Rc6? e3 34.Bf8 Kg5-+)) 32.Raa6 Kg5 33.Rc6 Rcd8 (33...Rc6 34.Rc6 Kf4 35.Bc7 fe4 36.Rg6 ef3 37.Rf6 Kg5 38.Rf3+-) 34.Rc7 (34.ef5 Kf5 35.Bc7 Rd4 36.Kc3 Kf4+-) 34...fe4 (34...h3 35.g3 fe4 36.Be7 Re7 37.Re7 ef3 38.Re5 Kh6 39.Ree6+-) 35.fe4 (better 35.Be7!? Kf4 36.Bd8 Rd8 37.Rf7 Ke3 38.Rg6 h3+-) 35...Kf4 36.Rg7 Ke4 37.Rg6 Rg8 (37...Kf5 38.Rh6 Rh8 39.Bc7 Rh6 40.Rh6 (40.Bd8 Ra6 41.Bh4 Ra2=+) 40...Rd4 41.Kb5+-) 38.Rg8 Rg8 39.Ra2 (39.c6 Kf5+-) 39...Rg4 (39...Kd4 40.Rd2 Ke3 41.Rd5+-) 40.Kb5 (better 40.h3 Rg8 41.Kc4 Kf5+-) 40...h3 (40...Kd5 41.Rf2 Rg5 42.Rd2 Ke6 43.Re2+-) 41.gh3 Rg1 42.Re2 Kd4 43.Be5 Kd5 (43...Kd3 44.Rf2+-) 44.Bd6 (better 44.c6!? Rc1 45.c7 Rc5 46.Kb6 Rc4+-) 44...Rb1 45.Ka4 Kc4 (45...Ra1 46.Kb4+-) 46.Rc2 (better 46.c6 Kd5 47.c7 Rc1+-) 46...Kd5 47.Bg3 Kc6 48.h4 Rb7 49.Rc4 Kd5 (49...Ra7 50.Kb4 Rb7 51.Kc3 Rh7+-) 50.c6 Ra7 51.Kb5 Ra8 52.c7 Rc8 53.Rg4 Ke6 54.h5 Kf5 55.Rg7 Kf6 56.Rd7 (better 56.h6 Rf8 57.Bh4 Ke5+-) 56...Ke6 57.Rd8 Rc7 58.Bc7 Ke7 (58...Kf5 59.Rd6 Ke5 60.h6 Kf4 61.h7 Ke5 62.h8Q Ke4 63.Qd4 Kf3 64.Rf6 Ke2 65.Rf2 Ke1 66.Qd2) 59.Rg8 (59.h6 Kf6 60.h7 Ke6 61.h8Q Kf5 62.Qh5 Kf6 63.Re8 Kg7 64.Be5) 59...Kf7 (59...Ke6 60.h6 Kd5 61.h7 Ke4 62.h8Q Ke3 63.Qb2 Ke4 64.Rg3 Kd5 65.Qe5) 60.Rg3 (60.Rg6 Ke8 61.Rg7 Kf8 62.h6 Ke8 63.h7 Kf8 64.h8Q) 60...Kf6 61.h6 (61.h6 Kf5 62.h7 Kf6 63.h8Q Kf7 64.Rf3 Ke6 65.Qe8 Kd5 66.Qe5) 1-0. Tay,J (2230) - Okike,D (2175), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.d5 Nb8 7.Qd4 (7.Nc3 Nf6+/-) 7...Nf6 8.Ra3 (8.Nc3 e5 9.Qd3 Be7=) 8...Nbd7 (8...e5 9.Bb5 Nbd7=) 9.h4 (9.Nc3 a6+=) 9...h5 (9...e5 10.de6 fe6 11.Ng5=) 10.Qa1 (10.Be2!?+=) 10...g6 (10...Ne4 11.Nc3 Nc3 12.Qc3=+) 11.Bb2 Bg7 12.Bd3 (12.Ra7 Ra7 13.Qa7 0-0=) 12...0-0 (better 12...a5=+) 13.g4?? (better 13.Ra7 Ra7 14.Qa7=) 13...hg4-+ 14.h5 (14.Ng5 a5-+) 14...gf3 15.h6 Bh8 16.h7 (16.Nd2 Ne5! 17.Be5 de5 18.Qe5 Bg4-+) 16...Kg7 (16...Nh7 17.Bh8 f6 18.Nc3-+) 17.Nc3 (17.Nd2 Ne5-+) 17...Ne5 (better 17...Nh5 18.Ne2 Kh7 19.Ng3 Bb2 20.Qb2-+) 18.Qc1 (18.Nb5 Nfg4 19.Nd4-+) 18...Nh5 19.Rh5 (19.Qe3 Kh7 20.Ra7 Ra7 21.Qa7 Qc7-+) 19...gh5 20.Qg5 Kh7 21.Qh5 Kg8 22.Kd2 Bg4 23.Qg5 Bg7 24.Ra1 e6 25.Qf4 (25.Qd8 Bh6 26.Kd1 Rfd8-+) 25...Qf6 (better 25...Qh4 26.Nd1 Bh6 27.Be5 de5 28.Qh6 Qh6 29.Ke1 ed5 30.ed5 e4-+) 26.Qe3 (26.Qf6 Bf6 27.Rg1-+) 26…Bh6 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Sjugirov,S (2650), Titled Tue (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.d5 Ne5 7.Ne5 de5 8.Ba3 g6 9.Nd2 a6 10.c4 Nf6 11.c5 e6 (11...Bh6 12.Bd3=) 12.d6 Bg7 13.Bd3 0-0 14.0-0 Nd7 (14...Bd7 15.Nc4+=) 15.Rb1 Nb8 16.Nc4 Nc6 17.Nb6 Rb8 18.Bb2 Bd7 19.Kh1 (19.Qf3 Nd4 20.Qg3 Bc6 21.Bd4 ed4+/-) 19...Nd4 20.Bc3 Bc6 21.Qd2 f5 (better 21...Qh4 22.Rfd1 Rbd8= (worse 22...Be4 23.Be4 Qe4 24.Nd7+/-)) 22.Rbe1?? (22.ef5 Qh4 23.Qe3 ef5 24.Bc4 Kh8=) 22...f4?? (better 22...Nb3 23.Qe3 f4-+) 23.f3+= Qh4 (23...Qg5 24.Qa2+=) 24.Bc4 Rbe8 (24...Rbd8 25.Bd4 ed4 26.e5+/-) 25.Bd4+/- ed4 26.e5 Rf5 (better 26...Kh8 27.Qd4 Rf5+=) 27.Qd4?? (better 27.d7 Bd7 28.Nd7+-) 27...Rh5= 28.h3 (28.Qg1=) 28...Qg3?? (better 28...Bf3 29.Kg1 Rg5 30.Rf3 Qe1 31.Kh2 Qe5 32.Qe5 Re5 33.Rf4 Rd8-+) 29.Rf2?? (better 29.Re2 Be5 30.Re5 Rh3 31.Kg1=) 29...Re5?? (better 29...Bf3 30.Rf3 Qe1 31.Rf1 Qe5 32.Qf4 Rf8-+) 30.Re5+- Be5 31.Qe5 Qf2 32.Be6 Re6 33.Qe6 Kg7 34.Qe5 Kg8 (34...Kh6 35.Qf4 Kg7 36.d7 Bd7 37.Nd7 Qe1 38.Kh2+-) 35.Qf4 (better 35.Nd5 Bd5 36.d7+-) 35...Qc5 (35...Qe1 36.Kh2 Qe8+-) 36.Nc8?? (better 36.d7 Bd7 37.Nd7+-) 36...Kg7 (36...Bd7 37.Ne7 Kg7 38.g4=+) 37.Ne7 (37.Qh4 g5 38.Qe1 Qf5=) 37...Bd7=+ 38.Kh2 (38.g4 g5 39.Qd2 Qe5=) 38...Be6 (38...a5 39.g4-/+) 39.h4 a5 40.g4 a4 41.h5 (better 41.Kg2!?=+) 41...gh5-+ 42.g5 a3?? (better 42...Qf2 43.Kh1 Qb2 44.Nf5 Bf5 45.Qf5 Qc1 46.Kg2 Qd2 47.Kg3 Qd6 48.f4 Qd4-+) 43.Qf6 1-0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2655) - D'Arruda,R (2270), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Nd7 8.Bd3 g6 9.Bb2 Ngf6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Bd4 0-0 12.Qe2 Nc5 13.Rfb1 Nd3 14.cd3 b6 15.Nb5 Bd7 (better 15...a6=+) 16.Na7+/- b5 17.Qb2 (17.Nb5 Ra1 18.Ba1 Qa5+/-) 17...Qb8 18.Nc6 Bc6 19.dc6 Ra1 20.Qa1 Rc8 21.Qa6 b4 (21...Qc7 22.Rc1 Rb8 23.Bb6 Rb6 24.Qb6 Qb6 25.c7+/-) 22.h3 (22.Rb4 Qc7 23.Rc4 Rb8+-) 22...b3? (22...Rc7!?+=) 23.Qb7 (23.Rb3! Qc7+-) 23...Qc7+/- 24.Rb3 Qc6 25.Qc6 Rc6 26.Rb8 Bf8 27.Bf6 ef6 28.Rb5 (28.Kf1 Rc2+/-) 28...Kg7 (28...Rc1 29.Kh2+=) 29.Rd5 (29.Kf1 Rc2+/-) 29...Rc5+= 30.Rc5 dc5 31.Kf1 Bd6 32.Ke2 Kf8 33.Kd2 Ke7 34.Kc3 Ke6 35.Kc4 h6 (35...Be7 36.Nd2 Kd6 37.Kb5+=) 36.Kb5 (36.Nd2 f5+-) 36...f5+/- 37.e5 (37.ef5 Kd5 38.fg6 fg6+/-) 37...Bb8 (better 37...Be7!?=) 38.Kc5+/- Ba7 39.Kc4 Bf2 40.d4 g5 (better 40...Bg3!?+/-) 41.d5+- Kd7 42.Nd4 Bd4 (42...f4 43.Nf5+-) 43.Kd4 h5? (43...Kd8+-) 44.h4! f4 (44...gh4 45.Ke3 Combination) 45.hg5 f3 46.gf3 h4 47.Ke3 f6 (47...h3 48.Kf2 h2 49.Kg2 h1Q 50.Kh1+-) 48.gf6 (48.gf6 h3 49.Kf2+-) 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2505) - Kachkachishvili,Lasha (1815), Cappelle Online Blitz, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8 6.a3)

6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Nf6 8.Bb2 g6 9.Bb5 Bd7 (9...Nbd7 10.Bf6 ef6 11.Nc4=) 10.h4 (10.Bf6 ef6 11.0-0 Bg7=) 10...Bg7 (10...Qa5 11.Qd2 Qd2 12.Nd2=+) 11.h5 (11.0-0 0-0=) 11...Nh5 (11...Qa5 12.Qd2 Qd2 13.Nd2 Nh5 14.Bg7 Ng7-/+) 12.Qc1 (better 12.Bg7!? Ng7 13.Qd4 Qa5 14.Nd2-/+) 12...Bb2-/+ 13.Qb2 Nf6 14.Nc4 (14.e5 de5 (14...Nd5?! 15.e6 0-0 16.ed7=) 15.Bc4 e4 16.Qb7 ef3 17.gf3 Na6 18.Qa6 0-0-+) 14...0-0-+ 15.Bd7 (15.Ncd2 Bb5 16.Qb5 Qc7-+) 15...Nbd7 (15...Qd7?! 16.Nb6 ab6 17.Ra8=) 16.Qd4 b5 17.Ncd2 (17.Na5 Qc7 18.Nc6 e5-+) 17...Qb6 (17...Qc7 18.Qb2-+) 18.Qb2 (18.0-0 a6-+) 18...Nc5 19.Ng5 a5 (19...h6 20.Ngf3 Nce4 21.Ne4 Ne4 22.Qd4 Qd4 23.Nd4-+) 20.Ra3 (better 20.Nc4 Qc7 21.Qb5-+) 20...a4?? (better 20...h5-+) 21.Nh7= Nh7 22.Rh7 f6 (22...Kh7?? 23.Rh3 Kg8 24.Rh8) 23.Rah3 a3?? (better 23...Qa5 24.Ke2 b4 25.Re7 Qa6 26.Kd1 a3=) 24.Qc3+- a2 (24...Qa5 25.Rh8 Kf7 26.R3h7 Ke8 27.Rf8 Kf8 28.Qh3 f5 29.Rh8 Kg7 30.Qh7 Kf6 31.Qh4 Ke5 32.Qe7 Ne6 33.c3 Qc3 34.Qe6 Kd4 35.Qf6 Kc5 36.Qc3 Kb6 37.Ra8 fe4 38.Qc6) 25.Qg3 a1Q (25...Nd3 26.cd3 a1Q 27.Ke2 g5 28.Qg4 Qf2 29.Kf2 Qd4 30.Ke2 Qd3 31.Kd3 Ra3 32.Kc2 Rh3 33.Qh3 f5 34.Rh8 Kf7 35.Qf5 Kg7 36.Qf8 Kg6 37.Rh6) 26.Ke2 g5 (26...Qe1 27.Ke1 g5 28.Qg4 Ra1 29.Ke2 Re1 30.Ke1 e6 31.Rh8 Kf7 32.R3h7 Ke8 33.Qh5 Kd8 34.Rf8) 27.Qg4 Qd4 (27...Qd1 28.Kd1 Ra1 29.Ke2 Re1 30.Ke1 e5 31.Rh8 Kf7 32.R3h7 Ke8 33.Qh5 Kd8 34.Rf8) 28.Rh8 Kf7 29.Qh5 Kg7 30.Qh7 1-0. Rogov,Matfey (2185) - Javornik,Nik (2180), Titled Tue (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Nf6 8.Bb5 Nbd7 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 g6 11.0-0 Bg7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.Nf3 (13.Bd7 Bd7 14.c4 a6=+) 13...a6 (13...Nb6 14.Re1-/+) 14.Be2 b5 15.Nb5 Rb8 (15...Bb7 16.Nc3-/+) 16.Bf6=+ Nf6 (worse 16...ef6 17.Na7 Rb6 18.Nc6+=) 17.Nbd4 Qd5 (worse 17...Nd5 18.Nc6 (18.Ba6? Nc3 19.Qd3 Ba6 20.Qc3 Bf1 21.Rf1 Qc8-+) 18...Qc7 19.Qd5=) 18.Ba6 Ba6 (18...Bg4 19.Qe1 Qd6 20.Bd3=+) 19.Ra6= Rfc8 20.Re1 Qc4 21.Ra7 (21.Rc6! Rc6 22.Ne5=) 21...Nd5=+ 22.h4 (22.Qd2 Bd4 23.Nd4 Qb4-/+) 22...Rb4-/+ 23.Ne2 Bf6 24.Ng3 Nc3 (24...Qc5 25.Rd7 e6 26.Ne4 Re4 27.Re4-/+) 25.Qd2 (25.Qd7 Nb5 26.Rb7 Nd6 27.Rb4 Qb4=+) 25...Nb5 (25...Rb2-/+) 26.Rb7 (26.Rd7!? Nd6 27.Ree7 Be7 28.Re7-/+) 26...Bc3 27.Qh6 (better 27.Qe2!? Be1 28.Qe1-/+) 27...Be1-+ 28.Nh5 (28.Ne1 Nc7 29.Rb4 Qb4 30.Kf1-+) 28...Bf2! 29.Kf2 Qc2 30.Kg3 (30.Qd2 Qc5 31.Kg3 gh5-+) 30...gh5 31.Qh5 (31.Qg5 Kh8 32.Kh3 Rg4-+) 31...Qg6 (better 31...Rc5 32.Ne5 Rb3 33.Kh2 Qg2 34.Kg2 Rc2 35.Qe2 Re2 36.Kf1 Re5 37.Kf2-+) 32.Qg6 hg6 33.Re7 Nd4 34.Rd7 Nf3 35.gf3 Rc3 (35...Rcc4 36.Kf2-+) 36.h5 (36.Rd1 f5 37.Rf1 Rg4 38.Kh3 Kg7-+) 36...gh5 37.Rd8 (37.Rd1 h4 38.Kg2 f5-+) 37...Kg7 38.Rd4 (38.Rd5 h4 39.Kg2-+) 38…Rd4 (38...Rd4 39.Kf2 Rc2 40.Kg3 h4 41.Kh3 Kg6 42.f4 Kh5 43.f5 Rd3) 0-1. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2575) - Sjugirov,S (2710), Chessable Masters Play-In (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 Nf6 8.Bd3 g6 9.Nb5 (9.0-0 Bg7 10.Be3 0-0=) 9...Bg7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.h3 (11.Na7 Bd7=) 11...Na6=+ 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Nbd4 Nc5 14.Re1 Qc7 15.c4 a5 16.Rc1 (16.Bc2 Nh5=+) 16...Ba4 (16...a4 17.Ba3 Nh5-/+ (17...Nd3?! 18.Qd3 Bh6 19.Rc2=)) 17.Bc2=+ Bc2 18.Qc2 a4 19.Nb5 White prepares the advance e5 19...Qb6 (better 19...Qd7=+) 20.e5? (20.Rb1 Rfc8=+) 20...de5 (20...Nd5 21.Rcd1 Nb4 22.Qe2 de5 23.Ne5-/+) 21.Ne5 (21.Be5 Rfc8 22.Rb1 Nb3=) 21...Rfc8 (better 21...Nd5 22.cd5 Qb5 23.Qc5 Qb2-+) 22.Bd4? (22.Rcd1 Nfd7 23.Ng4 h5 24.Bg7 Kg7 (worse 24...hg4 25.Bd4 Qd8 26.hg4+-) 25.Qc3 Nf6 26.Nf6 Qf6=) 22...Qd8 (better 22...Nd5 23.Qe2 Nf4-+) 23.Ra1 Nb3 24.Ra3? (better 24.Ra4! Ra4 25.Qb3=+) 24...Nd5!-+ 25.Nf7? (25.cd5 Rc2 Pinning (25...Rc2 Deflection)) 25...Nd4 (25...Kf7?! 26.Bg7 Kg7 27.Rd1-+) 26.Nd4 Kf7 27.Qe4 (27.Nf3 Bf6 28.Ra4 Qc7 29.Ra8 Ra8-+) 27...Bd4 (27...Rc4 28.Ne6 Re4 29.Nd8 Rd8 30.Re4-+) 28.cd5 (28.Qd4 Nf6 29.Qb2 Rc4 30.Qb7 Rac8-+) 28...Bf6 (28...Qd6 29.Ra2 Rc4 30.Rd2-+) 29.Ra4 (29.Rb1 b5! 30.Qe6 Kg7 31.Rb5 Rc1 32.Kh2 Rb8 33.Rb8 Qb8 34.d6 Rd1-+) 29...Ra4 30.Qa4 Qd5 31.Rb1 (31.Rd1 b5 32.Qg4 Qc4-+) 31...b5! 32.Rb5 (32.Qb5 Rc1 Pinning; 32.Rb5 Rc1 Pinning) 32...Rc1 33.Kh2 Qd6 34.f4 (34.g3 Qd2 35.Qe4 Qf2 36.Qg2 Qe3-+) 34...g5 (better 34...Bd4 35.Qb3 Kf6-+) 35.Qa2 (35.h4 Qf4 36.Qf4 gf4-+) 35…Kg7 (35...Kg7 36.Rb1 Rc3-+) 0-1. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Chor,Kevin (1940), Titled Tue (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 g6 8.Be3 Bg7 9.Qd2 Nf6 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Bh6 Bh6 13.Qh6 Nc5 14.Qd2 Bg4 15.Nd4 Nd3 16.Qd3 Qa5 17.h3 Rac8 18.Rac1 Bd7 19.f4 Rc7 20.Rc2 Rfc8 21.Rfc1 Qa3 22.Nb3 Qb4 23.g4 h5 24.g5 Ne8 25.Nd4 Rc4 26.Nce2 Rc2 27.Rc2 Rc2 28.Qc2 Bh3 29.Kf2 Bg4 30.Qb3 Qb3 31.ab3 Be2 32.Ke2 Nc7 33.Kd3 a5 34.Kc4 b5! 35.Kd3 (35.Nb5 Nb5 Combination) 35...a4 36.ba4 ba4 37.Nc2 Nb5 38.Ne3 a3 0–1. Saldano – Toro Solis de Ovando, Sicilian Gambit Thematic, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Qd4 Nd7 7.Qb4 a6 8.Bb2 Ngf6 9.Nbd2 e5 10.de6 fe6 11.Qa4 e5 12.Ng5 Ng4 13.f4?? (13.Nh3 b5 14.Bb5 Rb8=) 13...b5?? (better is 13...Qb6 14.0-0-0 Nf2-/+ (worse is 14...ef4 15.Bg7 Bg7 16.Nc4 Bb2 17.Kb1+/-)) 14.Bb5 Qb6 (14...ef4!? 15.Ndf3 Qb6=) 15.Qb3+= Qe3 16.Be2 Qf4?? (16...Qf2 17.Kd1 Ne3 18.Kc1 d5+= (18...Qf4? 19.Bh5 g6 20.Bg6 hg6 21.Qe6 Kd8 22.Nf7 Kc7 23.Nh8+-)) 17.Qe6 (17.Qe6 Be7 18.Nh3+/- (18.Bg4?! Qe3 19.Kd1 Qg5=)) 1–0. Carlstedt,J (2420) – Wacker,P (2290), Bad Wiessee GER, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d6)

6.Qd4 e5 7.de6 (7.Qb4 Nd7+=) 7...Be6 8.Qb4 Qd7 (8...Qc7 9.Bb5 Nd7 10.Nd4=) 9.Nc3 (9.Bb5 Nc6 10.Qa4 Rc8=) 9...Nc6 (9...d5 10.Qb5 de4 11.Ne5 Qb5 12.Bb5 Nd7 13.Ne4=) 10.Qb2 Nf6 (10...Be7 11.Bd3=) 11.Rb1 Be7 (better 11...b6!?=) 12.Qb7+- 0-0 13.Qd7 Bd7 14.Ba6 (14.Bd3 Rfb8+-) 14...d5 (14...Rab8 15.Rb8 Rb8 16.Bd3+-) 15.e5 (better 15.Nd5!? Nd5 16.ed5+-) 15...Bb4+- 16.Bd2 (worse 16.ef6 Bc3 17.Kd1 Bf6=) 16...Bc3 (16...Rab8 17.ef6 Bc3 18.Rb8 Rb8 19.Bc3 Rb1 20.Kd2 Rh1 21.fg7+=) 17.Bc3 (17.ef6?! Bf6 18.0-0 Rfe8=) 17...Ne4 18.Ba1 (18.Bd4 Nd4 19.Nd4 Rab8+=) 18...Rab8 (18...Rfb8 19.Rb8 Rb8 20.0-0+=) 19.0-0+- Nb4 20.Bd3 Nc5 21.Bd4 (21.Be2 Na2 22.Bd4 Ne6 23.Ba7 Rb1 24.Rb1 Nc3=) 21...Nbd3 22.cd3 Nd3 23.Ba7 Ra8 24.Rb7 Bg4 25.Nd4 Ne5 26.a4 (26.h3 Bc8 27.Rc7 Ba6+=) 26...Bc8 (26...f6 27.Rc1+=) 27.Re7 (27.Rc7 Ba6 28.Rfc1 Nd3+=) 27...Ba6 (27...f6 28.a5=) 28.Rb1 (28.Rc1 Rfe8 29.Rcc7 Re7 30.Re7 Ng6+=) 28...Rfe8 29.Re8 Re8 30.h3 (30.Re1 Rc8+=) 30...Nc4= 31.Nb5 (31.a5 f6=) 31...Bb5 (31...Re7 32.Bc5 Rb7 33.f4=) 32.ab5 (32.Rb5 Rd8+=) 32...Re7 33.Bc5 (33.Bd4 Nd2 34.Rd1 Nc4+-) 33...Rb7= 34.f4 f6 (34...f5 35.b6+=) 35.b6 Kf7 (35...h6 36.f5+=) 36.Ra1 Rb8 37.Ra7 Kg6 38.g4 Nb6? (better 38...h5+=) 39.f5+- Kh6? (39...Kg5 40.Rg7 Kh6+-) 40.Be3+- g5 41.Bd4 Nd7 (41...Rg8 42.Bf6 (worse 42.Bb6 Rg7+-) 42...Nc4 43.Ra6+-) 42.Rd7 Rb1 (42...Rf8 43.h4 Re8 44.Bf6 gh4 45.Kh2+-) 43.Kg2 Rg1 (43...Rb7 44.Rd6 Kg7 45.Bf6 Kf8 46.Rd8 Kf7 47.Bg5 Rb5+-) 44.Bg1 (44.Bg1 d4 45.Bh2 d3 46.Bd6 d2 47.Bf8; 44.Kg1?!) 1–0. Vishnu,Prasanna V (2535) – Sundararajan,Kidambi (2415), London Classic Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Qd4 Nf6 7.Qb4 g6 8.Bb2 Bg7 9.Bc4 0-0 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.0-0 b5 12.Bd3 (worse is 12.Qb5 Rb8 13.Bf6 Bf6+=) 12...a5 13.Qd4? (better is 13.Qc3 Rb8 14.Rfb1=) 13...Nh5 14.e5? (better is 14.Qe3 Bb2 15.Rab1-+) 14...de5?? (better is 14...Ne5 15.Ne5 Be5-+ (15...de5?! 16.Qe3-/+)) 15.Qe3+= Ba6 16.Ne5 Ne5 17.Be5 Nf6 (worse is 17...Qd5 18.Bg7 Ng7 19.Be4+=) 18.Qd4 Rc8?? (better is 18...Qd5!? 19.Ne4 Qd4 20.Bd4 Ne4 21.Bg7 Kg7 22.Be4 Rad8-/+) 19.Ne4 Nh5 20.Bg7 Ng7 21.a4 Nf5 22.Qe5 Bb7 23.ab5 (worse is 23.Bb5 Qd5 24.Qd5 Bd5+=) 23...Bd5 24.Ng3 f6 25.Qf4 e5 26.Qg4 Ng3 27.hg3 f5 28.Qa4 Bb7 29.Rfd1 Qd5 30.Bf1 Qc5 31.Qa2 Kh8 32.Qe6 Rce8 (32...Qc2?? 33.Qe5 Kg8 34.Rd7+-) 33.Qd7 Be4 34.c4 Ra8 35.Qd6 Qd6 36.Rd6 Rfc8 37.Re6 Kg7 38.Re5 Kf6 39.f4 a4 40.b6 Rcb8 41.c5 a3 42.Bc4 Rd8 (better is 42...Rb7+-) 43.Re6 Kg7 44.c6 Ra4 45.c7 Rf8 46.Re4! fe4 47.b7 Raa8 48.Bd5 (better is 48.ba8R Ra8 49.Ra3 Rc8+-) 48...Rac8 49.b8Q (better is 49.bc8R!? Rc8 50.Rc1 e3+-) 49...Rb8 50.cb8Q Rb8 51.Ra3 Rb1 52.Kf2 Rb2 53.Kg1 Rb1 54.Kh2 Re1 55.g4 e3 56.g5 (better is 56.Kg3+-) 56...e2 57.Kg3?? (better is 57.Re3 Rd1 58.Re2 Rd5 59.Re7 Kg8 60.g4+-) 57...Rd1?? (57...Rc1 58.Re3 Rc3-/+) 58.Ra7?? (better is 58.Re3 e1Q 59.Re1 Re1 60.Kf2=) 58...Kh8 1–0. Troncoso,Pedro – Henriquez,Julio, ARAIS tt Santiago de Chile, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Qd4 Nf6 7.Qb4 g6 8.Bb2 Bg7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Bd3 b6 11.0-0 Na6 12.Qa3 Nc5 13.Rfe1 Qc7 14.Nb3 Bb7 (14...Nd3 15.cd3 Qd8 16.Rac1+=) 15.Nc5+= Qc5 16.Qc5 bc5 17.Rab1 Rab8 18.Nd2 Bc8 19.c4 Bd7 20.e5 Ng4 21.f4 de5 (21...Rfe8 22.h3 Nh6 23.g4+/-) 22.fe5 (22.Nb3 Rfc8+/-) 22...Rb2+= 23.Rb2 Be5 24.Rb7 Bd4 25.Kf1 Nh2 26.Ke2 Bg4 27.Nf3 Re8 (27...e6 28.Rh1 (worse 28.Ra7 ed5 29.cd5 c4-/+) 28...Nf3 29.gf3=) 28.Rh1 (28.Ra7 e5 29.Be4 f5+/-) 28...Nf3 (28...Be5 29.Kf2 (worse 29.Rh2 Bh2 30.Ra7 Bg3=+) 29...Nf3 30.gf3+=) 29.gf3 Bh5 30.Ra7 Be5 (30...e6 31.d6+/-) 31.Rb1 (31.Be4 Kf8+/-) 31...e6 32.d6 (32.de6 Re6 33.Be4 Bd4+/-) 32...Bd6+= 33.Rbb7 g5 34.a4 g4 35.fg4 Bg4 36.Kd2 (36.Ke3 Rf8+=) 36...Bf4 (36...Bb8 37.Ra5 Bf4 38.Kc2=) 37.Kc2 Bh5 38.a5 Rd8 39.Rd7 Rb8 40.a6 Be5 (better 40...Kg7!?+=) 41.Rab7+- Ra8 42.a7 Kg7 43.Be4 Bg6 44.Rbc7?? (better 44.Rf7! Kh6 45.Rh7 Kg5 46.Kd3 Bh7 47.Rh7 Rd8 48.Ke2+-) 44...Be4-+ 45.Kb3 Bc7 46.Rc7 h5 47.Ka4 (47.Rc5 Ra7 48.Rh5-+) 47…h4 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Kula,R (2280), Titled Tue 1st Aug Late (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Qe2 a6 9.Bd3 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 g6 (11...Nbd7 12.0-0=) 12.0-0 (12.Bf6 ef6 13.Nd2 Nd7=) 12...Nbd7 13.c4 bc3 14.Nc3 Ne5 15.Qe2 Nd3 16.Qd3 Bg7 17.a4 Nd7 18.Rfb1 0-0 19.Ne2 Nc5 20.Qe3 Bb2 21.Rb2 Qd7 Attacking the isolated pawn on a4 22.a5 Rac8 23.Nd4 Rc7 24.Ra3 Rfc8 25.Re2 e5 26.Nf5? (better 26.de6!? Ne6 27.Rd3=+) 26...Ne4 (26...gf5 27.Qg5 Kf8 28.Rg3 Ne4 29.Qh6 Ke7 30.Re4=+) 27.Nh6 Kg7 28.Ng4 (better 28.Qe4 Kh6 29.Qe3 Kg7 30.f4-+) 28...f5 29.Qh6 Kh8 30.Re4 (30.Ne3 Qb5 31.Re1 Qb2-+) 30...fe4 (30...fg4?! 31.Rg4 Qg7 32.Qg7 Rg7 33.Rgg3-/+) 31.Rg3 (31.Qg5 Rf8-+) 31...Qf7 32.Ne3 (32.Kh2-+) 32...Rc1 33.Nf1 (33.Kh2 Qf2 34.Rg6 Qf4 35.Qf4 ef4-+) 33...R1c2 (better 33...Rd1!? 34.Rg4 Rcc1 35.Kh2 Rf1 36.Qe3-+) 34.Ne3 (34.f3 Qf4 35.Rg6 Qh6 36.Rh6 ef3-+) 34...Qf2 35.Kh2 Qf4 (35...Qf4 36.Qf4 ef4 37.Nc2 fg3 38.Kg3 Rc2-+) 0-1. Valim,Luiz Claudio (1970) - Caetano,Hugo Zanotti Mendon (2160), 8th Floripa Open, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

7.Nbd2 Nbd7 8.Bb5 g6 9.g4 (9.Bf6 ef6 10.Rb1 a5=+) 9...h6 10.h4 (10.a3 ba3 11.Bf6 ef6 12.Ra3 Bg7-/+) 10...Bg7 (10...a6 11.Bd3-/+) 11.Rg1 (11.a3 ba3 12.Ra3 a6=+) 11...Kf8 (11...a6 12.Bd3-/+) 12.Qe2 (12.a3 ba3 13.Ra3 Nc5=+) 12...Qb6 (better 12...a6 13.Bc4 Nc5-+) 13.Ba4? (13.a3 ba3 A) 14.Ba3?? Ne4 15.Qe4 Ba1-+ (15...Qb5?! 16.Rb1 Qa5 17.Bb4-+); B) 14.Ra3-/+) 13...Nc5-+ 14.Bb3 a5 (better 14...Bg4 15.e5 de5 16.Nc4-+) 15.a4? (better 15.g5 hg5 16.hg5-+) 15...ba3 (15...Nb3?! 16.cb3 Bg4 17.Rc1-/+) 16.Ra3 Ng4 (16...Nfe4 17.Bg7 Kg7 18.Qe3-+) 17.Bg7? (better 17.Nd4 Nf6 18.f4-+) 17...Kg7 18.e5 (18.Nc4 Qb4 19.Qd2 Bd7 20.Ra5 Qd2 21.Nfd2 Ra5 22.Na5 Ra8-+) 18...Ne5 (better 18...Qb4!? 19.Ra2-+) 19.Ne5 de5 20.Nc4 (20.Qe5 Qf6 21.Qf6 Kf6-+) 20...Qf6 (20...Qb4 21.Qd2 Qd2 22.Kd2-+) 21.h5 (21.Qe3 b6 22.Qe5 b5 23.Qf6 Kf6 24.Na5 b4-+) 21...g5 (21...e4 22.hg6 fg6 23.Qe3-+) 22.Ne5 (22.Qe3 Qf4 23.Qe5 Qe5 24.Ne5 Kf6 25.Ng4 Bg4 26.Rg4 b5-+) 22...a4 (22...Qf4!? 23.Nc4-+) 23.Ba2 Rf8 (23...Nd7 24.Re3 Ne5 25.Re5-+) 24.Rf3 (24.c4 Nd7 25.Nd3 Qa1 26.Qd1 Qd1 27.Kd1 Nf6-+) 24...Qd6 (24...Bf5!? 25.Re3-+) 25.Qe3 Nd7 (better 25...b5-+) 26.Rg5-/+ hg5 27.Qg5 Kh7 28.Ng4?? (better 28.Nf7 Ne5 29.Ne5 Rf3 30.Nf3-/+) 28...Nc5 (better 28...a3-+) 29.c4! (29.Rf6 ef6 30.Nf6 Qf6 31.Qf6-+) 29…Qe5. Lopez del Alamo,An (2295) - Rietze,C (2325), Titled Tue (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

7.Nbd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 g6 9.h4 (9.Rb1 a5=) 9...Bg7=+ 10.Rb1 a5 11.g4 h6 12.h5 g5 13.Nc4 (13.Nd4 Ne5 14.Nf5 0-0-/+) 13...Nc5 14.Qe2 (14.Ne3 0-0-/+) 14...Bg4-+ 15.Ne3 Bd7 (15...Bh5?! 16.Bb5 Ncd7 17.Nf5 Bf3 18.Qf3-/+) 16.Nd4 (16.e5 Nd3 17.Qd3 de5 18.Ne5 b5-+) 16...Nfe4 (worse 16...Nce4 17.Ndf5 Nf2 18.Qf2+/-) 17.Nef5 (17.Be4 Ne4 18.Qf3 Nc3 19.Bc3 bc3-+) 17...Bf5 (17...Nd3?! 18.cd3 Bf5 19.de4-+) 18.Nf5 Bc3 19.Kd1 Nd3 (19...Bb2!? 20.Be4 Be5 21.Bd3-+) 20.cd3 Bb2 21.Qe4 Bf6 22.Re1 Qd7 23.Rc1 a4 24.Ke2 (24.d4 b3 25.ab3 ab3-+) 24...b3 25.ab3 ab3 26.Kf1 b2 27.Rc6?? (27.Rb1-+) 27...bc6 28.dc6 Qc7 (better 28...Qe6 29.c7 Qe4 30.de4-+ (30.Re4?? b1Q 31.Kg2 Qd3-+)) 29.Nd6 (29.Ne3 Qa5 30.Nc4-+) 29...Qd6 30.c7 Rc8 31.Qb7 Qc7 (31...Qc7 32.Qb5 Qd7-+) 0-1. Szabo,Marcell (1895) - Priasmoro,Novendra (2500), Titled Tuesday 7th July, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

7.Bd3 g6 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.h3 Nbd7 12.Re1 Nc5 13.Nc4 (13.Bd4 b6=+) 13...b6 (13...Bd7 14.e5 Nd5 15.ed6 Bb2 16.de7 Ne7 17.Nb2=+) 14.Nd4=+ Bb7 15.Qe2 a6 16.Reb1 Rb8 17.Bc3 (17.Nb3 Ncd7=) 17...Ba8 18.Rb4? (18.Ra3!?=+) 18...Qc7 (18...Bd5 19.ed5 Nd5 20.Nc6 Nc3 21.Qf3-+) 19.Qe1 (19.Ra3 Bd5! 20.Nd2 Bb7-+) 19...Rfc8 20.Ra3 Nfd7 (20...Bd5 21.ed5 Nd5 22.Ne3 Nb4 23.Bb4 Bd4 24.Nd5-/+) 21.Qa1 (21.Qe3 b5 22.Na5 Nd3 23.cd3 Qc5-/+) 21...Ne5 22.Ne5 Be5 23.Qc1 b5 24.Rb1?? (better 24.Qe3-/+) 24...Nd3-+ 25.Qg5 (25.Qe3 Nf4 26.Ba1 Bb7-+) 25...Nf4 (25...b4 26.Rab3 bc3 27.Nf5-+) 26.Re1 (26.Ba1 f6 27.Qg4 Bd4 28.Bd4 Qc2-+) 26...Qc5 (26...b4!? 27.Bb4 Rb4 28.Nf5-+) 27.Nf5 (27.Rb3 b4 28.Ba1 f6-+) 27...Bc3 28.Ne7 Kf8 29.Re3 (29.Nc8 Rc8 30.Ra6 Nh3 31.gh3 Be1 32.Qh6 Ke8 33.Qe3 Qe3 34.fe3-+) 29...Qa3 30.Rf3 Qa1 31.Kh2 Bf6 (31...Ne2 32.Ng6 hg6 33.Qh6 Bg7 34.Qh8 Bh8 35.h4 Qg1 36.Kh3 Qh1 37.Kg4 Qg2 38.Rg3 Qe4 39.Kh3 Qh1 40.Kg4 Rc4 41.f4 Rf4 42.Kg5 Qh4) 32.Ng6 hg6 33.Qh6 Bg7 34.Qg5 Qe5 (34...Qe5 35.Qe5 Be5-+; 34...Ne2 35.Qe7 Ke7 36.h4 Qg1 37.Kh3 Qh1 38.Kg4 Qg2 39.Rg3 Qf2 40.Rc3 Rc3 41.e5 Rg3) 0-1. Rogov,Matfey (2150) - Karthik,V4 (2605), .Titled Tue 6th Feb Early (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Nb8)

7.e5 de5 8.Bc4 Bg4 (8...e4 9.Ne5-/+) 9.h3 (9.Be5 Nbd7 10.Bd4 Rc8-/+) 9...Bf3 10.Qf3 g6 (10...Nbd7!?-/+) 11.Be5=+ Bg7 12.0-0 (12.a3 Nbd7 13.Bd4 Nb6=+) 12...0-0 13.Rd1 Nbd7 14.Bb2 Nb6 Increases the pressure on d5 15.Bb3 Nc8 (15...a5 16.a4=+) 16.a3 ba3 17.Na3 Nd6 18.c4 Nfe4?? (better 18...Qc7=+) 19.Bg7+- Kg7 20.c5! Nc5 A deflection. 21.Qc3 Theme: Double Attack 21...Kg8 22.Qc5 a6 23.Nc4 Rc8 24.Qb4 Rc7 (24...Nc4 25.Bc4 Qd6 26.Qb3+-) 25.Rac1 Qd7 26.Nb6 Qb5 (26...Qd8 27.Re1+-) 27.Qb5 Nb5 28.Rc7 Nc7 29.d6 ed6 30.Rd6 (30.Rd6 Ne6 31.Be6 fe6 32.Kf1+-) 1–0. Hinrichs,Lars (2215) – Nguyen Dang,Huy Duc (1780), TCh–GER Junior U20, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

6.Bb2 Nf3 7.Qf3 Nf6 8.a3 g6 (better 8...Qb6!?=+) 9.Bb5+/- Bd7 10.Bd7 Qd7 11.ab4 (11.Bf6 ef6 12.ab4 Bg7+/-) 11...Bg7+= 12.0-0 0-0 13.Nd2 (13.c4 Rfc8 14.Rc1 Qg4 15.Qg4 Ng4 16.Bg7 Kg7+=) 13...a6 (13...Ne4 14.Bg7 Nd2 15.Qe2 Nf1 16.Bf8 Kf8 17.Qf1=+) 14.c4 (14.Bd4 Rfc8 15.Qd3 Qg4+=) 14...Rac8 (14...Ne4!? 15.Bg7 Nd2=+) 15.Qb3 (15.Ra2 Qg4+=) 15...b5 16.Bf6 Bf6 17.Ra6 (17.Ra5 Rc7=) 17...bc4= 18.Nc4 Qb5 19.Rc6 Rc6 20.dc6 Qc6 21.b5 (21.Qd3!?=+) 21...Qe4-/+ 22.b6 Rb8 23.Rb1 Bd4 24.b7 Qe2 (better 24...Qf4-/+) 25.Ne3+/- Be3 26.fe3 (26.Qe3? Rb7 27.Rc1 Qe3 28.fe3 f5-+) 26...Qa6 27.h3 (27.Qc2 e6=) 27...e6 (27...Qc6 28.Qb6 Qc2 29.Kh2=+) 28.Kh2 d5 29.Qb4 (29.Qb6 Qb6 30.Rb6 Kf8-/+) 29...Qc6 30.Qe7 Kg7 better 30...h6=) 31.Rf1+- Attacks the backward pawn on f7 31...Qe8 32.Qf6?? (better 32.Qc7 Rd8 33.Rc1+-) 32...Kg8-/+ 33.Rb1 Qd7 34.Qb2 Qd6 35.Kh1 e5 (35...h6 36.Ra1=+) 36.Qb5 d4 37.ed4 ed4 38.Rc1 d3 39.Rc6 (39.Rc8 Kg7 40.Qb2 f6 41.Rb8 Qb8=) 39...Qd8-/+ 40.Rc1 d2 41.Rd1 Qc7 42.Qd3 Rb7 43.Qd2 Qe5 44.Qd8 Kg7 45.Qd4 (45.Qd3 Rb8-/+) 45...Qd4 46.Rd4 Rb1 47.Kh2 Re1 48.h4 h5 49.Kh3 Re3 50.g3 Re6 51.Rf4 Rf6 52.Rd4 Rf5 53.g4 Rf3 54.Kg2 hg4 55.Rg4 Ra3 56.Rb4 Ra2 57.Kg3 Ra3 58.Kg4?? (58.Kg2 Kf6 59.Kf2-/+) 58...Kh6 59.Rc4 f5 60.Kf4 Kh5 61.Ke5 (61.Rc8 Ra4 62.Kf3 Kh4-+) 61...Re3 62.Kf6 Re4 63.Rc8 Kh4 (63...f4 64.Rc3-+) 64.Rh8 Kg3 65.Rg8 (65.Kg6 f4 66.Kf5 Rd4 67.Rg8 Kf2-+) 65...f4 (better 65...Rg4 66.Kf7-+) 66.Rg6 Kf2 67.Kf5 Ra4 68.Rb6 (68.Rg4 Ke3 69.Rh4-+) 68...f3 69.Rb2 Kg1 70.Rb1 Kg2 71.Rb4 (71.Ke5 f2-+) 71...f2 (71...Rb4 72.Ke6 f2 73.Kd6 f1Q 74.Ke6 Re4 75.Kd5 Qd3 76.Kc5 Rc4 77.Kb6 Qb3 78.Ka5 Ra4) 72.Ra4-+ f1Q 73.Rf4 Qb1 74.Kg5 Kg3 75.Rg4 Kf3 76.Rf4 Ke3 0-1. Dubreuil,J (2180) - Senthilkumar,Pranav (1850), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5)

6.Qd4 Nf3 7.gf3 Nf6 8.Bb2 g6 9.Qb4 Bg7 10.Bd3 (10.Nd2 0-0=+) 10...0-0 11.h4 (11.Bd4 e5 12.de6 fe6=+) 11...Nh5 (11...e6!?-/+) 12.Bg7=+ Kg7 13.Nc3 e5 (13...Bd7 A) worse 14.Qb7 Qa5 15.0-0 Bh3-/+ (15...Qc3?! 16.Qd7 Qf6 17.Qg4=); B) 14.Rb1 b6 15.Kd2=) 14.de6 (14.Nb5 Nf4 15.Nd6 Qf6=) 14...fe6 15.0-0-0 Qb6 (15...a5 16.Qb3=) 16.Qb6 ab6 17.Be2 Nf4 18.Rd6 (18.Bb5 d5=) 18...Ra3 19.Kb2 Rc3 20.Kc3 Ne2 21.Kd2 Nf4 22.Rb1 e5 23.Rbb6 Nh3 24.Rb5 Ng1 (worse 24...Nf2 25.Ke3 Nh3 26.Re5+/-; 24...Rf3?! 25.Rd8 Be6 26.Rb7 Kh6 27.Rh8=) 25.Rc5 (25.f4!?=) 25...Nf3-/+ 26.Ke3 Bg4 27.Rc7 Kh6 28.Rb7 Nh4 (28...Nd4 29.Re7=+) 29.a4=+ Rf3 30.Kd2 Ra3 (30...Rf2!? 31.Kc3 Nf3=+) 31.Rb4= Nf3 32.Kc1 Nd4 (32...Rc3 33.Kb2 Rc5 34.Rd5=) 33.Kb2 (33.f4!?+=) 33...Rf3=+ 34.a5 Rf2 35.Rc4 Be2 36.Rc5 Bd3 The pressure on c2 grows 37.a6 Bc2 38.a7 (38.Re5 Nb5 39.Rb5 Ba4 40.Ka3 Bb5 41.a7-/+) 38...Be4-/+ 39.Kc3 (better 39.Ka3 Rf3 40.Kb2 Rb3 41.Ka2-+) 39...Ra2 (better 39...Rc2 40.Kb4 Rh2-/+) 40.Re5= Ne2 41.Kb3 Nc1 42.Kb4?? (better 42.Kc3 Bb7 43.Rd7 Ra7 44.Ree7=) 42...Nd3-+ (42...Ra7?! 43.Re4 Rb7 44.Ka4 Ra7 45.Kb4 Rb7 46.Ka4 Ra7 47.Kb4=) 43.Rd3 Bd3 44.Re7 Bf5 (better 44...Be4! 45.Kc4-+) 45.Kb3 (45.Kb3 Be6! 46.Kc3-+). Wieczorek,O (2510) - Grigoriants,S (2560), Titled Tue 9th May Late (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5)

6.Nd4 g6 7.f4 Nd7 8.Bb2 Ngf6 9.Nd2 Bg7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.Qe2 Nc5 12.0-0 Na4 13.e5 (13.Bc1 Nc3 14.Qe1 Nfe4 15.Ne4 Bd4 16.Be3 Be3 17.Qe3 Nd5-+) 13...Nb2 (better 13...Nd5!? 14.Rab1-+) 14.ef6 Bf6 15.N2f3 (15.Qf2 Qb6 16.N2f3 Nd3 17.cd3 Qc5-+) 15...Bg4 16.Rab1 (16.Qe3 Bf3 17.Nf3 Nd3 18.Qd3 Qb6 19.Kh1 Ba1 20.Ra1-+) 16...Bd4 17.Nd4 (17.Kh1-+) 17...Be2 18.Be2 Qb6 (18...Qb6 19.Rfd1 Nd1 20.Rd1 e5 21.de6 fe6-+) 0-1. Lopez del Alamo,An (2295) - D'Arruda,R (2270), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5)

7.Bb2 Qc7 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bd7 Kd7 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qd3 a6 12.c4 Ke8 13.Nd2 Nd7 14.Nb3 b6 15.a3 Nc5 16.Nc5 bc5 17.ab4 cb4 18.Rfc1 e6 19.c5 ed5 20.ed5 Bc5 21.Be5 (21.Ra6 Ra6 22.Qa6 Kd7 23.Qb5 Kd6 24.Be5 Ke5 25.Rc5 Qb8 26.d6 Kd6 27.Rd5 Ke7 28.Rd7 Kf6 29.Qc6 Kg5 30.Rd5 f5 31.h4 Kh5 32.Rf5 g5 33.Rg5 Kh4 34.Qh6) 21...Qb6 22.Qe4 (22.Bg7 Rg8 23.Qh7 Rg7 24.Qg7 Ra7+-) 22...Kd8? (22...Kf8 23.Qf4 Kg8 24.Bc7+/-) 23.Qf5?? (23.d6 Ra7 24.Qf5 Re8 25.Rc5 Re6+-) 23...Ke8?? (better is 23...f6 24.Bg3 Rc8=) 24.Bg7 Rg8 (24...Bf2 25.Kh1 Rg8+-) 25.Re1 Be7 (25...Be3 26.Qh7 Kd7 27.Qf5 Kd8 28.Bf6 Kc7 29.Rac1 Qc5 30.fe3+-) 26.Qe5 (better is 26.Re7 Ke7 27.Re1 Kd8 28.Qf7+-) 26...Ra7 27.d6 Qb7 (27...Rd7 28.de7 Rd2+-) 28.Qf6 Qd7 (28...b3+-) 29.Re7 Qe7 30.de7 (worse is 30.Qe7 Re7 31.de7 Rg7 32.Ra6 Rg6 (worse is 32...Ke7 33.f4+=) 33.Ra8 Ke7 34.Ra7 Kf8+=) 30...Rd7 31.Rc1 Re7 32.Rc8 Kd7 33.Qc6# 1–0. Reig Pinol,Armand – Pinto Guell,Emilio, Tarragona op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

7.Bb2 e6 8.Be5 ed5 9.Qd5 Qd5 10.ed5 Nf6 11.Bc4 (11.Bf6 gf6 12.Bd3 Bc5+=) 11...Bc5 12.0-0 0-0 (12...Bf5 13.c3=) 13.Bf6+= gf6 14.Nd2 Bf5 15.Bb3 a5 16.Ba4 (better 16.Rac1!?=) 16...Rfd8-/+ 17.Rfe1 (17.Nb3 Rd5 18.Rad1 Re5-/+) 17...Rd5 18.Ne4 (18.Nf3 Bg4 19.Rad1 Bf3 20.gf3 Bd4-/+) 18...Bd4 (18...Be4 19.Re4 Rd2 20.Rf1-/+) 19.Rab1 (19.Bb3 Re5 20.Rad1 Be4 21.Rd4 Bc2 22.Rg4 Bg6-/+) 19...Kg7 (19...b5 20.c3 bc3 21.Bb3-+) 20.Bb3-/+ Rd7 21.Ng3 Bg6 22.h4 (22.Ba4 Rd5-/+) 22...h5 (22...a4 23.Bc4-/+) 23.Ba4 Rc7 24.Rbd1 (24.Ne2 Be5 25.f4 Bd6-+) 24...Be5-+ 25.Ne4 (25.Re2 Rc4-+) 25...Rb8 (25...b5 26.Bb3-+) 26.Rd5? (26.Bb3-/+) 26...Re7?? (better 26...b5!? 27.Bb5 Rc2-+) 27.f3 (27.Ng3 Re6 28.Bd7 Bg3 29.Be6 fe6 30.Rd7 Bf7 31.fg3 e5=+) 27...Bc3 (27...Bg3 28.Rf1 Be4 29.fe4 Re4 30.Rh5-/+) 28.Re2=+ Be5 (28...Be4 29.Re4 Re5 30.Rb5-/+) 29.Kf1 (29.Ra5 Rd8=) 29...Bf5 (better 29...b6-/+) 30.Ng3?? (better 30.Ra5 Rd8 31.Rb5=) 30...Be6-+ 31.Nh5 Kg6 32.Rc5? (32.Ra5 Bc4 33.Rae5 A) 33...Be2?? 34.Re2 Re2 35.Nf4 (35.Ke2?! Kh5 36.g3 Rg8=) 35...Kf5 36.Ne2+- (36.Ke2?! Kf4 37.Kf2 f5=); B) 33...fe5-+) 32...b6 (better 32...Kh5 33.f4 b6 34.Rb5-+) 33.Rc6 (33.Rce5 fe5 34.g4-+) 33...Kh5 34.g4 (34.Bb3 Bd7 35.Rc7 Rbe8 36.Rd7 Rd7-+) 34...Kh4 35.Kf2 (35.Kg2 Bd5 36.c4 Bc6 37.Bc6 Rc8-+) 35...Bd5 36.f4 (36.Kg2 Rg8 37.Kf2 Bc6 38.Bc6 f5-+) 36...Bd4 37.Kf1 Re2 38.Ke2 Bc6 39.Bc6 Rc8 (39...Kg4 40.f5-+) 40.Ba4 (40.Be4 Kg4 41.f5 Rc3-+) 40...Rc3 41.g5 (41.Bb3 Kg4 42.f5 Re3 43.Kd2 Kf5-+) 41...fg5 (better 41...Re3!? 42.Kd2 Kg4 43.gf6 Kf4 44.c3 bc3 45.Kd1-+) 42.fg5 Kg5 43.Bb3 (43.Bb5 f5 44.Bd3 f4-+) 43...f5 44.Bd5 f4 0-1. Szabo,Marcell (1895) - Priasmoro,Novendra (2500), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Ne5 de5 7.Bb2)

7.Bb2 Nf6 8.Nd2 e6 9.de6 (9.Be5 ed5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bf6 Qf6 12.Bd7 Kd7=) 9...Be6 10.Be5 Bc5 11.Bb5 Nd7 (11...Bd7!? 12.Bd7 Nd7=) 12.Nb3+= Bb6 13.Bd6 (13.Nd4!? Bd4 14.Qd4+/-) 13...Qg5=+ 14.Qd3? (14.Bd7 Bd7 15.0-0 Bb5=+) 14...0-0-0 (14...Qg2 15.Rf1-/+) 15.f4 (15.Bd7 Rd7 16.0-0=+) 15...Qf6 (15...Qg2 16.0-0-0-/+) 16.0-0-0? (better 16.Rc1!? Qc3 17.Qc3 bc3 18.f5=) 16...Nc5!-/+ 17.Nc5 (17.Nc5 Qa1 Double attack; 17.Bc5 Rd3 Pinning (17...Rd3 Deflection; 17...Rd3 Clearance)) 17...Bc5 18.e5 Qf4 19.Kb1 Bd6 20.ed6 Kb8 21.Rhf1 (21.g3 Qe5=+) 21...Qg5 (21...Qh2 22.g3-/+) 22.d7 (22.g3 Qc5-/+) 22...Qc5 (22...Qe5 23.Qd6 Qd6 24.Rd6-+) 23.Ba4 Ka8 (23...Qc7 24.Qe4-/+) 24.Rf4 a6 (24...g5 25.Rd4=) 25.Rd4 (25.Qd6 Qa5 26.Qb4 Qb4 27.Rb4 b5=) 25...Bf5 (25...h5 26.Qe4 Bf5 27.Qf4=+) 26.Qf3 Be6 (26...g6 27.Qf4=) 27.Rd6 Ka7 28.Qd3 (28.Bb3 Rhf8=) 28...h5 29.Bb3 Rh6 30.Be6 Re6 31.Re6 fe6 32.Qg6 Qf5 (better 32...Qe7=+) 33.Qg7+/- Qg4 34.Qd4 (better 34.Qg4!? hg4 35.h4 gh3 36.gh3+/-) 34...Qd4= 35.Rd4 a5 (35...Kb8 36.Rh4=) 36.Rd6 Kb8 (36...h4 37.g3 hg3 38.hg3=) 37.Kb2 (37.Re6 Rd7 38.Re5 Rd1 39.Kb2 a4+=) 37...Kc7 (better 37...h4!?=) 38.Re6+/- Rd7 39.Rh6 (better 39.Re5!?+/-) 39...Rd5= 40.h3 Rg5 41.Rh7 (41.h4 Rd5=) 41...Kc6 42.Rh6 Kb5 43.a3 (43.h4 Rd5=) 43...ba3=+ 44.Ka3 Kc4 45.Kb2 (45.Rb6 Rg2 46.Rb7 Rc2 47.Rc7 Kd3-/+) 45...b5-/+ (45...Rg2?! 46.Rh5 a4 47.Rh4 Kb5 48.Rg4=) 46.Rc6 Kb4 (46...Kd5 47.Rh6-/+) 47.Rh6 (47.Rf6 a4=+) 47...a4-/+ 48.Rh8 a3 49.Ka2? (better 49.Kb1-/+) 49...Rg2-+ 50.Rh5?? (50.Kb1 Rg5 51.Ka2-+) 50...Rc2 51.Kb1 Rh2 52.h4 Ka4 (52...a2 53.Ka1 Ka3 54.Rb5 Rh1 55.Rb1 ab1Q) 53.Rh8 (53.Rc5 a2 54.Ka1 b4 55.Rc6 Ka3 56.Ra6 Kb3 57.Ra3 Ka3 58.h5 Rh1) 53...b4 (53...a2 54.Ka1 Kb3 55.Re8 Rh1 56.Re1 Re1) 54.h5 (54.Ra8 Kb3 55.Kc1 Ka2-+) 54...Kb3 (54...a2 55.Ka1 Kb3 56.Re8 Rh1 57.Re1 Re1) 55.Ra8 (55.Kc1 a2 56.Ra8 Kc3 57.Rc8 Kd4 58.Ra8 b3 59.Rd8 Ke5 60.Re8 Kf6 61.Re2 a1Q 62.Kd2 Qd4 63.Kc1 Rh1 64.Re1 Re1) 55…Rh1 0-1. Szabo,Marcell (1895) - Vokhidov,Shamsiddin (2525), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Ne5 de5 7.Bb2)

7.Bb2 Nf6 8.Bd3 Qc7 (8...e6 9.Be5 ed5 10.Nd2+=) 9.0-0 e6 10.c4 bc3 (10...Be7!?=) 11.Nc3+= ed5? (11...Bd7!?+=) 12.ed5 (12.Nb5 Qa5 13.Be5 Bg4+-) 12...Be7 (12...Bd7!? 13.Nb5 Bb5 14.Bb5 Kd8+/-) 13.Nb5+- Qd7 (13...Qd8 14.Rc1 Kf8 15.Be5 Nd5 16.Qf3+-) 14.Be5 Nd5 15.Bc4 Nb6 16.Nc7 Kf8 17.Na8 (better is 17.Bd3+-) 17...Nc4+/- 18.Qd7 Bd7 19.Bd4 Bd6 (19...f6 20.Ba7 Kf7 21.Nb6 Nb6 22.Bb6+/-) 20.Ba7 Ke7 21.Nb6 Bc5 (21...Be6 22.Rfe1 Nb6 23.Bb6+/-) 22.Nc4 (22.Rfe1 Be6 23.Rab1 Bb6 24.Bb6 Kd6+-) 22...Ba7 23.Rab1 b5? (better is 23...Rb8+-) 24.Ne5 Rb8 (24...Be8 25.Rfe1 Kd8 26.Rbc1+-) 25.Rfe1 Rb7 26.Nd7 (26.a4!? Be6+-) 26...Kd7 27.Rbd1 Kc6 28.Re8 b4 (28...Rc7 29.g4+-) 29.Rc8 Kb5 30.g3 g6 (30...Re7 31.Rd5 Kb6 32.Kf1+-) 31.Kg2 (31.Rcd8 Bc5+-) 31...f5 (31...Ka4 32.Rcd8 Ka3 33.R1d2+-) 32.Rcd8 Bc5 33.R8d7 Rd7 (33...Rb6 34.Rh7 Rc6 35.h4+-) 34.Rd7 Ka4 (34...h6 35.Rg7 g5 36.Rh7+-) 35.Rh7 Ka3 36.Rc7 Bd4 37.Rb7 Bc5 38.Rb5 Be7 39.Ra5 Kb2 40.Kf3 Bg5 (40...g5 41.Ra4 Kc3 42.Ra7+-) 41.Ke2 (better is 41.Ra6 Be7+-) 41...Kc3 (41...Bd8 42.Ra4 Be7 43.f4+-) 42.h4 Bf6 (42...Be7 43.Ra7 Bd8 44.Rd7+-) 43.h5! gh5 44.Rf5 Bd8 45.Rh5 Kb2 46.Rb5 Be7 (46...Kc3 47.g4+-) 47.Ra5 Kc3 (47...Bd8 48.Ra8 Bc7 49.f4+-) 48.Ke3 Kc4 (48...Bd8 49.Ra6+-) 49.f4 Bd8 50.Ra8 Be7 51.g4 Kd5 52.Rc8 Ke6 (52...Bh4+-) 53.Re8 Kf7 54.Re7! (54.Re7 Ke7 55.g5+-) 1–0. Vanczak,Tamas (1835) – Tomczak,Marta, Kouty nad Desnou CZE, EU Ch U12, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6)

7.Bb2 Nf6 8.Be5 Ne4 9.Qd4 Nf6 10.c4 Ng4 11.Bg7 Rg8 (11...Bg7 12.Qg7 Rf8 13.Qb2= (13.Qh7?? Qb6 14.Qc2 Qf6-+)) 12.Bf8= Kf8 13.Nd2 Qc7 (13...Qd6 14.Bd3=) 14.g3 e5 15.Qd3 (15.Qb2 Qb6 16.Ne4 Bf5=) 15...Qb6 16.Qe2 (16.Qf3 Rg6 17.Ne4 Kg8=) 16...Bf5=+ 17.h3 (17.Nb3 Re8 18.c5 Qh6-/+) 17...Qd4 (17...Bd3! 18.Qf3 e4-/+) 18.Nb3 (18.Rc1 Nf6=) 18...Qc3 19.Qd2 Be4 (19...Nf6 20.Rc1 Qd2 21.Kd2=) 20.Qc3 bc3 21.Rg1 Nh2 22.Bg2 Nf3 23.Bf3 Bf3 24.Rc1 (24.g4 h5 25.Rc1 hg4 26.Rc3 Ke7 27.hg4 Rg4 (27...Bg4? 28.Rcg3+-) 28.Rg4 Bg4=) 24...Rc8=+ 25.Rc3 Bd5 Attacks the backward pawn on c4 26.Re3 (26.cd5 Rc3 Pinning (26...Rc3 Deflection)) 26...Bc4-/+ (26...Rc4?! 27.Re5 Be6 28.g4=+) 27.Kd2 (27.Re5?? Bb3 28.Kd2 Rc2 (worse 28...Ba2 29.Ra1 f6 30.Rb5 Rd8 31.Kc3-+) 29.Ke3 Ba2-+) 27...f6 28.Rc1 Kf7 (28...Ke7 29.Rec3 Rgd8 30.Ke3-/+) 29.Rec3 Be6 (29...Rgd8!? 30.Ke3 Be6-/+) 30.Rc7=+ Kg6 31.Rb7 Rgd8 32.Ke3 Bc4 (32...Rc1 33.Nc1 Rc8 34.Ne2=+) 33.Rc3 (33.Ra7 Rd3 34.Ke2 Rd4 35.Ke3 Rd3 36.Ke2 Rd4 37.Ke3 Rd3=) 33...a6 34.Rb4 (34.f4 Rd1=+) 34...Bf1 35.Rg4?? (better 35.Rc8 Rc8 36.Rg4 Kf5 37.Kd2=+) 35...Kf5-+ 36.Rc8 (36.Nc5 Rc5! 37.Rg5 fg5 38.g4 Ke6 39.Rc5 Rd3 40.Ke4 Rd4 41.Ke3-+) 36…Rd3 (36...Rc8?! 37.Kd2-/+) 0-1. Starley,Robert (2025) - Kanyamarala,Tarun (2295), British Rapidplay (11), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Ne5 de5 7.Bb2)

7.Bb2 Nf6 8.Be5 Ne4 9.Qd4 Nf6 10.Bc4 g6 11.Bf6 ef6 12.0-0 Bd6 13.Re1 Kf8 14.Nd2 Kg7 15.Nf3 Bf5 16.h3 Bc2 17.Rac1 Ba4 18.g4 h6 19.h4 Qd7 20.h5 Rae8 21.hg6 fg6 22.Re6 Re6 23.de6 Qc6 24.Nh4 Rd8 25.Qe3 Bc5 26.e7 (26.Qe1-+) 26...Rd1 (26...Be3?? 27.ed8Q Bf2 28.Kf2 Qb6 29.Qb6 ab6 30.Re1+-) 27.Rd1 Be3 (27...Bd1?? 28.e8Q Qh1 29.Kh1 Bf3 30.Qf3 f5 31.Qg6 Kh8 32.Qh6) 28.Rd8 (28.Bb3 Bb3 29.ab3-+) 28...Qc4 (28...Qc4 29.fe3 Qg4 30.Ng2 Bc6-+) 0–1. Nepeina Leconte,Maria (2310) – Guichard,Pauline (2275), FRA–ch rap (Women) rapid, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5)

7.Nd2 e6 8.Nc4=+.

7.Nd2 Nf6 8.Nc4 (8.Bb2 Qc7=) 8...e6 (8...Ne4 9.Ne5 Qa5 10.Qd4=+) 9.Ne5 Bd6 (9...Bc5 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.0-0=+) 10.Bb5= Ke7 11.Nc4 (11.Qd4 Qb6 12.Qb6 ab6=+) 11...Ne4=+ 12.Bb2 (12.de6 Be6 13.Qd4 Bc4 14.Bc4 Nf6=+) 12...Nc3 (12...Bc7 A) worse 13.Bg7 Rg8 14.Bb2 Qd5 (14...Rg2 15.Qf3 Rg6 16.Qe4 Qd5 17.Qd5 ed5 18.Ne3+-) 15.Qd5 ed5-/+; B) 13.Ne3 Nc3 14.Bc3 bc3 15.Qd4=+) 13.Bc3=+ bc3 14.0-0 (14.Qd4 ed5 15.Nd6 Qd6=+) 14...ed5 (14...a6 15.Nd6 Qd6 16.Bc4=+) 15.Re1 (15.Qe1 Be6 16.Nd6 Qd6 17.Qc3 d4=+) 15...Be6-/+ 16.Qg4 dc4 (better 16...Kf8 17.Qf3 Kg8 18.Nd6 Qd6 19.Qc3 d4-/+) 17.Re6+/- Kf8 18.Re8 Qe8 19.Be8 Re8 20.Qd7 Be5 (20...Bb4 21.Qb7 a5 22.Kf1+/-) 21.Qb7+- g6 22.g3 (22.Qa7!? Kg7+-) 22...Kg7+/- 23.Re1 (23.Qa7 Bf6+/-) 23...Bd4+= 24.Re8 Re8 25.Qd7 (better 25.Kf1!? Rd8 26.Qc7+=) 25...Re1=+ 26.Kg2 Rd1 27.Qc6 (27.f4!?=) 27...Rd2-/+ 28.Qc4 Rf2 29.Kh3 (29.Kh1 Rd2-/+) 29...Rd2 (29...Bf6 30.Qe4 h5 31.a3-+) 30.a4 (30.Kg4 Bf6 31.Qb3 h5 32.Kf3 Rh2-+) 30...h5 31.g4?? (31.a5 g5 32.Qb5 Bf6-+) 31...hg4 (31...Be5 32.gh5 f5 (32...Rh2 33.Kg4 Rf2 34.hg6 Rf4 35.Qf4 Bf4 36.Kf4 fg6 37.Ke5-+) 33.h6 Kh7 34.Qf7 Kh6 35.Qf8 Kh5 36.Qh8 Bh8 37.Kg3 Be5 38.Kf3 Kh4 39.a5 Bd4 40.Kf4 Rf2) 32.Kg4 Be5 (32...Bf6 33.Qb3 Rh2 34.a5-+) 33.Kf3 (33.Qc5 Bf6 34.Qa7 Rc2-+) 33...Rh2 (33...Rc2? 34.Qe4 Ra2 35.Qe5 Kg8 36.Ke3+- (36.Qc3?! Ra4 37.Qe5 Ra3 38.Kf4 a6+-)) 34.Qe4 Bf6 35.Qb7?? (better 35.Kg3 Rh5 36.Qb7 Rg5 37.Kf3-+) 35...Rc2 36.Qa7 Ra2 (36...Rh2 37.Qg1 c2 38.Qc1-+) 37.a5 c2 (better 37...Rh2 38.Qg1 c2-+) 38.Qc7?? (better 38.Qc5-+) 38…Bg5 (38...Bg5 39.Qe5 f6 40.Qc7 Kf8 41.Qd8 Kf7 42.Qd7 Kg8 43.Qd8 Kh7 44.Qc7 Kh6 45.Qh2 Kg7 46.Qc7 Kh8 47.Qd8 Kg7 48.Qc7=) 0-1. Dixit,Nikhil (2330) - D'Arruda,R (2270), Titled Tue (3), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Ne5 de5)

7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 g6 (8...e6 9.c4+=) 9.Bg5 Bg7 10.c3 0-0 11.cb4 Bg4 (11...Nd5!? 12.Bc4 Nb6+=) 12.f3 Bd7 13.Nc3 Rc8 14.Rc1 (14.Qb3 Qb6 15.Kh1 h6=) 14...a6 (14...Qb6 15.Kh1+=) 15.f4 (better is 15.Be3!?+=) 15...Ng4 16.Qf3? (better is 16.Qe1+=) 16...ef4-+ 17.Be2 Qb6 18.Kh1 e5 (better is 18...Qb4 19.Nb1 Ne3 20.Rc8 Rc8-+) 19.Be7= Rfe8 20.Bc5 Qc7 21.d6 Qc6 22.Nd5 Qa4? (22...Nf6 23.b5! ab5 24.Ba3+/-) 23.Ne7 (23.Nb6 Qc6 24.Nd7 Nh2 25.Nf6 Bf6 26.Kh2 Red8+-) 23...Kh8 (better is 23...Re7!? 24.de7 Qa2+/-) 24.Nc8 Bc8 25.Qb3 (25.Bc4!? Qd7+-) 25...Qb3+/- 26.ab3 b6? (26...Nf6 27.Rfd1 Be6+/-) 27.Rcd1 (better is 27.Bb6!? Nf6+-) 27...Nf6? (27...bc5 28.bc5 Ne3 29.d7 Bd7 30.Rd7 Nf1 31.Bf1+/-) 28.Bf3?? (28.Bb6!? Bd7+-) 28...Bd7?? (28...bc5 29.bc5 Bb7 30.Rc1=) 29.Rf2?? (better is 29.Bb6 g5 30.h3+-) 29...g5 (29...bc5 30.bc5 g5 31.Rc2+=) 30.h3 (30.Bb6 g4+=) 30...h5 Black prepares g4 (30...bc5 31.bc5 h5 32.Rc2-/+) 31.Re1 (31.Bb6 g4 32.hg4 hg4=) 31...g4 32.hg4 hg4 33.Bd1 Bc8?? (33...bc5 34.bc5 Rc8 35.Rc2-/+) 34.Rd2?? (34.Bb6 Kh7+-) 34...Re6?? (34...bc5 35.bc5 Bb7 36.Bc2+=) 35.Bc2?? (35.Bb6 Bh6+-) 35...Bh6?? (35...Nd7 36.Bd1 Rg6 37.Rc2-/+) 36.Red1?? (36.Bb6 f3 37.Rd3 Bf8 38.gf3 Bd6+/-) 36...Nh5?? (36...bc5!? 37.bc5 f3 38.gf3 Bd2 39.Rd2 gf3-/+) 37.Rd3 (better is 37.d7!? Bd7 38.Rd7 bc5 39.bc5 Ng3 40.Kg1 Ne2 41.Kf1+/-) 37...Ng3 (37...bc5 38.bc5 Ng3 39.Kg1 Ne2 40.Kf1=) 38.Kg1 (38.Rg3 fg3 39.Bb6+=) 38...Bg5 (38...bc5 39.bc5 Bd7= (39...Ne4 40.c6 Nd6 41.Rd6+-)) 39.Bf2+/- Nh5? (better is 39...Bd7 40.Bg3 fg3 41.Rg3 Rh6+/-) 40.Kh2 (better is 40.d7 Bd7 41.Rd7+-) 40...g3-/+ 41.Bg3 (41.Kg1 gf2 42.Kf2 Bd7-/+) 41...Ng3 (better is 41...fg3!? 42.Kg1 Bd7-+) 42.Kh3?? (better is 42.d7 Rh6 43.Kg1-/+) 42...Rh6 0–1. Su,Gordon – Kao,Alvin, Fremont Weibel Quads, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

7.Qh5!? =.

5.d5 Nd4 6.Ne5 d6 (6...Bc5 7.Be3 Qh4 8.c3 Nc2 9.Qc2 Be3 10.Nf3 Bf2 11.Qf2 Qe4 12.Be2+-) 7.Qd4 de5 8.Qe5 Be7 9.Bb5 (better 9.Bf4 f6 10.Qd4+-) 9...Bd7? (9...Kf8 10.Qd4 Nf6 11.0-0+-) 10.Bd7 (better 10.d6 Bb5 11.Qb5 Qd7 12.Qd7 Kd7 13.de7 Ne7 14.a3+-) 10...Qd7 11.0-0 (11.Bf4 Rd8 12.0-0 Nf6+-) 11...Nf6 12.Bg5 (better 12.Bf4!? Rd8 13.a3+-) 12...0-0+= 13.Nd2 h6 (13...Nd5 14.Qd5 Qd5 15.ed5 Bg5 16.Ne4=) 14.Bh4 (14.Bf4!?+/-) 14...Nd5= 15.Be7 (15.Qd5 Qd5 16.ed5 Bh4=) 15...Ne7 16.Rfd1 Nc6 (16...Rad8=) 17.Qg3 (17.Qd5 Rad8 18.Qd7 Rd7=+) 17...Qe6 (17...Rad8 18.Qe3-/+) 18.Re1 (18.c3 a5=+) 18...Nd4 (better 18...Rad8 19.Nb3 Qc4-/+) 19.Rac1? (better 19.Qd3!? Rfd8 20.Nb3-/+) 19...Rac8-+ 20.c3 (20.c4 bc3 21.Rc3 Qa2 22.Rc8 Rc8-+) 20...bc3 (worse 20...Qa2 21.cd4 Qd2 22.Rcd1-/+) 21.Rc3 Qa2 22.Rd3?? (better 22.Rc8 Rc8 23.Qd3-+) 22...Rc1!! 23.Qe3 (23.Rc1 Ne2 Double attack) 23...Nc2 24.Rc1 Ne3 25.fe3 b5 26.Rc7 Qa1 27.Kf2 Qf6 (27...a5 28.Rd5 b4 29.Rb7-+) 28.Ke2 (28.Nf3 a5 29.e5 Qf5-+) 28...Qb6 29.Rdd7 b4 (better 29...a5 30.Rb7 Qa6 31.Ra7-+) 30.Ra7 Qb5 (30...Qg6 31.g3-+) 31.Kf2 Rc8 32.Rab7 Qc5 (32...Qh5!? 33.h3-+) 33.Rf7-/+ Rf8 34.Rf8 Kf8 35.Rb8 Kf7 36.Rb7 Kg8 37.Rb8 (37.h3!?-/+) 37...Kh7-+ 38.Rb7 Qc2 (38...Qa5!? 39.h3-+) 39.Ke2-/+ Qc3 40.Rb8 (40.g3 Kg6-/+) 40...Qe5 (better 40...Qc5 1.e5 Qe5 42.Rb4 Qh2-+) 41.Rb7? (better 41.Rb4 Qh2 42.Kf2-/+) 41...Qh2-+ 42.Kd3 (42.Kf2 Qh4 43.Ke2 Qg3-+) 42...Qg2 (better 42...Qd6 43.Kc4 Qc6 44.Kb4 Qb7 45.Kc4 Kg6-+) 43.Rb4 (43.Rb5 Qg6 44.Rb4 h5-+) 43...h5 44.Rb5 (44.e5 Qd5 45.Ke2 Qe5-+) 44...g6 45.Rb7 Kh6 46.Rb8 Qg3 (better 46...h4 47.Rh8 Kg5-+) 47.Rb7 (47.Re8-+) 47...Qd6 48.Ke2 Qa6 49.Kf3 Qb7 0-1. Monpeurt,C (2125) - Emeliantsev,A (2355), Titled Tue 6th Aug Early (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e5)

5.d5 Nce7 6.Ne5 d6 7.Nd3 a5 8.a3 ba3 9.Ba3 Ng6 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.Be2 Be7 12.0-0 0-0 13.f4 b5 14.Bb2 Bb7 (14...Qc7 15.Bd4+=) 15.f5+= Ne5 16.Ne5 de5 17.Be5 Re8 18.Bd4 Qd7 (18...Ba6 19.Bd3+/-) 19.Bd3 Rec8 (19...b4 20.c3+/-) 20.Qe2 (20.c4 bc4 21.Nc4 Bd8+-) 20...Bc5 (better 20...b4!?+/-) 21.Bc5+- Rc5 22.Nb3 Rc3 23.Bb5 (23.Na5 b4+-) 23...Qd6 (better 23...Qc7 24.Rf2 Qb6+/-) 24.Qd2?? (24.Ra4 Qc7 25.Bd3 Re8+-) 24...Rac8?? (better 24...Ne4 25.Qd4 Bd5=) 25.Bd3+- (25.Ra5?! Rc2 26.Qd1 Rb2+=) 25...Ng4 (25...Ba6 26.Na5 Ne4 27.Be4 Bf1 28.Kf1 (28.Rf1?! Qc5 29.Kh1 Qa5+=) 28...Qh2 29.Ra4 Qh1 30.Kf2 Qh4 31.Kg1+-) 26.g3 (26.Qf4 Qb6 27.Kh1 Ne3+-) 26...Ne5 (better 26...Qb6 27.Kh1 Ne3+-) 27.Ra5?? (better 27.Na5 Ba6 28.Ba6 Qa6 29.Nb3 Qb6 30.Kh1+-) 27...Nd3=+ 28.cd3 Rb3 29.Rc1?? (29.f6 Qb6 30.Rf2 gf6=+) 29...Rc1 (better 29...Qb6 30.Kg2 Rc1 31.Qc1 Qa5-+) 30.Qc1-/+ Qb6 (30...Rd3?! 31.Qb1 Qc7 32.Ra8 Ba8 33.Qd3=+) 31.Qc5 Qc5?? (better 31...Rb1 32.Kg2 Qb2 33.Qf2 Qc3-+) 32.Rc5= Rd3 (32...Kf8 33.d4=) 33.Rc7 Rb3 34.d6 Be4?? (better 34...Kf8 35.e5 Rb1 36.Kf2 Rb5+=) 35.Rc8 1-0. Varriale,Luca (2175) - Emeliantsev,A (2355), Titled Tue (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e5)

5.d5 Na5 6.e5 Ng8 7.a3 b3? (better 7...ba3!? 8.Bd2 e6+=) 8.cb3+/- b6 9.b4 Nb7 10.Nc3 d6 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bc6 Qb8? (better 12...Rc8 13.e6 fe6+-) 13.Qa4 Qc7 (13...Qc8 14.Nb5 Bc6 15.dc6 Nd8+-) 14.Nb5 Qc8 (14...Qd8 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Nc7 Kd8 17.Qd7 Kd7 18.Na8+-) 15.Na7 (15.Bd7 Qd7 16.Nc7 Kd8 17.Qd7 Kd7 18.Na8 e6+-) 15...Bc6 (15...Qc7 16.Nb5 Ra4 17.Nc7 Kd8 18.Ba4 Ba4+-) 16.dc6 (16.Qc6?! Qc6 17.Nc6 de5 18.Nfe5 Nf6+/-) 16...Nd8 (16...Nc5 A) 17.Nc8?! Na4 (17...Ra4?? 18.Nb6 Ra7 19.bc5+-) 18.Nb6 Nb6+=; B) 17.bc5 dc5 18.Rb1 Ra7 19.Qa7 Qc6 20.Rb6 Qb6 21.Qb6+-) 17.c7 (better 17.Nc8 Ra4 18.c7 Kd7 19.Nb6 Kc7 20.Na4 Ne6+-) 17...Qd7 18.cd8Q Kd8 (18...Rd8 19.Nb5 Rc8 20.Be3+-) 19.Qd7 (better 19.Nc6 Kc7 20.Qa8 Qc6 21.Qf8 Qc3 22.Kd1 Qa1 23.Qg7+-) 19...Kd7 20.Nb5 g6 (20...Kc6 21.a4+-) 21.ed6 (21.Bb2 f6 22.e6 Kc6 23.Nfd4 Kb7+-) 21...ed6 (21...Bg7 22.Ra2 ed6 23.Rc2+-) 22.0-0 (better 22.Be3!? Kc6 23.Nfd4 Kd7+-) 22...Bg7 23.Rb1 1-0. Wieczorek,O (2500) - Suarez Uriel,A (2345), Titled Tue 1st Mar Late, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

5.d5 Nb8 6.e5 Ng4 7.h3 Nh6 8.a3 ba3 9.Ba3 d6 10.Be2 de5 11.Ne5 g6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.f4 0-0 14.c4 Nd7 15.Nd7 Ba1 16.Nf8 Kf8 17.Nd2 Bd4 18.Kh1 a6 19.Ne4 Nf5 (better is 19...Bg7!?=) 20.g4+/- Ne3?? (better is 20...Bg7 21.gf5 Bf5+/-) 21.Qd4+- Nf1 (21...Kg8 22.Bb2 f6 23.Qe3 b5+-) 22.Qh8 1–0. Sochacki,Christophe (2040) – Lemarchand,Thibault, FRA–chT U20, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4)

5.d5 Nb8 6.e5 Ng8 7.Bc4 Qc7 8.Qe2 d6 9.Bf4 Kd8 10.0-0 f6 11.ed6 ed6 12.Nd4 g5 13.Bg3 h5 14.Re1 Qf7 15.Qd2?? (15.Ne6 Be6 16.de6+=) 15...Qc7?? (15...h4 16.Bf4 gf4 17.Qb4 h3 18.Qa5 b6 19.Ne6 Be6 20.de6 Qh7-+ (20...ba5?! 21.ef7 Ne7 22.Nc3-/+)) 16.Qe2 (better is 16.Qb4!? a6 17.h3+-) 16...Qe7 17.Qf1 Qc7 18.Nb5 Attacking the isolated pawn on d6 18...Qb6 19.h4?? (better is 19.Qe2 Bd7 20.Qe3 Qe3 21.Re3+=) 19...a6-+ 20.a4 ab5 21.Bb5 Be7 22.Nd2 Bd7 23.Bd3 f5 (23...gh4!? 24.Bh4 Qd4 25.Re4 Qd5 26.Rb4-+) 24.hg5 h4 (24...Ra4 25.Nc4 Qc5 26.Re7 Ne7 27.Nd6+/-; 24...Bg5 25.Nc4 Qa7 26.Nd6+/-; 24...Ba4?! 25.Bf5 Qc5 26.Qc4+=) 25.Bf4 Qd4 26.Be3 Qd5 27.Bc4 Qc6 28.Bd4 Rh5 29.Bg8 Rg5 (29...Bg5? 30.f4 Kc8 31.fg5 Rg5 32.Bb3+-; 29...Qc2?? 30.Bb6 Kc8 31.Re7+-) 30.Bf7 h3 (30...Ra4? 31.Ra4 h3 A) 32.Rb4?? Rg2 33.Kh1 Rf2 34.Re4 Rf1 (34...Rd2 35.Bb6 Kc8 36.Rbc4 fe4 37.Qa1 e3 38.Bd5+/-) 35.Kh2 fe4 36.Bb6 Qb6 37.Rb6 Rf2 38.Kg1 Rd2-+; B) 32.g3+-; 30...Qc2?? 31.Bb6 Kc8 32.Rac1 Qc1 33.Rc1 Nc6 34.Qd3+-) 31.g3 f4 (31...Ra4?? 32.Ra4 f4 33.Ra8 (33.Rb4?! fg3 34.Bb6 Kc8+-) 33...fg3 34.f3+- (34.Rb8?! Kc7 35.f3 Bf6+/-)) 32.Ne4 fg3 33.fg3 Rf5 34.Qh3 Rf7 35.Qh5 Qc4 (better is 35...Rf5 36.Qh8 Rf8-+) 36.Bb6-/+ Kc8 37.Nd2 Qc6 38.Qf7 Qb6 39.Kh2 Qd4 40.Nf3? (better is 40.Qc4 Qc4 41.Nc4-/+) 40...Qf2-+ 41.Kh1 Bc6 42.Re4 (42.Rf1 Qg3 43.Qe7 Ra5 44.Qf8 Kc7-+) 42...Be4 43.Qe8 (43.Qe6 Kc7 44.Qe4-+) 43...Kc7 44.Qe7 Nd7 (44...Nd7 45.Qe4 Rh8 46.Nh4 Qg3 47.Qc4 Nc5-+) 0–1. Knappke,Sebastian – Ballester,Mompo (2210), Autonomico–chT, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

5.a3 b3 6.cb3 Bg7 7.Bb2 e6 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Nge7 10.Nb5 0-0 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.0-0 f6 13.ef6 (13.Rc1 fe5 14.de5 a6=) 13...Bf6= 14.Ne5 (better 14.Qd2!?=) 14...a6-/+ 15.Nd7 Qd7 16.Nc3 Bd4 17.Qe2 (17.Rc1 e5-/+) 17...e5-+ 18.Na4 Bb2 (18...b5 19.Nc3-+) 19.Qb2-/+ Qd6 20.Rad1 (20.Rac1 Qf6-/+) 20...Rad8 (20...b5 21.Nc3-+) 21.Rfe1 (21.b4!?-/+) 21...b5-+ 22.Nc3 Kg7 (22...Qf6 23.b4-+) 23.Bf1 (23.a4 b4 24.Na2 a5-+) 23...Qf6-+ 24.a4 (24.b4 h6-+) 24...b4 25.Na2 a5 26.Nc1 h5 (26...e4 27.Qd2-+) 27.Nd3 (27.f3 d4-/+) 27...e4 28.Qf6 Kf6 29.Nc5 Ne5 30.Bb5 Rb8 (30...Rc8 31.Rc1-+) 31.Rc1 Rfc8 32.Red1 Kf7 33.Kf1 Rc7 34.Na6 (34.Ba6 g5-+) 34...Rc1 35.Rc1 Rc8 36.Nc7 d4 37.Rc5 Nd3 (better 37...Kf6-+) 38.Bc4=+ Kf6 (38...Kg7 39.Bd3 ed3 40.Ke1=) 39.Bd3 (39.Nd5 Ke5 40.Ra5 Nc6=) 39...ed3 40.Ke1 Rd8 (better 40...Kf7!?=) 41.Kd2 (41.Ra5 h4+/-) 41...Nf5 (better 41...Rd7!?+=) 42.Kd3 Nh4 43.Nd5 Ke5 (43...Kf7+-) 44.Nb4 Ke6 45.Nc6 (45.Ra5 Ng2 46.Nc6 Rf8 47.Nd4 Kd7+-) 45...Rd7 (45...Kd6 46.Rc4 (46.Nd8?! Kc5 47.Ne6 Kb4+=; worse 46.Kd4 Nf5 47.Kd3 Kc5 48.Nd8 Kb4+/-) 46...Rf8 47.Na5 Ng2 48.Rd4 Kc7 49.Ke2+-) 46.Nd4 (46.Ra5 Ng2 47.Nd4 Kf7+-) 46...Kf6 47.Rc6 (47.Kc4 Ng2 48.Ra5 Rc7 49.Rc5 Rd7+-) 47...Kg7 48.Kc4 Ng2 49.Ne6 Kh6 50.Nc5 (50.Rc8!? Ne1 51.f4 Rh7+-) 50...Rd2+/- 51.Ne4 Re2 52.Nc5 (52.Re6 Nf4 53.Re5 Nh3+/-) 52...Rf2 (52...Rd2!?=) 53.Kb5+= Ne3 54.Ka5 (54.h4 Rf4+/-) 54...Rh2+= 55.b4 (55.Kb6 h4 56.a5 h3=) 55...Ra2 (better 55...h4!?=) 56.b5 h4 57.b6 Nc4 58.Ka6 h3? (better 58...Nb6 59.Rb6 h3+/-) 59.b7+- Rb2 60.Nd3 (better 60.Rc8!? Kg7 61.b8Q Rb8 62.Rb8+-) 60...Rb7 61.Rc4 Rb3?? (better 61...Rh7+/-) 62.Rh4+- Kg5 63.Rh3 Kg4 (63...Kf5+-) 64.Nf2 (64.Nf2 Kf4 65.Rb3+-) 1-0. Yoo,Christopher Woojin (2510) - Garriga Cazorla,Pere (2470), Titled Tue 8th Feb Late, 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 b3 6.cb3 Bg7 7.Nc3 d6 8.h3 Nf6 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Bb2 Bf5 13.Bd3 Rc8 14.Rc1 Qd7 (14...Na5 15.Re1=) 15.Qe2 Bh6 16.Rc2 (worse 16.Ne4 de4 (16...Be4?! 17.Rc2=) 17.Be4 Bc1 18.Bf5 gf5 19.Bc1 Nd4 20.Nd4 Qd4-/+) 16...Nc3 (16...Ng5 17.Bf5 Qf5 18.Nd5 Nf3 19.gf3=) 17.Bc3 Nd8 18.Bd2 Rc2 19.Bc2 Bd2 20.Qd2 (20.Bf5 Qf5 21.Qd2 b6=) 20...Bc2 21.Qc2 Ne6 22.Rc1 Kg7 23.g3 Ra8 24.Kg2 a5 25.h4 (25.a4 b6=) 25...h6 (25...Nf4! 26.gf4 Qg4 27.Kf1 Qf3-/+) 26.h5 (26.Qd2 a4 27.Rc3 Ra6=) 26...g5 (26...Nf4 27.gf4 Qg4 28.Kf1 Qf3 29.hg6 fg6=+) 27.a4 (27.Qd3 Ra6=) 27...Ra6 (27...Nf4 28.gf4 Qg4 29.Kf1 Qf3 30.fg5 hg5 31.h6 Kh6 32.Qc3-/+) 28.Qd2 (28.Qd3 Rc6 29.Rc6 Qc6=) 28...Rb6 29.Rc3 (29.Qa5 Rb3 30.Nd2 Rd3-+) 29...Rb4 30.Qe3? (30.Rd3 b5 31.ab5 Qb5=+) 30...b5 (better 30...g4!? 31.Nh4 Nd4-+) 31.ab5=+ Qb5 32.Rd3 a4 33.ba4 Qa4 34.Ra3 Qd1 d4 becomes the focus of attention 35.Rd3 Qb1 36.Ra3 (36.Qe2 Qa1 37.Rd1 Qa4=+) 36...Qc2 (better 36...g4 37.Nh4 Rd4-/+) 37.Ra7? (37.Rd3!?=+) 37...Rb1-/+ 38.Re7?? (better 38.Nd2 Rc1 39.Nb3-+ (39.Re7 Qd1 40.Rf7 Kf7 41.Qf3 Nf4 42.Qf4 gf4 43.Nf1 Qf1 44.Kf3 Qd1 45.Kf4 Qd4 46.Kf5 Qe4)) 38...Qd1-+ 39.Kh3 Rb3 40.Ng5 (40.Qb3 Qb3 41.Kg2-+) 40…Ng5 (40...Ng5 41.Qg5 hg5 42.Rf7 Kf7 43.e6 Ke6 44.Kg2 Qf3 45.Kh3 Qf2 46.h6 Qg3) 0-1. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2660) - Vachier Lagrave,M (2730), Chess.com Classic Play-In (1), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 b3 6.cb3+= Bg7 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Ra2 f5 12.ef6 ef6 13.Rc2 (13.b4 Bg4 14.b5 Na5=) 13...f5= 14.Nc3 (14.Bb5 Qb6 15.Bc6 bc6=) 14...Be6 (14...Nc3 15.Rc3 f4 16.Bc1 Nd4 17.Nd4 Bd4 18.Rc2-/+) 15.b4 (15.Ne2 Re8=) 15...a6 (15...f4 16.Bd2-/+) 16.g3 (16.Ne2 g5=) 16...h6 17.Na4 Kh7 18.Nc5 Bc8 19.Qc1 Qe7 20.Na6 f4 (20...Ra6 21.b5 Double attack (21.b5 Decoy); 20...ba6 21.Rc6 Discovered attack (21.Rc6 Deflection; 21.Rc6 Overloading)) 21.gf4 (21.Bf4 Bg4 (21...Nd4? 22.Nd4 ba6 23.Rc7+-) 22.Rc6 bc6+=) 21...Bg4 (21...Bh3 22.Rd1 Qe6 23.Ne1 Nd4 24.Bd4 Bd4 25.Be4 Qe4 26.Nc5 Bc5 27.bc5 Rf4 28.f3=+) 22.Be2 (22.Ne5 Ne5 23.de5 Bf3-+ (23...ba6 24.f3 Bh3 25.fe4 Bf1 26.Qf1 Be5 27.ed5+=; 23...Ra6? 24.f3+-)) 22...Bf3=+ 23.Bf3 Ra6 24.b5 Ra3 25.bc6 bc6 26.Rc6 Ra7 27.Kh1 Rf6 28.Rg1 Rd7 29.Qc2 Rc6 30.Qc6 Rd6 31.Qc8 Nf6 32.Qc2 Ne4 33.Qc8 Nf6 34.Qh3 Qd7 35.Qg2 (35.Qd7 Nd7 36.h4 Nb8+=) 35...Qf5= 36.Rc1 Rd7 37.Rc5 Qb1 38.Qg1 Attacks the isolani on d5 38...Qg1 (38...Qf5!?=) 39.Kg1+= Bf8 40.Rb5 Kg7 41.Kg2 Kf7 42.f5 g5 (42...gf5!? 43.Bf4 Ne4+=) 43.h4! g4 (43...gh4 44.Kh3 Decoy) 44.Be2 h5 45.Bg5 Be7 46.Bd3 Ne4 (better 46...Rc7+/-) 47.Rb6 (better 47.Be7 Ke7 48.f3+/-) 47...Ng5= 48.hg5 Bg5 49.Rg6 Bf6 50.Rh6 h4 (50...Rc7 51.Rh7 Bg7 52.Bb5=) 51.Rh7= Ke8?? (better 51...Bg7=) 52.Rh5 (better 52.Bb5 Bd4 53.Rd7+-) 52...Rg7 (52...Bd4? 53.Bb5 Kd8 54.Bd7 Kd7 55.Rh4+-) 53.Rh8 (53.Be2 Ke7-/+ (53...Bd4?! 54.Rh4 Bf6 55.Rg4=)) 53...Ke7-+ 54.Rh5 g3 55.fg3?? (better 55.f3-+) 55...Rg3 56.Kf2 Rd3 57.Rh7 Kd6 (better 57...Kf8 58.Kg2-+) 58.Rh6 Ke7 59.Rh7 Kf8 60.Rh6 Kg7 61.Rg6 Kf7 62.Rh6 Rd4 63.Rh7 Bg7 (better 63...Kg8 64.Rh5 Rd2 65.Ke3 Rg2-+) 64.f6 (64.Ke3-+) 64...Kf6 65.Rh5 (65.Kg2 Kg6 66.Rg7 Kg7 67.Kf2 Rf4 68.Ke3-+) 65...Rd2 (better 65...Kg6 66.Rh4 Rh4-+) 66.Ke3 Rd1 (66...Rh2 67.Rd5 h3 68.Rd1-+) 67.Ke2 (67.Rh4 Ke6 68.Ke2-+) 67...Rd4 68.Ke3?? (68.Kf2 Kg6 69.Rh4 Rh4 70.Ke1-+) 68...Re4 (better 68...Kg6 69.Rh4 Rh4 70.Kd2-+) 69.Kd3 Ke6 70.Rh7 (70.Kd2 Be5-+) 70...Bf6 (70...Kf7 71.Rh5 Rd4 72.Ke2-+) 71.Rh6 (71.Rh5 Rb4-+) 71...Ra4 (71...Kf7!? 72.Rh7 Bg7 73.Kd2-+) 72.Rh7 (72.Ke3 Kf5 73.Kf3 Ra3 74.Kg2 d4-+) 72...Ra3 73.Kd2 Kf5 74.Rf7 h3 75.Ra7 (75.Ke2 h2 76.Rh7-+) 75…Ra7 (75...Ra7 76.Kc2 h2 77.Kb3 h1Q 78.Kb4 Qe4 79.Kc5 Qc4 80.Kd6 Be5) 0-1. Tay,J (2230) - Reimanis,R (2420), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 d5 6.ed5 Qd5 7.ab4 e5 (7...Nb4!? 8.Na3 Nf6=+) 8.c3+= e4 (8...Bg4 9.b5 Nd4 10.cd4=) 9.Nfd2 (9.Ne5 Be6+/-) 9...Nf6 (9...Be6 10.b5 Nce7 11.Bc4+=) 10.b5 (10.Bc4 Qf5+/-) 10...Nd8 (10...Ne7 11.Bc4 Qd6 12.Qb3+/-) 11.Nc4 (11.Bc4 Qf5+/-) 11...b6 (11...Qe6 12.Be2+=) 12.Be2 Bb7 (12...Qb5?? 13.Nd6! Bd6 14.Bb5 Ke7 15.Bg5+-) 13.0-0 Be7 14.Ne5 Qe6 15.c4 (15.Bc4 Bd5 16.Bd5 Nd5+/-) 15...Nd7 16.f4 ef3 (16...0-0 17.Nc3 f5 18.Be3+/-) 17.Nf3 Bf6 18.Ra3 0-0 19.Re3 Qd6 20.Ba3 Qf4 21.Rd3 Ne6 (better 21...Re8 22.Ne5 Be5 23.Rf4 Bf4+-) 22.Ne5 Qg5 23.Rg3 Qh4 (23...Qh6 24.Ng4 Qg7 25.Nf6 Nf6 26.Bf8 Rf8+-) 24.Rg4 (24.Nd7?! Bd4 25.Kh1 Rfd8+/-; 24.Bf8?! Be5 25.de5 Ndf8+-) 24...Ne5 (24...Qh6 25.Nd7 Bd4 26.Kh1+-) 25.Rh4 Bh4 26.Bf8 Rd8 27.d5 (27.Bh6 Nd4 28.Nd2 f5+-) 27...Kf8 28.Qc1 (28.de6?! Rd1 29.Rd1 fe6+/-) 28...Ng7 (28...Nd4 29.Qh6 Kg8 30.Qh4 Ne2 31.Kh1+-) 29.Qf4 1-0. Bellahcene,B (2510) - Dardha,Daniel (2485), 5th Vergani Cup Jan, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 d5 6.ed5 Qd5 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.d5 Bg7 10.Bb2 Qb6 11.Bb5 (11.dc6? Qb2 12.Nd5 Qa1 13.Nc7 Kf8 14.Qa1 Ba1 15.Na8 bc6-+) 11...Bd7 12.0-0 Ne5 13.Bd7 Kd7 14.Na4 Qd6 15.Be5 Be5 16.Ne5 Qe5 17.Nc5 Kd8 18.Qa4 (18.Qa4 Qc7 19.Qd4+-) 1–0. Kondziela,Andreas (2090) – Vetterlein,David, DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 Bg7 6.ab4 Nb4 7.Ra4 Nc6 8.h4 d6 (8...d5 9.ed5 Qd5 10.Nc3=+) 9.h5 Bg4 10.h6 Bf6 11.c3 e5 (11...a6!?=+) 12.d5= Na5 13.Ba3 b6 14.Bb5 Kf8 15.Bb4 Ne7 16.Nbd2 (16.Ba5 ba5 17.Qd3 Qb6=) 16...Rc8 (16...Nb7!?=) 17.Qa1+- Bf3 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Qa3 Rd8 20.0-0 Nc8 21.Ba5 ba5 22.Ra5 Opening the b–file gets White a lot of play 22...Qe7 23.Bc6 Bg5 (23...Kg8 24.Rb1 Bg5 25.Ng5 Qg5 26.Bb7 Qh6 27.Bc8 Rc8 28.Qd6+-) 24.Rb1 (24.Ng5!? Qg5 25.Bb7+-) 24...Bh6+- 25.Rb7 Qf6 26.Bd7 Kg7 27.Ra6 Nb6? (27...Qf4 28.Bc8 Rc8 29.Qd6+-) 28.Bh3?? (28.Be6! Nc8 29.Bf7 Qf7 30.Rf7 Kf7+-) 28...Nc4?? (better 28...Rb8 29.Raa7 Rb7 30.Rb7 Ra8=) 29.Qb4 Nd2 30.Nd2 Bd2 31.Raa7 (31.Rba7 Rb8 32.Rb7 Bc3-/+) 31...Rhf8 32.Be6 Kh8 33.Rf7 Qh4?? (33...Rf7 34.Rf7 (34.Bf7?! Rf8+=) 34...Qh4 35.g3+-) 34.Qb2 (34.Qb7 Rf7 35.Qf7 Qh1 36.Kh1 Bc3 37.Qh7) 34...Rf7+- 35.Rf7 (35.Bf7?! Be3 36.Rb7 Bc5=) 35...Bf4 (35...Bg5 36.g3 Qh5+- (36...Qe4 37.Qb7 Be7 38.Qe7 Qb1 39.Kh2 Qh1 40.Kh1 Rb8 41.Rh7)) 36.g3 The mate threat is gxh4 36...Bg3 37.fg3 Qg3 38.Qg2 Threatening mate... how? 38...Qe3 (38...Qe1 39.Rf1 Qe3 40.Qf2 Qg5 41.Kh1+-) 39.Kh2 (39.Qf2 Qf2 40.Kf2 h6+-) 39...Qh6 (39...Ra8 40.Qf2 Qf2 41.Rf2+-) 40.Bh3 (40.Qh3!? Qd2 41.Kg1 Qc1 42.Qf1 Qf1 43.Kf1 h5+-) 40...Rf8 41.Rf8 Qf8 42.Qg3 (42.Qg5 Qf2 43.Bg2 Kg8+-) 42...Qb8 (42...Kg7 43.Bf5+-) 43.Bg2 Kg7 44.c4 Qb4 45.Qd3 h5 46.Qf1 (46.Qh3 Qc5+-) 46...Qc3 47.Qe2 Kh6 48.Qf3 Qc4? (better 48...Qc1+-) 49.Qf8 Kh7 50.Qd6 Qc3 51.Qe7 Kh6 52.Qf8 Kh7 (52...Kg5 53.d6 Qd2 54.Qd8 Kh6 55.Qh8 Kg5 56.Qe5 Kh6+-) 53.d6 g5 54.d7 h4 55.Qf7 (55.Qf5 Kg7 56.d8Q Qg3 57.Kh1 Qe1 58.Bf1 Qf1 59.Qf1 Kh6 60.Qff6 Kh5 61.Qg5) 55...Kh6 56.Qf6 Kh5 (56...Kh7 57.Qf5 Kg7 58.d8Q Qg3 59.Kh1 Qh2 60.Kh2 g4 61.Qdf8) 57.Qf3 (57.Qf3 Qf3 58.Bf3 g4 59.Be2+-; 57.Bf3 Qf3 58.Qf3 g4 59.Qf5 Kh6 60.d8Q g3 61.Kg1 h3 62.Qdf6) 1–0. Christiansen,Johan_Sebastian (2490) – Devereaux,M (2370), ch–NOR Blitz, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 Bg7 6.ab4 Nb4 7.c3 Nc6 8.Bc4 d6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Re1 0-0 11.h3 11...Ne4! 12.Re4 d5 13.Bd5 Qd5 14.Qe2 (14.Nbd2 b5-+) 14...Bf5 15.Re3 Rfe8 (better 15...Bh6-+) 16.c4? (better 16.Na3-/+) 16...Nd4-+ 17.Nd4 (17.cd5?? Ne2 18.Re2 Ba1-+) 17...Qd4 18.Nc3 Rad8 (18...Rac8 19.Bb2-+) 19.Ra5 (19.Bb2 Bd3 20.Qe1 Qc4 21.Ra7 Qc6-+) 19...Bd3 20.Rd3 (20.Qe1 Bc4 21.Ba3-+) 20...Qd3 21.Qd3 Rd3 22.Ne2 Rd1 23.Kh2 Re1 24.Ra2 Rc8 25.Be3 Rc4 26.Ra7 (26.Ba7 Be5 27.g3 b5-+) 26...Be5 (26...Re2?? 27.Ra8 Bf8 28.Bh6 Rc8 29.Rc8 Rf2 30.Rf8) 27.Ng3 Re3! 28.fe3 Rb4 29.h4 Rh4 30.Kg1 Bg3 31.Kf1 (31.Rb7 e5-+) 31...Rb4 32.Ke2 h5 33.Kf3 (33.Ra2 Kg7-+) 33...h4 34.Ra8 Kg7 35.e4 (35.Ra2 b5-+) 35...f5 36.Re8 Rb3 37.Ke2 Kf6 38.ef5 (38.Rh8 fe4 39.Rh7 e6-+) 38...gf5 39.Rf8 Ke5 40.Re8 (40.Rf7 Rb2 41.Kd3 e6-+) 40...e6 41.Rg8 (41.Rb8 Ke4 42.Ra8 Rb2 43.Kf1 b5 44.Ra1 b4 45.Ra4 Ke3 46.Ra1 b3 47.Rc1 Rf2 48.Kg1 b2 49.Rc3 Kd2 50.Rb3 Kc2 51.Rb4 b1Q 52.Rb1 Kb1 53.Kh1 Rf1) 41...Rb2 42.Ke3 Rg2 43.Kf3 Rf2 44.Ke3 f4 45.Kd3 h3 46.Rh8 h2 47.Kc3 Ke4 (47...Rf1 48.Rh5 Ke4 49.Rg5 h1Q 50.Rg7 Qf3 51.Kc4 Qd3 52.Kc5 Rb1 53.Rg3 Qd4) 48.Kb3 e5 49.Ka3 Rf1 50.Rc8 h1Q 51.Rc4 (51.Rc3 Ra1 52.Kb4 Be1 53.Kc5 Qh6 54.Rc4 Kf5 55.Rf4 ef4 56.Kd4 Qc6 57.Kd3 Qe4) 51...Kf5 52.Rc2 (52.Rc7 Ra1 53.Kb3 Qd1 54.Kb2 Rb1 55.Kc3 Be1 56.Kc4 Qd4) 52...Qd5 53.Kb2 (53.Rc5 Qc5 54.Kb2 Rf3 55.Ka1 Rb3 56.Ka2 Qa3) 53...Qb5 54.Kc3 Rf3 55.Kd2 Rd3 (55...Qb1 56.Rc7 Rd3 57.Ke2 f3) 56.Ke2 (56.Kc1 Qb3 57.Rd2 Rc3 58.Rc2 Qc2) 56...f3 57.Kf1 Rd1 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2225) - Melkumyan,H (2650), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.a3 Bg7 6.ab4 Nb4 Black has a new passed pawn: a7. Black has a cramped position. Black's piece c 7.c3 White threatens to win material: c3xb4 7...Nc6 8.Bc4 e6 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 9.0-0 d5 10.ed5 ed5 Black king safety dropped. 11.Re1 Nge7 12.Bb5 0-0 Black castles and improves king safety 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Nbd2 h6 Secures g5 15.Nb3 a6 16.Ba4 Rb8 17.Nc5 b5 Black threatens to win material: b5xa4 18.Bc2 (18.Bb3 Ra8=) 18...Rb6 (18...a5 19.Bc1+=) 19.Qd2 Nf5 20.Re8 Qe8 21.Re1 White threatens to win material: Re1xe8 21...Qd8 22.Bf5 (22.Nd3 Na5=) 22...Bf5+= 23.Nd3 (23.h3 Bf8+=) 23...Be4 (23...Na5 24.Nc5-/+) 24.Qe3 (24.Bc5 Rb8+=) 24...Bd3 25.Qd3 b4 26.cb4 Nb4 27.Qc3 Bf8 28.Qd2 a5 29.Re3 Rc6 30.Rc3 (better is 30.Ne5!? must be considered 30...Rc7 31.Re2-/+) 30...Qc8-/+ 31.Rc6 Qc6 32.Ne5? (32.g3 Qa4 33.Bb2 Qc2 34.Qc2 Nc2-/+) 32...Qa4 (32...Qc2 33.Qe1 Qb3 34.Bb4 Bb4 35.Qf1-+) 33.Bc1 (better is 33.Bb2!?-/+) 33...Qc2-+ 34.Qc2 Nc2 0–1. Kalyinka,Roland – Diamant,Tibor (2125), HUN–chT2, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.c3 Bg7 6.Bb2 (6.Bc4 Qc7=) 6...Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 (7...Ne4 8.cb4 Nb4 9.Nc3 Nc3 10.Bc3=+) 8.c4= Nb6 9.d5 (9.c5 Nd5 10.Bc4 Nf4=) 9...Na5=+ 10.Nbd2 0-0 (10...d6 11.a3 b3 12.Rc1=+) 11.Bd3 (11.a3 b3=) 11...d6=+ 12.Qe2 (12.a3 Bf5 13.Bf5 Nac4 14.Nc4 Nc4-/+) 12...Bg4 (12...e6 13.de6 Be6 14.a3-/+) 13.0-0 (13.a3 Na4 14.Bd4 Bf3 15.Qf3 b3-/+) 13...Rc8 (13...de5 14.Rfc1-/+) 14.Rac1 (14.a3 Bf3 15.gf3 b3-/+) 14...Na4 (14...de5 15.Be5 Be5 16.Qe5 Bf3 17.Nf3 Nac4 18.Bc4 Rc4 19.Rc4 Nc4 20.Qe4-/+) 15.Bd4 (15.ed6!? Bf3 16.Nf3 ed6 17.Bg7 Kg7 18.Nd2=+) 15...Nc3!-/+ 16.Qe3 (16.Bc3 bc3 Passed pawn) 16...Bf3 17.Nf3 (17.Qf3!? Be5 18.Be5 de5 19.a3-/+) 17...Nc4-+ 18.Bc4 Rc4 19.Ba7 (19.Bc3 bc3 20.e6 Qc8-+) 19...Nd5 (19...de5 20.Kh1-+) 20.Qd3 (20.Qb3 Rc1 21.Rc1 Nc3-+) 20...Rc1 21.Rc1 Nc3 22.ed6 Qd6 23.Qe3 Qe6 (23...Rd8!? 24.Bc5 Qd3 25.Qd3 Rd3 26.Kf1 Na2 27.Rb1-+) 24.Qe6 fe6 25.Re1 (25.Kf1 Na2 26.Rb1 Rc8-+) 25...Ra8 26.Bc5 Na2 27.Re6 (27.Kf1-+) 27...b3 28.Rb6 (28.Kf1 Bc3 29.Rb6 b2-+) 28...b2 29.h4 Rc8 30.Be3 (30.Rb7 h6 31.Be7 Rc1 32.Kh2 b1Q 33.Rb1 Rb1-+) 30...Rc1 31.Kh2 0-1. Mikhailovsky,Vladimir (2215) - Barria Zuniga,D (2340), Titled Tue 4th Oct Late (9), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bb2 Qb6 8.Qd2 d6 (worse is 8...Nd4 9.Na4 Qc6 10.Nd4 Qe4 11.Ne2+/-) 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Rb1 Nf6 (10...Nd4? 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Bd4+-) 11.Ba1 a6 12.Be2 Qa7 13.d5 (13.d5 Ne5 14.Ne5 de5 15.0-0=) 1–0. Schirmer,Michael (2150) – Vetterlein,Dave, DESC–online.de, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Ng4 10.h3 (10.a3 Ne3 11.fe3 a5-+) 10...Ne3-+ 11.fe3 e5 12.Nb3 White prepares the advance c5 (12.d5 Ne7-/+) 12...a5 (12...ed4!? 13.Nbd4 Qb6 14.a3-+) 13.d5-/+ Nb8 14.c5 a4 15.Nbd2 Nd7 (15...dc5!? 16.Qc2 b6-/+) 16.cd6 Nc5 (16...Nb6-/+) 17.Nc4 (better 17.Qb1!?=) 17...f5-/+ 18.Nfe5 Re8 (better 18...Nd3!? 19.Nd3 b5-+) 19.ef5 Be5?? (better 19...Re5 20.Ne5 Be5 21.fg6 hg6 22.Bg6 Qg5 (22...Qd6 23.Qh5 Qc7 24.Bf7 Kf8 25.d6 Bf5 26.dc7 Na6 27.Qf5 Bf4 28.Qf4 Nc7 29.Qd6 Kg7 30.Qf6 Kf8 31.Be6 Ke8 32.Qf8; 22...Ba1 23.Qh5 Qd7 24.Bf7 Qf7 25.Qf7 Kh8 26.Rf4 Bf6 27.Rf6 Bf5 28.Rf5 Rc8 29.Rh5) 23.Bf7 Kg7=) 20.fg6+/- h6 (20...Qg5 21.Ne5 Qe3 22.Kh1 hg6 23.Ng6 A) 23...Qd3 24.Qh5 Bf5 25.Rf5 (25.Qf5?! Qf5 26.Rf5 Kg7+/-) 25...Qf5 26.Qf5+-; B) 23...Nd3 24.Ne7 Re7 25.de7 Bd7+-) 21.Qf3?? (21.Ne5 Re5 22.Qf3+-) 21...Bg7=+ (21...Nd3?? 22.Qf7 Kh8 23.Qh7; 21...Ba1?? 22.Qf7 Kh8 23.Qh7) 22.e4?? (22.Qf7!? Kh8 23.Nb6 Nd3 24.Na8=+) 22...Rf8?? (better 22...Nd3 23.Qd3 Ba1 24.Ra1 b5-+) 23.Qe3-/+ Nd3 24.Qd3? (better 24.Rf8 Qf8 25.Rf1-/+) 24...Ba1-+ 25.Ra1 Qg5 (25...b5 26.Ne5 Qd6 27.Qd4-+) 26.Re1 Qg6 (better 26...Ra6 27.e5 Qf4-+) 27.Qd4?? (better 27.Re3 Kh8 28.Rg3-+) 27...b5 (27...Bh3 28.Qd2 Rac8 29.Ne3-+) 28.Nb6 (28.Ne5 Qd6 29.Rc1 Bb7-+) 28...Rb8 (better 28...Bh3 29.Re2 Ra6 30.Qc5-+) 29.Re3 Qf6 (better 29...Qd6 30.Nc8 Rbc8-+) 30.Rg3-/+ Kh7 31.Qf6? (better 31.e5 Qf1 32.Kh2-/+) 31...Rf6-+ 32.d7 Bd7?? (better 32...Ba6 33.Nc8 Rc8 34.dc8Q Bc8-+) 33.Nd7+= Rbf8 (33...Rg6!? 34.Rf3 Ra8 35.Nf8 Kg7 36.Ng6 Kg6+=) 34.Nf8 (34.Nf6 Rf6 35.e5 Rf5+-) 34...Rf8+/- 35.e5 (35.d6!? Ra8 36.d7+/-) 35...b3+= 36.ab3 a3 37.Re3 a2 38.Re1 Rf5 39.Ra1 Re5 40.d6 Rd5 41.Ra2 Rd6 42.Ra5 Rd5 43.Ra6 (43.Kf2!?+=) 43...Rd3= 44.b4 Rb3 45.Rb6 Rb4 46.Kf2 Rb2 47.Kg3 b4 48.Kf3 b3 49.g4 Rb1 50.Kg2 b2 51.Kh2 Kg7 52.Kg2 Kh7 53.h4 Kg7 54.Kh2 Kh7 55.Rb3 Kg7 56.Rb6 Kh7 57.h5 Kg7 58.Rb5 Kh7 59.Rb7 Kg8 60.Kg2 Kh8 61.Kf2?? (better 61.Rb6 Kg7 62.Rb8=) 61...Rh1-+ 62.Kg2 b1Q (62...b1Q 63.Rb1 Rb1-+) 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2490) - Harish,Neeraj (2150), Titled Tue 7th Nov Late (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.Bc4 Bg7 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb2 b5 8.Bd3 e6 (8...d5 9.a3 Be6 10.Ng5=+) 9.Nbd2 (9.a3 Bb7=) 9...Nge7=+ 10.e5 d5 11.Re1 0-0 12.Nf1 Qc7 13.Ng3 (13.Ne3 Nf5=+) 13...f6-/+ 14.Rc1 (14.ef6 Rf6 15.a4 ba4 16.Ra4 a5-/+) 14...Bd7 (14...fe5 15.de5 Bd7-/+) 15.a3? (better 15.ef6!? Rf6 16.c3 bc3 17.Rc3-/+) 15...ba3 (15...fe5 16.de5 ba3 17.Ba3-+) 16.Ba3 b4 17.Bb2 (17.ef6 Bf6 (worse 17...ba3 18.fg7 Kg7 19.Ra1=+) 18.Bb2 Qb6-+) 17...Qb7 (17...fe5!? 18.de5 a5-+) 18.ef6-/+ Bf6 19.Ne5 (19.c4 a5-+) 19...Ne5 20.de5 Bg5 (20...Bg7!? 21.Qg4 Rf7 22.c4-/+) 21.Rb1-/+ Qb6 22.Qe2 (22.Rf1!? h6 23.Ne2-/+) 22...Rf7-+ 23.Bc1 (23.Rf1 Raf8 24.Rbe1 a5-+) 23...Bc1 24.Rbc1 a5 25.h4 Raf8 26.Rf1 (26.Qe3 Qe3 27.fe3 Nc6-+) 26...a4 27.h5 a3 28.hg6 hg6 29.Rb1 Nf5?? (29...Rf4 30.Rbe1-+) 30.Qg4? (30.Bf5 ef5 31.Qd2-/+) 30...Rg7?? (30...Ne3 31.Rb4 Qc5-+ (31...Ng4?! 32.Rb6 Rf2 33.Re1-/+)) 31.Qe2?? (better 31.Nf5 gf5 32.Qb4=+) 31…Ng3-+ (31...Ng3 32.Qe3 Qe3 33.fe3 Nf1 34.Bf1 Ba4-+) 0-1. Winkels,M (1895) - Shapiro,Dan (2280), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.Bc4 Bg7 6.0-0 e6 7.a3 d5 8.ed5 ed5 9.Bb5 Nge7 10.ab4 0-0 11.c3 Nf5 12.Re1 Nd6 13.Bd3 Bf5 14.Bf5 Nf5 15.Nbd2 Re8 16.Nb3 Re1 17.Qe1 Nd6 18.Nc5 (18.Bf4 Nc4+=) 18...b6= 19.Nd3 Ne4 20.Bf4 Qd7 21.Nfe5 Ne5 22.Ne5 Qc8 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 23.Rc1 (23.Ra3 Qf5 24.Qe3 g5=) 23...a5 (23...Qf5 24.Qe3=) 24.f3 Nd6 (24...Nf6 25.ba5 ba5 26.c4=) 25.ba5 Ra5 (25...Qf5 26.Qg3 ba5 27.Ng6 Qg6 28.Bd6=) 26.Qd1 (26.Ng6!? hg6 27.Bd6+/-) 26...Nb5 (26...f6 27.Ng4 Nc4 28.Ne3=) 27.Qb3 Qa8 28.Nd7 (better 28.Be3!?=) 28...Qc6=+ 29.Ne5 Be5 30.Be5 Ra3 31.Qb4 Rc3?? (31...Nc3 32.Kh1 Ne2 33.Rf1-/+ (33.Rc6?? Ra1 34.Rc1 Rc1 35.Qe1 Re1)) 32.Re1?? (better 32.Rc3 Qc3 33.Qb5 Qe1 34.Qf1 Qe3 35.Kh1+-) 32...Rc1-/+ 33.Rc1 Qc1 34.Kf2 Qc2 (better 34...Nc3!? 35.h3 Qc2 36.Kg1 Qd1 37.Kf2 Qe2 38.Kg1 Qe3 39.Kf1 Nd1-/+) 35.Kg3= Nc3?? (35...Qc6!?=) 36.Qe7?? (better 36.Qb6 Ne4 37.fe4 Qd3 38.Kh4 Qe4 39.g4 Qe1 40.Bg3 Qe7 41.Kh3+-) 36...Ne4+= 37.fe4 (37.Kh3 Qc8 38.Kh4 f6 39.fe4 fe5 40.Qe5 de4 41.Qe4 b5=) 37...Qd3 38.Kh4 Qe4 39.Kh3 Qf5 40.Kg3 Qd3 41.Kh4 Qe4 42.g4 Qe1 43.Kh3 Qe3 44.Kg2 Qe2 45.Kg3 Qe3 46.Kh4 Qe1 47.Kh3 Qe3 48.Kg2 Qe2 49.Kg1 Qe1 50.Kg2 Qe2 ½-½. Szabo,Marcell (1895) - Smith,Ga (2045), Titled Tue (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.Bc4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Bd5 Nc3 9.Nc3 bc3 10.Ng5 0-0 11.f4 d6 12.Be4 Qb6 13.0-0 h6 14.Nf3 Bg4 15.Rb1 Qc7 16.h3 Bf5 17.Bf5 gf5 18.Qd3 Na5 19.Qf5 Nc4 20.Bc1 Rad8 21.Qg4 e6 22.Nh4 White intends f5 22...f5 23.ef6 Rf6 24.f5 e5 25.Ng6 Kh7 26.Qh5 Nd2 27.Bd2 cd2 28.de5? (28.Qd1 Qc3 29.de5 de5 30.Rb7-/+) 28...de5-/+ 29.Qd1 e4 30.Rb3 (better is 30.Nf4!? Qc5 31.Kh2-+) 30...Qc5 31.Kh1 Rf5 32.Rf5 (32.Nf4 Qc4 33.Kg1 Bd4 34.Kh2-+) 32...Qf5 33.Ne7 Qf2 34.Rb1 e3 35.Qg4 Qf7 (better is 35...Qe1! 36.Kh2 Be5 (36...Qb1?! 37.Qf5 Kh8 38.Ng6 Kg8 39.Ne7 Kh8 40.Ng6 Kg8 41.Ne7 Kh8=) 37.g3 Bg3 38.Qg3 Qg3 39.Kg3 e2-+) 36.Qe4 Kh8 37.Ng6 (37.Kh2 Rd6 38.Qe3-+) 37...Kg8 (better is 37...Qg6! 38.Qg6 e2-+) 38.Ne7= Kf8 39.Nf5?? (better is 39.Ng6 Kg8 40.Ne7 Kh8 41.Ng6 Qg6 42.Qg6-+) 39...d1Q-+ 40.Rd1 Rd1 41.Kh2 Rd7 (41...Rd7 42.Nh4 Qe8 43.Qb4 Re7-+) 0–1. Nystrom,Leif – Issakainen,Ari (2265), Helsinki We op, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.Be2 Bg7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Nbd2 (7.e5 Ne4-/+) 7...d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Bb2 Bf5 10.a3 a5 (10...Nc3!? 11.Bc3 bc3-/+) 11.ab4=+ ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.Nh4 Qa2 14.Nf5 gf5 15.Ne4 (15.Ba1 0-0-/+) 15...Qb2-/+ (15...fe4?! 16.Qa1 Qa1 17.Ra1=+) 16.Ng5 Bh6 17.Nf3 e6 18.Qd3 (18.Qb1!? Qa3 19.g3-/+) 18...Kd7-+ 19.Rd1 Kc7 20.h3 Ra8 21.Ne1 (21.Qb3 Qb3 22.cb3 Ra3-+) 21...Ra1 (better 21...Ra3 22.Qb5 Ra1-+) 22.Nf3?? (better 22.Bf1 Rd1 23.Qd1 Nd4 24.Qh5-+) 22...Ra3 23.Qb5 Qc2 24.Ne1 Qc3 25.Nd3 (25.Kf1-+) 25…Ra5 (25...Ra5 26.Qa5 Na5-+) 0–1. Abdelaal,Ibrahim (1900) – Chiku_Ratte,Olivier_Kenta (2365), Pere Noel Open, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.Be2 Bg7 6.Bb2 Nh6 7.Nbd2 (7.c4 f5 8.e5 d6=+) 7...0-0 (7...d5 8.ed5 Qd5 9.Bc4-/+) 8.h4 (8.Rb1!? d5 9.ed5 Qd5 10.Bc4=+) 8...d5-/+ 9.e5 Bg4 10.h5 (10.a3-/+) 10...e6 (better 10...Bh5!? 11.a3 ba3 12.Ra3 Nf5-+) 11.hg6=+ fg6 12.a3 a5 (12...Qb6 13.c4=+) 13.Nb3 (13.ab4 Nb4 14.c3 Nc6=) 13...Qe7 (13...Bf3 14.Bf3 Qb6 15.Rb1=+) 14.ab4 ab4 15.Ra8 Ra8 16.Bc1 Bf3 (16...Nf5 17.Qd3=+) 17.Bf3= Nf5 18.Qd3 (18.Be2 Na5 19.g4 Nh4=) 18...Rf8 (18...Na5 19.Bd1=+) 19.Bg4 (19.Be2 Qf7 20.f4 Ra8=) 19...b6 (19...Qf7 20.Bf5 Qf5 21.Qf5 gf5 22.Ke2=) 20.Bf5 (20.Be2 Qf7 21.f4 Na5+=) 20...Rf5 21.g4 Rf7 22.f4 Bf8 23.Ke2 Qc7 24.Rf1 Qc8 25.Qb5 (25.Ke1!?=+) 25...Na5-/+ 26.Nd2 (better 26.Qd3!?-/+) 26...Qc2-+ 27.Qb6?? (27.Qd3 b3 28.g5-+) 27…Nb3 (27...Nb3 28.f5 ef5-+) 0–1. Kruse,Janik (2050) – Gabler,Eric (2075), TCh–GER Junior U20, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

5.Be3 Bg7 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0. Von Rosenberg,Clemens – Vetterlein,David, DESC, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Ra3 Bg7 7.d5 Ne5 8.Ne5 Be5 9.f4 Bd6 10.Rb3 Bc5 11.Bb2 Nf6 12.Qf3 0-0 13.e5 Ne8 14.h4 e6 (14...a5 15.h5 a4 16.hg6 fg6 17.Qh3+=) 15.h5 d6 (15...g5 16.fg5 d6 17.ed6 Qd6 18.Bc4=) 16.ed6+= Bd6 (16...Qd6 17.Qc3 e5 18.Qe5 f6 19.Qd6 Nd6 20.hg6 hg6=) 17.hg6 (better 17.Qc3!? f6 18.hg6+/-) 17...fg6=+ 18.Rh7 e5 (18...Nf6 19.Rh4 ed5 20.Bd3 Qe7 21.Kd1=+) 19.Bd3 (19.Rh6 Rf4 20.Qg3 g5=) 19...Rf4+= 20.Qg3 (20.Rh8! Kh8 21.Qf4+/-) 20...Qf6 21.Rh1 (worse 21.Qg6 Qg6 22.Bg6 Rg4-/+; 21.Bg6 Rg4 22.Rh6 Bb4 23.Rb4 Rg3 24.Bh7 Kf7 25.Rf6 Nf6-+ (25...Kf6 26.Nd2 Nd6 27.Nf3 Rg2 28.Be5 Ke7 29.Nh4 Rg1 30.Kf2=+)) 21...b6 (21...g5 22.Qe3 Rh4 23.Rf1=) 22.Bg6 Ng7 (22...Rg4!? 23.Bh7 Kg7=) 23.Nd2 Bf5 (23...Rg4!? 24.Bh7 Kf7+/-) 24.Qf4! Qg6? (24...ef4 25.Bf6 Pinning (25.Bf6 Deflection)) 25.Qh4 (better 25.Qh2 Re8 26.Rg3+-) 25...Qh7? (25...Rc8+-) 26.Qh7 Bh7 27.Rbh3 Bf5 (27...Rc8 28.Rh7 Rc2 29.Rh8 Kf7 30.Rf1 Kg6+-) 28.Ne4! (28.Ne4 Bh3 29.gh3+-) 1-0. Valdez Martinez,M (2135) - Moreno Marino,Juan Nicolas (1895), Open IRT Sabaneta (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Na3 Bg7 7.c3 d6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.0-0 a6 10.Bc4 Nf6 11.e5 (11.Re1 b5 12.Bb3 0-0=+) 11...de5-/+ 12.de5 (12.Qb3 0-0 13.de5 b5 14.ef6 bc4 15.Nc4 Bf6=+) 12...Ng4 13.Bf7 Kf7 14.Ng5 Ke8 15.e6 Be6 16.Ne6 Qd1 17.Rd1 Be5 (17...Bc3 18.Rb1 Rb8-/+) 18.f4 (18.h3 Nf6-/+ (worse 18...Bc3 19.Rb1+=)) 18...Bb8 (18...Bc3 19.Rb1 Rb8 20.Nc2-+) 19.Nc4 (19.Nb5! Kf7 20.Ng5 Kg7 21.h3=+) 19...Ba7-/+ 20.Kf1 Nh2 21.Ke2 Kf7 (21...Rc8 22.Be3 Kf7 23.Ng5 Kg7 24.Rd7=+) 22.Ng5 Kg7 (better 22...Kf6 23.Rd7 Rhb8=+) 23.Rb1? (better 23.Rd7!? h6 24.Ne4=+) 23...b5-+ 24.Ne5 Ne5 25.fe5 Ng4 26.Rd7 (26.Ne6 Kf7 27.Nc7 Rac8 28.e6 Kg7-/+) 26...Rhe8-+ (26...Ne5?! 27.Re7 Kf6 28.Re6 Kf5 29.Ra6=) 27.Bf4 h6 (better 27...Bb8 28.Ne6 Kg8-+) 28.Ne6=+ Kf7 (28...Kg8 29.Nc7 Rad8 30.Rbd1 Rd7 31.Rd7=+) 29.Nc7= Rad8?? (better 29...Bb6 30.Ne8 Ke8=) 30.e6+- Kf6 31.Ne8 (31.Ne8 Re8 32.Ra7+-) 1-0. Tomaszewski,K (2320) - Smith,Ga (2045), Titled Tue (5), 2022. (=1.Nf3 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Na3 Bg7 7.Bf4 a6 8.Nb5 d6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Qa4 Bf3 11.gf3 Kf8 12.Bh3 Rb8 13.Na3 Qa5 14.Qa5 Na5 15.Ke2 Bh6 16.Bg3 Nf6 17.Rhb1 Kg7 18.Rb6 Nh5 19.Nc2 Ng3 (19...Nc4!? 20.Rb4 d5 21.Bb8 Rb8=) 20.fg3+/- Nc6 21.Rab1 Na5 22.Ra1 Nc6 23.Rab1 e6 24.Rb7 Rb7 (24...Rhe8!?+=) 25.Rb7+/- Ra8 26.Rd7 Bc1? (better is 26...Nd8+-) 27.Be6 Ra7 28.Ra7 (better is 28.Rd6!? fe6 29.Rc6 Kf7+-) 28...Na7 29.Bd7 Kf6 30.Kd3 Ke7 31.Ba4 Nc8 (better is 31...f5+-) 32.Nb4 Nb6 33.Bb3 g5 34.Na6 h5 35.h3 f6 36.Nb4 1–0. Kondziela,Andreas – Bartkowiak,Christoph, St Ingbert op, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4)

6.d5 Nb8 7.Qd4 f6 8.Na3 (worse 8.Ra3 e5 9.Qc3 Ba3 10.Na3 Kf8-/+) 8...Bg7 (8...b6 9.Nb5 a6 10.Qc3+/-) 9.Nb5+/- Na6 10.d6 e5? (better Kf8+-) 11.Qd5 Qc7 (11...Kf8 12.Bc4 Qe8 13.Ra6 ba6+-) 12.Nc7 (12.Nc7 Nc7 13.dc7+-) 1-0. Delgado Kuffo,A (2320) - Antunes,Luciano Justi (2045), Titled Tue 4th Jun Late (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.d5 Bg7 7.Ra3 Ne5 8.Nd4 d6 9.f4 Nd7 10.Bb5 Ngf6 11.e5 de5 12.fe5 Nd5 13.e6 0-0 14.ed7 (14.Bd7 Qb6 (14...Bd7?! 15.ed7 Qd7 16.Ne2+=) 15.Bc8 Rac8-/+) 14...Bd7 15.Bd7 Qd7 16.0-0 a5 17.Nf3 b5 18.Kh1 Rfc8 19.Ng5 Nf6 20.Rd3 Qc6 21.Nc3 h6 22.Nf3 b4 23.Nd5 Nd5 24.Rd5 e6 25.Rd6 Qc5 26.Rd7 Ra7 27.Ne1 Qb5 28.Rd3 a4 29.Nf3 a3 30.Nd4 Qc4 31.Be3? (better is 31.Rf2-/+) 31...a2-+ 32.Qa1 Rd7?? (32...b3 33.Rdd1 bc2 34.Rc1-+) 33.Qd1?? (better is 33.Rfd1-/+) 33...Ra8 34.Nb3 Rd3 (better is 34...a1Q!? 35.Na1 Ra1 36.Bc1 Rd3 37.cd3-+) 35.cd3 Qc3 Black plans a1 36.Qf3 a1Q 37.Qf7? (37.Na1 Ra1 38.Qf7 Kh7 39.h3-+) 37...Kh7 38.Na1 Ra1 39.Kg1 (39.h4-+) 39...b3 40.Ra1 Qa1 41.Kf2 Qf6 (41...Qf6 42.Qf6 Bf6-+) 0–1. Sznapik,Krzysztof (2215) – Bojczuk,Zygmunt (2325), Warsaw op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.d5 Bg7 7.Ra3 Ne5 8.Ne5 Be5 9.Nd2 Bd4 10.Ra4 Bg7 (10...Qb6 11.Qf3=+) 11.d6 e6 (11...Qb6 12.Ba3=+) 12.Bd3 (12.Nf3 b6=) 12...Nf6 (12...Qb6 13.Ba3=) 13.0-0 h5 (13...Qb6 14.Re1=) 14.Bb2+= Rh7 (14...a6 15.Bd4+=) 15.Qa1 a6 16.Nf3 Rb8 17.Ng5 (17.c4 b6+/-) 17...Rh8 18.f4 (18.Bc3 Rg8 19.f4 b5+/-) 18...b5+= 19.Ra2 Bb7 20.h4 (20.c4 h4+=) 20...Rg8 (20...Rc8 21.Bd4+=) 21.Bd4 Kf8 22.f5 gf5 23.ef5 e5 24.Be5 Bh8 (better 24...Rc8!?+=) 25.Qd4 Rc8 (25...a5 26.Rfa1 a4 27.Bb5 Bg2 28.Ba4+-) 26.c3 Rc6 27.Raf2 (better 27.Ne6 de6 28.fe6+-) 27...Rc8? (27...Bc8 28.Rb1 Bg7 29.c4+-) 28.Re2 (28.Ne6 fe6 29.fe6 de6+-) 28...Bc6? (28...Rc6 29.Be4 Rg5 30.hg5+- (30.Bc6?! Rg4 31.Bb7 Rd4 32.cd4 Qb6+/-)) 29.Rfe1 (29.Ne6 fe6 30.fe6 de6 31.Bf6 Bg2 32.Bg7 Ke8 33.Bg6 Kd7 34.Rf7 Kc6 35.Rg2 Qh4 36.Be4 Qe4 37.Qe4 Kb6 38.Rb7 Kc5 39.Rg5 Kd6 40.Qd3 Kc6 41.Qd7) 29...Kg7 (29...Bg7 30.Bf4 Qa5 31.Re7+-) 30.Be4 (30.Re3 Bd5+-) 30...Kf8 31.Bc6 Rc6 32.Nh7! Nh7 33.Bh8 f6?? (33...Rg4 34.Bg7! Rg7 35.Re8 Qe8 36.Re8 Ke8 37.Qg7 Rd6 38.Qe5 Re6 39.fe6 de6 40.Qh5 Nf6+-) 34.Qf4 (34.Qe3 Rg2 35.Kg2 Kg8 36.Qh6 Qf8 37.Re8 Qe8 38.Qg7) 34...Ng5 35.hg5 Rh8 36.g6 Qb6 (36...Rc4 37.Re8! Qe8 38.Re8 Ke8 39.Qe3 Re4 40.Qe4 Kf8 41.Qe7 Kg8 42.Qf7) 37.Kh1 Rc8 (37...Qg1 38.Kg1 Rc8 39.Qd4 Kg8 40.Qd5 Kg7 41.Re7 Kh6 42.Qd2) 38.Re7 (38.Re8 Re8 39.Re8 Kg7 40.Rh8 Qg1 41.Kg1 Kh8 42.Qh6 Kg8 43.Qh7 Kf8 44.Qf7) 38...Kg8 (38...Rh7 39.gh7 Qg1 40.Kg1 Rc3 41.h8Q) 39.g7 Rh7 (39...Qg1 40.Kg1 Rh7 41.Re8 Re8 42.Re8 Kg7 43.Qg3 Kf7 44.Qg6) 40.Re8 Re8 41.Re8 Kg7 42.Qg3 (42.Qg3 Kf7 43.Qg6) 1-0. Fernandez Garcia,JoseL1 (2355) - Madebrink,L (2080), World Senior (3), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.d5 Bg7 7.Ra3 Ne5 8.Ne5 Be5 9.Nd2 Bg7 10.d6 Nh6 (10...Bd4 11.Rb3 Qa5 12.Be2=) 11.Nc4+= 0-0 12.Rh3 b5 13.Bg5 f6? (better 13...Nf5!? 14.ef5 bc4 15.de7 Re8+/-) 14.Bh6+- Bh6 15.Rh6 (15.Qd5 Kg7 16.Qa8 bc4 17.Qa7+- (17.Bc4 Qa5 18.Ke2 Qd2 19.Kf3 f5 20.Rh6 fe4 21.Kg4 Qf4 22.Kh3 Qh6 23.Kg3 Qg5 24.Kh3 Rf4 25.g3 Qf5 26.Kg2 Rf2 27.Kg1 Qf3 28.Qc8 Qg2)) 15...bc4+= 16.Bc4 Kg7 17.Qd2 Bb7 18.Rh3 h5 19.0-0 Rc8 (19...Be4? 20.Re3+-) 20.Bb3 e5 21.Qe3 Qb6 22.Qb6 ab6 23.Re3 Rc5 24.h4 f5 25.ef5 Rf5 26.Ra1 Bc6 27.Rd1 Kf6 28.Rdd3 e4 29.Rd1 Rf4 30.Rd4 (better 30.g3!? Rf3 31.Rf3 ef3 32.c4=) 30...Ke5 31.Rb4 b5 32.Rg3 Rg4 (32...Rh4? 33.Rg5 Kd6 34.Rd4 Kc7 35.Rc5+-; 32...Kd6?! 33.Rg6 Kc7 34.f3=+) 33.Rg4 hg4 34.c4 bc4 35.Rc4 Rc4 36.Bc4 Bd5 37.Be2 Be6 38.Kh2 (38.f3 gf3 39.gf3 ef3 40.Bf3 Kd6-/+) 38...Kd6-+ 39.Kg3 Ke5 40.f3 0-1. Fernandez Garcia,JoseL1 (2360) - Garcia Martin,Marta (2305), 87th ch-ESP (8), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.d5 Bg7 7.c3 Ne5 8.Ne5 Be5 9.f4 Bg7 10.Ra3 d6 (10...b6 11.Be3=+) 11.Bb5 (11.Be3!?=) 11...Bd7=+ 12.Bd7 Qd7 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Qf3 0-0 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Nd2 Nd7 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 17.h4 (17.Bd4 e6=+) 17...b5-/+ (17...Bc3? 18.Rc1+-) 18.e5 (better 18.Rfa1!? a5 19.Rb1-/+) 18...de5-+ 19.f5 Nf6 20.Ra6? (20.fg6 fg6 21.Qh3 Rfd8-+) 20...Qc3 (20...gf5 21.Rc1-+) 21.Rf6 (21.Ne4 Qc8 22.Nf6 Bf6 23.Ra5-+) 21...ef6 22.Ne4 Qd3 23.h5 Rac8 (23...a5 24.Rd1 Qa3 25.h6-+) 24.h6 Bh8 25.Rd1 Qb3 (25...Qa3 26.Qh3 Rfe8 27.Qf3-+) 26.d6 (26.Ba7 Qf3 27.gf3 Rc7-+ (27...gf5?! 28.Nd6 Rc3 29.Nf5-/+)) 26...Rfd8 27.Nc5 Qc2 28.Nb7 (28.fg6 hg6 29.Rc1 Qf5-+) 28...e4 29.Qg4 Qb3 (29...Rd7 30.fg6 hg6 31.Qd7 Qd1 32.Kh2 Qh5 33.Kg1-+) 30.Ba7? (30.Re1 Qc3 31.Bf2-+) 30...Rd7 31.fg6 (31.Bb6 Qc2-+ (31...Rb7 32.fg6 Qd1 33.Qd1 Rb6 34.g7 Bg7 35.Qg4 Rc1 36.Kf2 e3 37.Ke2+-)) 31...hg6 (31...fg6 32.Qd7 Qd1 33.Kh2 Qh5 34.Qh3 Qh3 35.Kh3 Rc3 36.Kh2-+) 32.Nc5 (32.h7 Kh7 33.Qd7 Qd1 34.Kh2 Rc3 35.Qb5 Qc1-+) 32...f5 (32...Qe3 33.Kf1 f5 34.Nd7 Qa7 35.Qh4 Qd7 36.h7 Kg7 37.Qh2-+) 33.h7 (33.Nb3 fg4 34.Be3-+) 33...Kg7 34.Qe2 (34.Nb3 fg4 35.Be3 Rc6-+ (worse 35...Kh7 36.Nc5 Rc5 37.Bc5-+)) 34...Qa3 35.Qb5 (35.Nd7 Qa7 36.Qf2 Qd7-+) 35...Qa7 (better 35...Ra7 36.d7 Rc5 37.Qe2 Rd7 38.Rd7 Rc1 39.Rd1 Kh7 40.Kf1-+) 36.Qd7 Qc5 37.Kh1 (37.Kh2 Qe5 38.Kh1 Ra8-+) 37...f4 (worse 37...Kh7 38.Qf7 Bg7 39.d7-+) 38.Rb1 (38.Qg4 Rd8 39.d7 Qf2-+) 38...f3 (better 38...Qh5 39.Kg1 Rc2-+) 39.Rb7 (39.Qg4 Qc2 40.Rf1-+) 39...Qc1 (39...fg2 40.Kg2 Qg5 41.Qg4 Qg4 42.Kf2 Rc2 43.Ke3 Kh6 44.Rf7 Re2) 40.Kh2-+ Qf4 (40...fg2 41.Qf7 Kh6 42.Qf4 Qf4 43.Kh3 g1Q 44.d7 Qfg3) 41.Kh3 Rc5 (41...f2 42.Qc8 f1Q 43.Rf7 Qf7 44.Qg8 Qg8 45.hg8Q Kg8 46.d7 Qd3 47.Kg4 Be5 48.d8R Qd8 49.g3 Qd1 50.Kh3 Qh1 51.Kg4 Qh5) 42.g4 (42.Qf7 Qf7 43.Rf7 Kf7 44.gf3 e3-+) 42...Rc2 43.Qf7 Qf7 44.d7 f2 (44...f2 45.d8R f1Q 46.Kh4 Rh2 47.Kg3 Qg2) 0-1. Valdez Martinez,M (2100) - Carrasco Jacome,Bryan (2150), Fortalece Sede Cali (9), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.h4 d5 7.ed5 Qd5 8.Nc3=+.

6.h4 h6 7.d5 Bg7 8.Ra3 Nb8 (8...Ne5 9.h5=+) 9.Bb5 Nf6 (9...b6 10.h5 g5 11.Nd4=) 10.e5 Ng4 11.h5 (11.Qd4 h5=) 11...Qb6 (11...Ne5 12.Ne5 Be5 13.hg6 fg6 14.Qe2=) 12.Qe2= 0-0 (12...g5 13.Ra4 a6 14.Nc3=) 13.Ra4 gh5 14.Rh5 d6 15.e6 f5?? (better 15...Nf6 16.ef7 Rf7=) 16.Rf5?? (better 16.Nh4 Nf6 17.Rf5+-) 16...Rf5-/+ 17.Rg4 Rh5?? (17...Rd5 18.c4 Qa5 19.Kf1 Rb5 20.cb5 h5 21.Rg7 Kg7 22.Qb2 Kg8 23.Bh6 Qb5 24.Qb5 Be6 25.Qe8 Kh7 26.Qf8 Bc4 27.Ke1 Kg6 28.Nh4 Kh7 29.Qg7) 18.Bb2+- Rh1 (18...Rg5 19.Ng5 Qa5 20.Kd1 Qa2+-) 19.Kd2 Rb1 20.Rg7 Kf8 21.Ng5! Qa5 (21...hg5 22.Qf3 Mate attack) 22.Bc3 Qc3 23.Kc3 Kg7 (23...Nd7 24.Qh5 Rb3 25.cb3 Ne5 26.Qh6 Be6 27.Ne6) 24.Qf3 hg5 (24...h5 25.Qf7 Kh6 26.f4 Rb3 27.cb3 Be6 28.Qh7) 25.Qf7 Kh8 (25...Kh6 26.Bd3 Rb3 27.cb3 Be6 28.Qg6) 26.Bd3 (26.Qf8 Kh7 27.Bd3) 26...Rh1 (26...Rb3 27.cb3 Be6 28.Qh7) 27.Qf8 1-0. Neumann,Amit (1615) - Azoulay,Yehonatan (1770), Ramat Gan Winter Masters (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Bc4 e6 7.Qe2 Nge7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.0-0 a5 (9...d5 10.Nbd2-/+) 10.Ba4 (10.a3 f5 11.ab4 fe4 12.Qe4 d5=+) 10...d6 (10...d5 11.Nbd2-/+) 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.Bb5 Na7 (12...Qb6 13.Rab1-/+) 13.Bd7 Qd7 14.a3 Rfc8 15.Qd3 (15.Rfc1 ba3 16.Ra3 Nac6-/+) 15...Qb5 16.Qb3 (16.ab4!? Qd3 17.cd3 ab4 18.Nc4-/+) 16...a4-+ 17.Qb4 Qb4 18.ab4 Rc2 19.Rab1?? (19.Ra4 Rb2 20.Nc4-+) 19...b5 (19...Nb5 20.Rfc1 Rac8 21.Rc2 Rc2 22.Ba1-+) 20.e5?! (20.Rfc1 Rac8-+) 20...d5 (20...de5 21.de5 Nac6 22.Ne4-+) 21.Rfd1 (21.Rfc1 Rac8-+) 21...Bh6 22.Nf1 (22.Bc1 Nac6 23.Ne1 Rc3-+) 22...Nac6 23.g4 (23.Ba3 Rc3 24.Ra1 Nf5-+) 23...Bf4 (23...a3 24.Ba1-+) 24.Ne3 (24.Ne1 Rc4 25.Ng2 Bh6-+) 24...Be3 25.fe3 a3 26.Ba1 Ra4 27.Ne1 Rc4 28.Nd3 Nb4 29.Nc5 Ra7 30.Rb3 Nec6 31.Kf2 Na5 (better 31...Rc2 32.Kg3 a2-+) 32.Ra3 Rc2 33.Kg3 Nbc6 34.Rb1 (34.e4 b4 35.Ra4 de4 36.Ne4 Kg7-/+) 34...b4 35.Ra4 h6 (35...Re2!? 36.Kf4 Rh2 37.e4-+) 36.h3 (36.h4 Kg7-/+) 36...Re2 37.Kf3 Rh2 38.Kg3 Re2 39.Kf3 Rh2 40.Kg3 ½-½. Namyslo,H (2150) - Nickel,R (1965), 49th ch-GER Rapid (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Bc4 e6 7.e5 Nge7 8.Nbd2 d5 9.Bd3 Bd7 10.h4 h6 (10...Qc7 11.Qe2=+) 11.a3 a6 12.0-0 Rc8 (12...0-0!?=+) 13.Nb3= b6 (13...g5 14.Nc5 Rc7 15.h5+=) 14.Ba6+= Rc7 (14...Ra8 15.Bd3+/-) 15.Qd2 Nf5 16.g3 Bf8 17.Bd3 Be7 (17...h5 18.Kg2+/-) 18.Bf5 (18.ab4 Nb4 19.Bf5 gf5+/-) 18...gf5+= 19.ab4 Nb4 (19...Bb4 20.c3 Be7 21.Kg2+/-) 20.c3 (20.Rfc1!?+/-) 20...Nc6+= 21.Ba3 Kf8 (21...Ba3 22.Ra3 Na7 23.Nc1+=) 22.Be7 Qe7 23.Ra6 Rb7 (23...Ra7 24.Rfa1 (worse 24.Rb6 Qd8 25.Rc6 Bc6=+) 24...Ra6 25.Ra6+/-) 24.Rb1 Be8 25.Qb2 Rb8 (25...Nb8 26.Ra8 Bc6 27.Nc1+-) 26.Nc1+- b5 27.Nd3 Kg7 28.Nf4 b4 29.cb4 (29.Rba1 h5+-) 29...Nb4 (29...Qb4 30.Qb4 Rb4 31.Rb4 Nb4 32.Rb6+-) 30.Rd6 (30.Qa3!? Rb7 31.Ra8 h5+-) 30...Ba4 31.Qa3 (31.Qd2 Nc2 32.Rc1 Qb7 33.Rc2 Bc2 34.Qc2 Rhc8+-) 31...Nc2 32.Nh5 (better 32.Qc1!?+/-) 32...Kg6= 33.Nf4 Kh7 (33...Kg7 34.Qc1+/-) 34.Qa2 (34.Qc1 Rb1 35.Qb1 Ra8+/-) 34...Rb1? (better 34...Qa7!? 35.Ne2 Rb1 36.Qb1 Na3=) 35.Qb1+/- Rc8 36.Qf1 (36.Ra6!? Be8 37.Nh5+/-) 36...Nb4 37.Qh3 (better 37.Qa1!? Bc2 38.Nh5+/-) 37...Rc1=+ 38.Kg2? (better 38.Kh2 Bd1 39.Qg2=+) 38...Bb5-+ 39.Ng5?? (39.Qh2-+) 39...Kg8 (39...hg5 40.hg5 Kg8 41.Qh5+/-) 40.Kh2 Bf1 (40...hg5?! 41.hg5 Nd3 42.Nd3 Bd3 43.Rb6-+) 41.Ng2 hg5 (41...Nd3 42.g4 Nf2 43.Qa3 Ng4 44.Kg3-+) 42.hg5 (42.g4 Bg2 43.Kg2 gh4-+) 42...Qg5 43.Rd7 (43.Qh4 Qh4 44.Nh4-+) 43...Kg7 (43...Nc6 44.Rb7-+) 44.Rb7?? (better 44.Nf4 Bh3 45.Ne6 Kg6 46.Ng5 Kg5 47.Kh3-+) 44...Nd3 (better 44...Nc6 45.Qh4 Qh4 46.gh4 Nd4-+) 45.Rb8+= Qh6 (45...Nf2?? 46.Qh8 Kg6 47.Rg8) 46.Rg8 Kg8 47.Qh6 Bg2 48.Kg2 Rc4 49.Qg5 Kf8 50.Qd8 Kg7 51.Qg5 Kh7 (51...Kf8 52.Kf3+=) 52.Qe3 (52.g4 fg4 53.Qg4 Ne1 54.Kf1 Nc2+=) 52...Nb4+= 53.Kh3 Nc2 54.Qg5 Nd4 55.Qf6 Kg8 56.Qg5 Kf8 (56...Kh7 57.Kg2+=) 57.Qd8 Kg7 58.Qf6 Kf8 (58...Kg8 59.f4+=) 59.f4 Ke8 60.Kh4 (60.Qh8 Ke7+=) 60...Nc6 (60...Nf3 61.Kh5 Rc1 62.Kh6=) 61.Qh8+= Kd7 (61...Ke7 62.Kh5+=) 62.Qa8 (62.Kg5 Rc3+=) 62...Nd8 (62...Ne5!? 63.Qb8 Nf3 64.Kh5 Rc7=) 63.Qa7 Rc7 64.Qa4 Nc6 65.Kg5 Ke7 66.Qa3 Kd7 67.Kf6 Nd8 68.Qd6 (68.Kg7 Ke8+/-) 68...Kc8+= 69.Qa6 Rb7 (69...Kb8 70.Qb6 Kc8 71.Kg7+=) 70.Qe2 (70.Kg7 Kb8+/-) 70...Rc7 71.g4 fg4 72.Qg4 Rc4 (72...Rd7 73.Qd1+=) 73.Ke7 (73.Qf3 Rc7+/-) 73...Rc7 (73...Nc6 74.Ke8 (74.Kf7 Ne5 75.fe5 Rg4 76.Ke6 d4 77.Kf5 Rg3 78.Kf4 Re3 79.Kg5 Re2 80.Kg4 Kd7 81.Kg5 d3 82.Kg6 d2 83.Kg5 d1Q 84.e6 Ke6 85.Kg4 Rf2 86.Kh3 Qg1 87.Kh4 Rh2) 74...Ne5 75.Qg3=) 74.Kf6 White prepares f5 74...Rc4 75.Qf3 Kd7 76.f5 Nc6 77.Qf2 (better 77.Qa3 Nd8 78.Qd6 Kc8 79.Ke7 Rc7 80.Ke8+/-) 77...Ra4?? (77...Re4 78.Kf7 Ne5 79.Kg7 ef5 80.Qf5 Kc7 81.Qf2=) 78.Qb2?? (better 78.Qb6 Rb4 79.Qc5+-) 78...Rb4+/- 79.Qa2?? (better 79.Qa3 ef5 80.Qd3+=) 79...Rf4=+ 80.Kg7 Rf5 81.Qb2 (81.Qa6 Ne5 82.Qb7 Kd6 83.Qb4 Kc6-/+) 81...Re5 (81...Ne5 82.Qb7 Kd6 83.Qb4 Kc6 84.Qa3-/+) 82.Qb7=+ Kd6 83.Kf8? (better 83.Qf7 d4 84.Qf8 Kc7 85.Qf7 Kb6 86.Qf3=+) 83...Rf5 (83...d4 84.Qb3 Rd5 85.Qd3-+) 84.Ke8 Kc5 85.Kd7 (85.Qb2 d4-+) 85...Ne5 (85...Nb4 86.Qa7 Kc4 87.Qc7 Kb3 88.Qg3 Ka4 89.Qg1-+) 86.Kc7 Kd4 87.Qb2 (87.Qb6 Kc3-+) 87...Ke4 (87...Ke3 88.Qc1 Kf2 89.Qd2 Kg3 90.Qe1 Kg2 91.Qd2 Kh3 92.Qd4-+) 88.Qe2 (88.Qb4 Nc4-+) 88...Kf4 89.Qh2 Kg5 90.Qg3 (90.Qg1 Ng4-+) 90...Ng4 91.Kd6 (91.Qd6 Re5-+) 91...d4 92.Ke7 e5 93.Kd6?? (better 93.Qd3-+) 93...e4 94.Qg1 (94.Qg2 e3 95.Qe4 Rf2 96.Qd5 f5-+) 94...d3 95.Ke7 (95.Qd4 Kf4 96.Qc3-+) 95...e3 96.Qc1 d2 97.Qd1 Nf2 98.Qg1 Kf4 99.Qh2 Kf3 100.Qh5 Rh5 (100...Rh5 101.Kf8 e2 102.Ke7 e1Q 103.Kf8 Qe6 104.Kg7 Qg6 105.Kf8 Rh8 106.Ke7 Qe6) 0-1. Rogov,Matfey (2190) - Fiorito,Francisco (2375), Titled Tue 9th Apr Late (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Bc4 Nh6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nbd2 Na5 9.Bd3 d5 10.e5 Bf5 11.Nb3 Nc4 12.Bc1 Bd3 (12...Qc7 13.Rb1=+) 13.cd3= Na5 14.Bd2 Nc6 15.Qc1 Nf5 16.g4 Nfd4 17.Nbd4 Nd4 18.Nd4 Be5 19.Be3 Qd7 20.f3 h5 (20...Bd6!?=) 21.gh5+= Qh3 22.Rf2 (22.f4 Bd4 23.Bd4 Qd3+/-) 22...Qh5+= 23.Rb1 (23.f4 Bf6+=) 23...a5 24.Qd2 Qh8 25.Nb3 Rfc8 26.d4 Bf6 27.Nc5 b6 28.Nd7 Rc6 29.Nf6 Qf6 30.f4 Qf5 31.Rbf1 Rac8 32.Qe2 Rc3 33.Rg2 Qe4 34.Bd2 Qd4 (34...Qe2 35.Re2 Rc2-/+) 35.Qf2? (better 35.Kh1 Qc4 36.Bc3 bc3 37.Qf3+=) 35...Qf2-+ 36.Rgf2 Rd3 37.Rg2 e6 38.Be1 (38.Rb1 d4-+) 38...Kf8 (38...b3 39.Bg3-+) 39.Bf2 Rc6 40.h4 (40.Rb1 Kg7-+) 40...Ke7 41.Rg5 (41.Rb1 Rf3-+) 41...a4 Black prepares the advance b3 42.h5 gh5 43.Rh5 b3 44.Bh4 Kd7 (44...Kd6!? 45.ab3 Rb3 46.Rh7-+) 45.ab3 ab3 46.Rb1 (better 46.Bf6-+) 46...Rc2 47.Bf6 Rg3 (47...Rdd2!? 48.Rh7 b2 49.Bb2 Rb2 50.Rb2 Rb2 51.Rf7 Kd6 52.Kf1-+) 48.Kh1 Rf3 49.Rh2? (better 49.Be5-+) 49...Rf4 50.Rc2 (50.Be5 Rf5 51.Bb2-+) 50...bc2 (50...Rf6?! 51.Rb3 e5 52.Rcb2=) 51.Rc1 Rf6 52.Rc2 d4 53.Rb2 e5 54.Kg2 e4 55.Rd2 d3 56.Kg1 Kd6 57.Kg2 Kd5 58.Kg3 Kd4 59.Kg2 e3 60.Rb2 Rf2! 61.Rf2 ef2 62.Kf2 Kc3 (62...Kc3 63.Ke1 d2 64.Kd1 b5 65.Ke2 b4 66.Kf3 d1Q 67.Ke4 b3 68.Kf4 b2 69.Kg3 Qe1 70.Kg4 b1Q 71.Kh3 Qbe4 72.Kh2 Q4h1) 0-1. Starley,Robert (2080) - Reimanis,R (2420), English Online Blitz Gp2 blitz, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.Nbd2 d6 (6...Nh6 7.Rb1=) 7.h3 (7.a3 ba3 8.Ra3 a5=) 7...Nf6 8.Bc4 (8.d5!? Nb8 9.a3 ba3 10.Ra3=) 8...d5-/+ 9.ed5 (9.Bd3 de4 10.Ne4 Qd5 11.Nf6 Bf6-/+ (11...ef6?! 12.Qe2 Qe6 13.d5 Qe2 14.Be2=)) 9...Nd5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne4 h6 (11...Bf5 12.Re1-/+) 12.Rb1 (12.a3!?=+) 12...Bf5-/+ 13.Ng3 (13.Re1 Rc8-/+) 13...Be6-+ 14.Re1 Qd7 (14...Ne3 15.Re3 Bc4 16.a3-+) 15.Ne4-/+ b6 16.Qd2 a5 17.Rbd1 (17.a4 Rad8-/+) 17...Qc7 18.Bb5 Na7 19.Bf1 (19.Ba4 Rfd8-/+) 19...Rac8 20.Rc1 (20.Bd3 Nc3 21.Bc3 bc3-/+) 20...Nc3-+ 21.Bc3 bc3 22.Qe3 Ba2 23.Bd3 (23.Ra1 Bd5 24.Ra3 Qb7-+) 23...Bd5 (23...f5 24.Ne5 Be5 25.de5 fe4 26.Qh6 Qe5 27.Qg6 Qg7 28.Qe4-+) 24.Ng3 (24.Ne5 Rcd8-+) 24...b5 (24...Bf3 25.Qf3 Nc6 26.d5-+) 25.Ne5 Qd6 (25...Rfd8 26.h4 Nc6 27.Bb5 Bg2 A) 28.Kg2? Ne5 (28...Nd4?! 29.Bd3=) 29.de5 Qb7 30.Qf3 Qb5-+; B) 28.Nf7 Bd4 29.Nh6 Kh7 30.Qg5-/+) 26.f4 (26.Rcd1 Rfd8-+) 26...e6 (better 26...b4-+) 27.f5? (better 27.Ra1-+) 27...ef5 28.Bf5 (28.h4-+) 28...b4 (28...gf5!? 29.Nf5 Qf6 30.Rf1-+) 29.Ne4?? (29.Bc8 Rc8 30.Ne4 Qc7-/+) 29...Qe7 (better 29...Be4 30.Be4 Nb5-+) 30.Bc8-/+ Rc8 31.Nc5 (31.Qf4 Nb5 32.Ng4 Be4 (32...Bd4?! 33.Kh1 Be6 34.Rcd1 Bg4 35.Qg4=+) 33.Re4 Qg5-+) 31...Qd6 (31...Nc6 32.Ncd7 Ne5 33.Ne5 a4-+) 32.Ned3? (better 32.Ra1!? Qc7 33.Qf2-/+) 32...Nb5 33.Ra1?? (33.Ne5-+) 33...Bd4 34.Ra5 Be3 (34...Qg3! 35.Nf4 Be3 36.Re3 Qe3 37.Kf1 Qf4 38.Kg1 Qd2 39.Ne4 Be4 40.Kf1 Qg2 41.Ke1 Nd4 42.Ra7 Qe2) 35.Re3-+ Rc5 36.Nc5 Qc5 37.Kf2 b3 38.cb3 c2 39.Ra1 c1Q 40.Rc1 Qc1 41.Re8 Kg7 42.Re2 (42.Re3 Qc2 43.Re2 Qc5 44.Kf1 Nd4 45.Kf2 Nb3 46.Kg3 Nc1 47.Re5 Qc3 48.Kh2 Qe5 49.Kg1 Qe2 50.Kh2 Qg2) 42…Qc5 (42...Qc5 43.Ke1 Nc3 44.Re5 Qg1 45.Kd2 Qd4 46.Kc2 Qe5 47.Kb2 Ne4 48.Ka3 Qc3 49.Ka4 Nd6 50.h4 Qb3 51.Ka5 Qb5) 0-1. Lopez del Alamo,An (2235) - Rietze,C (2340), Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early (3), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 Nb8 7.Qb3 bc3 (7...Na6!?=+) 8.Nc3+= Qb6 (8...Nf6 9.e5 Ng4 10.Bf4+=) 9.Bb2 (9.e5 Nh6 10.Rb1 Qb3 11.Rb3 Ng4+=) 9...Na6 10.Ba6 (10.e5!? Nc5 11.Qa3+=) 10...ba6=+ (worse Qa6 11.d6 e6 12.Nb5 Qa5 13.Ke2+/-) 11.Rc1 Nh6 (11...Qb3 12.ab3 Nf6 13.Na4=+) 12.Na4 (12.Qb6 ab6 13.Na4 Bb2 14.Nb2 b5=) 12...Qb3=+ 13.ab3 0-0 (13...Bb2 14.Nb2 f5 15.ef5 Nf5 16.Ke2=+) 14.Bg7= Kg7 15.Rc7 a5 (15...Rb8 16.0-0=) 16.0-0 Ba6 17.Re1 Rfc8 18.Rd7 Ng8 19.d6 (19.Ne5!?=) 19...Bb5-/+ 20.Rc7 ed6 21.Rec1 Bd7 (21...Rc7 22.Rc7 Nf6 23.Nd4 Ba4 24.ba4 Ne4 25.f3-/+) 22.Nd4=+ Nf6 (22...Rc7 23.Rc7 Rc8 24.Rc8 Bc8 25.Nc3=+) 23.f3 Ne8 (23...h5 24.Kf2=) 24.Rc8= Rc8 25.Rc8 Bc8 26.Nc6 Nc7 27.Kf2 Nb5 28.Ke3 Kf6 29.Na5 Ke6 30.Nc6 Bd7 31.Nd4 Nd4 32.Kd4 f5 33.ef5 Kf5 34.Nc3 Ke6 35.Ne4 h6 36.b4 a6 37.Nc3 Bc6 38.Ne2 g5 39.Nc3 Bb7 40.Ne4 Bc6 41.Nf2 Kf5 42.Ng4 h5 43.Ne3 Ke6 44.Nd1 Bb5 45.Nc3 Bf1 46.g3 Bg2 47.Ne4 g4 48.f4 Bf1 49.Nc3 Bg2 50.Nd1 Bc6 51.Ne3 Bf3 52.Kc4 Bc6 53.Nd1 Bb5 54.Kd4 Bc6 55.Nf2 Bb7 56.Ne4 Bc6 57.Ng5 Ke7 58.Ke3 Kf6 59.Kd4 Ke7 60.h3 gh3 61.Nh3 Kf6 62.Ng5 Bg2 63.Ne4 Ke6 64.Nc3 Bc6 65.Nd1 Bg2 66.Ne3 Bc6 67.Kd3 Bb7 68.Ke2 Bc6 69.Kf2 Be4 ½-½. Potter,JM (1980) - Sanada,Tetsuaki, Scarborough Congress (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 bc3 7.dc6 c2 8.Qc2 Ba1 9.c7 Qc7 10.Qc7 Nf6 11.Bd3 0-0 12.0-0 Re8 (12...Ne8 13.Qd8 Nf6 14.Qe7+-) 13.Ba3 Ng4 (13...Nh5 14.Be7! Nf4 15.Qf4 Re7 16.e5+-) 14.h3 Nh6 15.e5 (15.Be7 f5+-) 15...d6 (15...f6 16.Bc4 e6 17.Nbd2 Be5 18.Ne5+-) 16.Bb5 Rf8 (16...Be6 17.Be8 Re8 18.ed6 ed6 19.Qb7+-) 17.ed6 ed6 (17...Be6 18.de7 Rfb8 19.Nc3+-) 18.Bd6 (18.Bd6 Be6 19.Bf8 Rf8 20.Qb7+-) 1–0. Kuckling,Linus (1800) – Liess,Alexander (1770), TCh–GER Junior U20, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 bc3 7.dc6 dc6 8.Qc2 Nf6 9.Nc3 (better 9.Qc3!? 0-0 10.Bb2+/-) 9...Ne4= 10.Ne4 (10.Bb2 Qa5 11.Rc1 Bf5=) 10...Ba1=+ 11.Bh6 (11.Bc4 Bg4 12.Qb1 Bf3 13.gf3 Be5 14.Qb7 0-0=+) 11...Bf5 12.Bd3 Qa5 13.Bd2 (13.Ke2 Be5=+) 13...Qd5-/+ 14.0-0 Bg7 (14...0-0-0 15.Qa4 Qd3 16.Nc5-/+) 15.Re1=+ Rd8 16.Bc4 Be4 17.Re4 Qf5 18.Ng5 (18.Be3 a6=+) 18...0-0-/+ 19.g4 (19.Bf4 h6 20.Nf3 Rd7-/+) 19...Qd7 (19...Qf6 20.Re1-+) 20.Be3-/+ b5 (20...b6 21.Kg2 Qb7 22.Nf3-/+) 21.Bb3 e6?? (21...Qb7 22.Bc5 Bf6 23.Nf3-/+) 22.Bc5?? (better 22.Ne6 a5 23.Nd8 Rd8 24.a4+-) 22...Rfe8=+ 23.Rf4 Qd2 (23...Qc7 24.Rf7 Qe5+=) 24.Qd2= Rd2 25.Nf7 a5 (25...Bf8 26.Be3 (worse 26.Ba7 c5-/+) 26...Re2 27.Kf1+= (worse 27.Ba7 c5=+)) 26.Nd6+= Rf8? (better 26...Rd6 27.Bd6 a4+=) 27.Be6+- Kh8 28.Nf7 Rf7 29.Rf7 1-0. Lauridsen,JM (2220) - Grabinsky,V (2215), Titled Tue (11), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 bc3 7.dc6 dc6 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.e5 c2 10.Na3 Bg4 (10...Bf5 11.Bb2+/-) 11.Bb2+- Kc7 12.Rc1 (12.Nc2 Bf3 13.gf3 Rd8+-) 12...Rd8 13.Rc2 (13.Nc2 Bf3 14.gf3 e6+-) 13...Rd5 (better 13...Bf3!? 14.gf3 Nh6+/-) 14.Bc4+- Rc5 (14...Rd8 15.Bf7 Nh6 16.Bb3 Bf3 17.gf3+-) 15.Bd4 (better 15.Bf7!? Rc2 16.Nc2 Nh6+-) 15...Ra5 16.Rc3?? (better 16.Nb5! Kb8 17.e6+-) 16...Bf3+= 17.Rf3 Be5 18.Nb5?? (better 18.Be5 Re5 19.Be2=) 18...Rb5-+ 19.Bb5 Bd4 20.Bc4 f5 21.Ke2 (21.Bg8 Rg8 22.Ke2 b5-+) 21...Nf6 22.Rd1 Rd8 (22...e5 23.Rc1-+) 23.h4 (23.Rfd3 e5 24.f4 Re8-+) 23...e5 24.a4 Ne4 25.Rc1?! (25.Kf1 a5-+) 25...Nd6 (better 25...Bf2 26.Bd3 Nc5 27.Bc2-+) 26.Ba2 Kb6 27.Rb3 (better 27.h5-+) 27...Kc7 (27...Ka5 28.h5-+) 28.Rcb1?? (28.Rf3 a5 29.Bd5-+) 28...b6-+ 29.f3 c5 30.a5 (30.Rd3-+) 30...Nc8 (better 30...c4 31.ab6 ab6-+) 31.ab6-/+ ab6 32.g4 (32.Ra3 Kc6 33.Ra6 Kb7-/+) 32...Rd7 (32...c4 33.Ra3 c3 34.gf5 gf5 35.Rd1-+) 33.h5 (33.Ra3 Rd6-/+) 33...Rd6 (33...Kc6 34.Rb5 Rb7 35.hg6 hg6 36.Bg8-+) 34.gf5 (34.Ra3!?-/+) 34...gf5 35.Ra3 Re6?? (better 35...Kc6-+) 36.Be6+- Kc6 (36...c4+-) 37.Bc8 1-0. Rogov,Matfey (2210) - Harish,Neeraj (2150), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 Ne5 7.Nd4 d6 8.Qa4 Nd7 9.Qb4 Ngf6 10.f3 0-0 11.Be2 Nc5 12.0-0 Nfd7 13.Be3 Nb6 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.Rab1 Nba4 16.Bd1 b5 17.Be2 (worse is 17.Nb5 Bb5 18.Ba4 Bf1 19.Kf1 a5-/+) 17...a6 18.Rfc1 e6 19.de6 fe6 20.Qa3 Be5 21.g3 g5 22.Rc2 Qf6 23.Rd1 Rac8 24.Nb1 Qg6 25.Qc1 h6 26.Qd2 Rf7 27.c4 g4 28.f4 (28.Rf1!?+=) 28...Ne4-/+ 29.Qc1 Bd4 30.Bd4 e5 (30...b4 31.Bd3 Qf5 32.Qe3-/+) 31.Be3 (better is 31.cb5!? Re8 32.fe5 de5 33.Be3 Bb5 34.Bc4 Bc4 35.Rc4+=) 31...Bf5 32.Bd3 (32.fe5 Ng5 33.Rcd2 Nh3 34.Kf1 Bb1 35.Ke1 Be4 36.Rd6 Qf5 37.Rh6 Bf3-+) 32...Ng3! 33.cb5? (33.hg3 ef4 Double attack (33...Bd3 Discovered attack; 33...ef4 Decoy)) 33...Ne2!! (33...Rc2?! 34.Qc2 Bd3 35.Rd3 ef4 36.Bd4-/+) 34.Be2 (34.Re2 Bd3 Double attack (34...Rc1 Pinning; 34...Rc1 Deflection; 34...Bd3 Decoy; 34...Bd3 Zwischenzug); 34.Be2 Rc2 Double attack (34...Bc2 Pinning; 34...Bc2 Deflection; 34...Rc2 Decoy; 34...Rc2 Zwischenzug)) 34...Rc2 (34...Bc2?! 35.fe5 g3 36.h3-+) 35.Qa3 Re2 36.Qa4 g3 37.h4 Bc2 (37...Bc2 38.ba6 Ba4-+) 0–1. Yilmaz,Gulsevil (1895) – Kurajica,Bojan (2535), Kavala zt, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 Ne5 7.Nd4 d6 8.Qa4 Nd7 9.Qb4 Ngf6 10.f3 0-0 11.Be2 Nc5 12.0-0 Nfd7 13.Be3 Ne5 14.Nd2 f5 (14...Bd7 15.Rab1+=) 15.ef5 gf5 16.f4 Ned7 (16...Ng4 17.Bg4 fg4 18.f5+=) 17.Bf3 (17.Rfe1 Nb6+/-) 17...Nb6 18.N2b3 (18.Rab1!?+/-) 18...Ne4= 19.Be4 fe4 20.f5 (better 20.Qa5=) 20...Nd5-+ 21.Qc4 e6 22.Rae1 Ne3 23.Re3 d5 24.Qe2 (24.Qc5 ef5 25.Ree1 Kh8-+) 24...ef5 25.Rf4 (25.Qd2 Be5-+) 25...Qd6 26.Qf2 Bd7 (better 26...Be5!? 27.Ne2-+) 27.Nf5 Bf5 28.Rf5 Rf5 29.Qf5 Rf8 30.Qh5 (30.Qg4 Qb6 31.Qg3 Rf3 32.gf3 Qe3 33.Qf2 Qf3 34.Qf3 ef3-+) 30...Qf4 (30...Be5!? 31.Re1-+) 31.Qe2 Bh6 32.Rg3 Kh8 33.Rh3 (33.Qe1 Bg5 34.Rh3 b6-+) 33...Bg7 34.Rg3 (34.Qe1 Qd6-+) 34...Be5 35.a4? (35.Rh3 Qf6 36.Qe1 Rc8-+) 35...b6 (35...Bd6 36.Qe1 e3 37.Nd4 Qf2 38.Qf2 ef2 39.Kf1 Bg3 40.hg3-+) 36.a5 (36.Rh3 Qf6-+) 36...ba5 (36...Bd6!? 37.Qe1 e3 38.Nc1 Qf2 39.Qf2 ef2 40.Kf1 Bg3 41.hg3 ba5 42.g4-+) 37.Rh3 Qf6 (better 37...a4 38.Nd2 a3-+) 38.g4 (38.Qe1-+) 38...Qb6 39.Qe3 Qb3 40.g5 (40.Qe1 Qc2 41.Rg3 Bg3 42.hg3 Rb8-+) 40...Qb6 (40...Qd1 41.Qe1 Qe1 42.Kg2 Rf2) 41.Qb6-+ ab6 42.g6 Kg7 43.gh7 Rh8 (better 43...Kh8!? 44.Kg2-+) 44.Rh5 Kf6 45.Kf2 (45.Rh6 Kf5 46.Rh5 Kf4-+) 45...a4 46.Rh6 Ke7 (better 46...Kf5 47.Rb6 Rh7 48.Rb5 Rh2 49.Ke3-+) 47.Rb6 Bc3 48.Rb7 (48.Ra6 Bd4 49.Kf1 Rh7 50.Ra4 Bb6-+) 48...Kd6 49.Ke3 (49.Ke2 d4 50.Rf7 a3-+) 49...a3 50.Ra7 Bb2 (50...Bb4 51.Kf4-+) 51.Kf4 (51.Kd2 d4-+) 51...Kc5 52.Kf5 (52.h4-+) 52...Kb6 53.Ra4 Rh7 0-1. Wieczorek,O (2495) - Hamdouchi,H (2560), European Online CC PlayA, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.c3 Ne5 7.Ne5 Be5 8.f4 Bg7 9.e5 d6 10.cb4 de5 11.Bb2 Qb6 12.Qd2 (worse is 12.fe5 Qb4 13.Qd2 Qh4 14.Qf2 Qe4 15.Be2 Qd5-/+) 12...Nh6 13.Na3 (worse is 13.Be5 Be5 14.fe5 Ng4+=) 13...0-0 14.Nc4 Qd8 15.Ne5 Nf5 16.Rd1 Bd7 17.Nd7 Bb2? (better is 17...Qd7 18.Bg7 Kg7=) 18.Nf8+- (18.Qb2?! Qd7 19.Qe2 Rac8+=) 18...Bd4 19.Bd3 Ne3 20.Be4 Bb6 21.Rc1 Qd6 22.g3 Rf8 23.Rc3 Ng4 24.Bf3 Qb4 25.Rc2 Ne3 26.Rb2 (better is 26.Rc1!? Qa4 27.Qb2+=) 26...Qc5-+ 27.Rb6 Qb6 28.Ke2 Nc4 29.Qc3 Nd6 30.Qd3 Rc8 31.Rd1 Rc4 32.Kf1 Qc5 33.Kg2 Rc3 (33...Rc3 34.Qe2 Qa3-+) 0–1. Hvenekilde,Jorgen (2280) – Schandorff,Lars (2525), Politiken Cup, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

6.dc6 Ba1 7.Bc4 Nf6 (better 7...bc6!? 8.0-0-+) 8.e5 d5 (8...Ng4 9.Qd5 Qb6 10.Qf7 Kd8 11.0-0 Ne5 12.Ne5 Be5 13.cd7 Bd7 14.Rd1-/+) 9.Bb5-/+ 0-0 10.ef6 Bf6 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Qe2? (better 12.Qd5 Be6 13.Qd3 Ba2 14.Nbd2 bc6 15.Bc6-/+) 12...bc6-+ 13.Bc6 (13.Bd3 c5 (worse 13...Qa2 14.Bh6-+) 14.Bb5 Qa2-+) 13...Rb8 (better 13...Ba6 14.Qd1 Rac8-+) 14.Rd1 e6 (14...Ba6 A) 15.Rd5?? Qd5 (15...Be2 16.Ra5 Rbc8 17.Be4-/+) 16.Qa6 Qd1 17.Qf1 Qc2-+; B) 15.Qe1 Qa2 16.Bf4-+) 15.Ne5 (15.Bh6 Rb6 16.Bf8 Kf8-+) 15...Ba6 (15...Bg7 16.a4 Ba6 17.Qe1-+) 16.Qe1 Qa2 (16...Bg7 17.Nd2 Qa2 18.Ndf3 Qc2 19.Bf4-+) 17.Bh6 (17.Nd7 Bg7 18.Nb8 Rb8 19.Bg5-+) 17...Bg7 (better 17...Rfd8 18.Nd7 Rd7 19.Bd7 Qc2-+) 18.Bg7= Kg7 19.Nd7 Qc2 20.Nb8 Rb8 21.Rc1?? (21.Qe5 Kh6 22.Qe3 g5=) 21...Qf5 (better 21...Qe2!? 22.Qe2 Be2 23.Bd7-+) 22.Qe3 (22.Ba4 b3 23.Qc3 Qf6-+) 22...b3 (better 22...Rc8 23.Ba4 Qe4-+) 23.Re1? (23.Qa7 Qf4 24.Re1-/+) 23...Bc4?? (23...Rc8 24.Bd7 Rc7 25.Ba4-+) 24.Nd2?? (24.Qa7!? Rf8 25.Nd2-/+) 24...a5 (better 24...b2 25.Nb1 Rb6-+) 25.Qa7 Rb4?? (better 25...Qf4 26.Qa5 b2-+) 26.Be8?? (better 26.Qa5 Rb8 27.Qc7=) 26...b2-+ 27.Nb1 Bd3 28.Qa5 Rb8 (better 28...Re4 29.Re4 Qe4-+ (29...de4?! 30.Qd2 Qe5 31.Nc3-+)) 29.Qc3 (better 29.Bf7 Rf8 30.Qc3 Kf7 31.Qb2-/+) 29...f6?? (better 29...Qf6 30.Qd3 Re8-/+) 30.Qc7+- Kh6 31.Qb8 Bb1 32.Qb2 Bd3 (32...Be4 33.f3 Bf3 34.Rf1+-) 33.Qc1 Kg7 34.Qe3 (better 34.Bd7 Qg4 35.Be6 Qb4 36.Bd5 g5+-) 34...Be4 (34...e5 35.Qa7 Kh6+-) 35.f3 (35.f3 Bd3 36.Qa7 Kh6 37.Qa3+-) 1-0. Winkels,M (1900) - Harish,Neeraj (2090), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 g6)

4.e5 Nc6 5.a3 ba3 6.Ba3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.c3 Nh6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.Nbd2 a6 11.0-0 b5 12.Bc5 Bf5 13.Nb3 f6 (13...Qc7 14.Qd2-/+) 14.ef6 (14.Bf5 Nf5 15.g4 fe5 16.gf5 Rf5 17.de5 Ne5 18.Nfd4 Rg5 19.Kh1+/-) 14...Bf6-/+ 15.Re1 Bd3 16.Qd3 Nf7 17.Re6 Qd7 18.Rae1 (18.Rf6!? ef6 19.Bf8 Kf8 20.Nc5=) 18...Rfb8 19.Ba3 a5 Black prepares b4 20.Nc5 Qc7 21.Rb1 b4 22.cb4 ab4 23.Bc1 Nd4 24.Rf6 (24.Nd4 Qc5 25.Nc6 Rb7-+) 24...Nf3-+ (24...ef6?! 25.Qd4 Rb5 26.Be3= (26.Qd5? Rd8 27.Qb3 Qc5-+); 24...Qc5?! 25.Rf7 Kf7 26.Nd4+=) 25.Rf3 Qc5 26.Bb2 Qc4 27.Qe3 (27.Qd1 e5-+) 27...Qe4 (27...Qc2 28.Qd3 b3 29.Qf1-+) 28.Qc1 (28.Qe4!? de4 29.Rb3-/+) 28...Rc8 29.Qd1 (29.Qf1 e5-+) 29...e5 (29...Qc2 30.Qe1-+) 30.Re3 Qf5 31.Qe1 d4 32.Rb3 Rc2 33.Rc1? (33.Rb4 Re2! 34.Qe2 Qb1 35.Qf1 Qf1 36.Kf1 g5-+) 33...Rc1 (better is 33...Ra2 34.Rb1 Re2-+) 34.Bc1?? (34.Qc1 Rb8 35.Qd1-+) 34...Ra1 35.Qd2 Qf4 (35...Qc8 36.h3 Qc1 37.Qc1 Rc1 38.Kh2-+) 36.Qd3 0–1. Martinez,Julian (2205) – Munoz,Jhon Edison (2265), IRT Camp Nal Mayores Absoluto AJEDREZ B, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

4.e5 Bg4 5.Bb5 Nc6-/+ 6.e6 Be6 7.Ng5 Bd7 8.d4 Nf6 9.0-0 e6 10.Bf4 Qb6 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Be5 c5 13.Nd2 cd4 14.Nb3 Bd6 15.f4 h6 16.Nh3 Rc8 17.Kh1 a5 18.Nf2 a4 19.Nd2 Qc7 20.Bd6 Qd6 21.Ng4 Ng4 22.Qg4 0-0 23.Nf3 Rc2 24.Nd4 Rc4 25.Rad1 e5 26.Nf5 Bf5 27.Qf5 Rf4 28.Rf4 ef4 29.Rd5 Qe6 30.Qe6 fe6 31.Rb5 Rd8 32.h3 Rd4 0–1. Galleto,Ricardo – Duarte,L (2370), XXXVII Open, Mar del Plata ARG, 2006.

5.c4 Qa5 6.Bb2 e6 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Nc6 (8...Qd8 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Ne5=) 9.g3 (9.Nb5 Qd8=) 9...Nf6 10.Bg2 (10.Bf6 gf6 (10...Ba3? 11.Bg7 Rg8 12.Bb2+-) 11.Nc2 Qb6=+) 10...Be7-/+ 11.0-0 0-0 12.d4 Rd8 (12...Qf5 13.Nb5=+) 13.Nb5 Qb6 14.Qe2 Rd7 (14...a5 15.Rfb1=+) 15.Rfd1= Qd8 (15...a6 16.d5 ed5 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Rd5=) 16.Ne5+= Ne5 17.de5 Ne8 (17...Rd1 18.Qd1 Nd7 19.Na7+=) 18.Rd7+- Bd7 19.Bb7 (19.Na7?! Bc5 20.Nb5 Ra1 21.Ba1 Bc6=; worse 19.Ra7 Ra7 20.Na7 Bc5=) 19...Rb8 20.Be4 (20.Ra7? Bb5 21.cb5 Qb6-+) 20...Bc5 (20...Bb5 21.cb5 Qb6 22.Bc3+=) 21.Na7+- Qb6 22.Bc3 Nc7 (22...Qc7 23.Qa2+-) 23.Kg2 (23.Qd3 Bf2 24.Kg2 Be8 25.Bh7 Kh8+-) 23...g6 (23...Be8!?+-) 24.Qf3 Rd8 25.h4 (25.Nc6 Bc6 26.Bc6 Qb3+-) 25...Re8 (25...Qb8 26.Nc6 Bc6 27.Bc6+-) 26.h5 (26.Rb1 Qa7 27.Rb7 Qa4 28.Rc7 Rc8+-) 26...Be7 (26...Rb8 27.h6+-) 27.Bc6 Bc6 (better 27...Rd8+-) 28.Nc6 Bg5 (28...Bc5 29.Ra7 Ra8+-) 29.Ra7 (29.Bd4!? Qa6 30.Ra6 Na6+-) 29...Ra8 (29...Rc8 30.Bd2!! Bd2 31.Ne7 Kf8 32.Nc8 Qa7 33.Na7 Bg5+-) 30.Bd4 Qb1 (30...Qa7 31.Ba7 Rf8 32.Bc5+-) 31.Rc7 (31.Rc7 Rf8 32.Be3 Be3 33.Qf6 Qe4 34.Kh2 Qc6 35.Rc6+-) 1–0. Gareev,T (2590) – Wright,N (2110), O2C Doeberl Cup, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.c4 Qa5 6.d4 Nf6 7.Nbd2 Bg4 8.h3 Bf3 9.Qf3 Nc6 10.Bb2 Rb8 (10...Qb6!? 11.Nb3 Qc7=) 11.d5+= Nd8 12.Bd3 g6?? (better 12...Rc8+=) 13.Bf6+- ef6 (13...Rg8 14.Nb3 Qa6 15.c5+-) 14.Qf6 Rg8 15.Qe5 (15.Qe5 Kd7 16.Qb8+-) 1–0. Bazza3 (2435) – rmack (1915), ChessWorld.net, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.c4 Qa5 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.0-0 (8.Nbd2 A) 8...Nc6 9.d5 (9.h3 Bf3 10.Nf3 e6 11.0-0 Rd8 12.Be3 Be7 13.Re1 0-0 14.Qb3+=) 9...Nd4 10.h3 Nf3 11.Nf3 Bf3 12.Qf3 b3 13.Bd2 Qa3 14.0-0=; B) 8...e6 9.h3 (9.0-0 Nc6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.Re1 Be7 13.Qe2 Rd8 14.Bb2-/+) 9...Bh5 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.Qe2 Be7 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bg6 hg6 14.g5+=; C) 8...Nbd7 9.h3 (9.0-0 e6 10.Re1 Rd8 11.h3 Bh5 12.c5 Qc7 13.Ne4 b6 14.Nf6+=) 9...Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Bg6 hg6 12.g5 Nh5 13.Qe2 Rc8 14.c5+=) 8...e6 (8...Nc6 9.Bb2 e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nbd2 Rd8 12.Re1 Be7 13.Qb3 0-0 14.Re3+=) 9.h3 (9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bb2 Rd8 12.Re1 Be7 13.Qb3 0-0 14.a4+=) 9...Bh5 (9...Bf3 10.Qf3 Nc6 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Nd2 Rd8 13.d5 ed5 14.Nb3+=) 10.Nbd2 (10.Re1 Be7 11.Nbd2 Nc6 12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Qe2 Rd8 14.Bb2-/+) 10...Be7 11.Re1 Nc6 12.Bb2 (12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Qe2 Rd8 14.Bb2-/+) 12...0-0 (12...Rd8 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.Rb1-/+) 13.Qc2 (13.Nb3 Qd8 14.g4+=) 13...Bg6 (13...Rfd8 14.Qb3-/+) 14.Ne5 (14.Bg6+=) 14...Bd3 15.Qd3 Rad8 16.Ndf3 Nd7 17.Ng4 Qh5 18.Rad1 Rfe8 19.Qc2 Nb6 20.Re2 f5 21.Ne3 Bf6 22.d5 ed5 23.Bf6 gf6 24.cd5 Ne5 25.Ne5 Re5 26.Red2 Rd7 27.Rd4 1–0. Sipila,Vilka (2315) – Blomqvist,Erik (2475), Stockholm SWE, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

5.c4 Qd6 6.d4 Bg4 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Be3 e6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.h3 Bh5 12.Nb3 (12.c5 Qc7-/+) 12...0-0-/+ 13.Qd2 a5 (13...Ne4 14.Qb2-/+) 14.Bf4 Qd7 15.g4 Bg6 16.Rad1 (16.Ne5 Ne5 17.de5 Qd2 18.Nd2 Ne4-/+) 16...a4 17.Nc1 (17.Ne5!? Qd8 18.Ng6 fg6 19.Nc1=+) 17...Ne4-+ 18.Qe3 Nc3 19.Rd2 Rfd8 20.h4 (20.Bd3 Bd3 21.Qd3 Bf6-+) 20...h6 (20...Nb1 21.Rdd1 Bc2 22.Rde1-+) 21.h5 Bh7 22.Bd3 Bd3 23.Rd3 Bf6 (23...b5 24.cb5 Nb5 25.Ne5-+) 24.a3 (24.g5 hg5 (24...Bd4?! 25.Nd4 Nd4 26.Be5 Nce2 27.Kh2=) 25.Bg5 Qe7-+) 24...Nd4 (24...e5 25.Ne5 Be5 26.de5 Qg4 27.Qg3 Qh5 28.ab4 Rd3 29.Qd3 Qg4 30.Qg3 Qg3 31.fg3-+) 25.ab4? (25.Ne5 Qd6 26.Re1 Nce2 27.Re2 Ne2 28.Qe2 Qe7 29.ab4 Be5 30.Be5 Qb4-/+) 25...Nf3 (better 25...Nce2! 26.Kh1 Nf4 27.Qf4-+) 26.Qf3 Qc6 27.Rc3 Bc3 28.Qc3 Qe4 29.Bg3 (29.Qg3 Rd4 30.Be5 Rc4-+) 29...Qg4 30.Qe5? (30.c5-+) 30...Qc4 31.Re1 (31.Qe1 a3 32.Ne2 Qb5-+) 31...Qb4 32.Kh2 (32.Na2 Qa5-+) 32...a3 (32...Ra5 33.Qe2-+) 33.Re4 (33.Na2 Qb2 34.Re2 Rd2 35.Rd2 Qd2-+) 33...Qa5 (better 33...Qb2 34.Ne2 Qe5 35.Be5-+ (worse 35.Re5 a2-+)) 34.Qa1 (34.Rg4 Qe5 35.Be5-+) 34...Qh5 (better 34...Rd1!? 35.Qe5 Qe5 36.Be5 (36.Re5?? Rc1 37.Re2 a2-+) 36...Rc1 37.Rg4-+) 35.Rh4 Qg5 (better 35...Qb5 36.Qe5 Rd5-+) 36.Kh3 (36.Na2-+) 36...Rd1 37.Rc4 (37.Rg4 Qh5 38.Bh4 Rh1 39.Kg2 Qg4 40.Kh1 Qh4 41.Kg2 Qg4 42.Kf1 Rd8-+) 37...b5 (37...Qh5 38.Rh4 Qf3 39.Qg7 Kg7 40.Rg4 Kh8 41.Rg8 Rg8 42.Kh4 Qg4) 38.Rc2 (38.Rg4 Qh5 39.Bh4 Rh1 40.Kg2 Qg4 41.Kh1 Qh4 42.Kg2 Qg4 43.Kh2 Ra4-+) 38...b4 (38...Qh5 39.Bh4 Qf3 40.Kh2 Rh1) 39.Qb1 (39.Qe5 f5 40.Qe6 Kh8 41.Kg2 Rc1 42.Rc1 Qc1 43.Qf5 Qc6 44.Kh2-+) 39...Qf5 (39...Qh5 40.Bh4 Qf3 41.Kh2 Rh1) 40.Kh2 Qe4 (40...Qf3 41.Rc8 Rc8 42.Qh7 Kh7 43.Nb3 Qh1) 41.Kh3 (41.Rc8 Rc8 42.Qe4 Rdc1 43.Qb4-+) 41...Rh1 42.Bh2 Qf3 (42...Qf3 43.Kh4 Rh2) 0-1. Postny,E (2600) - Vega,Isaac (1735), PNWCC Online Blitz JP, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.Nc3 Qd8 7.d4 Nf6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Rb1 Nc6 10.d5 Nb8 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.0-0 g6 13.Re1 Bg7 14.Ba3 Ng8 15.Ne4 (better 15.Nb5 Bf6 16.Nd6 Kf8 17.Rb7+-) 15...Nf6?? (better 15...b6+-) 16.Be7! Qd5 (16...Qe7 17.Nd6 Double attack (17.Nd6 Decoy); 16...Ke7 17.Nc5 Double attack) 17.Nf6 (17.Nf6 Bf6 18.Bf6 Kf8 19.Qd5 Nc6 20.Rb7 Ne7 21.Rbe7 Re8 22.Re8) 1–0. Bazza3 (2610) – bobby fissure (2080), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3)

6.Nc3 Qd8 7.d4 Nf6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Rb1 g6 10.0-0 (10.Bd7 Nbd7 11.Rb7 Bg7+=) 10...Bg7 (10...Bb5 11.Rb5 b6 12.Ne5=) 11.Bd7+= Qd7 12.Ne5 Qc7 (12...Qc8 13.Qb3 0-0 14.Qb7 Nbd7+-) 13.Qf3 (better 13.Qb3!? 0-0 14.Qb7 Qb7 15.Rb7+-) 13...Nc6= 14.Nd5 Ne5?? (better 14...Qc8 15.Re1 Nd4 16.Nf6 Bf6=) 15.Nc7+- (15.Nc7 Kd8 16.de5 (16.Na8?! Nf3 17.gf3 b6+-) 16...Ne8 17.Rd1 Nd6 18.ed6 e5 19.Qf7 Kc8 20.Ne6 e4 21.Qb7) 1–0. Bazza3 (2580) – bobby fissure (2120), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3)

7.Rb1 e6 8.Rb5 Qc7 9.Rb3 a6 10.a4 (10.d4 Nc6 11.Qc2 Nf6-/+) 10...Nf6-/+ 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.Ne4 b6 13.Rc3 Qb8 (13...Qd8 14.0-0-/+) 14.0-0 Bb7 15.Re1 Bb4 16.Ba3? (16.Rc4 Be7-/+) 16...Ba3 (16...Ne4!? 17.Bb4 Nc3 18.dc3-+) 17.Ra3-/+ 0-0 18.Rc3 Ne4 19.Re4? (better 19.Be4 Be4 20.Re4-/+) 19...Be4-+ 20.Be4 Nf6 (better 20...Ra7!?-+) 21.Ba8-/+ Qa8 22.Qc2 g6 23.Ng5 (23.Ne5 Nd5 24.Rc4 Qd8-/+) 23...Qd5 (23...Nd5 24.Rc4-/+) 24.h4 (24.Nf3 b5-/+) 24...Rd8 25.Rc8 Kg7 26.Qc7 (26.Rd8 Qd8 27.Qc3 Kg8-/+) 26...Rd7 (better 26...Rc8 27.Qf7 Kh6 28.Qf6 Qf5-+) 27.Qb8? (better 27.Qb6 Qd2 28.Qc5-/+) 27...Qd2-+ 28.Nf3 Qd1 29.Kh2 Qd6 (better 29...Qa4 30.Qe5 Rd5-+) 30.Ne5?? (30.Qd6 Rd6 31.Ra8-+) 30...Ng4 31.Kh3 Qb8 (better 31...Ne5!? 32.Qd6 Rd6 33.g3-+) 32.Rb8 Ne5 33.Rb6 a5 34.Rb5 Rd5 35.Rb1 (35.g4 Rb5 36.ab5 a4-+) 35...Nd3 36.Kg3 Nc5 37.Ra1 Rd4 38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Kf3 Ra4 40.Rc2 Nd6 41.Rc5 (41.Rd2 Ra3 42.Ke2 Nf5-+) 41...Kf6 (41...Ra3 42.Ke2-+) 42.g4 h6 43.g5 Kg7 44.Rc7 (44.gh6 Kh6 45.Ke2 Nf5-+) 44...Rh4 45.gh6 Rh6 46.Ke3 Rh3 47.f3 (47.Kf4 a4-+) 47...Rh5 (47...Nf5 48.Ke4-+) 48.Ra7 Rd5 49.Ra6 (49.Ra8 e5-+) 49...g5 50.Ra8 (50.Kf2 f5-+) 50...f5 51.Ra7 Kf6 52.Ra8 Ke5 53.Rg8 (53.Ra6 Nc4 54.Kf2 Kf4-+) 53...Nc4 54.Kf2 Kf4 Black plans g4 55.Ke1 (55.Rc8 Rd2 56.Ke1 Rc2-+) 55...a4 (better 55...Ne5 56.Ke2 Nf3 57.Rc8-+) 56.Ra8 a3 (56...Kf3 57.Ra4 Ne3 58.Rd4 Nc2 59.Kd2 Nd4 60.Kd3 g4 61.Kd2 Rc5 62.Kd3 e5 63.Kd2 Nb3 64.Ke1 Rc1) 57.Ra4 Rd4 58.Kf2 g4 59.fg4 fg4 (59...fg4 60.Ra7 g3 61.Ke1 Re4 62.Kd1 g2 63.Rf7 Ke5 64.Rf3 g1Q 65.Kc2 Qg2 66.Rf2 Qf2 67.Kb3 Qb2 68.Ka4 Nd6 69.Ka5 Qb5) 0-1. Goldner,John (1680) - Turcotte,Jonathan (1940), Quebec Open (3), 2022. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

7.Qb3 Nc6 8.d4 (8.Bb5 Nf6=) 8...e6 9.Bb5 Bb4 10.Bd2 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0 12.a3 Bc3 13.Bc3 Qb6 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 14.Qa4 Nd5 15.Bd2 Bd7 16.Rab1 Qc7 17.Qc2 Rac8 18.Qe4 Nce7 (18...Qd6 19.Bc4=+) 19.Bd3 Ng6 20.Rfc1 Bc6 21.Qg4 (21.Ne5 f5 22.Qe1 Ne5 23.Qe5 Qe5 24.de5 Rfd8=+) 21...Nf6 22.Qg5 Qd8 23.Be3 (23.Bb4 Re8-/+) 23...Bf3 24.gf3 Rc1 25.Rc1 Nd5 26.Qg3 (26.Qd8 Rd8 27.Bd2 Ngf4-/+) 26...Qd7 (26...Qa5 27.Be4 Qa3 28.Bd5 ed5 29.Rc5-+) 27.Bd2 (better 27.Bg5!?-/+) 27...Qa4-+ 28.Bg6 hg6 (28...fg6?! 29.Qd6 Re8 30.Be3-+) 29.Qd6 Ra8 (29...Qd4 30.Bg5 Ra8 31.Qd7-+) 30.Bb4 (30.Be3 Qb3 31.Re1 a5-+) 30...Qe8 (30...a5!? 31.Bc3-+) 31.Bd2 Rc8 32.Rb1 (32.Rc8 Qc8 33.Kg2 b6-+) 32...b6 (32...Qa4 33.Be3-+) 33.Qe5? (better 33.Rc1-+) 33...Qa4 34.Bb4 (34.Ra1 Qb3-+) 34...a5 35.Bd6 Qc6 36.Qg3 (36.h4 Rd8 37.Bb8 Qc2-+) 36...g5! 37.Bb8 (37.Qg5 Qd6 Deflection) 37...f6 38.Re1 Kf7 39.h3 Ne7 (39...Ne7 40.Qd6 Qd6 41.Bd6 Nf5-+) 0–1. Martinez Fernandez,R (2175) – Candela Perez,J (2350), ch–Madrid Final, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3)

7.Qb3 Nf6 8.Bb5 Nbd7 9.d4 Ne4 10.Bb2 Nd6 11.0-0 a6 12.Bd7 Bd7 13.Ne5 0-0-0 (better 13...Bf5=+) 14.Ba3+- Be8 (better 14...e6 15.Bc5 Nb5+-) 15.Bb4 Qb6 16.Nd5 Qd4 17.Rfc1?? (better 17.Qc2 Nc4 18.Nc4+-) 17...Kb8+- 18.Bc5 Qa4 (18...Qe5 19.Qb6 Nc8 20.Qd8 Bc6+-) 19.Qb6 (19.Qb6 Qd1 20.Rd1 Nc8 21.Qd8 b6 22.Qc7 Ka8 23.Qc8 Ka7 24.Bb6) 1–0. Bazza3 (2600) – mizuzul (2180), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5 5.c4 bc3 6.Nc3 Qa5)

7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Rb1 Nc6 9.0-0 e6 10.Qb3 Nf6 11.d4 a6 12.Bc6 Bc6 13.Ne5 Be7 14.Nc6 bc6 15.Qc4 0-0 16.Rb7 Bd6 17.h3 c5 18.d5 Be5 19.Ne4 ed5 20.Nf6 Bf6 21.Qd5 Rad8 22.Qb3 Bd4 23.Bg5 Rc8 24.Be7 Rfe8 25.Bd6 Re6 26.Bc7 Qd2 27.Rb8 Ree8 28.Rc8 Rc8 29.Qb7 Re8 30.Qa6 Qe2 31.Qc6 c4 32.Qd5 Qd3 33.Qb5 Qe4 34.a4 c3 35.a5 c2 36.Bb6 Bb6 37.ab6= h5 38.Rc1 Qe1 39.Kh2 Qc1 40.Qe8 Kh7 41.Qf7 Qg5 42.b7 Qb5 43.Qc7 Qb7 44.Qc2 Kh6 45.Qf5 Qc7 46.f4 g6 47.Qe5 Qd8 48.Kg3 Kh7 49.Qe4 Qc7 50.Kf2 Qc5 51.Qe3 Qc2 52.Kg1 Qc7 53.g4 hg4 54.hg4 Qd7 55.g5 Qd1 56.Kf2 Qc2 57.Kg3 Qc7 58.Qe6 Qb7 59.Kf2 Qa7 60.Ke2 Qc7 61.Kf3 Qc3 62.Qe3 Qc6 63.Ke2 Qc2 64.Qd2 Qe4 65.Kf2 Qb7 66.Qd4 Qe7 67.Qe5 Qa7 68.Kf3 Qb7 69.Ke3 Qb3 70.Kd4 Qb2 71.Kd5 Qb5 72.Kd6 Qa6?? 73.Ke7 Qb7+= 74.Kd6 Qa6 75.Kd7 Qa4 76.Ke6?? Qe8 77.Kd6 Qd8 78.Kc6 Qa8 79.Kb6 Qa4?? 80.Qc7 Kg8?? 81.Kc5 Qe4?? 82.Qd8+- Kh7 83.Qd7 Kg8 84.Qd5 (84.Qd5 Qd5 85.Kd5+-) 1–0. Fernandez,Dan SIN (2230) – Phadke,So1 (2210), Commonwealth Open, Singapore SIN, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Rb1 Nc6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qb3 e6 11.d4 a6 12.Bd3 Bd6 13.Bd2 Qh5 14.Qb6 (14.Rfe1!?=) 14...0-0=+ 15.Rfe1 (15.Qb7?? Rfb8 16.h3 Rb7 17.Rb7 Ra7 18.Ra7 Na7 19.Ba6 Qg6-+) 15...Nd5 (15...Rab8 16.h3=+) 16.Qb7 (16.Nd5 Qd5 17.Be4 Qa2+=) 16...Ra7=+ 17.Qb2 Rb8 18.Qc1 Ncb4 19.Nd5 ed5?? (better 19...Nd3 20.Rb8 Bb8=) 20.Rb4 (20.Bb4 Rb4 (20...Bb4?? 21.Rb4 Rd8 22.Ne5+-) 21.Rb4 Bb4+-) 20...Rb4 (20...Bb4 21.Bb4 f6+- (21...Rb4?? 22.Qc8 Bc8 23.Re8)) 21.Qc8! Bf8 (21...Bc8 22.Re8 Double attack (22.Re8 Decoy)) 22.Bb4 Bc8 23.Re8 g5 24.Rf8 Kg7 25.Rc8 f6 26.Bf8 Kf7 27.Bc5 Rb7 28.h3 g4 29.hg4 (29.Rh8 Ke6 30.hg4 Qg4+-) 29...Qg4 30.Rh8 Ke6 (30...Rb2 31.Rh7 Kg8 32.a3+-) 31.Ra8 h5 32.Ra6 Kf7 33.Ra8 h4 (33...Kg7 34.Bf8 Kg8 35.Bd6 Kg7 36.Bg3+-) 34.Rh8 Qf4?? (34...Rb2 35.Rh4 Qc8 36.Rh7 Kg8+-) 35.Rh7 Ke6 (35...Kg8 36.Rb7 h3+-) 36.Rb7 Qc1 37.Bf1 1–0. Bach,Matthias – Ditmas,Hugh, VMCG Schachfestival Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Rb1 Nc6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qe2 a6 11.Bd3 b5 12.Bb2 e6 13.Rfc1 Ba3 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.Ba3 (15.Bg7!? Rg8 16.Nf6 Nf6 17.Bf6 Bc1 18.Rc1+=) 15...Qa3=+ 16.Nc5 Rc8 (worse 16...Qa2 17.Be4 Nce7 18.Ne5+-) 17.Nd7 (17.Be4 A) 17...Qa2? 18.Ra1 Nd4 19.Qe1+- (19.Ra2?? Ne2 20.Kf1 Nc1-+; worse 19.Nd4 Rc5 20.Qe1 Rc1 21.Qc1 Qc4 22.Qc4 bc4-/+); B) 17...Nd4 18.Nd4 Rc5 19.Rc5 Qc5-/+) 17...Kd7 18.Re1 Rhd8 (18...Nf4 19.Qe3 Nd3 20.Rb3 Qb3 21.ab3 Ne1 22.Qe1-/+) 19.Bh7=+ g6 (19...Qa2?! 20.Ra1 Qb2 21.Be4=) 20.h4 (20.Ng5 Qe7 21.h4 Nd4-/+) 20...Ke7 (20...Qd6 21.a4 Nf4 22.Qf1=+) 21.Ng5 Qd6 (worse 21...Qa2 22.Bg6 Nd4 23.Qe4+-) 22.Qf3 Nf6 0–1. Back_Rank_Amateur (2485) – Bazza3 (2600), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Rb1 Nc6 9.Ba4 Rb8 10.Rb5 Qd8 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Ra5 Qa5 13.Bd7 Kd7 14.Nb5 (better is 14.Qf7!? Nh6 15.Qf4-/+) 14...e6-+ 15.Ne5 Ke8 16.Qc4 Bb4 (16...Nh6 17.Nc7 Ke7=) 17.a3= a6 18.ab4 ab5 (18...Qb5?? 19.Qc7 Nf6 20.Nf7+-) 19.Qc5 (worse is 19.ba5 bc4 20.Nc4 Ne7-/+) 19...Qd8 20.Qb5 Ke7 21.Qc5 Ke8 22.0-0 (22.Qb5!? Ke7 23.Qc5 Ke8 24.Qb5=) 22...Ne7 23.Qb5 Nc6 24.Bb2 Qd5 25.Qd5 ed5 26.Re1 Ne7 27.Bd4 f6 28.Bc5 fe5 29.Re5 Kd8 30.Be7 Kd7 31.Bg5 Kc6 32.Be3 Rbe8 33.b5 Kd6 34.Rg5 g6 35.g3 Re4 36.Bf4 Kc5 37.Be3 Kb5 38.Rd5 Ka4 39.Rd7 b5 40.d3 Ree8 41.Bd4 Re1 42.Kg2 Rc8 43.Rh7 Rd1 44.Ra7 Kb3 45.Be5 Rd3 46.Ra6 Rg8 47.Rb6 Kc4 48.Rc6 Kd5 49.Rd6 Ke4 (worse is 49...Ke5 50.Rd3 b4 51.f4 Ke6 52.Kf3=) 50.Re6 b4 51.Bg7 Kd5 52.Rg6 b3 53.h4 Rd2 54.Rg5 Ke6 55.Re5 Kd6 56.Rb5 Rg7 57.Rb6 Kc5 58.Rb3 Rf7 0–1. Scherer,Andreas (2430) – Traut,Gerhard (2345), RSS7E pro–137, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

7.Bb5 Nd7 8.0-0 Ngf6 9.Qb3 e6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Ng5 0-0 12.Ne6 Nc5 13.Nc5 Bc5 14.h3 Be6 15.Qa4 Qb6 16.Qf4 Rad8 17.Rb1 Rd4 18.Qf3 Qd6 19.d3 Bb4 20.Ne4 Ne4 21.Re4 Re4 22.Qe4 Bc5 23.Bf4 Qd5 24.Qd5 Bd5 25.Rc1 Bb6 26.a4 h6 27.Be3 Rd8 28.Bb6 ab6 29.Rc7 g5 30.g3 Kg7 31.Kf1 Rd6 32.Ke2 Bg2 33.Bc4 Rf6 34.h4 gh4 35.gh4 Bf3 36.Ke3 Bc6 37.f4 Ba4 38.Rb7 Kg6 39.d4 Kh5 40.Bf7 Kh4 41.d5 Bd1 42.Be6 Bg4 43.Rf7 Rg6 44.f5 Rg8 45.Rh7 Ra8 46.Rh6 Kg5 47.Rg6 Kh5 48.Kf4 Ra4 49.Ke5 b5 50.Rg8 1–0. Sipila,V (2315) – Cramling,P (2495), XLI Rilton Cup, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.a3 e5 7.Bb2 (7.Ne5? Qd4 8.Qa4 Nd7 9.ab4 Qe5 10.Be2 Bb4-+) 7...e4 8.Ne5 ba3 9.Na3 Nf6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb3 Nc6 12.Be2 (12.Qb7? Rb8 13.Qa6 Rb2 14.Nc6 Bc8 15.Nd8 Ba6-+) 12...Bc5 13.Qg3 (13.Qb7?? Rb8 14.Qd7 Nd7 15.Nc6 Qb6 (15...Rb2?! 16.Nd8 Kd8 17.Nb5=) 16.Bg7 Bf2 (16...Qc6?! 17.Bh8 f6 18.Bg7-+) 17.Kf1 Bh4-+ (worse is 17...Qc6 18.Bh8 Bc5 19.Nc2-+)) 13...Ne5 14.Be5 0-0 15.0-0 Re8 16.d4?? (better is 16.Rfb1-/+) 16...ed3!-+ 17.Bd3 (17.Bd3 Nh5 Combination; 17.Qd3 Re5 Deflection) 17...Nh5 18.Bh7 Kh7 19.Qc3 (19.Qd3 Kg8 20.Bb2 Nf4-+) 19...Qg5 (19...Qg5 20.Qd3 Bf5-+) 0–1. Hrabinska,M (2270) – Krzyzanowski,M (2425), Najdorf Mem Open A, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

6.d4 e6 7.a3 Nf6 8.Bd3 (8.Be2 Nc6=) 8...Nc6=+ 9.Bb2 ba3 10.Na3 Bb4 11.Kf1 Be7 12.Nc2 0-0 13.g4 (13.Bc3 Qc7=+) 13...b6 (13...Ng4!? 14.Kg2 g6-/+) 14.Rg1=+ Bb7 (14...Qc7 15.g5 Nh5 16.Ne3=+) 15.Rg3 (15.g5 Nh5=+) 15...Nb4 (15...g6 16.Kg1-/+) 16.Nb4=+ Bb4 17.Qe2 Re8 (17...b5 18.c5 Qd5 19.Bb5=+) 18.Ne5= g6 19.Qe3 (19.Rh3 Qe7=) 19...Bf8 (better 19...Nd7!?-/+) 20.Qf4+= Bg7? (better 20...Bd6+=) 21.g5+- Nh5?? (21...Qe7 22.gf6 Qf6+-) 22.Qf7 Kh8 23.d5 (23.d5 Qe7 24.Ng6 hg6 25.Bg7 Ng7 26.Qg6+-; 23.Qb7?! Ng3 24.hg3 Be5+=) 1-0. Rahul Kumar,P (2145) - Stachanczyk,J (2160), Przepiorka Mem, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.d4 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 0-0 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.Re1 b6 13.d5 (13.Nc2!?=+) 13...ed5-/+ 14.cd5 Nd5 (14...Nb4 15.Nb5 Nd3 16.Qd3 Nd5 17.Na7-/+) 15.Bh7 Kh7 16.Qc2 Kg8 17.Qc6 Be6 (17...Rb8 18.Rad1 Bb7 19.Qa4=+) 18.Re6 Rc8 (18...fe6? 19.Qe6 Kh7 20.Rd1+-) 19.Qa4? (better 19.Qd5! Qd5 20.Re7=+) 19...fe6-+ 20.Qg4 Bf6 (20...Rf7 21.Nc4 Bc5 22.Re1-+) 21.Qe6-/+ Rf7 22.Bf6 gf6 (22...Nf6?! 23.Ne5 Qe8 24.Qf7 Qf7 25.Nf7 Kf7 26.Nb5=) 23.Qg4 Rg7 24.Qe6 Kf8 25.Rd1 (better 25.Qe4!?-+) 25...Qd7 26.Qe4 (26.Qd7 Rd7 27.Nb5 Ne3-+) 26...Nc3 27.Qb4 Qe7 28.Rd6 (28.Qe7 Re7 29.Ra1-+) 28…Ne4 0-1. Rostomyan,Mikayel (2220) - Wang,Isaac (2125), Titled Tue (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.d4 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 Nc6 10.Bb2 0-0 11.Re1 b6 12.Ne5 Bb7 (12...Nd4? 13.Bd4 Bb7 14.ab4 Bb4 15.Nc3+-) 13.Nc6 Bc6 14.ab4 Bb4 15.Re3 g6 16.Na3 Re8 17.Nc2 Bf8 18.Qe2 Bg7 (18...a5 19.Qe1-/+) 19.Nb4+= Bb7 20.Bc2 Qc7 21.Bb3 Nh5 22.g3 Red8 23.Rd3 White plans d5 23...a5 24.Nc2 Bc6 25.Na3 Qb7 (25...a4!? 26.Bc2 Qe7-/+) 26.d5+= ed5 27.cd5 Be8 (27...Bd5?! 28.Rad1 Qa6 29.Bc4= (29.Bd5? Rd5 30.Bg7 Rad8 31.Rd5 Qe2 32.Rd8 Kg7-+)) 28.Bg7 Ng7 29.Qd2 b5 30.d6 Bc6 31.Bd5 Rd6 32.Bc6 Rc6 33.Rd8 Ne8 34.Ra8 Qa8 35.Nb5 a4 (35...Rc5 36.Nc3-/+ (36.Ra5?? Qc6 37.Ra1 Qb5-+; 36.Qa5?? Rc1 37.Rc1 Qa5-+)) 36.Qd4? (better is 36.Nc3!?+=) 36...Qa5-/+ 37.Na7 (better is 37.Qd3!?-/+) 37...Rd6?? (better is 37...Ra6 38.Qd7 Nf6 (38...Ra7?! 39.Qe8 Kg7 40.Ra3-+) 39.Qc8 Kg7-+) 38.Qa4= ½–½. Petrekanovic,M (2100) – Smolovic,M (2305), Letnji Open Jezero, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

6.d4 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.Re1 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rad1 (13.d5 Nc5 14.Bf5 g6=) 13...Re8 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.f4 (15.Ndf3 h6 16.Ne4 Be4 17.Be4 Ne4 18.Qe4 Bf6=+) 15...h6 (15...Qc7 16.Nh3-/+) 16.Ngf3=+ a5 17.Ne5 Bd6 18.Ndf3 a4 19.Rf1 b5 (better 19...N8d7!?=+) 20.c5+= Be5 (20...Bc7 21.Bb5 Re7 22.Nc6 Bc6 23.Bc6+=) 21.de5 (21.fe5 N6d7+/-) 21...Nd5 22.Bb5 Rc8 23.f5 (23.Be8 Qe8 24.Rc1 Nf4+=) 23...ef5 (23...Bc6 24.Ba6 Rc7 25.Nd4+=) 24.Ba4 (24.Be8 Qe8 25.Nd4 f4+=) 24...Rc5 (24...Re7 25.Nd4 Qa5 26.Nf5+/-) 25.Be8 Qe8 26.Nd4 f4 27.Nf5 Ne6 28.Nd6 (28.a3 Nc3 29.Bc3 bc3+/-) 28...Qd7 29.Nb7 (29.Bd4 Rc7 30.Rd2+= (worse 30.Nb7 Nd4 31.Rd4 Nc3 32.Rd7 Ne2 33.Kf2 Rd7 34.Ke2 Rb7=)) 29...Qb7= 30.Qe4 (30.Bd4 Nc3 31.Bc3 bc3=) 30...Qc6 (30...Qa7 31.Bd4 Nd4 32.Qd4-/+) 31.Rc1 g5 (31...Qa8 32.Rf2=) 32.Rfd1 (32.a3 b3+/-) 32...Rc1 (32...Ne3 33.Qc6 Rc6 34.Rc6 Nd1 35.Bc1+/-) 33.Rc1 (33.Bc1?! Qc5 34.Kh1 Nc3 35.Qa8 Nf8=+) 33...Qb6 34.Kh1 Ne3? (34...Qa5!?+=) 35.Rc8+/- Kg7 36.Qa8 Kg6 (36...Qb5 37.h3 Qe2 38.Rg8 Kh7 39.Rh8 Kg6 40.Qe4 Kh5 41.Qf3 Qf3 42.gf3=) 37.Rc6 Qb5 38.Qg8 Kh5 39.Qf7 Kh4 40.g3?? (better 40.Rc1 Qd5 41.Rg1 Ng2 42.Rg2-+) 40...fg3 41.hg3 Kg3 42.Rc1 (42.Kg1 Qe2 43.Qf3 Qf3 44.Re6 Qd1) 42…Qd5 (42...Qd5 43.Qf3 Qf3 44.Kg1 Qg2) 0-1. Gareev,T (2605) - Mishra,Abhimanyu (2350), PNWCC Online Blitz JP, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

7.Bb2 g6 (7...e6 8.Bd3=+) 8.a3 (8.Bd3 Na6=) 8...ba3=+ 9.Ra3 Bg7 10.Be2 (10.Bd3 0-0=+) 10...0-0 11.0-0 b6 (11...Bf5 12.Nc3=+) 12.Ne5 (12.Nc3 a6=+) 12...Bb7 13.Bf3 Qc8 14.Nc3 Nbd7 15.Re1 (15.Qe2 Bf3 16.Qf3 Ne5 17.de5 Nd7=+) 15...e6 (15...Rd8 16.Qe2=+) 16.Nb5= Bf3 17.Rf3 (17.Qf3 Ne5 18.de5 Nd7 19.Na7 Qc4=) 17...Ne5 (17...a6 18.Nd6 Qc7 19.Ba3=+) 18.de5 Nd7 (18...Rd8 19.Nd6 Qc6 20.Qc1=) 19.Qd4 (better 19.Qe2=+) 19...Qc6-+ 20.Qh4 Rad8 (20...a6 21.Nd6 Ra7 22.Bd4=+) 21.Rd3 (21.Rh3!? h5 22.Na7=+) 21...a6-/+ 22.Rd6 (22.Nc3 h6-/+) 22...Qa8 23.Nc7? (better 23.Na3!? Ne5 24.Be5 Be5 25.Rb6-/+) 23...Qc8 (23...Qb7 24.Ne6 fe6 25.Re6-+) 24.Rc6 Qb7 25.Ne6 fe6 (25...Qc6?! 26.Nd8 Qa4 27.Qe7 Be5 28.Be5 Ne5 29.Re5 Qd1 30.Re1 Rd8 31.h3-/+) 26.Re6 Rde8 (26...Nc5 27.Re7 Rd7 28.Rd7 Qd7 29.Qd4-+) 27.Re7 Re7 28.Qe7 Nc5 29.Qd6 (29.Qb7 Nb7 30.Bd4 Na5-+) 29...Qf7 30.Bd4 (30.Rf1 Qc4 31.Qb6 Nd3-+) 30...Qc4 31.h3 Re8 32.Re3 (32.Bc5 Qc5 33.Qc5 bc5-+) 32...Bf8 33.Qc6 (33.Rc3 Bd6 34.Rc4 Be5 35.Bc5 bc5 36.Rc5-+) 33...Re6 (33...Qd4?! 34.Qe8 Qa4 35.Qc8-/+) 34.Qc8 Qd4 35.Rf3 (35.Qc7 Ne4 36.Qc8 Re5 37.Qa6 Nf2 38.Qa2 Kg7 39.Re5 Ng4 40.Kf1 Qd1 41.Re1 Nh2 42.Kg1 Qe1 43.Kh2 Bc5 44.Qa7 Kh6 45.Qa1 Bd6 46.Qe5 Be5 47.g3 Qg3 48.Kh1 Qh2) 35...Qa1 (35...Qa1 36.Kh2 Qe5 37.g3 Rf6 38.Rf6 Qf6-+) 0–1. Gareev,Timur (2605) – Vorontsov,Pavlo (2535), 53. American Open, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Nbd2 Bf5 8.Qa4 Qd7 9.Qb4 e5 10.Qb5 Qb5 11.cb5 e4 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Bb2 Nd5 14.a3 Rc8 (14...Rd8 15.Ndc4=+) 15.Rc1 Rc1 16.Bc1 Ne5 17.de5 Be7 18.Bc4 Nb6 19.Bb3 0-0 20.Ke2 Rd8 21.Rd1 Kf8 (21...Rd3 22.h3=) 22.f3 ef3 23.Nf3 (worse 23.Kf3 Rd3 24.Kf4 Bg6-/+) 23...Rc8 24.Bd2 h6 25.a4 Nd7 26.Be3 Nc5 27.Bc5 Bc5 28.Rc1 b6 29.h3 Rd8 30.Bc4 Ba3 31.Rc3 Bb4 32.Rb3 Be7 33.Bd3 Be6 34.Rc3 Bc5 35.Bc2 Bc8 36.Be4 Ke8 37.Rd3 (37.a5 Bd7 38.Bd3 Bb4=) 37...Be6 38.Rd8 Kd8 39.Kd2 Bb3 40.Bc2 Bd5 41.Kc3 Ke7 42.Bf5 (42.Bb3 Ke6=) 42...Bf2 43.Bd3 f6 (43...Ke6 44.Bc4=+) 44.Bc4 Ba8 45.ef6 Kf6 46.Kd3 (46.Bd3 g5=) 46...Bc5 47.Ke2 Kf5 48.g3 Bb7 49.Bd3 Kf6 50.h4 Bc8 ½–½. Bazza3 (2605) – juliangon (2690), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Nbd2 Bf5 8.Qa4 Qd7 9.Qb4 e5 10.Qb5 Qb5 11.cb5 e4 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Nec4 Be6 14.a3 Rc8 15.g3 Be7 16.Ne3 Bd8 17.Bg2 Ba5 18.Bb2 Nb6 19.Rc1 0-0 (19...Rc1 20.Bc1 Nbd5 21.0-0=) 20.Ke2= Bd7 21.Ne4 (21.Rc8 Bb5 22.Kd1 Rc8 23.Ne4 Ne4 24.Be4 Na4-/+) 21...Bb5 22.Kd1 Ne4 (22...Rc1 23.Bc1 Ne4 24.Be4=) 23.Be4 Nc4 24.Nc4 Bc4 25.a4 (25.Bb7!? Rc7 26.Be4=) 25...Rfe8=+ 26.f3 b5 (26...Bb3 27.Ke2=+) 27.ab5= Bb3 28.Ke2 Rc1 29.Rc1 (worse 29.Bc1 f5-+) 29...f5 30.Bc3 (30.Kd3 fe4 31.fe4 Ba4-/+) 30...Bb6 (30...Bc3!? 31.Rc3 Ba4-/+) 31.Kd3= fe4 32.fe4 Ba4 33.Rb1 Rf8 34.Ke3 Kf7 35.Kd3 Kg6 36.Ke3 Rc8 (36...Rb8 37.Rb4 Bb5 38.Rb5 Bd4 39.Bd4 Rb5 40.Ba7=+) 37.Kd2 Rf8 38.Ke3 Rf7 39.h3 h5 40.h4 Rf6 41.Bd2 Kf7 42.Bc3 (42.Rb2 Bd1 43.Kd3 Rf3 44.Kc4 Rg3-+) 42...Rg6-+ 43.Be1 Rd6 (43...Re6 44.Rb2-/+) 44.Bc3=+ Rg6 45.Be1 Bc2 (45...Re6 46.Rb2-/+) 46.Rc1 Bb3 47.Rb1 Bc4 48.Rb4 Bf1 49.Rb1 (49.Rb2 Ke8-+) 49…Rg4 0–1. Bazza3 (2490) – juliangon (2670), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

7.Bd3 g6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.a3 b3 (better 9...Nc6!? 10.Bb2 Ng4=) 10.Qb3 (10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 Nh5+=) 10...0-0+= 11.Be3 (11.Nbd2 Nh5 12.Bb2 Nf4=) 11...Nc6= 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.d5 Bf3 14.gf3 Ne5 15.Be2 b6 16.Ne4 (16.Nb5 Qd7=) 16...Ne8 (16...Qd7 17.Ng3=) 17.Rac1 White intends c5 17...Nd6 18.Rfd1 (18.c5 bc5 19.Nc5 Rb8=) 18...Nf5 (18...Qd7 19.Re1=+) 19.f4 Nd7 20.c5 bc5 21.Nc5 Nc5 22.Bc5 Rb8 23.Qa4 Rb2 (23...Rb7=) 24.Rc2 (better 24.Bg4!?+=) 24...Rc2-/+ 25.Qc2 Qc7 26.Rd2? (better 26.Qc4!?-/+) 26...Rc8 (better 26...Qf4!? 27.Qd3 Be5 28.Kf1-+) 27.Ba6 Nd4 (27...Qc5? 28.Bc8 Qc2 29.Rc2+-) 28.Bd4 (28.Qd1!? Qc5 29.Bc8 Qc8 30.Rd4 Bd4 31.Qd4 Qc1 32.Kg2 Qa3 33.f5 gf5 34.h4-+) 28...Qc2 29.Rc2 Rc2 30.Ba7 Ra2 31.Bc5 Bb2 32.Be7 Ba3 33.Ba3 (33.Bh4 Bd6 34.Bb5 Bf4-+) 33...Ra3 34.Bb7 Kf8 35.Kg2 Ke7 36.f3 Kd6 37.Bc6 Rd3 38.Kg3 Ke7 39.f5 (39.h4 f5-+) 39...gf5 40.Kf4 Kf6 41.h3 Rd4 42.Kg3 (42.Ke3 Ke5 43.f4 Rf4-+) 42...f4 43.Kg4 (43.Kf2 Rd2 44.Kf1 Ke5-+) 43...Ke5 44.Be8 (44.h4-+) 44...f5 45.Kg5 Rd5 46.Bh5 (46.Bc6 Rd6 47.Bb7 Rg6 48.Kh5 Rb6-+) 46...Rd3 (46...Rd8 47.h4 Rd6 48.Be8-+) 47.Kh6 (47.h4 Rd6 48.Be8 h6 49.Kh5 Rd3-+) 47...Rd1 48.Kh7 (48.Be8 Rh1 49.h4 Rh4 50.Kg7-+) 48...Rh1 49.Kg6 (49.Be8 Rh3 50.Kg6 Rf3 51.Bc6 Rg3 52.Kf7-+) 49...Rh3 50.Kg5 Rg3 51.Kh6 (51.Kh4 Kf6 52.Be8 Rg8 53.Bh5 Rh8 54.Kh3 Rh5 55.Kg2 Ke5 56.Kg1 Kd4 57.Kf2 Rh2 58.Ke1 Kd3 59.Kf1 Ke3 60.Kg1 Rh7 61.Kg2 Rh6 62.Kf1 Rg6 63.Ke1 Rg1) 51...Rh3 (51...Kf6 52.Kh7 Rh3 53.Kh6 Rh1 54.Kh7 Rh5 55.Kg8 Rh1 56.Kf8 Rh8) 52.Kg5 Rh5! 53.Kh5 Kd4 54.Kg5 Ke3 55.Kf5 Kf3 56.Kg5 Kg3 57.Kf5 f3 0-1. Valtiner,Adamo (2015) - Horcajuelo Rocamora,Martin (2260), Titled Tue (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

7.Be2 e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 Be7 (9...b6 10.Bb2=) 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Ne5 Nd7 13.f4 f6 14.Ng4 Nc6 15.Kh1 (15.Be3 Nb6=) 15...f5 16.Ne3 Bf6 17.Nc2 a6 (17...Nc5 18.Ba3 Nb3 A) worse is 19.Bf8 Na1 (19...Qf8?! 20.Rb1 Ncd4 21.Nd4 Nd4 22.Nb5=) 20.Qa1 Qf8-/+; B) 19.Rb1 Ncd4 20.Bf8 Kf8 21.Nd4 Nd4 22.Bf3=) 18.Ra3 Kh8 (18...Re8 19.Rf3=) 19.Be3 b6 20.Nb5 (20.Qb1 Bb7=) 20...Rb8 (20...Be7 21.Ra4 Nf6+=) 21.Nd6 (better is 21.d5!? Ne7 22.Nd6=) 21...Be7-/+ 22.c5 (22.d5 ed5 (worse is 22...Bd6 23.dc6 Ba3 24.Na3+=) 23.Qd5 Nf6 24.Qc6 Bd6-/+) 22...Bd6 23.cd6 Nf6 24.Bf2 (24.Ba6!? Ba6 25.Ra6 Qd6 26.Qf3-/+) 24...Qd6-+ 25.Bh4 Nd5 26.Rh3 g6 (26...b5 27.Bd3-+) 27.Qe1 (27.Bg5 Bb7-+) 27...Rb7 (27...b5!?-+) 28.Ba6-/+ Rbf7 (28...Ra7 29.Bb5 Kg8 30.Ra3 Ra3 31.Na3 Nd4 32.Qd2 Nb5 33.Nb5-+) 29.Bc4 Nf6 (29...Ra7 30.Bg5-/+) 30.Bb5 (30.Bf6 Rf6 31.Qh4 R6f7+=) 30...Ne7 31.Bg5 Ne4+= 32.Bh4 Bb7 33.Ne3 Bd5 34.Bc4 Rc8 35.Bd5 Nd5-+ 36.Rff3?? Rfc7 37.Bg5 Ne3 (37...Ne3 38.Re3 Rc1-+) 0–1. Kuiper,Willem (1800) – Rebers,Eugene (2240), Vlissingen NED, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Qd5)

5.a3 ba3 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bd7 Nbd7 (worse 7...Kd7 8.c4 e6 9.de6 fe6 10.0-0+/-; 7...Qd7?! 8.c4=) 8.c4 g6 (8...b5 9.cb5 Nd5 10.Nc3 Nc3 11.dc3=) 9.Ba3 Bg7 10.Nc3 0-0 (10...Rc8 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qb3+=) 11.0-0+= a6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Rb1 (13.Qb3 b6+=) 13...Qc7 (13...b6 14.d4+=) 14.d3 (14.Re7 Re7 15.Be7 Qc4 16.Rb7 a5+=) 14...b5 15.Re7 Re7 (15...bc4 16.d6 Qc6 17.Nd4+/-) 16.Be7 (16.d6!? Qc6 17.de7 bc4 18.Rc1+=) 16...bc4= 17.h3 Rc8 18.d4 Bf8 (18...Qa5 19.Bb4 Qc7 20.Qa4+=) 19.Bf8+= Rf8 20.Nd2 (20.Qa4 Rb8 21.Rb8 Qb8 22.Qc4 Qb2+=) 20...Rc8= 21.Qf3 (21.Qa4 Qa7 22.Nb5 Qb6 23.Nc4 Rc4 24.Qc4 ab5 25.Rb5 Qa6=) 21...Kg7 22.g4 (22.Nf1 Rb8 23.Rc1 Qb6=) 22...h6=+ 23.Kg2 (23.h4 Ne8=+) 23...Qd6 (23...Qa7 24.Ne2-/+) 24.Ra1 (24.Rb7 a5=+) 24...Rc7 (24...Qb6!?=+) 25.Ra4= Attacking the isolated pawn on c4 25...Qb6 26.Qf4 (26.Ne2 Qb5 27.d6 Rc8= (27...Qa4? 28.dc7 Nb6 29.Qb7+-)) 26...Qb7 (26...Rc8 27.Qe3 (27.Nc4? Qb3-+) 27...Re8 28.Qf4-/+) 27.Kh2 (27.Qf3 Qc8=) 27...Rc8=+ 28.Qf3 (28.Nc4? Qb3 (28...Nd5 29.Nd5 Qd5 30.Nd6+=) 29.Ne3 Rc3 30.Ra6 Qb7-+ (30...Nd5?! 31.Nf5 gf5 32.Qh6 Kg8 33.Qg5 Kf8 34.Qd8 Kg7 35.Qg5 Kf8 36.Qd8 Kg7 37.Qg5 Kf8=); 28.Rc4? Rc4 29.Nc4 Qb4-+ (29...Nd5?! 30.Nd6 Nf4 31.Nb7=)) 28...Qb6 29.Qf4 (29.Nc4? A) 29...Qd4?! 30.Qe3 Qe3 31.fe3= (31.Ne3?? Rc3 32.Ra6 Rd3-+); B) 29...Qb3 30.Qd3 Nb6-+) 29...Qb2 30.Ndb1 Re8 31.Ra2 Qb7 32.Qd6 Attacks the isolani on a6 32...Ne4 (32...Qa7 33.Kg2-/+) 33.Qc6= Qb8 34.Kg2 Ndf6 35.d6 (35.Qa6 Qb3 36.Qa3 Nd5 37.Nd5 Qb1=+) 35...Qd6 (35...Rc8 36.Qa6 Nd6 37.Nd2=) 36.Qd6= Nd6 37.Ra6 Rd8 (37...Nfe4!?=) 38.Rc6+= Nfe4 (38...Ng8+=) 39.f3 (better 39.Ne4!? Ne4 40.Rc4+/-) 39...Nc3= 40.Nc3 Kf6 (better 40...Rd7!?=) 41.Nb5+/- Ke7 42.Nd6 Rd6 43.Rc4 Ra6 44.h4 Ra5 45.Kg3 Ra1 46.Rc7 Kf6 47.Rc6 Ke7 48.Rc7 Kf6 49.Kf4 Re1 (49...Rh1!?+/-) 50.Rc6+- Kg7 51.d5 Kf8 52.Rc4 (52.h5 gh5 53.gh5 Rh1 54.Rh6 Kg7+-) 52...f6 53.Rc6 (53.Rd4 g5 54.Kg3 Rg1 55.Kf2 Rb1+-) 53...Kf7 (53...Ke7!?+/-) 54.Rc7+- Kf8 55.h5 gh5 56.Kf5 hg4 57.fg4 Rf1 58.Ke4 1-0. Gareev,Timur (2585) - Adury,Anant (1680), Indy FIDE - Premier (5), 2021. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

5.a3 e5 6.de6 Be6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Be7 (8...Bd6 9.d4=+) 9.Bb5 (9.d4 0-0=) 9...Nc6=+ 10.Nd4 Bd5 11.Nc6 (better 11.0-0!? 0-0 12.Nc6 bc6 13.Be2=+) 11...bc6-+ (11...Bc6?! 12.Bc6 bc6 13.0-0=) 12.Bf1 (12.Be2 Bg2 13.Rg1 Be4 14.Rg7 Bg6-/+) 12...0-0 13.c4 (better 13.f3 Re8 14.Be2-+) 13...Be6 (better Be4 14.Be2 Qd4-+) 14.Be2-/+ Qd4 15.Ra4 Ne4 16.0-0 Bc5 (16...Nc5 17.Ra5 Rfb8 18.Nc3-/+) 17.Qe1 (better 17.Ba3-/+) 17...f5 (better 17...Bd6 18.d3 Qe5-/+) 18.d3= Nf6 19.Be3 Qd6 20.Bc5 Qc5 21.Qb4 (21.Nc3 Rfd8=) 21...Qe5 (21...Qb4 22.Rb4 Rfb8 23.Ra4=) 22.Bf3 Rab8 23.Qc3 Qc7 24.Nd2 c5 (24...Rfd8 25.Re1 Bf7 26.h3+=) 25.Rfa1+/- Rf7 26.h3 g5 (26...Qd6 27.Nb3+/-) 27.Ra6 (better 27.Ra7 Qb6 28.R7a3+-) 27...Re8?? (27...Rb6 28.Ra7 Qd6 29.R7a5+/-) 28.Ra7 (better 28.Re1 g4 29.Rae6 Re6 30.Re6 gf3 31.Nf3+- (worse 31.Rf6 Qe7 32.Rf7 Qe1 33.Kh2 Kf7+-)) 28...Qf4 Black plans g4 (28...Qb6 29.R7a6 Qb4 30.Qc1+-) 29.Rf7 (29.g3!? Qd6 30.R7a6 Qf8+-) 29...Kf7+/- 30.Ra7 (better 30.Ra6+/-) 30...Nd7?? (30...Re7!? 31.Re7 Ke7+/-) 31.Nf1 (better 31.Bh5 Kg8 32.Be8+-) 31...g4 (31...Rb8 32.Bd5 Qd6 33.Be6 Qe6 34.d4+-) 32.hg4 (32.Bd5!? Qd6 33.Ne3 Kg6 34.hg4 fg4+-) 32...fg4 33.Bd5 Re7 34.Ng3 Bd5 35.cd5 Nf6? (better 35...Qb4 36.Qc2 Qb6+-) 36.Re7 (36.Qc5?! Ra7 37.Qa7 Kg6+-) 36...Ke7 37.Ne4 (better 37.Qc5 Kf7 38.d6+-) 37...Ne4+/- 38.Qg7 (better 38.de4 Qe4 39.Qc5 Kf7 40.Qe3 Qd5 41.Qf4 Kg6 42.Qg4 Kh6 43.Qf4 Kg6 44.Kh2+/-) 38...Kd6=+ 39.de4 Qc1 (39...Qe4 40.Qg8=+) 40.Kh2= Qf4 41.Kg1 Qc1 (41...Qe4 42.Qg8=+) 42.Kh2= Qf4 43.Kg1 ½-½. Rodriguez Polo,Mateo (2180) - Chor,Kevin (1940), Titled Tue (1), 2023. (=1.Nf3 A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.e4 d5)

5.Bc4 Nd5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d4 Bg4 8.Bb2 e6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.Qe1 0-0 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.de5 Bf5 13.Ne4 Rc8 14.Bb3 Qc7 15.c4? (better 15.Bd4-+) 15...bc3 16.Rc1 Be4 (16...Bb4!? 17.Ba1 Ba3 18.Nd6-+) 17.Qe4 Qa5 18.Ba1 Rfd8 19.f4 (19.Qf3 Bb4-+) 19...Qb6 (better 19...Ba3!? 20.Bc2 Qb6 21.Kh1-+) 20.Kh1 Ne3 21.Rf3 Ng4 22.Rc2?? (better 22.Qe1-+) 22…Rd1 (22...Rd1 23.Qe1 Re1 24.Rf1 Rf1) 0–1. Low,Frank (1665) – Lam,Ross (1925), Australian Reserves, 2018. (=1.Nf3 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.e4 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

5.Bc4 Nd5 6.0-0 Bg4 7.d4 Nc6 8.Nbd2 Nd4?? (8...e6 9.Qe1-/+) 9.Bb2?? (better is 9.Nd4 Bd1 10.Bb5 Qd7 11.Bd7 Kd7 12.Rd1+/-) 9...Nf3 (9...Nc6!? 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nh4-+) 10.Nf3-/+ Nb6?? (better is 10...e6-/+) 11.Bf7+= Kf7 12.Ne5 Ke8 13.Qg4+- Qd5 14.Qb4 Rd8 15.Rad1! Qe6 16.Qb5 Nd7 17.Rd7 Rd7 18.Rd1 (18.Rd1 a6 19.Qd7 Qd7 20.Rd7+-; 18.Nd7?! Qd7 19.Qh5 g6+-; 18.Qd7?! Qd7 19.Nd7 Kd7 20.Rd1 Kc7+/-) 1–0. Rover,W – Cody,Philip C, CCCA corr Canada, 1956. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.ab4 Nb4 7.Bb2 N8c6 8.Na3 Bf5 9.Be2 e6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.d4 0-0-/+ 12.c3 Nd5 13.Nc4 Bc7 14.Bd3 Bd3 15.Qd3 Nf4 16.Qe3 b5 17.Nce5 Be5 18.de5 Nd5 19.Qc5 Qb6-+ 20.Ba3 Qc5 21.Bc5 Rfc8 22.Rfb1 a6 23.Bb4 a5 (23...a5 24.Ba5 Na5 25.Rb5 Nc6 26.Ra8 Ra8-+) 0–1. Thomas,Andrew – Gligoric,Svetozar, Hastings5152, 1951.

6.ab4 Nb4 7.d4 Bf5 8.Na3 e6 9.c3 N4c6 (9...Nd5 10.Qb3=+) 10.Qb3 (10.Nc4 Nd7=+) 10...Na5 11.Qa4 (11.Qb2 Be7=+) 11...Nbc6-/+ 12.Nc2 (12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 Be4-/+) 12...Be7 (12...a6 13.Nb4-/+) 13.Ne3 Be4 14.Be2 (14.Nd2 Bg6-/+) 14...0-0 (14...a6 15.Ne5-/+) 15.0-0 (15.Ne5 a6-/+) 15...a6 16.Nd2 b5 17.Qd1 Bg6 18.Nf3 (better 18.Bf3-/+) 18...Be4 (18...Qc7 19.Ba3-/+) 19.Nd2=+ Bg6 20.Nf3 Ra7 (20...Qc7 21.Re1-/+) 21.Ng4 (21.Re1 Qc7-/+) 21...Bh5 (21...Qc7 22.Ba3-/+) 22.Nfe5 Ne5 23.Ne5 Be2 24.Qe2 Nb3 (24...Qc7 25.Ba3 Nc6 26.Nd3-/+) 25.Nc6=+ Qa8 (25...Na1? 26.Nd8 Rd8 27.Qb2+-; worse 25...Nc1 26.Rfc1 Qc7 27.Na7 Qa7 28.Qb5 Qd4 29.Qa6+-) 26.Ne7 Re7 27.Ba3 Rc7 (27...Na1 28.Be7 Re8 29.Ra1 Re7 30.Qb5 Rb7= (30...ab5?? 31.Ra8 Re8 32.Re8)) 28.Rab1 (better 28.Bf8!? Qf8 29.Ra6 Rc3 30.Qb5 Nd4 31.Qe5+-) 28...Rc3=+ 29.Bf8 Qf8 30.Qa2 (30.Qd1 Na5=) 30...Nd4=+ 31.Qa6 e5 (31...Ra3 32.Qb7=+) 32.Qb7 Qc8 (32...Rc8 33.Rfe1 f6 34.Ra1=+) 33.Qe4= Qe6 (33...f6 34.Ra1 Qe8 35.f4=) 34.Rfe1 Rc5 35.f4 g6 (35...Nc6 36.Ra1 g6 37.Qe3=) 36.fe5 Nc6 37.Rbc1 (37.Qf4 Ne5 38.Re3 Qd6=) 37...Re5=+ 38.Qb1 (38.Qh4 Re1 39.Qe1 Ne5=) 38...Nd4 39.Re5 (39.Kh1 Re1 40.Re1 Qc6=+) 39...Qe5 40.Re1 Qf6 (40...Qc5 41.Re8 Kg7 42.Qb2=+) 41.Re8 Kg7 42.Qb4 Ne6 43.h3 ½–½. Djosic,Slavoljub (2295) – Radovanovic,Mihajlo (2365), 1. League Central–SRB, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.ab4 Nb4 7.d4 Bf5 8.Nh4?? e6 9.Bb5 N8c6 10.c3?? a6 11.Be2?? Nd5 12.Qb3?? Nc3?? 13.Qb7?? Na5 14.Qb2?? Rb8 (14...Rb8 15.Nc3 Rb2 16.Bb2 Nb3 17.Ra6 Qh4 18.Ra8 Ke7-+; 14...Bb1?! 15.Qc3 Rc8 16.Qe3 Bb4 17.Kf1-+; 14...Nb1 15.Nf5 Rb8 16.Qc2 Bb4 17.Kf1 ef5 18.Rb1 Qd4 19.Qf5=; 14...Qh4?! 15.Nc3 Qd4 16.Ra5=; 14...Ne2 15.Nf5 Nc1 16.Qc1 Bb4 17.Ke2 ef5 18.Qe3 Kd7 19.Qf3 Qe7 20.Kd3-+) 0–1. Thomas,Andrew – Schmid,Lothar, Hastings5152, 1951.

6.ab4 e6 7.b5 Be7 8.d4 0-0 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.0-0 Nb4 11.Be2 Qc7 12.c3 Nd5 13.c4 Nf4 14.c5 a5 15.Bc4 Ng6 16.Nc3 b6 17.c6 Nf6 18.g3 (18.Ba3 Ba3 19.Ra3 Rd8+=) 18...Bb4 19.Qb3 Rd8 20.Bg5 h6 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Rfd1 Ne7 23.Kg2 Kg7 24.Ne2 Ng6 25.h4 Rg8 26.h5 Ne7 27.d5 e5 28.d6 Bd6 29.Bf7 Rd8 30.Qc4 Bb4 31.Bg6 (31.Be6!?+=) 31...Ng6= 32.hg6 Kg6 33.Nh4 Kg7 34.Qc2 (34.Qc2 Rd6 35.Qg6 Kf8 36.Qh6 Qg7 37.Qh5+=) 1–0. Faber,Hans_Alban (2460) – Scheer,Walter (2220), RSX7D – B20 – Siz. FluegelG.–1, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bc4 e6 8.0-0 Be7 (8...Nb6 9.Be2=+) 9.ab4 (9.Bd5 ed5 10.ab4 Bb4 11.Re1 Be6=+) 9...Nb4-/+ 10.c3 Nd5 (10...b5 11.Be2 Nd5 12.Nd4-/+) 11.d4 (11.Bd5 ed5 12.Qb3 Bc6=+) 11...0-0 12.Ne5 Be8 (12...Nc6 13.Nd7 Qd7 14.Bd3-/+) 13.Qg4 Nc6 14.Bh6 Bf6 15.Nf3 Kh8 (15...Nce7 16.Bd3=+) 16.Bd3 Nce7 (16...gh6?? 17.Qe4 Bd4 18.Qh7) 17.Bc1 g6 18.Ba3 (18.Bh6 Rg8=) 18...Qc7 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 19.Ne5 b5 (19...Be5 20.de5 Qe5 21.Qg3=+) 20.Qf3 Rg8 (20...Bc6 21.Nc6 Qc6 22.Bc5=+) 21.Nd2 (21.Be4 Rd8=) 21...Nc6 (21...Nf5 22.Be4 Be5 23.de5 Qe5 24.Rfe1-/+) 22.Ng4 (22.Nc6 Bc6 23.Ne4 Be7=+) 22...Bg7-/+ 23.Bc5 (23.Rfc1 Qf4 24.Ne3 Qf3 25.Nf3 Bh6 26.Nd5 Bc1-/+ (worse 26...ed5 27.Rc2=)) 23...Qf4 (23...Nc3?! 24.Nf6=+) 24.Qf4 Nf4 25.Bb5 Nd4 26.Be8 (26.Bd4 Bb5 27.Bg7 Kg7-/+) 26...Nde2-+ 27.Kh1 Rge8 (27...Rae8?! 28.Ra7 f5 29.Ne3-/+) 28.Ra7 Ra7 29.Ba7 Nc3 30.g3 (30.Be3 Nd3 31.f3 h5-+) 30...Nd3 31.f4 Ra8 32.Bg1 Ra2 33.Nf3 h5 34.Nge5 Ne5 35.fe5 Ne4 36.Re1 Nf2 37.Bf2 Rf2 38.Re3 Bh6 39.Rb3 g5 40.Kg1 Re2 41.Kf1 Re4 42.Rb8 Kg7 43.h3 (43.Rb5 g4 44.Ne1 Rd4-+) 43...g4 44.hg4 hg4 (44...Rg4?! 45.Kf2-/+) 45.Nh2 Bd2 (45...Kg6 46.Rh8-+) 46.Rb3 Ba5 47.Kf2 Bc7 (47...Kg6 48.Rb8 Bc3 49.Rg8 Kf5 50.Rg7 Bd4 51.Kf1 Be5 52.Rf7 Kg6 53.Rf8 Bg3 54.Rg8 Kf5 55.Rf8 Ke5 56.Kg2 Bh2 57.Kh2-+) 48.Rb5 Kg6 (48...Re5?! 49.Re5 Be5 50.Ng4 Bd4 51.Kf3-+) 49.Kg2 (49.Nf1 Re5 50.Rb7 Bd6-+) 49...Re2 (49...Kg5 50.Kf2-+) 50.Kh1 (50.Kg1 Be5 51.Ng4 Bg3-+) 50...Be5 51.Rb4 (51.Ng4 Bg3 52.Rb3 Bf4-+) 51...f5 52.Nf1 (52.Rb3 Bd4 53.Nf1 e5-+) 52...Kf6 (52...Re1 53.Kg2-+) 53.Ra4 (53.Rb3 Bd4-+) 53...Bd6 (53...Rf2 54.Kg1 Rf1 55.Kf1 Bg3 56.Ra8-+) 54.Rc4 (54.Ra6 Bc5-+) 54...e5 (54...Re1 55.Kg2 Rf1 56.Kf1 Bg3 57.Rc8-+) 55.Ra4 (55.Rc6 Ke6-+) 55...Bc5 (55...f4 56.Ra6 Ke6 57.Ra1-+) 56.Rc4 Bd4 57.Ra4 Ke6 58.Ra5 (58.Ra6 Kd5 59.Rf6 Ke4-+) 58...Re1 59.Kg2 f4 60.gf4 ef4 61.Rg5 (61.Ra6 Kd5 62.Ra5 Bc5 63.Rc5 Kc5 64.Ng3-+) 61...f3 62.Kg3 Rf1 63.Rg4 Be5 (63...Be5 64.Rf4 Rh1-+) 0-1. Petrekanovic,M (2175) - Aizenberg,Benny (2365), 23rd ch-EUR Indiv (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qb3 cd2 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.Qb6 ab6 10.Nc3 Na6 11.Rb1 Nc7 Attacking the isolated pawn on d5 12.Rb6 Ncd5 13.Rb7 Nc3 14.Bc3 e6 (better 14...Bc6!? 15.Rb2 Nd7=) 15.Ne5+- Rd8 (better 15...h5+-) 16.Nd7+- Nd7 17.Bb5 h5 (17...Bd6 18.Ke2+- (18.Bg7?! Rg8 19.Bc3 Rg5+-)) 18.Ba5 (18.Ba5 Ra8 19.Bd7 (19.Rd7?! Ra5 20.Rb7 Kd8+-) 19...Ke7 20.Bb5 Kf6 21.Bc3 Kg6 22.a4+-) 1–0. Bazza3 (2470) – bobby fissure (2195), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qb3 cd2 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.Qb6 ab6 10.Nc3 e6 11.de6 Be6 12.Bb5 Nc6 13.Nd4 (13.0-0 0-0-0=+) 13...Bd7-/+ 14.Nde2 Bc5 15.0-0 h6 16.Rfd1 0-0 17.Bf4 Be6 18.a4 Rfd8 19.Rab1 Bf5 20.Rd8 Rd8 21.Rd1 Rd1 22.Nd1 Kf8 23.Ne3 Be6 ½–½. Bazza3 (2605) – Back_Rank_Amateur (2495), ChessWorld.net, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bc4 cd2 8.Nbd2 g6 (8...b5 9.Bb3=+) 9.Rb1 Qc7 (9...b6 10.Ne5 Bf5 11.Bb5 Nbd7 12.Bb2=) 10.0-0 (10.Bb2 b6+=) 10...Bg7 (10...Bf5 11.Rb3=) 11.Ba3 0-0? (11...b5 12.Re1 A) worse 12...bc4 13.Be7 Be6 14.Bf6 Bf6 15.Qa4 Nc6 16.Ne4+- (16.Qc6?! Qc6 17.dc6 0-0-0+=); B) 12...0-0+=) 12.Be7+- Re8? (better 12...Rc8 13.d6 Qc5+-) 13.d6 Qc8 14.Bf7! Kf7 15.Qb3 Be6 16.Ng5 Kg8 17.Ne6 (17.Ne6 Kh8 18.Ng7 Kg7 19.Qb2 (worse 19.Qb7 Qb7 20.Rb7 Nfd7+-) 19...Re7 20.de7+-) 1–0. bulent_2010 (2810) – bobby fissure (2085), ChessWorld.net, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Nc3 Nd5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.Bb5 Nc3 9.Bc3 Qd5 10.Be2 Bf5 11.0-0 e6 12.Qa4 Bd6 13.Bc4 (13.Bg7? Rg8 14.Nh4 Rg7-/+) 13...Bc2 14.Qc2 (14.Bg7? Ba4 15.Bd5 Rg8 16.Be6 fe6-+) 14...Qc4 15.Rfc1 Rb8 16.Bg7 Qc2 17.Rc2 Rg8 18.Bc3 Rg4 19.Kf1 Rc4 20.Rac1 Nb4 21.Bb4 Rc2 22.Rc2 Bb4 23.Ke2 Bd6 24.g3 Kd7 25.Rc4 h6 26.Rh4 Bf8 27.Ne5 Ke8 28.Ra4 a6 29.Rc4 Rd8 30.Ke3 f6 31.Nd3 Bd6 32.Nc5 b5 33.Rc3 Bc5 34.Rc5 Ke7 35.Rh5 Rh8 36.g4 Kf7 37.Rc5 e5 38.Rc7 Kg6 39.Ra7 Rb8 40.Ra6 b4 41.h4 b3 42.ab3 Rb3 43.d3 Rb4 44.h5 Kg5 45.f3 Rb1 46.Ra8 Re1 47.Kd2 Rb1 48.Rf8 Ra1 49.Ke3 Re1 50.Kf2 ½–½. Scherer,Andreas (2430) – Pischner,Rainer (2305), RSS7E pro–137, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

6.Nc3 Nd5 7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 Nc6=.

6.Nc3 Nd5 7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Ba3 Bb5 10.Nb5 a6 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.0-0 Nc4 13.Bc5 e6 14.Bf8 Kf8 15.d3 Nd6 16.Qb3 g6 17.Ne4 Ne4 18.de4 Qe7 19.Rab1 Rb8 20.Qb2 e5 21.Rfd1 Kg7 22.Rd5 Increases the pressure on e5 22...f6 23.Qb6 Rhc8 24.h3 Rc7 25.Rbd1 Rbc8 26.Kh2 Nb8 27.Qe3 b5 28.Rd6 Rc6 29.R6d5 R8c7 30.h4 Rc3 31.Qe1 h5 32.Rd8 Rc8 33.R1d3 R3c7 34.Rc8 Rc8 35.Qd1 Rc7 36.Nd2 Nd7 37.Nb3 Nf8 38.Rd6 Rd7 39.Rd5 Qd8 40.Rd7 Qd7 41.Qc1 Nh7 42.f3 g5 43.Nc5 Qc6 44.hg5 Ng5 45.Qa3 Qd6 46.Kg3 a5! 0–1. Nepustil,Frantisek (2295) – Tasic,Vladimir (2580), WC–2009–S–00009, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.ed5 Nf6)

6.Nc3 Nd5 7.Nd5 Qd5=+ 8.Be2 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bb2 (10.Ba3 Nc6 11.Be7 Ne7 12.Qa4 Bd7=+) 10...0-0 11.Rc1 Nc6 12.Bc4 Qh5 13.Be2 (13.Qb3 Rd8=+) 13...Qa5 14.Qb3 Rd8 15.d4 (15.Bc3 Qf5=+) 15...Qb4 16.Qc2 Bd7 (16...Nd4 17.Bd4 Rd4 18.Nd4 Qd4 19.Rfd1+-) 17.Bd3 (17.Rb1 Qd6-/+) 17...g6-/+ 18.a3 Qb6 19.d5 (19.Rfd1!?-/+) 19...ed5-+ 20.Qc3 (20.Qd2 Rac8-+) 20...d4! 21.Nd4?? (better 21.Qd2-+) 21...Nd4 (21...Bf6 22.Rb1 Nd4 23.Qb4-+) 22.Qd4 Qd4 23.Bd4 Be6 24.Rc7 (24.Bc4 Rd4 25.Be6 fe6-+) 24...Rd4 25.Re7 Rd3 26.Rb7 Ra3 27.h3 (27.h4 Rd8-+) 27...a5 28.Rc1 (28.Rfb1 a4-+) 28...Rb3 29.Rb3 Bb3 30.Ra1 a4 31.Kf1 (31.Ra3 Rc8 32.Kf1 Kg7-+) 31...Rc8 (31...a3 32.Ke2-+) 32.Ke2 Kg7 33.Ke3 Rc2 34.g4 (34.h4 Ra2 35.Ra2 Ba2-+) 34...Ra2 35.Rc1 (35.Rb1 Be6 36.f4 Ra3 37.Ke4 Rh3-+) 35...a3 36.Rc3 (36.Kd4 Rf2 37.Re1 Be6-+) 36...Rb2 37.Rc1 a2 38.Ra1 Rb1 39.Ra2 Ba2 40.f4 Rb4 41.f5 Rg4! 42.hg4 gf5 43.gf5 Kf6 44.Kf4 Bb1 45.Kg4 Bf5 46.Kh4 h6 47.Kh5 Kg7 48.Kh4 Kg6 49.Kg3 h5 50.Kf4 h4 51.Kf3 Kg5 52.Kg2 h3 53.Kh2 Kh4 54.Kg1 Bg4 (54...Kg3 55.Kf1 h2 56.Ke1 h1Q 57.Kd2 Qf3 58.Ke1 Qc3 59.Ke2 Kg2 60.Kd1 Bg4) 55.Kh2 Bf3 (55...Be2 56.Kg1 Kg3 57.Kh1 Bf3 58.Kg1 h2 59.Kf1 h1Q) 56.Kg1 Kg3 57.Kf1 f5 58.Ke1 f4 59.Kd2 Be4 60.Kc3 (60.Kc1 f3 61.Kd2 Bd3 62.Ke3 f2 63.Kd4 f1Q 64.Kc3 h2 65.Kb4 h1Q 66.Kc5 Qf8 67.Kd4 Qe4 68.Kc3 Qfb4) 60...Bd3! 61.Kd4 (61.Kd3 h2 Passed pawn) 61...f3 62.Kd5 (62.Kd3 f2 63.Ke2 h2 64.Kd3 f1Q 65.Kd4 Qb5 66.Ke4 h1Q 67.Ke3 Qd1 68.Ke4 Qdd3) 62...f2 63.Kd4 (63.Ke5 f1Q 64.Kd4 h2 65.Kc3 h1Q 66.Kd4 Qc6 67.Ke3 Qe2 68.Kd4 Qee4) 63...f1B (63...f1Q 64.Ke5 h2 65.Ke6 h1Q 66.Kd6 Qf6 67.Kc5 Qhh4 68.Kd5 Qhg5) 64.Kd5 (64.Ke5 h2 65.Kf6 h1Q 66.Ke5 Qe4 67.Kd6 Qd4 68.Kc7 Qc5 69.Kd7 Bh3 70.Kd8 Qd6 71.Ke8 Bg6) 64...h2 65.Kd4 (65.Kc5 h1Q 66.Kb4 Qb7 67.Kc5 Qc7 68.Kb4 Bc2 69.Ka3 Qc3 70.Ka2 Bc4) 65...h1Q 66.Ke5 (66.Kc3 Qc6 67.Kd4 Qc7 68.Kd5 Kf4 69.Ke6 Bc4 70.Kf6 Qf7) 66...Qe4 67.Kd6 (67.Kf6 Qd4 68.Kf7 Qe5 69.Kf8 Qf6 70.Kg8 Bc4 71.Kh7 Bfd3) 67...Qd4 68.Kc6 (68.Ke7 Bh7 69.Ke8 Bg6 70.Ke7 Bc4 71.Kf8 Qf6) 68...Be4 69.Kc7 Ba6 70.Kb8 Qb6 0-1. Valtiner,Adamo (2015) - Corredor Castellanos,Camilo (1970), Titled Tue (9), 2024. (=1.e4 B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d5)

4.a3 a6 5.d4 (5.ab4 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6+=) 5...g6 (better is 5...ba3!? 6.Na3 Nf6=) 6.ab4+= Bg7 7.c3 e6 8.Bf4 Qc7 9.Qc2 Bd7 10.Na3 Nc6? (better is 10...e5 11.Be3 Nc6+/-) 11.Nb5!+- ab5 (11...Qb6 12.Nd6 Ke7 13.b5+-) 12.Ra8 Ke7 13.Qb3 Nb8 (13...Nf6 14.Rh8 Bh8 15.Bd3+-) 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.0-0 Rd8 16.e5 Ne8 17.ed6 Nd6 18.Ne5 Be5 (18...Bc6 19.Nc6 bc6 20.Qa2+-) 19.Be5 Bc6 20.Qd1 b6 21.Ra3 Qb7 22.Qg4 Ke8 23.Qh3 f5 (23...Be4 24.Be4 Ne4 25.Qh7+-) 24.Rfa1 Qf7 (24...Qe7 25.Qe3+-) 25.Ra7 Nb7 26.Be2 Nd7 27.Bf4 Nf6 28.Bg5 h5 (28...Rd7+-) 29.Bf3 Rc8 (29...Ne4 30.Bd8 Kd8 31.Be4 fe4 32.Qg3+-) 30.Bf6 (30.Bf6 Qf6 31.Bc6 Rc6 32.Rb7+-) 1–0. Mignoni,Yusana (1850) – Filomeno,Bruno (1750), BRA–ch U20 Florianopolis, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 a6)

4.a3 e5 5.ab4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bc4 Bg4 8.b5 Nbd7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Nc5 11.h3 Bh5 12.Bb2 Qd7 13.d3 Ne6 14.Be6 Qe6 15.Re3 Qd7 16.d4 Rfd8 17.de5 Bf3 18.Qf3 de5 19.Rd3 Qe6 20.Rad1 Rd3 21.Rd3 Qc4 22.Qf5 Qc5 23.Nd5 Nd5 24.Rd5 Qc2 25.Be5 Qc1 26.Kh2 Qc8 27.Qf3 Qe6+= 28.Qg3 f6 29.Bf4 Qe4 30.Rd7 Kf8 31.Bd6 Re8 32.Qa3 Qe6?? 33.Be7+- Re7 34.Rb7 Kf7 35.Qa7 Qe5 36.g3 Rb7 37.Qb7 Kg6 38.Qc6 h5 39.h4 Kh6 40.b6 g5 41.hg5 Qg5 42.b7 Qe5 43.Qc8 h4 44.Qh8 Kg6 45.Qh4 Qb8 46.Qg4 Kf7 47.Qc8 Qa7 48.Kg2 Qa4 49.Qc7 Kg6 50.b8Q Qe4 1–0. Greven,R – Van Dam,Jan, Alkmaar ACCOM op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

4.a3 g6 5.ab4 Bg7 6.d4 Qc7 7.c4 Nf6 8.Nc3 0-0 9.Bg5 Bg4 10.Be2 Bf3 11.gf3 (worse is 11.Bf3 Qc4 12.Ne2 Nc6-/+) 11...Nc6 12.Bf6 ef6 13.b5 Ne7 14.0-0 f5 15.Qd3 a5 16.Rfe1 Rfe8 17.Na4 Nc8 18.Bf1 Nb6 19.Red1 Na4 20.Ra4 f4 21.Qd2 Bh6 22.Kh1 b6 23.Bh3 Qe7 24.Raa1 Ra7 25.Rg1 Bg7 26.Rad1 (worse is 26.Qf4 Bd4 27.Ra2 a4+=) 26...a4 27.Qf4 a3 28.Qd2 a2 29.Ra1 Qh4 30.Bg2 Rea8 31.Rgd1 Bh6 32.Qe2 Ra4 33.Kg1 Qe7 34.h3 Bf4 35.Qc2 Qa7 36.Bf1 Qa5 37.Qb2 Rb4 38.Qe2 Qa3 39.e5 Rb2 40.Qe4 de5 41.de5 Bg5 42.h4 Be7 43.h5 Qc5 (43...gh5? 44.Bd3 Kf8 45.Qh7+-) 44.Be2 Rd8 45.Rd8 Bd8 46.Kg2 Kg7 47.Rh1 f5 48.Qd3 Be7 49.f4 Qa3 50.h6 Kf8 (50...Kf8 51.Qd7 Re2 52.Qc8 Kf7+=) 0–1. Lund,Jens Dahlen (2150) – Zirek,Mehmet (1965), RH–2007–0-00068, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

4.Bb2 Nc6 5.a3 ba3 (5...Qb6 6.Bd3 e5 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Bc4+=) 6.Na3= e6 7.d4 Nf6 8.e5 (better is 8.Bd3!?=) 8...de5-/+ 9.Bb5 (9.de5 Ne4 10.Qd8 Kd8-/+) 9...Bd7 (9...e4 10.Ne5 Bd7 11.Nd7 Qd7 12.Nc4-/+) 10.de5-/+ Nd5 (10...Qa5 11.Qd2 Qd2 12.Nd2-/+) 11.0-0+= Be7 12.Nc4 a6 (12...0-0!?+=) 13.Bc6= Bc6 14.Nd4 (14.Nd6 Bd6 15.ed6 b5+=) 14...Qc7 15.Ba3 0-0 16.Nc6 (16.Be7 Qe7 17.Nc6 bc6+=) 16...Qc6-/+ (worse is 16...bc6 17.Bd6 Qd7 18.Qd4=) 17.Be7 Ne7 (17...Qc4?! 18.Bf8 Kf8 19.Qf3=) 18.Nd6 Rad8 19.f4 (better is 19.Qg4!?-/+) 19...Nf5-+ 20.Ra3?? (better is 20.Qf3 Qf3 21.Rf3 Nd6 22.ed6 Rd6 23.Rb3-+) 20...Qc5 21.Rf2 Qa3 22.Rf3 Qc5 23.Kh1 Qc7 24.Rd3 Nd6 25.ed6 Qd7 26.c4 Rc8 27.Rd4 Rc6 28.Qa4 Rd8 29.h4 Rd6 30.Rd6 Qd6 31.Qa5 Rb8 32.f5 e5 33.c5 Qc6 34.Qc3 e4 35.Qe5 Re8 36.Qg3 b5 37.Kg1 a5 38.Qe3 b4 39.h5 a4 40.g4 b3 41.Qc3 e3 42.f6 e2 43.Qe1 a3 44.g5 b2 45.Kf2 Qc5 46.Kf3 a2 47.Qe2 Re2 48.Ke2 0–1. Anistratov,Dmitrij – Eisenbeiser,Amadeus, St. Petersburg RUS, Blockade Open, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

4.c3 bc3 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d4 e6 7.d5 ed5 8.ed5 Ne5 9.Nd4 Nf6 10.f4 Ned7 11.Nf5 Nc5 (11...Qa5 12.Bd2 Nd5 13.Nb5+=) 12.Qe2 (better is 12.Bb5!? Bd7 13.Qe2 Be7 14.0-0+=) 12...Be7-/+ 13.Ng7? (better is 13.Ne7 Qe7 14.Qe7 Ke7 15.Be3-/+) 13...Kf8-+ 14.Nh5 Bg4 15.Qd2 Nh5 16.Be2 Be2 17.Qe2 (17.Ke2 Bf6 18.Bb2 Qd7-+) 17...Bf6 18.0-0 (18.Qf3 Qa5 19.Bd2-+) 18...Bc3 19.f5 (19.Rb1 Bd4 20.Be3 Qe7-+) 19...Bd4 20.Be3 Qe7 21.Rf3 Ba1 22.Bh6 Ng7 23.Qe7 0–1. Janzen,Thomas – Wegner,Carsten, NRW–chT U20 Germany, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= d6 3.b4 cb4+=)

4.Bc4 Nc6 5.a3 Nf6 6.ab4 Ne4 7.b5 d5 8.Be2 Qb6 9.0-0 Nd4 10.Nd4 Qd4 11.c3 Qf6 12.Bf3 Bd7 13.Qb3 e6 14.Be4 de4 15.Ba3 Qe5 16.Bf8 Rf8 17.Na3 Qc5 18.Rfe1 f5 19.Rad1 Rc8 20.c4 Kf7 21.d4 ed3 22.Rd3 Rc7 23.Red1 Be8 24.Rd6 Re7 25.Qc3 Kg8 26.Rd8 Bh5 27.Rf8 Kf8 28.Rd8 Kf7 29.Nc2 a5 30.Rd4 a4 31.h3 Rc7 32.g4? (better 32.Na3=+) 32...e5-+ 33.Rd2 fg4 34.hg4 Bg4 35.Ne3 Be6 36.Ra2? (better 36.Qc2 Qb4 37.Nd5 Bd5 38.Qf5 Kg8 39.Rd5-+) 36…Qb5! (36...Qb5 37.Qa1 Bc4 38.Ra4 e4-+; 36...Bc4 37.Rc2 Qd4 38.Qb4=+) 0–1. rona81 (2080) – marekt (2120), gameknot.com, 2014.

4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 e6-/+ 6.d4 Be7 7.Qh5 g6-+ 8.Qg4 h6 9.Nf3 e5 10.Qg3 Nf6 11.de5? Nh5 12.Bf7 Kf7 13.Ng5 hg5 14.Qf3 Kg7 15.ed6 Bf6 16.c3 Qd6 17.0-0 Ne5 (17...Ne5 18.Qd1 Nd3-+) 0–1. mberlin (2190) – pierred (2750), net–chess.com, 2009.

4.Bd3 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.d4? Ne4-+ 9.Qe2 d5 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.Bd5?? Qd5 12.h3 Bd4 13.hg4 Bb2 14.Rd1 Nd4 15.Qe1 Rd8 16.Qb4 Nf3 17.gf3 Qd1 18.Kg2 Ba1 19.Qe4 h5 20.Na3 hg4 21.Qg4 Qh1 22.Kg3 Qh2# 0–1. zeca (1645) – pierred (2760), net–chess.com, 2010.

4.d4 Qa5 5.c3 bc3=+ 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Nc3= e6 8.Be3 d5 9.Bb5 Kd8 10.ed5 ed5 11.Nd5 Qd6? 12.Bf4+- Qe6 13.Kf1 Bd7 14.Re1 Qg6 15.Bc7 Kc8 16.Bd7 Kd7 17.Ne5 Ke6 18.Ng6 Kd7 19.Nf8 Kc8 20.Re8# 1–0. marekt – bigj1969, chessworld.net, 2008.

4.d4 b6 5.a3 ba3 6.Na3 Bb7 7.Bd3 Nd7 8.0-0 Ngf6 9.Re1 e6 10.Ng5 (10.Bg5 Be7=) 10...Be7=+ 11.e5 de5 12.de5 Nd5 13.Nc4 (13.Nh7? g6 14.Nf6 N7f6 15.ef6 Bf6 16.Bb5 Kf8-+) 13...h6 (better 13...Nc5=+) 14.Ne6+= fe6 15.Bg6 Kf8 16.Qf3 N7f6 17.ef6 Bf6 (better 17...gf6!? 18.Qh5 Kg7+-) 18.Ba3+- (18.Re6?! Nb4 19.Be4 Be4 20.Re4 Kg8+=) 18...Kg8 19.Nd6 Bc8?? (19...Qd7 20.Bf7 Qf7 21.Nf7 Kf7+-) 20.Bf7 (20.Bf7 Kf8 21.Be6 Be6 22.Re6+-) 1–0. Reboredo,Daniel (1935) – Ramos,Francis, FICGS, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

4.d4 e6 5.a3 d5 6.e5 Nc6 7.ab4 Bb4 8.c3 Be7 9.Bd3 Qc7 (9...h6 10.Nbd2=+) 10.0-0 (10.Qc2 h6=+) 10...f6 Black threatens to win material: f6xe5 (10...Bd7 11.Qd2=+) 11.Re1 (11.ef6 A) worse 11...gf6 12.Nh4 Nd8 13.Qh5 Nf7 14.Re1= (worse 14.Bh7 f5 15.Ng6 Nf6 16.Nh8 Nh5-/+); B) 11...Bf6 12.Qc2 h6=) 11...fe5 (11...f5 12.Nh4 g6 13.Nf3-/+) 12.de5 Bc5 (12...g6 13.Qc2 Bc5 14.Ra4=) 13.Ba3 White threatens to win material: Ba3xc5 13...Nce7 (13...Be7 14.Nd4 Nh6 15.Nb5+=) 14.Nd4 (14.Bb5 Kf8 15.Nd4=) 14...Bd4= 15.cd4 White has the pair of bishops. 15...Nh6 (better 15...Nc6!?= must definitely be considered) 16.Bd6+- Here comes the goal–getter 16...Qd8 Black has a cramped position 17.Na3 Bd7 18.Qh5 Kf8 19.Re3 White has a king attack (better 19.Rec1!? Kg8 20.Be7 Qe7 21.Rc7+-) 19...Kg8+= 20.g4 (20.Be7!? is interesting 20...Qe7 21.Rg3+=) 20...Be8= Black threatens to win material: Be8xh5 21.Qh3 (21.Qh4 Nc6 22.Qg3 Bg6-/+ (22...Nd4? doesn't solve anything 23.Qf4 Bg6 24.Qd4+-)) 21...Ng6 (21...Nf7 22.Be7 Qe7 23.f4=+) 22.Rc1 Rc8 23.Rc8 Qc8 Black has a cramped position 24.Qf3 (24.Bf1 Nf7 25.Rc3 Bc6=) 24...Nf7=+ 25.Bg6 (25.Re1 Nh4 26.Qg3 A) 26...Nd6 is the less attractive alternative 27.ed6 (worse 27.Qh4 Nf7=) 27...Ng6 28.Nb5+=; B) 26...Ng5-/+) 25...hg6-/+ 26.Rc3 Bc6 27.Nb5 Nd6 (27...a5!?=+) 28.Na7 (28.Nd6!? Qd7 29.Qd3+=) 28...Qd7 29.Nc6 bc6 30.ed6 Qd6 31.Qg3 Qg3 32.hg3 A rook endgame occured. 32...Kf7 33.Rc6 Rb8 34.Rc7 Kf6 35.Rc3 (35.Rc1 Rb4=) 35...Rb4 Black threatens to win material: Rb4xd4 (35...Rb1 36.Kg2=+) 36.Rd3= g5 37.Kg2 e5 38.de5 Ke5 Black has a new passed pawn: d5. 39.Kf3 d4 40.Ra3 Rb7 (40...Rb5 41.Ra7=) 41.Ra5+= Kf6 42.Ke4 White threatens to win material: Ke4xd4 42...Rb2 43.Rf5 Kg6 44.Rf3 (44.f4 gf4 45.gf4 Rg2+=) 44...Ra2 45.Rf8 Rb2 46.f4 Rb3 Black threatens to win material: Rb3xg3 47.Rf5 Rg3 48.Rg5 The rook dominates 48...Kf6 49.Kd4 g6 50.Ke4 Rg1 51.Kf3 Rf1 52.Kg3 Rc1 53.Re5 A beautiful square! 53...Rg1 54.Kh3 Rh1 55.Kg2 White threatens to win material: Kg2xh1 55...Rb1 56.g5 White wins space 56...Kf7 57.Kf3 Rf1 58.Ke4 Rf2 59.Ra5 Rf1 60.Ra3 Rb1 61.Ra5 Rb6 (61...Rf1 62.Ra7 Kf8 63.Rd7+=) 62.f5 (62.Ra7!? is an interesting alternative 62...Kf8 63.Kd5+=) 62...gf5= 63.Kf5 White has a new passed pawn: g5. 63...Kg7 64.Ra7 Kg8 65.Kg4 Rc6 66.Kh5 Rb6 67.Rc7 Ra6 68.Rb7 Rc6 69.g6 A strong pawn 69...Rc1 ½–½. Melnikov,Alexander (2020) – Pandorf,Horst (1740), Koblenz–ch (2), 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Ra3 g6 6.d4 Bg7 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Bc4 e6 9.Be3 Ne7= 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Nbc6 12.e5?? de5 13.d5-/+ ed5 14.Nd5 0-0 15.0-0 Rc8 16.Nf6 Bf6-+ 17.Qf6 Nf5 18.Bg5 Qf6 19.Bf6 a6 20.h4 Nd6 21.Be2 Ne4 22.Bg5 Ng5 23.hg5 Nd4 24.Bg4 Rc2 25.Rb1 Rc7 26.Ra5 Re8 27.g3 Ree7 28.Bh3 Rc1! 29.Rc1 Ne2 30.Kf1 Nc1 31.Rd5 Nb3 32.Bg2 Kg7 33.Be4 h6 34.gh6 Kh6 35.Kg2 Kg7 36.Rd6 Nc5 37.Bf3 f6 38.Be2 Rc7 39.Rb6 Rc6 40.Rb1 b5 41.Bb5 ab5 42.Rb5 Ne6 43.Rb4 Rc2 44.Kf3 Nd4 45.Kg2 Kh6 46.Ra4 Rd2 47.Ra6 f5 48.Ra8 e4 49.Re8 Kg5 50.Re5 Nf3 51.Re8 Ne1 52.Kg1 Nd3 53.Rd8 Rf2 54.Rd3 ed3 55.Kf2 Kg4 (55...Kg4 56.Kf1 Kg3-+) 0–1. Mulligan,Allan – Thornton,G (2140), Open, Kaikoura NZL, 2008.

5.Ba3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.Qe2 d5 8.ed5 Qd5=+ 9.0-0 Bg4-/+ 10.c4 Bf3 11.Qe7?? Be7-+ 12.cd5 Bd5 13.Re1 Be6 0–1. Heck,Karl – Le Roux,Jaun Stefan, IECC, 1996.

5.Ba3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.d3 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nc3 a6 10.Ne2 0-0 11.Ng3 d5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.ed5 ed5 14.Re1 Qc5 15.Bb3 Bg4 16.h3 Bf3 17.Qf3 Nd4 18.Qd1 Rfe8 19.Ne2 Ne2 20.Re2 Qc3 21.Qe1 Qe1 22.Rae1 Re2 23.Re2 Kf8 24.g4 a5 25.g5 Nh5 26.Bd5 Nf4 27.Re5 Nd5 28.Rd5 a4 29.Rb5 a3 30.Rb1 a2 31.Ra1 Ke7 32.g6 hg6-+ 33.Kf1 Kd6 34.Ke2 Kc5 35.c3 b5 36.Kd2 b4 37.h4 bc3 38.Kc3 Ra3 39.Kb2 Kb4 40.Kc2 f6 41.f3 g5 42.hg5 fg5 43.Kb2 Rb3 44.Ka2 Ra3 (44...Ra3 45.Kb2 Ra1-+; 44...Rd3?! 45.Rf1-+) 0–1. Siemms,Ross – Keller,Dieter, Wch U20 qual–A, 1953.

5.Ba3 e5 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.c3 Nf6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Ng5 Bh5 10.f3 h6 11.Nh3 Nc6 12.0-0 0-0-0 (12...a6!? 13.Bd5 Na5-/+) 13.Qc2 Bg6 14.d3 (14.Qa2!?=) 14...d5+= 15.Bb3 de4 16.fe4 Qb6 17.Kh1 Ng4 18.Nd2 (18.Bc1 Ne3 19.Be3 Qe3+=) 18...Na5 (18...Ne3 19.Nc4 Nc2 20.Nb6 Kc7 21.Nd5 Rd5 22.ed5 Na1 (22...Na3?! 23.dc6 bc6 24.d4=; 22...Ba3 23.Bc2 Bb2 24.dc6+-) 23.Ra1 Ba3 24.Ra3 Ne7-/+) 19.Rfb1= Qc7 20.Qa2 (better is 20.Bf8!? Rhf8 21.Re1+=) 20...Rd3 21.Bf8 Nb3 (21...Rf8 22.Kg1 A) 22...Qc3?? 23.Rc1 Nc6 24.Rc3 Rc3 25.Be6 fe6 26.Qe6 Kc7 27.Qg6+- (27.Qg4?! Rf6+-); B) 22...Nb3?! 23.Nb3 Be4 24.Qa7-+; C) 22...Rfd8-+) 22.Nb3 Rf8 23.Qa7 (better is 23.Qe2 Rh3 24.Qg4 Qd7 25.Qe2=) 23...Rc3?? (23...Be4!? 24.Nf2 Nf2 25.Qf2 b6+=) 24.Qa8 Qb8+= 25.Qa3 Rd8 26.Qb4 Rc7 27.Rd1 Rg8 28.Ra3?? Rc6?? 29.Na5+- Qc7 30.Nc6 bc6 31.Qa4 (31.Qa4 Qb7 32.Rb3 Qb3 33.Qb3+-; 31.Ra8 Qb8 32.Qb8) 1–0. Schwager,P – Seiter,G, EU–ch I17 corr, 1958. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

5.Ba3 Nf6 6.c3 Nc6 7.Qc2 g6 8.Bc4 Bg7 9.d4 0-0 10.0-0 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.Qa2 Nb6 13.Bd3 Be6 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Ng5? Bd5-+ 16.f4? e5! 17.de5 Ne5! 18.Ne4 Nd3 19.Qd3 0–1. Jaen,Miguel – Contreras,H (2320), Abel Cardona Open, Cali COL, 2000.

5.Ba3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Bc4 a6 8.Bb2 =+.

5.Ba3 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Bb2 Bd7 11.d5 Nb8 (11...Nb4 12.Nb5-/+) 12.Re1 a6 13.Rb1 Bc8 14.Bc4 Nbd7 15.Ra1 Ng4 16.h3? (16.Nd4 Nge5 17.Be2 Nb6-/+) 16...Nde5?? (better is 16...Nf2 17.Qb1 Qb6-+) 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.Bb3 b5 19.f4 Nd7 20.Qc1 Nc5 21.Nb5? (better is 21.Nd1-/+) 21...Nb3-+ 22.cb3 Qb6 23.Kh1 Qb5 24.Bg7 Kg7 25.Qc3 Kg8 26.h4 Bg4 27.Qg3 Bd7 28.h5 Rab8 29.hg6 fg6 30.Re3 Rf6 31.f5 Rbf8 32.Qh4 R8f7 33.Rh3 Rg7 34.Rc1 gf5 35.Rg3 Rfg6 36.Rg6 hg6 37.Kg1 Qb3 38.Qf2 Rh7 39.Qa7 Kf7 40.Re1 Qb5 41.Qf2 Qc5 42.Re3 Qc1 43.Re1 Qh6 44.Kf1 Bb5 45.Re2 Qh1 46.Qg1-+ Be2 47.Kf2 Qg1 48.Kg1 fe4 49.Kf2 Bd3 50.Ke3 0–1. Damen,Jip – Yue,Tim, NED–ch U12 Rijswijk, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

5.Ba3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nc6= 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nc3 g6 9.d4 a6 10.d5 Bf3 11.Bf3 Ne5=+ 12.Be2 Bg7 13.Kh1 Rc8=+ 14.Bb2 Nc4 15.Bc4 Rc4 16.f3 0-0 17.Ne2 Qc7 18.c3 Nd7-+ 19.Ra3 a5 20.Qd2 b5 21.Rfa1 Ra8 22.Rc1 Rc8 23.h3 Nc5 24.Nd4? Qb6 25.Nc6 Rc6 26.dc6 Qc6 27.Qd5 Qd5 28.ed5 Nd3 29.Rb1-/+ Nb2 30.Rb2 Bc3 31.Rb5=+ Bb4 32.Re3= Rc7 33.Re2 Ra7 34.Rb8 Kg7=+ 35.g4 f6 36.h4 Bc5 37.Re8 Kf7 38.Rh8 Kg7 39.Rb8 a4-/+ 40.Re8 Kf7-+ 41.Rh8 Kg7 42.Re8 ½–½. Jensen,Dan Bronnum – Madhy,Nezar, Politiken Cup, Copenhagen DEN, 2000.

5.Bb5 Nc6 6.Ra3 e6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.0-0 =+.

5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ba3 Nc6 7.Bc4 a6 8.Bb2 =+.

5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Nc3 a6 7.Ra3 e6 8.Ra2 =+.

5.Bc4 g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.Ba3 e6 8.0-0 Ne7 9.d4 0-0 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.e5 d5 13.Bd3 Nbc6 14.h4 Qd7 15.Ng5 Rfe8 16.h5 h6 17.Nh3 Rac8 18.Qg4 Be5 (18...gh5!? 19.Qh5 Rf8=) 19.de5 Ne5 20.Qg3 Nd3 21.Qd3 g5?? (21...Nf5 22.hg6 fg6 23.Rfe1=) 22.f4?? (22.Ne4 Qc6 23.Nf6 Kg7 24.Qh7 Kf6+-) 22...g4? (22...Qc6!? 23.Be7 Re7 24.fg5 d4+/-) 23.Nf2 f5 24.Be7 Qe7 25.Ra7 Ra8 26.Rfa1 Qd6 27.Qd4 g3 28.Nh1 Ra7 29.Ra7 Re7 30.Ng3 e5 31.fe5 Qb8 32.Nf5 Qa7 33.Ne7 Kf7 34.Nd5 (34.Nd5 Bd5 35.Qd5 Kg7 36.Qd4+-) 1–0. Frank,Jozsef (2255) – Suranyi,Pal (2155), HUN–chT3 Hungary, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

5.d4 Qa5 6.Bd2 Qc7 (6...Qd8 7.Bd3 g6 8.Na3+/-) 7.Na3 Nf6 8.Bd3 (8.Nb5 Qd8 9.Bd3 a6+/-) 8...e6 (8...Nc6 9.h3+/-) 9.0-0 (9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Na7 Bd7+-) 9...Be7 (9...Bd7!?+/-) 10.Nb5+- Qd8 11.Na7 Na6 (11...Bd7 12.Qb1 Nc6 13.Qb7 Na7 14.Ra7 Ra7 15.Qa7+-) 12.Nc8 Rc8 (12...Qc8 13.e5 Nd7 14.ed6 Bd6 15.Qe2+-) 13.Bb5 (13.Qb1 Rb8+-) 13...Nd7 (13...Kf8 14.Ba5 Nc7 15.Bd3+-) 14.Ba6 ba6 15.Ra6?? (better 15.Ba5 Nb6 16.c4+-) 15...0-0+/- 16.Ba5 Qe8 17.Re1 (17.Qd3 Ra8+/-) 17...Rc4 (17...Nb8 18.Ra8+/-) 18.Nd2 (better 18.Ra7!?+-) 18...Rd4+= 19.Bc3 Nc5 20.Bd4 Na6 21.Qa1 (21.Bg7 Kg7 22.Qa1 Bf6 23.Qa6 Qb8+=) 21...Nb4 (21...e5 22.Qa6 ed4 23.Nb3+=) 22.Bg7 (better 22.Qc3!? e5 23.Qb4 ed4 24.Qd4+/-) 22...Nc2= 23.Qc3 (23.Qb1 Ne1 24.Bf8 Kf8=) 23...Ne1=+ 24.Qg3 f5 25.Bf8 Kf8 26.Qe3 Ng2 (26...Qb5 27.Qe1 Qe5 28.Qb1=+) 27.Qh6= Kg8 28.Qe6 Qf7 29.Qf7 Kf7 30.Kg2 fe4 31.Ne4 d5 32.Ng3 Ke6 33.Kf3 Bc5 34.Nh5 Ke5 35.Ng3 Kd4 36.Kg4 Kc4 37.f4 d4 38.Kh5 (38.Ne4 d3=) 38...Bd6 (better 38...d3 39.Nf1 Bd4=) 39.f5?? (better 39.Nf5 Bf4 40.Kg4=) 39...Bg3-+ 40.hg3 d3 41.f6 d2 42.f7 d1Q 43.Kh6 Qf3 (43...Qd6 44.Kh7 Kd5 45.Kg7 Qe7 46.Kg6 Ke6 47.Kh5 Qf7 48.Kh4 Qh7 49.Kg4 Qf5 50.Kh4 Kf6 51.g4 Qf3 52.g5 Kf5 53.g6 Qg4) 44.Kg7 Qg3 (better 44...Qb7 45.g4 h6-+) 45.Kh8 (45.Kh7 Qh4 46.Kg8 Qg5 47.Kh7-+) 45...Qf4 (45...Qf3 46.Kg7 h5 47.Kf8 h4 48.Ke7 Qf7 49.Kf7 h3 50.Ke6 h2 51.Ke7 h1Q 52.Ke6 Kd4 53.Kd7 Qe1 54.Kd6 Qe5 55.Kc6 Qc5 56.Kd7 Ke5 57.Ke8 Qa7 58.Kd8 Kd6 59.Ke8 Qe7) 46.Kh7 Qf5 (46...Qf7 47.Kh6 Qg8 48.Kh5 Kd4 49.Kh4 Ke4 50.Kh5 Kf5 51.Kh4 Qg4) 47.Kh8 Qf7 (47...Qf7) 0-1. Kovanov,Alexey - Chen,Yiru (1895), FIDE World Corporate GpB (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.d4 Nc6 6.c3 e5 7.Na3 Be7 8.Bc4 (8.d5 Nb8=) 8...Nf6 9.0-0 (9.d5 Na5 10.Bb5 Bd7=+) 9...h6 (9...Ne4!? 10.Qb3 0-0-/+) 10.Re1 a6 11.Nc2 0-0 12.h3 (12.Bd3 d5 13.ed5 Nd5 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.Re5 Bf6= (worse 15...Nc3 16.Qe1+/-)) 12...Qc7 13.Bf1 (13.Ne3 A) worse Ne4 14.Nd5 Nf2 15.Nc7 (15.Ne7? Ne7 16.Qe2 Ne4-+) 15...Nd1 16.Rd1+/-; B) Na5 14.Nd5 Nd5 15.Bd5 Be6=+ (15...Qc3? 16.Bd2 Qc7 17.Ba5+-)) 13...Rd8 14.Bb2 Bf8 (14...Na5 15.Ba3-/+) 15.Qb1 (15.Ne3 ed4 (worse 15...Ne4 16.Nd5 Nf2 17.Kf2+/-) 16.cd4 A) worse 16...Ne4 17.Nd5 Nf2 18.Kf2+- (18.Nc7?! Nd1 19.Red1 Rb8+=); B) 16...d5=+) 15...Rb8 (15...d5 16.ed5 Nd5 17.de5=+) 16.Ne3 (16.c4 ed4 17.Ncd4 Ne5=+) 16...g6 (16...b5 17.d5 Ne7 18.c4=+) 17.Nd5 Nd5 18.ed5 Ne7 19.de5 de5 20.Ne5 (20.c4!? f6 21.Ne5=) 20...Bf5=+ 21.Qa2 Nd5 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn 22.Bc4 Be6 23.Ng6 (better 23.Rad1!? Qc5 24.Bb3 Nc3 25.Bc3 Rd1 26.Rd1 Qc3 27.Be6 Qe5 28.Bf7 Kg7 29.Rd7=+) 23...Nc3-+ (23...fg6 24.Re6 Bc5 25.Rg6 Kf7 26.Rg4 Bf2 27.Kf2 Qb6 28.Kf1+-) 24.Bc3 (24.Qb3 Qc4 25.Qc3 Qc3 26.Bc3-+) 24...Bc4 (24...Qc4?! 25.Qc4 Bc4 26.Nf8 Kf8 27.Bf6-/+) 25.Qc2? (25.Ne7 Be7 26.Re7 Qe7 (26...Ba2?! 27.Rc7 Be6 28.Be5-/+) 27.Qc4 b5 28.Qg4 Qg5-+) 25...fg6 (25...Bd3!? 26.Qb3 Bg6 27.Be5-+) 26.Qg6 Bg7 27.Rac1 Bd3 28.Qg4 Qf7 29.Re3 (29.Be5 Bf5 30.Qh4 Be5 31.Re5 Rd6-+) 29...Bf5 30.Qg3 Rbc8 31.Rce1 Rd7 32.Bg7 Qg7 33.Qf4 Bg6 34.Rg3 Rf7 35.Qg4 Rc6 36.h4 h5 37.Qg5 (37.Qb4 Kh7-+) 37...Rcf6 (37...Qf6 38.Qf6 Rff6 39.Re5-+) 38.f3 (38.Re2 Rd6-+) 38...Kh7 39.Re5 Rf5 40.Rf5 Rf5 41.Qd8 (41.Qd2 Qe7-+) 41...Rf4 (41...Qe5 42.Kh2-+) 42.Kh2 (42.Rg5 b5 43.Rd5 Bf7-+) 42...Qf6 43.Qd7 Bf7 (43...Kh6 44.Qd2-+) 44.Qd3 (44.Qb7 Kh6 (44...Qh4?! 45.Rh3 Qf6 46.Rh5 Kg7 47.Rh3-+) 45.Qc7 Be6-+) 44...Kh6 (44...Kh8 45.Qe3-+) 45.Rh3 (45.Qe3 b5-+) 45...Rh4 46.Qe3 Qf4 47.Qf4 Rf4 48.Kg3 Rf6 49.Rh1 Rg6 (better 49...b5 50.Rb1-+) 50.Kf4 (50.Kf2 b5-+) 50...b5 (50...Rg2!? 51.Ke3-+) 51.g4 (51.Rh2 Rf6 52.Ke4 Kg5-+) 51...Rf6 52.Ke5 (52.Ke4 Kg5-+) 52...Rf3 53.gh5 Rc3 (53...a5 54.Ke4 Bh5 55.Rc1-+) 54.Kd4 (54.Rf1 Bc4 55.Rf6 Kh5 56.Ra6 b4-+) 54...Rc4 55.Kd3 (55.Ke3 a5-+) 55...Bh5 56.Ra1 Rc6 57.Kd4 Bf7 58.Rh1 Kg7 59.Rg1 Kf8 60.Rf1 Ke7 61.Ra1 (61.Rb1 Rc4 62.Ke3 b4-+) 61...Be6 62.Kd3 Kd6 63.Kd4 (63.Ke4 Bd5 64.Kd4 b4-+) 63...Bd5 (63...b4 64.Rd1-+) 64.Ra3 Rc4 (64...b4 65.Ra5 Rc4 66.Kd3-+) 65.Kd3 Bb7 66.Ra1 Kc5 67.Re1 (67.Ke3 b4 68.Ra5 Kb6-+) 67...Be4! 68.Kd2 (68.Re4 Re4 Combination) 68...Kd4 69.Ra1 Rc2 70.Kd1 Rc6 (better 70...b4 71.Ra6 b3 72.Rb6-+) 71.Kd2 Bd5 (71...b4!? 72.Ra4 Rc2 73.Kd1-+) 72.Ra3 Bc4 73.Ra1 (73.Rg3 a5-+) 73...Kc5 (73...Rg6 74.Rd1 Rg2 75.Kc1 Kc3 76.Rd6 b4 77.Rd1 b3 78.Kb1 b2 79.Rd3 Bd3 80.Ka2 b1Q 81.Ka3 Qb3) 74.Kc3 Kb6 75.Kb2 (75.Kb4 Be6 76.Re1 a5 77.Ka3 b4 78.Ka4 Bf5-+) 75...a5 76.Re1 b4 77.Re5 (77.Ra1 Kb5 78.Re1 a4 79.Re5 Rc5-+) 77...Bd3 (77...a4 78.Ka1 Re6 79.Re6 Be6 80.Kb2 a3 81.Kb1 b3 82.Kc1 b2 83.Kd2 a2 84.Ke3 b1Q 85.Kd2 a1Q 86.Ke3 Qc3 87.Kf2 Qbc2 88.Kf1 Qa1) 78.Kb3 (78.Rd5 Rc2 79.Ka1 Rd2 80.Rd6 Kc5 81.Rc6 Kd4 (81...Kc6?!) 82.Rh6 b3 83.Rh4 Kc3 84.Rc4 Bc4 85.Kb1 Rd1) 78...Bb5 (78...Rc3 79.Ka2 a4 80.Re6 Kb5 81.Ka1 Rc1 82.Kb2 Rc2 83.Kb1 b3 84.Rd6 a3 85.Rd3 a2 86.Ka1 Rc1 87.Kb2 a1Q 88.Kb3 Rb1 89.Kc2 Qb2) 79.Rf5 (79.Re3 Bc4 80.Ka4 Rd6 81.Rh3 Rd1 82.Rh1 Bb5 83.Kb3 Rh1 84.Ka2 Rh2 85.Kb1 b3 86.Ka1 a4 87.Kb1 Bd3 88.Kc1 b2 89.Kd1 b1Q) 79...Rc3 80.Kb2 (80.Ka2-+) 80...a4 81.Rf4 Rc4 (81...a3 82.Kb1 Bd3 83.Ka1 Kb5 84.Ka2 Rc2 85.Kb1 Rh2 86.Ka1 Rh1 87.Ka2 Bb1 88.Ka1 Be4 89.Rf1 Rf1 90.Ka2 Bd5) 82.Rf8 Bc6 83.Rb8 (83.Rf5 a3 84.Kb3-+) 83...Kc5 84.Ra8 Rc3 (84...Ba8 85.Ka2 b3 86.Kb2 Rc2 87.Ka1 Be4 88.Kb1 a3 89.Ka1 Ra2) 85.Ra5-+ Kc4 86.Ra6 (86.Re5 a3 87.Kb1 b3 88.Re2 Bd5 89.Rc2 Rc2 90.Ka1 Rc1) 86...a3 87.Ka2 (87.Ra3 ba3 88.Ka2 Rc2 89.Ka1 Kb3 90.Kb1 a2 91.Ka1 Rc1) 87...Bd5 88.Ra8 (88.Rb6 Kd3 89.Kb1 a2 90.Kb2 Rc1 91.Kc1 a1Q) 88...Kd3 89.Ka1 (89.Kb1 Kd2 90.Ra3 ba3 91.Ka1 Rc1) 89…Rc1 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2185) - Atakhan,Abtin (2370), Titled Tue 6th Dec Early (5), 2022. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.d4 e6 6.Na3 (worse is 6.Ra3 Nf6 7.Re3 Be7+=) 6...Nf6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 Nc6 10.c3 e5 11.h3 a6 12.Nc4 ed4 13.cd4 d5 14.ed5 Nd5 15.Nfe5 Ne5 16.Ne5 Bb4 17.Bd2 Bd2 18.Qd2 Be6 19.f4 Qf6 (19...Qh4!? 20.Be4 Nf4 21.Bb7 Rab8+=) 20.f5= Bc8 21.Rad1 b5 22.Be4 Qd6? (better is 22...Rd8+=) 23.f6+- Bb7 (23...Be6 24.fg7 Rfd8 25.Qh6+/-) 24.Rf1 (24.fg7 Rfe8 25.Qg5 Qf6 26.Qf6 Nf6 27.Bb7 Rab8+-) 24...h6 (24...gf6 25.Qh6 f5 26.Qd6+-) 25.Ng4 Nc3 (25...Nf6 26.Nf6 gf6 27.Bb7 Kg7 28.Ba8 Ra8+-) 26.Nh6 (26.Qc3?! Be4 27.fg7 Kg7+-) 26...gh6 27.Qh6 (27.Bb7 Nd1 28.Qh6 Qd4 29.Kh2 Qd6 30.Rf4 Qf4 31.Qf4 Kh7 32.Qg5 Ne3 33.Qg7) 27...Ne2= Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 28.Kh1 Ng3 29.Kg1 Ne2 30.Kh1 Ng3 31.Kg1 Ne2 32.Kh1 Ng3 ½–½. Lutovinov,Alexander (2145) – Chistiakov,Mihail (1880), St Petersburg RUS, Chigorin Mem, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.d4 Bg4 6.Ba3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.c3 (8.d5 Bf3 9.Qf3 Qa5 10.Nd2 Ne5+=) 8...e6 (8...g6 9.Nbd2=+) 9.0-0 (9.Nbd2=) 9...Nd7 (9...d5!? 10.ed5 Qd5=+) 10.Re1 (10.Nbd2 Be7+=) 10...Be7= 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Nf1 (12.Qb1 Qc7=) 12...Re8 13.Ng3 (13.Ne3 Bh5=) 13...Qc7 14.h3 Bf3 15.Qf3 Na5 16.Bb4 Nc6 17.Ba3 Na5 18.Reb1 a6 (worse 18...Qc3 19.Bb4 Qd4 20.Ne2+- (20.Ba5? Ne5 21.Qe2 Qd3-+)) 19.Ne2 b5 20.e5 d5 21.Bc1 (21.Be7 Re7 22.Ra2 Ree8=) 21...Nc4=+ 22.Qg4 Reb8 (22...g6 23.Bh6=+) 23.Nf4 (23.Bh6 g6=) 23...Rb6 24.Nh5 g6 25.Nf4 Bf8 (25...Rc8 26.h4=+) 26.h4= Bg7 27.h5 Nce5 28.de5 Ne5 29.Qe2 Nd3 30.Nd3 Rc6 (30...Bc3 31.Bb2=) 31.Bb2 (31.Bd2 Bc3 32.Bc3 Rc3 33.Rb5 gh5+=) 31...Bc3 (31...Rc4!?=) 32.Bc3+= Rc3 33.Ne5 (33.Rb5 Rc2 34.Qd1 Ra7+-) 33...Rc2 (33...Ra7 34.h6=) 34.Qe3+= Rc8 35.Ng4 (35.h6 f6 36.Nd3+=) 35...gh5 (35...a5!?=) 36.Qg5 (36.Nf6!? Kf8 37.Re1+-) 36...Kf8+= 37.Nf6 h6? (37...Qa7 38.Rf1 h6 39.Qh6 Ke7 40.Nd5 ed5 41.Ra6 Qc5 42.Qf6 Kf8+-) 38.Qh6+- Ke7 39.Qg5 Kf8 40.Re1 Qd6 (40...Qc6 41.Qh5 Qd6 42.Rad1+-) 41.Rad1 R2c5 (41...Rd8 42.Rd4 Rc4 43.Rd5 Qd5 44.Nd5 Rd5 45.Qf6+-) 42.Qh6 (better 42.Rd5! Rd5 43.Qg8 Ke7 44.Nd5 Qd5 45.Qc8 Qd6+-) 42...Ke7 43.Ne4! Qc6?? (43...de4 44.Rd6 Pinning (44.Rd6 Deflection)) 44.Nc5 (44.Nc5 Qc5 45.Rc1+-) 1–0. Martinez,Julian (2185) – Meza Saavedra,Edwin Martin (1820), 2nd IRT Feria de Bucaramanga, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

5.d4 g6 6.Na3 Bg7 7.Bc4 Nf6 8.0-0 (8.Bd3!?=+) 8...Ne4-/+ 9.Re1 d5 10.Bd3 Bf5 11.Nh4 (11.c4 Nc6 12.cd5 Qd5=+) 11...e6 (11...Nc6!? 12.Nf5 gf5 13.Be4 fe4 14.c3-+) 12.Nf5-/+ gf5 13.c4? (better 13.Nb5 Nc6 14.Ba3-/+) 13...Bd4-+ 14.Be4 de4 (14...Ba1 15.Bd5 Nc6 16.Nb5-+) 15.Nb5 Bc5 (15...Ba1 16.Nd6 Kf8 17.Ba3-+) 16.Bf4 Na6 17.Qh5 Qb6 (better 17...0-0!?-+) 18.Red1 Rd8 (18...Rc8 19.Rab1 Rc6 20.Qg5+/-) 19.Be5 (19.Ra6 Rd1 20.Qd1 Bf2 21.Kf1 ba6+/-) 19...Rf8 (19...Rd1 20.Rd1 Rg8 21.Qh7 Rf8+/-) 20.Bf6?? (20.Ra6 Rd1 21.Qd1 Bf2 22.Kf1 ba6 23.Bc7+-) 20...Rd7 (20...Rd1 21.Rd1 Nb4-+ (21...Bf2 22.Kf1 Bc5 23.Qh4+=)) 21.Qh6? (21.Rd7 Kd7 (21...Bf2 22.Kf1 Kd7 23.Rd1 Kc8 24.Nd6 Kc7 25.Qh6+/-) 22.Bg7 Rd8-/+) 21...Bf2 (21...e3 22.Kf1 Qc6 23.fe3-+) 22.Kh1 Bc5 23.Qf4? (better 23.Bg7 Rd1 24.Rd1-+) 23...e5?? (better 23...Qc6-+) 24.Qe5+- Qe6 25.Rd7 (25.Qb8! Nb8 26.Nc7 Rc7 27.Rd8) 25...Qe5?? (better 25...Kd7 26.Qc3 Re8-+) 26.Rd8 (26.Be5?? Kd7 27.Rd1 Kc6-+). Willy,Stephen (2185) - Schnaider,Ilan (2230), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.d4 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.c3 Nf6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.h4 (9.0-0 Nc6=+) 9...Bg4 (9...Qc7 10.Ra3 (10.Ba3? Ne4 11.Bd3 Nf6-+) Bg4 11.Be2-/+) 10.Qb3 Bf3 (better Nc6!? 11.Ng5 Qe8 12.Ra3 b6-/+) 11.Nf3= Nc6 (worse Ne4 12.Bd5 Nf6 13.Bb7+/-) 12.Bd3 Na5 (12...d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Ra3=) 13.Qa3= b6 14.Bg5 Rc8 15.Bf6 (15.0-0!?=) 15...Bf6=+ 16.h5 Kg7 (16...Qc7 17.Rc1=+) 17.Kd2 (better 17.Ba6!? Rc6 18.h6 Kg8 19.0-0=) 17...e6=+ 18.Rh3 (18.Ke2 Kg8=+) 18...h6 (18...d5 19.e5 Be7 20.Qa4=+) 19.hg6=+ fg6 20.Rah1 Rh8 21.Rg3 g5 22.Qa2 Qd7 23.Nh2 (23.Rb1=+) 23...Kf7 (better 23...h5!?-/+) 24.Ng4= Bg7 25.Rf3 Ke7 26.Qa3 Rcf8 27.e5 (better 27.Rf8!? Rf8 28.e5+=) 27...Rf3=+ 28.gf3 Rf8 (better 28...h5 29.Ne3 Kd8 30.ed6 Bf8=+) 29.Nh6?? (29.Ke2 Rh8=) 29...Rf3?? (29...Rh8 30.Qd6 Qd6 31.ed6 Kd7 32.Bb5 Nc6=+) 30.Ke2 (30.Ng4 Rd3 31.Kd3 Qb5 32.c4 Qc4 33.Ke3 Kf7=) 30...Rf8 (better 30...Rf4!?=) 31.Ng4+/- Qc7? (better 31...Rf7+/-) 32.Rh7+- Rf7 (32...Kd8 33.Qd6 (33.ed6 Qc6 34.Kd1 Rf3 35.Rg7 Rd3 36.Kc2 Rd2 37.Kd2 Nc4 38.Kd3 Na3 39.Rg8 Qe8 40.Re8 Ke8+/-) 33...Qd6 34.ed6+-) 33.Bg6 Qc4 (33...Nc4 34.Qc1 Kf8 35.Bf7 Qf7 36.Qg5 de5 37.Qd8 Qe8 38.Qe8 Ke8 39.Rg7 ed4 40.cd4+-) 34.Ke1 Ke8 (34...Qc6 35.Qd6 Qd6 36.ed6 Kf8 37.Bf7 Kf7+-) 35.Rg7 (35.Rg7 Kd8 36.Rf7 Qd5 37.Nf6 Qh1 38.Ke2 Qc6 39.ed6 Qb5 40.Ke1 Kc8 41.d7 Kb7 42.d8Q Qd7 43.Qd7 Ka6 44.Be4 b5 45.Qa7) 1-0. Fier,A (2545) - Alinasab,Mobina (2350), Titled Tue 9th Jan Early (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.d4 g6 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.c3 Nf6 8.h4 h5 9.Ng5 Nc6 10.Na3 0-0 11.Be3 (11.0-0 a6=) 11...a6 (11...d5 12.0-0-/+) 12.f3 (12.0-0 d5 13.Qb3 Na5=+) 12...Bd7 13.g4? (better 13.0-0-/+) 13...hg4-+ 14.h5 gh5 15.f4 (15.fg4 Bg4 16.Qb1 b5-+) 15...e5 (15...Bh6 16.d5 Na5 17.Bd4-+) 16.Nc4 (16.fe5 de5 17.d5 Na5-+) 16...ed4 17.cd4 Nb4 (better 17...d5 18.ed5 Nb4-+) 18.e5-/+ de5 (worse 18...Nd3 19.Qd3 Re8 20.Nd6+/- (worse 20.ef6 Qf6 21.Qh7 Kf8=+)) 19.fe5 Re8 (19...Nd3 20.Qd3 Re8 21.0-0 Re5 22.de5+- (22.Ne5?! Bb5 23.Qf5 Qc8+-)) 20.ef6 (20.Nd6 Qb6 21.Qd2=+ (worse 21.Ngf7 Re5 22.Ne5 Nd3 23.Qd3 Qd6-+)) 20...Qf6?? (20...Bf6 21.Bh7 Kg7 22.Nf7 Kf7 23.Qb1 Re3 24.Ne3-/+) 21.Ne5 (21.Bh7 Kf8 22.Be4= (worse 22.Rh5 Qd4 23.Qd4 Bd4=+)) 21...Re5 (21...Bf5 22.Bc4 Re5 23.de5 Qe5 A) 24.Bf7 Kf8 25.Ke2 Bf6 26.Rh5 Nc2-+ (26...Qa1? 27.Rh8 Kg7 28.Qa1 Ba1 29.Ra8+-); B) 24.Ke2-/+) 22.de5 Qe5 23.Bh7 Kf8 24.Kf2 (24.Ra3 Qg3 25.Bf2 Re8 (25...Qa3? 26.Qd6 Ke8 27.0-0+-) 26.Ne4 Bc3 (26...Qa3? 27.Bc5 Re7 28.0-0+-) 27.Rc3 Qc3 28.Kf1 Qd3 29.Qd3 Nd3 30.Rh5 Nf2 31.Kf2 Kg7-/+) 24...g3 (better 24...Bc6 25.Ra3 Qb2 26.Qd2 Qd2 (26...Qa3?? 27.Bc5 Ke8 28.Re1 Qe3 29.Re3 Be4 30.Re4 Be5 31.Re5; 26...Bh1 27.Bc5 Ke8 28.Re3 Be4 29.Re4 Be5 30.Qb2 Nd3 31.Ke3 Nb2 32.Re5 Kd7 33.Kd4+-) 27.Bd2 Bd4 (27...Bh1?! 28.Bb4 Ke8 29.Kg3=+) 28.Kg3 Bh1 29.Bb4 Kg7-+) 25.Kf3?? (better 25.Kg2 Qe3 26.Qd7 Qg5 27.Qb7 Qd5 28.Qd5 Nd5 29.Ra5=) 25...Bg4-+ 26.Kg2 Bd1 (26...Qe3?! 27.Qd6 Qe7 28.Qe7 Ke7 29.Rae1 Kd7 30.Nf7-+) 27.Ne4 Qa1 28.Bc5 Ke8 29.Bf5 Bf3! 30.Kg3 (30.Kf3 Qh1 Discovered attack (30...Qh1 Deflection)) 30…Be5 (30...Be5 31.Kf3 Qh1 32.Ke3 Nc2 33.Ke2 Qg2 34.Nf2 Bd4 35.Kd3 Bc5 36.Nh1 Rd8 37.Kc4 Rd4 38.Kc3 Qd2 39.Kb2 Rb4 40.Ka2 Qd5) 0-1. Fier,A (2545) - Zhu,Jiner (2465), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Qe2 e5 8.d4 Nc6 9.0-0 (9.d5 Nb8=) 9...Be7 (9...ed4 10.Re1+=) 10.Bc6 (10.d5!? Nb8 11.Qd3=) 10...Bc6-/+ (worse is 10...bc6 11.de5 de5 12.Ne5+=) 11.de5 de5 12.Rd1 Qb8 13.Bb2 Nd7 (worse is 13...Ne4 14.Ne5 Nf6 15.Nc6 bc6 16.Bf6 gf6 17.Nc4+/-) 14.Nc4 Can e5 get defended? 14...f6 15.Ba3 Nc5 16.Na5 (16.Nd4 Bd7= (16...Be4? 17.Bc5 Bc5 18.Qe4+-)) 16...Qc7+= 17.Nc6 Qc6 (worse is 17...bc6 18.Bc5 Bc5 19.Qc4+=) 18.Ne5? (better is 18.Rd5 b6 19.Nh4+=) 18...fe5-+ 19.Qh5 g6 (19...Qg6!? 20.Qe5 Qf6-+ (20...Qe4?? 21.Qg7 Rf8 22.Re1+-)) 20.Qe5-/+ Rf8 21.Rd5 b6 22.Rad1 Qf6 23.Qg3 Qf4 24.Re5 (24.Qf4 Rf4 25.f3 Rf7-+) 24...Qg3 25.hg3 Rd8 (25...Rd8 26.Red5 Rc8-+) 0–1. Engel,Gunnar – Kupfernagel,Michael, Mecklenburg VP LL, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

6.Bb5 Nbd7 7.Bd7 Nd7+= (7...Kd7?! 8.Qe2=).

6.c3 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Bc2 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.d4 Bg4 11.h3 Bf3 12.Qf3 a6 13.e5 Ne8 14.ed6 Nd6 15.Rb1 Rc8 16.Bd2 b5 17.Bb3 Na5 18.Ba2 Nac4 19.Bc4 Nc4 20.Nc4 Rc4 21.Rfe1 e5!-+ 22.Qb7 ed4 23.cd4 Qd4 24.Be3 Qf6 25.Ra1 Qc6 (25...Qc6 26.Qa6 Ba1 27.Qa1 Re8-+; 25...Qa1?! 26.Ra1 Ba1 27.Qa6-/+) 0–1. Palacios de la Prida,E – Saborido Carre,R, ESP–ch, 1964.

6.e5 de5-/+ 7.Ne5? Qd5?? 8.Bb5?? White loses the upper hand (better is 8.Qe2!? and White hangs on 8...Bd7 9.c4+=) 8...Nbd7 (8...Nc6 9.Bc6 bc6 10.Nf3-/+) 9.Nd7 Bd7 (9...Nd7?! 10.0-0=) 10.Rb1?? (better is 10.Bd7 Nd7 11.0-0-/+) 10...Bb5 11.Nb5 Qe5?? instead of simply winning the game (better is 11...Qg2 and Black has reached his goal 12.Rf1 Rd8 (12...Qh2?! 13.Qf3 Qb8 14.Nc3-/+) 13.Nc7 Kd7-+) 12.Qe2+= Qe2 13.Ke2 White loses the right to castle 13...Kd7 Black loses the right to castle 14.Bb2 Nd5 15.Rhc1 (15.Be5 f6 16.c4 Nb6+=) 15...f6 16.d4 a6 Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 17.Na3 b5 White has a new backward pawn: c2 18.c4 White threatens to win material: c4xd5 18...Nf4 (18...Nc7+=) 19.Kd2? (better is 19.Kf3!? is worth looking at 19...Nd3 20.Rc3 Nb2 21.Rb2+=) 19...b4 20.Nc2 a5 21.Ra1 e6 22.g3 Nh3 23.Ke2 h5 24.Ra4 Bd6 25.c5? Bc7-/+ 26.Rca1 Rab8 27.Ne3 Rb5 28.Nc4 Ra8 29.Bc1 Kc6 30.Bd2 Kd5 31.Nd6?? Bd6-+ 32.cd6 Kd6?? 33.Bb4+= Kd5 34.Bc3 Ng5 35.Kd3 Ne4 36.Be1 Rb3 37.Kc2 Rab8 38.Ra5= R8b5 39.Rb5 Rb5 40.f3 Nd6 41.Bc3 Nc4 42.Ra7 Ne3 43.Kd3+= Nf5 44.g4 Nh4 45.Rg7+= Nf3 46.gh5 Nh2 47.h6+- Rb8 48.Rg2 Nf3+= 49.Rf2 Ng5 50.Rf6+/- Rh8 51.Rg6 Nf7 52.Bd2 e5 53.Rg4 Nh6= 54.Rh4 ed4?? 55.Bh6+- Ke6 56.Re4 Kf5 57.Bg7 Rh3 58.Kd4 Rg3 59.Re5 Kg6 60.Bf8 1–0. Siegel,Rainer – Sprandl,Manfred, Dotzheim op 1st, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.a3 ba3)

6.e5 de5-/+ 7.Ne5 g6?? 8.Bc4? e6 9.Bb2 Be7 10.Ng4 h5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.0-0 Nh7?? 14.Ng6+- fg6?? 15.Qe6 (15.Qe6 Rf7 16.Qf7) 1–0. Griess,E – Schirrer,A, Nice, 1938.

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Bg4 8.Be3 g6 (8...d5 A) 9.ed5 Bf3 (9...Nd5 10.h3 Bh5 11.Na3 e6 12.c4 Ne3 13.fe3) 10.Qf3 Qd5 11.Qg3 e5 12.c4 Qd6 13.Na3; B) 9.e5 Ne4 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nh4 Bd7 12.Na3 Nb4 13.Nf3; 8...e6 A) 9.c4 Be7 (9...Bf3 10.Qf3 Nb4 11.Ra3 Be7 12.Be2 Nc2 13.Rb3) 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nb5 d5 12.cd5 ed5 13.e5; B) 9.h3 Bh5 (9...Bf3 10.Qf3 Be7 11.Na3 0-0 12.Rfb1 Qd7 13.c3) 10.Na3 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.c4 Ne3 13.fe3; C) 9.Na3 Be7 (9...d5 10.ed5 Nd5 11.c4 Ne3 12.fe3 Be7 13.Qb1) 10.h3 Bh5 11.Qb1 Qb8 12.g4 Bg6 13.c4) 9.d5 (9.Ra3 Bg7 (9...d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.h3 Bf5 12.c4 a5 13.cd5) 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 0-0 12.c3 e6 13.Nd2; 9.h3 Bf3 (9...Bd7 10.Ra3 Bg7 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Rb3 Qc7 13.Nb5) 10.Qf3 Bg7 11.Na3 0-0 12.Rfb1 Qd7 13.c3; 9.Na3 Bg7 (9...a6 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 Bg7 12.Rfb1 Nd7 13.c3) 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 0-0 12.Rfb1 Qc7 13.Nc4) 9...Ne5 (9...Nb4 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Na3 Bg7 12.Rb1 a5 13.c3; 9...Bf3 10.Qf3 Ne5 11.Bb5 Nfd7 12.Qh3 Bg7 13.Ra3) 10.Ne5 (worse is 10.Na3 Bg7+= 11.Bd4 Bf3 12.gf3 0-0 13.Rb1) 10...de5 11.Qe1 (11.f3 Bd7 12.Na3 Bg7 13.c4) 11...Bg7 12.Na3 0-0 (12...Bd7 13.Nc4) 13.Qb4 (13.Nc4+=) 13...b6 14.Nc4 Ne8 15.Ra6 Nc7 16.Ra2 f5 17.Bg5 fe4 18.d6? (18.Be4 Nd5 19.Qb3 Be6+=) 18...Nd5 (18...ed3 19.dc7 Qc7 20.cd3-+) 19.Qb3? (19.Qa3 ed3 20.de7-/+) 19...Be6?? (better is 19...ed3 20.de7 Ne7 21.Ne3 Rf7 22.Ng4 Qd5-+) 20.Nb6?? Qd6 21.Na8 ed3 22.Ra7 Qc6?? 23.Qa3? dc2-+ 24.Ra6 Qd7 25.Qa4?? Qa4 26.Ra4 Nc3 27.Ra7 Bc4 28.Re1 e4 29.Rc7 Bd4 30.Rc4 Bf2 0–1. Dogdu,Mehmet – Tuncer,Tuna, Antalya TUR, Men Ch, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Na3 g6=.

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.c3 g6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Ba3 Bg4 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.h3 Bf3 13.Nf3 Rfd8 14.Qa4 Nh5 15.Bc4 h6 16.Rab1 e6 17.Bf1 a6 18.Bc1 b5 19.Qa2 Nf6 20.Bf4 e5 21.Bh2 Nd7 22.Rec1 Nb6 (22...Rdb8!?-/+) 23.c4= Nc4 (23...bc4 24.Bc4 A) worse is 24...Nd4 25.Nd4 ed4 26.Bd3+= (worse is 26.Ba6 Qa7 27.Qb3 Qa6 28.Qb6 Qb6 29.Rb6 Re8-/+); B) worse is 24...Nc4 25.Qc4 ed4 26.Qc6 Qc6 27.Rc6+/-; C) 24...ed4 25.Ba6 Rdb8=) 24.Bc4+/- bc4 25.Qc4 Rab8? (better is 25...ed4 26.Qc6 Qc6 27.Rc6 d5+/-) 26.Rb8+- Rb8 27.d5 (27.Qc6?? Qc6 28.Re1 ed4-+) 1–0. Pokhlebkin,Vladimir (2120) – Riabov,Nikolay, Nizhnij Novgorod Region–ch, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.h3 e5 8.d5 Nb4 9.Ba3 Qa5 (9...Nd3 10.Qd3 Be7 11.0-0=+) 10.0-0= Nd3 11.Qd3 Qc7 12.c4 (12.Nc3 a6=) 12...Be7 13.Nc3 b6 14.Nb5 Qd7 15.Nd2 (15.Bc1 0-0=) 15...0-0 (15...a6 16.Nc3=+) 16.f4 a6 (16...ef4 17.Rf4 h6 18.Bb2=) 17.Nc3 (better 17.fe5!? de5 18.Nc3=) 17...ef4-/+ 18.Rf4 Nh5 (18...Qd8 19.Rb1-/+) 19.Rf2 Bh4 20.Rf3 Qe7 21.Raf1 (21.Qd4 Rb8 22.e5 de5+=) 21...Bd7 (21...Bg5 22.Nb3 Qe5 23.g4=) 22.Nb3 (22.g4 Nf6 23.e5 Qe5+=) 22...Rae8 (better 22...Qe5!?-/+) 23.Nd4+= Bf6 (better 23...Qe5!? 24.Nc6 Bc6 25.dc6 Re6+=) 24.g4+- Bd4? (better 24...Qe5!? 25.Nde2 b5 26.gh5 bc4 27.Qc4 Bb5+-) 25.Qd4 Nf6 26.Rf6?? (better 26.Qb6 Ne4 27.Ne4 Qe4 28.Bd6+-) 26...gf6+/- 27.Rf6 Qe5 28.Qe5 de5 (28...Re5? 29.Bd6 Ree8 30.e5+-) 29.Bf8 Kf8 30.Rb6 Rc8 31.Ra6 Rc4 32.Ra3 Ke7 (32...Rd4 33.Kf2+/-) 33.Kf2 Kd6 (33...Rb4 34.Kf3+/-) 34.Ke3 Kc5 35.Ne2 Kb4? (35...Ba4 36.Rc3 Rc3 37.Nc3+-) 36.Rd3 (better 36.Ra7!? Bb5 37.Rf7+-) 36...Ba4 37.Ng3 Bc2 38.Rd2 Ba4 39.Rf2?? (better 39.d6 Rc3 40.Kf2+/-) 39...Rc3-/+ 40.Kd2 Rg3 41.Rf7 Rh3 42.Re7 Rh2 (42...Kc5!? 43.Re5 Bd7-/+) 43.Ke3=+ Rh3 44.Kf2 (44.Kd2 Kc5 45.Re5 Bd7-/+) 44...Rd3 (better 44...Bd1!? 45.g5 Kc5 46.Re5 Bh5-/+) 45.Re5= Rd4 46.Ke3 Kc5 (better 46...Rd1!?=) 47.Re7+/- Rc4? (47...h6 48.Re6 Rd1 49.Rh6 Bd7+=) 48.Rc7+- Kb4 49.Rh7 Rc3 50.Kf4 Rc4? (50...Rc8+-) 51.Rb7 Ka5 (51...Kc3 52.g5 Bc2 53.Re7+-) 52.g5 Bc2 (52...Be8 53.Rg7 Rc1 54.Kf5+-) 53.Re7 Kb6 54.g6 Rc3 (54...Rc8 55.g7+-) 55.g7 Rc8 56.Rf7 Rg8 57.Ke5 Kc5 (57...Bd1 58.d6 Bb3 59.Kf6 Bf7 60.Kf7+-) 58.Rc7 Kb6 (58...Kb4 59.d6 Ba4 60.Kf6+-) 59.Rc2 (59.Rc2 Rg7 60.d6+-) 1-0. Krivenko,Dion (2250) - Mamedjarova,T (2215), Titled Tue (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

6.Bd3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c3 0-0 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nc2 a6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Rb8 13.Bg3 White prepares the advance e5 (13.Qe2 Qc7=) 13...b5 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Ne3 Rc8 16.Rfb1 Nb8 17.e5 (better 17.Qc2!?-/+) 17...Ne4-+ 18.Be4 Be4 19.Rb2 d5 20.Ne1 Qc7 21.Nd1 (21.Rb3 h5-/+) 21...Qb7 22.f3 Bg6 23.Nd3 Nd7 24.N1f2 (24.Rba2!? Ra8 25.Nf4-/+) 24...Nb6-+ 25.Rba2 Na4 26.Nf4 Bh7 27.Ng4 (27.Ne2-+) 27...Rc3 28.Ra4 (28.Ne2 Rc6 29.Qe1-+) 28...Rc2 29.Qe3 (29.Qa5 ba4 30.Ne3 Qb5 31.Ra4 Rc1 32.Kf2 Rb8 33.Qb5 Rb5-+) 29...ba4 30.Nh5 (30.Qe1 Bb4 31.Qf1 Bc3-+) 30...Qb2 31.Re1 Bg5 (31...Rg2 32.Kf1 Bg6 33.Ng7-+) 32.f4 Rg2 (better 32...Be7 33.Bf2 Rc3-+) 33.Kh1 (33.Kf1 Be4 34.Nf2-+) 33...Be4 34.fg5 (34.Qe4 de4 35.fg5 hg5 36.Re4-+) 34...Rh2 35.Kg1 Qg2 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2225) - Vachylia,Andrii (2270), Titled Tue (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

6.Bd3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.e5 de5 9.de5 Nd5 10.Na3 Nc6 11.Qe2 a6 12.Bb2 (12.Bd2 0-0=+) 12...h6 (better 12...Nf4 13.Qe3 Nd3 14.cd3 Nb4-/+) 13.c4?? (better 13.Rfd1=) 13...Nf4-+ 14.Qe3 Nd3 (14...Qd3?! 15.Qf4 0-0 16.Rfd1=+) 15.Rad1 Bc5 (better 15...Nb2!? 16.Rd8 Nd8-+) 16.Qd3 Qd3 17.Rd3 Bd7 (17...b6 18.Nc2-/+) 18.Rfd1 0-0-0 19.Nc2 Ne7 20.Bd4 Bd4 21.Ncd4 Bc6 22.Kf1 Bf3 23.Nf3 Rd3 24.Rd3 Nc6 25.Rc3 Rd8 26.Ke1 Kc7 27.g3 g5 (27...b5 28.cb5 ab5 29.Nd2-+) 28.Re3 (28.h3 b5 29.cb5 ab5-+) 28...Nd4 (28...g4 29.Nd2-+) 29.Nd4 (29.Rd3 Nc2 30.Ke2 g4-/+) 29...Rd4-+ 30.Rf3 Rd7 (30...Rc4 31.Rf7 Kc6 32.Rh7-+) 31.h4 (31.Rf6 Kc6-/+) 31...gh4 (31...Kc6 32.h5 Kc5 33.Rf6-/+) 32.gh4 Kc6 33.Rf6 Kc5 (33...Rd4 34.h5-+) 34.Rh6-/+ Kc4 35.Rf6 b5 36.h5 b4 37.h6? (37.Rf4 Kc3 38.Rf3 Kc2 39.Rf4-+) 37...b3 38.Rf4 Kc3 39.Rf3 Rd3 (39...Kc2!? 40.Rf4 b2 41.Rb4-+) 40.Rf7? (40.Ke2 Rf3 41.Kf3 b2-+) 40...Rh3 (better 40...b2 41.Rb7 Rh3-+) 41.Rc7 Kb2 (41...Kd4 42.Rb7-/+) 42.h7 a5 43.f4?? (better 43.Ra7-+) 43...a4 44.f5 (44.Re7-+) 44...ef5 (44...Ka2 45.Rb7 b2 46.Kf2 Rh7 47.Rh7-+) 45.Kf2?? (better 45.e6 a3 46.e7-+) 45...a3 46.e6 a2 47.Ra7 Rh7!! 48.Rh7 a1Q 49.e7 Qa7 50.Kg2 (50.Kf3 Qa8 51.Kg3 Qb8 52.Kg2 Kc2-+) 50...Qa8 51.Kg3 Qg8 (better 51...Qb8 52.Kg2 Kc2 53.Rh2-+) 52.Kf4 Qh7 (better 52...Kc3 53.Rh3 Kd4-+) 53.e8Q Qh2 (53...Qh3 54.Qe2 Kc3 55.Qe5 Kd3 56.Qd6 Kc2 57.Qc5 Kd2 58.Qd4 Qd3 59.Qb2 Kd1 60.Qa3 Qc4 61.Kf5-+) 54.Kf5 Qf2 55.Kg5 Kb1 56.Qe4 Ka1 (56...Qc2 57.Qd4-+) 57.Qa4 (57.Qa8 Qa2 58.Qh1 Qb1 59.Qa8 Kb2 60.Qh8 Ka3 61.Qa8 Kb4 62.Qb8 Kc3 63.Qe5 Kc4 64.Qf4 Kd5 65.Qf7 Kd4 66.Qd7 Ke3 67.Qh3 Kd2 68.Qh2 Kd1 69.Qh1 Kc2 70.Qh2 Kc1 71.Qh1 Kc2 72.Qh2 Kc1 73.Qh1 Kc2=) 57...Kb2 58.Kh6?? (58.Qe8 Qg3 59.Kf5 Qf3 60.Kg5 Qd5 61.Kg4 Qg2 62.Kf5-+) 58...Qb6 59.Kh7 Kc2 (59...Kc3 60.Qa3-+) 60.Qc4 Kb1 61.Qd3 Ka2 62.Qc4 (62.Qd5 Qc7 63.Kg6 Qf4-+) 62...Ka3 63.Qc3 Ka2 64.Qc4 Kb1 (64...Qb7 65.Kg6-+) 65.Qd3 Kb2?? (better 65...Ka1-+) 66.Qd2= Ka3 67.Qc3 1-0. Navalgund,N (2175) - De Souza,Cristiano Gomes (2015), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

6.Bd3 Bg4 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c3 e6 9.Na3 Be7 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 0-0 ½–½. Drazic,S (2470) – Fontaine,R (2480), Milivoj Petrov Mem, Pancevo YUG, 2002.

6.Bd3 g6 7.Na3 Bg7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nb5 a6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.Ba5 b6 12.Bd2 Bb7 13.Nc3 e5 14.d5 Nc5 15.Be3 Nfd7 16.Qd2 Rc8 17.Rfc1 f5 18.Bg5 Qc7 19.Bh6 (better is 19.Be7!? Rfe8 20.Bh4-+) 19...fe4 20.Bg7 Kg7 (20...ed3?! 21.Bf8 Rf8 22.Rab1 (worse is 22.cd3 Nb3 23.Qa2 Ndc5-/+) 22...dc2 23.Rc2+=) 21.Be4 (21.Ne4 Ne4 22.Be4 Nc5-+) 21...Nf6 (21...Ne4?! 22.Ne4 Rf4 23.Nfg5-/+) 22.Qe3 Nce4 23.Ne4 Nd5 24.Qd3 Nf4 25.Qe3 Qd7 26.Rd1 (26.h3-+) 26...Qg4 (26...Rc2 27.Ne5 Qe7 28.Ng6 hg6 29.Qd4 Kg8 30.Ng3 Bg2 31.Qb6 Nh3 32.Kg2 Rff2 33.Qf2 Rf2 34.Kh3 Qe6 35.Kh4 Rf4 36.Kg5 Rg4 37.Kh6 Qe3) 27.Ng3 Bf3 (27...Ng2 28.Qb6 Qf3-+ (28...Rf3?! 29.Qb7 Kh6 30.Kg2=)) 28.gf3 (28.Rd6 Bg2 29.Rb6-+) 28...Qh3 29.Rd2 Qg2 0–1. Nytrova,Adela (1885) – Petras,Marian (1690), Pobeskydy op, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

6.Bd3 g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.Ra3 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 Bd7 11.Qd2 a6 12.Qf4 Rc8 13.Re1 Nh5 14.Qe3 f6 15.Bh6 e5 16.Bg7 Kg7 17.Nbd2 Nf4 18.Nc4 Nd3 19.Qd3 Qc7 20.Ne3 Ne7 21.Rd1 Be6 22.Nd2 Rfd8 23.d5 Bf7 24.Rb1 Qc5 25.Rbb3 f5 26.Ra4 f4 27.Nc2 Qc7 28.Rc4 Qd7 29.Rcb4 b5 30.c4 Rb8 31.Na3 bc4 32.Ndc4 Rb4 33.Rb4 Nc8 34.Na5 Qc7 35.Nc6 Rd7 36.Qa6 Ne7 37.Nb5 Qc8 38.Qc8 Nc8 39.Na3 Rc7 40.h4 Kf6 41.Rb8 ½–½. Gardos,Attila – Ferenczi,Csaba (2155), HUN–chT2, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 ba3)

6.e5 de5 7.Ne5 Nc6 (7...Nbd7 8.Nd7 Bd7 (8...Kd7?! 9.Na3 Ke8 10.Be2+=) 9.Na3 e6-/+) 8.Nc6=+ bc6 9.Ba3 Bg4 (9...Rb8 10.Be2=+) 10.f3 Bf5 11.Bc4 e6 12.Bf8 Kf8 13.0-0 (13.Nc3 h5=+) 13...h5 (13...Bc2 14.Qd2=+) 14.Nc3 (14.Ra6 Qd6=+) 14...Bc2 15.Qd2 (15.Qc2 Qd4 Double attack) 15...g6 (15...Bf5 16.Ra6=+) 16.Be6 fe6 17.Qc2 Qd4 18.Kh1 Kg7 19.Ra6 (19.Na4 Nd5=+) 19...Qc4-/+ 20.Rfa1 Nd5 21.Ra7 Ra7 22.Ra7 Kh6 23.Qd2 g5 24.Ne2 Rb8 25.Ra1 Qb4 26.Qd1 (26.Qc1 Rb6=+) 26...Qb2 (better 26...c5-/+) 27.Ng3? (better 27.Rc1!?-/+) 27...Ne3-+ 28.Qg1 Qd2?? (better 28...Ng2 29.Ne4 Rb5-+) 29.Ne4= Qe2?? (better 29...Qd4=) 30.Re1+- Qg2 31.Qg2 Ng2 32.Kg2 Rb2 (32...Kg6 33.Rc1+-) 33.Kg3 Kg6 (33...h4 34.Kg4+-) 34.Rc1 Kf5 (34...h4 35.Kh3 Kf5 36.Rg1+-) 35.Rc5 (35.Nd6!? Kg6+-) 35...e5 36.Rc6 (better 36.Nd6 Ke6 37.Nc4+-) 36...h4= 37.Kh3 g4 38.Kh4 (38.fg4 Ke4 39.Rc8 Kd5+=) 38...Rh2= 39.Kg3 Rh3 40.Kg2 Rf3 41.Ng3 Kg5 42.Ne4 Kf4 43.Nf2 Ra3 44.Rc4 Kf5 45.Rg4 Ra2 46.Rg3 e4 47.Re3 Ke5 48.Re4 Kf5 49.Re3 Rb2 50.Rf3 Kg5 51.Kg3 Ra2 52.Ne4 Kg6 53.Kg4 Ra4 54.Rf4 Rb4 55.Kg3 Rb3 56.Kg4 Rb4 57.Rf6 Kg7 58.Re6 Ra4 59.Kf5 Ra5 60.Kf4 Ra4 61.Kg5 Ra5 62.Kg4 Ra4 63.Re7 Kg6 64.Re5 Rb4 65.Kf4 Ra4 66.Rg5 Kf7 67.Rb5 Rc4 68.Ke5 Kg6 69.Rb6 Kh5 70.Kf5 Ra4 71.Rb5 Kh4 72.Rd5 Kh3 73.Kf4 Kg2 74.Rd2 Kf1 75.Kf3 Ra3 76.Kf4 Ra4 77.Ke3 Ra3 78.Kf4 (78.Kd4 Ke1+=) 78…Ra4= ½-½. Novikov,E (2275) - Serban,Cristian_Stefan (2305), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.Bb2 ba3 6.Na3 Bd7 (6...Nc6!?+=) 7.Nb5+/- Qd8 8.Na7 (worse 8.Ra7 Ra7 9.Na7 Qa5+=) 8...Nf6 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 Qb6 11.Nd7 Nfd7 (11...Qb2!? 12.Nf6 gf6 13.Bb5 Kd8+/-) 12.Nb5+- Ra1 13.Qa1 f6 (13...Qg6 14.Qa4+-) 14.Be2+- e5 (14...e6 15.0-0 Kf7 16.Rb1+-) 15.0-0 Bc5 16.Qa2 Nc6 17.Kh1 (17.Qc4 Ke7 18.c3 Na7+-) 17...Ke7 18.f4 Nd4 (18...Re8 19.f5+-) 19.Nd4 (19.Bd4 ed4 20.Re1 Qa6 21.Bg4 Kd8+-) 19...Bd4 (19...ed4 20.Re1 Kd6+-) 20.c3 Bc5 21.fe5 Re8 (21...Qa7 22.Qb3 Qb6+-) 22.d4 1-0. Srihari,L R (2480) - Mrithyunjay Mahadevan (1930), Titled Tue (2), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.Bb2 Nc6 6.Bd3 e5 7.ab4 Qb4 8.Ba3 Qa5 (8...Qb6 9.Nc3=+) 9.Nc3 (9.Nc3 Qd8 10.Bc4=+) 1–0. Cirulis,Ilmars – Szasz,Istvan, FICGS, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.a3 Qa5)

5.Bb2 Nc6 6.d4 Nf6 7.ab4 Qb4 (7...Qb4 8.Bc3 Qb6=+). Zur,Jan (1815) – Ziebarth,Susanne (1810), RSX7E – B20 – Siz. FluegelGmbt–1, 2008.

5.Bc4 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6 7.Bb2 b5 8.ab4 Qb4 9.Bc3 Qc5 10.Bb3 e5 11.Bb2 a5 12.d4 ed4 13.Nd4 a4 14.0-0 Bb7-+ 15.Nc6 Qc6 16.Bd5 Nd5-+ 17.ed5 Qd5 18.Re1 Kd7 19.Qg4 f5 20.Qg5 b4 21.c4 Re8 22.Nd2? Re1 23.Re1 Qd3 24.Re3 h6 25.Qf4 Qc2 26.Nf1 a3 27.Ba3 ba3 28.Ra3 Be7 29.Ra7 Rb8 30.Qd4 Bf6 (30...Bf6 31.Qd5 Qe4 32.Qf7 Kc8-+) 0–1. alexandret (2315) – gkthomas (2760), net–chess.com, 2010.

5.Bb2 bc2=+ 6.Qc2 Nf6 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.0-0 Bg4 (8...e6 9.Nc3=+) 9.Ng5 (9.Qb3 e6 10.Qb7 Qc8+=) 9...Bh5 (9...e6 10.Qb3 Qd7 11.f3-/+) 10.d4 (better 10.Qb3!? e6 11.Qb7+=) 10...h6=+ 11.f4?? (better 11.Nh3 Bg6 12.Qb3-/+) 11...hg5-+ 12.fg5 Nd7 13.e5 (13.Nd2-+) 13...e6 (worse 13...de5 14.g6 Qb6 15.gf7 Kd8 16.Nd2-+) 14.Nc3 (14.Bb5 Rc8 15.Qa4 de5 16.Bc6 bc6-+) 14...de5 15.d5 Bc5 16.Kh1 Bg6 17.Qd2 ed5 18.Bd5 Nb6 19.Rad1 Nd5 20.Nd5 Nd4 21.Nf6 (21.Bd4 Bd4 22.Rfe1 Qd5 23.Qd4 Qd4 24.Rd4-+) 21...gf6 22.gf6 Qd5 23.Rc1 (23.Qe1 Qe6-+) 23...Nf5 (better 23...Nf3! 24.gf3 Qd2 25.Be5 Bf2-+) 24.Qe1 (24.Qd5?? Ng3) 24...Ne3 25.Rf3 Be4 (better 25...Ng4 26.h3 Qf3 27.gf3 Rh3 28.Kg2 Rh2 29.Kg3 Bf2 (29...Rb2?! 30.Rc5 Rb1 31.Qc3 Rg1 32.Kh3-/+) 30.Qf2 Rf2-+) 26.Re3 (26.Rc5 Ng2 27.Qe4 Qe4 28.Re5 Qe5 29.Be5-+) 26...Bg2 27.Kg1 Kf8 (27...Kf8 28.Rc5 Qc5 29.Kg2 Qc6 30.Kg1 Rg8 31.Rg3 Qb6 32.Qf2 Rg3 33.hg3 Qf2 34.Kf2 Re8-+; 27...Bh3 28.Qf2 Rg8 29.Rg3 Rg3 30.hg3 Qg2) 0-1. Nygren,K (2230) - Tomiello,Lucas Costamilan (2130), Titled Tuesday, 2020. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.cb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e5 7.d4+- Nbd7 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qc2 b6 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bg5 Bb7 13.Rac1 Rac8 14.Qb1 (14.Qb2 Qb8+-) 14...Qb8+= 15.d5 h6 16.Bd2 Rfd8 17.b4 Rc7 18.Nh4 Bf8 19.Nf5 Rdc8 20.Nb5 Rc1 21.Rc1 (worse 21.Bc1 a6-/+) 21...Rc1 22.Bc1 (worse 22.Qc1 Ne4 23.Bc4 Ndf6-/+) 22...a6 23.Nc3 Qc7 24.Bd2 b5 25.Nd1 (25.Qd3 Kh7+-) 25...Nb6+= 26.Nb2 Bc8 27.Ng3 g6 (27...Bd7 28.Qd3+=) 28.f3 Nh7 29.Kf2 (29.Qd3 f5+=) 29...Bd7 (29...f5 30.Bd3=) 30.Qc1 Qc1 31.Bc1 Kg7 (31...f5!?=) 32.Be3+= Nc8 33.Nf1 (33.Nd3 Nf6+=) 33...Be7 34.Nd2 (34.f4 ef4 35.Bf4 f5=) 34...Bg5 (34...f5 35.Ke1=) 35.Nb3 (35.Bg5 Ng5 36.h4 Nh7+=) 35...Be3= 36.Ke3 Nb6 37.Na5 Nf6 38.Nb7 Ne8 39.f4 (39.Nd8 f5=) 39...f6 (39...ef4 40.Kd4=+) 40.h3 (40.fe5 fe5 41.Nd8 Nc7=) 40...Kf7 (40...ef4 41.Kd4=+) 41.g4 Ke7 42.h4 (42.fe5 de5 43.Bd3 Nd6 44.Nd6 Kd6=) 42...f5=+ 43.gf5 (43.fe5 de5 44.gf5 gf5=+) 43...gf5 44.Bf3 (better 44.fe5!? de5 45.Nc5=+) 44...fe4-/+ 45.Be4 ef4 46.Kd4 Ng7 47.Na5 (47.Nc5 dc5 48.bc5 Nc4 49.Nc4 bc4 50.Kc4 Nf5-+) 47...Nf5-+ 48.Bf5 Bf5 49.Nb3 (49.Nd1 Kd7-+) 49...Bg6 50.Nd2 Bf7 51.Ke4 Nd5 52.Nd3 (better 52.Nf3-+) 52...Bg6 53.Kd5 Bd3 54.Kd4 Be2 55.Ke4 (55.Kd5 f3 56.Ne4 Bc4 57.Kd4 d5-+) 55...f3! 56.Ke3 (56.Nf3 d5 Passed pawn) 56...Ke6 57.Ne4 Ke5 58.Ng3 (58.h5-+) 58…d5 0–1. Bazza3 (2490) – mizuzul (2195), ChessWorld.net, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.a3 b3)

5.cb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Bb2 (10.h3 Bd7+=) 10...Bg4 11.Be2 Nh5 (11...e5 12.d5 Bf3 13.Bf3=) 12.h3 (12.d5 Na5 13.Nd4 Qb6 14.Bg4 Qd4 (14...Bd4?? 15.Na4 Qb3 16.Qd4+-) 15.Bh5 gh5 16.Qh5 Nb3+=) 12...Bd7 (12...Bf3!? 13.Bf3 Nf4=+) 13.Qd2 Na5 14.Bd1 Rc8 15.Rc1 Be6 16.d5 Bd7 17.Ne2 Rc1 18.Qc1 Qb6?? (better 18...Bb2 19.Qb2 Qb6=) 19.Bg7+- Ng7 (19...Kg7 20.b4+-) 20.b4 Rc8 21.ba5 Qa5 22.Qb2 b5 (22...Qb6 23.Qd2+-) 23.Ned4 (23.Bc2 Nh5+-) 23...Qb6 (23...Qc3 24.Qb3+-) 24.Be2 Rc5 (24...Nh5 25.Rb1 (25.Nb5?! Rb8+-; 25.Bb5?! a6+/-) 25...Nf6 26.Bd3+-) 25.Rc1 (25.Rb1 a6+-) 25...a6 26.Nb3 Rc1 27.Qc1 Nh5 28.Nfd4 Nf6 29.Bd3 (better 29.Bf3 Kg7+-) 29...a5 (29...b4+-) 30.Nc6 a4 (30...e6 31.Qf4 Ne8 32.Nba5+-) 31.Nbd4 (31.Ne7?! Kf8 32.e5 de5+-) 31...Kf8 (31...b4 32.ab4 Kg7 33.b5+-) 32.Qc3 (better 32.Qh6 Ke8 33.Qg7 Bc6 34.Qh8 Kd7 35.dc6 Qc6 36.Nc6 Kc6 37.Qc8 Kb6 38.Qd8 Kc5 39.Qe7 Ne4 40.Be4 Kc4 41.Qf7 d5 42.Qd5 Kc3 43.Qd3 Kb2 44.Qd2 Ka3 45.Bd5 b4 46.Qc1) 32...e5 (32...h5+-) 33.de6 fe6 (33...Bc6 34.Nf5 (34.Qc6?! Qd4 35.Qc8 Ke7 36.ef7 Kf7 37.Qb7 Ke6 38.Bb5 Ne4+=; worse 34.Nc6 Ng8+-) 34...gf5 35.Qf6+-) 34.Ne6! Kf7 (34...Be6 35.Nd4 Double attack (35.Qf6 Discovered attack; 35.Qf6 Deflection; 35.Nd4 Decoy)) 35.Ned4 (35.Qb4 Ne8 36.Ng5 Kf8+-) 35...Qc5 (35...Bc6 36.Nc6 (36.Qc6?! Qd4 37.Qb5 Qa1 38.Kh2 Qa3+=) 36...Qc5 37.Qc2 Qc2 38.Bc2+-) 36.Qc5 dc5 37.Ne5 Ke7 38.Nd7 Kd7 39.Nb5 Kc6 (39...c4 40.Bc4 Ne4 41.f3+-) 40.Nc3 Ne8 (40...Nh5 41.e5 c4 42.Bc4+-) 41.e5 (better 41.Bb5 Kd6 42.Be8 Ke5+-) 41...Nc7 (41...Ng7 42.Bb5 Kb6 43.Kf1+-) 42.Bc4 Kd7 (42...g5 43.Kf1+-) 43.f4 Ke7 (43...Ne6 44.Be6 Ke6 45.Na4+-) 44.g4 Na8 (44...Ne6 45.f5 Ng5 46.f6 Kd7+-) 45.f5 White prepares the advance e6 45...gf5 46.gf5 Kf8 47.e6 (better 47.Nd5 Nc7 48.Nc7 Kg7 49.Nd5 Kf8 50.e6 Kg8 51.e7 Kf7 52.Bb5 c4 53.e8Q Kg7 54.Qe7 Kh6 55.Be8 c3 56.Qf6) 47...Nb6 48.Bb5 Ke7 49.Ne4 c4 (49...Nd5 50.Bc4 Nf6 51.Nf6 Kf6 52.Kh1+-) 50.Nc3 (50.Kf2 c3 51.Nc3 Nc8 52.Nd5 Kf8+-) 50...Kf6 51.Na4 Nd5 (51...Nc8 52.Bc4 h5 53.Bd3+-) 52.Bc4 Ne3 (52...Nc7 53.Bd3 Ke5 54.Nb6+-) 53.Bd3 Ke7 (53...Nd5+-) 54.Nc5 Nd5 55.a4 Nf4 56.a5 Kd6 57.a6 Kc5 58.e7 Nd3 59.e8Q Nb4 (59...Nf4 60.Qe3 Kb5 61.a7 h6 62.a8Q Ne2 63.Kf2 Nc1 64.Qb7 Kc4 65.Qc6 Kb4 66.Qec3) 60.Qe7 Kc4 61.Qb4! Kb4 62.a7 (62.a7 h6 63.a8Q Kb3 64.f6 Kc4 65.Qe4 Kb5 66.f7 Kb6 67.Qb4 Kc6 68.f8Q Kc7 69.Qfd6 Kc8 70.Qbb8) 1-0. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Fernandez,Maria (2060), Titled Tue (2), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.cb3 Nf6 6.d3 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Nbd2 a6 (10...Be6 11.Rc1=) 11.Ra2 (11.Rc1 Be6=) 11...b5 12.Qa1 Bb7 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Bc3 e5 15.Rac2 Nh5 (15...Qb6 16.Bb2=+) 16.d4 (16.g3!?=) 16...Nf4-/+ 17.Bf1 Nd4 (17...f5 18.de5 fe4 19.Ne4 Ne5 A) 20.Ne5? A1) 20...Be5?! 21.Be5 Rc2 22.Bf4 (22.Nd6?? Ne2 23.Be2 Qg5-+) 22...Rc1 23.Qc1 Be4 24.a4-/+; A2) 20...Be4 21.Ng4 Rc3 (21...Bc2 22.Bg7 h5 23.Bf8 Qf8 24.Nf6 Kf7 25.g3+/-) 22.Rc3 Qg5-+; B) 20.Be5 Rc2 21.Rc2 Be5 22.Qe1 (worse 22.Ne5 Be4 23.Ng4 Qg5-+) 22...Nh3 23.Kh1 Rf3 24.gf3-+) 18.Nd4= ed4 19.Bd4 Rc2 20.Rc2 Be5 (20...Bd4 21.Qd4 Ne6 22.Qe3=) 21.g3 (21.Be5 de5 22.Qe5 Ne6+=) 21...Ne6= 22.Be5 de5 23.Qe5 Nd4 (23...Re8 24.Qc3=) 24.Rc1 (24.Rc3 Re8 25.Qf4 f5 26.ef5 Qd5+=) 24...Ne2 (better 24...Re8!? 25.Qf4 f5=) 25.Be2+= Qd2 26.Rc7 Qe2 27.Rb7 Qd1 28.Kg2 Qb3 29.Qe7 h5 30.Ra7 Qa4 31.Qb4 (31.h3!?+/-) 31...Qb4= 32.ab4 Rc8 33.Ra6 Rc4 34.Kf3 Rb4 35.Kf4 Kg7 36.Rb6 Rb2 37.f3 b4 38.h4 b3 39.Rb7 Rb1 40.e5 Kf8 (40...b2!?=) 41.Kg5+= b2?? (better 41...Kg7+=) 42.Kf6+- Ke8 (42...Kg8 43.Rb8 Kh7 44.f4+-) 43.f4 Rg1 (43...g5 44.hg5 h4+-) 44.Rb8 Kd7 45.Rb2 Rg3 (45...Ke8 46.Rb8 Kd7 47.Kf7+-) 46.Kf7 Rg4 (46...Rf3 47.e6 Kd6 48.Rb6 Kc5 49.e7 Kb6 50.e8Q Rf4 51.Kg6+-) 47.Rd2 Kc6 48.Rf2 Rh4 (48...Kc5 49.e6 Kd4 50.Rf1+-) 49.e6 (49.e6 Rh1 50.e7+-) 1-0. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Djabri,Massinas (2255), Titled Tue 3rd Oct Late (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d4 (better 7.Qb3!? e5 8.Be2=) 7...Bg4=+ 8.d5 Bf3 9.gf3 Ne5 (9...Na5!?=+) 10.f4 Ned7 11.Qb3 Nc5 12.Qb1 g6 13.e5 Nfd7 14.e6 fe6 15.de6 Ne6 16.Bh3? White intends f5 (16.f5!? Nd4 17.fg6-/+) 16...Nec5 17.f5 Bg7 18.Qc2 (18.Bd2 Ne5 19.Qb5 Kf8-+) 18...gf5 19.Bf5 Qa5 20.Bd2 Qa6 (20...Ne5!? 21.Ke2 Nc6-+) 21.Nd5 0-0-0 22.Rb1 (22.Nb4 Qa4 23.Qa4 Na4-/+) 22...Kb8 (better 22...e6!? 23.Rg1 A) 23...ef5?! 24.Rg7 Qa3 25.Be3=+ (worse 25.Qf5 Rdf8 26.Rf7 Qa2-+); B) 23...Be5 24.Ne7 Kb8 25.Bh7 Bh2-+) 23.Nb4= (23.Ne7? Rde8 24.Bg5 Bf6 (24...Qa3?! 25.Bd7 Nd7 26.0-0-/+) 25.Bf6 Nf6-+) 23...Qa3 24.Nc6 Kc7 25.Nd8 Kd8 26.Be3 (26.Bh7 Qf3 27.Rf1 Rh7 28.Ba5 b6 29.Qh7 ba5 30.Qg8 Kc7 31.Qg7 Qe4 32.Kd2 Qd3 33.Kc1 Qf1 34.Kb2 Qc4-+) 26...Bc3 (26...Qc3 27.Ke2 Qc2 28.Bc2=) 27.Kf1 (27.Ke2 Bf6+/-) 27...Rf8 (27...e6 28.Bh7 b6 29.Ke2+=) 28.Rg1 (28.Bd7 Kd7 29.Bc5 Qc5 30.Rb7 Kc6 31.Re7 Qc4 32.Qe2 Qe2 33.Ke2 Bd4+=) 28...Be5= 29.h3 (29.Ke2 Bh2 30.Rh1 Be5=) 29...Nb6 (29...e6!? 30.Bc1 Qf3 31.Bg5 Kc7-/+) 30.Rb5 Qa1 31.Kg2 Qa3 32.Bc5 dc5 33.Rd1 (worse 33.Bh7 Qf3 34.Kf1 Qh3 35.Rg2 Bd4-/+) 33...Bd4 34.Bg4 h5 35.Rd4?? (better 35.Bh5 e5 36.Rd2+=) 35...cd4-/+ 36.Bd1?? (better 36.Rh5!? Qd6 37.Qe4-/+) 36...Qd6 (better 36...Rg8 37.Kf1 Qh3 38.Ke1 Rg1 39.Kd2 Qf1-+) 37.Qe4 Qf6 (37...Nc4? 38.Rd5+-) 38.f3 (38.Bf3 e6 39.Rh5=+) 38...Qg5?? (38...Qg7!? 39.Kf2 Rg8 40.Ke1 Qg1 41.Kd2 Nc4 42.Kc1 Qe3 43.Qe3 Ne3 44.Be2-+) 39.Kf1 (better 39.Rg5 d3 40.Qb7 Rh8 41.Ba4 Na4 42.Rd5 Ke8 43.Qd7 Kf7 44.Rf5 Kg7 45.Qe7 Kh6 46.Qg5 Kh7 47.Rf7) 39...Qd2-+ 40.Qe2 Qf4 41.Rh5 Qg3 (41...Rf5 42.Rh7 Re5 43.Qc2-+) 42.c5 Nd7 43.Qf2 Qf4 (43...Qg6 44.Rd5 e5 45.Bc2-+) 44.c6 (44.Rh4!? Qc1 45.Rd4-/+) 44...Qc1 (44...bc6!? 45.Rh4 Qc1 46.Rd4 c5-/+) 45.Qe1 (45.Qe1 Qc6 46.Qa5 b6 47.Qd5 Qd5 48.Rd5-+). Mortazavi,A (2330) - Van den Dikkenberg,E (2150), Titled Tue (4), 2022. (=1.Nf3 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.e4 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Nb4 6.c3 Nc6 7.d4 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Ne1 0-0 11.f4 e5 12.Nf3 Bg4 13.Be3 ed4 14.cd4 Nb4 15.h3 Bf3 16.Rf3 Nd3 17.Qd3 d5 18.e5 Ne4 19.Nd2 f5 20.g4 (20.Qb5 b6+=) 20...g6 (20...Bb4!? 21.g5 a5-+) 21.gf5 gf5 22.Ne4 de4 23.Rg3 Kh8 24.Qb3 Bh4 (24...Rg8!? 25.Rg8 Qg8 26.Qg8 Rg8 27.Kh2 a6+=) 25.Rg2= Rg8 26.Raa2 Bg3 (better is 26...a6!?=) 27.d5+/- (27.Qb7 Rb8 28.Qb8 Qb8-+) 27...Qh4? (better is 27...Qc7!?+/-) 28.e6 (28.Bd4 Rg6 29.e6 Kg8+-) 28...h5 29.Qb7 Qf6 30.Qf7 Qf7 31.ef7 Rg6 32.Bc5 Kg7 33.Ra7 Rf8 34.Bf8 Kf8 35.d6 (35.d6 Bf4 36.Rg6 Be3 37.Kf1 Ba7 38.d7 Kf7 39.d8Q Kg6 40.Qd6 Kf7 41.Qd7 Kf6 42.Qa7+-) 1–0. Konstacky,Matej (2055) – Pospisil,Evzen (2085), CZE–ch Juniors op–A, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.ab4 Nb4 6.Bc4 e6 (6...Nf6 7.c3 Nc6 8.d3=+) 7.0-0 (7.Ba3 Nc6 8.0-0=+) 7...Nf6 8.Ba3 Nc6 9.d4 (9.Re1!?=+) 9...Ne4-/+ 10.d5 Na5 (better is 10...Qf6 11.Ra2 Ne5 12.Ne5 Qe5-/+) 11.Bb5+= Bd7 12.Bd7 Qd7 13.Qe1 Qa4 14.Bb2 Qb5? (better is 14...Qc2 15.Ra5 Nc5+/-) 15.Ra5 Qb2 16.Qe4 e5 (16...Qb6 17.Qa4 Ke7 18.de6 fe6+-) 17.Qa4 Kd8 18.Rb5 Qb5 19.Qb5 (19.Qb5 Kc7 20.Qa5 Kd7 21.Ng5+-) 1–0. Schulien,Charles – Benko,Pal, 1980.

5.ab4 Nb4 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.c3 Nc6 8.Qe2 (8.d3 e6 (8...d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.0-0 e6=) 9.Be3 Ng4 10.0-0 Be7+=; 8.Qc2 e6 9.d3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0+=) 8...a6 (8...e6 9.d4 Be7 10.Bd3 e5=; 8...Bg4 9.d4 e6 10.h3 Bf3+=) 9.0-0 (9.d4 Bg4 10.0-0 Rc8=) 9...b5 (better is 9...Bg4+= 10.d4 Rc8=) 10.Bb5+/- Bb7 11.Bc4 (11.Ba4 e6+/-) 11...e6 12.d4 (worse is 12.Ba6 Qb6 13.Bb7 Ra1-/+) 12...Be7 13.d5 ed5 14.ed5 Nd5?? (better is 14...Na5 15.Ba2 0-0= (15...Bd5? 16.Bd5 Nd5 17.Qa2+-)) 15.Qe4?? (better is 15.Bd5 0-0 16.Rd1+-) 15…Nc3 (15...Nc3 16.Nc3 0-0+-). Kostyra,Mariusz (2155) – Walukiewicz,Dominika, XII FSz Wigwam Lesniczowka Przeczno Poland, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ab4 Nb4 6.d4 Nf6 7.d5 a5 8.Bb5 =.

5.Bb5 ba3 6.Ba3 Bd7 7.Nc3 Rc8 8.0-0 a6 9.Be2 g6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Rb1 b5 12.d4 Nf6 13.Nf6 Bf6 14.h4 (14.Bb2 d5 15.ed5 Nb4+=) 14...h5 15.c3 Na5 16.e5 de5 (16...Rc3?! 17.Bb2 Rf3 18.Bf3 Bh4 19.ed6=) 17.de5 Bg7 (17...Rc3? 18.Bb2 Rc6 19.ef6 ef6 20.Nd4+-) 18.Ng5 (18.Ra1 Nc4-/+ (18...Rc3? 19.Bb4 Rc6 20.Ba5+-)) 18...0-0 (18...Bf5 19.Ra1 Qd1 A) worse is 20.Rad1 Be5 (20...Rc3?! 21.Bb4 Rc8 22.Ba5=) 21.Bb4 Nc6-+; B) 20.Bd1-+) 19.Bh5? (better is 19.f4!?-/+) 19...Bf5 (19...gh5 20.Qd3 Re8 21.Qh7 Kf8 22.Rbd1=) 20.Qf3? Qd5 (20...gh5?? 21.Qf5 Qd3 22.Qd3+-; 20...Bb1 21.Rb1 Nc4 22.Rd1-+) 1–0. Jorgensen,Kenneth – Osterberg,Kurt, Politiken Cup, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nc6)

5.d4 d5!? 6.ed5 Qd5 7.ab4 Nb4 +=.

5.d4 Bg4 6.d5+= Ne5?? (better is 6...Nb8 7.ab4 Nf6+/-) 7.Ne5+- (7.Ne5 de5 8.Qg4+-) 1–0. Buchaillot,Luis Mario (1875) – Zanatta,Federico, OP–2007–0-00420, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

5.ed5= Qd5 6.Bb2 Bg4 7.Be2= e6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Na3 Nf6 11.Nb5 Qc5 12.d4 Qb6 13.c4 Bf3 14.Bf3+= Be7 15.Qe2 0-0? 16.d5?? a6= 17.d6 Bd6 18.Nd6 Qd6 19.Bb7 Rab8 20.Rfd1 Qb6= 21.Bf3 Rfd8 22.Bd4?? Rd4-+ 0–1. Heck,Karl – Van Dusen,Eric, IECC, 1996.

5.ed5 Nf6+=.

5.e5 e6!?=.

5.e5 Bg4 6.ab4+= Nc6 7.c3 (7.Bb2!? Nb4 8.Ra4+=) 7...Bf3= 8.Qf3 Ne5 9.Qe3 (9.Bb5 Nc6=) 9...Qb8 (9...Nc6 10.Bb5=+) 10.Qc5 (10.Bb5 Nd7=) 10...Nd7 (better 10...Nf6!?-/+) 11.Qd5= e6 12.Qd4 Ngf6 13.Bb5 (13.Na3 e5 14.Qe3 Bd6=) 13...a6= 14.Be2 Be7 15.0-0 0-0 16.Qh4 (16.Na3 e5 17.Qc4 Nb6=) 16...Nd5=+ 17.Qg3 Bd6 18.Qh4 Rd8 (18...Qc7 19.Na3=+) 19.d4 Qc7 20.Bd3 Nf8 (20...h6 21.g3=+) 21.Qh3 Rac8 (21...Ng6 22.Bg5 Re8 23.g3=) 22.Bd2 h6 (22...Bf4 23.Be1=+) 23.Rd1 (23.b5 a5=) 23...Nd7 (23...Bf4 24.Be1=) 24.c4 (24.b5=) 24...Nf4 (better 24...Nb4 25.Bb4 Bb4-/+) 25.Bf4+= Bf4 26.g3 (26.Nc3 Nf6 27.g3 Bd6+=) 26...Bg5 27.Nc3 Bf6 28.Qg4 (28.Ne2 Nb6 29.Rac1 Be7=+ (worse 29...Bd4 30.c5+=)) 28...Nb6 29.c5 (29.Ne2 Nc4 30.Rdc1 b5 31.Ra6 Qd7=+) 29...Nd5 (29...Bd4!? 30.Rac1 Bc3 31.Rc3 Nd7-/+) 30.Nd5= Rd5 31.Bc4 Rd7 32.Ra3 Rcd8 33.Rad3 Qc6 34.h4 Qa4 35.d5 ed5?? (better 35...Qb4!? 36.Qe4 ed5 37.Rd5 Rd5 38.Rd5 Kf8=) 36.Rd5?? (better 36.Bd5 Qc2 37.R3d2 Rd5 38.Rd5+- (38.Rc2?! Rd1 39.Kg2 R1d4+-)) 36...Rd5+= 37.Rd5 Qa1 (37...Qc6 38.Rd8 Bd8+-) 38.Kg2+- Qe1 39.Rd8 Bd8 40.Bd5 Qe7 41.Qc8 (41.Qc8 Qc7 42.Qa8+- (42.Qb7?! Qb7 43.Bb7 a5=; 42.Bb7?! Qc8 43.Bc8 a5=)) 1–0. Martinez,Julian (2185) – Rincon R,Javier Duvan (1700), IRT Cerrado Preparacion Juegos Nacional, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Bb2 ba3=+ 6.Na3 (6.Bb5 Nc6 7.Ra3 Ne4=+) 6...e6 (better 6...Ne4!? 7.Bb5 Nc6=+) 7.Bb5 (7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bf6 gf6 9.0-0=) 1–0. Paulesu,Sebastiano (2060) – Porkolab,Sandor (2145), FICGS, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

5.ab4 Bg4 6.b5 (6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6+=) 6...Nbd7 (6...Ne4 7.d3 Nf6 8.Nc3=) 7.d3 (7.Nc3 Qc7+=) 7...e6 (7...g6 8.Nc3=) 8.Be2 Be7 (8...d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.0-0=) 9.h3 Bh5 (9...Bf3 10.Bf3 Ne5 11.0-0+=) 10.Be3 (10.c4 d5 11.ed5 ed5+=) 10...a5 (10...d5 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.0-0= (worse 12.Ra7 Ra7 13.Ba7 b6-+)) 11.c4 (11.ba6 Bf3 12.Bf3 Ra6 13.Ra6 ba6+/-) 11...Nc5 12.Nc3 0-0 13.g4 (13.0-0 Qc7+=) 13...Bg6= 14.g5 Nfd7 (better 14...Nh5+=) 15.Nd2?? (15.h4 f5 16.h5 Be8+=) 15...Ne5?? (better 15...Bg5 16.h4 Be3 17.fe3 f5-/+) 16.d4+/- Ned3 (better 16...Ncd3 17.Kf1 f5 18.de5 f4+/-) 17.Bd3?? (better 17.Kf1+/-) 17...Nd3-/+ 18.Ke2 Nb4 19.h4 Bh5 20.f3 d5 (20...f5 21.gf6 Bf6 22.Na2 Na2 23.Ra2-+) 21.c5 f5 22.e5 (22.ed5 f4 23.Bf2 ed5-/+) 22...f4 (22...b6 23.c6 f4 24.Bg1-+) 23.Bf2 Bg6 24.Bg1? (better 24.Kf1-+) 24...h6 25.gh6 (25.Rc1 Bd3 26.Kf2 hg5-+) 25...Bh4 (25...Bd3!? 26.Ke1 Nc2 27.Qc2 Bc2 28.hg7 Kg7 29.Bf2-+) 26.Bf2 (26.Kf1 Bc2 27.Qc1 Bd3 28.Ne2-+) 26...Bd3 27.Ke1 Nc2 28.Qc2 Bc2 (better 28...Bf2 29.Kf2 Bc2-+) 29.Bh4 Qe8 (29...g5 30.Rg1 Rf5 31.Bf2-+) 30.Kf2 (30.hg7 Kg7 31.Rg1 Kf7-+) 30...Rf7 (better 30...Qg6!? 31.hg7 Rfc8 32.Ne2-+) 31.hg7 Rg7 32.Bf6 Rh7 33.Rag1 Bg6?? (better 33...Kf8 34.Rh7 Bh7-+) 34.Rh7+- Kh7 35.Rh1 Kg8 36.Rh8 Kf7 37.Re8 Re8 (37...Ke8 38.Ndb1+-) 38.b6 (38.Nb3 Ra8 39.Na4 Kg8+-) 38...Bc2 39.Nb5 Rh8?? (better 39...Rb8+-) 40.Bg7 (40.Bg7 Kg7 41.Ke2-+) 1-0. Golsefidy,Sepehr (2015) - Zepeda Berlanga,Jan Enrique (1935), Titled Tue (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.a3 Nf6 4.b4 cb4)

5.Bb5 Nc6 6.Qe2 (6.ab4 Ne4 7.d3 Nf6=) 6...Bd7 7.e5? (better is 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Bd7 Qd7 9.d3+=) 7...de5-/+ 8.Ne5 Nd4?? (better is 8...Ne5 9.Qe5 a6-/+) 9.Qc4= Ne6 10.Nd7 Nd7 11.ab4 a6 12.Qa2 (12.Bd7 Qd7 13.Na3 Nc7=) 12...Nc7 (12...Nd4 13.Bc4 e6 14.c3+=) 13.Be2 (13.Bd7 Qd7 14.0-0 Qd6=) 13...e6 14.0-0 (14.Bf3 Qg5=) 14...Nf6 (14...Bb4 15.Qb3 Be7 16.Qb7 Rb8=) 15.c4 Bb4?? (better is 15...Qd6=) 16.Qa4+- (16.Qa4 b5 17.Qb4 bc4 18.Bb2+-) 1–0. Zoltan,Andras (2135) – Balint,Laszlo (2000), Budapest FS03 FM–A, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

5.d3 d5 6.e5= Nfd7 7.d4 (7.ab4!? e6 8.c3+=) 7...Nc6 8.Bb5 a6 (better is 8...Qa5!? 9.Bd3 e6+=) 9.Bc6+= bc6 10.ab4 e6 11.Bd2 Rb8 12.c3 Be7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Qa4 Nb6 15.Qc2 (15.Qc6?? Bd7 16.Qc5 Bc5 17.dc5 Nc4-+) 15...Nc4 16.Na3 Nb6 17.Nb1 (17.Ra2 Bb7+=) 17...Nd7 (17...Nc4!?=) 18.Be3+= Ra8 19.Ra5 Qe8 20.Nfd2 (20.Ng5 g6+=) 20...Bd8 21.Ra2 a5 22.ba5 Ra5 23.Ra5 Ba5 24.Qa4 Bb6 25.Qc6 Qe7 26.Nf3 Ba6 27.Re1 Rc8 28.Qa4 Bd3 29.Bd2 ½–½. Damen,Jip – Evengroen,Bernard, NED–ch U12 Rijswijk, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6)

5.d3 g6 6.ab4= Bg7 7.c4 0-0 8.Bb2 Qb6 9.b5 Ne4!-/+ 10.de4 Bb2 11.Ra2 Bf6 12.Bd3 Be6 13.0-0 Nd7 14.e5 de5 15.Nc3 a6 16.ba6 Nc5 17.Ne4 Ne4 18.Be4 Bc4 19.Rb2?? Qb2 20.ab7 Ra2 21.Bd3 Rd8 22.Ne1 e4 23.Qc2 Bd3 24.Qb2 Bb2 25.Nd3 ed3 0–1. wwidener (1800) – pierred (2750), net–chess.com, 2009.

5.Qe2 ba3 6.Na3 ½–½. Gasperini,AA (1945) – Franca,RB (2060), Florianopolis–ch, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

5.Qe2 Nc6 6.d4 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.ab4 Bg4 9.c3 Rc8 10.Bd2 e6 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Qb5 Qd7 14.Qa4 Be7 15.Bb5 a6-/+ 16.Bc6 Qc6 17.Qc6 Rc6 18.Ke2 Kd7 19.Ra3 Rhc8 20.Rb3 Nd2 21.Nfd2=+ Bg5 22.h4 Bd2 23.Kd2=+ Be4 24.Rc1 b5 25.Na3 g5 26.h5 h6 27.Nc2 Bc2 28.Rc2 Rf8 29.Ra3 Kc8 30.f4 gf4=+ 31.Ke2 f5 32.ef6 Rf6 33.Kf3 Kb7 34.Rca2 Rf7 35.Re2 Rf8 36.Re5 Rf7 37.g5 hg5 38.Rg5 Rf6 ½–½. Rometti,Bernard – Schudel,Hans Jakob, France–Swiss, 1946.

5.Qe2 Nc6 6.d4 Bg4 7.d5= Nd4 8.Qd3 Nf3 9.gf3 Bd7 10.ab4 g6 11.c4 (11.b5 Bg7 12.Nc3 Qc7=) 11...Bg7=+ 12.Nc3 0-0 13.Be3 e6 (13...a5 14.ba5 Ra5 15.Rb1=) 14.Be2 (14.Ra7 Qc7 15.Ra8 Ra8+=) 14...b5 (14...a5 15.ba5 Ra5 16.0-0=) 15.de6 (15.cb5!? Qb8 16.Ra6+=) 15...bc4= 16.ef7 Rf7 17.Qd6 (17.Qc4 Rc8 18.Qd3 Ne4 19.Ne4 Ba1 20.Nd6 Bc3 21.Bd2 Bb5 22.Nf7 Kf7 23.Qd8 Rd8 24.Bc3 Re8=) 17...Nd5 18.Nd5 Ba1 19.Bc4 Kg7 (better 19...Kh8!?+=) 20.0-0+- Bb2 21.Rb1 Rc8 22.Bb3 Rc6 23.Qg3 Ba3?? (23...Bf6 24.Nf6 Rff6+-) 24.Qe5 Rff6 (24...Rcf6 25.Bg5 h6 26.Bf6 Rf6 27.Ra1+-) 25.Rd1 (25.Nf6 Rf6 26.Rd1 Bb4+-) 25...Be8 (25...Rce6 26.Qd4 Bb4 27.Nf6 Rf6 28.Qb4 g5 29.Bg5 a5+-) 26.Nf6 Qf6 27.Qe8 (27.Qe8 g5 28.Rd7 Kh6 29.Qg8 Qa1 30.Kg2 Qg1 31.Kg1 Rc1 32.Bc1 Bc1 33.Qh7) 1-0. Runic,Z (2325) - Jakhari,Ansh (2055), IM ASK, 2022. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.Bb2 e4 7.Ne5 e6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Nd7 Nbd7 10.0-0 a6 11.Be2 Qc7-+ 12.d3 Rc8 13.c3 ba3 14.Na3 Be7 15.de4 Ne4 16.Qa4 Nec5 17.Qg4 Bf6 18.Nc4 0-0 19.Ba3 Ne5 20.Qh3 Nc4 21.Bc4 Qf4 22.Ba2 Rfd8 23.Rad1?? Rd1 24.Rd1 Qa4 (24...Qa4 25.Qf3 Qa3-+) 0–1. Madeira de Ley,Manuel – Liguori Teixeira,Luiz, Rio de Janeiro–ch, 1947.

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.ab4 e4 7.Ne5 Qd4 8.Bb5 Nbd7 9.Nd7 Bd7 10.Bd7 Nd7 -/+.

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.d4 ed4-+ 7.ab4 e5! 8.c3 (8.Ne5 Nc6) 8...Bg4-+ 9.Bb5 Nbd7 10.Bg5 (10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3 e4-+) 10...a6 (better is 10...dc3!? 11.Qb3 c2 12.Na3 Bf3 13.gf3-+) 11.Bd7 Qd7 (11...Qd7 12.Bf6 gf6-+) 0–1. Mueller,Klaus – Puth,Dieter (2205), AC–2003–S–00010, 2004. (=1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Bb2 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.Qe2 d5 9.c3 Bd6 10.Bc2 Nc6 11.d4 a6 12.Nbd2 Qc7 13.Nf1 (13.b5 Na5-/+) 13...Bd7-+ 14.Ne3 Rc8 15.0-0 0-0 16.Kh1 e5 17.de5 Ne5 18.Nd4 Rfe8 19.Qd2 Nc4 20.Nc4 dc4 21.Ra5 Bh2 (21...Ne4 22.Qd1-+) 22.f4? (better is 22.g3!? Ng4 23.Rh5 Bc6 24.f3 Bg3 25.Bh7 Kf8 26.b5-/+) 22...Ng4 23.Rh5? (23.Rc5 Qf4! 24.Bh7 Kh7 25.Rf4 Bf4 26.Qc2 g6-+) 23...Ne3 24.Bh7 Kf8 25.Rf3 Bf4 26.Ne2? Bg4 27.Rc5 Bf3 28.Rc7 Bg2 29.Kg1 Bc7 30.b5 g6 31.Qd4 Nc2 32.Qf6 Be5 33.Qh4 Be4! 34.Bc1 Rcd8 35.Bh6 Bg7 36.ba6 Rd1 37.Kf2 Rh1 38.Qf6 Bh6 39.Qh8 Ke7 40.Qe5 Kd7 41.ab7 Re5 (41...Re5 42.Ng1 Be3 43.Ke2 Rh2 44.Kf1 Rf2; 41...Be3 42.Kg3 Re5 43.b8N Kd6 44.Bg6 Rg5) 0–1. Innala,Tapio – Taivainen,Kari, VII JSM/M/4 corr/Ks8, 1981. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.ab4 Ne4)

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bd7 Qd7 8.d3 =.

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bd7 Nd7 8.0-0 e6 9.c4 a5 (9...d5 10.cd5 Qf6 11.Ra2 Bb4 12.Qa4=+) 10.d3= Nef6 11.Qa4 Be7 12.ba5 0-0 13.Be3 Nc5 14.Qa3 (14.Qb5 Qd7=) 14...Qc7 15.Nbd2 h6 (15...Ra6 16.d4 Ncd7 17.Rfb1=) 16.d4 Nce4 17.Ne4 Ne4 18.Qd3 f5 (18...Nf6 19.Rfb1=) 19.Nd2 (19.d5 Bf6 20.Bb6 Qf7 21.de6 Qe6+=) 19...d5= 20.cd5 ed5 21.Rfc1 Qd7 22.Nf3 ½–½. Parmet,Daniel (1960) – Block,Benjamin (1660), FICGS, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.ab4 Ne4)

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Qe2 Bb5 8.Qb5 Qd7 9.Qe2 Nf6 10.0-0 e6 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Nc3 0-0 13.b5 Qc7 14.Ra4 d5 15.Rfa1 Bc5 16.Rh4 Nbd7 17.g4 Ne8 18.g5 Qd6 (better is 18...Nd6!?-/+) 19.d4 Bb4 20.Ne5 (20.Na2 f6=) 20…g6 0–1. Chagasov,Oleg (1945) – Dobronravov,Oleg (2115), Omsk–ch op, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6 5.ab4 Ne4)

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Qe2 d5 8.Ne5 e6 9.Nf7?? (better is 9.Nd7 Nd7 10.c3-/+) 9…Kf7-+ 0–1. Peltier,Jean – Sorhouet,Jean, Guyenne–ch France, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6 5.ab4 Ne4)

6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 Qb6 =+.

6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Bb2 e5 8.c4 Be7-/+ 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Ng5 h6 11.h4? Nc6-+ 12.Qb1 Nb4 13.Bh7 Kh8 14.Ra3 Be6 15.Nce4 Nh7 16.Nh7 f5 17.Nf8 Qf8 18.Bc3 a5 19.Bb4 ab4 20.Ra8 Qa8 21.Ng3 f4 22.Ne2 Bc4 23.d3 Bd5 24.0-0 f3 25.Ng3 fg2 26.Rc1 b3 27.d4 Qf8 28.Qg6 Bh4 29.Nf5 b2 30.Rb1 Bf2! (30...Bf2 31.Kf2 Be4 32.Rb2 Bf5-+) 0–1. Kozel,R (2415) – Brodsky,M (2570), 2nd Geller Mem Open–A, 2006.

6.Bd3 Nf6 7.c3 g6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Na3 e5 11.Bc2 Be6 12.Bb3 Qe7 13.Nc4 Bc4 14.Bc4 d5 15.Bb3 a6 16.Re1 Nc6 17.d4 e4-/+ 18.Nd2 Rfe8 19.Nf1 Rad8 20.f3 Bh6 21.Bc1 Bc1 22.Rc1 Qd6 23.fe4 Ne4 24.Nd2 Kg7 25.Ne4 de4 26.d5 Nb8 27.Qd4= Qe5 28.Re4 Qd4 29.Rd4 b5 30.Rd3 Rd6 31.c4 bc4 32.Bc4 Rb6 33.Ra1 Re4-/+ 34.d6? Rc4-+ 35.d7 Nd7! 36.Rd7 Rcb4 37.Rf1 Rf6 38.Rf6 Kf6 39.Rd6 Kg7 40.Ra6 Rb2 41.h3 Re2 42.Kf1 Re6 43.Ra7 Rb6 44.Kf2 Kf6 45.Kf3 h5 46.Ra3 Re6 47.g3 Rb6 48.g4 h4 49.Ra7 Rb3 50.Kg2 Rb2 51.Kf3 Rh2 52.g5? Kg5 53.Rf7 Rh3 54.Kg2 Ra3 55.Rb7 Rg3 56.Kh2 Kh5 57.Rh7 Kg4 58.Ra7 Rf3 59.Kg2 g5 60.Ra4 Rf4 61.Ra5 Rb4 62.Ra2 h3 63.Kh2 Kh4 64.Ra1 g4 65.Kg1 g3 66.Kh1 Rf4 67.Rg1 g2 68.Kh2 Rf1 69.Rf1 gf1B (69...gf1B 70.Kg1 Bc4-+; 69...gf1R?!; 69...gf1Q?!) 0–1. Wojtaszewski,Piotr – Surman,Martin, Last Chance Tournament C17 Poland, 2006.

6.d4 d5=+ 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 (8...Bf5 9.Ne5 Qb6 10.c3-/+) 9.0-0 (9.c3 e6=+) 9...e6-/+ 10.c4 (10.c3 Nd7=+) 10...Nc6 (10...Bb4?! 11.Qa4 Nc6 12.Ne5=) 11.cd5 (11.c5 Qf6 (11...Nb4?! 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Ne5=) 12.g4 A) 12...Nd4? A1) 13.gh5?? Nf3 (13...Qf3?! 14.Bb5 Kd8 15.Qd4=) 14.Kh1 Qf5-+ (worse 14...Qa1 15.Qf3 Qd4 16.Bb5 Ke7 17.Qf4-+); A2) 13.Nd4 Bg6 14.Be4 Be4 15.Be3+-; B) 12...Bg6=+) 11...ed5 (11...Qd5!? 12.g4 Bg6-+) 12.b5-/+ Nb4 13.Be2 Bd6 14.g4 (14.Ra4!? a6 15.Nfd2 Be2 16.Qe2=+) 14...Bg6-/+ 15.Ne5 0-0 16.Ba3 (16.Qb3 Qb6 17.Ng6 fg6-/+) 16...a5 (16...Qh4 17.Bb4 Bb4 18.Qb3-+) 17.ba6-/+ Na6 18.Qb3 Be5 19.de5 Nac5 20.Qe3 (20.Qb2!? Qh4 21.Nc3 Rfd8 22.Bc5 Ra1 (22...Nc5?! 23.Ra8 Ra8 24.Qb4=+) 23.Ra1 Nc5-+) 20...d4 21.Qf4 d3 (21...Ne6 22.Qh2-+) 22.Bf3 Ne6 (better 22...Qg5!? 23.Qg5 Ng5-/+) 23.Qe3=+ Qd4 24.Be4 Be4 (24...Qa1!? 25.Bf8 Be4 26.Bg7 Qd4-/+) 25.Nd2=+ Rfd8 (better 25...Qe3!? 26.fe3 Bc6 27.Bf8 Rf8=) 26.Ne4 (26.Qe4 Qc3 27.Bb4 Qa1 28.Ra1 Ra1 29.Kh2 Ra4 30.Qb7 Ra2+-) 26...d2 (26...Qe5 27.Bd6 Qa1 28.Ra1 Ra1 29.Kh2+/-) 27.Rfd1+/- Qe3 28.fe3 Rd3 29.Bb2 Ra1 30.Ba1 Re3 31.Nd2 Rh3 32.Ne4 h5 (32...b5 33.Rb1+/-) 33.gh5+- Rh5 34.Rb1 Rh4 35.Nd6 Nf4? (better 35...Nd8+-) 36.Rb7 1-0. Fier,A (2565) - Solon,N (2305), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3)

6.Be2 d5 7.0-0 e6 8.d3 Nf6 9.Bb2? (better is 9.c3!?+=) 9...Bb4-+ 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nb5 Be7 12.Ne5 0-0 (12...Bd7 13.c4-+) 13.Qd2 (13.Nc6 bc6 14.Ra7 Ra7 15.Na7 Bb7-+) 13...Bd7-+ 14.c4 Ne5 15.Be5 dc4 16.Rfb1 Bb5 17.Rb5 b6 18.Qc2 cd3 19.Bd3 Rc8 20.Qe2 Nd5 21.Rb3 g6 22.g3 a5 23.Rd1 (23.Ba6 Ra8-+) 23...Bf6 24.Bb1 Be5 25.Qe5 Rc5 26.Qd4 Qc7 27.Qb2 Nc3 28.Re1 Nb1 (28...b5 29.h3-+) 29.Rb1 Rc2 30.Qf6 Rc1 31.Rc1 Qc1 32.Kg2 Qc6 33.Kh3 a4 34.Rb4 a3 35.Qd4 a2 0–1. Clough,Fred (2045) – Clews,WA (1895), BCCA/Silv/2012 (ENG), 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6 5.ab4 Ne4)

7.0-0 e6 8.d3 Nf6 9.Be3 a6 10.Bc6 bc6 11.c4 Be7 12.Nc3 0-0 13.d4 Rb8 14.Ra4 Bd7-/+ 15.Ra6 Rb4 16.Qd3 Qc7 17.Rfa1 Rfb8 18.Bf4 c5 19.Ra7 R4b7 20.Rb7=+ Rb7 21.Ra8 Ne8 22.h3 Ra7 23.Ra7 Qa7 24.dc5 Qc5 25.Be3 Qa3 26.Nd4 Bf6 27.Kh2 g6 28.Nde2 Bg7 29.Qd2 Qb4 30.Qd3 Bc6 31.Bd4 Bf8 32.Ng3 Bb7 33.Nce4 f5 34.Nd2 e5 35.Bc3 Qb6 36.Qe3 Qe3-+ 37.fe3 Kf7 38.Kg1 Nf6 39.Kf2 Ke6 40.Bb4 Be7 41.Ne2 Ne4 42.Ne4 Be4 43.Nc1 h5 44.g3 h4 0–1. Torgersen,Terje (2010) – Sterud,Edvard (2195), Norwegian Championship, 2008.

7.0-0 e6 8.d3 Nf6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.Bc6 bc6 11.Ra7 Ra7 12.Ba7 Qc7 13.Be3 Be7 14.c4 0-0 15.Nc3 Rb8 16.Qb3 Ng4 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bd2 d5 19.Ne2 Bd6 20.h3 Nh2 21.Nh2 Bh2 22.Kh1 Bd6 23.Rb1 Qb6 24.Kg1 Bc5 25.Be1 Be8 26.Ra1 Bb4 27.Qb4 Qb4 28.Bb4 Rb4 29.Ra8 Kf8 30.Nd4 Ke7 31.Ne6 Ke6 32.Re8 Kf7 33.Rc8 dc4 34.dc4 Rc4 35.Rc7 Kg6 36.g4 Kh6 37.Rf7 Rc5 38.Kg2 Kg6 39.Rc7 h5 40.Kg3 Kh6 41.gh5 Rg5 42.Kh2 c5 43.f4 Rh5 44.Kg3 Rd5 ½–½. Torgersen,Terje (2010) – Lorentzen,Oeystein (2475), Norwegian Championship, 2008.

7.c3? Qb6!? 8.Qe2 Bd7 -/+.

7.c3? e6 8.d3 Nf6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Nd4 Qc7 11.Nc6 bc6 12.Qf3 Nd5 13.Bc4 0-0 14.d4 Bb7 15.Qg3 a5 16.ba5 Ra5 17.Bh6 Bf6 18.Nd2 Nc3! 19.Qc3 Ra1 20.Ra1 gh6 (20...gh6 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Qg3 Kh8-/+) 0–1. Maly,Guenther (1740) – Brugger,Andreas (2245), remoteschach.de, 2008.

7.Nc3 Nf6 =.

7.Qe2 Nf6 8.0-0 Bd7 9.Bc6 Bc6 10.b5 Bf3 11.Qf3 d5 12.Ba3 h5 13.Nc3 e5 (13...e6 14.Bf8 Rf8 15.Ra4=+) 14.Bf8 Kf8 15.Ra4 g6 (15...Rh6 16.Rfa1 d4 17.Ne2=) 16.Rfa1 Kg7 17.h3 Re8 Black prepares the advance e4 18.Ra7 Ra7 19.Ra7 e4 20.Qd1 Qb6 21.Qa1 (21.Ra4 Re5=) 21...Qd4=+ 22.Nb1 Qa1 23.Ra1 Rc8 24.Ra2 d4 25.c3 Rc5 26.Rb2 Nd5 (26...d3 27.Rb4=+) 27.cd4= Rc4 28.Na3 (28.Nc3!? Rd4 29.Nd5 Rd5 30.f3=+) 28...Rd4-/+ 29.b6 Nf4 30.Rc2 Rd6 31.Rc4 Ne6 32.Re4 Rb6 33.Kf1 Rb3 34.Nc4 Rb4 35.d3 (35.Nd6 Re4 36.Ne4 b5=+) 35...b5 (35...Nc5 36.Re3 Nd3 37.Rd3 Rc4 38.Rb3-/+) 36.Nd2=+ Rd4 37.Ke2 (37.Rd4!? Nd4 38.f4=+) 37...Nf4-/+ 38.Kf3 Rd3 39.Kf4 Rd2 40.Ke3 Rd1 41.Rb4 Rd5 42.Rd4 Re5 43.Kd2 Rg5 44.g3 Rf5 45.Ke3 Re5 46.Kd2 Kf6 47.Rd7 Re7 (47...g5!?-/+) 48.Rd5=+ Rb7 49.Kc3 Ra7 (49...Rc7 50.Kd3-/+) 50.Rb5=+ Ra2 51.Kd3 (51.Rb2 Rb2 52.Kb2-/+) 51...Rf2-/+ 52.Ke3 Rc2 53.Rb6 ½-½. dany59 (2210) - marekt (2030), gameknot.com, 2014.

6.Bd7 Qd7 7.d3 Nc6 8.0-0 g6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.e5 de5 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.Re1 Bg7 13.Ne5 Ne5 14.Be5 0-0 15.Nd2 Rfc8 16.Nf3 e6 17.Ra2 a6 18.Qa1 Qe7 19.Rb1 Ne8 20.Bg7 Ng7 21.Rb6 Ne8 22.Rab2 Rc7 23.c4 Rd8 24.R2b3 Rd6 25.h3 Rb6 26.Rb6 Nd6 27.Ne5 Nc8 28.Rb1 f6 29.Ng4 Kf7 30.Qd4 h5 31.Ne3 Qd6 32.Qe4 Qc6 33.Qf4 g5 34.Qd4 Rd7 35.Qc3 Nd6 36.Qc2 Kg7 37.Nf1 Nf5 38.Qd1 Kg6 39.Qd2 Nh4 40.Ne3?? Qg2!!-+ 41.Ng2 Nf3 42.Kh1 Nd2 43.Rg1 Kh6 44.Rd1 Nc4! 45.Re1 Rd3 46.Re6 Rh3 47.Kg1 Rf3 48.Re8 h4 49.Rh8 Kg6 50.Rg8 Kf7 51.Rc8 b5 52.Ra8 a5 53.Rb8 b4 54.Rb7 Kg6 55.Rb5 b3 56.Ne3 Re3 57.fe3 b2 58.Kg2 a4 0–1. Borges,F – Sandrin,Angelo, US op, 1954.

6.Qe2 Qa5 7.Bd7 Nbd7 8.0-0 (8.Bb2 Rc8 9.0-0 Rc2 10.ab4 Qb4 11.Bf6 Nf6 12.Ra7 e5+=) 8...e6 (8...Nc5 9.e5 de5 10.Qe5=) 9.Bb2= Be7 (9...d5 10.ed5 Qd5 11.Re1=) 10.e5 (10.ab4!? Qb4 11.Nc3=) 10...de5 (10...Nd5 11.ed6 Bd6 12.ab4 (12.Bg7? Rg8 13.ab4 Nf4 14.Qe6 fe6 15.ba5 Rg7-+) 12...Qb4 13.Ba3= (13.Bg7? Qg4 14.Bh6 Qh5-+)) 11.Ne5 Ne5 (11...b3 12.cb3 0-0 13.Nd7 Nd7 14.Nc3=+) 12.Be5 ba3 (12...Nd7 13.Bg7 Rg8 14.Bb2=+) 13.Na3= Ba3 14.Bf6 gf6 15.Qf3 Qd5 16.Qa3 (16.Qd5 ed5 17.Ra3 0-0=) 16...Rg8=+ 17.g3 a6 (17...a5 18.Rfb1=+) 18.c4 (18.Qc3 f5=) 18...Qc6 (18...Qc4 19.Rfc1 Qf4 20.Rab1=) 19.d4 Qc4 (19...Rg4 20.d5 Qc4 21.Qf3=) 20.Rac1 (20.Rfc1 Qd4 21.Rc7 Qd8 22.Rb7 Rb8 23.Qe7 Qe7 24.Rb8 Qd8 25.Rd8 Kd8 26.Ra6 Ke7=+) 20...Qd4 21.Rfd1 Qe5 (21...Qf4 22.Qd3 Qb8 23.Qh7=) 22.Rc5 Qb8 (22...Qe2 23.Rdc1 Rd8 24.Rc8+-) 23.Rdc1 (23.Qc3!? Kf8 24.Qf6+=) 23...Rg5 (23...b5 24.Rc7 Qd8 25.Rb7=+) 24.Rc7 Qd8 25.Rb7 Rb5 26.Qa4 Kf8 27.Rb5 ½–½. Reboredo,Daniel (1700) – Jorgensen,Poulerik (1700), FICGS, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bb5 Bd7)

6.Qe2 Bb5 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qb4 Nc6 9.Qc4 Qg4 10.0-0 Qe4 11.Qb3 Rb8 12.Re1 Qf5 13.d3 e6 14.Nc3 Be7 15.h3 0-0 16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Re4 Bf6 18.Rb1 Rfc8 19.Rf4 Qh5 20.Bb2 Bb2 21.Qb2 e5 22.Rh4 Qf5 23.Qc1 h6 24.Rg4 Qe6 25.Qe3 f5 26.Rh4 Re8 27.Re1 Qf6 28.Rh5 Qg6 29.Rh4 f4 30.Qd2 Qf6 31.d4? Nd4-+ 32.Rg4 h5 33.Nd4 hg4 34.Nb5 gh3 35.Nd6 Rbd8 36.Ne8 Rd2 37.Nf6 gf6 38.gh3 Rc2 39.Rd1 Rc3 40.Rd8 Kf7 41.Rd7 Kg6 42.Rb7 Ra3 43.Kg2 a5 44.h4 a4 45.f3 Ra2 46.Kh3 Rf2 47.Rb8 Rf3 (47...Rf3 48.Kg2 Rb3-+) 0–1. Nytrova,A (1840) – Haba,Z (2200), 5th Highlands Open A, Zdar nad Sazavou, 2008.

6.Qe2 Bb5 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qb4 Nc6 9.Qc4 g6 10.Bb2= Bg7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Rac8 13.d3 (13.Nc3 Ng4=) 13...Rc7 14.Qa4 (14.Nc3 Ng4 15.Qb5 Bc3 16.Bc3 Nce5 17.Qd7 Nd7+=) 14...b5 15.Qb3 (15.Qb5? Rb8 16.Qg5 Rb2-+) 15...a5 16.e5 (16.Qb5? Rb8 17.Qg5 Rb2-+) 16...de5 17.Ne5 (17.Qb5? Rb8 18.Ne5 Rb5 19.Nd7 Rb2 (19...Rd7?! 20.Bc3-+; worse is 19...Nd7 20.Bg7 Kg7 21.Ra2-+) 20.Nf6 Bf6-+; worse is 17.Be5 Ne5 18.Ne5 Qd6+=) 17...Ne5 18.Be5 (18.Re5? a4 19.Qb4 Rc2-+) 18...Rb7 19.Nd2 Rc8 20.Nf3 Qd5 21.Qb2 Qc5 22.c4 Ne8? (better is 22...Rd8!? 23.Rec1 Rd3+=) 23.Bg7+/- Ng7 24.Re5 Qd6 25.Rd5 Qc6 26.Rb5 (26.Rb5 Rb5 27.cb5+/-) 1–0. Lynn,William – Croad,Nicholas, Auckland op, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bb5 Bd7)

6.Qe2 Bb5 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qb4 e6 9.Qc4 Na6 10.Qe2 Rc8 11.d3 Qa4 12.c3 Nc5 13.0-0 Be7 14.Be3 0-0 15.Ra2 d5 16.e5 Ng4 17.Bc1 Nb3 (17...f6!? 18.ef6 Nf6=) 18.Qc2 Nc5 19.h3 Qc2 20.Rc2 Nh6 21.Bh6 gh6 22.Rd1 Rfd8 23.Kf1 Na4 24.Re1 b5 25.Ke2 Rd7 26.Nd4 Bg5 (26...a6 27.f4+=) 27.Rf1 Bf4 28.Nf3 (worse is 28.Nb5 Be5 29.f4 Bf6+=) 28...d4 29.g3 Bg5 30.Ng5 hg5 31.Rfc1 Rdc7 32.Kd2 Nc5 33.Rb2 a6 34.c4 (34.f4 Na4 35.Rb3 dc3 36.Nc3 Nc5+=) 34...bc4 35.dc4 Ne4 (35...d3!?=) 36.Kd3+= Nc5 37.Kd4 Rd7 38.Ke3 Nd3 39.Rd2 Ne5 40.Rd7 Nd7 41.Nd2 f5 42.Nb3 Ne5 43.c5+/- Nc6 44.Nd4 Kf7 45.Rb1 Ne5 46.Rb7 Kf6 47.Nb3 Nc4 48.Kd4 Na3 49.Rb6 Nb5 50.Kc4 Nc7 51.Nd4 a5?? 52.f4?? gf4+= 53.gf4 Re8 54.c6 Rd8 55.Nb5 Nb5 56.Kb5+/- Ke7?? 57.c7+- Rc8 58.Kc6 e5 59.fe5 f4 60.Kb7 (60.Kb7 Re8 61.Rf6+-) 1–0. Mouhamad,Joachin (1975) – Ternault,Mathieu (1910), FRA–ch U16 Aix les Bains, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bb5 Bd7)

6.Qe2 Bb5 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qe2 Qg4 (8...Nc6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.d3+=) 9.e5 (9.ab4!? Nc6 10.Nc3 Qg2 11.Rg1+=) 9...de5-/+ (9...Qg2? 10.Rg1 Qh3 11.ef6 gf6 12.ab4+-) 10.Ne5 (10.Qb5!? Nc6 11.0-0-/+) 10...Qg2-+ 11.Rf1 Nbd7 (11...e6 12.Nf3 Qg6 13.Qb5 Nc6 14.d3-+) 12.Nf3 Qg6 13.d3 Qh5 (better is 13...Nd5!?-+) 14.ab4-/+ e6 15.Bd2 (15.c3 Bd6-/+) 15...Nd5 16.c3 Be7 17.Rg1 0-0 18.Na3 (18.b5 Rfd8-/+) 18...Rfc8 (18...Bf6 19.d4 e5 20.Ne5 Qe2 21.Ke2 Ne5 22.de5 Be5 23.Kf3-+) 19.Nc4 (better is 19.Nb1!?-/+) 19...Bf6 20.Ra3 b5 21.Nd6 Nc3 22.Rc3 (22.Qe3 Ne5 23.Rg3 Nb1-+) 22...Rc3 (22...Bc3?! 23.Nc8 Bd2 24.Nd2 Qe2 25.Ke2 Rc8 26.Ra1-+) 23.Ne4 (23.Bc3 Bc3 24.Kf1 Bb4 25.Qe4-+) 23...Ra3 (23...Rb3 24.Nf6 Nf6 25.Kf1-+) 24.Nf6 (24.Kf1 Rc8-+) 24...Nf6 25.Bc1 (25.Kf1 Rd8 26.Ne1 Qh3 27.Rg2 Nd5-+) 25...Ra1 26.Qb2 Rc1! 27.Qc1 Qf3 28.Qg5 g6 29.Rg3 Qf5 (29...Qh1 30.Rg1 Qh2 31.Rg3-+) 30.Qe3 (30.Qf5 ef5 31.d4 Rd8-+) 30...Nd5 31.Qh6 0–1. Kirschner,Peter – Mutschnik,Ilia (2415), Oberliga Baden, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bb5 Bd7)

6.Qe2 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.Bc4 e6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Bb3 Be7 11.Ba3 Nc6 12.d4 0-0 13.e5 de5 14.de5 Nd5 15.Rd1 Ba3 16.Ra3 Qe7 17.Bd5 ed5 18.Rd5 Be6 19.Rd2 Rac8 20.Nd4 Nd4 21.Rd4 Bf5 22.Rc3 Rc3 23.Nc3 Qc5 24.Rc4 Qa5-/+ 25.Nd1 Rd8 26.Ne3 Qe5 27.h3 Be6 28.Rh4 h6 29.Qf3 b5 30.Rh5 Qc3 31.Kh2 Qc7 32.g3 Rd2 33.Rh4 a5 34.Rf4 a4 35.h4 Qa7 (35...Qa7 36.Rb4 a3-+) 0–1. Levitsky,SV – Stein,Leonid, UKR–ch Kiev, 1960.

7.d3 ba3 8.0-0 g6 9.Bg5 Bg7 10.Ra3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Qc7 0–1. Bogad,Peter – Vujadinovic,Milan (2220), IECC, 2006.

7.d3 ba3 8.Na3 g6 9.Rb1 White threatens to win material: Rb1xb7 9...Rb8 10.Be3?? (better 10.0-0= this is the best way to fight back) 10...Qa5-+ 11.Qd2 Qa3 12.0-0 Qa6 13.Ra1 Qc6 14.Ba7 Rc8 15.Nd4 Qc3 16.Qe3 (16.Qc3 Rc3 17.Rfb1 e5 18.Rb7 ed4 19.Bd4 Rc8-+) 16...Bg7 17.Nb5 Qc6 (17...Qc2?! is clearly worse 18.Rfc1 0-0 19.Rc2 Rc2 20.Rb1+=) 18.Nd4 Qc7 19.Nb5 Qd8 (19...Qc2?! is the weaker alternative 20.Rfc1+=) 20.e5 (20.Ra2 doesn't improve anything 20...b6-+) 20...de5 21.c4 b6 22.Qf3 0-0 23.Rfb1 (23.Ra4 does not improve anything 23...Nc5 24.Ra3 Nfd7-+) 23...e4! Deflection: e4 24.de4 (24.Qe2 doesn't do any good 24...ed3 25.Qd3 Rc6-+) 24...Ne5 (better 24...Rc4 keeps an even firmer grip 25.Rd1-+) 25.Qe2 Qd3 26.Qd3 Nd3 27.Bb6 Ne4 28.Ra7 Rc4 29.Re7 Nf6 (better 29...Rb8!? makes it even easier for Black 30.Be3-+) 30.Be3 Nd5 31.Rd7 Ne3 32.Rd3 Nf5 33.g3 h5 34.Na3 Rc5 35.Kg2 Ra8 36.Rb5 Rb5 37.Nb5 Rb8 38.Nc7 (38.Rd5 cannot change destiny 38...Rc8-+) 38...Rc8 (38...Rb2!? seems even better 39.Nd5-+) 39.Nd5 Kf8 40.Nb6 (40.h3 does not save the day 40...Rc5-+) 40...Re8 (40...Rc2!? keeps an even firmer grip 41.Nd5-+) 41.Nd7 Kg8 42.Nc5 Bd4 43.Nb3 Bb6 44.Kf3 Ra8 45.Nc1 Rd8 (45...Ra1!? makes it even easier for Black 46.Rc3-+) 46.Rb3 (46.Rd8 no good, but what else? 46...Bd8 47.Ke4-+) 46…Nd4 (46...Nd4 47.Kg2 Nb3 48.Nb3 Rd3-+) 0–1. Chizhikov,V (2300) – Kozionov,Kirill (2455), ch–RUS Blitz, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bd7 Nbd7)

7.Qe2 ba3 8.0-0 e6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Ba3 a6 11.Rfb1 Qc7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.h3 b5 14.d3 Rfc8 15.Rc1 Nb6 16.Nh2 d5 17.e5 Nfd7 18.f4 Qc6 19.Nf3 Bc5 20.Kh2 b4 21.Nd1 a5 22.Bd4 a4 23.Bf2 a3 24.Ne3 Na4 25.Ng4 Nc3 26.Qe1 Bf2 27.Qf2 Qc5 28.Qh4 Nf8 29.d4 Qc7 30.Qg3 Ne2 31.Nf6 Kh8 32.Qh4 gf6 33.Qf6 Kg8 34.Re1 Nc3 35.Ng5 Ng6 36.h4 Qe7 37.Re3 Qf6 38.ef6 Nf4 39.Rg3 Nce2 40.Rg4 h5 (40...h5 41.Rf4 Nf4-+) 0–1. Suttles,Duncan – Cayford,Anthony, CAN–ch Brockville, 1961.

7.Qe2 ba3 8.Ba3 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.d4 0-0 11.c4 Nb6 12.Rc1 a6 13.Nbd2 Rc8 14.Rab1 Nfd7 15.Bb4 e5 16.Ba5 Rc6 17.Rb4 ed4 18.Nd4 Rc5 19.N4b3 Rc6 20.Qe3 Qc7 21.Nf3 Re8 22.Nfd4 Rc5= 23.Nf5 Rc6 24.Nd2 Bf6 25.Rcb1+/- Rc5 26.Bb6 Nb6 27.Rb6 Rf5 28.Rb7 Qc6 29.R1b6 Qa4 30.g3 h6 31.Rd6 Bg5 32.Qd3 Rf6 33.Rf6 Bf6 34.Qd5 Be7 35.Rd7 Qa3 36.e5 Qc5 37.Ne4 Qd5 38.cd5 Bb4 39.f4 a5 40.Rc7 Rb8 41.Kg2 Kf8 42.d6 a4 43.f5 a3 44.e6 fe6 45.fe6 Ra8 46.Rf7 Kg8 47.Rf1 Bd6? 48.Nd6 a2 49.e7 1–0. Perez Conde,Fernando (2120) – Limbert,Neil (2115), England (BCCA) – Spain, 2006.

7.Qe2 Qc7 8.d3 b3 9.c3 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Nbd2 Nc5 13.a4 d5 14.e5 Nh5 15.g3 Qd7 16.a5 Qf5 17.d4 Qc2 18.Rfc1 Qd3 19.Kf1 Qe2 20.Ke2 Nd7 21.Nb3 Rfc8 22.Ba3 Bf8 23.Nfd2 b5 24.ab6 Nb6 25.Bc5 Ng7 26.Ra6 e6 27.Rca1 Bc5 28.Nc5 h5 29.Ra7 Ne8 30.Ra8 Ra8 31.Ra8 Na8 32.Nd7 Kg7 33.c4 Nac7 34.c5 Nb5 35.Kd3 g5 36.Nb3 Nec7 37.Ke3 Kg6 38.Nb8 Nc3 39.f3 Kf5 40.c6 f6 41.ef6 Kf6 42.Nc5 N3b5 43.Nba6 Ke7 44.Nc7 Nc7 45.Nd7 Ne8 46.h3 Nd6 47.g4 Nc4 48.Kf2 hg4 49.hg4 Kd6 50.Nf8 e5 51.c7 Kc7 52.de5 Ne5 53.Ne6 Kd6 54.Ng5 Ng6 55.Kg3 Ke5 56.Nh3 d4 57.f4 Ke4 58.Nf2 Ke3 59.f5 Nf4 60.Nd1 Ke4+/- 61.Kh4 Nd5 62.Kg5 Kf3 63.Nb2 Nf4?? 64.f6+- Ke4 65.f7 Ne6 66.Kf6 Nf8 67.g5 (67.g5 Nh7 68.Kg6 Nf8 69.Kg7+-) 1–0. Paszler,Jozsef – Ormos,Gaszton (2275), HUN–chT2, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.Bb5 Bd7)

6.Ra3 e6-/+ 7.Ra1 Be7 8.Be2 0-0 9.Bb2 Nc6-/+ 10.Nbd2 b5 11.d4 b4 12.Bd3 a5 13.Qe2 d5 14.e5 Nd7 15.h4 h6 16.g4 g6 17.Bc1 Kg7 18.Nf1 Rh8 19.Ne3 Qb6 20.Bb2 Ba6 21.0-0 Bd3 22.Qd3 Qa6 23.Qd1 Nb6 24.h5 g5 25.Nd2 a4 26.f4 gf4 27.Rf4 Bg5 28.Qf3 Qb7 29.Rf1 Bf4 30.Qf4 Qe7 31.Nf3 Raf8 32.Nf5 ef5 33.gf5 Rfg8 34.Kf2 Kf8 35.e6 Nc4 36.Re1 Qd6 37.Ne5 N4e5 (37...N4e5 38.Re5 a3-+; 37...Nb2 38.Ng6 Kg7 39.Qd6+-) 0–1. Ovezov,A (2365) – Ilincic,Z (2560), 34th Olympiad, Istanbul TUR, 2000.

6.Ba3 Nc6 7.Nbd2 e5 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.c4 a6 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.Rfb1 Rb8 13.d4 Nd4 14.Nd4 ed4 15.Bb2 Bc6 16.Qd3 Re8 17.Qd4 Bf8 18.f3 d5 19.cd5 Bd5 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Ba6 (21.Rc8!? Qc8 22.Rc1+=) 21...ba6 22.ed5 Qd5 23.Qd5 Nd5 24.Rc8 Rc8 25.Bd4 Nb4 26.Bf2 Rc2 27.Nf1 f5 28.Rd1 f4 29.Rd7 (29.g3!?-/+) 29...a5-+ 30.g3 a4 31.gf4 a3 32.Rd1 a2 33.Bd4 Bc5 (33...Bc5 34.Bc5 Rc5-+) 0–1. Van Woerden,HGC – Noomen,Jeroen, corr, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6 5.d3 ba3)

6.Ba3 g6 7.g3 (7.Nc3 Bg7-/+) 7...Bg7-/+ 8.Bb2 0-0 9.Bg2 Nc6 10.0-0 Qb6 11.Qc1 Bg4 (11...Be6 12.Na3-/+) 12.Na3 (12.Nbd2-/+) 12...Rac8 (12...Qc5!?-/+) 13.Nc4=+ Qc7 (13...Qc5 14.e5 Ne5 15.Nfe5 de5 16.Ne5=) 14.Ne3 (14.e5 Ne8 15.Re1 a5=) 14...Be6 15.c4 Nb4 16.Qd2 a5 17.Rfc1 b6 (17...Ng4 18.Bg7 Kg7 19.Nd5 Bd5 20.ed5=+) 18.Nd4 Nd7 (18...Bd7 19.Nd5 Nfd5 20.ed5=+) 19.Nb5= Qd8 20.d4 Nb8 21.f4 (21.Nd5 N8a6=) 21...N8a6= 22.h3 (22.Bf3 Bh3=) 22...Bd7 23.Kh2 (23.Bc3 Be6 24.Bb2 Qd7=) 23...Rc4 (23...Bb5 24.cb5 Rc1 25.Rc1 Nc7=) 24.Nc4= Bb5 25.Ra3 Qb8 26.e5 (26.Ne3 Rc8=) 26...d5 (26...Rc8 27.Bf1=+) 27.Ne3 e6 28.Rac3 (better 28.Bf3!?=) 28...Na2-/+ 29.g4? (better 29.Ba3 N6b4 30.Bb4 ab4 31.Qa2 bc3 32.Rc3-/+) 29...Nc1-+ 30.Qc1 Bd7 (30...Nb4 31.Qd2-+) 31.Ba3 Rc8 32.Bd6 Qa8 33.f5 (33.Bf1 Nb4-+) 33...Rc3 (33...Bh6 34.Kg3-+) 34.Qc3 Bf8 (34...Bh6 35.fe6 Bf4 36.Kg1 fe6 37.Bf1-+) 35.fe6 fe6 36.Qa3 (36.Nc4 Qc8 37.Bf8 dc4-/+ (worse 37...Kf8 38.Qa3 Kg8 39.Nb6+=; 37...Qc4?! 38.Qf3 Qc8 39.Bh6-+)) 36...Nb4 (36...Qb8 37.g5 Bd6 38.ed6-+) 37.Bf8 (37.Nc4 Bd6 38.Nd6 Nc6-+) 37...Qf8 (37...Kf8?! 38.Nc2 Qb8 39.Nb4 ab4 40.Qb4 Kf7 41.Kg3-/+) 38.Kg3 (38.Qc3-+) 38...g5 39.Bf3 (39.h4 Qf4 40.Kh3 gh4-+) 39...Qf4 40.Kg2 Qd4 41.Qc1 (41.Kh1 Qe5 42.Qb3 Qg3-+) 41…Nd3 (41...Nd3 42.Qc7 Ne5-+ (42...Qe3?! 43.Qd8 Be8 44.Qe8 Kg7 45.Qe7 Kg8 46.Qe8 Kg7 47.Qe7 Kg8 48.Qe8=)) 0-1. Mortazavi,A (2330) - Sauvageot Ledezma,Diego (2145), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.Nf3 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.e4 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Na3 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.g3 (8.Be2 0-0+=) 8...0-0-/+ 9.Bg2 Qb6 (9...Nc6 10.0-0-/+) 10.Nc4+= Qb4 11.c3 Qc5 12.0-0 (12.Nd4 Nc6+=) 12...Bg4 (12...Ne4 13.Qe1 d5 14.Ra5-/+) 13.Qb3+= b5 (13...Be6 14.Qb7 Bc4 15.Qa8-/+) 14.Na5 (14.Na3 Nbd7 15.Nb5 Rfb8-/+) 14...Nbd7-/+ 15.Nd4 e5 16.Ndc6 Qb6 17.d4 Be2 (17...Rfe8 18.h3 Be6 19.Qa3-/+) 18.Rfc1 (18.Rfe1 Bc4 19.Qb4 Rfe8+=) 18...Bc4 (18...Rfe8 19.Qc2 Bc4 20.d5=) 19.Qc2 (19.Nc4 Qc6 20.Na5 Qb6+=) 19...Kh8 (19...Rfe8 20.d5=) 20.Qd2 (20.d5!?=) 20...Rfc8 21.Nb4 Nf8 (21...a6 22.f4-/+) 22.d5 (22.Nc4 Rc4 23.Nc2 Ne6+=) 22...N8d7 23.Nbc6 (23.Rcb1!?+=) 23...Nc5-/+ 24.Ba3 Nd3?? (better is 24...Nfe4 25.Nc4 Nd2 26.Nb6 ab6-+) 25.Nc4+= bc4 26.Rcb1 Qc7 27.Qa2 Nd7 28.Qc4 N3c5 29.Bh3 Re8 30.Bb4 Rf8 31.Bd7+- Nd7 32.Ne5! Qd8 33.Nd7 Qd7 34.Ra6 Rac8 35.Qd3 f5 36.Rd6 fe4 37.Rd7 ed3 38.Bf8 Rf8 39.Rd1 a5 40.Rd3 Ra8 41.c4 a4 42.d6 a3 43.Ra3! (43.Ra3 Ra3 44.Rd8 Bf8 45.Rf8 Kg7 46.d7+-) 1–0. Husarik,Branko (2105) – Vinklarek,Ondrej (2075), CZE–chT2c, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Na3 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.h3 0-0 10.c3 e5 11.c4 Be6 12.Qb1 Qc8 13.Nb5 Rd8 14.Ng5 h6 15.Ne6 fe6 (worse is 15...Qe6 16.Nc7 Qd7 17.Na8 Ra8 18.Be3+/-) 16.Qc1 a6 17.Nc3 Nd4 18.Bd1 Kh7 19.Na4 Qc6 20.Ba5 Rf8 21.Nb6 Rab8 22.Qa3 Nd7 23.Qb2 Nc5 24.Ra3 Rf7 25.0-0 Rbf8 26.Bd2 h5 27.Be3 Bh6 28.Bh6 Kh6 29.Qd2 Kh7 30.Qb4 Qc7 31.Na4 Na4 32.Qa4 Qc5 33.Ra2 Kg7 34.Rb2 Qc6 35.Qa3 Qc5 36.Qa1 Nc6 37.Qb1 Qa7 38.Qc2 Qc5 39.Qd2 Qd4 40.Qc2 Qc5 41.Qd2 Nd4 42.Qg5 Kh7 43.Re1 Qa5 44.Re3? Qd8?? 45.Qg3? h4-+ 46.Qh2 Qg5 47.Re1?! Qc1 48.Ra2 Qb1 49.Rd2 Qb4 50.Rde2 Ne2 51.Re2 Rf2! (51...Rf2 52.Qf4 R2f4 53.Ba4 Rf1 54.Kh2 Qb1 55.Bd1 Qd1 56.Re1 Qe1 57.d4 Qg3) 0–1. Sutr,Thomas – Hoffmann,Erich, AUT–chT2S, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.c3 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.d4 0-0 9.Bd3 a6 10.Ra3 d5 11.e5 Ne8 12.Nh4 Nc6 13.f4 f5 14.Ndf3 Nc7 15.0-0 b5 16.Ng5 Bd7 17.g4 e6 18.gf5 ef5 19.Ra2 Ne6 20.Rg2 Ng5 21.fg5 Be6 22.Ba3 Rf7 23.Nf3 Bf8 24.Bf8 Qf8 25.h4 Qa3 26.h5 Ne7 27.Qd2 Rc8-+ 28.hg6 hg6 29.Rh2 Rc3 30.Ne1 Qc1 31.Qf2 Qg5 32.Kh1 Rh7 33.Rg1 Rh2 34.Qh2 Qe3 35.Qh4 Rd3 36.Nd3 Qd3 37.Kh2 f4 38.Rc1 0–1. Najdekier,Andrzej – Bednarski,Jacek B, Poland–ch, 1964.

6.Be2 Nc6 7.0-0 g6 8.Na3 Bg7 9.c3 0-0 10.Qb3 a6 11.h3 b5 12.Be3 d5 13.e5 Nd7 14.d4 Nb6 15.Ra2 Bb7 16.Ng5 Qc7 17.Rfa1 e6 18.Bf4 Na5 19.Nb5 Qe5 20.Be5 Nb3 21.Bg7 Kg7 22.Rb1 ab5 23.Ra8 Ra8 24.Rb3 h6 25.Nf3 Ra1 26.Kh2 Ba6 27.Bb5 Bb5 28.Rb5 Nc4 29.Rb3 Rf1 30.Kg3 Nd6 31.Nd2 Rd1 32.Nf3 Ne4 33.Kf4 Rd3 34.h4 Nf2 35.Ne1 Rd2 36.Nf3 Rc2 37.Ne5 g5! 38.hg5 hg5 39.Kf3 f6 40.Rb7 Kh6 41.Nd7 Ne4 42.Nf8 Rf2 43.Ke3 Kh5 (43...Kh5 44.Ne6 f5 45.Ng7 Kg4 46.Nf5 Rf5-+) 0–1. Pinasco,Damian (2050) – Wurschner,Miroslav (2165), IECG, 2002.

6.ab4 Nb4 7.c3 Nc6 8.Qc2 e6 (8...e5 9.d4-/+) 9.d4+= Bd7 10.Bd3 Qc7 11.Na3 Rc8 12.0-0 a6 13.Qb1 Be7 14.Ne1 (14.Re1 b5+=) 14...h6 (14...b5 15.Nf3-/+) 15.f4 (15.Nf3 b5+=) 15...d5 (15...b5 16.Nf3-/+) 16.e5+= Ne4 17.Be4 de4 18.Nec2 (18.Qe4 Na5 19.Bb2 Ba3 20.Ba3 Qc3-+) 18...Na5 19.Bd2 f5 (19...Ba4 20.Ra2-/+) 20.Ne3 (20.ef6 gf6 21.Ne3 f5-/+) 20...g5 (20...Ba4 21.Ra2-/+) 21.g3 (21.Qd1 gf4 22.Rf4 Bg5-/+) 21...g4 (21...Ba4 22.Ra2-+) 22.Kg2 (22.Rf2 h5-/+) 22...Rg8 (22...Ba4!? 23.Ra2 b5-+) 23.d5 ed5 24.Nd5 Qc5 25.Ne3 (25.Ne7 Qe7 26.Nc2-/+) 25...Qa7 (25...Be6 26.c4-/+) 26.Ra2 (26.Nd5 Rg7 27.Be3 Bc5+=) 26...Rf8 (26...b6 27.c4 Ba3 28.Ba5-/+) 27.Nac2 b6 28.Nd4+= Bb5 29.Nb5+/- ab5 30.Rd1 Qb7 31.h3 gh3-/+ 32.Kh2 Nc4 33.Nc4 bc4+= 34.Be3 Bc5 35.Bd4 Bd4-/+ 36.cd4 b5 37.d5 c3 38.d6= Rf7?? 39.e6+- Rg7 40.d7 (40.d7 Ke7 41.Qb5 Qb5 42.dc8Q+-) 1–0. Konstacky,Matej (2035) – Hess,Pavel (1750), CZE–ch U16 Sec, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.ab4 Nb4 7.c3 Nc6 8.Nbd2 g6 9.d4 Bg7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 Nh5 12.Qb3 Nf4 13.Bc4 Na5 14.Qa2 Nc4 15.Nc4 Nh5 16.Qc2 Bg4 17.Qd3 Qc7 18.Ne3 Nf4 19.Nd5 Nd5 20.ed5 a5 21.Nh4 Bd7 22.Rb1 b5 23.Re1 Bf6 24.Qg3 Bh4 (24...Rfc8!? 25.Bg5 Qc3 26.Nf3-+) 25.Qh4-/+ Qc3 26.Bh6 Rfe8 27.Rbc1 Qb4 (27...Qb2 28.Rc7 Qb4-/+) 28.h3?? (28.Rb1 Qc3 29.Rbc1-/+) 28...f6-+ 29.Re3 Kf7 (29...a4!? 30.Rec3-+) 30.Rc7 Rad8 31.Bg5 Kg8 32.Bf6+= ef6 33.Re8 Re8 34.Rd7 Qe1 35.Kh2 Re7 36.Rd6 Rf7 37.Re6 Qc1 38.Qe4 Qc7 39.d6 Qd7 40.d5 b4 41.Qc4 Kg7 42.Qc6 b3+= 43.Re7? Re7-+ 44.de7 Qe7 45.d6 Qe5 46.g3 b2 47.Qb7 Kh6 48.d7 Qd4 49.Kg2 a4 50.d8Q Qd8 51.Qb2 Qd6 52.Qa2 Qb4 53.Qa1 Kg7 54.Qc1 Qe7 55.Qc4 Qa7 56.g4 Qb7 57.Kh2 a3 58.Qa4 Qb2 59.Kg2 Qb7 60.Kf1?? Qe7 61.Kg2 h5 62.g5 fg5 63.Qd4 Kh7 64.Qa4 Qb7 65.Kg1 Qb2 66.h4 Qc1 67.Kg2 gh4 68.Qb3 Qg5 69.Kf1 Qe7 70.Kg2 Qe4 71.Kh2 Qf4 72.Kg2 Qg4 73.Kh2 h3! 74.Qf7 Kh6 75.Qf8 Kg5 76.Qe7 Kf4 77.Qe3 Kf5 78.Qd3 Ke5 79.Qc3 Qd4 80.Qa3 Qf2 81.Kh3 Qf5 82.Kg2 Qe4 83.Kh3 Kf4 84.Qd6 Kf3 85.Qg3 Ke2 86.Qh2 Kd3 87.Qd6 Ke3 88.Qa3 Qd3 89.Qc5 Kf3 90.Qc7 Qf5 (90...Qf5 91.Kh2 Qf4 92.Qf4 Kf4-+) 0–1. Milicia,M – Pantaleoni,Leone, corr, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6)

6.ab4 Nb4 7.c3 Nc6 8.d4 d5 (worse is 8...Ne4 9.d5+=) 9.ed5 Qd5 +=.

6.ab4 Nb4 7.c4 Nc6 8.Nc3 g6 9.d4 Bg7 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 b6 12.d5 Na5 13.Nd4 Ba6 14.Ra4 Nd7 15.Bb2 Ne5 16.Ncb5 Qd7 17.f4 Nec4=+ 18.Bc4 Nc4 19.Ra6 Nb2 20.Qb3 Qc8 21.Rfa1 Nc4 22.Nc6 Na5?? 23.R1a5+- Qg4 24.Ra3 Qf4 25.Qe3 Qh4 26.g3 Qh3 27.Nc7 f5 28.ef5 (28.ef5 Rf5 29.Ne7 Kh8 30.Nf5+-) 1–0. Czerniak,Moshe – Sanguinetti,Renato, Mar del Plata, 1950.

6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 (7.ab4 Nb4 8.0-0 Be7=) 7...Be7 (7...d5!?-/+) 8.ab4= Nb4 9.c3 (9.Bd2 Na6=) 9...Na6 (9...Nc6 10.c4=) 10.d4 0-0 (10...ed4 11.Nd4 0-0 12.f3=) 11.de5 (better 11.Nbd2!?=) 11...de5-/+ 12.Ne5 (12.Ba6 ba6 13.Qd8 Rd8 14.Ne5 Re8=+) 12...Qd1 (12...Qc7!? 13.f4 Ne4-+) 13.Rd1=+ Ne4 14.Ba6 (14.Be3 Nac5=+) 14...ba6 15.Be3 (15.f3 Re8 16.Be3 Bf6-/+) 15...Bf6 (15...Bb7 16.f3 Nc5 17.Nd2-/+) 16.Bd4 Be5 (16...Rd8 17.f4=+) 17.Be5=+ Bb7 (17...Re8 18.Bd4=+) 18.f3 (18.Nd2 Nd2 19.Rd2 f6=+) 18...Nc5 (18...Rfe8 19.Bd4 Nd6 20.Nd2=) 19.Ra5 (19.c4 Ne6=) 19...Rac8 (19...Ne6 20.Rd7 Nd8 21.Bd4=) 20.Kf2 (20.c4 Rfe8 21.Bd6 Nd7=) 20...Rfe8=+ 21.Bf4 Ne6 (21...h6 22.Be3 Re5 23.Rc5 Rec5 24.Bc5 Rc5 25.Rd8 Kh7 26.Rd7=) 22.Be3 Red8 (22...Re7 23.Rd3=+) 23.Rc1 (23.Rd8 Nd8 24.Ra4 Nc6=) 23...Rd5 (23...g6 24.c4=+) 24.Rd5= Bd5 25.Rd1 (25.Nd2 Rc7=) 25...Ba2=+ 26.Ba7 h6 (26...a5 27.Bd4=+) 27.Be3 ½–½. Martinez,Julian (2175) – Guerrero,Hernando (1850), Subzonal, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6 5.d3 Nc6)

6.Be2 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Qd2? (better is 8.ab4 Nb4 9.c3+=) 8...Ne4!-+ 9.de4 Ba1 10.c3 (10.ab4 a5 11.b5 Ne5-+) 10...bc3 11.Nc3 Be6 12.a4 Rc8 13.Ba3 Nd4! 14.Ra1 (14.Qd4 Rc3 Discovered attack; 14.Nd4 Rc3 Discovered attack) 14...Nb3 (14...Ne2?! 15.Ne2 Bg4 16.Qd4+=) 15.Qb2 Na1 16.Nb5 0-0 17.Qa1 a6 18.Nbd4 Bd7 19.Ng5 (19.Qb2 Qc7-+) 19...Qb6 (19...Ba4 20.Nde6 fe6 21.Ne6+-) 20.Bb2 (20.Bd1-+) 20...e5 21.Ndf3 (21.a5 Qb4 22.Bf1 ed4 23.Bd4-+) 21...Rc2 22.Be5 de5 23.Bf1 (23.Ne5 Re2 24.Qf1-+) 23...Qf2 24.Kh1 f6 25.Ne5 (25.Nh7 Bh3 26.Nh4 Qh4 27.Bc4 Rc4 28.gh3 Qh3 29.Qd1 Rc2 30.Nf6 Kh8 31.Qh5 Qh5 32.Nh5 Rf1) 25...fe5 26.Nf3 Bh3! (26...Bh3 27.Nd2 Qd2 28.Bc4 Kg7 29.Qe5 Kh6 30.Qf4 Rf4 31.Be2 Qc1 32.Bf1 Rf1) 0–1. Damen,Jip – Swarts,Renout, NED–ch U12 Rijswijk, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Ba3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.c3 0-0 9.Bc2 Nc6 10.d4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Re1 Bf5 (12...b5 13.Be4 de4 14.Ng5=+) 13.Nh4 (13.c4 Rc8=+) 13...Be6 14.f3 Ng5 15.Nd2 f5 16.ef6 Rf6 17.Nb3 b6 18.Qd2 (18.Bd3 a5-/+) 18...Nf7-/+ 19.f4 (19.Qd3 Bh6-/+) 19...Nd6 20.Nc1? (20.Qf2!?-/+) 20...Nc4-+ 21.Qd3 (21.Qf2 Na3 22.Ra3 Qd6-+) 21...Na3 22.Ra3 Qd6 23.Ra6 Qf4 24.Nf3 Raf8 25.Ba4 Bc8 (25...Qg4!? 26.h3 (26.Bc6?? Rf3 27.Qe2 Bh6-+) 26...Qg3 27.Ne2 (27.Bc6 Rf3 28.Qe2 R8f6-+) 27...Rf3 28.Ng3 Rd3 29.Bc6 Rg3 30.Re6 Rc3 31.Kh2 Bd4 32.Bd5-+) 26.Bc6 Ba6 (26...Rc6?! 27.Ra7 Rc7 28.Ne2-/+) 27.Bd5 e6 28.Re6? (28.Qa6 ed5 29.Qa7-+) 28...Qc1 29.Kf2 (29.Re1 Kh8 30.Qa6 (30.Rc1?? Bd3 31.Rd1 Bb5-+) 30...Qc3 31.Rd1-+ (31.Qa7?? Qe1 32.Ne1 Rf1)) 29...Bd3 30.Re1 Kh8 31.Rc1 Rd6 (31...Rd6 32.Rd1 Bf5-+) 0-1. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Drygalov,Andrey (2455), Titled Tue (9), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Ba3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.c3 0-0 9.Bc2 Qc7 10.d4 Rd8 (10...Be6 11.Re1-/+) 11.h3 Nc6 12.Nbd2 b5 (12...Nh5 13.Bb3-/+) 13.Qe2 (13.Bd3 Rb8 14.Qe2 a6=+) 13...Rb8 (13...Bh6 14.Rfb1=+) 14.Rfb1 (14.Bd3 a6=+) 14...a6 (14...Nh5 15.Qe3 (15.Rb5? Ba6 16.Bd6 Bb5 17.Bc7 Be2-+) 15...a5 16.Bd3=+) 15.Bd3 (15.d5 Ne5 16.Ne5 de5=) 15...Bb7 (15...Nh5 16.Qe3=+) 16.c4 (better 16.d5!? Ne5 17.Ne5 de5 18.c4+=) 16...bc4-/+ 17.Nc4 (17.Bc4!? d5 18.ed5 Nd5 19.Nb3-/+) 17...d5-+ 18.ed5 Nd5 19.Bc5 Nf4 20.Qe3 Nd4 21.Bb6?? (better 21.Bd4 Nd3 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Nfe5 Ne5 24.Ne5-+) 21...Nf3 22.Qf3 Qb6 (22...Rd3?! 23.Bc7 Rf3 24.Bb8 Nh3 25.gh3 Ba1 26.Rb7 (worse 26.Ra1 Rh3 27.Bh2 Rh5-/+) 26...Rh3 27.Re7+=; 22...Nd3?! 23.Bc7 Bf3 24.Bb8 Ba1 25.Ra1 Rb8 26.gf3-+) 23.Qf4 (23.Rb6?? Bf3 (23...Nd3 24.Rb7 Rb7 25.Qb7 Ba1 26.Qe7+/-) 24.Raa6 Rb6 25.Rb6 Bg2-+) 23...Qf6 (better 23...Qc6 24.Bf1 Ba1 25.Ra1 Qe4-+) 24.Qf6 Bf6 25.Ra3 Bd5 26.Rb8 Rb8 27.Ra6 Rb3 28.Bf1 Rb1 29.Ne3 Be4 30.Ra3 (30.Ra4 Bc6 31.Rc4 Bb7-+) 30...Bd4 31.f3 Bc6 32.Kf2 Rb2 33.Kg3 f5 (better 33...h5-+) 34.Rd3? (better 34.Nc4 Rb1 35.Be2-+) 34...e5 35.f4 (35.Nd1 Rc2 36.Kh2-+) 35...Be4 36.Ra3 Be3 37.Re3 ef4 38.Kf4 Rf2 39.Kg5 Rf1 40.g4 (40.Rc3 Kf7 (40...Bg2?! 41.Kf6 Bb7 42.Rd3=) 41.g3 Rf3 42.Rf3 Bf3-+) 40...Kg7 41.Ra3 (41.gf5 Rg1 42.Kf4 Bf5 43.Ra3-+) 41...h6 42.Kh4 fg4 (42...g5 43.Kh5 Bd5 44.gf5-+) 43.hg4 (43.Kg4 g5 44.Kg3 h5-+) 43...g5 (better 43...Rf3 44.Rf3 Bf3 45.Kg3-+) 44.Kg3 Rd1 45.Ra7 Kf6 46.Ra6 (46.Kf2 Ke5 47.Rf7 Ra1-+) 46...Ke5 47.Rh6 Rd3 48.Kf2 Kf4 49.Re6 (49.Ke2 Kg4 50.Rf6 Bf5-+) 49...Bf3 (49...Rd2 50.Ke1 Rb2-+) 50.Ra6 (50.Rf6 Kg4 51.Rf8-+) 50...Rd2 51.Ke1 Rd4 (better 51...Re2 52.Kf1-+) 52.Kf2 Bg4 53.Ra3 (53.Rf6 Bf5 54.Ke2-+) 53...Bh5 54.Kg2 Rd2 55.Kg1 Bf3 56.Ra7 Kg3 57.Ra1 (57.Rd7 Rd7 58.Kf1 Rd1) 57...Rd1 (57...Rh2 58.Ra3 Rh1) 58.Rd1 Bd1 59.Kh1 (59.Kf1 g4 60.Ke1 Bf3 61.Kd2 Kf4 62.Kc3 g3 63.Kd4 g2 64.Kc5 g1Q 65.Kb4 Qd4 66.Ka3 Qc3 67.Ka2 Qb4 68.Ka1 Qa3 69.Kb1 Be4) 59...Bf3 (59...Be2 60.Kg1 g4 61.Kh1 Kf2 62.Kh2 Bf1 63.Kh1 Bg2 64.Kh2 g3) 60.Kg1 g4 61.Kf1 Kh2 62.Kf2 Bg2 (62...Bg2 63.Ke3 g3 64.Kf4 Ba8 65.Ke5 g2 66.Kf6 g1Q 67.Ke6 Qc5 68.Kf7 Bd5 69.Kf6 Qd6 70.Kg7 Qe7 71.Kg6 Be4 72.Kh5 Qf6 73.Kg4 Bf3; 62...Bc6 63.Ke3 g3 64.Kd4 Bf3 65.Ke5 Ba8 66.Kf5 g2 67.Ke5 g1Q 68.Kd6 Qb6 69.Ke7 Bd5 70.Kd7 Qc5 71.Kd8 Qd6 72.Ke8 Qc7 73.Kf8 Qf7) 0-1. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Deac,Bogdan_Daniel (2690), Titled Tue (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Ba3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.c3 0-0 9.Bc2 d5 10.e5 Nh5 11.d4-/+.

6.Ba3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Nc3 0-0 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 Nbd7 (10...Nd5 11.Qe2-/+) 11.Re1 Re8 (better Ne5 12.Re5 Re8=+) 12.Qf3 (better 12.Nc4!?=) 12...Ne5-/+ 13.Re5 e6 (13...Ng4 14.Ree1 Bd4-/+) 14.Nb5?? (better 14.Rae1=) 14...Nd7-+ 15.Nd6?? (better 15.Ree1 Ne5 16.Qf4 Nd3 17.cd3 Ba1 18.Nd6-+) 15...Ne5 (15...Be5 16.Qf7 Kh8 17.Ne8+-) 16.Qf4 (16.Qd1 Nd3 17.cd3 Ba1 18.Qa1 Bd7-+) 16...Rf8 (16...g5 17.Bh7 Kh7 18.Qg3-+) 17.Be4 (17.Rc1 Nd3 18.cd3 e5-+) 17...f5 (17...Nc6 18.Nc8 Ba1 19.Bf8-+) 18.Bb7 (18.Nc8 Rc8 19.Bf8 Kf8 (19...fe4?! 20.Bg7 Kg7 21.Qe5 Qf6 22.Qf6 Kf6 23.Ra7=+) 20.Bb7 Rc2-+) 18...Bb7 19.Nb7 Qb6 20.Bf8 Rf8 21.Na5 (21.d4 Nc6 22.c3 Qb7-+) 21...Nf3! 22.Qf3 (22.Qf3 Ba1 Discovered attack; 22.gf3 Ba1 Discovered attack) 22...Ba1 23.Nc4 (23.Nb3-+) 23…Qb1 (23...Qb1 24.Qd1 Qd1) 0-1. Weisz,Bryan (2000) - Liu,Zachary Hankun (1995), Titled Tue (11), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.Na3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 0-0 9.c3 Nc6 10.Bc2 a6 11.d4 e5 12.h3 (12.Nc4 ed4 13.Nd4 Qc7=) 12...Re8 (12...Qc7 13.Bb2=+) 13.Bb3 (13.Nc4 b5 14.Ne3 h6=) 13...Na5=+ 14.Ba2 b5 (14...Qc7 15.Nc2=+) 15.de5=+ de5 16.Ne5 Qd1?? (16...Be6 17.Be6 fe6 18.Qc2=+) 17.Rd1?? (better 17.Bf7 Kf8 18.Rd1 Ne4 19.Nb1+/-) 17...Ba3?? (better 17...Be6 18.Be6 fe6-/+) 18.Bf7+- Kf8 (18...Kh8 19.Be8 Bc1 20.Bb5 Bb7 21.Ba6 Be4 22.Ra5 Bb2 23.Nf7 Kg8+-) 19.Ba3 Re7 (19...b4 20.Bb4 Re7 21.Rd8 Ne8 22.Re8) 20.Rd8 Ne8 21.Re8 1-0. Haussernot,C (2105) - Shanmathi Sree S (1750), Swiss Queens Wed #30 (1), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.0-0 a6 7.Re1 Bg4 8.Bb2 e5 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Bc4 Rc8 11.Bb3 Bf3 12.Qf3 Be7 13.Nc3 0-0 14.g4 g6 15.Nd1 Qb6 16.h3? Nc6 17.Ne3 Nd4 18.Bd4 ed4 19.Nc4 Qc6 20.Qf4 Nd7 21.e5 de5-/+ 22.Ne5 Ne5 23.Qe5 Bf6 24.Qf4 Bd8 25.Re4? Bc7 26.Qf3-/+ Rce8 27.Rae1 Re4 28.Re4 Qd6 29.Re8 Qf4 30.Rf8 Kf8-/+ 31.Kg2 Qf3 32.Kf3 b5 33.Ke4 a5 34.f3 Bb6 35.d3 Ke7 36.f4 f6 37.f5 Kd6 38.fg6 hg6 39.h4 Bd8 40.h5 f5 41.Kf4 fg4 42.hg6 Bf6 43.Kg4 Kc5 44.Kf5=+ Bh8 45.Ke6 a4 46.Ba2 Kb4-/+ 47.Kd5? Kc3 48.Kc5-/+ b4 49.Kb5 b3 50.cb3 ab3 51.Bb1 Kb2 52.Kc4 Kb1 53.Kb3 Kc1 0–1. Fiedler,Br (2225) – Ademi,S (2245), Canadian Closed zt, Toronto CAN, 2006.

6.0-0 e5 7.Re1 Be7 (7...ba3 8.Ba3 Be7 9.Nc3-/+) 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Bf1 (9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bd7 Qd7=+ (worse Kd7 11.d4+=)) 9...0-0-/+ 10.c3 Nc6 11.Bd3 (11.d4 ed4 12.Nd4 d5-/+) 11...Qc7 12.Bc2 b5 (12...Bg4 13.d3-/+) 13.d3 a5 14.Nbd2 (14.d4 Bg4-/+) 14...a4 15.Ba3 Be6 (15...Bg4 16.Qb1-+) 16.Nf1 (16.d4!? Bg4 17.h3-/+) 16...Rfc8-+ 17.h3 (17.d4 ed4 18.cd4 Nb4-+) 17...h6 (17...d5 18.Ng5-+) 18.g4 (better 18.d4 ed4 19.cd4-+) 18...d5 19.Be7 Ne7 20.Ra3 de4 (20...d4 21.c4-+) 21.de4 Qc5 22.Qa1 b4 (22...Ng6 23.Ne3-+) 23.Ra4 Ra4 24.Qa4 Qc3 25.Ne3 (25.Bd1 Ng6 26.Re3 Qb2-+) 25...Nc6 26.Rd1 (26.Rb1 Nd4 27.Ne1 Nc2 28.N1c2 b3-+ (28...Ne4?! 29.Qb4 Qc6 30.Qb7-+)) 26...Nd4 27.Ne1 Nc2 28.Qc2 Qc2 29.N1c2 Bb3 30.Nb4 (30.Rd2 Ne4 31.Re2-+) 30...Bd1 31.Nd1 (31.Kg2 Bb3 32.Kf3 Rb8-+) 31…Rc1 (31...Rc1 32.f3 Rd1 33.Kf2 Rd2 34.Kg3 Kf8-+; worse 31...Ne4 32.Ne3-+) 0-1. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Mahdavi,Reza (2350), Titled Tue (5), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.0-0 e6 7.Bb2 Be7 8.Re1 0-0 9.e5 de5 10.Ne5 Ne5 11.Be5 ba3 12.Na3 Bd7 13.Qf3 Bc6 14.Qh3 (14.Qg3 a5=+) 14...g6-/+ 15.Nc4 b6 (15...a5 16.Bf4-/+) 16.Ne3 (better 16.Bc3=) 16...Nd7?? (16...a5 17.Bc4-/+) 17.Bg3?? (better 17.Bg6 fg6 18.Qe6 Rf7 19.Ng4+/-) 17...Bf6 18.Ng4? (18.Ra3 Ne5-/+) 18...Bg7 (better 18...Ba1!? 19.Ra1 Nc5-+) 19.Bh4 Qc7 (better 19...Qe8 20.c3 f5-/+) 20.Bg5? (20.Bg3 e5 21.Nh6 Bh6 22.Qh6 Qd6=+) 20...h5?? (better 20...Ba1 21.Ra1 h5 22.Nf6 Nf6 23.Bf6 Qf4-+) 21.Nh6=+ Kh8 (21...Bh6!? 22.Bh6 Rfe8=+) 22.Nf7+= Rf7 23.Bg6 Ne5 (23...Nf8 24.Bh5 (worse 24.Qh5 Kg8=+) 24...Rd7 25.Be8 Kg8 26.Bd7 Qd7 27.Ra3+=) 24.Qh5 (24.Bh5!? Kg8 25.Qe6+/-) 24...Kg8+= 25.Re5?? (better 25.Bh7 Kf8 26.d4+=) 25...Qe5?? (25...Be5 26.Re1 Rg7-/+) 26.Bf7+- Kf8 27.Rf1 (27.c3 Bf6 28.Bf6 Qf6+-) 27...Qd5? (better 27...Bf6!? 28.Bf6 Qf6+-) 28.f3 Qd4 29.Be3 Qf6 30.Bg6 Be8 31.Be8 Re8 32.f4 (32.Qb5 Qf5 33.Qc6 Qd5+-) 32...Qf7 (32...Qf5 33.Qd1+-) 33.Qg4 (better 33.Qe2 Bf6+-) 33...Kg8? (33...Qf5 34.Qg3 Bf6+-) 34.f5 e5 (34...Qf6+-) 35.f6 e4 (35...Re6 36.Bg5 Rc6 37.fg7 Qg7 38.Qf5+-) 36.fg7 (36.Bh6 Kh7 37.fg7 Qf1 38.Kf1 Kh6 39.g8R Rg8 40.Qg8 a5 41.h4 a4 42.g4 e3 43.Qf7 e2 44.Ke2 a3 45.g5) 36...Qg7 37.Qg7 (better 37.Qf5!? Rf8 38.Qf8 Qf8 39.Rf8 Kf8+-) 37...Kg7 38.Ra1 Re7 39.g4 Rc7 40.c3 Kg6 (40...Rd7 41.Kf2+-) 41.Kg2 1-0. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Lalanne,P (2205), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.0-0 g6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Bb5 Nc6 (8...Bd7 9.Bd7 Qd7 10.Nc3=+) 9.d4= Bd7 (worse 9...Ne4 10.d5 Bg7 11.dc6+/-) 10.Re1 (10.d5 Ne5 11.Nc3 Nf3 12.Qf3 Bg7=+) 10...a6 (10...Bg7 11.Nc3=+) 11.Bc4 (11.Bc6 Bc6 12.e5 de5 13.Ne5 Qd5+=) 11...Bg4 (11...Bg7 12.h3 b5 13.Bb3=+) 12.c3 (12.Nbd2 b5 13.d5 Na5=+) 12...Bg7=+ 13.Qb3 0-0 14.Qb7 (better 14.Ng5!? e6 15.f3=+) 14...Na5-/+ 15.Ra5 Qa5 16.Qe7 (16.e5 de5 17.de5-/+) 16...Rae8 (better 16...d5!? 17.Bd5 Rae8-+) 17.Qd6=+ Ne4 c3 gets attention (better 17...Re4 18.Be3 Rd8 19.Qa6 Qa6 20.Ba6 Nd5=) 18.Qf4? (better 18.Qc6 Nf6 19.Re8 Re8 20.Ne5=+) 18...Bf3-+ 19.gf3? (better 19.Qf3 Nd6 20.Be2 Bd4 21.Rd1-+) 19...Nd6 (better 19...g5 20.Bf7 Rf7-+) 20.Re8+= Ne8 21.Be3 (21.Ba3!? Qc7 22.Qc7 Nc7 23.Bf8 Kf8 24.Kf1+=) 21...Qa1 (better 21...Nc7=+) 22.Qe4?? (better 22.Qb8=+) 22...Nd6-+ 23.Bf7 (23.Qc6 Nc4 24.Qc4-+) 23...Rf7 24.Qa8 Rf8 (better 24...Bf8 25.Kg2 Qb1 26.Qa6-+) 25.Qd5 Kh8 26.Qd6 Qb1 27.Kg2 Qf5 28.f4 (28.Qc6 a5-+) 28...Qe4 29.Kg3 (29.Kg1 a5 30.h4 a4-+) 29...a5 30.h4 (30.Qd7 a4! 31.Qd6 g5-+) 30...Qf5 (30...a4 31.Kh2-+) 31.d5 (31.c4 h5 32.c5 Qg4 33.Kh2 Qh4 34.Kg2 Qg4 35.Kh2 Bh6-+) 31...Qf6 (31...Bc3 32.Qc7 Rc8 33.Qd6-+) 32.Qa6 (32.Qc7 Qc3 33.d6-+) 32…Qa6 (32...Qa6 33.d6 Qd6-+) 0-1. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Kashtanov,R (2355), Titled Tue (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.0-0 g6 7.Qe2 Bg7 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.c3 Nc6 11.d4 0-0 12.Bd3 e5 (12...Qc7 13.Nbd2-/+) 13.d5 Ne7 (13...Na5-/+) 14.Be3? (14.Ba3 Qc7=) 14...b6 (better 14...Ned5!? 15.ed5 e4-+) 15.Nbd2=+ Nh5 16.Ra3 (16.g3 f5 17.Bg5 Nf6-/+) 16...Nf4 17.Bf4 ef4 18.Rfa1 (18.Bb5 Bg4=+) 18...Qc7 19.Nd4 g5 (19...a5!?-/+) 20.h3 Ng6 21.Bb5 a5 (21...Bd4 22.cd4 Bb5 23.Qb5=) 22.Bd7+= Qd7 23.Qc4 (23.Nc4!? Bd4 24.cd4=) 23...Rac8 (23...Rfc8 24.Qb5 Ne5 25.Qe2=+ (25.Qb6?? Rcb8 26.Ra5 Rb6 27.Ra8 Bf8-+)) 24.Qb3= Qc7 25.Nc6 (25.Rb1!?=) 25...Ne5=+ 26.Ne5 Be5 (worse 26...de5 27.Rb1 Qc5 28.Nf3=) 27.Nf3 Qc3 (worse 27...Bc3 28.Rc1 Rfe8 29.Qb1+- (worse 29.Qc3 Qc3 30.Rac3 Rc3 31.Rc3 Re4+-)) 28.Rb1 (28.Ne5 Qe5 29.Qb6 Ra8=+) 28...Qb3-/+ 29.Rab3 (29.Rbb3 Rb8-/+) 29...Bc3 30.Rb6 a4 31.Rc1 (31.Rd6 a3 32.Rc1 Ra8 33.Rc3 a2-+) 31...a3 (31...Bd4 32.Rbc6 Bc5 33.e5-/+) 32.Rc2 (32.Rd6 Be5 33.Rc8 Bd6=+) 32...Bf6 (32...Bb2 33.Rbb2 ab2 34.Rb2 Rb8-+) 33.Rc8? (better 33.Ra2 Rc1 34.Kh2-/+) 33...Rc8-+ 34.Ra6 Rc3 35.Kf1 Rb3 (35...Kg7!? 36.Ke1 Rb3 37.Nd2-+) 36.Nd2-/+ Rb2 37.Nc4 Rb1 (better 37...Rc2 38.e5 a2 39.ef6 Rc1 40.Ke2 a1Q 41.Ra1 Ra1 42.Nd6 Ra5-+) 38.Ke2+= Bb2 (better 38...Rb4 39.Nd6 Be7+/-) 39.Nb2?? (39.Nd6 Kf8 40.Nf5+-) 39...Rb2-/+ 40.Kf3 (40.Kd3 a2 41.e5 de5-/+ (41...Rf2 42.ed6 Rb2 43.Ra8 Kg7 44.d7+/-)) 40...a2-+ 41.Kg4? (better 41.g3!?-+) 41...h6 (worse 41...Rf2 42.Kg5 Kg7 43.Ra7-+) 42.f3 Rg2 43.Kf5 Kg7 44.Ra7 Rf2 45.e5 de5 (45...Rf3 46.ed6 Rd3 47.Ke4 Re3 48.Kd4=+) 46.Ke5 Re2 47.Kf5 Rd2 48.Ke4? (48.d6-+) 48...Kg6 49.Ke5 Re2 50.Kd4 h5 51.d6 (51.Kd3 Rf2 52.Kd4 Rd2 53.Kc3 Rd5 54.Ra2 Rd1-+) 51...Rd2 52.Ke5 (52.Kc5 g4! 53.hg4 hg4-+) 52...f6 53.Ke6 White intends d7 (53.Ke4 Rd6 54.Ra2-+) 53...g4! 54.hg4 (54.fg4 Re2 Combination; 54.hg4 hg4 Combination) 54...hg4 55.fg4 (55.d7 g3 56.d8Q Rd8 57.Ra2-+) 55...f3 56.d7 f2 57.Ra2 Ra2 58.d8Q (58.Kd6 f1Q 59.d8N Rd2 60.Kc7 Rc2 61.Nc6 Qf3 62.Kb7 Qc6 63.Ka7 Ra2 64.Kb8 Ra8) 58...Re2 59.Kd7 Rd2 60.Ke8 (60.Kc6 Rd8 61.Kb6 f1Q 62.g5 Qb1 63.Kc7 Rd2 64.gf6 Qc1 65.Kb6 Rb2 66.Ka5 Qa1) 60...Rd8 61.Kd8 f1Q (61...f1Q 62.Kd7 Qb5 63.Kc7 f5 64.gf5 Kf5 65.Kd6 Kf6 66.Kc7 Ke6 67.Kc8 Kd6 68.Kd8 Qd7) 0-1. Guerra Tulcan,L (2310) - Perez Ponsa,F (2535), Titled Tue 7th May Early (6), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.a3 Nf6)

6.ab4 Nb4 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bd7 Qd7 9.d3 e6 10.0-0=+ Be7 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.Nbd2 0-0 13.h3 b5-/+ 14.Kh1 a5 15.Nh2 a4-+ 16.f4 b4 17.e5 Nd5 18.Ne4 a3 19.Bc1 de5 20.fe5 Ne5 21.Qh5 f5 22.Ng5 Bg5 23.Bg5 Rfc8 24.Qe2 Nf7 25.Nf3 Ra6 26.Rf2 Rac6 27.Ne5 Ne5 28.Qe5 Rc2 29.Rf3 h6 30.Bh4 Rc1 31.Rc1 Rc1 32.Be1 a2 (32...a2 33.Kh2 a1Q 34.Qa1 Ra1-+) 0–1. Anchondo,Francisco – Khachiyan,M (2465), 14th Western Class Ch., Agoura Hills US, 2007.

5.a3 Nf6 6.d3 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.Bc1 0-0 11.d4 f6 12.Bd3 fe5 13.de5 Nc5 14.Bc2 Qe8 15.0-0 Nbd7 16.Re1 b6 17.Re3 Qh5 18.Qe1 Bb7 19.g4?? Bg5 0–1. Maslicic,Peter (1780) – Perk,Egbert (2000), Niedersachsen–ch Seniors, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.a3 Nf6 6.d3 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.ab4 Bb4 9.c3 Be7 10.d4 0-0 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Qc2 h6 13.Bc1 f6 14.Qe2 fe5 15.de5 Qc7 16.Na3 Nce5 17.Nb5 Nf3 18.gf3 Qe5 19.Be3 a6 20.f4 Qf6?? (better is 20...Qb8!? 21.Nd4 Nc5-+) 21.Rg1 Nc5 (better is 21...Qh4!? 22.Nc7 Bf6-/+ (worse is 22...Qh2 23.0-0-0+/-)) 22.Bd4= Nd3 23.Qd3 Qf7 24.Rg7 Qg7 25.Bg7 Kg7 26.Ke2 Bf6?? 27.Rg1 Bg5 28.Nc7 Ra7 29.fg5 h5 30.g6 b6 31.Qd4 Kg8 32.Qe5 Rf5 33.Qd6 Rf8 34.g7 (34.g7 Rf6 35.Qd8 Rf8 36.gf8Q Kh7 37.Qg7) 1–0. Maslicic,Peter (1780) – Assmann,Robert (1950), Niedersachsen–ch Seniors, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.d4 Nf6 6.Nbd2 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Bd3 f5 9.c4 bc3 10.Bc3 Be7 11.Ng1 0-0 12.Qh5 Nc6 13.Rb1 a5 14.Ne2 Bb4 15.Nf3 Qe8 16.Qe8 Re8 17.Bb4 ab4 18.Rb2 Nb6 19.Bb5 Nc4 20.Bc6 bc6 21.Rb4 Ra2 22.Nc1 Ra1 23.0-0 Ba6 24.Re1 Bb5 25.Nb3 Re1 26.Ne1 Ra8 27.f3 Ra2 28.Nc5-/+ Kf7 29.Rb1 g5 30.h3 f4 31.h4 h6 32.h5 Ne3-+ 33.Kh1 Nf5 34.Nb7 Ra7 35.Nc5 Nd4 36.Ned3 Nf5 37.Kh2 Ng3 38.Nf2 Nh5 39.Ng4 Ng3 40.Nh6 (40.Kh3 h5 41.Nf6 Kg6-+) 40...Kg6 0–1. Fernandez,Kosara (1900) – Hernandez Leon,Alberto (2250), Tenerife ESP, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+=)

5.d4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Nc6 10.c4 Nb4 11.Bb1 b6 12.Qe1 White plans e5 (12.e5 Ne8=+) 12...d5 13.e5 Ne8 (13...Nd7 14.Nb5-/+) 14.Bc3 (14.Qe3 a5=+) 14...a5-/+ 15.cd5 (15.Qe3 f5-/+) 15...Nd5 (15...Qd5? 16.Be4 Qd7 17.Ba8+-; 15...ed5?! 16.Qd2=+) 16.Qe4 (16.Bd2 Qd7 17.Nc4 Ba6-/+) 16...g6 (16...f5!? 17.Qc2 Ba6-+) 17.Bd2 Ba6 18.Re1 (18.Rc1 b5-/+) 18...b5 19.Nc2 b4 20.h4 (20.Qg4 Bc4 21.Bh6 Ng7-/+) 20...Bb7-+ 21.h5 (21.Ba2 Qb6-+) 21...Qd7 (21...gh5 22.Nb4 f5 23.ef6 Ndf6 24.Qe6 (24.Qb7?! Rb8 25.Nc6 Rb7 26.Nd8 Bd8+-) 24...Kh8 25.Qe7 Qe7 26.Re7 ab4 27.Ra8 (27.Rb7?! Ra1 28.Rb4 Ne4+=) 27...Ba8 28.Ne5+- (28.Bb4?! Bf3 29.gf3 Rg8 30.Kh2 Rg7+-)) 22.Qg4 Ng7 (22...a4 23.Bg5-+) 23.Bh6 (23.hg6 fg6 24.Ba2 Rfc8-+) 23...Rfc8 24.hg6 hg6 25.Ne3 Nf5 (25...Nc3 26.Bg6 fg6 27.Qg6-/+) 26.Nf5 ef5 27.Qg3 f4 (27...Qe6!?-/+) 28.Bf4 Nf4 29.Qf4 Bf3 (29...Bd5 30.Be4 a4 31.e6 fe6 32.Qg4 Be4 33.Re4=) 30.e6 (30.Qf3!? Qd4 31.Ba2=+) 30...fe6-/+ 31.Qf3 Qd4 32.Ba2 (better 32.Be4!? Ra6 33.Qg4-/+) 32...Rf8 33.Be6 Kg7 34.Qe2?? (better 34.Rad1 Qb6 35.Qg3 Rf2 36.Qe5 Rf6 37.Kh1-+) 34...Bc5 35.Red1 (35.Kh1 Rf2 36.Qe5 Qe5 37.Re5-+) 35...Rf2 36.Rd4 Re2 (36...Re2 37.Kf1 Bd4 38.Ke2 Ba1-+; 36...Bd4?! 37.Qf2 Bf2 38.Kf2=) 0-1. Veliev,G (2155) - Surkova,Sofya (1805), Chigorin Memorial (6), 2022. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qe2 a6 7.Bd7 Nbd7 (worse is 7...Kd7 8.Bf6 gf6 9.Qc4+=) 8.d4 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 ba3 11.Ra3 (better is 11.Ba3!? 0-0 12.c4+=) 11...d5-/+ 12.ed5 (better is 12.Rb3 Ne4 13.Rb7-/+) 12...0-0?? (better is 12...Ba3 13.Na3 Nd5-+) 13.de6+/- Nb6 14.ef7 Kh8 (better is 14...Rf7!? 15.Rb3 Nfd5+/-) 15.Rb3+- Rc8 (15...Nfd7 16.Qe6 Rb8 17.Re1+-) 16.Ne5 Na4 (16...g6 17.Re1+-) 17.Rh3 (17.Rh3 g5 18.Bc1+-) 1–0. Seglins – Hallberg,B, Aspen, 1968. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bb2 Nf6)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qe2 Nc6 7.0-0 e6 (7...Qa5 8.a3 Ne4 9.ab4 Qb4 10.Nc3 Nc3 11.Bc3=) 8.d4 (8.a3 Be7=) 8...d5 (8...Be7 9.Nbd2-/+) 9.Nbd2 (9.ed5 Nd5 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 Nc3 12.Bc3 a6=) 9...de4=+ 10.Ne4 Ne4 (10...Be7 11.Nc5=+) 11.Qe4= Be7 12.Bd3 (12.Rad1 Qb6 13.Bc4 Na5=) 12...f5 (12...g6 13.a3=+) 13.Qf4 (13.Qe2 0-0=) 13...0-0=+ 14.Rfe1 Bf6 15.Ne5 (15.Qd6 Rf7=+) 15...Ne7 (15...Qc7 16.Rad1=+) 16.Nd7 (16.a3 Nd5 17.Qd2 a5=) 16...Qd7=+ 17.Bc4 Exerts pressure on the backward pawn (17.Qe3 Kf7=) 17...Nd5-/+ 18.Qf3 Rad8 (18...Rac8 19.Bb3 Rcd8 20.a3 ba3 21.Ra3=) 19.Re2 (19.a3 ba3 20.Qa3 a6=+) 19...Rfe8 20.Rae1 (20.Bb3 b5-/+) 20...Qc6 21.Bb3 b5 (21...a5 22.h3-/+) 22.g4 (22.Re3 a5-/+) 22...fg4 23.Qg4 Rd6 24.Qh5? (better 24.Qf3 Qd7 25.Re4-+) 24...a5 (24...Nf4 25.Qg4 Ne2 26.Re2-+) 25.c4?? (better 25.Re6! Ree6 26.Re6 Re6 27.Bd5=) 25...Nf4 (25...bc4 26.Bc2 g6 27.Qg4-+) 26.Qg4 Ne2 27.Re2 (27.Qe2 bc4 28.Bc4-+) 27...bc4 28.Bc2 c3 29.Be4 (29.Bc1 Rd4 30.Re4 Red8-+) 29...Rd4 (better 29...cb2 30.Kf1 Rc8 31.Bc6 b1Q 32.Re1 Qd3 33.Kg2 Rcc6 34.Re3-+) 30.Bc1 (30.Bc6?? Rg4 31.Kf1 cb2 32.Rb2 Bb2 33.Be8 Rd4-+) 30...Qd7 (30...Red8 31.Kg2 (31.Bc6?? Rg4 32.Kf1 Rd1 33.Re1 Rg1 34.Kg1 Re1 35.Kg2 Rc1-+) 31...Qc4 32.h3-+) 31.Bh6 (31.Kg2 g6-+) 31...e5 (better 31...Rc8 32.Kg2 c2 33.Bc1-+) 32.Qg3 (32.Qd7 Rd7 33.Be3-+) 32...Kh8 33.Bg5 (33.Qf3 Rf8 34.Bf5 Bh4 (34...gh6?! 35.Bd7 Rd7 36.Qc6-+) 35.Bd7 Rf3-+) 33...c2! 34.Qh4 (34.Rc2 Re4 Deflection; 34.Bc2 Rg4 Combination) 34...c1Q! 35.Bc1 Bh4 (35...Bh4 36.Re1 Rf8 37.Kh1 Rd1 38.Bd2 Qd2 39.Rd1 Qd1 40.Kg2 Qg4 41.Kh1 Rf2 42.Bh7 Qg2) 0-1. Stankovic,Boris (2310) - Mesquita,Eduardo Barbosa (1970), Titled Tue (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 Nc6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Nd7 Qd7 9.0-0 e6 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 Be7 12.Nc4 0-0 13.Ne5 Qc7 14.Nc6 bc6 15.Bd3 Qf4 16.Qe2 Bd6 17.g3 Qg5 18.Ra4 Rab8 19.Bd4 Nd5 20.Bg7 Nf4 21.Rf4 Bf4 22.Bf8 Kf8 23.Qe4 Bd2 24.Qc6 Qd5 25.Qd5 ed5 26.Ra1 a5 27.Bh7 Bc3 28.Ra3 d4 29.Bd3 Rb2 30.h4 Kg7 31.Kg2 Bb4 32.Ra1 Bc3 33.Ra3 Bb4 34.Ra4 Kh6 35.g4 f6 36.Kf3 Kg7 37.Ke4 Bc3 38.Kf5 Rb7 39.f4 Rc7 40.g5 fg5 41.hg5 Rc5 42.Ke6 Bb4? 43.f5 Rc6 44.Kd5 Rd6 45.Ke5 Rd8 46.f6 Kf8 47.g6 1–0. Sellberg,Joel – Hallenberg,Sami, Vaasa We VSS, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nf3 e6 8.a3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Qc7 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Nc3 a6 13.Na4? (better 13.Ra4!? Qd6 14.Qa1-/+) 13...b5-+ 14.Nc3 0-0 15.Na2 (15.Re1 Bd6-+) 15...Bd6 16.d4 (16.h3 b4-+) 16...Rac8 (16...Nb6 17.Nc3-+) 17.Rc1 (17.c4 bc4 18.Nc3 e5-+) 17...Bf4 18.Rb1 Qc2 19.Qe1 (19.Qc2 Rc2 20.Bd3 Rc7-+) 19...Be4 (19...a5 20.d5-+) 20.Nc3 Bf5 (better 20...Bf3 21.Bf3 Bd2-+) 21.Bd1-/+ Qd3 (21...Qb1!? 22.Nb1 Bb1=+) 22.Be2= Qc2 23.g3?? (better 23.Bd1!? Qc3 24.Bc3 Bb1 25.Bd2 Bd2 26.Qd2-/+) 23...Bh6?? (better 23...Bh3 24.Qd1 Rc3 25.Bc3 Qc3 26.gf4 Bf1 27.Bf1 Rc8-+) 24.Bd1-/+ Qd3 (better 24...Qc3 25.Bc3 Bb1-/+) 25.Ra1?? (better 25.Be2 Rc3 26.Bd3 Rd3 27.Nh4=) 25...Bh3-+ 26.Be2 Qc2 27.Qb1 (27.Nd1-+) 27...Qb3 (better 27...Rc3 28.Re1 Rc6-+) 28.Ra3 Qb4 29.Rd1 (29.Re1 Bg4-+) 29...Bf5 (29...Bg4 30.Kg2-+) 30.Qa1 Nb6 (30...Bc2 31.Ra6 Bd1 32.Bd1-+) 31.Na2? (better 31.Ra6!? Nc4 32.Ba3 Na3 33.Ra3=+) 31...Qe7 32.Ra6 Nc4 33.Bc3? (33.Bc1 Ra8 34.Nc3 Qb7-+) 33...Be4 (33...Nd5!? 34.Bc4 bc4 35.Nh4-+) 34.Bb4 (better 34.Nb4-/+) 34...Qd7?? (34...Qb7 35.Nc3 Ra8 (35...Bf3?! 36.Ra7 Qc6 37.Ra6-/+) 36.Ne4 A) 36...Qa6?! 37.Qa6 Ra6 38.Nf6 gf6 39.Bf8 Bf8 40.d5=+; B) 36...Ne4?! 37.Ra8 Ra8 38.Qb1-/+; C) 36...Qe4?! C1) worse 37.Bf8 Ra6 (worse 37...Rf8 38.Ra2+/-) 38.Qa6 Qe2-/+; C2) 37.Ne5 Ra6 38.Qa6 Ne5 39.de5 Qb4 40.ef6=; D) 36...Ra6 37.Nf6 gf6-+) 35.Ne5?? (35.Bf8 Qb7 36.Nc3 Bf3 37.Ra7=) 35...Qb7-+ 36.Nc3 Rfd8?? (36...Ra8 37.Ra2 Ra2 38.Qa2 Ra8-+) 37.Ra7+- Qb6? (better 37...Ra8 38.Rb7 Ra1 39.Ne4 Rd1 40.Bd1 Ne5+-) 38.Nf7 (better 38.Bc5 Qb8 (38...Rc5 39.dc5 Rd1 40.Bd1 Qc5 41.Ne4+-) 39.Nc4 Bc2+-) 38...Ra8 (38...Bf5 39.Be7 Rd7 40.Nh6 gh6+-) 39.Nh6 gh6 40.Ra8 (better 40.Ne4!? Qa7 41.Nf6 Kh8+-) 40...Ra8 41.Qc1 Bb7? (better 41...Kg7+-) 42.Qh6 Qc6 (42...Kf7 43.Qf4 Qd8 44.d5+-) 43.d5 (better 43.Qg5 Kf7 44.d5 ed5 45.Re1+-) 43...Nd5?? (43...ed5 44.Qg5 Kh8 45.Nd5 A) 45...Nd5?? 46.Rd5 Qd5 47.Bc3 Qe5 48.Be5 (48.Qe5?! Ne5 49.Be5 Kg8=) 48...Ne5 49.Qe5 Kg8 50.Qb5 Ra1 51.Bf1+-; B) 45...Ne4+-) 44.Qg5 Kh8 45.Nd5 e5 46.Bc3 (46.Be7 h6 47.Bf6 Qf6 48.Qf6 Kg8 49.Ne7 Kh7 50.Nf5 b4 51.Qg7) 46...b4 (46...Rg8 47.Be5 Ne5 48.Qe5 Rg7 49.Bf3 Ba6 50.Nf6 Qd5 51.Bd5 Rg3 52.Qg3 b4 53.Qg8) 47.Be5 Ne5 48.Qe5 Kg8 49.Ne7 Kf7 50.Bh5 (50.Bh5 Qg6 51.Ng6 Bd5 52.Ne7 Kf8 53.Qf6 Bf7 54.Qf7) 1-0. Mkrtchyan,Mikayel (2135) - Omariev,M (2300), Titled Tue (7), 2024. (=1.Nf3 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...d6 2.e4 c5 3.b4 cb4)

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 e6 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Qf3 Nc6 12.Nac4 Rc8 13.Qh3 g6 14.Qh6 Ne5 15.Ne5 a6 16.Rfe1 Nh5?? 17.Ng6!+- fg6 18.Bg6! Rf7 19.Bf7 Kf7 20.Qh5 Kg8+- 21.Re3 (21.Re3 Rc5 22.Qh6+-) 1–0. Geisdorf,Herbert – Klein,Manfred, FRG–ch, 1970.

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 e6 7.Bc4 Nbd7 8.0-0 Qc7 9.d4 Be7 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Bb3 b5 12.c4? bc3-+ 13.Rc1 b4 14.Ba1 Ne5 15.de5 Qe5 16.Nc4 Qc5 17.Re1 Rd8 18.Qf3 Rb8 19.Re5 Rd5 20.Rce1 Bb7 21.Qg3 Rbd8 22.R1e2 Ba6 23.Qe3 Bc4 (23...Bc4 24.Rd5 Rd5-+) 0–1. Maksichko,Vasily – Lazarenko,Evgeniy, Novokuznetsk RUS, City Ch, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.e5 de5 6.Ne5 g6 7.Bc4 e6 8.Qf3 Bg7 9.Bb5 Kf8 10.0-0 Qd5 11.Qe2 Qe4 12.Qe3 Qe3 (12...Qc2?? 13.Rc1 Qc1 14.Bc1+-) 13.fe3 (worse is 13.de3 a6 14.Bd3 Nd5-/+) 13...a6 14.Ba4 b5 15.Bb3 Nbd7 16.Nd3 Ke7 17.a3 Bb7 (17...ba3!? 18.Ba3 Ke8-/+) 18.ab4= Rhg8 19.Nf4 Nb6 20.d3 g5 21.Ne2 Nfd5 22.Bg7 Rg7 23.e4 Nb4 24.Nbc3 Rc8 25.Rac1 Rgg8 26.Rf3 g4 27.Rf4 a5 28.Nb5 a4 29.Rcf1 Rg7 (29...ab3 30.Rf7 Kd8 31.Ned4+- (31.Rb7?! Nd7 32.cb3 Nd3+-)) 30.e5 ab3 31.Rb4 Rc2?? (31...g3 32.hg3 Nd7= (32...Rc2? 33.Nbd4 Rg3 34.Rf2 Rd3 35.Rb6+-)) 32.Nbd4+- Ra2 33.Rb6 (33.Rb3?! Ra6 34.Rfb1 Rg5 35.Rb6 Rb6 36.Rb6 Bd5+-) 33...Bd5 34.Nf4 (34.Nf4 Ba8 35.Rc1+-) 1–0. Dotsenko,Sergey (2180) – Pleshkov,Andrey, Soukhumi op, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Bd7 Nd7 6.d4 Ngf6 7.Nbd2 e6 (7...Qc7-/+) 8.e5 (8.0-0!?=+) 8...de5-/+ 9.de5 Nd5 10.a3?? (better 10.0-0-/+) 10...Nc3-+ 11.Bb2 (11.0-0 Nd1 12.Rd1 Ne5-+) 11...Nd1 12.Rd1 ba3 13.Ba1 (13.Bd4 Qc7 14.0-0 0-0-0-+) 13...Be7 14.0-0 0-0 (14...Rc8 15.c3-+) 15.Nc4 (15.Bd4 Qc7-+) 15...Qc7 0–1. Nothill,Steven – Caburro,John, FICGS, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Bd7 Nd7 6.Qe2 Rc8 7.Nd4 (better is 7.d3!?+=) 7...e5-+ 8.Nb3 Rc2 9.Qb5 Qc8 10.0-0 a6 11.Qd3 Ngf6 12.Nc3 Rc1 (12...bc3?! 13.Qc2 Qc6 14.Na5 Qe4 15.Qc3+=) 13.Rac1 bc3 14.Rc3 Nc5 15.Qc2 Qd7 16.Nc5 dc5 17.d3 Be7 18.Rd1 (18.Rc5 Bc5 19.Qc5-+) 18...0-0 19.f3 b5 20.Qb3 Rd8 21.Rcc1 Qd4 22.Kf1 Nh5 23.Ke2 (23.a4 ba4 24.Qc4-+) 23...Bh4 24.g3 Bg3! 25.Rd2 Bf4 (25...Bf4 26.Rcd1 Bh2-+) 0–1. Pereira,Stephen – Hartnack,Robert, CServe email, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Qe2 Nf6 6.a3 Bb5 (6...Qa5 7.Bd7 Nbd7 8.Bb2=+) 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qb4 Nc6 9.Qa4 g6 (9...Qg4!? 10.0-0 Qe4=+) 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Nc3 a6 12.Rb1 0-0 (12...Ra7 13.Qb3=) 13.Re1 (13.Rb6 Qc8=) 13...Rac8 (13...b5!? 14.Qb3 e6=) 14.Nd5+= Nd5 (14...Rcd8 15.Bb2+=) 15.ed5 Ne5 16.Qd7 Nd7 17.Re7 Nf6 18.c3 (18.Reb7 Rc2 19.Ne1 Rc5+=) 18...b5= 19.Rb7 Nd5 20.Bb2 Rfe8 (20...Rc7 21.Rc7 Nc7 22.Re1=) 21.Rd7 Rcd8 22.Rd8 (22.Ra7 Ra8 23.Rb7 Re7 24.Re7 Ne7=) 22...Rd8=+ 23.Re1 Nb6 (23...Kf8 24.g4=+) 24.Re7= Nc4 25.Bc1 d5 (25...Ne5 26.Ne1=) 26.Ra7 Rd6? (26...a5 27.h4=) 27.d3 (27.Ra8!? Bf8 28.d3+-) 27...Nb6 (27...Bc3 A) 28.dc4? dc4 (worse 28...bc4 29.Bh6 f6 30.Kf1+/-) 29.Kf1 Rd1 30.Ke2 Rc1-+; B) 28.Bf4 Rf6 29.Bh6= (worse 29.dc4 Rf4 30.cd5 Rf6=+)) 28.Ra6 (28.Bd2 Nc8 29.Rc7 Nb6+=) 28...Bc3= 29.Be3 d4 30.Bf4 Re6 31.h4 (31.Be5 Kf8+/-) 31...Nd5 32.Ra8 Kg7 33.Be5 f6 34.Ra7 Kh6 35.Bd4 Bd4 36.Nd4 Re1 37.Kh2 Rd1 (37...Nf4 38.Nc2 Rc1 39.Ne3+/-) 38.Ne6 Rd3 39.Nf8 Kh5 40.Rh7 Kg4 41.Ng6 (41.Rb7 Rb3+/-) 41...Ra3 42.Rd7 Rd3 (42...Nc3 43.Rd6 Kf5 44.Nf8+/-) 43.f3 Kf5 44.h5 b4? (better 44...Kg5!?+/-) 45.Rd5! Rd5 46.Ne7 Ke6 47.Nd5 Kd5 48.h6 b3 49.h7 b2 50.h8Q b1Q 51.Qf6 Qb8 52.f4 Ke4 (52...Qb1+-) 53.Qe5! Qe5 54.fe5 Ke5 55.Kh3 Kf4 56.Kh4 Kf5 57.Kh5 Kf4 58.g4 Ke5 59.g5 Ke6 60.Kh6 Kf7 61.Kh7 Kf8 62.g6 Ke8 63.g7 Ke7 64.g8Q Kd6 65.Qe8 Kc5 66.Kg6 Kd4 67.Kf5 Kc3 (67...Kd3 68.Qe6 Kd4 69.Qd6 Kc4 70.Ke4 Kb3 71.Kd3 Ka4 72.Qa6 Kb4 73.Qb6 Ka4 74.Kc4 Ka3 75.Qb3) 68.Qd7 (68.Qc6 Kb2 69.Ke5 Kb3 70.Kd4 Kb2 71.Qb5 Kc2 72.Qd3 Kb2 73.Qc3 Kb1 74.Qb3 Ka1 75.Qb6 Ka2 76.Kc3 Ka3 77.Qb3) 68...Kc4 69.Ke4 Kc5 70.Qc7 Kb5 (70...Kb4 71.Kd4 Kb3 72.Qc3 Ka2 73.Qb4 Ka1 74.Kc3 Ka2 75.Qb2) 71.Kd4 Kb4 (71...Ka6 72.Qb8 Ka5 73.Kc5 Ka4 74.Qb4) 72.Qb7 Ka5 (72...Ka4 73.Kc4 Ka5 74.Qb5) 73.Kc4 Ka4 74.Qa8 (74.Qb4) 1-0. Goltsev,Dmitry (2280) - Vusatiuk,V (2320), Titled Tuesday 9th Nov (1), 2021. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.cb4 ab4 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.0-0 Ne4 =+. amayfer (1820) – pierred (2750), net–chess.com, 2009.

5.Ng5 h6=+ 6.Nf7? Kf7-+ 7.Qh5 g6 8.Qd5 e6 9.Qd4 Nc6 10.Qh8 Bg7 11.Qh7 Nf6 12.Qg6 Kg6 13.Bd3 e5 14.Bc2 Nh5 15.Bb3 Nf4 16.0-0 Qg5 17.g3 Ne2 18.Kh1 Qh5 19.f3 Ng3 20.Kg2 Qh3 21.Kf2 Qh2 22.Ke3 Qe2# 0–1. tundeski (1945) – pierred (2785), net–chess.com, 2010.

5.Qa4 Nc6 6.cb4 Ne4 7.Bb2 Qb6 8.Bd4 Qb4 9.Qb4 Nb4 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Kd7 12.Kd1 e5 13.Be3 Nd5 14.Rf1 Nef6 15.Ng5 Ke8 16.Nc3 Nc3 17.dc3 Be7 18.Rb1 Nd5 19.Rb7 Ne3 20.fe3 Bg5 21.Rff7 Bf6 22.Ra7 Ra7 23.Ra7 Rf8 24.e4 Be7 25.a4 Rf2 26.Ra8 Kf7 27.Ra7 Rg2 28.h3 Rh2 29.a5 Rh3 30.Rc7 g5 31.a6 h5 32.a7 Rh1 33.Kc2 Ra1 34.Kb2 Ra6 35.Kc2 g4 36.Kb3 g3 37.Rb7 g2 38.Kb4 g1Q 39.Kb5 Qf1 40.c4 Qa1 41.Re7 Ke7 42.Kb4 Rb6 0–1. COMP Pallas – COMP Nightmare, ch–NL Computer, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Bb5 Nbd7 6.cb4 Ne4 7.d3 =+.

5.Bd3 bc3 6.Nc3 g6 7.Rb1 Bg7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bc2 Nc6 10.d4 Bg4 (10...Qc7 11.Bg5+=) 11.Rb7= Bf3 12.gf3 Qc8 13.Rb3 Qh3 14.Ne2 Nh5 15.Kh1 (15.f4!? Qh4 16.Be3=) 15...Bd4-/+ 16.f4 (16.Nd4 Nd4) 16...Qc8 17.f5 Bg7 18.Rh3 Nf6 19.Rg1 Nb4 20.Bb1 d5 (20...Rb8 21.Rb3-/+) 21.a3+= Na6 22.Nf4? (22.ed5 Qc5+=) 22...Ne4 (22...de4 23.Nd5 Re8 24.Nf6 ef6 25.Qg4-/+) 23.Be4 de4 24.Nd5 Qd8 (better is 24...Qc5!? 25.fg6 fg6-+) 25.Bg5+= Re8 (better is 25...f6!? 26.Bh6 Bh6 27.Rh6 g5=) 26.Ne7+/- Re7 27.Qd8 Rd8 28.Be7 Rd5 29.f6 Bf8? 30.Rc1 Nc5 31.Rc5 Rc5 32.Bc5 Bc5 33.Rc3 Bf8 34.Rc8 g5 35.Kg2 h6 36.a4 a5 37.Kg3 1–0. Sapienza,Julian (2235) – Soria,Fernando, Moron FAOGBA–ch, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+=)

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.Ne5 Qc7 7.f4 Nc6-/+ 8.d4 Bd7 9.Qb3 Nd4 10.Qf7 Kd8 11.Bd3? Be6-+ 12.Bd2? Qb6 13.cb4?? Bf7 14.Nf7 Ke8 15.Nh8 e6 16.a3 Rd8 17.Kd1? Qc6 18.Nc3 Qg2 19.Re1 Nb3 20.Re6 Be7 21.Kc2 Qd2 22.Kb3 Rd3 23.Ra2 Rc3 24.Ka4 Ra3! 25.Ka3 Qb4# 0–1. tundeski (1945) – pcmvr (2870), net–chess.com, 2010.

5.0-0 Ne4 6.d3 Nf6 7.Re1 (7.a3!?-/+) 7...d5 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.a3 e6 10.ab4 Bb4 11.c3 Be7 12.Nbd2 (12.c4 0-0-+) 12...b5 13.Nf1 (13.c4 dc4 14.dc4 b4-+) 13...0-0 14.h3 (14.Be3 a5-+) 14...Bb7 15.g4 (15.Be3 a5-+) 15...d4 (15...h6 16.Bf4-+) 16.c4 b4 (16...Na5 17.N1d2-+) 17.g5 (17.N1d2 Nd7-+) 17...Nd7 18.Ng3 Nc5 19.Ne5 (19.Ne4 Qc7 20.Nc5 Bc5-+) 19...Bg5 (19...Ne5 20.Re5 Qc7 21.Bf4-+) 20.Ba4 (20.Nc6 Bc6 21.Bg5 Qg5-+) 20...Na4 (20...Ne5 21.Re5 Be7 22.Bf4-+) 21.Qa4 (21.Ra4 Bc1 22.Qc1 a5-+) 21...Ne5 22.Re5 Bc1 23.Rc1 Qf6 24.Rce1 (24.Qb4 Qe5 25.Qb7-+) 24...Qf3 25.Ne4 (25.Kf1 Qd3 26.R1e2-+) 25...Be4 (better 25...f5 26.Qd1 Qh3-+) 26.R5e4 Qd3 (worse 26...Qh3 27.Rd4 a5 28.Re5-+) 27.Qb4 a5 28.Qa4 (28.Qc5 Rfd8 29.Rg4 g6-+) 28...Rfc8 29.Qd7 (29.c5 Rc5 30.Qd4 Rg5 31.Kh2 Qf3-+) 29...Qc4 (29...Rd8!? 30.Qb7-+) 30.Rd4 Qc5 31.Red1 Rc7 32.Qa4 g6 33.Qa1 (33.R4d3 Rb8-+) 33...Qg5 34.Rg4 Qf5 35.Rgd4 (35.Qa3 Rac8 36.Qe3 Rc3-+) 35...e5 36.Rd5 (36.R4d2 a4 37.Qa3 Kg7-+) 36...Rc2 37.Rf1 Re2 (37...Qg5 38.Kh1 a4 39.Qe5 Qe5 40.Re5-+) 38.Qa3 (38.Qc3 a4 39.Qc6 Rb8 40.Qa4 Qh3-+) 38...a4 39.Rd3 e4 40.Rg3 Ra5 (better 40...Rb8 41.Qe7-+) 41.Qb4 (41.Rc3 Kg7 42.Qa1 Qf6-+) 41...a3! 42.Ra3 (42.Qc4 Rb2 43.Qc3-+) 42...Ra3 43.Qa3 e3 44.Qa8 Kg7 45.Qa1 (45.Qg2 ef2 46.Rf2 Rf2 47.Qf2 Qf2 48.Kf2 Kf6-+) 45...Kh6 46.Qd1 (46.Qd4 Kh5 47.fe3 Qh3 48.Qd5 f5 49.Qh1 Qh1 50.Kh1-+) 46…Rf2 (46...Rf2 47.Rf2 Qf2 48.Kh1 Qd2 49.Qg4 e2 50.Qh4 Kg7 51.Kg1 e1R 52.Qe1 Qe1 53.Kh2 Qf2 54.Kh1 f5 55.h4 f4 56.h5 Kh6 57.hg6 f3 58.gh7 Qg2) 0-1. Keogh,E (1870) - Healy,J (1945), 102nd ch-IRL (8), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4)

5.d3 Bg4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Nfd7 8.a3 e6 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Be3 a6 12.ab4 Bb4 13.c3 Be7 14.Qb3 0-0 15.h4-/+ Nc6 16.Bc6 bc6 17.Ke2 h6 18.h5 Bh7 19.Nbd2 Qc7 20.d4 c5 21.g5 Bd3 22.Kd3 c4 23.Nc4 Rfb8 24.Qa2 dc4 25.Qc4 Qb7 26.Ke2 hg5 27.Rhb1 Nb6 28.Qd3 g4 29.Nd2 Qc6 30.Ra6+- Ra6 31.Qa6 Bd8 32.Qb5 Qc7 33.Nc4?? Nd7-+ 34.Qd7?? Qc4 35.Kd2 Qa2 (35...Qa2 36.Rb2 Qb2 37.Kd1 Qb1 38.Bc1 Rb2 39.Qd8 Kh7 40.Qh8 Kh8 41.d5 Qd3 42.Ke1 Qe2) 0–1. McCormick,Edgar T – Donovan,Jeremiah, Ventnor City, 1940.

5.d3 Bg4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Nfd7 8.h3 Bh5 (8...Bf3 9.Qf3 e6 10.d4-/+) 9.e6 (9.g4 Bg6+=) 9...fe6-/+ 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5 a6 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.f4 (13.Ng6!? hg6 14.Bd2-/+) 13...Ne5-+ 14.fe5 Qc7 15.d4 (15.Bb2 Rc8 16.Kd2 h5-+) 15...Qc4 16.c3 (16.Be3 Bc2 17.Qd2 Rc8-+) 16...bc3 17.Na3 Qb4 18.0-0 (18.Rh2 Qa5-+) 18...Rc8 19.h4 c2 20.Qf3 (20.Qd2 Qc3 21.Qc3 Rc3 22.Rf2-+) 20…Qd4 (20...Qd4 21.Be3 Qe5-+) 0–1. Rajan – Wall,William Dale, corr, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.Bc4 Nf6)

5.Qe2 a6 6.a3= Nc6 7.ab4 Nb4 8.Bf7 (8.Na3 b5 9.Bb3 Bb7=+) 8...Kf7 9.Qc4 Ke8 (better 9...d5!? 10.Qb4 de4 11.Ne5 Kg8=) 10.Qb4+= h6 (10...e6!? 11.Nc3 d5+=) 11.0-0+- g6 (11...Qc7 12.Nc3+-) 12.Re1 (12.Nc3 Bg7+-) 12...e5 (12...a5 13.Qb3 Nd7 14.Bb2+-) 13.d4+- Be7 (13...Qc7!? 14.Qb3 Bg4 15.Nbd2+-) 14.Qb3 Ng4?! (14...ed4 15.Bb2 Rh7+-) 15.h3 Nf6 (15...h5 16.Bb2 Rf8 17.hg4 hg4 18.Nfd2+-) 16.de5 de5 17.Ne5 Qd4 (17...Qd6 18.Qf7 Kd8 19.Ng6 Rh7+-) 18.Bb2 Qb4 (18...Qd6 19.Ng6 Qb4 20.Qb4 Bb4 21.Nh8 Be1 22.Bf6 b5+-) 19.Qf7 Kd8 20.Rd1 Bd7 (20...Kc7 21.Ra4!! Rf8 22.Rb4 Rf7 23.Rc4 Kb8 24.Nf7 Nd7+-) 21.Nd7 Nd7 22.Bh8 Kc8 23.Qe8 (23.Qe8 Kc7 24.Qd7 Kb8 25.Nc3 Qc5 26.Rab1 Qc7 27.Be5 Bd6 28.Bd6 Ka7 29.Qc7 Rd8 30.Qb7) 1–0. michaelbuss – shr0pshire (1825), ChessWorld.net, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bc4 Nf6)

5.Qe2 Nc6 6.a3 ba3 7.Ra3 (7.Ba3 Bg4+=) 7...g6 (7...Bg4 8.Bb2-/+) 8.Bb2 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.d4 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.Qe4 Ncb4 13.c3 Bf5 14.Qh4 Bd3 15.Bd5 (better is 15.Bd3!? Nd3 16.Bc1-/+) 15...Nd5-+ (15...Qd5?! 16.Rd1 Bb1 17.Rb1-/+) 16.Rd1 Be2 17.Re1 Bf3 18.gf3 b5 19.Nd2 a5 20.Ne4 (20.c4 bc4 21.Nc4 a4-+) 20...Qc7 (20...e5 21.Qg3 ed4 22.cd4-+) 21.Nc5 e5 22.Qe4 Nb6 23.Rb3 (23.f4 Nc4 24.Ra2 ed4 25.cd4 Rfd8-+) 23...ed4 (23...Nc4!? 24.Bc1-+) 24.cd4 b4 25.Bc1 (25.Qg4 Nc4-+) 25...Qd6 26.Be3 Nd5 27.Na4 Rfe8 28.Qg4 (28.Qb1-+) 28...Bd4 (better is 28...f5 29.Qg2 f4-+) 29.Qd4= Qc6 30.Ra1 Rad8 31.Qc5 Qf6+= 32.Qd4 Qf5 33.Qg4= Ne3 34.Re3 Qf6 35.Rae1 Re3 36.Re3?? Qa1-+ 37.Kg2 Qa4 38.Qg5 Rb8 39.Rd3 Qa1 40.Rd5 a4 41.Qf4 Rb6 42.Qc7 Qf6 43.Rd8 Kg7 44.Qc8 Rd6 45.Rg8= Kh6 46.Qf8 Kh5 47.Qc8?? Qg5-+ 48.Kh3 Rd4 (48...Rd4 49.Qg4 Rg4 50.fg4 Qg4) 0–1. Cantillo Alvarado,L (2000) – Carvajal Gordona,JG (2070), CRI–ch, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bc4 Nf6)

5.Qe2 Nc6 6.Bb2 Bg4 7.d4 (7.h3 Bf3 8.Qf3 e6-/+) 7...Bf3 (7...d5!? 8.ed5 Nd5-/+) 8.Qf3+= e6 9.0-0 (9.d5 Ne5 10.Bb5 Ke7+=) 9...d5 10.ed5 Nd5 11.Re1 Be7 12.Nd2 0-0 13.Ne4 (13.Bd3 Rc8-/+) 13...Nb6 14.Bd3 (better is 14.Bb3-/+) 14...Bf6 (better is 14...Na4!? 15.Bc1 f5-+) 15.Qh3 (15.Nf6 Qf6 16.Qe4 g6+=) 15...g6 16.Nf6 Qf6 17.Re4 (17.Rab1 Nd5+=) 17...Nd5 (17...Na4 18.Bb5 Qf5 19.Qf5 ef5 20.Rf4 Nb2 21.Rb1-/+) 18.Rae1 (18.a3 Nc3 19.Bc3 bc3-/+) 18...Nce7 (18...Nc3 19.Rh4-/+) 19.Bc1 Nf5 20.Re5 (better is 20.Qg4-/+) 20...Qh4?? (better is 20...Nd4 21.Bg5 Qh8-/+) 21.Bf5+- Qh3 (21...Qd4 22.Bd3+-) 22.Bh3 Rad8 23.Bg5 Rd7 24.Bh6 Re8 25.g3 Nc3 26.d5! Rd5 27.Rd5 Nd5 28.Bg2 Rd8 29.Rd1 f6 30.Bd5 ed5 31.Be3 Rc8 32.Rd5 Rc2 33.Rd8 Kf7 34.Rd7 Ke6 35.Rb7 a5+/- 36.Rb6 Kf7 37.Rb5 Ra2 38.Bb6 a4 39.Rb4 Ra1 40.Kg2+- a3 41.Ra4 a2 42.Bd4 Rd1 43.Bb2 1–0. Lynn,William (1780) – Rossiter,Philip J (1705), NZL–ch Major op, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.Bc4 Nf6)

5.Qe2 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 d5 8.ed5 ed5 9.Bb5 Nc6 10.Re1 Be6 11.Nbd2 0-0 12.Bb2 Bd6 13.Ne5 Qb6 14.Nb3 Ne4 15.Bd3 Nf6 16.h3 a5 17.Ng4? Ng4-+ 18.hg4 a4 19.Nc5 Nd4! 20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Bd4 Bc5 22.Bc5 Qc5 23.Bd3 Qd4 24.g5 g6 25.Qf3 Kg7 26.Rab1 Bg4 27.Qg3 Rae8 28.Re3 Bd7 29.Rf3 Qe5 30.Rf4 Qc3 31.Rh4=+ Re1 32.Re1 Qe1 33.Kh2 Rh8 34.Rh8 Kh8 35.Qf4 Qc3 36.Qf7+/- Qe5 37.f4 Qe6 38.Qf8 Qg8 39.Qb4 Qh7 40.Kg3 Qf7 41.Qb7 Qe6 42.Qb8 Kh7 43.Qe5 Qg4 44.Kf2 1–0. Breustedt,Werner – Knothe,Karl, DDR–ch, 1956.

5.Qe2 e6 6.Bb2 Be7 7.d4 (7.0-0 0-0+=) 7...0-0 8.Nbd2 d5 9.Bd3 de4 10.Ne4 Nd5 11.g3 Nd7 12.h4 N7f6 13.Nfg5 b6?? (13...Bd7 14.Nf6 Nf6 15.Rd1-+) 14.0-0-0?? (14.Nf6 Nf6 15.Bh7 Nh7 16.Qe4-+) 14...Bb7-/+ 15.Nf6 Nf6 16.d5 g6 17.h5?? Qd5-+ 18.Nh7 Nh7 19.hg6 fg6 20.Rh7? Kh7-+ 21.Bg6 Kg6 22.Rd5 Bd5 23.Qg4 Bg5 24.f4 Rf5 25.fg5 Rg5?? 26.Qb4? Rg3-+ 27.Be5 Rg2 28.Qf4 Rc8 29.c3? Rc4 30.Qf6 Kh5 31.Qf7 Kg4 32.Qa7 Re4 33.Qg7 Kf3 34.Qf7 Ke2 35.Qh5 Reg4 36.Bd4 Kd3 37.Qh7 Rg6 38.a4 Rc2 39.Kb1 Be4 40.Qc7? Rgg2-+ 41.Qb6 Ra2 42.Qb5+- Kd2 43.Ka2 Kc1 44.Ka3 Bd5 45.c4 Rg3 46.Kb4 1–0. Loskarn,Peter – Belic,Robert, Ruhrgebiet VK3, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Nf6)

5.Qe2 Bg4 6.e5 Bf3 (6...d5 7.Bb3 Nfd7 8.Bd5=) 7.Qf3= de5 8.Qb7 Nbd7 9.a3 (9.Qb4 e6 10.Qb7 e4=) 9...e6 (9...ba3 10.Ba3 Qc8 11.Qb3+=) 10.ab4= Rb8 11.Qa7 Bb4 12.Ba3 0-0 13.0-0 Qc8 14.Bb3 (14.d3 Nd5 15.Bb4 Rb4=) 14...Nc5+= 15.Bb4 Rb4 16.Qa5 (16.Ra3 Qc6-/+) 16...Nb3-/+ 17.cb3 Qb8 18.Re1 Rb5 19.Qa4 Rb3 20.Nc3 Rd8 21.h3 h6 (21...Rd2?? 22.Qb3 Qc8 23.Re5+-) 22.Ne4 Ne4 23.Qe4 Rd5 (23...Rd2? 24.Ra8+-) 24.Re3 Rb2 (24...Rd2?? 25.Rb3 Qe8 26.Qe5+-) 25.Rea3 Rd4 (25...Rbd2? 26.Ra8 Rb2 27.R1a7+-) 26.Qe3 Rb1 (26...Rbd2? 27.Ra8 Qa8 28.Ra8 Kh7 29.Qe5+-; 26...Rdd2?! 27.Ra8 Rd1 28.Rd1 Qa8 29.Qe5-/+) 27.Kh2 (27.Rb1 Qb1 28.Kh2 Qb8-/+) 27...Ra1 28.Ra1 Qd6 29.Ra8 Kh7 30.Ra7 (30.Ra2 e4 31.Kg1 f5-+) 30...e4 31.g3 f6 32.Kg2 Qd5 33.Ra5 Qa5 34.Qd4 Qd5 35.Qe3 Kg6 36.h4 h5 37.Qb6? (better is 37.Kf1-+) 37...e3 38.Kf1 (38.Kg1 ed2 39.Qb1 Kh6 40.Qd1-+) 38...Qd3 39.Kg2 ed2 40.Qe6 d1Q 41.Kh2 Qd5 (41...Qd5 42.Qe8 Kh7 43.Qe1 Qe1 44.g4 Qf2 45.Kh3 Qd3) 0–1. MacDonald,Jonathan – O'Donnell,Tom (2360), Charlottetown inv–B, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 a6 7.Bc4 e6 (7...Nf6 8.Re1+=) 8.Bb2 Nf6 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.d5 ed5 (10...Na5 11.Bd3+=) 11.ed5= Na5 (11...Ne7 12.Re1=) 12.Qe2 (12.Bf6 gf6 13.Bd3 Be7+=) 12...Kd8= 13.Ng5 Bf5 (better is 13...Be8=) 14.Rfe1 Qd7 15.Qe3 (15.Bd3 Kc7+/-) 15...Nc4 16.Bf6 gf6 17.Nc4 Bh6 (17...fg5 18.Nb6 Bc2 19.Na8 Bg7+-) 18.Qb6 (18.Qb6 Kc8 19.Nf7+-) 1–0. Enserink,Henk – Beverdam,Frank, Haarlem AKN op, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.e5 (7.Re1 d5 8.ed5 Nd5+=) 7...de5-/+ 8.de5 (8.Bc6 Bc6 9.Ne5 Rc8 10.Nc6 Rc6-/+) 8...Ng4 (8...Ne5 9.Bd7 Ned7 10.Be3-+) 9.Re1 (9.a3 Qa5 10.Bc6 Bc6+=) 9...Qc7 (9...Nce5 10.Ne5 Ne5 11.Qe2-/+) 10.Bf4 (better is 10.Qe2+=) 10...g6?? (better is 10...Qb6 11.Qe2 Nge5 12.Be5 Ne5 13.Ne5 Qb5-/+ (worse is 13...Bb5 14.Qf3=)) 11.e6+- Qd8 (11...Qc8 12.ed7 Qd7 13.Qd7 Kd7 14.Nbd2+-) 12.ed7 (12.Bc6!? bc6 13.Qd4 f6 14.ed7 Qd7 15.Qb4 e5+-) 12...Qd7 13.Bc6 Qc6 14.Nd4 Qd7 15.h3?? Nf6? 16.Be5+- Bg7 17.Nd2 0-0 18.N2b3 Rfd8 19.Qf3 Rac8 20.Rad1 Qd5 21.Qd5 Nd5+/- 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.Rd2 Nc3? 24.Re7+- Rb8 25.Ne6 Kg8?? 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Nd8 Kf8 28.Rf7 Ke8 29.Rh7 Kd8 30.Rb7 Na2 31.Ra7 Nc3 32.f4 Ne2 33.Kf2 Nf4 34.Kf3 Nd5 35.Nc5 Kc8 36.g4 Kb8 37.Rg7 Nc3 38.Rg6 Kc7 39.Rg7 Kc6 40.Ne4 Nd5 41.Rg6 Kc7 42.h4 Ne7 43.Rg7 Kd8 44.h5 Ke8 45.g5 Nf5 46.Rg6 Ke7 47.Kf4 Nd4 48.h6 Nc2 49.h7 b3 50.h8Q b2 51.Qh7 Kf8 52.Rg8 1–0. Tian,Vincent – Grossman,Alex, California State–ch, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.d5 Ne5 6.Ne5 de5 7.Bd3 (7.Qh5!?=) 7...Nf6 8.0-0 g6 (8...e6 9.c4+=) 9.Bg5 Bg7 10.c3 0-0 11.cb4 Bg4 (11...Nd5!? 12.Bc4 Nb6+=) 12.f3 Bd7 13.Nc3 Rc8 14.Rc1 (14.Qb3 Qb6 15.Kh1 h6=) 14...a6 (14...Qb6 15.Kh1+=) 15.f4 (better is 15.Be3!?+=) 15...Ng4 16.Qf3? (better is 16.Qe1+=) 16...ef4-+ 17.Be2 Qb6 18.Kh1 e5 (better is 18...Qb4 19.Nb1 Ne3 20.Rc8 Rc8-+) 19.Be7= Rfe8 20.Bc5 Qc7 21.d6 Qc6 22.Nd5 Qa4? (22...Nf6 23.b5! ab5 24.Ba3+/-) 23.Ne7 Kh8 24.Nc8 Bc8 25.Qb3 Qb3+/- 26.ab3 b6? 27.Rcd1 Nf6? 28.Bf3?? Bd7?? 29.Rf2?? g5 30.h3 h5 31.Re1 g4 32.hg4 hg4 33.Bd1 Bc8?? 34.Rd2?? Re6?? 35.Bc2?? Bh6?? 36.Red1?? Nh5?? 37.Rd3 Ng3 38.Kg1 Bg5 39.Bf2+/- Nh5? 40.Kh2 g3-/+ 41.Bg3 Ng3 42.Kh3?? Rh6 0–1. Su,Gordon – Kao,Alvin, Fremont Weibel Quads, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6)

5.Nbd2 de4 6.Ne4 Nf6 7.Nf6 ef6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Qe2 Be7 10.0-0 Bb5 11.Qb5 Qd7 12.Qd3 0-0 13.a3 Nc6 14.ab4 Bb4 15.Be3 b6 16.Rfb1 Rfd8 17.Qb5 Bd6 18.c4 Bc7 19.Ra4 Ne7 20.Qd7 Rd7 21.d5 Be5 22.Rb6+/- Rc8 23.Ne5 fe5+/- 24.Rba6 Rdc7 25.Kf1 Nf5 26.Ra7+- Ra7 27.Ra7 Kf8 28.Ra4 Ke7 29.Ke2 Nd6 30.Kd3 f5 31.f3 h6 32.c5 Ne8 33.Ra6 Nf6 34.Ra7 Kf8 35.Kc4 f4 36.Bd2 g5 37.Bc3 Rd8 38.Be5 (38.Be5 Nd5 39.Bd6 Rd6 40.cd6+-) 1–0. Zita,Frantisek – Pachman,Ludek, Treybal Memorial, 1946.

5.Nbd2 e6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.e5 Qb6 8.Bb2 Nh6 9.0-0 Nf5 Pawn d4, live or die! 10.Nb3 a5 11.a4 Bd7 12.g4 Nfe7 13.Bc1 Qc7 14.Qe2 Nc8 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nh3 Nb6 17.f4 Nd8 18.f5 Na4 (worse is 18...Ba4 19.Ra4 Na4 20.Bb5 Nc6 21.Ba4+=) 19.fe6 Ne6 20.Qf3 Bc6 21.Nf4 Ng5 22.Qg2 (22.Qe3!?-/+) 22...Nc3-+ 23.e6 Ne6 24.Ne6 fe6 25.Bg6 Kd8 26.Rf7 Qb6 27.Qf2 Bd6 28.Nc5 Kc8 29.Ne6 Kb8 30.Bf4 Bf4 31.Qf4 Ka7 32.Kh1 a4 33.Rg7 a3 34.Qd6 Rhg8 35.Qe7 Bd7 36.Rg8 Rg8 37.Qd7 Rg6 38.Nc5 Rf6 39.Qe7 Rf4 40.Qg7 Rf2 41.Re1 a2 42.Qd7 Rc2 43.Nb3 Rb2 (43...Rb2 44.Ra1 Rb3 45.Ra2 Na2 46.Qd5 Qc6 47.Qc6 bc6-+) 0–1. Maryasin,B (2340) – Gershon,A (2505), TCh–ISR, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

5.Nbd2 e6 6.Bd3 Ne7 7.0-0 Nd7 8.Re1 de4 9.Ne4 Nd5 10.Ne5 Be7 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh6 Bf8 13.Qh3 Be7 (13...Qb6 14.Bh6=) 14.Bh6 (better is 14.Ng6 Rg8 15.Ne7 Qe7 16.a3+-) 14...Rg8?? (better is 14...Ne5 15.de5 Rg8+=) 15.Nf7!+- Kf7 (15...Kf7 16.Nd6 Mate attack) 16.Nd6!! (16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Qe6) 1–0. Hermann – Pietzsch, Germany, 1951. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

5.Bd3 de4 6.Be4 Nf6 7.Bd3 g6 (7...Bg4 8.0-0-/+) 8.a3 Nc6 9.0-0 Bg7 10.Bb5 ba3 11.Ne5 Qb6 (11...Bd7 12.Nd7 Qd7 13.Ba3-/+) 12.Bc6 bc6 13.Ba3 0-0 (better Ne4!? 14.Re1 Bf5=+) 14.Be7+= Re8 15.Bc5 Qc7 16.Nd2 (16.Qf3 Bf5 17.Qc6 Qc6 18.Nc6 Bc2 19.Ra7 Ra7 20.Ba7 Nd5=) 16...Bf5= 17.Qf3 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 17...Bc2 18.Rfc1 (worse 18.Nc6 Be4 19.Ne4 Ne4-/+; 18.Qc6?! Qc6 19.Nc6 a6=) 18...Be4? (better 18...Bf5 19.Qc6 Qc6 20.Nc6 Bh6=) 19.Ne4+- Ne4 20.Qe4 f6? (20...Be5 21.de5 Re5+-) 21.Qc6 Qc6 (21...Qc8 22.Qd5 Qe6 23.Qe6 Re6 24.Nc4+-) 22.Nc6 Kf7 (22...a6 23.Ne7 Kf7 24.Nd5+-) 23.d5 Rec8 (23...f5 24.Ra7 (24.Ba7?! Ba1 25.Ra1 Re2+-) 24...Ra7 25.Ba7+-) 24.Rab1 (24.Ra7 Ra7 25.Ba7 Ke8+-) 24...Rc7 25.Ba7 (25.Ba3!? Rd7 26.Nb8 Rb8 27.Rb8 Bh6+-) 25...Rd7 (25...Rca7 26.Na7 Ra7 27.d6+-) 26.Be3 Re8 27.h3 Rd5 (27...Bf8 28.Rb5+-) 28.Rb7 Kf8 29.Bc5 Rc5 30.Rc5 f5 (30...h5 31.Rd5 Bh8 32.Rdd7+-) 31.g3 (31.Rd5 Kg8+-) 31...h5 (31...f4 32.gf4 h6 33.Rd5+-) 32.Nb8 (32.Rd5 Bc3+-) 32...Bd4 (32...Re7 33.Nd7 Kg8 34.Rcc7+-) 33.Rd5 Bc3 34.Nd7 (34.Rd3 Re1 35.Kg2 Ba1 36.Nd7 Kf7+-) 34...Kg8 (34...Kg7 35.Ne5 Kf6 36.f4 Be5 37.Rb6 Kg7 38.fe5+-) 35.Rd6 Bg7 (35...Re7 36.Rg6 Kf7 37.Rg5+-) 36.Rg6 Kh7 (36...Re7 37.Rg5 h4 38.Rf5 hg3 39.fg3 Bd4 40.Kg2+-) 37.Nf6 (37.Nf6 Kg6 38.Ne8+-) 1-0. Visakh,N R (2510) - Vaz,Ethan (2425), Titled Tue (8), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4)

5.e5 Nc6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Be3 e6 8.0-0 Nge7 9.h3 Bf5 10.Be2 Nc8 11.Ne1 Bg6 12.f4 (12.c3 Nb6-/+) 12...h5 (12...N8e7 13.Bf2-/+) 13.Nd3 (13.Nf3 Nb6-/+) 13...Nb6 14.Nb2 Rc8 15.Nd2 a6 16.Nb3 Na7 (16...Ne7 17.Rc1-/+) 17.Rc1+= Qd7 18.Nc5 Bc5 19.dc5 Na8 20.Nd3 (20.c3 bc3 21.Rc3 Nc6+=) 20...a5 21.f5 (21.c3!? bc3 22.Bd4+=) 21...Bf5-/+ 22.Bh5 (22.Nf4 h4-/+) 22...g6 (22...Nb5 23.Qf3-+) 23.Be2 Nb5 24.Nf2 Nc3 25.Qd2 Ne2 (25...d4!? 26.Bg5-+) 26.Qe2-/+ Nc7 27.Rcd1 (better is 27.g4!? Be4 28.c3+=) 27...Nb5-+ 28.Rd2 Nc3 29.Qf3 Qe7 (29...Na2?! 30.g4 Nc3 31.gf5 gf5 32.Ra1+=) 30.Bd4 Ne4 (30...Nb5!? 31.Be3 Na3-+) 31.Ne4-/+ Be4 (31...de4 32.Qe2 Rc5 33.g4 Rh3 34.gf5 Rg3 35.Kh1+=) 32.Qf4 Rc7 33.Rdf2 Rh5 34.Qe3 Qg5 35.Qg5 Rg5 36.g4 Kd7?? (better is 36...Kd8=) 37.Be3 (37.Rf7 Kc6 38.Rc7 Kc7+-) 37...Re5 (37...Rf5 38.gf5 ef5+-) 38.Bf4?? (better is 38.Rf7 Kc6 39.Rc7 Kc7 40.Bf4+-) 38...f6-/+ 39.Be5 fe5 40.Rf7 Kc6 41.Rc7 Kc7 42.Rf2 Kc6 43.h4 Kc5 44.h5 gh5 45.gh5 Kd4 46.h6 a4 47.Kf1 Kc3 48.Ke1 Kb2 49.Re2 Bh7 50.c4 Kc1 51.cd5-/+ ed5 52.Re5 b3 53.ab3 a3 54.Rd5 a2 55.Ra5 Kb2 56.b4 a1Q-+ 57.Ra1 Ka1 58.Kd2 Kb2 0–1. Kesseler,Heiko – Dietzel,Jan Arthur, Oberliga NRW, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 e6 6.Bd3 g6 7.h4 Bg7 8.h5 Ne7 9.h6 Bf8 10.Bg5 Qa5 (10...Qb6 11.c4=) 11.Nbd2 (11.Bf6 Rg8 12.Ng5 b3 13.Nd2 bc2 14.Bc2 Nf5 15.Bf5 gf5 16.Nh7 Be7+-) 11...Nec6 12.Nb3 Qb6 (better is 12...Qc7!?+=) 13.Bf6+/- Rg8 14.g4 (better is 14.Ng5!?+/-) 14...a5 15.Be2 a4 16.Nc1 Nd4 (better is 16...Nd7!? 17.Bg5 Qc7+=) 17.Nd4 Bc5 18.Bb5 (18.Nf3!? Bf2 19.Kf1+/-) 18...Bd7+= 19.Bd7 Nd7 20.Nce2 (20.Nf3 Bf2 21.Kf1 Nf6 22.ef6 g5+=) 20...b3 (20...Nf6!? 21.ef6 e5+=) 21.ab3 Qb4?? (better is 21...Nf6 22.ef6 e5+/-) 22.Qd2 (22.c3 Qb6 23.Bg7 a3+-) 22...Qb6 (22...Qd2 23.Kd2 Nf6 24.ef6+-) 23.0-0 Qa6?? 24.Kg2 Bd4 25.Nd4 Nf6 26.ef6 e5 27.Qb4 Kd8 28.Ra4 Qf6 29.Ra8 Kd7 30.Qb5 Kd6 31.Rg8 Qh4 32.Nf5! (32.Nf5 gf5 33.Qb6 Kd7 34.Qb7 Kd6 35.Ra1 Qh3 36.Kh3 fg4 37.Kg4 f5 38.Kf5 d4 39.Qb6 Kd5 40.Ra5) 1–0. Pfleger,Juergen (1785) – Gheng,Christian, GER–ch Net qual3 U14 blitz, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5)

5.e5 Bf5 6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Nc6 8.Bb5?? a6 9.Ba4 b5 10.Bb3 e6 11.Bf8 Kf8 12.0-0 Qb6 13.c3 Nge7 14.Nbd2 h6 15.Nh4 Bh7 16.Qg4 Na5 17.Qg7?? Kg7-+ 0–1. egomi – kouzelnik (1695), kurnik, 2011.

5.e5 Bf5 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Ng6= hg6 8.a3 e6=+ 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Be7 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Na3 Nh6 13.Nb5+= Qd7 14.Ra7 Ra7 15.Na7 0-0 16.Bh6 gh6= 17.Bd3 Nc6 18.Nc6 bc6 19.0-0 c5 20.Qb2 Kg7 21.dc5 Bc5 22.h4 h5 23.Qd2 Ra8=+ 24.Qf4 Be7 25.g3 Ra4 26.Qd2 Qc7-/+ 27.Qe3 Ra3 28.Rc1 Rc3 29.Rc3 Qc3 30.Kg2 Bc5 31.Qe2 Bd4 32.f4 Qc1 33.Qf1 Qe3 34.Bb5 Qc3 35.Bd3 Be3 36.Qe2 d4 37.Qf1 Kf8 38.Qe2 Ke7 39.Qc2 Qa5 40.Kf3 Kf8 41.Qd1 Qa8 42.Be4 Qa2 43.Qc2 Qa1 44.Qb1 Qc3 45.Bd3 Bc1 46.Qc2 Qe1 47.Qe2 Qg1 48.Qf2 Qh1 49.Qg2 Qe1 50.Qe2 Bd2 51.Qe1 Be1 52.Bb5 Ke7 53.Bd3 Kd7 54.Bb5 Kd8 55.Bd3 Kc7 56.Bb5=+ Kb6 57.Be8 d3 58.Bf7 d2 59.Ke2 Bg3 60.Bg6 ½–½. Piazzini,Luis Roberto – Marini,Luis, ARG–ch Buenos Aires, 1946.

6.a3 Bg4 7.ab4 Bf3 (7...e5 8.Be2 ed4 9.c3=) 8.Qf3= (worse is 8.gf3 e5+=) 8...Qf3 9.gf3 e6 10.Bb5 Nd7 11.c3 Ngf6 12.Nd2 Be7 (12...a6 13.Bb2+=) 13.Ne4 0-0 14.Bd2 Rfc8 15.0-0 (15.Rg1 a6 16.Bd3 Nd5=) 15...a6 16.Be2 Ne4 (16...Nd5!?=) 17.fe4+= Nb6 18.e5 Rc7 19.Bf3 h6 20.Rfb1 Bg5 21.Be1 Nc4 22.Ra2 Be7 23.Kf1 (23.b5 Bf8+=) 23...Rd8= 24.Ke2 f6 25.ef6 Bf6 26.b5 e5 27.ba6 ba6 28.d5 Nd6 29.Ra6 e4 30.Bg4 Bc3 (better is 30...Be5!?+/-) 31.Rc6+- Rc6 32.dc6 Be1 33.c7 Re8 34.Rb8 Kf7 35.Re8 Ke8 36.Ke1 Ke7 37.c8Q Nc8 38.Bc8 Kf6 39.Ke2 Ke5 40.Ke3 1–0. Weetik,Vjacheslav (2420) – Malyi,Viacheslav (1970), Novoshachtinsk op, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.Nbd2 Bd7 8.Nb3 Qc7 9.Bd3 (9.Ne5 Nf6=) 9...e6 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Re1 Be7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.d5 h6 (13...Re8!?=) 14.Nbd4+= Qb6 15.Qe2 Re8 (15...Bc5 16.de6 fe6 17.Ne6+=) 16.de6 fe6 17.Bg6 Rf8 18.Ne6 Be6 19.Qe6 Qe6 20.Re6 Nc6 (20...Bc5 21.Nd4+/-) 21.Nd4 Bc5 22.Nc6 bc6 23.Rc6 Rac8 24.Rc8 Rc8 25.Bf6 gf6 26.Rd1 Kg7 27.Bf5 Rc7 28.Rd5 Bb6 29.Bd3 Bc5 30.g3 a5 31.Kg2 a4 32.Bc2 a3 33.f4 Re7 34.Kf3 (34.Rc5?! Re2 35.Kf3 Rc2=) 34...Re3 35.Kg4 Rc3 36.Rd7 (36.Rc5?! Rc2 37.Rb5 Rc4+=) 36...Kf8 37.Bb3 Bb6 38.Rd1 Kg7 39.Kf5 Re3 40.Rd7 Kf8 41.Bd1 (41.Rd6 Rb3 42.Rf6 Kg7 43.Rb6 Rb2+-) 41...b3 42.Bb3 Rb3 43.ab3 a2 44.Rd1 Bd4 45.Kg6 (45.Rd4 a1Q 46.Rd5 Ke7-+) 45...a1Q (45...h5 46.Kh5 (46.Rd4 a1Q 47.Rd5 h4+=) 46...Ke7 47.Kg6+- (47.Rd4 a1Q 48.Re4 Kf7-/+)) 46.Ra1 Ba1 47.Kh6 Kf7 48.Kh5 Bd4 49.b4 (49.g4 Be3 50.f5 Bf4+-) 49...Bg1 50.h4 Bf2 (50...Bh2 51.Kg4 Ke6 52.f5 Kd7 53.c5+-) 51.g4 Be3 (51...Be1 52.b5+-) 52.f5 Kg7 53.g5 (53.c5 Kf7+-) 53...Bd2 54.b5 Be3 55.g6 (better is 55.Kg4!? Kf7+-) 55...Kf8 56.b6! Bb6 (56...Kg8 57.b7 Bf4+-) 57.Kh6 Kg8 58.g7 1–0. Buss,Michael D – Leali, USA–ch corr, 1991. (=1.Nf3 c5 2.e4+= d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.Bd3 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qe2 0-0 11.Ne4 Nbd7 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Rfe1 (13.Nf6!? Nf6 14.Rfe1=) 13...Ne4-/+ 14.Qe4 Nf8 15.Be7 Re7 16.Qh4 f6 17.c5 Bd7 18.Bc4 Rae8 19.Nd2 Bc6 20.Ne4 Be4 21.Re4 Kh8 22.Rae1 Qc7 23.Qg3 e5 24.Qe3 Nd7 25.f4 (25.Bb5!?=) 25...b6-/+ 26.Bb5 bc5 27.dc5 h6 (27...Qc5?! 28.Bd7 Qe3 29.R4e3 Rd7 30.fe5 fe5 31.Re5 Re5 32.Re5-/+) 28.Kf1 (better is 28.Rc1!?+=) 28...a6 (worse is 28...Nc5 29.Rc1 ef4 30.Re7 (30.Be8?? fe3 31.Re7 Qe7-+) 30...Re7 31.Qc5 Qc5 32.Rc5+/-) 29.Bd7 ½–½. Kernan,Bernard – Bloch,Nigel, Wch U20 prel–B, 1973. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 Qa5 7.Bd3 e6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Ne4 0-0 12.Bb2 Ne4 13.Re4 Bd7 14.d5 ed5 (14...Nd8 15.Qe2=) 15.cd5+= Qd5 16.Re5 Qd6 17.Rd5 Qf4? (better is 17...Qd5 18.Bh7 Kh7 19.Qd5 Rad8+=) 18.Rd7+- Rfd8 19.Rb7 Bf6 20.g3 (20.Bf6 Qf6 21.Rc1 Qh6+-) 20...Qd6 21.Qb3?? (better is 21.Bf6 Qf6 22.Rc1+-) 21...Bb2= 22.Bh7 (22.Bh7 Kh7 23.Ng5 (23.Qb2?! Kg8=) 23...Kg6 24.Nf7+/-) 1–0. Fehlbecker,Hans – Gill,S, WT/M corr, 1968. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Qd8 9.Rc1 a6 10.Bc4 Nf6 11.0-0 e6 12.d5 b5 (worse is 12...Nd5 13.Nd5 ed5 14.Bd5+/-; 12...ed5 13.Nd5 Bc5 14.Re1 Kf8 15.Bg5+-) 13.Bb3 Ba3 (13...Nd5? 14.Nd5 Nc6 15.Nd4 (worse is 15.Rc6 ed5 16.Ba5 Qd7+-) 15...ed5 16.Nc6+- (16.Rc6?! Be7+-)) 14.de6 fe6 (better is 14...Be6!? 15.Rc2 Bf5 16.Re1 Be7+=) 15.Rc2+= 0-0 16.Qe2 Qd6 (better is 16...Kh8+=) 17.Ne4+- Qd7 18.Nf6 Rf6 19.Bg5 Nc6 (19...Kh8 20.Bf6 gf6+-) 20.Bf6 gf6 21.Rd1 Qe8 22.Qe4 Bb7 (22...Kf8 23.Rc6 Bb7 24.Nd4 Bc6 25.Ne6 Kg8 26.Ng5 Kf8 27.Qh7+-) 23.Be6 Kh8 (23...Kf8 24.Qe3 Qg6 25.Qa3 b4 26.Qb3+-) 24.Rd7 (24.Rd7 Qg6 25.Bf5+-) 1–0. Gimeno Oteo,Marco Antonio (2155) – Forcen Esteban,Daniel (2080), Aragon–chT Autonomico, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Qd8 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Qb3 e6 11.d5 Qb6 (11...ed5 12.Nd5 Bd6 13.Bg5=) 12.0-0 Bc5 13.Qc2 (13.Qb6 Bb6 14.Rfe1 0-0=) 13...Bd7 (better is 13...0-0!?=) 14.Na4 Qc7 15.de6 fe6 16.Nc5 Qc5 17.Qb3 Qb6 18.Qa3 Nc6 19.Rab1 Qc7 20.Rfe1 0-0-0?? (better is 20...Rf8+/-) 21.Ba6+- (21.Be6?! Rhe8 22.Bd7 Qd7+/-) 21...Nd5 22.Rb7 Qb7 23.Rb1 Nb6 24.Be3 Be8 25.Bb7 Kb7 26.Bb6 ab6 27.Qb2 Kc7 28.Qb6 Kd6 29.Rd1 Ke7 30.Rd8 Nd8 31.Qc7 (31.Qc7 Bd7 32.Ne5+-) 1–0. Braeuning,Rudolf Wilhelm (2310) – Werner,Clemens (2300), BL2–Sued, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 e6 9.Ne4 Qd5 10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.Rb1 Bc6 14.0-0 Be7 15.Be3 Nbd7 16.Qd2 0-0 17.Ne5 Ne5 18.de5 Nd5 19.Rfd1 Bb4 20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Qe2 Qh4 (21...Bc3 22.Qh5 Nf4 23.Bf4 f5 24.Bg6 Kg8 25.Qh7) 22.Nd5 Bd5 23.Bc2 Bc3 (23...Ba2 24.Rb4 Bc4 25.Rc4 Qf2 26.Bf2 g6 27.Rh4 Kg7 28.Qf3 f5 29.Qb7 Rf7 30.Qa8 Rf8 31.Rd7 Kg8 32.Rh8 Kh8 33.Qf8) 24.Rb4!! Bb4 (24...Bb4 25.Rd4 Decoy; 24...Qb4 25.Qh5 Mate attack) 25.Rd4 Qd4 (25...Be4 26.Re4 Qh7 27.Rb4 f5 28.ef6 g6+-) 26.Qh5 (26.Qh5 Kg8 27.Qh7#; 26.Bd4?! g6=) 1–0. Sznapik,Aleksander (2500) – Grateau,Jean Noel (1860), Avoine op, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8= 8.Rb1 Nf6 9.Bb5 Nbd7 10.Ne5 a6 11.Qa4 =.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.0-0 Ngf6 10.Bg5 e6 (10...a6 11.Rc1 ab5 12.Nb5+=) 11.d5 a6 12.Qa4 Be7 13.Rad1 Qc7 14.Bf6 Bf6 (14...gf6 15.Rfe1 e5= (worse is 15...Qc3 16.de6 fe6 17.Bd7 Kf7 18.Qg4 Bd7 19.Rd7+/-; 15...ab5? 16.Qa8 Nb6 17.Qa5+-)) 15.de6 fe6 16.Ne4 Be7 17.Neg5 ab5 18.Qa8 Nc5 19.Qa3 h6 20.Nh3 0-0 21.Qe3 Bd6 22.Qd4 Rd8 23.Ne5! b6 (23...Be5 24.Qd8 Pinning (24.Qd8 Deflection)) 24.Nf4 Nb7 25.Nfg6 Bc5 (25...Nc5 26.Qe3+/-) 26.Qf4 Nd6 27.Rd2 Bb7 28.Rfd1 Bd5 29.Rd5 (29.Qg4!?+/-) 29...ed5+= 30.Rd5 Nb7 31.Rd8 Nd8 32.h4 ½–½. Rauch,Juergen – MacLean,RM, CCCA corr Canada, 1945. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+= d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Qd8 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Ba3 (9.0-0 Nbd7=) 9...e6 10.Qb3 (10.Bf8 Kf8 11.0-0 a6=) 10...Ba3=+ 11.Qa3 Nc6 (11...Bd7 12.0-0=+) 12.0-0 (12.Nb5 Qe7 13.Nd6 Kf8=+) 12...Qe7=+ (12...Nd4 13.Nd4 Qd4 14.Nb5+-) 13.Qb2 0-0 14.Rfe1 Qb4 15.Qb4 Nb4 16.Re2 a6 17.a3 Nc6 18.Rd1 (18.d5 ed5 19.Nd5 Nd5 20.Bd5 Rd8=+) 18...b5-/+ 19.Ba2 Bb7 (19...Ne7 20.Ne5-/+) 20.d5 ed5 21.Nd5 Nd5 22.Bd5 Rfe8 23.Rc2 (23.Bf7 Kf7 24.Rd7 Kf8 25.Re8 Re8 26.Rb7 Nd4=+) 23...Na5 24.Bb7 Nb7 25.Rc7 Rad8 (25...Na5 26.h3 Nc4 27.Rdd7-/+) 26.Rd8 Rd8 (26...Nd8 27.Ra7 Re6 28.Kf1=+) 27.g3 Rb8 28.Ne5 Nd8 29.Ra7 f6 30.Nd3 Ne6 31.Ra6 Kf7 32.Ra7 Kg6 33.Re7 Rd8 34.Re6 ½–½. kovacic (2260) – The Stone Man (2155), ChessWorld.net, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

6.Nbd2 e6 7.Bc4 Qd8 8.0-0 Nf6 9.a3 Nc6 10.Nb3 Be7 (10...Bd6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Ne5=) 11.ab4 Nb4 12.c3 Nbd5 13.Bd2 (13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Bd7 Qd7= (worse 14...Kd7 15.c4 Nb6 16.Na5+-)) 13...0-0 14.Qe2 Qc7 15.Ne5 (15.Rfc1 Bd6=+) 15...Bd6 (15...a5 16.Ra4=+) 16.f4 b5 (16...a5 17.Qd3=+) 17.Bd5 (better 17.Bb5 Nc3 18.Bc3 Qc3 19.Rf3+=) 17...Nd5-/+ 18.Qb5 Rb8 19.Qa4 Nc3 20.Bc3 Qc3 21.Rf3 Qb4 22.Qa7?? (better 22.Qb4 Rb4 23.Rc3=+) 22...Bb7-+ 23.Na5 (23.Nd3 Qb3 24.Nc5-+) 23…Ra8 (23...Ra8 24.Rb3 Ra7 25.Rb4 Bb4-+) 0–1. Turikov,Viktor (2150) – Kuznetsov,Mikhail (1910), 5th Korchnoy Memorial, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Qd5)

6.Nbd2 Bf5 7.Bc4 Qd6 8.a3 e6 9.0-0 Qd7 10.Qe2 Nf6 11.Bb5 +=.

6.Nbd2 Nf6+= 7.Bc4 Qh5 8.0-0 (8.a3 e6 9.Be2 Qd5 10.0-0 Nc6 11.ab4+=) 8...e6 (8...Nc6 9.a3 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Nf3+=) 9.Re1 (9.Be2 Qd5 10.a3 b5 11.Re1+=) 9...Bd6 (better is 9...Nc6+= 10.Be2 Qd5 11.Nc4+=) 10.Ne4? (better is 10.Be2 0-0 11.Nc4= (11.Ne5=)) 10...Ne4-+ 11.Re4 Bh2! 12.Kf1 (12.Nh2 Qd1) 12...Bd6 13.Rh4 Qa5 14.Qe2 Be7 15.Rh1 Nd7 16.Bd2 Nb6 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Ne5 Bf6 19.Rh5 Nd5?? (better is 19...Qa3-/+) 20.Nc4+/- Qc7 21.Rd5 Bc6 (21...0-0-0 22.Rc5 Bc6+=) 22.Re5 (better is 22.Nd6!? Kf8 23.Bb4+-) 22...0-0-0 (better is 22...Rd8 23.Bg5 Rd4 24.Bf6 gf6+=) 23.Na5?? (better is 23.Rh5+=) 23...Rd4-/+ 24.Nc6 bc6 25.Rc5 Qh2?? 26.Qf3+/- Rd5 27.Rc6?? Kd7+= 28.Re6? fe6-+ 29.Re1 Re8 30.Re4 a5-+ 31.Ke2 Qh5 32.g4 Qf7 33.Be3? Qe7 34.Rc4 Rc8 35.Rc8 Kc8 36.Ba6 Kd7 0–1. Pitre,HG – Ferguson,J (2175), 26th Keres Mem, Vancouver BC CAN, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5= Qd5)

6.Nbd2 Bg4 7.Bc4 Qh5 8.h3 e6 9.0-0 Bf3 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.Be2 +=.

6.a3 Qd5 7.ab4 e5 8.Ne5 Bb4 9.c3 Bd6 10.Nc4 0-0? 11.Ne3?? Qc6 12.Be2 Qc7 13.h3 Nc6 14.Na3 Qd8 15.Nac4 Bb8 16.Qb3 Bc7 17.Bf3 Rb8 18.d5 Ne5 19.Ne5+/- Be5 20.Ra7 b5 21.0-0 Qb6 22.Ra2 Nd7 23.Ba3 Re8 24.Qb4 Ra8 25.Rb1 Bd6 26.Qd6 Qd6 27.Bd6 Ra2 28.Rb5 Ra1 29.Kh2 Ba6 30.Rb2 Rc1 31.c4 Bc4 32.Rb7 Nf6 33.Rc7 Bd5 34.Rc1 Bf3 35.gf3 h5 36.Rg1 Re6 37.Bb4 Nh7 38.Bc3 f6 39.f4 Re4 40.Nd5 Kf7 41.Kg2 Ke6 42.Rd1 g5 43.fg5 fg5 44.Ne3 Nf8 45.Rb1 Kd7 46.Rb7 Kc6 47.Rb4 Rb4 48.Bb4 Ng6 49.Kg3 Kd7 50.Bd2 Ne5 51.Nd5 h4 52.Kg2 Ke6 53.Ne3 Nd3 54.Ng4 Kf5 55.Nh2 Nc5 56.Nf3 Ne4 57.Bg5! Ng5 58.Ng5 Kg5 59.Kf3 Kf5 60.Ke3 Ke5 61.f4 Ke6 62.Ke4 (62.Ke4+-) 1–0. Rubinetti,Jorge Alberto (2420) – Garcia,Raimundo (2435), Club Argentino, 1977.

6.a3 Qd5 7.ab4 e6 8.Ba3+= Be7 (8...Nc6 9.Nc3 Qd8 10.Bb5+-) 9.c4+- Qd8 10.b5 (10.Be2 b5 11.c5 a6+=) 10...0-0 11.Bd3 b6 12.0-0 (12.Be7 Qe7 13.0-0 a5+-) 12...Bb7 13.c5 (13.Be7 Qe7 14.Nc3 Qb4+-) 13...Bf3 (13...bc5!? 14.dc5 Bf3 15.Qf3 Nbd7+-) 14.Qf3+- (14.gf3?! bc5 (14...Qd4?? 15.Bh7 Nh7 16.Qd4+-) 15.dc5 Nbd7=) 14...Qd4 15.c6 (15.Qa8 Qa1 16.cb6 Ba3 (worse 16...ab6 17.Qf3 Ba3 18.Na3=+) 17.Qa7 Bb2-/+) 15...Qa1 (better 15...Ba3!? 16.Na3 Qd5+-) 16.Be7+- Nd5 17.Bf8 Kf8 18.Be4 Qe5 19.Bd5 Qd5 (19...ed5 20.Rc1 Nc6 21.bc6+-) 20.Qa3 Ke8? (20...Kg8 21.Rc1 Nd7 (21...Qb5 22.c7 Nc6 23.Qd6+-) 22.cd7 Qd7+-) 21.Rc1 (21.c7 Nc6 22.Nc3 Qd7 23.bc6 Qc6+-) 21...Nc6?? (better 21...Qb5 22.c7 Nc6=) 22.bc6+- a5 (22...Rd8 23.g3 (23.Qa7?? Qd1 24.Rd1 Rd1) 23...Qa5 24.c7+-) 23.Qb2 Rd8 (23...Rc8 24.Qb6 Qg5 25.Qb2+-) 24.h3 b5 (24...Rc8 25.Qb6 Qg5 26.Rc3+-) 25.c7 Rc8 26.Nc3 (26.Nc3 Qe5 27.Qb5 Qb5 28.Nb5+-) 1–0. Perez Pietronave,Carlos (2205) – Restuccia,Francisco (2130), Panamericanos Amateur Categorias Sub–23, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Nf6)

6.a3 Qd5 7.ab4 Bg4 8.c4 Bf3= 9.gf3 (worse is 9.cd5 Bd1 10.Kd1 Nd5-/+) 9...Qd6 10.Nc3 (10.c5 Qe6 11.Be3 Nd5=) 10...Nc6 11.Be3 (11.Nb5 Qd7+= (11...Qb4?? 12.Bd2 e6 13.Bb4 Bb4 14.Ke2+-)) 11...Qb4-/+ (worse is 11...Nb4 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Nb5 Qb4 14.Qb4 Nb4 15.Ra4+/-) 12.Qc2 e5 13.Ra4 ed4 14.Rb4 Bb4 15.Bd2 dc3 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Bh3 Nd4 18.Qd3 Rfe8 19.Kf1 Bc3 20.Qc3 Ne2 21.Qd2 Nh5 (21...Rad8!? 22.Qd8 Rd8 23.Ke2-+) 22.Bf5-/+ Nhf4 23.Be4 (23.Qc2 Kh8 24.Be4 Re7-/+) 23...a5 (23...Rad8 24.Qc2-+) 24.Rg1? (better is 24.Qc2-/+) 24...Red8 (24...Ng1?! 25.Qf4 a4 26.Bd5=) 25.Bd5 (25.Qe1 Ng1 26.Kg1 a4-+) 25...a4 (25...Rac8 26.Ke1 Rd5 27.cd5 Rc1 28.Qc1 Nc1 29.d6-+) 26.Rg5 a3 27.Qa2 Nc3 28.Qa1 Nfd5 (28...Rd5?! 29.cd5 Nfd5 30.Ke1-+; 28...Ncd5?? 29.Qg7) 29.cd5 a2 (29...Nd5?? 30.Qg7) 30.Re5 Rd5 31.Re1 Rb5 (31...Rb5 32.Qc3 Rb1-+) 0–1. Lapshun,Yury (2505) – Schwartz,Ylan (2280), Manhattan CC–ch, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

6.a3 Qd5 7.ab4 Bg4 8.Be2 e6 9.0-0 Bb4=+ 10.c4 Qd7 11.Qb3 a5 12.Ne5 Qd4 13.Bb2 Qf4 14.Nd3 Qc7 15.f3 Bc5 16.Kh1 Bf5 17.Nc5 Qc5 18.Ba3 Qc8 19.Nc3=+ Nbd7 20.Nb5+= Ra6 21.Nd6 Rd6 22.Bd6 Qc6 23.c5+- Nc5 24.Bc5 Qc5 25.Rfc1 Qe5 26.Qb7?? 0-0+= 27.Bb5 g6 28.Ra5 Qe3 29.Rca1 Nh5? 30.g4+- Nf4 31.gf5 Nh3 32.f6 Rd8 33.Ra8 Nf2 34.Kg2 Qg5 35.Kf1 Rf8 1–0. Whyld,Ken – Borland,JC, BCF–ch Blackpool, 1956.

6.a3 Nd5 7.ab4 Nb4 8.c4 (8.c3!? Nd5 9.Ne5=) 8...Bf5-/+ 9.Qa4 N8c6 10.Na3 e6 11.Be3 Qa5 12.Qa5 Na5 13.0-0-0 Nd3 14.Bd3 (14.Rd3 Ba3 Double attack (14...Ba3 Decoy); 14.Bd3 Ba3 Discovered attack) 14...Bd3?? (better is 14...Ba3 15.Kd2 Rc8-/+) 15.Kd2?? (better is 15.Rd3 Ba3 16.Ra3 Nc4 17.Rc3+/-) 15...Ba3?? (better is 15...Nc4 16.Kc3 Rc8 17.Nc4 Bc4-+) 16.Kd3+= Bd6 17.Rb1 b6 18.Bd2 Nc6 19.Rhc1 White plans c5 19...0-0 20.c5 bc5 21.dc5 Ne5 22.Ne5 Be5 23.Ba5 Rab8 24.Kc4 Rfc8 25.Rb8 Bb8 26.Kb5 Bc7 27.Bd2 a5 28.Ba5+= Rb8 29.Bb6 Kf8 30.Ka6 Be5 31.c6+- Ra8 32.Kb7 White intends c7 32...Ra2 33.c7 Bc7 34.Rc7 g5 35.Be3 h6 36.h4! gh4 37.Bh6 Kg8 38.Be3 Ra1 39.Rc4 Rg1 40.Rg4 Kf8 41.Bc5 Ke8 42.f3 Rh1 43.Kc7 f5 44.Rg7 h3 45.gh3 Rf1 46.Re7 Kf8 47.Re6 Kf7 48.Re3 f4 49.Rd3 Ke6 50.Kc6 Rh1 51.Rd6 Kf5 52.Rd5 Ke6 53.Rd4 Rh3 54.Rf4 Rh6 55.Bd6 Rh1 56.Re4 Kf5 57.Re5 Kf6 58.f4 Rd1 59.Be7 Kf7 60.f5 Rd2 61.Bg5 Rd1 62.Re7 Kf8 63.f6 Rf1 64.Kd6 Rf5 65.Bh6 Kg8 66.Ke6 (66.Ke6 Rf1 67.f7 Kh7 68.f8Q Rf7 69.Rf7 Kg6 70.Qg7 Kh5 71.Qg5) 1–0. Antoshik,Alois – Bores,Roman, CZE–ch, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Nd5 8.Qb3 Nc3 9.Qc3 Nc6 10.Bb5 Bd7 (10...Qd5 11.Bc4 Qe4 12.Be3+=) 11.0-0 (11.d5 Nb8 12.Rb1 Bb5 13.Rb5 b6=) 11...e6 12.d5 ed5 (12...Ne7 13.Bd7 Qd7 14.de6 Qe6=) 13.Re1 (better is 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Re1 Be7 15.Qg7+-) 13...Be7?? (better is 13...Ne7 14.Bd3 Rc8+=) 14.Qg7+- Rf8 15.Ba3 Be6+/- 16.Rac1 Ba3?? 17.Rc6+- bc6 18.Bc6 Ke7 19.Re6! (19.Re6 Ke6 20.Qe5) 1–0. Hayden – Rakicz, England, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Nf6)

6.c4 bc3=+ 7.Nc3 Nd5 8.Qb3 e6 9.Nd5 ed5 10.Bb5= Nc6 11.0-0 f6 12.Re1 Kf7 13.Bd3 g6 14.h4 Na5 15.Qd1 Be6 16.Rb1 Qd7 17.h5 Bd6 18.Nh4 Rag8 19.Qc2= Nc6 20.Bh6?? Ne7 21.Qe2 Rb8 22.Bd2 Bg4-/+ 23.Bb5 Nc6 24.Qd3 g5 25.Ng6= Rhg8 26.Bc6 Qc6?? 27.Ne7+= Qd7 28.Ng8 Kg8 29.h6 Bf5 30.Qb5 Qf7 31.Rb3 Bd7 32.Qe2 Bf8 33.f4 g4+= 34.Re3 Qg6 35.Rc3 Qh6 36.Qd3 Bd6 37.Qg3 Qg7 38.Bc1 Bb4-/+ 39.f5 Rd8 40.Qc7 Rf8 41.Ba3 Bc3 42.Qc3 Re8 43.Re8 Be8 44.Qc8 h5?? 45.Qe8+- (45.Qe8 Kh7 46.Qh5 Kg8 47.Qe8 Kh7 48.Qe6+-) 1–0. Janosevic,Dragoljub – Fuderer,Andrija, YUG–ch 6th Ljubljana, 1951.

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Nd5 8.Nd5 Qd5 9.Be2 Nc6 10.0-0 e6 11.Be3 Be7 12.Rc1 (12.Qc2 0-0-/+) 12...0-0 (12...Qa2 13.Ne5 Ne5 14.de5-/+) 13.Bc4=+ Qa5 14.Qd3 h6 (14...Rd8 15.Qe4=+) 15.Rfd1 (15.Qe4 Bd6=+) 15...Rd8 16.Qe4 Nb4 17.Ne5 Nd5 (17...Na2 18.Ra1 Nc3 19.Qf3+- (19.Ra5? Ne4 20.Rc1 Bb4-+)) 18.Bh6? (better 18.Rc2=+) 18...Nf6?? (18...gh6 19.Qg4 Bg5=+) 19.Qe3 (19.Qf4 Qb4 20.Rd3+-) 19...Bd7?? (better 19...gh6!? 20.Qh6 Ne4=) 20.Qg3?? (better 20.Bg7 Nh5 21.Bh8 Kh8 22.Qh6 Kg8 23.Qh5+-) 20...Bf8+= 21.Bg5 Be7 22.Bh6 Bf8 23.Bg5 Be7 24.Bh6 ½-½. Quirke,J (2000) - Radovanovic,D (2310), Titled Tue (6), 2022. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4)

6.Bc4 Nd5!? 7.Ne5 e6 +=.

6.Bc4 g6 7.Ne5 Bg7 (7...Nd5 8.Qf3 Be6 9.Bb5 Nc6 10.Nc6+/-) 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 Nbd7 10.ab4 Nb6 Now all is on d5 11.Bb3 Nfd5 12.Ba3 Be6 13.c4 (better is 13.Re1!?=) 13...Nf4+= 14.Nc3 Be5 15.de5 Nc4 16.Bc1 Nh5 17.Bh6 Re8 (worse is 17...Ne5 18.Be6 fe6 19.Bf8 Qf8 20.Nb5+/-) 18.Qe2 Qc8 19.Rfc1 a6 (better is 19...Ne5!? 20.Nb5 Nc6 21.Be6 fe6 22.Na7 Nd4+=) 20.Na4+- b5 21.Nb6! Qc6 (21...Nb6 22.Rc8 Pinning (22.Rc8 Deflection)) 22.Na8 (worse is 22.Nc4 Bc4 23.Bc4 bc4 24.Rc4 Qe6+/-; 22.Bc4?! Qb6 23.Bd3 Qd4=) 22...Ra8 23.Rd1 Ng7 24.Bg7 Kg7 25.Bc4 bc4 26.Qe3 c3 27.Qc5 (27.Rdc1 c2+/-) 27...Rc8? (better is 27...Qc5 28.bc5 Rc8+=) 28.Qe7+- c2 29.Qf6 Kh6 30.Rdc1 (30.Qf4 Kg7 31.Rdc1 Qc4+-) 30...Qe4+/- 31.h3 Bd5 32.f3 Qd4 33.Kh1 Rc3 34.h4 Rd3 ½–½. Pfleger,Michael – Dubeck,Michael, Baden–ch MA Donaueschingen, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Nf6)

6.Ne5 Qd5 7.Bc4 Qe4 8.Be3 e6 9.0-0 b6 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Nd2 Qb7 (11...Qc2? 12.Qf3 Qa4 13.Qa8+-) 12.f4 0-0 13.Rf3 Qc7 14.Rh3 Bb7 15.Bd3 g6 16.Qf2 h5 17.Qg3 Be5 18.fe5 Ng4 19.Rf1 Nc6 20.Rf4 Ne7 21.Rg4 hg4 22.Qg4 f5 23.ef6 Rf6 24.Bg5 Rf5?? (24...Rf7 25.Qh4 Rg7+-) 25.Be7 Qe7 26.Qg6 (26.Qg6 Qg7 27.Qe6 Rf7 28.Rg3 Qg3 29.hg3+-; worse is 26.Bf5 ef5 27.Qg6 Qg7 28.Qe6 Kf8 29.Qd6 Kf7+-) 1–0. Adamski,Andrzej (2265) – Winiarski,Mikolaj (1955), Warszawa Poland, City Ch, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d5 5.ed5 Nf6)

6.Ne5 Nd5 7.Bb5 Nc6 8.c4 bc3 9.Qf3 +=.

5.a3 ba3 6.c3 e6 7.Bd3 Ngf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Na3 a6 10.Nc2 (10.Qc2 h6+=) 10...Qc7 (10...b5 11.e5 Nd5 12.c4 bc4 13.Bc4=) 11.Qd2 (11.Qe2 0-0=) 11...0-0 (11...b5 12.Ba3=+) 12.Ne3 White intends d5 (12.Re1 b6=) 12...b5=+ 13.Bb2 Bb7 14.d5 (better 14.Qc2!?=+) 14...Nc5-+ 15.de6? (better 15.Qc2!?-+) 15...fe6 16.Bc2 Nfe4 17.Qe2 Bf6 (17...g6!? 18.Nd2-+) 18.Nd4 Rae8 19.Ng4 (19.f3 Ng5-+) 19...Bd5 (19...e5 20.Nb3-+) 20.Nf6 (20.Ne3-+) 20...Nf6 (20...gf6?! 21.Rfe1-/+; 20...Rf6?! 21.f3 e5 22.Be4 Ne4 23.c4-+) 21.Rfe1 Qb7 22.f3 Bc4 (22...g6 23.Qd2-+) 23.Qf2 Qd5 (better 23...Qd7!? 24.Qd2-+) 24.Rad1 Qh5 (24...Qa8 25.Ba3-+) 25.Nc6 (better 25.Qg3!? Na4 26.Ba3=+) 25...Bd5 26.Nb4 Bb7 (26...Qf7-/+) 27.Rd6 (better 27.c4 a5 28.Nd3-/+) 27...e5?? (better 27...Nfe4! 28.Be4 Ne4 29.Re4 Be4-+) 28.Qc5+- Bc8 (28...a5 29.Nc6 e4 30.Qh5 Nh5 31.fe4 (31.Na5 ef3 32.Rf1 f2 33.Kh1 Ba8=+) 31...Bc6 32.Rc6+-) 29.Qf2 (better 29.Na6!? Ba6 30.Ra6 e4 31.Qh5 Nh5 32.fe4 Nf4+-) 29...Bf5 (29...e4 30.f4 a5+-) 30.Bb3 Kh8 31.Nd5 e4 (31...a5+-) 32.Nf6 (32.Nf6 e3 33.Nh5 ef2 34.Kf2 Re1 35.Ke1+-) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2235) - Barwinska,Ewa (1910), Titled Tue (4), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4)

5.Bb2 e6 6.Bd3 g6 7.Nbd2 Ngf6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.Nc4 Bf8 10.Ng5 h6 11.Ne6 fe6 12.e5 Rg8 13.ef6 Nf6 14.Qf3 Be7 15.a3 Bd7 (15...Nd5!?+=) 16.Qb7+/- Nd5 17.ab4 Rb8 18.Qa7 Nb4 19.Bc3 Bc6 (19...Nd3 20.cd3 Bc6+/-) 20.Qa5?? (better is 20.Bb4 Rb4 21.Rfb1 Rb1 22.Rb1+-) 20...Qc8?? (20...Nd3 21.Qd8 Kd8 22.cd3+=) 21.Rac1 Ra8?? 22.Qb6 Kf8?? 23.Qb4+- Bd5 24.Nb6 Rb8 25.Nc8 Rb4 26.Bb4 1–0. Villing,Dieter (2180) – Weber,Siegfried Sr, Wch Seniors, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nd7)

5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qe2 Bb5 7.Qb5 Qd7 8.Qd3 e6 9.a3 Na6 10.Bd2 Qc6 11.d5 ed5 12.ed5 Qd5 13.Qe2 Qe4 14.Be3 Be7-+ 15.Nbd2 Qc6 16.0-0 0-0 17.Nd4 Qd7 18.Rfb1 ba3 19.Ra3 d5 20.Rc3 Rfe8 21.Qf3 Nc5 22.Nf5 Nce4 23.Ne4 de4 24.Qh3 Rad8 25.Bd4 Bf8 26.Rg3 Kh8 27.Re1 Re6 28.Qh4 Ra6 29.Qg5 Qc6 30.c3 Rd5 31.c4?? Rda5 32.c5-/+ Qd5 33.f4? h6 34.Nh6?? Qd4 35.Kh1 gh6 36.Rh3 Ra1 (36...Ra1 37.Rh6 Bh6 38.Qh6 Kg8 39.Qg5 Kf8 40.Qh4 Qe3 41.Qh8 Ke7 42.Qf6 Kf6 43.h3 Re1 44.Kh2 Qf4 45.g3 Ra2) 0–1. Nasz (1695) – Popovych,Orest (2320), US op New York, 1974.

5.Bc4 Ne4-/+ 6.Nbd2?? Nc3-+ 7.Bf7 Kf7 8.Ng5 Ke8 9.Qf3 Qa5 10.Qf7 Kd8 11.Nb3 Qb5 12.Qf3 Kc7 13.a3 Nd5 14.Bd2 Nc6 15.ab4 Ndb4 16.Qe4 d5 17.Qf4 e5 18.Qf7 Kb8 19.Kd1 ed4 20.Bf4 (20.Bf4 Ne5 21.Be5 Bd6 22.Bd6) 1–0. MacDonald,Weldon – Tremblay,Denis, IECC, 1998.

5.Nbd2 a5 6.Bb2 d5=+ 7.ed5 Nd5 8.Bc4 Be6 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Re1 h6 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Re5 Qd7 13.Qf3 Rd8 14.Rae1 Qc6 15.g3 b5= 16.Bd3 Qb6 17.Bf5 Bf5=+ 18.Rf5 Nc3 19.a3 Qg6 20.d5 e6?? 21.de6+/- fe6 22.Rfe5 Rd6 23.Ne4?? Ne4= 24.R1e4 ba3 25.Ba3 b4 26.Bb2 Be7 27.Ra5 Bd8 28.Rb5 Rf8+= 29.Qe2 Bb6=+ 30.Rbe5 Ke7 31.Re3? Be3-+ 32.fe3 Rc6 33.Qd2? Qc2 34.Qb4 Kf7 35.Bd4 Qd1 36.Kg2 Rc2 37.Kh3 ½–½. MacDonald,Weldon – Marshall,Ron, IECC, 1998.

5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.Bb2 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Ne8 10.Rfe1 d5 11.Qe3 a6 12.Qf4 Qc7 13.e5 f5 14.h4 Nd8 15.Rac1 Nf7 16.c4= bc3 17.Rc3 Qd8 18.Ba3 g6 19.Be7+= Qe7 20.Rb1 Ng7 21.Nb3 Nd8 22.Nc5 b5 23.a4 Nh5 24.Qc1+/- Rf7 25.ab5 a5 26.Ng5 Rg7 27.b6 h6 28.Nf3 g5 29.hg5 hg5 30.Na4 Bd7? 31.b7 Rb8 32.Rc8 Nf4 33.Rb8 Nd3 34.Qc7 (34.Qc7 Kh7 35.Rd8+-) 1–0. Keres,Paul – Bruno,Rolando, Havana clock sim, 1960.

5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.h3 Bf3 8.Qf3 Nd4 9.Qd3 Nc6 10.0-0 Ne5 11.Bb5 Nfd7 12.Qd5 g6 (12...a6 13.Bd7 Qd7 14.Qb3-/+) 13.Qb7 Bg7 14.Rb1 Rb8 15.Bd7 Nd7 16.Qa7 Ra8 (better is 16...Nc5!? 17.Nc4 Ra8-/+) 17.Qe3+= Ra2 18.Qb3 Qa5 19.Nc4 Qa4 20.Nb2? (better is 20.Qb4 Qb4 21.Rb4 Rc2 22.Rd1-/+) 20...Qb3-+ 21.cb3 Nc5 22.Nd3? (22.f3 Bd4 23.Kh2-+) 22...Nd3 23.Be3 Rb2 24.Rbd1 (24.Rb2 Nb2 25.Ra1 Kd7-+) 24...Rb3 25.Ra1 (25.Rd2 Kd7-+) 25...0-0 (better is 25...Ba1 26.Ra1 Kd7 27.Kf1-+) 26.Ra7 Ra3 27.Re7 b3 28.Rb1 b2 29.Rb7 Ra1 30.R7b2 Bb2 31.Ra1 Ba1 32.Kh2 f5 33.ef5 Rf5 34.g4 Rf3 35.Kg2 Ne1 36.Kf1 Bc3 37.h4 d5 38.Ke2 d4 39.Bc1 d3 40.Kf1 Rh3 41.Kg1 d2 42.Bd2 Bd2 43.h5 gh5 44.gh5 Rh5 45.f4 Rf5 46.Kh1 Rf4 47.Kg1 h5 48.Kh1 h4 49.Kg1 Rf3 50.Kh1 h3 51.Kg1 Be3 52.Kh1 Bf4 53.Kg1 h2 54.Kh1 Rf1 0–1. Jangle,Hemang – Desirazu,Rahul, Fremont Weibel Quads, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 Nc6)

5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bd3 de4 8.Ne4 Ne4 9.Be4 Qc7 10.0-0 (10.Rb1 e6 11.c4 A) 11...Qc4? 12.Bb7 Bc6 13.Ne5 (13.Ba8?! Ba8 14.Bf4 Nc6+=) 13...Qa2 14.Rb2+-; B) 11...Be7=) 10...e6+= 11.Re1 Be7 12.a3 Bc6 13.Qd3 Be4 14.Qe4 Nc6 15.Bf4 Qd7 16.Ne5 (16.ab4 Bb4 17.Re3 0-0+=) 16...Ne5 17.Be5 f6 (worse is 17...ba3 18.Bg7 Rg8 19.Qh7=) 18.Bg3 Rc8 19.ab4 Bb4 20.Re3 (20.Red1 a5+=) 20...Rc4-/+ 21.Qf3 Rc2 (better is 21...Qd4!? 22.Rd1 Qg4 23.Qg4 Rg4 24.Re6 Kf7+=) 22.d5= Qc8 23.Re6 Kf7 24.Bf4 Rd8 25.Re2 (25.Rd1 b5=) 25...Re2+= 26.Qe2 a6 27.Rd1 Bd6 28.Bg3 b5 29.Qa2 (29.Qf3 Kg8-/+) 29...Qg4 30.f3 Qc8 31.Bf2 Rd7 32.Qb1 Kg8 33.Rc1 (33.Qa2 Rc7-/+) 33...Rc7-+ 34.Re1 Rc4 35.Qd3 (35.Qa1 Rc2-+) 35...Rc1-+ 36.Qe3 (36.g3 Re1 37.Be1 g6-+) 36...Rc2 (36...Re1 37.Qe1 b4 38.Bb6-+) 37.Qe4 b4 38.Bg3 (38.g3 a5-+) 38...f5 39.Qh4 Bf8 40.Kh1 (40.Bf2 Rd2-+) 40...Qc5 41.Qd8 Rc1 42.h3 f4! 43.Bf2 (43.Bf4 Re1) 43...Re1 44.Be1 Qe7 45.Qe7 Be7 46.Bd2 b3 47.Bc1 a5 (47...a5 48.Kh2 a4 49.Bf4 b2-+) 0–1. Klee,Heinz – Gross Winter,Guenter, GER jub50 qJVH26 corr, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bd3 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4 8.Be4 Nd7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.Ne5 a6 12.Re1 Be7 13.Re3 0-0 14.Rh3 Bd7?? (better is 14...Qd5+=) 15.Bh7!+- Kh8 (15...Nh7 16.Qh5) 16.Bg5 Bc6 (16...Ra7 17.Be4 Kg8 18.Bf6 Bf6 19.Qh5 Be5 20.Qh7) 17.Bf6 gf6 (17...Bf3 18.Qd3 Bh5 19.Bg8 Kg8 20.Rh5 Re8 21.Qh7 Kf8 22.Qg7) 18.Be4 (18.Be4 Kg7 19.Qg4) 1–0. Sahlmann – Reiher, Hamburg, 1938. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Nbd2 Bd7 6.a3 (6.Rb1=) 6...g6 (better is 6...ba3!? 7.Bd3 b5 8.Ba3 Nh5+=) 7.ab4+= Qc7 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Ba3 Bg7 10.b5 Nd8 11.0-0 0-0 12.h3 (12.e5 Ne8+/-) 12...Ne6+= 13.e5 de5 14.de5 Nd5 15.c4 Ndf4 16.Bc2 Rfe8 17.Re1 (17.Be4 Bc8=) 17...Rad8 (17...a6!? 18.ba6 Ra6=) 18.Bc1 ½–½. Gomez Reyes,Solana – Strasser,Melisa, Pan American–ch U12 Girls, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nd2 d6 5.Ngf3)

5.Bd3 a6 6.e5 de5 7.de5 Nd5 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Be4 e6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.h4 (13.c4 Nf4 14.Qe3 Ng6=+) 13...h6 (13...Bc5 14.c3=+) 14.g3 (14.c4 Nb6=+) 14...Rd8 (14...b5 15.c3-/+) 15.Bd3 (15.c4 Nb6 16.Rd8 Nd8-/+) 15...h5 (15...b5 16.h5-+) 16.Ng5 Bg5 (16...g6 17.Be4-/+) 17.hg5=+ g6 18.Nd2 Nc3 19.Bc3 bc3 20.Ne4 (20.Nf3 b5-/+) 20...Qe5 21.Qf3 (21.Nf6 Kf8 22.Be4 Nd4-/+) 21...Kg7 (21...Nd4 22.Qe3 Qa5 23.Nf6 Kg7 24.Bg6 Kg6 25.Rd4 Rd4 26.Qd4 Qg5 27.Ne8-/+) 22.Qf6-/+ Qf6 23.gf6 (23.Nf6? b5-+) 23...Kf8 24.Ng5 (better 24.Nc3!? e5 25.Be4-/+) 24...Nd4 25.Be4 e5 26.f4 (26.Rab1 Rb8-+) 26...Bg4 (26...ef4 27.gf4 Bf5 28.Bb7-+) 27.Rd3 (27.Rdb1 Rd7 28.Rb7 Rb7 29.Bb7 Rb8 30.Ba6 ef4 (worse 30...Nc2 31.Rc1 Nd4 32.Rc3-/+) 31.gf4 Nc2-/+) 27...ef4 28.gf4 Ne2 29.Kf2 Nf4 (29...Rd3!? 30.Bd3 Nf4 31.Be4-+) 30.Rc3 Rac8 31.Rc8 Rc8 (31...Bc8 32.Re1-+) 32.Ke3 Ne6 33.Ne6 Be6 (worse 33...fe6 34.Bg6 b5 35.Rf1-/+) 34.Bb7 Rc2 35.a4 a5 36.Rd1 Kg8 37.Rd8 Kh7 38.Ra8 (38.Bd5 Rc1 39.Kd2 Rf1 40.Be6 fe6-+) 38...Rc3 39.Kd2 Rc7 40.Be4 Rc4 41.Bc2 Rf4 (41...Rc5!? 42.Bd3-+) 42.Ra5 Rf6 (better 42...Rf2 43.Kc3 Kh6-+) 43.Rh5=+ Kg7 44.Rc5 Rf2 45.Ke3? (45.Kc3 Rf1=+) 45...Rf1 (better 45...Rc2!? 46.Rc2 Bb3-+) 46.a5=+ Ra1 47.Kd4 f6 (47...Kf6 48.Bd3-/+) 48.Kc3 (48.Rc6 Bd7 49.Rc7 Ra5 50.Rd7 Kh6=+) 48...g5 49.Kb4 (49.Kd4 g4-/+) 49...g4-/+ 50.Rc6 Bf7 (50...Bd5 51.Rc3-/+) 51.a6 (51.Rc7 Kf8 52.Rc8 Be8-/+) 51...g3 52.Be4 (52.Rc3 Ra6 53.Rg3 Kf8-/+) 52…f5! (52...f5 53.Bf3 Ra2-+) 0-1. Sokolin,L (2480) - Bayramov,Zaur (2355), Titled Tuesday, 2021. (=1.e4 B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation) 1...c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6)

5.Bd3 b6 6.e5= Nd5 7.a3 (7.Ng5!? e6 8.Qh5= (worse is 8.Bh7 Be7 9.Qh5 g6-/+)) 7...e6+= 8.0-0 Bb7 9.Be4 Nc6 (9...de5 10.Ne5 Qh4 11.Re1+=) 10.Bd5= ed5 11.Re1 de5 12.Ne5 Be7 (better is 12...Ne5!? 13.Re5 Be7=) 13.Bg5+/- Ne5 14.Be7 (14.Re5? f6 15.Re7 Qe7-+) 14...Ke7 15.Re5 (15.de5?! ba3 16.Qd4 Kf8=) 15...Kf8 16.ab4 Qd7 17.Nd2 g6 18.Qe2 f6 19.Re3 Kf7 20.Qf3 a6 21.Qf4 Rhe8 22.Rh3 Kg7 23.Qh4 Rh8 (better is 23...h5!?=) 24.Qh6+/- Kg8 25.Re1 Re8 26.Re8 Qe8 27.Re3 Qd7 28.Nf3 Bc8 29.Rc3 Kf7 (29...a5 30.ba5 ba5 31.Qf4+/-) 30.Qf4+- Qd8 31.Ng5 Kg8?? (better is 31...Ke7+/-) 32.Qb8+- (32.Qb8 fg5 33.Rc8 (33.Qc8?! Qc8 34.Rc8 Kg7+/-) 33...Qc8 34.Qc8 Kg7 35.Qa6+-) 1–0. Yerhoff,Frank J – Hemphill,C, corr, 1962. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Bd7 6.0-0 e6 7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 (worse is 8.Ra3 d5 9.ed5 Ba3 10.de6 Be7 11.ed7 Nbd7-/+; 8.Ba3?! Bc6 9.Re1 Be7=) 8...Be7 9.c3 0-0 10.Qc2 a6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Bh7 Kh8 13.Be4 f5 14.Bd5 ed5 15.Re1 Nc6 16.Re3 (16.e6 Be8+/-) 16...g5? (better is 16...de5!? 17.de5 Be6=) 17.ed6 Bd6 18.Ne5 (better is 18.Ng5!? Qc7 19.Rh3 Kg7 20.Rh7 Kf6 21.Qd3+-) 18...Be5+= 19.Rh3 Kg7 20.de5 Ne5 21.Qe2 Qf6?? (21...Re8 22.Qh5 Rh8=) 22.Bg5!+/- (22.Bg5 Qg5 23.Qe5 Qf6 24.Qd5+/-) 1–0. Sarihan,Sefa – Bilbey,Brian, SL–2006–0-00045, 2006. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Bd7 5.Bd3 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Bd7 6.a3 ba3 7.Na3 e6 8.c4 Be7 9.0-0 h6 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Bf4 Bc6 12.d5 ed5 13.cd5 (13.ed5?! Bd7+=) 13...Bd7 14.Rfc1 Qd8?? (14...Qb6 15.Nb5 Na6 16.Ra6 ba6 17.Nc7 Kf8 18.Qb6 ab6 19.Na8 b5+-) 15.Qb7 (15.Qb7 Nh5 16.Be3+- (16.Qa8?! Nf4 17.Bc4 Bf6+-)) 1–0. Kulik,Vadim – Kyllo,Richard, IECG, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd7)

5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.0-0 e5 7.a3 =.

5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.0-0 e6 7.a3 ba3 8.Ba3 (worse is 8.Ra3 d5 9.e5 Ba3 10.Na3 Ne4-/+) 8...Be7 9.c4 0-0 10.Nc3 a6 11.Bb2 Qc7 12.Re1 e5 13.d5 (better is 13.Nd5!? Nd5 14.ed5=) 13...Nc5-/+ 14.Be2 (14.Nb5!? Qd8 15.Bc1-/+) 14...Nfe4-+ 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Bd3 Nf6 17.Rc1 Bg4 18.Bc2 (18.h3 Bh5-/+) 18...Bh5 (18...Qc5 19.h3 Bh5 20.g4-+) 19.Qe2 (19.c5 Qd7-/+) 19...Rfe8 20.Qe3 Rac8 21.Qb3 Kh8 22.Bb1 Bd8 23.Ng5 h6 24.Ne4 Ne4 25.Be4 Qb6 (25...Bg5 26.Rc2-+) 26.Qc3 (better is 26.Qh3!? Bg5 27.Qh5 Bc1 28.Qf5=) 26...Bh4 27.g3 Bg5 28.Rc2 Rc7 29.Kh1 (29.Ba3 Be7-/+) 29...Bf6 (29...Rec8!? 30.Qd3 Qb4 31.Ra1 Rc4 32.Ba3-+) 30.Rec1 Rec8 31.Qd3 Be7 32.Kg2 f6 33.Kh1 Bf8 34.Ba1 Be7 35.Rb2?? (35.Bb2 Qc5 36.Bf5-+) 35...Qa7 36.Bf5 Rd8 37.Be6 Be8 38.Qe4 Bd7 39.Bd7 Rdd7 40.Qg6 (40.f4 b5!-+) 40...Rc8 41.Kg2 b5! 42.Qd3 (42.cb5 Rc5) 42...bc4 (42...Qc5 43.Rbc2 b4 44.Ra2-+) 43.Rc4 Rc4 44.Qc4 Rc7 45.Qa4 Rb7 46.Re2 Qa8 47.Qc6 Qb8 48.Qa6? Ra7 49.Rb2 Ra6 50.Rb8-/+ Kh7 51.Bc3 Ra7 52.Bd2 Rd7 53.Ba5 g5 54.Rb4 Bd8 55.Bd8 Rd8 56.g4 Kg6 57.Kg3 f5 58.gf5 Kf5 59.f3 Re8 60.Rc4? e4-+ 61.Rc3 e3 62.Rc1 e2 (62...e2 63.Kf2 e1Q 64.Re1 Re1 65.Ke1 Ke5-+) 0–1. Fiklik,Vladimir – Kirs,Pavel, CZE–ch U14 Most, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.0-0 e6 7.c3 bc3 8.Nc3 a6 9.Bf4 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Qc2 h6 12.Rad1 b5 13.e5 de5 14.de5 (worse is 14.Be5 Bb7 (14...Ne5?! 15.de5 Nd7 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Be4+=) 15.Ne4 Rc8-/+) 14...Nd5 15.Nd5 ed5 16.Nd4 Nb6 17.e6 Nc4 18.Nc6 Qe8 19.Ne7 (19.Bh7!? Kh8 20.ef7 Qc6 21.Bg8 (21.Re7?! Qf6 22.Re8 Qf7 23.Rf8 Qf8 24.Rd5 Bb7+=) 21...Rg8 22.fg8R Kg8 23.Re7+/-) 19...Qe7+= 20.ef7 (20.Bc4!? bc4 21.Rd5 Be6 22.Rd4+=) 20...Qf7-/+ 21.Bc4 dc4 22.Bd6 Rd8 23.Qe4 Bf5 24.Qe7 (24.Qc6!?-/+) 24...Qe7-+ 25.Be7 Rd1 26.Rd1 Re8 27.Bb4 Re2 28.a3 a5! 29.Ba5 Bc2 (29...Ra2 30.Bb4-/+) 30.Re1 Re1 31.Be1 Kf7 32.f3 Ke6 33.Kf2 Kd5 34.Ke3 h5 35.h4 g6 36.g4 hg4 37.fg4 Bd1 38.g5 Bc2 39.Bc3 Bf5 40.Kf4 Bc2 41.Ba1 Bf5 42.Bh8 Bc2 43.Ke3 Bf5 44.Bg7 Bc2 45.Bf6 ½–½. Agarwal,Rohan – Jasthi,Sreekar, Fremont Weibel Quads, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4+= 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6)

5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.0-0 e6 7.Re1 Be7 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Nb6 (9...a6 10.Nc4+=) 10.c4 a6 Prevents intrusion on b5 11.Nc2 Black has a cramped position 11...Qc7 12.e5 de5 13.de5 White has a very active position. (13.Ne5!? is worth looking at 13...0-0 14.c5=) 13...Nfd7= 14.Ncd4 Nc5 A comfortable square for the black knight (14...Nc4 Instead of 15.Qc2 b5 16.Nb5 ab5 17.Ra8+/-) 15.Bc2 Bd7 16.Bf4 Rc8 17.Nf5?? (better is 17.Bg5= the rescuing straw) 17...ef5-+ 18.e6 Qf4 19.ed7 Ncd7 (better is 19...Nbd7 seems even better 20.g3 Qc4 21.Bf5 Ne6-+) 20.Qe2 0-0 (20...Qd6 21.Bf5 Rc7 22.Rad1-+) 21.Qe7-/+ Qc4 Black king safety dropped. (better is 21...Rc4!? 22.Re2 g6-+) 22.Bf5+= Rcd8 (22...Rc7 23.Rad1 Nd5 24.Qd6+=) 23.Rac1 White threatens to win material: Rc1xc4 (23.Ng5 Nd5 24.Bh7 Kh8 25.Nf7 Kh7=) 23...Qf4 Black threatens to win material: Qf4xf5 (23...Qb5 24.Be4+=) 24.Bb1 (24.Be4 Nf6 25.Rb1 Nc8-/+) 24...Nf6 (24...Nd5 25.Qa3 N7f6 26.Bc2-/+) 25.Qe2 (better is 25.Qb7 is a viable option 25...Nfd5 26.Rcd1=) 25...Nbd5 26.g3 Qb8 (26...Qd6 27.Qb2 Qb4 28.Qc2-/+) 27.Qc2 (27.Ba2 Rfe8 28.Ne5 Re7-/+) 27...g6 (27...Rc8 28.Qd3-/+) 28.Nd4 (28.Ba2-/+) 28...Nf4 (better is 28...Rfe8 29.Re8 Re8-+) 29.gf4?? (better is 29.Qb2= was necessary) 29...Rd4-+ 30.Qc3 (30.Qc7 Nd5 31.Qe5 Rd2 32.Qb8 Rb8-+) 30...Rfd8 (30...Qf4!? keeps an even firmer grip 31.Qg3-+) 31.f5 b5 32.fg6 (32.h3 Qf4 33.Qc7 Qg5 34.Qg3 Qg3 35.fg3 b4-+) 32...hg6 33.Qh3 (33.h3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 33...Qf4 34.Qg3 Nh5-+) 33...Nh5 0–1. Llaneza Vega,P (2165) – Ortiz Fernandez,VA (2080), Pablo Moran Memorial, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nbd7)

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.Ne5 Nc6 7.Nc6 bc6 8.Be2 -/+.

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.Ne5 Qc7 7.Bd3 (7.Bf4 Qb6+=) 7...e6+= 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bb5 (9.Nc6 bc6 10.a3 c5+=) 9...a6 10.Nc6 bc6 11.Bd3 (11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bd6 Qd6-/+ (12...cb5?? 13.Bc7 Bb7 14.Bd6+-)) 11...Bd6-+ 12.h3 0-0 13.a3 c5 14.dc5 Bc5 15.ab4 Bb4 16.Bb2 Be7 17.Nd2 Bb7 18.Nf3 Qc6 19.Re1 Rfd8 20.Qe2 Bb4 21.Bf6 gf6 22.Red1 Rac8 23.Nh4 Rd5?? (23...Bc3 24.Rab1-/+) 24.Qf3?? (better is 24.Qg4 Rg5 25.Qb4 Rg2 26.Kf1+/-) 24...Be7 (24...Bc3 25.Ra3 f5 26.Rb1-/+) 25.c4 (25.Re1 Re5-/+) 25...Rg5 (25...Rd7 26.Qg4 Kh8 27.Nf3-/+) 26.Qc6+= Rc6 27.Be4 Rc4 28.Bb7 Rh4 29.Ra6 Rh3 30.Ra8 Kg7 31.Rd7 Bc5 32.Rdd8? Rb3 33.Rg8 Kh6 34.Rg5 fg5 35.Be4 Kg7 36.Ra5 Be7 37.Ra7 Bc5 38.Ra5 Rc3 39.Kf1 h6 40.Ra1 Ra3 41.Rc1 Bd4 42.Ke2 Ra2 43.Rc2 Rc2 44.Bc2 h5 45.f3 h4 46.Kd3 Be5 47.Bb3 Kf6 48.Ke4 Bf4 49.Bc4 Ke7 50.Kd3 Kd6 51.Bb5 f5 52.Ba6 g4 53.Ke2 g3 54.Kf1 Be3 55.Bc8 Ke5 56.Bb7 Kf4 57.Bc6 e5 58.Bb7 Bf2 59.Bc6 Ke3 60.Bd7 h3! 61.gh3 Kf3 62.Bc6 e4 63.Be4 fe4 (63...fe4 64.h4 g2) 0–1. Kramer,Ralf – Paul,Fabian (1615), Berlin GER, Fruehling Open–B, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6)

5.e5 de5-/+ 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nd2 a6 8.Bb2 Qc7 9.Bc4 e6-/+ 10.0-0 b5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.Bf3 Ne5 13.Bb7?? Neg4-+ 14.Re1 Qb7 15.f3 Nh6 16.Ne4 Ne4 17.fe4 Qc7 18.Qd2 Be7 19.c3 Ng4 20.e5 bc3 21.Bc3 Qd8 22.Ba5 Bg5 23.Qc3 Qd5 24.Rad1 Bf4 25.h3 Nh2 26.Qd3 f6 27.ef6 gf6 28.Qe4 Qe4 29.Re4 e5 30.Bc7 Bg3 31.de5 f5 32.Red4 Rg8 33.Rd7 Be5! 34.Be5? Nf3 35.Kh1 Ne5 36.Rh7 Rc8 37.Re1 Rc5 38.Rh5 Rf8 39.Rh6 Kf7 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Rb1 Nd3 42.Rb6 b4 43.a3 ba3 44.Ra6 Rd7 45.Ra3 Rc2 46.Kh2 Nf4 47.Rg3 Rdd2 48.Rb7 Ke6 49.Rbg7 Re2 50.Rg8 Ke5 51.h4 Rf2 52.Re8 Kd6 53.Rd8 Ke7 54.Rdg8 Rfd2 55.R8g5 Ke6 56.Rg8 Kf7 57.R8g5 Kf6 58.Rg8 Ke7 59.R8g5 Rc5 60.h5 Kf6 61.h6 Rc7 62.Rg7 Rc1 63.Rb3 Rdd1 64.Rb6 Ne6 65.Ra7 Rh1 66.Kg3 Rc3 67.Kf2 Rc2 68.Kf3 Rf1 69.Ke3 f4 70.Kd3 Rg2 71.h7 Rd1 72.Ke4 Re1 73.Kf3 Rg3 74.Kf2 Rh1 75.Rd7 Rh2 76.Kf1 Rc3 77.Rbd6 Rch3 78.Rd2 Rh7 79.Rh7 Rd2 80.Rh4 f3 0–1. Foch,Louis – Guzman_Moya,Jesus, IECC, 1997.

6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Be7 8.Bd3 e5 (8...0-0 9.0-0=+) 9.c3 (9.de5 de5 10.Ne5 Ba3 11.Ra3 0-0=) 9...0-0 10.0-0 Re8 (10...Qc7 11.Qb3=+) 11.Ne1 (11.Qb3 Nc6=) 11...ed4 (11...d5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.ed5 Nd5 14.Nef3=+) 12.cd4=+ Bf8 (12...a6 13.Nef3=+) 13.f4 (13.Nef3 Nc6=) 13...g6 (13...Nc6 14.Nef3=+) 14.Nef3 White plans e5 (14.Qb3 a6=) 14...Bg7 (14...Bh6 15.Ng5=) 15.Qb3 (15.e5 Ng4 16.Qb3 de5 17.fe5 Nc6=) 15...d5 (15...Nc6 16.d5 Nb8 17.Rfc1=) 16.e5+= Nh5 17.g3 Nc6 18.Bd6 Bf8 19.Bf8 (worse 19.Qd5 Nb4 20.Qb3 Bd6=+) 19...Rf8 20.Rfc1 Na5 (20...f6 21.Re1=) 21.Qb5 b6 22.Nf1 (22.Rab1 Re8=) 22...Ng7 (22...f6 23.Ne3 Be6 24.Rab1=) 23.Ne3 Attacking the isolated pawn on d5 23...Be6 24.g4 (24.Ng5 f6 25.Ne6 Ne6 26.Qd5 Qd5 27.Nd5 fe5 28.de5 Nb3=) 24...f5 (24...a6 25.Qb4 f6 26.Rf1 fe5 27.Ne5=) 25.gf5 (25.g5 Nh5=+) 25...Nf5 (better 25...a6 26.Qb2 Bf5 27.Nf5 Nf5-/+ (27...gf5?! 28.Qb4=)) 26.Ng5? (better 26.Bf5 Bf5 27.Qd5 (27.Nd5? Be4 28.Nf6 Rf6 29.ef6 Bf3-+) 27...Qd5 28.Nd5=+) 26...Nd4-+ (26...Ne3 27.Ne6 Qh4 A) 28.Nf8 Qg4 29.Kf2 Qf4 30.Kg1 Qg5 31.Kf2 Rf8 (31...Kf8?! 32.Ke2=+) 32.Ke1 Qf4-+; B) 28.Qd7 Qg4 29.Kf2 Rf4 30.Ke3 Rf3 31.Kd2 Qg2 32.Kc3+=) 27.Qb2? (better 27.Ne6 Ne6 28.Qd5 Qd5 29.Nd5-+) 27...Rf4 28.Ne6 Ne6 29.Kh1 Qh4 (29...Rf3 30.Re1 Qg5 31.Qe2-+) 30.Ng2 Rf2 31.Qb5 (31.Rc2 Rc2 32.Qc2 Qd4-+) 31...Qg4 (31...Qd4 32.Bg6 a6 33.Qd7-+) 32.Rg1 Rd8 (32...Qd4 33.Rad1 Qe5 34.Rgf1-+) 33.Ra4 (33.Raf1 Rf1 34.Rf1 Qh5-+) 33...Qf3 34.Rh4 (34.Bf1 Qc3-+) 34...Rf8 (34...Nc5!? 35.Bb1-+) 35.Qd7 Qf7 (35...Ng5!? 36.Qe7 Qd3 37.Qg5-+) 36.Qd5 Rd8 37.Qb5 Nd4 38.e6 (38.Qa4 Qd5-+) 38...Qe6 (38...Qf6!? 39.Qb1 Rg2 40.Rg2 Qh4 41.Bg6 Ne6 42.Bh7 Kh8 43.Be4-+) 39.Qg5 Qf6 40.Qg3 (40.Qh6 Rd7-+) 40...Rf8 (better 40...Rf3 41.Qc7 Rd3 42.Qh7 Kf8-+) 41.Be4 (41.Qc7 Rf7 42.Qb8 Kg7 43.Bg6 Qg6 44.Nf4 Qg1 45.Kg1 R7f4 46.Qc7 Kg6 47.Qd6 Kg5 48.Qe7 Rf6 49.Rd4=) 41...Rf1 42.Nf4 (42.Bd5 Kh8 43.Rh7 Kh7 44.Qh3 Kg7 45.Qd7 Rf7 46.Qf7 Qf7 47.Bf7 Rf7-+ (47...Kf7?! 48.Rf1 Kg7 49.Nf4-/+)) 42...Rg1 43.Kg1 (43.Qg1 Qh4 44.Qd4 Qe1 45.Kg2 Rf4 46.Bd5 Rf7 47.h3-+) 43...Ne2 (43...Ne2 44.Kg2 Ng3 45.hg3 g5 46.Bh7 Kh8-+) 0–1. Baldvinsson,Loftur – Thorhallsson,Throstur, RunavAAk Open, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6)

6.a3 a5 7.h3 =.

6.a3 d5 7.Bd3 de4 8.Ne4 Ne4 9.Be4 Nd7 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.ab4 Bb4 13.c4 Bc6 14.Bb2 Bd6 15.d5 Bd7 16.Re1 0-0 17.de6 Be6 18.Ng5 Bh2 19.Kh1 Bf4 20.Ne6 fe6 21.Re6 Ne4 22.Re4 (worse is 22.Be4 Qh4 23.Kg1 Bh2 24.Kh1 Bg3 25.Kg1 Qh2 26.Kf1 Rf2 27.Ke1 Qg1) 22...Qh4 23.Kg1 Bh2 24.Kh1 Bf4 25.Kg1 Bh2 26.Kh1 Bf4 ½–½. Gudbrandsen,Gustav (2285) – Ekeberg,Carl Fredrik (2260), NOR–chT, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6)

6.a3 Be7 7.ab4 d5 8.c3 (8.e5!? Ne4 9.Nb1=) 8...de4+= 9.Ne5 Nbd7 10.Nec4 (10.b5 Qc7 11.Nec4 0-0+=) 10...0-0 (10...b5 11.Na5 Qc7 12.Qb3+=) 11.Qc2= Qc7 12.Bb2 (12.Ne4!? b6 13.Nf6 Nf6 14.Bd3=) 12...e5 13.de5 (better is 13.Be2!?+=) 13...Ne5-/+ 14.Ne5 Qe5 15.Ra5 (15.Nc4 Qe6-/+) 15...Qc7 16.Ne4? (better is 16.Be2!? e3! 17.fe3 Bb4 18.Ra4-+) 16...b6-+ 17.Ra4? (17.Ra1 Bb7 18.Ng3-+) 17...Ne4 18.Qe4 (18.Bd3 Nf6 19.0-0 Bb7-+) 18...Bb7 19.Qc4 Qe5 20.Qe2 Qf5 21.Qd3 Be4 22.Qb5 Qe6 23.Qe2 b5! Deflection: a4 24.Ra5 a6 25.Bc1 Bf6 26.Ra3 Qc6 27.f3 Bc3 28.Bd2 Bd2 29.Qd2 Bd5 30.Be2-/+ Rad8 31.Rd3 Rd7 32.0-0 Rfd8 33.Rc1 Qb6 34.Kh1 g6 35.h4 Qf6 36.h5 Qh4 37.Kg1 Qf6 38.h6 Qe6 39.Kf1 Qf6 40.Rd4 Qe6 41.Rc5 f6 42.Bd3 Bf3 43.Rd7 Qd7 44.gf3 Qd3 45.Qd3 Rd3 46.Ke2 Rd4 47.Rc8 Kf7 48.Rc7 Ke6 49.Rh7 Rb4 50.Ra7 Rh4 51.Ra6 Kf5 52.Rb6 Rh6 53.Rb5 Kf4 54.Rb4 Kg5 55.Kf2 Rh1 56.Ra4 Kh5 57.Rb4 f5 58.Kg2 Ra1 59.Rb5 Kg5 60.Rb4 f4 61.Rb8 Kh6 62.Rh8 Kg7 63.Rb8 g5 64.Rb6 Rd1 65.Ra6 Kf7 66.Rb6 Re1 67.Rb8 Re3 68.Rb6 Re6 69.Rb5 Kf6 70.Rb2 Kf5 71.Rb8 Re1 72.Rb6 Re2 ½–½. Shirazi,Kamran G (2410) – Pelle,Guillaume (2280), Le Touquet op, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6)

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 0-0 9.e5 (9.a3 Qc7+=) 9...de5-/+ 10.de5 Nd5 11.Ne4 Nc3 (11...Qc7 12.Bb2-/+) 12.Nc3+= bc3 13.Rb1 (13.Qe2 Nb4+=) 13...f6 (13...Nb4!?-/+) 14.ef6+= Bf6 15.Rb5 (15.Be4 Qa5+=) 15...Nd4 16.Nd4 Bd4 17.Be3 e5 (17...g6 18.Qe2=) 18.Bd4 Qd4 (18...ed4 19.Qh5 g6 20.Bg6+-) 19.Rbe5 Qf4 (19...Qf2!? 20.Kh1 h6=) 20.Qe2+= Bf5 21.Rf5 Rf5 22.Bc4?? (better is 22.Bf5 Qf5 23.Qc4 Qf7 24.Qc3 Qa2 25.h3=) 22...Kh8-+ 23.Bd3 Rff8 24.g3 Qf3 25.Qf1? Rae8-+ 26.Rb1 Re6 27.Qg2 Qg2 28.Kg2 Re7 29.Rb4 Rc7 30.f4 Rd8 31.Be4 h6 32.Kf3 Kg8 33.Bg6 Rd6 34.f5 Rd2 35.Re4 Rd8 36.h4 Kf8 37.h5 b6 38.g4 Rc6 39.g5 hg5 40.Kg4 a6 41.Kg5 b5 42.h6 gh6 43.Kh6 Rcd6 44.Kg5 Rd2 45.Rh4 Rg2 46.Kf6 Rd6 47.Ke5 Rdg6 48.fg6 Rg6 49.Rh8 Ke7 50.Rc8 Kd7 51.Rc3+= Re6 52.Kd5 Rd6 53.Ke4 Re6 54.Kd3 Rd6 55.Ke2 Rc6 56.Rd3 Kc7 57.Kd2 Rd6 58.Kc3 Rc6 59.Kb3 Kb6 60.a3 ½–½. Goldsmith,Alan (2285) – Dickson,Ian C, Australian op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6)

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Bb2 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.0-0 Nb6 10.c3 bc3 11.Bc3 Bb4 12.Bb2 0-0 13.a3 Be7 14.Qc2 h6 15.g4 Bd7 16.Kh1 Rc8 17.Qb1 Na5 18.Rg1 Nac4 19.Bc1 Rc7 20.Nf1 f6 21.Rg3 fe5 22.de5 Bc5 23.g5 Rf3! 24.Bh7 (24.Rf3 Ne5) 24...Kh8 25.gh6?? (better is 25.Rf3 Ne5 26.Rg3 Bf2 27.Rg2-/+) 25...Rg3 26.Ng3 Be8 (26...Bf2 27.hg7 Kg7 28.Qg6 Kh8 29.Bg5 Qg5 30.Qg5 Kh7 31.Nh5 Bc6 32.Nf6 Kh8 33.Qg8) 27.f4 gh6 28.Bg6 d4 (28...d4 29.Be4 Bc6-+) 0–1. Trouilleux,Kevin (2155) – Le Ruyet,Leopold (2015), FRA–ch op–A Aix–les–Bains, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6)

6.Bd3 d5 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.c4 (9.Ne5 Ne5 10.de5 Ne4 11.Ne4 de4 12.Be4 Qd1 13.Rad1 Rb8+=) 9...bc3-/+ 10.Bc3 de4 11.Ne4 Nd5 12.Bb2 0-0 13.Rc1 Ncb4 14.Bb1 Nf6 (14...Bd7 15.a3 Na6 16.Qd3-/+) 15.Nfg5 (15.Nf6 Bf6 16.Ba3 a5+=) 15...Ne4-/+ 16.Ne4 Nd5 17.Qd3 f5 18.Nc3 Bg5 19.Rce1 Bf6 20.a3 Qa5 (20...Nf4 21.Qf3 Qd4 22.Rd1-/+) 21.g4 (21.Nd5 Qd5 22.Bc2 Qd6+=) 21...Bd7 22.gf5 Nc3 23.Bc3 Qf5 24.Qg3 (24.Qf5 ef5 25.Ba2 Kh8+=) 24...Qh5-/+ 25.Ba2 Bh4 26.Re5 Bg3 27.Rh5 Bd6 28.d5 Rf5 (28...Ba3 29.de6 Be8 30.e7 Rf7 31.Re1+- (31.Bf7?! Bf7 32.Re5 b6+/-)) 29.Rf5 ef5 30.Re1 Re8 31.Re8+= Be8 32.Bb4 Bb4 33.d6 Kf8 34.ab4 Bd7 35.Kg2 g5 36.Kf3 Kg7 37.Bd5 b6 38.Ke3 f4 39.Ke4 Kf6 40.Kd4 h6 41.f3 h5 42.Bb3 Bf5 43.b5 g4 44.fg4 hg4 45.Bd5 Bd7 46.Bc4 g3 (46...g3 47.hg3 fg3-+) 0–1. Wrinn,Steven J – Parsons,David W. (USA), WT/M/GT/206 corr ICCF, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6)

7.0-0 0-0 8.e5 Nd5 9.Ne4 Nc6 10.Neg5 h6 11.h4?? (better is 11.Ne4-/+) 11...hg5-+ 12.Ng5 g6 13.Qg4 (13.Nf3 Bh4 14.a3 Kg7-+) 13...de5 14.h5 f5 (14...Nf6!? 15.Qh4 Nh5 16.de5 Ne5 17.Be2-+) 15.Qh4 Kg7 (15...ed4 16.hg6 Kg7 17.Qh7 Kf6 18.g7+-; 15...Nd4 16.hg6 Nf6 17.Qh6+-) 16.hg6 (16.Qg3 Nd4 17.Ne4-+) 16…Rh8 (16...Rh8 17.Qg3 f4-+; 16...Nd4?? 17.Qh7 Kf6 18.Nf7+-; 16...ed4 17.Qh7 Kf6 18.g7+-; 16...Kg6?? 17.Qh7 Kf6 18.Qh6) 0–1. Pedro,Fernando (2255) – Walsh,Hector (2205), Ricardo Lettieri IRT, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6 6.Bd3 Be7)

7.0-0 Nc6 8.Rb1 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.Re1 Nb6 11.Nf1 Na4 12.Bd2 a6 13.Ng3 h5 14.Ne2 b5 15.h4 Bh4 16.Nh4 Qh4 17.Bb4 Nb4 18.Rb4 Bd7 19.Qd2 Rc8 20.Rb3 Qd8 21.Nc1 Qc7 22.Qg5=+ Qa5 23.Rd1 Kf8 24.Ne2=+ Qd8 25.Qd2 Rc6 26.Nf4 Be8 27.Be2 g6 28.Rf3 Kg7 29.Nh3 Qe7 30.Rf6? Nc3-+ 31.Bd3 Na2 32.Qg5-/+ Rc7 33.Nf4=+ Rh6 34.Re1 Nb4-/+ 35.Re3 Nd3 36.Rd3 Kh7 37.Rh3=+ Rc2?? 38.Rh5 Rh5-+ 39.Nh5 Qa3 40.Rf4 Qc1 41.Kh2 gh5 42.Qh5 Kg7 43.Qg5 Kf8 44.Qf6 Qf4 45.Qf4 b4 46.Qe3 a5=+ 47.f4 Rc3 48.Qd2=+ Rc6 49.g4 Bd7 50.Qa2 Ra6 51.f5 Ke8 52.f6 Kd8 53.g5 a4?? 54.g6+- fg6 55.Qc2 a3?? 56.Qc5 Rc6 57.f7 (57.f7 Rc5 58.f8Q Be8 59.Qd6 Bd7 60.dc5+-) 1–0. Tsifanskaya,L (2200) – Petrov,Marij (2430), 5th Kesarovski – Georgiev Mem, Sunny Beach, 2006.

7.0-0 d5 8.Ng5 (8.e5 Nfd7+=) 8...de4-/+ 9.Nde4 Nc6 10.Be3 Nd5 (10...Nd4? 11.Bd4 Ne4 12.Ne4+-) 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh6 Bf8 (12...Ne3 13.fe3 Bf8 14.Nf6 Qf6 15.Qf8 (15.Rf6?? Bh6 16.h4 Bd7-+) 15...Rf8 16.Rf6+=) 13.Qh3 Bg7 14.Qg3 0-0 (worse is 14...Ne3 15.fe3 0-0 16.Nh7 Bd4 17.Qh3 Be3 18.Kh1+=) 15.Nh7? (better is 15.Rad1-/+) 15...Kh7-+ 16.Ng5 Kg8 17.Rae1 (17.Qh4 Nf6-+) 17...Nce7 (17...Bd4!? 18.Qh4 Nf6 19.Rd1-+) 18.Qh4 Re8 19.g4 (19.Qh7 Kf8-+) 19...f6 (better is 19...Nf6!? 20.Rb1-+) 20.Qh7 Kf8 21.Nf3 Kf7 22.Bh6 Rg8 23.g5 Nf5 24.Bf5 gf5 25.Kh1 Qc7 26.Rg1= Kf8?? 27.gf6+- Nf6 28.Rg7 (28.Rg7 Qg7 29.Bg7 Rg7 30.Qh4+-) 1–0. Fehlbecker,Hans – Palm,Hans, Germany Cup8 prel, 1979. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 e6 6.Bd3 Be7)

7.Rb1 Nc6 8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.h4 h6 11.Ng1 Nb6 12.Qg4 Bf8 13.Rh3 h5 14.Qf4 Ne7 15.a3 Nf5 16.ab4 Bb4 17.Ba3 Ba3 18.Bf5 ef5 19.Ra3 Be6 20.Rg3 g6 21.Nh3 Qe7 22.Ng5 Rc8 23.Nb3 Na4 24.Ne6 Qe6 25.Na5 b6 26.Nb7=+ 0-0 27.Nd6 Nc3 28.Nc8+= Rc8 29.Rb2 a5 30.Rd3 b5 31.Qc1 b4 32.Qa1 Qb6 33.Rb3 Qc7 34.f3 Kh7 35.Kd2 Qd8 36.g3 f4 37.Qe1 fg3 38.Qg3 Qc7 39.Qg1 Nb5 40.Qc1 Qe7 41.Qe1 a4 42.Rb2 Nc3 43.Qg3 Rc4 44.Qe1 a3 45.Rb3 a2 46.Ke3?? Qh4 (46...Qh4 47.Qh4 a1Q-+) 0–1. Shirazi,Kamran G (2285) – Sanchez,Julio, Nice ol (Men) qual–C, 1974.

7.Bb2 0-0 8.0-0 b6 9.c4 bc3-/+ 10.Bc3 d5 11.Re1 Ba6 12.Bc2 Nc6 13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Ng4 Ng4-+ 15.Qg4 Nb4 16.Re3?? Nc2 17.Rg3 g6 18.Rb1 Nb4! 19.a3 Nd3 20.Bb4 Nb4 21.ab4 Bb4 22.Nf3 Bd3 23.Ra1 de4 24.Ne5 Qd4 25.Rd1 Qe5 (25...Qe5 26.Rgd3 ed3 27.Qb4 Rfd8-+) 0–1. MacDonald,Weldon – Hughes,Dave (2045), IECC, 1999.

7.Bb2 0-0 8.h4 Nbd7 9.e5 de5 10.de5 Ng4 11.Bh7= Kh7 12.Ng5+/- Bg5 13.hg5+- Kg6 14.Qg4 Qg5 15.Qh3 f6?? 16.Ne4 Qf5 17.Qh7 (17.Qh7 Kf7 18.Nd6 Ke7 19.Qg7 Kd8 20.Nf5 ef5 21.0-0-0+-) 1–0. Schultz Pedersen,J (2155) – Moller,A (1900), Politiken Cup, Copenhagen DEN, 2005.

7.Bb2 Nc6 8.Qe2 d5 9.0-0 de4-/+ 10.Ne4 Nd5 11.Qd2 b6 12.a3 ba3 13.Ba3=+ Bb7 14.Rfe1 0-0 15.c4 Ba3 16.Ra3=+ Nf6 17.Bb1 Rc8 18.d5 ed5 19.Nf6= Qf6 20.Ng5 g6 21.Rh3? Rfe8-+ 22.Rd1 dc4 23.Nh7 Qe5 24.Re3 Qg7 25.Ng5 Red8 26.Qc1 Rd1 27.Qd1 Qd4 28.Qe1 Rd8?? 29.Bg6+= Qd1 30.Bf7 Kh8?? 31.Re8 Kg7 32.Ne6 Kf6 33.Nd8 Qe1 34.Re1 Nd8 35.Bc4 a6 36.Rd1 Ke7 37.Bd5 1–0. Schultz Pedersen,J (2190) – Solomon,SJ (2345), Australian Open, Penrith AUS, 2003.

6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 ba3 8.Ba3 Nc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Ne5+/- Bd1? 11.Bb5+- Nd7 12.Bd7 Qd7 13.Nd7 Kd7 14.Kd1 Kc7 15.Nc4 b5 16.Rb5 g6 17.Kd2 Bh6 18.Kd3 f5 19.ef5 gf5 20.Rhb1 Rhg8 21.Rb7 Kc8 22.Bd6! Rg2 23.Be7 Bf4 24.d6 Rf2 25.Rc7 (25.d7) 1–0. egomi (1625) – francouno (1760), kurnik, 2011.

6.Rb1 d5 7.h3 Bh5 (7...Bf3 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.e5+=) 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Bb5 Rc8 (better is 10...Qc8+=) 11.0-0 (better is 11.Bc6 bc6 12.Ng6 hg6 13.e5+=) 11...e6-/+ (11...Be4?! 12.g5 Nd7 13.Nd7 Qd7 14.Ne4 de4 15.d5 Qh3 16.Rb4=) 12.a3 (12.Nc6 bc6 (12...Rc6?! 13.Bc6 bc6 14.e5=) 13.Ba6 Rb8-+ (13...de4?! 14.Bc8 Qc8 15.a3-/+; 13...Ne4?! 14.Ne4 Be4 15.Bc8 Qc8 16.a3-/+; 13...Be4?! 14.Bc8 Qc8 15.g5=)) 12...Qb6 (12...ba3 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Ba6-+) 13.ed5 (13.c4 Ne4 14.Bc6 Rc6+=) 13...Nd5 (worse is 13...ed5 14.Re1 Kd8 15.Bc6 bc6 16.g5+=) 14.Bc6 Rc6 15.Ndc4? (better is 15.Nc6!? Qc6 16.Qf3 Bc2 17.Rb2-/+) 15...Rc4! 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.Ne5 (17.Nd2 Bc2 18.Qf3 Bb1 19.Nb1 h5-+) 17...Nc3 (17...Bc2 18.Qe2 Bb1 19.Qb5 Kd8 20.Nf7 Qf7 21.Bg5 Kc8 22.Rb1 ba3 23.Rc1 Kb8 24.Be3-+) 18.Qf3 (18.Qe1 Nb1 19.Bf4 Qc3 20.Qb1 Bc2-+ (20...Qd4?! 21.Bg3-+; 20...Qa3?! 21.Qb3-+; 20...Qc2?! 21.Qc2 Bc2 22.ab4-+; 20...ba3 21.Qb7 Qd4 22.Qb5 Ke7 23.Nc6 Ke8 24.Qb8 Kd7 25.Qc7 Ke8 26.Qc8 Qd8 27.Qd8)) 18...Be4 (better is 18...Nb1 19.Ng6 hg6-+) 19.Qe3 Bd5?? (better is 19...Nb1 20.Qe4 ba3-+) 20.Ra1= (worse is 20.Rb4 Bb4 21.ab4 Na2-/+) 20...f6 21.Nd3 h5 22.g5 (22.Nb4? Bb4 23.g5 Bd6-+; 22.ab4 hg4 23.Nf4 Qf4 24.Qc3 Qf3 25.Qf3 Bf3-+ (25...gf3?! 26.Ra7 Rh3 27.Ra8 Kf7 28.c3+=)) 22...Bd6 23.f4 fg5 24.Ne5 (24.ab4!? gf4 25.Nf4 Bf4 26.Rf4 Qf4 27.Qf4 Ne2 28.Kf2 Nf4 29.Bf4=) 24...0-0 25.Qd3 Be4 26.Qe3 (better is 26.Qd2-/+) 26...gf4-+ 27.Qf2 Rf5 (better is 27...Be5!? 28.de5 Qe5 29.Re1-+) 28.Nf3 (28.ab4 Rg5 29.Kh2 Rg2 30.Qg2 Bg2 31.Kg2 Ne2 (worse is 31...Be5 32.de5 g5 33.Ra7-+) 32.Ra7 Qc2-+) 28...Bf3 29.Qf3 Rg5 30.Kf2 Rg3 31.Qh5 Ne4 32.Ke1 Qc3 33.Kd1 Qd4 34.Ke1 Qc3 35.Kd1 Nf2! 36.Ke2 Re3! 37.Kf2 Qc2 (37...Qc2 38.Bd2 Qd2 39.Qe2 Qe2 40.Kg1 Rg3 41.Kh1 Qg2; 37...Qa1?! 38.Qe8 Kh7 39.Qh5 Kg8 40.Qe8 Kh7 41.Qh5 Kg8=) 0–1. Meixner,Ferenc (2125) – Csiba,Dominik (2165), HUN–chT2 Breyer, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 Bg4)

6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.h3 Bh5 8.d5 a6 9.a3 (9.Bd3 Nc5=+) 9...ba3 10.Ra3 Nc5 11.e5 (11.Bf6!? gf6 12.Qa1=+) 11...de5-+ 12.g4 Bg6 13.Ne5 Nd5 14.Nb3 (14.Ng6 hg6 15.Qa1 Rc8-+) 14...e6 15.h4? (better 15.Ng6 hg6 16.Nd2-+) 15...Be4 (15...Ne4 16.Ra4 Qb6 17.Qd4 Bb4 18.Rb4 Qb4 19.Qb4 Nb4 20.h5 Nc2 21.Ke2 Nf2 22.Kf2-+) 16.Nc5 (16.Rh3 f6 17.Nc5 Bc5 18.Ra4 fe5 19.Re4-+) 16...Bc5 17.f3 (17.Rhh3 Nf4 18.Rhe3 Bb4 19.Bc3 Qd1 20.Kd1 Bc2 21.Kc2 Ba3 22.Rf3-+) 17...Ba3 18.Ba3 Qa5 19.c3 (19.Qd2 Qa3 20.c3 Bb1-+) 19...Qc3 20.Qd2 Qa3 21.fe4 (21.Kf2 Qc5 22.Ke1 Qc7-+) 21...Qg3 22.Kd1 Nc3 23.Kc2 Qe5 (23...Qe5 24.Qc3 Qe4 25.Bd3 Qg2 26.Kb3 Qh1 27.Qg7 0-0-0 28.Qc3 Kb8 29.Qe5 Ka8-+) 0–1. Ilic,An (1890) – Khamenya,Vitalia (1770), 7th Arber Open, 2018. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nd2 d6 5.Ngf3 Bg4)

6.Bb2 e6 7.Bd3 d5 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.e5 Nd7 10.h3 Bh5 11.0-0 Be7 12.a3 (12.Rfb1 Rc8-/+) 12...a6 (better is 12...ba3!? 13.Bc3 Qc7-+) 13.Qe3 Qc7 14.Rfc1 Rc8 15.Ne1 Qb6 16.ab4 Nb4 17.Ba3 Nc6 18.Be7 Ne7 (worse is 18...Ke7 19.Qg5 Kf8 20.Qh5 Qd4 21.Nef3+/-) 19.c4 Bg6 20.Bg6 hg6 21.c5 Qd8 22.Nef3 Rc7 23.Nf1 Nf5 24.Qd3 Nb8 25.Rcb1 Nc6 26.Qd2 Nh4 27.N3h2 Nf5 28.Rb6 ½–½. Ringelsiep,Jochen – Grosshans,Ralf Michael, Verbandsliga Sued Baden, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

6.Bd3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.Ne5 de5 9.Qg4 Ng4 10.Bb5 Qd7 11.Bd7 Kd7 12.Rb1 e6-/+ 13.a3 ed5 14.ab4 Nf6 15.f3 Bd6 16.Ke2 Rhc8 17.Kd3 b5 18.c3 Rc6 19.Nb3 Rac8 20.Bd2 de4 21.fe4 Rc4 22.Rhe1 Ke6 23.Ra1 Rd8 24.Ra6 Ke7 25.Ra7 Kf8 26.Kc2 Bb4 27.Kb2 Be7 28.Bg5 h6 29.Bf6 gf6 30.Na5 Rcc8 31.Kb3 Rd3 32.Rc1 b4 33.Re7? Ke7 34.Kb4 f5! 35.ef5 Kf6 36.c4 e4 37.Nb3?? e3 38.Nc5 Rd2?? 39.Re1?? Re8-+ 40.Kc3 Rg2 41.Kd4 Rd2 42.Nd3 Rd8 43.Ke3 R8d3 44.Ke4 Rd4 45.Ke3 R2d3 46.Ke2 Rh3 47.Rc1 Rh2 48.Ke3 Rd7 49.c5 Rc7 50.Ke4 Rd2 51.Ke3 Rd5 52.c6 Rd6 53.Ke4 Rdc6 (53...Rdc6 54.Rh1 Rc4 55.Ke3 Kg5-+) 0–1. egomi (1630) – gligorick (1990), kurnik, 2011.

6.Bd3 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Nf1 Nc6 9.g4 Bg6 10.Ng3 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Be3 Be7 13.h4 Qa5 14.0-0 0-0-0 15.h5 Nc3 16.Qd2 Bd3 17.Qd3 Qb5 18.Ne1 Qd3 19.Nd3 f6 20.f4 g6 21.f5 gf5 22.gf5 Rhg8 23.Kh2 Ne4 24.Rf3 Ng3 25.Rg3 fe5 26.de5 ef5 27.Rag1 Rg3 28.Rg3 Bf8 29.Rg8 d4 30.Bf4 Kd7 31.Rh8 Ke6 32.Rh7 Be7 33.Rg7 Rh8 34.h6 Bf8 35.Rg6 Kd5 36.Kg3 Nd8 37.Rf6 Ne6 38.Bd2 Be7 39.Rf5+/- Rg8 40.Kf3+- Rh8 41.Nf4 Nf4+/- 42.Bf4 a5 43.Rf7+- Ke6 44.Rg7 d3? 45.cd3 a4 46.Ke4 b3 47.ab3 a3 48.d4 a2 49.d5 Kd7 50.Rg1 Bf8 51.e6 Ke7 52.Kf5 (52.Kf5 Kd8 53.d6 Bd6 54.Bd6+-) 1–0. Udovcic,Mijo – Vidmar,Milan Jr, Opatija, 1953.

6.h3 Bh5 7.Bc4 a6 8.0-0 e6 9.Bb2 d5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.e5 Nd7 12.Qb1 Be7 13.a3 ba3 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3 Qb6 (better is 15...Ra7!?+=) 16.Rb3+= Qd8 17.Rb7 Na5 18.Rb2 0-0 19.c3 Bg6 20.Nh2 (better is 20.Bg6!? fg6 21.Qa1+=) 20...Bd3= 21.Qd3 Nb6 22.f4 Nbc4 23.Nc4 Nc4 (worse is 23...dc4 24.Qg3+=) 24.Rbf2 Qe7 25.f5 Qd7 26.f6 g6 27.Qg3 Rfb8 28.Qh4 Qe8 29.Qg5 Qf8 30.Ng4 a5 31.Nh6 Kh8 32.h4 a4 (better is 32...Rb3!?+=) 33.h5+= gh5 34.Qh5 (better is 34.Rf3 h4 35.Rf4+/-) 34...Ra7+= 35.Rf4 a3?? (better is 35...Ne3 36.Ra1 a3+=) 36.Rg4 Ne3 37.Rg7 Rbb7 (37...Qg7 38.fg7 Kg7 39.Qg5 Kf8 40.Qg8 Ke7 41.Rf7) 38.Nf7! Rf7 (38...Rf7 39.Qh7# Mate attack) 39.Qh7# 1–0. Garcia Cortes Loriente,MJ – Diaz Calles,F, Valladolid CC Autumn, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

6.Rb1= a5 7.a3 ba3=+ 8.Ba3 Bg7 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Nc6 12.c4 Ne8 13.d5= Ne5 14.Ne5 Be5 15.Nf3 Bg7 16.e5 de5 17.Ne5 Bb5 18.Rb5 Nd6 19.Rb1 Qc7 20.Qe2 Rac8 21.Rbc1 Rfd8 22.c5 Nf5 23.d6 Qb8? 24.Nf7!+- Rf8 25.d7 Rf7+/- 26.dc8Q Qc8 27.Bb2 Nd4 28.Qc4 Qg4 29.Bd4 Bd4 30.Re2 Kf8 31.Ra2 Qf4 32.Qf1+/- a4 33.g3 Qg5 34.Rac2 a3 35.Rd1 Bc5 36.Qg2 Qf5-/+ 37.Re2 b6 38.Qd5? Bf2-+ 39.Kg2 Qf6?? 40.Rf1+- Qd4 41.Qa8 (41.Qa8 Kg7 42.Ref2 Rf2 43.Rf2+-) 1–0. Meixner,F (2085) – Hitter,G (2070), 26th Budapest Spring Festival, Budapest, 2010.

6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 ba3 8.Ba3 Bg7 9.Bb5 Nbd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Nb6 12.c4 Bg4 13.h3 Bf3 14.Nf3 Rc8 15.e5 de5 16.Ne5 Nfd7?? 17.Nd7+- Nd7 18.Be7 Qc7 19.Bf8 Rf8?? 20.Re7 Rd8 21.Qa4 Nb6 22.Rc7 Na4 23.Ba4 Rd4 24.Rbb7 Be5 25.Re7 f6 26.Rg7 Kf8 27.Rbf7 1–0. egomi (1735) – axeik (1625), kurnik, 2011.

6.Rb1 a5 7.Bc4 Bg7 (7...Bh6 8.h3-/+) 8.0-0 (8.Qe2 d5 9.Bb3 Ne4 10.Ba4 Nd7 11.Ne4 de4 12.Qe4 0-0-/+) 8...0-0 (8...d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.Bd5 Qd5 11.a3-/+) 9.Re1 (9.a3 d5 10.Bd5 Nd5 11.ed5 Qd5-/+) 9...h6 (better is 9...d5!? 10.Bd3 de4 11.Ne4 Nd5-/+) 10.a3 ba3 11.Ba3 White has a very active position. Black has a new passed pawn: a5 11...Re8 (11...Ne8 12.Re3+=) 12.c3 (12.e5!? Nh7 13.ed6 ed6 14.Re8 Qe8 15.Bd6+=) 12...Nc6 13.Qb3 e6 Prevents intrusion on d5 14.Bb5 d5 15.Ne5 White threatens to win material: Ne5xc6 (15.e5 Nh5=) 15...Bd7 (15...Qc7 16.Qa4+=) 16.Bc6 (16.Nd7!? should be considered 16...Qd7 17.e5=) 16...Bc6 17.Qb6 (better is 17.Nc6 would keep White alive 17...bc6 18.e5+=) 17...Qb6-/+ 18.Rb6 Ne4 19.Ne4 (19.Nc6!? bc6 20.Ne4 de4 21.Rc6-/+ (21.Re4? Rab8 22.Rb8 Rb8-+)) 19...Be5-+ 20.Nc5 (20.de5 de4 21.c4-+) 20...Bc7 21.Rbb1 Rab8 22.Re2 Bd6 23.Nd7 Ba3 24.Nb8 Rb8 25.Ra2 Bd6 26.Ra5 Kf8 27.g3 Ke7 28.Kg2 e5 29.de5 Be5-+ 30.Rc5? Kd6 31.Ra5 Bc3 32.Ra3 d4 33.f3 Re8 34.Rd1 Re3 35.Kf2 Be1! Discovered attack: c3, e3–a3 (35...Be1 36.Re1 Ra3-+) 0–1. Lee,Dylan – Stojic,Dusan, AUS–ch U18 Sydney, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 g6)

6.Rb1 Bg7 7.Rb4 Nc6 8.Rb3 0-0 9.Bd3 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Nf3 b6 12.0-0 Na5 13.Rb1 Rc8 14.Re1 d5 15.e5 Ne4 16.Be4 de4 17.Re4 Qd5 18.Re2 Qa2 19.Bg5 e6 20.c3 Qd5 21.Qd3 h6 22.Be7 Rfe8 23.Bd6 Nc4 24.Bb4 a5 25.Bd6 Nd6 26.ed6 Qd6 27.Ne5 Red8 28.Nc4 Qc6 29.Nb6 Qc3 30.Qe4 Rb8 31.Reb2 Qd4 32.Qd4 Bd4 33.Rb5 Bb6 34.Rb6 Rb6 35.Rb6 Rd5 36.Ra6 Kg7 37.Kf1 g5 38.Ke2 Kf6 0–1. egomi – thymallus32 (1860), kurnik, 2011.

6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bc4 d5 8.ed5= Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 b5 11.Bb3 a5 12.ab4 a4 13.Ba2 Na6 14.Ba3 Nc7 15.Ne5 Ncd5 16.Qf3 Be6 17.Rfe1 Rc8 18.c4= bc4 19.Ndc4 Nd7 20.Rac1 Be5 21.Ne5 Rc1 22.Rc1 Ne5 23.de5 Nc7 ½–½. Muehlberg,Siegfried – Pietzsch,Wolfgang, DDR–ch, 1962.

6.Bc4 d5=+ 7.ed5 Bg7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Nd5-/+ 10.Ne4 Nc6 11.Bb2 Na5 12.Bd5 Qd5 13.Ne5 Bf5 14.Ng3 Be6 15.Rfe1 Rac8 16.Nf1 Nc4 17.Nc4 Qc4 18.Qd2 Rfd8 19.Ne3 Qb5 20.c3 bc3 21.Bc3 Qa4 22.Qb2 b6 23.Red1 Rd7 24.h3 Rcd8 25.d5 Bc3 26.Qc3 Bd5 27.Ng4 f6 28.Qe3 h5 29.Rd5? Rd5 30.Qh6 Rg5 31.Re1 Rd1 32.Rd1 Qd1 33.Kh2 hg4 34.h4 g3! 35.fg3 Qh5 (35...Qh5 36.Qh5 Rh5-+) 0–1. Vasconcellos,Fernando – Bolbochan,Julio, Mar del Plata zt, 1951.

6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0-0 d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.Ne5 0-0 10.Qf3 Be6 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.Nb3 Rc8 13.Nc6 Rc6 (13...bc6?! 14.Nc5+=) 14.Bd3 Nc3 15.Bc3 Bd5 16.Be4 Rc3 17.Qe2 a5 18.Bd5 Qd5 19.Rad1 a4 20.Nc5 Qa2 21.Qe7 Qc2 22.Qb7 Rc4 23.Qd5 b3 24.Rd2 Qd2 25.Qc4 Qd4 26.Qa4 Qa4 27.Na4 Bd4 28.Rb1 b2! 29.g3 (29.Nb2 Rb8 Decoy) 29...Ra8 30.Nb2 Rb8 31.Rd1 Bb2 (31...Rb2?! 32.Rd4 Kg7 33.Kg2=) 32.Rd2 Kg7 33.Kg2 Bf6 34.Rc2 Rb2 35.Rc4 Rd2 36.Kf1 Bd4 (better is 36...h6!? 37.h3-+) 37.Ke1 Rf2 38.Rd4 Rh2 39.Rd3 h5 0–1. Dalinger,Humberto – Seminara,Juan Pablo, Acasusso Valle op, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 g6)

6.Bd3 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Bb2 Bg4 9.h3 Bf3 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 Nh5 13.c3 Rc8 14.Qb3 Qb6 15.Qc2 a6 16.Rfb1 Qc6 17.c4 Nf4 18.d5 Qc7 19.Bb2 Bb2 20.Rb2 Nd3 21.Qd3 Nc5 22.Qe3 Qd7 23.g4 Kg7 24.e5 h5 25.Nh2 hg4 26.Ng4 Rh8 27.Kg2 Rh4 28.e6? fe6-+ 29.de6 Qc6 30.f3 Rf8 31.Rf2 Kh7?? 32.Qg5+- Rg4 33.hg4 Ne6?? 34.Qe7 Kg8 35.Qe6 Rf7 36.Qg6 Kf8 37.Rh1 (37.Rh1 Ke7 38.Re2 Kd8 39.Qf7+-) 1–0. Hagen,T (1715) – Jonsson,Ol (1895), Politiken Cup, Helsingor DEN, 2009.

7.Ra3 Bg7 8.Bb2 0-0 9.Qa1 a6 10.Bc4 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.0-0 Bf5 13.Bd5 Qd5 14.c4 Qd8 15.h3 Bc8 (15...Bh6 16.d5+=) 16.d5= Bb2 17.Qb2 Nd7 18.Ne4 Qc7 19.c5 Qf4 (19...Nc5?? 20.d6 Qd6 21.Nd6 ed6 22.Qb6+-) 20.Re1 a5 21.Qc3 Qf5 22.Qd2 Nf6 23.Nf6 Qf6 24.Qh6 Rd8= 25.Ng5 Qg7 26.Qg7 Kg7 27.Re7 Rd5 28.Nf7 Rd7 29.Rd7 Bd7 30.Ne5 Be6 31.f4 a4 32.Kf2 Kf6 33.Ke3 Bb3 34.Nd7 Ke7 35.Nb6 Ra5 36.Kd4 Kd8 37.g4 Kc7 38.f5 gf5-/+ 39.gf5 Kc6 Attacks the isolani on c5 40.f6 Rc5 41.Na4 Ba4 42.Ra4 Rf5 43.Rc4 Kd7 44.Rc1 Rf6 45.Rb1 Kc7 46.Rc1 Rc6 47.Rg1 h6 48.h4 Ra6 49.Kc5 Ra4 50.Rh1 h5 51.Kb5 Rf4 52.Rc1 Kd6 53.Rh1 Ke5 54.Kb6 Kf5 55.Kb7 Rc4 56.Kb6 Kg4 57.Kb5 Rc2?? 58.Kb4-/+ Kg3 59.Kb3 Rc7 60.Rd1 Kh4-+ 61.Rd4 Kg3 62.Rd3 Kf4 63.Rd4 Ke3 64.Rd8 Rh7 65.Kc2 h4 66.Kd1 h3 67.Re8 Kf4 68.Rf8 Ke3 (68...Ke3 69.Re8 Kd3 70.Rd8 Kc4 71.Rc8 Kd5 72.Rd8 Kc6 73.Rc8 Kd7-+) 0–1. Antoshik,Alois – Vavruska,David, CZE–ch, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 g6)

7.Ra3 Bg7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.h3 Bf3 12.Nf3 d5 13.ed5 Nd5 14.Bf1 e6 15.c4 Ndb4 The pressure on d4 grows 16.Bg5 (16.Bb2 Qd6=+) 16...Qd7 17.Qa4 a5 18.Rd1 h6 19.Be3 Rfd8 20.d5 (20.Qb3 Qe7 21.Rd2 Rd7=+) 20...Ne5 (20...ed5 21.Bb6 d4 22.Bd8 Rd8 23.c5-/+) 21.Bb6=+ Qa4 (21...Nf3 22.gf3 ed5 23.Ba5=+) 22.Ra4= Nf3 23.gf3 Rd7 24.Ra5 Ra5 25.Ba5 Bf8 26.Rb1 Na6 27.de6 fe6 28.h4 Kf7 29.Bh3 Nc5 30.Bb6 Bd6 31.Rd1 (31.Re1 Kg7=) 31...Bh2 (31...Na4!? 32.Rb1 Bc5 33.Bc5 Nc5=+) 32.Kh2+= Rd1 33.Bc5 Rc1 34.Be3 Rc4 35.Kg3 h5 36.Bf1 Rb4 37.Bd3 Kf6 (37...b5 38.Bc1=) 38.Be4 e5 39.Bg5 Kg7 40.Be7 Rb3 41.Kg2 Rb2 (41...b5 42.Bd6 Kf6 43.f4 ef4 44.Bf4+=) 42.Bg5 (42.f4 ef4 43.Kf3 b5+=) 42...b5 43.Be3 Ra2 44.Kf1 (44.f4 ef4 45.Bf4 b4+=) 44...b4= 45.Bd5 Ra5 46.Bc4 (46.Be6 Ra6 47.Bd5 Rd6=) 46...Ra4 (46...Ra3 47.Ke2=) 47.Bg5 (47.f4 ef4 48.Bf4 b3 49.Be5 Kh6 50.Bb3 Rh4=) 47...Ra3=+ 48.Ke2 b3 49.Bc1 Ra2 (49...Ra1 50.Kd2 Ra2 51.Kd1 Rf2 52.Bb3 Rf3 53.Kc2=+) 50.Kd1 (50.Bd2 Ra4 51.Bb3 Rh4=) 50...Rf2 51.Bb3 Rf3 52.Kc2 Kf6 53.Bd5 Rg3 54.Bd2? (better 54.Be4!?=+) 54...Rg4-+ 55.Be1 Rd4 (55...g5 56.hg5 Kg5 57.Bf3-+) 56.Bf3 Kf5 Black intends e4 57.Kc3? (57.Bb7-/+) 57...Rd8?? (better 57...g5 58.hg5 h4-+) 58.Bd2=+ e4 59.Be2 Rc8 60.Kd4 Rc2 61.Ke3 Rd2 ½-½. Stevik,Patrik Jun (2260) - Sokolovsky,Jakub (2050), Ceske Budejovice Open (4), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2)

7.Ra3 Bg7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.h3 b6 11.Qe2 (11.c3 Qc7=+) 11...Nb4-/+ 12.Bc4 (12.c4 Nd3 13.Qd3 Qc7-/+) 12...d5 13.ed5 (13.Bb3 de4 14.Ne4 Ne4 15.Qe4 Bf5-/+) 13...Bb7 (13...Nc2!? 14.Rc3 Nb4-+) 14.c3-/+ Nbd5 15.Re1 e6 16.Ba6 Ba6 17.Qa6 Qc7 (17...Qc8 18.Qd3-/+) 18.c4 Nb4 19.Qa4 a5 20.Rc3 (20.Bb2 Rfb8-/+) 20...Rfb8 21.Bb2 Qd7 22.Qd1 Nc6 (22...b5 23.Ra3-+) 23.Rd3 (23.Ne5 Qb7-/+ (23...Nd4?? 24.Nd7 Nd7 25.Nf3+-)) 23...b5-+ 24.Ne5 (better 24.Rb3!? b4 25.d5 ed5 26.Bf6 Bf6 27.Ne4-/+) 24...Ne5 25.de5? (25.Re5 bc4 26.Nc4-+) 25...Qd3 26.ef6 (26.Re3 Qd7 27.ef6 Rd8 28.fg7 Qd2-+) 26...bc4 (26...Bh6 27.Ne4 Qd1 28.Rd1 bc4 29.Be5-+) 27.Re3 Qd5 (27...Rb2?! 28.Rd3 cd3 29.fg7-+) 28.Re5 (28.Be5 Rd8 29.fg7 Qd2-+) 28…Qd8 (28...Qd8 29.Qc1 Bf6 30.Nc4 Be5 31.Ne5 Qb6-+; 28...Rb2?! 29.Rd5 ed5 30.fg7-+) 0-1. Adil,A (2080) - Hamdouchi,H (2525), Riyadh Calendar Chess (3), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2)

7.Ba3 Bg7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Nh5 10.Re1 Nc6 11.c3 Rb8 12.Qa4 (12.Bc1 Nf4 13.Bc2 Qc7=) 12...a6 13.Nb3?? (better is 13.Qc2+=) 13…b5-+ (13...b5 14.Na5 ba4 15.Nc6 Qc7 16.Nb8 Qb8-+) 0–1. Perez Perez,Francisco Jose (2260) – Leyva,Hector (2300), Guines, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 g6)

7.e5 de5 8.de5 Nd5 9.Ra3 Nc6 10.Bc4 Nf4 11.0-0=+ Ne6 12.h4 Bg7-/+ 13.Re1 h5 14.Bb2 0-0 15.Rd3 Qb6 16.Qc1 Nc5 17.Ra3 Be6 18.Bf1 Rfd8 19.Nc4 Qc7 20.Ng5 b5-+ 21.Nd2 b4 22.Rae3 Bh6 23.c3-/+ Bg5 24.hg5 Rac8 25.cb4 Nb4-+ 26.Ba3 Nbd3 27.Bd3 Nd3 28.Qc7 Rc7 29.Rf1 Ne5! 30.Re5 Rd2 31.Rb1 Rd8 32.Kh2 Kf8 33.Rbb5 a6 34.Rb6 Bc4 35.f4 Bd3 36.Bb2 Ke8 37.Re3 a5 38.Ba3 a4 39.Bd6 Rcd7 40.Bb4 Bc2 41.Ra6 Rb7 42.Bc5 Rc8 43.Ra5 e6 44.Bd4 Kd7 45.Be5 Rc4 46.Re2 Kc6 47.Rd2 Kb6 48.Ra8 Kb5 49.Rd6 Kb4 50.Rda6 Kb3 51.Ra5 Be4 52.R8a6 Bc6 53.Kh3 Rc2 54.g4 Bb5 55.gh5 Ba6 56.Ra6 gh5 57.g6 fg6 58.Re6 a3 59.Rg6 Rc1 60.Ra6 a2 61.Kh4 Rb5 62.Bf6 Rh1 63.Kg3 Rg1 64.Kf3 Rg6. Shirazi,Kamran G (2435) – Guidarelli,L (2385), GM, Evry FRA, 2003.

6.0-0 e5 7.d5 Nb8 8.Bd2 Be7 (8...Na6 9.a3 Nc5 10.Qe2=) 9.Bb4+= 0-0 10.Nbd2 (10.Nc3 Na6 11.Ba6 ba6 12.Ne5 de5+=) 10...Na6 11.a3 (11.Ba3 Qc7=) 11...g6 12.Nc4 Nh5 13.Re1 Nf4 14.Bf1 Nb4 15.ab4 f5 16.Nfd2 fe4 17.Ne4 Bf5 18.Ncd2 (18.g3 Nh5+=) 18...Qb6 (18...Qc7 19.c4 a5 20.g3=) 19.Rb1 (19.Nc4 Qd8= (worse is 19...Qb4 20.Rb1 Qa4 21.Rb7+-)) 19...Qc7 (19...Rac8 20.Nc4 Rc4 21.Bc4 Be4 22.Re4=) 20.c4= Rad8 (20...b6 21.g3 Nh5 22.c5+=) 21.Qb3 Kh8 (21...Rf7 22.g3 Nh5 23.Ra1+=) 22.Rec1 b6 23.Qa4 (23.g3 Nh3 24.Bh3 Bh3+=) 23...Qb7 (23...Kg8 24.g3 Nh3 25.Bh3 Bh3 26.Ra1+=) 24.Ra1+= Rd7 25.Qc6 Qb8 26.Qb5 Rb7 27.Qa6 Rd8 (27...Rd7 28.Qa2+=) 28.Ra2 Rc7 29.Rca1 Rdd7 30.Qb5 (30.g3 Nh3 31.Bh3 Bh3+/-) 30...Qf8 (30...Rd8 31.g3 Nh3 32.Bh3 Bh3 33.Qa4+=) 31.Ra6+= h5 32.Qa4 (32.h4 Kg8+=) 32...h4= 33.Qb3 g5 (33...Qh6 34.g3 hg3 35.fg3= (worse is 35.hg3 Bg5 36.gf4 Bf4+=)) 34.R1a3 (34.g3 Ng6+/-) 34...g4 (34...b5 35.Rc6 bc4 36.Bc4 Rc6 37.dc6=) 35.Qa2+= Qb8 (35...Kg7+=) 36.Qa1 (36.Nc3+/-) 36...Bf8? (better is 36...Kg8=) 37.c5+- Qe8 (37...Ng6 38.cd6 Rc8 39.Ra7 Ra7 40.Ra7 Bg7+-) 38.c6 (better is 38.Nf6!? Qf7 39.Nd7 Rd7 40.c6+-) 38...Rg7+/- 39.Ra7 Nd5 40.b5 Qg6 41.Rc7 (better is 41.Ra8!? Rg8 42.Nc3+/-) 41...Nc7= 42.Qe1 (better is 42.Ra8!? Na8 43.Qa8=) 42...d5-/+ 43.Ra4 de4 44.Ne4 Ne6 (44...h3 45.Ng3 Bc2 46.Ra2-/+) 45.Nc3 Nd4 46.Kh1 Bd6 (46...Qd6 47.Ra8-/+) 47.Nd5? (better is 47.f4 Qh6 48.fe5+=) 47...Be4?? (47...h3-/+) 48.Nf4?? (better is 48.Ra8 Rg8 49.Rg8 Kg8 50.Qe4 Qe4 51.Nf6 Kf7 52.Ne4+-) 48...Qf5-+ (48...ef4?! 49.Rd4 Bf5 50.Qd2-+) 49.Ra8? (49.Ne6 Bg2! 50.Bg2 Ne6 51.Ra8 Rg8 52.Ra4-+) 49...Kh7 50.Nh5 (50.f3 Nf3 (50...ef4?! 51.Qh4 Kg6 52.fe4-/+; 50...Qf4?! 51.Qe4 Qe4 52.fe4-+) 51.Qe4 Qe4-+) 50...Rf7 (50...Qh5?! 51.Qe4 Qg6 52.Qe3-+) 51.Bc4 (51.Rd8 Bc7 52.Rd7-+) 51...h3 52.Qe3 Bg2 53.Kg1 Qb1 0–1. Elishev,Ivan (2190) – Alikulov,Elbek (2230), Moscow RUS, City Team Ch, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.0-0 e5 7.d5 Ne7 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Ng6 10.Be3 Be7 11.Nc4 Bg4 12.Ba7 0-0 13.Ne3 Bh5 14.Nf5 b6 15.Qb1 (15.Ne7? Ne7 16.Ra6 Nc8-+) 15...Bf3 16.gf3 Nd7 17.Bb5 Nh4 18.Nh4 Bh4 19.Bc6 Rc8 20.Qb5 Rc7 21.Bb6 Nb6 22.Qb6 Qg5 23.Kh1 Qh5 24.Ra3 Bg5 25.Rg1 (25.Qc7 Bf4 26.Qf7 Rf7 27.Ra8 Rf8 28.Rf8 Kf8 29.h3 Qh3 30.Kg1 Qh2) 25...Bf4 26.Rg2 Rcc8 27.c4 (27.Rb3!?+=) 27...Rb8= 28.Bb7 Qh3 29.Qc7 (29.Rb3!? Qd7 30.Qc6+=) 29...Bh2 30.c5? (30.Rb3!?=+) 30...dc5 31.d6 (31.Rb3!?-/+) 31...Rfd8 32.Ra1 Bf4 33.Kg1 Qd7 34.Bd5 Rbc8 35.Qd7 Rd7 36.Ra6 Rcd8 (36...g5!? 37.Bc4-+) 37.Rc6 Rd6 38.Rc5 Rb6 39.Kh1 g6 40.Rg1 Rd7 41.Ra1 Kg7 42.Ra8 h5 43.Rcc8 Kh6 44.Rf8 Rf6 45.Kg2 Kg5 46.Kh3 Rc7 47.Rg8 (47.Rfc8!? Rc8 48.Rc8-/+) 47...Rc2 48.Kg2 Be3 49.Ra2 Ra2 50.Ba2 Bd4 51.Rf8 (51.Rg7 h4-+) 51...Kh6 (better 51...Rb6!? 52.Rf7 Rb2-+) 52.Rf7-/+ Rf7 53.Bf7 Kg5 ½-½. Antipov,M2 (2595) - Xu,Yi (2505), Chess.com RCC Wk20 Swiss (8), 2022. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.0-0 Bg4 7.Bb2 e5 8.d5 Nb8 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 Nbd7 11.Nc4 Nc5 12.Qe2 Be7 13.Qe3 0-0 14.Nfd2 Nh5 15.g3 (15.h3 Bc8-/+) 15...Bh3 16.f4? (better is 16.Rfb1!? b5 17.Be2-/+) 16...Bf1 17.Bf1 ef4 18.gf4 f5 19.e5 de5 20.fe5 Qd5 21.Nd6 f4 (21...Bd6?! 22.Bc4 Qc4 23.Nc4=) 22.Qf2 Kh8 (22...Bd6?! 23.Bc4 Qc4 24.Nc4=) 23.Ra3?? (better is 23.Bc4 Qc6 24.Nf7 Rf7 25.Bf7-+) 23...Bd6 24.Rh3 (24.Bg2 Qe6 25.ed6 Qd6 26.Ra5-+) 24...Na4 25.Rh5 (25.Bc4 A) 25...Nb2?! 26.Bd5 Bc7 27.c4= (27.Rh5? Bb6-+; worse is 27.Bb7 Bb6 28.Ba8 Ra8 29.Qb6 ab6 30.Rh5 g6-/+); B) 25...Qc6 26.ed6 Nb2 27.Rh5 Qd6-+) 25...Nb2 (25...Bc5 26.Bd3 Bf2 27.Kf2 Nb2 28.Rh7 Kg8 29.Rh3-+) 26.Nf3 (26.Bg2 Qf7 27.Rh7 Kh7 28.Be4 Kg8 29.ed6 Qh5-+) 26...Bc7 (better is 26...Bc5 27.Be2 Nd1 28.Qc5 Qc5 29.Kh1 Nf2 30.Kg2 g6 31.Rh7 Kh7 32.Ng5 Kh6-+) 27.c4 (27.Kh1 Qd1-+) 27...Nc4 28.Rh7 (28.Bc4 Qc4 29.Kg2 Bb6-+) 28...Kh7 29.Qc2 g6 (29...Kh8 30.Qc4 Qf3 31.Bg2 Bb6 32.Kh1-+) 30.Bc4 (30.Qc4 Qc4 31.Bc4 a5-+) 30...Bb6 (30...Bb6 31.Kg2 Qc6-+) 0–1. Lee,Dan – Kreckler,Warren, USA op Chicago, 1973. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 e5 8.d5 Nb8 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 Be7 11.Nc4 Nbd7 12.Na5 Qc7 13.Qe2 0-0 14.Rfb1 Rfb8 15.h3 Bf3 16.Qf3 Nc5 17.Bc5 dc5 (worse is 17...Qc5 18.Rb7 (worse is 18.Nb7 Qc7 19.Ba6 Qc2=) 18...Rb7 19.Nb7+=) 18.c4 Ne8 19.Qg3 g6 20.Rf1 Bf6 21.Ra2 Qe7 22.Rb1 Qc7 23.Qe3 Nd6 24.Qd2 Bd8 25.Qc3 Qe7 26.Rab2 Bb6 27.Nb3 Rf8 28.Nd2 Rae8 29.Rf1 Qc7 30.Ra2 f5 31.f3 Qe7 32.Re1 f4 33.Nb1 g5 34.Na3 h5 35.Be2 Rf6 36.Rb2 Qd8 37.Reb1 Ba5 38.Qc2 b6 39.Nb5 Nc8 40.Qd3 a6 41.Na3 Bb4 42.Nc2 a5 43.Bd1 Qc7 44.Na3 Re7 45.Nb5 Qd8 46.Be2 Rd7 47.Rd1 Nd6 48.Nd6 Rfd6 49.Qb3 Kf7 50.Ra2 Rg6 51.Qb2 Qf6 52.Qb3 Ke7 53.Qd3 Kd6 54.Qb3 Rg8 55.Rc2 Rh8 56.Qa4 Kc7 57.Qb3 Rd6 58.Rb1 Qe7 59.Qa4 Ra8 60.Ra2 Qd7 61.Qd7 Rd7 62.Ra4 Bc3 63.Kf1 Bd4 64.Bd1 Rd6 65.Rb3 Rdd8 ½–½. Eilers,Jochen (1955) – Funke,Reinhard (2090), Muensterland Verbandsliga, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6)

6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 e6 8.a3 ba3 9.h3 Bh5 10.c4 Be7 11.d5 Ne5 12.g4 Nd3 13.Qd3 Bg6 14.Nbd2 ed5 15.cd5 0-0 16.Ra3 a6 17.Rb1 Qd7 18.Nh2 h5 19.f3 b5 20.Rba1 Qb7 21.f4 hg4 22.hg4 b4 (better is 22...Nd7!?-/+) 23.Ra6= Ra6 24.Ra6 Nd5 (24...Ra8 25.Rb6 Qc8+/-) 25.Ra7+/- Nf4 26.Rb7 Nd3 27.Re7 Rb8 28.Ba7 Rb5 29.Nhf3 b3 30.Be3 (better is 30.Nd4!? Rg5 31.N4b3+/-) 30...Kf8= 31.Nd4 Ke7 32.Nb5 b2 33.Nc3 Ke6 34.Kf1 f6 35.Ke2 (better is 35.Nc4!?+=) 35...Ne5+= 36.g5 Bh5 37.Kf1 fg5 38.Ncb1 Nf3 (38...d5 39.ed5 Kd5 40.Nc3 Kc6 41.Bd4-/+) 39.Kf2 Nd2 40.Nd2 Bg6 41.Bd4 Be4 42.Bb2 d5 43.Bd4 g6 44.Nf1 g4 45.Ne3 Bf3 46.Kg3 g5 47.Ng4 Bg4 48.Kg4 ½–½. Adamski,Andrzej (2220) – Matuszewski,Michal (2185), XXXXV YMCA Winter, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.0-0 g6 7.a3 ba3 8.Ba3 Bg7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Nbd2 Bd7 11.h3 (11.c3 Qc7=+) 11...Rc8 (11...Nh5 12.e5=+) 12.Rb1 (12.d5 Nb8=) 12...b6 13.c4 White plans d5 Nh5 14.Bb2 e5 15.d5 Na5 16.Bc3 Nf4 17.Bf1 Nb7 18.Ra1 a5 19.Rb1 (19.Kh2 b5! 20.g3 Nh5-+) 19...Nc5 20.Qc2 f5 21.Kh2 (better 21.Ra1-+) 21...fe4 22.Ne4 Ne4 (22...Ne4 23.Qe4 Bf5-+) 0-1. Quirke,J (2000) - D'Arruda,R (2270), Titled Tue (4), 2022. (=1.e4 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6)

6.a3 ba3 7.c3 e5 8.d5 Nb8 9.Na3 Be7 10.Nb5 a6 11.Ne5 (11.0-0!?=+) 11...de5-/+ 12.d6 Bd6 (12...ab5? 13.de7 Ra1 14.ed8Q Kd8 15.0-0+-) 13.Nd6 Qd6 14.Bb5 ab5 15.Qd6 Ra1 16.Qb8 Rc1 17.Kd2 Rh1 18.Qc8 Ke7 19.Qh8 Ne4 20.Kc2 Rf1 21.Qg7 (21.Kd3 Nf6 (21...Nf2? 22.Ke2 Rc1 23.Kf2+-) 22.Ke2 Rc1=) 21...Rf2=+ 22.Kd3 Nf6 23.Qg3 Rd2!? 24.Ke3 (24.Kd2 Ne4 Double attack) 24...Rd5 25.Qf3 e4 26.Qf4 Rd3 (26...Rc5 27.Ke2=+) 27.Ke2= Rc3?? (27...Ke6 28.g4 A) 28...Rc3?? 29.Qf5 Ke7 30.Qe5 Kd7 31.Qc3+- (worse 31.Qf6 Rh3+-); B) 28...Rf3=) 28.Qe5+- Kf8 (28...Kd7 29.Qc3 Ne8 30.Qh3 Kc7 31.g4+-) 29.Qc3 Nd5 (29...Kg7 30.Qg3 Kf8 31.Qe5+-) 30.Qc5 (better 30.Qh8 Ke7 31.Qe5 Kf8 32.Qd5+-) 30...Ne7 31.Qb5 Kg7 (31...f5 32.g4 fg4 33.Qb7+-) 32.Qb7 Ng6 33.Qe4 h6 (33...h5 34.h4+-) 34.Qd4 Kh7 (34...f6 35.Qd7 Kg8 36.g4+-) 35.Qa1 Nf8 (35...Nh8 36.Qf6+-) 36.Kf3 (36.Qf6 Kg8+-) 36...Ne6 (36...Kg6 37.h4 h5 38.Qb1 Kg7 39.Qf5+-) 37.Ke4 (37.Qf6 Ng5 38.Ke3 Kg8+-) 37...Ng5 (37...Kg6 38.Ke5 h5 39.Qb1 Kg7 40.Qf5+-) 38.Kf5 Ne6 (38...Kg8+-) 39.Kf6 Ng5 (39...Kg8 40.Qa8 Kh7 41.Kf7 Ng5 42.Kf6 Ne4 43.Qe4 Kh8 44.Qb7 Kg8 45.Qg7) 40.h4 (40.h4 Ne4 41.Kf7 Nd6 42.Kf8 Kg6 43.g4 Nf5 44.Qe5 Kh7 45.gf5 h5 46.Qg7) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2235) - Abrosimov,V (2340), Titled Tue (9), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.a3 a6 7.d5= Ne5 8.Ne5 de5 9.ab4 e6 10.de6 Bb4 11.c3 Bc5 12.ef7 Kf7 13.0-0 Qb6 14.Na3 Be6 15.Qe2 Rhf8 16.Rb1 Qc7 17.Kh1 Kg8 18.f4 b5 19.Nc2 Bd6 20.f5 Bf7 21.g4 (21.Bg5 Be7+=) 21...Qc3 22.Ne3 Qc6 23.Ng2? (better is 23.g5!? Nd7 24.f6-/+) 23...Bc4-+ 24.g5 (24.Re1 Bd3 25.Qd3 Ng4-+) 24...Ne4! 25.Qe4 (25.Be4 Be2 Pinning (25...Be2 Deflection; 25...Be2 Overloading); 25.Qe4 Bd3 Double attack (25...Bd3 Decoy)) 25...Qe4 26.Be4 Bf1 27.Ba8 Ra8 28.Ne3 (28.Bb2 Bc4-+) 28...Bd3 29.Ra1 (29.Rb3 e4-+) 29...Bc5 30.h4 Bd4 (30...a5 31.Kg2-+) 31.Ra3 Be4 32.Kh2 b4 33.Ra5 (33.Rb3 a5 34.Bd2 Rf8-+) 33...b3 (33...Rc8!? 34.Ra4-+) 34.Ng4 White prepares the advance f6 34...b2 (better is 34...Rc8 35.Ba3 Rc2 36.Kg3 Rg2 37.Kh3-+) 35.Bb2 Bb2 36.f6 Bf3 (better is 36...Bb7!? 37.Ne5 gf6 38.gf6-+) 37.Ne5 Be5 38.Re5 gf6 39.gf6 Kf7 40.Re7 Kf6 41.Rh7 a5 42.Kg3 Be4 43.Rh5 (43.Rd7 a4-+) 43...a4 (43...a4 44.Rc5 a3-+) 0–1. Banos,Polihronis (1605) – Roussos,Leandros (1930), Ikaros op Athens, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.a3 d5!? 7.e5 Ne4 +=.

6.a3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Ba3 Nd3 10.Qd3 0-0 11.Nbd2 b6 12.e5 de5 13.Be7 Qe7 0–1. Lund,Jens Dahlen (2150) – Kubasky,Alojz (2185), SH–2007–0-00155, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.a3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bd2 ba3 9.c4 (worse 9.Ra3 d5 10.ed5 Ba3 11.dc6 Bd6-+) 9...e5 10.Na3 (10.d5 Nb8=+) 10...ed4-/+ 11.Nb5 (11.Qb1 Bg4 12.Qb7 Qc8-/+) 11...Bg4 12.Qa4 (12.h3 Bf3 13.Qf3 0-0-/+) 12...Bf3-+ 13.gf3 0-0 14.f4 a6 15.Na3 Nd7 16.Kh1 Nc5 17.Qc2 f5! 18.f3 (18.ef5 Nd3 Decoy) 18...Qd7 19.Rg1 Rae8 20.Rg2 Rf7 21.Rag1 Bf8 22.Rg5 (22.Re1 g6-+) 22...fe4 (22...Qe7 23.Re1 Nd3 24.Qd3-+) 23.fe4 Nd3 24.Qd3 Qe6 (24...Qe7 25.Re1 h6 26.Rg6-+) 25.Re1 Be7 26.Rg2 Bh4 27.Ree2 Bf6 28.Nc2 Rc7 29.Re1 Nb8 30.Na3 Nd7 31.f5 (31.Bb4 b6-+) 31...Qe7 32.Qh3 Ne5 33.Qb3 Qf7 34.Qb6 (34.Qg3 Qh5-+) 34...Rc6 35.Qd4 (35.Qb1 Nc4 36.Nc4 Rc4-+) 35...Nc4 36.Qd3 Nd2 37.Rd2 Rc3 38.Qd6 Be7 39.Qf4 (39.Qd5 Ba3 40.e5 b5-+) 39...Ba3 40.e5 (40.Rg2 Rc4-+) 40...Rc4 (better 40...Bc1!? 41.e6 Qf6 42.Qd4 Bd2 43.Qd2-+) 41.Qf1 (41.Re4 Rc1 42.Kg2-+) 41...Bb4 (better 41...Rc5 42.e6 Qf5 43.Qf5 Rf5 44.Rd3-+) 42.e6?? (42.Rd7 Rc1 43.Rc1 Qd7 44.Qc4 Kh8 45.Qb4 Qd5 46.Kg1 Qe5 47.Rf1-+) 42...Qc7 43.f6 Bd2 44.f7 Kf8 45.fe8Q Ke8 46.e7 (46.Rd1 Rc2 47.Qf7 Qf7 48.ef7 Kf7 49.Kg2-+) 46...Qc6 47.Kg1 Rg4 (47...Rg4 48.Kf2 Be1 49.Ke1 Qc3 50.Kf2 Rf4 51.Ke2 Re4 52.Kd1 Rd4 53.Qd3 Rd3 54.Ke2 Rd2 55.Kf1 Qc1) 0-1. Husarik,B (2120) - Brychta,D (2140), TCh-CZE (6), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.a3 Bg4 7.d5 Bf3 8.gf3 Ne5 9.Bb5 Nfd7 (9...Ned7 10.ab4 g6 11.0-0=) 10.ab4+= Qb6 (10...a6 11.Be2+=) 11.Na3+/- a6 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Bd7 Nd7 14.c4 (14.0-0 h5+/-) 14...e6 (14...e5 15.Rc1=) 15.0-0+= Be7 (15...Rc8 16.f4+=) 16.Nb5 (16.de6 fe6 17.Nb5 Qb8+/-) 16...Qb8? (16...Qc4 17.Qa4 0-0= (17...ed5? 18.Rfc1 Qb5 19.Qb5 ab5 20.Ra8 Bd8 21.ed5+-)) 17.de6+- fe6 18.Nd4 Nf8 (18...Bf6 19.Ne6 Ba1 20.Qa1+-) 19.Qa4 (19.f4 g6+-) 19...Kf7+/- 20.f4 Bf6 21.Rad1 (21.Rfd1 Qe8+/-) 21...Qc7 (21...Qc8 22.Qb3 Bd4 23.Bd4+/- (23.Rd4?! e5 24.Rd6 Qg4 25.Kh1 Qf3 26.Kg1 Qg4 27.Kh1 Qf3 28.Kg1 Qg4=)) 22.f5 e5? (better 22...Bd4 23.Rd4 ef5 24.ef5 Nd7+/-) 23.Ne6?? White intends c5 (23.Nb5!? ab5 24.Qa8 bc4+-) 23...Ne6? (better 23...Qc4 24.f3 Ne6=) 24.fe6+- Ke6 25.c5 dc5?? (better 25...Qc8 26.Qb3 d5+-) 26.Bc5+- Kf7 (26...Bg5 27.Qb3 Kf6 28.Qh3+-) 27.Qb3 (better 27.Rd7 Qd7 28.Qd7 Kg6 29.Kh1+-) 27...Kg6 28.Qh3?? (28.Qg3 Kf7 29.f4+-) 28...Qc8?? (better 28...Rad8=) 29.Rd7+- h5 (29...Qd7 30.Qd7 Rad8 31.Qb7 Rc8+-) 30.Qf5 Kh6 31.Be3 (31.Be3 Bg5 32.Bg5) 1-0. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2220) - Mazzilli,P (2310), Titled Tue (7), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.Bb2 d5 7.Nbd2 de4 8.Ne4 e6 9.Nf6 Qf6 10.Rb1 Qd8 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Bc4 Be7 13.Re1 0-0 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.Re5 Qc7 16.Qd3 Bf6 17.Rc5 Qd6 18.Re1 Rd8 19.Rh5 (19.Rd1!?-/+) 19...g6-+ 20.Qf3 Qe7 (20...Bd4 21.Rh7 Qe7 22.Bd4 Rd4 23.Qh3-/+) 21.Rhe5 (21.Rd5!?-/+) 21...Be5-+ 22.de5 Bd7 23.Bc1 (23.Qb7 Qc5 24.Bd3-+) 23...Bc6 24.Qg3 Qc5 25.Bd3 Qc3 26.Rd1 (26.f3 Bd5-+) 26...Rd5 (26...Ba4 27.Rf1 Bc2 28.Bc2 Qc2 29.Bh6-+) 27.Bf4 Bb5 28.h4 Bd3 29.cd3 Rad8 30.Qg5 Rd3 31.Rd3 (31.Qd8 Rd8 32.Rd8 Kg7-+) 31...Rd3 (31...Qd3 32.Qf6 g5 33.Qg5 Kf8 34.Qf6=) 32.Qe7 (32.Kh2 Qb2 33.f3 Rd1-+ (33...Qa2?! 34.Qe7 Rd2 35.Kh3 Rg2 36.Qd8 Kg7 37.Qf6 Kf8 38.Qd8 Kg7 39.Qf6 Kg8 40.Qd8 Kg7=)) 32...Qe1 33.Kh2 Qf2 34.Qg5 Rd1 35.Be3 Qf5 (better is 35...Qa2 36.Qf6 Qa1 37.h5 Rh1 38.Kg3 Qe1 39.Qf2 Qf2 40.Kf2-+) 36.Qh6 (36.Qf5 gf5 37.Ba7-+) 36...Qe5 37.Bf4 Qh5 38.g4 (38.Qh5 gh5 39.Bb8-+) 38...Qg4 39.Be5 Qg1 40.Kh3 Rd3 0–1. Rajamaki,Keijo – Taivainen,Jukka (2270), Kankaanpa op, 1996. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.Bb2 e5 7.de5= Ne5 8.Be5 (8.Ne5 de5 9.Be5 Bc5+=) 8...de5+= 9.Ne5 Bd6 10.Nf3 Qe7 11.0-0 0-0 12.e5 (12.Nbd2 Bf4+=) 12...Be5-/+ 13.Re1 Nd7 (better is 13...Bg4!? 14.Nbd2 Rfe8-/+) 14.Ne5= Ne5 15.f4?? (better is 15.Bh7 Kh7 16.Qh5 Kg8 17.Re5+=) 15...Qc5-+ 16.Kh1 Nd3 (16...Ng4!? 17.Re2 Nf2 18.Rf2 Qf2 19.Qd2-+) 17.Qd3 (17.cd3 Bf5-+) 17...Qf2 (17...Bf5!? 18.Qe2-+) 18.Nd2 Qf4 19.Rf1 (19.Re4!? Qf6 20.Rf1 Qc3 21.Qc3 bc3-+) 19...Qc7-+ 20.Rae1 (20.Ne4 Rd8 21.Qb3 Be6 22.Qb4 Qc2-+) 20...b6 (better is 20...Be6 21.Qe4 a5-+) 21.Nc4? (better is 21.Ne4 h6 22.c3 bc3 23.Nc3-+) 21...Ba6 22.Rf4 (22.Re4 Rac8 23.Rh4 h6-+) 22...Rad8 (22...Qf4 23.Qe4 Qe4 (23...Bc4?! 24.Qf4 b5 25.Kg1-+) 24.Re4 Rae8-+) 23.Qf1 (23.Qe4 Bb7 24.Qe3 Bd5-+) 23...Bc4 (better is 23...Rfe8 24.Re8 Re8-+) 24.Rc4 Qd6 25.h3 a5 26.Rf4 Qd5 27.Qc4 Qc4 28.Rc4 Rd2 (28...Rc8 29.Ree4-+) 29.Rc6 g6 30.Rc1 (30.Kh2-+) 30...Re8 31.Rb6 Ree2 32.Rg1 (32.Rb5-+) 32...Rc2 33.Ra6 (33.a3 ba3 34.Rb5 a2 35.Ra5 h5-+) 33...Ra2 34.Kh2 b3 35.Kg3 (35.Rb6 a4 36.Kg3 Rac2-+) 35...b2 36.Rb6 Ra3 (better is 36...Ra1 37.Kh2 Rg1 38.Rb8 Kg7 39.Kg1-+) 37.Kh4 (37.Kh2 Rd3 38.Rb1-+) 37...Re4 38.g4 Rb4 (better is 38...h6 39.Rb5 Ree3-+) 39.Rb4 ab4 40.Rb1 Rb3 41.Kg5 Kg7 42.Kf4 h6 43.h4 g5! 44.Ke4 (44.hg5 hg5 Combination) 44...gh4 45.Kd4 h3 46.Kc4 Rc3 47.Kb4 Rc1 (47...Rc1 48.Rb2 Rf1-+) 0–1. Lazu,Robert – Ayers,Robert W, Dos Hermanas Internet qual–A, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.Bb2 e6 7.Nbd2 Bd7 8.0-0 Rc8 9.Re1 Be7 10.h3 0-0 11.g4 (11.a3 a5+=) 11...Na5 12.Qe2 b5 13.Nh2 (better is 13.a3!? d5 14.e5+=) 13...Nc4!-+ 14.Bc1 (14.Nc4 bc4 Combination; 14.Bc4 bc4 Decoy) 14...Qb6 15.g5 Ne8 16.Ndf3 (16.Nhf3 Qc7-/+) 16...e5-+ 17.d5 (17.a4 ba3 (17...ed4?! 18.ab5 Ne5 19.Bd2-/+) 18.de5 Bh3 19.ed6 Ned6-+) 17...Bh3 18.Nh4 (18.Rb1 Qa5-+) 18...Qd8 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh6 Ng7 (20...Bd7 21.a3 b3 22.cb3-+) 21.Nf5? (better is 21.a3 ba3 22.N4f3-+) 21...Nf5 22.Qh3 Nd4 23.Qh6 (23.Qg2 Na3 24.Ba3 ba3-+) 23...f6 24.Kg2 fg5 25.Rh1 Rf7 26.Ng4 Qf8 27.Bg5 Bg5 28.Qg5 Nf3 (better is 28...Rf4!?-+) 29.Nh6-/+ Kg7 30.Nf5 Kh8 31.Qg6 Nd4 32.Rh5?? (better is 32.Nd4 Rg7 33.Rh7 Rh7 34.Nf5-/+) 32...Nf5 33.ef5 Rg7 34.Rah1 Rg6 (better is 34...Rcc7!? 35.Rh7 Rh7 36.f6-+) 35.fg6 Rc7?? (better is 35...Qf6 36.Rh7 Kg8-+) 36.Rg5?? (better is 36.Bf5 Kg8 37.Be6 Kg7 38.Rh7 Kg6 39.Rc7=) 36...Nd2 (36...e4 37.Be2-+) 37.Rf5 (37.Bf5 Ne4! 38.Rgh5 Nf6-+) 37...Qg8 38.Rhh5 (38.Rh6 Rg7 39.Rfh5 Qd5 40.Kh2 Nf3 41.Kg3 Ne1 42.Rh7 Rh7 43.Rh7 Kg8-+) 38...e4 39.Be2 Rg7 40.Kh2 (40.Kg3 Rg6 41.Kf4 Qg7-+) 40...Rg6 41.Rh7 (41.Rh4 Nf3! 42.Rf3 Rg2 43.Kh3 ef3 44.Bf3 Rf2 45.Bg4 Qd5 46.Rh7 Kh7 47.Kh4 Qe4 48.Kh5 Qh1 49.Bh3 Qh3 50.Kg5 Rf5) 41...Qh7 (41...Qh7 42.Rh5 Rh6 43.Rh6 Qh6 44.Kg3 Qg5 45.Kh3 Qd5-+) 0–1. Clough,Fred – Levens,David G, BCF–ch Bath, 1963. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.Bb2 Bg4 7.d5 Nb8 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 a6 11.Nc4 g6 12.h3 Bf3 13.Qf3 (worse is 13.gf3 Bg7-/+) 13...Bg7 14.Qe3 0-0 15.Bd4 Ne5 16.Ne5 de5 17.Bb6 Qc8 18.c4 Nd7 19.Rab1 f5 20.f3 f4 21.Qf2 Rf6 22.c5 Nb6 23.cb6 Qc3 24.Qc2 Qc2 25.Bc2 a5 26.Rfc1 Ra6 27.Bb3 Rd6 28.Rc8 Kf7 29.Bc4 Rab6 30.Rb6 Rb6 31.d6 e6 32.d7 Rb1 33.Kh2 Bf6 34.d8Q Bd8 35.Rd8 b5 36.Rd7 Ke8 (36...Kf6 37.Rb7 a4 38.Rb5 Rb5 39.Bb5 a3+=) 37.Be6 b4 38.Rh7 b3? (better is 38...Ra1+-) 39.Rb7 a4 (39...b2+-) 40.Bd7 Kd8 41.Ba4 b2 42.Bc2 Rc1 43.Rb2 Kc7 44.Bb3 Kd6 45.Rd2 Ke7 46.Rc2 (46.Rd5!? Kf6+-) 46...Rb1 47.Bd5 g5 (47...Rb6 48.Rc7 Kd8 49.Rg7+-) 48.Rc6 1–0. Deleau,Denis (1870) – Gomez,Gerard (1830), Provence–ch access Vitrolles, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Be2 (8.d5 Bf3 9.Qf3 Ne5 10.Bb5 Nfd7=) 8...e6 9.0-0 Be7 (9...d5 10.ed5 Nd5 11.Nd5 Qd5 12.Rb1-/+) 10.Re1 (10.d5 Bf3 11.Bf3 Ne5+=) 10...0-0 11.Ba3 (11.d5 Bf3 12.Bf3 Ne5+=) 11...Qa5-/+ 12.Bd6?? (better is 12.Bb2-/+) 12...Bd6-+ (12...Qc3?! 13.Rc1 Qb2 14.Rc6 Bd6 15.Rc2-+) 13.e5 (13.d5 ed5 (worse is 13...Qc3 14.dc6 Bf3 15.Bf3-+) 14.ed5 Ne7-+) 13...Bb4 (worse is 13...Qc3 14.ef6 gf6 15.d5 ed5 16.Qd5-+) 14.ef6 Bc3 15.fg7 Kg7 16.Rc1 Bf3 17.Bf3 Be1 18.Rc5 (18.Qe1 Qe1 19.Re1 Nd4 20.Bb7-+) 18...Qd2 19.Qd2 Bd2 20.d5 (20.Rc2 Bg5 21.Bc6 bc6-+) 20...ed5 (better is 20...Nd4 21.h4 Rfc8 22.Rc8 Rc8 23.de6 Rc1 24.Kh2 Nf3 25.gf3 fe6 26.Kg3-+) 21.Rd5 Rad8 0–1. Bayramov,Orkhan – Swinkels,Maurice (1885), Enschede op–B U16, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.c4 Bg4 7.Be3 e6 +=.

6.d5 Nb8 7.0-0 g6 8.Qe1 Bg7 9.Qb4 (9.Bb2 a5=) 9...0-0?? (better is 9...Nd5 10.ed5 Ba1-/+) 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.a4 Nc5 12.a5 Bd7 13.Nbd2 Rc8 14.Bd4 Nh5 15.Bg7 Kg7 16.Rfe1 Nf4 17.Bf1 Kg8 18.g3 Nh3 19.Kg2 e5 20.de6 Ne6 (20...Be6 21.Nd4 Qg5 22.Rad1+=) 21.Nc4 (21.Qb7!? Rc7 22.Qb2+/-) 21...Qf6 22.Ra3 (worse is 22.Nd6 Rc2 23.Ra3 Rf2 24.Kh1 Neg5+= (worse is 24...Rf3 25.Bh3 Nd4 26.e5-/+); 22.Qb7?! Neg5 23.Ra3 Bg4=; 22.Qd6?! Rc4! 23.Qe5 Nef4 24.gf4 Nf4 25.Kg1 Qe5 26.Ne5 Rc7=) 22...Rc5 (22...Nd4 23.Qd2 (worse is 23.Qb7 Nc2 24.Ree3 Na3 25.Na3 Bg4-/+) 23...Nf3 24.Rf3+/-) 23.Ne3 Rfc8? (23...Nhg5 24.Nd5 Qd8 25.Qb7 Ra5 26.Ra5 Qa5 27.Nf6 Kg7 28.Nd7 (worse is 28.Qd7 Nf3 29.Rd1 Ne1 30.Re1 Qe1-/+) 28...Nf3 29.Qb2 (29.Kf3?! Qe1 30.Nf8 Nc5 31.Qb2 Kf8=) 29...f6 A) 30.Kf3 Qe1 31.Nf8 Ng5 (worse is 31...Nf8 32.Qb7 Kh6 33.Qf7+/-) 32.Kg2 Qe4 33.Kg1 Nf3 34.Kg2 Nd2 35.Kg1 Qe1 36.Qb7 Kf8 37.Qb8 Kg7 38.Qa7 Kh6 39.Qe3 Qe3 40.fe3 Nf1 41.Kf1 f5+=; B) 30.Ra1+/-) 24.Nd5 (better is 24.Qb7!? Neg5 25.Nd5 Rd5 26.ed5+- (worse is 26.Qd5 Bg4 27.Be2 Rc2-/+; 26.Qd7?! Rc2 27.Re2 Re2 28.Be2 Re5+/-)) 24...Qd8+/- 25.c4 Rb8 26.Qb2 h6?? (better is 26...Ng7+-) 27.Nf6 (27.Kh3?? Nf4) 27...Kf8 28.Nd7 (28.Kh3?? Nf4 29.Kh4 Rh5) 28...Qd7 29.Qh8 (29.Kh3?? Nf4 30.Kh4 Rh5) 29...Ke7 30.Qb8 1–0. Freiman,Sergey – Rovner,Dmitry, URS–ch sf Kiev, 1938. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.d5 Nb8 7.Bd2 g6 8.Bb4 Bg7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 Nh5 11.Rb1 Nd7 12.Re1 Nf4 13.Bf1 Nc5 14.Nb3 Na4 15.Qc1 Nh5 16.c4 Bg4 17.Nfd4 Bd7 18.Be2 Nf6 19.Qe3 Rc8 20.h3 Ne8 21.Nd2 a6 22.N2f3 Qc7 23.Bf1 f6 24.Nh2 Nc5 25.Bc3 e5 26.de6 Ne6 27.Nb3 Nc5 28.Ba5 Qb8 29.Nc5 Rc5 30.Bb4 Re5 31.Nf3 Re7 32.c5 f5 33.Qb3 Kh8 34.ef5 Re1 35.Re1 dc5 36.Bc5 Rf5 37.Bd4 Qc7 38.Re7 Qd6 39.Qe3 Rf8?? (better is 39...Rf3 40.Bg7 Ng7 41.gf3 Bc6+/-) 40.Ne5 (better is 40.Rg7!? Ng7 41.Qh6 Qd4 42.Nd4 b5+-) 40...Bc6 41.Nc6 Qc6 42.Bg7 Ng7 43.Qd4 Qf6 44.Qf6 Rf6 45.Rb7 Nf5 46.Ra7 Rd6 47.g4 Nh4 48.Ba6 g5 49.Bb5?? (better is 49.a4+-) 49...Rd1= 50.Kh2 Nf3 51.Kg2 Nh4 52.Kh2 Nf3 ½–½. Hvenekilde,Jorgen (2270) – Larsen,Steen Skovlund (2220), Time Manager Cup, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.d5 Ne5 7.Ne5 de5 8.0-0 (8.c4 e6 9.0-0 ed5 10.cd5 Bc5 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Qc2 Bd4 13.a3; 8.Be3 e6 9.c4 b6 10.0-0 h5 11.Nd2 Bd6 12.Be2 g6 13.Bg5; 8.Bb2 e6 9.Be5 ed5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.Bf6 gf6 13.Nd2; 8.Nd2 e6 9.de6 Be6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Bb5 Nd7 12.Nf3 0-0-0 13.Ng5) 8...e6 9.de6 (9.c4 Bd6 10.a3 ed5 11.cd5 Bg4 12.Qb3 0-0 13.Nd2) 9...Be6 10.Nd2 Qc7 (10...Bd6 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Nd6) 11.Nf3 (11.Bb5 Nd7 12.Nf3 0-0-0 13.Ng5) 11...Rd8 (11...0-0-0 12.Qe2 Kb8 13.Bb2) 12.Qe2 (12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bd7) 12...Bd6 (12...Bc5 13.Bb2) 13.Bg5 (13.Bb5+=) 13...0-0 14.Bf6 gf6 15.Nh4 Kh8 16.Qh5 Rg8 17.Qh6 Be7 18.f4 Bg4 19.fe5 fe5 20.Nf3 Rg6 21.Qd2 Bh3 22.Ne1 Rdg8 23.Kh1 Bg2 24.Ng2 Rg2 25.Qg2 Rg2 26.Kg2 f6 27.Rf5 a5 28.Raf1 a4 29.R1f3 h6 30.Rh5 Kh7 31.Rfh3 Bf8 32.Rf3 Qc8 33.Rhf5 Be7 34.Rh3 Qg8 35.Kf1 Qa2 36.Rfh5 Bf8 37.Re3 b3 38.cb3 Qb3 39.Rhh3 a3 0–1. Burgin,Robert – Gosme,Emil, IECG, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.d5 Ne5 7.Ne5 de5 8.Bb2 e6 9.Be5 ed5 10.ed5 Bc5 11.0-0 0-0 (11...Qd5? 12.Bf6 Kf8 13.Bb2+-) 12.c4 Ng4 13.Bg3 f5 14.Be2 f4 15.Bg4 fg3 16.hg3? (better is 16.Bc8 Rc8 17.Nd2 gh2 18.Kh1-+) 16...Qf6 17.Bc8 Bf2 (17...Qa1?! 18.Be6 Kh8 19.Qc2-+; worse is 17...Rfc8 18.Nd2+=) 18.Kh2 Rac8 (18...Rac8 19.Qg4 Qa1 20.Rf2 Qb1-+ (20...Rf2?! 21.Qc8 Rf8 22.Qe6 Kh8 23.Nd2-+); 18...Qa1?! 19.Bb7 Rad8 20.c5 Qa2 21.d6-+) 0–1. Binham,Timothy F (2330) – Lahtinen,Markku (2215), FIN–chT Finland, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.h3 d5 7.ed5 Nd5 8.0-0 +=.

6.h3 e6 7.0-0 g6 (7...Be7 8.c4=+) 8.Bg5 (8.c3 Bg7=) 8...Be7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Bc4 d5 12.ed5 Nd5 13.Bd5 ed5 14.Be7 Ne7 15.Ne5 Bb7 16.Ndf3 f6 17.Nd3 a5 18.Nf4 Qd6 19.Qd2 b5 20.Re6 Qc7 21.Rae1 Nf5 22.R1e2 (22.g4 Nd6 23.Re7 Qc3 24.Qc3 bc3=) 22...Bc6 (22...Qc4 23.Qd3=+) 23.g4 Nd6 (23...Ng7!? 24.Re7 Qd6=+) 24.Re7+= Qb6 25.Ng6 hg6 26.Qh6 Nf7 (26...Rf7 27.Nh4 Qd4 28.Ng6 Qg4 29.hg4 Re7 30.Qh8 Kf7 31.Re7 Kg6 32.Qg7) 27.Qg6 Kh8 28.Qf6 Kg8 29.Qg6 (29.Qg6 Kh8 30.Ng5 Ng5 31.Qg7) 1–0. Welch,Bernard – Mills,Glenys, NZCCA Handicap, 1990.

6.h3 e6 7.Nbd2 Be7 8.0-0 Qc7 9.Qe2 Bd7 10.Re1 a6 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 e5 13.c3 b5 14.Nb3 Rc8 15.d5 Nd8 16.Bb4 Ra8 17.Ra3 (17.c4 bc4 18.Bc4 Rb8+=) 17...Nb7 18.c4 bc4 19.Bc4 Qb6 20.Bc3 0-0 21.Nfd2 (21.Rea1 Rfc8+=) 21...Nc5 (21...a5!?+=) 22.Qe3 Rfc8 23.Rea1 h6 (better is 23...Bb5!? 24.Bb5 Qb5=) 24.Ba6+/- Rcb8 (24...Rc7!? 25.Ba5 Qa6 26.Nc5 Rc5+/-) 25.Nc5+- dc5 (25...Qc5 26.Qc5 dc5 27.Be5+-) 26.Be5 Re8 27.Nc4 Qd8 28.Rb1 Bc8 (28...Bf8 29.Rd1+-) 29.Bc8 Qc8 30.f3 (30.Bf6!? Bf6 31.Nd6 Ra3 32.Qa3 Qa8 33.Qc5 Be7+-) 30...Ra3 31.Qa3 Nd7 32.Bg3 Bf6 33.Nd6 Qa8 34.Qa8 Ra8 35.Rb7 Ra1 36.Kh2 Bd4 37.h4 (37.Rd7?! Bg1 38.Kh1 Bf2 39.Kh2 Bg1 40.Kh1 Bf2 41.Kh2 Bg1=) 37...Nf6 (37...Ne5 38.Re7 f6 39.h5+-) 38.Nf5 (38.Rf7?! Bg1 39.Kh3 Bd4+-) 38...Bg1 39.Kh3 h5? (39...Bd4 40.Bh2 h5+-) 40.d6 c4 (40...Ra8 41.Be5 Kf8 42.Bf6 gf6 43.d7+-) 41.d7 (better is 41.e5!? Ra5 42.Ne7 Kh7 43.ef6 Ra8+-) 41...Nd7 42.Rd7 c3 1–0. Johannessen,Svein (2370) – Rettedal,Atle, Troll Masters, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.h3 g6 7.a3 (7.d5 Nb8+=) 7...Bg7 (7...d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.0-0+=) 8.d5 Nb8 (8...Nd5 9.ed5 Ba1 10.dc6 ba3 11.cb7 Bb7 12.Bd2+=) 9.ab4 (9.Bb2 ba3 10.Ra3+=) 9...0-0 (better is 9...Nd5!? 10.Bb5 Nd7-/+) 10.c3+= e6 11.0-0 (11.de6!? fe6 12.Be3=) 11...ed5+= 12.ed5 Nbd7 (12...Nd5 13.Ra3+=) 13.Ra5 (13.Qb3 Re8+=) 13...b6 (13...Ne5 14.Ne5 de5 15.Bc4=) 14.Ra2 (14.Ra4 Ne5 (14...Nd5? 15.Be4+-) 15.Bg5 Nd3 16.Qd3 Bf5+=) 14...Bb7 (14...Ne5 15.Ne5 de5 16.c4=) 15.c4 b5 16.Ra5 bc4 17.Bc4 Nb6 18.Bb3 Re8 19.Bb2 (19.Nc3 Ne4 20.Ne4 Re4=) 19...a6 (19...Bd5 20.Bd5 Nbd5 21.Rd5 Nd5 22.Bg7 Nb4 23.Bc3=) 20.Bc3 Rc8 21.Qd3 (21.Bd4 Nc4 22.Bc4 Rc4=) 21...Nfd7 (better is 21...Nbd5!? 22.Bd2 Nb6-/+) 22.Bg7= Kg7 23.Nc3 Ne5 (23...Qf6 24.Ne4 Qf4 25.Nfg5+=) 24.Ne5+= de5 (24...Re5 25.Qd4 Kg8 26.f4+=) 25.Ne4 Kg8 (25...Qe7 26.Nc5 Red8 27.Nb7 Qb7 28.Rd1+=) 26.Rd1+/- Na8 (better is 26...Rb8!?+/-) 27.d6+- Be4 28.Qe4 Rf8 (28...Rb8 29.Ra6 Rf8 30.Ra5+- (worse is 30.Qe5 Rb4 31.Ra3 Rb8+-)) 29.Ra6 1–0. Saskowski,Jacek (2315) – Cyborowski,Lukasz (2205), Legnica, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6)

6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e5 Nd7 8.0-0 e6 9.Re1 Be7 10.Nf1 Nb6 11.Ng3 h5 12.Be3 Na5 (12...h4 13.Nf1-/+) 13.Qc1 (13.Nd2 g6=) 13...Nac4 14.Bg5 Bd7 15.Rb1 Ba4 (15...h4 16.Ne2+=) 16.Rb4 (16.Bc4 Nc4 17.Rb4 A) worse is 17...Bb4 18.Bd8 Be1 19.Qg5+/- (worse is 19.Ne1 Rd8 20.Qg5 g6=); B) 17...b5=) 16...f6 17.ef6 gf6 18.Bh4 (18.Re6 fg5 19.Nf5 Rh7 20.Qg5 Kd7 21.Ne7 Ke6 22.Bf5 Kf7 23.Bh7 Bc2 24.Bg8 Ke8 25.Nd5 Qg5 26.Ng5 Kd7+-) 18...Bb4-/+ 19.Re6 Kd7 20.Rf6? (better is 20.Bf5 Kc7 21.Bf6+=) 20...Kc7?? (20...Qg8 21.Bc4 dc4 22.c3-+) 21.Rc6?? (better is 21.Rf7 Qd7 22.Rd7 Bd7 23.Bf6+-) 21...Bc6-+ 22.Bd8 Kd8 23.Qg5 Kc7 24.Nh5 Rag8 25.Qf4 Bd6 26.Qf7 Kb8 27.Nf6 Rf8 28.Qg7 Bc7?? (better is 28...Rd8-/+) 29.Bh7+= Bd8 (29...Bd6+=) 30.Ng8 (better is 30.Bg8!? Rhg8 31.Ng8+/-) 30...Nd7= 31.Ne5 (worse is 31.Qh8 Bf6 32.Nf6 Rh8 33.Nd7 Bd7-+) 31...Nce5 32.de5 (32.Qh8? Bf6 33.Qf6 Nf6 34.Nf6 Nf3 (34...Rf6?! 35.de5 Rf4 36.g3-+) 35.gf3 Rf6-+) 32...Rh7 33.Qh7 Bb6 (better is 33...Ne5!? 34.Ne7 Nc4 35.Nc6 bc6=) 34.Nf6+/- Ne5 35.Qe7 (35.Qf5!? Bc7 36.f4+/-) 35...Ng6+= 36.Qg7 Bd4 37.Nd7 Bd7 38.Qd4 Nf4 39.Qg7 Re8 40.h4 Bc6 41.Qg3 Rf8 42.h5 Ka8 43.Qg7 Re8 44.h6 Ne6 45.Qf6 Nf8 46.Qf7 a6 47.g4 d4 48.Kh2 Rc8 49.h7 Nh7 50.Qh7 Ba4 51.Qg7 Rd8 52.Qf6 Rd7 53.g5 Bc2 (53...Ka7 54.Qf5 b6+-) 54.Qf8 Ka7 55.Qc5 b6 56.Qc2 d3 57.Qd2 (57.Qc6!? Rh7 58.Kg3 a5+-) 57...b5 (57...Kb8 58.f4 Rh7 59.Kg3+-) 58.g6 Kb6 (58...Kb7 59.f4 Rd8 60.f5 Rh8 61.Kg3+-) 59.g7! (59.g7 Rg7 60.Qh6 Kc5 61.Qg7+-) 1–0. Hoogendoorn,Joost (2350) – Soderberg,Per (2250), Gent op, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5)

6.ed5 Nd5 7.Bd2 Nc6 8.a3 e6 9.0-0 Be7 10.ab4 Ncb4 11.Bb5 Nc6 12.Ba5 Qd6 (12...Nc7 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Ne5+=) 13.c4= Nf6 14.c5 Qf4 15.Ra4 Qf5 16.Ne5 a6 (16...Bd7 17.Bd3 (17.Nd7?! Nd7 18.Bd3 Qf6=) 17...Qg5 18.Bd2=) 17.Bc6 bc6 18.g4 Qg5 19.f4 Qh4 20.Be1 Qh6 21.Qf3 Nd5?? (better is 21...Rb8 22.Na3 Bb7+/-) 22.g5+- (22.Nc6?! Bd7 23.Ne7 A) 23...Ba4? 24.g5 Bd1 25.gh6 Bf3 26.hg7 (26.Rf3? Ne7 27.hg7 Rg8-+) 26...Ke7 27.gh8R (27.gh8B?! Be2 28.Bh4 Kd7+-; 27.gh8N?! Be2 28.Rf2 Bd3+=) 27...Rh8 28.Rf3+-; B) 23...Ke7=) 22...Bg5 23.Nf7 (23.fg5 Qg5 24.Kh1 Qf5+-) 23...Qg6 (23...Qf6 24.fg5 Qf3 25.Nd6 Ke7 26.Rf3 Rf8+-) 24.Nh8 (worse is 24.fg5 Rg8+-) 24...Qb1 25.fg5 Qf5 26.Qg3 Qc2 27.Qd6 1–0. Blask,Gerhard – Gauba,Rolf, FRG–chT qual corr, 1991. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5)

7.Ne4 Nc6 8.0-0+= Bg4 9.Nf6 gf6 10.Be4 f5 11.Bc6 bc6 12.a3 Rg8 13.ab4 +=.

7.Ne4 Nc6 8.0-0 Bg4 9.h3 Ne4 10.Be4 Bf3 11.Qf3 (11.Qf3 Nd4 12.Qe3-/+). Vorobiev,Alexander (2060) – Melzer,Wilfried (2000), IECG, 2004.

7.Ne4 Nc6 8.Nf6 ef6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 Be6 11.Bb2 0-0 12.c3 f5 13.c4 +=.

7.Ne4 e6 8.Nf6= gf6 9.0-0 Bd7 10.d5 e5 (10...Qa5 11.Bc4=) 11.Re1 Qb6 12.Bb2 Bd6 (12...Bc5 13.Qe2 Kd8 14.Nd2+=) 13.Qd2 (13.Nd2 Be7=) 13...Na6 (13...Kd8 14.Qh6 Bc5 15.Re2=) 14.Ba6 (14.Qf4 Bc7+=) 14...ba6 (14...Qa6 15.Qf4 Bc7 16.a3+- (worse 16.Qb4 Ba5 17.Qe4 Be1=+)) 15.Qf4+= 0-0-0 (15...Bc7 16.Ne5 fe5 17.Be5+=) 16.Qf6+- Rhg8 ½–½. Roofthoofd,Marcel – Baljon,Christofoor, 8th Niemeyer tournament, final C, 1969. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4)

7.Ne4 Bg4 8.Nf6 (8.h3 Bh5 9.Nf6 ef6 10.0-0 Be7 11.a3 Nc6 12.ab4 Bb4 13.Ra4+=; 8.Bb5 Nbd7 9.Nf6 ef6 10.0-0 Be7 11.h3 Bh5 12.a3 0-0 13.Re1+=; 8.Be3 Nc6 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nf6 ef6 11.Be4 Bd6 12.Qd3 f5 13.Bf5+=) 8...ef6 9.h3 Be6 10.Be4 Bc4 11.Bd3 Bd5 12.0-0 Nc6 13.a3 +=.

8.0-0 Ne4 9.Be4 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Ra3 +=.

8.0-0 Ne4 9.Be4 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.Ne5 a6 12.Re1 Be7 13.Re3 b5 14.Rg3 g6 15.Nc6 Qd5 16.Ne7 Ke7 17.Rg5 Qd7 18.Qe1 Kf8 19.Qb4 Kg7 20.d5 (20.a4 Nd5 21.Qb3 Bb7+=) 20...Nd5 21.Rd5 ed5 (21...Qd5 22.c4 Double attack (22.c4 Decoy); 21...ed5 22.Bb2 Pinning) 22.Bb2 f6 23.Bf6 Kf6 24.Qd4 Ke7 (better is 24...Kg5!? 25.Qh8 Bb7+=) 25.Qh8+- Kd6 26.Re1 Ra7 (better is 26...Qf7 27.a4! ba4 28.Qd8 Qd7 29.Qf6 Kc5 30.Qc3 Kd6 31.Qa3 Kc6+-) 27.Re8 Rc7 (27...Kc7 28.Qe5 Kb6 29.Qf6 Qc6 30.Qc6 Kc6 31.Rc8 Kd7+-) 28.Rd8 1–0. Andraca Perera,J.R – Lopez Gomez,J.R, CAP–017 II CAP Ch. Final, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7)

8.Rb1 e6 9.0-0 Ne4 10.Be4 Bd6 11.Bd2 Nf6 12.Bd3 Nd5 13.Be4 +=.

8.Bd2 Ne4 9.Be4 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.Rb1 a5 12.Qe2 Bd6 13.0-0 +=.

8.Qe2 e6= 9.0-0 Qc7 10.a3 Be7 11.ab4 Bb4 12.c4 0-0 13.Bg5 =.

8.Nf6 Nf6 9.0-0 e6 10.a3 ba3 11.Ba3 Ba3 12.Ra3 0-0 13.Qa1 +=.

8.Ng3 e6+= 9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 (10.a3 0-0 11.ab4 Bb4 12.c4 Qc7 13.Bg5+=) 10...0-0 (10...b6 11.a3 0-0 12.Qe2 Nd5 13.ab4+=) 11.Ne5 (11.a3 Re8+= (11...b6 12.Qe2 Nd5 13.ab4+=) 12.ab4 Bb4 13.Bd2+=; 11.Qe2 Nd5 12.a3 Qc7 13.ab4+=) 11...Nb6 (11...Qc7 12.Bg5+= Rd8 13.Nh5+=) 12.a3 (12.Nh5 Nbd5 13.Nf6+=) 12...Nbd5 13.ab4 (13.Nh5!?+=) 13...Bb4-/+ 14.Bd2 (14.Rf1 Nc3 15.Qd2 Nfd5-/+) 14...Nc3-+ 15.Qf3 Qd4 16.Bh6 (16.Ne2 Qe5 17.Bc3 Bc3 18.Nc3 Qc7-/+) 16...Ncd5 (16...gh6 17.Qf6 Qd8 18.Qh6+/-) 17.Rad1 Qh4 18.Bc1? (better is 18.Bd2-+) 18...Be1 19.Re1 Nb4 20.Ne4 (20.Be4 a5-+ (20...Ne4?! 21.Re4 Qe7 22.Ba3-/+)) 20...Nd3 21.cd3 Ne4 22.Re4 Qf6 (better is 22...Qe7-+) 23.Qf6 gf6 -+. Dakic,Dejan (2145) – Cerovic,D (2090), Jezero Open, Belgrade YUG, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7)

12.Bb2 g4 13.Nd2 0-0 14.Ne2 e5 15.0-0 ed4 16.Nd4 Nc5 17.Bb1 Rd8 18.f4 (better is 18.Re1!?-/+) 18...Qb6-+ 19.Kh1 (better is 19.Qe2-+) 19...Bd7 (19...Nh5 20.Qc2 Rd4-+ (worse is 20...Bd4 21.Qh7 Kf8 22.Bd4 Rd4 23.Qh8 Ke7 24.Qd4+/-)) 20.N4b3-/+ Ba4 21.Bf6?? (better is 21.Qe2 Qe6 22.Qf2 Bb3 23.ab3 Rd2 24.Qd2 Nb3 25.Qb4 Na1 26.Ba1+=) 21...Qf6-+ (21...Bf6?! 22.Qg4 Kf8 23.Nc5 Qc5 24.Ne4-/+) 22.Qg4 Bb3 23.Nb3 Nb3 24.ab3 Qa1 25.Bh7 Kh7 26.Ra1 Ba1 27.h4 Bg7 28.Qf5 Kg8 29.Qb5 a5 30.Kh2 b6! 31.Kh3 (31.Qb6 a4 Combination) 31...Rd6 (31...Rd3 32.g3 Rb3 33.Qc6-+) 32.h5 (32.g3 Bd4-+) 32...Rad8 (better is 32...Rd3 33.Kg4 Rf8-+) 33.g4 (33.g3-+) 33...Rd3 34.Kh4 White plans g5 34...Bf6 35.g5 hg5 36.Kg4 R3d4 (better is 36...R8d4 37.Qf5 Rf4 38.Qf4 gf4 39.Kf4-+) 37.h6 (37.Kf3 Rf4 38.Ke3 Kf8-+) 37...Rf4 38.Kg3 Kh7 39.Qb6 (39.c5 bc5 40.Qe2-+) 39...Rd3 40.Kg2 Bd4 0–1. Dakic,Dejan (2105) – Vrbljanac,Aleksandar (2260), Belgrade–chT qual, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7 8.Neg5 Qc7 9.c4 h6 10.Nh3 g5 11.Nhg1 Bg7)

12.Ne2 0-0 13.0-0 e5 14.Ng3 e4 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Be4 Qc4 17.Bd3 Qd5 18.Re1 g4 19.Nh4 Nb6 20.Rb1 Bd7 21.Re4 Rfe8 22.Rf4 Qd6 23.Bd2 Nd5 24.Rg4 Bg4 25.Qg4 Qf6 26.Nf5 Kf8 27.Ng7 (worse is 27.Qg7 Qg7 28.Bh6 Qh6 29.Nh6 Nc3+=; worse is 27.Bb4 Nb4 28.Rb4 Re1 29.Bf1 b6+=) 27...Qg7 28.Qh5 (28.Bb4? Nb4 29.Qg7 Kg7 30.Rb4 Re1 31.Bf1 Rc8 32.Rb7 Rcc1-+) 28...Nf6 (28...Qd4? 29.Qh6 Qg7 30.Qd6 Kg8 31.Qd5+-) 29.Qh4 h5 30.Rb4 Rac8 (30...Re7 31.Rb5 Ke8 32.Rf5+-) 31.h3 (31.Rb7 a5+-) 31...Rc7 (31...b6 32.Rb5 Re6 33.Bb4 Ke8 34.Rh5+-) 32.Rb5+- Re6 (better is 32...Ree7+-) 33.Rh5 (33.Rh5 Ke8 34.Rh8 Ng8 35.Rh7+-) 1–0. Keres,Paul – Eliskases,Erich Gottlieb, Semmering/Baden, 1937. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7 8.Neg5 Qc7 9.c4 h6 10.Nh3 g5 11.Nhg1 Bg7)

12.Ne2 0-0 13.0-0 e5 14.Ng3 e4 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.Be4 Qc4 17.Bd3 Qd5 18.Re1 g4 19.Nh4 Nb6 20.Rb1 Bd7 21.Re4 Rfe8 22.Rf4 Qd6 23.Bd2 Nd5 24.Rg4 Bg4 25.Qg4 Qf6 26.Nf5 Kf8 27.Ng7 Qg7 28.Qh5 Nf6 29.Qh4 h5 30.Rb4 Rac8 31.h3 Rc7 32.Rb5+- Re6 33.Rh5 (33.Rh5 Ke8 34.Rh8 Ng8 35.Rh7+-) 1–0. Yankin,Vadim (2280) – Sitnikov,Dmitrij (2225), Prokojevsk, 1998. This is an exact copy of game above (Keres–Eliskases)

12.Ne2 e5 13.Qc2 0-0 14.h4 g4 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.de5 Nd7 17.Bb2 (17.Rb1 Ne5 18.Rb4 a5-/+) 17...Ne5 18.0-0 Be6 19.Nd4 Rad8 20.Ne6 fe6 21.Rad1 g3 (worse is 21...Rd3 22.Be5 Be5 23.Qd3+/-) 22.Bh7 Kh8 23.Rd8 Rd8 24.f4?? (better is 24.fg3 Ng4 25.Rf4-+) 24...Qc5 (24...Nc4?! 25.Bg7 Kg7 26.Qg6 Kh8 27.Qh6-+) 25.Kh1 Qe7 (25...Qe7 26.Bf5 ef5 27.Qf5 Qh4 28.Qh3 Qf4-+; 25...Nc4?! 26.Bg7 Kg7 27.Qg6 Kh8 28.Qf6 Kh7 29.Qd8=) 0–1. Merlo,Carlos – Goldenberg,E, ARG–ch Buenos Aires, 1960. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7 8.Neg5 Qc7 9.c4 h6 10.Nh3 g5 11.Nhg1 Bg7)

12.Ne2 e5 13.Ng3 0-0 14.0-0 e4 (14...ed4 15.Rb1-/+) 15.Ne4+= Ne4 16.Be4 Qc4 17.Bd3 Qd5 18.Re1 (18.Bb2!?+=) 18...g4-/+ (18...Bd4? 19.Nd4 Nc5 20.Bc2+-) 19.Nh4 Nb6 20.Rb1 Bd7 (20...Qh5 21.g3 Bd4 22.Bh7 Kh7 23.Qd4+=) 21.Re4 (better is 21.Rb4!? Rfe8 22.Be3=) 21...Rfe8 (21...Bd4? 22.Rd4! (22.Rb4?! Bc3=; 22.Bh6?! Bf6+/-) 22...Qd4 23.Bh7 Kh7 24.Qd4+-) 22.Rf4 Na4 (worse is 22...Bd4 23.Nf5 Bf5 24.Rf5=; worse is 22...Qa2 23.Nf5 Bf5 24.Rf5-/+) 23.Bd2 Nc3 24.Bc3 bc3 25.Bc2 Qd6 26.g3 Qa6 27.Bb3 Re7 28.Ng2 Be6 29.d5 Bd7 30.d6 Re6 31.Be6 (31.Qg4 Re1 32.Re1 Bg4 33.Rf7 Kh8-+) 31...Be6 32.Ra4 Qc6 33.Ne3 Increases the pressure on g4 (33.Rg4?? A) 33...Bg4?! 34.Qg4 Qd6 35.Ne3-/+ (35.Rb7?? c2 36.Qc4 Qd1 37.Ne1 Qe1 38.Kg2 Qc3 39.Qf7 Kh8-+); B) 33...c2 34.Rg7 Kf8-+) 33...b5 34.Rg4 Rd8 35.Qd4 Bg4 36.Qg4 Qd6 37.Rb5 Qd7 (37...Qg6!? 38.Qa4 Rd2+=) 38.Rb8 (38.Rd5 Qd5 39.Nd5 Rd5 40.Qc8 Kh7+=) 38...Kh7= 39.Qe4 Kg8 40.Rb7 Qe8 (40...Qd3!? 41.Qd3 Rd3 42.Ra7 Bd4 43.Ra8 Kh7+=) 41.Re7+= Qb5 42.Kg2 (42.Ra7!? Qe5 43.Qf3+=) 42...Qc5= 43.Qb7 (43.Rb7!?=) 43...Rf8 (43...c2 44.Rf7 Be5=) 44.Rc7+= (worse is 44.Qa7 Qc6 45.f3 c2 46.Nc2 Qc2 47.Qf2 Qc6-/+) ½–½. Gruenke,Guenter (2230) – Curtacci,Sergio (2340), corr ICCF WT/M/GT/253 ICCF, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7 8.Neg5 Qc7 9.c4 h6 10.Nh3 g5 11.Nhg1 Bg7)

12.Ne2 e5 13.Ng3 e4 14.Qe2 0-0 (14...Kd8 15.Nf5 Rg8 16.Be4 Ne4 17.Qe4-+) 15.Ne4+= Re8 16.0-0? (better is 16.Nf6 Nf6 17.Be3+=) 16...Ne4-+ 17.Be4 Nf6 18.Ne5 White intends d5 18...Ne4 (better is 18...Re5!? 19.de5 Qe5 20.Bg5 Qe4-+) 19.Qe4-/+ f6 20.Qg6 Be6 21.d5? (better is 21.Nd3-/+) 21...Qe5-+ (21...fe5?! 22.de6 Qc4 23.Qf7 Kh8 24.Qb7-/+) 22.de6 Qa1 23.Bg5 Qe5 (23...Qa2? 24.Bf6 Re7 25.Be7+-) 24.Bh6 Re7 25.h4 (25.Bg7 Rg7 26.Qb1 Qe6 27.Qb4 Rc8-+) 25...Kh8 (25...Qe6!? 26.Be3-+) 26.Bd2 Qe6 27.Qg3 (27.Qh5 Kg8 28.Bb4-+) 27...Qc4 28.h5 Kg8 (better is 28...Rd7 29.h6 Bf8 30.Qf3-+) 29.Rb1 (29.h6 Rd8 30.Rc1-+) 29...Qc2 (29...Qc2 30.Qb3 Qb3 31.ab3 a5-+) 0–1. Megier,Wolfgang O – Burgess,Rex E, NSW Championship, 1960. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Nbd7 8.Neg5 Qc7 9.c4 h6 10.Nh3 g5 11.Nhg1 Bg7)

8.Be4 Nd7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.a3 ba3 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Ra3 +=.

8.Be4 f5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Bb2 e6 11.0-0 Be7 12.d5 (12.Qe2!?=) 12...Qd5+= 13.Bg7 Rg8 14.Bh6? (better is 14.Bb2!?+=) 14...e5-+ 15.Be2 Qe6 (15...Be6 16.Kh1-+) 16.Bc1 Bd7 17.Nd2 Na5 18.Bh5 Kd8 19.Nb3 Nc4 20.Re1 Bd6 21.Nd4 Qd5 22.Nf3 Bc6 23.Qd5 Bd5 24.Ng5 Rg7 25.Bf3 e4 26.Bh5 Be5 27.Rd1 Rd7 28.Rb1 a5 29.Nh7 Kc7 (29...Rh7?! 30.Rd5 Ke7 31.Bg6 Rh2 32.Bf5=) 30.Bg6 f4 31.Ng5 e3 32.fe3 fe3 33.Bd3 Bc6 (better is 33...Bd4!? 34.Kh1 Rg8 35.Bc4 Bc4-+) 34.Ne6 Kb6 35.a3 (35.Re1 Bd5 36.Be3 Ne3 37.Re3 Ba2 38.Rb4 ab4 39.Re5 b3-/+) 35...Re8 (35...Bc3!? 36.Nf4 a4-/+) 36.Re1+= Re6 (36...Bd5 37.Bc4 Bc4 38.Be3 Kc6 39.ab4 Re6 (39...Be6?! 40.ba5 Bf7 41.Rb6 Kc7 42.a6 ba6 43.Ra6+=) 40.ba5 Bc7-/+) 37.Bc4+= Rg6 38.Bf1 (38.Be3!? Kc7 39.g3+=) 38...Bd4 39.Be3 Be3 40.Re3 Rd2 g2 seems the pivot of the position 41.g3 Rc2 42.ab4 a4 43.b5 Bd5 44.Ra1 Rg4 45.Rd3 Kc5 46.Re3 Kb4 47.Rea3 (47.h4 b6=) 47...Bb3+= 48.Bg2 b6 49.Bd5 Rc1 (better is 49...Rg7!? 50.Bf3 Rd2-/+) 50.Rc1= Ka3 51.Bf3 (51.Bc6 Kb2 52.Re1 a3 53.Re2 Bc2-+) 51...Kb2 52.Re1 Rc4 53.Re8? (better is 53.h4+=) 53...a3-+ 54.Ra8 Ra4 (54...Ra4 55.Re8 a2 56.Re2 Kc3 57.Ra2 Ra2-+) 0–1. Fowkes,R – Heinoo,R, corr, 1964. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4)

9.0-0 e6 10.Re1 Be7 11.c4 (11.a3 Nf6+=) 11...bc3-/+ 12.Rb1 0-0 13.Bc2 Nf6 14.Qd3 b6 15.Ne5 (15.Bg5 g6-/+) 15...Bb7 16.Re3 (16.Bg5!? Qd5 17.Nf3-/+) 16...g6 17.h4 (17.Re2 Rc8-+) 17...Qd6 (17...Nd5 18.Re2 Bh4 19.Bh6-+) 18.h5 Nh5 19.Rh3 Nf6 20.Rh4?! (20.Qc3 Qd5 21.Qg3 Qa2 22.Ng6 fg6 23.Bg6-+) 20...Qd5 21.Qg3 Qg2 (21...Qa2 22.Ng6 A) 22...Qc2 23.Ne7 Kh8 24.Qe5 Qg6 25.Bg5 Qb1 26.Kh2 Qh1 27.Kh1 Bg2 28.Kh2 Rg8 29.Bf6 Rg7 30.Bg7; B) 22...hg6?? 23.Bg6 Qf2 24.Kf2 (24.Qf2?! fg6 25.Qg3 Kf7+=) 24...Ng4 25.Rg4 fg6 26.Ke1+-; C) 22...fg6 23.Bg6 Kh8-+) 22.Qg2 Bg2 23.Kg2 Nd5 24.Rh3 Rac8 25.Bh6 Rfd8 26.Rbh1 Bf6 27.Bc1 Nb4 28.Ng4 (28.Nf7 Kf7 (28...Nc2?! 29.Nd8 Rd8 30.Rc3 Nd4 31.Rc7+=) 29.Rh7 Bg7-+) 28...Bd4 (28...Nc2?! 29.Nf6 Kg7 30.Nh7=) 29.Rh7 Rc5 (29...Nc2 30.Bg5 Ne1 31.Kf1 a6 32.Nf6 Kf8 33.Rf7 Kf7 34.Rh7 Kf8 35.Bh6) 30.f4? (30.Be3 Bg7 (30...Nc2?? 31.Bd4 Kf8 32.Rh8 Ke7 33.Bf6 Kd6 34.Rd8 Kc7 35.Rf8+-) 31.Rg7 Kg7 32.Bh6 Kh8 33.Bg5 Kg8+-) 30...Rdd5 (better is 30...Nc2!? 31.Ne5 Be5 32.fe5 Re5 33.Rh8 Kg7 34.Rd8 Ra5-/+) 31.Be3+= Kf8 (worse is 31...Nc2 32.Bd4 Kf8 33.Bc5 Rc5 34.Ne5+-; 31...Na2 32.Bd4 Kf8 33.Bg6+-) 32.Bg6 fg6 33.Bd4 (33.Rb7 Bg7 34.Rh7+-) 33...Rd4-/+ 34.Ne5 Re5! 35.fe5 Rf4 (35...g5!? 36.Ra7 Rg4 37.Kf3 Rf4 38.Ke2 Rf7 39.Rh8 Kg7 40.Rh7 Kh7 41.Rf7 Kg8+=) 36.Rc7= Rf7 37.Rc3 Kg7 (worse is 37...Na2 38.Rc8 Kg7 39.Rb1+=) 38.Rch3 Nc6 (38...Na2? 39.Rh7 Kf8 40.Rh8 Ke7 41.Rb8+-) 39.Rh7 Kf8 40.Rf7 Kf7 41.Rh7 Ke8 42.Kg3 Ne5 43.Ra7 Nd7 44.Kg4 Ke7 45.Kg5 Kd6 46.Kg6 b5 47.a4 ½–½. Canal Oliveras,Joan – Lara Fuentes,F, Spain corr, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4 8.Be4 Nd7)

9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qd3 g6 11.a3 Ne4 12.Qe4 ba3 13.Ba3 Qc7 14.d5 Bg7 15.d6 Qd7 16.de7 (16.Rad1 e6=) 16...Ba1+= 17.Ra1 f6 (better is 17...Qc7!?+=) 18.Qf4+/- Qf5? (better is 18...Qe6 19.Re1 Qa6+-) 19.Qh6+- Be6 20.Rd1 Kf7 (20...Qd5 21.Rd5 Bd5 22.c4+-) 21.Rd8! g5 (21...Rad8 22.ed8Q Mate attack; 21...Rhd8 22.ed8Q Mate attack) 22.Qf8 Rf8 23.ef8Q (23.ef8R?! Kg6 24.Ra8 Qc2+/-) 23...Kg6 24.Ra8 1–0. Tears,Cath Fred – Barnhart,JW, Grand National corr, 1943. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4)

9.0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.Ne5 a6 12.Re1 Be7 13.Re3 0-0 14.Rh3 Bd7?? (better is 14...Qd5+=) 15.Bh7!+- Kh8 (15...Nh7 16.Qh5 Decoy) 16.Bg5 Bc6 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Be4 1–0. Sahlmann – Reiher, Hamburg, 1938. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bd3 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4 8.Be4 Nd7)

9.0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.Ne5 a6 12.Qf3 Be7 (12...Qd4!? 13.Bf4 Qd5-/+) 13.Qg3 Kf8 (13...Qd4 14.Be3 (14.Qg7? Rf8 15.Nc4 Qa1-+) 14...Qc3 15.Qg7+=) 14.Bb2 Nd5 15.Qh3 Bf6 16.f4 (worse is 16.Bh7 g6-+) 16...Nc3 17.Qe3 Nd5 18.Qd2 Qc7 19.a3 b5 (19...Be7!?=) 20.ab4+= Bb7 21.Rac1 Qd6 22.Be4 Rb8 23.c4 bc4 (23...Nb4? 24.c5 Qc7 25.Bb7 (25.Qb4?! Be4 26.c6 Kg8=) 25...Rb7 26.Qb4+-; 23...Qb4?! 24.Qe2 bc4 25.Nd7 Ke7 26.Nb8+=) 24.Rc4 Nb6 (24...g6!?=) 25.Bb7+= Rb7 26.Rc6 Qd5 27.Rfc1 g6 28.R1c5 Qe4? (better is 28...Qd8+/-) 29.Rb6!+- (29.Rb6 Rb6 30.Nd7 Ke7 31.Nf6+- (worse is 31.Nb6 Rd8+-)) 1–0. Schirmer,Michael – Breitenbaum,Josef, EW match corr, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4)

9.0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 e6 11.Ne5 a6 12.Bg5 Be7 =.

9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qe2 Ne4 11.Qe4 e6 12.a3 ba3 13.Ba3 Ba3 14.Ra3 Qd5 15.Qg4 0-0 16.Ne5 f5 17.Qf4 b5 18.Rg3 Qd8 19.h4 (19.Rb1 a6=) 19...Bd7 (19...Bb7 20.Rb1 a6 21.Rbb3+=) 20.Re1 Be8 21.Nd3 Rf6 22.Nc5 Bf7 23.h5 h6 24.Qe5 Kh8 25.Rb1 a6 (25...Bh5? 26.Rg7 Kg7 27.Ne6 Kg6 28.Nd8 Rd8 29.Rb5+-) 26.Ra3 Bh5 27.Ra6 Ra6 28.Na6 Rg6 29.Nc7 (29.g3!?+=) 29...Bf3 30.Ne6 Rg2 31.Kf1 Qc8 32.Rb3 Be4 (better is 32...Rg6!? 33.Rf3 Qc4 (worse is 33...Qe6 34.Qb5 Rf6 35.d5=) 34.Rd3 Re6 35.Qf5 Qc2 36.Qf8 Kh7 37.Qf5 Rg6 38.Qb5 Rf6+=) 33.Nc5+= Rg5 34.Rb5 (34.Ne4?! fe4 35.Qe4 Rg4+=) 34...Qc6 (34...Bc2?? 35.Rb8 Qb8 36.Qb8 Kh7 37.f3+-) 35.Ne4 fe4 36.Qb8 Kh7 37.Rg5 Qc4 38.Kg2 hg5 39.Qe5 Qc2 40.Qg5 ½–½. Bravo Castillero,Julian – Royo Garcia,Pedro I, CUB–ch11 sf, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4)

9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qe2 Ne4 11.Qe4 e6 12.a3 a5 13.Re1 Be7 14.ab4 Bb4 15.Ba3? Be1-+ 16.Re1 f6 17.d5 Ra6 18.Nd4 e5 19.f4 Kf7 20.fe5 fe5 21.Ne6 Be6 22.de6 Re6 23.Qb7 Kg6 24.Qe4 Kh6 25.Qe3 Kg6 ½–½. O'Sullivan,Patrick (1690) – Ventimiglia,Chuck (1865), IECC, 1999.

9.c4 bc3!? 10.Qb3 Qa5 -/+.

9.c4 Nf6 10.Bc2 e6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Bg5 b5 13.Bf6 Bf6 14.Be4 Rb8 15.c5 0-0 16.Qd2 a5 17.Qf4 Ba6 18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.Ne5 Be5 20.Qe5 Rbc8 21.Rac1 Rc7 22.f4 f6 23.Qh5 f5 24.Bf3 Rd8 25.c6 g6 26.Qh3 Qf6 27.d5 ed5 (27...Rd6 28.Qg3=) 28.Bd5 Kg7 29.Qe3 Ra8 30.Qb6 Qd6 31.Qd4 (31.Be6! Qe7 32.Rd7 (32.Qa5?! Raa7 33.Bd5 Qe3 34.Kh1 Qf4+/-) 32...Rd7 33.cd7+- (33.Bd7?! Bc8=)) 31...Qf6+= 32.Qb6 Qd6 33.Bf3 Qe7 34.Re1 Qf7? (better is 34...Qd8+/-) 35.Bd5!!+- (35.Qa5?! Raa7+-) 35...Qd5 36.Qc7 Kh6 37.Qe7 (37.Qa5 Bb7 38.Qb4 Ra2+=) 37...Qd8 38.c7 Qd4 (38...Qe7 39.Re7 Rg8+-) 39.Kh1 Qf4 40.Re3 (40.Re3 Qg4 41.Rg3+-) 1–0. Buchal,Stephan – Freise,Helmut, FRG–ch, 1974. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 de4 7.Ne4 Ne4 8.Be4 Nd7)

7.0-0 Nc6 8.Re1 Be7 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Ne5 de4 11.Ne4 Nd5 (11...Nd4? 12.Nf6 Bf6 13.Bd4+-) 12.Qf3 f6 13.Qh3?? (better is 13.Nc6 bc6 14.a3+=) 13...fe5-+ 14.de5 Nf4 (14...h6!? 15.Qg3-+) 15.Nf6 Kf7 (15...Bf6?! 16.Qh7 Kf7 17.ef6+=) 16.Qf3 gf6 (worse is 16...Bf6 17.Qf4 Ke8 18.ef6 gf6 19.a3+=) 17.Qf4 f5 18.Qh6 Rg8 (better is 18...Kg8-+) 19.Bf5-/+ Rg7 (19...ef5?! 20.Qh7 Kf8 21.Qh6 Ke8 22.Qh5 Kf8 23.Qh6 Ke8 24.Qh5 Kf8 25.Qh6=) 20.Bh7 Qh8 21.Qh5 Kf8 22.Re3 Bc5 23.Rh3 Rf7 24.Rf1 (24.Qf7 Kf7 25.Bg6 Kg8 26.Rh8 Kh8+=) 24...Bd4 (better is 24...Bd7!?-/+) 25.Bd4= Nd4 26.Rd1 Nc6 27.Qg5 (27.Qg5 Qh7 28.Rh7 Rh7 29.h4+/-) 1–0. Lapin,Vassily – Wiedenhofer,Anthony E, Australia ch–07, 1963. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6)

7.0-0 Nc6 8.Re1 Be7 9.e5 Nd7 10.h4 (10.Nb3!?+=) 10...Bh4-/+ 11.Nh4 Qh4 12.Nf3 Qd8 13.Ng5 (13.a3 Qb6-/+) 13...g6 (13...Nd4!? 14.Qh5 g6-+) 14.Qg4 Qe7 15.a3 Nb6 16.ab4 Qb4 17.Ba3 Qd4 18.Qf3 Ne5 19.Qf6 Nf3 20.Qf3 Qg7 21.Rab1 e5?? (21...Bd7 22.Bb2 d4 23.Qb7 0-0+-) 22.Bb5 (22.Rb6 ab6 23.Re5 Be6 24.Re6 fe6 25.Bb5 Kd8 26.Ne6 Kc8 27.Ng7 Ra3 28.Qa3 Kb8+-) 22...Bd7 23.Bd7 (23.Bd7 Nd7 24.Qd5+-) 1–0. Canal Oliveras,Joan – Molina,P, Spain corr, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5)

7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 Nc6 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf1 Nb6 11.Qe2 Na4 12.Bd2 Nc3 13.Bc3 bc3 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Qd3 Rc8 16.Ng3 Nb4 17.Bd7 Qd7 18.Qd1 Qa4 19.a3 Na6 (worse is 19...Qc2 20.ab4 Qd1 21.Red1= (worse is 21.Rad1 Bb4 22.Rb1 c2 23.Rb4 c1Q 24.Rc1 Rc1 25.Nf1 b6-/+); 19...Nc2 20.Re2+/-) 20.Qd3 (20.Qe2 b5-/+ (20...Ba3?! 21.Reb1=)) 20...Qc4 (better is 20...Ba3!? 21.Reb1 Nb4-/+) 21.Qe3 Nc7 22.Nh5 (22.Reb1 Nb5 23.Rb3+=) 22...Nb5 (better is 22...0-0-/+) 23.Ng7+= Kd7 24.Qf4 Rhf8 25.Nh5 Na3 26.Nf6 Kc7 27.Nh7 Nc2 28.Nf8 Rf8 29.Ra7 Ne1 30.Ne1 c2 31.Qc1 Kb8 32.Ra1 Rc8 (32...Qd4?! 33.Nc2 Qe5 34.Ne1+=) 33.Nf3? (better is 33.Nc2 Qc2 34.Qf4-+) 33...Qc3 (33...Qc3 34.h4 Qa1 35.Qa1 c1Q 36.Qc1 Rc1 37.Kh2 b5-+) 0–1. Engbersen,JFJ – Simmelink,Joop Theo, corr, 1977. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6)

7.0-0 Be7 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Nb3 b6 10.a3 a5 11.a4 (11.ab4 Bb4 12.Bd2 Bd2 13.Qd2 Ba6+=) 11...Ba6+= 12.Bb5 (12.Be3 Bd3 13.Qd3 Nc6-/+) 12...0-0 (12...Bb5 13.ab5 a4 14.Ne1-/+) 13.Ne1 (13.Ba6 Na6 14.Qd3 Nc7-/+) 13...Qc8 (13...Bb5 14.ab5 a4 15.Qg4-+) 14.f4 (14.Qg4 Kh8 15.Ba6 Na6-/+) 14...f5 (14...Bb5 15.ab5 Qc4 16.f5 ef5 17.Qd3-+) 15.g4 (better is 15.Bd3!?-/+) 15...Bb5-+ 16.ab5 Qc4 17.gf5 ef5 (17...Rf5 18.Ng2 Qb5 19.Ne3-+) 18.Ng2 (18.Qd3!?-/+) 18...Qb5-+ 19.Ne3 Na6 20.Rf3 (20.e6 Ndb8 21.Qh5 g6-+) 20...Nc7 Black prepares the advance a4 21.Rh3 (21.Rg3 a4 22.Qh5 Kh8-/+) 21...g6 22.Bd2 a4 23.Nc1 Rad8 (23...Ne6 24.Qf3 Nd4 25.Qd5 Qd5 26.Nd5-+) 24.Be1 (24.Rb1 Ne6 25.Bb4 Bb4-/+) 24...Nb8 25.Qf3 (25.Nd3 Nc6 26.c3 b3-+) 25...Nc6 26.Ne2 Ne6 27.Rd1 Na5 28.Ng3 (28.Rb1 Nc4 29.Nc3 Qd7 30.Ncd5 Nd4 31.Ne7 Qe7-+) 28...Ng7 (28...Nc4 29.Ngf5 gf5 30.Qg2 Bg5 31.Rf3-+) 29.Rh6 (29.Ne2 Nc4-+) 29...Nc4 30.Nc4 (30.Qe2 Rfe8-+) 30...Qc4 (30...dc4?! 31.d5-+) 31.Qg2 (31.c3 Ne6-+) 31...Ne6 32.Nh5 Rf7 33.Kh1 (33.Rg6 hg6 34.Qg6 Rg7 35.Ng7 Nf4 (35...Ng7?! 36.Rd3-/+) 36.Qf5 Rf8-+ (36...Kg7?! 37.Qf4 Qc2 38.Rd2-/+)) 33...a3 34.Rg6 (34.Bb4 Bb4 35.Nf6 Rf6 36.ef6 Nf4-+ (36...Nd4 37.Rh7 Kf8 38.Qg6 Qf1 39.Rf1 Nc2 40.Qf7)) 34...hg6 35.Qg6 Ng7 (better is 35...Kf8 36.Bf2 Qc2-+) 36.e6 (36.Rd3 Qc8 37.Rg3 Qc2 38.e6 Qe4 39.Rg2 Qe1 40.Rg1 Qe4 41.Rg2-+) 36...Qf1 37.Qg1 Qg1 (37...Qg1 38.Kg1 Ne6-+) 0–1. Heidenfeld,Wolfgang – Foltys,Jan, Marianske Lazne zt, 1951. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6)

7.e5 Nh5 8.Nb3= g6 9.Ng5 (9.0-0 Qc7=) 9...f5 10.ef6 Qf6 11.Qg4 Kd7 12.0-0 Bd6 13.Re1 The pressure on the backward pawn e6 grows 13...Ng7 14.Re3 (14.Nf3 Nc6+=) 14...Bf4 (14...Nc6 15.Re1=) 15.Re6! Qg5?? (15...Ne6 16.Bf4 Pinning (16.Bf4 Decoy)) 16.Nc5+- Kd8 17.Qg5 Bg5 18.Bg5 Kc7 19.Re7 Kc6 20.Rg7 b6 21.Ne4! Bf5 (21...de4 22.Be4 Double attack) 22.Bf4 de4 (22...Nd7 23.Nd6 Bd3 24.cd3 Nc5+-) 23.Rc7 1–0. Dries,A Jan – Van der Hof,H, NED–ch M corr, 1953. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6)

8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bb2 ba3 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Ra3 Qe7 14.Ra1 a6 0–1. Lambrecht,Roberto – Woischke,Norbert, Copa Centoamericana, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6)

8.0-0 Nc6 9.Nb3 Be7 10.a3 0-0 11.c3 ba3 12.Ne1 g6 13.Nc2 f6 14.f4 Qb6 15.Na3 (15.ef6!? Rf6 16.Ne3-/+) 15...fe5-+ 16.Rb1 ed4 17.Nd4 Qc5 18.Nab5 Nd4 19.Ba3?? (better is 19.cd4 Qb6 20.Qc2-/+) 19...Nb5-+ 20.Bc5 Bc5 21.Kh1 Nc3 22.Qc2 Nb1 23.Bg6 (23.Qb1 Rf7-+) 23...Na3 24.Qd3 (24.Bh7 Kf7 25.Qe2 Nc4-+) 24...Rf6 25.Bh7 Kh8 (25...Kg7 26.Rf3-+) 26.Rf3 e5 (better is 26...Kg7-+) 27.Rg3 e4 28.Qd5 Rf8 29.Qg5 1–0. Dries,A. Jan – Sarink,Hendrik Bartus, Netherlands ch, 1960. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e5 Nfd7)

8.0-0 Nc6 9.h3 Nb6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Qe2 (better is 11.a4+=) 11...Kd7 (better is 11...Na4!?+=) 12.a3 Kc7 (12...Ke8 13.Nb3+=) 13.Nb3 Bd7 (13...Qf8 14.ab4 Nb4 15.Bd2+/-) 14.ab4+/- Nb4 15.Ba3 Nd3 16.cd3 Ba3 17.Ra3 Bb5 18.Qd2 Qe7 (18...a6 19.Rc1 Kb8 20.Qc3+/-) 19.Nc5 Rhc8 20.Qb4 Bd3?? (better is 20...Bc6 21.Rea1 Nd7 22.Ra7 Ra7 23.Ra7 Nc5 24.dc5 Kd8+/-) 21.Rd3 (21.Nd3?! Qb4 22.Nb4 a5 23.Rc1 Nc4+=) 1–0. Podinic,Bojan (2270) – Jovanovic,Zoran Z (2335), Beograd SER, City 1st League, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5)

8.Nf1 Be7 9.Ng3 0-0 10.Nh5 f5 11.Nf4 Nb6 12.h4 g6 (12...Qc7 13.Rb1-/+) 13.g4 (13.Nh3 Qc7=) 13...Nc6 (13...fg4 14.Ng5 Bg5 15.hg5 Qc7-/+ (15...Qg5?? 16.Ng6 g3 17.Nf8+-)) 14.g5= Kg7 15.h5 Rh8 (15...Bg5?? 16.Ng5 Nd4 17.hg6+-) 16.Be3 Na4 (16...Bg5?? 17.Ng5 Qe8 18.hg6 hg6 19.Rh8 Qh8 20.Qf3+-) 17.Kf1 (17.c4!? Nc3 18.Qc2=) 17...Nc3+= (17...Bg5? 18.Ng5 Kg8 19.Rg1+-) 18.Qd2 Ne4 (18...Bg5? 19.Ng5 Qe8 20.a3+-) 19.Be4 (19.Qc1 Bd7-/+ (19...Ng5? 20.Ng5 Nd4 21.Nh7+-)) 19...de4 20.Nh4 Bg5 21.Ne6 Be6 22.Bg5 Bc4 23.Kg1 Qd4 24.Bf6 (24.Qd4!? Nd4 25.hg6-/+) 24...Kf7 25.Qh6? (25.Qd4!? Nd4 26.Bh8 Rh8 27.Kg2-+) 25...Qa1-+ 26.Kh2 (26.Kg2 Qe5! 27.Qg7 Ke6 28.Be5 Ne5 29.hg6 Rag8 30.Qb7 hg6 (30...Ng6?! 31.Qc6 Ke5 32.Qc4 Nh4 33.Kf1=) 31.Qa7 Bd5 32.Qb6 Bc6-+) 26...Qe5! 27.Be5 Ne5 (27...Ba2?? 28.hg6 Ke7 29.Qg5 Ke8 30.Bh8 hg6 31.Ng6+-) 28.Kg3 (28.Qd2 Ng4 (28...gh5?! 29.Qb4 Kf6 30.Qb2-/+) 29.Kg3 Ba2 30.Qd7 Kf6 31.Qd6 Be6 32.Qd4 Ne5=) 28...Rae8 (28...Ba2 29.Kf4 Rae8 30.Rg1+=) 29.Kf4 1–0. Lundholm,Stig Gustav – Knip,W, corr, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e5 Nfd7)

8.Nf1 Be7 9.h4 h6 10.g4 Nc6 11.h5 Nf8 12.Ng3 Bd7 13.Be3 Qa5 14.g5 (better is 14.Bd2!?-/+) 14...hg5-+ 15.Kf1 f6 16.Kg2 (16.Ke1 Rc8-+) 16...0-0-0 17.ef6 gf6 18.h6 Be8 19.Qe2 Qc7 20.h7? (20.Rab1 g4 21.Nd2 f5-+) 20...Rd7 21.a3 ba3 22.c4 dc4 23.Bc4 Bd8 (better is 23...Kd8!? 24.Rh6-+) 24.Ra3 Rdh7 25.Rc1 (25.Rh7 Qh7 (25...Nh7?! 26.Be6 Bd7 27.Bd7 Qd7 28.Qc4-/+) 26.d5 Be7-+) 25...g4 26.Ng1 Rd7 (better is 26...Be7!? 27.Raa1 f5 28.d5-+) 27.Bb5 Qb8 28.Rc6 bc6 29.Ba6 Rb7! 30.d5 (30.Bb7 Qb7 Combination) 30...cd5-+ (30...ed5?! 31.Rb3 Bb6 32.Bb6 ab6 33.Rb6+= (worse is 33.Qe8 Kc7 34.Qe7 Nd7 35.Bb7 Qb7=)) 31.Qc2 (better is 31.Bb7 Qb7 32.Ra7-+) 31...Bc7 32.Rb3 (32.Bd4 Ng6 33.Bb7 Qb7 (33...Kb7?! 34.Ba7 Nf4 35.Kf1 Bb5 36.Ke1-+) 34.Ra7 Nf4 35.Kf1 Bg6 36.Rb7 Bc2 37.Bf6 Rf8 38.Rc7 Kc7 39.Be5 Kd7 40.Bf4 Rf4-+) 32...Ba4 33.Nf5 (33.Bb7 Qb7 34.Rb7 Bc2 35.Ra7-+) 33...Bb3 34.Qc6 Rh2 (34...ef5?! 35.Qe8 Bd8 36.Qc6 Bc7 37.Qe8 Bd8 38.Qc6 Bc7=) 35.Kf1 Bc4! (35...ef5?! 36.Qe8 Bd8 37.Qc6 Bc7 38.Qe8 Bd8 39.Qc6 Bc7=) 36.Ke1 (36.Bc4 Rb1 Deflection (36...Rb1 Decoy; 36...ef5 Zwischenzug)) 36...Kd8 37.Bb7 Rh7 38.Bc5 (38.Bd4 Rd7 39.Qc5 Ke8 40.Qa7 Qa7 41.Ba7 Ba5 42.Kd1 Kd8-+) 38...Ba5 (38...ef5?? 39.Qf6 Kd7 40.Qf5 Ne6 41.Qh7 Ng7 42.Qg7 Ke6 43.Bc8 Qc8 44.Qg4 Kf7 45.Qc8 Ba5 46.Kd1+-) 39.Kd1 Bb3 (39...ef5?! 40.Qf6 Kd7 41.Bc6 Kc8 42.Qf8 Kc7 43.Bd6 Kc6 44.Bb8=) 40.Kc1 Qf4 (40...Rb7 41.Bd6 Ba4 42.Bb8 Bc6-+ (42...Rb8?! 43.Qa4 Bb6 44.Ne3+=)) 41.Kb2 Qd2 (better is 41...Bc7!? 42.Kb3 Qf5 43.Bf8 Qb1 44.Ka4 Qg1 45.Ba6 Qd1 46.Kb5 Qb3 47.Bb4 Qd3 48.Ka4 Qd1 49.Kb5 Qf1 50.Ka4 Qa1 51.Ba3 Qd1 52.Kb5 Qe2 53.Ka4-+) 42.Kb3 Rb7! 43.Qb7 Qc3 (43...ef5?! 44.Qe7 Kc8 45.Qf8 Kb7 46.Qe7 Bc7 47.Ne2 Qd3 48.Nc3-/+) 44.Ka2 Qc5 (44...Qc5 45.Qb8 Kd7-+; 44...ef5?! 45.Qb8 Kd7 46.Qb7 Bc7 47.Qd5 Kc8 48.Qa8 Bb8 49.Qc6 Bc7 50.Qa8 Kd7 51.Qd5 (51.Qf8?? Be5 52.Qf7 Kc6 53.Qe6 Kc5 54.Qc8 Kb6 55.Qe6 Qc6 56.Qb3 Qb5-+) 51...Kc8 52.Qa8=) 0–1. Ozsvath,Andras (2340) – Schneider,Attila (2360), Elekes Memorial–A, 1981. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e5 Nfd7)

8.Nf1 h6 9.Ng3 Nc6 10.Nh5 Nb6 11.Qd2 Bd7 (11...Qc7 12.0-0+=) 12.Qf4= Qe7 13.a3 Nc4 14.0-0 Na3 15.c3 (15.Qg3 g6 16.Nf6 Kd8 17.Ba3 ba3=) 15...a5 (15...Nc4!?-/+) 16.Ba3 ba3 17.Rfb1 Nb4?? (better is 17...Bc8+=) 18.cb4+/- ab4 19.Qd2 (19.Qg4!?+/-) 19...Ba4+= 20.Qe2 Qd7 21.Nd2 0-0-0? (better is 21...Qc7+/-) 22.Nb3+- b6 23.Nc1 Kb8 24.Qd2 Kb7 25.Rb4 Bb4 26.Qb4 Ra8 27.Ng7 (27.Ra3 Rhc8 28.Qb2 Qe7+-) 27...Rhc8 (27...Qc7 28.Ne2+- (28.Qa3?! Rhg8+=)) 28.Ne2 (28.Qa3?! Bb5 29.Qb2 Bd3 30.Nd3 Qb5+=) 28...a2 29.h3 (29.Nc3 Qc7 30.Na2 Bc2+-) 29...Bc6 (29...Bc2 30.Bb5 Qc7 31.Kh2+-) 30.Nc3 (better is 30.Nh5!? Ra4 31.Qb2 Rca8+-) 30...Qd8 31.Nh5 (31.Ra2?! Ra2 32.Na2 Qg5+/-) 31...Qf8 32.Qf8 Rf8 33.Ra2 (worse is 33.Na2 Ra3 34.Bb1 b5+=) 33...Ra2 34.Na2 Ra8 35.Nb4 Ra4 36.Nc6 (36.Nc2 b5 37.f4 b4+=) 36...Kc6+= 37.Bh7 Rd4 38.g3 b5 39.Kf1 b4 40.Nf4 b3 41.Nd3 Ra4 42.Bg8 Ra7 43.h4 (43.Ke1!?-/+) 43...Kb5-+ 0–1. Littlewood,J – Rochlin,Y, corr, 1970. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e5 Nfd7)

7.0-0 e6 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Qe2 b6 10.Be4 de4 11.Qe4 Bb7 12.Nbd2 Qd7 13.Rfd1 Ne7 14.Qd3 Nd5 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Bc1 h6 17.Ne1 Qc6 18.Qg3 g5 19.a3 ba3 (19...Nc3 20.Nc3 Qc3 21.Qc3 bc3 22.Rb1+=) 20.Nd6 (20.Qb3 b5 21.Ba3 b4=) 20...Bd6+= 21.ed6 0-0-0 (21...Kd7 22.Qf3 (worse is 22.Ba3 Nc3 23.Qe5 Nd1-/+) 22...f6 23.Qh5=) 22.Ra3 (worse is 22.Ba3 Nc3 23.Rd2 Ne4-/+) 22...Qd6 23.Ra7? (better is 23.Qb3 a6 24.c4=) 23...Qg3-+ 24.fg3 Nc3 25.Rd2 Rd4! 26.Ra3 Nb5 27.Rd4 Nd4 28.Bb2 Rd8-+ 29.Rd3 e5 30.Kf2 f6 31.Nf3 Ba6 32.Ra3 Kb7 33.Nd4-/+ ed4 34.Ra4 Rc8 35.Bd4 Rc2 36.Kf3 f5 37.Bg7 Bb5 38.Rb4 Bc6 39.Ke3 Rg2 40.Bh6 g4 41.Bg7 Rh2 42.Be5 b5 43.Rb2 Rh1 44.Kd2 Rf1 45.Ke2 Rf3 46.Kd2 Kb6 47.Bd4 Ka5 48.Bc5 Bd5 49.Rb1 Ka6 50.Bd6 Be4 51.Ra1 Kb6 52.Ra3 Kc6 53.Rf3 gf3 54.Be7 Kd5 55.Ke3 Kc4 56.Bd6 Kc3 57.g4 fg4 0–1. Momeni Roudsari,Hadi – Marjanovic,Slavoljub, Wch U20 fin–A, 1973. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3)

7.0-0 e6 8.Qe1 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Be4 de4 11.Qe4 Bd7 (11...a2!? 12.Nc3 Qc7=) 12.Qb7+/- Bc6 13.Qb3 g5 14.Rd1 (14.Na3?! g4 15.Ne1 Qd4+=; 14.Ba3?! Ba3 15.Na3 g4+/-) 14...Nd7 15.Ba3 g4 16.Ne1 Nb6 17.Be7 Qe7 18.c4 0-0 19.Nc3 Rfb8 20.Nc2 Na4 21.Nb5 a6 22.Ra4 (worse is 22.Qa4 ab5 23.Qb4 Qb4 24.Nb4 Ra1 25.Ra1 Be4+-) 22...ab5 23.Ra8 Ba8 24.Ne3 h5 25.cb5 Qd7 (25...Bc6 26.Qc3 Bb5 27.d5+-) 26.b6 (better is 26.d5!? Kg7+-) 26...Qd8 27.d5 Rb6?? (27...ed5 28.Ra1 d4+/-) 28.de6 (28.de6 Rb3 29.Rd8 Kg7 30.h4 fe6 31.Ra8 Rb1 32.Kh2+-) 1–0. Schlenker,Joerg – Huenerkopf,Heinz (2305), Baden–Bayern tt, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

7.0-0 e6 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Be4 de4 10.Re4 b6 11.c4 bc3 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Qa4 Qd7 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 Nb4 16.Qd7 Kd7 17.d5 (17.Rf4!? Ke8 18.Nb5-/+) 17...Nd5 18.Rd1 Rc8 19.Nd5 Bd5 20.Re2 Rc4 21.h3 Bc5 22.Bg3 Rc8 23.Ne1 Ke7 24.Nd3 Ba3 25.Nf4 Rc1 26.Nd5 ed5 27.Rc1 Rc1 28.Kh2 Ke6 29.f4 Rc4 30.Rd2 g6 31.h4 Bc1 32.Rf2 h5 33.Rf3 Kf5 34.Kg1 Bf4 35.Bh2 Ke5 36.g3 Rc1 37.Kg2 Rc2 38.Kh3 Bc1 39.Rf7 Ra2 40.Rf1 Rc2 0–1. Campos Ruiz,Alberto – Scheichel,Herbert, Wch U20 fin–B, 1973. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3)

7.0-0 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6-/+ 10.a3 e6 11.ab4 Bb4 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Na3 0-0 14.Nb5 Nc6-+ 15.Be4 de4 16.Ne1 Qh4 17.Kh2 f5 18.Ng2 Qh6 19.Ne3 fg4 20.Ng4 Qh4-+ 21.Ra3 h5 22.Ne3 Rf3 23.Nc4 Raf8 (23...Raf8 24.Kg1 Qg5 25.Kh1 e3 26.Re3 Be4 27.Rf3 Rf3 28.Kh2 Qf4 29.Kg1 Rg3 30.fg3 Qg3) 0–1. Burgin,Robert (1630) – Maltez,Nuno, IECC, 1998.

7.0-0 g6 8.Qe1 Nc6 9.a3 Qb6 10.Be4 de4 11.Qe4 Bf5 12.Qe3 Bc2 (12...Rd8 13.ab4 Bc2 14.b5 Qb5 15.Na3=) 13.ab4 (13.d5!? Nd8 14.Nd4=) 13...Nb4+= 14.Na3 Rc8 15.Bd2 (15.Nc2?? Nc2 (worse is 15...Rc2 16.Qb3 Rc6 17.d5+/-) 16.Qf4 Na1-+) 15...Nd5 16.Qe2 e6 17.Nc2 Rc2 18.Qd3 Rc6 (18...Rb2 19.Rfc1=) 19.Ba5 (better is 19.Rfb1!? Bb4 20.Bb4 Nb4 21.Qa3+/-) 19...Qa6= 20.Qd2 Rc4 21.Rfc1 b5 22.Rc4 bc4 23.Qb2 Nb6 (23...Bg7 24.Bc7 Qc6 25.Bd6+/-) 24.Bd2 Qb7 25.Qb5 Qd7 26.Qd7 Kd7 27.Ra7 Kc6 28.Rf7 (28.Ng5 Nc8 29.Ra6 Kb7+=) 28...Nd5+= 29.Ne1 c3 30.Bc1 Bb4 31.Nc2 Ra8 32.Rf3 (32.Rh7 Ra2 33.Nb4 Nb4 34.Rh3-/+) 32...Kb5 33.Kf1 Ra2 34.Ne1?? (better is 34.Nb4 Kb4 35.Ke1-+) 34...Ra1-+ 35.Nd3 Ba3 0–1. Knudsen,Jes West (1990) – Henrichsen,Jens (1990), Budapest FS11 FM–A, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4)

7.a3 Nc6 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Ba3 Nd3 10.cd3 Qa5 11.Kf1 +=.

7.a3 Nc6 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Ba3 e6 10.0-0 Nd3 11.cd3 Ng5 12.Ng5 Qg5 13.Bf8 Rf8 14.Nc3 Bd7 15.Qb3 b6 16.Nb5 Bb5 17.Qb5 Ke7 18.f4 Qg6?? (better is 18...Qh4 19.g3 Qg4=) 19.Qb4+- Ke8 20.Rac1 f5 (20...Qd3 21.Rc7 Qd4 22.Qd4 Rc8 23.Qa4 b5 24.Qb5 Kd8 25.Qd7) 21.Rc7 Rf7 22.Rfc1 Rc7 23.Rc7 (23.Rc7 Qf7 24.Qb5 Kf8 25.Rf7 Kf7 26.Qd7 Kf8 27.Qe6+-) 1–0. Zedtler,Uwe – Baas,Holger, DESC, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4)

7.a3 Nc6 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Ba3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Qe1 (better is 11.Be4!? de4 12.Nfd2+=) 11...Nd3+= 12.cd3 Ng5 13.Ng5 Bg5 14.Nc3 Bd7 15.f4 Be7 16.Be7 Qe7 17.f5 (better is 17.Qb1 0-0 18.Qb7=) 17...Qb4-/+ (17...ef5?! 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Qg3=) 18.Kh1 ef5 (18...Qd4 19.fe6 fe6+= (worse is 19...Be6 20.Nb5 Qc5 21.Nd6 Kf8 22.Rc1+/-)) 19.Rb1?? (better is 19.Nd5 Qe1 20.Rfe1=) 19...Qd4-+ 20.Rb7 Rd8 21.e6 fe6 (21...Be6!? 22.Ne2 Qf6-/+) 22.Nb5 Qc5?? (better is 22...Qd3 23.Rf5 Qf5 24.Nd6 Kf8 25.Nf5 ef5+=) 23.Nc7+- Kf7 24.Ne6 Qd6 25.Rf5 Kg8 (25...Kg6 26.Rf4 Qf4 27.Nf4 Kf5 28.Nd5 Rhe8+-) 26.Nd8 Bf5 (26...h6 27.Rf7 Qg6 28.Rbd7 Kh7 29.Rg7 Qg7 30.Rg7 Kg7 31.Qe7 Kg6 32.Qe6 Kg5 33.Nf7 Kf4 34.Qh3 Re8 35.Qf3) 27.Nf7 (27.Qe8 Qf8 28.Ne6 Be6 29.Qe6 Qf7 30.Qf7) 27...Qc6+- 28.Rc7 Qa8 (28...Qe6 29.Qh4 Qe8+-) 29.Qe5 Qc8 (29...Bd7 30.Nh6!! gh6 31.Rd7 Qf8 32.Qd5 Qf7 33.Qf7) 30.Nh6!! (30.Nh6 gh6 31.Qg7) 1–0. Brestian,Egon (2440) – Miniboeck,Guenter (2360), AUT–chT, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4)

7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Be4 de4 9.Qe4 Be6 10.Nbd2 Bd5 11.Qd3 h6 12.Bb2 e6 13.0-0 a6 14.Ne4 b5 15.Nfd2 Na5 16.Qg3 Rc8 17.Nd6 (better is 17.Rfc1!?+=) 17...Bd6-/+ 18.ed6 Rc2 19.Bc1 (19.Qg7 Rf8 20.Bc1 A) 20...Ra2? 21.Ra2 Ba2 22.Ne4+-; B) 20...Ba2? 21.Ne4 Kd7 22.Bh6+- (22.Qh6?! Nb3 23.Nc5 Rc5 24.dc5 Na1+=); C) 20...Qd6-/+) 19...Qg5-+ 20.Qg5 hg5 21.Nb3 Bb3 (21...Nb3 22.ab3 Rc6 23.Bg5 Bb3 24.Rfb1-+) 22.ab3 Nb3 23.Ra6 Nc1 (23...Rc1 24.Rc1 Nc1 25.Ra8 Kd7 26.Rh8-+) 24.Ra8 Kd7 25.Rh8 b3 (25...Kd6?! 26.g3-+) 26.Rb8 b2 (26...b2 27.Rb5 Ne2 28.Kh1 Rc1-+) 0–1. Beier,Klaus – Eckstein,Bernd, Bayern–ch Wuerzburg, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4)

7.Qe2 e6 8.0-0 Be7 (8...Bd7 9.a3=) 9.a3 Nc3 10.Nc3 bc3 11.Rb1 0-0 12.Rb3 Nd7 13.Rc3 f5 (13...a6!?+=) 14.ef6!+/- Nf6 (14...Nf6 15.Ng5 Combination; 14...Bf6 15.Qe6 Double attack (15.Qe6 Discovered attack); 14...Rf6 15.Bg5 Decoy; 14...gf6 15.Qe6 Double attack (15.Qe6 Discovered attack)) 15.Ng5 Qb6 16.Re1 Re8?? (16...Bd6 17.Rc8! Rac8 18.Qe6 Kh8 19.Nf7 Rf7 20.Qc8 Rf8 21.Qc3+/-) 17.Nh7! (17.Ne6?! Be6 18.Qe6 Qe6 19.Re6 Kf7+/-) 17...Qd4 (17...Nh7 18.Qh5 Double attack (18.Qh5 Decoy)) 18.Rc8! Rac8 (18...Rac8 19.Nf6 Double attack; 18...Rec8 19.Qe6 Double attack) 19.Qe6 Kh8 20.Ng5 Qh4?? (20...g6 21.Re3 Qg4 22.Rh3 Qh3 23.Qh3 Nh5 24.Bb2 d4 25.Bg6 Kg7 26.Qh5 Bg5 27.Qh7 Kf6 28.Bd4 Ke6 29.Bf5 Kd5 30.Qd7 Kc4 31.Bd3) 21.Nf7 Kg8 22.Nh6 Kh8 23.Qg8!! Ng8 (23...Rg8 24.Nf7#; 23...Ng8 24.Nf7) 24.Nf7 1–0. Felbecker,Hans – Fitzon,H, EU–ch M164 corr, 1969. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4)

7.Ng5 Ng5 8.Bg5 Qb6 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Be3 Bd7 (10...Nd4? 11.Bd4 Qa5 12.a3+-) 11.Nd2 e6 (11...Nd4? 12.Nb3+-) 12.Kh1 Be7 (12...Nd4? 13.Nb3+-) 13.Rb1 Qc7 (13...Nd4? 14.c3+-) 14.f4 (14.Qg4 g6+=) 14...g6 15.Qf3 h5 16.Qe2 a6 17.Nf3 Na5 (17...b5 18.Rfc1+=) 18.Ng5 (18.Bd2!?=) 18...Nc4+= 19.Bc1 b5 20.g4 (20.Be3 Qa5-/+) 20...Bg5 (better is 20...hg4!? 21.Qg4 Rg8-+) 21.fg5+= Bc6 (21...hg4!? 22.Qg4 a5=) 22.Rb4 0-0-0 (22...hg4 23.Qg4 Qe7 24.Rb3=) 23.c3 (23.Kg2!?+=) 23...hg4= 24.Qg4 Ne5 25.de5 Qe5 (better is 25...d4 26.Kg1 Qe5+=) 26.Bf4?? (better is 26.Qg2+/-) 26...d4-/+ 27.Kg1 Qc5 28.Bg3? (better is 28.Rf2 dc3 29.Be4-+) 28...dc3-+ 29.Bf2 Qe5 30.Qf4 Qf4 31.Rf4 Rd3 32.Rf7 c2 33.Bb6 Rg3! 34.Kf2 (34.hg3 Rh1 Promotion) 34...Rf3! 35.Rf3 Bf3 36.Kg3 Be4 37.h4 Kb7 38.Be3 Rd8 39.Rf7 (39.Kf2 Rd1 40.a3 e5-+) 39...Kc6 40.Kf2 Rd3 41.Bc1 Rd1 42.Be3 Rh1 (42...c1Q!? 43.Bc1 Rc1 44.Ra7-+) 43.Ra7 c1Q 44.Bc1 Rc1 45.Ra6 Kd5 46.a4 ba4 47.Ra4 Rc3 48.Ra5 Kd4 49.Ra7 (49.Ra6 Ke5 50.Ra7 Rh3-+) 49...Rh3 50.Rh7 Ke5 0–1. Grob,Henry – Lehmann,M, FSZ der NZZ corr Switzerland, 1940. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4)

8.a3 Qb6 A) 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Be4 (10.Qe2 Bf5 11.Bb5 Kd8 12.c4 dc4 13.Bc4 Rc8 14.Bb2 Nc2 15.Ra2) 10...de4 11.Ng5 Bf5 12.Nc3 Qc6 13.Qd2 e6 14.Ba3 a5 15.g4; B) 9.Be3 Bg4 (9...Bf5 10.Nh4 g6 11.Be4 Be4 12.Nd2 Bf5 13.ab4 Be6 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qa4) 10.Nbd2 Nc3 11.Qe1 a5 12.h3 Bh5 13.e6 fe6 14.Ng5 Rc8 15.Ne6.

8.a3 Nc3 9.Qe1 Nb1 10.Rb1 Bg4 11.ab4 Bf3 12.gf3 Nd4 13.Qe3 Nc6 14.b5 Na5 15.e6 fe6 16.Qe6 Qd7 17.Bf5 Qe6 18.Be6 Rd8 19.Rd1 (19.Ra1 b6 20.Bf4+/-) 19...d4? (better is 19...Rd6 20.Re1 Nc4=) 20.Bf4+/- b6 21.Bc7 Rd6 22.Bd6 ed6 23.Rd4 Be7 24.Re1 Rf8 25.Re3 (25.Rd3!? Rf4+-) 25...Kd8 26.Bh3 Nb7 27.Ra4 Na5 (27...Bg5 28.Rc3 Nc5 29.Ra7+-) 28.Rae4 (better is 28.Rc3!? Ke8 29.Rc7 d5+-) 28...Bf6 29.Rd3 Kc7 30.Be6 Be5 31.Kg2 h6 32.h4 Rf6 33.Bd5 Rg6 (33...Kd7+-) 34.Rg4 Rg4 35.fg4 Kd7 (35...g5 36.hg5 hg5 37.Rh3+-) 36.Kf3 (36.Rf3 Bf6+-) 36...Ke7 37.Ke4 g5 (37...Ke8 38.f4 Bb2 39.c4+-) 38.hg5 hg5 39.Rh3 Bg7 (39...Kf6 40.Rh7 Bc3 41.Ra7+-) 40.Kf5 Bd4 41.Rh7 Kd8 42.f3 (better is 42.Kg5 Bf2 43.Kh5 Bd4+-) 42...Ke8 (42...Be3 43.Ke4 Bf4 44.Ra7+-) 43.Ra7 (better is 43.Kg5 Bf2+-) 43...Be3 44.Ke6 Kd8 45.Kd6 Ke8 (45...Bf4 46.Ke6 Kc8+-) 46.Ra8 1–0. Paczka,Patryk – Stypka,Zbigniew (1940), XVIII MFSz Poznan Poland, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.0-0 Nc6)

8.Qe1 Bf5 9.e6 (better is 9.Nh4!? Bd7 10.Be4 de4 11.Qe4+=) 9...Be6-/+ 10.a3 Qa5 11.Nbd2 Bf5 12.Ne4 de4 13.Be4 e6 14.Bd2 Rd8?? (better is 14...Be4 15.Qe4 Qd5 16.Qd5 ed5 17.ab4 Bb4 18.Bb4 Nb4+=) 15.ab4+- Qb5 16.c4! Qc4 17.Bf5 Nb4? (17...Nd4 18.Nd4 Qd4+-) 18.Ne5 Qd4 19.Nf7 Qd2 20.Qe6 Be7 21.Nd8 Qd8 22.Bh7! Qd5 (22...Rh7 23.Qg8) 23.Bg6 Kf8 24.Qd5 (24.Qc8 Bd8 25.Rfe1 Qg2 26.Kg2 Rh2 27.Kh2 Nd3 28.Qd8) 24...Nd5 25.Ra7 Bd8 (25...Kg8 26.Ra8 Bf8 27.Re1+-) 26.Re1 (better is 26.Rb7 Rh6 27.Rb8 Nc3 28.Rd8 Ke7 29.Re8 Kd7+-) 26...Ne7 27.Ra8 Ng6 28.Rd8 Kf7 29.Rh8 Nh8 30.Rb1 1–0. Enders,Peter – Schwibbe,Rudolf, DDR–ch M619 corr, 1978. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.0-0 Nc6)

8.Re1 e6 9.Be4= de4 10.Re4 Be7 (10...Qd5 11.Nbd2= (11.Rg4 b5=) 11...Be7=; 10...b5 11.Bg5 Qd5=) 11.Rg4+= g6 (11...Bf8+=) 12.Bh6 b6 (12...f5 13.ef6 Bf6 14.Re4+=) 13.Nbd2 Bb7 14.Ne4 Qd5 (14...Qc7!?+/-) 15.Bg7 Rg8 (15...h5 16.Rf4 Rg8+-) 16.Nf6 (better is 16.Bf6!? Rf8 17.Be7 Ke7 18.Qd2+-) 16...Bf6+= 17.Bf6 h5 18.Rh4 (18.Rg5 b5+/-) 18...Na5 (18...g5 19.Rh5 (19.Ng5? Ne5 20.f3 Ng4-+; worse is 19.Bg5 Ne5 20.de5 Qd1 21.Rd1 Bf3 22.gf3 Rg5 23.Kf1 Re5-/+) 19...g4 20.Ne1=) 19.Rc1 (19.h3 Nc4+=) 19...Rc8 (19...Qa2 20.Ne1=) 20.Qf1 (20.Ra1 g5 21.Rh5 g4=) 20...Nc4 (20...Qa2 21.Qb5 Nc6 22.Qd3=) 21.Rd1 (21.Qe1 Qa5 22.Ng5 Na3+=) 21...a5 (21...Na3!?+=) 22.Ng5= Qb5 (22...Nb2 23.Rc1 Qc4 24.Qc4 Rc4 25.Nh7=) 23.Ne4 (23.Nh7 Na3 24.Qb5 Nb5=) 23...Be4= 24.Re4 Qd5 25.f3 (25.Re2 b5=) 25...Kd7 (better is 25...b5+=) 26.Rc1? (better is 26.Bg5!?=) 26...Nd2-/+ 27.Qd3 Ne4 28.fe4 Qc4 (28...Qa2 29.d5 ed5 30.Qb5 Kc7 31.ed5-/+) 29.Qd2 Qc3 (29...Qa2 30.Qf2-+) 30.Qe2 (better is 30.Qf2-/+) 30...Qc4 31.Qd2 Kc7 (31...Qa2 32.Qf2-+) 32.d5 (32.Qf2 Qa2 33.Bg5 Qc4-/+) 32...Kb7 (better is 32...Qe4 33.d6 Kd7-+) 33.d6= Qe4 34.d7 Rcd8 (34...Rc5 35.d8R Rd8 36.Bd8-/+) 35.Bd8 (35.Rd1!?=) 35...Rd8-/+ 36.Rd1 (36.c3 Qd5 37.Qe1 bc3 38.Qc3 Qd7 39.Qf3 Qd5 40.Qf7 Rd7-/+) 36...Qd5! 37.Qe2 (37.Qd5 ed5) 37...Qc6 (37...Qc5!? 38.Kf1 Kc7-/+) 38.Rd6+= Qc7 (38...Qc5 39.Kh1+=) 39.Qf3= Ka7 40.Qf7 Qc5 41.Qf2 Qc7 (41...Kb7 42.Qc5 bc5 43.Kf2=) 42.Qf7 (worse is 42.Re6 Rd7 43.h3 Re7 44.Re7 Qe7=) 42...Qc5 43.Qf2 Qf2 (better is 43...Qc7!?=) 44.Kf2+/- Kb7 45.Ke3 (45.Kg3 Kc7 46.Kh4 Rf8 47.d8Q Rd8 48.Rd8 Kd8+-) 45...Kc7 (45...g5 46.g4 h4 47.Ke2+=) 46.Re6 Rd7 47.Rg6 Rd1 48.Rh6 (48.Rg5 h4+/-) 48...a4 (better is 48...Re1!? 49.Kd4 Re2 50.Rh5 Rd2 51.Ke4 Rc2+=) 49.Rh5+- Kc6 (49...Ra1 50.Rh4 Ra2 51.Rb4 Rc2 52.Ra4 Rg2 53.h4+-) 50.h4 (50.Rh4 Kc5+-) 50...a3 (50...Ra1 51.Rh6 Kc5 52.e6+-) 51.e6 (51.g4 Ra1 52.Rh6 Kc5+-) 51...Re1 52.Kd2 Re6 53.g4 Rd6 54.Kc1 (54.Ke2 b5+-) 54...Rd4 55.g5 Rg4 56.Rh6 (56.Kd2 Rg2 57.Kd3 b3 58.cb3 Ra2+=) 56...Kc5 (56...Kd5 57.Rb6 Rh4 58.g6+/-) 57.g6 (57.Kd2 Rg2 58.Kd3 b3 59.cb3 Ra2+=) 57...Kc4 (better is 57...Kd4!? 58.Kd2 Rg2 59.Ke1 b3 60.cb3 Ke3+/-) 58.Kd2+- Rg2 59.Ke3 Kc3 60.h5 (60.Kf3 Rg1 61.g7 Rg7 62.Rc6 Kb2 63.Rb6 Rf7 64.Ke4 Re7 65.Kd4 Rd7 66.Ke3 Kc3=) 60...Kb2 (60...Kc2 61.Rh8 b3 62.ab3 a2-/+) 61.Rh7 Ka2 62.Ra7 Kb2 63.g7 Kc2 (63...Rg3 64.Kf4 Rg7 65.Rg7 a2+-) 64.h6 b3 65.h7 Rg3 66.Kf4 Rd3 67.g8Q b2 68.Qc8 (68.h8Q Rc3 69.Qhh7 Kd1 70.Qg1 Ke2 71.Qe4 Kd2 72.Qge1) 68...Rc3+- 69.Ra3 (69.Qf5 Kc1 70.h8Q Rc5 71.Qh1 Kd2 72.Qd7 Rd5 73.Qhd5 Kc2 74.Qd3 Kc1 75.Rc7) 69...Rc8-+ 70.Rh3 (70.Ra2 Kc1 71.Rb2 Kb2-+) 70...Rh8 (70...Rf8 71.Kg5 b1Q 72.Rh2 Kd3 73.Rh3 Ke2 74.Rh2 Kf3 75.Rh3 Kg2 76.Rh2 Kh2 77.h8Q Rh8 78.Kf4 Rh5 79.Ke3 Rd5 80.Kf4 Qd3 81.Kg4 Qe4) 71.Rh2 Kb3 72.Rh1 Ka2 73.Rh2 (73.Ke5 b1Q 74.Rb1 Kb1-+) 73...Ka1 74.Kg5 (74.Rh1 b1Q 75.Rb1 Kb1 76.Ke5-+) 74...b1Q 0–1. Raetsky,A (2390) – Petrosian,TL (2535), ACP Blitz Prelim3, playchess.com INT, 2004. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.0-0 Nc6)

8.Re1 Bg4!?+= 9.Be4 de4 10.Re4 Bf3 11.Qf3 Nd4 -/+.

8.Re1 Bg4 9.h3 Bf5 (9...Bf3!? 10.Qf3 Nd4-/+) 10.Nh4+= Bd7 (10...Nd4? 11.Nf5 Nc6 12.Bb2+-) 11.Be4 e6 12.Qg4 de4 13.Re4 Ne7 14.Bg5 h6 15.Be7 Qe7 16.c4 bc3 17.Nc3 Rc8 18.Re3 Qg5 19.Qe4 White intends d5 19...Bb4 (19...Bc6 20.d5 ed5 21.Nd5=) 20.Rc1 (20.Ne2 a5 21.Nf3 Qd8+=) 20...Bc3 (20...Qe7 21.Rc2=) 21.Rcc3 (21.Nf3 Qd8 22.Rec3 Rc3 23.Rc3 Bc6 24.Rc6 bc6 25.Qc6 Qd7 26.Qa8 Qd8 27.Qa7 0-0+=) 21...Bc6= 22.d5 ed5 23.Qd4 0-0 24.Rg3 Qh5 25.Rcf3 Bd7?? (better is 25...Rc7=) 26.e6+- f6 27.ed7 Rc4 (27...Rcd8 28.Rf5 g5 29.Rd5 a6+-) 28.Qf6! Rf6 (28...Rf6 29.d8Q Double attack) 29.d8Q Kh7 30.Rf6 Qh4 31.Rg7! Kg7 32.Qe7 1–0. Moen,Ole Christian (2210) – Bednarski,Jacek B (2425), Oslo Kringsja, 1976. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.0-0 Nc6)

8.Qe2 Nc3 9.Nc3 bc3 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.a3 e6 (11...a6!?+=) 12.Rb3 Be7 13.Qe3 b6 14.Nd2 Bd7 (worse is 14...cd2 15.Bd2 Nb4 16.Qg3+/- (16.ab4 Qa4 17.Qg3 g6+/-)) 15.Nb1 Rc8 (15...f6!? 16.Nc3 fe5=) 16.Nc3+= 0-0 (16...f5 17.Bd2 Nd8 18.Ne2+/-) 17.Bd2 (17.Rb5 Qa6 18.Rd5 Qb7+/-) 17...Nd8 (better is 17...Nb8+/-) 18.Ne4+- Qa4 19.Nf6! (19.Nf6 Bf6 20.ef6 Qd4 21.Qd4+-) 1–0. Windhorst,J – Gottschlich,M, corr BdF, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.0-0 Nc6)

9.ab4 Nb4 10.Qe2 (10.Nh4 Bd7 11.Be4 de4 12.Nc3 e6 13.g3 Qc7 14.Bd2 h5 15.Rb1; 10.Bd2 Nd3 11.cd3 Nd2 12.Qd2 e6 13.Na3 Be7 14.Rfb1 Qd7 15.Nc2; 10.Ba3 Qb6 11.Bb4 Qb4 12.Ra3 Qb6 13.Rb3 Qc7 14.Nbd2 Rc8 15.Bb5; 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd7 Qd7 12.Bb2 a5 13.c3 Nc6 14.Nbd2 Nd2 15.Qd2) 10...a6 11.Nh4 Bd7 12.Be4 de4 13.Rd1 e6 14.g3 Be7 15.Ba3.

9.Re1 e6 10.Bb2 (10.h3 Qb6 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.a4 b3 13.cb3 Bb4 14.Re3 0-0 15.Nh4; 10.Qe2 Qb6 11.Nbd2 Nc3 12.Qe3 Bd3 13.Qd3 Nb5 14.ab4 Nbd4 15.Ba3; 10.Bf4 Qb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be4 Be4 13.Nc3 Nc2 14.Ne4 Ne1 15.Qe1) 10...Be7 (10...Qb6 11.a4 Be7 12.Nbd2 Nc3 13.Bc3 Bd3 14.Bb4 Bb4 15.cd3) 11.Nfd2 (11.Nbd2 Nd2 12.Qd2 Bd3 13.Qd3 0-0 14.ab4 Nb4 15.Qd2) 11...Nd2 12.Qd2 ba3 (12...Bd3 13.Qd3 Qb6 14.a4 Qa6 15.Qa6) 13.Na3 Bd3 14.Qd3 0-0 15.Re3 (15.c4-/+) 15...Nb4 16.Qe2 Rc8 17.c3 Nc6 18.Rg3 Bh4 19.Rh3 Be7 20.Qh5 h6 21.Nc2 a6 22.Ne3 Qb6 23.Bc1 Bg5?? (better is 23...Nd4 24.Nf1 Nf5-+) 24.Ng4+= Bc1? (24...Nd4 25.Bg5 Ne2 26.Kh1 Qb2+-) 25.Rc1+- Nd4 (25...Qb2 26.Nh6! gh6 27.Qg4 Kh7 28.Qg5 Qc1 29.Qc1 Kg6 30.Qh6 Kf5 31.Qf6 Ke4 32.Re3) 26.Nf6 (26.Nh6 gh6 27.Qh6 Nf3 28.gf3 Qf2 29.Kf2 Rc3 30.Rg3) 26...Kh8+- 27.Rd1?? (better is 27.Qg5! Nf5 28.g4 Rc3 29.Rcc3 gf6 30.ef6 (worse is 30.Qf6 Kh7 31.gf5 Qb1 32.Kg2 Rg8 33.Rhg3 Qf5+-) 30...Qb1 31.Rc1+-) 27...Nf5+= (27...gf6?? 28.Qh6 Kg8 29.Qh7) 28.g4 Ne7 (28...gf6 29.gf5 Qe3 30.fe3 Rg8 31.Kh1 Rg1 32.Rg1 fe5 33.Qh6) 29.Qg5? (better is 29.g5 Nf5 30.Nd7+=) 29...Ng8-+ 30.Ng8 Rc3! (30...Rg8?? 31.Rh6 gh6 32.Qh6) 31.Rh6 (31.Rc3 hg5 Combination) 31...Kg8 32.Rh4 (32.Rh5 Qd8 33.Qd2 Qa5-+) 32...f6 33.Qg6 fe5 34.Qh7 Kf7 35.Qh5 (35.Rb1 Rb3 36.Rb3 Qb3 37.Rh3 Qd1 38.Kg2 Qg4 39.Rg3 Qe4 40.Rf3 Ke8 41.Qe4 de4 42.Rb3-+) 35...Ke7 36.Qe5 (36.Qg5 Kd6 37.Qd2-+) 36...Qf2 37.Kh1 Qf3 0–1. Mc Guinness,Cian – Moeckel,Jean, IECG, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.0-0 Nc6)

9.Nh4 Nd4? 10.Nf5 Nc6 11.ab4 +-.

9.Nh4 Bd7 =.

9.Nh4 e6 10.Nf5 ef5 11.Be3 Be7 12.ab4 Qb6 13.c3 0-0 14.Qe2 g6 15.f3.

6.a3 ed4 7.Nd4 ba3 8.0-0 (worse 8.Ra3 d5 9.Ra4 de4 10.Bb5 Bd7-+; worse 8.Ba3 Nc6 9.Bb2 Be7=+) 8...Be7 9.Ba3 0-0 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nc6 bc6 12.f4 d5 13.e5 Ba3 14.Ra3 Qb6 15.Kh1 Ng4 16.Qe1 Qc5 17.Rb3 f5 (17...Qe7 18.Qg3-/+) 18.h3 Nh6 19.Na4 Qe7 20.Qc3 Qc7 21.Nc5 Nf7 22.e6 (22.Re1!?=) 22...Nd6-/+ 23.Qe5 Qe7 24.Rfb1 Ne4 25.Be4 fe4 (25...de4?! 26.Rd1=; worse 25...Qc5 26.e7 Re8 27.Rb8 Rb8 28.Rb8+/-) 26.Rb8 (26.Rg3!?=+) 26...Rb8-+ (26...Qc5 27.Ra8 Re8 28.Rb7+-) 27.Rb8 Re8?? (27...h6 28.Qd4 Qd6-/+ (28...Be6 29.Rb7 Qf6 30.Ne6+/-)) 28.f5?? (better 28.Nd7+=) 28...Qc5-+ 29.Qc7 Qf8 30.Qc6 Bd7! 31.Qd7 (31.Qd7 Rb8 Discovered attack; 31.ed7 Rb8 Discovered attack) 31...Rb8 32.e7 Qe8 33.Qd5 Kh8 34.Qe5 Rb6 (34...Rc8!? 35.c4-+) 35.Qe4 (35.g4 e3! 36.Kg2 Rb5-+) 35…Rf6 0-1. Carlsen,Magnus (?) (2875) - Vachier Lagrave,M (2775), 7th Norway Blitz, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e5)

6.Bb2 ed4 A1) 7.0-0 Be7 (7...Bg4 8.Bd4 Nc6 9.c3 Be7 10.Nbd2 d5 11.Rb1 bc3 12.Bc3 d4+=; 7...Nc6 8.Nd4 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 0-0 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nab5 a6+=; 7...d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Nd4 Nc6 11.Re1 Be7 12.Nc6 bc6=) 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 Bg4 10.Nb5 Nc6 11.Re1 Qb6 12.Bd4 Nd4+=; B) 7.Bd4 Nc6 (7...Be7 8.c3 Nc6 9.0-0 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.cb4 Bb4 12.a3 Ba5-/+; 7...Be6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 Be7 11.Qb1 b6 12.Bb5 Bd7+=; 7...Bg4 8.0-0 Nc6 9.c3 Be7 10.Nbd2 d5 11.Rb1 bc3 12.Bc3 d4+=) 8.0-0 Be7 9.c3 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.cb4 Bb4 12.a3 Ba5-/+; C) 7.Nd4 Nc6 (7...d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Qf3 Nc7 12.Bd7 Nd7+=; 7...Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 d5 10.e5 Ng4 11.Nf5 Bf5 12.Bf5 Nh6+=; 7...Bg4 8.Qd2 d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.0-0 Be7 11.Bf5 Bh5 12.Nb5 Na6=) 8.0-0 Be7 9.a3 ba3 10.Na3 0-0 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nab5 a6+=.

6.Bb2 d5 7.Bb5 Bd7 (7...Ke7 8.ed5 e4 9.Qe2 Qd5 10.c4 Qf5 11.0-0 Be6 12.Ne5 Qh5=; 7...Nc6 8.Ne5 Qb6 9.ed5 Nd5 10.a4 Be6 11.0-0 a6 12.Bc6 bc6=) 8.de5 Ne4 9.Qd5 Nc5 10.Bd7 Nbd7 11.a3 ba3 12.Na3 Qa5 =.

6.de5= Nfd7 A) 7.ed6 Bd6 8.Bg5 Qc7 9.Nbd2 Ne5 10.Nd4 a6 11.Nf5 Bf5 12.ef5 0-0+=; B) 7.Bb5 a6 (7...de5 8.Ne5 Be7 9.Nd2 Qa5 10.Nd7 Qb5 11.Nb8 Rb8 12.Qf3 Be6+=; 7...Nc6 8.ed6 Qf6 9.c3 bc3 10.Qc2 Bd6 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Be3 Nde5+=) 8.Bc4 Qc7 9.Bd5 Ne5 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nd4 Bf6 12.Bb2 Nbc6+=; C) 7.Bg5 Qc7 (7...Be7 8.Be7 Qe7 9.ed6 Qd6 10.a3 0-0 11.0-0 Nc6 12.ab4 Qb4=; 7...Qa5 8.ed6 Bd6 9.Nbd2 Ne5 10.Nc4 Nc4 11.Bc4 Qc7 12.Qd3 Nc6=) 8.ed6 Bd6 9.a3 Nc6 10.c3 bc3 11.Nc3 Nde5 12.Ne5 Be5=.

6.de5 de5 7.Ne5 Be7 (7...Bc5!? 8.Nf3 Nc6=+) 8.0-0= 0-0 9.Bb2 Qc7 10.Nd2 a5 (10...Be6 11.Ndf3=) 11.f4 (11.Qf3 Be6=) 11...a4 12.Ndf3 Na6 (12...Nc6 13.Nc6 bc6 14.Bf6 Bf6 15.e5 Qb6 16.Kh1=) 13.Ng5 (13.Qe2 Nc5+=) 13...a3 14.Bd4 Bc5 15.Bc4 Pawn f7, live or die! (better 15.Bc5!? Nc5 16.Qe2=) 15...Rd8-/+ 16.Bf7 Kf8?? (better 16...Qf7! 17.Ngf7 Rd4-/+) 17.Bd5!+- Nd5 (17...Bd4 18.Qd4 Nd5 19.ed5+-) 18.Bc5 (18.ed5? Rd5 19.Nh7 Kg8-+) 18...Qc5 19.Kh1 h6?? (19...Kg8 20.ed5 h6+-) 20.Qh5 Qc7 21.ed5 Rd5 (21...Bf5 22.Ngf7 Be4+-) 22.Qg6 Rd6 (22...Rd2 23.Rae1 Rd6 24.Qh7 Be6 25.f5 Ke8 26.Qh8 Ke7 27.f6 gf6 28.Qf6 Ke8 29.Qf8) 23.Qh7 hg5 (23...Rd4 24.Rad1 Qd6 25.Qh8 Ke7 26.Qg7 Kd8 27.Ngf7 Kc7 28.Nd6 Kb6 29.Rd4 Nc5 30.Rb4 Ka6 31.Qc7 Ka7 32.Qb6 Kb8 33.Nc6) 24.fg5 (24.fg5 Ke7 25.Rf7 Ke6 26.Qf5 Kd5 27.Rd1 Kc5 28.Rc7 Kb5 29.Nd7 Ka4 30.Rd6 b5 31.Nb6 Ka5 32.Nc4 Ka4 33.Qf3 bc4 34.Qc6 Ka5 35.Rd5 Nc5 36.Rc5) 1-0. Nepomniachtchi,I (2770) - Saric,Iv (2690), SuperUnited CRO Blitz (16), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e5)

7.Bb5 Nbd7 (7...Bd7 8.Ne5 Qe7 9.Nd7 Qe4 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.0-0 Qd5 12.Qd5 Nd5=; 7...Nc6 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.Bc6 bc6 10.Ne5 Ke8 11.Nd2 c5 12.Bb2 Be6=) 8.Ne5 Qe7 9.Bf4 a6 10.Bd7 Nd7 11.Qd5 Ne5 12.Qe5 Qe5 +=.

7.Ne5 Bc5 8.Bb2 0-0 9.Nd2 Nbd7 (9...Be6 10.0-0= Qc7 11.Nef3 Nbd7 12.e5 Ng4=; 9...Bd4 10.Qb1 Bc3 11.Bc3 bc3 12.Ndf3 Qc7=) 10.Nef3 (10.Nd7 Bd7 11.Nb3 Bb6= (11...Be7 12.e5 Ng4=) 12.0-0 Qe7=) 10...Nb6 (10...Qe7 11.0-0 Rd8 12.Qe1 Ng4=) 11.0-0 (11.Nb3 Na4 12.Nc5 Nb2=) 11...Na4 12.Be5 (12.Qb1 Nc3 13.Qe1 Re8+=) 12...Bg4 (12...Ng4 13.Bf4+=) 13.h3= Bh5 14.Qe1 Rc8 15.Bh2 (15.Bf6 Qf6 16.e5 Qb6+=) 15...Nc3-/+ 16.Nb3 (16.e5 Re8-/+) 16...Bf3 17.Nc5 (17.gf3 Nd7-/+) 17...Rc5 18.Qe3 (18.gf3 Qd7 19.e5 Qh3-+) 18...Nfe4 (18...Bg2 19.Kg2 Ra5 20.Qf3-/+) 19.Qf3 Nd2 20.Qe3 Nf1 21.Qc5 Nh2 22.Kh2 a5 23.a3 b6 24.Qc6 Qd4 25.ab4 Qb4 26.Re1 Nb5 (26...a4 27.Qf3-/+) 27.Qe8 (27.Re8 Nd4 28.Rf8 Kf8 29.Qc8 Ke7 30.Qc7 Kf6 31.Qd8 Ke6 32.Qc8 Ke5 33.Qc7 Kf6 34.Qd8 Ke5 35.Qg5 Ke6 36.Qg7 a4=) 27...g6 28.Qe5 Nd6 29.c3 Qc5 30.Qc5 bc5 31.Re7 (31.Re5 Rc8 32.Rd5 Ne8-/+) 31...Ra8 (31...Rc8 32.Rd7 Rc6 33.c4-+) 32.Rd7 c4 33.Rd6 cd3 34.Rd3 a4 35.Kg3 (better is 35.Rd2!?+=) 35...a3-+ 36.Rd1 Rc8 37.Kf4 Rc3 38.Rd8 Kg7 39.Ra8 h5 40.h4 Kf6 41.Ra6 Ke7 42.f3 Rc2 43.Ra3 Rg2 44.Ra7 Kf8 45.Ra8 Kg7 46.Ra7 Rg1 47.Rb7 Ra1 48.Rb4 Ra6 49.Rc4 Kf6 50.Rb4 Ke6 51.Re4 Kd5 (51...Kd7 52.Rd4 Ke7 53.Re4 Re6 54.Rb4-/+) 52.Re7 Rf6 53.Kg3 Kd4 (53...Kd6 54.Ra7-/+) 54.Ra7 Rf5 55.Ra4 (55.f4 Kd5-/+) 55...Ke5 56.Ra6 Rf6 57.Ra7 (57.f4 Kf5 (57...Rf4? 58.Ra5 Ke4 59.Ra4 Ke5 60.Rf4+-) 58.Ra7 Ke6-/+) 57...Ke6 58.Rb7 Rf5 59.Rb6 Ke7 60.Rb7 Kf6 61.Ra7 (61.Rb6 Kg7-/+) 61...Kg7 62.Rb7 Ra5 63.Rb4 Ra7 64.Kf4 Kh6 65.Rc4 Ra6 66.Rb4 f6 67.Rc4 Rb6 68.Ra4 Rc6 69.Rb4 Ra6 70.Rc4 Ra5 (70...Rd6 71.Ke4-/+) 71.Rc6 Rf5 72.Ke4 Ra5 73.Kf4 Rf5 74.Ke4 Re5 75.Kf4 Kg7 76.Rc7 Kf8 77.Rc8 Kf7 78.Rc7 Re7 79.Rc4 Ra7 80.Rb4 Ra6 81.Rc4 Ke6 82.Rb4 Rc6 83.Rd4 (83.Re4 Kd7-/+) 83...Rc5 84.Re4 Re5 85.Ra4 g5 86.Kg3 Re3 87.hg5 (87.Kf2 Rc3-/+) 87...fg5-+ 88.Ra8 Kf6 89.Rh8 h4 90.Kg4 Re1 91.Rh6 Kg7 92.Rh5 Rg1 93.Kf5 ½–½. Vokac,Marek (2505) – Stocek,J (2545), TCh–CZE, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e5 6.de5 de5)

7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bb2 Ne5 9.Be5 Qe7 10.f4 Bd7 11.Qf3 Rd8 12.Nd2 a6 =.

7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Nc6 bc6 9.Bb2 (9.Nd2 Bc5 10.0-0 Bg4 11.Nf3 0-0 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bb2 Qc7 14.a3 a5; 9.0-0 Bc5 (9...Qd4 10.c3 Qe5 11.Qc2 Be6 12.Bb2 Bd6 13.g3 Qc5 14.Nd2 0-0; 9...Bd6 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Nc4 Ng4 12.h3 Bh2 13.Kh1 Bc7 14.Bd2 Rb8; 9...Qc7 10.Bb2 Ng4 11.g3 h5 12.a3 h4 13.ab4 Bb4 14.Qf3 hg3; 9...Be7 10.Bb2 0-0 11.Nd2 Be6 12.e5 Nd7 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.Qh5 g6; 9...Be6 10.Bb2 Qc7 11.e5 Nd7 12.Qf3 Rd8 13.Qg3 Nc5 14.Nd2 Qd7) 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Bb2 Re8 12.h3 Qc7 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Bf6 gf6) 9...Be7 (9...Bc5 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nd2 Bd4 12.Qc1 Re8 13.a3 c5 14.Bd4 Qd4; 9...Bg4 10.Qc1 Bc5 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Bd4 13.e5 Bb2 14.Qb2 Nd5) 10.0-0 Bg4 (10...0-0 11.Nd2 Be6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Qf3 f6 14.Nc4 g6) 11.Qe1 0-0 (better is 11...Be6!?= 12.a3 a5 13.e5 Nd5 14.Qe4 g6; 11...Nh5 12.Be2 Be2 13.Qe2 Qa5 14.a3 Qg5) 12.e5+/- Nd5 13.Qe4 f5 14.ef6 Bf6 15.Qh7 Kf7 16.Qg6 Kg8 17.Bf6 Nf6 18.Nd2 Bh5 19.Qf5 Bg4 20.Qc5 Qb6 21.Qg5 Qd4 22.Rae1 Rae8 23.Re3 Re3 24.fe3 Qc3? (better is 24...Qd6+/-) 25.Bc4+- Kh8 26.Qh4 Bh5 27.Rf6! Rf6 (27...Qf6 28.Qh5 Remove defender; 27...Rf6 28.Qh5 Mate attack; 27...gf6 28.Qh5 Remove defender) 28.Qh5 Rh6 29.Qe8 Kh7 30.Bg8 1–0. Rositsan,B (2185) – Jalanskij,Sergej, Vilnius LTU, Open, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6)

7.Ne5 Nbd7 8.Nd7 Bd7 9.Bb2 Qb6 10.Qf3 Rd8 11.0-0 Bc5 12.Nd2 Bd4 =.

7.Ne5 Be6 8.Bb2 Qc7 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.c3 Ng4 12.h3 Nh2 =.

7.Bg5 Nc6-/+ 8.0-0 h6 9.Bf6 (9.Bh4 Bc5-/+) 9...Qf6-+ 10.Bb5 Bg4 11.a3 (11.Nbd2 Be7-+) 11...Rd8 12.Qe2 a6 13.Bc6 Qc6 (13...bc6?! 14.ab4 Bb4 15.c3 Bf3 16.Qf3 Qf3 17.gf3+=) 14.ab4 Bb4 15.h3 (15.Ra2 f5 16.c3 Bd6-+ (16...Bc3?! 17.Rc2+=)) 15...Bf3 16.Qf3 Qc2 17.Na3 (17.Qg4 0-0 18.Na3 Qc8-+) 17...Qc3 18.Qc3 Bc3 19.Rab1 b5 20.Rb3 Bd4 21.Rc1 0-0 22.Rc6 Ra8 23.Nc2 Rfc8 24.Nd4 ed4 25.Rd6 Rd8 26.Rd8 Rd8 27.Kf1 Rb8 28.Ke2 b4 29.Kd3 a5 30.Rb1 a4 31.e5 (31.Re1 b3 32.Kd2-+) 31...b3 32.Kd4 (32.Kc4 b2 33.Rb2 Rb2 34.Kd4 a3-+) 32...a3 Black intends b2 33.Kc3 (33.e6-+) 33...b2 34.Kc2 a2 35.Rb2 Rc8 0–1. Sanfilippo,Eduardo – Tepper,Gonzalo, LADAC CAAPE 8th corr, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e5 6.de5 de5)

6.0-0 Qc7 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.c4 b6 9.e5 de5 10.de5 Ng8 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Rc1 Nc5 13.Bb1 0-0-0 (13...Rd8!? 14.Qe2 Be7-/+) 14.Qe2+= Ne7 15.Nd4 a6 16.N4b3 Ng6 17.g3 h5 18.h4 Qc6 19.f3 Ne7 20.Ne4 Nf5 21.Kh2 Qc7 22.Rfd1 Be7 23.Nec5 bc5 24.a3 Rd1 25.Rd1 Rd8 26.Rc1 ba3 27.Ba3 Nd4 28.Nd4 Rd4 29.Bb2 Rd7 30.Bc3 Qd8 31.Kg2 Bc6 (31...g5!? 32.hg5 Bg5-/+) 32.Qe1 Qc7 33.Ba5 (33.Be4!?=) 33...Qb7-/+ 34.Qe2 Bd8 35.Bc3 Bb6 (35...g5 36.Qf2-/+) 36.Bc2 Qc7 (36...Kd8 37.Rb1+=) 37.Be4 g6 38.Rb1 Be4 39.Qe4 Qb7 40.Qe2 Qc6 41.Qa2 ½–½. Finster,Michael – Reis,Thomas, Unterfranken–ch2, 1987. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.0-0 Nbd7 7.a3 ba3 8.Ba3 (8.Na3 a6=) 8...Be7 (8...Qc7 9.Re1=) 9.Re1 (9.Nc3 0-0=) 9...0-0 10.Nbd2 (10.c4 e5=) 10...Re8 (10...e5 11.Bb2=+) 11.Qe2 (11.e5 de5 12.de5 Nd5=) 11...Nf8 (11...e5 12.Bb2=+) 12.c4 (12.e5 de5 13.de5 Nd5=) 12...Ng6 13.g3 (13.e5 Nf4 14.Qe3 Nd3 15.Qd3 de5 16.Ne5 Nd7 17.Be7 Re7=+) 13...e5-/+ 14.d5 (14.Bb2 Qc7-/+) 14...Bg4 15.Reb1 b6 (15...Qc7 16.Qe3-/+) 16.Bc2=+ Qc8 (16...Qc7 17.Ba4 Bd7 18.Bb4=+) 17.Qe3 (17.Ba4 Bd7 18.Bd7 Qd7=+) 17...Bf8 (17...Bd7 18.Bb4=+) 18.Ne1 (18.Ba4 Bd7 19.Bd7 Qd7=+) 18...Bd7 19.Bb4 Rd8 (19...Be7 20.Ba4=+) 20.Bd1 (20.Nd3 Be7=+) 20...Bg4 (20...Be7 21.Ba4=+) 21.Ba4 (21.Bg4 Ng4 22.Qf3 Be7=+) 21...Bd7 22.Bd1 Bg4 (22...Be7 23.Ba4=+) 23.f3 (23.Ba4 Qc7=+) 23...Bd7=+ 24.Ra2 (24.Ba4 Be7=+) 24...Be8 (24...Be7 25.Ba4=+) 25.Rba1 (25.Nd3 Qc7=+) 25...Qc7 26.Ra6 Rdb8 27.Qa3 (27.Nc2 Nd7=+) 27...Rb7 28.Nd3 Nd7 29.Ba4 Nb8 30.Be8 Na6 31.Bc6 Nb4 32.Nb4 a5 33.Nd3 (33.Qe3 Raa7 34.Bb7 Rb7=+) 33...Rab8 (33...Be7 34.h4=+) 34.Bb7 Rb7 35.Rb1 Ne7 (35...Be7 36.Qa4=+) 36.Qa4 Nc8 (36...g6 37.Kg2=+) 37.Kg2 (37.f4 ef4 38.gf4 Qe7=) 37...Na7=+ 38.Rc1 Rb8 39.Nb1 (39.f4 Be7=+) 39...g6 (39...Be7 40.Na3=+) 40.Na3 Bh6 41.Rc2 (41.Rb1 f5=+) 41...Be3 (41...Rc8 42.f4=+) 42.Qb3 (42.Re2 Bd4=+) 42...Bd4-/+ 43.f4 (43.Rc1 Rc8-/+) 43...ef4 44.Nf4 Qe7 45.Qd3 (45.Re2 Qe8-/+) 45...Bc5-/+ 46.Nb1 b5 47.cb5 Rb5 1–0. Arias,Juan Cruz (2205) – Juarez,Carlos Eleodoro (2050), Semifinal Championship Argentino Superi, 2016. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7)

6.a3 Bd7 7.ab4+= Bc6? (better 7...Nc6 8.c3 a6+=) 8.Qe2+- d5 (8...Bd7 9.b5+-) 9.e5 Ne4 10.c3 (10.b5 Bd7 11.0-0 Bb4+-) 10...Be7 (10...b5 11.Nfd2 Nd2 12.Bd2+/- (12.Kd2?! a5=)) 11.0-0 (11.b5 Bd7+-) 11...0-0 12.b5 Bd7 (12...Be8 13.c4+-) 13.Be4 (better 13.c4!?+-) 13...de4+/- 14.Qe4 (14.Nfd2 Qb6 15.Na3 Rc8+/-) 14...Bb5 15.Qb7 Bc6 16.Qb3 Bf3 17.gf3 Nd7 (17...Nc6 18.Nd2+/-) 18.Ba3 (18.Nd2 Rb8 19.Qa2 Nb6+/-) 18...Ba3 (18...a5 19.Qb5+=) 19.Na3 Qg5 (19...Rb8 20.Qc2+=) 20.Kh1 Qf4 (20...Rfb8 21.Qd1+/-) 21.Qd1 (21.Qb7 Rac8 22.Qe4 Qe4 23.fe4 f6+=) 21...f6 22.Nc4 (better 22.Nb5!? fe5 23.Nc7+=) 22...fe5=+ 23.Ne5 (23.Re1 ed4 24.cd4 Qf3 25.Qf3 Rf3 26.Re6 Rf2=+) 23...Ne5 24.de5 Qe5 25.Rg1 (25.Qd3 Qh5=+) 25...Qc3-/+ 26.Rg3 a5 27.Rc1 Qf6 (27...Qe5 28.Rc4-/+) 28.Rc7 Rf7 29.Rc6 (better 29.Rc4!?-/+) 29...a4-+ 30.Qe2 Re7 (30...a3 31.Ra6 Ra6 32.Qa6-+) 31.Rc2 (31.Ra6!? Qf8 32.Qc4-/+) 31...a3-+ 32.Ra2 Rea7 (32...e5 33.Qc4 Qf7 34.Qf7 Rf7 35.f4 Rf4 36.Raa3 Ra3 37.Ra3 Rf2 38.Re3-+) 33.Qe3 (33.f4 Qf4 34.Qe6 Qf7 35.Qf7 Kf7-+) 33...h6 34.Kg2 Qf5 (34...e5 35.Qc3-+) 35.Rg4? (better 35.Qh6! Qf7 36.Qc1-/+) 35...Qd5-+ 36.Ra1 (36.Qe2 Ra4 37.Rg3 e5-+) 36...Kh8 Black prepares the advance a2 (36...Ra4 37.Re4 a2 38.Re5-+) 37.Qc3? (better 37.Rd4 Qb7 38.Ra2-/+) 37...a2-+ 38.h3 Qf5?? (better 38...Rf8 39.Qe3 Qa8 40.Rb4-+) 39.Rg3?? (better 39.Ra2! e5 40.Ra7 Ra7 41.h4=) 39...Qf6-+ 40.Qf6 (40.f4 Rb8 41.Qf6 gf6-+) 40...gf6 41.Rg6 Rb7 42.Rf6 Rb1 43.Ra2 Ra2 44.Rh6 Kg7 45.Re6 Rbb2 46.Kg3 Rf2 47.Re4 (47.Rb6 Rg2 48.Kf4 Ra4 49.Kf5 Rg3-+) 47...Rg2 48.Kh4 (48.Kf4 Ra3 49.Re7 Kf6-+) 48...Rg6 (48...Ra6 49.Rg4 Rg6 50.Kh5 Rg1 51.f4 Kf6 52.Rg6 Rg6 53.Kh4 Kf5 54.Kh5 Rg3 55.Kh6 Rh3 56.Kg7 Ke6 57.Kg6 Rg3 58.Kh6 Kf5 59.Kh7 Kf6 60.f5 Re3 61.Kg8 Rh3 62.Kf8 Rh8) 49.Rb4 (49.Rf4 Ra1 50.Rb4-+) 49...Rag2 50.Rb7 Kf6 51.Rb6 Kf5 52.Rb5 Kf4 53.Rb4 Kf3 54.Rb3 (54.Kh5 Rg8 55.Rb3 Ke4 56.Rb4 Kd5 57.Rg4 R2g4 58.hg4 Ke4 59.g5 Kf5 60.Kh4 Rg5 61.Kh3 Kf4 62.Kh4 Rd5 63.Kh3 Rd2 64.Kh4 Rh2) 54...Ke4 55.Rb4 (55.Kh5 Rg8 56.Rb4 Kd3 57.Rb3 Kd4 58.Rb4 Kd5 59.Rg4 R2g4 60.hg4 Ke4 61.g5 Kf5 62.Kh4 Rg5 63.Kh3 Kf4 64.Kh4 Rd5 65.Kh3 Rd2 66.Kh4 Rh2) 55...Kd5 (55...Kd3 56.Kh5 Rg8 57.Rb3 Ke4 58.Rb4 Kd5 59.Rg4 R2g4 60.hg4 Ke4 61.g5 Kf5 62.Kh4 Rg5 63.Kh3 Kf4 64.Kh4 Rd5 65.Kh3 Rd2 66.Kh4 Rh2) 56.Kh5 (56.Rb5 Kd4 57.Rb4 Kd3 58.Kh5 Rg8 59.Rb3 Kd4 60.Rb4 Kd5 61.Rg4 R2g4 62.hg4 Ke4 63.g5 Kf5 64.Kh4 Rg5 65.Kh3 Kf4 66.Kh4 Rd5 67.Kh3 Rd2 68.Kh4 Rh2) 56...R2g5 (56...Rg8 57.Rg4 R2g4 58.hg4 Ke4 59.g5 Kf5 60.Kh4 Rg5 61.Kh3 Kf4 62.Kh4 Rd5 63.Kh3 Rd2 64.Kh4 Rh2) 57.Kh4-+ Rg1 58.Kh5 Rg8 59.Rg4 (59.Rb6 Rh8 60.Rh6 Rh6 61.Kh6 Ke4 62.h4 Kf5 63.Kh7 Ke5 64.Kh6 Kf6 65.Kh7 Rh1 66.h5 Rh5 67.Kg8 Rh1 68.Kf8 Rh8) 59...R1g4 60.hg4 Ke6 (60...Ke4 61.g5 Kf5 62.Kh4 Rg5 63.Kh3 Kf4 64.Kh4 Ra5 65.Kh3 Ra2 66.Kh4 Rh2) 61.g5 (61.Kh4 Ke5 62.Kg3 Ke4 63.Kg2 Rg4 64.Kf2 Rg5 65.Ke2 Rg2 66.Ke1 Kd3 67.Kf1 Rd2 68.Ke1 Ke3 69.Kf1 Kf3 70.Kg1 Rd1 71.Kh2 Re1 72.Kh3 Rh1) 61...Kf7 (61...Kf5 62.Kh4 Rg5 63.Kh3 Kf4 64.Kh4 Ra5 65.Kh3 Ra2 66.Kh4 Rh2) 62.Kh6 (62.Kg4-+) 61…Rh8 0-1. Jaskolka,Tomasz (2220) - Carow,J (2445), Titled Tue (11), 2023. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6)

6.a3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.ab4 a6 9.c3 Nc6 10.Re1 b5 (10...Qc7 11.b5 Na5 12.Qc2+=) 11.Nbd2 (better 11.Bb5!? Bb7 12.Bd3+-) 11...Bb7+= 12.Qc2 e5 (12...Rc8 13.Qb1+=) 13.d5+/- Nb8 14.Nb3 Nbd7 15.Na5 Qc7 16.Nh4 Nb6 17.Nf5 Rfe8 (17...Bc8 18.Ne7 Qe7 19.Nc6+/-) 18.Qb1 (18.Bg5 Reb8 19.Be3 Bd8+/-) 18...Bc8 19.Re3?? (better 19.Ne7 Qe7 20.Be3+/-) 19...Bf5-+ 20.ef5 Nbd5 21.Rg3 Nc3 22.Qc2 Nfd5 (22...e4!? 23.Bf1 Rac8 24.Bh6-+) 23.f6 Bf6 24.Bh7 Kf8 Black plans e4 25.Bb2 (25.Be4 Rac8 26.Bb2 Ne4 27.Qe4 Qc2 28.Qd5 Qb2 29.Qd6 Be7-+) 25...Na4 (25...e4 26.Qd2-+) 26.Qc7? (better 26.Qd2 Ne7 27.Rc1-+) 26...Nc7 27.Bc1 (27.Rc1 Ne6 28.Ba1 g6-+) 27...e4 (27...g6 28.Bh6 Bg7 29.Bd2-+) 28.Raa3 (28.Bf4 g6 (28...Ba1?! 29.Bd6 Re7 30.Be4-+) 29.Bd6 Kg7-+) 28...Nd5 29.h4 (29.Bd2 g6 30.Nb7 Be5 31.Bg6 e3 32.Rae3 fg6 33.Rg6 Ne3 34.Be3 d5-+) 29...Rac8 30.Bd2 Rc2 31.Bg5 Be5 (31...Nb4?! 32.Bf6 gf6 33.Rg8 Ke7 34.Re8 Ke8 35.Be4 Rc1 36.Kh2-+) 32.Rg4 Rec8 (32...Nf6!? 33.Bf5-+) 33.g3 f6 (better 33...g6 34.h5 Kg7 (worse 34...Nb4 35.Bh6 Bg7 36.Bf4 Rc1 37.Bc1 Rc1 38.Kh2-+) 35.Bg6 fg6-+) 34.Be4 Re2 (better 34...Nb4 35.Bf5 fg5 36.Bc8 Rc8 37.Rb4 Bc3 38.Raa4 ba4 39.Ra4 gh4 40.gh4 d5-+) 35.Bd5=+ fg5 36.Rf3 Ke7 (36...Ke8 37.Rg5 Rc1 38.Kg2=) 37.Nc6= Ke8 38.Rg5 Bf6 39.Rh5 Kd7 (better 39...Nb6 40.Rf6 A) worse 40...Nd5 41.Rd6 Rc6 42.Rc6 (42.Rhd5?! Rd6 43.Rd6 Re4+=; 42.Rdd5?! Rc4+=) 42...Nb4 43.Rc8 Kf7 44.Rf5 Ke7 45.Rg8+-; B) 40...Re1 41.Kg2 gf6 42.Rh8 Kd7 43.Rh7 Ke8 44.Rh8 Kd7 45.Rh7 Ke8 46.Rh8=) 40.Rh7?? (40.Rf6 Re1 41.Kg2 gf6 42.Rh7 Ke8 43.Bf3+=) 40...Rc6?? (better 40...Nb6 41.Kf1 Nd5 42.Ke2 Re8 43.Kd1 Kc6-+) 41.Rf6+/- Rc1 42.Kg2 Kc7?? (better 42...Re7 43.Rg6 Nb6+/-) 43.Rg7+- (43.Rg7 Kd8 44.Rd6 Ke8 45.Rg8 Ke7 46.Ra6+-) 1-0. Sitbon,Itay (2215) - Aponte,Oriana Isabel (1995), Titled Tue 4th Jun Late (1), 2024. (=1.e4 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.a3 Be7 7.ab4+= 0-0 8.0-0 e5 +=.

6.a3 Be7 7.ab4+= 0-0 8.b5 Nbd7 9.0-0 b6 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Ra4 Qc7 12.Rc4 Qb8 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Rc8 Bc8 (14...Qc8!? 15.Qe1 a6=) 15.Qe2 Bb7 16.Ra1 Qc7 17.Bd2 e5 18.h3 ed4 19.Nd4 Ne5 20.Nf5 Bf8 21.Ne3 Nd3 (21...g6 22.Ra2+=) 22.Qd3+/- Nd7 23.Ncd5 Qb8 24.Bc3 Bd5 (24...a5 25.Nf5 Kh8 26.Qd4+/-) 25.Qd5 Nc5 26.f3 Qb7? (better is 26...Qe8+/-) 27.Qb7+- Nb7 28.Nd5 Na5 29.Ba5 ba5 30.Ra5 Rc8 (30...Rb8 31.Nb4+-) 31.Ra7 g6 (31...Rc2 32.b6 Rb2 33.b7+-) 32.b6 Rc2 33.Nf6 Kg7 34.b7 Rb2 35.Nd7 Be7 (35...d5 36.Nf8 Rb1 37.Kf2 Kf8 38.Ra8 Ke7 39.b8Q Rb8 40.Rb8 de4 41.fe4+-) 36.b8Q Rb8 37.Nb8 Bf6 38.Nc6 Bg5 (38...Be5 39.Rb7 Kg8 40.Kf2+-) 39.Rd7 Bf4 (39...h5 40.Kf2+-) 40.Nd8 Be5 41.Nf7 Kf6 42.Ne5 de5 43.Rh7 g5 44.Kf2 Kg6 45.Re7 Kf6 46.Re8 Kg6 47.Re5 Kf6 48.Rf5 Kg6 49.g4 Kh6 If Black now only could play e5... 50.e5 Kg6 (50...Kh7 51.e6 Kg7 52.e7 Kh6 53.e8Q Kg7 54.Rg5 Kf6 55.Rg6) 51.e6 Kh6 (51...Kh7 52.e7 Kg7 53.e8Q Kh7 54.Rf7 Kh6 55.Qe6) 52.e7 Kg7 53.e8Q Kh6 (53...Kh7 54.Rf7 Kh6 55.Qe6) 54.Qe7 1–0. usingprogram – costel1939, internet, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6)

6.a3 Be7 7.ab4+= 0-0 8.h4 Nbd7 9.e5 (9.Nbd2!?=) 9...de5+= 10.de5 Nd5 (worse is 10...Bb4 11.c3 Nc5 12.Be2 Qd1 13.Kd1+=) 11.c4? (11.b5 Qc7 12.Qe2 Bb4 13.Bd2 Nc5 14.Bb4 Nd3 15.cd3 Nb4=) 11...Bb4 (11...Nb4 12.Be3-+) 12.Kf1 Ne5?? (better is 12...Nc7-/+) 13.Ne5+/- Qf6 (13...Qd6 14.Qe2 f6 15.cd5 fe5 16.Qe4+/-) 14.Qe2 (14.cd5?! Qe5 15.Ra4 a5 16.de6 Be6=) 14...Rd8? (better is 14...Bd6 15.Qe4 g6+/-) 15.Bg5 Nf4 (15...Ne3 16.Qe3 Rd3 17.Qd3 (17.Nd3?! Qa1 18.Qc1 Ba5+=) 17...Qe5 18.Qd8 Bf8 19.Be7+-) 16.Bf6 Rd3 (16...Ne2 17.Bd8 Nf4+-) 17.Qg4 White prepares the advance h5 17...Ng6 (17...Bf8 18.g3 Nd5 19.cd5 ed5 20.Qa4+-) 18.Nd3 e5 19.Qf3 Bd6 20.h5 Nf4 21.Qg3 (21.Be5 Be5 22.Ne5 f6 23.Qf4 fe5 24.Qe5 h6+-) 21...g6 22.hg6 (22.Ne5 Be5 23.Be5 Nh3 24.hg6 h6 25.gf7 Kf7 26.Qg7 Ke6 27.Qf6 Kd7 28.Qf7 Kd8 29.Bf6) 22...fg6 23.Ne5 Ne6 24.Qg6! 1–0. McColl,Kevin (1900) – Milton,Anthony W, Adelaide Checkmate op, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.a3 Be7 7.ab4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.b5 Nd7 10.0-0 f5 11.ef6 Ndf6 12.Qe2 0-0 13.c4 Qc7 14.c5 a5 15.b6 Qd8 16.Na3 Bd7 17.Nb5 Bb5 (17...Bb5 18.Bb5 Qc8+/-). nopersona (2335) - marekt (2125), gameknot.com, 2014.

6.Bb2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.a3 Nc6 9.Re1 ba3 10.Na3 Nb4 11.e5 Nd3 12.Qd3 de5 13.Ne5 Bd7 14.c4 Bc6 15.Nc6 bc6 16.Nc2 a5 17.Qf3 Qc7 18.h4 (18.Ba3 c5-/+) 18...a4 19.Ra2 Ra5 20.Re5 Rfa8 21.Ra5 Ra5 22.Bc3 Ra8 23.Bb4 Bd6 24.Bc3 Be7 25.Bb4 Ra6 26.g3 h6 27.Qa3 Bb4 28.Nb4 Ra5 29.Nd3 White plans c5 29...Ne4 30.Qb4 Qa7 31.c5 Nf6 32.Ne5 Nd5 (32...Ra6 33.Qb1 Nd7 34.Nd7 Qd7 35.Qb8 Kh7 36.Qb1 f5 37.Qb4-/+) 33.Qa3 (better is 33.Qb1!? Nc3 34.Qb2 Rc5 35.Ra1 Re5 36.de5+=) 33...Qb7-/+ 34.Nc4 Qb1 35.Kh2 (35.Kg2 Ra7 36.Qb2 Qb2 37.Nb2 a3-/+) 35...Rb5-+ 36.Nd2 Qe1 37.Kg2 Rb4 38.Qd3 Qd1 39.Qa6?? (39.Kh2 Qc1-+) 39...Rd4 (better is 39...Nc3 40.d5 Na2 41.de6 Qd2 42.Qc6 fe6 43.Qe6 Kf8 44.Qf5 Ke7-+) 40.Nf3 Rd3 41.Ne5 Nb4 (better is 41...Ne3 42.fe3 Re3 43.Qc6 Re5-+) 42.Qb7+= The isolani on c6 becomes a target 42...Na2 ½–½. Krajnc,Peter – Ostojic,Predrag, YUG–chT, 1971. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.Bb2 Be7 7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 0-0 +=.

6.Bb2 Be7 7.h4 0-0-/+ 8.e5 (8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Nc6-/+) 8...Nd5 9.Bh7 Kh8 10.Ng5 Nf4?? (better is 10...g6+=) 11.Qg4 de5 12.de5 f6 13.ef6?? (better is 13.Bg6! Kg8 14.Nh7 Ng6 15.Qg6 fe5 16.Nf8 Qf8 17.h5+-) 13...Bf6-/+ 14.Qf4? (better is 14.c3!? bc3 15.Nc3-/+) 14...Bc3! 15.Nc3 (15.Nc3 Rf4 Discovered attack; 15.Bc3 Rf4 Discovered attack) 15...Rf4 16.Ne2 Rf8 17.Rd1 Qa5 18.0-0 (18.c3 A) 18...Qa2 19.Nf4 g6 A1) 20.Ng6 Kg7 21.h5 Kh6 (21...Qb2?? 22.h6 Kf6 23.Ne4 Kf7 24.Rh3+-) 22.Nf8 Qb2-+; A2) 20.Rd2 Rf4 21.cb4 Qb2 22.Rb2=; B) 18...Nc6-+) 18...Nd7 (18...Nc6 19.Ra1-+) 19.f4 (19.Nc1 e5-+) 19...Nf6 20.Nd4?? (20.Bg6-+) 20...Nh7 21.Nh7 (21.Nde6 Be6 22.Ne6 Qb6 23.Nd4 Rac8-+) 21...Kh7 0–1. Lazu,Robert – Kalashnikov,Alexey L (2205), Dos Hermanas Internet qual–A, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.c3 bc3 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d5 ed5 10.ed5 Ne5 11.Ne5 de5 Attacks the isolani on d5 12.Bb5 Kf8 13.Qb3 a6 14.Be2 b5 15.Ba3 Bd6 16.Rfd1 Rb8 17.Bb4 g6 18.a4 ba4 19.Bd6 Qd6 20.Qa4 Kg7 21.Qa5 (21.Ba6? Ra8 22.Qc6 Qc6 23.dc6 Ra6-+) 21...Rd8 22.Ra2 (22.Ba6? Ra8 23.Nb5 Qa6-+ (23...Ra6?! 24.Nd6 Ra5 25.Ne8 Ne8 26.Ra5-/+)) 22...Qb6 23.Ra3 Rd6 24.Rd2 Be6 25.Ba6 (better is 25.Qb6!? Rbb6 26.Ra5-/+) 25...Qa5-+ 26.Ra5 Ne4! 27.Ne4 Ra6! 28.f3 (28.Ra6 Rb1 Mate attack) 28...Ra5 29.de6 fe6 30.Ng5 Rb7 31.Ne6 Kf6 32.Nd8 Rc7 33.Rd6 Ke7 (33...Ke7 34.Rd2 Rb5-+) 0–1. Timmermans,Daniel – Truyens,Aime, BEL corr Belgium, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.c3 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.Be4 de4 9.Ng5 Qd5 10.Qe2 bc3-/+ 11.Qe4 Bb4 12.0-0 Nc6 13.Be3 h6 14.Qd5 ed5 15.Nf3 c2 16.Nbd2 Bc3 17.Rae1 Bf5 18.Bf4 Rc8 19.Rc1 Bb2 0–1. MacDonald,Weldon – McIntosh,Adron, IECC, 1998.

6.c4 bc3 7.Qc2 Nc6 8.a3 Qa5 9.0-0 (9.Nc3 e5 10.0-0 ed4+=) 9...d5 10.e5 (10.Nc3!? de4 11.Ne4=) 10...Ne4!-/+ 11.Be4 de4 12.Qe4 Ne7 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nh3 (14.Nh7 Bd7 15.Nf8 Rf8-/+) 14...g5 (14...Bd7 15.Be3-+) 15.a4 Bd7 16.Qb7 Bc6 17.Qb3 Qd5 18.Qd5 Nd5 (worse is 18...Bd5 19.Nc3 Bc4 20.Rd1+=) 19.f4 gf4 (19...g4 20.Nf2-+) 20.Nf4-/+ Rc8 21.Nh5 Bb4 22.Na3 (22.Ra2 Bd7-/+) 22...Ba4 23.Ng7 (23.Nf6 Nf6 24.Rf6 c2-+) 23...Ke7 24.Nb1 c2 25.Nd2 Nc3 26.Ne4 Ne4 27.Ra4 a5 28.d5 (28.Nh5 Rhd8 29.g4 Rd4 30.Bh6 Rd1-+) 28...Bc5 (better is 28...ed5!? 29.Nf5 Ke6 30.g4-+) 29.Kh1 Nf2 (29...ed5!? 30.Ra5 Rh7 31.Nf5 Ke6 32.Ra6 Ke5 33.Bb2 d4 34.Ne3-+) 30.Rf2 Bf2 31.Rf4 Bc5 32.d6 Bd6! 33.ed6 Kd6 34.Nh5 (34.Rf7 Rcf8 35.Rf8 Rf8-+) 34...Rc5 35.Nf6 Kc6 36.Ng4 (36.g4 e5 37.Rf5 Rd8-+) 36...Rd8 (36...Rd8 37.Rf1 h5-+) 0–1. Poetzschmann,Rolf – Zill,Eberhard, DDR–ch M838 corr, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.c4 bc3 7.Nc3 Be7 =.

6.c4 d5 7.Nbd2 de4 8.Ne4 Ne4 9.Be4 Nd7 10.0-0 Be7 11.Qc2 Nf6 12.Bg5 Ne4 13.Be7 Qe7 14.Qe4 0-0 15.Rfe1 Rb8 16.d5 (16.Rad1 Bd7=) 16...b6 (16...b5 17.c5 Qc5 18.Ng5=) 17.Rad1= Bb7 18.Qd3 Rfd8 19.d6 Qf8 20.Ng5 g6 21.Ne4 (21.Re3 Qh6 22.f4 Qh4=) 21...Be4+= 22.Re4 Rbc8 23.Rd4 Rc6 24.Qd2 a5 25.d7 Qe7 26.Qd3 f6 27.Kf1 Kg7 28.Rd6 Qd6 29.Qd6 Rd6 30.Rd6 Kf7 31.Ke2 Ke7 32.Rb6 Rd7 33.Ra6 Rc7 (33...Rd4 34.c5+=) 34.Kd3= Rc5 35.Ra7 Kd6 36.Rh7 Rh5 37.Rg7 Rh2 38.Rg6 f5 39.Rg8 Rh1 40.Ra8 Rd1 41.Kc2 Rg1 42.g3 Kc5 43.Kb3 Rb1 ½–½. Miettinen,Kristo S (2340) – Gray jr,William F (2330), USCF, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.Nbd2 Bd7 7.h4 -/+.

6.Qe2 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Bb2 d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Ne1 Nb6 12.f4? (better is 12.Rb1!?-/+) 12...Na4-+ 13.Bh7? (better is 13.Bc1 Nd4 14.Qh5-+) 13...Kh7 14.Qh5 (14.Qd3 Kg8 15.Rb1 Bd7-+) 14...Kg8 15.Nef3 (15.Rb1 Nb2 16.Rb2 Nd4 17.Nd3-+) 15...Nb2 16.Ng5 (16.Nb3 Qb6-+) 16...Bg5 17.fg5 Nd4 0–1. Vailahti,Olavi – Gudlaugsson,Einar, Nordic CupT 4rd B20 corr, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.Qe2 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nbd2 e5 9.d5 Nb8 10.a3 ba3 11.Ba3 0-0 12.Rfb1 b6 13.Nc4 Bg4 14.h3 Bf3 15.Qf3 Qc7 16.Bb4 Nbd7 17.Ra6 Rab8 (17...Nc5 18.Bc5 bc5 19.Na3=) 18.Rba1 (18.Na3!? Qb7 19.Ra1+/-) 18...Rb7= 19.Na3 Ra8 20.Nb5 Qb8 21.Qd1 Nc5 22.Bc5 bc5 23.c4 Ne8 24.Qa4 Nc7 25.Rc6 (25.Nd6? Rb6 26.Ra7 Ra7 27.Qa7 Bd6-+) 25...Nb5 26.cb5 Bd8 27.b6 (27.Qa6!?=) 27...Bb6 28.Ba6 Rc7 29.Rd6 Qf8 30.Rc6 Rc6 31.dc6 Rd8 32.Bc4 Qe7 33.Bd5 Qc7 34.Ra3 Re8 35.Rd3 Re7 36.Qb3 Kf8 37.Rf3 Kg8 38.h4 (38.Rd3 Kh8=) 38...Kf8+= 39.g4 (better is 39.Rc3+=) 39...Qc8 (39...Kg8 40.Rc3+=) 40.g5 (better is 40.Bf7!? Qg4 41.Kf1 Qf3 42.Qf3 Rf7 43.Qg4+/-) 40...Qg4 41.Rg3 (41.Kf1!? Qh5 42.Rf5=) 41...Qh4-/+ 42.Qf3 Rc7 43.Rg4 (43.Qf5!? Qf4 44.Qf4 ef4 45.Rc3-/+) 43...Qh5 44.Qg3 Re7 (better is 44...c4!? 45.Kg2 c3-/+) 45.g6+= fg6?? (45...fg6 46.Rh4 Combination; 45...hg6 46.Rh4 Combination) 46.Rh4+/- Qd1 47.Kg2 h6? (47...Rf7 48.Rh7 Bc7 49.Rh8 Ke7+-) 48.Qg6+- Qd2 49.Rh5 (49.Rh5 Qf4 50.Rf5 Qf5 51.ef5+-) 1–0. Nield,AE – Salm,Maxwell Charles, Golden op corr, 1943. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.h4 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.c3 bc3 10.Nc3 h6 11.Bd2 d5 12.e5 Ng4 13.h5.

6.h4 Nc6 7.Bb2 d5 (7...Be7 8.0-0 (8.Nbd2 0-0 9.0-0 Ng4 10.d5 ed5 11.ed5 Nce5 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.Be5; 8.a3 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Ng4 11.Ba3 Nd3 12.cd3 a5 13.0-0; 8.g3 Qc7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Rc1 h6 12.c3 a5 13.Re1; 8.c3 0-0 9.0-0 Ng4 10.a3 bc3 11.Nc3 Bh4 12.Rc1 h5 13.Qe2) 8...0-0 9.Nbd2 Ng4 10.d5 ed5 11.ed5 Nce5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Nc4; 7...Bd7 8.0-0 (8.Nbd2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc4 Ne4 11.Be4 d5 12.Qd3 de4 13.Qe4; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 g6 11.a3 Qc7 12.c3 bc3 13.Bc3; 8.a3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Qe2 Nh5 12.Qe3 d5 13.Nb3; 8.h5 Be7 9.h6 gh6 10.Rh6 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.Kf1 Rg8 13.c4) 8...Be7 9.Qe2 0-0 10.Nbd2 g6 11.Rab1 d5 12.Ne5 Qa5 13.ed5; 7...Ng4 8.Ng5 h5 9.f3 Nf6 10.Nd2 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nc4 b5 13.Nd6; 7...Qc7 8.0-0 (8.Nbd2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.c3 Bd7 11.Rc1 Qd8 12.Qb3 a5 13.a4; 8.c3 d5 9.Nbd2 Qf4 10.Qe2 bc3 11.Bc3 Be7 12.g3 Qc7 13.0-0; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 Ng4 11.d5 Nce5 12.Ne5 Ne5 13.h5; 8.a3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.c3 ba3 11.Na3 a6 12.Nc4 b5 13.Ne3) 8...Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.c3 Qd8 12.Qb3 a5 13.a4) 8.e5 (8.Nbd2 Be7 9.Ne5 h5 10.0-0 Ne5 11.de5 Ng4 12.ed5 Qd5 13.Be4) 8...Ne4 (8...Nh5 9.Qd2 f5 10.Be2 h6 11.a3 Be7 12.ab4 Bb4 13.c3) 9.Qe2 (9.0-0 Be7 10.Qe2 Bh4 11.Be4 de4 12.Nh4 Qh4 13.Nd2) 9...Be7 10.Be4 de4 11.Qe4 Qd5 (11...0-0 12.0-0 Qd5 13.Nbd2) 12.Qg4 (12.Nbd2 0-0 13.0-0) 12...0-0 13.Rh3 (13.Nbd2+=) 13...f5 14.Qf4 Qc4 15.Qc1 b6 16.Nbd2 Qb5 17.Nf1?? (better is 17.Qd1+=) 17...Ba6-+ 18.Ng3 f4 19.Qd2 fg3 20.0-0-0 (20.Qd3 gf2 21.Kf2 Qd3 22.cd3 Bd3-+) 20...gf2 21.Qf2 Qe2 (21...Qa4!? 22.Qe3 Bc4 23.Ng5-+) 22.Qg3 Rac8 23.Re1 Qc4 24.Kb1 Nd8 25.h5 (25.Rc1 Bb7 26.Nd2 Qe2-+) 25...Qc2 26.Ka1 Bc4 27.h6 g6 28.Rc1 Qa4 29.Rc4 Qd1 0–1. Popov,M (2015) – Grigoryan,K2 (2250), XIX EYCC Boys U14, Fermo ITA, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

6.h4 Nc6 7.Nbd2 A) 7...h6 8.Bb2 (8.0-0 Be7 9.Nc4 Ne4 10.Be4 d5 11.Bd3 dc4 12.Bc4 Bh4 13.Bb2; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ne3 d5 12.ed5 Nd5 13.Nd5; 8.a3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Nd3 12.cd3 b5 13.Qb3 ; 8.Nc4 Ne4 9.Be4 d5 10.Qd3 de4 11.Qe4 Qd5 12.Qd3 Be7 13.0-0; 8.Nb3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qe2 Ng4 11.e5 h5 12.Bf4 de5 13.de5) 8...Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qe2 Ng4 11.e5 d5 12.h5 Qb6 13.c4; B) 7...Bd7 8.0-0 (8.Nc4 Ne4 9.Be4 d5 10.Qe2 Be7 11.0-0 de4 12.Qe4 0-0 13.Bg5; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc4 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.h5 Nc3 13.Qe3) 8...Be7 9.Nc4 0-0 10.d5 b5 11.Ne3 Ne5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Qf3; C) 7...Be7 8.0-0 (8.Qe2 Ng4 9.h5 0-0 10.0-0 d5 11.Bb2 f6 12.Rfc1 Bd7 13.c4; 8.a3 0-0 9.0-0 a5 10.Bb2 d5 11.c3 bc3 12.Bc3 de4 13.Ne4; 8.Bb2 Bd7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 Qc7 11.Qe2 Rfe8 12.c3 ba3 13.Ba3; 8.Rb1 0-0 9.0-0 h6 10.Nc4 Ne4 11.Be4 d5 12.Bd3 dc4 13.Bc4; 8.Nb3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Qe2 Qb6 11.Bb2 Ng4 12.Rad1 h6 13.Nfd2) 8...0-0 9.Bb2 Bd7 10.a3 Qc7 11.Qe2 ba3 12.Ba3 Ng4 13.e5.

6.h4 Nc6 7.Bf4 A) 7...Ng4 8.Nbd2 (8.0-0 e5 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bc1 ed4 11.Bb2 Nge5 12.Nd4 Be7 13.Nd2; 8.Bg3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nbd2 f5 11.Ng5 Nd4 12.ef5 ef5 13.Ndf3; 8.a3 Be7 9.ab4 e5 10.Bg5 0-0 11.c3 ed4 12.b5 Nce5 13.cd4) 8...e5 9.Bg3 ed4 10.Bb5 a6 11.Bc6 bc6 12.a3 b3 13.Nb3; B) 7...Be7 8.Nbd2 (8.0-0 0-0 9.Nbd2 h6 10.Qb1 d5 11.Qb2 b6 12.Rfd1 Bb7 13.Re1) 8...h6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Rc1 d5 11.e5 Ng4 12.h5 f5 13.ef6; C) 7...e5 8.de5 (8.Be3 ed4 9.Nd4 Ng4 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Nd2 Ne3 12.fe3 Be7 13.0-0) 8...de5 9.Ne5 Qd4 10.c3 bc3 11.Nc6 bc6 12.Be3 Qb4 13.Qc1; D) 7...h6 8.0-0 (8.Nbd2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qe2 d5 11.e5 Ng4 12.h5 f5 13.ef6; 8.a4 Ng4 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bg3 0-0 11.Nbd2 f5 12.ef5 ef5 13.Bf4; 8.Qc1 Ng4 9.Nbd2 Qf6 10.Nb3 Be7 11.h5 0-0 12.Bg3 g6 13.0-0) 8...Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Qe2 d5 11.e5 Ng4 12.h5 f5 13.ef6; E) 7...Qc7 8.Nbd2 (8.0-0 Be7 9.Nbd2 e5 10.Be3 ed4 11.Nd4 Ng4 12.Nb5 Qd8 13.Nc4; 8.c3 Be7 9.cb4 e5 10.Be3 0-0 11.Nc3 Nb4 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.0-0; 8.Qc1 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qb2 e5 11.de5 de5 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.Nc6) 8...Be7 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ne3 0-0 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nd5.

6.h4 Bd7 7.0-0 A) 7...Qc7 8.Bb2 (8.c3 Nc6 9.a3 bc3 10.Nc3 Nd4 11.Bd2 Nf3 12.Qf3 Qa5 13.Qe2; 8.a3 Nc6 9.Bd2 d5 10.ed5 Nd5 11.c4 Nf6 12.Qe2 Ng4 13.g3; 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.Bb2 Be7 10.c3 0-0 11.Rc1 Qd8 12.Qc2 h6 13.Nc4; 8.Bd2 d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.c4 Nf6 12.ab4 Nb4 13.Be2; 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.Nc4 h6 11.Bd2 0-0 12.Qe2 b5 13.Ne3) 8...Be7 9.c3 Nc6 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Re1 a6 13.Nc4; B) 7...Be7 8.a3 (8.c3 0-0 9.a3 ba3 10.Ba3 Nc6 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.Nc4 b5 13.Ne3; 8.Bd2 a5 9.c3 0-0 10.a3 Nc6 11.ab4 ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.cb4; 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.Nc4 d5 10.ed5 Nd5 11.h5 Qc7 12.Qe2 Bf6 13.Qe4) 8...Nc6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Bc6 11.Bf4 0-0 12.Re1 a5 13.e5; C) 7...Nc6 8.Nbd2 (8.a3 d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.ab4 Ncb4 11.c4 Nd3 12.Qd3 Nb4 13.Qb3; 8.Bd2 Be7 9.a3 a5 10.c3 0-0 11.ab4 ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.cb4; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.e5 Nd5 12.Bd2 de5 13.Nce5; 8.Bf4 Be7 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Qc1 h6 11.Qb2 d5 12.Rfe1 a5 13.Bg3; 8.Re1 Be7 9.a3 0-0 10.c3 a5 11.ab4 ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.Qb3) 8...Be7 9.Nc4 0-0 10.d5 b5 11.Ne3 Ne5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Qf3.

6.h4 Bd7 7.a3 A) 7...d5 8.ed5 (8.e5 Ne4 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Qe2 f5 11.ef6 Qf6 12.Qe3 e5 13.de5) 8...Nd5 9.0-0 Nc6 10.ab4 Ncb4 11.c4 Nd3 12.Qd3 Nb4 13.Qe4; B) 7...Qa5 8.Nbd2 (8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bb2 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Qe2 Nc3 12.Qe3 Na4 13.ab4; 8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.0-0 Nc6 11.ab4 Qb4 12.Ba3 Qb6 13.Re1) 8...Nc6 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Nc4 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.Bd2 f6 13.h5; C) 7...Be7 8.ab4 d5 9.ed5 ed5 10.0-0 Nc6 11.c3 a6 12.Bf4 0-0 13.Nbd2; D) 7...Nc6 8.c3 (8.0-0 Be7 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.Nb5 Qb6 12.Nd6 Bd6 13.e5; 8.ab4 Nb4 9.0-0 Be7 10.c4 0-0 11.Nc3 Ng4 12.Bf4 Qc7 13.Rc1) 8...a5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bb2 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Qc2 g6 13.Rfe1.

6.h4 Bd7 7.c3 A) 7...Qb6 8.Bb2 (8.cb4 d5 9.ed5 Bb4 10.Nbd2 Nd5 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bd2; 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bb2 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.a3 bc3 12.Bc3 Qc7 13.Rc1) 8...Na6 9.Nbd2 Rc8 10.c4 h6 11.0-0 Be7 12.e5 Ng4 13.Qe2; B) 7...Be7 8.a3 (8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 a5 10.Bb2 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.c4; 8.cb4 Nc6 9.a3 0-0 10.0-0 Rc8 11.Nbd2 Ng4 12.Bb2 h5 13.Rc1) 8...ba3 9.Ba3 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nbd2 h6 12.Qb3 a5 13.Qb7; C) 7...Nc6 8.a3 (8.0-0 Rc8 9.Bb2 Be7 10.a3 bc3 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Rc1 Ng4 13.Qe2) 8...a5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bb2 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.c4; D) 7...a5 8.cb4 (8.Bf4 Be7 9.0-0 Nc6 10.cb4 Nb4 11.Nc3 Rc8 12.Rc1 0-0 13.Bb1; 8.0-0 Nc6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bb2 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.c4; 8.a3 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bb2 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Qc2 g6 13.Rfe1; 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 ba3 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Qb6 13.c4; 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Qb3 d5 12.Na3 a4 13.Qb2) 8...ab4 9.0-0 Be7 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Qe2 Ng4 13.Nc4; E) 7...Bc6 8.0-0 (8.cb4 Be4 9.Nc3 d5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Be3 Rc8 12.Rc1 Be7 13.0-0; 8.Bg5 Na6 9.0-0 Be7 10.a3 ba3 11.Qe2 h6 12.Bf6 Bf6 13.Na3; 8.Qc2 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.cb4 Bb4 11.Nbd2 Bc3 12.Rb1 Na6 13.a3; 8.Qe2 d5 9.ed5 Bd5 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Bb2 Bf3 12.Qf3 Bd6 13.cb4; 8.a3 Be4 9.cb4 a5 10.b5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 d5 12.0-0 Rc8 13.Bb2) 8...Be4 9.cb4 d5 10.b5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 Rc8 12.Bb2 Bd3 13.Qd3.

6.h4 Bd7 7.Nbd2 A) 7...Nc6 8.0-0 (8.Nc4 Ne4 9.Be4 d5 10.Qe2 Be7 11.0-0 de4 12.Qe4 0-0 13.Bg5; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nd4 12.Nd4 e5 13.Be3; 8.Bb2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 Qc7 11.c3 bc3 12.Bc3 d5 13.e5) 8...Be7 9.Nc4 0-0 10.d5 b5 11.Ne3 Ne5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Qf3; B) 7...Qc7 8.Bb2 (8.0-0 Be7 9.Bb2 0-0 10.c3 Nc6 11.Rc1 Qd8 12.Qb3 a5 13.a4; 8.Nc4 Ne4 9.Be4 d5 10.Bd5 ed5 11.Ne3 Be6 12.Bb2 Be7 13.Ng5; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Bb2 h5 11.Rfc1 0-0 12.c3 bc3 13.Bc3; 8.a4 Be7 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Nc4 d5 11.ed5 Nd5 12.h5 Bf6 13.Bb2) 8...Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Rc1 0-0 11.c3 Qd8 12.Qe2 g6 13.Rfe1; C) 7...Be7 8.Nc4 (8.0-0 Nc6 9.Nc4 0-0 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Bd2 d5 12.ed5 ed5 13.Nce5; 8.a3 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bb2 h6 11.c3 bc3 12.Bc3 d5 13.Qb3; 8.e5 de5 9.de5 Nd5 10.Ne4 0-0 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Bg5 Bg5 13.hg5; 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 h6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Be2 Qc7 13.c3; 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nd4 12.Nd4 e5 13.Be3) 8...Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.d5 b5 11.Ne3 Ne5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Qf3.

6.h4 Be7 7.0-0 A) 7...0-0 8.a3 (8.c3 Qb6 9.Bb2 Nc6 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.Ne3 bc3 13.Bc3) 8...Nc6 9.c3 ba3 10.Nbd2 a2 11.Ra2 Bd7 12.Ba3 Qc7 13.Nc4; B) 7...Bd7 8.a3 (8.c3 Nc6 9.a3 a5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 0-0 12.ab4 ab4 13.Ra8; 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Nc4 Nc6 10.d5 b5 11.Ne3 Ne5 12.Ne5 de5 13.Qf3; 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.a3 a5 10.c3 0-0 11.ab4 ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.cb4) 8...Nc6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.Nb5 Qb6 12.Nd6 Bd6 13.e5; C) 7...Qc7 8.c4 (8.a3 Nc6 9.c3 bc3 10.Qb3 c2 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Nbd2; 8.c3 0-0 9.a3 bc3 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.Nc3 a6 12.Rb1 Bd7 13.Bf4; 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.c3 Qd8 12.Qb3 a5 13.a4; 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.c3 Qd8 12.Qb3 a5 13.a4) 8...Nc6 9.a3 0-0 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.e5 Ng4 13.Bg5; D) 7...Nc6 8.a3 (8.Bf4 0-0 9.Nbd2 h6 10.Qe2 d5 11.e5 Ng4 12.h5 f5 13.ef6) 8...0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Ng4 11.Ba3 Nd3 12.cd3 Bd7 13.Qd2.

6.h4 Be7 7.a3 A) 7...d5 8.ed5 (8.e5 Ne4 9.ab4 0-0 10.c3 Nc6 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.Be4 de4 13.Qe4) 8...ed5 9.ab4 Bb4 10.c3 Be7 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Qb3 0-0 13.Re1; B) 7...Na6 8.c3 d5 9.e5 Ng4 10.Ng5 f5 11.ef6 Nf6 12.ab4 0-0 13.b5; C) 7...0-0 8.ab4 Nc6 9.c3 Qc7 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Na3 d5 12.ed5 ed5 13.Re1; D) 7...Qa5 8.Bb2 (8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.0-0 Qc7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Nd3 12.cd3 Bd7 13.e5; 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Nbd2 b5 10.Qe2 Rb8 11.Bb2 Qb6 12.c3 b3 13.Nb3) 8...ba3 9.Bc3 Qh5 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nc4 Nc6 12.e5 de5 13.Nfe5; E) 7...Nc6 8.0-0 (8.c3 ba3 9.Ba3 0-0 10.Nbd2 a5 11.0-0 h6 12.Nc4 d5 13.ed5; 8.ab4 Nb4 9.Nc3 Qb6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rb1 a5 12.Na2 Qc7 13.Nb4) 8...0-0 9.c3 ba3 10.Nbd2 Qc7 11.Ba3 h6 12.Nc4 d5 13.Be7.

7.a3 ba3 8.Na3 Be7 -/+.

7.Bb2 d5 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.Ne5 0-0 10.Nc6 bc6 11.e5 Nd7 12.f4 (12.c4 Ba6+=) 12...g6 (12...c5 13.Qh5 f5 14.dc5 Nc5 15.Bd4-/+) 13.g4 (13.a3!?+=) 13...c5-/+ 14.c3 bc3 15.Bc3 cd4 (15...f6!?-/+) 16.Bd4+= Bc5 17.Bf2 Rb8 18.Nb3 Bf2 19.Rf2 Qb6 20.Qe2 (20.g5 Rd8+=) 20...Nc5 (20...f6!? 21.Raf1 fe5 22.fe5 Bb7-/+) 21.Nc5 Qc5 22.h4 Rb4 23.Kh2 Rd4 (23...f6 24.Raf1-/+) 24.Raf1 Bd7 25.h5 Rd3! 26.Qd3 Bb5 27.Qb1 Bf1 28.Rf1 Rc8 29.Qe1 Qa3 30.Qb1 (30.hg6 hg6 31.Qe2 Rc3-+) 30...Qe3 (30...Rc3 31.Qe1-+) 31.h6? (better is 31.Qb2-+) 31...g5 32.fg5 Qe5 33.Kh3 (33.Kg2-+) 33...Rc3 0–1. Czypinski,Jaroslav – Haessel,D, 10, Canadian Open, Winnipeg CAN, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Nc6)

7.Bb2 d5 8.ed5 Qd5 9.c4 bc3 10.Nc3 Qh5 -/+.

7.Bb2 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.a3 Be7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Be2 (11.Ba3 Nb8-/+) 11...0-0 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 (11...a5 12.Qd2-/+) 12.Na3 (12.c3 Nc6-/+) 12...f6 (12...Nc6 13.Bc1-/+) 13.Nb5 (13.c3 Nc6 14.ef6 Nf6-/+ (worse is 14...Bf6 15.Re1=)) 13...Nc6 (13...a6!?-/+) 14.c4 Nb6 (14...a6 15.Nc3 dc4 16.ef6 Bf6 17.Ba3-/+) 15.c5 White threatens to win material: c5xb6 15...Nd7 16.Nd6? Praise the knight! (better is 16.ef6 and White could well hope to play on 16...Rf6 17.Nc3=) 16...fe5-+ 17.Ne5 Nce5 18.de5 Nc5 19.Qd4? (better is 19.Ra3 Bd6 20.ed6 Qd6 21.Qd4-/+) 19...Nb3 20.Qg4 Na1 21.Bd3 Bg5 22.Ba1 (22.Nc8 is not the saving move 22...Rc8 23.Qe6 Kh8 24.Ba1 Rc6-+) 22...Bh6 23.Qh3 (23.g3 doesn't do any good 23...a5-+) 23...Bd7 (23...Rf4 seems even better 24.g3 Ra4 25.Bb2-+) 24.Bd4 (24.Nb7 cannot change what is in store for White 24...Qe7-+) 24...Qg5 (better is 24...Rf4 might be the shorter path 25.Be3 Rh4 26.Qg3-+) 25.g3 (25.Nb7 Qf4 26.Nc5 Qd4 27.Nd7 Rfe8-+) 25...Qd2 (better is 25...Rf3 and Black can already relax 26.Bb5 Qe7 27.Qg4 Bb5 28.Nb5-+) 26.g4 (26.Bb5 does not win a prize 26...Bb5 (26...Qd4?! 27.Bd7 Qe5 28.Qe6 Qe6 29.Be6 Kh8 30.Nf7 Rf7 31.Bf7-/+) 27.Nb5 Qd3-+) 26...g6 (26...b6 keeps an even firmer grip 27.Bc3 Qg5 28.Qg3-+) 27.Kh1 (27.Nb7 does not solve anything 27...Rab8 28.Nc5 Bc8-+) 27...Bf4 (better is 27...Rf4 seems even better 28.Bb5 Qd4 29.Bd7 Qe5 30.Nb7-+) 28.Rg1 (28.g5 cannot undo what has already been done 28...Bh2! Double attack: d4/h2 29.Nb7 Bf4-+) 28...a5 (28...b6 and Black can already relax 29.g5-+) 29.g5 (29.Nb7 doesn't change the outcome of the game 29...Qb4 30.Nc5 Bc8-+) 29...a4 30.Rg4 (30.Nb7 the last chance for counterplay 30...a3 31.Nc5-+) 30...Be5! Decoy: e5 31.Bc5 (31.Be5 Qe1 Decoy Double attack) 31...Qc1 32.Rg1 Qc5 33.Bg6 hg6 34.Qh6 Qc2 35.Rg4 Bg7 36.Rh4 Bh6 37.Rh6 Rf2 38.Rh8 Kh8 39.Nf7 Rf7 40.Kg1 Qf2 0–1. Euler,Gerd (2415) – Fuhrmann,Daniel (2300), BL2–Ost, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Nc6)

7.Bb2 Bd7 8.d5 ed5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.Re1 Be6 11.Bh7 -/+.

7.c4 bc3 8.Nc3 Be7 +=.

7.Nbd2 Qc7 8.a3 Be7 9.Re1 a6 10.Rb1 a5 11.Nf1 d5 12.Ng3 Rb8 13.a4 Na7 14.e5 Nd7 15.Nh5 Bf8 16.Ng5 Nb6 17.Qg4 Na4 18.Nh7 Nc3 19.Ra1 Nab5 20.Ng7 Kd7 21.Nf8 Rf8 22.Ne6! Kc6 (22...fe6 23.Qg7 Double attack) 23.Nc7 Bg4 24.Nb5 Nb5 25.Ra5 Nd4 26.Be3 Ne6 27.h3 Bh5 28.f4 f5 29.ef6! Rf6 30.f5 Ng7 31.Bd4 Rf7 32.g4 Rg8 33.Kh2 Bg4 34.hg4 Nf5 (34...b6 35.Rb5 Rb8 36.Rb4+-) 35.Bf5 (35.Bf5 Rf5 36.Re6 Kd7 37.gf5+-) 1–0. Comas Fabrego,Luis (2440) – Alonso Garcia,Antonio, Aviles op, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6)

7.Nbd2 e5 8.h3 (8.d5 Ne7=) 8...Be7 (8...ed4 9.Bb2+=) 9.Bb2 (9.d5 Nb8=) 9...ed4+= 10.Nd4 Nd4 (10...0-0 11.c4+=) 11.Bd4= 0-0 12.f4 (12.Rb1 Qa5=) 12...b6 (12...Qa5 13.Nb3 Qa3 14.e5 de5 15.fe5+=) 13.Bb2 (13.Rb1 d5 14.e5 Nd7+=) 13...Bb7 (13...d5 14.e5 Bc5 15.Kh1-/+) 14.Qe2 White intends e5 (14.Bd4 d5 15.e5 Ne4-/+) 14...Qc7-/+ 15.e5 (15.Bd4 d5 16.e5 Bc5 17.Bc5 Qc5 18.Kh2 Rfe8+=) 15...Nd5 (15...de5 16.Be5 Qc6 17.Nb3-/+) 16.Ne4 (16.Qe4 g6-/+) 16...Nc3 17.Bc3 bc3 18.Nf6 Bf6 19.ef6 g6 (19...Qc5 20.Kh1-/+) 20.Rae1 (20.Rfe1 Qd7-/+) 20...Qd8 (20...Bd5 21.a4-/+) 21.Qe7 Bd5 22.a3 (22.f5 g5-/+ (22...Ba2 23.fg6 Qe8 24.gh7 Kh8 25.Qd6+-)) 22...Re8+= 23.Qd8 Red8 (23...Rad8!? 24.Re8 Re8-/+) 24.f5 (24.Re7 a6+=) 24...g5 25.Re7 a5 (25...Kf8 26.Rd1=) 26.Rfe1 (26.Rb1 Rab8=) 26...Rf8 (26...Rab8 27.Bb5=) 27.Rc7 (27.Rb1!?+=) 27...Rac8= 28.Ree7 (28.Rd7 Rfd8 29.Rde7 h5+=) 28...h5+= ½–½. Kaspereit,Holger – Mettendorf,G, Oberliga Baden9293, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

7.Nbd2 Be7 8.Bb2 +=.

7.Qe2 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.Bd2 d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Be3 f5 12.ef6 Nf6 13.Ng5 Bd6 14.f4 Qc7 15.Qf2 g6 16.Qh4 Qg7 17.Rf3 (17.Nf3 Ne4-/+) 17...Nh5 18.Nh3?? (better is 18.Qf2-/+) 18...Nd4-+ 19.Rf1 Nf5 20.Bf5 ef5 (20...Qa1!? 21.Bg4 d4 22.Bf2 Nf4 23.Nf4 Bf4 24.ab4-+) 21.Ra2 d4 22.Bd2 Be6 23.Ra1 Rac8 (better is 23...d3 24.c3 Bc5 25.Kh1 b3-+) 24.ab4 Rc2 25.Qe1 Bd5 26.Ra7 (26.Ra5 Be4 27.Ng5 Qe7-+) 26...Nf6 (better is 26...Bb4!? 27.Ra4 Bc5 28.Kh1-+) 27.Na3 Rcc8 28.Ng5 Rfe8 29.Qd1 Ne4 30.Nf3 Bb8 31.Ra5 Rcd8 32.Nc2 Bc4 33.Re1 b5 34.Ncd4 (34.Na3 Qb7-+) 34...Nd2 (better is 34...Rd4!? 35.Nd4 Qd4 36.Be3 Qd1 37.Rd1 Bd6-+) 35.Re8 Re8 36.Qd2 Ba7 37.Ne5 Rd8 38.Ra7 Qa7 39.Nec6 Qa1 40.Kf2 Re8 41.Ne5 Qf1 42.Kg3 Ra8 (better is 42...Rd8!?-+) 43.Nb5+= Be6?? (better is 43...Kg7 44.Nc4 Qc4 45.Qd4 Qd4 46.Nd4 Ra3 47.Kf2 Ra4-/+) 44.Nc7+- Ra3 45.Kh4 Bf7 46.Qd8 Kg7 47.Ne6!! Be6 (47...Be6 48.Qe7 Mate attack) 48.Qe7 (48.Qe7 Kg8 49.Qe6 Kh8 50.Qf6 Kg8 51.Qf7 Kh8 52.Qf8) 1–0. Gardner,Robert – Yip,Michael, Winnipeg Kent Oliver Memorial, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6)

7.Nbd2 Nc6 =.

7.e5 Ne4 8.Qe1 =.

8.a3 Nc6 9.c3 bc3 10.Nc3 Be7 +=.

8.Ng5 Nc6 9.Ne6 fe6 10.Qh5 Ke7 11.Bg5 Nf6 12.Qh4 =.

8.Ng5 Nc6 9.Bh7 Qb6 -/+.

8.Ng5 Nc6 9.Nh7? Qh4-+ (9...Nd4?! 10.Nf8 Kf8 11.Bf4-/+).

8.Ng5 Be7= 9.Qh5 Will h7 fall? (better is 9.h4=) 9...Bg5 (better is 9...g6!? 10.Qh6 Bf8=) 10.Bg5+/- (worse is 10.Qg5 Qg5 11.Bg5 b6+=) 10...Qb6 (10...Qc7 11.Nd2+/-) 11.Be3 (11.Bh7? Nf8 12.Nd2 Rh7-+) 11...Nc6 12.Nd2 Nf8 (12...h6 13.Nf3+/-) 13.Rfb1 (13.a3 ba3 (13...Nd4?? 14.Rfb1+-) 14.Ra3 Ng6+- (14...Nd4 15.Rb1 Qc5 16.Ra4+-)) 13...Qc7 (13...a5 14.Nf3+/-) 14.a3 ba3 15.Ra3 Ng6 16.f4 (16.Nf3 Nce7+/-) 16...Bd7 (16...0-0 17.c4 Nce7 18.Rc3+=) 17.c4 (17.Nf3 Na5+/-) 17...Nge7 (17...Nce7 18.g4 0-0 19.f5 dc4 20.fg6 fg6 21.Qg5 cd3 22.Qe7+/-) 18.g4 (18.Rab3 Rb8+/-) 18...g6 (18...a5!?+/-) 19.Qh6 0-0-0 20.c5 Rdg8 (20...Na5 21.Qg7+/-) 21.Nf3 (better is 21.Ra2+-) 21...a6 (better is 21...Qd8!?+/-) 22.Bd2+- Kd8 (22...Rf8 23.Rab3+-) 23.Rab3 (23.Bc3 Kc8+-) 23...Bc8 24.Rb6 (24.Bc3 Qd7 25.Ng5 Qe8 26.Nh7 Qd7+-) 24...Ke8 (24...Rf8 25.Be3+-) 25.Kf2 (25.Bc3 Rf8+-) 25...Nd8 (25...Rf8 26.Kg2+-) 26.Ke3 (26.Kg3 Nec6 27.Re1 Qe7+-) 26...Bd7 (26...Rf8 27.Ra1+-) 27.Be1 (27.Ba5 Nec6 28.Be1 Na7+-) 27...Rf8 (27...Nc8 28.R6b3 Bb5 29.Bh4 Bd3 30.Kd3+- (30.Rd3?! b6+-)) 28.Bh4 (better is 28.Ng5 Bb5 29.Bb5 ab5 30.R6b5+-) 28...f5?? (better is 28...Bc6+-) 29.gf5 (better is 29.ef6 Nf7 30.Qg7 Rhg8 31.Rb7 Qc8 32.Qh7 Rh8 33.fe7 Rh7 34.ef8Q Kf8+-) 29...gf5 30.Bf6 Rhg8 31.Qh5 (better is 31.Ng5 Bc6 32.Qh7+-) 31...Nf7 (31...Rf7+-) 32.Rb7 Qa5 (32...Qc8 33.Rb8 Rg6+-) 33.Be7 Ke7 34.c6 (34.Qh4 Rg5 35.Ng5 Ke8 36.Ne6 Nh6 37.Rb8 Qd8 38.Rd8 Kf7 39.Qf6 Kg8 40.Rf8) 34...Rd8 35.cd7 Rg2 36.Qh4 Kf8 37.Rb8 (37.Qh7 Rg7 38.Qh5 Rg2+-) 37...Qc7 38.Rd8 Nd8 (38...Qd8 39.Qh7 Rg7+-) 39.Qf6 Kg8 40.Qe7 (40.Qe7 h6 41.Nh4+-) 1–0. Onkoud,A (2305) – Miniboeck,G (2410), 34th Olympiad, Istanbul TUR, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 d5)

8.Ng5 h6?? 9.Ne6 (9.Qh5 hg5 10.Qh8 Nc6+-) 9...Qb6 (9...fe6 10.Qh5 Ke7 11.Qh4 Nf6 12.Bg5=) 10.Nf4 (10.Nf8 Nf8 11.Be3 Nc6+/-) 10...Qd4+= 11.e6 (better is 11.c3 bc3 12.e6+=) 11...Qa1-+ 12.ef7 Kf7 (better is 12...Kd8 13.Ne6 Ke7-/+) 13.Qh5+/- Ke7 14.Re1 Kd6?? (14...Ne5 15.Re5 Kd6 16.Qg6 Ke5 17.Ne2 Qd4 18.Nd4 Bg4 19.Be3 Bd6 20.Qg7) 15.Re6 Kc7 16.Nd5 1–0. Guedes,Luis Maio – Machado,Wander Jr, Brasil SB–ch fin, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 d5)

7.a3 d5 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.e5 Nd7 10.c4 (10.Qe2 Qc7+=) 10...bc3-/+ 11.Nb1 0-0 12.Nc3 a6 13.Ne2 f6 14.Nf4 (14.ef6 Bf6 15.Qc2 h6+=) 14...Nb6 (14...Nde5!? 15.de5 fe5-/+) 15.ef6 (15.Qc2 f5+=) 15...Bf6+= 16.Nh5 Be7 (worse is 16...Nd4 17.Nf6 Qf6 18.Nd4+/-) 17.Ne5 Ne5 (17...Nd4? 18.Qg4 Bf6 19.Qd4 Be5 20.Qe5+-) 18.de5 Nc4 19.Qg4 Rf7 20.Qh3 (20.Bc4!? dc4 21.Qc4+=) 20...g6-/+ (20...Ne5?! 21.Bh7 Kf8 22.Nf4+=) 21.Bc4 dc4 (worse is 21...gh5 22.Bd3=) 22.Qg4 Kh8 23.Ng3 b5 24.Be3 Qd5 (24...Kg8!?-/+) 25.Rfd1= Qc6 (25...Qe5?? 26.Bd4 Qd4 27.Qd4 (27.Rd4?! e5 28.Qe4 ed4 29.Qa8 Rf8+-) 27...Kg8 28.Qe3+-) 26.Ne4 Bb7 27.Nd6 Bd6 28.ed6 (28.Rd6 Qe8=) 28...Rd8 29.Bd4 Kg8 30.Be5 Rf5 31.f4 Kf7 (31...Qc5 32.Kh1+=) 32.Ra2 Rd7 33.h4 (better is 33.Qh3!? Kg8 34.Kh1+=) 33...Qc5-/+ 34.Kh2 Qe3 (34...Re5 35.fe5 Qe5 36.Kg1 Rd6 37.Rf2 Kg7 38.Rdf1-/+) 35.Rdd2 (35.Qe2 Qe2 36.Re2 h6-/+) 35...Bd5 (35...Re5!? 36.fe5 Qe5 37.Kg1 Rd6 38.Rd6 Qd6-+) 36.Re2 Qb6 37.Rac2 (37.Qg3 Qd8-/+) 37...h5 (37...Rd6 38.Qg3 Rd7 39.Rc3-+) 38.Qh3 (38.Qg3!?+=) 38...Rd6-/+ 39.Qc3 Rd8 40.Rcd2 Rg8 41.Re3 a5 ½–½. Alves jr,Joaquim Fabiano – Kover,Warner Bruce, CBI–C–VII–S–001, 1988. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.a3 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.ab4 Nc6 (9...Na6 10.b5 Nab8 11.Qe2+/-) 10.c3 (10.b5 Na5+/-) 10...b6 (10...0-0 11.Bf4+/-) 11.Na3 0-0 (11...a5 12.b5 Na7 13.Bb2+=) 12.Qe2 (12.Nb5 f6 13.ef6 Nf6+/-) 12...Bb7 (12...a5 13.b5 Ncb8 14.h3+/-) 13.h3 (13.Nb5 a5 14.ba5 Na5+/-) 13...Rc8 (13...a6 14.Bf4+/-) 14.Bd2 Black has a cramped position (14.Nb5+/-) 14...Qc7? (14...a5!?+= is noteworthy) 15.Nb5 (15.Bg5 Qd8 16.Be7 Qe7+/-) 15...Qb8 16.Bg5 a6 (16...h6!? 17.Be7 Ne7 18.Rfc1+-) 17.Be7+- Ne7 18.Nd6 Rc3? (18...Rc6 19.Qb2+-) 19.Bh7+/- Kh8?? terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game? (19...Kh7 20.Ng5 Kg6 21.Ngf7 Ne5 22.Ne5 Kh7 23.Qh5 Kg8+-) 20.Ng5+- g6 21.Qg4 Kg7 22.Qh4 Nf5 (22...Nc6 23.Ndf7 Rf7 24.Ne6 Kh8 25.Bg6 Kg8 26.Bf7 Kf7 27.Ng5 Ke8 28.Qh5 Kd8 29.Qh8 Nf8 30.Qf8 Kc7 31.Qf7 Kc8 32.Qe8 Nd8+-) 23.Nf5 ef5 24.Bg8!! Mate attack 24...Nf6 (24...Rg8 25.Qh7 Mate attack; 24...Kg8 25.Qh7 Mate attack) 25.ef6 Kf6 26.Nf7 Ke6 (26...g5 doesn't change the outcome of the game 27.Qh6 Ke7 28.Rfe1 Kd7 29.Qe6 Kc7 30.Qd6 Kc8 31.Qf8 Kd7 32.Qb8 Re3 33.Qd6 Ke8 34.Qd8) 27.Rfe1 Kd7 (27...Re3 hardly improves anything 28.Re3 Qe5 29.Re5 Kd7 30.Qe7 Kc6 31.Nd6 b5 32.Rc1 Kb6 33.Qb7) 28.Qe7 Kc6 (28...Kc8 is not the saving move 29.Qf8 Kd7 30.Qb8 Re3 31.Qd6 Ke8 32.Qd8) 29.Ne5 (29.b5 Kb5 30.Rab1 Rb3 31.Rb3 Kc6 32.Rc1) 29...Kb5 30.Reb1 (30.Qd7 Bc6 31.Nc6 Qb7 32.Ra5 ba5 33.Qd5 Kb6 34.ba5 Kc7 35.Re7 Kc8 36.Qe6 Qd7 37.Qd7) 30...Rg8 31.Ra5!! Deflection: b3 31...ba5 (31...ba5 32.ba5 Mate attack Deflection) 32.ba5 Ka5 (32...Rb3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 33.Rb3 Ka5 34.Qb4) 33.Qb4 1–0. Bodi,Tamas (2200) – Toth,Daniel (2125), Heves Fregatt 7th, 2001. (=1.Nf3 d6 2.e4 c5 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Bb2 0-0 8.c4 Nfd7 9.a3 Nc6 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Be2 d5 12.Nc3 Nf6 (12...de4 13.Ne4 b6 14.Bc3-/+) 13.e5=+ Nd7 14.Nd2 (14.cd5 Nd5 15.Nd5 ed5=+) 14...dc4 15.Nc4 Nb6 16.f4 (16.Ba3!?=+) 16...Nc4-/+ 17.Bc4 Nc2! 18.Ne4 (18.Qc2 Qd4 Double attack) 18...Na1 19.Ba1 b5! 20.Bd3 (20.Bb5 Qd5 Double attack (20...Qd5 Decoy)) 20...Bb7 21.Qh5 White intends f5 21...Be4 (21...g6 22.Qh6 Qd5 23.Rf2-+) 22.Be4 g6 23.Qh6 Rc8 24.h4 (24.Rd1 Qa5-+) 24...Re8 25.f5 (25.Rb1 Bf8 26.Qg5 Qg5 27.hg5 a5-+) 25...ef5 (25...Bh4?? 26.f6 Qf6 27.ef6 Bf6 28.Rf6+-; 25...gf5 26.Rf5 ef5 27.Bf5+=) 26.Bf3 (26.Bd3 a6-+) 26...Bh4 27.Qe3 Bg5 28.Qb3 Rc1 (28...Bf4 29.Rd1-+) 29.Bb2 (29.Rc1 Bc1 30.Qb5 Qb8-+) 29...Rf1 30.Kf1 Qc7 31.Bd5 Bc1 32.Bc3 Be3 33.Ke2 f4 34.e6 fe6 35.Be6 Kg7 36.d5 Kh6 37.Kf3 (37.Qb2 Qc4 38.Ke1 Re7-+) 37...Qc4 (better 37...Re6 38.de6 Qc6 39.Ke2 Qg2 40.Kd3-+) 38.Qc4 bc4 39.Ke4 Kg5 40.Ke5 f3! 41.gf3 Bf4 (41...Rd8!? 42.Ke4 Bc5 43.f4 Kh6 44.Bd4 Bd4 45.Kd4-+) 42.Kd4 Bd6 43.Kc4 (43.Bd2 Kh4-+) 43...Kf4 44.Kb5 Re6! 45.de6 Kf5 (45...Kf3?? 46.Bb4 Bb4 47.Kb4+-) 46.Bd4 Ke6 47.Ba7 h5 48.Bf2 g5 49.f4 (49.Bg1 h4 50.Kc4 h3-+) 49...Bf4 50.Kc4 h4 (50...h4 51.Bg1 h3-+) 0-1. Kaczmarek,Ale (2310) - Tomczak,J (2605), Najdorf Mem Open A (5), 2023. (=1.e4 B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines 1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 d6)

7.Bb2 0-0 8.Nbd2 d5 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.e5 Ne8 11.Ne1 f5 12.f4 g5 (12...Nc7 13.Nef3+=) 13.g4 (13.fg5!? Bg5 14.Nef3=) 13...Ng7-/+ 14.Kh1 Bd7 15.Rg1 Kh8 (15...gf4?! 16.gf5 ef5 17.Qg2=) 16.fg5 Bg5 17.Nef3 Bd2 18.Qd2 Qe7 19.g5 Be8 20.g6 Bg6 21.Rg6 hg6 22.Qh6 (22.Qh6 Kg8 23.Rg1+/-) 1–0. Shevchenko,Greg – Beaulieu,Jean Marie, corr, 1978. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Bb2 Nc6 8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Rc1 b6 11.e5 de5 12.de5 Nd7 13.Qc2 h6 (worse is 13...Nce5 14.Bh7 Kh8 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.Be4+/-) 14.Rfd1 Bb7 15.a3 Rc8 16.Qb1 a6 17.Ne4 Na5 18.a4 Nb3 19.Rc2 Nbc5 20.Rc4 Nd3 21.Rc8 Qc8 22.Qd3 Nc5 23.Nc5 bc5 24.Ne1 Rd8 25.Qc2 Rd1 26.Qd1 c4 27.Bc3 Qe8 28.Qb1 Bd5 29.a5 Qa4 30.Qb8 Bf8 31.Qb2 Qb3 32.Qd2 Be7 33.h3 Bg5 34.Qd4 f6 35.f4 fe5 36.fe5 Qb1 37.Kf2 Qe4 38.Qe4 Be4 39.Nf3 Be7 40.Ke3 Bd5 41.h4 Bc5 42.Kf4 Kf7 43.g4 Bf3 44.Kf3 Ke7 45.Ke4 Kd7 0–1. Ottenweller,Wolfgang (1910) – Schulze,Michael (2380), IECG, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Bb2 d5 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.a3 ba3 10.Ra3? (10.Ba3 Ba3 11.Ra3 Nb4+=) 10...Nb4 (10...Ba3!? 11.Ba3 Qa5-/+) 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bd7 Nd7 13.ed5 Nd5 14.Rb3 b6 15.c4 N5f6 16.Ne5 Ne5 17.de5 Nd7 18.Rd3 Qc7 19.f4 Nc5 20.Rh3 Rd8 21.Qc2 Qd7 22.Ne4 Ne4 23.Qe4 g6 24.Bc3 Bc5 25.Kh1 a5 26.g4 Rc8 27.Rd3 Qc6 28.Qc6 Rc6 29.Rfd1 0-0 30.Kg2 Rfc8 31.f5 (better is 31.Kf3!?-/+) 31...ef5 32.gf5 Bf8 (32...gf5 33.Kf3-+) 33.f6 (33.Bd4!?-+) 33...Rc4 34.Ba1 Re8 35.Rd7 Rcc8 36.Ra7 Ra8 37.Rdd7 Ra7 38.Ra7 h6 39.Kf3 Bc5 40.Ke4 Rd8 41.Bc3 ½–½. Prochazka,Dalibor – Odehnal,Miroslav, CZE–chT2 Czechia, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.c3 bc3 8.Nc3 0-0 9.Rb1 b6 (9...Nc6 10.Qc2=) 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.Nd5 ed5 13.Qc2 h6 14.Be3 Bg4 15.Nd4 Bc5 16.Rfe1 (16.h3 Bd7+=) 16...Nd7 17.h3 Bd4 (17...Be6 18.Bb5 Qc7 19.Ne6 fe6 20.Qg6=) 18.Bd4 Be6 19.Ba6 (19.Bh7 Kh8 20.Bd3 Rc8+=) 19...Qg5 20.Rb3 Bf5 (20...Rae8 21.Bb7+=) 21.Qc7 (21.Qc1 Qh4 22.Qd2 Rad8=) 21...Qd2 22.Qc3 Qc3 (22...Qa2 23.Bb7+=) 23.Rc3 (worse is 23.Bc3 Nc5 24.Ra3 Na6 25.Ra6 Rfc8-/+) 23...Rfd8 24.g4 Be6 25.f4 (25.Rec1 Nc5 26.Bc5 bc5 27.Rc5 d4=) 25...Nc5 26.Be2 Ne4 27.Ra3 Nd2 (27...Kh7 28.f5 Bd7 29.Bd3=) 28.f5 Bd7 (28...Nc4 29.Rc3 Bc8 30.Kg2+=) 29.Rc1+= Nc4 30.Bc4 dc4 31.Rc4 Bb5 32.Rb4 Bc6 33.Kf2 Rd7 34.Ke3 Rad8 35.Bb2 Bg2 36.h4 Bd5 37.Rd4 (37.Rba4 a5+=) 37...Re8 (37...Kf8 38.Rda4+=) 38.Rd1 (38.Rd2 Red8+=) 38...Red8= 39.Rad3 g6 40.h5 g5 (40...gf5 41.gf5 Kh7 42.Bc3+=) 41.Ba3 Kh7 42.Rd4 Kg8 43.Bd6 Bc6 44.e6 fe6 45.fe6 Re8 46.e7 (46.Re4 Rg7 47.Re5 Bg2+-) 46...Kf7 47.R1d2 b5 48.Rc2 Rde7 49.Kf2?? (better is 49.Be7 Re7 50.Kd2+/-) 49...Re4-/+ 50.Re4 Be4 51.Rc7 Ke6 52.Bb4 a5 (52...Ke5 53.Ke3=) 53.Ba5 Rf8 54.Ke3 Rf4 55.Rc8 (55.Bb4 Bd5 56.a3 Rg4=) 55...Rg4-/+ 56.Rh8 Kd5 (56...Bd5 57.Rh6 Kf5 58.Rb6 Re4 59.Kd3 Bc4 60.Kc2-/+) 57.Be1 (57.Bc7!?+=) 57...Bf5-/+ 58.Rh6 (58.a3 Re4 59.Kf2 Ra4-/+) 58...Re4 59.Kf2 Ra4 60.Rh8 Ra2 61.Kg1 (61.Kf3 Ra3 62.Ke2 Kc4-/+) 61...g4 62.Rb8 Ra1 (better is 62...Kc5-/+) 63.Rb5= Ke6 (63...Ke4 64.Kf2=) 64.Kf2 g3 65.Kg3 Re1 66.Kf4 Re4 67.Kg5 Rg4 68.Kh6 Kf6 69.Rb8 (69.Rb6 Be6=) 69...Be6 70.Rf8 (70.Rb7 Rd4=) 70...Bf7 71.Ra8 Rb4 (71...Rd4 72.Ra3=) 72.Ra1 (72.Ra5 Rh4=) 72...Rb5 The isolani on h5 becomes a target (72...Re4 73.Ra5=) 73.Rh1 (73.Rf1 Ke6 74.Re1 Kd6 75.Rd1 Kc6 76.Rc1 Kb6=) 73...Ke7 (73...Bh5 74.Rh5 Rb8 75.Kh7=) 74.Re1 Kf8 (74...Kd6 75.Rd1 Kc6 76.Rc1 Kb6 77.Rh1=) 75.Rh1 Rf5 (75...Re5 76.Rh2=) 76.Rh3 Ke7 77.Re3 Kf6 78.Rh3 Be8 79.Rh2 ½–½. Batista,Helena (1870) – Wozniak,Zbigniew (1865), IECC, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 e6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.c3 Nc6 8.cb4 Nb4 9.Qa4 Nc6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Rb1 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.Bd2 Nb6 14.Qc2 Nc4 15.Bc4 (worse is 15.Bh7 Kh8 16.Bd3 Na3-/+) 15...dc4 16.Ne2 b6 17.Qc4 Bb7 18.Nf4 Rc8 19.Qd3 Qd7 20.Rfd1 Nb8 21.Bb4 Bf3 22.Qf3 Bb4 23.Rb4 Nc6 24.Rbb1 Rfd8 25.Qg4 Ne7 (25...Nd4? 26.Nh5 Kf8 A) 27.Ng7?! Rc2 28.Kh1 Qc7= (worse is 28...Ra2 29.Nh5+/-; worse is 28...Rf2 29.Nh5+/-); B) 27.Qg7 Ke7 28.Qg5 Kf8 29.Nf6+-) 26.Rd3 Rc2 27.a3 Rc4 28.Rbd1 Qc6 29.h3 h6 30.Nh5 Ng6 31.Nf4 Nf4 32.Qf4 Qd5 33.Rg3 Kf8 34.Qg4 g6 (34...Rd4? 35.Qg7 Ke8 36.Rd4 Qd4 37.Qf6+-) 35.Qf4 Rd4 36.Qh6 Kg8 37.Rd4 Qd4 38.Rg6 ½–½. pcmvr (2870) – pierred (2785), net–chess.com, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.c3 Nc6 8.Re1 0-0 9.Bd2 bc3 10.Nc3 b6 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.a3 Rc8 13.Qa4 d5 14.e5 Nd7 15.Nb5 a6 16.Nd6 Bd6 17.ed6 b5 18.Qd1 h6 19.Bf4 Qa5 20.Re3 Nf6 21.Bc2 Qb6 The isolani on d4 becomes a target 22.h3 Rfd8 23.Be5 Ne4 (23...Ne5?! 24.de5 Ne4 25.Nd4+=) 24.Be4 de4 25.Ne1 Ne5 26.de5 Qa5 27.Rc8 Rc8 28.Qd4 Rc1 29.Kh2 Bc6 (29...Re1 30.Re1 Kh7 31.Rc1+-) 30.Qb4 Qb4 31.ab4 Kf8 32.f3 Rc4 0–1. Linklater,Lloyd – Folta,Miroslav, IECG, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.c3 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Qc2 h6 10.cb4 Bb4 11.a3 Ba5 12.Nc3 Bc3 13.Qc3 ½–½. Linklater,Lloyd – Vasconcelos,Paulo, IECG, 1999.

7.c4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Qc2 f5 10.ef6 Nf6 11.Bg5 Qc7 (11...dc4 12.Qc4 Nc6 13.Nbd2+=) 12.Ne5 Nc6 13.cd5 ed5 (13...Nd5 14.Be7 Ne5 A) 15.Bh7? Ke7 (15...Qe7?! 16.de5 Qh4 17.Bg6 Kf8 18.h3=) 16.Qc7 Nc7-+; B) 15.Qc7 Nc7 16.de5 Ke7 17.Be4=) 14.Re1 Bd7 (14...Qb6!? 15.Nc6 bc6=) 15.Nd2 0-0-0 16.Nd7 Rd7 (16...Kd7!? 17.Bf5 Ke8+=) 17.Bf5+/- Bd6 18.Bf6 gf6 19.Nf3 Kb8 (19...Kd8 20.Bd7 Qd7 21.g3+/-) 20.Bd7+- Qd7 21.Re3 Bf4 22.Re2 Rg8 23.g3 Qg4 (better is 23...Kc8!?+-) 24.Qh7 Rc8 25.Qd3 (25.Kg2!? Rd8+-) 25...Bc7 26.Rae1 a6 (26...Bb6 27.Kg2+-) 27.Kg2 Bb6 28.h3 Qd7 (28...Qh5 29.g4 Qf7 30.Qf5+-) 29.Re6 Ne5 30.Qf5 (30.R1e5 fe5 31.Rb6 e4 32.Qa6 ef3 33.Kf3 Rc4+-) 30...Nf3 31.Qf4 Ka7 32.Kf3 Rc4 33.Qd6 Qd6 34.Rd6 Rd4 35.Rf6 (35.Re2 f5+-) 35...a5? (35...Rd3 36.Kg2+-) 36.h4 (36.Ree6 Bc5 37.Ke2 a4+-) 36...a4 (36...Rd3 37.Kg2+-) 37.Rb1 (37.Ke2 Re4 38.Kf1 Re1 39.Ke1 b3 40.ab3 a3-+) 37...Bc5 (37...Rd2!? 38.Rb6! Kb6 39.Rb4 Ka5 40.Rb7 Ra2+-) 38.Ke2 Rc4 39.h5 (39.Rd1!? b3 40.ab3 ab3+-) 39...Rc2 40.Ke1 (40.Kd1 Ra2 41.h6 Bd4+-) 40...Ra2 41.h6 Bd4 42.Rf3 b3 43.Rd3 (43.h7 b2 44.Kd2+=) 43...Bf2= 44.Kd1 Bb6 (44...Bg3 45.Rg3 (45.Rd5? Rh2-+) 45...Rh2 46.Kc1 Rc2 47.Kd1=) 45.Rd2 (better is 45.h7 Rh2 46.Ra1 Rh7 47.Ra4 Kb8 48.Rb3 (48.Rd5? Rh1 49.Kd2 b2-+) 48...Rh1 49.Ke2 Rh2 50.Kd3+/-) 45...Be3+= 46.Ra2 ba2 47.Ra1 Bh6 48.Ra2 b5 49.Rh2 Be3 50.Rh5 Kb6 51.Rd5 Kc6 52.Rd8 Kc5 53.g4 b4 54.Ra8 Kb5 55.Kc2 Bd4 56.g5 b3 57.Kb1 (57.Kd3!? Be5 58.Ra7+/-) 57...Kb4= 58.Rd8 Be5 59.Re8 Bc3 60.Rb8 Kc5 (better is 60...Kc4!?=) 61.Rc8 ½–½. Husarik,B (2185) – Oresky,J (2225), TCh–CZE Liga, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Bd2 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Be1 0-0 10.Qe2 Bd7 11.a3 (11.Be4? de4 12.Qe4 Bc6-/+) 11...ba3 12.Na3 Bc6 13.Nd2 Qb6 14.Nb3 a5 15.Be4 a4 (worse is 15...de4 16.Ba5 Qa6 17.Nc4+=) 16.Bh7 Kh7 17.Nc5 Bc5 18.Rb1 Qa6 19.Qh5 Kg8 20.dc5 Nd7 21.Rb4 f6 22.ef6 Nf6 (22...Nc5? 23.fg7 Rf5 24.Qh8 Kf7 25.Bc3+-) 23.Qe5 Rae8 24.Bc3 Qa7 (24...Rf7=) 25.Rf4 (better is 25.Nb5!? Bb5 26.Rb5+=) 25...Qb8+= (worse is 25...Qc5 26.Bb4 Nd7 27.Qe2+/-) 26.Qg5 (26.Re1!? Qe5 27.Be5-/+) 26...e5-/+ 27.Rf3? (better is 27.Rh4-/+) 27...d4-+ 28.Rg3 Rf7 29.Bb2 Ne4 30.Qg4 Ng3 31.hg3 (31.Qg3 Qa7-+) 31...Qd8 32.Qe2 (32.c4 Qe7-+) 32...Qd5 33.f3 Qc5 0–1. Biolek,Richard Jr (2235) – Rojicek,Vojtech (2175), CZE–chT1 East, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Bd2 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Qe2 0-0 (9...Nd2!? 10.Nbd2 0-0+=) 10.Be4= de4 11.Qe4 Qd5 12.Qd3 b6 13.c4 bc3 14.Nc3 (14.Bc3? Ba6 15.Qd1 Bf1 16.Kf1 Nd7-+) 14...Qd7 15.Rfd1 White prepares the advance d5 15...Bb7 16.Bg5 Na6 17.Be7 Qe7 18.d5 ed5 19.Nd5 Bd5 20.Qd5 Rfd8 21.Qc4 Nc5 22.Qf4 Ne6 23.Qa4 h6 24.h3 Rac8 25.Rd6 (25.Rd8 Rd8 26.Rd1 Rd1 27.Qd1 Qa3=) 25...Rd6+= 26.ed6 Qd6 27.Qa7 Nf4 28.Qa4 (28.Qb7!? Rc2 29.a4+=) 28...Qf6-/+ 29.Qd1 Rd8 30.Qb1 Nh3 31.gh3 Qf3 32.Qb6 Rd5 33.Qb8 Kh7 34.Qb1 g6 35.Qf1 Rg5 36.Kh2 Qf4 37.Kh1 Qe4 38.Kh2 Qe5 39.Kh1 Rh5 40.Kg2 Qc3 41.Kh2 Qa3 42.Qg2 Rg5 43.Qf1 Rf5 44.Kg2 Kg7 45.Qe2 (better is 45.Kh2!?-/+) 45...Rg5-+ 46.Kh2 Qd6 47.Kh1 Qd5 48.f3 Qf5 (48...Qf5 49.Kh2 Qf4 50.Kh1 Rg3 51.Qb2 Kh7-+) 0–1. Florian,Jaromir – Meduna,Eduard, CSR op Harrachov, 1970. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 0-0 8.a3 Nc6 9.Nb3 d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.a4 f5 12.Bf4 Kh8 13.Qe2 Rg8 14.h4 (better is 14.Rfc1!?=) 14...Bh4-/+ 15.Nh4 Qh4 16.Bg3 Qh6 17.f3 Nf8 18.Kf2? (better is 18.Rac1-/+) 18...f4-+ 19.Rh1 fg3 20.Kg3 Qg5 21.Kf2 h6 22.Rh3 Bd7 23.Rah1 Be8 24.Rg3 Qf4 25.Rg4 Qf7 26.Qd2 Ne7 27.Rh6?? (27.Qb4 b6 28.a5-+) 27...gh6 28.Qh6 Nh7 29.Bh7 Qh7 30.Qf6 Rg7 31.Rh4 Bh5 32.g4 (32.Ke1 Ng8 33.Qe6 Rg2-+) 32...Qg6 (better is 32...Qc2 33.Kf1 Qb3 34.Rh5 Kg8 35.Qe6 Rf7 36.Rh8 Kh8 37.Qf7 Rc8-+) 33.Rh5 Kg8 34.Nc5 Rc8 35.Ke3 (35.Ke1 b6 36.Qe6 Qf7 37.Qf7 Rf7 38.Rg5 Rg7 39.Rg7 Kg7 40.Ne6 Kf7 41.Ng5 Kg6-+) 35...b6 (better is 35...Nf5 36.Rf5 ef5 37.Qg6 Rg6 38.gf5 Rg2-+) 36.Ne6 (36.Qe6 Qe6 37.Ne6 Rc3 38.Kd2 Rg6-+ (38...Rf3?! 39.Ng7 Kg7 40.Rg5 Kh6 41.Rh5 Kg6 42.Rh8-+)) 36...Qf6 (better is 36...Rc3 37.Kf2 Rc2 38.Kg3 Qf6 39.ef6 Rg6-+) 37.ef6 Rg6 38.f4?? (better is 38.g5 Rc2 39.Nf4 Nf5 40.Kd3 Rc3 41.Kd2-+) 38...Rf6 39.Rg5 Rg6 40.f5 (40.Rg6 Ng6 41.Kd2 Nf8 42.Nf8 Kf8-+) 40...Rg5 41.Ng5 Rc2 0–1. Schirmer,Michael – Klemann,Fritz, GER–ch GT corr, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 0-0 8.e5 Nd5 9.Ne4 de5 10.de5 Nd7 11.g3 (11.Qe1!?+=) 11...Qc7-/+ 12.Bb2 Rd8 13.Qe2 b6 14.Neg5 (14.Rac1 Bb7-/+) 14...Nf8 15.Qe4 h6 16.Nh3 Bb7 17.Qg4 Nc3 18.Rfe1 Qc6 19.Bc3 Qf3 (19...Qc3 20.Nf4-+) 20.Qf3 Bf3 21.Bb2 Nd7 22.Re3 Bg4 23.Nf4 g5 24.Ng2 Nc5 25.Be2 Be2 26.Re2 Na4 27.Rb1 Nb2 28.Rb2 Rd1 29.Re1 Rd2 30.Kf1 Bc5 31.Ne3 a5 32.Re2 (32.Ng4 Bd4 33.Rbb1 Rc8-+) 32...Rad8 (32...Re2 33.Ke2 Bd4 34.Rb3 Be5 35.Ng4-+) 33.Ke1 (33.Ng4-+) 33...Re2 34.Ke2 Bd4 (34...Bd4 35.Rb3 Be5-+) 0–1. Witkowski,Stefan – Brzozka,Stefan, Poland–ch Wroclaw, 1960. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 d6)

7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.a3 0-0 9.Re1 Re8 10.ab4 (10.Bb2 h6=+) 10...Nb4 11.Bf1 (11.Ba3 Nd3 12.cd3 b5-/+) 11...Qc7 (11...Bd7 12.Rb1 Na2 13.Bb2= (13.Rb7?? Nc3-+)) 12.Ba3 d5 (12...Nc6 13.c3=+) 13.e5= Nd7 (13...Nh5 14.c3 Nc6 15.Be7 Qe7 16.Nb3=) 14.c3 Nc6 (worse 14...Qc3 15.Qb1 Qa1 16.Qa1+-) 15.Re3 (15.c4 Ba3 16.Ra3 Nb6=) 15...Nf8 (15...Nb6 16.Qb3=) 16.c4= Bb4 (16...Ng6 17.g3=) 17.Bb4 (17.cd5 ed5 18.Bb4 Nb4=) 17...Nb4 18.Rb3 (18.Qa4 Nc6+=) 18...Qe7 19.Ne1 (19.Qb1 Nc6+=) 19...Rd8 (19...Ng6 20.Nc2 Nc6 21.g3=) 20.c5 Nc6 21.Ndf3 f6 (21...Ng6 22.Bb5=) 22.Bb5+= Bd7 23.Nd3 Ng6 24.Bc6 Bc6 25.h4 f5 (25...h5 26.ef6 gf6 27.Qc2=) 26.h5 Nf8 (26...Nh4 27.Nfe1 Qg5 28.g3+-) 27.h6 (27.Qd2 h6+=) 27...Ng6 28.Nb4 (28.hg7 a5+=) 28...Rdc8 (28...gh6 29.Rba3+=) 29.Qd2+- a6 (29...gh6 30.Qh6 a5 31.Nc6 Rc6 32.Ng5+-) 30.Nc6 Rc6 31.hg7 (31.Rab1 Ra7+-) 31...Kg7 32.Rab1 Rb8 (32...Rc7 33.Rb6+-) 33.Ng5 (33.Qb2 Rc7+-) 33...h6 34.Nf3 Kh7 (34...Rc7 35.Qb2+-) 35.Ne1 (35.Qb2 Rc7+-) 35...Kg7 (35...Qf7 36.Rf3+-) 36.Qa5 (36.R1b2 Qf7+-) 36...Nf4 (36...Qc7 37.Qa3+-) 37.R1b2 Kh7 (37...Kg6 38.Qd2 Nh5 39.Rh3+-) 38.Qd2 Ng6 39.Rh3 Qg7 (39...f4 40.Qe2+-) 40.Rbb3 (40.Nd3 Rc7+-) 40...Rh8?? (better 40...f4+-) 41.Rb7!!+- (41.Rb7 f4 42.Rg7 Kg7 43.Nd3+-) 1–0. michaelbuss – Jaroth (2200), ChessWorld.net, 2007. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.Re1 d5 9.Bb2 0-0=+ 10.Qe2 (10.Ne5 Qb6=+) 10...g6 (10...de4 11.Ne4 Nd5 12.Qd2=+) 11.h3 (11.e5 Nd7=+) 11...Bd7 12.Qe3 ½–½. Dakic,Dejan (2040) – Velickovic,Sasa (2300), 4. Gligoric Cup, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.e5 de5 9.de5 Nd7 10.Qe2 (10.Re1 0-0-/+) 10...Nc5 (10...Nde5!? 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Qe5 Bf6 13.Qb5 Bd7 14.Qb4 Ba1-/+) 11.Bb5 0-0 12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Rd1 Bd7 14.Nc5 Bc5 15.Bd3 g6 16.Bb2 Ne7 17.h4 (17.c3!?+=) 17...Bc6-/+ 18.h5 Nf5 (18...Nd5 19.Nd2-/+) 19.Ng5 Ng3 20.Qg4 Nh5 21.Nh7 Kh7 22.Qh5 Kg7 23.Qg4 Rad8 24.Qf4 Be7 25.a3 Rh8 26.ab4 Rh4 27.Qe3 Rdh8 28.Kf1 Bb4 29.Bd4 (better is 29.f3-/+) 29...Rd4!-+ 30.Qd4 Bc3! 31.Qf4 (31.Qc3 Rh1) 31...Be5 (better is 31...Ba1 32.Qf6 Kg8 33.Qh8 Kh8 34.Ra1-+) 32.Qc1 Bg2! 33.Kg2 (33.Ke2 Qc6 34.Qe3-+) 33...Qc6 34.Kf1 Qf3 35.Qg5 Rh1 36.Qg1 Bd4 (36...Bd4 37.Rd2 Qh3 38.Ke2 Qh5 39.Kf1 Rg1 40.Kg1 Qg5 41.Kh1 Qd2-+) 0–1. Zapolskis,Antanas (2350) – Chocenko,Dmitrijus (2285), Baltija Cup Palanga, 2008. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 d5 8.Re1 Nc6 9.h3 0-0 10.Bb2 de4 11.Ne4 b6 12.Rb1 Nd5 13.c3 bc3 14.Nc3 Bb7 15.Be4 Ncb4 16.a3 Nc3 17.Bc3 Be4 18.Re4 Nd5 19.Bb2 Bd6 20.Qd2 Qe7 21.Rg4 Ba3?? (better is 21...Nf6 22.Rh4 Ba3 23.Ba3 Qa3-+) 22.Ba3+- Qa3 23.Qh6 g6 24.Ng5 Nf6 25.Rf4 Qe7 (25...Qa5 26.Rf6 Qg5 27.Qg5 Rad8+-) 26.Rf6! Qf6 (26...Qf6 27.Qh7) 27.Qh7# 1–0. Davie,Charles – Malcolm,Grant, IECG, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 d5 8.Re1 de4 9.Ne4 0-0 10.Nf6 Bf6 11.Be4 Nc6 12.Qd3 g6 (12...Nd4 13.Bh7 Kh8 14.Ne5 Be5 15.Re5=) 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Rad1 Qa5 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Qc4 Bb7 17.Ne5 Rac8 (17...Qd5!?-/+) 18.Nd7+= Bh8 19.Nc5 Qb6 (19...Ba8 20.Bd2=) 20.Ne6 (better is 20.c3+/-) 20...Qb5+= (20...fe6?? 21.Re6 Kf7 22.Rd6 Re6 23.Qe6) 21.Qb5 cb5 22.Nc7 Re1 23.Re1 a6 (better is 23...Bd4!? 24.Nb5 Bc5+=) 24.d5= Rd8 25.d6 f5 26.Re6 Bc8 27.Bg5 Be6 28.Bd8 Bc8 29.Nd5 Kf8 30.Bg5 (30.Nb4 Ke8 31.Be7 Bb7=) 30...Bd4 (30...Ke8 31.Be7=) 31.Nb4+= Ke8 32.Nd5 (32.Nc6 Bc5 33.Bf4 Kd7 34.Nb8 Ke6=) 32...Be6 (32...Kd7!?+=) 33.Nc7= Kd7 34.Bf4 (worse is 34.Ne6 Ke6 35.Bf4 Bc5+=) 34...Ba2 35.Na6 Ba7 36.Nb4 (36.Kf1!?+=) 36...Bc4= 37.Na6 Bd5 38.c3 Bb7 39.Nc7 Bc6 40.Na6 Bb7 41.Nc7 ½–½. Schirmer,Michael – Hacker,A, GT corr, 1984. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Re1 Nc6 10.Nf1 h6 11.Ng3 0-0 12.Nh5 a5 (12...Re8 13.Qd2 Bf8 14.Qf4+=) 13.h4 (better is 13.Qd2=) 13...Bh4-/+ 14.Nh4 Qh4 15.Re3 (15.Be3!?-/+) 15...Qd4-+ (15...Nd4?! 16.Rh3 Qe7 17.Qg4=) 16.Rg3 g6 17.Bh6 Nce5 (worse is 17...Nde5 18.Nf6 Kh8 19.Rh3 Qh4 20.Rh4 Nf3 21.Qf3 g5 22.Bf8 gh4 23.Qh5; 17...Qe5 18.Bg7 Qg3 19.fg3 gh5 20.Qh5+- (20.Bf8?! Kf8 21.Qh5 Ke7+=)) 18.Bg7 b6 (better is 18...Rd8-+) 19.Qc1 f5 (19...Nd3 20.Qh6 (20.Bd4?? Nc1 21.Rc1 e5-+) 20...Qf2 21.Kh2 Qg3 22.Kg3 f5 23.Bf8 f4 24.Kh2 Kf7 25.Qg7 Ke8 26.Qe7) 20.Rg6 (20.Rb1 A) 20...Nd3 21.cd3 (21.Bd4?? Nc1 22.Rc1 e5-+) 21...Qh4 22.Rh3+=; B) 20...Kf7 21.Bf8 Nf8-/+) 20...Kf7-/+ 21.Qh6 (better is 21.Nf4 Re8 22.Be2+=) 21...Qa1-+ 22.Kh2 Qd4 (22...Ng6? 23.Ba1 Ke7 24.Qg6+-) 23.Rf6 Ke8 24.Re6 Kd8 25.Be5 Qh4 (25...Ne5?? 26.Qf8 Kc7 27.Qd6 Kb7 28.Re5+-) 26.Kg1 Bb7 27.Rd6 (27.Rd6 Qe7 28.Nf6 Qd6 29.Bd6 Rf6 30.Qh8 Rf8 31.Bf8 Nf8 32.Qf8 Kc7 33.Qe7 Kb8 34.Bf5+-) 1–0. Canal Oliveras,Joan – Adriano,Mario N, NATT4–05 corr, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Ne1 Nc6 10.Qg4 0-0 11.Ndf3 f5 12.Qh3 Qe8 13.Kh1 (13.a3 Qg6+=) 13...Qg6-/+ 14.Be3 Qg4 15.Qg4 fg4 16.Ng1 Nb6 17.Be2 Nc4 18.Nd3 Ne3 19.fe3 Bg5 20.Rf8 Kf8 21.Rf1 Ke7 22.Nf4 Bd7 23.Bg4 Bf4 24.Rf4 Be8 25.Nh3 Nd8 26.Rf2 Rc8 27.Nf4 Rc6 28.e4 (better is 28.Kg1=) 28...de4-/+ 29.d5 Rc5 30.Ne6 Rd5 31.Ng7 Bd7 32.Nf5 Bf5 33.Rf5 Nc6 34.Rh5 (34.e6 Ke6 35.Rh5 Kd6 36.Rh6 Kc5 37.Rh7 Rd2-+) 34...Ne5 35.Rh7 Kd6 36.Bh5 (36.Rh6 Kc5 37.h3 Ng4 38.hg4 Rd2 39.Rh5 Kc4-+) 36...Rd2 37.Kg1? (37.Rb7 Rc2 38.h4-+) 37...Rc2 38.Rb7 Ra2 39.h4 a5 40.g3 e3 41.Kf1 Rf2 42.Kg1 Nf3 43.Bf3 Rf3 44.Rb6 Kc5 45.Re6 b3 (45...b3 46.Kg2 Rf2 47.Kg1 Kd4 48.Rd6 Ke4 49.Re6 Kf3 50.Rf6 Kg3 51.Rg6 Kh4-+) 0–1. Corden,Martyn J – Gligoric,Svetozar, Hastings, 1969. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Nbd2 Nbd7 8.a3 ba3 9.Ba3 e5 10.c3 0-0 11.Re1 b6 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ng3 g6 14.Bc4 Qc7 15.Bf7?? (better is 15.Qb3 Rf8 16.Bc1+=) 15...Kf7-+ 16.Ng5 Kg8 17.Qb3 Kh8 18.Ne6 Qb7 19.f4 Nf8 20.d5 (20.Nf8 ef4 21.Nh7 Nh7 22.Nf1-+) 20...Be6 21.de6 ef4 22.Nf5 (22.Ne2 Qe4 23.Nd4 Qd5-+) 22...gf5 23.ef5 Rac8 24.c4 Qc6 25.Rac1 h5 26.Bb2 (26.Qh3 N8h7 27.Kh1 f3 28.Qf3 Qf3 29.gf3 d5 30.Be7 Re7 31.cd5 Rc1 32.Rc1 Nd5-+) 26...N8h7 (better is 26...Qc5!? 27.Kf1 Qf5 28.Ra1-+) 27.Qh3 Rg8 28.Rc2 Rg5 29.Bc1 (29.Rf2 Qc4 30.Rc1 Qc1 31.Bc1 Rc1 32.Rf1 Rf1 33.Kf1 Ng4-+) 29...Qc5 30.Kh1 Qf5 (30...Qf5 31.Qb3 d5-+) 0–1. Arteano – Pereda de Pablo,Ernesto, Benasque op, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Qe1 Nc6 8.Nbd2 Qc7 9.Bb2 d5 10.Ne5 0-0 11.f4 de4 12.Ne4 Rd8 13.Ng5 Rf8 14.d5 (14.Ne4 Nd5-/+) 14...Bc5 (better is 14...ed5!? 15.Nc6 bc6 16.Bf6 Bf6 17.Bh7 Kh8=) 15.Kh1+= Nd4 (15...Nd5 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Qh4+-) 16.Qh4 h7 draws heavy fire 16...h6 (16...ed5?? 17.Bh7 Kh8 18.Ngf7 Qf7 19.Ng6 Qg6 20.Bg6 Kg8 21.f5 Nf5 22.Bf5 Bf5 23.Rf5+-) 17.Nef3 Nf3 (17...hg5 18.fg5 g6 19.gf6+- (19.Bd4?! Nh5+/-); 17...ed5 18.Bd4 Bd4 19.Nd4 hg5 20.fg5+-; 17...Nd5 18.Nd4 Rd8 19.Ne4+-) 18.Rf3 Be7 (18...hg5 19.fg5 Bf2 20.Rf2+-; 18...ed5 19.Bf6 Re8 20.Nh7+-; 18...Nd5?? 19.Qh6!! Nf6 20.Bf6 gh6 21.Bh7) 19.Be5? (19.de6 A) 19...hg5 20.fg5 fe6 21.Bf6 Bf6 22.Qh7 (22.Rf6?! gf6 23.gf6 Rf7=) 22...Kf7 23.gf6+-; B) 19...Be6 20.Rg3 h5 21.Ne6+-; C) 19...fe6 20.Re1 C1) 20...hg5? 21.fg5 Rf7 22.Bg6+- (22.Bf6 Bf6 23.Bg6 e5+-; 22.gf6 Bf6 23.Qh7 Kf8 24.Bf6 gf6 25.Rf6 Rf6 26.Qc7 b3 27.Qd8 Kf7 28.cb3 b6+-); C2) 20...Qc6=) 19...Qd8 (19...hg5 20.Qg5 Qb6 21.Rg3 Qg1 22.Rg1 g6 23.Bg6 Rd8 24.Bh7 Kf8 25.Qg8 Ng8 26.Rg8) 20.de6+= fe6 (20...hg5?? 21.fg5 Qd3 22.cd3+-) 21.Rg3 Kh8 22.Nh7 Rg8?? (better is 22...Rf7=) 23.Nf6+- Bf6 24.Rg6 Rf8 (24...Qf8 25.Qh5 Bd7 26.Bf6 Qf6 27.Rf6 Rgd8 28.Qg6 gf6 29.Qh7) 25.Rh6! Kg8 (25...gh6 26.Qh6 Mate attack) 26.Qh5 (26.Qh5 gh6 27.Qg6 Kh8 28.Qh7) 1–0. Pape,Joerg (2310) – Nonnenmacher,Eberhard (2295), Oberliga Baden, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Re1 0-0 (7...Bd7 8.h3-/+) 8.Bg5 (8.a3 ba3 9.Ra3 a5-/+) 8...Nbd7 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 (8...Bd7 9.Bf6 Bf6 10.Qe2-/+) 9.Nbd2 (9.Qd2 a5+=) 9...h6 Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 (9...e5 10.a3 h6 11.Be3 ba3 12.Ra3-/+) 10.Bh4 (10.Bf6 Bf6 (worse is 10...gf6 11.Nf1+=) 11.e5 de5 12.Ne5 Qc7+=) 10...b6 (10...e5 11.Qe2-/+) 11.Rb1 Bb7 (11...a5-/+) 12.e5? (better is 12.Rb4 would keep White alive 12...Rc8 13.Bf6 Nf6 14.Rb1=) 12...de5 13.de5 Nd5 14.Be7 Qe7 (14...Ne7?! 15.Rb4 Nc5 16.Qe2+=) 15.Rb2? (15.Ne4-+) 15...Nc3 16.Qc1 Nc5 17.Nc4 N5a4 18.Rb3 Na2 (18...Bf3!? seems even better 19.gf3 Na2 20.Qe3-+) 19.Qa1 (19.Qf4 doesn't get the bull off the ice 19...Bf3 20.Qf3 N2c3-+) 19...N2c3 20.Nd6 (20.Nfd2 does not improve anything 20...Nc5 21.Rb2 a5-+) 20...Bf3 (20...a5 and Black can already relax 21.Re3 Bd5 22.Bc4 Bc4 23.Nc4-+) 21.gf3 (21.Rb4 cannot change what is in store for White 21...Qg5 22.g3 f5 23.Ra4 Na4 24.Qa4 Qd2-+) 21...Qg5 (21...a5 makes it even easier for Black 22.f4 f6 23.Be4 fe5 24.fe5 Qg5 25.Bg2-+) 22.Kf1 (22.Kh1 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 22...a5 23.Bb5 Qd2-+ (worse is 23...Nb5 24.Nb5 Rfc8 25.Nd6-+)) 22...a5 (22...Qf4 might be the shorter path 23.Kg2 a5 24.Qc1 Qc1 25.Rc1-+) 23.Nc4 (23.Bb5 cannot undo what has already been done 23...Nc5 24.Rc3 bc3 25.Qc3 a4-+) 23...Nc5 (better is 23...Qh5 seems even better 24.Kg2-+) 24.Rb2 (24.Rc3 is not the saving move 24...bc3 25.Qc3 b5-+) 24...Nd3 (24...Nd5 keeps an even firmer grip 25.Ne3 Nd3 26.cd3-+) 25.cd3 Nd5 (25...Qh5 and Black can already relax 26.Kg1 Qg6 27.Kh1 Qd3 28.Ne3-+) 26.Ne3 (26.Re4 doesn't improve anything 26...b5 27.Rg4 Qf5-+ (27...bc4?! is easily refuted 28.Rg5 hg5 29.dc4-+)) 26...Nf4 27.d4 Nd3 0–1. Lee,Dylan – Pena,Patrick, AUS–ch U18 Sydney, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Re1 d5 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf1 0-0 11.Ng3 f6 12.ef6 Nf6 13.h3 Qc7 14.Bb2 Bd6 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.de5 Bc5 17.ef6 Qg3 18.Kh1 Qh4 (18...Bf2? 19.fg7 Rf3 20.Qf3 Qf3 21.gf3 Be1 22.Re1+-; worse is 18...Qf2 19.fg7 Rf5 20.Rf1 (20.Bf5?! Qf5 21.Rf1 Qg6+=) 20...Qf1 21.Bf1+-) 19.Re5 (19.fg7 Rf2 20.Re2 Re2 21.Qe2+=) 19...g6-+ (19...Qf2? 20.fg7 Rf6 21.Qh5 Kg7 22.Qe8+- (22.Qh7?! Kf8+=); 19...gf6 20.Rh5 Qf2 21.Qg4 Kf7 22.Rh7 Ke8 23.Rf1 Qf1 24.Bf1+-; 19...Bf2 20.fg7 Re8 21.Rh5+-; 19...Qf6 20.Bh7! Kh7 21.Rh5 Qh6 22.Qd3 g6 23.Rh6 Kh6 24.Qd2 Kh7 25.Qg5+/-; 19...Rf6?! 20.Rh5 Qf2 21.Bf6 Qf6 22.Bh7 Kf7 23.Rb1+=) 20.Re2 Bd4 21.c4? (better is 21.Bd4 Qd4 22.Rb1-+) 21...bc3 22.Ba3 Rf7 23.Bc2 (23.Be7 Bf6 (23...Bf2?! 24.Qc2 Bd4 25.Bg6-/+) 24.Bf6 Qf6-+) 23...Qf6 (worse is 23...Bf6 24.Bd6-+; 23...Bf2?! 24.Qd5 Qf6 25.Qc4-+; 23...Rf6?! 24.Be7 Bf2 25.Qd3-+) 24.Rc1 Bd7 25.f3 e5 (better is 25...Rc8!? 26.Bb4-+) 26.Bb3 Be6 27.Bd6 Qf4 28.Qe1 Rf5 29.Re4?! (29.Rd1-+) 29...de4 30.Be6 Kh8 31.Bf5 gf5 (31...Qf5?! 32.fe4 Qf4 33.Bb4-+) 32.fe4 Qe4 (32...fe4?! 33.Bb4-+) 33.Qf1 Rg8 34.Re1 Qd5 35.Be7 Qe6 36.Bh4 c2 37.Rc1 (37.Bf2 Qa6 38.Kg1 Qc6 39.Bd4 ed4-+) 37...Qc6 38.Rc2 Qc2 (38...Qc2 39.Bf6 Rg7-+) 0–1. Tafner,Edson – De Melo Filho,Abdias Neves, BRA TCE–C–0213 corr, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Re1 d5 8.Nbd2 de4 9.Ne4 Nc6 10.Bb2 Nd5 11.Qd2 0-0 12.Neg5 h6 13.Ne4 a6 14.Rad1 b5 15.c4 bc4 16.Bc4 Na5 17.Bb3 (17.Bd3!?-/+) 17...Nb3-+ 18.ab3 Bd7 19.Ne5 Bb5 20.f4 Rc8 21.Rc1 Qb6 22.Qf2 Nc3 (22...Rc1 23.Rc1 Qa5 24.Ra1-/+) 23.f5 (23.Nc3!? bc3 24.Bc3+=) 23...Ne4-/+ 24.Re4 Rc1 25.Bc1 Bf6 26.Be3 (26.Bd2!? ef5 27.Qf5-+) 26...Qa5 27.h4 (better is 27.Bf4-+) 27...ef5 28.Rf4 Qa1 29.Kh2 Be5 30.de5 Qe5 31.Bd4 Qe6 32.Rf5 Rd8 33.Rf4 f6 34.Qg3 Kh7 35.h5 Be8 36.Qf3 (36.Qd3 Kh8-+) 36...Rd5 37.g4 Qd6 (37...Bc6 38.Qe3 Qe3 39.Be3-+) 38.Qd3 (38.Qe4 f5! 39.gf5 Bh5-+) 38...Kg8 39.Qe3 Bc6 40.Kh3 Ra5 41.Rf2 Bd7 (41...Bd7 42.Qf4 Qe6-+) 0–1. Andraca Perera,JR – Maceiras Moya,Nery, FECAP corr9698, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Re1 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.a3 Nc6 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Bf1 0-0 12.Ba3 f6 13.ef6 Rf6 14.c3 Nc6 15.Bd3 Nf8 16.Ne5 Ne5 17.de5 Rf7 18.Nd2 Bd7 19.Nf3 Be8 20.Nd4 Ba3 21.Ra3 Rc7 22.Qd2 Qe7 23.Rea1 a6 24.Rb3 Rac8 25.f4 Bg6 26.Bg6 Ng6 27.Re1 Qf7 28.g3 (28.Rf1 Rf8 29.f5 ef5 (worse is 29...Ne5 30.Ne6 Rd7 31.Nf8 Qf8 32.Qe3+=) 30.Rf5 Qe7 31.Rf8 Nf8-/+) 28...Ne7-/+ 29.Reb1 Nf5 30.Nf3 Qd7 31.g4 Ne7 32.Qb2 (32.Rb6 Nc6-/+) 32...b5 33.Ra1 Ra7 34.Rba3 Rca8 35.Qa2 a5 (35...Nc6 36.f5-/+) 36.Nd4 a4 37.f5 ef5 38.gf5 Rf8 39.Rf1 Ra6 40.Qb2 Attacks the backward pawn on b5 (40.Qb1 Rb6-/+) 40...Rb6 (40...Nf5 41.e6 Qe8 42.Qb5 Nd4 43.Rf8 Qf8 44.cd4 Re6 45.Qd5-+) 41.Raa1? (better is 41.Qg2-/+) 41...Nf5-+ 42.e6 Qe8 43.Rae1 (43.Nf5 Rf5! 44.Rf5 Qg6 45.Qg2 Qf5-+) 43...Nd4 44.Rf8 Qf8 45.cd4 Qf3 46.Qc2 Qg4 47.Kh1 Qf3 (47...Re6 48.Qc8 Kf7 49.Rf1 Kg6 50.Rg1 Qg1 51.Kg1+-) 48.Kg1 Qf8?? (better is 48...Rb8-+) 49.Qc7 Ra6 50.Qd7 Rd6 51.Qb5 Qe7 52.Qa4 ½–½. LeMoir,D (2005) – Burrows,M (2205), 96th ch–GBR, Torquay ENG, 2009. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Re1 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.c4 dc4 10.Bc4 Nb6 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.Nbd2 Ba4 13.Qe2 Nd5 14.Qe4 Nc6 15.Qg4 g5 16.Ne4 h5 17.Qg3 g4 18.Nfg5 Qb6 (18...Nd4 19.Nd6 Bd6 20.ed6-/+) 19.Be3 Bb5 20.Bb5 Qb5 21.Nd6 Bd6 22.ed6 Nc3 23.Qf4 0-0 24.Ne4 Ne4 25.Qe4 Qd5 26.Qf4 Rad8 (26...Rfd8!? 27.Rac1 Qf5= (27...Rd6? 28.Rc5+-)) 27.Qf6= Qf5 (27...Rd6? 28.Bh6 Qd4 29.Qg5 Kh7 30.Bf8+-) 28.Qf5 ef5 29.d5 Na5 30.Ba7 Nc4 (30...Rd6!? 31.Bc5 Rd5 32.Bf8 Kf8=) 31.Bc5+/- Nd6 32.Bb4 Rd7 33.Bd6 Rd6 34.Re7 b5 35.Rd1 Rfd8 36.Re5 Kg7 37.Rf5 Kg6 38.Re5 f6 39.Re2 Rd5 40.Rd5 ½–½. Bruening,Ralf – Ramus,Norbert, desc–online.de, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Re1 Bd7 8.h3 -/+.

7.Qe2 0-0 8.c4+= bc3 9.Nc3 Nc6.

7.Qe2 a6 8.a3 (8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 b5) 8...0-0 (better is 8...Nc6!?+= 9.c4 bc3) 9.ab4+= b5 (9...Nc6!? 10.c3 Bd7+=) 10.Bb5!+/- Qb6 (10...ab5 11.Ra8 Pinning (11.Ra8 Deflection)) 11.Bd3 Qb4 12.Ba3 (12.e5 de5 13.de5 Nd5+-) 12...Qb6? (12...Qb7 13.e5 de5 14.Be7 Qe7 15.de5+/- (worse is 15.Ne5 Bb7+=)) 13.Nbd2 (13.e5 Nd5 14.Qe4 f5+=) 13...Qc7 (13...Bb7 14.e5 Ne8 15.Rfb1+/-) 14.e5 Nd5 (14...de5!? 15.de5 Nd5+-) 15.c4 (better is 15.Qe4 f5 16.ef6 Nf6 17.Qh4=) 15...Nb6? (better is 15...Nf4 16.Bh7! Kh8+-) 16.ed6 Bd6 1–0. Flouzat,JM (2170) – Teboul,Rene, Open Saint Affrique FRA, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 e6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 Nf6)

7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Rb1 +=.

7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Bb2 d5 10.e5 Ne8 11.Ne1 Kh8 12.f4 f5 13.ef6 Nf6 (13...Bf6?! 14.Qh5 h6 15.Qg6=) 14.Nef3 Bd7 15.Ng5 Attacking the backward pawn on e6 15...Qb6 16.Ndf3 Bd6 17.Nh7? (better is 17.c4 Bf4 18.Ne6 Be6 19.c5-/+) 17...Bf4?? (better is 17...Nh7 18.Bh7 Kh7 19.Ng5 Kh6-+) 18.Nf8+- Rf8 19.Kh1 Kg8 20.Ne5 Nd4?? (better is 20...Ne5 21.de5 Ne4+-) 21.Bd4 Qd4 22.Nd7 Nd7 23.Qe6 Rf7 (23...Kh8 24.Qh3 Kg8 25.Bh7 Kh8 26.Bg6 (26.Qd7?! Kh7 27.Rae1 Qd2+/-) 26...Bh6 27.Qd7+-) 24.Bg6 (24.Bg6 Qf6 25.Qf7 Qf7 26.Bf7 Kf7 27.Rf4 Kg6 28.Rb4+-) 1–0. Kesseler,Heiko – Emunds,Hans Georg, BL2–West, 1989. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Bb2 Re8 10.c4 Qc7 11.d5 Nb8 12.Rac1 Nbd7 13.de6 fe6 14.e5 de5 15.Ne4 Rf8 16.Rfd1 Ne4 17.Be4 Bc5 18.Rd2 a5 19.Qd3 h6 20.Re1 Nf6 21.Be5 Qb6 22.h3 a4 23.Rb1 Ne4 24.Qe4 Ra5 25.Rbd1 b3 26.Bc3 Bb4 27.c5 Bc5 28.ab3 ab3 29.Ba5 Qa5 30.Qc4 Qb4 31.Qb4 Bb4 32.Rb2 b6 33.Rb3 Bc5 34.Rb2 Kh7 35.Ne5 Rf5 36.Nc4 The isolani on b6 becomes a target 36...e5 37.Nb6 Be6 38.Rdd2 Bd4 39.Rb5 Rf8 40.Nd5 Bd7 41.Ra5 Be6 42.Re2 Rb8 43.Kh2 Rb1 44.Kg3 Bf5 45.Rea2 Be6 46.Rc2 Rb3 47.Ne3! Bf7 48.Rca2 Rb4 49.Re2 Rb3 50.Rc2 Bg6 51.Rca2 Rb1 52.h4 Bf7 53.Rc2 Rb3 54.Kf3 Bg6 55.Rc8 Bf5 56.Rc1 h5 57.Ra8 Bg4 58.Ke4 Be2 59.Re8 Bd3 60.Kf3 Bg6 61.Rf8 Bd3 62.Rcc8 ½–½. pierred (2785) – pcmvr (2870), net–chess.com, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Nbd2 e5 9.Bb2 (9.d5 Nb8=) 9...Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Nf3 Nd7 12.Bb5 Qc7 13.a3 (13.d5 Ncb8=) 13...ba3+= 14.Ra3 0-0 15.Rd1 a6 16.Bc6 Qc6 17.Rc3 Qb6 18.Rb3 Qc7 19.Rc3 Qb6 20.Ba3 (20.Rb3 Qc7=) 20...Rfe8+= 21.Qc4 ed4 22.Qd4 (22.Nd4!? Bf6 23.Rb3=) 22...Bf6-/+ 23.Qb6 Nb6 24.Rc7 Re4 25.Rd6 (better is 25.Rb7!? Nc4 26.Nd2-/+) 25...Nc4-+ 26.Rd3 b5 (worse is 26...Na3 27.Ra3 Re7 28.Re7 Be7 29.Re3-+) 27.Bc5 Ne5 28.Rd5 Nf3 29.gf3 Rc4 30.Rdd7 (30.Bb6 Rc7 31.Bc7 Rc8-+) 30...Rc2 31.Rf7 (31.Kf1-+) 31...Rc5! 0–1. Silva,Jorge – Manzo,Wilson, 08, Empresa de Telecom. Open, Bogota CO, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Qe2 Nbd7 8.a3 ba3 9.Na3 e5 10.Nc4 (10.Bb2 ed4 11.Nb5 a6=) 10...ed4 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Nb5 The isolani on d6 becomes a target 12...0-0 13.Bb2 (13.Ra7 Ra7 14.Na7 Bg4=+) 13...Be6 (13...a6 14.Nd2-/+) 14.Na7 Nd3 (14...Bc4 15.Bc4 Nfe4 16.Nb5 Ra1 17.Ra1=+) 15.Qd3 d5 16.ed5 Qd5 17.Qd5 Nd5 18.Rfe1 (18.Nb5!?=+) 18...Nb4-/+ 19.Ne3 Bc5 20.Nb5 Ra1 (20...Be3 21.Ra8 Ra8 22.Re3 Nc2 23.Rc3-/+) 21.Ra1 Be3 22.fe3 Nc2 23.Ra7 Ne3 24.Bd4 Nf5 25.Rb7 Rd8 26.Bc3 (26.Kf2 f6 27.Bc3 Ra8-/+) 26...h5 (26...Bd5 27.Ba5-/+) 27.Nc7 (27.Kf2 Bc4-/+) 27...Rd1 28.Kf2 Bc4 29.Be1 Nd6 30.Rb8 Kh7 31.Ba5 (31.Bb4 Nf5 32.Be1 Rd4-/+) 31...Ra1 32.Rd8?? (better 32.Bb6-+) 32...Nb7 (32...Ra5?! 33.Rd6 Ra2 34.Kg1-/+) 33.Rd4 Na5 (33...Ra5?! 34.Rc4 Nd6 35.Rd4 Ra2 36.Kf3-/+) 0–1. Dostal,Radim (2080) – Plat,Vojtech (2450), Ostrava Czech Republic, Ostravsky Konik, 2015. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.e5 de5 8.de5 Nfd7 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Rd1 Qc7 e5 draws heavy fire 11.Bb2 Nc5 12.Nbd2 Bd7 (12...0-0 13.Ne4-/+) 13.Nd4 (13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Be4 Rd8+=) 13...Nd4 (13...Qe5 14.Qe5 Ne5 15.Ne6 Be6 16.Be5-/+) 14.Bd4+= Rd8 15.h4 (15.Nb3 b6+=) 15...h6 ½–½. Canal Oliveras,Joan (2235) – Comas Fabrego,L (2515), ch–ESP, Barcelona ESP, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 Qc7 9.Qe1 b6 (9...h6 10.Be3+=) 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.Nc4 (12.Be7 Ke7 13.Qe4 Bb7+=) 12...Nc5 (12...f6 13.ef6 gf6-/+) 13.Be7= Ke7 14.Qd2 h6 15.Rfe1 (15.Nd6 Nd3 16.Qd3 Qc3=) 15...Bb7 16.Nd4 Rhd8 17.f4 (17.Nd6 Kf8+=) 17...Nd3-/+ 18.cd3 Qc5 19.Qf2 Nf4 20.Nd6 g5 21.Rac1 Qd5 22.Rc7 Rd7 23.Rd7 Kd7 24.Nb7 Qb7 25.Nb5? (better is 25.Ne2 Ne2 26.Re2-/+) 25...Qd5-+ (25...Nd3 26.Qf7 Kc6 27.Nd4 Kc5 28.Ne6 Kc4 29.Qb7 Ne1 30.Qe4 Kc3 31.Qe1 Kd3 32.Qd1 Ke4 33.Qe2 Kd5 34.Nc7 Kd4 35.Na8+-) 26.Nd6 f5 (26...Nd3?! 27.Qf7 Kc6 28.Qb7 Kc5 29.Qc7 Qc6 30.Ne4 Kd5 31.Nf6 Kc5 32.Ne4 Kd5 33.Nf6 Kc5 34.Ne4=) 27.Qc2 Qc5 28.Qc5 bc5 29.Nc4 (29.Kf1 Kc6 (29...Nd3?! 30.Rd1 Nf4 31.Nf5 Nd5 32.Ke1-+) 30.Re3 Kd5-+) 29...Kc6 (29...Nd3?! 30.Rd1=) 30.Re3 a5 31.g3 Nd5 32.Re2 a4 33.a3 (33.Rb2 a3 34.Rb1 Nc3-+) 33...b3 34.Kf2 Nc3 35.Rb2 Nd1 (35...Nd1 36.Ke2 Nb2 37.Nb2 Kd5-+) 0–1. Walda,Michael – Opalic,Momcilo, Bayern–chI Bank Hofmann 2nd, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Ra3 d5 9.e5 Ba3 10.Ba3 Nfd7 -/+.

8.Ba3 0-0 9.c4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 h6 (10...e5 11.Re1=) 11.Qd2 (11.Nb5 Ne8=) 11...a6 12.Rfb1 Qc7 13.e5 Ne8 (13...de5 14.Be7 Pinning (14.Be7 Deflection)) 14.Ne4 f5 (14...Qc6 15.Qe3+=) 15.ed6+= Nd6 16.Nc3 (16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Bd6 Qd6+=) 16...b6= 17.Re1 Nf6 18.Ne5 Kh7 19.Qf4 (19.Nb5 Nb5 (worse 19...ab5 20.Bd6 Bd6 21.Ra8+/-) 20.Be7 Qe7 21.cb5 a5=) 19...g6 (19...Bb7 20.Qg3 g5 21.Qe3+=) 20.d5 (20.Qg3 Rg8+=) 20...ed5 (20...g5 21.Qd4 ed5 22.Nc6+-) 21.Nd5 (21.Nc6! g5 22.Qg3+-) 21...Nd5+= 22.cd5 Bb7 (22...Bg5!? 23.Qg3 f4 24.Bg6 Kg8+-) 23.Rac1 Qd8 24.Nc6 Bc6 25.Rc6 (25.Re7 Qe7 26.Bd6 Qg5 27.Qg5 hg5 28.Bf8 Bd5 29.Rc7 Kg8+-) 25...Rf6 (25...Re8 26.Re6 Bg5 27.Qd6 Qd6 28.Red6 Re1 29.Bf1 Rd8+-) 26.Re7! Qe7 27.Bd6 (27.Rd6?! Qc7+/-) 27...Qe1 28.Bf1 Rf7 29.Be5 Re8 30.Bc3 Qe7 (30...Qe4 31.Qd6 f4 32.Rb6+-) 31.d6 (31.Ba6 Qd8 32.Bd2 Qg5 33.Qg5 hg5 34.Rb6 Rd7+-) 31...Qf8 (31...Qb7 32.Rc7 Rc7 33.dc7+-) 32.Rb6 Re4 33.Qd2 Rd7 34.Ra6 Qb8 35.Qd5 Qb1 (35...Re8+-) 36.Ra8 (36.Ra8 Re8 37.Re8 Rg7 38.Qf7 Qf1 39.Kf1 Rf7 40.Rh8) 1-0. Abdelaal,Ibrahim (1900) - Han,Johnathan, Laval Open, 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Ba3 Nc6 +=.

8.Ba3 d5 9.Be7 Qe7 10.e5 Nfd7 11.Nbd2 Nc6 12.Nb3 0-0 13.Qd2 Nb6 14.Rab1 Bd7 15.Nc5 Nd8 (15...Nd4!? 16.Bh7 Kh7 17.Qd4 Bc6+=) 16.Ng5 h6 17.Nh7 Re8 18.Nd7 (better is 18.Qf4 Bc6 19.Rb3=) 18...Qd7 (18...Nd7?! 19.Qe3+=) 19.Qh6 (better is 19.Nf6 Kh8 20.Nd7 Nd7 21.Bb5+-) 19...gh6-+ 20.Nf6 Kg7 21.Nd7 Nd7 0–1. Mang,Joachim – Hoehn,Vadim, Verbandsliga Sued Baden, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Ba3 Nbd7 (8...Nc6 9.c4+=) 9.Nbd2 (9.e5 de5 10.de5 Ng4 11.Be7 Qe7+= (worse is 11...Ke7 12.Qe1 a5 13.h3+=)) 9...0-0 10.Qe2 (10.Nc4 Ne8+=) 10...Re8 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 (10...e5 11.c3+=) 11.Ng5 (11.e5 de5 12.de5 Ba3 13.Ra3+= (13.ef6? doesn't work 13...Bb2 14.fg7 Ba1 15.Ra1 Kg7-+)) 11...h6+= Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 12.Nh3 (12.Ngf3 a5+=) 12...e5-/+ 13.c3 (13.d5 Nb8 14.Bb5 Bd7-/+) 13...Qc7 (13...d5 14.Be7 Re7 15.Rfe1-/+) 14.Rac1 (14.Bb5 a6 15.Bb4 d5 16.de5 Bb4 17.ef6 Bc3-+) 14...d5 (14...Nf8 15.Bb5 Rd8 16.Qd3-+) 15.Bb2? (better is 15.Be7!? de4 16.Ba3 ed3 17.Qd3-/+) 15...de4 16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Qe4 Nf6 18.Qf3?? the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end (18.Qe5 Bd6 19.Qb5-+) 18...Bd6 (18...e4 and Black can already relax 19.Be4 Ne4 20.Qe4 Bh3 21.gh3-+) 19.Bb5 Rd8 (19...e4 makes it even easier for Black 20.Qe3 Bh2 21.Kh1-+) 20.Kh1 (20.Qe3 is not the saving move 20...Qb6 21.de5 Qb5 22.ef6 Qb2 23.fg7 Qb6 24.Qb6 ab6-+) 20...e4 21.Qe2 (21.Qe3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 21...Qb6 22.c4 a6-+) 21...Bh2 (21...a6 keeps an even firmer grip 22.Ba4-+) 22.c4 (22.Qc4 does not save the day 22...Qd6 23.Qb3 Bh3 24.gh3 Bf4-+) 22...Bg4 23.Qe3 Bh3 24.Qh3 Bf4 25.Rc2 (25.Rb1 does not solve anything 25...a6 26.Ba4 Qc4-+) 25...a6 (better is 25...Rd5! nails it down 26.cd5 Qc2-+) 26.Ba4 Qa5 27.Bb3 (27.Ra1 Qg5 28.Re2 Ng4-+) 27...Qb4 (27...Qg5!? seems even better 28.g3 Bb8 29.Bc1-+) 28.Rb1 (28.d5 Nd7-+) 28...Rac8 (28...Qe7 29.Qf5 Bc7 30.d5-/+) 29.Bc3 (29.c5 Qb5 30.d5 Ne8-/+) 29...Qb6 (29...Qe7 30.Qf5 Bg5 31.Ba5-+) 30.Qf5 (better is 30.d5!? Bg5 31.c5-+) 30...Bb8-+ 31.Ba2 Qd6 32.g3 Qd7 33.Qd7 Rd7 (33...Nd7 Inferior is 34.Rb7 Bc7 35.c5+=) 34.Rb6 (better is 34.c5!?-/+) 34...Ba7-+ 35.Rb1 Bd4 36.Bd4 Rd4 37.Rb7 Rd6 (37...Rd7 38.Rb3-+) 38.Ra7 (38.c5!? Rdc6 39.Rf7+=) 38...Rc5 39.Rb2? (better is 39.Kg2-+) 39...Ng4 40.Kg2 e3?? hands over the advantage to the opponent (better is 40...Rh5 might be the shorter path 41.Bb3 e3-+) 41.f3?? White falls apart (41.Rb8 Kh7 42.Rf7-+) 41...Rd2-+ 42.Rd2 ed2 43.Rd7 (43.Bb3 there is nothing else anyway 43...Ne3 44.Kf2-+) 43...d1Q! Decoy: d1. 44.Rd1 (44.Rd1 Ne3 Decoy Double attack) 44...Ne3 (44...Ne3 45.Kf2 Nd1 46.Kf1 Nc3-+) 0–1. Bassani,Jaison – Borges,Guilherme Deola, Itaji tt Itajai, 2001. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 ba3)

8.Na3 0-0 9.Nb5 a6 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nfd7 12.Nd6 (12.Qe2!?=) 12...Ne5 13.Nc8 (13.Nb7!? Qd5 14.Ne5 Qe5 15.Rb1=+) 13...Nf3-/+ 14.Qf3 Qc8 15.Ba3 (15.Bb2 Nc6-/+) 15...Nc6 16.Rfb1 Ba3 17.Ra3 f5 18.Qg3 b5 19.Rc3 Qd7 20.Re1 (20.Qe3 Ne7 21.Qe5 Rac8-+) 20...Rac8 21.Ra3 Nb4 22.Qe5 Rc6 23.Rea1 Qd6 24.Qb2? (24.Qd6 Rd6 25.Rc3-+) 24...Rfc8 25.Bf1 (25.Rf1 Nc2 26.Bc2 Rc2-+) 25...Nc2 (25...Rc2 26.Qb3-+) 26.Rg3 (26.Rd3 Qb4 27.Qb4 Nb4-+) 26...Qd4 (26...Nd4 27.Rd3 e5 28.Rdd1-+) 27.Ra2 (27.Qd4 Nd4 28.f4 Rc1 29.Rc1 Rc1-+) 27...Qb2 28.Rb2 Rd8 29.Bd3 (29.Rd3 Rd5 30.Rd5 ed5 31.Bd3-+) 29...Nb4! 30.Bf1 (30.Rb4 Rc1 Combination) 30...Rd1 31.Rb4 (31.f4 Rcc1 32.Rf3-+) 31…Rcc1 (31...Rcc1 32.Rg7 Kg7-+) 0–1. Baldvinsson,Loftur (1925) – Birkisson,Bjorn Holm (2075), TCh–ISL Div (7), 2019. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 ba3)

8.Na3 0-0 9.c4 e5 10.de5 de5 11.Ne5 Re8 12.Nb5 Nc6 (12...Na6 13.Bf4=) 13.Bf4 (13.Nc6 bc6 14.Na7 Bg4+/-) 13...Bc5 (better is 13...Nb4!?=) 14.Nc6+/- bc6 15.Nc7 Bg4 16.Qd2 Re7? (better is 16...Ne4!? 17.Qc2 Nf2 18.Bh7 Kh8 19.Ne8 Qe8 20.Rf2 g6 21.Bg6 fg6+/-) 17.Na8+- Qa8 18.Be3 Nd7 (18...Bd6+-) 19.Bc5 Nc5 20.Qg5 (20.Qg5 Rd7 21.Bc2+-) 1–0. Ibba,Isacco (2195) – Lommers,Frank (2200), Corrado Bitti Memorial 5th, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Na3 0-0 9.Nc4 d5 10.ed5 Nd5 (10...Qd5? 11.Nb6 ab6 12.Ra8+-; 10...ed5?! 11.Nce5+=) 11.Bd2 Nc6 12.c3 b5 (12...b6!?+=) 13.Nce5= Ne5 14.Ne5 Bd7 15.Qb1 h6 16.Nd7 Qd7 17.Bb5 Qc7 Looking at c3 18.Qd3 a5 19.c4 Nb4 20.Qe4 Rab8 (better is 20...Bd6!?+=) 21.Bf4+/- Bd6 22.Bd6 Qd6 23.Ra5 Rfd8 24.Ra4 Rbc8 (24...Nd5 25.Ra6 Nc3 26.Rd6 Ne4 27.Rd8 Rd8 28.c5+=) 25.g3 Nc6 (25...f5!? 26.Qh4 Nc2+/-) 26.Ra6 f5? (26...Qd4 27.Bc6 Qe4 28.Be4 Rc4+-) 27.Qg2 (27.Rc6 fe4 28.Rd6 Rd6-/+) 27...Qd4 28.Rc6 (28.Bc6?! Qc4 29.Bb7 Rc7+-) 28...Rc6 29.Qc6 (29.Bc6?! Qc4 30.f4 Qc3+-) 29...Kf7 30.Qf3 Kf6 31.Qh5 Qd2 (31...Qg4 32.Qg4 fg4 33.c5+-) 32.Be8 Ke5 (32...Re8 33.Qe8 Qb4 34.Rc1+-) 33.Qf7 Qd6 (33...g5+-) 34.Qg7 Ke4 35.Re1 1–0. Wiesgickl,Gerhard (2225) – Beyerlein,Andreas, Oberpfalz–ch M2, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.a3 ba3)

8.Na3 b6 9.e5 Nd5 10.c4 Nb4 11.Qa4 N8c6 12.ed6 Qd6 13.Nb5 Qd7 (13...Qd8 14.Be4 0-0 15.Ba3=) 14.Be4+= 0-0 15.d5 ed5 16.cd5 Nd5 17.Rd1 (17.Bd5 Qd5 18.Nc7 b5=) 17...Ncb4+= 18.Ba3 Ba6 19.Bb4 Qb5? (better is 19...Bb5 20.Rd5 Ba4 21.Rd7 Bd7 22.Be7 Rfe8 23.Ba8 Ra8+/-) 20.Be7+- (20.Bd5?! Qa4 21.Ra4 Bb5+-; 20.Rd5?! Qa4 21.Ra4 Bb4 22.Ra6 Rfe8+/-) 20...Qa4 21.Ra4 Bb5 22.Rad4 (22.Bd5?! Ba4 23.Re1 Rae8+/-; 22.Rd5?! Ba4 23.Bf8 Kf8+/-) 22...Nc3 (22...Ne7 23.Ba8 g6 24.Be4+-) 23.Ba8 (23.Bf8?! Rf8 24.Ra1 Ne2 25.Kh1 Nd4 26.Nd4 a6 27.Nb5 ab5+-) 23...Ne2 (23...Re8 24.R1d2 Ne2 25.Re2 Be2+-) 24.Kh1 Nd4 25.Bf8 (25.Bf8 Kf8 26.Nd4+-; 25.Rd4?! Ra8 26.h4 f6+=) 1–0. Villing,Dieter (2280) – Wolf,Heinz, Verbandsliga Nord Baden, 1995. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 ba3)

8.Bb2 0-0 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.Qe2 ba3 11.Ba3 e5 12.d5 Nd8 13.c4 b6 14.Ra2 Nb7 15.Nb3 Bg4 16.h3 Bf3 17.Qf3 Nd7 18.Rfa1 Nbc5 19.Nc5 bc5 20.Bc1 Rfb8 21.Qg3 Rb3 22.Qe3 Nf8 23.Qe2 Bd8 24.Bc2 Rbb8 25.Ba4 a5 26.Bd2 Qe7 27.Bb5 Ra7 28.Ba5 Ba5 29.Ra5 Ra5 30.Ra5 Ng6 31.g3 Qg5 32.Ra7 Qf6 (32...Nf4 33.Qf3=) 33.Qg4+= Nf8 34.h4 h6 35.Kg2 g6 36.f4 Kg7 37.fe5 Qe5 38.Qf4 Qf4 (38...Qf6 39.Kf3 Qc3 40.Kf2 Qb2 41.Kg1 Qb1 42.Kh2 Qb2 43.Kh3+=) 39.gf4+/- Kf6 (better is 39...g5!? 40.hg5 hg5 41.fg5 Nh7+/-) 40.Ra6+- Ke7 41.e5 de5 42.fe5 Rb7 (42...Nd7 43.Ra7 Rd8 44.h5 gh5 45.Kg3+-) 43.Ra8 f5 44.Re8 (44.Re8 Kf7 45.e6 Ne6 46.Re6+- (worse is 46.de6 Kf6+-)) 1–0. Sidenius,Per – Halsig,Guenter, ICCF World Cup8–9 prel–008, 1990. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.c3 ba3 9.Na3 0-0 =.

8.Bd2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Bb4 Bb4 12.Nbd2 a5 13.c4 Nb8 14.Qc2 Nc6 15.Rfc1 h6 16.Nf1 Ne7 0–1. Stummer,Walter (2330) – Dziedzina,Michael (2255), WC–2013–S–00005, 2010. (=1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Re1 Bd7 10.Nf1 a6 11.Bd2 (11.Rb1!?=+) 11...ba3-/+ 12.c4 d5 (12...b5!?-/+) 13.e5=+ Ne8 14.cd5 ed5 15.Qb1 b5 (15...h6 16.Ne3 Nc7 17.Qb3-/+) 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Bc2 Rb8 Black prepares b4 18.Ne3 Be6 19.Nf5 (19.Qb3 Qd7=) 19...Bf5=+ 20.Bf5 b4 21.Re3 Qb6 (21...Nc7!?=+) 22.Ng5 Bg5 23.Rh3 Bh6 24.Bh6 gh6 25.Rh6 Kg7 26.Rh7 Kg8 27.Qd3 Nd4 (27...Ne7 28.Qh3 Qg6 29.Bg6 Ng6+-) 28.Qh3 Ne2 29.Kh1 (29.Kh1 Qf6 30.ef6 Nf6 31.Rh8 Kg7 32.Qh6; 29.Kf1 Ng3 30.hg3 Qh6 31.Qh6 f6 32.Qg6 Ng7 33.Qg7) 1–0. Husarik,Branko (2175) – Krejcova,Katerina (1960), CZE–ChT2C, 2011. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Qe1 Qb6 9.e5 Nd5 10.ed6 Bf6 (10...Bd6!? 11.Be3 0-0-/+) 11.ab4 Nd4 12.Nd4 Bd4 13.Ra5 (13.c3 Nb4 14.Be4 Be5=) 13...Nb4 14.Bb5 Nc6 15.Na3 Bd7 16.Nc4 Qd8 17.Bg5 (17.Bc6 Bc6 (worse is 17...bc6 18.Be3 Bf6 19.Ba7+=) 18.Bg5 Bf6 19.Bf6 gf6+=) 17...Bf6 (better is 17...Qc8!? 18.Ra2 a6 19.Bc6 Qc6-/+ (worse is 19...bc6 20.Be3 Ba7 21.Qa5+=; 19...Bc6?! 20.Qd2 Bc5 21.Re1+=)) 18.Bf6= gf6 19.Bc6 Bc6 (worse is 19...bc6 20.Qe3+/-) 20.d7 Kf8 (20...Qd7 21.Nb6 Qd4 22.Na8 Bg2 23.Ra3 Bf1 24.Qf1=) 21.Qb4 Qe7 22.Qd2 Rg8 (worse is 22...Bd7 23.Qh6 Ke8 24.Rd1+/-) 23.Qh6 Rg7 24.Ne3 Qd7 (24...b6 25.Rh5 Rd8 26.f3-/+) 25.Qf6+= Qe7 26.Qh6 Kg8 27.Qf4 a6 28.f3 b5 29.Raa1 (29.Kh1!?-/+) 29...Qc5-+ 30.Rfe1 Qg5 31.Qc7 Bf3 32.Ra6 Bg2 33.Ra8 Ba8 34.Kf2 Kh8 (34...Qf6 35.Ke2 Bf3 36.Kd2 Qd4 37.Kc1-+) 35.Qc8 (better is 35.Ke2-+) 35...Rg8 36.Qc3 e5 37.Rf1 Bg2 38.Re1 (38.Ng2 Qg2 39.Ke1 Qh2-+) 38...b4! 39.Qc5?? (39.Qb4 Qf4 Double attack (39...Qf4 Decoy)) 39...Qf4 40.Ke2 Qf3 (better is 40...Rd8!? 41.Rf1 Bf1 42.Nf1-+) 41.Kd3 Rd8 42.Kc4 Bh3 43.Qe5 (43.Kb3 Be6 44.Kb2 Qe4-+) 43...f6 44.Qb5 (44.Qg3 Qe4 45.Kb3 Be6 46.c4 Rd3 47.Kc2 Re3 48.Kb2 Qd4 49.Ka2 Qd2 50.Kb1 Bf5 51.Ka1 Qc3 52.Ka2 Qa3) 44...Be6 (44...Qe4 45.Kb3 Be6 46.c4 bc3 47.Kc3 Qd4 48.Kc2 Qd2 49.Kb1 Qe1 50.Kc2 Rd2 51.Kc3 Rd1 52.Kb2 Rb1 53.Kc2 Rc1 54.Kd3 Rc3 55.Kd4 Qe3) 45.Kc5 (45.Kb4 Qf4 46.c4-+) 45...Qh5 46.Kb4 Qh4 (46...Qh4 47.Ka3 Ra8 48.Kb2 Qd4 49.Kc1 Ra1 50.Qb1 Rb1 51.Kb1 Qb4 52.Kc1 Qe1 53.Nd1 Bg4-+) 0–1. Zaitsev,Igor A – Dubinsky,A, Moscow–ch sf, 1964. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Re1 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Bd7 +=.

8.Re1 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Bf1 b6 11.c3 Nc6 12.Nbd2 Bb7 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.Bb2 Rfd8 15.Qb1 g6 16.Nf1 Bf8 17.Ne3 Bg7 18.h3 e5 19.Nh2 d5 20.ed5 Nd5 21.Nd5 Rd5 22.c4 Rd4 23.Bd4 Nd4 24.Be4 Be4 25.Qe4 Rd8 ½–½. Zvjaginsev,V (2675) – Khairullin,I (2635), Russia Cup Final KO, 2010. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Re1 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Bf1 Qc7 11.c3= Nc6 12.Na3 a6 13.Nb5 Qb8 14.Nd6 Qd6 15.e5 Ne5 16.Ne5 Rd8 (16...Qc7 17.Qb3=) 17.Bd3+= b6 (17...Qc7 18.Qf3 Bd7+= (18...Qc3?? 19.Bh7 Kh7 20.Qc3+-)) 18.Ba3+/- Qc7 19.Be7 Qe7 20.Nc6 Qc7 21.Nd8 Qd8 22.Qe2 (22.Qf3 Ra7+/-) 22...a5+/- 23.Qe5 (23.Qb2 Ba6 24.Ba6 Ra6+/-) 23...Bb7 24.Qg3 (24.Ra3 Bc6+/-) 24...Rc8 25.Rac1 (25.Qe3 Ng4 (25...Rc3? 26.Bh7 Kh7 27.Qc3+-) 26.Qh3 Nf6+=) 25...Qd5 26.Re5 Qb3 Attacks the backward pawn on c3 27.Rg5 (27.Rb5!? Qa3 28.Rbb1+=) 27...g6= 28.Rb5 Qa3 29.Rbb1 Rc3 30.Rc3 Qc3 31.Qb8 Bc8?? (better is 31...Kg7 32.Qb7 Qd3 33.Qb6 Ne4=) 32.Ba6+- Qd4 33.Bc8 (better is 33.Qc8 Kg7 34.Qc4+-) 33...Ne4? (33...Qd8+-) 34.Ba6 Kg7 35.Qb6 (35.Qb6 Qd5 36.Bb7+-) 1–0. Bognar,Attila (1855) – Onur,Cem, First Saturday FM–B July, 2014. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 d6 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Re1 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Bf1 Bd7!? -/+.

8.Re1 0-0 9.Nbd2 d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Nb3 b6 12.Re3 g6 (12...a5 13.Bb5 Bb7 14.Qe2+=) 13.h4 (13.Bb5 Bb7=) 13...ba3 (worse is 13...Bh4 14.ab4 Be7 15.b5=) 14.Ra3? (better is 14.Ba3 Ba3 15.Ra3+=) 14...Ba3-+ 15.Ba3 Ne7 16.h5 Re8 (16...gh5 17.Ng5 Nf5 18.Qh5+-) 17.Nh4 Nf8 18.Rh3 a5 19.g4 (19.hg6 Neg6 20.Bf8 Nf8 21.Qh5+/-) 19...Ba6-+ 20.Bc1 (20.Ba6 Ra6 21.Nf3 Qc7-+) 20...Bd3 21.Qd3 Qc7 22.Bg5 Nd7 (22...a4 23.Na1-+) 23.Qd2 (23.Be7 Re7 24.hg6 fg6 (24...hg6? 25.Ng6 Ne5 26.Ne7 Kf8 27.Nd5 ed5 28.de5 Qe5 29.Nd4+-) 25.Ng6 Rf7-+ (25...hg6 26.Qg6 Rg7 27.Qe6 Rf7 28.Qh6+-)) 23...Kh8 (better is 23...a4 24.Na1 Nc6-+) 24.Qf4 (24.Qf4 f6 25.hg6+- (worse is 25.Bf6 Kg8 26.Qh6 Nf6 27.ef6 Nf5 28.gf5 Rf8+-)) 1–0. Gonzalez Sole,Fernando – Garcia Conca,Jose, ESP–ch sf corr, 1985. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Re1 ba3 9.Na3 0-0 10.c3 e5 11.h3 Bd7 12.Nc4 b5 13.Ne3 White prepares d5 13...ed4 14.cd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 White prepares d5 15...a5 16.d5 Re8 17.Nd4 (17.Bd2 Ne4 18.Be4 Bf6 19.Bb4 Re4 20.Bd6 Ba1 21.Qa1 Bh3=) 17...g6 (17...Na6 18.Nef5+=) 18.Bb2 Bf8 19.Nf1 Bg7 20.Ng3 Qb6 21.Ra3 (21.Re2!?-/+) 21...Nfd5!-+ 22.Qd2 (22.ed5 Re1 Double attack) 22...Nc7 23.Nh5?? (23.Bc3 h6-+) 23...Bh8 (23...gh5 24.Rg3 Re5 25.Nf3-+) 24.Rf3? (better is 24.Nf4-+) 24...d5 25.e5 Re5 26.Re5 Be5 (26...gh5 27.Qg5 Qg6 28.Bg6 hg6 29.Rf7 Bf6 30.Qg6 Kh8 31.Rh5) 27.Nf5 Bb2?? (better is 27...Bf5!? 28.Be5 Bb1 29.Nf6 Qf6 30.Rf6 Ne6=) 28.Nh6 (better is 28.Qb2 d4 29.Nh6 Kh8 30.Nf7 Kg8 31.Nf6 Kg7 32.Nd7+-) 28...Kf8+= 29.Rf7 Ke8 30.Qb2 d4?? (better is 30...Kd8 31.Nf6 Be6 32.Rh7 d4=) 31.Nf6+- Kd8 32.Nd7 (better is 32.Rd7 Kc8 33.Nhg8 Ne6 34.Ne7 Kb8+-) 32...Qe6 (32...Qd6+-) 33.Qd4 Nc6 34.Qd2 (better is 34.Qh4!? Kc8 35.Nb6 Kb8 36.Na8 Nd5+-) 34...Kc8 (34...Qd5 35.Bd3 Ra6+-) 35.Rf8 (35.Rf8 Ne8 36.Nb6 Kb7 37.Na8 Ka8 38.Ba2+-) 1–0. Kaden,Uwe – Starp,Klaus, Ruhrgebiet VK4, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Re1 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Bb5 Qb6 12.Na3 0-0 13.c3 Nc6 14.Bd3 f6 15.Ng5 (15.ef6!? Nf6 16.Ng5=) 15...fg5-/+ 16.Qh5 Rf5 17.Bf5 ef5 18.Qf3? (18.Bg5!? g6 19.Qh4 Bg5 20.Qg5+=) 18...Nf8 (better is 18...Qb3!?-+) 19.Qd5-/+ Be6 20.Qb5 Qd8 (20...Nd7!?-/+) 21.Qb7+= Na5 22.Qa6 Bc8 23.Qb5 a6 24.Qa4 Bd7 25.Qd1 Be6 26.Rb1 Ng6 27.Nc2 Nc4 28.Nb4 Bb4 29.Rb4 g4 30.Qa4 (30.Qe2 Qd5 31.Bg5-/+) 30...Qd5-/+ 31.g3 (31.Kh1!? f4 32.Ba3-/+) 31...Qf3-+ 32.Qd1 Qc3 33.Rb3 Qa5 34.d5? (34.Rb1-+) 34...Qd5 (34...Bd5!? 35.Bb2 Nd2 36.Ra3 Nf3 37.Rf3 Bf3 38.Qb3 Qd5 39.Qd5 Bd5 40.Rd1-+) 35.Rd3 Qa5 36.Bf4 (36.Bd2 Qc7 37.Qa1 Nce5-+ (37...Nge5?! 38.Bf4-+)) 36...Re8 (36...Nce5?! 37.Be5 Ne5 38.Rde3-+; 36...Nge5?! 37.Qe2 Nb2 38.Re3 Nf3 39.Rf3-+) 37.Rb3 (37.Qe2 Bf7 38.Red1 Nge5 39.Be5 Ne5-+) 37...Nce5 38.Be5 Ne5 0–1. Fries Nielsen,Niels Jorgen – Mestel,A Jonathan, Esbjerg, 1980. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Re1 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Bf1 0-0 12.Ba3 a6 13.Nbd2 Rb8 14.c3 Nc6 15.c4 b5 16.cd5 ed5 17.e6 (17.Qc2 Ba3 18.Qc6 Bb4+=) 17...Nb6 18.Qc2 Nc4 19.Nc4 (19.Be7 Qe7 20.Bd3 h6 21.Nc4 Nb4 22.ef7 Qf7 23.Bh7 Kh8-/+) 19...bc4 (19...dc4 20.ef7 Rf7 21.Be7 Ne7-/+ (worse is 21...Re7 22.Bc4 bc4 23.Qc4 Kh8 24.Qc6+/-)) 20.ef7+= Rf7 21.Be7 Ne7 22.Ng5 Rf5 23.h4 (23.Re5 g6 24.Qd2-/+) 23...Ng6 (23...h6 24.g4 hg5 25.gf5 gh4 26.Qe2 Nf5 27.Qh5+/-) 24.g3 (24.Bc4 dc4 (24...Nh4?? 25.Bd5 Kh8 26.Qf5 Nf5 27.Nf7 Kg8 28.Nd8 Kf8 29.Ra4+-) 25.Qc4 Kh8 26.Nf7 Rf7 27.Qf7 Bb7+-) 24...Rf6 (24...h6 25.Ne6 Qf6+=) 25.Re5 Rb5 26.Rae1 Nf8?? (26...Bd7 27.h5 Nf8 28.Bc4 dc4 29.Qc4 Kh8 30.Nf7 Rf7 31.Qf7=) 27.Re8 (better is 27.Bc4 dc4 28.Qc4 Kh8 29.Re8+-) 27...Bf5+= 28.Rd8 Bc2 29.Rd5 Bd3 30.Rd8 h6 31.Ne4 Rfb6 32.Nd6+/- Rb1 33.Ree8 Bf1 34.Rf8= Kh7 35.h5 Be2 36.Kg2 Bh5 37.Nc4 Rf6 38.Rf6 gf6 39.Rd6 Be2 40.Ne3 Kg7 41.Nd5 Rb3 42.Rd7+/- Kf8 43.Nf6 Bf3 44.Kh3 Rb6 45.Nd5 Rb5 46.Nf4 Rb1 47.g4 Rg1 48.Ne6 Ke8 49.Rg7 a5 50.Nc5 Kf8 51.Ne6 Ke8+= 52.Nc5 Kf8 53.Ra7 Bg4 54.Kh4 Bf5 55.Ra5 Rg4 56.Kh5 Rd4 57.Kh6 Rf4 58.Ra2 Rc4 59.Nb7 Rg4 60.f3 Rg3 61.Ra3 Ke7= 62.Ra6 ½–½. Vokroj,R – Laube,Bernhard, Staatsliga, 1997. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Qe2 0-0 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Ba3 (10.Bd2 Nd3 11.Qd3 b5 12.Qb5 Ne4 13.Qc6 Nd2 14.Nbd2 Bd7 15.Qc3; 10.Bf4 Bd7 11.Nc3 a5 12.Bb5 Rc8 13.Bd7 Nd7 14.Bd2 Nc2 15.Rac1; 10.Nc3 a5 11.Bd2 Nd3 12.cd3 Bd7 13.Rfc1 a4 14.e5 Nd5 15.Nd5; 10.Nbd2 Nd3 11.Qd3 Nh5 12.Ba3 Bd7 13.g3 f6 14.Nc4 Bb5 15.Rfb1) 10...Nd3 11.Qd3 Nh5 12.Nc3 Bd7 13.Rfb1 b6 14.g3 f5 15.e5.

8.Qe2 0-0 9.Nbd2 Qc7 (9...Bd7 10.Bb2 (10.ab4 Nb4 11.e5 Nfd5 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Ne5 f5 15.Nc5) 10...d5 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Ne5 a5 13.Nd7 Nd7 14.Rfe1 Re8 15.c4; 9...h6 10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Nd3 12.Qd3 Nh5 13.e5 d5 14.Be7 Qe7 15.Qe3; 9...a5 10.a4 (10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Bd7 12.Bb4 ab4 13.Nc4 Ba4 14.h3 Qc7 15.Rfe1; 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ne3 Qb6 12.e5 de5 13.de5 Nh5 14.Ng4 ba3 15.Bb5; 10.Bb2 ba3 11.Ba3 a4 12.Rfb1 Re8 13.e5 de5 14.de5 Nd5 15.Qe4) 10...Bd7 11.g3 b6 12.Bb2 g6 13.e5 Nd5 14.Ne4 Qb8 15.Bc4) 10.Bb2 (10.ab4 Nb4 11.Ba3 Nd3 12.cd3 b5 13.Rfc1 Qd7 14.e5 Nd5 15.Rab1; 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ne3 ba3 12.c3 a2 13.Ra2 Bb7 14.Bd2 a5 15.Rb1) 10...ba3 (10...Rd8 11.c4+= (11.c3 ba3 12.Ba3 Bd7 13.Rfb1 Re8 14.h3 h6 15.Rb2) 11...e5 12.d5 ba3 13.Ba3 Na5 14.Ne5 de5 15.Be7; 10...g6 11.c3 bc3 12.Bc3 d5 13.Rfc1 de4 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.Ne5) 11.Ba3 (11.Ra3 a5 12.Rc3 h6 13.Qe3 Bd7 14.h3 Rfe8 15.Rb1) 11...e5 (11...Re8 12.Rfb1 a6 13.Nc4 b5 14.Nd6 Bd6 15.Bd6) 12.c3 (12.d5 Nb8 13.Bb4 Nbd7 14.Nb3 b6 15.Ra4) 12...Bg4 (12...b6 13.Rfb1 Rb8 14.d5 Na5 15.Bb4) 13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 (14.d5 Nb8+= 15.Nc4) 14...Bg6-/+ 15.d5 (15.Rfb1+=) 15...Nb8 16.Nh4 Nfd7 17.Nf5 Bf5 18.ef5 (18.gf5 Nf6+= (worse is 18...Qc3 19.Rfc1 Qd4 20.Rab1=)) 18...Nc5 (18...Qc3 19.Ne4 Qc7 20.Rfc1-/+) 19.Bc5 dc5 20.Ne4 f6 (20...Rd8 21.f6 gf6 22.c4+=) 21.h4 Nd7 22.c4 Nb6 23.Ra3 Nc8 24.Rfa1 a6 (24...b6 25.Ra6-/+) 25.Qe3 Nd6 26.Ng3 (26.h5 Ne4 27.Be4 Qd6+=) 26...Rab8 (26...Qc8 27.f4-/+) 27.g5 fg5 28.hg5 e4 (28...Rbe8 29.Rd1-/+) 29.f6 (29.Ne4 Nf5 30.Qh3 Qf4-/+) 29...ed3 (29...Bf6 30.gf6 ed3 31.fg7 Qg7 32.Qd3-+) 30.fe7 (30.Qe7!? Rf7 31.Qc7 Rc7 32.Nh5-/+) 30...Rf7 31.Re1 (31.g6 hg6 32.Re1 Re8 33.Qd3 Ree7-+) 31...Re8-+ 32.Qd3 Rfe7 33.Re6 (33.Rb1 Qd7 34.g6 hg6-+) 33...Qd7 (33...Re6 34.de6 Re6 35.Qd5-+) 34.Re7 Qe7 35.Qd2?? (better is 35.g6 h6 36.Qc2-+) 35...Nc4 36.Qa2 Na3 (36...Na3 37.d6 Qf7 38.Qa3 Re1 39.Kg2 Qd5 40.Kh2 Re6-+; 36...Qg5?! 37.Qc4 Re1 38.Kh2 Qh6 39.Kg2=) 0–1. Grabinsky,V (2315) – Truskavetsky,A (2370), TCh–UKR, Alushta UKR, 2005. (=1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Qe2 d5 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.e5 Nd7 11.Bb5 a6 12.ab4 (12.Bc6!? bc6 13.ab4+=) 12...Nb4-/+ 13.c3 Nb6 14.cb4 ab5 15.Ra8 Na8 16.Nb3 Bd7 17.Nc5 Bc6 18.h4 (18.Bf4!?-/+) 18...Bh4-+ 19.Nh4 Qh4 20.Be3 Nb6 21.g3 Qh3 22.Nd3 Nc4 23.Ra1 Qf5 24.f3 f6 25.g4 Qg6 26.Bf4 h5 27.Bg3 (27.ef6 Qf6 28.Kg2 h4-+) 27...hg4 28.fg4 Qe4 29.Qe4 de4 30.Nc5 Bd5 31.g5?? (31.ef6 gf6 32.Bh4-+) 31...fg5 32.Nd7 (32.Be1 e3 33.Nb3 Rf3 34.Ra8 Kf7-+) 32...Rf3 33.Bf2 (33.Ra8 Kh7 34.Be1-+) 33...e3 34.Be1 (34.Be3 Rg3 35.Kf1 Ne3 36.Kf2-+) 34...Rh3 35.Ra8 Kh7 (35...Kh7 36.Kf1 Bf3 37.Nf6 gf6 38.Rh8 Kh8 39.Bf2 Rh1 40.Bg1 Nd2 41.Ke1 Rg1) 0–1. Go,Benjamin (2175) – Sethuraman,SP (2560), Dieren NED, Dutch Open–A, 2013. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3+/- d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

8.Qe2 Bd7 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 +=.

8.Qe2 Bd7 9.ab4 Nb4 10.e5 (10.Bd2 a5 11.Nc3 Nd3 12.Qd3 0-0 13.e5 Nd5 14.ed6 Bd6 15.Ne4; 10.Ba3 a5 11.Nc3 Bc6 12.Bb5 0-0 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Rfb1 Qc7 15.Bc1; 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.e5 Nfd5 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Ne5 f5 15.Nc5; 10.c4 0-0 11.Nc3 Bc6 12.Bf4 a5 13.Bc2 Nc2 14.Qc2 a4 15.Rfe1) 10...Nd3 11.Qd3 Nd5 12.Ba3 Bc6 13.g3 a5 14.Nbd2 b5 15.ed6.

8.Qe2 Bd7 9.c3 A) 9...a5 10.ab4 (10.Qc2 0-0 11.ab4 ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.e5 de5 14.de5 Ng4 15.Bf4; 10.Qb2 0-0 11.ab4 ab4 12.Ra8 Qa8 13.cb4 d5 14.e5 Ne4 15.Nbd2; 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.c4 Nb6 13.ab4 Nb4 14.Be4 Qc7 15.Na3) 10...ab4 11.Ra8 Qa8 12.cb4 Nb4 13.Bb5 Qa5 14.Bd7 Kd7 15.Bd2; B) 9...b3 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.c4 Nb6 13.Nbd2 Na5 14.Rb1 Na4 15.Nb3.

11.c4 Nd2 (11...b6 12.cd5 (12.Be3 Bb7 13.cd5 ed5 14.Nd2 Nd2 15.Qd2 0-0 16.Qc2 h6+=) 12...ed5 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Qa4 Nb8 15.Qb3 Ba3 16.Qd5 Nd2+=) 12.Qd2 (12.Nd2 dc4 13.Nac4 Nd4 14.Ne4 0-0 15.Ned6 Bd6 16.Nd6 Nc6-/+) 12...0-0 (12...dc4 13.Bc4 0-0 14.Rfc1 a5 15.Nb5 a4 16.Qb2 Bd7-/+) 13.c5 (13.Rfc1 f6 14.Qe3 fe5 15.de5 a5 16.c5 Nb4+=) 13...b6 (13...f6 14.Rfe1 fe5 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.Re5 Bf6+=) 14.cb6 ab6 15.Nb5 Ba6 (15...Bb7 16.Ra8 Qa8+=) 16.Rfc1 (16.Ra4 Bb5+=) 16...Na5 (16...Qd7+=) 17.Rab1 Rc8 18.Bf1 (18.Rc8 Qc8 19.Qe2 Qd7+=) 18...Rc1-/+ 19.Qc1 Qd7 20.Bd3 Nc4 21.Nc3 Qc6 22.Ne2 b5 23.Ra1 b4 24.Qb1 Na3 25.Qb3 (25.Qd1 Bd3 26.Qd3 Rc8-/+) 25...Bc4 26.Qd1 b3 27.Bc4 dc4 (27...Qc4?! 28.Nd2 Qc2 29.Nb3 Qd1 30.Rd1+=; 27...Nc4?! 28.Qb3 Ra8 29.Ra8 Qa8 30.Ng3+=) 28.Qc1 (28.Qd2 Rb8 29.Qb2 Qe4-+) 28...Qe4 29.Kf1 Rb8 30.Qb2 (30.Nd2 Qd3 31.Qc3 b2-+) 30...c3! 31.Nc3 (31.Qc3 b2 Passed pawn; 31.Nc3 Qd3 Pinning) 31...Qd3 32.Ne2 (32.Kg1 Nc4 33.Ne1 Nb2 34.Nd3 Nd3 35.Kf1-+) 32...Nc4 33.Qc3 (33.Ne1 Nd2 34.Qd2 Qd2-+) 33...b2 (33...b2 34.Qd3 ba1Q 35.Ne1 Rb1-+) 0–1. akulatj (1945) – deutschlandcup (2440), gameknot.com, 2012. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6)

11.Re1 A) 11...f5 12.ef6 (12.Nb5 0-0 13.Bf4 a6 14.Qb1 g5 15.Bc1 g4 16.Nd2 Qb6-/+) 12...Bf6 13.Be3 0-0 14.c4 Nd6 15.Qb3 Na5 16.Qb1 Nac4+=; B) 11...Nd2 12.Qd2 (12.Nd2 Nb4 13.Qe2 0-0 14.Reb1 Bd7 15.Qe3 Nd3 16.cd3 Bc6-/+) 12...0-0 13.Reb1 f6 14.ef6 Rf6 15.Qe3 Bd6 16.Re1 a6-/+.

11.Qe2 A) 11...f5 12.Nb5 (12.ef6 Bf6 13.Be3 0-0 14.c4 Nd6 15.c5 Nf7 16.Qc2 g6-/+) 12...0-0 13.Rfb1 Nd2 14.Qd2 a6 15.Qf4 Qd7 16.Rb2 Rd8+=; B) 11...Nd2 12.Qd2 (12.Nd2 a6 13.Rfb1 0-0 14.Nf3 b6 15.c3 Bb7 16.Nc2 b5-/+) 12...0-0 13.Qe3 Nb4 14.Be2 b6 15.Rfb1 Bb7 16.Rc1 a6-/+.

11.Be3 0-0 12.Qb1 a5 13.c4 f5 14.ef6 Nf6 15.Ng5 (15.c5 Nb4+=) 15...h6-/+ 16.Nf3 Ng4 17.Nb5 Bd7 18.Bd2 Bb4 19.Bc1 (19.Bb4 Nb4 (worse is 19...ab4 20.Ra8 Qa8 21.h3+=) 20.c5 b6+=) 19...e5 20.cd5 Nd4 21.Nbd4 ed4 22.Ba3 (22.Nd4 Nh2 23.Rd1 Ng4-/+) 22...Ba3 23.Ra3 b5 24.Nd4 Qc7 25.g3 (25.Bh7!? Kh8 26.Rg3+=) 25...Qc5-/+ Black intends b4 26.Qb2 b4 27.Raa1 Qd5 28.f3 Nf6 29.Rfd1 Kh8 30.Bc2 Qc5 31.Rac1 (31.Ba4 Ba4 32.Rdc1 Qa7 33.Ra4 Nd5-+) 31...Qb6-+ 32.Rd2 Rac8 (32...a4 33.f4-+) 33.Kh1 Nd5 34.Re1 Nc3 35.Kg2 a4 36.Re3 (36.Ne2 Bc6 37.Nf4 Kg8-+) 36...Rfe8 (36...Rc4 37.Red3-+) 37.Re8 Re8 38.Qc1 Be6 0–1. Koenig,Uwe (2405) – Dammer,Axel (2400), RSX – Spendenturnier, 2005. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 Nc6 8.Bd2 ba3 9.Na3 d5 10.e5 Ne4)

11.Be3 b6 12.c4 (12.c3 0-0 13.Qc2 f5 14.ef6 Nf6 15.Rfe1 Bd7 16.Bf4 a6+=) 12...Bb7 13.cd5 ed5 14.Nd2 Nd2 15.Qd2 0-0 16.Qc2 h6 +=.

11.Be3 Bd7 12.Be4 (12.c4 Na5 13.Qb1 Nc3 14.Qb2 Na4 15.Qc2 dc4 16.Nc4 Nc4+=) 12...de4 13.Nd2 Ba3 14.Ra3 Qh4 15.c4 Nd8 16.g3 Qe7 +=.

11.Bf4 A) 11...Bb4 12.Nb1 (12.Nb5 Nc3 13.Nc3 Bc3 14.Ra3 Bd4 15.Nd4 Nd4 16.Qg4 g5+=) 12...f6 13.Qe2 Nc3 14.Nc3 Bc3 15.Ra4 Qb6 16.ef6 gf6=; B) 11...f5 12.c4 (12.ef6 Bf6 13.Nb5 0-0 14.Qc1 Bd7 15.c3 Be7 16.Ne1 a6-/+) 12...dc4 13.Bc4 0-0 14.Qb3 Ba3 15.Ra3 Nd4 16.Nd4 Qd4+=.

8.Nc3 0-0 9.Rb1 b6 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.Nd5 ed5 13.Qc2 h6 14.Re1 Bc5 15.Bf4 Nc6 16.Qd2 Bg4 17.Bh6 Bf3 (17...gh6 18.Qh6 f5 19.ef6+- (19.Qc6?! Kg7+/-)) 18.gf3 Qh4 (18...gh6 19.Qh6 f5 20.Qg6 (20.Qc6?! Qh4 21.Kh1 Kh8+/-) 20...Kh8 21.Qh6 (21.Qc6?! Qg5 22.Kh1 Qh5+=) 21...Kg8 22.Kh1+- (22.Qc6?! Qh4 23.Kh1 Kh8+/-)) 19.Bg5 (19.Bf4!?-/+) 19...Bf2!-+ 20.Kh1 (20.Qf2 Qg5 Deflection (20...Qg5 Overloading)) 20...Be1 21.Re1 Qh5 22.Qf4 (22.Bf1 Rfc8-+) 22...Rfe8 23.h4 (23.Ba6 Re6 24.Qg3-+) 23...Ne5! (23...Ne5 24.Bb5 Ng6 25.Re8 Re8-+) 0–1. Ramsauer,Martin – Grau Ribas,Jose Maria, ICCF World Cup10 prel–135, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Nc3 0-0 9.Bb2 b6 10.e5 Nd5 11.Qb1 h6 12.Nb5 Bb7 13.a4 de5 14.de5 Na6 15.Rd1 Nc5 16.Bh7 Kh8 17.Bc2 Rb8 (17...a6 18.Nbd4-/+) 18.Qc1 (better is 18.Na7!? Qe8 19.Bd4=) 18...a6-/+ 19.Nd6 Kg8 20.Ra3 0–1. Hoogendoorn,PA (2240) – Flom,Efim, Ruhrgebiet VL1, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Bd2 0-0.

8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.Nd4 a6 12.Be2 ed5 13.ed5 h6 14.f4 Ned7 15.a4 (15.Be3 Qa5 16.Qb3 Nc5=) 15...Nc5 16.Bf3 Bd7 17.Re1 Rc8 18.Qe2 Rc7 19.Bd2 Rc8 20.Ra3 Ng8 21.Ne4 White plans a5 (21.Be3 Bh4 22.Rc1 Bf6=) 21...Ne4 (21...Na4!? 22.f5 Nc5+=) 22.Qe4 Nf6 23.Qe2 Ng8 24.a5 Bf6 25.Qe4 Qe8 26.Qd3 Ne7 (26...Qd8 27.Bb4+=) 27.Bb4 Qd8 28.Bd6 Bb5 (28...Kg8!?+/-) 29.Nb5+- ab5 30.Bb4 Kg8 (30...Rc4 31.Re4 Rc1 32.Kf2+-) 31.d6 Nc6 32.Bc6 Rc6 33.d7 Re6 34.Rc1 (34.Re6!? fe6 35.Rc3 Bc3+-) 34...Rc6 35.Rc6 bc6 36.a6 Qa8 37.a7 g6 (37...h5+-) 38.Bc3 Bc3 (38...Bd8 39.Qd6 f6 40.Bf6+-) 39.d8Q (39.d8Q Qd8 40.Qd8 (40.Rc3 Qb6 41.Qe3 Qe3 42.Re3 Kg7+=; 40.Qc3?! Qa8+-) 40...Kh7 41.Qd7+- (41.Rc3?! Rd8 42.Rc6 b4=); 39.Rc3?! Qa7 40.Kf1 Kg7 41.Rc6 Rd8=) 1–0. Seidman,Herbert – Tucci, New York, 1941. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c4 bc3)

8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Rb1 a6 -/+.

8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Nb5 a6 (10...0-0 11.Bf4+=) 11.Qa4 (11.Nd6!? Bd6 12.ed6+-) 11...Nc6+= 12.Nd6 Bd6 13.ed6 Qa5 14.Qc2 (14.Qb3 Qb4+=) 14...Qb4+= 15.a4 (15.Bf4 Nd4 16.Nd4 Qd4=) 15...Qd6= 16.Bh7?? (better 16.Re1=) 16...Nf6-+ 17.Ng5 (17.Ba3 Qf4 18.Bc1 Qb8-+) 17...Nh7 18.Nh7 Nd4 (better 18...f5 19.Ba3 Qc7-+) 19.Qd3 e5 (19...Qb4 20.Qh3 Kd8 21.Bg5 Kc7 22.Rac1 Nc6 23.Qf3-/+) 20.Re1 Nc6 21.Ng5 Be6 22.Qg3 0-0-0 23.Ba3 Qc7 24.Rac1 e4 25.Qc3?? (better 25.Qc7 Kc7 26.Bb2-/+) 25...Qh2-+ 26.Kf1 Qh4 (26...Qh1 27.Ke2 Qh5 28.Kd2 Qg5 29.Qe3-+) 27.Ke2 (27.Ne6 fe6 28.Qa5-+) 27...Qh5 28.f3 (28.Kd2 Qg5 29.Qe3 Qf6-+) 28...Qg5 29.Kf2 (29.Kd1 d4 30.Qb2-+) 29...d4 30.Qb2 e3 31.Kg1 (31.Re3 de3 32.Kf1 Rh1 33.Ke2 Qg2 34.Ke3 Qg5 35.Ke2 Rh2 36.Kf1 Bh3 37.Qg2 Qg2 38.Ke1 Qd2) 31...Qh4 32.Re3 (32.Rc6 bc6 33.Qb8 Kb8 34.Bd6 Kc8 35.Re3 de3 36.Kf1 Qf2) 32...Qh2 (32...de3 33.Rc6 bc6 34.Qb8 Kb8 35.Bd6 Rd6 36.Kf1 Qf2) 33.Kf1 Qh1 (33...de3 34.Qf2 ef2 35.Kf2 Rd2 36.Ke3 Rhd8 37.Rc6 bc6 38.g3 g5 39.Bd6 Qe2) 34.Ke2 Qg2 35.Kd3 de3 36.Ke3 (36.Kc3 Qf3 37.Qb7 Kb7 38.Rb1 Kc8 39.Rb8 Kb8 40.Bd6 Rd6 41.a5 e2 42.Kb2 e1Q 43.Kc2 Rh2) 36...Qg5 37.Ke2 (37.Kf2 Rh2 38.Kf1 Bh3 39.Qg2 Qg2 40.Ke1 Qd2) 37...Rh2 38.Kf1 Bc4! 39.Rc4 (39.Rc4 Rd1) 39...Rd1 0–1. Valgardsson,Gudjon Heidar – Hovmoller,Kristian, Nordic–chT U20, 2000. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c4 bc3)

8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Bf4 Nc6 (10...h6 11.Rc1-/+) 11.g3 (11.Rc1 a6-/+) 11...g5 (11...h6!? 12.Bc1-/+) 12.Be3 (12.Bc1 a6-/+) 12...g4 Black threatens to win material: g4xf3 (12...Ndb8 13.Rc1+=) 13.Ne1 (13.Nd2 h5-/+) 13...h5 (13...Bb4 14.Rc1 Bc3 15.Rc3 Qa5+=) 14.f3? (14.Rc1 Nf8-/+) 14...Nde5 15.de5 White wins a piece (15.de5 d4 Passed pawn) 15...d4 Black threatens to win material: d4xc3 16.Bd2 dc3 17.Bc3 Bc5 18.Kg2 Bd4 19.Bd4 Qd4 20.fg4 hg4 21.Rf4 White threatens to win material: Rf4xd4 21...Qe5 22.Rg4 Black cannot castle king side 22...f5 Black threatens to win material: f5xg4 23.Nf3 White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5 23...Qf6 24.Ra4 White has an active position 24...Qb2 25.Be2 (25.Bc2 b5 26.Rb1 Qb1 27.Qb1 ba4 28.Ba4 Bd7+=) 25...Qg7 (25...b5 26.Rf4 Bb7=) 26.Rb1 a6 27.Rb6 Qc7 Black threatens to win material: Qc7xb6 (27...Qc3 28.Rc4 Qe3 29.Rb1+=) 28.Qb3 Qd7 (better is 28...Rg8!?-/+) 29.Qb2 White threatens to win material: Qb2xh8 29...Rg8 Black's piece can't move: c8 30.Ne5 White threatens to win material: Ne5xd7 30...Qc7 Black threatens to win material: Qc7xe5 31.Bh5 Ke7 32.Ng6 Rg6 33.Bg6 White wins the exchange 33...Ne5 34.Rh4 1–0. Campos,Jose Felix (2200) – Malajovich,Sandra (2115), Metropolitano Superior op, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 e6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 Nf6)

8.Nc3 Bd7 -/+.

8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.a3 Nb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 Nc4 13.Bc1 b5 14.Na3 Qa5 15.Bd2 Qb6 16.Nc4 bc4 17.Rb1 Qa5 18.Rb2 Qa4 19.Qb1 Na6 20.Be2 Qd7 21.c3 Nc7 22.Bd1 a5 23.Bg5 0-0 24.Ra2 Bg5 25.Ng5 f5 26.ef6 gf6 27.Nf3 Qd6 28.Bc2 Rf7 29.Qa1 Qa6 30.Qc1 Bd7 31.Qh6 Qc8 32.Rea1 Nb5 33.Qe3 Qc7 34.Ba4 Ra6 35.h3 Na7 36.Bd7 Rd7 37.Nh2 Rg7 38.Ng4 Rg6 39.f4 Kf8 40.Rf1 f5 41.Ne5 Rg7 42.Rb1 Nc8 43.Qf2 Nd6 44.Qh4 Kg8 45.Qh6 Qc8 46.Rab2 Ra8 47.Rb6 Ne8 48.Re6= Nc7 49.Rf6 a4 50.Qh5 a3 ½–½. Griffith,David O (2190) – Bubir,Alex Nikolaevich (2375), IECG, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.a3 Nb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 Nc4 13.Bc4 dc4 14.Na3 Qd5 15.Nd2 b5 16.Qg4 Bf8 17.Ne4 h5 18.Qg5 Bb7 19.f4 (19.Nc3 Qd8 (19...Qd4?! 20.Ncb5 Qd7 21.Nd6 Bd6 22.ed6+=) 20.Qd8 Rd8 21.Ncb5 a6 22.Nd6 Bd6 23.ed6 Bd5+=) 19...Bc6 20.f5 ef5 21.Nd6 Bd6 22.ed6 Kf8 23.Re5 Qd6 24.Qf5 Qf6 25.Nb5 Qf5 26.Rf5 Nc2 (26...g6 27.Rf2 Bb5 28.Ba3-/+) 27.Ra7+= Ra7 28.Na7 Rh6 29.Rc5 Bb7 30.Rb5 (30.Rc4!? Ne3 31.Rc7+=) 30...Be4-/+ 31.d5 Ke8 32.Be5 f6 33.Bf4 g5 34.Rb8 (34.Nc8 gf4 35.Nd6 Kd7 36.Ne4 Ne3 37.Rb7 Ke8+=) 34...Kf7-/+ 35.d6 Bf5 (35...gf4? 36.d7 Rg6 37.g3 fg3 38.d8Q gh2 39.Kh2+-) 36.Rb7 Kf8 37.Bd2 Rh7 38.Rh7 Bh7 39.Nc8 Nd4 40.Bc3 Bf5 41.Bd4 Bc8 ½–½. Griffith,David O (2190) – Fleurackers,Norbert (2355), IECG, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.a3 Nb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 Bd7 13.c3 Nc6 14.Na3 a6 15.Bd3 Na7 16.Qb1 Rc8 17.Bh7 Na4 The backward pawn on c3 becomes a target 18.Bc2 Nc3 (18...Nb2?! 19.Qb2 Qc7 20.Re3=) 19.Bc3 Rc3 20.Qb7 (20.Qb2!? Qa5 21.Bb3-/+) 20...Ba3-+ (20...Ra3?! 21.Ra3 Ba3 22.Qa7=) 21.Qa7 Bb2 (21...Rc2?! 22.Ra3 Bb5 23.Raa1=) 22.Ra6 Rc2 23.Qb7 Bc1 24.Ra8 Bc8 25.Qb3 Rc4 26.Qb5 Qd7 27.Qd7 Kd7 28.Ra7 Ke8 29.Rd1 Rf8 30.h3 Bd7 31.Rd3 Ke7 32.Rb3 Ra4 33.Rab7 Rc8 34.Kh2 Rac4 35.g3 R8c7 36.Rc7 Rc7 37.Ne1 (37.Kg2 Ba4 38.Rb1 Bd1-+) 37...Bd2 38.Rb1 (38.Nf3 Bc3-+) 38...Rc3 39.Kg2 Rc1 (39...Be1!? 40.Re1 Rd3 41.Ra1-+) 40.Rc1 Bc1 41.Nd3 Bd2 42.Kf3 Bb5 43.Ke2 Be1! 44.Ke1 Bd3 0–1. Neumann,Ulrich – Alvarez,Roberto Gabriel (2555), IECG, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 Nc6)

8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.a3 Nb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 Bd7 13.c3 Nc6 14.Nbd2 0-0 15.Bd3 a5 16.Re3 Be8 17.h4 (17.Ba3 Ba3 18.Ra3 h6=) 17...g6 (17...Bh4 18.Nh4 Qh4 19.Rh3+-) 18.h5 a4 19.Nh2 (19.Ba3 Ba3 20.Ra3 f6+= (worse is 20...gh5 21.Ng5 Qg5 22.Rg3 Qg3 23.fg3+=)) 19...Na5 20.Rh3 Nbc4 21.Bc1 Nd2 22.Qd2 g5 (22...Nb3 23.Qh6 f5 24.ef6 Bf6 25.hg6+-) 23.Bb1 f5 24.ef6 Bf6 25.Ng4 Nb3 26.Qd3 Qd7 (26...Qc7 27.Ba3 Na1 28.Bf8 Kf8 29.Nf6 g4 30.Ng4 a3 31.Rf3 Ke7+-) 27.Ba3+= (27.Nf6 Rf6 28.Bg5 Rf5+= (28...Na1 29.Bf6 Kf8 30.Qg3+-)) 27...Na1 (27...e5 28.de5 Na1 29.Nh6 Kh8+-) 28.Bf8+/- Kf8 29.Rf3 Ke7 30.Rf6 (30.Nf6 Qc8+-) 30...a3 31.Ba2 Qb5? (better is 31...Kd8!?+/-) 32.c4 (worse is 32.Qh7 Kd6 33.Ne3 Qd7+-) 32...Qb2 33.Qh7 Kd8 34.Rf8 (34.Re6?! Qc1 35.Kh2 Qf4 36.Kh3 Qf7 37.Rd6 Kc7 38.Qf7 Bf7+-) 34...Qa2 (34...Qc1 35.Kh2 Qf4 36.Rf4 gf4 37.Qb7 Rc8 38.cd5 Bd7+-) 35.Qf7 Qb1 36.Kh2 1–0. Johannessen,Svein – Lehmann,Heinz, Hoogovens Beverwijk, 1965. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 Nc6)

8.Bb2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.a3 Nb6 11.ab4 Nb4 12.Bf1 Bd7 13.c3 Nc6 14.Bd3 Nc4 15.Bc4 dc4 16.Nbd2 b5 17.Ba3 Ba3 18.Ra3 a5 19.Ne4 0-0 20.Nd6 Ne7 21.Ng5 h6 22.Nge4 Bc6 23.Qg4 Be4 24.Qe4 (worse is 24.Re4 b4 25.cb4 ab4 26.Ra8 Qa8-+) 24...b4 25.cb4 ab4 26.Ra8 Qa8 27.Qb1 b3 28.Nc4 Qa2 29.h3 (29.Qd3 Rb8-/+) 29...Nd5 30.Nb2 (better is 30.Ne3!?-/+) 30...Rc8-+ 31.Nd3 Rc2 32.Kh1 (better is 32.Qa2 ba2 33.Ra1-+) 32...Nc3 33.Qa2 ba2 (33...ba2 34.Ra1 Rd2-+; 33...Na2?! 34.Rb1 Rc3 35.Rd1-/+) 0–1. Griffith,David O (2190) – Taylor,Desmond (2435), IECG, 2002. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4+= 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.0-0 Be7)

7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nc3 (8.Na3 Be7 9.c4 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bf4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5+=; 8.c4 Be7 9.Na3 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bg5 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Qb3+=; 8.Ba3 Be7 9.e5 Nd5 10.ed6 Bd6 11.Bd6 Qd6 12.Nbd2 0-0 13.Ne4+=) 8...Be7 9.d5 Ne5 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Ra3 Kg8 13.Be3 =.

7.0-0 Bd7 8.Ba3 (8.Na3 Be7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Nb5 Bb5 11.Bb5 Nc6 12.c4 Nc7 13.Bc6=; 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Ba3 Be7 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nd5 12.Be4 Ba3 13.Ra3=) 8...Qc7 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.Re1 e5 11.d5 Nd8 12.c3 a5 13.Qb3 =.

7.Ra3 d5 8.Rb3 de4 9.Bb5 Nbd7 10.Ne5 a6 11.Bd7 Nd7 12.Nc3 Ne5 13.de5 -+.

7.Ra3 d5 8.e5 Ba3 9.Ba3 Nfd7 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Nbd2 Qa5 12.Bd6 Qc3 13.Nb1 -+.

7.Ra3 d5 8.e5 Ba3 9.Ba3 Ne4-+ 10.0-0 b6 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Nbd2 Nd2 13.Nd2 -+.

7.Ba3 Nc6 8.0-0 (8.Nbd2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.e5 de5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.de5+=) 8...Be7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Be4 de5 11.de5 f5 12.Be7 Nce7 13.Bd3 +=.

7.Ba3 Qc7 8.e5 (8.0-0 Nc6 9.Re1 Be7 10.e5 Nd5 11.c4 Nf4 12.Nc3 Nd3 13.Nb5=; 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.e5 de5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.de5+=; 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.e5 de5 12.Be7 Ne7 13.de5=) 8...Nfd7 9.ed6 Bd6 10.Bd6 Qd6 11.Nc3 Qb4 12.Qd2 Nc6 13.Nb5 =.

7.Ba3 e5 8.0-0 (8.de5 de5 9.Bb2 Bb4 10.Nbd2 Ng4 11.Ne5 Qb6 12.Ng4 Bd2 13.Kd2=; 8.c3 Qc7 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qb3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Be6 12.d5 Bg4 13.Rfb1+=; 8.Nbd2 ed4 9.Nd4 Nc6 10.Bb2 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.c4 Qb6 13.N2b3+=) 8...Bg4 9.Nbd2 ed4 10.Qb1 Qc7 11.Nd4 Nbd7 12.Nb5 Qc6 13.Nc4 =.

7.Na3 A) 7...d5 8.e5 (8.ed5 Bb4 9.Bd2 Bd2 10.Qd2 ed5 11.Qe3 Be6 12.Ng5 Qe7 13.Ne6=) 8...Ne4 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Qe2 Bb4 11.Nb5 Nc3 12.Qe3 Qb6 13.Nd6=; B) 7...Nc6 8.0-0 (8.Nb5 a6 9.Bf4 b6 10.c4 Bb7 11.Nc3 d5 12.ed5 ed5 13.0-0+=; 8.c4 d5 9.e5 dc4 10.Nc4 Nd5 11.Be4 b5 12.Ne3 Ncb4 13.Nd5+=; 8.Bg5 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.c4 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Qb3+=; 8.Be3 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.0-0 Bb4 11.c4 Bc3 12.Rb1 0-0 13.Qb3+=) 8...Be7 9.Nb5 0-0 10.c4 a6 11.Bf4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5+=; C) 7...Be7 8.0-0 (8.c4 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bf4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5+=; 8.Nb5 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.c4 a6 11.Bg5 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Qb3+=; 8.Bf4 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.c4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5+=; 8.Bg5 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Nb5 a6 11.c4 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Qb3+=) 8...0-0 9.c4 Nc6 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bf4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5+=.

7.c3 Nc6 8.Nbd2 (8.0-0 Be7 9.Na3 0-0 10.Qc2 h6 11.Rd1 b6 12.Nb5 a6 13.e5+=; 8.Ba3 Qc7 9.Qe2 a6 10.0-0 e5 11.Nbd2 Nh5 12.Qe3 Nf4 13.d5=; 8.Na3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.c4 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Nc3+=; 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Ba3 0-0 10.0-0 Qc7 11.e5 Nd5 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Bd6+=) 8...Be7 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Ba3 0-0 11.Re1 Rd8 12.Qc2 b6 13.e5 =.

7.c3 Qc7 8.Qb3 (8.Ba3 Nc6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.c4 Nh5 13.Qe3=; 8.Qc2 Be7 9.Na3 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nb5 Qb8 12.Ba3 e5 13.d5+=; 8.0-0 Be7 9.c4 0-0 10.Na3 Bd7 11.Bf4 Bc6 12.Nb5 Bb5 13.cb5=; 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nb5 Qd8 12.Bf4 a6 13.Rfb1=) 8...d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Ba3 f6 11.Bf8 Rf8 12.0-0 Nc6 13.Re1 =.

7.c3 d5 8.ed5 (8.e5 Ne4 9.Qe2 Bd7 10.Be4 de4 11.Qe4 Bc6 12.Qg4 a2 13.Ra2=) 8...Nd5 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Qc2 a2 11.Ra2 Bd6 12.Na3 h6 13.Nc4 =.

7.c3 Be7 8.0-0 (8.Ba3 0-0 9.e5 de5 10.de5 Nd5 11.0-0 Ba3 12.Ra3 Nc6 13.Qc2+=; 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Ba3 Nh5 10.0-0 Nf4 11.Bc4 Nc6 12.Qe1 a6 13.Qe3+=; 8.Qe2 0-0 9.Ba3 Nc6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.e5 Nd5 12.ed6 Bd6 13.Bd6+=) 8...0-0 9.Na3 (9.Ba3 Nc6 10.e5 de5 11.Ne5 Ba3 12.Na3 Ne5 13.de5+=) 9...Nc6 10.Nc2 (10.Re1 a6 (10...b6+= 11.Qc2 h6 12.Qb2 d5 13.e5+=) 11.Qc2 e5 12.Qb2 Qc7 13.Be3+=; 10.Qc2 h6 11.Bd2 Re8 12.c4 e5 13.d5+=) 10...Qc7 (10...d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.Ba3 Ba3 13.Ra3+=) 11.Ne3 (11.Qe2 Bd7 12.c4 Rfc8 13.Ba3+=) 11...b6 (11...b5 12.Qb3 a6 13.c4+=) 12.Nd2 (12.Qc2 Bb7+= 13.Re1+=; 12.Re1 Bb7 13.Qc2+=) 12...e5 (12...a6 13.f4+= (13.Qf3+=); 12...Bb7 13.Qf3+=) 13.d5 (13.Qc2+=) 13...Na5 14.c4 (14.Ra3 Nb7+=) 14...Nb7 15.Bb2 Nc5 16.Bc2 g6 (16...Re8 17.f4+=) 17.Ra3 Nh5 18.Nf5 (18.Nb3 a6+=) 18...Bg5-/+ 19.Nf3 Bf6 (19...gf5?! 20.Ng5 Nf6 21.ef5+=) 20.N3h4? (better is 20.Ne3-/+) 20...Nf4-+ (20...gf5?! 21.Qh5 fe4 22.Nf5+=) 21.Qg4 (21.g3 gf5 22.Nf5 Ng6-+) 21...h5 22.Qd1 Qd8 (22...gf5 23.Nf5 Bf5 24.ef5-+) 23.g3 Nh3 (23...gf5 24.gf4 Bh4 25.Qh5+=) 24.Kh1 Ng5 (24...Re8 25.Kg2 Ng5 26.f4 ef4 27.Bf6 Qf6 28.e5 de5 29.gf4 ef4 30.Rf4 gf5 31.Qh5-+) 25.Re1? (better is 25.Ne3!?-+) 25...gf5 26.ef5 e4 (26...Ba6 27.Qe2-+) 27.Bc1 Kg7 28.Qh5 Rh8 29.Qg4 Kf8 30.f4 (30.Be3 Rg8-+) 30...ef3! 31.Rae3 (31.Nf3 Nf3 Combination) 31...f2 32.Rf1 Nd7 33.Rf2 (33.Ba3 Ne5 34.Qe2 Kg7-+) 33...Ne5 34.Qe2 Kg7 (34...Ba6 35.Rf4-+) 35.Re5 (35.Bb2 Ba6 36.Be5 de5-+) 35...de5 36.Bg5 Bg5 37.f6 (37.Nf3-+) 37...Bf6 38.Nf5 Bf5 39.Rf5 Qd6 0–1. Mindeguia Guruceaga,J (2105) – Cheparinov,I (2530), Open, Pamplona ESP, 2003. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 ba3)

7.Qe2 Be7 8.h4 (8.0-0 0-0+=) 8...Nbd7 9.Na3 e5 10.Bb2 ed4 11.Bd4 Ne5 12.Be5 (12.Nb5!? Nc6 13.Na7 Nd4 14.Nd4=) 12...de5-/+ 13.Kf1 (13.Bb5!? Kf8 14.Nc4 Bb4 15.Kf1-/+) 13...0-0 14.Nc4 Ng4 15.g3 (15.Ra5 f6-+) 15...Be6 (15...Bc5!? 16.Ne3-+) 16.Kg2 Bc5 17.Nce5 Ne5 18.Ne5 Bd4 19.Nf3 Ba1 20.Ra1 Bg4 21.e5 Bf3 22.Qf3 Qe7 23.Qe4 g6 24.Rb1 b6 25.f4 Rad8 26.f5 Qc5 27.Qf4?? (better is 27.h5-+) 27...Rd3! 28.cd3 Qc2 29.Kh3 Qb1 30.f6 (30.Qf3 a5 31.h5 gh5-+) 30...Qh1 (30...Rd8 31.Kg2 Qd3 32.Qh6 Qd2 33.Qd2 Rd2 34.Kf3 Rd3 35.Kf4-+) 31.Kg4 h5 (31...Rd8 32.Qe4 Qd1 33.Kh3 Rd3 34.e6 Qf1 35.Qg2 Qg2 36.Kg2 Rg3 37.Kg3 fe6 38.Kf4-+) 32.Kg5 Qh3 (32...Rd8!? 33.Kh6 Qe1 34.d4-+) 33.Kh6 Qf5 34.Qe3 Rd8 35.d4 Qd7 36.e6 (36.Qf4 a5-+) 36...fe6 (36...Qd4?? 37.ef7 Kf7 38.Qe7 Kg8 39.Qg7) 37.Kg6 (37.Qd3 Qh7 38.Kg5 Rd5 39.Kf4 e5 40.Ke3 Rd4 41.Qb5 Qh6 42.Kf3-+) 37...Qh7 38.Kg5 Rd5 39.Kf4 (39.Qe5 Re5 40.de5 Qf5 41.Kh6 Kf7 42.g4 Qg6) 39...Qf5 0–1. Sorenfors,Per (2010) – Johnsson,Thomas (2140), Lund, 1998. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 ba3)

8.Ra3 d5 9.e5 Ba3 10.Ba3 Nfd7 -/+.

8.Ba3 0-0 9.c4 e5 10.c5 (10.de5 de5 11.Ne5 Qd4 12.Be7 Qa1 (worse is 12...Qe5 13.Bf8 Qa1 14.Bb4+=) 13.Bf8 Qe5+=) 10...dc5-/+ 11.de5 Nfd7 12.Nc3 Nc6 13.Bb5 Nde5 14.Ne5 Ne5 15.f4 (15.Qc2 Be6-/+) 15...a6-+ 16.Be2 Nc6 17.Nd5 Nb4 18.Ne7 Qe7 19.Bf3 b5 20.Rc1 (20.Bb4 cb4 21.e5 Bb7-+) 20...Rd8 21.Qe2 Nd3 22.Rfd1 (22.Rcd1 Qa7-+) 22...Nf4 (22...Nc1!? 23.Rc1 b4 24.Bb2-+) 23.Rd8 Qd8 24.Qe3 Ne6 (24...Nd3 25.Rf1 c4 26.e5-+) 25.e5 Rb8 26.Bc5 Nc5 27.Qc5 Be6 28.Rd1 Qf8 29.Qa7 Qc8 30.Bb7 (30.Rd6 b4 31.Rc6 Qf8-+) 30...Qc7 (30...Rb7?! 31.Qb7 Qc5 32.Kh1=; 30...Qb7?? 31.Qb7 Rf8 32.Qa6+-) 31.Qa6 Bb3 (31...Qe5 32.Qb6 g6 33.Qa6-+) 32.Qd6 Qd6 33.Rd6 (33.ed6?? Bd1 (33...Rb7?! 34.d7 Rd7 35.Rd7+=) 34.Be4 Rd8-+) 33...Kf8 (33...b4 34.Be4-+) 34.Be4-/+ b4 35.Kf2 Be6 36.Ke3 b3 37.Bb1 Bg4 38.Kd2 Rb5 39.Kc3 Ke7 40.Rd2 Be6 41.Re2 Rc5 42.Kd4 Rc1 43.Rb2 g6 44.Be4 Ra1 45.Bb1 h6 46.g3 h5 47.Ke3? (better is 47.Be4-+) 47...Bd5 48.Kd4 Ra2! (48...Ra2 49.Kc3 Rb2 50.Kb2 Ke6-+) 0–1. Kiltti,Jyrki (2190) – Lehtinen,Heikki (2200), Tampere We HervS I, 1999. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 ba3)

8.Ba3 Nc6 9.e5 Nd5 10.ed6 Bd6 11.Bd6 Qd6 12.Nbd2 0-0 13.Ne4 +=.

8.Na3 0-0 9.Nb5 Bd7 10.Qe2 Bb5 11.Bb5 d5 12.ed5 Nd5 13.Bd2 +=.

8.c4 Nc6 9.Na3 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bf4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5 +=.

8.e5 Nd5 9.Ba3 Nc6 10.c4 Nf4 11.ed6 Bd6 12.Bd6 Qd6 13.c5 +=.

8.Bg5 0-0 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nb5 a6 11.Re1 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5 +=.

8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Nbd2 e5 11.c3 b6 12.Nc4 (12.Bb5 Nb8=) 12...Bb7 (12...ed4 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.cd4=+) 13.Rfd1 (worse 13.de5 de5 14.Be7 Qe7-/+ (14...Ne7?! 15.Nce5 Qc7 16.Rfd1=)) 13...ed4 14.cd4 d5 15.ed5 Nd5 16.Be7 Nde7 The isolani on d4 becomes a target (16...Qe7 17.Qe7 Nce7 18.Nd6-/+) 17.Nce5= Ne5 (17...Nd4? 18.Nd4 a5 19.Nb5+-) 18.de5 Qe8 19.Ng5 Threatening mate... how? 19...h6 20.Nh7 Qc6 Do you see the mate threat? 21.f3 (better 21.Qg4 Rfd8 22.Be4 Rd1 23.Rd1=) 21...Rfc8-+ 22.Kh1 Ng6 23.e6 (23.Qa2 Ne5 (23...Kh7?! 24.Qf7 Rf8 25.Bg6 Qg6 26.Qb7=) 24.Bf5 Nf3-+) 23...Kh7 24.ef7 Qf6 (24...Qf6 25.Bg6 Kg6 26.Qd3 Qf5 (26...Kf7?! 27.Qd7 Qe7 28.Qf5 Kg8 29.Rd7-/+) 27.Qd6 Kh7-+) 0–1. Odnorozhenko,E (2310) – Strovsky,M (2275), Zolochiv Chess Winter, 2017. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Be7)

8.0-0 0-0 9.e5 de5 10.de5 Ba3 11.ef6 (11.Na3!? Nd5 12.Nb5=) 11...Bb2-/+ 12.fg7 Bg7 13.Ne5?? (13.c3 Nc6-/+) 13...Nd7 (better is 13...Be5 14.Qg4 Bg7 15.Na3-+) 14.Ra4?? (14.Nd7 Bd7 (14...Ba1?! 15.Nf8 Kf8 16.Qh5=) 15.Ra3 Bc6-/+) 14...f5 (better is 14...Ne5 15.Ra3 Qh4-+) 15.Nf3 b6 16.Rh4 Ne5 17.Nbd2 (17.Rh3!?-/+) 17...Bb7-+ 18.g3 (18.Rh3 Nd3 19.cd3 Qd3-+) 18...Qd5 (18...Nd3 19.cd3 Qd3 20.Rb4-+) 19.Kg2? (better is 19.Be2-+) 19...Nd3 20.cd3 Rfd8 21.Kg1 (21.Qe2 e5 22.d4 e4-+) 21...Qd3 22.Qa4 (22.Ng5 h6 23.Ne6 Qd5-+) 22...Bf3 23.Nf3 Qf3 24.Qc4 Rd5 (24...Rd6 25.Qa6-+) 25.Rc1 (25.Qc6 Rad8 26.Qe6 Kf8-+) 25...Rd1 26.Rd1 Qd1 (26...Qd1 27.Kg2 Qd5 28.Qd5 ed5-+) 0–1. Schuit,A – Veel,Elbert, Haarlem ACCOM op2, 1986. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Be7)

8.0-0 Nc6 9.e5 Nd5 10.c4 Nf4 11.Be4 d5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.Bd3 +=.

8.0-0 d5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Nc3 Ba3 11.Ra3 Nc6 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Nd2 f5 (13...f6 14.Qh5 f5 15.Nf3+=) 14.Qh5 g6 (14...Nb4 15.Na7 Nd3 16.cd3+=) 15.Qh6+= Rf7 16.Nf3 Nf8 17.Ng5 Rg7 18.Rb1 a6 19.c3 Rb8 20.Nd6 b5 21.Rba1 Rb6 22.Bf1 Nb8 23.Rb3 Rc6 24.c4 dc4 (24...bc4 25.Rb8 Pinning (25.Rb8 Deflection); 24...dc4 25.Bc4) 25.Bc4 Rd6 (25...bc4 26.Rb4 Double attack (26.Rb8 Pinning; 26.Rb8 Deflection; 26.Rb4 Decoy); 25...Rc4 26.Nc4 Combination) 26.ed6 Qd6 27.Be2 Nc6 28.Nf3 Nd4 29.Nd4 Qd4 30.Rd1 Qb6 31.Rc3 Bb7 32.Rcd3 b4 33.Bf3 (33.Rd6 Qc7 34.Qf4+= (worse is 34.Ba6 Bd5 35.R6d5 ed5-+)) 33...Bf3-/+ 34.gf3 (34.Rf3 Rd7 35.Rd7 Nd7-/+) 34...a5 35.Rd8 Qc5 (35...Rf7 36.Re8 e5 37.Rdd8-/+) 36.Rb8 (36.Rc1 Qe7 37.Ra8 b3-/+) 36...Rf7 37.Rdd8 f4 (37...Qe7 38.Re8 Qf6 39.Ra8+=) 38.Rbc8 (38.Rf8 Rf8 39.Rb7 Rf7 40.Rb8 Rf8=) 38...Qf5 (38...Qe7 39.Re8 Qf6 40.Ra8-/+) 39.Ra8 (39.Rf8 Rf8 40.Rc7 Rf7 41.Rc8 Rf8=) 39...Qc5 40.Rac8 Qe7 41.Ra8 b3 42.Rab8 Qa3 (42...a4 43.Rd4 a3 44.Ra4-+) 43.Qh3 (better is 43.Kg2!?-/+) 43...Kg7-+ 44.Rf8? (better is 44.Qf1 a4 45.Qe1-+) 44...Rf8 45.Rb7 Rf7 46.Rf7 Kf7 47.Qh7 Kf6 48.Qh8 Kf5 49.Qh3 Ke5 50.Qh8 Kd5 51.Qa8 Kc4 52.Qc6 (52.Qe4 Kc3 53.Qf4 a4-+) 52...Qc5 53.Qe6 Kb4 54.Qe1 Qc3 55.Qe7 Ka4 56.Qe4 Ka3 57.Qg6 (57.Qb1-+) 57...b2 (57...Qf3 58.Qd6 Ka2 59.Qd2 Kb1 60.Qe1 Kc2 61.Qa5 Qg4 62.Kf1 Qh3 63.Kg1-+) 58.Kg2 Ka2 59.Qf7 Ka1 60.Qf4 b1Q 61.Qa4 Qa2 62.Qd1 Kb2 63.Qe2 Ka3 64.Qe7 Qb4 65.Qe3 Qab3 66.Qc1 Ka2 67.h4 (67.Qg5 Qe1 68.Qf4 Qd3 69.Qf7 Kb2 70.Qb7 Ka3-+) 67...Qg8 (67...Qg8 68.Kh3 Qgc4 69.Qc4 Qc4-+) 0–1. Yerhoff,Frank – Yanofsky,Daniel Abraham, CAN–ch Vancouver, 1951. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 ba3 7.Ba3 Be7)

8.c3 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.e5 de5 11.Ne5 Ba3 12.Na3 Ne5 13.de5 +=.

8.c4 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc3 e5 11.d5 Nb8 12.Qe2 b6 13.Nb5 +=.

8.Nbd2 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.e5 de5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.de5 +=.

8.e5 Nd5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qd2 de5 11.Be7 Qe7 12.c4 Nb4 13.Ne5 +=.

7.0-0 Bd7 8.c3 (8.c4 bc3 9.Nc3 Rc8 10.Rb1 Nd4 11.Nd4 Rc3 12.Rb7 Qa8 13.Ba6+=; 8.Nbd2 Qc7 9.Rb1 d5 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nh6 12.Nb3 ba3 13.Ra1+=; 8.Bd2 d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.ab4 Ndb4 11.Be4 Be7 12.c3 Nd5 13.Re1+=; 8.Bg5 Be7 9.ab4 Nb4 10.e5 Nd3 11.Qd3 de5 12.de5 Nd5 13.Be7+=) 8...ba3 9.Qb3 Na5 10.Qc2 Bc6 11.c4 Be7 12.Ba3 b6 13.d5 =.

7.ab4 Nb4 8.0-0 Nd3 9.Qd3 Be7 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nb5 b6 12.Re1 Bb7 13.Ba3 a6 14.Nc3 Rc8 15.Rab1 b5 16.Rb4? (better 16.e5!? de5 17.Be7 Qe7 18.de5-+) 16...d5-+ 17.e5 Ne4 18.Rb3 (18.Nd1 Bb4 19.Bb4 Re8-+) 18...Ba3 19.Ra3 (19.Nb5 ab5 20.Ra3-+) 19...b4 20.Rb3 Rc3 (worse 20...Nc3 21.Rb4 Nb5 22.Reb1-+; 20...bc3?! 21.Rb7 Ra8 22.Ra1-/+) 21.Rc3 Nc3 22.Ra1 a5 23.Qb5 (23.Kh1-+) 23…Nb5 0-1. pipesharp – marekt, ChessWorld.net, 2021. (=1.e4 c5 2.b4 cb4 3.d4 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 d6)

7.c4 A) 7...ba3 8.Ba3 (8.Na3 d5 9.e5 dc4 10.Nc4 Nd5 11.Be4 b5 12.Ne3 Ncb4 13.Nd5+=; 8.0-0 Be7 9.Na3 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bf4 b6 12.e5 de5 13.de5+=) 8...Qb6 9.Bc2 Qa5 10.Qd2 Qd2 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.d5 ed5 13.cd5=; B) 7...d5 8.ed5 ed5 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Be3 dc4 11.Bc4 Bd6 12.ab4 Nb4 13.Qa4+=; C) 7...bc3 8.Nc3 (8.0-0 d5 9.Nc3 de4 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Be3 Nd5 12.Nc5 Qc7 13.Qb3+=) 8...Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.Qc2 f5 13.ef6+=.

7.Bg5 A) 7...Qa5 8.Bf6 (8.Qd2 d5 9.Bf6 gf6 10.ed5 Qd5 11.c4 bc3 12.Nc3 Qa5 13.0-0+=; 8.0-0 Nd4 9.Nd4 Qg5 10.Nb5 Qe5 11.c3 d5 12.f4 Qb8 13.e5+=) 8...gf6 9.0-0 Rg8 10.Re1 b5 11.c3 bc3 12.Nc3 a6 13.Qb3=; B) 7...h6 8.Be3 (8.Bd2 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.0-0 Nd2 11.Qd2 Qa5 12.a4 Be7 13.Rc1+=; 8.Bc1 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.c4 bc3 11.Nc3 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.Qe2+=; 8.Bf6 Qf6 9.ab4 Nb4 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Nb5 Qd8 12.0-0 a6 13.Na3+=) 8...ba3 9.Na3 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.0-0 Bb4 12.c4 0-0 13.Qc2+=; C) 7...Be7 8.0-0 (8.ab4 Nb4 9.0-0 0-0 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Nfd5 12.Be7 Qe7 13.c4-/+; 8.c4 d5 9.e5 dc4 10.Bc4 Nd5 11.Be7 Qe7 12.Qb3 0-0 13.Bd5-/+; 8.c3 bc3 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bd2 0-0 11.0-0 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.Qe2+=; 8.e5 de5 9.de5 Ng4 10.Be7 Qe7 11.Bb5 Qc5 12.Bc6 bc6 13.0-0+=) 8...0-0 9.c3 bc3 10.Nc3 h6 11.Bf4 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.Bc2+=; D) 7...ba3 8.0-0 (8.Na3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nb5 a6 11.c4 e5 12.d5 Nb4 13.Qb3+=) 8...h6 9.Be3 a2 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Ra2 Nb4 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bd7+=.

8.ab4 Nb4 9.Ba3 Nd3 10.cd3 0-0 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.Qb3 b5 13.Rfb1 (13.Nb5? Rb8-+) 13...a5 (13...a6 14.e5 Ne8 15.d5-/+) 14.e5 Ne8 15.Ne4? (better is 15.Nb5!? Bc6 16.Qd1+=) 15...b4-+ 16.Bc1 de5 17.de5 Bb5 18.d4 Nc7 19.Bg5 Bg5 20.Neg5 h6 21.Ne4 Nd5 22.Ne1 Qb6 23.Nc5 (better is 23.Nc2!?-+) 23...Nc3 24.Rb2 Ne2 (24...Ne2 25.Re2 Be2-+) 0–1. Beyer,Felix – Krallmann,Matthias (2260), Hamburg op, 1992. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 Nc6)

8.c3 ba3 9.Na3 0-0 =.

8.Qd2 Qa5 9.c4 ba3 10.Qa5 Na5 11.Ba3 Nh5 12.g3 Nb3 13.Ra2 +=.

8.Bd2 Qb6 9.e5 de5 10.de5 Nd7 11.Re1 Nc5 12.ab4 Nb4 13.Be3 +=.

8.Nbd2 0-0+= 9.Qe2 ba3 10.Ba3= e5 (10...a5 11.c4=) 11.c3 (11.d5 Nb8+=) 11...Nh5 12.g3 Bg4 13.Qe3 Re8 (13...b6 14.Bb5 Rc8 15.Bc6 Rc6 16.de5+=) 14.Rfb1 (14.d5 Nb8+=) 14...Qc7= 15.Bc4 (15.Nc4!? b6 16.Rb3=) 15...Nf6+= 16.Ng5 Bh5 17.f3 (17.h3 h6 18.Ngf3 a6+=) 17...ed4 18.cd4 d5 (18...h6 19.Nh3 d5-/+) 19.Bd3? (19.ed5!? Ba3 20.Qa3 Nd4 21.d6+=) 19...de4 (19...h6 20.Nh3 de4 21.Be4 Ba3 22.Ra3-+) 20.fe4 (20.Nge4 Nd5 21.Qf2 Rad8-/+) 20...h6 (better is 20...Rad8!? 21.Ngf3 Nd4 22.Nd4 Ng4-+) 21.Ngf3-/+ Ba3 (21...a5 22.Be7 Qe7 23.e5-/+) 22.Ra3+= Nd5 (22...Qd7 23.e5+=) 23.Qf2= Ndb4 (23...Bf3 24.Nf3 Qd6 25.Rba1+= (worse is 25.ed5 Qa3 26.Bb5 Reb8-+; 25.Rb7?? Qa3 26.Bc4 Qc1 27.Ne1 Re7 28.Re7 Nce7-+)) 24.Bc4 (24.d5 Nd3 25.Rd3 Na5=) 24...a5 25.Rc3 Qe7 (25...Rad8 26.Re1+=) 26.e5 (26.Rbc1 Red8+=) 26...Bg6 (26...Red8!?-/+) 27.Rf1= Rad8 28.Nh4 Kh7 29.Nf5 (29.Ndf3 Rf8=) 29...Bf5 30.Qf5 Kh8 31.Bf7 (worse is 31.Qf7 Nd4 32.Qh5 Nbc6-+ (32...Qe5? 33.Rf8 Rf8 34.Qe5+-)) 31...Nd4 (31...Rf8!? 32.Qh5 Rd7=) 32.Qh5= Rf8 (32...Nd5 33.Rd3 Nb4 34.Rc3=) 33.Rf6+= Rf7 (33...Nf5 34.Rf5 Rd2 35.Rf6+/-) 34.Rf7 Qe8 35.Qg6 (35.Rcc7 Ne6 36.Rce7 Qc6+=) 35...Qe5 36.Rcc7 Ne6 37.Rcd7?? (37.Rce7 Qa1 38.Rf1 Qd4 39.Kh1 Qd2 40.Qe6 Qd4+=) 37...Qc5 (37...Rd7 38.Rd7 Qc5 39.Kf1 Qb5 40.Rd3-+) 38.Kf1?? (better is 38.Rf2 Rd7 39.Qe8 Kh7 40.Qd7=) 38...Rd7-+ 39.Rd7 (39.Qe6 Qc1 (39...Rd2?! 40.Qe8 Kh7 41.Qe4 Kg8 42.Qe8 Kh7 43.Qe4 Kg8 44.Qe8 Kh7=) 40.Kg2 Rf7 41.Qf7 Qd2 42.Kh3 Qd5-+) 39...Qb5 (39...Qb5 40.Rd3 Nc5-+) 0–1. Hjortshoj,Mikkel – Petersen,Peter Birk (2240), 5th Politiken Cup, 1993. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 d6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.a3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7)

8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.Rb1 d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.ab4 Nb4 13.Ba3 +=.

8.Nbd2 0-0+= 9.Qe2 Bd7 10.Bb2 +=.

8.Nbd2 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.Re1 Nb6 11.Nf1 Nc4 12.Bc4 dc4 13.Re4 b5 (13...0-0 14.ab4 Nb4 15.Rg4+=) 14.Rg4+= g6 15.ab4 Nb4 16.Bg5 Bd7 17.N1d2 Bc6 18.Be7 Qe7 19.Ng5 h5 (19...0-0 20.Nde4 Nd5 21.Qe1+=) 20.Rg3= Qb7 21.Rb1 h4 22.Rg4 Qe7 23.Nde4 Be4 24.Ne4 (worse is 24.Re4 Rh5 25.f4 a5+=) 24...0-0-0 (24...Kf8 25.Nd6 Nd5 26.Nb5+=) 25.c3 Nd3 26.Rb5 Qc7? (better is 26...Qa3+-) 27.Qa4 Rd7 28.Nd6 (better is 28.Nc5 Rd5 29.Qa6 Kd8 30.Ne6 fe6 31.Rd5 ed5 32.Qf6 Kc8 33.Qh8 Qd8 34.Rh4+-) 28...Kd8 29.Re4 f5 30.Re2 Rd6?? (better is 30...h3 31.g3 f4+-) 31.ed6 Qd6 32.Qa7 (32.Qa7 Qc7 33.Rb7+-) 1–0. Deuker,Hans Joachim – Kobs,Stephan, Hessenliga, 1994. (=1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.b4 cb4 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.a3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7)

8.Qe1 Qb6 9.Be3 d5 10.e5 Ng4 11.c4 bc3 12.Nc3 Ne3 13.Qe3 +=.