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I am annotating this game for a member of my team, so I will only mention white moves which I feel are significant |
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
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The Sicilian Orthodox variation, one of the main alternatives to the Dragon |
 
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3. Nc3
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A rarer move, more common is d4, Nc6 keeps the game closed, which is not a good idea against the Sicilian. |
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3... e6
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Freeing the KB to protect the pawn on c5 |
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4. d4
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An important move against the sicilian, opening up the board, black must capture or white will gan ground in the centre |
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4... Nf6
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A mistake, black should have captured when he had the chance, now d5 will wreak havoc in black's position |
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5. d5 exd5 6. exd5 Qe7+
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The only way to save the Knight without retreating, black's queen is badly placed (it would be better on c7 or b6 to support a queenside counter attack) Black will continue to suffer for not capturing on d4 |
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7. Be3 Ne5 8. Nb5
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An odd attack that is easily refuted by a6 |
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8... d6
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Black's knight is a liability which he will be forced to defend, better would be Nxf3, attempting to open up the game to correct blacks earlier mistake |
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9. Nxe5
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If Qxe5, then Nc7 !!, winning a rook, if dxc5 then black's pawn structure is ruined |
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9... a6
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A good way to refute the attack, limiting white's attack on the vulnerable pawn on d6 |
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10. Nxf7
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White completely throws away his advantage, much better would be Nc4, axb5, Nb6, ontinuing to ruin black's position |
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10... Qxf7 11. Nc3 Be7
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Preparing to castle |
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12. Bc4 b5
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Finally begining his counter attack, white has lost his advantage, both sides are equal at this point. |
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13. Be2 O-O 14. Bf3 Rb8
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A better move would have been Bc7, puuting pressure on the pawn and winning it after b4! |
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15. a3 Bb7
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Begining the attack on the pawn, but too late, white can prevent b4! by playing B4 first |
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16. b4 c4
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The point of the Sicilian is to counter attack on the queenside, this move shuts down blacks pawn advance, weakens his position, and strengthens white's e3 Bishop. Better would be Rc8, forcing white to defend his knight, followed by cxd4 and Rc4, continuing his attack |
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17. O-O Bc8
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Here black beginings a desparate attack on white's king, which is easily refuted. Black has lost his ability to attack on the queenside and so turns to the kingside. |
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18. a4
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Continuing to weaken black's queenside |
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18... Qg6 19. axb5 axb5
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Opening up white's Rook rook |
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20. Qe2 Bh3
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Begining his kingside attack, which if countered correctly is easily refuted |
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