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5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 Ne7 7.Nf3 is interesting here, as is 4 f4!?) 4...a6 5.g3
(5.c4 is possible too!) 5...d5 6.e5 f5 7.Bg2 Nh6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d4 0-0
10.Nbd2 b5 11.c4 bxc4 12.bxc4 Rb8 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Ba3 c4 15.Bxe7
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or in worry about.) 22.Nh3! redirecting to f4. 22...Nxe5 23.dxe5 d4 24.Ne4 c3
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More... Analysis diagram after 3.Bb5+!?

Of What
You Need! The plan is the same: White will force through f2-f4 at the right moment.
3...Nc6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bb2 e5 7.Ne2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.h3 Ne8
10.f4 f6 Passive. (10...exf4 11.Nxf4 Bf6 would classify in the 'active'
category, but there can be no doubt about White's structural advantage
Pablo's after 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 (12...Qxf6 13.Nd2 Qd4+ 14.Kh1 f5 15.Qe1 ) 13.Nd2
Chess ) 11.Nd2 g6 12.Ng3 Ng7 13.Kh1 exf4 14.Rxf4 Qc7 15.Rf1 Ne6 16.Nf3
News Ba6 17.Qd2 Rf7 18.Ne2 Re8 19.Nf4 Ng7 20.Nxg6!!

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Analysis diagram after 20.Nxg6!!
Week
A brilliant idea, highlighting just how remote the Bishop on a6 really is.
20...hxg6 21.Qh6 f5? (21...Qa5 was a more combative try, intending
22.Qxg6 (An afterthought 22.Nh4! may be very strong indeed: 22...c4
23.e5! dxe5 24.Nxg6 Rff8 25.dxc4‚ White has a massive attack.) 22...c4!
23.bxc4 Qh5 I prefer White after 24.Qxh5 Nxh5 25.Kh2 Rb8 26.Bd4 c5
27.Bc3 Bd8 28.Nh4 Ng7 (28...Bc8 29.Nf5 Bxf5 30.Rxf5 Ng7 31.Rf3
with an unclear position, but there can be no doubt that this is preferable
to the game.) 29.Rf3) 22.e5 Bd8 23.Rae1 Bc8 24.exd6 Rxe1 25.Rxe1
Qxd6 26.Re8+ 1-0 Tenti, J-Aguilar, M / 1st Chesspangenberg Open,
Buenos Aires 2003 Just look at that Bishop on b2!

3...Nc6 4.Nf3 e5 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0-0 Nge7

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Miron sets out this game along traditional Sicilian lines, organizing
counterplay with what he hopes will be a quick...f7-f5. It is true that this
pawn advance will be awkward for White so Pessi gets going
immediately.

8.Ng5! 0-0 9.f4! exf4

9...h6? 10.Nxf7! Rxf7 11.Bxf7+ Kxf7 12.fxe5+ Kg8 13.exd6 Qxd6

(13...Bd4+ 14.Kh1 Qxd6 15.Nb5) 14.Nb5 Qd8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qf3
strips the Black King bare.

10.Rxf4 Ne5

Blocking in the same way that Prasad tried to do.

11.Qf1! Nxc4

Forced, in view of the pressure against the f7 pawn.

12.Qxc4 d5

12...b5! was a better chance for counterplay, e.g. 13.Qxb5 Bd4+ 14.Kh1
h6 15.Nh3 Bxh3 16.gxh3 f5÷ However, it takes foresight and a
considerable understanding of chessboard danger to play in this manner.

13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxf7!!

Frightening!

14...Rxf7 15.Rxf7 Bxc3

One can see why he does not take - in a trembling state it is difficult to
calculate. But even if Black saw everything, it's doubtful whether he
could have survived : 15...Kxf7 16.Rf1+ Bf5 (16...Kg8 17.Nxd5 Bxb2
18.Nc7+ Kh8 19.Nxa8 Bf5 20.Qf7! Qxa8 21.Re1+-) 17.g4! Bd4+
(17...Bxc3 This may be the only, narrow path. 18.Bxc3 Qd7 19.gxf5 gxf5
20.Qxc5 Rg8+ 21.Kh1 Qe6 22.Qc4 Rg5 23.Bb2 Kg6 24.Qd4 with an
unclear position.

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Analysis diagram after 24.Qd4

A messy position has arisen. White's a pawn up but there's a long way to
go before he can call his King totally safe.) 18.Kh1 Bxc3 19.Bxc3±.

16.Raf1! Bxb2 17.Rf8+!

Showing good judgment. The White Queen will sweep around, capturing
Black pawns en route before Miron has the chance to organize his extra
pieces.

17...Qxf8 18.Qxd5+ Kg7 19.Rxf8 Kxf8 20.Qxc5+ Kg7 21.Qe7+ Kg8

22.Qd8+ Kg7 23.c3!

A further point. To extricate the Bishop will cost Black further time.

23...Ba3 24.b4 a5 25.bxa5

Another one bites the dust.

25...Kf7

Just cracking up, but by this stage I suppose Miron was psychologically
gone anyway.

26.a6!

A small, attractive combinative stroke.

26...Be7
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26...Rxa6 27.Qxc8; 26...bxa6 27.Qd5+

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Enough is enough. After 29...Rb8 30 Qc6+ Bd7 31 Qc7 kills.

I think you'll agree with me that 1 e4 c5 2 b3! is worth a shot.

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