1.e4 (0:00) c5 (0:00) 2.Nf3 (0:54) Nc6 (0:03) 3.d4 (0:25) cxd4 (0:16) 4.Nxd4 (0:04) Nf6 (0:02) 5.Nc3 (0:05) d6 (0:02) 6.Bg5 (0:19) e6 (0:17) 7.f4 (0:10) Be7 (0:48) 8.Nxc6 (0:13) bxc6 (0:02) 9.Qf3 (0:02) Rb8 (1:04) 10.O-O-O (0:32) Qb6 (1:41) NachsueB offers a draw. AKhairat declines the draw request. 11.b3 (0:56) Qc5 (2:04) 12.g4 (2:55) h6 (4:09) 13.Bh4 (1:52) e5 (0:37) 14.Bxf6 (1:14) Bxf6 (0:17) 15.f5 (0:57) a5 (6:31) 16.h4 (2:12) Qa3+ (4:54) 17.Kb1 (2:45)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: feels like black is getting the upper hand 17...a4 (1:47) 18.Bc4 (0:51)
milpat(1996) whispers: never got why peoples do Nxc6
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: in my engine analysis of some open sicilians, white should follow Nxc6 with Qd3 and Qg3
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: that is an interesting plan :o
milpat(1996) whispers: d5 is 1 of the most worrying squares in sicilian, not anymore
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: as played i can only guess that he wanted to play qf3 without "wasting a tempo"
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: but the concessions are just too much
milpat(1996) whispers: yea
milpat(1996) whispers: open b-file, then castle there 18...Ke7 (5:19) 19.Rdg1 (3:18)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: maybe g5 instead won a piece :o
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: weird magic
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: guess Ke7 might have been a bit too creative 19...Qc5 (3:33)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: anyway g5 still is serious 20.Qd3 (2:22)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: not sure what black should do here
NightFury(2122) whispers: axb3
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: then
NightFury(2122) whispers: otherwise have to defend the pawn
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: yah, sounds like a good start :p
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: but how to defend against g5 20...Bxh4 (4:09)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: well i guess
milpat(1996) whispers: was going to say Bxh, but u open file for the enemy 21.Nxa4 (0:28) Qa7 (0:09)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: the bishop is almost trapped 22.Rd1 (0:24)
milpat(1996) whispers: Na4 hangs too 22...Rd8 (0:06)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: complicated
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: though this clearly wasn't what black had intended :p 23.Rxh4 (1:24) Qxa4 (0:04)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: maybe he could play bd8 (!?) instead of ke7
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: to reroute to a5 24.f6+ (0:21)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: then ke7 if he so wishes
milpat(1996) whispers: Kx then R+ gets f7
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: well this escalated quickly
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: any escape
NightFury(2122) whispers: is gx bad? 24...gxf6 (3:03)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: well white probably gets in first
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: as black can't play ra8/sac on b3/whatever 25.Rxh6 (0:10)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: no square for the lsb
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: cant double rooks soon
NightFury(2122) whispers: i should have said was there any other option ;)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: no idea :p
NightFury(2122) whispers: ok how about Rd7 here?
NightFury(2122) whispers: heading for a7
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: only realistic attempt i guess 25...d5 (4:49)
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: surely this looks like suicide :p
Suiseiseki(2249) whispers: though he's the one actually playing and immersed in the position so let's wait and see i guess 26.exd5 (2:53) cxd5 (0:08)
milpat(1996) whispers: Qf1 solves?
milpat(1996) whispers: or Qf3
Plebusan(1924) whispers: dxc4 is no threat, is it. Since Qxd8+
milpat(1996) whispers: Qxc4 is the threat ;)
Plebusan(1924) whispers: oh, yes
milpat(1996) whispers: move K is another option, but Qf3 is attacking, so i prefer AKhairat lost connection; game adjourned *

Further moves are in donpachi(1996) vs. nachsueb(2022) *