B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves
1.e4
c5
2.Bc4
a6
3.Qh5
[ 3.a4
Nc6
4.Nf3
e6
5.Qe2
Qc7
6.c3
Nf6
7.d3
Be7
8.0-0
0-0
9.Re1
d6
10.d4
d5
11.exd5
exd5
12.Ba2
Bg4
13.Be3
Rfe8
14.h3
Bh5
15.g4
Bg6
16.Nbd2
Rad8
17.Nh4
cxd4
Heidl,G-Legde,G/Germany 1993/GER/0-1 (38)]
3...e6
4.Nf3
[ 4.d3
Nf6
5.Qf3
Nc6
6.Be3
Ne5
7.Qe2
Nxc4
8.c3
Nxe3
9.Qxe3
e5
10.Nf3
d6
11.0-0
Be7
12.Nbd2
0-0
13.h3
Qb6
14.b4
Bd7
15.Rab1
Qc7
16.a3
cxb4
17.cxb4
Rfc8
18.Nb3
Bb5
Helmi1-Pug/www.playchess.de 2002/MegaCorr3/0-1 (19)]
4...Nf6
5.Qh3?N
[ 5.Qh4
Nc6
6.a3
Be7
7.Nc3
d6
8.d3
b5
9.Bb3
0-0
10.Ng5
h6
11.Nf3
d5
12.Bxh6
gxh6
13.Qxh6
Nh7
14.h4
Bf6
15.Rh3
Bg7
16.Rg3
Qf6
17.Qh5
c4
18.Ba2
Ne7
19.0-0-0
Ng6
Blueheeler-Steve/www.playchess.de 2001/MegaCorr3/1-0 (36); >=5.Qh4!?
is the best option White has 5...d5
6.exd5
exd5
7.Be2=/+
]
5...d5-+
6.e5
Ne4
[ 6...dxc4!?
7.exf6
Qxf6-+
]
7.Bd3
[ 7.d3!?=
]
7...Ng5-/+
8.Qg4
[ 8.Qg3
Nxf3+
9.gxf3-/+
]
8...Be7
[ 8...Nxf3+
9.Qxf3
Qg5
10.Qg3
Qxg3
11.hxg3-/+
]
9.Qa4+?
[ 9.Nxg5!?
should be considered 9...Bxg5
10.f4=/+
]
9...Bd7
[ >=9...Nc6
10.Nxg5
c4-+
]
10.Qb3??
another step towards the grave [ >=10.Qf4-/+
]
10...c4
11.Qxb7
[ 11.Bxc4
there is nothing better in the position 11...dxc4
12.Qxc4
Nxf3+
13.gxf3-+
]
11...Bc6
12.Qxa8
Bxa8
13.Be2
Qc7
14.d4
[ 14.0-0
cannot undo what has already been done 14...Nxf3+
15.Bxf3
Qxe5-+
]
14...cxd3
15.Bxd3
[ 15.Bxg5
does not help much 15...Qxc2
16.Nbd2
Bxg5
17.Bxd3
Qxd3
18.Nxg5
Nc6-+
]
15...Nxf3+
16.gxf3
Qxe5+
17.Be2
[ 17.Kd1
does not solve anything 17...d4
18.Nd2
Qh5-+
]
17...d4
18.Bd2
[ 18.Nd2-+
otherwise it's curtains at once]
18...Bxf3
19.Nc3
dxc3
20.Bxc3
Qxe2#
[ 20...Bxe2?!
21.Bxe5
Bf3
22.Rg1-+
] 0-1