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Blitz Chess #332: Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack

January 2, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 3|2. The opening was the Sicilian Defense, English Attack. It’s an opposite sides castling game. The name of the game is to create open lines (pawn breaks) on the side of the board where the enemy king resides. A great emphasis should be placed on time, and each should strive for an initiative.

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PGN:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 { Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation, English Attack } e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 Nc6 12. g4 Nb4 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4 Nb6 15. h5 f5 16. gxf6 Rxf6 17. Qf2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Kb1 b5 20. Nxb5 Bxb5 21. axb5 a4 22. Nc5 a3 23. b3 a2+ 24. Ka1 Qa5 25. Na4 Raf8 26. Qd2 Qxb5 27. c3 Nc6 28. Qd5+ Qxd5 29. exd5 Na5 30. Kxa2 Rxf3 31. Rhe1 Rh3 32. Bb6 Rh2+ 33. Ka3 Nb7 34. b4 Rxh5 35. Kb3 Rh3 36. Re3 Rff3 37. Rxf3 Rxf3 38. Kc2 h5 39. c4 Rf4 40. Kb3 Rf3+ 41. Kc2 h4 42. c5 dxc5 43. bxc5 Rf4 44. Kb3 Rf3+ 45. Kb4 h3 46. d6 Bd8 47. c6 Rf4+ 48. Kb5 Nxd6+ 49. Rxd6 Bxb6 50. Nxb6 h2 51. c7 Rf8 52. c8=Q Rxc8 53. Rd1 Rf8 54. Kc5 g5 55. Rh1 Rf2 56. Nd5 g4 57. Ne3 g3 58. Kd5 g2 59. Nxg2 Rxg2 60. Kxe5 Kg7 61. Kf4 Kg6 62. Kf3 Ra2 63. Kg3 Kg5 64. Rxh2 Ra3+ 65. Kg2 Kg4 66. Rh8 Ra2+ 67. Kf1

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