Blitz Chess #341: Sicilian Defense, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack

February 10, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 3|0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack. White prepares to form an ideal pawn duo in the center with 4.c3. A slight downside is that it costs some time in the white development. Is this developmental difference something that black can exploit in a position where the center quickly becomes the focal point of the game?

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PGN:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Qa5 12. Nc3 d5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Qa4 Qxa4 15. Bxa4 Rfd8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Bb3 Kf8 20. Re3 Bg5 21. Re2 Bf6 22. g4 Bd7 23. Re3 Re8 24. Rf3 Bg7 25. d6 f5 26. Bd5 b6 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Be4 Rc5 29. Bd5 Rcc8 30. Bb3 Re5 31. Nd5 Rce8 32. Ne7 R8xe7 33. dxe7+ Kxe7 34. Re3 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Bxb2 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. Rxd7 Be5 38. Rxa7

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