Blitz Chess #346: Sicilian Defense, 4. g3

February 22, 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 where white opts for a g3 based setup. Black gives precedence to a queenside expansion early on in this one. It results in both the demotion of white’s queen knight, and a lag in development.

http://lichess.org/tVK6R9qv

PGN:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { Sicilian Defence, French Variation } 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 Rb8 5. a4 a6 6. Bg2 b5 7. axb5 axb5 8. O-O b4 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. e5 Ng4 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nexd4 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 f6 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Qxe5 Bb7 18. Ra7

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