This is a game from the 2017 Autumn Marathon where I was playing with the black pieces in a Sicilian Defense, Najdorf variation. How long can one forgo castling? Would positional features still play an important role in a case of opposite sides castling? The time control was 3 minutes with a 2-second increment.
PGN:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. h3 Bh4+ 13. Bf2 Bxf2+ 14. Qxf2 h4 15. O-O-O Qg5+ 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 a5 19. Re1 O-O 20. Rg1 a4 21. Nd2 Nc5 22. Re3 a3 23. g3 hxg3 24. Rxg3 Qh6 25. Nc4 axb2 26. Re1 Ra4 27. Reg1 g6 28. Nxb2 Rb4 29. Qg2 Kg7 30. h4 Rxh4 31. a3 Rh2 32. Qf1 Rc8 33. R1g2 Rh1 34. Rg1 Rxg1 35. Rxg1 Qe3 36. Qd1 Qxa3 37. Qd2 Ra8 38. Rxg6+ fxg6 39. Qc1 Qa1
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