[Event "Middlesex League, board 5"] [Site "Chiswick Town Hall"] [Date "2024.10.02"] [White "Colum Jezierski"] [Black "Ken Kwabiah "] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian: Open, 2...Nc6"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 {The accelerated dragon.} 5.Be3 Bg7 6.Nc3 {6. c4 ... leads to a Maroczy bind.} Nf6 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 {or 8. Bc4 ....} d5 9.Nxc6 {9. 0-0-0 ... is best} bxc6 10.e5 {This is tempting but Black is a bit better now.} Ne8 11.f4 f6 {Active.} 12.Bc4 {Clever and best.} Nc7 {12. ... fxe5 13. fxe5 Bxe5? 14. Nxd5! ... is unclear} 13.O-O-O {A bit speculative. 13. exf6 ... was the best move and Black is only a bit better.} Bg4 {Accepting the pawn on e5 is the computer choice.} 14.Be2 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 fxe5 16.fxe5 Bxe5 {The test of a gambit is to take it.} 17.h4 {Activity is definitely the way to go.} Ne6 {Best.} 18.h5 Rb8 {Black ca actually try 18. ... g5!? here} 19.b3 {19. c3 ... may be best} Rf6 {19. .. Qd6 immediately was most precise.} 20.g4 {Continuing the aggression though 20. Kb1 ... was prudent.} Qd6 21.Qa5?! {21. Kb1 ... was best. This is bol but risky.} Nf4?! {21. ... Rf3! was strong} 22.Nxf4 Bxf4 23.Qxa7 c5? {23. ... g5 was about equal.} 24.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 25.Kb1 c4 {Active - 25. ... Qd6 was an alternative.} 26.hxg6 {WHite is a lot better now.} cxb3 {_MARK:a2->b3,a2->c3_} 27.axb3 {or checking on h7 first} Qe4?? {27. .. Rgb6 was best but after taking on h7 and Rhe1 white is much better.} 28.Qxb8+ {#r} 1-0