1. e4 c5 2. Sc3 I've seen that the Saitek plays this with white on the sicilian, this approach is called to the closed sicilian. 2... Sc6 The most obvious move 3. g3 The fianchetto Idea, I had it before in the ENCI tournament in Maastricht against a 2100+ player, in which I had nothing to fear. 3... Sf6 4. Lg2 g6 I decided to deviate from an earlier game, and play for an obvious move. 4... e6 5. Sge2 d6 6. O-O Le7 This I played in Maastricht. 5. f4 Typical move in the Closed sicilian, white aims to attack on the Kingsside, a break to e5 would limit black freedom. 5. Sge2 Lg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Sxd4 Sxe4 8. Sxc6 Sxc3 9. Sxd8 Sxd1 10. Sxf7 Kxf7 11. Kxd1= 5... d6 6. Sf3 Dc7 7. O-O Lg7 8. d4?! Looks promosing, d5 & e5 stuff but. .. is dubious after the obvious cxd4 & Qb6 move, black has nothing to fear and my chess engine even asseses the position is better for black. 8... cxd4 9. Sd5 9. Sxd4 Db6 Thats why ! 9... Da5 Attacks Nd5 for the second time ! 9... Sxd5 10. exd5 Sb4 11. c3 (11. Sxd4 Lxd4+? 12. Dxd4 Sxc2?? 13. Dxh8+) 11... Sxd5 12. Sxd4 10. Sxf6+ Lxf6 11. Tf2 O-O 12. a3 Db6 13. De2 Support the e5 push 13... e5 14. c4 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Sxd4?? The bishop is in but there is an very obvious refutation for this ....; 15... Sxd4 14... Le6 Better was to accept the en-passant invitation... 14... dxc3 15. bxc3 exf4 16. Lxf4 Lxc3 15. Dd3 White decides to avoid the pawn will ever move... 15. f5!? gxf5 16. exf5 Lxf5 17. Se1 d3 15... Sa5 15... exf4 16. gxf4 Dc5 17. b3 Tfc8 White is under pressure, for sure 16. Sd2 covers for b3 & c4 16... Lg7 A too quite move in such a position. The bishop can't move to h4 anymore after exf4,gxf4 16... exf4 17. gxf4 Lh4 Here whites forces are pretty disorganised 17. b3 f5 17... exf4 18. gxf4 f5 18. Lb2 Tac8 19. Td1 Tf7 19... Sxb3 20. Dxb3 (20. Sxb3?? Lxc4 21. Df3 Lxb3 And black is 3 pawns up) 20... Dxb3 21. Sxb3 fxe4 22. Lxe4 Txc4 Very unclear , in terms of material balance 20. Te2 Tcf8 21. Tf1 fxe4 21... exf4! 22. gxf4 (22. Txf4 Le5) 22... fxe4 23. Lxe4 Txf4 22. Lxe4 Now exf4 is much less, as doing to, could end up in a situation of Bxg6 and Rook on e2 attacking the Be6 ! 22... Lf5 23. Lxf5? 23. b4 Sc6 24. b5 Se7 25. Kh1 23... gxf5! Now its is really looking good, black plans for e4 ! 23... Txf5 24. b4 Sc6 25. Tef2 24. c5 Damn, white has found this Schwindel 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. b4 e4 24... Dxc5 25. b4 Db6 25... e4!! 26. Sxe4 fxe4 27. Dxe4 Db5 26. Lxd4 exd4 26... Dxd4+ 27. Dxd4 exd4 28. bxa5 27. bxa5 Dxa5 28. Td1 Dc3 Not the right move to play, the game is flattening again... and black has virtually nothing anymore. 28... Tc7 29. Sb3 Tc7 30. Sxd4 Lxd4+ 31. Dxd4 Dxd4+ 32. Txd4 Tc6? Black is giving all out of hand 32... Tf6 33. Ted2 Tc6 33. Te6 Kf7 33... Td8 34. Tf6 Ta6 35. Td3= 34. Tdxd6 Txd6 35. Txd6 Ke7 36. Th6 Tf7 37. Kf2 Kf8 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. Te6 Td7 Cutting of the King 40. h3 Kf7 41. Te5 Kf6 42. g4 fxg4 43. hxg4 h6 44. Te8 Tg7 45. Kf3 Td7 46. Tf8+ Kg7 47. Tb8 Kf6 Puts the king out of Rxb7 check if it ever comes to that 48. Th8 Kg7 49. Tc8 Kf6 50. Ke3 Tg7 51. Tf8+ Ke7 Rook and pawn are under attack 52. Ta8 a6?? 52... Txg4 53. Txa7 Tg3+ 54. Ke4 Kf6= and draw is unavoidable 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. Th8 Kg6 55. Td8 55. f5+ Kg5 56. Tf8 Kh4 55... Tc7 56. Td6+ Kg7 57. Ke4 Kh7 58. g5?? 58. f5 Tc4+ 59. Td4 Tc7 60. Ke5 58... hxg5 59. fxg5 Tc1 60. Tb6 Tc4+ 61. Kf5 Tc7 61... Tc5+ 62. Kf6 Tc7 62. Kf6 Tg7! 63. Tb4 Tg6+ 64. Kf5 b5 65. a4? 65. Th4+ Kg7 65... bxa4 66. Txa4 Tb6 67. Ta5 Tb5+ 68. Txb5 axb5 1/2-1/2 [Stefan Timmermans]