[Event "Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008-05-24"] [White "John Abson"] [Black "Rob Bailey"] [WhiteElo "1022"] [BlackElo "1425"] [Result "0-1"] {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5 } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {Controls e5} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Covers b5} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 Qc7 (8... exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Nd4 $11) 9. Na4 (9. f5 Bc8 $14) 9... Nbd7 (9... exf4 10. Bxf4 Qc6 11. Qd4 Qxe4+ 12. Qxe4 Nxe4 13. Nb6 $11) 10. Nd2 (10. Nc3 $142 $11) 10... Be7 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (10... Ng4 $142 11. Bg1 exf4 $17) 11. f5 $16 Bxf5 12. exf5 d5 13. Bg5 (13. Bf2 $5 $16) 13... d4 $14 {Black gains space} 14. Bxf6 (14. c4 Qa5 15. c5 e4 $14) 14... Nxf6 $11 15. Bd3 b5 16. c3 O-O 17. O-O (17. cxd4 $5 bxa4 18. Rc1 $15) 17... bxa4 18. Qxa4 $2 (18. cxd4 $142 Rfd8 19. Re1 Rxd4 20. Nf3 $17) 18... dxc3 $19 19. Nc4 Rfc8 (19... Rfd8 $142 $5 {seems even better} 20. Qc2 e4 21. Be2 cxb2 22. Rab1 $19) 20. bxc3 e4 21. Be2 Nd5 22. Qc2 Nf4 $4 { letting the wind out of his own sails} (22... Qc5+ $142 { Black has a promising position} 23. Kh1 Bf6 $19) 23. Qxe4 $11 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Bf6 25. Ne3 (25. Rad1 Re8 (25... Qxc4 $143 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Qxc4 $16) 26. Qg4 Rad8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 $15) 25... Bxc3 (25... Qa7 26. Kh1 Re8 $19 (26... Rxc3 $6 { is no comparison} 27. Nd5 $11) (26... Bxc3 $6 27. Rac1 $11)) 26. Nd5 $4 (26. Rad1 $142 {saving the game} Rd8 27. Kh1 $11) 26... Qc5+ $19 27. Ne3 (27. Kh1 { is no salvation} Qxd5 28. Rad1 Qc6 $19) 27... Bxa1 (27... Re8 $142 $5 { might be the shorter path} 28. Rac1 Rxe3 29. Qf2 $19) 28. Rxa1 Re8 29. Qf3 (29. Re1 $19 {desperation}) 29... Qxe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 (30... Rxe3 31. a4 Rae8 $19) {#R}