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It seems everyone has some off-beat line ready against the Sicilian players. If you fear your opponent has better book knowledge of the main lines, you can try 2.c3, the Smith-Morra, the currently popular 2.b3, the Closed Sicilian, or the Kopec System; all of which have a better reputation than the Wing Gambit(although, after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6, 3.b4 is a favorable transposition).
Another unusual approach is the 6.a4 played here. Everyone knows the basic Sicilian plan, play a6 and b5 and attack on the queenside; if Black is really lucky, White will castle in it. 6.a4 prevents that easy queenside advance, but it doesn’t affect the center so perhaps it is not a real attempt to press for an advantage; but if it wasn’t for moves like a4, rook lifts wouldn’t be possible.
Alan Lasser(1963)-Shane Parr(1625)
UMass Chess Club, 1/23/20
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.a4 e5
7.Nf3 Stockfish agrees that the usual Nb3 is not the preference here. 7.Nb3 Be7 8. Nd2 Nc6 9. Nc4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 d5 11. Be3 dxe4 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Rd4 f5 +0.10
7...b6?!
7...Be7 +0.39/24 8.Bg5 Lasser-Parr 2017 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Nd2 Qc7 12.f4 Nbd7 13.f5 Nc5 14.g4 d5 15.g5 Nfe4 16.Nce4 de 17.Bc4 Rad8 18.g6 hg 19.fg Bf6 20.Qh5 1-0 8...O-O 8...Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qd3 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O d5 +0.10 Stockfish 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Bc4 Bg4 11.h3
7...h6 8.Bc4 8. Nd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nc6 13. Be3 Bg4+ 14. Kc1 +0.17 Stockfish 8...Qc7 9.Bb3 Be6 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Ng6 Re8 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 +0.19 Stockfish 10.O-O Nbd7 10...Be7 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Nb4 15. a5 Qc6 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 d5 +0.61 Stockfish 11.Nh4 Balashov-Sunye 1982 cited in MCO-15, Stockfish thinks it's +0.60
8.Bc4 h6
9.O-O Bb7
10.Qe2 Be7
11.Rd1 Nbd7
12.Nh4 Nc5?! +1.54/22
12...g6 +1.17/22 13.Nf3 13. g3 Nc5 14. f3 Qc7 15. b3 Ne6 16. Be3 Kf8 17. Qf2 Nc5 18. Ng2 +1.30 Stockfish 13...Qc7 14.Ne1 g5 15.f3 g4 16.Be3 gxf3 17.Nxf3 Nxe4 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.c3 Kf8 20.Kh1 b5 21.Ba2 Ndc5 22.Nxe5 dxe5
12...Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Bxh4 15.Rxd6 Ra7 16.Be3 Be7 17.Qf5 Rf8 18.Rd5 Qc8 19.Rad1 Qxc4 20.Rxd7 g6 21.Rxa7 gxf5 22.Ra8+ Bd8 23.Rdxd8+ Ke7 24.Rxf8 f4 25.Bxb6 Qb4 26.Rfe8+ Kf6 27.Bd8+ Kf5 28.h3 +7.50 Stockfish
13.Nf5 O-O? +3.29/22
13...Ncxe4 +1.50/20 14.Nxg7+ Kf8 15.Nxe4 15. Nf5 Qd7 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Bxa6 Qd7 19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Be3 Rg8 21. Bxh6+ Ke7 22. f3 +3.31 Stockfish 15...Bxe4 16.Nh5 Bc6 17.Nxf6 Bxf6 18.Bxa6 Qd7 19.Be3 e4
13...g6 14.Nxe7 Qxe7 15.f3 Kf8 16.Be3 Rc8 17.Ba2 Kg7 18.Qd2 Bc6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Nb7 21.Rd2 +2.57 Stockfish
14.Nd5?! +2.16/22
14.Bxh6 +3.29/22 14...g6 15.Nxe7+ 15. Qe3 Ncxe4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qxb6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Bxa6 Ba8 21. a5 +5.77 Stockfish 15...Qxe7 16.Bxf8 Rxf8 17.Bd5 Bc8 18.Qe3 Qc7 19.Qh6 Ne6 20.Bxe6 Bxe6 21.Rd3 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Rf3
14…Nxd5
15.Bxd5 Re8? +4.36/24
15...Bxd5 +2.17/21 16.Rxd5 Ne6 17.Ra3 Bg5 18.Rxd6 Qf6 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Qh5 g4 21.Qxg4 21. h4 Rab8 22. Rb3 Rfe8 23. Qxg4 Qg6 24. Qd1 Qf6 25. Rdxb6 Rxb6 26. Rxb6 +6.11 Stockfish 21...Rad8 22.Rad3 Rxd6 23.Rxd6 Rd8 24.Rxb6 Qg5 25.h3
16.Bxh6? +2.46/22
16.Qg4 +4.36/24 16...Bg5 17.h4 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 g6 19.hxg5 h5 20.Nh6+ Kg7 21.Qh4 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nf7+ Kh7 26. Nxd6 +8.47 Stockfish 21...Qc7 22.Be3 Rf8 23.f4 Rab8 24.b3
16...g6 Up to this point we played without a clock, the rest of the game was at game/30.
17.Ra3 Bf8? +4.60/22
17...Bxd5 +2.54/19 18.Rxd5 Ne6 19.Rg3 Qc7 20.h4 20. Qg4 Rad8 21. Be3 Bf6 22. h4 Ng7 23. Bh6 Nxf5 24. exf5 Kh7 25. Bd2 Rg8 26. fxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Qg7 30. Qf5 +6.03 Stockfish 20...Kh8 21.Qf3 Rac8 22.Ne3 Bxh4 23.Rh3 Bd8 24.Ng4 Kg8 25.Be3 Bg5 26.Nf6+
18.Rg3?! +3.05/23
18.Bxf8 +4.60/22 18...Kxf8 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.Bxb7 Nxb7 21.Rxd6 Nxd6 22.f3 Re6 23.Rc3 Ne8 24.Qc4 Kg7 25.Rd3 Ra7 26.c3 a5 27.Qc8 Rae7 28.b3 f5
18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Qg4 Be7 20.Rg3 Bf6 21.Qh5 Bg7 22.Qh3 Bf6 23.Bc1 Nc5 24.Qh6 Ne6 25.Rxg6+ fxg6 26.Qxg6+ Bg7 27.Nh6+ Kh8 28.Nf7+ Kg8 29.Nxd8 Raxd8 +9.66 Stockfish
18…Bxd5
19.Rxd5 Bxh6? +5.98/24
19...Ne6 +2.57/22 20.Qh5 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Nxd6 Nf4 22. Qf3 Qf6 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd2 Kg7 25. Qd1 Qc6 26. Re3 Qxa4 27. Rd7 +5.48 Stockfish 20...Ng7 21.Qh3 Qc8 22.Bxg7 Bxg7 23.Rc3 Qe6 24.Nxd6 Qxh3 25.Rxh3 Red8 26.Rc3 b5 27.a5 Bf8
20.Rxd6? +3.44/23
20.Nxh6+ +5.98/24 20...Kg7 During the game I thought Black would get away by 20...Kf8, not seeing long mating variations such as 21. Qf3 f6 22. Rxg6 Ne6 23. Rxd6 Nf4 24. Rdxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qa3+ Qd6 26.Qd6 Re7 27.Rg8# 21.Nf5+ Kf8 22.Rxd6 22. Nxd6 Ne6 23. Qf3 Nf4 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Rxd8 Raxd8 26. Rg5 Kg7 27. Qg4 Rf8 28. Rxe5 +9.71 Stockfish 22...Nxe4 23.Rxd8 Rexd8 24.Ne3 Nxg3 25.hxg3 Ra7 26.Nc4 b5 27.Nxe5 Re7 28.f4 Kg7 29.Qe4 Rd6 30.axb5 axb5 31.Qb4 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 Re6 33.Nf3 Rd5 34.c3 f6 35.Nd4 Re4 36.b3 f5 37.Kf3 Kg8
20...Qc7? +13.96/25
20...Bg7 +3.44/23 21.Rxd8 Raxd8 22.Nxg7 Kxg7 23.f3 23. h4 Rd4 24. h5 Rxe4 25. Re3 Rxa4 26. hxg6 Rh8 27. f3 Kxg6 28. Rxe5 +6.63 Stockfish 23...Ra8 24.Qc4 Rad8 25.b3 Rd1+ 26.Kf2 Rc8
21.Nxh6+ Kf8
22.Rf6 1-0
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[Event "skittles+game/30"]
[Site "UMass Chess Club"]
[Date "2020.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alan Lasser"]
[Black "Shane Parr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1625"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "1963"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3
{ Stockfish agrees that the usual Nb3 is not the preference here. 7.Nb3 Be7
8. Nd2 Nc6 9. Nc4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 d5 11. Be3 dxe4 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. Nxe5 Be6
14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Rd4 f5 +0.10 } 7...b6 $6 ( 7...Be7 { +0.39/24 } 8.Bg5
{ Lasser-Parr 2017 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Nd2 Qc7 12.f4 Nbd7
13.f5 Nc5 14.g4 d5 15.g5 Nfe4 16.Nce4 de 17.Bc4 Rad8 18.g6 hg 19.fg Bf6
20.Qh5 1-0 } 8...O-O
{ 8...Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qd3 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6
14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O d5 +0.10 Stockfish } 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Bc4 Bg4 11.h3 ) (
7...h6 8.Bc4
{ 8. Nd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nc6 13. Be3
Bg4+ 14. Kc1 +0.17 Stockfish } 8...Qc7 9.Bb3 Be6
{ 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Ng6 Re8 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 +0.19 Stockfish } 10.O-O Nbd7
{ 10...Be7 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Nb4 15. a5 Qc6 16.
f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 d5 +0.61 Stockfish } 11.Nh4
{ Balashov-Sunye 1982 cited in MCO-15, Stockfish thinks it's +0.60 } ) 8.Bc4
h6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Rd1 Nbd7 12.Nh4 Nc5 $6 { +1.54/22 } ( 12...g6
{ +1.17/22 } 13.Nf3
{ 13. g3 Nc5 14. f3 Qc7 15. b3 Ne6 16. Be3 Kf8 17. Qf2 Nc5 18. Ng2 +1.30
Stockfish } 13...Qc7 14.Ne1 g5 15.f3 g4 16.Be3 gxf3 17.Nxf3 Nxe4 18.Nd5 Qd8
19.c3 Kf8 20.Kh1 b5 21.Ba2 Ndc5 22.Nxe5 dxe5 ) ( 12...Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
14.Qxe4 Bxh4 15.Rxd6 Ra7 16.Be3 Be7 17.Qf5 Rf8 18.Rd5 Qc8 19.Rad1 Qxc4
20.Rxd7 g6 21.Rxa7 gxf5 22.Ra8+ Bd8 23.Rdxd8+ Ke7 24.Rxf8 f4 25.Bxb6 Qb4
26.Rfe8+ Kf6 27.Bd8+ Kf5 28.h3 { +7.50 Stockfish } ) 13.Nf5 O-O $2
{ +3.29/22 } ( 13...Ncxe4 { +1.50/20 } 14.Nxg7+ Kf8 15.Nxe4
{ 15. Nf5 Qd7 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Bxa6 Qd7 19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Be3
Rg8 21. Bxh6+ Ke7 22. f3 +3.31 Stockfish } 15...Bxe4 16.Nh5 Bc6 17.Nxf6 Bxf6
18.Bxa6 Qd7 19.Be3 e4 ) ( 13...g6 14.Nxe7 Qxe7 15.f3 Kf8 16.Be3 Rc8 17.Ba2
Kg7 18.Qd2 Bc6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Nb7 21.Rd2 { +2.57 Stockfish } ) 14.Nd5
$6 { +2.16/22 } ( 14.Bxh6 { +3.29/22 } 14...g6 15.Nxe7+
{ 15. Qe3 Ncxe4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qxb6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20.
Bxa6 Ba8 21. a5 +5.77 Stockfish } 15...Qxe7 16.Bxf8 Rxf8 17.Bd5 Bc8 18.Qe3
Qc7 19.Qh6 Ne6 20.Bxe6 Bxe6 21.Rd3 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Rf3 ) 14...Nxd5 15.Bxd5
Re8 $2 { +4.36/24 } ( 15...Bxd5 { +2.17/21 } 16.Rxd5 Ne6 17.Ra3 Bg5 18.Rxd6
Qf6 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Qh5 g4 21.Qxg4
{ 21. h4 Rab8 22. Rb3 Rfe8 23. Qxg4 Qg6 24. Qd1 Qf6 25. Rdxb6 Rxb6 26. Rxb6
+6.11 Stockfish } 21...Rad8 22.Rad3 Rxd6 23.Rxd6 Rd8 24.Rxb6 Qg5 25.h3 )
16.Bxh6 $2 { +2.46/22 } ( 16.Qg4 { +4.36/24 } 16...Bg5 17.h4 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 g6
19.hxg5 h5 20.Nh6+ Kg7 21.Qh4
{ 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nf7+ Kh7 26.
Nxd6 +8.47 Stockfish } 21...Qc7 22.Be3 Rf8 23.f4 Rab8 24.b3 ) 16...g6
{ Up to this point we played without a clock, the rest of the game was at
game/30. } 17.Ra3 Bf8 $2 { +4.60/22 } ( 17...Bxd5 { +2.54/19 } 18.Rxd5 Ne6
19.Rg3 Qc7 20.h4
{ 20. Qg4 Rad8 21. Be3 Bf6 22. h4 Ng7 23. Bh6 Nxf5 24. exf5 Kh7 25. Bd2 Rg8
26. fxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Qg7 30. Qf5 +6.03
Stockfish } 20...Kh8 21.Qf3 Rac8 22.Ne3 Bxh4 23.Rh3 Bd8 24.Ng4 Kg8 25.Be3 Bg5
26.Nf6+ ) 18.Rg3 $6 { +3.05/23 } ( 18.Bxf8 { +4.60/22 } 18...Kxf8 19.Nxd6
Qxd6 20.Bxb7 Nxb7 21.Rxd6 Nxd6 22.f3 Re6 23.Rc3 Ne8 24.Qc4 Kg7 25.Rd3 Ra7
26.c3 a5 27.Qc8 Rae7 28.b3 f5 ) ( 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Qg4 Be7 20.Rg3 Bf6 21.Qh5
Bg7 22.Qh3 Bf6 23.Bc1 Nc5 24.Qh6 Ne6 25.Rxg6+ fxg6 26.Qxg6+ Bg7 27.Nh6+ Kh8
28.Nf7+ Kg8 29.Nxd8 Raxd8 { +9.66 Stockfish } ) 18...Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Bxh6 $2
{ +5.98/24 } ( 19...Ne6 { +2.57/22 } 20.Qh5
{ 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Nxd6 Nf4 22. Qf3 Qf6 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd2 Kg7 25. Qd1
Qc6 26. Re3 Qxa4 27. Rd7 +5.48 Stockfish } 20...Ng7 21.Qh3 Qc8 22.Bxg7 Bxg7
23.Rc3 Qe6 24.Nxd6 Qxh3 25.Rxh3 Red8 26.Rc3 b5 27.a5 Bf8 ) 20.Rxd6 $2
{ +3.44/23 } ( 20.Nxh6+ { +5.98/24 } 20...Kg7
{ During the game I thought Black would get away by 20...Kf8, not seeing
long mating variations such as 21. Qf3 f6 22. Rxg6 Ne6 23. Rxd6 Nf4 24.
Rdxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qa3+ Qd6 26.Qd6 Re7 27.Rg8# } 21.Nf5+ Kf8 22.Rxd6
{ 22. Nxd6 Ne6 23. Qf3 Nf4 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Rxd8 Raxd8 26. Rg5 Kg7 27. Qg4
Rf8 28. Rxe5 +9.71 Stockfish } 22...Nxe4 23.Rxd8 Rexd8 24.Ne3 Nxg3 25.hxg3
Ra7 26.Nc4 b5 27.Nxe5 Re7 28.f4 Kg7 29.Qe4 Rd6 30.axb5 axb5 31.Qb4 Rd1+
32.Kf2 Re6 33.Nf3 Rd5 34.c3 f6 35.Nd4 Re4 36.b3 f5 37.Kf3 Kg8 ) 20...Qc7 $2
{ +13.96/25 } ( 20...Bg7 { +3.44/23 } 21.Rxd8 Raxd8 22.Nxg7 Kxg7 23.f3
{ 23. h4 Rd4 24. h5 Rxe4 25. Re3 Rxa4 26. hxg6 Rh8 27. f3 Kxg6 28. Rxe5
+6.63 Stockfish } 23...Ra8 24.Qc4 Rad8 25.b3 Rd1+ 26.Kf2 Rc8 ) 21.Nxh6+ Kf8
22.Rf6 1-0
Alan Lasser
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