0120 SICILIAN DEFENSE
Wendy's XV, Rd:1, 5-24-00, Charlotte, N.C.
NM L. Fuerstman (2058) Jeff Rayfield (1854)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cd 4 Nd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be2 e6 7 Be3 Be7 8 a4 b6 9 f4 Bb7 10 Bf3 Qc7 11 g4 Nc6 12 g5 Nd7 13 Nc6! (Practice has proven that White does best to prevent Black's Na5, Nc4!=) Bc6 14 Qd4 e5 15 Qc4!? Nc5 16 b4 Ne6 17 Nd5 Bd5 18 Qc7 Nc7 19 ed+= (What at first appears to be a rather scattered position for White is actually very strong. Black must now place his pieces on awkward squares) Rb 20 0-0-0 f6 21 gf Bf6 22 fe Be5 23 Bd4 Bf4?! (Simply exchanging is slightly better) 24 Kb2 0-0 25 Rhg Ne8 26 Be2 b5 27 ab ab 28 h4 Nf6 29 Kb3 Rb7 30 Bd3 (Trick shot! If 30...Nd5? 31 Be4!+-) 30...Rfe? (Black blunders on the final move of time control. However, after 30...Rff7 31 c4! will create a passed pawn which can not be stopped) 31 Bf6  1-0 (Notes by Fuerstman)