0127 SICILIAN DRAGON
Wendy's XVI, Rd:3, 7-12-00, Charlotte, NC
NM L Fuerstman (2013) David Jaap (1866)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cd 4 Nd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6 6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 Bd7? (Loses at least 2 tempi. Now, White can effect the exchange for the Knight on c4 without having twice moved the Bishop!) 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 0-0-0 Rc8 10 g4 0-0 11 h4 Qa5? (Another tempo loser) 12 Nb3 Qd8 13 h5 Ne5 14 Nd4 Nc4 15 Bc4 Rc4 16 hg?! (Too soon; the open "f" file exposes White's weak f3 pawn) 16...fg 17 Nde Qa5 18 Bh6 Rfc 19 Bg7 Kg7 20 Kb Be6! (Black's position appears to be coming to life) 21 Nd4! Bg8 22 Nb3 Qb6 23 Qh6 Kh8 24 g5! Nh5? 25 Rh5 gh 26 g6!! 1-0