0338 SICILIAN DEFENSE
Wendy's XLVIII, Rd:4, 9-3-03, Charlotte
Michael Curcuru (2100a) NM L Fuerstman (2031)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cd 4 Nd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6 6 Be3 Bg7 7 f3 0-0 8 Qd2 Nc6 9 0-0-0 d5!? 10 Qe1!? e5 11 Nc6 bc 12 ed cd?! 13 Bg5! Be6 14 Qh4 Rb! 15 Ne4? Qb6! 16 Nf6 Bf6 17 Bf6? Qe3!! 18 Rd2 (Not 18 Kb1 Rb2!! and Mate)19... Rb2! 19 Kb2 Qd2? (19...Rb8 20 Kc1 d4!! any, Ba2!! 0-1) 20 Be5 d4! 21 Bb5? (Better was the simple 21 Bd3 Qc3 22 Kc1!!+-) 21...Rc 22 Bd3? (22 Ba4!!+- consolidating) 22...Qc3 23 Kb1 Qa3!! 24 Qd4 (White is checkmated) 24...Bh2 25 Ka1 Bb3 26 Kb Qa2 27 Kc1 Rc2 28 Kd1 Qb1# 0-1 (Notes by Fuerstman)