0346 SICILIAN DEFENSE
Wendy's XLIX, Rd:3, 10-1-03, Charlotte
NM L Fuerstman (2004) M Curcuru (2053)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cd 4 Nd4 Nc6 5 c4!? Qh4!? 6 Nc3 Bb4 7 Qd3 Nf6 8 Nc6 dc 9 Bd2= e5 10 g3 Qg4 11 f3 Qe6 12 0-0-0 Qe7 13 a3 Bc5 14 Na4 Bd4 15 Bb4 Qc7 16 Kb b6 17 f4 Ng4 18 fe Be5 19 Qd2 Bd7 20 c5 b5 21 Ba5+/- Qc8 22 Nc3 Nf6 23 Qg5 Ng4 24 Bh3 Bf6 25 Qf4 h5 26 e5! Be5 27 Rhe 0-0 28 Qd2? Bf5 29 Ka1 Bf6 30 Ne4 Be4 31 Re4+/= Re8 32 Bg4 hg 33 Re8 Qe8 34 Re Qc8 35 Re4 Qf5 36 Qe2? Qc5= 37 Bb4 Qc1 38 Ka2 c5!? 39 Ba5 b4 40 ab cb 41 Rc4 b3 42 Kb3 Qa1 43 Bc3 Bc3 44 Kc3 Qc1 45 Kb3 Rb 46 Rb4 Rb4 47 Kb4 Qc8 48 Qe4 a6 49 Qd4 Kf8 50 Ka5! (winning the "a" Pawn) 50...Kg8 51 Qb6 Kf8 52 b4! f5 52 Qa6 (Better was 52 Qc5!! winning instantly; In Black's time trouble, the Queens were exchanged and White promoted 1st) 1-0. (Notes by Fuerstman)