1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. e5 I only knew 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. h3 Rc8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 or 5. Qc2 Bc6 6. d3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Rc8 8. O-O e6 9. d4 Qc7 5... dxe5 5 6. Nxe5 Nc6 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 So far I found the best continuation (Anti-Sicilian, A guide for Black, Rogozenko) 8. a3? Why? To prepare 9.b4? 8... e5 5 9. Qc2 Be7 10. O-O 1:47 10... O-O 1:44 11. Bf3 Rac8 10 12. Re1 Nd5? 10 I wanted to protect my e5-pawn. 12... c4! 13. a4 (13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Bc5-/+) 13... Bc5 14. Na3 e4! I totally missed White's weak backrank. 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rfe8!-+ 13. d3 Rfd8 14. Rd1 Nf6? Again a very promising position but I didn't find the right way. 14... b5!? Suggested by Holger Lehmann (2. Bundesliga) in the Post Mortem. 15. Nd2 Nf4 16. a4 a6 15. a4 Qf5 10 16. Na3 Rd7 15 Actually I planned 16... Nb4? 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Nc4 Rxc4 and missed 19. Qxc4+- 17. Be3 Rcd8 18. Nc4 Nh5?! 19. Rd2 Nf4 20. Qd1 0:56 20... Rxd3 0:22 21. Bxf4 e4? 5 22. Be2? 22. Bc7 exf3 (22... Rxd2 23. Nxd2 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 exf3 25. gxf3 Qxf3 26. Re1+-) 23. Bxd8 Qg4 24. Ne3+- 22... Qxf4 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. b3 Qe4? 24... Qf5 25. Ne3 Qe4~~ 25. g3? 25. Qf1!+- 25... Bf6 26. Rc1 a6 27. a5 Bg5 28. f4 Bf6 29. Rf2 h6? I considered 29... Nd4 30. cxd4 Bxd4 but didn't dare to play it. 31. Qe1!+/- And Fritz12 just showed me 29... Nxa5! 30. Nd2 (30. Nxa5 d2 31. Rc2 Qxc2 32. Qxc2 d1=Q+ 33. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kg2 b6 35. Nc4 b5-+) 30... Qd5-/+ 30. Qd2 0:31 30... Ne7 0:09 31. Re1 Qd5 32. Rd1 Qe4 33. Re1 Qd5 34. Rff1 Nf5 35. Rd1 Qe4 36. Rfe1 Qf3? 36... Qd5~~ 37. Ne5 Bxe5 38. Rxe5 g6 39. Rde1 Qc6 40. R1e4 0:09 40... Qb5 0:01 40... h5 41. Rc4 Qf3 42. Rcxc5 Nxg3 43. hxg3 Qxg3+= 41. b4 Qa4 42. bxc5 42. Rxc5?? Qc2 43. Qxc2 dxc2-+ 42... Qxa5 43. Rb4? f6 44. Re1 Qxc5+ 45. Kf1 Qd5 46. Kg1 Qc5+ 47. Kf1 Qd5 0:27 - 0:27 47... Qc6 48. Rbe4 h5 and it looks like Black can play on. But I was glad to save the draw after this chaotic game. 1/2-1/2