STL $5 Satellite (Round 2)

 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. d3 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. f5
Qc7 9. O-O g6 10. Qe2 Ng4 11. h3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qf2 gxf5 14. Qxf5 e6 15.
Qh5 c4 16. Be3 b5 17. Rf6 cxd3 18. cxd3 b4 19. Ne2 Qe7 20. Raf1 O-O-O 21. Qxf7
Qxf7 22. Rxf7 Bb5 23. Ba7 Bd7 24. Bb6 Re8 25. Rc1+ Kb7 26. Ba5 * 1 - 0

Beautiful Victory with The Sicilian Defense (Played at FICS 2.21.21)

 [Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2021.02.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "gercole"]
[Black "cterlizzi"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1742"]
[BlackElo "1773"]
[ECO "B23"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qd2 Nd4 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. h4 Bd7 10. Ne2 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. c3 a4 14. Bc2 b4
15. cxb4 cxb4 16. d4 b3 17. axb3 axb3 18. Bxb3 Qa5 19. Qe3 Rfc8+ 20. Bc2 Ba4
21. Rd2 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Rxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxh1 25. Ne1 Ra1 26. Kd2 d5
27. e5 Bb4+ 28. Kc2 Qxe1 29. Qxe1 Rxe1 30. exf6 Re2+ 31. Kb3 Bd6 32. Be3 gxf6
33. Kc3 e5 34. b4 exd4+ 35. Bxd4 Re4 36. g3 f5 37. f3 Bxb4+ 38. Kd3 Re1 39.
Be3 Kg7 40. h5 Kf6 41. g4 fxg4 42. fxg4 Rxe3+ 43. Kxe3 Kg5 44. Kd4 f5 45.
gxf5 Kxh5 46. Kxd5 Kg4 47. Ke6 h5 *

I Finally Beat "SlowPlow (c)" (ICC)

 [Event "ICC 25 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2020.12.19"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Terlizzi"]
[Black "SlowPlow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1488"]
[BlackElo "1777"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Boleslavsky variation"]
[ECO "B58"]
[NIC "SI.25"]
[Time "16:15:40"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Ndb5 (more common is 7. Nb3 or 7. Nf3) a6 8.Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Nxe4 10. Bf3 f5 11. Be3 Qa5+ 12. c3 Rb8 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nc2 Bf5? (Black needs to bring his Queen back to d8) 15. Bg5? (Bb6! and White wins the Queen) Rb7 16. Nce3 Be6 17. O-O Rf7 18. Qd2 Nb8? (Allow his Queen to be trapped on the next move, better is 18 ...b4) 19. b4 Qa4 20. Nb6 Qa3 21. Nc2 Qxa2 22. Rxa2 Bxa2 23. Ne3 (a bit passive, better is 23. Nd4) Be6 24. Nbd5 h6 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bg3 h5 27.h3 h4 (better is 27 ...Rg8 28. Ra1 g4) 28. Bh2 Kd8 29. Ng4 Rg7 30. Ndf6 Bc4 31. Re1 Kc8 32. Nxe4 Rg6 33. Nef6 Be6 34. Rd1 Bb3 35. Ra1 Be6 36. f3 Bxg4 37. Nxg4 Rg7 38. Kh1 Kb7 39. Bg1 Nc6 40. Qe3 Nb8 41. Nf6 Kc8 42. Qd3 Be7 43. Nd5 Kb7?? (A blunder, Black needed to play 43 ...Bd8 preventing 44. Rxa6!) 44. Nxe7? (trading down minor pieces is still winning for Black but 44. Rxa6 and Black is completely lost, 44 ...Kxa6 [Nxa6 leads to mate in 7 after 45. Qxb5+ Kc8 46. Qc6+ Kb8 47. Ba7+ Kxa7 48. Qb6+ Ka8 49. Qxa6+ Kb8 50. Qb6+ Ka8 51. Nc7#] 45. Nxe7 Rxe7 46. Qxd6+ Kb7 47. Qxe7+ and White will pick off Black's Rook and Knight)  Rxe7 45. Qxd6 Rhe8 46. Qb6+ Kc8 47. Rd1 Rg7 48. Bh2 Rc7 49. Qf6 Kb7 50. Bxe5 (I overlooked Black's next move) Nd7 51. Rxd7 Rxd7 52. Bd4 Re1+ 53. Kh2 Ree7 54. Qb6+ Kc8 55. Qxa6+ Rb7 56. Qc6+ (more decisive is 56. Bf6!) Rbc7 57. Qxb5 g4 58. Qf5+ Kb7 59. Qxg4 Re2 60. Qxh4 Rc6 61. Qh7+ Rc7 62. Qd3 Rce7 63. Qb5+ Kc8 64. c4 (better is 64. Qc6+! Kb8 65. Bc5 R2e6 66. Bd6+ Rxd6 67. Qxd6+) R7e6 65. c5 Rc2 66. Qd3 Ree2 67. Qg6 Rcd2 68. Bf6 Kd7 69. c6+ (coughing up a pawn, looks like I'm having  a little trouble finishing off the computer!) Kxc6 70. Bg5+ Rd6 71. b5+ Kc5 72. Qf5+? (Here I miss the finalizing 72. Be7! Rxe7 73. Qg5+ and picking off Black's Rook on e7 on the next move) Rd5 73. Qc8+ Kb4 74. Qg4+ Kxb5 75. h4 Ree5 76. f4 Re1 77. h5 Re8 78. h6 Rb8 79. Bf6 Rb7 80. Qg6 Rdd7 81. Bg7 Ra7 82. Qf5+ Kc4 83. h7 Rd8 84. h8=Q Rxh8+ 85. Bxh8 Re7 86. Be5 Kd5 87. Bf6+ Kd6 88. Bxe7+ Kxe7 89. g4 Ke8 90. g5 Ke7 91. g6 Kd6 92. g7 Kc7 93. g8=Q Kc6 94.Qgg6+ Kb7 95. Qff7+ Kb8 96. Qgg8# {Black checkmated} 1-0

I am now 1 win, 1 draw and 30 Losses against "SlowPlow (c)" 

Original PGN:  

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Ndb5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Nxe4 10. Bf3 f5 11. Be3 Qa5+ 12. c3 Rb8 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nc2
Bf5 15. Bg5 Rb7 16. Nce3 Be6 17. O-O Rf7 18. Qd2 Nb8 19. b4 Qa4 20. Nb6 Qa3
21. Nc2 Qxa2 22. Rxa2 Bxa2 23. Ne3 Be6 24. Nbd5 h6 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bg3 h5 27.
h3 h4 28. Bh2 Kd8 29. Ng4 Rg7 30. Ndf6 Bc4 31. Re1 Kc8 32. Nxe4 Rg6 33. Nef6
Be6 34. Rd1 Bb3 35. Ra1 Be6 36. f3 Bxg4 37. Nxg4 Rg7 38. Kh1 Kb7 39. Bg1 Nc6
40. Qe3 Nb8 41. Nf6 Kc8 42. Qd3 Be7 43. Nd5 Kb7 44. Nxe7 Rxe7 45. Qxd6 Rhe8
46. Qb6+ Kc8 47. Rd1 Rg7 48. Bh2 Rc7 49. Qf6 Kb7 50. Bxe5 Nd7 51. Rxd7 Rxd7
52. Bd4 Re1+ 53. Kh2 Ree7 54. Qb6+ Kc8 55. Qxa6+ Rb7 56. Qc6+ Rbc7 57. Qxb5
g4 58. Qf5+ Kb7 59. Qxg4 Re2 60. Qxh4 Rc6 61. Qh7+ Rc7 62. Qd3 Rce7 63. Qb5+
Kc8 64. c4 R7e6 65. c5 Rc2 66. Qd3 Ree2 67. Qg6 Rcd2 68. Bf6 Kd7 69. c6+
Kxc6 70. Bg5+ Rd6 71. b5+ Kc5 72. Qf5+ Rd5 73. Qc8+ Kb4 74. Qg4+ Kxb5 75. h4
Ree5 76. f4 Re1 77. h5 Re8 78. h6 Rb8 79. Bf6 Rb7 80. Qg6 Rdd7 81. Bg7 Ra7
82. Qf5+ Kc4 83. h7 Rd8 84. h8=Q Rxh8+ 85. Bxh8 Re7 86. Be5 Kd5 87. Bf6+ Kd6
88. Bxe7+ Kxe7 89. g4 Ke8 90. g5 Ke7 91. g6 Kd6 92. g7 Kc7 93. g8=Q Kc6 94.
Qgg6+ Kb7 95. Qff7+ Kb8 96. Qgg8#

Blitzing Out The Moves in a Sicilian (ICC)

[Event "ICC 15 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2020.12.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "HCAMP"]
[Black "Terlizzi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1419"]
[BlackElo "1534"]
[Opening "Sicilian: closed"]
[ECO "B23"]
[NIC "SI.44"]
[Time "13:08:16"]
[TimeControl "900+0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 (2 ...Nc6 is more common in the Closed Sicilian) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O (last book move) 9. Bd3 Bg4 (provoking White's next move which weakens his Kingside) 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Be2 Qb6? (better is moving the Knight back to c6 to prevent 13. e5) 13. a3 (stronger is 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 exf6 15. Qxd7 and White wins a piece) Nc6 14. Qc1 Rac8 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nh2 a6 17. f4 Nh5!? (giving up a pawn) 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Qd1 Kh8 20. Qxh5 Be8 21. f5 f6 22. Qf3 Rg8 23. Nd5 Ne5 24. Qd1 Nc4 25. Bc1 Bf7 26. Nf4 (Fritz 15 suggests 26. b3 to kick the Knight back) Qb6+27. Kh1 Bh6 28. b3 Ne3? 29. Bxe3 Qxe3 30. Nd5? (30. Ng4! forces Black to give up the exchange) Qg3? (30 ...Qxe4! and White is lost) 31. Qe2 Bxd5 32. exd5 Bf4 33. Ng4 (Rxf4 giving up the exchange is White's only hope) Rxg4 {White resigns} 0-1

Original PGN:

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Be2 Qb6 13. a3 Nc6 14. Qc1
Rac8 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nh2 a6 17. f4 Nh5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Qd1 Kh8 20. Qxh5
Be8 21. f5 f6 22. Qf3 Rg8 23. Nd5 Ne5 24. Qd1 Nc4 25. Bc1 Bf7 26. Nf4 Qb6+
27. Kh1 Bh6 28. b3 Ne3 29. Bxe3 Qxe3 30. Nd5 Qg3 31. Qe2 Bxd5 32. exd5 Bf4
33. Ng4 Rxg4

A Simple Sicilian Loss (Played on FICS 11.02.2020)

 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5
8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. O-O Bxb5 10. Nxb5 a6 11. Nd4 Qc7 12. c3 Bd6 13. g3 Nf6 14. Re1
Ne4 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. f3 Nc5 17. Qc6 Qxc6 18. Nxc6 Rc8 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5
Nd3 21. Re2 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Ke7 23. Rd1 Rhd8 24. f4 Kf6 25. Kf2 a5 26. g4 g6
27. Kf3 Rc4 28. g5+ Kg7 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Rc8 31. Ke3 a4 32. Kd3 Rb8 33.
Kc3 h6 34. h4 hxg5 35. hxg5 Rb6 36. b3 axb3 37. axb3 f6 38. b4 fxg5 39. fxg5
Kf7 40. Rf2+ Kg7 41. Rf6 Rc6+ 42. Kb3 Rb6 43. Ka4 Rc6 44. b5 Rc4+ 45. Ka5
Rxd4 46. Rxe6 Kf7 47. Rd6 Rd1 48. b6 Ra1+ 49. Kb5 Rb1+ 50. Kc6 Rc1+ 51. Kxd5
Rb1 52. Kc6 Rc1+ 53. Kd7 Rb1 54. Rc6 *