Let's Get Real #LGR

Life is hard. We all know this. I am working around 20 - 25 hours a week now and thought there for a while that I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I'm delivering pizzas in Saint Louis, Missouri and it really sucks! But, we all have to start somewhere. Mid 30's and just now trying to build a resume. But, let's get real! Life is hard! You can't half-ass your endeavours. No, success takes a lot of work. This has been a recent rude awakening for me. I very recently published my first Amazon Kindle book that is about chess. I hired an amazing graphic designer from Africa (check out twenty4hrdesign on Fiverr.com) to design the cover for it. I'm starting to realize that if you're going to do something, it's either go all-out or don't bother at all.. otherwise, you are just wasting your time. It looks as though things are finally starting to work out for me. I've got more money coming in every month and finally working hard to build my brand - "Cultured Monk Media". I recently re-opened the personal homepage - https://calvinterlizzi.com I'm going to start selling "Cultured Monk Media" merchandise when I get a little bigger web prescence and following. I have a couple ideas for my brand's slogans. I still have a lot of thoughts about going into professional gambling... bought a bunch of books on the subject a couple months ago. Yah, sounds so cool! And, obviously can potentially pay a Hell of a lot better than chess. I am in a room from someone's house. I found a pretty good deal. One of my roommates has two dogs. I love animals - especially dogs! Wildlife has always been a fascination of mine.p Anyways, guess that's all. And, sorry it's been so long since I've posted! Life is hard, let's get real! - Lizzi

Bhoga

 Bhoga is Yoga.  The Bhogi enjoys to live while the Yogi lives to enjoy.  Ultimately both paths lead to the same end, but we must learn to combine the two.  If we have no goal, we will get nowhere.  If we do absolutely nothing to enjoy ourselves in the moment, we will also get nowhere.  To clear things up a bit, bhoga is more the lay life which in part involves more going out and having fun.  While the Yogi's goal is God-Realization before his life comes to an end or perhaps in one of his next incarnations as a human.  We must learn to combine the two paths.  If we strictly follow one or the other we may go insane.  The Buddha also taught the importance of "the middle way", which sort of applies here I suppose.  

I'm almost finished reading Thich Nhat Hanh's "The Heart of The Buddha's Teaching".  This may be the greatest and most important book I've ever read regarding Buddhism.  Yes, Thich Nhat Hanh is the closest human being you will find that is comparable to Lord Buddha.  

I got into meditation right around my 20th b-day.  I went through an inner-transformation that lasted nearly 4 months, but ultimately ended up in a disaster.  I believe I combined bhoga with yoga by spending 5 years traveling North America (2014 - 2019).  I  needed to devote a significant amount of time enjoying myself living life.  Which I did because travel is my favorite activity.  Someday I will see Europe and Asia!

We must follow the middle way.

There will be another day!

- Lizzi

A Recent Victory on FICS

 [Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2021.05.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "balovzky"]
[Black "cterlizzi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1630"]
[BlackElo "1767E"]
[ECO "A45"]
[TimeControl "900+5"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 (The London System) g6 3. Nc3 (Now white can play e4.  I wasn't sure how to handle this) Bg7 4. e4 d5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Bc4 e6 8. f3 exf3 9. Nxf3 O-O (always castle ASAP!) 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 (I was expecting Bxb5) 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 a5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Qh4 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 c6 18. Bb3 Na6 19. e6 Nc5 20. exf7+ Kh7 21. Rc4 (Bd6 looks winning for White) Nxb3 22. cxb3 Rad8 23. Qe2 Ba6 24. Bc7 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Rd7 26. Bxa5 Rdxf7 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. b4  (White's fatal mistake) Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Qa1+ and after Ng1, Bd4 wins for Black{balovzky resigns} 0-1

The Need for Continuous Improvement

Things were going well for me.  I spent 6 years traveling North America (2014 - 2020).  Now my mind is collapsing, so it feels.  I was never happy.  But there was finally some peace.  Unfortunately, I became complacent.  There was more I should have been doing.  There was more I should have been striving for.  I shouldn't have given up the pizza job and left Tucson AZ back in 2018.  I should have been focusing on my physical health as well - join a gym, stop smoking, add in some supplements (I recently started a Super Greens and a protein supplement).  And, I have cut back on the smoking (tobacco).  But, I'm not in very good shape (mentally).  I can't stop thinking about "the narrow gates that lead to life".  I already mentioned in a previous post how much my OCD tortures me.  I start a new drug for it soon.  

We should always be working on improving ourselves in every which way possible.  The search never ends until we've merged with God... maybe even then it still isn't over!  I started reading a Wayne Dyer book - "Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life".  I'm about seventy pages into it... maybe it's changing my thoughts a little.  Actually, any input into our minds is going to alter our thoughts.  This is where the importance of picking our friends and those who we associate with comes in.

I finished the book of Sirach in the Old Testament today.  What did I learn?  Blessed and wise is the man who fears God!  I also started a book which I would recommend to any Christian - "Philothea, or an Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales.  I always try to read as much as I can.  There's not much chess left in my life.  Although, I may fly out to the National Open in Las Vegas in June (or July, don't know the exact date) if my mental health improves.  I'm in no condition to be traveling or going anywhere right now.  All is not well, but I've been worse.  

There will be another day!

-Lizzi

   

Update 4-20-2021

 I'm opening up my homepage again - culturedmonk.com  Yeah, I just said I wasn't going to do anymore websites or Youtube videos in my last post, but I've got a lot to say and share with the World - I always have!  That being said, it will still be semi-anonymous.  I'm not opening up a domain in my full name again.

I started going to group therapy here at the home I'm staying.  They drive us to the Outpatient Services in a bus.  I do this on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Today I learned the importance of getting enough protein if you are a highly stressed individual.  Interesting!  I just started taking protein supplements a week ago.  I bought a few other supplements off of Amazon as well.  I get a lot of stuff delivered here.  Thank you Uncle Sam for that stimulus check!  jeje!  I've bought a lot of supplements because of how skinny I have got.  I'm well over six feet tall, and I weigh 135... I'm wasting away.  I had a psychiatrist tell me I'm feeling like shit because I'm not eating.  Also been buying a lot of books off Amazon.  I'll review some of them here on my blog.  I'm looking forward to reading UG Krishnamurti's "Thought is Your Enemy".  This guy is a genius.  I read 3 other books of his early last year.  He tells us that there is nothing mystical about the natural state - it's a biological transformation rather than a spiritual transformation.  

I started reading the Bible every day.  Going to keep at it!  I had a spiritual friend and author tell me that reading the words of Christ has healing power in itself, reading the Bible can heal you apart from just learning the teachings.  Yes, I want to be Holy.  Holiness is happiness. 

Matthew 6:33  "But seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness and all else will be added unto you"

That's all for today.

-Lizzi   

2021 Mark Oestreich Memorial (Round 3)

 [Event "19th Annual Mark Oestreich Memorial"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Buser, Landon"]
[Black "TERLIZZI"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bb4 5. Ne2 Nxe4 6. O-O d5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8.
d3 Bxf3 9. dxe4 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd4 11. Qe3 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 Bc5 13. exd5 O-O 14.
Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 b6 16. e4 Qd6 17. Kh1 Qg6 18. Qf3 a5 19. b3 b5 20. c4 bxc4
21. bxc4 Rab8 22. a3 Rb2 23. Rf2 Rxf2 24. Qxf2 Qxe4 25. Rc1 Qd4 26. Qxd4 exd4
27. Rd1 Re8 28. h3 Re4 29. Rd3 Kf8 30. Kg1 Ke7 31. Kf2 Kd6 32. Rd1 Kc5 33. Rc1
d3 34. Kf3 Rxc4 35. Rd1 Rd4 36. Ke3 Kxd5 37. Kd2 c5 38. Rb1 Ra4 39. Kxd3 Rxa3+
40. Kc2 Ra2+ 41. Kc1 Rxg2 42. Rb7 f6 43. h4 Rh2 44. Rxg7 Rxh4 45. Ra7 a4 46.
Kd2 h5 47. Rf7 a3 48. Rxf6 Ra4 49. Rf5+ Kc6 50. Rxh5 a2 51. Rh1 a1=Q 52. Rxa1
Rxa1 53. Kc2 Kb5 54. Kb2 Rg1 55. Kc3 Rg3+ 56. Kb2 Kb4 57. Kc2 0-1

I finished the tournament 2 wins, 1 loss.  I played fairly well and am satisfied with my results.  I was also having really bad anxiety especially in the afternoon during round 2.  

- Lizzi

2021 Mark Oestreich Memorial (Round 2)

 [Event "19th Annual Mark Oestreich Memorial"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Terlizzi"]
[Black "Cedeno, Louis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O b6 7. c4 bxc3 8. Nxc3
Ba6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4 Nc7 13. Bf4 Ne6 14. Be3 O-O
15. Nd2 d6 16. f4 dxe5 17. dxe5 d4 18. Bf2 Nxf4 19. Nf3 Bc5 20. Rad1 Ne2+ 21.
Kh1 Nc3 22. Qb3 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe7 24. Bh4 Qe6 25. Qb1 h6 26. Qe4 Qxa2 27. Qg4
Qe6 28. Qg3 Kh7 29. Re1 a5 30. Bg5 a4 0-1

2021 Mark Oestreich Memorial (Round 1)

 [Event "19th Annual Mark Oestreich Memorial"]
[Site "Salem Illinois"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "P. Sarwinski"]
[Black "TERLIZZI"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. f4 g6 5. Nf3 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxe5 9. fxe5 Nc6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qe4 13. Qd2 f6 14. e6 Rd8 15.
d5 Ne5 16. Qd4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxe6 19. Rfe1 Bf7 20. Rxe7 Rac8 21.
Bxa7 b6 22. c5 Bf8 23. Re3 Bxc5 24. Kf2 Bxe3+ 25. Kxe3 Ra8 26. Bxb6 cxb6 27. b3
Bxd5 28. Bxd5+ Rxd5 29. a4 Re8+ 30. Kf3 Rd3+ 31. Kg4 Re4# 0-1

I Played 1.c4? (Draw, played on FICS 3.12.21)

 [Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2021.03.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "cterlizzi"]
[Black "leanderlaruelle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1787"]
[BlackElo "1724"]
[ECO "A22"]
[TimeControl "900"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Bd2 Be7
8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. O-O Rb8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 f6 13. Kh2 Kh8 14. Bg2
f5 15. f4 g6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 c6 20. d4 Nc4 21.
Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Bg2 Qf2 24. Qf3 Rf8 25. Qxf2 Rxf2 26. Kg1 Rc2
27. Re1 Rxc3 28. Re6 Nf5 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Rb8 Nxd4 31. Rxb7+ Kf6 32. Rxa7 h5
33. Rc7 Rc2 34. a4 Ne2+ 35. Kh2 Nd4 36. Kg1 Rc4 37. a5 Ra4 38. Ra7 Ke5 39.
Ra6 Kd6 40. Kf2 Rc4 41. Ke3 Nf5+ 42. Kd3 Rc5 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Nh4 45. Be4
g5 46. Ra8 Kc7 47. a6 Ra5 48. a7 Kb7 49. Rg8 Rxa7 50. Rxg5 Ra3+ 51. Kd4 Rg3
52. Ke5 Kb6 53. Kd6 Ng2 54. Bxc6 Ne3 55. Bd7 Nc4+ 56. Ke6 Ne3 57. Kf6 Nxg4+
58. Rxg4 Rxg4 59. Bxg4 {Neither player has mating material} 1/2-1/2

I have a chess tournament tomorrow, here in my hometown.  My last tournament was also here in my hometown and it was last August (2020).  I scored 1.5/3 and hope to do better this time.  Will post games from all 3 rounds here on the blog.  Thank you and have a nice day!

- Lizzi

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 *

Why Technology Has Broken My Heart

 Yeah, I know... this is the ultimate self-contradicting blog post.  But, I wish computer and internet technology never came to be.  Things were so much simpler a few decades ago.  Computer and internet technology leads to faster and larger data consumption which ultimately means things will have to get done faster.  Information overload.  ADHD, anyone?  Back in the day, when we needed knowledge, we read books... and I promise you will learn more through books than any Google search!  People get themselves in trouble through web-publishing, mostly via social media.  I did away with the majority of my social media accounts over the past couple of years.  And always remember, whatever we upload to the web is up there forever in some form or another.

Chess... computers are literally solving the game of chess.  I don't even know if there will be professional chess 50 or 100 years from now.  There's too many draws at the top level as opening theory keeps improving thanks to computers.  The first 15 - 25 moves are memorization.  There's no more mistakes in openings which means more draws, obviously.  The creativity of the game is nearly extinguished.  

Smart technology... I don't trust it.  My smartphone spies on me.  I've been talking to friends/family about someone (a celebrity), and then I get home and see an ad for that person pops up on my suggested videos... creepy.  What's next?  ...technology that can read our thoughts? 

God Help Us!

- Lizzi 

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