Earl Richards - Abhay Raina (January 21, 2007)

Earl Richards - Abhay Raina (January 21, 2007)
	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 This is the Accelerated Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defense. 5. Nxc6 ... Unfamiliar with the theory of the Accelerated Dragon, I go out of book here. Looking at the GameKnot database, Black wins significantly more frequently when White plays 5. Nxc6; so clearly, I need to study the opening theory. More usual is 5. Nc3 or 5. c4 (Maroczy bind). 5. ... bxc6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. c3 Nf6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Nd2 d5 11. h3 e5 12. b4 a6 13. Nb3 Bb7 14. Nc5 Nd7 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Qc2 c5 18. exd5 cxb4 19. Rb1 a5 20. cxb4 axb4 21. Bb5 Rac8 22. Qd3 Nc5 23. Qe2 Qxd5 24. Rxb4 Qd6 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Ba3 Rdc8 27. Red1 Qc7 28. Rbc1 Qb6 29. Qe3 Bf8 30. Rd5 Na6 31. Qxb6 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Rxb6 33. Rxe5 Nc7 34. Be3 Bd6 35. Bxb6 Bxe5 36. Bxc7 Bxc7 37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Ke2 Bb6 39. Kd3 Bxf2 40. a5 Ke7 41. Kc4 Kd6 42. a6 Ba7 43. Be8 f6 44. Kd3 Kd5 45. Bf7+ Ke5 46. Kc4 Kd6 47. Bd5 g5 48. Bb7 h6 49. Kd3 Ke5 Draw agreed to. 1/2-1/2 The PGN for this chess game can be found: here. An image of the scoresheet for this chess game can be found: here .