失宠于上帝的孩子们

Maarten van Haaften – Adriaan van Haaften
52nd SchaakFestival; Groningen, December 23, 2014
Sicilian Defence B30

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4!? Nf6. A more radical solution is 4. ... h5 since after 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 the game may transpose into the regular lines of the Dragon Sicilian. 5. e5 Ng4 6. h5 Ngxe5. Probably sounder is 6. ... Bg7 7. Ng5 Ngxe5 with even prospects, Hanley – Shaw, Hastings 2003-2004. 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. f4 Nc6 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. Bd3. A critical position, due to White’s obvious threats.

10. ... Rg8. Perhaps it is not so bad as it sounds, for if 10. ... Kf7 then 11. f5! holding a powerful initiative. If, instead, 10. ... Bg7 then 11. Rxh7! maintaining the attack, Pearson – de Villiers, Bruma Lake 1998. An interesting try here would be 10. ... Qc7!? 11. Bxg6+ hxg6 12. Rxh8 Qxf4 and Black has more than enough compensation for the Exchange. 11. Rxh7 e6. We’d have preferred 11. ... d5! as after 12. b3 Qd6 the position is quite even. 12. Qg4 Ne7. No better is 12. ... Qf6 13. Ne4 Qd4 14. c3 Qxd3 15. Nf6+ Kd8 16. Nxg8 with an overwhelming advantage for White. 13. Ne4. Threatening both Ne4-d6 mate and Ne4-f6 mate. 13. ... Nf5 14. Rh8. Also 14. b3 is very strong. 14. ... Nh6. The lesser evil was 14. ... Rxh8 although after 15. Qxg6+ Ke7 16. Qf6+ Ke8 17. Qxh8 Qh4+ 18. Qxh4 Nxh4 19. Kf2 White retains a huge advantage. 15. Nd6+ Bxd6. On 15. ... Ke7 16. Qg5+ wins the Queen. 16. Qxg6+ Ke7. Or 16. ... Nf7 17. Qxg8+ Ke7 18. Qxf7+! winning easily for White. 17. Rh7+ Kf8 18. Qxh6+ 1 : 0.