Strictly Come Dancing

温阳 (Wēn Yáng) – Vladislav Mikhailovich Artemiev
14th Aeroflot Open; Moscow, March 2, 2016
Sicilian Defence B23

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d3 e6 6. Nh3 d6 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3. For 9. f5 b4 10. Nb1 e5 11. Nd2 see Y. Bernstein – Aloni, Netanya 1968. 9. ... Be7 10. e5! dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd7 12. Qg4 g6? If he had known what was expected, Artemiev would certainly have sacrificed the Exchange by 12. ... 0-0 13. Bh6 g6.

13. Rxf7!! A terrific blow which is designed to catch His Majesty out. 13. ... Kxf7. Or 13. ... Ncxe5 14. Qxe6 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nxf7 16. Nd5 and wins. 14. Rf1+ Ke8. If 14. ... Kg7 then 15. Nf4 Nf8 16. Nh5+ Kg8 17. Qf4 Qe8 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. exf6 and Black’s defence will fall pretty soon. 15. Qxe6 Ndxe5 16. Ne4. After 17 minutes of thinking. 16. ... Qc7 17. Nf4. 17. Nhg5! was even stronger. 17. ... Bc8. Probably not best move, but the situation was already exceedingly difficult for Black. 18. Nf6+ Kd8 19. Qd5+ Qd6 20. Bxc5 1 : 0. For if 20. ... Qxd5 then 21. Bb6 mate.