R1 FEU Jr Tamarraw

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R1 15 Under Division
White: Rhal Sol Cruz
Black: Jose Castro
Sicilian Defense


1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Bd7
a) Timman-Kramnik in Dortmund 1999
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1009867
b) Adams-Kasparov in Wijk aan Zee 2000
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1005699
c) Kasimdzhanov-Sutovsky in Pune 2004
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1305839
d) Morozevich-Topalov in Morelia-Linares 2007
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1452554


5.d3 Nc6 6.O-O g6 7.Be3
Rybka tags this as a novelty!


7... Bg7 8.Qd2 O-O

9.Bh6
[9.Na3]


9... Qb6 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.h3
Refrain from pushing any R-pawn merely to prevent B attacking N or pinning, as it is called. Mason in The Art of Chess


11... c4 12.Na3
You try to identify the least active piece, the worst piece, in your own camp, and you look for a way to activate it. Kosikov in Elements of Chess Strategy


12... cxd3 13.Bxd3 Rac8

14.Rfe1
[14.Nc4]
Centralizing the N is a small strategic victory in itself. Marovic in Secrets of Positional Chess


14... Rfd8 15.Rab1
[15.Nc4]


15... Ne5 16.Nxe5
[16.Nd4]


16... dxe5 17.Qe3
[17.Rbd1]
In the middlegame, seize the open files and command them with your Rs. Chernev in Logical Chess Move by Move


17... Qxe3 18.Rxe3 Be6 19.Ra1
[19.c4]


19... Nh5 20.Kf1
[20.Bf1 or 20.c4]


20... Nf4 21.Bc2 Rd2

22.Ke1??
[22.b3]


22... Rxc2 -+


Result: 0-1