R2 Shell Grand Finals Champion

PACE Kiddies U16
Quezen City, Philippines
R2 Elimination Leg 16-Under G/25

W: Sol Cruz, Rhal

B: Alfonso, Jeremiah
ECO B50 Sicilian Defense


1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6
Anand-Gelfand in World Championship 1997
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018822


5.d3 Bg7 6.O-O Nc6 7.Be3 Qc7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Re1 b6 10.Nf1?
Don't lose time by moving the same piece twice. Evans in The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes


[10.Qc2 or 10.Rc1]
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces. Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess


10... d5

11.exd5?
Be careful about initiating pawn trades that release your opponent's pieces and give him more space. Weeramantry & Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach


11... Nxd5 12.Qd2?
No B should be exchanged for a N unless it yields a clear benefit. Moskalenko in Revolutionized Your Chess


12... Nxe3 13.Nxe3 Bb7 14.Rad1 Rad8 15.Qc2
In general, it's a good idea to break pins as soon as possible. Evans in The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes


15... Qf4

16.Qb3
[16.Nd2 - 17.Bf3]
Improving the position of your pieces is one of the most important positional operations. Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess


16... e6 17.Qc4 Qxc4 18.Nxc4 Rd7 19.Rd2?
[19.Bf1]


19... Rfd8 20.Red1?
[20.Rc2]


20... Ba6 21.Ne3 Bh6 22.Kf1 e5 23.b3?
[23.h4 - 24.Ng4]


23... f5 24.Ke1
[24.h4]


24... Kf8 25.c4?
[25.h4]


25... Nd4

26.Rb2?
[26.Nxe5]
 
26... Bg7 27.Nxd4 cxd4 28.Nd5 e4 29.dxe4??
[29.Rbd2 or 29.f3]


29... d3 -+


Result: 0-1