Mamedov - Smirnov | Tactical battle in Sicilian Alapin

Rauf Mamedov is very agrresive and tactical player. He is playing solely e4 as this gives him a lot of opprtunities to out tactic his opponent. Alapin variation is not that much principled as open sicilian, however this variation with nf6 has been there for the last five years. Rauf played opening stage as fast as possible having about 5 minutes advantage on the clock.

European Rapid Championship
Tallinn, 2019

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Mamedov, Rauf - Smirnov, Artem
European Rapid Championship 2019 round 03
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O g6 10. a4 Bg7 11. Na3 a6 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. Be4 Na5 14. h3 Bd7 15. d4 cxd3 16. Bxd3 Nb3 17. a5 Nd5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Bg5 O-O 20. Rad1 Bc6 21. Be4 e6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nb6 Rae8 24. Qc2 Nxa5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Nc6 27. Rfd1 Nb4 28. Qb3 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 h6 30. Be3 Rc8 31. Bb6 Qc6 32. Nd4 Qc4 33. Qxc4 Rxc4 34. Nb3 Rc6 35. Be3 b5 36. Bc5 Re8 37. Kf1 Bf8 38. Bd4 Rd6 39. Rxd6 Bxd6 40. Na5 f5 41. Nb7 Bf8 42. Na5 Kf7 43. g3 Ke6 44. Ke2 Kd5+ 45. Kf3 Bd6 46. Be3 g5 47. b3 Bc7 48. c4+ Ke6 49. Nc6 bxc4 50. bxc4 a5 51. Nd4+ Kf6 52. Nb5 Be5 53. Ke2 f4 54. gxf4 gxf4 55. Bd2 Bc3+ 56. Kd3 Bxd2 57. Kxd2 f3 58. Nc3 Ke5 59. Ke3 Rc8 60. Kd3 Rb8 61. c5 Rb3 62. Kc2 Rb4 63. Kd3 a4 64. c6 Rb6 65. c7 Rc6 66. Nxa4 Rxc7 67. Nb6 Ra7 68. Nc4+ Kf4 69. Nb6 Ra3+ 70. Kd4 Rb3 71. Nd5+ Kf5 72. Ne3+ Kf4 73. Nd5+ Kg5 74. Ke4 Kh4 75. Nf4 Ra3 76. Kd4 Kg5 77. Nd5 Kf5 78. Ne3+ Kf4 79. Nd5+ Kg5 80. Ke4 h5 81. Ne3 Kh4 82. Kxf3 Kxh3 83. Ke4 h4 84. f4 Kg3 85. Nf5+ Kg4 86. Ne3+ Kh5 87. f5 h3 88. Nf1 Ra1 89. Nh2 Ra2 90. Nf1 h2 91. Ke5 Kg4 92. Nxh2+ Rxh2 93. f6 Rf2 94. Ke6 Kg5 95. f7 Kg6 0-1


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