One in a row

Up until last night I had managed to be undefeated at long time control chess since the start of the year (IIRC). The run came to an end after I got cracked by Chong Wang at the Belconnen Chess Club, in a game where he played a very good attack, and I failed to find the correct defence.
So with my undefeated streak reset to zero, I sat down this evening  to see what I could do. Paired against Ethan Derwent (a strong Canberra junior), I was faced with the Sicilian Dragon. To be honest I don't mind seeing the Dragon in front of me, as at least you have an idea of what you and your opponent are trying to do (eg checkmate the other player). In this case my attack was just a little faster, although I did miss a quicker win involving a rook sac. Nonetheless I do wrap up the point, and extend my winning streak to 1.


Press,Shaun - Derwent,Ethan [B78]
ANU Spring Swiss (1), 03.10.2012

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h4 b5 13. Bh6 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h5 Qb6 17. b3 Rfc8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qh6+ Kf6 21. Qh4+ Kf7 22. Qxh7+ Kf6 23. Qh4+ Kg7 24. exd5 Kf7 25. Qf4+ Kg7 26. Qg5 Re8 27. Rh6 1-0