Sicilian Smashed

A good old fashioned smashing of the Sicilian for your pleasure. It has all the features from years past, with White pushing the f pawn up the board, a knight sacrifice on e6, and the Black king being hunted down in the centre. The winner of the game GM Vallejo Pons also added another nice touch, sacrificing a rook on e6, after the somewhat standard Rh1-g1 plan in this line.


Vallejo Pons,Francisco (2691) - Wynn Zaw Htun (2407) [B99]
Bangkok CC Open (7.2), 15.04.2016

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Nc5 14. f6 gxf6 15. gxf6 Bf8 16. Rg1 h5 17. a3 Rb8 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. f7+ Ke7 21. Rg6 Qc5 22. Rxe6+ Kxe6 23. Nd5 Nf6 24. Qxf6+ Kd7 25. Qxh8 Bb7 26. Bh3+ Kc6 27. Qf6 a5 28. Qe6 Bc8 29. Qe8+ 1-0