Round 3: Mac Intyre-Martirosov 1/2

Paul and Vadim go deep into theory and play a game which seems equal throughout.

[Event "BCC Championship"]
[Site "Somerville, MA USA"]
[Date "2004.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mac Intyre, Paul"]
[Black "Martirosov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2"]
[WhiteUSCF "2303"]
[BlackUSCF "2198"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3

[perhaps we should call this the Sicilian Four Adventurers variation :)]

5...e6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 d4 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.Bg5 Qd6 14.Qd2 Bxe2 15.Bf4 Qd5 16.Bxe2 Ne4 17.Qd3 Qf5 18.Bf3

18...Qxf4 19.Qxe4 Qxe4 20.Bxe4 Rfe8 21.Rfe1 Rac8 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Kf1 Kf8 25.Rd1 c5 26.b3 Re6 27.a4 Ke7 28.Re1 Rxe1+ 29.Kxe1 Ke6 30.Ke2 a5 31.Kd3 Kd5 32.f3 f6 33.g3 g6 34.h3 g5 35.g4 h6 36.c3 dxc3 37.Kxc3 Kd6 38.Kd2 Ke5 39.Kc3 Kd6 40.Kd2 ½-½