9. Bc4 The following line is very important for theory, because it can also be reached via the Accelerated Dragon. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Qa5 12. O-O-O Rfc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rhe1 (14. g4 Rab8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. h4 Rc4 17. e5 b4 18. Qe2 bxc3 19. Qxc4 Rxb2+ 20. Ka1 Nd5 21. exd6 Qb4 22. dxe7 Kf7 23. e8=Q+ Kxe8 24. Qa6 Bxd4 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Qxd5 Rxc2 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Qd7+ Kf8 $11) 14... Bxb3 15. cxb3 b4 16. Bxf6 bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19. Re3 Rac8 20. Rxc3 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kxc1 Kf8 24. Kc2 Ke8 25. Kc3 Kd7 26. Kc4 Kc6 27. b4 a6 28. a4 e6 29. h4 h6 30. g4 Kb6 31. f4 Kc6 32. f5 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. fxe6 fxe6 35. b5+ axb5+ 36. axb5+ Kb6 37. Kb4 Kb7 38. Ka5 Ka7 39. b6+ Kb7 40. Kb5 e5 41. Ka5 d5 42. exd5 e4 43. d6 e3 44. d7 e2 45. d8=Q e1=Q+ 46. Kb5 Qe8+ 47. Qxe8 {This is a beautiful finish, at least until the stalemate rule gets abolished.} 1/2-1/2 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
