Here's an interesting Sicilian played at the Montreal Chess Club. Black decided to go for a variation rarely seen in Quebec, the dynamic Classical Variation.
[Event "Mercredi 2014.02.19"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2014.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cloutier, Mathieu"]
[Black "Rondon, Luciano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2114"]
[BlackElo "1933"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 {Black decides to go for
the Classical Sicilian, an opening that is not seen very often in Montreal.} 6.
Bg5 {Probably the most common and agressive move. Bc4 is also seen rather
often. Lines with Be2 are not as frequent as against the Najdorf, as Black can
contest the center very actively :} (6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 a5
$1) 6... a6 {An odd, but playable choice. The main lines are either e6 or Bd7.}
7. Qd2 e6 8. O-O-O Be7 {And we transposed in one of the main lines.} 9. Bxf6 $6
{White should have probably continued with f3 or f4 and wait until Black plays
a weakening move like h6 before taking in f6.} gxf6 10. f4 Nxd4 {Interesting,
but perhaps a move like Bd7 would have been much more logical.} 11. Qxd4 Qc7 $6
{Qa5 was stronger. There's no real reason for the queen to be on c7, as the
d6 pawn is already well protected and not much is going on on the c-file.} 12.
Be2 (12. Na4 $5 {Was worth considering} b5 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rxc8) 12... Qc5
$1 {Sicilian players often only think of attacking, but forget how some
endings can be quite good for them. In this case, Black would definitely have
all interest in exchanging queens.} 13. Qd2 {The agressive option. Taking in
c5 would have also been a possibility. Both players could have tried to take
advantage of the imbalances.} Bd7 14. Bf3 O-O-O 15. e5 $2 {The first real
mistake of the game. Playing e5 might be a good plan if Black's king is in the
center or in the king side, but in this case, Black has more to gain in
opening the center. And, Black's center after taking the free pawn will be
extremely strong.} d5 $2 (15... dxe5 $1 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Nd6+ Qxd6
19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 $17) 16. Rhe1 fxe5 17. Rxe5 Bc6 18. Qe1 Rhe8 19. f5 $2 {
A tactical mistake.} Bg5+ $1 20. Kb1 Bf4 21. Ne4 $2 (21. Re2 d4 22. Bxc6 Qxc6
23. fxe6 fxe6 $11) 21... Qb6 $6 {Probably the most logical move. However,
going in e7 would have been stronger in order to avoid Nf6.} 22. Nf6 Bxe5 23.
Qxe5 Re7 24. fxe6 $6 (24. Nxh7 Qc7 25. Qf6 {Was slightly better, although the
position is still difficult to play.}) 24... fxe6 25. Bg4 Qc7 26. Bxe6+ Kb8 27.
Qxc7+ {It's now over. Black only needs to avoid any major mistake and should
take home the full point.} Kxc7 28. Bh3 d4 29. Nh5 Rf7 30. g3 Bf3 31. Nf4 Bxd1
32. Ne6+ Kd7 0-1
