Sicilian Defence - Intermezzo Tactics

I got lucky in this game a couple of seasons ago.  It shows how a lost game can be turned into a won game by clinging on to whatever hope still exists!  My opponent hadn't lost a game all season up until this game ... I managed to swindle him with an intermezzo (in-between) move exploiting a pin on move #33.  The lesson is - "never give up - your opponent can still make a mistake ... "

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 b5 (too premature I am told!) 7. f3 e6 8. a4 b4 9. Na2 a5 10. c3 bxc3 11. Nxc3 Be7 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Rc1 e5 14. Nf5 O-O 15. Nxd6 Be6 (I completely overlooked the capture of this pawn) 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb4 18. O-O Qe7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Ra6 21. Qe2 Rg6 22. Rc2 Qh4 (I keep seeing a cheapo - Qe1# - hold onto that thought ... :) 23. R1c1 Rd6 24. Rc7 R6d8 25. Bf2 Qg5 26. Be3 Qh4 27. Ra7 Rc8 28. Bxf7+ Kh8 (he is mashing me now) 29. R7c7 Rc8d8 30. Bd5 Bd6 31. Bc5 Bxc7 (Here we go - definitely onto something here !!) 32. Bxf8 Bb6+ (No need to recapture just yet - play an intermezzo move and set up pin instead) 33. Bc5 Rc8 (Pin!) 34. Qe3 Bxc5 35. Rxc5 Rxc5 36. g3 Qe7 37. f4 exf4 38. Qxf4 Rc8 (wisely guarding back rank mate) 39. e5 Qc5+ (picks up Bishop) 0-1

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