Sicilian Defence with a pin on b4

This was an interesting game - I thought my opponent wanted to play the Grand Prix Attack against my Sicilian - but he opted for 3.Nf3 instead of 3.f4 ... As it turned out we wandered unwittingly into a very sharp line that neither of us were 100% with!

I had the edge throughout the game, purely due to confidence rather than anything else ... Solid development moves were all that was required from Black - keeping the queen and Knights at bay and away from key squares!

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nb5 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Qxd5 Qe7+ 9. Be2 Nf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Na3 Ne5 13. Qg3 Ng6 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Qg3 Bd6 16. f4 Re8 17. Be3 b5 18. Qf2 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Bc5 0-1

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