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Thought I would post this game, as it was unique for me, playing a variation the same as my opponent's name! :)
The Paulsen Sicilian was invented by Louis Paulsen, a 19th century German world-class player and theoretician. He was evidently small and serious. Lorenz Paulsen of Kingston is large (2 metres tall, 140 kg.) and amiable. :)
Lorenz Paulsen vs Frank Dixon
Kingston Chess Club Spring Open (1)
2017-02-27
G|60 + 30"
Sicilian, Paulsen, B43
Notes by Frank Dixon
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 Bc5 8.Qd2 d6 9.O-O-O Nbd7
[I'd had this position against Emre Turken (~2000), Queen's University CC Active, Kingston, May 2007. That game went 10.Qf2 b5 11.Qg3 Bb7 12.Qxg7 Rg8 13.Qh6 Rg6 14.Qh4 O-O-O 15.Bxb5!? axb5 16.Ncxb5 Qb6 17.Rhe1 Kb8 18.c4 Rc8 19.Qf2 Ne5 20.b3 Neg4!? 21.fxg4 Nxg4 22.Qxf7 Nxe3 23.Rxe3 e5! 24.Nc2? (24.Qxh7 seems best) Qxb5!! 25.cxb5 Bxe3+, and Black won quickly. This game develops more conventionally.]
10.g4 b5 11.g5 b4 12.Na4! Nh5 13.Nxc5 bxc5
[Now we have an Open Sicilian with symmetrical pawns.]
14.Ne2 Bb7 15.Nf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 e5 17.Be3 Rd8 18.h4 O-O 19.Qf2! c4 20.h5 b3
[I would have preferred to prepare this advance better, but was concerned about White's chances against my King. White's strong battery makes Black's knight a spectator.
21.Kb1 bxa2+ 22.Kxa2 Qa5+ 23.Kb1 c3 24.Rd3!
[Prior to this I was feeling optimistic, with a half-hour lead on the clock and what seemed good attacking chances. But White defends well and soon I am worse.]
24...cxb2 25.Kxb2 Bc6
[On 25...Rb8 26.Bh3! is strong.]
26.Qd2! Rb8+ 27.Rb3 Rxb3+?
[I had to play 27...Qa4, but White can defend.]
28.cxb3! Qxd2+ 29.Bxd2 Ra8 30.Be3
[White is much better, but was down to less than five minutes on the clock, while I had more than 30 minutes left.]
30...Nf8 31.Bc4! Bb7 32.Rd1 a5 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 f6 35.f4 exf4 36.Bxf4 fxg5 37.Bxg5 Kf7 1/2.
[Drawn on Black's offer. After losing ten straight to me, Lorenz, who played very well in this game, was evidently satisfied with the draw.]
The Paulsen Sicilian was invented by Louis Paulsen, a 19th century German world-class player and theoretician. He was evidently small and serious. Lorenz Paulsen of Kingston is large (2 metres tall, 140 kg.) and amiable. :)
Lorenz Paulsen vs Frank Dixon
Kingston Chess Club Spring Open (1)
2017-02-27
G|60 + 30"
Sicilian, Paulsen, B43
Notes by Frank Dixon
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 Bc5 8.Qd2 d6 9.O-O-O Nbd7
[I'd had this position against Emre Turken (~2000), Queen's University CC Active, Kingston, May 2007. That game went 10.Qf2 b5 11.Qg3 Bb7 12.Qxg7 Rg8 13.Qh6 Rg6 14.Qh4 O-O-O 15.Bxb5!? axb5 16.Ncxb5 Qb6 17.Rhe1 Kb8 18.c4 Rc8 19.Qf2 Ne5 20.b3 Neg4!? 21.fxg4 Nxg4 22.Qxf7 Nxe3 23.Rxe3 e5! 24.Nc2? (24.Qxh7 seems best) Qxb5!! 25.cxb5 Bxe3+, and Black won quickly. This game develops more conventionally.]
10.g4 b5 11.g5 b4 12.Na4! Nh5 13.Nxc5 bxc5
[Now we have an Open Sicilian with symmetrical pawns.]
14.Ne2 Bb7 15.Nf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 e5 17.Be3 Rd8 18.h4 O-O 19.Qf2! c4 20.h5 b3
[I would have preferred to prepare this advance better, but was concerned about White's chances against my King. White's strong battery makes Black's knight a spectator.
21.Kb1 bxa2+ 22.Kxa2 Qa5+ 23.Kb1 c3 24.Rd3!
[Prior to this I was feeling optimistic, with a half-hour lead on the clock and what seemed good attacking chances. But White defends well and soon I am worse.]
24...cxb2 25.Kxb2 Bc6
[On 25...Rb8 26.Bh3! is strong.]
26.Qd2! Rb8+ 27.Rb3 Rxb3+?
[I had to play 27...Qa4, but White can defend.]
28.cxb3! Qxd2+ 29.Bxd2 Ra8 30.Be3
[White is much better, but was down to less than five minutes on the clock, while I had more than 30 minutes left.]
30...Nf8 31.Bc4! Bb7 32.Rd1 a5 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 f6 35.f4 exf4 36.Bxf4 fxg5 37.Bxg5 Kf7 1/2.
[Drawn on Black's offer. After losing ten straight to me, Lorenz, who played very well in this game, was evidently satisfied with the draw.]