-test pgn - 2020 - 1

[Event "Chapters 1-4"] [Site "Game 1"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Chapters 1-4"] [Black "Game 1"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] {You – 1907---------------------- One question that as a tournament player you have already solved is ‘What opening should I play?’. You have more than likely discovered what openings suit your style and your personality. It has been said that most tournament players play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like 1800 players, and the ending like children. This holds true to a large extent, at any level below master. Memory, study, and a familiarity with opening principles mean that most games are decided in the middlegame or later; only a small percentage of games are actually decided in the opening. If you desire a closer study of the openings, one of the best ways to gain a deeper understanding is to purchase one of the better opening manuals, and then study your tournament games with regard to the openings, and/or play correspondence chess with the intent of gaining depth in your opening study. These days you can also profit from working with ChessBase, videos, and, for instance, Chessable.} 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 {To play 6.Bg5 in tournament play, the white player must be very well booked on the Poisoned Pawn Variation 6...Qb6. This well-analyzed variation is critical in the selection of a line to choose in playing against the Najdorf Sicilian. As an 1800+ player you may choose a less analyzed line. In this game the Sozin Variation will be played. Is this a good choice? In the struggle to win, it is as good as any variation.} 6.Bc4 ( 6.Bg5 6...Qb6 ) 6...Qc7 ( 6...e6 ) 7.Bb3 e6 8.f4 Nc6 9.0-0 9...b5 ( 9...Nxd4 10.Qxd4 d5 11.Kh1 $6 Bc5 12.Qd3 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 0-0 ) 10.Be3 Bb7 ( 10...b4 11.Na4 Nxe4 12.f5 ) 11.f5 11...e5 ( 11...Nxd4 12.Bxd4 e5 13.Be3 Nxe4 14.Nd5 ) 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.a4 b4 14.a5 14...0-0-0 15.Bd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Kb8 17.Qd2 Qc4 ( 17...Qb5 18.Qxb4 ( 18.c4 $1 ) 18...Qxb4 19.Nxb4 Bxe4 20.Nxa6+ ) 18.Ra4 Qc6 19.Rxb4 Rc8 20.Qf2 ( 20.Rb6 ) 20...Re8 21.Ba7+ Ka8 22.Rc4 *