THE TAIMANOV SICILIAN

1.PROBING BISHOP AND MAROZY BIND VARIATION 5.Nb5 2.TAIMANOV 5.Nc3 A6 3.WHITE SIXTH-MOVE ALTERNATIVE 5.Nc3 Qc7 4.FLIXEBLE VARIATION 5.Nc3 QC7 Be2 5.SHARP VARIATION 5.Nc3 QC7 Be3 6.PAUSEN MAIN LINE 5.Nc3 QC7 6.Be3 a6 Be2 ZOLTAN ALMASI - VASILY IVANCHUK 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Bg5 a6 9.N5c3 Be7 10.Nd2 Bg4 11.Be2 Bxe2 12.Nxe2 d5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.0-0 0-0 15.c4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Be7 17.c5 Qc7 18.Qb3 Rad8 19.Rfd1 g6 20. Qc4 Na5 21. Qb4 Kg7 22.N2c3 Nc6 23.Qc4 f5 24.Nd6 Bxf6 25.cxd6 Rxd6 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Rxd1 Nd4 28.f4 b5 29.Qd3 Rd8 30.Kh1 b4 31.Ne2 Nb5 32.Qxd6 Rxd6 33.Rxd6 Nxd6 34.fxe5 Nc4 35.b3 Nxe5 36.b3 a5 37.h4 Kf6 38.Kg1 Ng4 39.Nd3 Ke6 40.Nc5+Kd6 41. Nb7+ Kc7 0 - 1.