1.e4 c5 2.c3 The very trustworthy 2 c3 Sicilian. 2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Na3 This is highly recommended in one of Chandler's early books on the 2 c3 Sicilian. 6...Be7 A good system is 6...Qd8! 7.Nc2 there is no point venturing out to b5 anymore! Qc7 8.Bd3 Nbd7 establishing a hedgehog in Rohde - Kudrin, Philadelphia 1992. 7.Nb5 Na6 8.Be3 cxd4 it seems that the calm 8...0-0 is better. 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.Bc4 White has a very comfortable game, with the central and queenside initiative. 10...Qh5 11.Qe5 Qg6 12.Qg3 Bc5 I think 12...Nc5 13.0-0-0 is better than the text, which allows White to invade d6. 13.Bxc5 Nxc5 14.0-0 b6 15.Ne5 Qxg3 16.hxg3 Bb7 17.Nd6 Bd5 18.Bxd5 Nxd5 19.Nc6! The box of knights is very amusing. Black's rooks are paralyzed. 19...f5 20.c4 Nf6 21.f3 Nh5 22.b4 Nd7 23.Kf2 e5 Overlooking the fork which wins a pawn. 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Nexf5 e4 26.g4 Nhf6 27.Kg3 Ne5 28.Rae1 Nd3 29.Re3 Nxb4 30.Nxe4 Rae8 31.Nfd6 Nxe4+ 32.Nxe4 Nc2 33.Re2 Nd4 34.Ree1 Rc8 35.Nd2 Nc2 36.Re7 Rfd8 37.Ne4 Rxc4 38.Rxa7 Kg8 39.Rb1 Rb4 Of course White is winning easily, and now I attempted to play 40 Rc1. 40.Rd1 Apparently I moved with a little too much of a flourish, and Slics recorded the move as Rd1. This obvious mouse slip was reported by ICC in its match summaries as a blunder in a bad position! Of course 40 Rc1 is easily winning, and I never intended to move the rook to d1 ... in over-the-board play, I have never made a move like Rd1 no matter how much time pressure might have been extant. 40...Rxd1 41.Ng5 Rd8 In the final game, I had some chances, but was unable to capitalize, and Dlugy moved on to the semi-finals.