Annotated Chess Game 9268014 by PureRWandB

My first annotated game...

1. e4 c5
Sicilian Defense....
2. c3
Making the Queen more accessible at the expense of his knight's immobility. White is possibly looking to push d4 pawn...
2... e6
Making room for my Bishop and more range for my Queen.
3. Ng1f3 Nb8c6
Developing my Knight and covering the e5 square.
4. Bf1b5 Qd8c7
Moving the Queen to prevent doubled pawns if WHITE decides to take the Knight. But, I am concerned about the unprotected g5 square.
5. O-O
Natural move.... White is trying to protect his King.
5... Bf8e7
Developing my bishop, so now e5, g5, and h4 is covered...
6. Bb5xc6 dxc6 7. c4
Pushing the pawn to prevent increased mobility for my dark-squared Bishop, White is looking to eventually move Nc3.
7... e5
Stopping White's e-pawn and reducing the knight's range of motion. I also opening up a diagonal for my light-squared Bishop.
8. h3
We are even in material... Not sure about White's move here, maybe he was concerned with a knight coming in to g4 or a pin with Bg4.