Annotated Chess Game 10514330 by Uncle Stosh

Feb 2014 Sprint Duel counter attack

1. e4 c5
Sicilian is my focus to understand potential counter attacking
2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. Bf1c4 e6
this stage of development is strong for black
4. d3
white defers center square battle by pawns and wants black square bishop to pin black queen
4... h6
weak pawn move on wing gives white tempo advantage, but essential to strategy
5. O-O
threat to black is to attack black king locked in place
5... d5
this disrupts tempo of white but at peril of exposing king to rook attack!
6. exd5 exd5 7. Bc4b5 a6
black lets king remain a sitting duck!
8. Rf1e1 Bf8e7 9. Bb5a4 b5 10. Ba4b3 Nc6a5 11. a3 Na5xb3 12. cxb3
this pawn structure opened the counter attack
12... Bc8e6 13. Bc1f4 Ng8f6 14. Nf3e5 O-O
black secured king and have forces deployed to launch counter attack
15. Qd1d2 Nf6h7 16. Qd2c1 Be7g5 17. Bf4xg5 hxg5 18. Qc1xc5
this pawn capture opens a direct conduit to counter attack for black