Annotated Chess Game 11343461 by Uncle Stosh

Sicilian Alapin variation

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qd1xd4 Nb8c6
tempo waster for white
5. Qd4d1 a6
reduce white squares
6. Ng1f3 h6
deny g5
7. c4 Bf8b4 8. Bc1d2 Bb4xd2 9. Qd1xd2 Ng8e7
preparation to control e5
10. e5 Qd8a5 11. Qd2xa5 Nc6xa5 12. b4 Na5c6 13. a3 Ne7g6 14. b5 Nc6xe5 15. Nf3xe5 Ng6xe5 16. bxa6 bxa6 17. c5 Bc8b7 18. Bf1e2 Bb7xg2
white ignored black bishop
19. Rh1g1 Bg2f3 20. Rg1xg7 Bf3xe2 21. Ke1xe2 Ne5g6
blocked exit of rook
22. Nb1c3 Ke8f8
king ready to steal rook
23. Rg7xg6
rook had to settle for knight exchange
23... fxg6 24. Ra1d1 Kf8e7 25. Nc3e4 Ra8b8 26. Rd1d3 Rb8b2 27. Ke2e3 Rh8f8 28. a4 Rf8f5 29. a5 Rf5d5
exchange of rooks will make black stronger with pawn and rook advantage at end
30. h4 Rd5xd3 31. Ke3xd3 Rb2b5 32. Kd3c4 Rb5xa5 33. Kc4b4 Ra5b5 34. Kb4c4 Rb5b1 35. Ne4c3 Rb1b2 36. f4 a5 37. Nc3a4
game ended with this position for knight