Annotated Chess Game 12189770 by Uncle Stosh

Old Sicilian Alapin Variation

1. e4 c5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. c3
facing the Alapin Variation had me try an unorthodox response
3... e5
denies d4 square
4. d4
challenges position at a cost
4... cxd4 5. cxd4 Bf8b4
focus on interrupting development
6. Nb1c3 exd4 7. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 8. Nd4xc6 Bb4xc3
again interrupting development while queen sees death at hand
9. bxc3 bxc6 10. Bc1g5 h6
calling the bluff of white with advancing pawn to threaten knight
11. Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 12. Qd1c2 O-O 13. Bf1d3 a5 14. O-O Bc8a6
disrupts white square check attack on h7
15. f3 Ba6xd3 16. Qc2xd3 d5 17. Ra1c1 Rf8d8 18. exd5 Rd8xd5 19. Qd3c4 Ra8d8 20. Qc4b3 Qf6f4 21. Rc1d1 Rd5xd1 22. Rf1xd1 Rd8xd1 23. Qb3xd1 Qf4e3 24. Kg1f1 Qe3xc3 25. a4 Qc3c4 26. Kf1f2 Qc4c5 27. Kf2e2
refused to play into a draw
27... Qc5c4 28. Ke2f2 Qc4c5 29. Kf2f1 Qc5c4 30. Kf1f2 Qc4h4 31. Kf2g1 c5 32. g3 Qh4d4 33. Qd1xd4 cxd4
now the pawn advantage is focus
34. Kg1f2 f5 35. Kf2e2 Kg8f7 36. Ke2d3 Kf7f6 37. Kd3xd4 Kf6e6 38. Kd4c5 Ke6e5 39. Kc5b5 g5 40. h3 f4 41. g4 Ke5d4 42. Kb5xa5 Kd4e3
white pawn march will arrive ahead of black advance