Esserman, Marc vs Taylor, Timothy
North American Open · Round 2 · 2003.12.27 · 0-1 · B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation
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[Event "North American Open"] [Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"] [Date "2003.12.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Esserman, Marc"] [Black "Taylor, Timothy"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "58"] [WhiteElo "2276"] [WhiteFideId "2018616"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2385"] [BlackFideId "2000393"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B21y"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. b4 Bg4 9. b5 axb5 10. Nxb5 e6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Rfd1 Ra4 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Nxd6 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qb3 Bxd6 19. Qxa4 Nxe4 20. Qb3 Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh1+ 22. Ke2 Qxg2 23. Qe3 Ng3+ 24. Kd2 Nf5 25. Qb6 h5 26. Kc3 Be5+ 27. Kb4 Qg5 28. Kb3 Nd4+ 29. Kb4 Qe7+ 0-1