He got his Kingside attack alright!

21...Na5 22.Qb5 Nbc6 23.Nxa5 Nxa5 24.Qa4, 1-0.

Black ran out of time. We can summarize the current position as extremely unpleasant for him.

Kavalek - Westman [B23]
World Junior, U26, Sinaia , 1965

We end our brief survey with another original game, fashioned by a dynamic and highly intelligent mind.

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g4!? g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.Be3 d6 6.Bg2 Rb8 7.f4 e6 8.h4

TRYING TO CRAMP, NOT BLAST

The die is cast. I should stress that White intends to CRAMP rather than BLAST the Black position. The pawns advance to gain space and the attack comes only later.

8...Nge7 9.h5 b5 10.Qd2 Qa5

Black is playing the Closed Sicilian, what is Kavalek playing?

11.e5!

TIME FOR A LITTLE BLASTING

It turns out that he is playing a very dangerous game indeed. The specter of a White Knight appearing on d6 suddenly enters Black's head.

11...dxe5 12.h6! Bf8 13.Bxc5 Qc7

White also retains a clear plus after 13...Nd5 14.Bxf8 Rxf8 15.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 exd5 17.Re1! Bxg4 18.Bxd5.

14.Nge2

Black's position is very difficult to organize, so Kavalek simply develops, protecting f4, preparing to castle and again forcing Westman to think about Ne4.

14...b4 15.Ne4 Nd5 16.Bxf8 Kxf8 17.fxe5 Nxe5 18.Qg5 Ba6 19.0–0 Nd7 20.Nf4 Nxf4 21.Rxf4 Ke8 22.Nf6+ Nxf6 23.Qxf6 Rf8 24.Re1

BLACK CAN'T SURVIVE

White's Rooks and Queen are playing, Black's are not. Another very bad day at the office for the Sicilian Defense. Black has been denied counterplay and faces an all-out assault from the White major pieces.

24...Rb6 25.Rd4! Qe7 26.g5 Bb7

He could try to limit the damage with 26...Qxf6 27.gxf6 Bb7 28.Bxb7 Rxb7 29.Re5, but Rc5 will ensure a decisive penetration to one of the two back ranks.

27.Bxb7 Rxb7 28.Re5 Qc7 29.Rxe6+!

Inevitable.

29...fxe6 30.Qxe6+ Qe7 31.Qc8+ Kf7 32.Rf4+ Kg8 33.Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.Qxb7 Qc5+ 35.Kh1 Qd4 36.Qg7+!

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

The King and Pawn ending is easily winning , so why not?

36...Qxg7 37.hxg7 Kxg7 38.Kg2 h6 39.gxh6+ Kxh6 40.a3 a5 41.axb4 axb4 42.c4 Kg5 43.c5, 1-0.    

I don't know if 3.g4 is that well known, so you will certainly have the element of surprise on your side if you decide to go after the Sicilian in this manner. White's kingside pawns advance to constrict and hopefully attack Black's position. Play is original and avoids all the crowded theoretical highways. Interesting, is it not?

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