Instructive wins by Andrei Kharlov in the Alapin Sicilian

Kharlov, Andrei - Zilberman, Yaacov
   1994 , B22
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Na3 Nf6 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Be3 cxd4

8. Qxd4

Offering exchange of queens since Black knight is badly placed on a6.

8. ... Qxd4 9. Bxd4 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Nd7 13. O-O-O f6 14. Rhe1 e5 15. Be3 Be7 16. Rd5 Nf8 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. Nf5 g6 19. Nxe7 Kxe7

20. f4

White maintains initiative despite many exchanges.

20. ... e4 21. Bf2 f5 22. Bh4+ Kf8 23. g3 Kg7 24. Rd7+ Kh6

25. b4!

The knight on a6 continues to be shut out of play

25. ... Rhc8 26. Kb2 Nac7 27. Bg5+ Kh5 28. Rxh7+ Kg4 29. Re3 1-0
Kharlov, Andrei - Csom Istvan
   1992 , B22
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Na3 Nf6 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bc5

White to move

Solution:

9. Qxc5 Qxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc7+ +- Kd8 12. Nxa8 Bd7 13. Nf3 Kc8 14. b4 Na4 15. Ne5 Be8 16. c4 Ne4 17. Bd3 Nec3 18. Kd2 f6 19. Nf3 e5 20. Bf5+ Kb8 21. Rhc1 g6 22. Be6 Ne4+ 23. Ke3 Bc6 24. b5 Nec5 25. bxc6 Nxe6 26. Rab1 b6 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Rd1 Nc3 29. Rxb6+ Kc7 30. Rb7+ Kxc6 31. Rdd7 Rc8 32. Ra7 Rb8 33. Rd3 Rb2 34. Rxc3 Nf4 35. Nd2 Nxg2+ 36. Ke2 Nf4+ 37. Kd1 1-0