How to attack with Isolated pawn – games by Pavasovic

Here are three games from Alapin Sicilian that illustrate the typical ideas in IQP positions – d4-d5 break and piece sacrifices around the Black king.

Pavasovic, Dusko - Podkriznik, Gregor
   1999 , B22

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bg5 Qb8 16. Bb1 Rd7

17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bf5 +/-

19. ... Rcd8 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Ne5 Rc7 23. Qf3 f6 24. Ng4 Qd8 25. Rd4 Rd7 26. Ne3 Nc6 27. Rd2 Ne5 28. Qg3 d4 29. Nf5 d3 30. f4 Ng6 31. Qe3 Kf8 32. h4 Nh8 33. h5 g6 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Qh3 Kg8 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Ng4 Nf7 38. Nf2 Ba6 39. Red1 Qc7 40. Nxd3 Bxd3 41. Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Qxd3 Qxf4 43. Qd4 Qc7 44. Rd3 Qc1+ 45. Kh2 Qc7+ 46. Kg1 Qc1+ 47. Rd1 Qc7 48. a4 Qc6 49. b3 Qc2 50. Rd3 Qc1+ 51. Kh2 Qc7+ 52. Kh1 Qc1+ 53. Rd1 Qc2 54. Qd3 Qc5 55. Qd5 Qc2 56. Rf1 Qc7 57. Qe6 Qd8 58. Rc1 Qh8+ 59. Kg1 Qd8 60. Kh1 Qh8+ 61. Qh3 Qd8 62. Qc8 Qd2 63. Qc3 Qd8 64. Qc7 Qd2 65. Rc3 Qd4 66. Rf3 Qh4+ 67. Kg1 Qe1+ 68. Kh2 Qh4+ 69. Rh3 Qd4 70. Qc3 Qf4+ 71. Kg1 Qd6 72. Rd3 Qe6 73. Re3 Qd6 74. Re8 Qd1+ 75. Kf2 Qd7 76. Rc8 Qf5+ 77. Kg1 Qd5 78. Rc7 a6 79. Qc4 Qd1+ 80. Kf2 Qd2+ 81. Kf3 Qd1+ 82. Kg3 Qe1+ 83. Kh2 Qe5+ 84. g3 Qh5+ 85. Kg2 g5 86. g4 Qg6 87. Qc2 Qh6 88. Qf5 Qh8 89. Qe6 Qa8+ 90. Kg3 Qf8 91. Qe7 Qg8 92. Rb7 1-0

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Pavasovic, Dusko - Horvath, Csaba
   2000 , B22

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 g6 17. Ba2 Nh5

18. d5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Bf8 20. Ne4 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Nd4 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Nxd4 Qe5 24. Nc3 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Rxe2 26. Ndxe2 Nf6 27. Be3 Nd7 28. Bd4 Nb8 29. f3 Nc6 30. Kf2 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Kf6 32. Ke3 Bh6+ 33. Kd3 Bc1 34. Kc2 Bf4 35. g3 Be3 36. Kd3 Bc1 37. Kc2 Be3 38. Kd3 Bg1 39. Ne4+ Ke7 40. Ne2 Bxh2 41. Ke3 h5 42. Kf2 h4 43. gxh4 Be5 44. N2c3 1/2-1/2

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Pavasovic, Dusko - Groetz, Harald
   2002 , B22

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Bb1 Bf8 16. Bc1 g6 17. Ba2 Ne7 18. Ne5 Nf5 19. Bf4 Qe7

20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. d5 Kh7 23. Qf3

It turns out that Black can't hold on to his material advantage.

23. ... Ng7 24. Bg8+ Nxg8 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. Be5 Rf8 27. Qd3 Bc5 28. Ne4 Rad8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Nxc5 bxc5 31. Qc3+ Nf6 32. Qxc5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. Qxa7+ Rf7 35. Qc5 Bb7 36. b4 g5 37. a4 Rd7 38. h3 g4 39. Kh2 gxh3 40. Kxh3 Rd3+ 41. f3 Kg6 42. a5 Rd5 43. Qc4 Rd2 44. b5 Bd5 45. Qb4 Rc2 46. Qb1 Be6+ 47. g4 1-0