Nihal's Accelerated Bb5+ Sicilian

Nihal once again experimenting with his Sicilian Variations (yes long way to go to the Shannon Number, we know), as he opted to miss out on the 2 Knights 2nd move, and opted to take his bishop into an accelerated Bb5+ opening.

This took Nihal's dad by surprise as he is used to seeing Bb5+ on the 3rd move, so coupled with this innovative mysterious thinking by Nihal, I pondered and endured a challenging yet strategic midgame over a refreshing bottle of Holsten Pils.

The countergambits paid off for Nihal, as he was not prepared to risk any silly moves, and eventually managed to scrape a draw, given that he was easliy losing towards the end with twice as many pieces lost mid game, but his two rooks and two knights hekped to secure Nihal's reputation as a chess prodigy.