Standard Chess #261: bosspotato vs. IM Bartholomew (Sicilian Defense)

A channel viewer, bosspotato, tries 2.Qe2!? against my French Defense, after which the game flows in to Closed Sicilian waters. My queenside counterplay unfolds in the same vein as Standard Chess #224 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAwAh7vo3uY), but White defends well. A tricky R+N vs. R+B endgame arises where piece activity and an outside pawn play a critical role.

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