Managing the Clock in a Peculiar Sicilian | Standard Chess #297

In a faster Standard game (10+2), I face an unusual line of the Sicilian, 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4!? cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 and now the queenside fianchetto 5.b3!?. My opponent seemed familiar with this line, so I tried to relatively quickly and solidly without going out of my way to force matters. A critical moment arises in the middlegame where I spend two minutes calculating a key continuation, but will my opponent even play it? Review this game on lichess.org: https://lichess.org/L2VU2EUCsBGl Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew or via PayPal: https://t.co/VBFOLJHt2m Follow me on Twitch:   / johnbartholomew   Follow me on Twitter:   / fins0905   Add me as a friend on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/member/fins0905... My 100 Endgames You Must Know Course on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/100-endgame... My London System (1.d4 and 2.Bf4) Course on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/the-london-... The Checkmate Patterns Manual (with CraftyRaf): https://www.chessable.com/the-checkma... My Scandinavian Course (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-joh... I offer private online chess lessons. Navigate to my "About" section, and then click on "For business inquiries" to reveal my email address. Recommended chess books and equipment: 1950 Dubrovnik reproduction set (Bobby Fischer's favorite!) on Chess Bazaar: https://www.chessbazaar.com/the-repro... You can use coupon code JOHN30 for 30% off! Wood board: https://amzn.to/2H9iATl Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna: https://amzn.to/2xJ2auH Amateur to IM: https://amzn.to/2Dph3IG Life and Games of Mikhail Tal: https://amzn.to/2zq741X