Master game · c3 Sicilian

Adams, Michael vs Jones, Gawain C B, 2007

5. Staunton Memorial. A c3 Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Adams, Michael (2724)
Black
Jones, Gawain C B (2526)
Event
5. Staunton Memorial
Date
2007
Opening
B22j c3 Sicilian
Result
1-0

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1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Qb3 e6 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. Na3 a6 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Qb6 Nd7 13. Qc7 Nde5 14. Qxe7+ Bxe7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd4 Bf6 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nc4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Ke7 20. Rhd1 Ra7 21. a4 a5 22. Kb1 f6 23. Bf3 f5 24. Nd6 Ne5 25. Be2 b6 26. f4 Nf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Rd6 Bb7 29. g3 Be4+ 30. Bd3 Bxd3+ 31. R1xd3 Rc8 32. Rxb6 h6 33. Rdd6 Re7 34. Rb5 Ra8 35. Ka2 g5 36. Ka3 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rc7 38. Re5 Rb7 39. Rexe6 Rab8 40. Re2 1-0

Key positions

The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.

r . b . . . . r
. p . n k p . p
p . . . p . p .
. . . . . . . .
. . N R . . . .
. . P . . . . .
P P . . B P P P
. . K . . . . R
20. Rhd1!
. . b . . . . r
r p . n k p . p
p . . . p . p .
. . . . . . . .
. . N R . . . .
. . P . . . . .
P P . . B P P P
. . K R . . . .
21. a4!
. . b . . . . r
r . . . k . . p
. p . N p . p .
p . . . n p . .
P . . R . . . .
. . P . . . . .
. P . . B P P P
. K . R . . . .
26. f4!
. . . . . . . r
r . . . . k . p
. p . R p . p .
p . . . . p . .
P . . . b P . .
. . P . . . P .
. P . . B . . P
. K . R . . . .
30. Bd3!
. . r . . . . .
r . . . . k . p
. p . R p . p .
p . . . . p . .
P . . . . P . .
. . P R . . P .
. P . . . . . P
. K . . . . . .
32. Rxb6!
. . r . . . . .
r . . . . k . .
. R . . p . p p
p . . . . p . .
P . . . . P . .
. . P R . . P .
. P . . . . . P
. K . . . . . .
33. Rdd6!
. . r . . . . .
. . . . r k . .
. R . R p . p p
p . . . . p . .
P . . . . P . .
. . P . . . P .
. P . . . . . P
. K . . . . . .
34. Rb5!
r . . . . . . .
. r . . . k . .
. . . R p . . p
p . . . R p . .
P . . . . P . .
K . P . . . . .
. P . . . . . P
. . . . . . . .
39. Rexe6!
. r . . . . . .
. r . . . k . .
. . . R R . . p
p . . . . p . .
P . . . . P . .
K . P . . . . .
. P . . . . . P
. . . . . . . .
40. Re2!

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