Master game · Sicilian Dragon

Antipov,M2 vs Lagarde,Max, 2021

21st ch-EUR Indiv 2021. A Sicilian Dragon game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Antipov,M2 (2607)
Black
Lagarde,Max (2631)
Event
21st ch-EUR Indiv 2021
Date
2021
Opening
B72 Sicilian Dragon
Result
0-1

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Bf3 Qa5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 e5 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. b3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rac8 19. Rd2 Rc3 20. Be4 Re8 21. Rhd1 Qa3 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Re5 24. Qxd6 Ra5 25. Qd8+ Kg7 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Re2 Qxa2+ 28. Kc1 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Rxc2+ 30. Ke1 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Ra1+ 32. Rd1 Rxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Rxd1 34. Kxd1 Kf7 0-1

Key positions

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

r . b . . r k .
. . . . p p b p
p . . p . n p .
q . . N . . . .
. p . B P . . .
. . . . . B . P
P P P Q . P P .
. K . R . . . R
14... Nxd5!
r . . . . r k .
. . . . . p . p
p . . p b . p .
q . . . . . . .
. p . Q . . . .
. P . . . B . P
P . P . . P P .
. K . R . . . R
18... Rac8!
. . . . r . k .
. . . . . p . p
p . . p . . p .
. . . Q . . . .
. p . . . . . .
q P r . . . . P
P . P R . P P .
. K . R . . . .
23... Re5!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
r . . . . . . .
. p . Q . . . .
q P r . . . . P
P . P . R P P .
. K . R . . . .
27... Qxa2+!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
r . . . . . . .
. p . Q . . . .
. P r . . . . P
q . P . R P P .
. . K R . . . .
28... Qa1+!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
r . . . . . . .
. p . Q . . . .
. P r . . . . P
. . P K R P P .
q . . R . . . .
29... Rxc2+!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
r . . . . . . .
. p . Q . . . .
. P . . . . . P
. . r . R P P .
q . . R K . . .
30... Qxd4!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
r . . . . . . .
. p . R . . . .
. P . . . . . P
. . r . R P P .
. . . . K . . .
31... Ra1+!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
. . . . . . . .
. p . . . . . .
. P . . . . . P
. . r . R P P .
r . . R K . . .
32... Rxe2+!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
p . . . . p p .
. . . . . . . .
. p . . . . . .
. P . . . . . P
. . . . K P P .
r . . R . . . .
33... Rxd1!

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