Master game · c3 Sicilian
Boruchovsky,A vs Kulkarni,C, 2018
29th Czech Rapid G1 2018. A c3 Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Boruchovsky,A (2558)
Black
Kulkarni,C (2336)
Event
29th Czech Rapid G1 2018
Date
2018
Opening
B22 c3 Sicilian
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h4 Kh8 20. Bg5 h6 21.
Rd3 Rg8 22. Rf3 Kh7 23. Qh5 Qf8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rxf6 Nxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kh8 27.
Nxg8 Kxg8 28. Rc3 Rd8 29. Qe5 Qd6 30. Qf6 Qxd4 31. Qxh6 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd3 33.
Rxc6 Rd8 34. Rc3 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
17. Ne4!
18. Rac1!
21. Rd3!
22. Rf3!
23. Qh5!
24. Bxf6!
25. Rxf6!
26. Nxf6+!
27. Nxg8!
28. Rc3!
30. Qf6!
33. Rxc6!
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