Master game · Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Brandenburg, Daan vs Tiviakov, Sergei, 2006
Dutch Open. A Closed Sicilian & Sidelines game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Brandenburg, Daan (2392)
Black
Tiviakov, Sergei (2668)
Event
Dutch Open
Date
2006
Opening
B22m Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 g6 10. Bg5 Bg7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bb5
Bd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Qe5 Kg7 20. Rfd1
Rad8 21. Qxf6+ Kxf6 22. Rd2 g5 23. Rad1 h5 24. h3 Rd5 25. Kf1 Nc6 26. g4 h4 27.
Ke2 Rb5 28. b4 a5 29. bxa5 Ne7 30. a4 Rb4 31. Ne5 Rxa4 32. f4 gxf4 33. Kf3 Ra3+
34. Kg2 Nd5 35. Rb1 Ne3+ 36. Kf2 Rxa5 37. Rxb7 Rxd4 38. Rxd4 Kxe5 39. Rd2 f6
40. Rh7 Ra1 41. Rb7 Rf1+ 42. Ke2 Rh1 43. Rb5+ Nd5 44. Rb3 Ke4 45. Kf2 f3 46.
Rbd3 Rh2+ 47. Kf1 Rxh3 48. Rd4+ Ke5 49. Kf2 Nc3 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
16... Rfd8!
17... Ne7!
20... Rad8!
24... Rd5!
25... Nc6!
32... gxf4!
40... Ra1!
42... Rh1!
43... Nd5!
44... Ke4!
49... Nc3!
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