Master game · Sicilian Dragon
David, Alberto vs Gashimov, Vugar, 2007
8. ch-Euro. A Sicilian Dragon game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
David, Alberto (2525)
Black
Gashimov, Vugar (2644)
Event
8. ch-Euro
Date
2007
Opening
B73 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. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Kh1 Bd7 10. f4 Rc8 11. Nb3 a6 12. a4 Be6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Qe1 Ne5 15.
Qh4 Kh8 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Rab1 Qb4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. Qf2 gxf5 21. c3
Qa5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Qxa4 24. Bd4 Rg8 25. Bd3 Nxd3 26. Bxf6+ exf6 27.
Qxd3 Rg6 28. Rbe1 Re8 29. Re2 Kg7 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Qd2 Rg5 32. Qf2 Qe5 33. h3
b5 34. Qf3 a5 35. Qf2 b4 36. cxb4 axb4 37. Qd2 Rg3 38. Re1 Qg5 39. Qxg5+ fxg5
40. Kg1 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
19... Bf6!
24... Rg8!
25... Nxd3!
27... Rg6!
28... Re8!
32... Qe5!
38... Qg5!
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