Master game · Open Sicilian

Drori,Saar vs Golod,V, 2016

ch-ISR 2016. A Open Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Drori,Saar (2318)
Black
Golod,V (2549)
Event
ch-ISR 2016
Date
2016
Opening
B28 Open Sicilian
Result
0-1

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bc4 d6 9. Nd5 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Be6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. O-O Nc6 13. c3 Rad8 14. Qe2 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Rxd5 17. Nc4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Qe6 19. b3 e4 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. Qc2 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Rc1 f5 24. a4 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Na3 b4 27. cxb4 Nxb4 28. Nc4 Rxb3 29. g4 Nd3 30. Rd1 fxg4 31. Nd2 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 e3+ 33. Kg1 Rd3 34. Re1 exd2 35. Rd1 Kf7 36. Kf2 Kg6 0-1

Key positions

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

. . . r . r k .
. p . . . p p p
p . n p b q . .
. . . . p . . .
. . B . P . . .
. . P . . . . .
P P . N Q P P P
R . . . . R K .
14... d5!
. . . . . r k .
. p . . . p p p
p . n . . q . .
. . . r p . . .
. . N . . . . .
. . P . . . . .
P P . . Q P P P
R . . . . R K .
17... Rfd8!
. . . r . . k .
. p . . . p p p
p . n . q . . .
. . . R . . . .
. . N . p . . .
. P P . . . . .
P . . . Q P P P
R . . . . . K .
20... Qxd5!
. . . r . . k .
. p . . . p p p
p . n . . . . .
. . . q . . . .
. . N . p . . .
. P P . . . . .
P . Q . . P P P
R . . . . . K .
21... Qd3!
. . . r . . k .
. p . . . p p p
p . n . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . N . p . . .
. P P Q . . . .
P . . . . P P P
R . . . . . K .
22... Rxd3!
. . . . . . k .
. p . . . p p p
p . n . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . N . p . . .
. P P r . . . .
P . . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
23... f5!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . n . . . . .
. p . . . p . .
. . . . p . . .
N P P r . . . .
. . . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
26... b4!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . p . .
. n N . p . . .
. P . r . . . .
. . . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
28... Rxb3!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . p . .
. . N . p . P .
. r . n . . . .
. . . . . P . P
. . . R . . K .
30... fxg4!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . p . p .
. r . n . . . .
. . . N . P . P
. . . R . . K .
31... Nxf2!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . p . p .
. r . . . . . .
. . . N . K . P
. . . R . . . .
32... e3+!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . p .
. r . . p . . .
. . . N . . . P
. . . R . . K .
33... Rd3!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . p .
. . . r p . . .
. . . N . . . P
. . . . R . K .
34... exd2!

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