Master game · Sicilian Dragon

Erenburg, Sergey vs Sakaev, Konstantin, 2005

WCC. A Sicilian Dragon game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Erenburg, Sergey (2582)
Black
Sakaev, Konstantin (2668)
Event
WCC
Date
2005
Opening
B75 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. f3 a6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Nce2 Bb7 12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. O-O-O e6 16. Bg2 Ne5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Qe2 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Rc8 20. Bf2 Qa5 21. a3 b4 22. Qb7 O-O 23. Qxb4 Qc7 24. b3 Ne3 25. Rd2 a5 26. Qa4 Qc3 27. Rd3 Qxd3 0-1

Key positions

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

r . b q k . . r
. . . n p p b p
p . . p . n p .
. p . . . . P .
. . . N P . . .
. . N . B P . .
P P P Q . . . P
R . . . K B . R
10... Nh5!
r . . q k . . r
. b . n p p b p
p . . p . . p .
. p . . . . P .
. . . N P . . .
. . . . B P P .
P P P Q . . . .
R . . . K B . R
13... d5!
r . . q k . . r
. . . . . p b p
p . . . p . p .
. p . b n . P .
. . . N . P . .
. . . . B . P .
P P P Q . . B .
. . K R . . . R
17... Nc4!
. . r . k . . r
. . . . . p b p
p . . . p . p .
q p . . . . P .
. . n N . P . .
P . . . . . P .
. P P . . B Q .
. . K R . . . R
21... b4!
. . r . k . . r
. Q . . . p b p
p . . . p . p .
q . . . . . P .
. p n N . P . .
P . . . . . P .
. P P . . B . .
. . K R . . . R
22... O-O!
. . r . . r k .
. . q . . p b p
p . . . p . p .
. . . . . . P .
. Q n N . P . .
P P . . . . P .
. . P . . B . .
. . K R . . . R
24... Ne3!
. . r . . r k .
. . q . . p b p
. . . . p . p .
p . . . . . P .
Q . . N . P . .
P P . . n . P .
. . P R . B . .
. . K . . . . R
26... Qc3!
. . r . . r k .
. . . . . p b p
. . . . p . p .
p . . . . . P .
Q . . N . P . .
P P q R n . P .
. . P . . B . .
. . K . . . . R
27... Qxd3!

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