Master game · Sicilian Dragon

Fluvia Poyatos,Joa vs Nielsen,PH, 2012

Casino Barcelona Masters. A Sicilian Dragon game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Fluvia Poyatos,Joa (2490)
Black
Nielsen,PH (2662)
Event
Casino Barcelona Masters
Date
2012
Opening
B70 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. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nde2 Rb8 10. b3 b5 11. a3 a5 12. Bb2 b4 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nb1 Qc7 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Qc1 e5 17. c4 bxc3 18. Qxc3 d5 19. Rfc1 Bb7 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Qc4 Ndb4 22. Rd1 Qb6 23. Bc3 Rbc8 24. Qh4 Nc2 25. Nc4 Nxa1 26. Nxb6 Rxd1+ 27. Bf1 Rcd8 28. Qa4 Nc2 29. b4 N2d4 30. Nxd4 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 R8xd4 32. Nc4 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rxc4 34. Qb5 Rc1+ 35. Ke2 Bc6 36. Qa6 Bg2 37. b5 Rb1 38. f3 Bf1+ 39. Ke3 0-1

Key positions

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

. r b q . r k .
p p . . p p b p
. . n p . n p .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. P N . . . P .
P . P . N P B P
R . B Q . R K .
10... b5!
. r b q . r k .
p . . . p p b p
. . n p . n p .
. p . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
P P N . . . P .
. . P . N P B P
R . B Q . R K .
11... a5!
. r b q . r k .
. . . . p p b p
. . n p . n p .
p p . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
P P N . . . P .
. B P . N P B P
R . . Q . R K .
12... b4!
. r b r . . k .
. . q . . p b p
. . n p . n p .
. . . . p . . .
. . . . P . . .
. P Q . . . P .
. B . N N P B P
R . . . . R K .
18... d5!
. r b r . . k .
. . q . . p b p
. . n . . n p .
. . . p p . . .
. . . . P . . .
. P Q . . . P .
. B . N N P B P
R . R . . . K .
19... Bb7!
. . r r . . k .
. b . . . p b p
. q n . . . p .
. . . . p . . .
. . N . . . . Q
. P B . . . P .
. . n . N P B P
R . . R . . K .
25... Nxa1!
. . r r . . k .
. b . . . p b p
. N n . . . p .
. . . . p . . .
. . . . . . . Q
. P B . . . P .
. . . . N P B P
n . . R . . K .
26... Rxd1+!
. . . r . . k .
. b . . . p b p
. N n . . . p .
. . . . p . . .
Q . . . . . . .
. P B . . . P .
. . . . N P . P
n . . r . B K .
28... Nc2!
. . . . . . k .
. b . . . p b p
. . . . . . p .
. . . . p . . .
Q P N r . . . .
. . . . . . P .
. . . . . P . P
. . . r . B K .
32... Rxf1+!
. . . . . . k .
. b . . . p b p
. . . . . . p .
. . . . p . . .
Q P N r . . . .
. . . . . . P .
. . . . . P . P
. . . . . K . .
33... Rxc4!
. . . . . . k .
. . . . . p b p
Q . . . . . p .
. P . . p . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . P P .
. . . . K . b P
. r . . . . . .
38... Bf1+!

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