Master game · Sicilian Dragon
Hamdouchi, Hicham vs Nakamura, Hikaru, 2009
TOP 16 Poule Haute. A Sicilian Dragon game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Hamdouchi, Hicham (2596)
Black
Nakamura, Hikaru (2701)
Event
TOP 16 Poule Haute
Date
2009
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. a3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bb7 13. Nc6 Bxc6 14. dxc6 Ne5 15.
Qxb4 Nxc6 16. Qa3 d5 17. Rb1 Bd4 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19. Bd3 Qb6 20. a5 Qa7 21. Qa4+
Kf8 22. O-O Nxf3+ 23. Kh1 Nd2 24. Rxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qf4+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ Kh6 27. Qf4+
g5 28. Qxd2 e5 29. Re1 Qe7 30. Bf5 Rad8 31. Re3 Kg7 32. Qe2 e4 33. Qxa6 Rd6 34.
Qe2 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. Qxg4 Rh4 37. Qg3 Rf4 38. Bh3 d4 39. Re1 Qf6 40. Qg1 d3
41. cxd3 exd3 42. Rd1 d2 43. Bg2 Ra4 44. b4 Rxb4 45. a6 Rxa6 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
11... Nxd5!
12... Bb7!
13... Bxc6!
14... Ne5!
15... Nxc6!
19... Qb6!
20... Qa7!
21... Kf8!
22... Nxf3+!
23... Nd2!
28... e5!
31... Kg7!
32... e4!
38... d4!
40... d3!
45... Rxa6!
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