Master game · Closed Sicilian & Sidelines

Howell, David W L vs Tiviakov, Sergei, 2005

14. Monarch Assurance. A Closed Sicilian & Sidelines game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Howell, David W L (2471)
Black
Tiviakov, Sergei (2678)
Event
14. Monarch Assurance
Date
2005
Opening
B22m Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Result
0-1

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1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 g6 10. Bc4 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Bf4 Ned5 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. f4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Ne4 19. Be1 Qxa3 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxe6 Qe7 22. Qa2 Kf8 23. f5 gxf5 24. Bh4 Qxh4 25. Bxf7 Nxc3 26. Qa3+ Kxf7 27. Qxc3 Qe4 28. Qh3 Kg8 29. Rfe1 Qg4 30. Qb3+ Kh8 31. d5 Rg8 32. Qa2 Bc3 33. Re2 f4 34. Qc2 Bf6 35. Qe4 f3 36. Qxg4 Rxg4 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. g3 Rd4 39. Rc1 Bxd5 0-1

Key positions

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

r . . . . r k .
p b . . q p b p
. p . . p n p .
. . . n N . . .
. . B P . P . .
P . N . . . B .
. P . . Q . P P
. . . R . R K .
17... Nxc3!
r . . . . r k .
p b . . q p b p
. p . . p n p .
. . . . N . . .
. . B P . P . .
P . P . . . B .
. . . . Q . P P
. . . R . R K .
18... Ne4!
r . . . . r k .
p b . . q p b p
. p . . p . p .
. . . . N . . .
. . B P n P . .
P . P . . . . .
. . . . Q . P P
. . . R B R K .
19... Qxa3!
r . . . . r k .
p b . . . N b p
. p . . p . p .
. . . . . . . .
. . B P n P . .
q . P . . . . .
. . . . Q . P P
. . . R B R K .
20... Rxf7!
r . . . . k . .
p b . . q r b p
. p . . B . . .
. . . . . p . .
. . . P n . . B
. . P . . . . .
Q . . . . . P P
. . . R . R K .
24... Qxh4!
r . . . . k . .
p b . . . B b p
. p . . . . . .
. . . . . p . .
. . . P n . . q
. . P . . . . .
Q . . . . . P P
. . . R . R K .
25... Nxc3!
r . . . . k . .
p b . . . B b p
. p . . . . . .
. . . . . p . .
. . . P . . . q
Q . n . . . . .
. . . . . . P P
. . . R . R K .
26... Kxf7!
r . . . . . k .
p b . . . . b p
. p . . . . . .
. . . . . p . .
. . . P q . . .
. . . . . . . Q
. . . . . . P P
. . . R R . K .
29... Qg4!
. . . . . . r k
p b . . . . . p
. p . . . b . .
. . . P . . . .
. . . . Q p q .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . R . P P
. . . R . . K .
35... f3!
. . . . R . . k
p b . . . . . p
. p . . . b . .
. . . P . . . .
. . . . . . r .
. . . . . p . .
. . . . . . P P
. . . R . . K .
37... Kg7!

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