Master game · Closed Sicilian & Sidelines

Jonkman, Harmen vs Tiviakov, Sergei, 2002

Essent ch-NED. A Closed Sicilian & Sidelines game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Jonkman, Harmen (2520)
Black
Tiviakov, Sergei (2625)
Event
Essent ch-NED
Date
2002
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 Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bb1 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. b4 g6 17. h3 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Ba2 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bg7 22. d5 exd5 23. Bxd5 Nd4 24. Rxd4 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxe8+ Qxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kg7 29. Ra8 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rd7 31. b5 Bb2 32. a4 Kf6 33. Re8 Ba3 34. g4 Re7 35. Ra8 Bc5 36. Kg3 Re2 37. Rxa7 Bxf2+ 38. Kg2 Bc5+ 39. Kh1 Rf2 40. g5+ hxg5 41. Nh2 Ra2 42. Ng4+ Ke6 43. Nh6 f6 44. Ra8 f5 45. Rc8 Kf6 46. Rc7 Rxa4 47. Rf7+ Ke5 48. Rg7 Kf4 49. Rxg6 Kf3 0-1

Key positions

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

. q . r r . k .
p b . . . p b p
. p n . p n p .
. . . . . . B .
. P . P . . . .
P . N . . N . P
B . . . Q P P .
. . . R R . K .
19... h6!
. q . r r . k .
p b . . . p . .
. p n . p b p p
. . . . . . . .
. P . P N . . .
P . . . . N . P
B . . . Q P P .
. . . R R . K .
21... Bg7!
. q . r r . k .
p b . . . p b .
. p n . p . p p
. . . P . . . .
. P . . N . . .
P . . . . N . P
B . . . Q P P .
. . . R R . K .
22... exd5!
. q . . r . k .
p . . . . p b .
. p . . . N p p
. . . r . . . .
. P . . . . . .
P . . . . N . P
. . . . Q P P .
. . . . R . K .
26... Bxf6!
. q . . Q . k .
p . . . . p . .
. p . . . b p p
. . . r . . . .
. P . . . . . .
P . . . . N . P
. . . . . P P .
. . . . R . K .
27... Qxe8!
R . . . . . . .
p . . . . p k .
. p . . . b p p
. . . . . . . .
. P . . . . . .
P . . . . N . P
. . . . . P P K
. . . r . . . .
30... Rd7!
R . . . . . . .
p . . r . p k .
. p . . . b p p
. P . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
P . . . . N . P
. . . . . P P K
. . . . . . . .
31... Bb2!
R . . . . . . .
p . . r . p k .
. p . . . . p p
. P . . . . . .
P . . . . . . .
. . . . . N . P
. b . . . P P K
. . . . . . . .
32... Kf6!
. . . . R . . .
p . . r . p . .
. p . . . k p p
. P . . . . . .
P . . . . . P .
b . . . . N . P
. . . . . P . K
. . . . . . . .
34... Re7!
R . . . . . . .
p . . . r p . .
. p . . . k p p
. P . . . . . .
P . . . . . P .
b . . . . N . P
. . . . . P . K
. . . . . . . .
35... Bc5!
R . . . . . . .
p . . . r p . .
. p . . . k p p
. P b . . . . .
P . . . . . P .
. . . . . N K P
. . . . . P . .
. . . . . . . .
36... Re2!
. . . . . . . .
R . . . . p . .
. p . . . k p p
. P b . . . . .
P . . . . . P .
. . . . . N K P
. . . . r P . .
. . . . . . . .
37... Bxf2+!
. . . . . . . .
R . . . . p . .
. p . . . k p .
. P b . . . p .
P . . . . . N .
. . . . . . . P
r . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . K
42... Ke6!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. p . . . . R N
. P b . . p p .
r . . . . k . .
. . . . . . . P
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . K
49... Kf3!

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