Master game · Open Sicilian
Maltsevskaya,Aleksandra vs Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo, 2025
9th Semana Santa Alicante. A Open Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Maltsevskaya,Aleksandra (2383)
Black
Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2585)
Event
9th Semana Santa Alicante
Date
2025
Opening
B28 Open Sicilian
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 Nd7 7. c4 Qc6 8. Nc3
Ngf6 9. Be2 b6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. O-O Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. Bf3 Rab8 16. b3 Be5 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Be8 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Qc2 Bd4 21.
Rcd1 Qa5 22. Bd2 Qc7 23. Be3 Rb6 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Ne4 Nh7 26. c5 Rbb8 27. Rd2
Bc6 28. Qd1 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 e5 30. Qe2 Rd5 31. Qxa6 Ng5 32. Re1 Nxf3+ 33. gxf3
Rxc5 34. Qd3 Rb6 35. Qe4 Rf6 36. b4 Rc3 37. b5 Rcxf3 38. b6 Qxb6 39. Rb1 Rg6+
40. Kh2 Qf6 41. Rbb2 Qg5 42. Qg4 Rxh3+ 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
27... Bc6!
28... Bxe4!
29... e5!
31... Ng5!
32... Nxf3+!
37... Rcxf3!
38... Qxb6!
40... Qf6!
41... Qg5!
42... Rxh3+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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