Master game · c3 Sicilian
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V, 2020
Online Olym Top DivB 2020. A c3 Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Mamedyarov,S (2764)
Black
Ivanchuk,V (2678)
Event
Online Olym Top DivB 2020
Date
2020
Opening
B22 c3 Sicilian
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Ne7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Bd3 h6 12. h3 Nf5 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Bc2 Rd8
15. Qd3 g6 16. Qd2 g5 17. Qd3 Bc7 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Bb6 20. Nbd4 Bd7 21.
Rae1 Kf8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Ne5 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Be6 25. Nxc6 Re8 26. Ne5 Re7 27.
Qd4 Qg7 28. Qc5 Re8 29. Ba4 Qf6 30. Bxe8 Kxe8 31. Qd6 Kf8 32. Nd7+ Bxd7 33.
Qxf6 Rxe3 34. Qxh6+ Ke8 35. fxe3 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
25. Nxc6!
28. Qc5!
29. Ba4!
30. Bxe8!
32. Nd7+!
33. Qxf6!
35. fxe3!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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