Master game · Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Molander, Riku vs Zapata, A., 2002
40. Ann Open. A Closed Sicilian & Sidelines game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Molander, Riku (2301)
Black
Zapata, A. (2556)
Event
40. Ann Open
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 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Rfe1 Qb8
15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Bb1 g6 17. Ba2 Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bf4 Qc8 21. b4
Qd7 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Rc3 Nd8 24. Rce3 Nf7 25. h4 Nd6 26. Qe2 Nf5 27. Re6 Kf7 28.
h5 Ng7 29. hxg6+ hxg6 30. Re3 Nf5 31. Re6 Ng7 32. Re3 Bd6 33. Bxd6 Qxd6 34. Nd2
Rxe3 35. Qxe3 Rh8 36. Qf3 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Ba6+ 38. Bc4 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Re8+ 40. Ne4
Bxc4+ 41. Kd1 dxe4 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
26... Nf5!
36... Qh2+!
37... Ba6+!
38... Qh1+!
39... Re8+!
40... Bxc4+!
41... dxe4!
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