Master game · Open Sicilian
Najer,E vs Kovalenko,I, 2022
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss. A Open Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Najer,E (2659)
Black
Kovalenko,I (2674)
Event
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss
Date
2022
Opening
B43 Open Sicilian
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Bf1 Ng6 11. Nd5 Bc5 12. Qh5 d6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Rad1
Bxd5 15. exd5 e5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nf4 18. Qf3 O-O 19. g3 Ng6 20. c4 bxc4
21. Bxc4 f5 22. b4 f4 23. Re4 fxg3 24. Qxg3 Nf4 25. Kh1 Rf6 26. Rg1 Nh3 27. Rg2
Raf8 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
17... Nf4!
21... f5!
22... f4!
23... fxg3!
24... Nf4!
25... Rf6!
26... Nh3!
27... Raf8!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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