Master game · Open Sicilian
Negi,P vs Hou Yifan, 2015
Showdown Rapid 2 2015. A Open Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Negi,P (2664)
Black
Hou Yifan (2683)
Event
Showdown Rapid 2 2015
Date
2015
Opening
B28 Open Sicilian
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. f3 d6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. b4 Qb8 15.
a3 Rfe8 16. Nb3 Bc6 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bf1 Ne5 19. Qf2 Bd7 20. Nb1 Ba4 21. N1d2 b5
22. c5 dxc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Nfd7 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qd4 Nb6 27. Rc1 Rd8
28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Qc5 Bxb3 30. Nxb3 Nbc4 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. a4 bxa4 33. Nc5 Nb2
34. Ra1 a3 35. Bxa6 a2 36. Kg1 Rd1+ 37. Rxd1 Nxd1 38. Nb3 Kf8 39. Kf1 Ne3+ 40.
Ke2 Nc2 41. Kd2 Nxb4 42. Be2 Nec6 43. Kc3 Ke7 44. Bb5 Kd6 45. Kb2 g5 46. g3 Ne5
47. Be2 Ned3+ 48. Kc3 Nc1 49. Na1 Nxe2+ 50. Kxb4 Nd4 51. f4 gxf4 52. gxf4 Ne2
53. f5 e5 54. Ka3 Nc3 55. Nc2 Ke7 56. Kb2 Nxe4 57. Ne3 Kf6 58. Ng4+ Kxf5 59.
Nxh6+ Ke6 60. Kxa2 f5 61. Kb2 Kf6 62. Kc2 Nd6 63. Kd3 Kg7 64. Nxf5+ Nxf5 65.
Ke4 Kf6 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
20... Ba4!
21... b5!
24... Nfd7!
25... Rxc8!
32... bxa4!
34... a3!
35... a2!
36... Rd1+!
41... Nxb4!
44... Kd6!
48... Nc1!
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