Master game · Sicilian Dragon

Nihal,Sarin vs Erigaisi,Arjun, 2021

Meltwater Indian Qualfier. A Sicilian Dragon game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Nihal,Sarin (2620)
Black
Erigaisi,Arjun (2567)
Event
Meltwater Indian Qualfier
Date
2021
Opening
B70 Sicilian Dragon
Result
0-1

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nb3 Be6 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Bf1 a5 11. a4 Rc8 12. Nb5 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nb4 14. Bc4 Nxe4 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Rxe4 d5 17. Re2 d4 18. Bd2 d3 19. Re4 Nc2 20. Rb1 Qd5 21. f3 b6 22. Bc3 Rd8 23. Qd2 e5 24. Rd1 Qxb3 25. h4 Qd5 26. h5 Rf5 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Rg4 Kf7 29. Rh4 g5 30. Rh3 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Kg6 32. Rg1 Rff8 33. Rf1 Qe3 34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Re1 Nc2 36. Rd1 Rf4 37. Kg1 Rxa4 38. f4 exf4 39. Rhxd3 Rxd3 40. Rxd3 Bxc3 41. bxc3 Ne3 42. g3 Ra1+ 43. Kf2 Ng4+ 44. Kg2 Ne3+ 45. Kf2 Rf1+ 46. Ke2 fxg3 47. Rd6+ Kh5 0-1

Key positions

The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.

. . r q . r k .
. p . . p p b p
. . n p b n p .
p N . . . . . .
P . . . P . . .
. N . . . . . .
. P P . . P P P
R . B Q R B K .
12... Bxb3!
. . r q . r k .
. p . . p p b p
. . . p . n p .
p N . . . . . .
P n B . P . . .
. P . . . . . .
. P . . . P P P
R . B Q R . K .
14... Nxe4!
. . r q . . k .
. p . . p r b p
. . . p . . p .
p N . . . . . .
P n . . R . . .
. P . . . . . .
. P . . . P P P
R . B Q . . K .
16... d5!
. . r q . . k .
. p . . p r b p
. . . . . . p .
p N . p . . . .
P n . . . . . .
. P . . . . . .
. P . . R P P P
R . B Q . . K .
17... d4!
. . r q . . k .
. p . . p r b p
. . . . . . p .
p N . . . . . .
P n . p . . . .
. P . . . . . .
. P . B R P P P
R . . Q . . K .
18... d3!
. . . r . . . .
. . . . . k b .
. p . . . . . .
p N q . p r p .
P . . . . . . .
. . B p . P . R
. P n Q . . P .
. . . R . . . K
31... Kg6!
. . . r . r . .
. . . . . . b .
. p . . . . k .
p N q . p . p .
P . . . . . . .
. . B p . P . R
. P n Q . . P .
. . . . . R . K
33... Qe3!
. . . r . r . .
. . . . . . b .
. p . . . . k .
p N . . p . p .
P . . . . . . .
. . B p Q P . R
. P n . . . P .
. . . . . R . K
34... Nxe3!
. . . r . . . .
. . . . . . b .
. p . . . . k .
p N . . p . p .
P . . . . r . .
. . B p . P . R
. P n . . . P .
. . . R . . K .
37... Rxa4!
. . . r . . . .
. . . . . . b .
. p . . . . k .
p N . . p . p .
r . . . . P . .
. . B p . . . R
. P n . . . P .
. . . R . . K .
38... exf4!
. . . r . . . .
. . . . . . b .
. p . . . . k .
p N . . . . p .
r . . . . p . .
. . B R . . . .
. P n . . . P .
. . . R . . K .
39... Rxd3!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. p . . . . k .
p N . . . . p .
. . . . . p . .
. . P R n . P .
. . . . K . . .
. . . . . r . .
46... fxg3!

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