Master game · Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Recuero Guerra, David vs De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria, 2005
XI Anibal Open. A Closed Sicilian & Sidelines game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Recuero Guerra, David (2241)
Black
De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria (2470)
Event
XI Anibal Open
Date
2005
Opening
B23a Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d3 e6 6. f4 d5 7. e5 h5 8. Nf3 Nh6 9.
O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 Nf5 11. Nd1 c4 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. Kh1 Ncd4 14. Qd1 h4 15. Nxf5
Nxf5 16. d4 h3 17. dxc5 d4 18. b4 Qd5 19. Qe2 O-O-O 20. Kg1 d3 21. cxd3 cxd3
22. Qf2 hxg2 23. Kxg2 Nd4 24. Be3 Nxf3 25. Qxf3 Qc4 26. c6 Bxc6 27. Rac1 Bxf3+
28. Kxf3 d2 29. Rxc4+ bxc4 30. Ke2 c3 31. h3 Rdf8 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
12... Bc5!
14... h4!
15... Nxf5!
16... h3!
20... d3!
24... Nxf3!
25... Qc4!
26... Bxc6!
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