Master game · Closed Sicilian & Sidelines
Richards, Heather S vs Tiviakov, Sergei, 2003
11. Aosta Open. A Closed Sicilian & Sidelines game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Richards, Heather S (2221)
Black
Tiviakov, Sergei (2635)
Event
11. Aosta Open
Date
2003
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 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Rfe1
Rfe8 15. Bg5 Qb8 16. Bb1 g6 17. Ba2 Nh5 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Qe3 Ne7 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Ne5 Nf5 23. Qc3 Qc8 24. Qxc8 Rxc8 25. g4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd6 27.
Re3 Nf4 28. d5 exd5 29. Bxd5 Rc5 30. Nxf7 Nxd5 31. Nxd6 Rxe3 32. fxe3 Nxe3 33.
Re1 Nxg4 34. Re7+ Kf6 35. Rxh7 Ke5 36. Ne8 Rc2 37. b3 a5 38. Re7+ Kd4 39. Re6
g5 40. h3 Nf2 41. Kg2 Ne4+ 42. Kg1 Nd2 43. Rxb6 Ke3 44. Re6+ Kf3 45. Kh2 Kf2
46. h4 g4 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
20... Ne7!
22... Nf5!
25... Bxe4!
26... Nd6!
27... Nf4!
31... Rxe3!
32... Nxe3!
33... Nxg4!
37... a5!
38... Kd4!
44... Kf3!
45... Kf2!
46... g4!
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