Master game · Open Sicilian
Timman,J vs Jobava,Ba, 2014
Unive Timman-Jobava 2014. A Open Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Timman,J (2601)
Black
Jobava,Ba (2717)
Event
Unive Timman-Jobava 2014
Date
2014
Opening
B43 Open Sicilian
Result
0-1
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1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Be3 Qc8 11. a3 d5 12. f3 dxe4 13. fxe4 Ng6 14. Rad1
Be7 15. Qh5 Qc7 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Rf3 h6 18. Rxf7 Rxf7 19. Qxg6 Rd8 20. Nd5 Bxd5
21. exd5 Bc5 22. c3 Rxd5 23. Qxe6 Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 Qd6 25. Bf5 g6 26. Qxg6+ Qxg6
27. Bxg6 Rfd7 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. Be4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Ke3 Rd1 32. Ke2 Rh1
33. h3 Kf6 34. Kd3 Ke5 35. Bb7 a5 36. Bc6 b4 37. Kc2 Kd4 38. Kb3 Kc5 39. Bf3
Re1 40. Ka4 Re7 41. Bd1 Rd7 42. Bg4 Rd3 43. Bf5 Re3 44. Bc8 h5 45. Bf5 Re2 46.
Kxa5 b3 47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Rxb2 49. Ka4 Kc4 50. g5 Re2 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
20... Bxd5!
21... Bc5!
24... Qd6!
26... Qxg6!
27... Rfd7!
29... Rxd4!
30... Rxd4!
34... Ke5!
35... a5!
36... b4!
37... Kd4!
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