Master game · c3 Sicilian
Vajda, Levente vs Berkes, Ferenc, 2011
18. European Teams. A c3 Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Vajda, Levente (2584)
Black
Berkes, Ferenc (2705)
Event
18. European Teams
Date
2011
Opening
B22d c3 Sicilian
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 c4 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3
Bd6 9. g3 Nge7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Bg4 12. b4 Qd7 13. b5 Nd8 14. Qb3 b6 15. Re1
Nb7 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. c4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Rac8 21. Ra6
Rc7 22. Rd6 Qc8 23. Qa4 Bh3 24. Nc3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Nf5 26. Nd5 Qb7 27. Rc6 Nd4
28. Nxc7 Nxc6 29. bxc6 Qxc7 30. Qe4 h6 31. Rc1 a5 32. Rxc5 Rc8 33. h4 Qb6 34.
Rc1 Rc7 35. Rb1 Qa7 36. e6 fxe6 37. Qxe6+ Rf7 38. f4 Qe7 39. Qc4 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
26. Nd5!
27. Rc6!
28. Nxc7!
29. bxc6!
39. Qc4!
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