Master game · Open Sicilian

Zhou,Qiyu vs Yemelin,V, 2016

VII ShakkiNet GM 2016. A Open Sicilian game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Zhou,Qiyu (2239)
Black
Yemelin,V (2551)
Event
VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
Date
2016
Opening
B28 Open Sicilian
Result
0-1

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Qe2 Be6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. f3 Nbd7 14. Kh1 Nb6 15. Bb4 Na4 16. Na5 b6 17. Nc4 Red8 18. Re1 a5 19. Ba3 Nxc3 20. Qf1 b5 21. Ne3 b4 22. Bb2 Na4 23. Nd1 Nxb2 24. Nxb2 d5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. a3 Nf4 27. Be4 Rab8 28. axb4 f5 29. Bd3 Rxb4 30. g3 Nh5 31. Nd1 Nf6 32. Nf2 Bd5 33. Bxf5 Bxf3+ 34. Kg1 Rd2 35. Qa6 Qc5 36. Qc8+ Qxc8 37. Bxc8 Rxc2 38. Bf5 e4 39. Rxa5 Rbb2 40. Rf1 g6 41. Be6+ Kg7 42. Bh3 Be2 43. Rfa1 e3 44. Nd1 Bxd1 45. Rxd1 Rxh2 46. Be6 Rbg2+ 47. Kf1 e2+ 0-1

Key positions

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

r . . . r . k .
. p q . . p p p
p n . p b n . .
. . . . p . . .
. B . . P . . .
. N P B . P . .
P . P . Q . P P
R . . R . . . K
15... Na4!
r . . . r . k .
. p q . . p p p
p . . p b n . .
N . . . p . . .
n B . . P . . .
. . P B . P . .
P . P . Q . P P
R . . R . . . K
16... b6!
r . . . r . k .
. . q . . p p p
p p . p b n . .
. . . . p . . .
n B N . P . . .
. . P B . P . .
P . P . Q . P P
R . . R . . . K
17... Red8!
r . . r . . k .
. . q . . p p p
p p . p b n . .
. . . . p . . .
n B N . P . . .
. . P B . P . .
P . P . Q . P P
R . . . R . . K
18... a5!
r . . r . . k .
. . q . . p p p
. p . p b n . .
p . . . p . . .
n . N . P . . .
B . P B . P . .
P . P . Q . P P
R . . . R . . K
19... Nxc3!
r . . r . . k .
. . q . . p p p
. . . p b n . .
p p . . p . . .
. . . . P . . .
B . n B N P . .
P . P . . . P P
R . . . R Q . K
21... b4!
r . . r . . k .
. . q . . p p p
. . . p b n . .
p . . . p . . .
. p . . P . . .
. . . B . P . .
P N P . . . P P
R . . . R Q . K
24... d5!
r . . r . . k .
. . q . . p p p
. . . . b n . .
p . . P p . . .
. p . . . . . .
. . . B . P . .
P N P . . . P P
R . . . R Q . K
25... Nxd5!
r . . r . . k .
. . q . . p p p
. . . . b . . .
p . . n p . . .
. p . . . . . .
P . . B . P . .
. N P . . . P P
R . . . R Q . K
26... Nf4!
. . . r . . k .
. . q . . . p p
. . . . b n . .
p . . . p p . .
. r . . . . . .
. . . B . P P .
. . P . . N . P
R . . . R Q . K
32... Bd5!
. . . . . . k .
. . q . . . p p
Q . . . . n . .
p . . . p B . .
. r . . . . . .
. . . . . b P .
. . P r . N . P
R . . . R . K .
35... Qc5!
. . Q . . . k .
. . . . . . p p
. . . . . n . .
p . q . p B . .
. r . . . . . .
. . . . . b P .
. . P r . N . P
R . . . R . K .
36... Qxc8!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
. . . . . n p .
R . . . . . . .
. . . . p . . .
. . . . . b P B
. r r . . N . P
. . . . . R K .
42... Be2!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
. . . . . n p .
R . . . . . . .
. . . . p . . .
. . . . . . P B
. r r . b N . P
R . . . . . K .
43... e3!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
. . . . . n p .
R . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . p . P B
. r r . b . . P
R . . N . . K .
44... Bxd1!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
. . . . . n p .
R . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . p . P B
. r r . . . . P
. . . R . . K .
45... Rxh2!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
. . . . B n p .
R . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . p . P .
. r . . . . . r
. . . R . . K .
46... Rbg2+!
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . k p
. . . . B n p .
R . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . p . P .
. . . . . . r r
. . . R . K . .
47... e2+!

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