Master game · Caro-Kann
Alekseev, Evgeny vs Dreev, Aleksey, 2004
Aeroflot Open. A Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Alekseev, Evgeny (2609)
Black
Dreev, Aleksey (2682)
Event
Aeroflot Open
Date
2004
Opening
B12n Caro-Kann
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Qb3 Nd7 7. Nd2 f6 8. f4 g5
9. Ngf3 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Bh6 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. O-O Rg8 16. g3 Nf7 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bh5 Bg6 20. Bg4 Ke7 21.
Rfe1 e5 22. dxe5 h5 23. Bh3 h4 24. Re3 hxg3 25. hxg3 Nh6 26. a3 Bf5 27. Bg2 Bg4
28. Rae1 Nf5 29. Rd3 Bh5 30. Nf1 Raf8 31. Kh2 Rh8 32. Kg1 Rhg8 33. Kh2 b5 34.
Bh3 Nh6 35. Rd2 Rg5 36. Ne3 Bf3 37. Rf2 Rh5 38. Rxf3 Rxf3 39. Kg2 Rf8 40. Nc2
Nf7 41. e6 Ne5 42. Nd4 Nd3 43. Re3 Nf2 44. g4 Rxh3 45. Rxh3 Nxh3 46. Kxh3 c5
47. Nxb5 Kxe6 48. b4 b6 49. Kg3 Ke5 50. bxc5 bxc5 51. g5 d4 52. cxd4+ cxd4 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
17... Bf5!
18... axb6!
19... Bg6!
20... Ke7!
21... e5!
23... h4!
24... hxg3!
26... Bf5!
33... b5!
37... Rh5!
38... Rxf3!
39... Rf8!
40... Nf7!
42... Nd3!
44... Rxh3!
45... Nxh3!
46... c5!
47... Kxe6!
49... Ke5!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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