Master game · Classical Caro-Kann
Balogh, C. vs Ragger, Markus, 2012
TCh-AUT 1. Bundesliga 2012. A Classical Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Balogh, C. (2665)
Black
Ragger, Markus (2655)
Event
TCh-AUT 1. Bundesliga 2012
Date
2012
Opening
B19k Classical Caro-Kann
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 c5
15. g4 Nxg4 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Ne5 Ndxe5 18. dxe5 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rdg1 Nxe4
21. Qxe4 Bf6 22. c3 Qd6 23. Bxh6 Qd5 24. Qg6 Qf5+ 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Bxg7 Bxg7
27. h6 Rf7 28. Rh5 Re8 29. hxg7 Rxg7 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxf5 b6 32. Rf4 Re2 33.
a4 a6 34. Ka2 Rd2 35. Rf5 Kg6 36. Rf8 Kg7 37. Ra8 a5 38. Rb8 Rd6 39. Kb3 Kf7
40. Kc4 Rf6 41. f3 Rd6 42. Kb5 Rd2 43. Rb7+ Ke8 44. Rxb6 Rxb2+ 45. Kxc5 Rf2 46.
Re6+ Kd7 47. Re3 Ra2 48. Kb5 Rb2+ 49. Kxa5 Kc6 50. f4 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
17. Ne5!
18. dxe5!
19. exf6!
23. Bxh6!
24. Qg6!
25. Qxf5!
26. Bxg7!
27. h6!
29. hxg7!
30. Rxg7+!
31. Rxf5!
33. a4!
37. Ra8!
38. Rb8!
39. Kb3!
40. Kc4!
42. Kb5!
49. Kxa5!
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