Master game · Nimzo-Indian
Bareev, Evgeny vs Morozevich, Alexander, 2005
RUS Ch Superfinal. A Nimzo-Indian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Bareev, Evgeny (2675)
Black
Morozevich, Alexander (2707)
Event
RUS Ch Superfinal
Date
2005
Opening
E38g Nimzo-Indian
Result
1-0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. g3 a6 8. Bf4
d6 9. Bg2 h6 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. O-O e5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 exf4 14. dxc6 fxg3
15. hxg3 Qxc6 16. b4 Bxb4 17. Qb2 Bc5 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. Qxg7 hxg5 20. Qxh8+ Ke7
21. Rc4 Qd8 22. Qg7 Be6 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Qxg5+ Ke8 25. Bc6+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27.
Qh4+ Kf8 28. Rxb7 Kg7 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Rh4 Qb2 33.
Qg5+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
12. Nd5!
16. b4!
17. Qb2!
18. Ng5!
19. Qxg7!
20. Qxh8+!
23. Rb1!
25. Bc6+!
33. Qg5+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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