Master game · Scandinavian

Bartel,Mat vs Schroeder,Ja, 2022

Bundesliga 2021-22. A Scandinavian game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Bartel,Mat (2616)
Black
Schroeder,Ja (2564)
Event
Bundesliga 2021-22
Date
2022
Opening
B01 Scandinavian
Result
1-0

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nge2 Bd7 7. d3 O-O-O 8. h3 e5 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. a4 Nd4 11. O-O Bc6 12. a5 Qa6 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 exd4 15. Ne4 Qc6 16. a6 b6 17. Qf3 Nxe4 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. dxe4 Bd6 20. c3 dxc3 21. Bxc3 f6 22. Rac1 Qa4 23. e5 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Qb7+ Kd7 27. Qxc7+ Ke6 28. Rc6+ Qxc6+ 29. Qxc6+ Kf7 30. Qd7+ 1-0

Key positions

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

. . k r . b . r
p p p . . p p p
. q b . . n . .
. . . . p . . .
P . . n . . . .
. . N P . . P P
. P P B N P B .
R . . Q . R K .
12. a5!
. . k r . b . r
p p p . . p p p
q . b . . n . .
P . . . p . . .
. . . n . . . .
. . N P . . P P
. P P B N P B .
R . . Q . R K .
13. Nxd4!
. . k r . b . r
p p p . . p p p
q . . . . n . .
P . . . p . . .
. . . N . . . .
. . N P . . P P
. P P B . P b .
R . . Q . R K .
14. Kxg2!
. . k r . b . r
p p p . . p p p
q . . . . n . .
P . . . . . . .
. . . p . . . .
. . N P . . P P
. P P B . P K .
R . . Q . R . .
15. Ne4!
. . k r . b . r
p . p . . p p p
P p q . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . p n . . .
. . . P . Q P P
. P P B . P K .
R . . . . R . .
18. Rfe1!
. . k . r . . r
p . p . . p p p
P p q b . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . p P . . .
. . . . . Q P P
. P P B . P K .
R . . . R . . .
20. c3!
. . k . r . . r
p . p . . p p p
P p q b . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. . p . . Q P P
. P . B . P K .
R . . . R . . .
21. Bxc3!
. . k . r . . r
p . p . . . p p
P p q b . p . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. . B . . Q P P
. P . . . P K .
R . . . R . . .
22. Rac1!
. . k . r . . r
p . p . . . p p
P p . b . p . .
. . . . . . . .
q . . . P . . .
. . B . . Q P P
. P . . . P K .
. . R . R . . .
23. e5!
. . k . r . . r
p . p . . . p p
P p . b . . . .
. . . . p . . .
q . . . . . . .
. . B . . Q P P
. P . . . P K .
. . R . R . . .
24. Bxe5!
. . k . r . . r
p . p . . . p p
P p . . . . . .
. . . . b . . .
q . . . . . . .
. . . . . Q P P
. P . . . P K .
. . R . R . . .
25. Rxe5!
. . k . . . . r
p . p . . . p p
P p . . . . . .
. . . . r . . .
q . . . . . . .
. . . . . Q P P
. P . . . P K .
. . R . . . . .
26. Qb7+!
. . . . . . . r
p Q p k . . p p
P p . . . . . .
. . . . r . . .
q . . . . . . .
. . . . . . P P
. P . . . P K .
. . R . . . . .
27. Qxc7+!
. . . . . . . r
p . Q . . . p p
P p . . k . . .
. . . . r . . .
q . . . . . . .
. . . . . . P P
. P . . . P K .
. . R . . . . .
28. Rc6+!

Drill the key positions in spaced repetition

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