Master game · Caro-Kann
Bersamina,Paulo vs Bluebaum,M, 2024
45th Olympiad 2024. A Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Bersamina,Paulo (2425)
Black
Bluebaum,M (2640)
Event
45th Olympiad 2024
Date
2024
Opening
B12 Caro-Kann
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. b4 Qa6 8. e6
Qxd3 9. cxd3 fxe6 10. Nd2 Nh6 11. Ndf3 Nf5 12. Ne2 g6 13. Nf4 a5 14. Nxe6 Kd7
15. Nxf8+ Rxf8 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. O-O Ra4 18. Ne5+ Kc8 19. Nxg6 Rg8 20. Nf4 Nxd4
21. f3 Nb3 22. axb3 Rxa1 23. Nxh5 Na6 24. d4 Nb4 25. Nf4 Nc2 26. Ne2 Rb1 27. h5
Rxb3 28. Kf2 c5 29. Nf4 Rh8 30. dxc5 e5 31. Nxd5 Rxh5 32. Nf6 Rh8 33. g4 Nd4
34. Kg2 Rc3 35. Ne4 Rc2+ 36. Bd2 Nb3 37. Rf2 Nxc5 38. Bc3 Rxf2+ 39. Nxf2 Re8
40. Kg3 Kd7 41. g5 Ke6 42. f4 exf4+ 43. Kg4 Rc8 44. Bd4 f3 45. Kxf3 Kf5 46. Be3
b5 47. Bd2 Rd8 48. Bc3 Ne6 49. g6 Kxg6 50. Ke4 Nc5+ 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. Bb4 Ne6 53.
Nd3 Rg8 54. Bd6 Rh8 55. Bb4 Rh3+ 56. Kd2 Rf3 57. Ne1 Rh3 58. Nd3 Nf4 59. Nc5
Rh2+ 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
21... Nb3!
30... e5!
31... Rxh5!
32... Rh8!
33... Nd4!
35... Rc2+!
36... Nb3!
37... Nxc5!
38... Rxf2+!
39... Re8!
40... Kd7!
41... Ke6!
42... exf4+!
45... Kf5!
46... b5!
49... Kxg6!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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