Master game · Scotch Game
Caruana,F vs Bacrot,E, 2013
Makedonia Palace GP. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Caruana,F (2774)
Black
Bacrot,E (2725)
Event
Makedonia Palace GP
Date
2013
Opening
C45 Scotch Game
Result
1-0
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4 Bb4 11. Bd2 Ba6 12. b3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 d5 14. Qh4 dxc4
15. Rc1 Qg6 16. g3 O-O 17. Be2 Rad8 18. O-O c5 19. Rfe1 Bb7 20. Bg4 Qc6 21. f3
Bc8 22. e6 fxe6 23. Qe7 e5 24. Bxe5 Qh6 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. f4 cxb3 27. axb3 Nd5
28. Qxc5 Qb6 29. Bd4 Qxc5 30. Bxc5 Rfe8 31. Bxa7 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Ra8 33. Ra1 c5
34. Ra5 Nf6 35. Kf1 c4 36. b4 Nd5 37. Rxd5 Rxa7 38. Ke2 Ra2+ 39. Rd2 Ra1 40.
Rc2 Rh1 41. Ke3 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
21. f3!
22. e6!
26. f4!
28. Qxc5!
31. Bxa7!
38. Ke2!
39. Rd2!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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