Master game · Alekhine Defense
Caruana, Fabiano vs Galindo Rodriguez, Francisco, 2009
LIII TCh-ESP CECLUB Gp2. A Alekhine Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Caruana, Fabiano (2662)
Black
Galindo Rodriguez, Francisco (2237)
Event
LIII TCh-ESP CECLUB Gp2
Date
2009
Opening
B05l Alekhine Defense
Result
1-0
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nc6 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 Be7 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 Nbd7
15. Nc3 a6 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Rfc1 Qb8 19. f4 Ng6 20. g3 Bf6 21. Ne4
Be7 22. Nc3 Bf6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. h4 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rc4 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Bd8
28. h5 Ne7 29. b4 Qc7 30. Qd3 h6 31. Kg2 b6 32. axb6 Nxb6 33. Nc3 Qb7 34. Bf2
Nd7 35. Qxa6 Qxb4 36. Nb5 Nf6 37. Bf3 Nexd5 38. Nxd6 Qa5 39. Qb7 Be7 40. Nc4
Qd8 41. Ne5 Qd6 42. Be2 Qc7 43. Qa8+ Qd8 44. Qxd8+ Bxd8 45. Bc4 Bb6 46. Bxb6
Nxb6 47. Bxf7+ Kf8 48. Bg6 Nbd7 49. Nc6 Kg8 50. Kf3 Kf8 51. g4 Ng8 52. Nd4 Ke7
53. Kg3 Kf6 54. Kh4 Nc5 55. Bb1 Ne7 56. Ba2 Ne4 57. Ne6 g6 58. hxg6 Nxg6+ 59.
Kh5 Ne7 60. Kxh6 Nf2 61. Kh5 Ne4 62. g5+ Kf5 63. Bb1 Nd5 64. Nc5 Nxf4+ 65. Kh6
1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
21. Ne4!
26. Rc4!
27. Qxc4!
28. h5!
29. b4!
30. Qd3!
31. Kg2!
41. Ne5!
47. Bxf7+!
49. Nc6!
50. Kf3!
51. g4!
59. Kh5!
60. Kxh6!
62. g5+!
63. Bb1!
64. Nc5!
65. Kh6!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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