Master game · Scotch Game

Caruana,F vs Granda Zuniga,J, 2013

FIDE World Cup 2013. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Caruana,F (2796)
Black
Granda Zuniga,J (2664)
Event
FIDE World Cup 2013
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 Bb7 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. O-O-O c5 14. Qe2 Rhe8 15. f4 d6 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 g6 18. Rhf1 Na4 19. Ba5 dxe5 20. fxe5 f5 21. exf6 1-0

Key positions

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

. . k r r . . .
p b p . . p p p
. n . p q . . .
. . p . P . . .
. . P . . P . .
P . b B . . . .
. P . B Q . P P
. . K R . . . R
17. Bxc3!
. . k r r . . .
p b p . . p . p
. . . . q . p .
B . p . p . . .
n . P . . P . .
P . . B . . . .
. P . . Q . P P
. . K R . R . .
20. fxe5!
. . k r r . . .
p b p . . . . p
. . . . q . p .
B . p . P p . .
n . P . . . . .
P . . B . . . .
. P . . Q . P P
. . K R . R . .
21. exf6!

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