Master game · Caro-Kann
Dominguez Perez,L vs Caruana,F, 2020
Clutch Chess Showdown Int. A Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Dominguez Perez,L (2758)
Black
Caruana,F (2835)
Event
Clutch Chess Showdown Int
Date
2020
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. Nd2 e6 8. Nf3
Nh6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nb3 Qb5 11. Qd1 c5 12. a4 Qb6 13. a5 Qb5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
Re1 a6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qf4 Qb4 20. c3 Qxf4 21.
Bxf4 O-O-O 22. Be3 d4 23. cxd4 Rd5 24. Rec1 Kb8 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. dxc5 Rd8 27.
Ra4 Kc8 28. Re4 Rd5 29. g4 hxg4 30. Rxg4 g6 31. f4 Kd7 32. h5 gxh5 33. Rg8 Nxa5
34. Rf8 Ke7 35. Rb8 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
16... Nxd4!
17... Bxd4!
18... Nc6!
19... Qb4!
20... Qxf4!
30... g6!
32... gxh5!
34... Ke7!
35... Rd8!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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