Master game · Janowski
Hakobyan,Menua vs Carlsen,M, 2025
Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025. A Janowski game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Hakobyan,Menua (2361)
Black
Carlsen,M (2839)
Event
Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025
Date
2025
Opening
D31 Janowski
Result
0-1
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Bxd6
Qxd6 9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 f5 14. b4 b5 15.
Ne2 Nc8 16. Ne5 Ncb6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qc3 Nc4 19. Nf4 a5 20. Nd3 Qd6 21. Nc5
a4 22. f4 Rae8 23. Rf3 Re7 24. Re1 Rfe8 25. Kf2 Qf6 26. g3 g5 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28.
h4 Qg4 29. Kg2 Kh8 30. Qd3 Rg8 31. Kf2 Qh3 32. Qf1 Qxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Nxa3 34. Kf2
Nc2 35. Rc1 Nxb4 36. Rxf5 Ra8 37. Rb1 Na2 38. Nd3 a3 39. Rb3 b4 40. Kg2 Nc3 41.
Nxb4 Rxe3 42. Kh3 Rg8 43. Rg5 Rxg5 44. hxg5 Nd1 45. Rb1 Nf2+ 46. Kg2 Ne4 47.
Nxc6 Rxg3+ 48. Kh2 Rxg5 49. Ne5 Rg8 50. Rb7 Ra8 51. Nf7+ Kg7 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
18... Nc4!
19... a5!
20... Qd6!
21... a4!
24... Rfe8!
26... g5!
27... Qxg5!
30... Rg8!
33... Nxa3!
35... Nxb4!
44... Nd1!
46... Ne4!
47... Rxg3+!
48... Rxg5!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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