Master game · Scotch Game
Jones,G vs Ragger,M, 2017
79th Tata Steel GpB. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Jones,G (2665)
Black
Ragger,M (2697)
Event
79th Tata Steel GpB
Date
2017
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 Ba6 10. b3 O-O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 12. f4 f6 13. O-O-O fxe5 14. fxe5
Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Rxe5 16. a4 d6 17. g3 Re8 18. Bh3+ Nd7 19. Rhe1 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Kd8
21. Ne2 Ne5 22. Nf4 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Kxc8 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nd3 Bd6 26. b4 Rf8 27.
Kc2 a6 28. Re2 Rf1 29. c5 Be7 30. Nxe5 Bf6 31. Nxc6 Ra1 32. Kb3 Rb1+ 33. Kc4
Ra1 34. Na5 Rxa4 35. g4 h6 36. Nb3 Kd7 37. c6+ Kc8 38. Nc5 Ra1 39. Re8+ Bd8 40.
Ne6 Rd1 41. h4 g6 42. Kb3 Rd2 43. Rg8 h5 44. g5 Rd6 45. Nxd8 Rxd8 46. Rxg6 Kb8
47. Rh6 Ka7 48. Rxh5 Rd3+ 49. Kc4 Rg3 50. Kc5 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
18. Bh3+!
19. Rhe1!
22. Nf4!
24. Bxe5!
25. Nd3!
29. c5!
30. Nxe5!
31. Nxc6!
32. Kb3!
33. Kc4!
37. c6+!
39. Re8+!
40. Ne6!
41. h4!
44. g5!
45. Nxd8!
46. Rxg6!
47. Rh6!
48. Rxh5!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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