Master game · Scotch Game
Kasparov, Garry vs Timman, Jan H, 2000
Corus. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Kasparov, Garry (2851)
Black
Timman, Jan H (2655)
Event
Corus
Date
2000
Opening
C45k Scotch Game
Result
1-0
Play through the game
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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 Ba6 12. b3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 d5 14. Qh4 dxc4
15. Be2 Nd5 16. Bxc4 g5 17. Qd4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nf4 19. Qxe6+ Nxe6 20. O-O-O Ke7
21. Rhe1 Rhd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Re4 Rd5 24. Kc2 c5 25. Ra4 Nd4+ 26. Bxd4 cxd4
27. Rxa7 Kd7 28. Kd3 Rxe5 29. Ra4 c5 30. b4 Ke6 31. Ra6+ Kf5 32. b5 Rd5 33. Rc6
c4+ 34. Kxc4 d3 35. Kxd5 d2 36. g4+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
11. Bd2!
12. b3!
18. Qxc4!
23. Re4!
25. Ra4!
26. Bxd4!
29. Ra4!
30. b4!
31. Ra6+!
32. b5!
35. Kxd5!
36. g4+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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