Master game · Pirc
Mamedov,Rau vs Mamedyarov,S, 2025
79th ch-AZE 2025. A Pirc game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Mamedov,Rau (2656)
Black
Mamedyarov,S (2732)
Event
79th ch-AZE 2025
Date
2025
Opening
C41 Pirc
Result
1-0
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Bb3 Re8 11. Bf4 a5 12. Bg3 Nfd7 13. Ba2 Nc5 14. f4 Ng6 15.
f5 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Nf3 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nd7 19. g4 Kf8 20. Kg2 f6 21. Re3
b6 22. g5 fxg5 23. Be6 Nc5 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. Nxe5 Bf6 26. Nc4 Bxc3 27. bxc3
Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Nxe4 29. Nxb6 Rc7 30. Rd8+ Ke7 31. Ra8 Rb7 32. Nc4 Nxc3 33. Nxa5
Rb2 34. Nxc6+ Kd6 35. Nd4 Ke5 36. Rd8 Nxa4 37. Kf3 Nc3 38. Ke3 Nd5+ 39. Kd3 Nf6
40. Ra8 Rb7 41. c4 Rd7 42. Ra5+ Kf4 43. c5 Nd5 44. Ra4 Ne7 45. Kc3 Ke5 46. c6
Rc7 47. Rc4 h5 48. Kd3 g4 49. Rc5+ Kf4 50. Ne6+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
19. g4!
25. Nxe5!
29. Nxb6!
31. Ra8!
32. Nc4!
34. Nxc6+!
41. c4!
42. Ra5+!
43. c5!
46. c6!
47. Rc4!
50. Ne6+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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