Master game · h4 Caro-Kann

Morozevich,A vs Laznicka,V, 2015

16th Karpov Poikovsky. A h4 Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Morozevich,A (2711)
Black
Laznicka,V (2676)
Event
16th Karpov Poikovsky
Date
2015
Opening
B12 h4 Caro-Kann
Result
1-0

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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Bg5 Qb6 8. Nd2 c5 9. c4 Qxb2 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Ngf3 Nb4 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. O-O d3 14. Qe3 Ne7 15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Nd4 a6 17. Rb3 Qa5 18. Rfb1 Nc2 19. Qxd3 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 b5 21. Qc5 Rc8 22. Qa7 Nc6 23. Qb7 Rc7 24. Qa8+ Kd7 25. cxd5 exd5 26. Rf3 Nxe5 27. Qd8+ Kc6 28. Qe8+ Kd6 29. Ne4+ dxe4 30. Rd1+ 1-0

Key positions

The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.

r . . . k b n r
p p . . . p p .
. . . . p . . .
. . . p P . B p
. n P . . . . P
. . . p . N . .
P q . N Q P P .
. . . R . R K .
14. Qe3!
r . . . k b . r
p p . . n p p .
. . . . p . . .
. . . p P . B p
. n P . . . . P
. . . p Q N . .
P q . N . P P .
. . . R . R K .
15. Rb1!
r . . . k b . r
. p . . n p p .
p . . . p . . .
q . . p P . B p
. n P N . . . P
. R . p Q . . .
P . . N . P P .
. . . . . R K .
18. Rfb1!
r . . . k b . r
. p . . n p p .
p . . . p . . .
q . . p P . B p
. . P N . . . P
. R . p Q . . .
P . n N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
19. Qxd3!
. . r . k b . r
Q . . . . p p .
p . n . p . . .
q p . p P . B p
. . P . . . . P
. R . . . . . .
P . . N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
23. Qb7!
. . . . k b . r
. Q r . . p p .
p . n . p . . .
q p . p P . B p
. . P . . . . P
. R . . . . . .
P . . N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
24. Qa8+!
Q . . . . b . r
. . r k . p p .
p . n . p . . .
q p . p P . B p
. . P . . . . P
. R . . . . . .
P . . N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
25. cxd5!
Q . . . . b . r
. . r k . p p .
p . n . . . . .
q p . p P . B p
. . . . . . . P
. R . . . . . .
P . . N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
26. Rf3!
Q . . . . b . r
. . r k . p p .
p . . . . . . .
q p . p n . B p
. . . . . . . P
. . . . . R . .
P . . N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
27. Qd8+!
. . . . Q b . r
. . r . . p p .
p . . k . . . .
q p . p n . B p
. . . . . . . P
. . . . . R . .
P . . N . P P .
. R . . . . K .
29. Ne4+!
. . . . Q b . r
. . r . . p p .
p . . k . . . .
q p . . n . B p
. . . . p . . P
. . . . . R . .
P . . . . P P .
. R . . . . K .
30. Rd1+!

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