Master game · Nimzo-Indian
Nakamura,Hi vs Carlsen,M, 2021
NIC Classic KO 2021. A Nimzo-Indian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Nakamura,Hi (2736)
Black
Carlsen,M (2847)
Event
NIC Classic KO 2021
Date
2021
Opening
E35 Nimzo-Indian
Result
1-0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Be6 9. e3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Bxc5 12. Bd3 Bxd4 13. exd4 Qb6 14. Qd2
Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. d5 Bf5 17. O-O Qg6 18. d6 Ne5 19. Bg3 Rfe8 20. Nb5 Rad8
21. Qc3 Nc6 22. Nc7 Rf8 23. Rad1 h5 24. Qc5 Rd7 25. b4 a6 26. a4 e3 27. fxe3
Be4 28. Rd2 Kh7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Nd8 31. Nd5 Ne6 32. Qc4 h4 33. Ne7 Qg4 34.
Be5 Ng5 35. Bf4 Nh3+ 36. Kh1 f5 37. Qe6 Nxf4 38. Rxf4 Ra8 39. Kg1 Ra1+ 40. Rf1
Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Rd8 42. h3 Qg5 43. d7 Qxe3 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. Qh5+ Qh6 46. Qe8+
Kh7 47. Qxd8 Bxg2+ 48. Ke2 Bf1+ 49. Kd1 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14. Qd2!
15. Bxe4!
16. d5!
19. Bg3!
22. Nc7!
31. Nd5!
32. Qc4!
33. Ne7!
37. Qe6!
38. Rxf4!
40. Rf1!
42. h3!
43. d7!
44. Qg6+!
46. Qe8+!
47. Qxd8!
48. Ke2!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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