Master game · Scotch Game
Nakamura,Hi vs Sasikiran,K, 2012
40th Olympiad Open. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Nakamura,Hi (2778)
Black
Sasikiran,K (2707)
Event
40th Olympiad Open
Date
2012
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 Bb7 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. O-O-O g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. h4 g4 14. Kb1 Bg7
15. Qe3 Rde8 16. Re1 c5 17. a4 d6 18. a5 Nd7 19. Nb5 Nxe5 20. Qb3 Ba8 21. f4
gxf3 22. gxf3 Qf6 23. Nxa7+ Kd8 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Qb8+ Kd7 26. Bh3+ Re6 27.
Qb5+ Ke7 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rhg1 Rd8 30. Nc6+ Bxc6 31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qxc6 Qd4
33. a6 Qd3+ 34. Ka1 Qd2 35. Qe4 Kd7 36. a7 Ra8 37. Kb1 Rxa7 38. Qxe6+ Kc6 39.
Qe8+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
21. f4!
24. Bxe5!
25. Qb8+!
26. Bh3+!
27. Qb5+!
31. Rxg7+!
32. Qxc6!
33. a6!
34. Ka1!
38. Qxe6+!
39. Qe8+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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