Master game · Scandinavian
Navara, David vs Laylo, Darwin, 2009
World Cup. A Scandinavian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Navara, David (2707)
Black
Laylo, Darwin (2552)
Event
World Cup
Date
2009
Opening
B01b Scandinavian
Result
1-0
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. d4 c6 6. g3 Bg4 7. Bg2 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bf4 Qb4 10. Qd2 O-O 11. a3 Qb6 12. Ne5 Bh5 13. Na4 Qb5 14. b3 Rd8 15.
Rfe1 Qa6 16. c4 Nbd7 17. Qb2 Rac8 18. Rac1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. c5 b5 21. cxb6
Nxb6 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Nd5 24. Bg5 Re8 25. b4 h6 26. Bd2 Rb8 27. Qc1 Rb6
28. Bf1 Qb7 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. Qxh6 Bg6 31. Rc4 Qe7 32. Rh4 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
12. Ne5!
13. Na4!
22. Nc5!
23. Rxc5!
25. b4!
29. Bxh6!
30. Qxh6!
31. Rc4!
32. Rh4!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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