Master game · Scandinavian
Paichadze,L vs Kovalenko,I, 2024
Chess.com Classic Play-In. A Scandinavian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Paichadze,L (2509)
Black
Kovalenko,I (2674)
Event
Chess.com Classic Play-In
Date
2024
Opening
B01 Scandinavian
Result
1-0
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 e5 6. Nge2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 c6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Qb6+
15. Kh1 Qxb2 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Rb1 Qxa2 18. Neg3 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 Nfd5 20. Bd2 g6
21. Nxh6+ Bxh6 22. Bxh6 Re7 23. Qf3 Qxc2 24. Rbe1 Rae8 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26. Rxe8+
Kh7 27. Rxf7+ Kxh6 28. h4 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. Rxf4 Nxf4 31. Re7 g5 32. h5
Nbd5 33. Rxb7 Nf6 34. Bf3 Nxd3 35. Rxa7 Ne5 36. Kg3 c5 37. Re7 Ned7 38. Rf7 c4
39. Bc6 c3 40. Bxd7 Ne4+ 41. Kg2 c2 42. Bf5 c1=Q 43. Rh7# 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
20. Bd2!
21. Nxh6+!
22. Bxh6!
24. Rbe1!
25. Qxf7+!
26. Rxe8+!
27. Rxf7+!
28. h4!
30. Rxf4!
34. Bf3!
36. Kg3!
42. Bf5!
43. Rh7#!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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