Master game · Alekhine Defense
Petrik, Tomas vs Manik, Mikulas, 2007
SVK Ch. A Alekhine Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Petrik, Tomas (2479)
Black
Manik, Mikulas (2457)
Event
SVK Ch
Date
2007
Opening
B05u Alekhine Defense
Result
1-0
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. d5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bg4 Qc8
15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. Bh3 Qxc4 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Qh5 Qc2 20. f4 Nc6 21.
Rac1 Qe4 22. Rce1 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 g6 24. Qh6 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. a3 Ra5 27. Rd1
Re8 28. Bc8 Re2 29. Bxb7 Nb8 30. f5 Rxb2 31. f6+ Kf7 32. Nf4 Rf5 33. Bd5+ Ke8
1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
15. Bxb6!
16. Nd5!
17. Bh3!
20. f4!
21. Rac1!
26. a3!
28. Bc8!
29. Bxb7!
30. f5!
31. f6+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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