Master game · Vienna Game

Ponkratov,P vs Paravyan,D, 2021

Smyslov Region Group Cup. A Vienna Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Ponkratov,P (2650)
Black
Paravyan,D (2631)
Event
Smyslov Region Group Cup
Date
2021
Opening
C28 Vienna Game
Result
1-0

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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. f4 Be6 6. f5 Bxc4 7. dxc4 Nd4 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 c6 10. Be3 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Nd5 Rc5 17. c3 Kh8 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 Qc8 21. Rfa1 Rc4 22. b3 Rc5 23. Rxd6 Bg5 24. g3 Rc6 25. Rxc6 Qxc6 26. Kg2 h5 27. h4 Bh6 28. Ra7 Qc5 29. Ra5 Rb8 30. b4 Qc6 31. Ra7 Qe8 32. Qf3 Ra8 33. Nc7 1-0

Key positions

The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.

r . . q k b . r
p . . . . p p p
. . p p . n . .
. p . . p P . .
. . P . P . . .
. . N . B Q . .
P P P . . . P P
R . . . K . . R
11. cxb5!
r . . q k b . r
p . . . . p p p
. . . p . n . .
. p . . p P . .
. . . . P . . .
. . N . B Q . .
P P P . . . P P
R . . . K . . R
12. Bg5!
r . . q k . . r
p . . . b p p p
. . . p . n . .
. p . . p P B .
. . . . P . . .
. . N . . Q . .
P P P . . . P P
R . . . K . . R
13. Bxf6!
. . r q . r k .
p . . . . p p p
. . . p . b . .
. p . . p P . .
. . . . P . . .
. . N Q . . . .
P P P . . . P P
R . . . . R K .
16. Nd5!
. . . q . r . k
. . . . . p p p
. . . p . b . .
. p r N p P . .
. . . . P . . .
. . P Q . . . .
. P . . . . P P
R . . . . R K .
20. Ra6!
. . q . . r . k
. . . . . p p p
R . . p . b . .
. p r N p P . .
. . . . P . . .
. . P Q . . . .
. P . . . . P P
. . . . . R K .
21. Rfa1!
. . . . . r . k
. . . . . p p .
. . q . . . . b
. p . N p P . p
. . . . P . . P
. P P Q . . P .
. . . . . . K .
R . . . . . . .
28. Ra7!
. . . . . r . k
R . . . . p p .
. . . . . . . b
. p q N p P . p
. . . . P . . P
. P P Q . . P .
. . . . . . K .
. . . . . . . .
29. Ra5!
r . . . q . . k
R . . . . p p .
. . . . . . . b
. p . N p P . p
. P . . P . . P
. . P . . Q P .
. . . . . . K .
. . . . . . . .
33. Nc7!

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