Master game · Scotch Game
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Geller, Jakov, 2004
TCh-RUS. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Rublevsky, Sergei (2671)
Black
Geller, Jakov (2489)
Event
TCh-RUS
Date
2004
Opening
C45m 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 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Bg2 Rae8 13. O-O Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Qxe5
15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. cxd5 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 cxd5 18. Nc3 c6 19. Rd1 Rfe8 20. Bf3 Kf8
21. Ne2 Ke7 22. Rd4 Rb8 23. Ra4 Rb7 24. b4 Kd6 25. a3 Re8 26. Nd4 h5 27. Nb3
Re7 28. Nc5 Rc7 29. h4 Re5 30. Ra6 Re8 31. Be2 Ke5 32. Ke1 d6 33. Nd3+ Ke6 34.
a4 Rb8 35. b5 Rb6 36. Ra5 cxb5 37. axb5 Rbb7 38. Bf3 Rc3 39. Kd2 Rb3 40. Bxd5+
Kxd5 41. b6+ Kc4 42. Ra4+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
23. Ra4!
25. a3!
26. Nd4!
28. Nc5!
29. h4!
33. Nd3+!
35. b5!
39. Kd2!
40. Bxd5+!
41. b6+!
42. Ra4+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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