Master game · Scotch Game
Rublevsky,S vs Stern,R, 2015
World Rapid 2015. A Scotch Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Rublevsky,S (2702)
Black
Stern,R (2538)
Event
World Rapid 2015
Date
2015
Opening
C45 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 Rb8 20. Na4 Kf8
21. Nc5 Ke8 22. Rd4 a5 23. Bf3 Rb5 24. Nd3 Re7 25. Rh4 f6 26. Rf4 f5 27. h4 h5
28. Ra4 Kf7 29. Be2 Kf6 30. f3 Re8 31. Kf2 Re7 32. Ke1 Re8 33. Kd2 Re7 34. Nf4
Rc5 35. Ba6 d4 36. Rxd4 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
24. Nd3!
25. Rh4!
28. Ra4!
29. Be2!
32. Ke1!
33. Kd2!
34. Nf4!
35. Ba6!
36. Rxd4!
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