Master game · h4 Caro-Kann
Shankland,S vs Jobava,Ba, 2021
FIDE World Cup 2021. A h4 Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Shankland,S (2709)
Black
Jobava,Ba (2603)
Event
FIDE World Cup 2021
Date
2021
Opening
B12 h4 Caro-Kann
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 h5 8. gxh5 Ne7
9. Nf3 Nf5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. c3 Na6 13. a3 Rxh5 14. b4 Qc7 15. Nb2
Rh8 16. Nd3 b6 17. Nf4 Qb7 18. Bd3 Nc7 19. Qe2 a5 20. O-O axb4 21. axb4 Be7 22.
Rxa8+ Qxa8 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Qe3 Be6 26. h5 Kd7 27. Ng5 Re8 28.
Qg3 Re7 29. Re1 Qh8 30. Ra1 Qh6 31. Qh4 Re8 32. Kh2 Nb5 33. f3 Kc7 34. Ngxe6+
fxe6 35. Rg1 Kd7 36. Rg6 Qh8 37. Qg5 Re7 38. Nxe6 Nxc3 39. Nxg7 Nb5 40. e6+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14. b4!
15. Nb2!
16. Nd3!
17. Nf4!
18. Bd3!
21. axb4!
30. Ra1!
31. Qh4!
34. Ngxe6+!
35. Rg1!
36. Rg6!
37. Qg5!
38. Nxe6!
40. e6+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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