Master game · Pirc
Shirov, Alexei vs Vorobiov, Evgeny E, 2009
16. TCh-RUS Premier. A Pirc game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Shirov, Alexei (2745)
Black
Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2596)
Event
16. TCh-RUS Premier
Date
2009
Opening
C41z Pirc
Result
1-0
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
b6 9. Ba2 a6 10. Nh4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxh4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qh5 Be7 14. Bg5 Nf6
15. Qh4 h6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Rad1 Ng4 18. Qh5 Qe8 19. h3 Kh7 20. hxg4 f5 21.
Qxe8 Rxe8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 fxg4 24. Rxc6 Bf5 25. Rxb6 Bxc2 26. Rc1 Rec8
27. Be6 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
13. Qh5!
14. Bg5!
16. Bxh6!
20. hxg4!
21. Qxe8!
22. Nd6!
24. Rxc6!
25. Rxb6!
26. Rc1!
27. Be6!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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