Master game · Pirc
Smirin,I vs Jobava,Ba, 2014
15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014. A Pirc game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Smirin,I (2644)
Black
Jobava,Ba (2716)
Event
15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
Date
2014
Opening
C41 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 c6 7. a4 O-O 8. Re1
Qa5 9. Ba2 h6 10. Nh4 Re8 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. Be3 exd4 13. Qxd4 Qe5 14. f4 Qxd4 15.
Bxd4 Nh5 16. e5 d5 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Rd8 19. Ne2 b6 20. Be5 Bb7 21. c4 c5
22. cxd5 Re8 23. Ng3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Kf8 25. Bc4 a6 26. Bc3 Nf6 27. b4 Rxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Re8 29. Rb1 Ne4 30. Be5 cxb4 31. Rxb4 f6 32. d7 Rd8 33. Bc7 Rxd7 34. Bxb6
f5 35. g4 g6 36. a5 fxg4 37. Bd3 Nc3 38. Bc5+ Kf7 39. d6 g3 40. Rb3 Nd5 41. f5
Nf4 42. fxg6+ Kf6 43. Bd4+ Kg5 44. Be3 Rxd6 45. g7 Bd5 46. Rb4 Rf6 47. Rxf4
Rxf4 48. Bxa6 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
11. Nf5!
15. Bxd4!
21. c4!
22. cxd5!
25. Bc4!
42. fxg6+!
45. g7!
47. Rxf4!
48. Bxa6!
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