Master game · Alekhine Defense
So,W vs Nihal,Sarin, 2021
chess.com Speed 2021. A Alekhine Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
So,W (2772)
Black
Nihal,Sarin (2650)
Event
chess.com Speed 2021
Date
2021
Opening
B04 Alekhine Defense
Result
1-0
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8.
Qf3+ Ke6 9. Qe4+ Kf6 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxb7 Bxb7 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. O-O Kf7 14. Rd1
Rf8 15. Qc6 Nb6 16. Nc3 Qe7 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Be5 Kg8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qe4 Nc4
21. b3 Nd6 22. Qe5+ Kg8 23. Re1 Rce8 24. Re2 Rf5 25. Qe3 Qf7 26. Ne4 e5 27.
Nxd6 cxd6 28. Rae1 Rf8 29. dxe5 Rxe5 30. Qg3 Rd5 31. h4 Qf5 32. c4 Rd4 33. Re8
Rd2 34. Rxf8+ Qxf8 35. a4 Rb2 36. Qe3 a5 37. Re2 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Qf6 39. g3 Kg7
40. Qa7+ Kh6 41. Qe3+ Kg7 42. Qe7+ Qxe7 43. Rxe7+ Kf6 44. Rxh7 Rxb3 45. Ra7 Rb4
46. Rxa5 Rxc4 47. Ra8 d5 48. a5 Rc7 49. a6 Ke5 50. a7 Kd4 51. Kg2 Rd7 52. Rg8
Rxa7 53. Rxg6 Kd3 54. h5 d4 55. Rd6 Ke4 56. g4 d3 57. h6 Kf4 58. Kh3 Rh7 59.
Rd4+ Kf3 60. Rxd3+ Kxf2 61. g5 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
11. Bxb7!
12. Qxb7!
17. Bf4!
18. Be5!
22. Qe5+!
23. Re1!
28. Rae1!
31. h4!
39. g3!
48. a5!
49. a6!
50. a7!
54. h5!
61. g5!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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