Master game · Classical Caro-Kann

Solodovnichenko,Y vs Riazantsev,A, 2015

TCh-FRA Top 12 2015. A Classical Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Solodovnichenko,Y (2592)
Black
Riazantsev,A (2671)
Event
TCh-FRA Top 12 2015
Date
2015
Opening
B19 Classical Caro-Kann
Result
1-0

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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 c5 14. Qe2 c4 15. Nf5 c3 16. Bxc3 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Qc4 N5b6 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. Rhe1 Nf6 21. d5 Bc5 22. dxe6 O-O 23. e7 Re8 24. Ne5 Rxe7 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Nd7 1-0

Key positions

The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.

. . . q k b . r
p p . n . p p .
. . . . p . . p
. . . n . N . P
. . . P . . . .
. . P . . N . .
P . P . Q P P .
. K . R . . . R
18. Qc4!
. . . q k b . r
p p . n . p p .
. n . . p . . p
. . . . . N . P
. . Q P . . . .
. . P . . N . .
P . P . . P P .
. K . R . . . R
19. Qb3!
. . . . r . k .
p p q . P p p .
. n . . . n . p
. . b . . N . P
. . . . . . . .
. Q P . . N . .
P . P . . P P .
. K . R R . . .
24. Ne5!
. . . . . . k .
p p q . r p p .
. n . . . n . p
. . b . N N . P
. . . . . . . .
. Q P . . . . .
P . P . . P P .
. K . R R . . .
25. Nxe7+!
. . . . . . k .
p p . . q p p .
. n . . . n . p
. . b . N . . P
. . . . . . . .
. Q P . . . . .
P . P . . P P .
. K . R R . . .
26. Nd7!

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