Master game · Alekhine Defense
Stevic,H vs Rozentalis,E, 2016
TCh-FRA Top 12 2016. A Alekhine Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Stevic,H (2607)
Black
Rozentalis,E (2593)
Event
TCh-FRA Top 12 2016
Date
2016
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 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. c4 N5b6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Qb3 Nf6 13. h3 Ne4 14. Rfd1 h6
15. a4 a5 16. Bd3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Ra7 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21.
Bxe5 Bd6 22. Qb6 Qxb6 23. Rxb6 Rd8 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. f4 Kf8 26. Rd1 Ke7 27.
Rdb1 Rd7 28. Kf2 Kd8 29. Ke3 Kc8 30. Ke4 Ra8 31. g4 Rb8 32. h4 Kc7 33. h5 Kd6
34. R6b2 f5+ 35. gxf5 exf5+ 36. Kxf5 Rf8+ 37. Ke4 Rdf7 38. c5+ Ke6 39. Rxb7
Rxf4+ 40. Kd3 Kd5 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
15. a4!
17. bxc3!
25. f4!
27. Rdb1!
28. Kf2!
29. Ke3!
31. g4!
32. h4!
33. h5!
40. Kd3!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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