Master game · Caro-Kann
Vallejo Pons,F vs So,W, 2017
FIDE World Cup 2017. A Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Vallejo Pons,F (2716)
Black
So,W (2792)
Event
FIDE World Cup 2017
Date
2017
Opening
B12 Caro-Kann
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. h4 h5 7. e6 Qd6 8. exf7+
Bxf7 9. Be3 hxg4 10. fxg4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Qe6 12. Kd2 Nxg4 13. Bg5 Nf2 14. Qf3 Nxh1
15. Qxh1 Qd6 16. Bh3 e6 17. Rf1 Be7 18. Bf4 Qb4 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. a3 Qxb2 21. Rb1
Qxa3 22. Rxb7 Qa6 23. Qb1 Rxh4 24. Bf1 Rxf4 25. Nxf4 Qa5 26. Qe1 Bg5 27. Qg3
Bh6 28. Bd3 O-O-O 29. Rb3 e5 30. dxe5 d4 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
12... Nxg4!
13... Nf2!
14... Nxh1!
20... Qxb2!
21... Qxa3!
27... Bh6!
28... O-O-O!
29... e5!
30... d4!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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