Master game · Caro-Kann
Wei Yi vs Navara,D, 2017
Wei Yi - Navara Match. A Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Wei Yi (2743)
Black
Navara,D (2740)
Event
Wei Yi - Navara Match
Date
2017
Opening
B12 Caro-Kann
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be2 c5 8. c3 h6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Rc8 12. O-O Ne7 13. Nd4 O-O 14. a4 Bh7 15.
a5 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Bd4 Qg5 18. Ra3 Qf5 19. b4 Nd3 20. g4 Qg6 21. f4 Qe4
22. Bf3 Qxf4 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxf4 Nxf4 25. Be3 Nd3 26. Bd4 Re8 27. Qf3 Nxe5
28. Qxd5 Nxg4 29. Ra1 Rg6 30. Qxb7 Ne3+ 31. Kf2 Ng4+ 32. Kg1 Ne5+ 33. Kf1 Rf6+
34. Kg2 Rg6+ 35. Kf1 Rg5 36. Bxe5 Bd3+ 37. Kf2 Rexe5 38. Rd1 Re2+ 39. Kf3 Rf5+
40. Kg4 h5+ 41. Kh4 Re4+ 0-1
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14... Bh7!
19... Nd3!
20... Qg6!
21... Qe4!
22... Qxf4!
23... exd5!
24... Nxf4!
25... Nd3!
36... Bd3+!
37... Rexe5!
38... Re2+!
39... Rf5+!
40... h5+!
41... Re4+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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