Master game · h4 Caro-Kann

Yu Yangyi vs Yakubboev,Nodirbek, 2025

Chessable Play-In Match. A h4 Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Yu Yangyi (2715)
Black
Yakubboev,Nodirbek (2659)
Event
Chessable Play-In Match
Date
2025
Opening
B12 h4 Caro-Kann
Result
1-0

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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Nf3 Qa6 9. c4 Nh6 10. O-O Nf5 11. b3 Nd7 12. a4 Bb4 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. a5 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. g3 Qe7 18. Nf1 Nf8 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 f6 21. exf6 gxf6 22. a6 b6 23. Rc2 Rd8 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rac1 Rd7 26. Qh6 Qg7 27. Qxh5 Qg6 28. Qxg6+ Nxg6 29. h5 Ne7 30. Rc7 Rad8 31. Rb7 Rxb7 32. axb7 1-0

Key positions

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

r . . . k . . r
p p . n . p p .
. . p . p . . .
. . . p P n . p
P q P P . . . P
. P . Q . N . .
. . . N . P P .
R . . . . R K .
15. a5!
r . r . . n k .
p p . . q p p .
. . p . p . . .
P . . p P n . p
. . P P . . . P
. P . Q . N P .
. . . . . P . .
R . R . . N K .
19. Ne3!
r . r . . n k .
p p . . q p p .
. . p . p . . .
P . . p P . . p
. . P P . . . P
. P . Q n N P .
. . . . . P . .
R . R . . . K .
20. Qxe3!
r . r . . n k .
p p . . q . p .
. . p . p p . .
P . . p P . . p
. . P P . . . P
. P . . Q N P .
. . . . . P . .
R . R . . . K .
21. exf6!
r . . r . n k .
p . . . q . . .
P p p . p p . .
. . . p . . . p
. . P P . . . P
. P . . Q N P .
. . R . . P . .
R . . . . . K .
24. cxd5!
r . . r . n k .
p . . . q . . .
P p . . p p . .
. . . p . . . p
. . . P . . . P
. P . . Q N P .
. . R . . P . .
R . . . . . K .
25. Rac1!
r . . . . n k .
p . . r q . . .
P p . . p p . .
. . . p . . . p
. . . P . . . P
. P . . Q N P .
. . R . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
26. Qh6!
r . . . . n k .
p . . r . . q .
P p . . p p . Q
. . . p . . . p
. . . P . . . P
. P . . . N P .
. . R . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
27. Qxh5!
r . . . . n k .
p . . r . . . .
P p . . p p q .
. . . p . . . Q
. . . P . . . P
. P . . . N P .
. . R . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
28. Qxg6+!
r . . . . . k .
p . . r . . . .
P p . . p p n .
. . . p . . . .
. . . P . . . P
. P . . . N P .
. . R . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
29. h5!
r . . . . . k .
p . . r n . . .
P p . . p p . .
. . . p . . . P
. . . P . . . .
. P . . . N P .
. . R . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
30. Rc7!
. . . r . . k .
p . R r n . . .
P p . . p p . .
. . . p . . . P
. . . P . . . .
. P . . . N P .
. . . . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
31. Rb7!
. . . r . . k .
p r . . n . . .
P p . . p p . .
. . . p . . . P
. . . P . . . .
. P . . . N P .
. . . . . P . .
. . R . . . K .
32. axb7!

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