Master game · h4 Caro-Kann

Yu Yangyi vs Yuan,Qingyu, 2017

ch-CHN Rapid 2017. A h4 Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Yu Yangyi (2751)
Black
Yuan,Qingyu (2393)
Event
ch-CHN Rapid 2017
Date
2017
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 e6 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Nd2 Nh6 9. Nf3 Qa6 10. c4 Nf5 11. O-O Nd7 12. b3 Bb4 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Nf1 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nb6 16. a3 Ba5 17. Rac1 Na4 18. Rc2 b5 19. c5 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bf4 Kf7 22. Ng3 Ng7 23. Ne4 Rad8 24. Nxf6 Nf5 25. Nxh5 Rg8 26. Qe4 Rd5 27. Ng5+ Rxg5 28. Bxg5 Nc3 29. Rxc3 Bxc3 30. Nf4 Nxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Qg6+ 1-0

Key positions

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

r . . . . r k .
p p . . . p p .
q n p . p . . .
b . . . P n B p
. . P P . . . P
P . . Q . N . .
. . . . . P P .
R . . R . N K .
17. Rac1!
r . . . . r k .
p . . . . p p .
q . p . p . . .
b p . . P n B p
n . P P . . . P
P . . Q . N . .
. . R . . P P .
. . . R . N K .
19. c5!
r . . . . r k .
p . . . . . p .
q . p . p p . .
b p P . P n B p
n . . P . . . P
P . . Q . N . .
. . R . . P P .
. . . R . N K .
20. exf6!
r . . . . r . .
p . . . . k . .
q . p . p p . .
b p P . . n . p
n . . P . B . P
P . . Q . N . .
. . R . . P P .
. . . R . N K .
22. Ng3!
. . . r . r . .
p . . . . k n .
q . p . p p . .
b p P . . . . p
n . . P N B . P
P . . Q . N . .
. . R . . P P .
. . . R . . K .
24. Nxf6!
. . . r . r . .
p . . . . k . .
q . p . p N . .
b p P . . n . p
n . . P . B . P
P . . Q . N . .
. . R . . P P .
. . . R . . K .
25. Nxh5!
. . . . . . . .
p . . . . k . .
q . p . p . . .
b p P r . n B N
. . . P Q . . P
P . n . . . . .
. . R . . P P .
. . . R . . K .
29. Rxc3!
. . . . . . . .
p . . . . k . .
q . p . p . . .
. p P r . n B N
. . . P Q . . P
P . b . . . . .
. . . . . P P .
. . . R . . K .
30. Nf4!
. . . . . . . .
p . . . . k . .
q . p . p . . .
. p P r . . B .
. . . n Q N . P
P . b . . . . .
. . . . . P P .
. . . R . . K .
31. Rxd4!
. . . . . . . .
p . . . . k . .
q . p . p . . .
. p P . . . B .
. . . r Q N . P
P . b . . . . .
. . . . . P P .
. . . . . . K .
32. Qg6+!

Drill the key positions in spaced repetition

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