Master game · Alekhine Defense
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ubilava, Elizbar, 2001
Rapidplay. A Alekhine Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Anand, Viswanathan (2794)
Black
Ubilava, Elizbar (2524)
Event
Rapidplay
Date
2001
Opening
B05s Alekhine Defense
Result
1-0
Play through the game
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be3 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 N8d7 12. Rad1 c6 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. Rd3
Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. h4 Qb6 17. h5 Rad8 18. Rg3 Bf8 19. Rdd3 c5 20. Bh6 g6 21.
Bxf8 Rxf8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. d5 Rde8 25. d6 Kg7 26. Ne4 Rh8 27.
Ng5 Rh4 28. Rgf3 Rf8 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30. Qxe6 Nf6 31. Rxf6 Rxf6 32. Qe7+ Rf7 33.
Qxh4 Qxb2 34. d7 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. Qg3 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14. Rd3!
15. Rfd1!
18. Rg3!
24. d5!
27. Ng5!
28. Rgf3!
29. Nxf7!
30. Qxe6!
31. Rxf6!
32. Qe7+!
33. Qxh4!
34. d7!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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