Master game · French Defense
Anand,V vs Xiong,Jeffery, 2020
82nd Tata Steel GpA. A French Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Anand,V (2758)
Black
Xiong,Jeffery (2712)
Event
82nd Tata Steel GpA
Date
2020
Opening
C19 French Defense
Result
1-0
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. h4
h5 9. Qd1 b6 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Rh3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf5 13. c3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15.
Ne2 Nb8 16. Nf4 g6 17. g4 hxg4 18. Qxg4 Nd7 19. Rc1 Rg8 20. h5 gxh5 21. Qxh5
Qc4 22. Ne2 Rc8 23. Rf3 Rc6 24. Ng3 Ke8 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Rxf5 Rcg6 27. Kd2 Nf8
28. Be3 Ne6 29. Qe2 Qa2+ 30. Rc2 Qb1 31. c4 Rg4 32. cxd5 Rxd4+ 33. Bxd4 Qxc2+
34. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 35. Kd3 Nxe2 36. Kxe2 Rg4 37. f4 Rg3 38. Rg5 Rxa3 39. Rg8+ Kd7
40. Rf8 Ke7 41. Rb8 Kd7 42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. d6 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
16. Nf4!
18. Qxg4!
20. h5!
27. Kd2!
31. c4!
32. cxd5!
33. Bxd4!
34. Kxc2!
35. Kd3!
36. Kxe2!
43. d6!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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