Master game · French Defense
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V, 2013
FIDE GP Paris. A French Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Caruana,F (2779)
Black
Ivanchuk,V (2731)
Event
FIDE GP Paris
Date
2013
Opening
C11 French Defense
Result
1-0
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 b5 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15.
dxc5 a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qb7 21.
Qa2 Bc6 22. Qb1 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Qd1 Ra8 25. Rxa8+ Qxa8 26. Bg4 Bd7 27. h3
Qe8 28. Qd2 Qf7 29. Qe3 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qf6 31. Qxf6 gxf6 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke3 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14. Nc5!
15. dxc5!
16. a3!
17. Nd4!
18. Bxd4!
19. axb4!
21. Qa2!
26. Bg4!
30. Qxd4!
31. Qxf6!
32. Kf2!
33. Ke3!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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