Master game · Four Knights Game
Eljanov,P vs Tomashevsky,E, 2023
AI Cup Play-In 2023. A Four Knights Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Eljanov,P (2695)
Black
Tomashevsky,E (2694)
Event
AI Cup Play-In 2023
Date
2023
Opening
C47 Four Knights Game
Result
1-0
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. b3 h6 14. Bf4 Rb4
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qe3 d4 17. Ne4 dxe3 18. Nxd6 exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Be6 20. Rad1 Rd8
21. Bc4 Bd5 22. Nf5 Rd7 23. Re7 Bxc4 24. Rexd7 Nxd7 25. Rxd7 Be6 26. Ne7+ Kh7
27. Rxa7 c5 28. c4 Rb6 29. Rc7 Rd6 30. Ke3 Rd1 31. Rxc5 Rg1 32. Kf2 Rb1 33. Re5
g5 34. Re2 Kg7 35. Nc6 Kf6 36. Nd4 Bd7 37. c5 Rc1 38. Rc2 Rd1 39. Ke3 Ke5 40.
Nf3+ Kd5 41. b4 Bb5 42. Rd2+ Rxd2 43. Nxd2 f5 44. g3 h5 45. Nf3 h4 46. gxh4 f4+
47. Kd2 gxh4 48. Nxh4 Bd7 49. Ng6 Ke4 50. Nxf4 Kxf4 51. h4 Kg4 52. Ke3 Kxh4 53.
Kf4 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
17. Ne4!
18. Nxd6!
21. Bc4!
24. Rexd7!
25. Rxd7!
26. Ne7+!
27. Rxa7!
28. c4!
38. Rc2!
42. Rd2+!
43. Nxd2!
53. Kf4!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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