Master game · French Defense
Giri,A vs Topalov,V, 2020
11th Hainan Danzhou GM. A French Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Giri,A (2764)
Black
Topalov,V (2735)
Event
11th Hainan Danzhou GM
Date
2020
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 Be7 7. Be3 b6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. h4 Nc6 10. h5 f5 11. O-O-O c4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. d5 Ndxe5 14. fxe5 exd5
15. Nxd5 Be6 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. h6 g6 19. Bf6 Rc8 20. Ng5 c3 21.
Qd6 cxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Bf7 23. e6 Bxe6 24. Bg7 Bf7 25. Qxf8+ Qxf8 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27.
Rd7 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
12. Bxc4!
13. d5!
14. fxe5!
16. Nxe7+!
18. h6!
19. Bf6!
20. Ng5!
23. e6!
25. Qxf8+!
26. Bxf8!
27. Rd7!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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