Master game · Four Knights Game
Golubev, M. vs Fedorchuk, Sergey A, 2001
UKR Ch. A Four Knights Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Golubev, M. (2526)
Black
Fedorchuk, Sergey A (2490)
Event
UKR Ch
Date
2001
Opening
C47s 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 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d5 11. exd5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd5 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14.
Qxe1 Be6 15. Rd1 c6 16. c4 Rb8 17. Qe5 Rc8 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qd4 Qe7 20. Bxf6
Qxf6 21. Qxa7 Bf5 22. Qb7 Qe6 23. Qb3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qc6 25. h3 Qxc2 26. Qxd5
Rb8 27. a3 Rb3 28. Re1 Rb8 29. Qd7 Rf8 30. a4 Qc3 31. Rb1 Ra8 32. Qd5 Qc8 33.
a5 Ra6 34. g3 Qc7 35. Rb7 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Rf6 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ g6 39. Qe8 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
19. Qd4!
20. Bxf6!
21. Qxa7!
26. Qxd5!
34. g3!
39. Qe8!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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