Master game · Janowski

Grigoryan,K2 vs Hovhannisyan,R, 2018

78th ch-ARM HL 2018. A Janowski game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Grigoryan,K2 (2581)
Black
Hovhannisyan,R (2591)
Event
78th ch-ARM HL 2018
Date
2018
Opening
D30 Janowski
Result
0-1

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. e4 Na5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qc2 c6 11. Rad1 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Nb3 16. Bf3 Bb7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd7 Nxd4 19. Qc1 Qd8 20. e5 Bg5 21. Rxd4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 c5 23. Nf6+ Qxf6 24. exf6 cxd4 25. Bxb7 dxc3 26. fxg7 Rfb8 27. Bxa8 cxb2 0-1

Key positions

The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.

r . b . . r k .
. . . . b p p p
. q p . p n . .
n p . . N . B .
. . p P P . . .
. . N . . . . .
. P Q . B P P P
. . . R . R K .
14... h6!
r . b . . r k .
. . . . b p p .
. q p . p n . p
n p . . N . . .
. . p P P . . B
. . N . . . . .
. P Q . B P P P
. . . R . R K .
15... Nb3!
r . . . . r k .
. b . N . p p .
. q p . p b . p
. p . . . . . .
. . p P P . . .
. n N . . B . .
. P Q . . P P P
. . . R . R K .
18... Nxd4!
r . . . . r k .
. b . N . p p .
. q p . p b . p
. p . . . . . .
. . p n P . . .
. . N . . B . .
. P . . . P P P
. . Q R . R K .
19... Qd8!
r . . q . r k .
. b . N . p p .
. . p . p b . p
. p . . P . . .
. . p n . . . .
. . N . . B . .
. P . . . P P P
. . Q R . R K .
20... Bg5!
r . . q . r k .
. b . N . p p .
. . p . p . . p
. p . . P . b .
. . p R . . . .
. . N . . B . .
. P . . . P P P
. . Q . . R K .
21... Bxc1!
r . . q . r k .
. b . N . p p .
. . p . p . . p
. p . . P . . .
. . p R . . . .
. . N . . B . .
. P . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
22... c5!
r . . q . r k .
. b . . . p p .
. . . . p N . p
. p p . P . . .
. . p R . . . .
. . N . . B . .
. P . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
23... Qxf6!
r . . . . r k .
. b . . . p p .
. . . . p P . p
. p p . . . . .
. . p R . . . .
. . N . . B . .
. P . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
24... cxd4!
r . . . . r k .
. B . . . p p .
. . . . p P . p
. p . . . . . .
. . p p . . . .
. . N . . . . .
. P . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
25... dxc3!
r . . . . r k .
. B . . . p P .
. . . . p . . p
. p . . . . . .
. . p . . . . .
. . p . . . . .
. P . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
26... Rfb8!
B r . . . . k .
. . . . . p P .
. . . . p . . p
. p . . . . . .
. . p . . . . .
. . p . . . . .
. P . . . P P P
. . R . . . K .
27... cxb2!

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