Master game · Pirc
Istratescu, Andrei vs Le Roux, Jean-Pierre, 2011
86. ch-FRA. A Pirc game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Istratescu, Andrei (2645)
Black
Le Roux, Jean-Pierre (2517)
Event
86. ch-FRA
Date
2011
Opening
B07w Pirc
Result
1-0
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. f4 Qa5 7. Nf3 b5 8. Bd3
b4 9. Ne2 Bg7 10. a3 Rb8 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfb1 e5 13. axb4 Qb6 14. c3 Re8 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Kh1 exd4 17. Nexd4 c5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e5 Bg7 21.
Bc4 Be6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Ra6 Qb7 24. Rd6 Qe4 25. Ba2 Qf5 26. Re1 Nc5 27. Nd4
Qh5 28. Nc6 Rb7 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Bf8 31. Qf6 Ne4 32. Qf4 Ng5 33. Rf1 Bh6
34. Bd5 Ne6 35. Qc4 Nf4 36. Bxf7+ Kg7 37. e6 Bg5 38. Rxf4 Bxf4 39. Qd4+ Be5 40.
Nxe5 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
10. a3!
11. O-O!
22. Nxe6!
25. Ba2!
26. Re1!
29. Rd8!
30. Qxd8+!
32. Qf4!
38. Rxf4!
39. Qd4+!
40. Nxe5!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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