Master game · Nimzo-Indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Graf, A., 2007
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon. A Nimzo-Indian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2787)
Black
Graf, A. (2574)
Event
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon
Date
2007
Opening
E39j Nimzo-Indian
Result
1-0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e3 Rc8 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. Bf5
Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Bxa3 16. O-O Bxb2 17. Nxd5 Qe8 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qxc8 Qxc8 20.
Ne7+ Kh7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Rb1 Rc2 23. Rfd1 Ne4 24. Ne1 Re2 25. Nd3 Bf6 26.
Rxb7 a5 27. Rxf7 a4 28. Ra7 Ra2 29. Nb4 Nxf2 30. Rf1 Rb2 31. Rxf2 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14. Bf5!
17. Nxd5!
18. Bxf6!
19. Qxc8!
20. Ne7+!
21. Nxc8!
22. Rb1!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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