Master game · French Defense
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily, 2008
38. Olympiad. A French Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Kamsky, Gata (2729)
Black
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786)
Event
38. Olympiad
Date
2008
Opening
C18l French Defense
Result
1-0
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Bd2
Qc7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nbc6 14. a4 h5
15. Qg5 Nf5 16. Rfb1 Kg8 17. Rb5 Qe7 18. Qf4 Qd7 19. Rab1 Rc8 20. h3 Rh6 21. a5
bxa5 22. Qa4 Rg6 23. Rxa5 Rc7 24. Rab5 Qc8 25. Bf4 Kh8 26. Kh2 Kg8 27. Kh1 Kh8
28. Rc5 Kg8 29. d4 Qd7 30. Qb5 Qc8 31. Ra1 Kh7 32. Ra6 Nce7 33. Ng5+ Rxg5 34.
Bxg5 Rxc5 35. dxc5 Ng6 36. c6 Nxe5 37. Qb7 Nd6 38. Qxc8 Nxc8 39. Be3 Kg6 40. c7
1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
18. Qf4!
21. a5!
22. Qa4!
23. Rxa5!
33. Ng5+!
34. Bxg5!
35. dxc5!
38. Qxc8!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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