Master game · Nimzo-Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar vs Ganguly, Surya Shekhar, 2011
8. World Teams. A Nimzo-Indian game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2765)
Black
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2627)
Event
8. World Teams
Date
2011
Opening
E32f Nimzo-Indian
Result
1-0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Ndc5 11. O-O Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. cxd5
Qxd5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. c4 Qa5 17. f3 Nc5 18. Qe3 Qa4 19. Bg5 Qxc4 20. Ne2 Ba6
21. Nf4 Rac8 22. Rd4 Qc2 23. Nh5 Qe2 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. Be7 f5 26. exf6 Rf7 27.
Nxg7 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
22. Rd4!
23. Nh5!
25. Be7!
26. exf6!
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