Master game · Four Knights Game

Noritsyn, Nikolay vs Bojkov, Dejan, 2011

COQ Invitational. A Four Knights Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.

White
Noritsyn, Nikolay (2425)
Black
Bojkov, Dejan (2544)
Event
COQ Invitational
Date
2011
Opening
C47y Four Knights Game
Result
1-0

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. h3 Be6 13. Ne2 c5 14. c3 h6 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. Be5 Qb7 18. c4 Nd7 19. Bc3 Rab8 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Qf5 g6 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qg3 Be4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Rad1 Nf6 26. Nf4 Qf5 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Nd5 1-0

Key positions

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

r . . . r . k .
p q . n b p p .
. . . . b . . p
. . p p B . . .
. . P . . . . .
. . . B . Q . P
P P . . N P P .
R . . . R . K .
19. Bc3!
. r . . r . k .
p . . . b p . .
. . . . . n p .
. . p . . . . p
. . . . q . . .
. . B . . . Q P
P P . . N P P .
. . . R R . K .
26. Nf4!
. r . . r . k .
p . . . b p . .
. . . . . n p .
. . p . . q . p
. . . . . N . .
. . B . . . Q P
P P . . . P P .
. . . R R . K .
27. Rxe7!
. r . . . . k .
p . . . r p . .
. . . . . n p .
. . p . . q . p
. . . . . N . .
. . B . . . Q P
P P . . . P P .
. . . R . . K .
28. Nd5!

Drill the key positions in spaced repetition

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